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O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JULY 19.—PAGi: 9.
METHODIST (O'Neill)
Rev. V. R. Bell, pastor
Church school, 10 a.m., classes
for all ages.
1 lWorship service, 11 a.m.
®V\IYF group, 7:30 p.m.
The Young Adult Fellowship
met Tuesday evening for a work
night. The Neil Dawes and Char
ley Crooks served the lunch.
The choir will practice tonight
(Thursday).
The Dorcas Circle will meet on
Friday afternoon with Mro. Ed
Wayman.
The district youth meeting will
be h«dd in our church July 29 af
ternoon and evening.
On August 12, Doctor Holden,
returned missionary from Colum
bia, South America, will be in
^ the pulpit and preach at the 11
1 u’clock service and show colored
5 slides of the work in the evening
at 8 o’clock. Be sure and keep
V this date open.
4*r *The national rural life confer
4 ence will be in session in Sioux
7* Jty July 21-24. We expect to at
| te^d part of the sessions.
We invite you to worship with
\ us.
CHURCH OF CHRIST (O'Neill)
(O'Neill)
A. C. Utterbach, pastor
Sunday, July 22, 10 a.m., wel
1 come to children, young people
and adults for a blessed hour of
1 Bible study.
Meeting around the Lord s ta
I ble, H a.m., for communion and
w prayer. ..
ft Message, 11:15 a.m., from the
I Word by the minister.
Young people’s Bible camp is
in progress this week at Pibel
lake.
July 29-August 3 DVBS in O -
y Neill for ages 4 years up through
liigh school. Also Christian ser
vice camp at Niobrara state park
for young people, age 10 to 20.
August 5 to 10 is family week
Bible camp at Niobrara state
park. Excellent speakers at both
camps.—By Mrs. Donald Johring,
secretary.
WESLEYAN METHODIST
(O'Neill)
Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, pastor
Prayer meeting, July 19, 8
p.m.
Sunday, July 22, Sunday
school, >10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.;
evening service, 7:30 o’clock.
Annual election August 4, at 8
p.m. Rev. A. L. Nabholz, our
conference president, will be in
charge of that service.
Annual conference will be held
at Ansley August 15-26.
* You are invited to all of our
services.
CENTER UNION (O'Neill)
Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, pastor
Prayer meeting each Wednes
day evening, 8 o’clock.
Sunday, July 22: Morning wor
ship, 10 o’clock; Sunday-school,
11 a.m.; young people’s service
and Bible study, 8 p.m.
You are invited to all of our
services.
METHODIST (Chambe *)
Rev. L. R. Hansberry, pastor
Sunday-school, 10:30 a.m., Clair
Grimes, superintendent.
Worship, 11:30 a.m.
Gather to Greet
Former Residents
AMELIA—Friends gathered at
the school Tuesday evening, July
10, to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Widman and family, of
Ferndale, Wash. They were for
mer residents of the Amelia com
munity who have been visiting
here.
Other Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schade were
Sunday dinner guests at the
Lindseys. They called on Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Watson in the after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnholt, jr.,
and son, of Bassett, visited at B.
W. Waldos’ Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Sammons
and family went to Norfolk Sat
urday to visit his father, A. E.
Sammons.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Small, Bev
erly and Gary went to Butte Sun
day to meet Mr. Small’s mother,
Mrs. Mary Small, of Burke, S. D.,
who will visit at the C. F. Small
home.
Ralph Adair and Jack Gilman
went to Omaha Sunday to take
in the auto races.
Several homes north of Ameli
were energized with REA las
week. Some of the homes art
Harold Fullerton, L. B. Barnett,
Frank Pierce, W)dman, Doolittle
families, Withers, Dierking, Ad
air, Bus and Lee Gilman, Hiatt,
Frahm, Forbes, Oetter and Sam
mons.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coolidge,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ragland and
family were dinner guests Sun
day at Vern Sagesers.
Mrs. Robert Leder and sons,
Lee and Kenneth, Marian Stren
ger and Calvin Coolidge attended
the aiir show in O’Neill Sunday.
Mrs. Julia White is the owner
of a new Chevrolet car.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tibbets,
Omaha, spent Sunday visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wat
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Chap
man and family, of Rapid City,
S. D., visited Mr. Chapman’s
mother, Mrs. George Withers, last
week.
Miss Joan Adair went to Lin
coln Sunday, July 8, for an inter
view at the Bryan Memorial hos
pital, where she expects to enter
this fall to take nurse’s training.
