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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1952)
When You and I Were Young . .. Harringtons Buy Campbell Residence 50 Years Ago Mrs. Susie Campbell has sold her residence property in the western part of town to Mrs. Harrington, mother of the Har rington boys, of this place.. Sher iff Hall was at Inman and Page. . . . Mrs. K. R. Dickson returned western part of the state. . . Jan from a visit in the southern and itor Kline has begun the spring clean-up at the courthouse yard. . . Miss Ruth Evans, who is at tending Brownell hall in Omaha, is spending the Easter season at home. . . J. G. Wendell and fam ily have moved to Atkinson. 25 Years Ago The business men of O’Neill will hold a get-together banquet followed by a business meeting at the Golden hotel. . . Mrs. E. J. Velder have been enjoying a vis it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Dillon, of Greeley. . . A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wyant. 10 Years Ago O'Neill students are assisting in salvage work to secure sup plies needed for war production. . . . Miss Margaret Miller spent the weekend in Lincoln. . . Mr. and Mrs. Max Wanser and Mary Clare Waldman, of Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka and Emmett Carr were guests of Mr. j and Mrs. Robert Smith. 1 Year Ago Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Green and ; their four children sailed from New York lor Leopoldville, Af rica. . . Mrs. Virgil Laursen and Mrs. Fritz Yantzi were hostess es at a iarewell party in honor of Mrs. Gene W^ife who moved to Fremont. To National Sunday-School Convention— Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Hall left this week to attend the 10th na tion Sunday-school convention of the Assemblies of God. This con venton, which is America’s larg est denominational Sunday school convention, will be held in Springfield, Mo. Reverend Hall reports that this international meeting is ex pected to attract over 10,000 Sunday-school workers and lead ers from Alaska, Cuba, Canada, and Latin America, as well as from every part of the United States. Actiivties at the gather ing consist of specialized confer ences, discussions, work shops and mass rallies. Exhibition halls will feature colorful displays depicting the advances of Sunday-school and gospel work. Larry Minton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Minton, returned from Omaha on Friday, March 21, after sepnding a week there visiting friends and relatives. Bernelda Bolen a Bride at O’Neill STUART—Miss Bernelda Bo len, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bolen, of Stuart, became the bride of James Mashek, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ma snek, sr., of Stuart, on Saiuraay, March 22, at 2 o’clock. Rev. Samuel Lee performed the ceremony at the First Pres byterian church parsonage in O’ Aeill. ihe bride wore an orchid suit and carried a bouquet of red roses and white carnations. She was attended by her sister, Miss Velma Bolen, who wore a grey suit with a pink and white car nation corsage. 'ihe bridegroom was attended by his brother, Emil Mashek. Both wore blue suits with white carnation boutonnieres. The mothers wore corsages of pink and white carnations. The ceremony was attended by the immediate relatives of the couple. A wedding dinner was served at the George Bolen home by Mrs. Earl Cadwallader and Mrs. Harry Cadwallader to zti guests. Ihe dining room was decorat ed with a color scheme of orchid, white and silver. The table was centered with a four-tier wed ding cake topped with a minia ture bride and bridegroom. Mr:.-. Mashek graduated with the class of 1949 from the Stuart high school and has taught school in district 249 since that time. Mr. Mashek hgs been farming with his father. The couple will reside in an apartment in the Ed Muesch ranch home where Mr. Mashek will be employed. Mrs. Mashek will complete her present term of school. CHAMBERS NEWS Mrs. Valo Edwards returned Wednesday, March 19, from Cushing where she had been vis iting her sons, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Edwards, and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Edwards. During the past three months she has also visited her daughter, Mrs. Alice Manley, in Omaha, daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Flavell, at Gretna, and son and wife, Mrs. and Mrs. Allen Edwards, and family at Ord. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Eason, of O’Neill, were supper guests on Sunday evening of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W, Hubbard. Pvt. and Mrs. Raymond Walt er, Mrs. A. A. Walter and Don Cameron were guests in the Ru ben Peltzer home Friday, March Charles Spath, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spath and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner and Connie and Elaine were supper guests Thursday evening, March 20, in the George Fullerton home at Amelia. The occasion was in hon or of Charles Spath’s birthday anniversary. mr. ana mrs. xvennetn werner were in Omaha Friday. Return ing they were snowbound in Norfolk until Sunday. Mrs. Anna Albers returned on Thursday, March 20, from Yoa kum and other places in Texas, where she has spent most of the winter visiting relatives. Pvt. Donald Prill arrived Sat urday, March 15, from Camp Roberts, Calif., to visit his wife, Armenta Prill, at Chambers, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Prill, at Page. The IGA store in Chambers re