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Earl Pritchett New
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Elevator Employee
Becomes Successor to
Wilmer Crawford
LYNCH—Earl Pritchett is the
Tiew assistant at the Farmers Un
ion elevator due to the resigna
tion of Wilmer Crawford.
Other Lynch News
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hasel
horst and family of Spencer
were Lynch visitors on Sunday
June 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Blair and
El more of Spencer were Sunday
June 29, visitors at the Don
Stewart home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Crawford
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Greene,
Valentine, and Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Crawford and family
of Spencer were Sunday, June
J9, visitors at the Frank Cran
ford home.
The American Legion auxiliary
met at the Legion hall Wednes
day July 2.
Mrs. William Sleeger and
daughters. Mrs. Herman Ditten
ber and Mrs. Robert Lenhart of
Lvman, returned to their homes
Thursday, June 26, after a sev
eral days visit at the Floyd
KaLsa home.
Mrs. Frank Kayl and son,
Karl, of Soencer were Lynch
visitors Sunday, June 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hasel
horst of Plainview socnt the
weekend at the C. L. Haselhorst
home.
Word from Mrs. Hannah Streit
of Portland, Ore., states she had
enioved an outing in Alaska re
cently.
Mrs. Dale Mulhair and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Mul
bair, Mrs. Bertha Cooper and
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Webber
attended a family reunion at the
Niobrara state park in honor of
Mrs. Adolf Webber’s birthday
anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Court
ney returned from a three-weeks
vacation trip to Oregon where
they visited relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Klasna and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Klasna of
Spencer visited Mrs. Louisa Cih
lar last Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Collins and chil
dren returned to their home in
Broken Bow Saturday, having
spent several days at her parent
al Elmer Christensen home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mahlen
dorf and daughter spent Friday
evening at the Joe Boska home.
Mrs. Martha Schindler is in
Lincoln visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Walker, and family.
Mrs. Tillie Novak and Louis
were Niobrara visitors recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kalkow
ski were Sunday, June 22, vis
itors at the Louis Novak home.
Mable Mulhair returned home
Wednesday, June 25, from Wis
consin where she had attended
the funeral of a relative.
Louis Novak and his mother
spent Friday at the Lee Barnes
home near Monowi.
Mesdames Lloyd Mills and
Howard Devall were business
visitors in O’Neill Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jehorek
and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ko
lund and Eugene were in Yank
ton, S.D., Tuesday.
T^. _ TTT_r 1_! 1 m
vvdoimuvidft. Ui VTiegUiy,
S.D., was a 6 o’clock dinner guest
at the Vince Jehorek home Sun
day. June 22.
The William Teadtke family
returned home Wednesday from
a several days’ vacation trip.
Virginia and Janet Cassidy of
Ft. Randall, S.D.. spent the past
two weeks with their grand
mother, Mrs. Inger Levi, and
their aunt. Miss Vera Levi.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold France of
Ainsworth have spent the past
two weeks in Lynch. The girls
attended the Catholic summer
school white here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pitha of
Omaha have been visiting their
daughter. Mrs. Howard Ander
son. and family.
District 35 community north
west of Lynch, from the Vince
Jehorek farm north and west, is
being staked for REA this week.
Mrs. Myrtle Chambers is in
Missouri for an extended visit
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kalal of
Omaha spent several days here
last week visiting his aged
mother, Mrs. Mary Kalal. Emil
was born and raised on the farm
now owned by Pat Cassidy.
Sergeant Korab
Reenlisis at Offutt —
S/Sgt. Marvin E. Korab was
recently assigned to the installa
tion squadron of the 3902d air
base group, Offutt air force base,
Omaha, site of headquarters,
strategic air command.
Korab went to Offutt as a re
enlistee. He was previously in
the USAF. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Orville P. Peterson, O’
Neill
Relatives Gather at
W. H. Woods Home
CHAMBERS— Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Woods entertained a group
of relatives at a picnic dinner
Sunday at their home near
O’Neill. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Isom
and son and two grandsons of
Mullen; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Jackson and family of Inman;
Mr. and Mrs. Garnold Hackler of
Newman Grove; Mrs. Dora Os
bom of Battle Creek; Mrs. M.
Thomas of Meadow Grove; Mrs.
