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Couple Weds in
Church Rite
A.MELIA — The marriage of
“lldfd M. Christensen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
M. Christensen of Central City,
ai*J ??y ^ Andersen, son of Mr.
a™* Andersen of Am
elia, took place Saturday Feb
'S^ l at u2 .^clock at the Meth
odist church in Central City Rev
Dawson J. Park presided at the
double-ring ceremony.
:,P^ng the ceremony, Miss Bob
bie Reams of Grand Island a
friend of the bride, sang “Be
cause” and “The Lord’s Praye?”
^crompamed by Mrs. Elgin White
at the organ. Mrs. White also
provided the wedding march. A
5Kh?nr’/fbrthn<:hifan<}elabra on each
side of the altar formed a back
ground for the ceremony.
The bride, given in marriage bv
her father, was beautiful in a
satinrw?tKengt^ f°Wn of net over
satin with a bodice of lace and
hadkC°wred bl!ttons down the
b u ,?er vei1 °f matching net
was held in place by a seed pearl
headpiece. She wore a rhine
' t‘7ne necklace anct ear rings a
gift of the bridegroom. Her bridal
oouquet was of red roces tied with
thTthltR Mbbeeuand placed on a
Y" ®lbIe; She carried out the
aadition—the old and borrowed
.being her grandmother’s wedding
wedding ring; the blue, a hand?
kerchief and the new her gown.
Miss Norma Andersen, sister of
the bridegroom, was maid-of
honor. She wore a sleeveless bal
lerina length formal of pale blue
.satin with net over skirt and
matching net stoll held in place
with a rhinestone clip. She car,
ned a mixed bouquet.
The bridegroom wore a blue
T^SUu - ?aul Johnston, a friend
of the bridegroom, was bestman.
De was attired in a blue suit.
. oth wore a white carnation
boutonniere.
The bride’s mother wore a dark
purple dress with lace front. The
bridegroom’s mother was dressed
vi a gren silk print. Both wore
corsage of pink carnations.
Approximately one hundred
guests attended the reception held
m the church parlors. The serv
ing table was centered with a
three-tier wedding cake.
The. bride graduated from Cen
tral City high school in 1948 and
for the last two years has been
secretary for the law firm of Cun
nihgham, McDermott and Cun
ningham at Grand Island, where
she will continue to work The
bridegroom attended school at At
kinson, spent two years in the
service, and for the past year has
been employed at the Silas Mason
ordnance plant in Grand Island
as a guasd.
ic7ue w?d.ding date was also the
.ibth wedding anniversary of the
bride’s parents.
After a short wedding trip, the
cdupie will be at home to their
friends at 318 Blackstone apart
ments, Grand Island.
rage News
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Murphy of
Plainview were calling on friends
and relatives here Thursday, Feb
ruary 32. The Murphys lived here
for many years before going to
Plainview. They expect to travel
for some time. They have pur
chased property in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Members of the Methodist choir
held a Valentine party at the
home cf their leader, Mrs. Walter
Hunt, on Wednesday evening,
February 11. Each member took
a guest. There were 27 present.
The group made ice cream and
« furnished two large heart shaped
f cakes that were served after an
evening .of games. The choir con
sists of high school students.
A quarterly meeting was held
last Monday evening, February 9,
at the Wesleyan Methodist
church. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nab
holz of Firth were here to con
duct the meeting. Mr. Nabholz
is c nference president.
The ladies of the Wesleyan
Methodist church entertained Mrs.
Leonard Halstead at a party in
honor of her birthday Friday af
ternoon, February 13, at the home
of Mrs. Belle Mott. About twelve
ladies were present. Contests
and lunch furnished entertain
ment for the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Asher
left b> truck recently for their
new home near Ralston, Wyo.
Their two small children will
stay with their grandparents, Mr. !
and Mrs. Harold Heiss, until the '
Heisses take the children to' their '
parents in the near future.
Miss Mary Halstead entertained
at a birthday party for her moth
. er, Mrs. Ijeonard Halstead. About
30 guests were present. Mrs. !
Jony Mudjoff baked the angel
food birtlfiay cake "which was
decorated'with red hearts. Cards
furnished entertainment for the
evening. High scores were earned
‘by Mrs. Henry Dorr and Harold
Halstead. Low scores went to
Mr. and Mrs. Murel Lelong. A
lunch was served. Mrs. Halstead
received many gifts.
The Commercial club spon
sored a benefit card party at the
lOOF hall Thursday evening,
About 60 people attended the af
Anniversary Observed —
PAGE—Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz
• Riege entertained on Wednesday
evening, February 11, in observ
ance of their 18th wedding anni
versary. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. R. V. Crumley, Mr. and
,i Mrs. Carl Max and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Freemeyer. After an eve
ning of cars, luncheon was served
at a table centered with a two
tier cake baked by Mrs. Free
meyer.
