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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1951)
Box Socials Net Nearly $50 Each REDBIRD—The Christmas pro gram in the rural schools taught by Mrs. Alice Mills. Mrs Willa Schollmeyer and Miss Maureen Webber were “well attended”. Each school grossed in the neighborhood of $50 on the box social in connection with the pro gram. Other Redbird News Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hull and Le roy and Mr. and Mrs. Gay Hull attended a family Christmas re union in the Elmer Hull home near Niobrara. Bonnie and Leo Luedtke, who attended the school for the deaf at Omaha, accompanied Mrs. Grace Mannen to Lynch Wednes day, December 24, and their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lued tke, met them there. Mr and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, sr., of Lynch, called in the Dan McKenzie home Saturday, De cember 23. Junior, Virgil and Garry Wil son and Bruce Schollmeyer cal led in the Robert White home Monday evening, December 25. Mrs. Ray Wilson and Bardy Schollmeyer, who had spent the day there, returned home with I them. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilson, of Rapid City, S. D., came Satur day, December 23, to spend the holidays with Dick's brother, Ray Wilson, and family and his sister, Mrs. Ralph Pinkerman, end family. Charles and Nola Jean mui hair, of Lynch, spent the Christ mas weekend with their aunt, Mrs. Dan McKenzie Robert Wells and Beryl Bes sert have been picking corn for Albert Carson. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mellor and Delores entertained their chil dren and families, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Halstead, and family and Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Bjorsen and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Lu- ; cian Loock and family, of Spen cer, on Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs Norman Oberle visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert White Monday evening, Decem ber 25. An insulating crew insulated the Ray Wilson and Chester Car step farm homes last week. Little guests at the Redbird school Christmas party Friday, December 22, were: Bonnie and Leo Luedtke, Bardy Joe S.holl meyer and Anna Wells. After the gifts and stockings filled with treats were passed out, several pictures were taken of the chil dren grouped about the large fireplace made by Alvin Lued Garry nelson took his pupils to Lynch recently to see Santa Claus. Lyle Wells is helping Floyd Kaasa with farm work. The Albert McDonald family, of Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Robert White and Ronnie and Sharlene Hasenpflug were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs- Tom White Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Madura spent the Christmas weekend with relatives at Silver Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilson, of Rapid City, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson were dinner guests in the Jack Darnell home Tues day, December 26, and supper guests in the Robert White home. Mr- and Mrs. Ralph Pinker man entertained at a Christmas dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilson, of Rapid City, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson, the Veldon and Guy Pinkerman families, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schiesslcr and Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Schiessler, of Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and Douglas, of Wagner, S. D., spent the holidays with the Art Bes sert family. Cooks Are Guests— Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cook were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beilin Monday eve ning, January 1. ROYAL THEATER — O'NEILL — Thursday, Friday. Saturday January 4-5-6 Walt Disney’s presentation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND Color by Technicolor With Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton and Basil Sydney. Adm. 42c plus tax 8c. Total 50. Children 10c. plus tax 2c. Tot. 12c Matinee Saturday, 2:30 P. M. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday January 7-8-9 MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST Starring John Lund, Corinne Calvet, Diana Lynn, Dean Mar tin and Jerry Lewis with Marie Wilson as Irma. Adm.: 42c plus 8c tax. total 50c; matinee Sunday. 