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Christmas Dance
SUMMERLAND
at Ewing
Monday, Dec. 25
Music by
DON CASEY
and His Orchestra
Farewell for "2
Rural Families
PAGE—Friends and neighbors
in district 110 held a farewell
party Tuesday evening, Decem
ber 12, at the school for Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Cronk and Mr. and
Mrs. Wendell Quigley and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Cronk were mov
ing to their home in Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Quigley will
move to Norfolk where he will
have employment.
Other Page News
The Young Adult Sunday
school class of the Methodist
church held a party in the church
basement Thursday evening. A
round 35 were present. Mrs. Carl
Max and Mrs. Ivan Heiss were
on the refreshment committee,
Mrs. Richard Heiss and Mrs.
Dale Stauffer on the entertain
ment committee, which sponsor
ed games. The following officers
were elected for the coming
year: Mrs. Richard Asher, presi
dent; Mrs. Charles Sorensen,
vice-president, and Kenneth
Heiss, secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Harold Heiss was reelected
as teacher. A luncheon was serv
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stevens, of
Atkinson, spent Sunday with the
former’s mother, Mrs. Hannah
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Braddock
and Jo Ann spent Sunday at
Burwell with Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Hurst and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Gailord Albright ■
drove to Lincoln Saturday to vis
it their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shane.
They returned home Sunday
evening.
Elmer Reed, of Royal, spent a
few uays last week visiting at
the Allen Haynes, Hairy Harper
and U. L. Heed homes.
Mr. and Mis. Haul Krugman
and family, of O’Neill, spent
»euncSuay evening, December
13, at tne home of Mrs. Krug
mans parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence a to wart.
1 ne American Legion auxil
iary met Friday evening. Alter i
the business meeting, a social
hour and lunch were enjoyed.
Dr. and Mrs. George Clinton
and son, Dee, of los Angeles,
Calif., came Wednesday, Decem
ber 13, to stay until alter Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
need. Mrs. need is Doctor Clint
on s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz
nissen anu daughter were dinner
guests &unaay ot Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Nissen. Mr. and Mrs. Emil
nissen, ol nartington, were af
ternoon callers.
ine Just-a-Mere club held a
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. Leonard Heiss Friday af
ternoon. All 10 members were
present. Mrs. George Clinton, of
los Angeles, Calif., was a guest.
A 1 p. m. no-host dinner was
served. Gifts were exchanged.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar &tauller
and Mrs. Harry Tegeler took Mr.
and Mrs. John Stauffer, sr., to
Lamberton, Minn., Friday where
they will spend the wmter at the
Clitiord French home. Mr. and
Mrs. Stauffer are the parents of
Mrs. Tegeler, Mrs. French and
Edgar Stauffer.
Jesse Kelly took ms motner,
Mrs. Adeline Kelly, to Orchard
bunday where she accompanied
her brother and wife, Mr. and
IMrs. Bob Reed, to Pilger to the
John Burtwhistle home. Mrs.
Burtwhistle is ill and Mrs. Kelly
will remain there for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cronk
moved to their home in Page
baturday which they had pur
chased several weeks ago. They
had sold their farm and held a
sale. Monday Mr. and Mrs. Cronk
left for Bel Rosa, Calif., for an
extended visit with their son, El- ,
win Cronk, and family.
The Royal Neighbor Kensing- 1
ton met Wednesday afternoon,
December 13, at the home of Mrs.
George Park with 11 members
and two guests, Mrs. Ed btewart
and Mrs. Elsie Cork, present.
There was an exchange of j
Christmas gifts. A covered dish
lunch was served.
Mrs. Kenneth Braddock and
Mrs. Dick Woods drove to Oma
ha Wednesday night, December
13, where they stayed until Fri
day morning. Mr. Braddock and
Mr. Woods were in Omaha dur
ing that time before starting on
another trucking trip to the West
coast.
The tiet-to-Uether cluo met on
Friday atiernoon with Mrs. Glen
Harris tor a Christmas party.
Fourteen members were present.
Guests were Mrs. J. R. Russell,
Mrs. Evelyn Gray and Mrs. G.
nuebcke. There was an exchange
of gifts. The members packed a
box of cookies and a box of clo
thing and gifts to be sent to the
Nebraska children’s home at Om
aha.
