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The Frontier Woman — Long Distances to School for Rural Children Pet Peeve of A Weekly Reader’ By BLANCHE SPANN PEASE Hi there, you busy women. Meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less always have priority in summer menu planning. Homemakers, too, like to have time to enjoy sum mer activities as well as as much attention as possible to flower and vegetable gar ^The macaroni family meets this requirement as it also gives a boost to the vacation bud get. In addi tion these bland wheat foods are such a versati1e clan, that they help you toa make use of | any bits of; fresh veget-1 ables from the! s1.;: P«a>« enough to go around if served alone. You can feature macaroni foods in the menu 2 or 3 times a week and , always have them appear in j completely new costumes. Even though you serve hur ry-up meals in the summer time. it always pays off in smiles and increased appetites when you take the time to add colorful garnishes to dishes. In addition to our favorite stand-by, parsley, this garnish might be crisp green pepper rings, thin slices of rosy radish- j es, tomato quarters, sliced hard ! cooked eggs and many others. Use crisp fresh linens on the 1 table and bright flowers for a j centerpiece. You may be sur-1 prised how such things perk up lagging summer appetites. When it’s seafood time at your house, put tiny shrimp in- j to a tangy sauce seasoned with tabasco and lemon juice and serve it in little individual nests of egg noodles. Cook the noo dles while the sauce cooks and this dish can be ready to eat in less than 10 minutes. Serve it j with a grapefruit and avacado salad, French - fried okra and j enriched toasted buns. NOODLE NEST WITH CREAMED SHRIMP Oue - fourth cup butter or margarine, V\ cup enriched flour, 1 teaspoon salt, tea spoon pepper, 5 drops Tabasco j sauce, 2 cups milk, 3 table spoons lemon juice, cup may onnaise or salad dressing, lt4 cups cooked shrimp, 1 cup cook ed peas, 6 ounces fine noodles. Melt butter or margarine in top of double boiler. Stir in flour, 6alt, pepper, and tabasco sauce. Gradually add milk and continue stirring until sauce is thickened. Fold in lemon juice j and mayonnaise or salad dress ing. Add shrimp and peas. Heat thoroughly. While sauce is heat ing, cook noodles in boiling salt ed water until tender (about 4 minutes). Drain and rinse. Ar range as individual nests on serving plates. Fill nests with creamed shrimp. Makes 4 serv ings. —tfw— % Subscription Winner One of our 3-months’ sub scription winners today is “An O'Neill Housewife.” The other winner is “A Weekly Reader,” also from O’Neill. The letters follow: Dear Blanche: I see by the paper you are still asking for more letters so will take time this morning and write one. I so enjoy all the good helpful advice and recipes which are sent in and get a kick out of trying them to see what kind of luck 1 have. As this is rhubarb time will send a recipe for: RHUBARB UPSIDE DOWN j CAKE Take a granite cake pan 8 x 10 and cover the bottom with rhubarb and 1 cup sugar, 1 ta- , blespoon butter. Cut the rhu barb in small pieces. Now make a dough of 2 cups sifted flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, % teaspoon salt, 1 cup plus 2 ta blespoons sugar, 1/3 cup butter or other shortening, % cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 egg. Mix all together. Pour the dough over the rhubarb in the pan and bake until cake is done. Here are a few helpful hints: To remove dark stains on alumi num ware, use 2 teaspoons cream of tartar in a quart of water, and slowly bring to a boil and simmer about 20 min utes. To clean copper or metal surfaces use salt and lemon or vinegar. Well, I better ring off and get this in the mail today. “AN O'NEILL HOUSEWIFE” —tfw— Sends Raisin Recipes— Dear Mrs. Pease: I better write a few lines as I enjoy the letters and recipes in the paper, but have not done my share. My pet peeve is children in rural districts having to go so far to school. I think there should be some way worked out so it isn’t such a problem to get these children to school. I am enclosing some recipes. SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE One-half cup sugar, 2 eggs, beaten, 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Beat the above ingredi ents till creamy, then add 1 ta blespoon flour, yi cup chopped raisins, 1 cup sour cream, beat well and pour into unbaked pie crust and