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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1952)
b Ewing Couple in Golden .Wedding _ . cP ^ ^ ■ Smiths Feted While in Oregon PAGE—Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Smith of Ewing, who are vis iting their children and other relatives in 0 Oregon, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, June 15, at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith, at Walton, Ore., where dinner and open-house were held. Mr. and Mrs. Smith resided in the Page community for a num ber of years before moving to Ewing. They received many gifts, cards and a purse of money, some of which were sent by peo ple not able to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were mar ried at O’Neill June 11, 1902. They have one daughter, Mrs. Mable Parker of Springfield, Ore.,: and two sons, Bill of Walt on, Ore., and Leo of Ranier, Ore. They have 12 grandchildren and 13 greai-gTandchildren, all of whom were present except two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren from Ne b r a s k a. one grandson of Springview and one who is in the army in Korea. Two sisters of Mr. Smith were also present, Mrs. Alice Wilson of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Min nie Davidson of Seattle, Wash. The guests included: Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith and Leah, Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen, Mr. and Mrs. George Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. James Wilhelm, Mrs. T. Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, Charles and Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Grace Pettit, Mr. and • Mrs. Ed Clinefelter, all of Walt on, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Harris, Sandra and Edwin of Nate, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson, Betty and Helen of Crow, Ore.; Troy Turpin, Sherry, Gordon and Harry of Cheshire, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilbke, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ames, Lester Parker, Mr. r™1 i ! and Mrs. Elton Brotherton and Duane, Mrs. Kate Jacobson, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wilson, Virginia and Marsha, Mrs. Alice Wilson, all of Eugene, Ore. Mrs. Mable Parker and J. N. Allender of Springifeld, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wright of Junction City, Ore.; Forrest Da vidson and Mrs. Minnie David son of Seattle, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Smith, Larry and Shar on of Ranier, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kessel of St. Helena, Ore.; and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mur rie and Mickey of Portland, Ore. EWING NEWS A family picnic with fireworks in the evening was the Fourth of July celebration for Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Krachie, their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rachwitz, and sons of Omaha at the home of another daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Jefferies, and family in Ewing. Mrs. Robert Tams and children and Mrs. Archie Tuttle and daughter went to Atkinson on the Fourth of July where they were joined by Mr. Tams and Mr. Tuttle for a picnic supper and fireworks. Mr. Tams and his crew are making hay in the Atkinson territorv. Mrs. Frank Tomjack from the Goose lake vicinity is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Tomjack. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Knight and family had as their weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Wal ton and two sons from Hastings. Mrs. Walton i§ a sister of Mrs. Knight. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Knight and family picnicked with friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Walton at Winneto'on on July 4. Mr. and Mds. Elmer Pahl and family of West Point were guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Larson, on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2. On Thursday, July 3, they left for Black Hills for the holiday week end. They were accompaniend by Mrs. Pahl’s sister, Mrs. Carl Christon and son, Tom, of Ewing. Merle Lee of Omaha is spend ing a two weeks’ vacation at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee, and with other rela tives in Ewing and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCoy and family left Wedneday, July 2, for their home at Hay Springs after visiting at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tams, and family in north Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Larson and Mrs. Marcella Chambers of Oakland, Calif., were 6 o’clock dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Os car Pruden of O’Neill Tuesday evening, July 1. OLD FIRE TRUCK RETIRED ... A 1936 model fire truck was placed in retirement this spring with the arrival of a new 15-thousand-dollar truck authorized by the O’Neill citizens in a spe cial election. The old machine has been con verted into a combination street cleaner, chem ical sprayer and auxiliary water supply. City Supt. L. C. Anderson demonstrates the flushing features for The Frontier’s camera. Tank holds 750 gallons of water which could be very useful in combating a fire where there is a limited supply of water. 