8 Vie for
Queen Title
At Stuart
Will Reveal Winner
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During Big Rodeo;
Will Reign at ‘Alt’
STUART — Want to get-ac
quainted with the eight lovelies
who are vieing for honors of the
1952 Stuart rodeo?
Here they are:
MARILYN VARILEK: Daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Minor Vari
lek, who moved to Stuart in
May, 1951. Marilyn graduated
with the 1952 class at Stuart
high school. Her school activi
ties included cheerleader one
year, pep club three years, dra
matics, music, band two years,
volleyball, class officer and on
the annual and Wrangler staff.
MARCIA BIGELOW: Daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs- Dana Bige
low, a junior in high school, she
represented Stuart at girl’s state
this year. She plays in the school
band, is a member of the pep
club and glee club, plays vol
leyball and was a member of
the student council. She is em
ployed at the Community hos
pital for the summer.
SOPHIE MURPHY: Daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Murphy,
who live on a ranch five miles
south of Stuart, has attended
St. Mary’s academy in O’Neill
for three years, is a member of
the pep club and a piano stu
dent, has been a member of the
Elkhom valley 4-H club for
three years. Her favorite sports
are swimming, ice skating,
horseback riding and dancing.
She helps on the ranch during
the summer.
ESTHER GANS: Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gans, a jun
ior in high school, her school ac
tivities included pep club, dra
matics, glee club and volleyball.
VELMA BOLEN: Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Bolen, a
junior m high school, is active
in pep club, glee club and vol
leyball.
THEO WEICHMAN: Daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Weich
man, graduated from Stuart
high school this spring, was
vice-president of her class, was
active in dramatics, music, was
in pep club four years, was on
the annual and Wrangler staff
and played volleyball. She plans
to teach school this fall.
MAUREEN BATENHORST:
Daughter of Joe Batenhorst, who
lives on a farm on the southwest
edge of town, a member of the
1952 graduating class, was in
pep club, served as cheer leader
three years, was a member of
the annual and Wrangler staff,
has been active in dramatics
and music. She also played vol
leyball. She will enter Creigh
ton college in Omaha this fall
and take nurse’s training at St.
Joseph’s hospital.
JOAN BURHANS: Daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGrew,
attended high school two years
at Churdan, la., and graduated
from Stuart high school this
spring. Her school activities in
cluded pep club, cheer leader
three years, volleyball, dramat
ics, music and was on the an
nual staff.
These eight candidates were
selected from a host of nomina
tions. The queen will be select
ed during the July 4 parade by
out-of-town judges. She will be
presented a trophy and have the
honor of serving as queen for a
day at the Ak-Sar-Ben rodeo,
Omaha.
The American Legion is spon
soring the annual three - day
Stuart rodeo, July 4, 5, 6.
92 Seated at Father
Son Banquet —
PAGE—The father-son banquet
sponsored by the King’s Daugh
ters, was held at the Methodist
church parlors Friday, June 13.
Tnere were 92 seated at the ta
bles. Theme was “Round-up.”
The table decorations were cov
ered horseshoes, kerosene lamps,
yellow and brown programs and
nutcups. There was a campfire
scene at one end of the room.
Around the roocn were saddles,
bridles, spurs, chaps, branding
irons and lariats.
Neven Ickes, jr., was the toast
master; invocation was offered by
Rev. C. E. Wilcox; welcome, by
Roger Bowen; response, by Dave
Bowen; song, “I Wish I Were Sin
gle Again,” Kent and Val Stauf
fer; reading, by Harley Kennedy;
trombone solo, by Harold Tegeler;
reading, by Robert Beelaert; talk,
by A. Neil Dawes.
Following the program Dale
Stauffer led group singing with
Kenneth Waring as pianist.
Returns from
Bible College—
Miss Shirley Johring, who has
just completed her second year
of college training at the Min
nesota Bible college, Minneapo
lis, Minn-, returned home recent
ly. She was accompanied by
two of the other college students,
Miss Mary Van Meetren, of
San Bernardino, Calif., and
John Koekkoek, of Long Beach,
Calif., who spent the night at
the Johring home before resum
ing their trip westward.
Miss Johring will spend the
summer on the farm and help
teach daily vacation Bible school
at the O’Neill Church of Christ.
She plans to return to Bible col
lege next fall.
Barbara Miller New
Club Member —
The Steel Creek 4-H club met
at the home of Charles Cole Fri
day, June 6. We answered roll
call by giving the name of a tree.
We decided to learn the 4-H
pledge for next roll call. Five
members were absent.
