Explosion in Home;
Occupants Away
CHAMBERS—The home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Thomson was the
scene of an explosion Thursday,
May 8. It occurred about 6:30 in
the evening. The pilot light on
the gas furnace had gone out
and fumes were ignited by the
fire on the hot water heater.
No serious damage was done,
but it raised the ceiling a couple
inches. A fire started in one of
the bedrooms, but a neighbor,
Clair Grimes, discovered it in
time to put it out. The Thom
' s°ns were in Omaha when the
explosion occurred.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomson oper
ate Bill and Billie’s cafe in
Chambers.
Retiring Teacher
Is Honored—
A party was given for Mrs. Al
ice Fritton on Thursday, May 8,
at the Town House by the grade
school teachers of the O’Neill
public school. Those present be
sides the honored guest were
Mrs. Leona Shoemaker, Mrs.
Harold Donohoe, Mrs. Leo Mul
len, Mrs. Florence Schulz, Mrs.
Harry Petersen, Mrs. A1 Fritton,
Mrs. Loretta Enright, Miss Hilda
Gallagher, Mrs. Ray Bettenhau
sen, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Nelson
and James Bastian.
J ames Atkinson went to
Creighton Sunday where he vis
ited relatives.
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PAGE NEWS
Paul Singleton drove to Bruns
wick Saturday to bring his
grandmother, Mrs. May Lichty,
to his home here for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Taylor and
daughter, of North Platte, came
to Page Wednesday evening, Ap
ril 7, to spend a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Taylor.
The Get-to-Gether club met on
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Earl
Parks. The afternoon was spent
with needlework. Lunch was
served by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beelaert
and daughter, Becky, A. B. Mc
Clure, Mrs. Emma Oorr, Mrs.
Melvin Lamason and Mrs. Mel
vin Carson were Sioux City vis
itors Thursday.
Capt. and Mrs. W. W. Johnston
and family came from Houston,
Tex., Monday evening, May 5,
and spent until Firday evening
visiting Mrs. Johnston’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heiss,
and other relatives. They were
enroute to Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Raymond Heiss entertain
ed a group of relatives and close
friends la9t Thursday afternoon,
honoring her daughter, Mrs. W.
W. Johnston, who was a house
guest in the home of her parents,
and her niece, Mrs. Duane Dorr,
of Cameron, Wise., who is at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Merwyn French, sr. Among
the others present were Mrs. Al
len Haynes, Mrs. Jennie French,
Mrs. O. L. Reed, Mrs. Leonard
Heiss, Mrs. Merwyn French, sr.,
Mrs. Harold Heiss, Mrs. Harry
Harper, Mrs. Richard Heiss, Mrs.
Ivan Heiss, Mrs. Richard Asher
and children, Mrs. Donald Heiss
and children, Mrs. Kenneth Heiss
and daughter, Mrs. Marvin Stauf
fer and sons, Mrs. Elmer Trow
bridge, Mrs. Edgar Stauffer, Mrs.
Icie Rost, Mrs. E. E. Wilcox and
Mrs. Bill Fink and children.
The Help U club m^t with Mrs.
Clarence Finch Wednesday, Ap
ril 7, for an all-day meeting. A
no-host luncheon was served at
noon. Ten members were pres
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ent. The afternoon was spent do
ing needlework for the hostess.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Kenneth Waring.
The Page Improvement club
met Monday evening, May 5,
with Mrs. Melvin Roach with 14
members present. Plans for serv
ing the alumni banquet were
discussed. The hostess served a
lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Roach
?nd Larry visited relatives at
Osmond Sunday, May 4.
Allen Zempel come from Mon
tana Thursday, May 1, to spend
several days visiting his mother,
Mrs. George Fink, and brother,
Billie Zempel. He plans to stay
until after commencement, May
13, when his brother is one of
the graduates.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Stevens
and family, of Lincoln, spent
from Tuesday, April 29, until
Friday, May 2, visiting Wendell’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ste
vens. Thursday afternoon, May
1, they all went to Orchard
where they visited with Mrs. Roy
Waring, who is a sister of C. M.
Stevens.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stauffer
and Mrs. Marvin Stauffer and
two sons spent Wednesday, Ap
ril 30, at Sioux City.
Miss Effie Stevens, of O’Neill,
spent Wednesday and Thursday, J
April 30 and May 1, visiting her
aunt, Miss Maude Martin, and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Eby and
two sons, of O’Neill, visited Sun
day afternoon, May 4, and were
supper guests of Mrs. Eby’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen.
The group called at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen and
family during the afternoon.
Conrad Benner and children,
of Grand Island, spent Sunday,
May 4, at the home of Mr. Ben
ner’s son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brostrom.
and son. Mrs. Benner, who had
spent the past two weeks here,
returned to her home.
Mrs. J. O. Ballantyne was in
charge of 8th grade examina
tions which she gave in Ewing on
Tuesday, April 29; Page on
Wednesday, April 30, and O’Neill
on Thursday, May 1. The follow
ing is a list of those taking the
examinations at Page: Sharon
Boelter, Walter McIntosh, Elmer
Blain, Leona Summers, Charlotte
Luebeke, Richard Harris, Caro
lyn Russell, Helen Haggemeyer,
Faye Rutherford, Becky Kenne
dy, Loran Parks, Lois Saltz and
Donald Spanger.
