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Marie Guthmiller
Weds Eugene Porter
I At a 7 o’clock ceremony Sun- j
day evening, February 25, before
an altar of blue and white flow
ers, Miss Marie Guthmiller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lud
wig Guthmiller, became the
bride of Eugene William Porter,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Por- j
ter, at the Methodist church.
Rev. V. R. Bell officiated at the
double-ring ceremony.
Given in marriage by her fath
er, Miss Guthmiller appeared in a
white satin and taffeta gown with
a train. The neck featured a
round collar. Her fingertip veil
was held in place by a open net
skull cap, with satin ribbon,
which matched her gown. She
carried a bouquet or red mixed
flowers.
Her sister, Mrs. Lowell Grady,
of Fremont, was matron-of-hon
or. She wore a blue formal. Her
skull cap, similar to the bride’s,
held her blue veil in place. She
carried mixed flowers.
The bridegroom, who wore a
grey suit blue suit with a white
carnation boutonniere, had Alvin
R. Vorce as best man. Mr. Vorce
wore a grey suit with a white
carnation boutonniere. Ushers
were Allen Porter and Raymond
Harmon.
Little Judy Kay Grady, of
Fremont, a niece of the bride’s,
was flower girl. She wore a
white formal and skull cap and
white veil similar to that of the
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MRS. EUGENE PORTER
—O’Neill Photo Co.
bride’s. She had red and white
flowers. Her brother, Jimmy,
A Grady, was ring bearer. He wore
a grey blue suit with a white
boutonniere.
Miss Esther Kinnier played the
organ. Miss Lois Harder, soloist,
sang “Because” .and “I Love You
Truly”.
Mrs. Guthmiller, the bride’s
mother, wore a navy dress with
neay and black accessoriees. Her
corsage was pink and white car
nations. Mr. Guthmiller wore a
blue suit.
Mrs. Porter, the bridegroom’s
mother, appeared in a brown suit
with green accessories. Her cor
sage was of pink and white car
nations. Mr. Porter wore a grey
suit and white boutonniere.
^ A reception for about 115
guests was held in the church
basement. The table was center
ed by a four tier cake with pink
rosebuds and a miniature bride
and bridegroom on top. It was
baked by the bridegroom’s cous
in, Mrs. C. M. Eason and his
mother, Mrs. Porter. The decor
ations at the reception were blue
and white. Mrs. Alvin R. Vorce
had charge of the guest book.
Among those assisting at the
reception were Mrs. iMary Wetz
ler, the Misses Laura and Lorene
Wetzler, Miss Befty Johnson,
Miss Geraldine Black and Mrs.
Ethel Hershisher.
ror a wt*auing nip lu umuu
Island and vicinity, the bride
wore a grey suit dress with a
red coat and red accessories.
They expect to return to O’Neill
today (Thursday) or Friday. Mr.
Porter is reporting to the army
March 7. Mrs. Porter will con
tinue working in Fremont.
Mrs. Porter is a graduate of
the O’Neill public school, class
of 1950.
Mr. Porter is a graduate of O’
>1 Neill high school, class of 1947.
Among the out-of-town guests
were: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mar
shall. of Fremont; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold McNally and daughter,
of Ainsworth; E. F. Porter, Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Hubbard, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Hubbard, Mo
and Mrs. A. B. Hubbard and Mrs.
Mae Hubbard, all of Chambers.
Canasta Party
^ At Walter Home—
Winners at a canasta party
given Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Martin Walter
were Mrs. Edward McManus,
high, Mrs. M. A. Schelkopf, low,
and Mrs. M. B. Marcellus, the
traveling prize.
Mrs. Cronin Holds
Club Meeting—
Winners at Martez club.i held
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. F.
V. Cronin, were Mrs. W. J. Froe
lich and Evelyn Stannard.
Mrs. Moses
Is Winner—
Mrs. H. S. Moses won high
score at the Merri Myx dub
meeting held Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. H- G. Kruse. .
Francis Luben
Calls from West Coast—
Francis Luben, who is stationed
in Seattle, Wash., with the Navy
air corps, telephoned his par- j
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lub
?n, Friday night. He expects to
go to Japan in a month. *
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Fred Osenbaugh
Is In Manila—
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh
have received word that trea
son, Pfc. Fred Osenbaugh, arriv
ed safely in Manila, Philippine
Islands, February 13. He is with
the air force.
