! 16 PAGES —2 SECTIONS North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 16. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 23. 1951. " --„ - -■ ■ .. ■■ - .. '— ■ ■ •■■■■ ■ - . -- -._.___ rnlCE 7 CENTS The Lybolts . . . their romance blossomed at old Gates col lege.—The Frontier & Engraving. ' CHAMBERS H R WED 50 YEARS A. T. Lybolt and Wife Observe Open-House on Anniversary (By a Staff Writer) CHAMBERS—Their neighbors and friends find it difficult tc believe. Because Mr. and Mrs. A. T. (Bert) Lybolt are “too young” tc celebrate a golden wedding an niversary. But Monday, August 21, was their golden wedding day and all A members of their immediate family and scores of friends drop ped in for the open-house ob servance. The Lybolts have an apartment in the Mrs. Sarah Ad ams home. Mr. Lybolt was born in Saunders county, near Wahoo, a son of William and Marian Lybolt, later living in the Brunswick community. Mrs. Lybolt was born in Illinois, a daughter of Albert and Sarah Conway. She traveled to Nebraska with her parents in a covered wagon. Her father homesteaded in Keya Paha county. Their romance blossomed at old Gates college at Neligh, a Congregational school long since dissolved. Mrs. Lybolt attended both the academy (equivalent to a grade school) and the college (roughly equivalent to a present day high school). It was while she was teaching in the Brunswick and Orchard communities that the romance culminated in marriage. Rever end Clifton, of Orchard, perform ed the rite at the United Breth ren church on August 21, 1901. A few years later they succeed ed his mother in running the Brunswick postoffice. Mr. Lybolt was postmaster for several years, later was in the real estate and insurance business there. Twenty-one years ago Mr. Ly bolt moved to Chambers; Mis. Lybolt coming later. 4 The Lybolts hav.i m ■ il' ■ AJSSPi * ▼ x * i* • V V W K Workers; Perry Dawes, Willing Workers; Billy Putnam, Fancy Ropers; Jimmy Corkle, Fancy Ropers; Charles Geary, Victory; James Mellor, Clover.—The Frontier Photo & Engraving. Studying an Angus Cow . . . Lavern Prit chett, Willing Workers (back to camera). Daniel Putnam, Fancy Ropers; Benton Mellor, Clover; ★ + + Fred Mulford, Cleveland Community; Lois Strong, 212 South Fork; Marlene Ermer, 212 South Fork.—The Frontier Photo & Engraving. 375 Attend 4-H Achievement Day Three hundred seventy - five 4-H club members, leaders and parents gathered Thursday for the annual achievement day and judging activities. Most of the activitiy took place at the O’Neill public school audi torium, but livestock judging was done at the E. L. Miner farm, southeast of here. K. C. Fouts, animal husbandryman of the Uni versity of Nebraska college of ag riculture, demonstrated fitting and showing of livestock. A shower Thursday morning enabled many to suspend haying and farm operations and drive to O’Neill for the affair. Mrs. Arthur O’Neill, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Edgar Stauffer, of Page, judged the home economics ex hibits. The agricultural judges were Harry Ressel, Bill Wefso, and C. Stone. The home econo mics demonstrations were judged by Mrs. Stauffer and Mrs. Twila Sobotka, of Inman. Walt Sire, Boyd county agent, was judge of the agriculture dem onstrations. Judges of the style review were Mrs. Arthur O’Neill, Mrs. A. Neil Dawes, and Mrs. Blaine Garwood. Others helping with the day’s activities were Mrs. Clay John son, jr., of O’Neill, Mrs. J. P. Mel lor, of Atkinson, Mrs. Bayne Grubb, of Chambers, Mrs. Vern Sageser, of Amelia, Mrs. Grant Peacock, of Emmet, Mrs. Helen, Martens, of Atkinson, and Mrs. Carl Christson, of Ewing. Winners in the style review were Judy Trowbridge, of Page, and DeMarus Wefso, of Atkinson. Don Fullerton and Don With ers, Betty Coxbill and Doris Ward, Gene and Duane Shermer were the top 3 teams in team demonstrations. Winners in the individual dem onstrations were Joellen Back hous, Kay Dvorak, and Carolyn Russell. Benton Mellor won first in live stock judging with Ronald Hick man placing second and Fred Mulford, third. In the clothing judging contest Darlene Grimes placed first, Ar lene Ruroede and Patty Mosel tied for second, and Jackie Tag gart, third. Kay Coventry was first, Linelle Tompkins second, and Caroline Tams third in judging homemak ing. In the dairy judging contest, Jackie Mosel won first, Milan Welke second, and Neal Scheer third. Joan Lansworth placed first, Ila June Coon won second, and Carol Schultz placed third in judging cooking. In the crops judging contest, Bobby Ries was first, Jackie Ries second, and Norma Ruroede third. These winners are eligible to attend the state fair at Lincoln. Voth Taken by Kansas Authorities— Earl W. Voth, of Elyria, Kans., who was arrested in Holt county August 7 on a $36 check forgery charge, was tak en to Marion l ~