O'Neill Visitors—
Mrs. Ethel Haney and daugh
ter, Arlana, of Martin, S.D., will
^pend this weekend in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houser.
Mrs. Haney’s husband, Arlan
Haney, was formerly the band
instructor at the Atkinson public
school when he died from a sud
den illness. His daughter was
bom two months after his death
and was named for him.
Mrs. H. J. Birmingham and
° Mrs. Ed Campbell spent Thurs
day through Saturday in Omaha.
On their return they were accom
panied by Miss Mardi Birming
ham who spent the weekend
here. Miss Birmingham is a stu
>. :dent at Duchesne college, Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Andersen ... wed at Central City.
Jane Parks Weds
James Bartak
PAGE — Miss Jane Parks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Parks of Page, and James Bartak,
son of Mrs. Frank Bohn of Ew
ing, were married Saturday Feb
ruary 14, at 2 p.m. at St. John’s
Catholic church near Ewing with
the Rev. Alfred S. Hoesing offi
ciating in the double-ring cere
mony.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of ny
lon tulle over satin with a fitted
bodice of chantilly lace that came
to a point at the waist. The
yoke of nylon tulle was scalloped
and the long sleeves were ta
pered to a point at the wrist. The
full gathered skirt ended in a
Cathedral train. Her fingertip
veil was of illusion net. She car
ried a bouquet of white sweet
peas and jonquils centered around
a white orchid.
Nuptial music was played by
Mrs. Warren Cronk of Page and
she accompanied Miss Joan Bow
er of Ewing, who sang “Ave Ma
ria,” “On This Day,” and “Panis
Angelius.”
Mrs. Fred Prellwitz of Omaha,
sister of the bridegroom, was ma
tron-of-honor. She wore a lav
ender satin gown made with a
nylon tulle over-skirt. Yellow
carnations formed her head band
and she carried a matching bou
quet.
Miss Ruth Parks, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid. Her dress
was styled like the matron-of
honor’s only in yellow. Her bou
quet and headband were of lav
ender carnations.
Ann Kelley of Inman, cousin of
the bride, was flower girl. Her
floorlength dress was a nile green
taffeta. ^ She carried a bouquet
of lavender carnations.
Michael Beelaert of Orchard,
cousin of the bridegroom, was
ringbearer.
The bridegroom’s attendants
were Keith and Robert Bartak
of Ewing. Ushers were Leon
ard Koenig and Jerry Tom
jack of Ewing and Larry Parks
of Page.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Parks chose a navy blue
dress with navy blue accessories.
The mother of the bridegroom
wore a navy blue dress with beige
accessories. Each wore a corsage
of yellow jonquils.
About 100 guests attended the
reception held in the church base
ment. A four-tier wedding cake
topped with a miniature bride
and bridegroom standing in the
form of a heart centered the
bride’s table. The bride’s colors
of lavender and yellow were used
to decorate the tables.
Miss Byrdie Ann Parks of Lin
coln, sister of the bride, had
charge of the guest book. Miss
Doris Jean Bartak of Norfolk had
charge of the gifts.
Assisting with the serving were
Mrs. Otto Terrill and Mrs. Orville
Kemper, both of Page; Mrs. John
Bower and Mrs. Thramer, both of
Ewing.
Servers were Misses Jeanette
and Sandra Harper of O’Neill;
Katherine Christon and Brenda
Beelaert. both of Page; Audrey
Braddock of Omaha; Lorna Ste
vens of Lincoln, and Maxine
and Patricia Bower, both of Ew
ing.
The bride is a graduate of Page
high school. She is now teach
er + +
Mrs. James Bariak
—O’Neill Photo Co.
ing in a rural school near Page.
The bridegroom graduated from
Ewing high school. The couple
will live on a farm near Middle
branch.
For her wedding trip to Colo
rado the bride chose a cerise suit
with black and gray accessories.
Guests attended the wedding
from Orchard, Page, Ewing, Oma
ha, West Point, Wahoo, Inman,
Norfolk, Lincoln, O’Neill and
Clearwater.
One - Act Plays
Presented, Amelia
AMELIA—The plays, “Love
Hits Wilbur” and “Never Trust a
Man” presented by the Amelia
high school pupils were much en
joyed by a large crowd on Wed
nesday evening, February 11. The
proceeds from the lunch sold was
near $40. ,
Other Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bar
nett, Ardath and Connie, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Coolidge and Ken
enth, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ragland
and family were Sunday dinner
guests at Elmer Coolidge’s.