Attend Rural Mail
Carriers' Party—
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Mc
Carthy attended the annual
Washington’s day birthday din
ner for rural mail carriers and
ladies auxiliary in Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Mc
Carthy attended the Knights of
Columbus banquet Sunday eve
ning at the Stratton hotel in
Grand Island. In the afternoon
Mr. McCarthy attended the in
itiation.
Richard Moses, of Lincoln,
left Friday after a four days’ vis
it with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. S Moses.
Richard Minton went to Nor
folk Tuesday to visit his aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Min
ton.
Wednesday, February 21, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Medcalf visit
ed W. L. Medcalf, who is ill at
his home in Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Haack and
daughter, Jerry, of Livermore,
la., were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Chambers,
jr. The Haack’s daughter. Miss
Wanda, makes her home with tha
Chambers family and they came
to see her.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Quinn vis
ited the Ray Verzal home in At
kinson Sunday.
L. D. Putnam returned Satur
day evening from a business
trip to Denver, Colo.; Martin, S.
D., and Alliance.
Francis Murray, of Chicago,
111., spent the weekend visiting
his father, Frank Murray, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Sylvester Zakrzewski re
ceived word of the passing of her
brother, Paul Wytaske, a week
ago in Chicago, 111.
Dr. Fisher, dentist.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth and
family were dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hall
on Monday evening, February 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes
and daughters spent Sunday in
Atkinson visiting Mrs. Kathryn
Freed.
Mrs. Larry Bourrte, Mrs.
Wayne Harmon and Mrs. Harold
Calkins and Carol were in Nor
folk on Friday, February 23.
SSC Dorrance Crabb, of Camp
McCoy, Wise., spent the week
end here visiting his wife and
family.
Bernard Janzing, of Atkinson,
arrived Sunday to spend the
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Janzing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Langan and
family, of Stuart, s^ent Friday
evening in O’Neill visiting rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. M. C. Tipton, of Waverly,
spent from Wednesday to Friday,
February 20 to 23, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fetrow.
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NORTH OF STUART
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Smith
and family visited Mrs. Charles
Smith in Atkinson Friday eve
Mrs. James Allyn took her
daughter, Grace, and several
other etudents from the Atkin
son high school to Long Pine on
Tuesday afternoon, February 20,
to a volley ball game. Miss Grace
is an Atkinson high school fresh
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Hipke and
boys were Tuesday evening,
February 20, callers at the Mer
rill Smith home.
The Cleveland Ladies Aid met
Wednesday afternoon, February
21, at the home of Mrs. Arlin
Caster with 13 members answer
ing roll call. Mrs.'Calvin Allyn
and Mrs. Jim Allyn were worship
leaders and Mrs. Elmer Allyn
led the lesson on the topic, “What
Use Shall We Make of Our Pow
erhouse?” The ladies voted to
buy material to fix the walls of
the primary room of the church
and a committee was voted five
dollars as a fund to start library
for the church. Lunch was served
by the hostess and co-hostess,
Mrs. James Deming. The March
meeting will be at Mrs. James
Deming’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Caster and
boys and Mrs. Elmer Allyn and
Larry were in O’Neill on Friday,
February 23. Mrs. Allyn and Lar
ry visited their sister , Mrs. De
wayne Fhilbrick, and LaVeda.
ATKINSON NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Ballon
entertained a group of friends
at cards Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tasler spent
the February 18 weeknd at Spen
cer with his uncle, Joe Reiser,
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Vlock and
daughter spent the weekend in
Omaha on business.
Hank Whitcomb Is
Honored at Party
AMELIA—Thirty friends gath
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hank Whitcomb Saturday eve
ning, February 24, to help Hank
celebrate his birthday anniver
sary. The evening was spent play
ing pitch.
Mrs. Gene Thompson was high
scorer for the ladies, and Gene
Lierman w'on high for the men.
Mrs. Art Kaiser and Jimmie
Graham won consolation prizes.
Mrs. Whitcomb served a lun
cheon of sandwiches, pickles, cake
and coffee.
Other Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith and
daughter Connie, of Page, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Blackmore, and
Bob.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ragland
attended the funeral of their
nephew at Grand Island Thurs
day.
Mrs. Delia Ernst returned home
Thursday from Monroe, Wise.,
where she spent several months
with her daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. John Shipman.
Mrs. Lloyd Waldo and family
enjoyed a visit Saturday from
her sisters and their husbands,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sinclair
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vascio. of
Omaha.