Ida Anderson of Norfolk; Mr.
and Mrs Norman Kasik and
family, N e 1 s Anderson and
daughter, Mary Ann, Irene My
ers, Virgie Mink, Joe Osborn,
Dean Osborn and Allen Osborn,
all of Madison; Mrs. V. C. Woods,
Mrs. Lela Grubb and Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Adams, all of
Chambers.
Rock Falls News
Mrs. Wesley Taylor and chil
dren visited Mrs. Lyle Vequist
last Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bil Claussen were
dinner guests at Claussen Broth
ers’ Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pon
gratz and family were Sunday
evening guests at Lyle Vequists.
Morris and Dick stayed over
night.
Walter and Margaret Egger
were supper guests at Bill Claus
sen’s Sunday evening.
Tommy and Janice Vequist
stayed Saturday night with their
grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. James Curran
and Ardell visited Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Peterson and Donna Ray
at Amelia Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Celia Grutsch and her
daughters dressed chickens to
freeze Monday at James McNul
ty’s.
Mr. and Mrs. James Curran
and Ardell attended the Fred
Barnes funeral in Atkinson Fri
day.
Doris Sterns was home from
Lincoln for the weekend.
GuestJs at the Albert Sterns
home Sunday included Mrs. Neil
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Sterns and family.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James Currans were Mr. and
Mrs. James McNulty and LaDon
na and Mrs. Celia Grutsch.
Several from this community
attended the wedding dance of
Frank Schultz and Shirley Stes
kal in Atkinson Saturday night.
Gordon Johnson called fat the
Bill Claussen home Tuesday eve
ning, June 24, and stayed for
lunch.
Helen and Peggy Rokes were j
overnight guests at the John
Schultz’s Saturday night.
Mrs. Roy Margritz and Susan
visited at the John Deines home
in Royal from Thursday until
Saturday. Several members of
the family were present for a re
union.
Lloyd Evans called at the Bill
Claussen home Tuesday after
noon, June 24.
Benton Miller was a caller at
Bill Claussen’s Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Margritz
were dinner guests at Walter
Sire’s home Sunday and Sire’s
were supper guests at Margritz’s
that evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Claussen
were supper guests at the Dan
Waegli home Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Swede Wabs
were guests at the Roy Mar
gritz’s Monday evening, June 23.
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July 3-4-5
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Children 10c, plus 2c tax. Tot. 12c
Children under 12 admitted free
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WecL-Thurs. July 9-10
—FAMILY NIGHTS—
Farley Granger and. Shelley
Winters in
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A Jerry Wald—Norman Kras
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Children 10c, plus 2c tax. Total
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The Nelson family reuniies — first time in
more than 20 years. Seated: Nels Peter Nelson,
jr., of Millsboro, Dela.; Mr. and Mrs. Nels Peter
Nelson; R. H. Nelson, of Lanham, Md.; standing
—Findrew L. Nelson of Lincoln; Donald R. Nel
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son of San Jose. Calif.; Bernard A. Nelson of Lin
coln; Mrs. John (Margaret) Soennichsen of Stam
ford, Conn.; Mrs. Elvin (Gertrude) Allen of Bris
tow, and Curtis Nelson of Aiken, S.C. — The
Frontier Photo.
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The Nelson family home in Bristow was the
scene of the basket dinner. Their farm home was
destroyed by fire in 1948 after which the Nel
sons moved into Bristow. Over three hundred
guests attended the open-house. — The Frontier
Photo.
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home, a half-block south of the
business district. Mrs. Claire
Van Hove kept the guestbook
which soon overflowed with
names of relatives and friends.
Mr. Nelson was bom at As
sens, Denmark, December 13,
13, 1874. He came to this country
with his parents when he was
two-years-old, initially settling
in Wisconsin. Later, he moved
with his parents to the Leona
community 20 miles northeast of
O’Neill, now known as the Han
sen locality.
When Boyd county was aban
doned as an Indian reservation
and was opened up for settlers,
Mr. Nelson was too young to file
a claim.
The family homesleaded one
mile east and four miles south
of Niobrara on rugged land
overlooking the Niobrara riv
er. When he became eligible,
young Mr. Nelson filed on a
claim alongside his father's
place.
