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VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 30. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1951. PAGE *.
* METHODIST (O'Neill)
Rev. V. R. Bell, pastor
Church school, 10 a.m., classes
for all ages.
Worship service, 11 a.m., ser
mon, special music by the choir.
Senior MYF group, 7:30 p.m.
We were very glad to have our
junior choir also sing for us Sun
day morning. There were 25 boys
and girls in it
The junior fellowship and choir
meets Tuesday evening at 6:30
o’clock. Mrs. Roy Johnson and
Mrs. Clay Johnson, jr., are the
sponsors.
The spiritual life group meets
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., at the
church.
The senior choir will practice
> Thursday at 7 p.m.
The missionary circle will meet
Thursday evening with Mrs. Dale
Fetrow and Mrs. Mott will De as
sistant hostess.
Christmas preparations are go
ing ahead and we expect a fine
program which will be given Fri
day evening, December 21.
The laymen of the subdistrict
held a meeting at Ewing on Sun
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Munsell and Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Peacock represented our laymen.
Rev. V. R. Bell and Rev. and Mrs.
LaVeme Jay also attended.
A Sunday - school workers’
meeting was held at Plainview
on Monday.
We invite you to our services.
CHRIST LUTHERAN (O'Neill)
Rev. R. W. Olson, pastor
' Thursday, November 29: Ladies
Aid meets at the home of Mrs.
Harvey Krugman, 2 p.m. Senior
choir practice, 8 p.m.
Friday, November 30: Young
people’s business meeting at the
church, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1: Con
firmation instruction classes meet
at the parsonage, 2:30 and 3:30
p.m.
Sunday, December 2: Divine
worship with the celebration of
holy communion, 9:30 a.m. Those
desiring to partake of the sacra
ment may announce themselves
before the service or by calling
the parsonage. Sunday - school,
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, December 5: Mes
siah practice at the O’Neill high
y school music room, 7:30 p.m.
First Advent service at the
church, 7:30 p.m.
ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL
(Neligh)
Rev. Wm. H. Cowger, pastor
Morning prayer, first Sunday
in Advent, December 2, 9 a.m. AJ
Schmidt, from Grace church,
Columbus, key layman for the
diocese of Nebraska, will give the
address on loyalty Sundpy.
Church school, Sunday, 10 a.m.
Guild will meet at the home of
Mrs. Frank Bauman on Wednes
day afternoon, December 5.
COMMUNITY (Stuart)
Rev. Orin Graff, pastor
Services at 10 a.m. every Sun
day.
“ Sermon for Sunday, December
2: “A Doubting and Disobedient
People,” Numbers 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Meininger
and Mrs. Frances Roberts were
welcomed into the church as new
members on Sunday, November
25.
CHURCH OF CHRIST (O'Neill)
A. C. Utterback, minister
Sunday, December 2: Bible stu
dy, 10 a.m. Weekly observance of
the Lord’s supper, 11 a.m. Morn
ing message will be “The Christ
of a Loving Heart.” Evening
service at 8 o’clock.
Midweek Bible study and pray
ermeeting Thursday at 8 p.m. We
welcome visitors to all these ser
vices.—By Mrs. Donald Johring,
secretary.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
(Atkin von)
Rev. R. W. Olson, pastor
Sunday, December 2: Sunday
school, 10 a.m. Divine worship,
11:15 a.m.
Tuesday, December 4: Senior
choir practice, 8 p.m.
Frontier for printing.
WESLEYAN METHODIST
(O'Neill)
Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, pastor
, November 30: Prayer confer
ence in the Free Methodist church
near Amelia. Kev. jonn Payne, of
Arkansas City, Kans., will be
speaking in the morning services
on “Lessons for Our Day from the
Book of Daniel,” and in the af
ternoor he will be speaking on
the subject, “The Good Samari
tan and the Liquor Traffic.” Rev
erend Payne is traveling in the
interest of enlightening folk on
the harm of the liquor traffic.
