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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1952)
Sparks from Blade Blamed for Fire New Pile of Wood Disappears DELOIT— Fred Sisson sawed a big pile of wood one day last week. In the morning it was all gone. It burned during the night. It was thought a spark from the saw blade caused the fire. Other Deloii News Mr. Elam of Falls City spent the weekend at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Stanley Huffman, and family. Clearwater Creek club met Wednesday, October 22, at the Kermit Johnson home. Ethel Maulding was able to attend. Guests were Mrs. Ethel Kinney and Mrs. Hoerle and children. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Temple of Thedford arrived Friday eve ning at the Henry Reimer home to spend the weekend and visit Elayne Reimer who was recov ering from a tonsilectomy. Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Harpster were Neligh visitors on Friday. Bill Beckman, 52, passed away Tuesday morning, October 21, of a heart attack. He was the father of Mrs. Virtus Sehi and lived west of Elgin. He is survived by his widow, two daughters and eight sons. Two sons are in the armed forces. Mrs. Ronnie Hemenway and small son were Tilden visitors on Monday, October 20. Leonard Miller is holding a Assemble Things for Achievement Day— The Better Ways club met at the home of Mrs. Frank Tracy October 20 with eight members present. The business meeting consisted of assembling the things for achievement day. A report was given on the St. Anthony’s aux iliary meeting in O’Neill. We de cided to make a scrapbook about the events of our club. Loraine Haake and Louanne Hilligas are in charge. Charolette Smith received the door prize of a cactus planter. Charolete Smith and Louanne Hilligas gave the lesson on home nursing. A lunch of jello with whipped cream, cake, potato chips and coffee was served. The next meeting will be No vember 18 at the home of Mrs Maxine Thompson. Ada DeHart and Mrs. Ann Barthell attended the St. An thony’s auxiliary meeting Mon day as representatives of the Better Ways club.—By Ada De Hart, reporter. Vincent Ernst Earns Top Costume Award — The Eagle Creek 4-H club met at the home of Brenda and Bonna Margritz Saturday, October 25, the occasion being a Hallowe’en party. All of the members were masked and there were some clever costumes of all varieties. Seven prizes were awarded. Vincent Ernst received first prize; Frances Ernst, second, and Janet Hull, third. Bonna Margritz had the most original costume; Helen Rakes, the funniest; Brenton Wabs, the ‘spookiest,” and Gene O’Neill the best mask. Each family con tributed games for the enter tainment. Lunch consisting of pie, sand wiches and hot chocolate was served at a late hour. The next meeting will be held at the home of Janet Hull No vember 30.—By Rosalie Wabs, reporter. carnival at the Reimer school on Thursday evening. Mrs. Ralph Beaudin and Mrs. Gen Ray and Vicky and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjack visited John Bauers Sunday evening. Sunday guests at the Henry Reimer home were Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn and Doris Ann, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christon, Tommy and Lowell Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harpster and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fuller and Marilyn spent Sunday at Tames Wiegand’s. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Belling and son of Orchard visited Sunday afternoon at Fred Harpster’s. It is lovely fall weather but it is so dry some have quit picking corn. It’s too hard on the rye. Don Spahn is working and go ing to school at Wichita, Kans. He is expected home for the weekend. Junior Long is coming home on a leave. He is in the armed forces. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster visited Grand Island, Fremont and Blair last week. Plan Now! Work Up a Crowd and Come to Our ELECTION NIGHT PARTY Tuesday, Nov. 4 WE WILL have special wire facilities to bring to the TOWN HOUSE complete election results — national, > state and Holt county. And. between announcements, there’ll be music you and your friends will love. This Special Wire . 