2:30, adm. 42c, tax 8c. total 50c; children 10c plus tax 2c, total 12c. Wednesday. Thursday January 10-11 Charles Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore in a Hal Wallis production DARK CITY A new kind of love and vio lence! Take a good look at this man! He’s a man you’ll remem ber in a story of America’s new underworld. Adm. 42c plus tax 8c, total 50c. Children 10c. plus tax 2c, tot. 12c. Cattle, Hog Price# Are Stronger Here Both cattle and hog markets were stronger at the Thursday, December 28, sale at the O’Neill Livestock Market. About 900 nead of hogs were sold with the extreme top on butchers $20.50—about 15 cents per hundred over the Sioux Ci'.y and Umaha markets. Bulk of the butchers, 220 to 200 pounders, sold from $20.20 to $20.o0; heav ier kind of butchers, weighing 200 to 300 pounds, were quoted at $19.25 to $20.00. Light sows in Thursday's OTleill saie were go ing from $18.50 to $19.25; heavier sows, from $10.50 to $iY.2u. There were about 200 feeder pigs on the market and these were sold by the head. The cattle followed the trend of all the auctions in this terri tory. Receipts were considerably lighter, due to the holiday sea son, but the market was consid erably higher than the previous week. lleil'er calves were quoted from $32.00 to $33.50; good steer calves, from $34.00 to $30.50, and there was a limited number of yearling steers, $29.00 to $3,).50. Yearling heifers were going from $27.00 up to $29.00; cutter and canners, lrom $16.00 to $18.75; better fat cows, from $19.00 to $21.00. Scottville Hall to New Loctation REDBIRD — Building movAs from Wagner, S. D., moved the Scottvihe hall to a new founda tion last week. The former basement was al ways filled with water, ruining the foundation. Don Gibson, Bob Clements and Keith Anspach went to Omaha Tuesday, January 2. j Newlywed* in Car j Mishap in Missouri— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen, newlyweds, figured in an auto ! mobile accident Thursday at Clinton, Mo. They were enroute to Texas on a wedding trip. Mrs. Bowen was bruised and had a tooth knocked out. Mr. Bowen and Miss Victoria | Zakrzewski were married Tues day, December 26, at O’Neill. Bowen is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen and his bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylves ter Zakrzewski. The couple was driving a car belonging to the bridegroom’s la ther. The accident occurred with in the Clinton city limits and young Bowen blamed the double parking practice there for the mishap. The car was so badly damaged the newlyweds pur chased bus tickets and returned to O’Neill. The bridegroom’s fa ther will go to Clinton for the car after it has been repaired. The young married couple will reside in Lincoln. Thief Eludes Patrolman, Ex-O'Neilliie— State Highway Patrolman E E. Porter, of David City, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter, of O’ Neill, took part in a dramatic chase of a stolen automobile Sat urday. Porter setup a road block at | the outskirts of David City but the speeding car ran the block ade. Porter fired at the thief. Members of the patrol said they believed the fugitive was Jack Sillik, 17, of Omaha, who escape dfrom the Kearney indus trial school. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Art Harley, of Atkin son, New Year’s day. Mrs. Ralph Bauman and chil dren spent New Year’s day with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Potts and family, of Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Edison and son, Fay, of Douglas, Wyo., came to spend New Year’s at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Bak er. Mrs. Anna Bowers, of Platts | mouth, spent Christmas at the ( home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Asi — mus. Mr. and Mrs. Oran Gibson, of York, spent their Christmas va cation in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson and Donald at O’Neill. Christmas day guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Max Farrier and daughter, Kathy, of Cham bers; Mrs. Jennie Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Gillette, Mary Ellen and Darrel Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hoffman, Wayne, Kathryn and Carrol, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gibson, Jeannene and Rose Marie, all of Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gibson, Marcia and Keith, of Ewing. H. J. Lohaus (left) receives special Ford Motor Co. recogni tion award from G. K. Jepson, factory representative. Lohaus Firm Gets Ford Motor Co. Award for Third Consecutive Year On Thursday, December 28, the ' Lohaus Motor Co., of