The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, March 15, 1951, SECTION 2, Page 13, Image 13

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    CELIA SIDELIGHTS
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hendricks
and Nina were dinner guests at
the home of Mrs. Edna Hendricks
Monday, March 5.
Denton, Shirley and Dennis
Colfack visited the Clarence
Focken children Sunday after
noon, March 11.
Lawrence Smith was a Stuart
visitor Friday, March 9.
Alex Forsythe was a Sunday
evening, March 11, visitor at the
O. A. liammerberg home.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and
family spent Sunday evening,
March 11, visiting his sister, Mrs.
Oscar Wondercheck, husband and
two children from Texas, who
were visiting at the Nels Colfack
home. Mr. Wondercheck is in the
army and they are on th^ir way
to a camp in the state of Wash
ington.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Scott and
Mrs. O. A. liammerberg went to
Lincoln by auto Tuesday, March
6. Mr. Scott attended a business
meeting on Wednesday and he
and Mrs. Scott went to Burwell
Thursday and returned home
Thursday evening. Mrs. Ham
merberg visited Mrs. Clarence
Heiser, the former Lilah Smith,
of Atkinson, Tuesday and Wed
nesday nights and attended a
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service conference of Methodist
women in Grace church in Lin
coln Thursday, March 8, and Fri
day, March 9. She returned home
Saturday noon, March 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hendricks
and children were Sunday eve
ning, March 4, visitors at the
Emil Colfack home.
Buddy Focken helped Alex
Forsythe Saturday and Sunday,
March 10 and 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Orr were
Thursday and Friday evening
supper guests at the Joe Hend
ricks home.
Emil Colfack hauled hogs to
Stuart Monday, March 5, for his
father, Nels Colfack.
Earl Slotfelt and son, Layton,
were Sunday afternoon, March
11, visitors at the Connie Frickel
home. '
Connie Frickel t^gs a Friday
morning, March 9, visitor at the
Ray Pease home.
The Bridge club met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Kil
murry Monday evening, March 5,
for a birthday surprise party for
P. W. Kilmurry.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hupp were
Tuesday, March 6, visitors at the
Joe Hendricks home.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and
Dennis visited Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Focken and children Wed
esday afternoon, March 7, and
Mr. Colfack helped work on the
Focken house. Marvin Focken
and Emil Colfack worked Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks
helped work on inside work on
the Wesleyan church on Friday,
March 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Poynts and
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks
were O’Neill visitors Thursday,
March 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Livingston
visited the Charles Dobias fami
ly Friday evening, March 9.
Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg at
tended the annual meeting of ex
I tension service and soil conser
vation in the Legion hall in O’
Neill Monday, March 5. Mrs.
Jess Mellor was elected to the
extension board from district 7
and Ora Yarges, of Stuart, was
elected from district 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and
family were Wednesday evening,
March 7, visitors at the Mark
nendricks home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridsen
and sons were Friday evening,
March 9, visitors at the Milton
McKathnie home.
Alex Forsythe and O. A. Ham
merberg were Stuart visitors on
Friday, March 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Livingston
were supper guests at the home
of Mrs. Fern Livingston Satur
day evening, March 10.
Auxiliary lo Send
Gift to Nurse—
EWING — The American Le
gion auxiliary, unit 214, met on
Thursday evening at the Ameri
can Legion club. Mrs. Sam Re
gan, vice-president, presided in
the absence of Miss Fern Pruden,
president.
Due to the postponement of the
February meeting, birthday mon
ey was collected from the mem
bers present, all going to the lit
tle red school fund, which this
year will go for nurse gift schol
arships.
The hospital assignment has
been received, consisting of 10
pairs of scuffies. Mrs. John Walk
er and Mrs. M. B. Huffman were
appointed a committee to pur
chase the necessary materials.
Other members volunteered to
assist with the sewing.
At Easter time, it was planned
to send a gift to a hospitalized
nurse. Mrs. Harold Harris, secre
tary, was requested to write for
the name of a nurse and to send
the gift.
On adjournment, the Legion
joined the auxiliary for an infor
mal hour and refreshments,
which were served by Mrs. M. B.
Huffman, Mrs. Sam Regan and
Miss Fern Pruden.
Maries Winners Named—
Martez club winners on Tues
day, March 6, at the home of Mrs.
Wm. J. Froelich were Mrs. Hom
er Mullen and Mrs. Frank Frob
lich.
Winners Tuesday ervening at
the home of Mrs. M. J. Golden
were Mrs. P. B. Harty and Mrs.
Homer Mullen.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jacobson
and Paul returned Tuesday after
a five-days’ business trip to Kan
sas City, Mo.
