Pastor 31 Years
Ago Makes Visit
AMELIA—Rev. and Mrs. S. G
Rasmussen, of DeWitt, were vis
iting old friends in and near Am
elia Sunday, August 12. He serv
ed the pastorate at Amelia and
Chambers Methodist church on
Sunday morning, and a number
of friends met at the church on
Sunday afternoon to visit with
them.
Reverend Rasmussen was pas
tor of the Amelia church 31
years ago. He will begin his 12th
year as pastor at DeWitt upon his
return home.
Other Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ragland
attended the funeral of Mr. Rag
land’s uncle, John Ragland, at
Elgin, Monday August 13.
Floyd Sageser, of Manhattan,
Kans.. visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Vern Sageser, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed White left on
Tuesday morning to visit her
brother, Harrv Coolidge. at Gree
ley, Colo., and other relatives a
long their route.
Miss Ida Halverson, of Creigh
ton, visited Donna Rae Peterson
several days the past week.
Bill Sammons, Mrs. Andy Ko
bak and son, James, and Mrs.
Mamie Sammons were Sunday,
August 12. dinner guests at Blake
Ott’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Bimbo Malloy
and son. of Omaha, were Sunday,
August 12, dinner guests at
Frank Pierce’s.
Rae Dee Wickham, of Valen
tine, visited her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce, from
Tuesday until Saturday, August
7-11. They attended the Burwell
rodeo on Friday, August 10.
Linda Kay, David and Darla
Krutz, of Stanton, spent Friday
with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Hienie Frahm. and grand
father, Peter Frahm, while their
parents attended the rodeo.
Ralph Adair has a new car.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Backaus vis
ited at the Roy Backaus home on
Sunday, August 12. Mrs. Backaus
went on to O’Neill to see her
nephew, born to Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Vrooman at the O’Neill
hospital August 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Krueger
and Mrs. Otto Schpoef, of Spen
cer, S. D.; Mr .and Mrs. William
Neemeyer and Mr. and Mrs. Ir
vin Neemeyer and family, of Col
umbus, were August 11 weekend
visitors at the Robert Ledcr
home. Mrs. Krueger and Mrs.
Neemeyer are sisters of Mrs. Le
der. *
Miss Peggy Prewitt helped
Mrs. Lloyd Waldo with house
cleaning last week.
Mrs. George Fullerton and son,
Dale, returned home from Oma
ha Thursday, August 9. Mary
1 Lou Spath, who is employed in
Omaha, returned home with
them for her vacation.
Mrs. Andy Robak and sen,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sam
Jimmie, of Cheyenne, Wvo.,
spent the past 2 weeks with her
mo ns, and other relatives.
Attend Burwell Rodeo—
Among those and their fami
lies attending the rodeo in Bur
well were: Mr. and Mrs. Elden
Butterfield. Mr. and Mrs. John
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. John
Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saun
to, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham,
Mrs. L. A. Burgess and Miss Jo
anne, Ralph Brown, Mrs. Edward
M. Gallagher and Miss Betty,
Mrs. Charles Fleming, Dr. H. L.
Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kurtz,
and Mr. and Mrs Elgin Ray,
all of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Butterfield, of Atkinson; Mr.
and Mrs. Elbridge Maynard, of
Walnut, and Mr. and Mrs Wil
liam Fleming, of Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Harris
Entertains Club—
Winners at MM club held on
Wednesday, August 8, at the
home of Mrs. Esther C. Harris
were Mrs. D. C. Schaffer, high,
and Mrs. Hugh Ray, visiting high.
Mrs. Bessie Rotherham, of In
man, and Mrs. Mary Gradv. of
Norfolk, were weekend gues'.s
of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hynes and
other relatives.
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AMEICAN LEGION POST NO. 79
IS PRESENTING
That Sentimental Gentleman
Featuring
FRANCES IRVIN CHARLIE SHAVERS
AT THE
AINSWORTH AIRPORT
MONDAY, AUG. 20
Refreshments will be Available at the Airport
TICKETS — In Advance. $2.00 per person At the Gale. $2.50 per person
Buy Your Tickets In Advance From Any of the Following
Oasis Bar, Newport; Alderman’s Store, Newport; Western Auto
Supply, Stuart; Schultz Drug, Atkinson; Montgomery Hdw., O’Neill
Members of the John Pruss family reunite
. . first row (left-to-right): Dick McNair, John
and Billy Pruss, Jean Foreman, Craig Foreman,
Carol Jean Ries and Betty Rios; second row—
Kenneth McNair. Jimmy Ries. Gene Hoehne,
Raymond McNair, Jack Ries, Arlin Caster, Al
len Caster and Gary Caster; third row — John
Pruss, George Ries (holding Bonnie Ries). Mrs.
