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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1951)
Former Ewing Banker Dies J EWING—Word has been re ceived in Ewing of the death of William Costello, 64, president of the Citizens National bank, at Wisner and former assistant vice-president of the Stockyards National bank of Omaha. He died i Saturday in an Omaha hospital { after an illness of many months. , Mr. Costello and his family are ' former residents of Ewing, where > he was connected with the Fanm * ers State bank. * He is survived by his w^fe, Nor ma; a son, Kenneth, of Omaha, and a daughter, Mrs. Catherine Bennet, of DuBois, Ida. Other Ewing News Roy Klimes, of Clearwater, be gan work at the Ewing Advocate I last week and will take over the position of shop foreman. Mr. Klimes has had several years of newspaper experience, having been employed on the Clearwater Record a number of years. Mrs. Bertha .Urban arrived home Thursday from a trip to the wQst coast. She accompanied her daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Saiser are home safter spending the week at Denver, Cok>., visiting rela tives. Enroute home, they stop ped at Grand Island to call on their neighbor, Earl Billings, at the Veterans hospital. Mrs. R. B. Grellin and Mrs. A. A. Alden were hostesses to the Past Matrons club, OES, at the Grellin home, Friday afternoon. After the business session, the la ; dies spent the afternoon socially. Refreshments were served by the | hostesses. On Sunday, September 23, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Crellin and (Miss Hazel Ruby left early on a plane trip, piloted by Carl Hubei, for Lexington. The Crellins spent the day with the Rev. and Mrs. Da vid Tudor. Miss Ruby visited her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Wycoff. The party returned home the same day. Pvt. and Mrs. Walter L. Sievers came from Omaha, Sunday, Sep tember 23, to visit their parents. While enroute they stopped in Ewing to call at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Josie Sievers. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McCarty, of Douglas, Wyo., who- were guests several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Josie Sievers, returned home Monday, Septem ber 24. The YM Pinochle club was en tertained at the home of Mrs. Ar thur Kropp Tuesday evening, September 25, with Mrs. Arthur Funk, as cohostess. Guests were Mrs. John Walker and Mrs. Le ota Hientz. Refreshments were served. B. Colwell and Chas. McNellan moved Thursday to a farm north of Butte, which they recently purchased. Their acreage in north Ewing has been sold to Herbert Ruroede, of Ewing. Mrs. W. H. Briggs attended the funeral of her son-in-law, Chas. C Vaughn, of Omaha, on Monday, September 24. She accompanied her grandson, Victor Kennedy, of Ord, to Omaha on Saturday, Sep tember 22. , _ 1 m m n_r\n,nno ^llhA ivir. aiiu lviio. vjv,u. - have been guests of his sister for the past 2 weeks, returned to their home in Lincoln on Monday, September 24. _ ,_ Andrew Olson returned home Monday, September 24, from Ra pid City, S. D., where he had at tended the funeral of a relative. Mrs. Olson remained with the bereaved family for a few days. Word has been received from Mrs. James Ruby and family stating their safe arrival at Pearl Harbor on September 25. They sailed from San Francisco, Cal if., September 19. Mrs. Everett Ruby is spending a few weeks with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ruby, and family at Phil liPMr. and Mrs. William Wulf spent Sunday at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude El liott and family. . Mrs. Gail Boies accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Boies to Wichita, Kans., where they vis ited relatives from Tuesday, September 25, to Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Boies were guests on Sunday at the Walter Patras home at Clearwater. A birthday dinner, honoring Mrs. Patras and Mr. Boies, was en joyed. ' Frontier for printing!_ Huskers Shocked in Opener, 28-7 The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday were shocked, 28-7, in Memorial Sta dium at Lincoln by a superior Texas Christian University team. It was the opener for the Hus kers; the second start for the Homed Frogs. Bobby Reynolds, injured, watched the game from the bench. Among Holt countyans attend ing the game were: From O'Neill: P. B. Harty, M. J. Golden, Marvin Miller, A1 Car roll, Robert Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Appleby, John Stuifbergen, Carroll W. Stewart, H. J. Bir mingham. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Yantzie, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher, James M. Corkle, Don Becker. From Emmet: Gerald Wills. From Stuart: Mr. and Mrs. Linden Mulford. Holt Women Attend State Counsel Meeting— Mrs. Vern Sagaser, president of the Nebraska home demonstra tion counsel, of Chambers, Mrs. H. B. Birch, O’Neill, Mrs. Albert Carson, of Redbird, Mrs. E. R. Carpenter, Holt county chairman, Mrs. Lloyd Waldo, and Mrs. Alvin Forbes, of Amelia, and Mrs. Rob ert Martens, Atkinson, attended the annual meeting of Nebraska counsel of home extension clubs at Grand Island, September 25-26 27. Mrs. Sagaser in her message, urged, “Study and to keep a far look on United Nations. Many things that are done by United Nations do not make head lines of newspapers,” she declared. She also summarized the different things that the state counsel has done. The theme of the meeting was “Democracy — The Torch We Hold.” Miss Gerda Peterson, of Lin coln, was moderator of a panel discussion, and gave the history of the international meeting at Copenhagen, Denmark. A symposium on “Home Exten sion Clubs Role in a Democracy” was lead by Mrs. Fred Dollision, of David City. Dr. James Chubb, pastor of Methodist church, Grand Island, spoke on “Democracy in the Home.” Dr. Doretta Schlaphoff’s topic was “Home Economics in a Demo cracy.” She is from Lincoln. Doctor Miller, of Lincoln, spoke on “Democracy in Our Schools,” and Doctor Rosenlof discussed “Citizenship in a Democracy.” About 650 women attended the meeting. New officers elected were: Mrs. Sam Maxwell, Douglas county, president; Mrs. Norman Meyer, Dawson county, vice president; Mrs. Albert Houser, Platte county, historian; Mrs. Lynn Wallin, Red Willow, district B director; .Mrs. Marion Sisco, Otoe county, district D director; Mrs. L. F. Braunsroth, Knox county, district F director; Mrs. Leslu Kime, Cherry county, dis trict H director. 7 Holt Countyans At Wesleyan— Seven students from Holt coun ty, including 4 from O’Neill, are included among the 645 stu dents from 75 Nebraska counties, 16 outside states, and 4 foreign countries enrolled at Nebraska Wesleyan university, Lincoln, for the 1951-’52 year. The O’Neill students include: Guy Harris, son of Mrs. Esther Cole Harris; Donna Crabb, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Crabb; James Bridges, son of Mrs. Alice Bridges; and Pbyllis Seger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seger. Other students from Holt coun ty include: From Atkinson: Dale and Joan Jarvis, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Jarvis. From Ewing: Victor Marquardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Mar quardt. St. Helen’s Guild Entertains— A card party was staged at the St. Mary’s academy gymnasium Sunday night, sponsored by St. Helen's guild of which Mrs. Frank Clements is chairman; Mrs. Fred Saunto, assistant. Cards furnished the entertain ment. High in pitch was won by Mrs. Charles Dailey; low, Mrs. George Hammond; pinochle high, Mrs. L. A. Carter; low, Mrs. Edna Coyne; bridge high, Harden Anspach; low, George Head. Lunch was served. Soldier Feted Before Departure— The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moler was the scene of a family reunion on Sunday in hon or of Sgt. John Moler, who is home on leave from an army base ! in Texas. The dinner guests at! the Moler home were: Mi\ and, Mrs. Ivan Baker, of Atkinson;' Mrs. John Langan and sons, of; Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Murray and family, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan and daughter, John Sullivan and Donald Mol er. Sergeant Moler left on Tues- \ day for Florida. RECEIVES DEATH MESSAGE PAGE—Dave Bowen received a message telling of the death of his brother. Charley Bowen, of Forrest Park, 111. He died Mon day, October 1. Recent Bride Is Shower Honoree EWING—On Thursday evening a miscellaneous shower was held at the Stockman’s cafe honoring Mrs. Lawrence Young, the for mer Ruth Harris, a bride of the month. Games and contests provided amusement for the relatives and friends present. Advice to the bride created merriment. The main event of the party was the opening of many gifts by the guest of honor, all useful in the furnishing of a new home. Cake, ice cream and coffee were served for refreshments. Hostesses for the shower were former schoolmates o f Mrs. Young, the Misses Bernadine Sanders, Jeanne Welke, Jollyn Eackre, Rosetta Boise, Madonna and Ruth Ann Ernesti, Velonda Biddlecomb, Marcella Sission. Attend Funeral— Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rodman and family went to Beaver Creek, Minn., on Saturday to attend the funeral of a friend, J. R. Craw ford. Hold Reception for Chambers Teachers CHAMBERS—A reception in honor of the Chambers teachers was held Monday evening, Octo ber 1, at the Methodist church. A large delegation was in at tendance. Talks were made by the Sunday school superinten dent, Clair Grimes; the primary superintendent, Mrs. Lee Mitchell; president of the Womans Society of Christian Service, Mrs. Chas. Grimes; pastor of the church, Rev. L. R. Hansberry; president of the school board, C. E. Wintermote and superintendent of schools, Prof. E. J. Ekdahl. The balance of the program was devoted to musical numbers. Those participating were Mrs.' Tom Hutton, Kay Eisenhauer, Rose Marie Gibson, Vivian Har ley, Delores Harley and Dean Far rier with Lela Corcoran, pianist. After the program the group ad journed to the basement where refreshments of sandwiches, pie and coffee were served by the W.S.C.S. Other Chambers News J. E. Reisinger and Maurice Lantzer and son, Duane, of Au rora, were at the Elmer Wonder see home Monday buying 4-H club calves. Mr. Reisinger is a broth er of Mrs. Wondersee. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hoffman and family and Marilyn Walter left Monday for Omaha to attend Ak-Sar-Ben. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hoffman, and Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Robert son left Monday for Omaha to attend the Ak-Sar-Ben. They re turned Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young drove to Ponca Monday to visit his brother and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hoffman entertained guests at supper Tues day evening in honor of their daughter, Donis, who was 2 years old on Wednesday, September 26. Those present to help the little girl celebrate her birthday were: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoffman, Pete and Diane, Ralph Adams, J. S. Hofflman and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wondersee. Green Thumb Plans Hallowe'en Party— The Green Thumb club met with Minnie Boshart on Septem ber 26. Three members were ab sent. A program on “Chrysanthe mums” was given by Minnie Bosh art and Margery McNulty, follow ed by guessing'games. Next meeting will be a Hal lowe’en party at the home of Louise Robertson. Lunch was served by the hostess. Soldier Visits— Pfc. Don Gibson, who has been stationed at Keesler Field, Miss., stopped over this week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson, enroute to his new air force post at Denver, Colo. He will leave today (Thursday). Frontier for printing ! I1" O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. John Pruss, of Emmet, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Bellar. Mrs. Blake Benson went to Patterson, N. J., on Sunday to visit her daughter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Paulter. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rouse were Saturday dinner guests of Mrs. Carrie Borg. William Hubby is a guest of Mrs. Carrie Borg this week. G. C. Shaw left Tuesday morn ing for Gillette, Wyo., on bus iness. A. E. Bowen went to Plain view on Wednesday, October 3. MILLER THEATRE^ — Atkinson, Nebr. — Fri.-Sat. Oct. M It i Law ns take a “beating’ during the •ummer! That’s why fall feeding ipays off in real lawn beauty now and next spring and summer, too! Just 3 pounds of VIGORO, com* 7 plete plant food, per 100 square feet feeds lawns right and helps develop ,a thick, dense carpet of turf. COME TO OUR GARDENING! DEPARTMENT FOR THE BEST! LEIDY’S in OH •# ii fcl* I ! Perfect fit from top to toe | • J NYLONS j ! SSc * I PAIR ( I I | • 51 Gauge; 15 Denier I • Full Fashion for Fit | | •Trim Heels and Seams f > < | Famous ROUILLARD "right ( angle foot” nylons. Knit-in g ™ heel pocket fits foot, elimi- * | nates wrinkles, keeps seams I | straight. 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Cable of Most Sizes Binder Twine Zerex and Prestone Harry R. Smith Implements PHONE 562 4th & Fremont St*. Something New! A PROGRESSIVE AUCTION We are pioneering into a new field of Auc tion Service ■. . . a novel method of selling your Farm, Ranch or Business. OUR FIRST PROGRESSIVE AUCTION BEGINS SATURDAY, SEPT. 22nd, 1951 and will end OCTOBER 20th, 1951 AND WILL FEATURE THE LEWIS F. VAUGHN Improved 320-Acre Farm Located 1 0 miles North and 8 miles East of Atkinson, Nebraska. Here is a nice lev ed 320 acres that is well improved with good house, bam, granary, garage, and farm home. Good water for stock and other necessary buildings to make a good household use. REA, less than 1 mile to the mail box. 280 Acres Farm Land—30 Acres Pasture READ CAREFULLY THE PLAN OF THE AUCTION • Beginning Sept. 22. 1951, the prospective bidder may sub mit a BID to the Weller-Ad&ms Co., Atkinson, Nebraska, stating the price offered for this land, and the name and ad dress of the bidder. Each successive week the highest amount bid during the week will be published in the following news papers: The Atkinson Graphic, Atkinson. Nebr.; The Fron tier. O'Neill. Nebr.: The Holt County Independent, O'Neill Nebr.: and the Spencer Advocate, Spencer, Nebr. I* THE WELLER-ADAMS CO„ WITHHOLDS for our pri vate use ONLY the name of the bidder until the final day and hour. Each week you may bid or raise your bid un til the time set for closing the Auction, which will be 2:00 P.M. on October 20th. 1951. Beginning at this hour an Open Auction will then be held and selling the property to the highest bidder. TERMS: 25% down payment when final bid is accepted; 25% March 1, 1952; the balance of 50% will be carried back on the place with terms to be agreed upon between the buy er and seller. Good and sufficient warranty deed and mer chantable abstract of title will be furnished. POSSESSION March 1st, 1952. Bid to Date: $30 Per Acre Mail or Leave Your Bids with WELLER - ADAMS COMPANY Atkinson, Nebr. Phone 6131 Phone 7531 A Bonded and Licensed Selling Service ... inn ■■■. ■■■■■■"■■ I