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These young people are con testants in a speech contest which offers a grand prize of $1,000 for national winner, $100 for area winners of which there are seven areas in the U.S., and the state association of soil conserva tion districts has offered a prize of $50 for the state winner. The subject of the speeches will be “The Job Ahead in My Soil Con servation District” and will cov er such items as my district’s ac complishments on the land and in the hearts of the people, the task ahead on the land and in the hearts of the people and what is necessary to complete effec tively and quickly the job ahead in my soil conservation district. One member will be judged the winner and his speech will be eligible in state competition. These speeches will range from 10 to 20 minutes in length and will be presented in writing and tape recording when submitted to the state. County prizes have been pro vided by the following O’Neill firms: McIntosh Jewelry, Gilli gan Drug, Johnson Drug, McCar villes, and Lohaus Motor Co. Patricia Mosel Heads Happy Ho. low — EWiNG—Election of officers for the Happy Hollow 4-H club was held at the meeting Friday evening at the Grant Mott farm home with the following results: Patricia Mosel, president; Mi lan Welke, vice-president; Nor man Ruroede, secretary, and Janelle Hoke, news reporter. Milan Welke presided at the business session which was opened with a song, followed by the pledge to the American flag led by Tommy Christon and the 4-H pledge by Patricia Mosel. Twenty - three members an swered roll call.. On adjourn ment games were played in charge of Neal Scheer., Tommy Christon and Lavon Gunter. Mrs. Mott assisted by other 4-H mothers present, served refresh ments. These were enjoyed around a bonfire. Series of Birthday Anniversaries Noted — A series of anniversaries have been celebrated at the Dick Tom linson home: On Friday, the birthday anni versary of Mrs. Dick Tomlinson; on Saturday, the birthday anni versary of' Emma Jean Tomlin son, and on Sunday the 20th wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson. Mickey and Eddie Tomlinson of Nebraska City and Lincoln ac companied by Cecil Fitzgerald of Albion were here to attend the anniversaries. Missourians Here — Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rouse of Higbee, Mo., spent a week here visiting relatives in the homes of Bert Winchell, John Davis, Wil liam Landgan, Mrs. Delia Harri son and Arden Johnson. Just received: Another ship ment of those famous "Verta Aid" orthopedic innerspring mat tresses, 510 coils, 10-year guar antee. $69.00 value—Only $39.95. Gambles, ONeill. 26c : . .. EWING NEWS The students of the Ewing pub lic school enjoyed a holiday week end beginning Wednesday after j noon, October 22, with the dismis ! sal of school. The faculty at tended the teacher’s institute, the majority of them going to Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. John Wunner ac companied by their guests, Mrs. Alice Trommershauser of Toms River, N.J., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Applegate of Bay Shore, N.J., and Mrs. Carl Barnes of Al buquerque, N.M., went to the Black Hills on Thursday to spend a few days. The Ewing Commercial club at a recent meeting elected the fol lowing officers: Gail Boies, re elected president; N. A. Berg strom, vice-president, and Willis Rockey, secretary and treasurer. At the business session several projects were discussed as future events for Ewing and vicinity. Ladies from Ewing who at tended the luncheon and after noon program in observance of the week of prayer and self-de nial by the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Inman last Thursday were: Mrs. Henry Fleming, Mrs. Earl Billings, Mrs. Florence Butler.^Miss Anna Van Zandt, Mrs. Andrew Olson. Mrs. William Spence, Mrs. Sis Ebben gaard, Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Chap pell and family. A/TiSe v;ng Wood returned home last Thursday from Lincoln where she had been a guest, at the home of her brother-in-law and sifter. ™r‘ and rV»' But ler. The Butlers are planning a tHm in the future to Virginia to visit at the home of their son, Dean Butler, and family. <Mir. and Mrs. R. G. Rockey en tertained the following guests at dinner on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ruderman and daughter of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs. Bu ford Carlson and son, Danny, of Orchard, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil lis Rockey of Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beelaert and family of near Page were guests on Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ruby. Mrs. Clyde Allen and daugh ters, Virginia and Pamela Kay, of Paxton were calling on Ewing friends over the weekend. Mrs. Louise Beal and her daughter, Mrs. Homer Barton and Linda of Orchard were guests at the Waldo Davis home from Friday to Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis at tended the housewarming party of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Austin at Plainview on Thursday evening. They were overnight guests at the Austin home. On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Wal do Davis were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Austin at Plainview. Dinner and evening guests at ' the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gragge of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Regan and son of Inman, Mr. and Mrs. Max Wan ser and family and Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Suttcliffe of Ewing. Mr. and Mts. Gordon Hoag and son of Omaha Spent from Sunday to Tuesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Saiser of Ewing, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoag of Orchard. Group Advocates Hardsurfacing — A group of Holt countyans Wednesday, October 22, attended a road improvement meeting held at Plainview. Among those pres ent were: From O’Neill: J. E. Davis, James W. Rooney, William M. McIntosh and Burl Munsell. From Inman: Ira Watson, Earl Watson and Jeff Davis. Purpose of the meeting was to further interest in hardsurfacing U. S. highway 281 from the O’ Neill Drive-In theater comer to the intersection of 281 and state highway 12 in Boyd county. WINTERTIME IS NEAR That Means Overhaul Time! Machinery Care is Part of Good Farming After a heavy season — particularly if your tractor is several seasons old — a complete overhaul will make your engine work “like new.” This is the best time of year to have your tractor overhauled BECAUSE • We can give you faster service • You can spare your tractor now • You won’t have to wait next spring • You reduce the chance of a breakdown during rush seasons Our factory-trained mechanics work on your tractor. Schedule your job by phone, or stop in and talk to us. TUNE IN the National f M I IC.fr&Jfll ME DC Farm and Home Hour I HLIild LVlilLlvlEK) Every Saturday-NBC SALES AND SERVICE HARCELLUS IMPL. GO. Phone 5 We*t O’Neill _ Naomi Marston Weds at Air Base Miss Naomi Marston, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Marston of near Dorsey and A/lc Raymond Sibbel, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Sibbel of Butte, were married at 9 a.m., Wednes day, October 15, at Warren air force base, Cheyenne, Wyo., by the chaplain. The bride chose an off-white wool dress with brown acces sories. The bridegroom wore his air force blue uniform. They were attended by friends of the bridegroom. The bride, a registered nurse, has been working in the Lynch hospital the past year. Before coming to Lynch to work she had been 15 months at the Blair hos pital and a year at a Holdrege clinic. She is a graduate of Clarkson hospital, Omaha. The bridegroom is a graduate of Butte high school and is at present stationed with the air force at Cheyenne. AMELIA NEWS Miss Leone Fix visited Miss Ruoy Meyer at her home north of Aikinson iffiaay nignt and Sat urday. Tne two girls attended mstiiute at Norfolk Friday. Mis. Blake Ott and Mrs. Ray Andersen were OTNeill callers on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Carr went to Bartlett Sunday, October 19, to visit at the Fred Ciouse home. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Waldo and family were O’Neill callers Sat urday. They also visited her mother, Mrs. Frank Searles, and family. The new metallic telephone line to Chambers was completed and used for the first time Saturday. The Misses Elaine and Dorothy Fisher entertained several friends at a Hallowe’en party at their home Friday evening. The time was spent with outdoor games. Misses Shirley and Evelyn Thompson entertained t h e i r i friends at a party Saturday eve ning. There were 33 young peo- | pie present. An electric pump has been in stalled on the well at the Am- j elia school and an outdoor light has been added. i The WSCS met Thursday, Oc tober 23 with Mrs. Harold Full erton. Mrs. Blake Ott led the devotionals and Mrs. Earnie John ston had charge of the lesson which was on the book of Acts. There were 16 members present. The November meeting will be with Mrs. Emma Lindsey. Miss Lavern Whitcomb visited the Amelia school Thursday. She attends high school in Burwell. Mr. and Mrs. Glen White and Venita and Mrs. S. C. Barnett wrere in Norfolk Friday. Mr. White and Venita visited at the Clifford Olson home South of Nor- j folk while Mrs. White attended teachers’ convention. Mrs. Bar nett visited at the homes of her cousins in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Sammons were Norfolk callers from Wed nesday, October 24 to Saturday. Mrs. Sammons attended institute. Mr. and Mrs. Bus Gilman were pheasant hunting near Tilden on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chapman, of' Topeka, Kans., and Wilbur Chapman of San Francisco, Calif., visited their mother, Mrs. George Withers and Mr. Withers Wed nesday and Thursday, October 22 and 23. Mrs. Albert Luginsland and son, Leonard, who is home on leave from the navy and Mrs. Amelia Luginsland went to Ponca City, Okla., to visit their daughter and. sister, Mrs. Richard Bergen and family. They returned home on Monday and Leonard left Thurs day for Norfolk, Va., where he will be stationed. Mrs. Orland Fryrear accom panied Mrs. Kenneth Weller and Mrs. Glenn Ballagh to Norfolk last Thursday where they at tended the teachers’ convention. Return from California — Mr. and Mrs. John Shoemaker returned Friday from a six weeks trip to California. They visited points of interest in the West and also stopped at Reno, Nev.’ On their return they stopped at Oma ha to visit their son, John, jr., his wife and baby. Mrs. O. A. Wiseman and Mrs. Elmer Wiseman of Page were Monday visitors of Mrs. Cecil Spry. PUBLIC AUCTION OF RESIDENCE and ACREAGE IN ORCHARD, NEBR. Saturday; Nov. 8 Commencing at 1:30 P.M. Consisting or a modem, 6-room house together with garage, barn, poultry house, and nice acreage, located on highway No. 20. The buildings are in good repair, nice front lawn, shade trees, garden spot. This was the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Butterfield. This property is now occupied, and possession can be had by December 8th this year. Anyone wishing to inspect property before sale date may do so. TERMS — 25% cash day of sale, balance when possession is given, when a warranty deed and abstract of title will be delivered. VIRGIL and ARDEN LAURSEN OWNERS George J. Johnson, Auctioneer Licensed to Sell Real Estate A. G. Hill, Broker Att'y Elmer Rakow, Clerk Chambers Aux to Aid Two Nursing Students— CHAMBERS — The Chambers American Legion auxiliary met recently at the home of Mrs. Esther Woods with the president in charge. Bulletins and letters from district and state officers were read and discussed. Also the resolution adopted by the na tional executive committee in support of the “Back to Religion’* movement. The committee reported on work to date. The auxiliary will ,',ave its gift shop assignments ready and on display by the No vember meeting. The group vot ed to pay its share on two nurse’s scholarships to be awarded to two girls from the district. At the conclusion of the busi ness meeting a special report on education of orphans was given. Mrs. Etta Kellar, now home, was with the group again. The social hour was enjoyed, during which a lunch was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Esther Woods and Mrs. Ruth Spath. The next meeting will be at the Steve Shavlik home on Friday evening, November 7, with Mrs. Shavlik’ Mrs. Newhouse and Mrs. Pelzer as hostesses. Nun, Former Resident, Dies — Sister Brigintine, 72, died at Dubuque, la., recently. For the past 52 years she has been a Dominican nun and had lived at Jackson. Prior to that time she was a resident of Holt county She was born {March 12, 1880, at Scranton, Pa., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ryan of this community. Survivors include a half-sister Mrs. Margaret Graham of Whit tier, Calif., and a half-brother Edward Ryan, who is in the army. Venetian blinds, prompt deliv ery, made to measure, metal oi wood, all colors.—J. M. McDon ads's. O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Waegli, who moved onto the Charles Vequist place a few weeks ago, have moved again. They are now on a farm north of Tilden. drs, brown 6 french Eyes Tested—Glasses Filled Broken Lens Replaced in 24 Hours Other Repairs While You Wait Complete X-Ray O’NEILL LOCALS Dale Stems of Grand Island spent the week in O’Neill visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Art Spittler of Ewing and Mr. and Mrs. George Spittler and son of Inman were Sunday visitors at the Ft. Randall dam. ■ Sharon Kelly of Omaha was a Wednesday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Sparks. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter went to Omaha Saturday on business. A1 Sparks and Sharon Kelly spent the weekend in Newport risiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Esli Sparks. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Spittler and family were Monday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Art Spitt ler at Inman. Sunday visitors at the home of (Mr. and Mrs. Ma-c Simonson were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mendenhall of Valentine. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strong and sons were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wettlaufer of Page. Miss Gladys Durre of Ewing,, who is employed here, is staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed win Thorin. Just received: Another ship ment of those famous "Verta Aid" orthopedic innerspring mat tresses, 510 coils, lp-year guar antee. $69.00 value—-Only $39.95. Gambles. ONeill. 26c - —— FLEXIBLE, COMFORTABLE CASUALS PRICED TO PLEASE Every man’s shoe ward* robe should include a pair of casuals. So many occasions when they’re the perfect footwear. Easy to slip on and off, too. 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