O'NEILL'S NEW HOMES . .. These are the first
pictures in an exclusive series in The Frontier
on new post-World War II O’Neill homes. Top
panel shows the Harold E. Weier residence, 818
East Everett. It is a 3-bedroom single - story
home with breeze-way and garage, and includes
kitchen, dinette and living room. There is a full
basement, and an unusual corner fireplace. The
house is of combination brick veneer and wood
siding construction, and was completed on
Thanksgiving day, 1930. The Frank Clements
resi lence (below), 218 Fremont street, was com
pleted in December, -1950. It is a ranch style
Ik m‘> of stone construction, features 5 rooms
and a bath, a picture window and a recreation
room in the basement.—The Frontier Photos &
Engravings.
ELECTROCUTED . . . Charles
Tessier, 30, a Consumers Public
Power district employee at
Norfolk, was electrocuted on
Monday, June 25. The fatality
was indirectly attributed to a
severe electrical storm which
brought out power linemen.
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4-ITERS AT CLUB CAMP . . . This photograph shows a portion of the 350 4-H
club boys antd girls and their leaders who gathered at Hidden Paradise at Long
Pine for the annual club camp. Campers came from Antelope, Boyd, Rock, Brown,
Holt, Wheeler, Garfield. Thomas, Blaine, Hooker and Cherry counties. County
agents and home agents helped with the arrangements. Agents assisting with the
camp were: Miss Dorothy Shettler, of Ainsworth; Robert Herrington, of Valentine;
WORLD S SMALLEST AIRPORT . . . Takeoffs from and landings
on the world’s smallest airport will be featured in the National
Air Shows exhibition at Municipal airport here in connection with
the forthcoming O’Neill celebration, sponsored by the American
Legion. The automobile rig (above) serves as a rolling runway for
the Piper Cub. — The Frontier Engraving from a magazine clip
ping.
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DOWN MEMORY LANE . . . Turning back the pages of yester
I* year’s O’Neill photo album here’s a glimpse of the interior of Bill
LaVrollette’s saloon in the days of 1911, when O’Neill was a rug
ged frontier town. Beyond the bar are Frank Clark (foreground)
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Howard Tempel, of Thedford; W. A. Buchanan, of Neligh; Walt Sire, of Butte;
Willis Tharfer, of Burwell, and A. Neil Dawes, of O’Neill. In addition, to the
county agents, 4 specialists were furnished from the state 4-H office. The theme of
the camp was nature study. The boys and girls enjoyed hikes, singing, games,
fishing and sports of all kinds.—O’Neill Photo Co.
and Art Ryan, proprietor. Left-to-right: Rueben Knapp, Alex Mc
Connell, Bob Baker, Jack McKenna (foot on rail), Frank Leahy,
Joe Horiskey, Sam Thompson, Jim McCarthy and Joe Davis.—
Photo from the Joel Parker collection, The Frontier Engraving.
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HOLCOMBS REUNITE . . . Ninety-six descendants of the late James Holcomb,
who was an early settler in the Elgin vicinity, reunited Sunday, July" 1, in Ford’s
park here. Head of the family today is Mrs. Frank Holcomb, of Bayside, Calif.,
whose husband died in 1943. Her daughters are: Mrs. Hugh (Margaret) Carr, of
Amelia; Lyle Holcomb, of Bayside; Mrs. Clyde (Ruby) Burge, of Amelia; and Mrs.
Opal Roderick, of Bayside.—The Frontier Photo & Engraving.
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MRS. ROBERT R. WILSON ... In a nuptial rite solemnized on
Friday, June 22, at the Presbyterian church in Verdel, Miss Joy^
Tuch. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tuch, of Verdel, became’
the bride of Robert R. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilson, of
Redbird.—O’Neill Photo Co.
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