George (Gladys) Ries (holding Larry Ries),
Mrs. John Pruss, Marilyn Ries, Delores Ann
Hoehne, Norma Lou Foreman, Leona Fern Mc
Nair, Mrs. Arlen Casier; fourth row — Mrs.
Frank Foreman. Mrs. James Foreman. Mrs. Ot
to (Evelyn) Hoehne, Mrs. Lula Crandall, Mrs.
George McNair, George McNair; fifth row—
James Foreman, Otto Hoehne, Mrs. Ivan Pruss,
Ivan Pruss, Frank Foreman and Donald Mc
Nair.—The Frontier Photo & Engraving.
Girl, 13, Die* in
Ord Hospital
PAGE!—Mrs, Soren Sorensen
received a message EYiday telling
of the death of her niece, Marilyn,
13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oli
ver Morgan, of North Loup, who
passed away early Friday morn
ing at the Ord hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorensen,
sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Soren Soren
sen, of Page, and Russell Soren
sen, of Creighton, drove to North
Loup Sunday. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at
the United Brethren church south
of Ord.
Burial w^is at Almeria, 60 miles
northwest of Ord.
Marilyn Morgan was born April
20, 1938, at Martin, S. D. She is
survived by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Morgan; twin broth
er, Marlin; 3 other brothers and 7
sisters. She was a member of the
United Brethren church. She had
almost finished reading the Bible.
Miss Patty Grenier returned
Tuesday from a 2-week vacation
with her aunt, Mrs. George Mel
lor, and family, of Atkinson.
L_hBIVI
RETURNS TO U.S_M/Sgt.
Roy D. Johnson (above) last
week returned to the U.S. af
ter several months spent on
Eta Jima Island, off the coast
of Japan. Johnson, an employee
of the Lohaus Motor Co., serv
ed during World War II and
as a reservist he was recalled
to active duty last fall. His
V'ife and family and his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay John
son, sr.t reside here. — The
Frontier Engraving.
All Welcome at
Bible Camp—
The second annual fall round
up Bible camp and missionary
conference will be conducted
August 23 to 26 on the grounds
4 miles northeast of Long Pine
on Pine creek.
This camp is open to persons of
all ages. Accommodations, in
cluding both lodging and meals,
will be available to all who
come. Campers must furnish
their own bedding, but all else
will be provided.
Visitors are welcome at any
time, and the general public is
cordially invited to all services.
William J. Froelich, jr., re
ported Sunday to Great Lakes
for a 2-weeks’ cruise with the
navy.
WWW
Weather Forces
Reunion Indoors
Sunday’s family reunion of
the John Pruss family was forc
ed indoors by the thunder show
ers.
The basket dinner was held at
the Ivan Pruss home in O’Neill
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Hoehne and children, of Boulder,
Colo., who were visiting here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pruss and
descendants posed for a photo
graph (above). Visitors included
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith,
Donald and Rennae, of Cham
bers.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs.
John Pruss, of Emmet, longtime
Holt county residents; Mrs. Lula
Crandall, of Chambers; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank E. Foreman, Norma
Lou and Jeanie Kay, of Emmet;
Mr. and Mrs. George McNair,
Donald, Leona, Fern, Raymond,
Kenneth and Dick, all of Stuart;
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Caster, Al
lyn Lee and Gary Lynn, all of
Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. James
Foreman and sons. Byron and
Craig, of Battle Creek; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Smith, Donald and
Rennae, of Chambers; Mr. and
Mrs. George R i e s, Marilyn,
James, Jack, Carol, Bette, Bon
nie, and Larry, all of Atkinson;
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pruss, Billy
and John, all of O’Neill; Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Hoehne, Gene and De
lores, all of Boulder, Colo.
Mrs. Hoehne is the former Eve
lyn Pruss. This is the family’s
first reunion in a number of
years.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Louns
bury and Geralyn returned Mon
day, August 13, from Kearney
where they attended the funeral
of Mr. Lounsbury’s nephew, Fred
Geist, jr., who died in an Oma
ha hospital from polio.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Beckwith,
of Page, Bill Marcellus and Betty
Williamson visted at Pickstown,
S. D., on Sunday, August 12.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells and
the Misses Laura and Lorene
Wetzler returned Sunday, August
11, from a week’s vacation at Ni
agara Falls, N. Y. _
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