cently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Catron, held an open ing Saturday, March 22. Due to the blizzard conditions country people were unable to attend. Mr. Catron says they will hold another opening when the wea ther is better. Returns to Home— Mrs. Rose Davey, of Valentine, brought Mrs. Hardin Anspach to O’Neill on Wednesday, March 20, after she had spent lVz weeks visiting at the Davey home. Mrs. Davey returned to Valentine on Thursday, March 20. James Van Every, of Oppor tunity, spent Wednesday night, March 19, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Every. - Present Dutch Song and Skit— ivutj Ciover 4 - ri club met Thursday, March 2o, at Linda Hae Jonnsons home. All mem bers were present, me presiuent pd*seci our new books to us. : oome girls are td«..iig "Let s Cook.’ ihe other guis are taking sewing, me project is cuung mg and Sleeping Clotnts.” Magic pannes weie p.ayeu after the meeting. A luncn was served by the hostess, our next meeting will be April ■*, at oancy Sulli van’s. rti our previous meeting offi cers were elected: Lorna Marcel lus, president; Snaron Marceilus, vice - presiuent; carol Jonnson, secretary; tcaren Me Kim, trea surer; Janice copes, song leader; mnda Kae Johnson, news report er. We presented a Dutch song and dance skit lor 4-ri fun night and again for the soil conserva tion service anu noit county ex tension meeting March 19. — Buriai at Stuart for Former Resident Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chaney went to Grand Island on Tues day, March 11, after receiving word that Mrs. Chaney’s father. C. B. Shade, had died. Funeral services were held in St. Paul and on Saturday, Marcn 15, the body was taken to Stuart, the late Mr. Shade’s former home, for burial. Relatives who attended the fu eral rites and later were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chaney were: M/Sgt. and Mrs. C. R. Thorm as and two children, of Roswell. N.M.; Mrs. Mabel Shade, of Grand Island, widow of the late C. B. Shade; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Shade, of Ogallala; W. R. Shade, of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Shade, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shade, of Sidney; Mrs. Vera Bellerville, of Beller ville, Mich.; Mrs. Fanny Pen ington, of Detroit, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. William Haigh, of Hast ings. Mrs. Thomas is Mrs. Chaney’s twin sister, whom she had not seen for five years. Other Stuart News Miss Eloise Rustad addressed the Lincoln and Omaha chapters ot the Christian business and professional women last week on Monday and Tuesday evenings. She returned to Stuart Wednes day, March 19. Charles Mulford drove to Hast ings on Friday, March 21, to bring his son and daughter. Wil liam and Laura, home for spring vacation. They are students in j Hastings college. Lavern Kramer, Duane Acker man, Edmund Kaup, Danny i Flannigan and Fred Mitchell went to Norfolk on Friday after noon and were snowbound over the weekend. The one - act play, “Wilber Faces Life,” which was entered in the district declamatory con test in'Atkinson Friday, March 21, was given a “superior” rat ing. The play was directed by Miss Mary Coufal and the cast were students in the sophomore class at Stuart high school. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Engler, of Atkinson, were Sunday vis itors in the Gus Obermire home. Nicholis Simmons visited in At Mrs. Gus Obermire and Mrs. iknson Thursday, March 20, with Mrs. Henning and Mrs. Theresa Deermer. Miss Bernelda Bolen was guest-of-honor at a prenuptial shower given Wednesday eve ning, March 19, at the George Bolen home. The evening was spent playing games. Miss Bolen opened and admired her many gifts. Lunch was served by the hostesses, Miss Norma Cadwalla der and Miss Velma Bolen. Mrs. Mark Nelson drove to Omaha Thursday, March 20. Her daughter, Mrs. Robert Brayton, and children accompanied her Omaha Thursday, March 20. Her and children accompanied her home for a visit. Mrs. William W. McIntosh and children went to Madison on Wednesday, March 9, where they ! visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Beatty. They re turned to their home in O’Neill on Friday, March 21. Mattie Soukup, who returned rrom Lincoln Sunday, is spend- j ng this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter. baa noaus rail to ueter well-wishers EWiFiG—Friends and relatives iUuuc iuLii aj ijuiius)' in trac tyn-s and wagons through drifted iuaus 10 the country home of Mr. and Mrs. William Shrader, who live northeast of Ewing. They went to congratulate Mr. Shrader, who was celebrating his 75th birthday anniversary. A birthday dinner was served in honor of the occasion. The centerpiece was a birthday cake, a gift of his daughter, Mrs. Darrell Wettlauser, of Omaha. The afternoon was spent visiting. Those in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett and family, Mrs. Virginia Morrow and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shrader and family, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shrader and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shrader and fam ily and Mrs. May Shrader and Wayne, all of Ewing. The three daughters, who were unable to be present due to road conditions were: Mrs Darrell Wettlauser, of Omaha; Mrs. Verle Gunter, of Norfolk, and Mrs. Ar thur Johnson, of Clearwater. STUART NEWS Guests at the home of Miss Ina | Bennett Sunday were her sister, j Mrs. Flora Young and family, of Orchard. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Saiser | and family, of Omaha, visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Saiser, on Sunday. Frank Belmar, jr., of Page, was a caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleming on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cloyd took their son, David Cloyd, U S. Navy, to Grand Island on Thursday where he left for San Francisco, Calif-, and will report for duty. David has been home on a 30-day leave. Miss Esther Schram, of Mullen, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Jacobsen on Sun d a y. Miss Schram formerly taught music in the Ewing school. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Jacobsen Sun day evening were Mr. and Mrs. Orval Lue, of Ewing. Mrs. Frances Shaw and Jerry Tomjaclt went to Norfolk on Tuesday, March 18, to attend an oil distributors meeting. Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and son, Bobbie, went to Sioux City on Friday. They were marooned in South Sioux City at the George Sohn home, due to the storm which struck that area late the same day. They returned to Ew ing Monday morning. On Wednesday, March 19, Ray Funk ^ind his daughter, Shirley, celebrated their anniversaries. In the evening they were joined by Shirley’s aunt. Mrs. Sam Regan, whose anniversary was March 17. Mrs. Ray Funk served a 6 o’clock dinner in their honor. Three birthday cakes, one of regulation size with candles for Mr. Funk, another featuring decorations for St. Patrick, for Mrs. Regan and a miniature one with the figure “three” on top, bearing 3 candles for little Miss Shirley, were the center of attraction. Guests were Mr, and Mrs. Lee Spittler and Rosalie, J. B. Spittler, Mrs. Nellie Komer. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Regan, Miss Mary Ann Kallhoff, and Joe Funk. Sunday evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kirschmier and family were Mr. and Mrs. James Finley ahd fam ily, of Page. Mrs. Grace Briggs enjoyed a visit from her grandson, Victor Kennedy, of Ord last week. Sun day evening, Mrs. Briggs received a telephone call from her son, Victor Briggs, at Oklahoma City, Okla. Weekend weather reports had centered his thoughts on the old home town and his mother. Mrs. John Archer entertained the Thursday Bridge club at her 1 home on the afternoon of March 20. The prize for high score was i won by Mrs. Earl Billings, low to Mrs. Everett Ruby, and travel ing to Mrs. Grace Briggs. Lunch | was enjoyed after the games. Guests at the home of Mr. and ! Mrs- George Jefferies on Thurs day, March 20, were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maben, of Clearwater. Mr. and Mrs. John Archer j transacted business in O’Neill on Wednesday, March 19. Mr. and Mrs. Verge Cratty, of i Clearwater, were guests at the 1 George Jefferies home on Fri- ! day. Mrs. Rov Wright entertained | the Clearwater club at her home* on Wednesday, March 19. There ! were 23 members present and five guests. Mrs. John Archer. Mrs. Herbert Kirschmier, Mrs. George DeBilzan, Mrs. Alex Thramer. and Mrs. John Walker. At 1 o’clock the club enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trim mings. Mrs. Walter Finley and Mrs. Russell Anderson presented the lesson on mending during the afternoon session. On Rundav Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Rpence and Lyle tackled the snow drifts of the weekend storm to spend the dav at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beelaert and family near Page. Mr and Mrs. Rtanley Riekert and family, of Rt. Paul, left their home on Friday to spend the weekend in the Ewing vicinity. They were stranded at Greeley overnight and all day Saturday because of the blizzard which hit this section of Nebraska Friday afternoon. The Rickerts reached Ewing on Sunday where they were guests at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Jensen and family. Other guests at the Jensen home were her parents, Mr. and Mrs Z. H. Fry, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jensen and sons, Mr and Mrs. Richard Napier and Nancy. | Atkinson Voters Have Big Slate— ATKINSON — Atkinson will hold its city election along with the primaries on Tuesday, April I. Polling places are: First ward —fire hall; Second ward—school; Third ward and Atkinson town ship—Memorial hall. City officers to be elected and the nominees named for the of fices at the city caucus held Tuesday, February 20, are; Mayor—Francis D Lee, pres ent mayor; clerk—J. R. Castner; councilman First ward—Otto Gloor; Second ward — Albert Frost; Third ward—Leo Seger; two members of the school board j Raymer Funk and Herman! Schrader, jr. Endorsements for reelection were: Citv treasurer—I. R. Dick erson; police magistrate and jus- l tice of the peace—William Car- I roll. Retiring officers are: II. A. Sny der, city Clerk, who held his of- [ fice for nearly 25 years, has ask- j ed to be retired because of ser- \ ious illness; C. C. Raymer, who ! served as councilman from the j Second ward for nearly 25 years, * not seeking reelection; Ralton i Jarvis, councilman from the First ward, who wishes to retire. Hugh O’Connor holds the office of councilman from the Third ward ! and the one which is now sought | by Leo Seger. Retiring school board members are the president of the board, E. II. Chaee, and Eli McConnell. Visit Osenbaughs— Mr. and Mrs. Eric Erickson and family, of Mullen, arrived in O’ Neill Sunday and are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh. Mrs. Erickson is their daughter. The Frontier for printing! VOTE FOR CHRIS J. 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