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LYNCH NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Coulter, ol
Hooper; Mr. and Mrs. Telford
xvoc, ox Greeley, Colo.; Jess Cow
an, ol Eaiem, ure.; Lioyd Hamil
ton, of Creighton, ana Mr. and
Mrs. -rt.1 Ulgor, ox Colorado, at
tended the luneral ox Mrs. Ra
chel Hamilton Cowan, 71, of
csaiem, ure., Thursday, March b,
at tne Wesleyan Metnodist
church at Lynch. Burial was held
in the Alford cemetery west of
monuwi. xney an visited at the
George inayer nome Tnursday
evening and Friday.
Pvt. Havere Norwood left Fri
day, March 9, lor Waverly and
i_incoin wnere he will visit be
roie returning to Camp Pont, La.
tie plans to leave lor japan soon.
me riignlanu project club met
at the home ol Mrs. Frank Weed
j er Thursday, Marcn b. The sec
onu nan oi me demonstration on
“Main Dish Meals,” was given,
me nostess served a luncn at
the close.
Mrs. Edmund Rohde was host
ess to tne Aural Progressive pro
ject club on Thursday, March b.
ivxrs. haymond Havranek, assist
ed by Mrs. Elmo Barnes, present
ed the lesson on "The T una Pie,”
in tne main dish meals demon
stration. A lunch was served m
late afternoon.
uonaiu Johnson has taken over
the Lynch theater and has com
pleted a lull calendar for the
year of 1951.
Mrs. Roy Whetham returned to
her home in Lincoln Sunday af
ter a visit at the Buss Greene
and Ed Whetham homes.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lightfoot
spent Thursday evening at the
Louis Novak home.
Wilmer Crawford is employed
at the Farmers Union Co-op, be
ginning March 1, after the resig
nation of George Barta.
Mrs. John Wike returned home
from Omaha where she visited
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Moody
and family visited at the Mrs.
John Rossmeier home near Ver
del recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mills and
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johns were
Butte visitors on Wednesday,
March 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Barta, of Ver
del, were business visitors here
Friday. 1
Vince Jehorek was a business
visitor in Butte one day last
week.
Russell Johns, of Onawa, la.,
is here visiting at the parental
Ed Johns home.
Harold France, of Sidney, has
been in town the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Mills, of
Dorsey, spent the weekend at the
Lloyd Mills home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Courtney
and Eugene were Sunday visitors
at the Jerry Sixta home.
42 Members Now in
Riverside Club—
The Riverside 4-H club held a
regular meeting at the Matt Be
ha home Sunday, March 11. Roll
call was answered with differ
ent kinds of birds. Some more
of the project books were hand
ed out.
Some of the older members
are junior leaders for some of the
projects. Edward Boyle, for trac
tor and yard beautification; Ma
rie Schneider, for gardening;
Ramona Schneider, for cooking;
Pat Boyle, for poultry; Catherine
Boyle, for forestry; Mrs. Ed j
Boyle, for homemaking; and Mrs.
Vitt, for sewing.
The members who already had
skates are going to get the money
Three new members were vot
ed in. They are Joseph, Ambrose,
and Bobbie Howard. There are
42 members now.
For recreation, Matt Beha
showed some slides on his pro
jector.
A lunch was served by Mrs.
Beha.
The club rosary will be at the
Chas. Boyle home April 2. The
next regular meeting is at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Howard
on April 15.—By Mary Francis
Vitt, news reporter.
Garden Club Named
Busy Beavers—
Eight girls and boys met with
Leonard Brown on Thursday,
March 8, to organize a 4-H gar
den club. We named our club the
Busy Beavers. Mrs. Henry Walter
is our leader and Mrs. Victor
Harley is assistant leader.
The following officers were
elected: Leonard Brown, presi
dent; Vesta Potter, vice - presi- I
dent; Lorraine Farrier, secretary; I
Dwayne Walter, news reporter; j
Leonard Wintermote, recreation j
leader; Lorraine Farrier, song
leader.
Three of our members and our
leader attended 4-H fun night in
O’Neill. Lorraine Farrier twirl
ed her baton for the program.
Our next meetaing is March 27 at
7:30 p.m. with Leonard Brown.—
Dwayne Walter, news reporter.
Moslem Life Depicted
In Playlet—
CHAMBERS — The Women’s
Society of Christian Service of
the Methodist church met Thurs
day, March 8, at the home of Mrs.
Charles Grimes. Twenty - three
members and two visitors were
present. The business meeting
was in charge of the president,
Mrs. Charles Grimes.
The devotionals were led by
Mrs. Sarah Adams and Mrs. !
Merle Fagan. A playlet, depict
ing the life of Moslem women,
was in charge of Mrs. H. W. Hub
bard.
Lunch was served by the host
ess.
Goes to Scottsbluff—
John McCarthy, of Scottsbluff,
| visited the George McCarthys
i and Norman Gonderingers Wed
nesday, March 7, and last Thurs
day. Miss Kathryn McCarthy re
turned with him for a visit.
Youth Group Learns
About Taffy Pulling_
The O’Neill Rural Youth group
met at the courthouse annex on
Friday, March 9, for a regular
1 meeting.