Both of these services will be
profitable to all.
November 30, 8 p.m.: Prayer
meeting and quarterly meeting.
November 20, at 7:30 p.m.:
Prayer meeting at Ewing.
December 2: Sunday-school, 10
a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; young
people’s service, 7:30 p.m.; evan
gelistic service, 8 p.m.
Rev. Gene McBride, who is
under appointment as a mission
ary to West Africa, preached for
us last Sunday night. We were
glad for his message.
CENTER UNION (O'Neill)
Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, pastor
Prayer meeting each Wednes
day evening, 8 o’clock.
December 2: Worship, 10 a.m.;
Sunday - school, 11 a.m.; young
people’s service and Bible study,
7:30 p.m.
Are you a pilgrim or a va
grant? A pilgrim is one who is
traveling to a certain place. A
vagrant is a mere stroller, with
no settled purpose or goaL
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marcellus
and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Marcellus
visited at the D. B. Marcellus
home Sunday at Stuart.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Nissen and
Matthew Hynes spent the week
end in Omaha visiting relatives.
Miss Gertrude Steffins, of Ged
des, S.D., was a weekend guest
at the home of Mrs. George Mc
Carthy. „
Miss Helen McNichols, of Oma
ha was a weekend guest in
O’Neill, visiting relatives and
friends.
Sunday evening dinner guests
of Mrs. Charles Manson were Mrs.
Carl Widtfeldt and Mrs; Lillian
Simonson.
Brownie Scout troop 3 met at
the public school Monday after
noon. They made a cloth picture
book to be sent to the Children’s
Memorial hospital, Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murray, of
Kankee, 111., were Thanksgiving
day guests of his father, Frank
Murray, and brother, Erwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Porter re
turned to their home in David
City on Sunday after spending the
holidays with Mr. Porter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Waite, of
Ainsworth, and Hugh Ray were
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elgin Ray on Thanksgiving
day.
Venetian blinds, prompt deliv
ery. made to measure, metal or
wood, all colors.—J. M. McDon
ald Co.. O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell
went to Omaha for the holidays.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess
went to Fremont and were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cran
dall on Thanksgiving day. They
went to Lincoln for the weekend
and visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Burgess and
family. When they returned home
they brought their little grand
daughter, Kathy Sue, home with
them for a visit.
L. M. Merriman went to Sioux
City Tuesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mat
thews, of Lincoln, were weekend
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, jr._
O’NEILL’S
FREE TURKEY
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Saturday, December 8 —At 3 P.M.
TURKEYS — DUCKS — CHICKENS
O’Neill merchants will release Free Tur
keys, Ducks and Chickens on the main
street the afternoon of December 8th at
3 p.m. Those who catch them can claim
them. A free for all.
Music by the O’Neill Band
FREE! - FREE!
Mobile X-Ray Will Visit Holt
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Home Extension Clubs
Sponsor Unit’s
Coming
The Holt county chest X-ray
survey, its goal the free chest
X-raying of every adult in the
county, will begin in Stuart on
Tuesday, December 18, it was an
nounced this week by Dr. W. F.
Finley, of O’Neill.
Endorsed by Holt county phy
sicians as “an excellent health
program,” the Holt county X-ray
survey will utilize the X-ray unit
owned an operated by the state
department of health, in giving
free chest X-rays to all who wish
them.
The X-ray schedule for the
county follows
Stuart: December 18, 19 and 20.
Atkinson: January 2 p.m., 3, 4
and 5 a.m.
O’Neill: January 8, 9, 10, 11
and 14 p.m.
Chambers January 16 and 17.
Inman: January 19 a.m., and
21.
Page: January 23 and 24.
Ewing: January 28 p.m., 29 and
30.
“This should be one of the most
important community enterprises
that Holt county has sponsored
in years,” said Doctor Finley.
"This is not merely a tubercu
losis survey—it is a chest X-ray
survey. Where any abnormal
condition in the chest is noted,
including tuberculosis, cancer,
heart disease or other condi
tions. the individual is referred
to his or her personal physician
for further observation.