Mrs. Nelson, whose maiden
name was Mary Eliza McGill,
was bom near Tilden, Antelope
county, August 25, 1880. When
a child she moved to South Da
kota with her parents, living
there one year and later return
ing to Nebraska—Knox county,
near Verdel.
Mr. Nelson’s farming career
was interrupted by the Spanish
American war. He volunteered
to serve with the First South
Dakota regiment in the Philip
pine Islands.
Upon returning from a year
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''and a half of war, he married<
“Mollie” on June 26, 1902, at
her father’s farm home. They
set up housekeeping on Mr Nel
son’s homestead where they
continued to reside until their
home was destroyed by fire Jan
uary 17, 1948. It was then they
moved into Bristow to retire.
Besides rearing a family of
nine children, including seven
sons and two daughters, they
provided a home for Mr. Nel
son’s father and mother until his
parents died.
During World War II six
members of the family were in
Uncle Sam’s military uniform.
Mrs. John (Margaret) Soen
nichsen of Stamford, Conn.,
served as an army nurse with
the Seventh army as it moved
north from Africa across the
Mediterranian and into France
and Germany.
Curtis, who is now a civil en
gineer located at Aiken, S.C.,
was a lieutenant-colonel. He was
assigned to the famous Manhat
t e n project (atomic energy
group).
Until two years ago he was
U.S. liaison officer to Canada
in connection with atomic re
search. Curtis now heads the
new hydrogen bomb plant at
Aiken—biggest wrojeci of Us
kind in the world.
His wife is the former Eileen
Anthony of Landon, N.D., and
they have four children.
Bernard A. was a marine corps
flyer—a captain. He served in
the southwest Pacific theater
and is now a mechanical engi
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>neer, working for the gas and
light company in Lincoln. He is
married to Jean Macoy of Hold
rege. They have two children.
Findrew (“Finn”) was in the
navy and served aboard the
Philadelphia, a heavy cruiser,
in the Mediterranean. He is now
the manager of the Giles dairy
near Lincoln. Findrew’s wife is
the former Edna Neumiller of
Naper. They have two children.
Nels, jr., was also in the navy
but did not get overseas. He is
now associated with his father
in-law in the poultry business
at Millsboro, Dela. He is married
to Louise Williams and they
have two children.
John began his combat duty
with the navy off the shores of
Africa and was killed in Sicily.
Three Nelsons—John, Margaret
and Findrew—were involved in
North African landings early in
the war.
The oldest daughter, Mrs. El
vin (Gertrude) Allen of Bristow,
has three children and resides
on a farm near Bristow.
Donald works for a steel com
nany in San Jose. Calif. He has
two chlidren and his wife is the
former Penelooe Mortimier of
Monterey, Calif.
R. H. resides at Lanham, Md.,
where he is employed by the
U.S. department of agriculture.
He is married to Mabel Bowman
of Lincoln and they have two
children.
Four of the sons are graduates
of the University of Nebraska.
Three hundred guests were
estimated in attendance.
Those from a distance, besides
the Nelsons’ sons and daughters,
were: Mrs. Verne Rowley of
Washington, D.C.; Mrs. C. W.
•Tones of Denver, Colo., sister of
Mrs. Nelson: Mrs. Robert. John
son and children of Tacoma,
Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. John
Rowe, of Storm Lake, la.
Rita Vequist Is
9 Years Old
ROCK FALLS—A party was
held at Lyle Vequist’s Wednes
day evening, June 18, celebrating
Rita’s ninth birthday anniversary.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Curran and daughters,
Mr. and Mrs. ROy Margritz and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Vequist, Mrs. Albert
Widfeldt and children. Cards
were played by the grownups
while the youngsters enjoyed
games.
A luncheon was served by the
hostess.
Families Feast on
10-Pound 'Cat' —
ROCK FALLS—Guests at the
Francis Curran home Friday, June
20, for a catfish supper with
all the trimmings were Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Margritz and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Miller and
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Vequist and
family. t
The catfish weighed 10 pounds
and was caught by Orville Miller
in the Niobrara river.
Pvt. and Mrs. Norman Fallsen
arrived in O’Neill Thursdav,
.Tune 26, from Ft. Leonard Wood,
Mo. Private Fallsen will spend a
21-day furlough here and in Ne
ligh. Mrs. Fallsen is the former
Wilma Kloepper. 11
Mass Helen Nelson (left) played the wedding march and
Miss Jane Amyra Allen sang as their grandparents marched down
the aisle in small Methodist church at Bristow _The Frontier
Photo.