A crowd of friends charivaried
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andersen Fri
day evening at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ander
sen. The newly weds left the
next day for Grand Island where
they will make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Atkinson
and Leslie and Mr. and Mrs. 1
Clyde Burge, Lois, Joyce and
Robert, were dinner guests Sun
day at the S. C. Barnett home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed White, Mr.
and Mrs. Link Sageser, Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Sageser and Dode Sa
geser were Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Julia White.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Clement of
Ord were callers at Clyde Wid
man’s Tuesday. Mrs. Clement
spent the day with Mrs. Widman
i while the men folks attended the
sale in Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce vis
ited their daughter, Mrs. Charles
Bligh, and family at Valentine
from Friday until Monday.
Mrs. Delbert Edwards was at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Snelson in Long Pine
for several days last week help
ing care for her father who was
ill with the flu.
Vernon Berry went to Omaha
last week for a preinduction ex
amination for the armed forces.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown,
Jeanette and Mary Lois of Grand
Isand, visited her father, Charles
Sigman, Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Rees, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Ninham and Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Rees and family were guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Rees.
Rochelle Sammons and Vivian
Ragland visited over Wednesday
night with Mrs. Elmer Coolidge.
! The Helping Hand club met on
! Thursday, February 12 with Mrs.
Ralph Rees. Eighteen members
and one visitor were present for
the dinner. The business meet
ing was called to order by the
president. Mrs. Etta Ott. It was
decided that each member give
50 cents to the club treasurer to
replenish their fund. Ten dollars
was given to the rr^prch of dimes.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. B. W. Waldo on March 12.
Wife, Son io Accompany
Airman io Base—
A/2c Duane C. Miller arrived
early Monday morning from El
lington AFB, Tex., to spend a
10-day furlough with his wife
and son, Kenny, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller.
Airman Miller is assigned as a
radio mechanic at the air base.
Mrs. Miller and infant son
will accompany Airman Miller
on his return. Enroute to Texas,
they will stop at Tekamah to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Smith.
They will reside in an apart
ment near the air base.
REGISTRATION EVEN
The total number of Holt coun
ty car licenses sold at the Feb
ruary 15 deadline was 6,032,
which is about equal to the num
ber sold last year at that time.
Last year’s total of vehicles in
the county was 7,733. It is be
lieved that the total will be near
ly the same this year. It is un
lawful to operate a vehicle on a
1952 plate without tabs or with
only one plate.
All-Day Quilting—
PAGE—Seventeen members of
the Methodist Women’s Society of
Christian Service met at the home
of Mrs. M. G. French Thursday,
February 12, for an all-day quilt
ing. A no-host dinner was served,
at noon. In the afternoon Mrs.
Edgar Stauffer reviewed “The
Heritage of Africa,” and Mrs.
French spoke on Nyanga’s “Two
Villages.”
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Schweigert
and children of Dallas, S.D., were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
M. B. Marcellus. Mrs. Schweigert
and Mrs. Marcellus are sisters.
Arthur Duffy, 70,
Dies at Petersburg
Arthur Duffy, 70. formerly of
O’Neill, died Wednesday, Feb
ruary 11, after a short illness. For
the past 40 years, Mr. Duffy had,
been operating a drug store at
Petersburg. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday from St.
John’s Catholic church at Peters
burg.
Arthur Duffy was born at Far
ley, la., on April 18, 1882. When
a small child he moved to Cham
bers with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Duffy. At the age
of 11, his parents died and he re
turned to Farley where he re
sided until he was a young man.
At that time he moved back to
Chambers and shortly afterwards
came to O’Neill. He was em
ployed at the J. P. Mann store,
P. J. McManus store, and the Gil
ligan & Stout drug store.
After graduating from the
Creighton college of pharmacy in
1910 he married Cecilia Holland.
They lived at Hot Springs, S.D.,
a year where he worked in a
drug store. From there they
moved to Petersburg where they
have lived since.
Survivors include: Widow;
daughters, Miss Marie Duffy of
St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. J. A. (Eileen)
Arbuthnot of O’Neill; sons, John
of Omaha, Michael of Los An
geles, Calif., and 5 grandchildren. |
Among those who attended the
funeral from here were P. C.
Donohoe, Michael Horiskey, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Arbuthnot and the
Misses Hilda and Helen Gal- ,
lagher.
_ .. _
None Injured in
2-Car Collision—
A two-car collision occurred
21/'2 miles north of O’Neill on
highway 281 about 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday.
Rev. Paul Dahlenburg of Ma
drid, who was driving a 1950
model, was following a 1946
model driven by Jim Fleming of
O’Neill. Mr. Fleming made a
left hand sweep with his car to
make a right hand turn into his
farm and as he made the turn
the Dahlenburg car struck the !
right rear fender of his car.
Reverend Dahlenburg said he I
anticipated that Mr. Fleming was
going to stop at the mailbox,
which was directly opposite his
driveway.
The Fleming car received
slight damage on the right rear
fender. The Dahlenburg car re
ceived damage to the grill, hood,
right fender and slight damage
to the radiator.