“Any adult, including children
| of high school age, may receive
this valuable X-ray service ab
solutely free! If there is any sus
picion of an abnormal chest con
dition however, children of grade
school age are welcome but the
X-ray machine cannot be adjust
ed to take satisfactory films of
younger children,” Dr. Finley
added.
Dr. E. A. Rogers, acting direct
or of the tuberculosis control di
vision, state department of health,
recently revealed that more than
570,000 free chest X-rays have
been taken in Nebraska by the
X-ray unit. Of these, 97 out of
each 100 have been found to be
perfectly healthy. Christmas seal
funds are used to mail letters to
these people, telling them the
good news.
Members of the county commit
tee are: Mrs. Robert Martens, of
O’Neill, and Mrs. Frank Grenier,
of O’Neill, cochairmen; Miss Alice
French, of O’Neill, superinten
dent of public instruction; Mrs.
Axel Borg, of O’Neill, president
of Simonson unit of the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary; Dr. W. F.
Finley, of O’Neill, county health
officer; Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher,
of O’Neill, chairman, Holt county
tuberculosis association; Mrs.
Walter Puckett, of Atknson, Mrs.
Edward Weber, of Stuart, Mrs. H.
B. Burch, and Ray Beed, all ex
tension club officials.
The community chairmen are:
ATKINSON — Mrs. Walter
Puckett, chairman, Mrs. John
Mick, B. Lee, C. E. Spence, Lau
rence Hayes, Alex Frickel, Har
old Hutchinson, Mrs. Francis
Weller, Mrs. Frank Determan.
STUART—Mrs. Ruth Krotter,
chairman, Mrs. Edward Weber,
Kenneth Paul, Bill Yost, ‘Shine”
Shattuck.
PAGE — Mrs. Lorenz Nissen,
chairman, Melvin Roach, chair
man, Mrs. Lester Reige, Jerry
Lamison. Mrs. M. G. French, Mrs.
Eva Gray.
O’NEILL—Mrs. A. D. Jilg, chair
man, D. D. DeBolt, Mrs. Lee
Brady, jr., Mrs. Frank McDonald,
Mrs. Lyle Johnson, Mrs. Edward
Gallagher, Mrs. L. D. Putnam,
Mrs. Frank Grenier, Dean Jeffrey.
EWING—Miss Frances Rother
ham, chairman, Mrs. John Archer,
Gail Boies, “Slic” Bergstrom, Mrs.
Alvin Gibson.
INMAN—Mrs. James McMa
han, chairman, E. L. Watson, K.
E. Smith, Mrs. John Mattson, H.
E. Wilhoit.
CHAMBERS—Mrs. Ray Hoff
man, chairman, Mrs. Charles
Spath, Mrs. G. H. White, Wayne
Rouse.
The Holt county extension
clubs are sponsoring the visit of
the mobile unit to the county.
Freshman’s Fate
The scapegoats In all schools,
the lowly freshmen, have drawn
another task—this time at Raven
na. The annual pheasant feed put
on by vocational agriculture de
partment students left in its wake
the dirty dishes of over 100 diners.
You guessed it—the freshmen
boys in the department did the
dishes.
The Frontier for priming.
Chest X-ray unit coming to Holt . , . "valuable service offer
ed free."
Neighbors Aid
Injured Farmer
ATKINSON—The good neigh
bor cornpicking deed was reen
acted Wednesday, November 21,
at the Jonie Palmer farm, located
4 miles northeast of Atkinson.
Mr. Palmer suffered a fractur
ed hip about a month ago when
he fell from a load of hay. Neigh
bors say he will be laid up most
of the winter with the injury.
Nineteen neighbors husked 40
acres of corn.
Those furnishing mechanical
pickers were Charles, Lewis,
George and Harold Ohde, Lester
Derickson, Oliver Shane, Jake
Irvin Siegler, Gus Rohrs and
Theodore Braun.