Among those from away who
attended the services of Chris
afternoon, May 4, were: Mr. and
tian Sorensen at Page Sunday
Mrs. Emil Strom and Elda and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Black, of
Marshalltown, la.; Mrs. Ove Nel
sen, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nelsen,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Finke, Mary
Sorensen, Mr. and Mrs. Soren
Sorensen and Marilyn, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Sorensen, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Sorensen and daugh
ter and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ja
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cohson, all of Creighton; Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Nelsen, of Norfolk;
Mrs. Tillie Zerbe and family, of
Center; Mr. and Mrs. John Son
der and sons, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Ruzicka, Mrs. Lura
Sonder, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Al
der, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Foster
mann, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Son
der, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prokop,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dvorak, Mr!
and Mrs. Vernon Sonder, Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Sonder, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Sonder, Mr. and Mrs.
Dervey Woods, Mr. and Mrs.
August Boelter and Mrs. Dolly
Hall, all of Verdigre; Mrs. Mar
tha Hill and Mrs. Josie Elston, of
Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. John Cleve
land and Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Cleveland, of Orchard; Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Larson, of Bruns
wick; Mr. and Mrs. Nels Lin
quist and Mrs. Anna Linquist
and Alfred, all of O’Neill.
Mrs. Honeywell at
85th Milestone
CHAMBERS — Mrs- Charlotte
Honeywell celebrated her 85th
birthday anniversary Sunday at
her home.
The following guests arrived to
surprise her: Addie Batie, Ber
nice Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Carlson and daughter, of El
gin; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Koney
' well and family, of Neligh; Mr.
and Mrs. Seymore Harkins Mr.
and Mrs. John Harkins and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Knox,
M. and Mrs. Lloyd Knox and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs- William
Knox and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Urban and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Dwayne Sumanerer, ail
f Ewing.
Other Chambers News
Mrs. Marjorie Fagan, of O’Neill,
spent mother’s day with her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Fa
1 gan and family.
j Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brion and
family, of Neligh, and Mr. and
j Mrs- Lyle Walters and family, of
Chambers, were Sunday guests of
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Grimes
and Mrs. Sarah Adams drove to
Fullerton Sunday to attend the
wedding of Marilyn Weir and
Richard Bennet at 2 p.m. at the
Presbyterian church.
The Kellar Presbyterian aid
met Wednesday, May 7 at the
home of Mrs. L. W. Taggart with
12 members present The presi
dent, Mrs- Elmer Wondersee, con
ducted the business session. Mrs.
Ray Hoffman presented the les
son. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lehmann
and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leh
mann spent mother’s day with
the former’s daughter and hus
band, Mr- and Mrs. Bernard Mo
sel, and tairrily at Orchard.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Turgeon and
children, of Moody, Mo., spent
two days last week with her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Taggart. Their daughter, Delaine
Leffler, remained for several
weeks’ visit. The Taggart’s
daughter, Mrs. William Alday,
and daughter, Theresa, accom
panied the Turgeons to Missouri
for a visit.
Mrs. Anna Albers had mother’s
day dinner with her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Harley, and children.
Gale and Maria Elena Stevens,
son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Laveme Stevens, of O’Neill, spent
the weekend with their grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cava
naugh. Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh
and family took them home Sun
day and attended the saddle
horse sale at the Max Wanser
place east of O’Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley
left Wednesday, May 7, for Biloxi,
Miss., to visit their son and wife,
M3/c and Mrs. Richard Harley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Medcalf and
children, Bobby and Kathy, of
Sioux City, came Friday, May 9,
to spend the weekend with their
parents, Mr- and Mrs. E. H. Med
calf and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Car
penter.
Ronald Whitaker left Monday
for Rck Island, 111., where he will
be employed in engineering work
after spending a few weeks with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Whitaker, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Medcalf and
children, of Sioux City, Mrs. Gen
evieve Bell and Mr. and Mrs- E.
R Carpenter, of Chambers, spent
mother’s day with Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Stevens and children at At
kinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cava
naugh and daughter, Pamela Kay,
took Mrs. Cavanaugh’s mother,
Mrs. Heeb back to her home at
Atkinson Sunday. Mrs. Heeb had
spent several weeks with her
daughter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Covey and
Mrs Kertel had the following
guests for mother’s day dinner.
Mrs. Lowell Anderson and chil
dren, of Illinois, Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Hertel, Mr. and Mrs. Seth
Hetel and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Bus Clausen and family.
Mr and Mrs. Theodore Strong
went to Bonesteel, S.D., on Sun
day where they visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mick Hal
verson. Mrs. Strong and Mrs.
Halverson are sisters.
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of Picnic Dinner—
A picnic dinner was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie
Johring on Sunday in honor of
their little son. Freddy, who was
2-years-old. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. J. Victor Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Walter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Anson and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. David
Jensen. In the late afternoon re
freshments of cake, fruit salad
and coffee were served.
Mrs. Donald Martens and Mrs.
James Mullen spent Sunday in
Sioux City, la.
Earl Wrede, of Branson, Mo.,
spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Addie Wrede, and other rel
atives.
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