OINeill, was presented with the Ford (four-letter award at a turkey dinner at Slat’s cafe. This is an annual award given to Ford deal ers whose organizations show “outstanding performance’’ dur ing the year. The four-letter referred to in the award stand for finances, management, spirit, and facili ties—the four broad categories on which each Ford dealership as examined in order to deter mine which dealerships measure up to the high standards which must be met in order to win The award was presented be fore the entire Lohaus staff by G. K. Jepsen, of Omaha, Fond Motor Co., representative, who said, in part: “According to the United States Chamber of Com merce, the most glaring reasoi for business failure is lack a management. Automobile dealer: are no exception. The key factoi in attaining good management i: establishing good organizations as we all know, and that is wha1 the Lohaus Motor Co., has dom at O’Neill. As a result, we an pleased to present that organiza tion with this four-letter aware plaque and our congratulations.’ In response, H. J. Lohaus gavi full credit to every employee ii the dealership for doing his o her part in earning the award He pledged the organization t< continue its efforts in order t< win the award again next year. Of special significance is th< fact that this is the third succes sive year that the Lohaus firm has won the award. Ford four-letter award, won three years in a row by Lohaus Motor Co., represents: Finances, management, spirit and facilities. HERE ARE REAL SAVINGS! Exciting special purchases, plus new-this-season goods from SHOP TOMORROW! our own stocks! Many bargains not adver tised here! Buy now while quantities last! ! i SAVE xh and % 1ST QUALITY TIES VfF©R$,| ZSS Here’s a super January Sale value! Handsome Donfield ties you usually pay a whole dollar and more for . . . going in this event for % to % regular prices. They’re King-size ties that tie Windsor or regular knots with ease. Knots that stay tied. They’re rich rayons, in a world of handsome patterns for every taste. Buy a rackful, buy for future gifts. Get yours early! ▼ WOMEN’S RIBBED DURENE ANKLETS 29/ A sell-out value for women and girls! Nationally advertised DURENE yarns assure you of much more wear per pair, a constant fresh look regardless of many washings. Ribbed for neat fit. White and pastels. 6 to 11. - ....—.KW.vvv .vvvv>tvtvv>\vv\vvv\v\\Vv<vv\^VV\VN\\\\\\V\\VV\\\\,^>\Vv\\V'?Mt SALE! VALENCIA 80-SQ. PERCALES ^ Yard l Imagine! Wonderful Valencia cottons at this low price today! 80x80 count percales you can wash and wash, wear and wear. Make housedresses worth $2.98 and more for a fabric cost as low as $1.37. Make many household things. Save! Compare these anywhere! I ■ WOMEN’S FRINGED PLAID SCARFS » 47/ : ♦ » I Price-cut for this event, they’d cost much more to re place today. Warm cottons, generously fringed. 30" square plaids in red, green, blue and yellow. Wear J them many ways. Have one in each color. Buy and save! A SALE! MEN’S 69c SHORTS! SAVE! 2'97/ Here’s a stock-up-now super special! Men’s good quak ity broadcloths, Sanforized for permanent fit. Elastic waist or 3 Gripper fastener style with elastic sides. Full balloon seats. Many patterns. Waist sizes 28 to 42. I MEN’S DRESS TROUSERS Clearance of assorted fabrics - woolens and rayons. As sorted patterns. Broken sizes, 28 to 34. > 1 Group _ 5.00 1 Group _ 2.00 MEN’S DRESS JACKETS 1 group - broken sizes, 38 to 42 - values to $22.50. Only 8 jackets in this group. Only - 6.88 Leather jackets • 2 only • sizes 44 and 46. Only ___ 10.00 BOYS’ SWEAT SHIRTS White only - 26 to 32 - cotton fleece-lined. Reg. $1.19 values. Now each-50c CHILDREN'S SHOES Broken sizes, 9 to 2. Discontinued styles. An excellent value. Only _ 2.00 LADIES' SHOES Discontinued styles. Values to $9.95. Broken sizes, 6 to 9. Assorted widths. Pair _ 4.88 KNITTING YARNS 4-oz. skeins of 1st quality knitting worsted. Good assort ment of colors. Reg. $1.35 value. Now — Skein_ 1.00 WOOLEN FABRICS 54" all wool and part-wool fabrics. Reg. values up to $3.49 yard. Plaids, checks, and plain. Buy now and save. Yard 1.98 CLEARANCE OF'BETTER LADIES’ DRESSES 1 Group C AA Values to $8.95 VaW 1 Group 7 All Values to $10.95 - liVV 1 Gr°up ii no Balues to $19.95 I IrVV ....... High Count Broadcloth WHITE SKIRTS 2.98 DONF’EI.DS — 9 ways belter! Full - bodied broadcloths, made with stay-neat contour col lars, armholes that won't bind, shaped sleeves, long tails. Full-cut, Sanforised fabric. Ocean pearl buttons. Sizes 14 to 17.