CHAMBERS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bell and
daughter and Mrs. Vernon Whit
aker and baby daughter drove to
North Loup Sunday to visit their
mother, Mrs. Hattie Richardson,
who has been with her daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Rice, since returning from
the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Whitaker
and granddaughter, Sandra Whit
aker, spent Sunday in the Ev
erett Miner home at O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Suitor
and son, Richard, were guests in
the home of Rev. and Mrs. L. R.
Hansberry Sunday night. Mrs.
Suitor is Rev. Kansberry’s daugh
ter.
Vernon Whitaker and daughter
and son were at Bancroft last
week attending a rodeo.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell
and daughter of Neligh visited
Bill Majors Sunday, June 29.
The following guests enjoyed a
picnic dinner at the Williamf Tur
ner home Sunday: Rev. and Mrs.
L. R. McElheron and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Adams and Mrs.
Letha Cooke, all of Chambers,
and Rev. and Mrs. Duane Clay
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Mrs. L. R. Kansberry returned
the last of the week from Ong
where she had been caring for
her parents.
Miss Beverly Miller and some
friends of Neligh visited her
brother, Duane Miller, Saturday.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. L. V. Cooper were Mrs.
John Caspari of Palmer, Mrs.
Genevieve Bell, Arnold, Marie
and Erna Zuelka.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomson en
tertained the following guests to
a picnic dinner at their home
Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bush
ard and family of O’Neill, Mr.
and Mrs. Merlin Grossnicklaus
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Werner and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Duane McKay and children,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tibbetts,
George Porter and Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Thomson and family, all
of Chambers. The occasion was
in honor of the birthday anniver
saries of both Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lard Thomson.
The Women’s Society of Chris
tian Service met Thursday, June
26, at the home of Mrs. George
Thomson with 26 ladies and three
children present. The business
session was conducted by the
president, Mrs. E. R. Carpenter.
Mrs. R. K Platt led the devotion
als and Mrs. H. W. Hubbard pre
sented the lesson. Lunch was
served by the hostess and cohost
ess, Mrs. Genevieve Bell.
Mrs. Louise Crandall returned
Saturday, June 28, from a week’s
visit with relatives at Sterling,
Longmont and Boulder, Colo.
Mrs. Eva Kennedy of Puyallup,
Wash., spent last week with Mrs.
Ned Alderson. Mrs. Kennedy
and Mrs. Alderson have been
close friends since they were
three years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Grimes and
Mrs. Lela Corcoran and sons,
Bobbie and Stevie, of Chambers;
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Grimes of
Lincoln, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Grimes and family of Fres
no, Calif., left Monday, June 23,
for a week’s vacation trip to Yel
lowstone national park. The Ed
ward Grimes family left from
there for their home in Fresno,
Calif. The others returned to
Chambers Sunday.
Mrs. Vernon Schmidt left on
Wednesday, June 18, for Missouri
to be near her husband who is
stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood.
Her brother, Lawrence Tange
man, took her and a trailer house
in which she will live while there.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marquis of
Redmond, Ore., are visiting her
sister, Nellie Smith, and brothers,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Smith, Mr.
and Fred Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Smith and other relatives.
Attending 4-H camp at Long
Pine the past week from Cham
bers were: Marilyn Walter, Jac
queline Taggart, Irene Brown,
Connie Werner, Judy Fagon and
Mrs. J. W. Walter.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rich
ards and family of Powell, Wyo.,
spent a night last week with his
father, Walt Richards.
. Mrs. Chalfant of Neligh Is as
sisting at the C. J. Barnum
home.
Mr. ana Mrs. beymour Har
kins and Mrs. Charlotte Honey
well were Sunday dinner guests
in the John Honeywell home.
Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell ac
companied the Harkinses home
for an indefinite visit.
Junior Meyers and father-in
law of St. Paul called on Mrs.
Mina Meyers Sunday morning.
June 21 and 22 weekend guests
in the Hamp Smith and Guy *
Blake homes were Mrs. Ed Blake,
Mrs. Fred Nachtman, Mrs. Fay
Boore, Mrs. Laverne Stout and
Mrs. Bud White.
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