We had a visitor, Barbara Mil
ler. Barbara joined the club.
Glen Miller told how he fed
his 4-H calf. Our leader, Dale
Revell, gave us some tips on feed
ing.
The next meeting will be held
at the Bill Hibbs home Wednes
ay, July 11. After the meeting
we played games and sang songs
until lunch was served.—By Kay
Hibbs, news reporter.
Former Brunswick
Couple in Observance
Harry Dressier, Wife
Wed 50 Years
BRUNSWICK — Golden wed
ding bells will ring for Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Dressier at Spring
field, Sarpy county, on Wednes
day, July 2. Their children and
other relatives and friends are
planning to spend the day with
them informally.
Harry M. Dressier and Eunice
Gertrude Booze were married on
July 2, 1902, at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Booze, near Springfield.
They lived in Sarpy county un
til 1911 when they moved to An
telope county, living southwest of
Brunswick. By the spring of 1919,
they had moved their home to
the east edge of Brunswick,
where they lived for 20 years. All
of their children graduated from
the Brunswick high school.
Mr. Dressier will be remem
bered for the large quantities of
fruits and honey which he put on
the market each year, also for
his (many years of service on the
board of education and cn the
town board, which he headed as
mayor for several terms. He also
was substitute mail carrier on the
rural routes, prior to 1935 when
they were combined into one
route.
In 1939 the Dresslers sold their
property in Brunswick and re
turned to Sarpy county, where
they have lived since.
Of the seven children bom to
them, five have grown to matur
ity. They are:
Mrs. John (Edna) Stephenson
of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Roy
(Mary) Norman of Wausa; Mrs.
Wallace (Ruth) Hughes of Wayne;
Mrs. Dale (Lela) BLakeney of
Omaha and Maj. Arthur L. Dress
ier of Weisbaden, Germany. There
ere 14 grandchildren.
Mr. Dressier is 73 and his wife
is 70. They both enjoy fair health
and are very active.
Mrs. Arthur L. Dressier of Ar
lington, Va., the former June
Frady of Neligh, expects to sail
in July to join her husband in
Germany. The couple has four
children who will accompany
their mother. They are Joel, Di
ane, David and Patrick.
Riverside Clubbers
to Long Pine —
The Riverside 4-H club held a
weekly ball game on Sunday,
June 15. The captains were Don
Schneider and Wendell Babl. Part
of the afternoon was spent in
swimming. That evening we at
tended another benefit dance for
St. Anthony’s hospital at Ber
nard Pongratz’.
Sunday, June 22, we met at
Ralph Van Horn’s after 7 a.m.
mass and went to Long Pine for
our Picnic.
We had our meeting in the
truck on the way up.
The club rosary will be July 1,
at Matt Beha’s.—By Mary Agnes
Boyle, news reporter.
Plan 10 Demonstration
Teams for Fair. —
The 212 South Fork 4-H club
held a meeting on Friday, June
13, with 18 members present. The
meeting was at the home of Ken
neth Coolidge.
After the business meeting the
bird group had their lesson dur
ing which they judged materials
for bird houses. We practiced
making bird houses with card
board.
In the cooking project, Marlene
Ermer and Demaris Strong dem
onstrated the setting of a table
and we discussed their demon
stration. We planned menus for
a day by the food clock and re
corded them in our books.
We practiced judging cattle.
We are preparing 10 demon
stration teams for the fairs this
summer.—By Gary Holcomb, re
porter.
Observe Rural Life
Sunday at Dorsey —
The Lucky Clover 4-H club ob
served rural life Sunday, June 8,
with a program at the Dorsey
church.
The program opened by Lowell
Pickering leading in repeating
the Lord’s prayer.
Mary Osborn, assistant leader,
read “Jesus, the Rural Minister.”
County agent A. Neil Dawes,
spoke on soil conservation and
the responsibility of 4-H mem
bers as future tillers of the soil.
—By June Carson, reporter.
The chill of the wTind we have
not felt,
For we kept cozy with our shel
ter belt.
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MRS. FRANCIS L. HOLZ — A CHURCH BRIDE . . .
The former Miss Jean Ann Fahrenholz (above) became Mrs.
Francis L. Holz in nuptial rites performed Monday, June 16, in
St. Patrick’s Catholic church. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Fahrenholz of Chambers and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Holz of O’Neill. The newlyweds will
reside in O’Neill.—O’Neill Photo Co.
