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r CHAMBERS — “September
Beauty” was the theme used for!
the first annual flower show of |
the Beautiful Valley and the
Chambers Garden clubs. The
show was held Wednesday, Sep
tember 5, at the late Dr. J. W.
Gill residence.
Tnere were 284 entries with 44
exhibitors.
Joe Daas brought several bou
quets of his dahlias. Edwin Wink
took pictures of the flower laden
tables Refreshments were serv
ed.
Judges were Mrs. Olive Skrd
la, Mrs. Fred Mack, Mrs. Hazel
Purtzer and Mrs. Lois Ann Mar
ten, all of Atkinson.
Mrs. Mabel Robertson won
sweepstakes with 11 firsts and
4 second prizes. Mrs. Tillie Walt
er received the purple ribbon for
the best arrangement.
There were 257 persons regis
tered with out-of-town visitors
from Ewing, Stuart, Atkinson.
Royal, O’Neill, Amelia and Te
kamah. Many of the beautiful
flowers were sent to shut-ins.
Other Chambers News
Mrs. Hattie Richardson and
Mrs. Goff and daughter, Twila, of
Ord, and Eleanor Rice of North
Loup, spent the weekend with
the former’s daughters, Mrs. Ver
non Whitaker and Mrs. Melvin
Bell, and families. Mrs. Goff is a
sister and Eleanor Rice a niece.
The American Legion auxiliary
met Friday evening, September 8,
at the home of Mrs. E. H. Med
calf. The president, Mrs. Med
calf, opened the business meet
c ing. Communications were read.
The auxiliary convention to be
held in Atkinson Monday, Sep
tember 17, was discussed. Several
delegates from Chambers plan to
attend.
Rev. and Mrs. L. M. McElheron
and daughters attended a meeting
at Colome, S.D., on Wednesday,
September 12.
Mrs. Hubert Smith returned on
Friday, August 31, from a 6
weeks’ visit with relatives and
friends in Colorado, Oregon and
Washington.
The Chambers unit of the Am
erican Legion auxiliary, post 320,
was one of 9 towns in the state
to receive a superior rating in
the citations of merit. Mrs. J. V/.
Walter has been president of the
auxiliary the past 3 years. The
recently elected president is Mrs.
E. H. Medcalf.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koci have
started the building of a new
house on their place southeast of
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Stover
and daughter, Diana, of Cowles,
came Wednesday, August 29, to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Medlin, and brothers,
L. J. and Mr. and Mrs. Cody Med
lin. Mr. Stover purchased calves
at the Doolittle ranch near Am
elia and returned to Cowles. Mrs.
Stoner and Diana remained until
Monday when Mr. Medlin took
them home.
Dinner guests in the John Win
termote home on Sunday, Sep
tember 9, were Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Cook and Mr. and Mrs. E.
R. Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Barnum
and Mrs. Chalfant returned to
their home at Neligh the first of
last week after spending the sum
mer at their place in Chambers.
Joe Koci and Duane Miller
were in Omaha Tuesday, Sep
tember 4, on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mitchell and
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family drove to North Branch,
Kans., Monday to bring the for
Short, to Chambers for a visit,
mer’s grandmother, Mrs. Rhoda
She will spend part of her visit
with her granddaughter and hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tracy,
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stahly
and family, of Mulford, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Alderson.
Mrs. Clint Grimes, of Spokane,
Wash., came Thursday, Septem
ber 6, to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Shaw, of
Guide Rock, spent Friday and
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Cody
Medlin.
Mrs. Harold Miller and son,
Bryan, of Portland, Ore.; Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gray and son,
Veldon, and Leonard Miller, of
Page, were Sunday dinner guests
in the Art Miller home.
Dinnek guests on Tuesday,
September 4, in the home of Mrs.
Louise Crandall were: Frank
Crandall, of Dunlap, la.; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hansen, of Missouri
Valley, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Pruss, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Rich
ard Smith and children. The 2 la
dies and Mr. Crandall are sisters
and brother of the late Dan Cran
Mr. and Mrs. Art Miller and
dall, of Chambers.
Glen drove to Page Sunday to
attend a family reunion at the
Robert Gray home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Tomlinson, in O’Neill Sun
day and at the George Rost home
at Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Chet Fees, sr.,
spent from Wednesday, Septem
ber 5, until Saturday in Lincoln
where they attended the state
fair.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Reninger
have sold their property in the
east part of town to Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Harley and have moved to
the place adjoining their appli
ance store on the west. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Harley, who have
had an apartment at his parents’
home, will live in the house va
cated by the Reningers. •
“Voice of The Frontier” . . .
Mon., Wed., Sat.. WJAG. 9:45 a.m.
Name Delegate to
State Assembly—
Rebekah lodge met Friday eve
ning. September 7. for a regular
meeting with Mrs. Clay Johnson,
jr., noble-grand, and Mrs. Ben
nett Heriford, vice-grand, presid
ing. Twenty-one members were
present. Mrs. Paul Shierk was
elected delegate to the state as
sembly at Grand Island. An in
vitation was extended the Cham
bers lodge for the meeting on Oc
tober 5.