bake. BOILED RAISIN CAKE One cup lard, lVfe cups sugar, 3 eggs. Cool raisins after boil ing. You need 2 cups boiled raisins, I cup raisin juice, and 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Sift with the spices, 2*6 cups flour, and 1 teaspoon soda. Add nuts if desired. Use 1 teaspoon lemon flavor. Mix cake in the usual manner and bake in 375 F. ov en until done. “A WEEKLY READER” —tfw— We Need Your Letters— We need letters for The Fron I tier Woman very much, indeed Why not send us one at once perhaps with some good can ning hints and recipes and ideas in it? Or* you may write I about anything else you like. Each week we give a 3 months’ subscription to The Frontier to 2 of our readers whose letters we use. It might as well be you, particularly now when we need your letters Send them to Mrs. Blanche Pease, The Frontier Woman, Atkinson, Nebr. SANDHILL HAL An eminent biologist says an ant has more intelligence than whales. That I don’t believe, I never saw any whales at a pic nic. It’s sad but true that some times when Romeo loses his capital, Juliet loses her inter est. It doesn’t make any differ ence what the age, all delin quency is juvenile. O’Neill Hog Sale Hits River Market Prices Six hundred and twenty-eight head of hogs and 158 head of cattle were sold at the Thurs day. June 29, livestock sale held at the O'Neill Livestock market here. The market was 50- to 75-cents higher as compared with the river markets Wednesday, June 28. One hundred ninety to two hundred forty pound butchers brotlght the top price of $20.45 to $20 60. This price was on a par with the river markets Thurs day, June 29. Two hundred forty to two hundred sixty pound butchers brought from $20 to $20 45; 260 to 280 pounders hit from $19.75 to $20; 280 to 300 pounders clear ed from $19 50 to $19.75 with the heavy butchers selling from $18.50 down. Stags hit from 9- to 12cents per pound while boars brought $7 to $9 with the light sows clearing at $18 to $18.75. Heavy sows, 400 pounds and over, clear ed from $17 to $17 50. Afew “toppy,” 450 pound steer calves sold from 29- to 30 cents per pound; heifers, of the same quality brought $27 50 to $29. Old canner cows brought $14.50 to $15.50 with the smooth er dry grass fat cows bringing $17.50 to $19.50. Bulls sold from 20- to 21 cents a pound. According to the managers of the O’Neill Livestock market, Verne and Leigh Reynoldson. there were more cattle buyers attending the sale than cattle. 2 Bride-Elects Feted at Shower— PAGE — A prenuptial double shower honoring Miss Beverly Kelly, of Page, and Miss Vel ma Abney, of Inman, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trowbridge Thursday evening, June 29. There were 19 families from the community and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Abney of Inman, present- The honored guests received many gifts. Ice cream and strawberies, cake, cold drink and coffee were served at the close. 16 Present at Prenuptial Shower— PAGE — Missess Byrdie Ann Parks. Shirley Sorensen and Joan Terrill entertained Thurs day evening, June 29, at a kit chen shower at the Parks home honoring Miss Beverley Kelly. There were 16 girls present. Contests furnished the enter tainment for the evening- The gifts were placed in different rooms and alarm clocks were | used to locate them. The hos- , tesses served refreshments at the close of the evening. Library Board Plans To Redecorate— Grattan township library board met Saturday and approv ed a contract for remodeling the library. William Hubby will start work July 10. Remodeling will include painting, installa tion of new flourescent light fixtures, and a children’s sec tion The library will be closed during the alterations. Vint Sioux City— Mir. and Mrs. L M. Diehlman were in Sioux City today <Thurday). WEDS AT CHAMBERS . . . Miss Marjorie R. Harvey (above), only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harvey, of Cham bers, became the bride of Don ald W. Green, of Chambers, in a nuptial rite at the Metho dist church at Chambers on Saturday, June 24. Rev. L. R. Hansberry officiated. Mrs. Green is a graduate of the Page high school with the class of 1948. They will reside on a ranch west of Chambers where Mr. Green is employed. O’Neill Photo Co. PAGE BRIDE . . . Miss Naomi Jean Steinberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stein berg, of Page, and Paul Har tigan, son of Mrs. Mary Harti gan, of Inman, were united in marriage Sunday, June 