The Chatter and Sew club met
Saturday evening at the Melvin
Smith home with Mrs. Harry
Tompsen as hostess. All 14 mem
bers were present. It was a
Christmas party. Games were
played, the secret pals were re
vealed and an exchange of gifts
was held. Officers elected for the
coming year were: Mrs. Melvin
Lamason, president, and Mrs.
Herbert Steinberg, secretary.
The hostess served the luncheon.
The WSCS met in the Metho
dist church basement Thursday
afternoon for a Christmas gath
ering. There were around 40
present. Mrs. Harry Harper gave
the Scripture reading and Mrs.
Soren Sorensen, jr., the prayer.
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SECTION 2 — PAGES 9 TO 12
A reading, “Christmas in Other
Lands,” was given by Mrs. Elmer
irowbridge. Mi's. Robert Van
Horn gave the reading, "The Star
Across the Track,” written by
Bess Streeter Aldrich. Mrs. Alton
Braddock and Mrs. John Lama
son sang “Silent Night” as Mrs.
R. D. Copes presented a pageant
by bringing the Baby Jesus to
tne craule. Hostesses were Mrs.
Edgar Stauffer, Mrs. Harold
Steinberg, Mrs. Tommie Kelly
and Mrs. Soren Sorensen, jr. The
room and especially the table
was decorated in keeping with
Christmas.
Lois Jean Parks
a Page Bride
PAGE — The Page Wesleyan
Methodist church was the scene
of a pretty wedding Friday, De
cember 15, at 3 p. m„ when bois
Jean Parks, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Owen H. Parks, of Page,
became the bride of Pfc. John W.
Leist, son of Earl Leist, also of
Page.
The bridal couple said their
vows before an archway of pink
and white. Rev. George Francis,
pastor of the church, read the
marriage vows, assisted by Rev.
Ivan Turner, of Alma, who gave
a short sermon preceding the
ceremony.
Ruth Parks, sister of the bride,
played the wedding march and
accompanied her sister, Jane,
who sang “I Love You Truly,”
‘‘Oh Promise Me” and “Be
cause.”
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a dress of
hunter green taffeta, with black
accessories. She carried a white
Bible and wore a corsage of red
carnations.
Byrdie Ann Parks, sister of the
bride, was her only attendant.
3ha wore a dress of royal blue
rayon crepe with black acces
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sories. She also wore a red car
nation corsage.
1'ne bridegroom wore the con
ventional blue uniform of the
marines and was attended by his
brother, Leroy Leist,
The mother of the bride wore
a navy blue rayon crepe dress
with black accessories. Her cor
sage was of white chrysanthe
mums.
Don Kelley, of Inman, cousin
of the bride, and Jerry 1 err ill,
of Page, acted as ushers.
Following the ceremony, a re
ception was held for the imme
diate relatives at the home of
the bride. The table was center
ed by white candelabra and a
i three-tier wedding cake. The
bride’s cake, decorated in her
colors and topped by a miniature
bride and bridegroom, was baked
by the bride’s aunts, Mrs. James
Kelley and Mis. William Kelley,
jr., of Inman.
Mrs. James Kelley also had
charge of the guest book.
After the reception, Mr. and
Mrs. Leist left on a short honey
moon.
Mrs. Leist, a junior at the Ma
ry Larking school of nursing at
Hastings, will return to her du
ties.
Private Leist, who for the past
year has been stationed at Hast
ings, expects to be sent elsewhere
in the near future.
Mrs. Leist is a graduate of the
Page high school, with the class
I of 1945. She worked as a night
attendant in the O’Neill hospital
for two years prior to entering
nurse’s training.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. Anna Carson left early
Wednesday, December 20, for
Odessa, N. Y., where she will
spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. W. T. Beattie. She
will arrive in Odessa late today
(Thursday), traveling by rail.
Bill Miller, of Lincoln is ex
pected at the M. H. Horiskey
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home for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Floyd Long and Mrs.
Lloyd Collins and children call
ed on Dr. G. B. Ira, of Lynch,
Friday evening.
The Marcellus Sehaaf family
moved into the Gallagher house
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Basler,
of Lincoln, will spend the week
end here with relatives.
Lynn McKay spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry McKay.
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