2 Join WAFs at
O’eill Station
O’Neill army and air force re
cruiting station has announced
the following recent recruits:
For the air force—Arlen W. Le
der, of Amelia: Gordon Walton,
of Orchard; Arlen G. Ahlers, of
Naper; Clyde T. Hurtig, of Or
chard; Raymond A. Sibbel, of
Butte; Douglas J. Lamoreau, of
Valentine; Wendell W. Wilcox, of
Clearwater; Mac S. Broekemier,
of Naper, and Stanley Hughes, of
Bloomfield.
For the women’s air force—
Opal R. S. Huston, of O’Neill, and
Dolly J. Grunke, of Emmet.
For the regular army—Darrell
E. Olson, of O’Neill.
George McNally
Burial at Leigh
George McNally, 75, former
O’Neill resident who died Wed
nesday, July 11, at Grand Island,
was buried Friday at Leigh. Fu
neral services were held that
morning at 10 o’clock at a Grand
Island funeral home.
Among those from O’Neill at
tending the service were Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. Higgins and Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Tomlinson.
Survivors include: Widow: son
—William; daughter—Nadine; 3
brothers and 3 sisters.
500 IN BALER CLUB
ATKINSON —The 1951 Baler
club memberships reached the 500
mark Monday. The Balers spon
sor the annual hay days celebra
tion.
Visit Ralyas—
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kelly, sr.,
of Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Kelly, jr., and baby, of Ains
worth, were guests at the Earl
Ralya home Monday.
NEW SHOEMAKER RESIDENCE . . . Rose
trellises supporting overhanging eaves and a
built-in flower box give this new O’Neill home
an individual touch. Owned by Mrs. Leona
Shoemaker, the house has 3 bedrooms, bath,
kitchen, living room with dining space includ
ed, and a full basement. The living room is dec
orated in greens and browns with touches of
red. The address is 119 North Eighth street, fac
ing east. This is the fourth in an exclusive ser
ies of new post-World War II O’Neill homes.—
The Frontier Engraving.
Women Capture Top
Guessing Laurels
ATKINSON — Strangely
enough it was 3 women who
won first, second and third
place in a weight guessing con
test held here Saturday, July
14, and it wasn’t because they
were all women who guessed!
Mrs. Clarence Gilg, farm wife,
won the first prize of $5 and
missed the weight of a Holstein
calf by a pound. Mrs. Earl
Houts and Miss Charlene Houts
won second and third prizes.
Prize-winning is almost get
ting to be a habit in the Gilg
family. Little Miss Mary Clare
Gilg won a $40 deposit slip
from a Sioux City furniture
firm recently.
DELOIT NEWS
Carol Wulf is employed at the
county assistance office in O’
Neill now.
Russell Napier spent last week
with his sister, Mrs. Glenn Harp
ster, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster
and son attended the air show
in O’Neill on Sunday.
The Fairview church had a
basket dinner at the H. D. Man
son home in O’Neill on Sunday
and attended services there in
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pierre,
of Norfolk, visited a lew days
last week at the Sidney Anderson
home.
The S. Venteichers spent Sun
day in Orchard.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Larson visit
ed Wednesday evening, July 11,
at the Henry Reimer home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward, of
New York City, and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Johnson, of Neligh, vis
ited Sunday at the Fred Harpster
home. Mrs. Ward was formerly
Zella Johnson.
The Clearwater Creek club met
Wednesday, July 11, at the Man
uel Fredericks home.
Elayne Reimer and the Kleck
ner boys and Ronald Burt are
spending this week at Pibel
camp.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wiegand
and family spent Sunday, July 8,
with relatives.
Mr and Mrs. Stanley Huffman
shipped cattle to Omaha on Mon
day, July 9. They returned home
the same day. ,
Mr and Mrs. Albin Thramer
celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary at their country
home on Sunday, July 8. Rela
tives and neighbors were guests.
Refreshments were served. The
Thramers received mar.y gifts.
Mr and Mrs. Lynn Carnes, of
near Neligh, were Sunday, July
8, dinner guests at the Henry
Reimer home. ,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Venteicher vis
ited relatives in O’Neill and Or
chard on Sunday, July 8.
Farm bureau met on Monday
night, July 9, at Shrunks. Next
meeting will be August 6 at the
Pavlish home. Cake and jello
will be served.
Card party and lunch at St.
Mary's gym Sunday, July 29, at
8, sponsored by St. Mary's alum
ni. Lunch 50c. 11-12
Candidates Sought for Sioux City
Permanent Ag Recognition Program
Again this year the Sioux City Journal - Tribune publications
and Sioux City Chamber of Commerce are joining to sponsor the
1951 permanent agriculture recognition program.
Any Holt county farmer may be nominated. Nominations may
be made by any businessman, neighbor or by the farmer or rancher
himself. Nominations must be made by July 31.