PAGE NEWS
Ronnie Park spent the week
end at Creighton with Bobbie
Sorensen.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sorensen
and daughter of Creighton spent
the weekend visiting relatives
here. They were Saturday
evening supper guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Soren Sorensen, jr. They
were overnight guests and spent
Sunday at the Charles Sorensen i
home. Other dinner and supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sorensen Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Soren Sorensen, sr., Mr. and !
Mrs. Sorensen, jr., and Glenda
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sorensen
and two children, all of Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorensen,
jr., and Glenda, Mr. and Mrs. 1
Soren Sorensen, sr., and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sorensen and two
daughters attended the Holstein
calf sale at Creighton last Thurs
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eckman of
Cardiff By the Sea, Calif., spent
a few days last week calling on
relatives and old friends. Mrs.
Eckman is the former Mary Al
len, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Allen, who were
former residents of this commun
ity. It had been over 30 years
since Mrs. Eckman visited Page.
Mrs. Nona Bedford of Troy, O.,
who is visiting relatives and
friends here, spent last week
with Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen. This
week she will visit at the home
of her grandchildren, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sorensen, and two
daughters.
Mr. and Mrs Anton isussen vis
ited Sunday afternoon at O’Neill
at the homes of their daughter
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Eby
and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Nissen.
The Contract Bridge club met
with Mrs. John Lamason Thurs
day evening. Winners were Mrs.
C. E. Walker, high and Mrs. Mel
vin Roach, traveling. The hos
tess served refreshments.
Mrs. Ed Worttman and two chil
dren of Neligh visited last Thurs
day with Mrs. H. L. Brummette
and two daughters. In the after
noon they all visited at the Cal
vin Karvey home where they
were joined by Mrs. Gerald Lam
ason and Mrs. Lloyd Fussleman
when Mrs. Harvey served lunch.
Pfc Gary Banta came Wednes
day, June 18, to spent a few days
with his father, H. L. Banta. He
had been stationed at Amarillo,
Tex., and after an 18-day fur
lough will report to Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebell of
Baker City, Ore., called at the
Soren Sorensen, sr. hoimie Thurs
day, June 17. They were on their
honeymoon and were going to
Creighton to visit Mrs. Ebell’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mey
er
Several members of the Golden
Rule extension club «and their
families enjoyed a picnic dinner
at Ford park in O’Neill Sunday.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Don
Nissen and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Asher and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Lorenze Riege and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Heiss and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
Hallman and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Max and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nissen and
family.
Mrs. C. M. Stevens was hos
tess to the GG&G pitch club
Friday afternoon. Score winners
were Mrs. Otto Matschullat, high,
and Mrs. Bert Finley, low. Mrs.
Stevens served lunch .
Enough soil is lost from our
farmlands each year to fill a
string of freight cars that would
reach around the world 19 times
at the equator.
Plan to Reorganize
Holt TB Association
Strengthening of Unit
Purpose of Meet
The Holt County Tuberculosis
issociation organizational meet
ing will be held Monday, June 30,
at 6:30 p.m. in O'Neill, according
to Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher,
planning committee chairman.
The purpose of this meeting is
to strenghthen the present group
responsible for tuberculosis fight
ing financed through the sale of
Christmas seals in Holt county.
Holt will be the 26th Nebraska
:ounty brought under the new
organizational setup.
A board of directors, officers
and comimittee chairmen will be
elected at this meeting.
The planning committee in
cludes the following persons from
the county:
Mrs. Roy Beed of Chambers;
Mrs. John Archer of Ewing; Mrs.
Lorenz Nissen of Page; Mrs. John
Mattson of Inman; Mrs. Robert
Martens and Mrs. Walter Puckett,
both of Atkinson; Mrs. Edward
Weber, Mrs. Arlin Caster and
Mrs. George Kreidel, all of
Stuart; Mrs. Helen Kreytm/borg,
Miss Alice French, Mrs. H. B.
Burch. Mrs. Axel Borg, Miss
Bernadette Brennan, J. C. Wat
son, Dr. W. F. Finley and Mrs. E.
M. Gallagher, all of O’Neill.
Reservations may be made by
calling Miss French.
Niece Killed in
Auto Accident
CHAMBERS — Miss Margaret
Gordon, 17, of Bradshaw was fa
tally injured in a car accident
near Polk Sunday, June 22. The
car in which she was riding with
seven other people went off a
gravel road and overturned in a
ditch. No one else was seriously
hurt.
Miss Gordon’s neck was broken
when she was thrown from the
car. She is a niece of Mrs. Ches
ter Fees of Chambers.
South Side Clubbers
Hear Review —
The South Side club held its
annual tea Thursday, June 19, at
the home of Mrs. Vera Price. All
members were present except
two. There were seven visitors.