Others helping were Raphael
Pettinger, Pete Farwell, Henry
Heiser, Robert Bourne, Clarence
Brenneman, Hans Braun, Merle
Richards, Herman Meyer and
George Collins.
Mr. Palmer is about 40-years
old. He and his wife have a
daughter, Joan.
College Set Spends
Thanksgiving Here—
Among college and university
students studying a distance a
way and returning to O’Neill for
the Thanksgiving holidays were:
From Creighton university,
Omaha: Edward McCarthy, John
O’Neill, Pat Hickey, Thomas
Harty, John Joe Uhl, Jack Gatz,
Francis Flood, Morris Howard,
Allan Martin.
From Duchesne college, Oma
ha, were: The Misses Nancy Froe
lich, Barbara and Marde Birm
ingham.
From the University of Ne
braska came John Berigan and
Paul Moseman.
From Briarcliff college, Sioux
City, was Miss Gayle Widtfeldt.
From Nebraska Wesleyan uni
versity, Lincoln, were Guy Har
ris, James Bridges, Miss Donna
Crabb and Miss Phyllis Seger.
Bride-Elect Feted in
Series Social Events—
Mrs. Edv/ard M. Gallagher en
tertained at a tea Friday after
noon honoring her daughter, Miss
Donna. Mrs. C. J. Gatz and Mrs.
H. J. Lohaus assisted.
Mrs. Frank Froelich and Mrs.
C. J. Gatz entertained at a mis
cellaneous shower on Saturday,
November 24, in honor of Miss
Donna Gallagher, who is to be
maried to Delbert Charles Larson
in Chicago, 111., December 1.
Mr. and .Mrs. W. J. Gallagher
entertained on Friday, November
23, with a smorgasbord at the
Town House, honoring Miss Gal
lagher.
Francis Murray
Dinner Honoree—
Mrs. Richard Hovey entertain
ed at a Sunday dinner in honor
of her brother, Francis Murray,
celebrating his birthday anni
versary. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Pittack and son,
Steven, of Tilden, and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Murray and family.
Country Club Holds
Bridge Session—
Members of the Country club
bridge set met Wednesday eve
ning with a 7 o’clock dinner at
the M&M cafe. Cards were played
at the American Legion club
rooms.
Mrs. Walker Feted—
Mrs. Ralph Walker was sur
prised by a group of friends on
Tuesday afternoon. They called to
help her celebrate her birthday
anniversary.
MM Club Meets—
The MM club met at the home
of Mrs. Esther Cole Harris with a
dessert luncheon on Tuesday
evening, November 27.
Merri Myx Meets—
The Merri Myx bridge club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh with a des
sert luncheon.
Steve Hicks Feted
an 81st Birthday—
Steve Hicks, who was 81-years
jld on Tuesday, November 27,
kvas surprised that evening by his
neighbors on his birthday anni
versary. Besides the neighbors,
his son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Hicks, of Gothenburg,
and their daughter, Miss Twila,
3f Bristow, were present at the
party.
For entertainment pitch was
played and refreshments were
served later in the evening.
Mr. Hicks is in “good health”
and is very active. Recently he
has been working on a farm doing
carpenter work.
Lions Again to
Field Ball Team—
The O’Neill Lions club again
this year will field an independent
basketball team composed of for
mer high school and college cage
stars.
Ihe decision was made Tuesday
evening at a meeting of the club.
Dr. H. D. Gildersleeve will be
team manager. He succeeds Ar
nie Doerning, who inaugurated
Lions basketball last year.
Members of the minstrel show
cast were honored guests at the
November dinner meeting.
Mrs. Gillespie Surprised —
On Tuesday, November 20, Mrs.
L. G. Gillespie was surprised by
a group of ladies on her birthday
anniversary.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Griffin, of
Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Griffon were in Omaha last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Reynold
son went to Albion and celebrated
Thanksgiving day at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reynold
son.