Two of our members, Elsie
Peters and Bob Martens,' were
attending the recreation school
at the Nysteads at the time.
May 7 was the date set for our
annual banquet. All banquet
committees will meet March LO.
Wayne Whitney, horticulturist
from the University of Nebras
i ka, gave a demonstration on taf
l fy pulling and answered ques
tions on varieties and methods of
I planting for this section of the
I state.
Our special meeting for March
will be a pie social on March 28.
Visitors at the meeting were
Don Raymer, Benton Mellor and
LeRoy Roth, all of Atkinson.
A variety of games and dances
finished the evening.
Kitty Clover Club
Elects Officers—
The Kitty Clover 4-H club met
Thursday, March 8, at the home
of Mrs. M. B. Marcellus. Plans
for the coming year were made
and new officers were elected.
Officers are: Carole Johnson]
president; Loma Marcellus, vice
| president; Lona Spry, secretary,
and Laura Oetter, news reporter,
socials
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Dinner for
Mrs. Lawrence—
Mrs. Emma Lawrence was
honored at dinner Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray W.
Lawrence. It was Mrs. Law
rence’s birthday anniversary.
Girl Scouts Send
Mrs. Harper Plant—
The fifth and sixth graders of
the local Girl Scout troops were
hostesses Wednesday, March 7, at
the basement of the Methodist
church. It was their regular
monthly party, when each troop
has a turn to be hostesses. Their
leader, Mrs. Gordon O. Harper,
is a patient in a Norfolk hospi
tal. The girls of her troop sent
her a potted plant.
South Side Club
Holds All-Day Sesion—
The Emmet South Side Im
provement club held an all-day
session recently at the home of
Mrs. William Luben. A covered
dish luncheon was served at
noon. Eight members and two
guests were present.
Mrs. McElhaney Hostess—
Mrs. Ted McElhaney was hos
tess Tuesday to the Merry Mix
club.
Mrs. McElhaney was high scor
er and Mrs. H. S- Moses was sec
ond high. '
Mr. Parker Feled
In 3 Affairs—
Roy W. Parker was the guest
of-honor on three occasions in
honor of his birthday anniver
sary.
Thursday, March 8, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Ross entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Parker at dinner. On
Friday evening Mr. Parker was
honored at a pitch party given
by Mrs. Parker at their home,
and Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Parker
entertained Mr. Parker at a birth
day anniversary dinner on Sun
I day. Mrs. Parker was also pre
sent
Recent Moves
Are Noted—
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes
moved into a house owned by
Paul Beha Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bosn
moved into an apartment Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. James (“Jim")
Early moved into a duplex Mon
day.
Jeudi Meets at
Grady Home—
Jeudi club was entertained on
Thursday, March 8, with dinner
at the M&M cafe followed by
cards at the home of Mrs. J. B.
Grady.
Winners were Mrs. Melvin Ru
zicka and Mrs. Grady.
State Officer of
Rebelcahi to Visit Here—
The Rebekahs will be visited
Friday by Mrs. Julia Blackmore,
of Atkinson, who is vice-presi
dent of the Rebekah assembly of
Nebraska. She expects to hold a
school of instruction here.
Country Club Dinner
Bridge Wednesday—
Mrs. D. A. Kersenbrock was
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Wil
liam W. McIntosh and Mrs. John
Conard, of Emmet, at the Coun
try club dinner-bridge held Wed
nesday.
Mesdames McElhaney and
Schaffer Are Winners—
MM club winners at the home
of Mrs. H. L. Lindberg Wednes
day, March 7, were Mrs. Ted Mc
Elhaney, high, and Mrs. D. C.
Schaffer, the all-cut.
We Beg Your Pardon—
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Ver
bal have named their new son
Michael Deane instead of Mi
chael James as was erroneously
reported in last week’s Frontier.
Mrs. Johnson
Is Hostess—
Mrs. Lowell A. Johnson enter
tained 28 guests at a dinner on i
Wednesday, March 7, at her I
home.
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Mrs. Sullivan
Entertains Club—
The Pinochle club met Thurs
day, March 8, at the home of
Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivan. Win
ners w ere Mrs. Clifford Harding,
high; Mrs. F. J. O’Connell, sec
ond high, and Mrs. Ralph McEl
vain, low.
Richard Cork
Is 10-Years-Old—
Richard Cork celebrated his
10th birthday anniversary Satur
day afternoon with a party at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Cork. There were five
guests present. Refreshments
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Niles
Win at Canasta—
Mrs. Lyle M. Green entertain
ed at a canasta party Saturday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Niles
won high scores and Mrs. Har
vey Sawyer and Carl Schenzel
were low scorers.
Mesdames Gatz
Are Winners—
Winners at Delta Dek held last
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Homer Mullen were Mrs. C. J.
Gatz and Mrs. Mabel Gatz.
The ONO club met at the home
of Mrs. Robert Yantzie on Mon
day night. Cards were played
and lunch was served.
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