Mrs. Cannonborg of Bassett re
viewed the book, “Bright Pro
fession.” Mrs. Alice Burks also
of Bassett was a guest.
A lunch was served. Mrs. Bes
sie Burge and Mrs. D. C. Schaf
fer poured.
The annual July 4 picnic will
be held at Ford park, O’Neill Sun
day evening, June 29. All mem
bers and their families are wel
come. — By Mrs. Julia Luben,
news reporter.
William Wells, Sr.,
Buys Lynch House
LYNCH—William Well, sr., of
Redbird purchased the Jack Dar
nell residential property and is
moving there this week.
The Jack Darnell family have
moved to Omaha where they will
(make their future home.
Other Lynch News
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McMeen
were in Gregory, S.D., Sunday,
June 15, where they visited the
former’s mother, Mrs. Mattie Mc
Meen, in the Gregory hospital.
She is “getting along fine.”
Henry Maly of Spencer has
been staying with his daughter,
Mrs. Joe Slechta, sr., and hus
band the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wheeler
and Dennis returned home Sat
urday, June 21, from a two weeks
vacation trip.
Frank Hammon and Martin
Jehorek made a business trip to
the Kansas wheat fields Friday
and Saturday.
Pete Genglers have been en
joying a visit from their daugh
ter of Valentine.
Smoky Gallop and family are
here for a stay during their vaca
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart were
visitors at the Wayne Blair home
in Spencer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weeder
entertained relatives Sunday
from South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bjomson and
Miss Lanora Bjornson were Sun
day dinner guests at the Ray
Peters home in Verdel.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Schultz and
daughter, Margurite of Norfolk
spent Sunday at the G. Mulhair
home.
George Barta attended the ball
game at Verdel Sunday, June 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barta of
Walnut were Sunday, June 22,
dinner guests at the Albert Kal
kowski home.
Mrs. Lorie Micanek and Mrs.
Ray Kavranek assisted at the C.
L. Haselhorst home north of Bris
tow Monday, June 16.
Leo Kalkowski and Dickie Hull
motored to Grand Island Sunday.
George Barta and Joe Halva
attended the funeral of Knox
County Judge Frank Barta at
Center on Wednesday, June 18.
Frank Halva of Gregory, S.D.,
spent the weekend with his broth
ers, Joe and William and their
families.
Robert Conklin of Spencer vis
ited relatives here Saturday.
The Floyd Kaasa family en
joyed a visit with Floyd’s mother
and two sisters of Lyman this
week.
Mrs. Jerry Sixta spent Wednes
day, June 18, with Mrs. William
Teadtke.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Gengler of
Niobrara visited at the Pete Gen
gler home here Saturday.
Augustana Rejects
5-Way Merger
The Augustana Lutheran,
church in an unanimous action at
its 93d annual synod here, June
10-15, said it was “unwilling” to
continue unity discussions “which
are not open to all Luptheran gen
eral bodies and which do net in
clude the consideration of the
subject of ecumenical relations.”
By its action, Augustana indi
cated that it would not go along
with plans for a merger with four
ather Lutheran bodies which have
created a Lutheran church of
nearly 2Vz million members.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. John Schom and
daughter, Mary of Atkinson,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Minton.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo McKarny of
Norfolk were Saturday, June 21,
overnight guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Muff.
Mrs. L. A. Serck and daughter,
Loydene of Denver, Colo., arrived
Wednesday, June 18, and spent a
week with Mrs. Serck’s mother,
Mrs. Ray Eidenmiller and broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Moore. They returned homo
Wednesday accompanied by Mrs.
Eidenmiller, who will visit there
indefinitely.
Eddie Hilderhoff, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hilderhoff of Lincoln ar
rived in O’Neill Saturday and
will spend a two weeks vacation
with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh.
DRS, BROWN 6
FRENCH
Eyes Tested—Classes Fitted
Broken Lens Replaced in
24 Hours
Other Repairs While You
Wait
Complete X-Ray
Dr. Edw. J. Norwood, O.D.
Optometrist,
from Crawford, Nebraska,
will be in O'Neill on
JUNE 21
9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
At the Hotel Golden
Eyes Scientifically
Examined
Glasses Properly Fitted
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KRILLIUM
Does soften hard soil. Let us show you a
test plot. Krillium is excellent for potting
plants.
Horticultural Peat Moss, Bags_60c
Bales- 4.60
DDT, 50%, only-50c per lb.
Endo Pest, in dust guns, only_98c
Weed Kill gets weeds_1.00
Fertilizer of all kinds.
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