Shortly after August 1 the Holt district supervisors and select
ed business and professional men will make the selection of 3 farm
ers or ranchers to represent the county in area competition. Area
winners will receive placques and $100 for their district. Judging
will be based on the following qualifications:
1. Completeness of soil conservation program being used on*
farm or ranch.—40 points.
2. Quality of the soil conservation program.—40 points.
3. Adjustments of the livestock prorgam to land use.—20 points.
Holt district board members suggest that you clip the blank
below and submit an entry as soon as possible.
NOMINATION BLANK
I wish to enter the following in the 1951 Program for Per
manent Agriculture:
Name ____—
Address --------
My name- —
Date .—...— —
Mail or deliver this nomination blank to the board of super
visors of the Holt Soil Conservation district by July 31,
1951.
Steel Lack Delays
Niobrara Bridge
Bituminous and gravel surfac
ing projects m tne O’Neill region
are included in projects on wnich
contractors are asxed to Old at
the Nebraska state highway de
partment letting on August a.
Bituminous surfacing is
planned on 3 miles of U. S. high
way 183, near Springview. The
work will extend from about a
mile north of Springview south
to the turn east toward Riverview
and Bassett. The rural portion of
the highway surfacing is to be 24
feet wide.
In Springview, the surfacing
will be 55 feet wide and 75 feet
wide.
Before the surfacing begins,
grading and culvert work will be
done. About 57-thousand cubic
yards of earth will be moved in
improving the grade of the road
way, and 3 new culverts will be
installed to improve the drainage,
the contractor is first to build a
In constructing the surfacing,
foundation. On top of this will be
3-in subgrade stabilization
built a 3-inch thick bituminous
mat surface course and an armor
coating.
me nuruieiii nine 01 wuia win
be done while the highway is
open to traffic. During construc
tion on the southern two miles,
a detour will lead east a mile and
south 2 miles to rejoin 183. The
grading - and graveling of these
county roads that are to be used
as a detour are among the items
that contractors are requested to
bid on.
Gravel surfacing of the 7xk
miles of US highway 281 now
under construction just south of
the intersection with Nebraska
highway 12 is another of the pro
jects on which contractors are
asked bid.
Contractors’ bids are requested
for supplying and placing about
7 thousand cubic yards of gravel
cfti this highway relocation and
reconstruction project. Contracts
for grading, culvert work and for
building a new bridge across the
Niobrara river were awarded on
December 27, 1950.
As of July 7, about 5 percent
of the grading and culvert work
was completed, according to con
struction progress r<yiorts re
ceived in the Lincoln office of
the highway department. Work
on the construction of a new
bridge across the Niobrara river
has been suspended while the
contractor waits for the necessary
steel for the structure. Wet weath
er has delayed the grading and
culvert work.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pendergast,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pender
gast and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ob
er and son. all of Plainview, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Bowen Sunday.
Hay King, Queen
Candidates Named
ATKINSON — The 1951 Hoy
king and queen candidates at
Atkinson have been announced
The candidates are: For king—
Garold K. Barnes, Charles R.
Dvorak, Leroy Hoffman, Gene
Livingston, George Mathxs, Char
ley W. Peterson, Jay Crawford
and Charles W. Tasler, ir. For
queen—Raedean Cearns, Sandra
Gilman, Marilyn Humpal, Col
leen Kennedy, Vivian Lemmer,
Helen Martens, Marg NozisKa
and Leona Schmit.
Bailey Miller,
Atkinson, Dies
ATKINSON—Bailey Miller, 83,
longtime Atkinson resident,, died
at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 12, in
the Stuart Community hospital.
Survivors include: Widow; son
—Earl, of Aktinson; daugnters—
Mrs. Ivan (Gertrude) Cone, of
O’Neill, and Mrs. Don Westlake,
of Los Angeles, Calif.
O’NEILL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harmon
and two daughters, of Scottsbluff,
arrived Monday for a visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Marion Tessier, of Norfolk,
went to Denver, Colo., Wednes
day, July 11, to visit her brother,
Francis Dempsey, and family.
Miss Carol Fredrickson, of Bas
sett, spent last Thursday with
Miss Mardelle Gaskill.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton M. Krause
and daughters were in Albion
Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bicek and
daughter, of Omaha, were week
end guests of Mrs. E. E. Gaskill
and family. A TI „
Rev. and Mrs. Wayne A. Hall
entertained Rev. and Mrs. George
Clark and family, of Long Pine,
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mellor
and daughter, of Atkinson, visit
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lanman, Saturday.
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Firemen Keep
All-Night Vigil
ATKINSON — Firemen were
called out twice on Monday to
extinguish fire of unknown ori
gin. One was at a gas supply sta
tion and caused concern, al
though the blaze was kept under
control. Firemen watched all
night to be sure nothing further
developed.