There will be a special meeting
on Friday, October 19, celebrating
the 100th anniversary of the
lodge. _
OPS Representative*
Coming September 18
Two representatives of the Ne
braska Office of Price Stabiliza
the Holt county courthouse annex
tion will conduct a meeting at
on Tuesday. September 18. at
10:30 a.m.
Purpose of the visit is to ex
plain the services regulation
(CPR 34) and the regulation con
cerning retail sales of gasoline
(CPR 13).
Under CPR 34 are: Athletic
events, amusements, recreations,
carpenters, contractors, plumbing,
banking, locker rentals, funeral
service, photographic service,
sign painters, mechanical repair,
appliance services, bakeries, dry
cleaners, laundries, shoe repair,
etc.
Birth, Wedding
Dates Noted—
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth en
teretained Saturday evening hon
oring the birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Bennie Wetzler and the first
wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Worth which was Sun
day. Others present for the oc
casion were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Lindberg and daughters, Evelyn
and Demaris, Mrs. Mary Wetzler,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rosencrans
and family, of Dorsey; Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Page and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Miller and
family and Bennie Wetzler.
47 Entries in
McIntosh Exhibit
There were 47 entries repre
senting 10 flower clubs entered
in the McIntosh Jewelry flower
show held Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Entries belonged to
federated garden clubs of Nebras
ka district 4.
Judges were Mrs. J. P. Brown,
Miss Ruth Hoffman and Mrs.
James Rooney. First place and
second place awards were issued
in 5 classes.
Winners:
Buffet: 1st prize—No. 4, Mrs.
Darrel Gillette, Chambers Garden
club; 2nd prize — No. 43, Mrs.
Robert Van Horn, Happy Home
Gardeners, Page.
Coffee table: 1st prize—No. 7,
Mrs. Jennie Gillette, Chambers
Garden club; 2nd prize—No. 6
Tillie Walters, Chambers Garden
club.
Hall arrangement: 1st prize—
No. 21, Mable Griffin, Atkinson
Iris club: 2nd prize—No. 46, Mrs.
Robert Van Horn, Happy Home
Gardeners, Page.
Centerpiece: 1st prize—No. 24,
Mrs. Roger Weiss, Ainsworth
Garden club; 2nd prize—No. 1,
Mrs. Jennie Gillette, Chambers
Garden club.
Miscellaneous: 1st prize — No.
17, Mrs. Henry Walters, Beauti
ful Valley Garden club. Cham
bers; 2nd prize—No. 11, Andrea
Olson, Newport Civic Garden
club.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hull and
Edward and Miss Shirley Crom
well, of Sioux City, were week
end guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. John Winke and
family, of Fairfield, la., spent the
weekend at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bennie Hill.
Marvin Holsclaw. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred H. Holsclaw, is
visiting his parents this week.
He is employed in a drug store
in Alliance.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Krutz, jr.,
left Thursday for Billings.Mont,
to visit Mr. Krutz’s brother.
The Family's
Farm Future
“You” can help determine it!
• The USDA has asked for the opinions of farmers, ranch
ers and other interested persons to study Department
Policies and Programs and draft recommendations. In order
to secure these recommendations the Holt County Mobiliza
tion Committee has arranged for a meeting to be held in
O'NeilL
O’NEILL HIGH SCHOOL BAND ROOM
Thursday, September 20,1951
8:00 P.M.
Everyone is invited to attend. Come and bring your
neighbor.
Ad Courtesy O’Neill Chamber of
Commerce
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• Beginning today (Thursday, Sep
tember 43), we will start selling
hogs at I 0:30 a.m. and start selling cat
tle promptly at 1 p.m. All cattle will be
sold in the order in which they are un
loaded—with the exception of the spe
cial calf sales.
• If you would like to have your cattle
sold earlier in the sale, bring them in
before sale day. We will be pleased to
care for them for you.
O’Neill
O'NEILL TO GET NEW EQUIPMENT . . . The above photograph
illustrates the new O’Neill fire truck that will be placed in ser
vice here next March or April. Voters this summer okayed a bond
issue for the purchase. Contract went to the American La Friance
Corp., Elmyra, N. Y„ for $14,835. The truck features a V-12 204
horsepower engine, a 750-gallon-per-minute pump, it will carry
300 gallons of water, and there is 1,200 feet of 2 Vz-inch hose^ — j
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Amelia-Chambers
Line Is Rebuilt
CHAMBERS—A telephone line
between Chambers and Amelia
is being completed this week.
The old line running east and 1
mile south of Amelia has been
taken out and rebuilt along high
way 95, where it can be more!
easily kept in repair.
This line will improve service
to both communities. The old line,
which had been unsatisfactory
for a long time, was completely
out of use for the past several
months.
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O’NEILL LIVESTOCK MARKET
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Guernseys, Jerseys, Few Holsteins
Bulk of Them Milking Shorthorns
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th
• Starting at 8 P. M.
All TB and Bangs Tested and Will
Be Guaranteed As Represented
DON EPP, Lincoln
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