25, at the Page Methodist church. Rev. C. E. Wilcox read the double-ring ceremony. — O’ Neill Photo Co. JOHN G. BAUER BURIAL AT EWING Highway Crash Victim, 73, Dies in Norfolk Hospital EWING — Funeral services were held Friday morning, June 30, at 9 o’clock from St. Peter’s Catholic church at Ewing for John G. Bauer, 73, who died in a Norfolk hospital early Wed nesday, June 28 Rev. Jgcob Bauer, a nephew of the deceased, officiated and burial was in St. Patrick’s ceme tery south of Clearwater. The late Mr. Bauer was in jured in an automobile accident east of Ewing on May 30. He was the driver of a northbound , vehicle that was traveling along highway 108 when it collided with a car traveling west along U. S. 275 The Bauer car turned com pletely over and plunged down a 30-foot embankment. The accident occured at the intersection of the 2 highways at the east edge of Ewing. Mr. Bauer farmed south of | Ewing. Survivors include: sons — John J. and Sebastian both of Ewing: daughters — Mrs. Claude Rotherham, of St. Ed ward; Sister M. Sylvina of the Order of St. Francis, of Hurora, 111.: Mrs. Roy Rotherham, Mrs. Joseph Mlnarik, Mrs. Stanley Bartak, Mrs Frank Noffke, jr„ Mrs. James Rotherham, and Mrs Robert Snider, all of Ew ing; 3 brothers and 4 sisters. - - - STUART NEWS Mre Edith Atkinson is spend ing a few days in the Tom Pap ke home at Naper. R A. Coffman and Walt Gill were in Omaha on business this week. Mr and Mrs. Henry Timmer mans and John spent Sunday, July 2. with the Joe Timmer mans family. Miss Connie Thorpe, of Crete, is visiting with the Ernest Dodd family. Mrs Wallace Rhodes, of Lin coln, is visiting relatives and friends in Stuart. Miss Delores Batenhorst. of Omaha, visited from Monday, July 3, to Wednesday, July 5, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I Bob Batenhorst. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS WD — William J Vorce to Lowell Johnson 6-29-50 $5000 NWV4 9-29-11 WD — Alma Lines Ross to May Belle Lines 6-29-50 $1 Part Outlot C Inman MONEY TO LOAN ON AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS TRACTORS EQUIPMENT FURNITURE Central Finance Carp. C. E. Jones. Manager O'Neill i Nebraska DANCE American Legion Ballroom_O’Neill "Where the Big Bands Play" SBWAY, JULY 9 BOB CALAHE And His Orchestra / ADM: $1 Per Person (Tax Included) THE FRONTIER PHONE 51 % Former Chambers Resident Dies — CHAMBERS — Friends at Chambers have received word of the death of Harve Lee, who lived at Seattle, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Lee formerly lived at Chambers. He was 73 years-old at time of his death. Other Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilbert returned Tuesday, June 27, from a 9-day visit with their daught j er at Tekamah and relatives at Lyons and Tilden. Mrs. Nellie Lewman, of Or chard. came Friday to visit her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daas, and Joan. Sunday evening guests for a picnic supper at the H. W. Hub bard home were: Mr. and Mrs Steve Shavlik and family and Mr. and Mrs. -Edwin Hubbard, all of Chambers, and Dr. and Mrs. C- M. Eason, of O’Neill. Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Humphrey, of Daykin, were Sunday dinner guests in the L W. Taggert home. They are great aunt and uncle of Mr. Taggert’s daughter, Mrs. W. E. Alday, and were en route to Canada. Mrs. Herbert Russ and Mrs. Gre.vdon Hutton and 2 children, of O’Neill, and Mrs. John Luben I and daughter, of Crawford, were visiting in the R. K. Platt i home Thursday, June 29. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Spann visited Sunday, June 25, in the Claude Kellar home at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Cooke and daughter drove to Burwell i Sunday to visit in the Earl Hurst home. A dinner was held Sunday in the Seymour Harkins home in honor of their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harkins, who are on leave here from North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs- Tom Osborn, of Wisner, received word of the death of his brother, Byron, in California. The Osbornes are well known in the Chambers community, having lived here for many years. His brother, Byron, visited here many times. 