9 of Page9s First Pupils Living _ . — <■• Pvt. Ramold Feted Before Departure Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pongratz and family entertained at a party in honor of Pvt. Joe Ramold on Wednesday evening, July 2. Around 175 relatives and friends attended. The evening was spent dancing and visiting. Lunch was served at a late hour. Private Ramold will report soon in California for duty over seas. Before entering the service he was employed by Mr. Pongratz for four years. His brother, An drew, is in the armed forces in England. Another brother, Nick, will go for his preinduction ex amination on July 15. Their mother lives on a farm north of ' Emmet and their father died sev eral years ago. Book Review Heard at Page WSCS Meet PAGE — Members of King’s Daughters and Woman’s Society of Christian Service met at the Methodist church parlors Tues day evening, July 1. Twenty-five persons attended. Mrs. Thomas Kelly led the de votions and a book review, “A Family, A Christian Concern,” was given by Mesdames Charles Sorensen, Ivan Heiss, Frank Bee laert, Dale Stauffer and Marvin Stauffer. Mrs. Soren Sorensen, jr,. and Mrs. Norman Trowbridge sang a duet accompanied by Mrs. (Neven Ickes, jr. Hostesses were Mrs. Carl Max, Mrs. Soren Sorensen, jr., and Mrs. Charles Sorensen. ’ PAGE—The first school term* conducted in what is now Page— then known as Pleasant Valley— came to a close just 60 years ago, on June 29, 1892, but there are still nine residents of Page who were among the pupils. Two others now live at Royal. Its first term opened January 11, 1892, with P. E. Chase as teacher. But when 91 pupils ap peared the school board hastily hired Miss Edith Walbrant to take charge of the first three grades. The old school was a large one. The building was a two-story frame structure, 40 feet square. The first floor had two rooms but there was just one large room on second floor. The building was used until a fireproof structure was built many years later. The nine remaining Page resi ents who attended that first term of school in this community, 60 years ago, are Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Heiss, Harry Harper, Mrs. Jen nie French, Mrs. Allen Haynes, Mrs. Rollie Snell, Mrs. Carrie Townsend, J. I. Gray and Mrs. Dora Townsend. Those living at Royal are Mrs. Fred Storm and E. E. Reed. They are sister and brother of Mrs. Haynes, forming the largest group from one family. Altar Society Will Circulate Jar EWING—The Altar society of St. Peter’s Catholic church gath ered at the home of Mrs. Caro line Sanders Tuesday evening, July 8, for a regular session. Mrs. Leota Hintz and Mrs. Lester Bergstrom were the assisting hos tesses. Funds for the society will be raised during the summer months by a traveling basket. This basket was started by Mrs. John Walk er. She put an article in the basket, also a jar, passing it to a member who in turn places money in the jar representing the value of the article received. She then prepares the basket to be sent on to another member. This method has proved to be popular. In one afternoon the basket was ex changed as many as three times. Mrs. Arthur Kropp conducted the business meeting. Card games provided entertain ment and later refreshments were served by the hostesses. No Serious Auto Mishaps Over 4th No serious traffic accidents were reported in the O’Neill re gion over the long Fourth of July weekend, according to the sher iff’s office and the Nebraska safety patrol. This was good news in view of the fact that a new U.S. rec ord in violent deaths was estab lished. There were 477 fatalities in the nation during the long weekend. The highway patrol reported most of the holiday traffic on the Fourth flowing toward Ne ligh and Stuart The Stuart ro deo continued through Saturday and Sunday during which patrol men devoted special attention to the Stuart area. “We issued several tickets to motorists for speeding and foi failure to stop at stop-signs,” Patrolman Frank Dineen said, “but generally the traveling pub lic was very cooperative and law abiding.” A Fourth of July picnic din ner was enjoyed at the farm home of Mrs. J. Victor Johnson north of O’Neill with the following people present: Mr. and Mrs. Merle Anderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. Victor John son and Mr. and Mrs. David Jen son. PAGE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Jake Neumiller and daughter, Janice, of Long view, Wash., spent Wednesday, July 2, and were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen. The Nissens and Neumillers were friends when they lived in Van couver, Wash. They left Thurs day for Alexandria, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Park and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Trow bridge spent Thursday and Fri day in Omaha. On their return home they visited Mrs. Park’s brother, J. C. Wood, at the Meth odist hospital in Sioux City. The Help-U club met Wednes day afternoon, July 2, with Mrs. Otto Matschullat with a no-host dinner at noon. Twelve members and four guests — Miss Maude Martin, Mrs. C. M. Stevens, Mrs. Mable Davis and Mrs. Eva Cun ningham — were present. Pitch was played during the afternoon and the winners were Mrs. J. W. Finch and Mrs. Ed Soukup, high; Mrs. Kenneth Waring and Mrs. Clair Schroth, low, and traveling was won by Mrs. Hes ter Edmisten. The next meeting will be with Mr§, Ralph Brook houser. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Stevens of Oakland were callers Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. Stevens’ aunt, Miss Maude Mar tin. Mrs. Francis Davis of Chadron spent from Tuesday, July 1, un til Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Paul Singleton. Hei son, Steven, who had spent th< past three weeks at the home oi his uncle and aunt, returnee home with her. Steve and Michael Woods o: Polk came Tuesday, July 1, anc will spend several days visiting at the home of their grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Copes. Mr. and Mrs. Rav Eby and three sons of O’Neill and Mr and Mrs. Don Nissen and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Nissen and family enjoyed a no-hos1 dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen July 4. Wayne Matschullat of Minne aDolis, Minn., called his parents Wednesda}' evening, July 2, to tell them he was leaving for Rochester, Minn., on Thursday morning where he will be man ager of a large department store. The family will move to Ro chester as soon as they can dis pose of their home in Minneapo lis. Mrs. Albert Anthony and two children of Bloomfield visited from Saturday until Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Matschullat, and her broth er, Dale Matschullat, and wife. Her niece, Miss Shirley Hill, who had spent a week visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Matschullat, returned to Bloom field with her. Other guests on Sunday at the Matschullat home were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mat schullat and Milton Hill. Mrs. J. E. Smith returned home last week from Kenne wick, Wash., where she had spent almost 11 months at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Faith Knorr, and her son, Jeff Smith, and wife. Her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rosner, and two sons brought her from Hastings where she had stopped for a short visit at their home. A picnic supper at the Page park Thursday evening honored Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Smith and l two children of El Monte, Calif., and Mrs. Myrle Castor and two daughters of Sterling, Colo. Oth ers present were Mrs. Anna Smith, Ernest Trowbridge ayd Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and family of Inman and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Smith and Lin da of Page. The group went to the Melvin Smith home where home movies were shown of California and Page. Other visit ors there were Mr. and Mrs. El mer Trowbridge and Judith, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trowbridge and Diane, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stewart and Mr. and Mr. Hoy Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nissen re turned to Page recently after a two-months’ trip through Iowa, Illinois, New York, Oregon Cali fornia and other states. The trip covered 10,000 miles. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hall, who had transacted business here for several weeks, left Monday, June 30, for their new home at Cabery, 111. O’NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Griffith and son Tommy of North Platte spent the weekend with Mrs. Griffith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Jones. Thursday evening dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Low ell.Culver were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Blakholb and Dorwin Smith, all of Glendale, Calif., and Mrs. Alice Bridges and son, Eddie. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Herley spent Friday, July 4, in Neligh with Mr. Herley’s mother, Mrs. O. A. Her ley, and attended the celebra tion. Fourth of July guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Laursen were Mr. and Mrs. Merle Ellis and sons and Miss Joyce Ridgeway of Sioux City and Mr. and Mrs. Armand Ellis and sons, Miss Janet Custer and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ellis and family of Allen. ■ DR. H. D. GILDERSLEEVE, OPTOMETRIST Permanent Offices in Hagensick Bldg. O’NEILL, NEBR. Phone 167 Eyes Examined . Glasses Fitted Office Hours: 9-5 Mon. thru Sat. MOWER MAGIC lt*a almost as easy as waving a wand to mow your lawn with a precision sharp ened mower. Bring yours , in and have it machine sharpened for easy mow- .* lag. . .. Hand $2.00 — Power $2.50 Pete’s Saw Shop Phone 491 w O’Neill I ^ejtAoXUHint Biuj/ ! New Low Price for All Wool Shell j STORM COATS ; 29.95 ! 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