Pvt. Bob Adair spent Satur
day and Sunday with his moth
er, Mrs. Gertie Adair and fam
ily. He is stationed at Ft. Riley,
Kans.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Waldo and
family visited at Spencer and
Pickstown, S. D., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Johnston,
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Johnston and
Paul, and Mr. and Mrs. Vern
Sageser were Sunday dinner
guests at M. L. Sagesere.
Mrs. Ed White and Harry Coo
lidge called at Link Sagesers
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Blake and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Coo
lidge and Edward, Mrs. Carrie
Blake, and Mr. and Mrs. Hamp
ton Smith and family were din
ner guests Sunday at the Lee
Blake home. The dinner was in
honor of Tommie Blake who will
sonn leave for the armed forces.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hiatt and
son, Gene, were supper guests at
the Wayne Galyen home in At
kinson Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mary LaFoy was able to
leave the Stuart hospital Friday.
She had been a “flu" patient
there for about a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Travers
and Harold, Mrs. Viola Travers,
and Mr. and Mrs. Darral Baker,
of O’Neill were Sunday supper
guests at Arthur Hiatt’s.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo
spent Sunday at the home of
their son Harold, and family in
AtkinsGn.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Sageser,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Robison went
to Aberdeen, S. D., Monday to
attend a cattle sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young, of
Chambers, called on Elmer Coo
lidge and Ed White Saturday.
Joan Brenneman, of Atkin
son spent the weekend with Peg
gy Prewitt.
Mrs. Alice Prewitt and fam
ily are the owners of a new ’51
Ford.
Lee Sammons, Henry Travers,
Pete Frahm and Oscar Peterson
made a business trip to Grand
Island Tuesday.
Mrs. Dick Doolittle’s father, Ed
Slaymaker, of Atkinson, passed
away February 22, after a long
illness.
Mr. ana ivirs. diu ui Lin
coln, were overnight guests Tues
day at the parental Ralph Rees
home.
Miss Glenice White visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
White over the weekend. She at
tends school at McPherson,
Kans.
Mrs. Gertie Minahan spent
Sunday with her niece, Mrs. Em
mett Carr, and sister, Mrs. Delia
Ernst.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leder and
sons, Lee and Kenneth visited
their son Arlin at Norfolk, Sun
day. Mrs. Gertie Adair operated
the switchboard while they were
gone.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoyt, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Hoppe, jr„ and
family, and Miss Syrent Withers,
of Atkinson, were dinner guests
Sunday at the Cap Withers home.
The occasion was in honor of
Judy Withers’s seventh birthday.
Harry Coolidge left Sunday
for his home at Or-'elev, Colo.,
after visiting relatives here th
past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Ott, Mrs.
Etta Ott and Mrs. Julia White
called on Ed White and Elmer
Coolidge Sunday evening.
Mrs. Leonard Forbes, and son
Roy, and daughter, Fern, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Meyer and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bouie, and
family, all of Rose, were visit
ing their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Hienie Frahm and Mr.
Frahm Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hienie Frahm,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Forbes and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Black
and family were Friday evening
visitors at Irvin Forbes. The
Blacks will soon move to a farm
near Atkinson.
HOUSE SELLS FOR $4,900
Woody Grim sold an O’Neill
house at auction Monday for
$4,900. One house and one lot
were bought by Gus Timmerman.
An extra lot and building recent
ly moved onto the lot were ad
vertised but not sold.
Visit Tilden, Norfolk—
Mr. and Mrs. Weston D. Whit
wer spent the weekend in Nor
folk and Tilden with their par
! ents. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Larson
i and Mr. and Mrs. Mel Whitwer.
Vivian Stevens
Becomes a Bride
INMAN — Word has been re
ceived here of the marriage of
Miss Vivan Stevens, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Stevens, to Chester L. Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dam Smith, of
Battle Creek, on Friday at the
Methodist parsonage at Meadow
Grove.
Rev. W. C. George officiated
at the double-ring ceremony.
The couple’s atendants were
Miss Mamie Smith and Virgil
Prochaska, of Battle Creek.
The bride selected a blue gray
suit with black accessories. Her
attendant wore a gray *uit. The
couple will reside in Battle
Creek where the bridegroom is
| employed. Mrs. Smith is a gradu
ate of the Inman school and has
been employed in Norfolk for
several years.