The other blaze completely de
stroyed the inside of the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Porter, who
live in the northwest part of At
kinson. There was no insurance.
The only casualty was the lit
tle dog. belonging to the Porters,
The little fellow breathed consid
erable flame and smoke and was
in “poor” condition Monday eve
ning.
Other Atkinson News
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blake and
son, John, of Plainview, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.
Blake's sister, Mrs. Frank Skrdla,
and family at their ranen home 22
miles northeast of Atkinson. Mr.
and Mrs. Skrdla also own and
operate the Chevrolet garage in
Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Mm. §pann and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pease returned
home from Lincoln Thursday eve
ning where they had been to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Reed,
Mrs. Spann’s father.
jvir. ana Mrs. r.a mi mar ana
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck went
to Omaha on business Wednes
day and returned Friday. They
were guests at the home of Mr.
Mlinar’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Mer
lin Quigley, while in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne
drove to Wayne Sunday and re
turned the same day. They were
accompanied by their daughter,
Fern, who is attending Wayne
State Teachers college. Miss Os
borne will complete her course
in about 3 weeks.
Elmer Warner, of Moody, Mo.,
is visiting at the home of his
brother, John Warner, and fam
ily.
Mrs. Ella Hoppe, her son,
James, and her mother, Mrs.
Frank Kazda, left Tuesday morn
ing for an extended trip through
South Dakota. They will visit at
the homes of several relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hanel en
tertained a group of friends at
their farm home Sunday. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. John
Warner and their son, Wilmer,
Elmer Warner, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Ries and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Tasler.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pomictor,
of Omaha, who had been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Pomictor’s
sister, Mrs. Pat Corrigan, re
turned to their home this week.
Mrs. Minnie French is staying
at the home of Mrs. Anna Weller
in Atkinson. She is remembered
here familiarly as “Minnie B.”
She was a teacher in Holt county
for many years and was at one
time county superintendent. She
is a sister of the late A1 Miller,
oldtime and well-known Atkin
son resident.
Mrs. Richard Berry and her 2
daughters Barbara and Linda,
who had been spending sometime
here visiting relatives, the Wil
mer West and Eli McConnell fam
ilies, have returned to their home
in San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Ber
ry was Gertrude West. Their
home is located in Albany suburb
of San Francisco.
Tune in! “Voice of The Fron
tier” .. Mon., Wed., Sat., 9:45 a.m.
CHAMBERS NEWS
Mrs. Lela Grubb and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Grubb had as their
guests on Sunday, July 8, Mr.
and Mrs. Mac McCallum, of Nor
folk, and Mrs. McCallum's sister
in-law, Mrs. Gwyn McCarrcl, and
family, of Cody, Mrs. Victoria
Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Guais Wint
ermote and Carolyn, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Baker and boys. Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Elkins and boys and
Mr. and Mrs. Bayne Grubb and
family .
Milton Grimes, of Lincoln, and
Mary Louise Ellis, of St. Edward,
were weekend visitors of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Grimes,
and sister, Mrs. Lela Corcoran,
and boys. Miss Ellis is a tending
summer scnool in Lined
Mrs. Donald Green spent Sun
day with ner parents, Mr. and
Mis. Ed Ilirvey.
Mr. and Mrs. John Honeywell
and granddaughter, Katheryn •
Kubeck, of O Neill, spe it Sunday/*
evening visiting Mm Honey,
well’s sister and husoand. Mr.
and Mrs. 7erle Tuttle, s^uth of
Ewing.
Dr. Loren Coppac took Milton
Grimes and friend. Mary Louise
f-ilis. who spent the weekend in
Chambers, bacK to Lincoln Sun
day eveninHe wen*, from there
to Ottumwa, la., wher; he has
purchased a house anj where the
family plans to locate soon.
A family reunion was held on
Sunday, July 15, in the G. H.
Grimes home. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Ciair Grimes,
Mrs. Lela Corcoran and hoys. Dr.
and Mrs. Loren Coppac and chil
dren, Mr .and Mrs. T. E. New
house, Mr. and Mm. Charles
Grimes, G?ra!d and Bruce Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Grimes and fami
ly, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Crimes and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Char es Coolidge and Ken
r eth and Mrs. Halsey.
To Missouri—
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ressel
took their daughter. Miss Elaine,
to Lincoln Sunday and went on
to Granby, Mo., to visit for a few
days with Mrs. Ressel’s mother,
Mrs. Ed W. Harris. They expect
de to return to O’Neill late Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perry
and family spent the weekend in,
Norfolk visiting friends.
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