O’Neill News
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Young
of Ravenna spent the week here
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Austin Hynes.
Mrs. Floyd Reinhardt and two
sons, Floyd and James, of Oma
ha came Friday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Bessie Rotherham,
ot Inman and to visit other rela
tives hi O’Neill.
M. B. Higgins went to Omaha
eady this week and then con
tinued on to Iowa on business.
He returned Tuesday night.
Mrs. Bennie Hill and two sons
accompanied Miss Jackie Mettle
ton to Des Moines, la., Saturday,
December 27. From there Mrs.
Hill and her sons went to Straw
berry Point, la., to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Bowers,
and then to Center Point, la., to
visit her brother, Robert Bowers,
and family. They returned Sat
urday, December 3.
Mr. and Mrs. James Banks
and daughter were new year’s
dinner guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Van Buren,
jr., of Wisner and Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Van Buren were Sunday
guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Van Buren, sr.
New year’s dinner guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Jonas were Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Jonas’ of Wisner, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Jonas and Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Gaughenbaugh.
(New year’s dinner guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Fridley were Mr. and Mrs. R. V.
Crumly and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Devall and family, Mrs.
Raymond Walter and Mr. and
Mrs. Preston Jones and Merle.
Rebekahs Install
New Officers —
The Rebekah lodge met Friday
night, January 2, in the IOOF
hall. Mrs. Ava Crumly of Page,
district deputy president, and her
staff installed the following of
ficers for the coming year:
Mrs. Roy D. Johnson, , noble
grand; Mrs. Paul Shierk, vice
grand; Mrs. Clay Johnson, jr.,
secretary; Mrs. Winnie Barger,
treasurer; Mrs. Dewayne Landis,
warden; Mrs. Amelia Simpson,
conductor; Mrs. Geraldine
Strong, inside guardian; Mrs.
(Norma Strong, outside guardian;
Mrs. Donald Loy, musician; Mrs.
Bessie Way man RSNG; Miss Ruth
Hoffman LSNG; Mrs. Harold
Lindberg, RSVG, and Mrs. Tony
Asimus, LSVG. Two officers
were not installed because of
their absence. They were Mrs.
Barbara Johnson colorbearer and
Mrs. Elma Evans, chaplain.
Following the installation, me
morial services were held for
Mrs. W. P. Curtis and Mrs. Jane
Harnish. Lunch was served to
the members. The next meeting
will be on January 16 at 8 o’clock
j in the hall.
MRS, HENRIETTE J. HARNISH
Henriette Jane Harnish, the
daughter of James and Adaway
Parker Jacobs, was bom on Jan
uary 1, 1867, in Galesville, Wise.
In 1879 at the age of 12 she came
with her parents and settled on
a homestead at Paddock. As a
pioneer, Mrs. Harnish saw the
new and barren prairie grow in
to a rich farming community.
On February 22, 1887, she was
united in marriage to James C.
Harnish in the family home at
Paddock. They spent the first
two years of their marriage in
Niobrara, moving to O’Neill in
1888, where she lived continuous
ly until her death.
Mrs. Hamish was blind the last
three years. of her life, and for
the past two years had had dif
ficulty in hearing. On August 13,
she suffered a broken hip and
had been confined to her bed
since that time. She died in the
Antelope Memorial hospital in
Neligh on December 31, 1952 just
13 hours before her 86th birth
day.
Mrs. Harnish was the mother of
six children. She was preceeded
in death by her husband and an
infant daughter. Survivors in
clude: son—Frank of Norfolk;
daughters—Ruth at home; Naomi
Pearson of Neligh, Edna Carnes
of Omaha and Della McKim of
Albuquerque, N.M.; sister—Mrs.
Bessie Gaughenbaugh of Fair
bury; brother—Sanford Jacobs of
Pierre, S.D.; four grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
The last rites were held in the
home on January 2, and burial
was made by the side of her bus
band in Prespect Hill cemetery in
O'Neill.
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ONE DAY, OUR FURNITURE BUYER received this message from the head <
of our Company: "I want you to search the length and breadth of this >
land to bring our customers the greatest dinette value in the history of |
| American merchandising. Let’s make it so good that customers and 4
i competitors will be talking about it for years!” *
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1 No, IT WASN’T EASY to fill that order. To do it, our buyer contacted dinette manufacturers I
l[ from Maine to California. Many laughed at us for even trying to sell a sit built to our strict i
H specifications for under $100. ^
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v- BUT FINALLY HE FOUND a factory large enough to take on this tremendous venture. And then the |
7 work began—six months7 of hard work. V? I v I
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rr Yes, to save our customers ONE MILLION DOLLARS on dinette sets, we did all this: f
1. Built them during the manufacturer’s slack season, when he was willing to (
take an extremely low cost and keep his skilled employees on his payroll. |
2. We cut production costs by making up thousands of sets in only one style "
and three colors. :J
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high selling expenses to raise the price! 4
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4. Saved transportation costs by shipping dinette sets in full carload lots 4
direct to the point of sale. - v tv 4
5. Eliminated warehousing, which adds to handling, insurance and tranfpor- *
tation costs. We cut out all this and caused A SENSATION IN THE NATION ^
WE PASSED THESE SAVINGS ON TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN <
THE FORM OF AN UNBELIEVABLE DINETTE SET VALUE!! J
THE REST IS HISTORY—well-remembered by our Stores, our customers i
I and competitors. Folks flocked to our stores to take advantage of this i
^ greatest dinette sale. Our manufacturer ran his factory 24 hours a day, I
^ yet he couldn't keep up with the orders, 1
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a WE SOLD MORE dinette sets in a week than we had sold in a
I whole year previously. Friends told friends —sales doubled and fn- *
I pled our greatest expectations. 90 carloads were delivered to cus
I tomers’ homes in a few weeks. "
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i SAVE *70 ... and gel EVER SINCE THAT GREAT EVENT, we've been planning and working (
I ■• 0 m. ■ toward the day when we could repeat it—bigger and better than before! |
) 22 Outstanding tOatU^OS# Now that day is here. No, this is not the identical dinette set we produced {
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• 36 x 48“ jfable Extends to 60“ to Seat
I 8 with Exclusive Jack Knife Self-Storing
f| Center Extension Leaf
#7 Ply Table Top—5 Layers of Tough
? Douglas Fir, Between 2 Layers of Wear
P Proof Plastic
| A17 Layer Melamine Plastic Top Resists
I Warping, Buckling, Alcohol, Food Acid,
. Hot Water and Burns
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• Matching Mother-of-Pearl Design Table
Tops and Chair Seats in Your Choice of
Grey, Yellow or Red
0 Graceful Queen Anne Legs Won’t Wob
ble, Buckle! Patented Spring Locking
Device Keeps Legs Steady
% 3 in. Moulded Shredded Foam Rubber
Seats, Covered in Duran Plastic Which
Won’t Peel, Fade, Burn, Scuff
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD—USE OUR THRIFTY PAYMENT PLAN
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last January. Exceptional as it was, this model has more wanted features, |
a newer styling—it's a greater value at a low price! |
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With the memory of the tremendous response to our fast sale,, we increased our order to I
over 100 carloads ... 2 full trainloads. i
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OUR EXPERIENCE during that great sale last January showed us how to cut costs even
more. And every penny saved is going into our customers' pockets. Come in and see one of
the greatest values we have ever offered.
CHROME DINETTE SETS START AT !
• Chrome-Finish 5-Piece Sets Available on
Special Order at This Price! m *
o Come in! Let Us Help You Select a Qualit)
Set to Fit Your Family Budget! i
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