1 The funeral was held at Battle Creek Wednesday, July 5 Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Mace, jr., and Richard, were Sunday din ner guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Mace, sr. Mrs- T. E. Newhouse left Fri day for Wichita, Kans., to spend J uly 4 with her son and wife, | Mr. and Mrs. Jim Newhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Harley and Robert and Mrs- Anna Al bers left Sunday for Lincoln to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Albers and son. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Adams and j Carolyn drove to Lincoln Mon day evening to spend July 4 with their daughter and wife, Mr. and Mi's. Robert Turner, and son. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Fees, jr., visited the Frank Bachaus fam ily in Amelia Sunday. Ardith Farrier came from Lin- I coin Friday to spend the week- I | end with her parents, Mr. and i Mrs. Hylas Farrier, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hale Osborne, of Winner, S. D., spent Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27 and 28, with relatives at Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Dean V. Stevens and children, of Atkinson, spent Friday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter. Mrs. Merle Fagan and children returned Sunday from Kinning ston, Kans., where they have been visiting her parents and other relatives for 2 weeks. Mr. and Mrs- Ernest Thorin and children and mother, Mrs. Clara Thorin, left Friday for San Diego, Calif., to visit the latter's son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Thorin and children. Duane, who is an officer in the Navy, has been ordered for duty in the Far East. Duane Carson caime home Fri day from Midland college at Fre mont to spend the Fourth Mrs. Donald Green, formerly Marjorie Harvey, was honored at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Gleed on Satyrday July 1. A program, dir ected by Miss Betty Thor in was presented, consisting of songs, a mock wedding and the bride’s life history. Those taking part were: Mrs. Gleed, Mrs. L. W. Taggart, Joan Deed, Marilyn Walter, Mary and Jacquline Tag gart, Darlene Grimes, Shirley De Hart Armenta and Doreen Gleed. Refreshments of sand wiches, salad aad lemonade were served. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Brother ton and 2 sons, of Greely, Colo., came the last of the week for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Aldereon, and other relatives. Mrs. Wayne Smith returned Friday from Wayne where she has been attending the state teachers college. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Harkins and Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell returned Saturday, June 25, ! from Beaudette, Minn., where j they had spent 2 weeks visiting i in the Royal McCloud home and ' fishing. « Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Roth I child and Verla. of Atkinson, visited Sunday in the home of i their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs Ray Seery. Ver non Rothchild, who has been j visiting relatives at Chambers, , and Wilma Seery returned with | them. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Renninger drove to Grand Island Sunday to attend a reunion of the Ren | inger family. They returned Monday. Sgt. W. E. Alday, of Chey enne, Wyo., spent the weekend 1 ] of June 24-25 at the L. W. Tag I gart home visiting his wife, who is staying with her parents. A wedding dinner honoring Mr and Mrs- Leo Urban was held Sunday, June 25, at the , Frank Urban home. Those pre sent were: Mr. and Mrs. Chris McGinn, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wyant, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban. Mr- and Mrs. Evert Gorgan, : and Mr. and Mrs. John Honey ; well. , The following from the Cham bers Baptist church left Mon day for Polk to attend camp: Rev. L. McElheron, Mrs. Frank Porter, Mrs. Vernon Smith, Mrs. WayneRouse, Ruth Ann Porter, Beverly Platt, Marilyn and Ver gine Rasmussen, Bonnie Grimes, Carol Tracy and Beverly and Judy Masterson. The camp will continue for 2 weeks. The Valley Center extension club met Friday afternoon, June 30, at the home of Mrs. Raymond Beed- Ten members and 4 visitors were present. The president, Mrs. Guais Win termote, conducted the business ■meeting. The club voted to buy a book for the public library. Mrs. Ray Hoffman presented the lesson on “Textile Paint ing” and Mrs. Wm. Woods on “Rug Making.” The hostess ser- j ved a luncheon of ice cream, cake and ice tea. The July meet- ] ing will be with Mrs. E. R Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd DeHart [ and children, of Logan, la., came Sunday to visit his brother and i wife, Mr and Mrs. Edgar De- | Hart, and daughters, and other relatives. PAGE NEWS Mrs. Jennie Holloway enter tained the following guests at a dinner Sunday at the Lama son cafe: Mr. and Mrs. George Rost. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stauf fer. Carlene and Ura Bolin, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bolin, of Lincoln, who had spent 2 weeks visiting their grand- ' ■mother. Mrs. Hester Edmisten. and other relatives have gone to Plainview to visit at the home of their brothelr-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Sazama and family. Mrs. Ed misten took them to Plainview. Mr. and Mrs. George Klawit ter, sr., and Mr. and Mrs. George Klawitter, jr., and 2 daughters, Susan 'and Cindy, of Los An geles, Calif., were dinner guests Saturday of Mrs. Klawitte/rs, sr., aunt. Mrs. A. O. Weber. Mr. and Mrs Elmer Trowbridge, Barbara and Judith. Mrs. For rest Henderson and children and Mrs. William Fink and child ren were afternoon visitors at the Mrs. Weber home. Mrs. Morris Blackburn, of Cavalier, N. D, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stev ens. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stein berg transacted busines at Creighton Saturday. They were luncheon guests at noon of Mr. | Steinberg’s sister, Mrs. Carl I Clemans. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Smith and 3 children, of Rainier, Ore., came Wednesday, June 28, to spend 2 weeks visiting relatives at Page, Ewing and Orchard. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mrs. Anna Thompson, of Page. Carolyn Russell, Lynn Lar son, Bobbie Beelaert and Lloyd Fussleman, jr., returned home Saturday from Long Pine where they had spent 3 days at Hid den Paradice attending the dis trict 4-H club camp. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hartigan have returned from a short wedding trip to the Black Hills, , S. D., and are at home on the Hartigan place south of Inman. ! Mrs. Robert Gray and Miss, Marie Heiss were guests Fridayj evening when Miss Alice French entertained the Contract bridge club. Miss Heiss won high score i and Mrs. John Lamason receiv ed the traveling prize. Rose Fink, William Zenples and Dick Buxton, of Page, and Mrs. William Mates and small son, of New York City, drove to Sheyenne, N. D., Saturday to visit friends and spend the Fourth. Mis Effie Lewton returned to Milwaukee, Wise., Thursday evening. June 29, after a 2 weeks’ visit here with relatives. Officials Sign f Fair Entertainers CHAMBERS — At a meeting of the Holt county fair board of directors Friday negotiations were completed for entertainers for the 1950 exposition. Details will be announced soon by fair Secretary Edwin Wink. Five of the 7 officials of the Holt County Agricultural socie ty, fair sponsors, were present for the meeting. Holt fair dates this year are August 30, 31 and September 1. Venetian blinds, prompt I delivery, made to measure, metal or wood, all colors_J. M. McDonald Co.. O'Neill. 11 if Frontier for printing! ROYAL THEATER —O'NEILL —— Friday and Saturday July 7 - 8 Big Double Bill EVERYBODY'S DANCIN' Starring Spade Cooley and his band, Dick Lane, Hal Derwin, Barbara Woodell, Sid Melton, Sons of the Pioneers, Chuy Reyes and his Rhumba band. —also— Gene Autry in SONS OF NEW MEXICO World’s greatest cowboy, Champion, world’s wonder horse with Gail Davis, Robert Armstrong, Dick Jones, Frank ie Darro. Adm. 42c plus tax 8c, Total 50c Children 10c, plus 2c tax Total 12c Matinee: Saturday 2:30 Sunday, Monday, Tuesday July 9-10-11 Clark Gable and Loretta Young in KEY TO THE CITY With Marilyn Maxwell, Frank Morgan, James Gleason, Lewis Stone, Raymond Walburn. They click like a key in a lock! Gable in the gayest Gable ’est role he’s ever had! Matinee Sunday 2:30 Adm. 42c plus tax 8c, Total 50< Children 10c. plus tax 2c. Total 12c Wednesday - Thursday July 12 . 13 William Bendix, Dennis O’ Keefe and Barbara Britton in COVER UP With Art Baker, Ann E. Todd, Doro Merande. Adm. 42c plus tax 8c, Total 50c Children 10c, plus tax 2c: Total 12c LEE’S CANNON TOWELS Size 20x40 bath towel in solid colors: Pink, Aqi^a, Yellow, Gteen. Size 20x40 stripped bath * tow^l with Rose Stripes, Blue Stripes, Yellow ^tripes, and Green Stripes. 3 FOR WASHCLOTHS To match the stripe towel—size 12 by 12. These towels are as lovely as they are durable. Soft, fluffy I cotton terry, wears wonderfully, dries quickly I W Meet Your Friends at Lee’s