Mr. Fleming was alone in his
car. Reverend Dahlenburg was
accompanied by his wife and
four children and his mother-in
law, Mrs. Hattie Jones. They
were enroute to Avon, S.D., re
turning Mrs. Jones to her home.
Mrs. Jones was jarred, but there
were no injuries to the occupants
of either car.
Mariez in Session—
Mrs. Ira Moss entertained the
Martez club Tuesday evening at
the Town House. After dinner
the group played cards. The win
ners were Mrs. P. B. Harty and
Mrs. Homer Mullen.
Ewing News
A family dinner party was held
at the Robley Sisson, sr., home
on Sunday in observance of Mrs.
Sisson’s birthday anniversary
which was Saturday. All mem
bers of their family were present
with the exception of Mr. and
Mrs. Robley Sisson, jr., and chil
dren. Guests were their daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Sorenson of Omaha. Mrs.
Mary Snyder of Elgin, Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Sisson, Fred Sisson,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rexine, all
of Ewing.
The springlike temperatures
brought tulips through the ground
in the garden of Mrs. N. A. Berg
strom. They were hurriedly cov
ered with an extra blanket of
leaves by the lady of the house as
zero temperatures were forecast
for late Sunday night and Mon
day.
Mrs. Mary Snyder returned to
Elgin by bus on Monday morn
ing after spending the weekend
with her son-in-law and daugh- j
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Robley Sisson, '
sr., and family. |
Recent guests at the home of '
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Noffke, sr., i
were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wagoner \
of Fairfax, S.D. i
A number of ladies were en- [
tertained on Friday evening at ,
the home of Mrs. Robley Sisson, |
sr. Mrs. Alice Varn of Elgin was i
in charge of the entertainment i
consisting of games and contests \
with prizes. Refreshments were i
served. \
Mrs. Eula Eppenbach has begn l .
assisting at the home of Her |
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerald Snyder, also making |
the acquaintance of a new grand
daughter. Rita Kay. |
A family get together was held '
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd j
Angus on Sunday honoring their '
sons, Merle, the oldest, who was t
celebrating a birthday anniver- \
sary, and Max, who will soon be i
leaving for service in the armed \
forces. A il o’clock dinner was
served to the following guests: I
Mr. Angus’ mother, Mrs. Eliza- ..
beth Angus; Mr. and Mrs. Lester (
Angus and family of Verdigre,
and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Angus of |
Hastings. Afternoon and supper
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wat- |
son McDonald and family.
ivir. and Mrs. Waldo Davis ac
companied by Elmer Kloeppel of
Tilden, who recently purchased j
the Eldorado theater, and Miss '
Ingram of Neligh, made a busi
ness trip to Omaha last Thurs
day. Mrs. Louise Beal who had
spent a few days in Omaha, re
turned to Ewing with the party
and was a weekend guest at the
Davis home.
Mrs. Waldo Davis accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Louise Beal,
and Mrs. Homer Barton of Or
chard, attended the funeral of a
eousin, Charles Oelsligle, at Til
den Saturday forenoon.
Mrs Keith Biddlecome is em
ployed at the state hospital in
Norfolk. She is an assistant in
the recreational therapy depart- j
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleming 1
called at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Brown at Stanton on
Tuesday, February 3, The Browns
moved from Ewing last fall to
their present location.
Cpl. Wayne W. Sawyer, accom
panied by Mrs. Sawyer, is spend
ing a two weeks furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Sawyer of Orchard. They will
also spend some time at the home
of Mrs. Sawyer’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Helmricks of Ewing.
Corporal Sawyer came from Mor
ganfield, Ky., where they have
lived since last July when Cor
poral Sawyer was stationed at
Camp Breckenridge.
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Leaving for California—
Noal Long has resigned his
position in the O’Neill postoffice
and soon will move his family to
Pamona, Calif. The Longs re
turned from California about six
months ago after having spent a
year there.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Fridley
were Sunday guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter DeVall.
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Bomer of
Ewing were Monday evening call
ers in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Houser.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. William McIntosh
went to Omaha Wednesday on
business. Mrs. McIntosh’s mother,
Mrs. George Beatty, of Madison is
staying with their children dur
ing their absence. They will re
turn today (Thursday).
Ray Snell went to Lincoln
Tuesday where he will remain
for several days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kaiser
and Ivan were Sunday guests jn
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Kliment, at Atkinson.
Other guests present were from
Wausa, Verdigre and Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berigan
of Omaha spent the Weekend
here visiting their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grage were
Sunday callers at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Walker at Ewing.
Gnild in Session—
The Wesleyan Service guild
held a meeting Monday evening
in the home of Mrs. Elgin Ray.
Seventeen were present. A Val
entine dessert luncheon was
served.
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