Former Residents Visit—
EWING—Mrs. Ruth Hanke
and son, Alton, her mother, Mrs.
Mary Hart, also her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
Schwartz, all from Madison, were
guests on Sunday, February 25,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. g!
Rockey and family. The Hart
family were residents of Ewing
a number of years ago.
Returns to Lincoln—
Mrs. Ethel Olson, who had
spent a week here with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Walter, returned
Saturday to Lincoln.
EMMET NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farr and
sons, of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Farr were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Farr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fox were
Sunday morning visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Newton and fam
]ily.
Mr. and Mrs. John Conard
i and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole re
turned home Wednesday, Febru
ary 21, after spending three
weeks vacationing in the South
and Mexico. Miss Mary Lou Con
ard visited Elizabeth Schaffer at
O'Neill and Jeanie Cole spent
three weeks visiting at the home
1 of Mrs. Alice Bridges at O’Neill
during the time their parents
were away.
Miss Norma Lou Foreman was
a Tuesday, February 20, over
night guest of Margaret Redd at
O meill.
Pvt. Andrew Ramold, who is
stationed at Ft. Riley, Kans.,
spent the weekend visiting his
mother, Mrs. Anna Ramold, and
family.
Misses Mary Lou Conard and
Norma Lou Foreman attended
the Plainview-O’Neill basketball
game at Plainview Tuesday eve
ning, February 20.
Mrs. Grant Peacock entertain
ed the teacher, Miss Helen Mar
tens, and pupils of district 20, to
a birthday anniversary party at
their home in honor of her son,
Curtis, on his fourth birthday
anniversary. Other guests includ
ed Gregory Tenborg and De
Wayne Perry. Curtis opened hfs
gifts, after which lunch of cake
I
j and popcorn balls was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Curl McGrew, of
Seward, were weekend guests at
the Guy Cole home.
Mis Maurpen Murphy was a
Tuesday, February 20, overnight
1 guest of Sharon Winsor at Atkin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fox are
, spending some time in Sand
stone. Minn.
Toby Humphrey spent Sunday
at Atkinson visiting his father,
Thaine Humphrey.
Verne Swick spent the week
end visiting relatives at Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Janzing,
Mrs. Joe Pongratz and Mrs. John
Babl were Thursday, February
22, visitors of Mrs. Joe Winkler.
The Altar society of the
Church of the Epiphany met at
the rectory Wednesday, February
21, with 18 members present. The
next meeting will be March 21.
Sunday, February 18, visitors
at the Joe Winkler home were:
John and Joe Peters, Joe Soukup
and Fred McCart, of O’Neill; Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Weichman and
Ricky, of Stuart; Mrs. Georgia
McGinnis and Henry Winkler.
Mrs George Babl and Mrs.
Rose Tenborg were Monday, Feb
ruary 19, visitors of Mrs. Joe
Winkler.
Misses Norma Lou Foreman
and Mary Lou Conard played
parts in the sophomore one-act
play, "Paul Splits the Atom,’’
presented on Thursday morning,
February 22, to O’Neill high
school and grade school students
| and St. Mary’s acadepiy high
I school students.
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Protestants Unite
in Music Service
EWING—Sunday evening, Feb.
ruary 25, an all-musical service
was held at the'Ewing Methodist
: church with the United Presby
terian church participating. An
audience if 114 people came to
hear their neighbors sing.
Rev. C. C. Chappell directed
the evening’s program. Mrs.
Chappell gave a brief talk on
‘‘Music, the Universal Lan
guage.” An offering of $18 was
given to overseas relief.
Program:
Songs from primary and jun
ion children; "The Twenty-Third
Psalm.” by Jo Ellyn Eacker;
prayer, by Reverend Chappell;
"In the Garden,” by t‘ie Napier
family; "He Will' Hold My
Hand,” by Marcus Pie son; “Be
yond the Sunset,” by Mrs. Wilke
and Mrs. Anson; accordian solo,
"Whispering Hope,” hv Archie
Johnson; “There Is No Secret,”
by Rosetta McDonald; “Stew
ardship of Talent,’ by Mrs. Chap
pell; offertory, by Mrs. Beth
Dunaway; men’s quartet; “Eve
ning Prayer,” by Harold Ben
nett; "Are Ye Able” and "Day
Is Dying in the West,” by con
gregation; benediction, by Jlev.
John Graham.
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