L. D. Putnam went to Omaha
on business Monday.
James Merriman returned to
his studies at Creighton univer
sity, Omaha, on Saturday after
spending the Thanksgiving hol
idays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Merriman.
Miss Dorothy Bennett is visit
ing at the home of her sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Ferree, in Alexandria, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie,
jr., and Mrs. Raymond Ravell
went to Lynch Friday evening,
November 23, to attend a birth
day anniversary party in honor of
Daniel McKenzie. He is a broth
er of Clyde McKenzie and Mrs.
Raymohd Revell.
B G. Hannah, of Chambers, was
a Thanksgiving day guest at the
home of his daughter and her hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mc
Dermott.
Mrs. Elgin Ray entertained 10
guests Tuesday afternoon in hon
or of her daughter, Mary Lou
ise, who was 5-years-old. Games
were played, followed by re
freshments.
TRAPPERS
We will pay you full market
value for your
MINK
MUSKRAT
RACCOON
And all other
Raw Furs.
Ship or bring
them to:
W. H. Starges Co.
27th & n st.
At Stock Yards
So. Omaha, Nebr.
Dealers In Hides-Pelts-Furs
Wool-Beeswax*Horse Hair
Bones
O’Neill High Cage
Prospects ‘Fair’
Coach Paul Baker, O’Neil high
cage mentor, this week describes
basketball prospects in the Eagle
camp as “fair” after having
viewed his squad in a week of
drilling.
"We're going to win some ball
games all right,” Baker said, “but
it’s’ too early for a new coach to
appraise the capabilities of some
of the boys."
Baker has 7 lettermen handed
down by last year's coach, How
ard Dean. They are Gary Buck
master, 6-3 center; Don Calkins,
guard; Junior Worth, guard; Dave
EJby, forward; Don Godel, for
ward; Veldon Godel, forward,
and George Kilcoin, forward.
Promising material includes
Bob Carroll, Clifford Closson,
Jack Hollenbeck and Russell
Miner.
Opener wi 1 be the traditional
game wth St. Mary's academy
—an intracity contest that us
ually fills the house. Date is
Friday. December 7.
When Baker issued the initial
call last week there were 33 can
didates reporting. The squad
since has been reduced to 25.
•All home second team games
wil start promptly at 7 o’clock
and the varsity game follows,
tentatively at 8:15.
The schedule:
December 7—St. Mary’s.
December 12—At Ainsworth.
December 14—Bassett.
December 20—Atkinson.
January 4—At Neligh.
January 11—At St. Joseph’s
(Atkinson). _
January 15—Ainsworth.
January 18—Page.
January 22-25 — Holt county
tournament.
January 29—At Bassett.
February 5—At Burwell.
February 9—At Spencer.
February 12—Stuart.
February 15—At Valentine.
February 19—Plainview.
February 22—Inman.
February 26—Albion.
(March 5-8—Class B district
tournament.
Crippled Huskers
Hold Oklahoma, 0-27
The injury-riddled University
of (Nebraska Cornhuskers fared
better than most experts expected
Saturday, holding high-geared
Oklahoma, 0-27, at Memorial sta
dium, Lincoln.
The Husker squad was dom
inated by freshmen and sopho
mores, particularly the offensive
backfieid. The Nebraska defen
sive unit was obliged to play
most of the game and forced the
powerful Sooners, last year’s na
tional chaimps, to punt 10 times.
Among Holt county fans sitting
through the 26-degree ordeal
were.
From O’Neill: P. B. Harty,
Thomas Harty, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Ray, Marvin Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Golden.
From Ewing: L. P. Dierks, Mer
ton Diei ks, Elmer Bergstrom,
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rockey.
TEACHER HOLIDAY
Some Central City mothers of
children in grades 1 through 6
had a chance to learn the trials of
a teacher. They took over classes
for a day so the teachers could
attend special reading demonstra
tions scheduled by a publishing
company.
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