Chambers News
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Grimes
and grandson, Steve Corcoran,
anc* Crimes left
Saturday morning for Douglas,
Wyo., to visit in the Jay Grimes
h°me. Mr. Grimes is a brother
of Clair, Glee and Jim Grimes
They were accompanied as far
as Chadron by E. C. Conger.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cooper and
children came last Thursday.
They spent the night with his
aunt, Mrs. Hattie Tibbets. On
Friday they left for Yuma,
Colo., accompanied by Mrs. Tib
bets. The Coopers are from
Sioux Falls, S-D.
Mrs. George Atkinson accom
panied Reverend and Mrs. Lu
ginsland of the Amelia Fre<
Methodist church to McPherson
Kans., to visit her husband, wh<
is working there, and her son
who attends college.
The following guests wen
present at a dinner in the Chri:
McGinn home Sunday: Mr. anc
Mrs. Charles Spann, Mr. anc
Mrs. Clarence Wyant, Wal
Richards, Mrs. Myrtle Bell, Mr
and Mrs. William Reninger anc
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robertson
all of Chambers, and Mrs. Bet
ty Urban and son and a friend
all of Omaha. The occasion was
in observance of the birthday
anniversaries of Mrs. McGinn
and Mr. Wyant.
Mrs. Lela Corcoran and son,
Robbie, and Mrs. Louise Cran
dall were Sunday dinner guests
in the Richard Smith home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Honeywell
were Sunday evening callers in
the Emil Pavlis home southeast
of Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell
and daughter of Neligh visited
Bill Major Sunday.
Connie Werner spent the
weekend with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Waldo, south
of Amelia.
Monuments of lasting beauty
made by skilled craftsmen of
the J. F. Bloom Co. . . monu
ments from the factory to the
consumer. — Emmet Crabb. O'
Neill, phone 139-J. 37tf
Several schools in the com
munity held a spelling contest
at the Valley Center school dis
trict 107 Friday. Miss Maureen
Murphy is the teacher.
Dr. and Mrs. Duane McKay
left Saturday for Atlantic, la.,
to visit his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cav
anaugh, and family. They also
attended the ice follies in Oma
i ha, returning home on Monday.
j The McKay children spent the
| time with relatives at Cham
bers.
Rev. L. R. McElheron left on
Monday for Three Hills, Can,
to drive a car there for the West
Indies mission. While there he
will attend the graduation exer
cises of the Prairie Bible insti
tute and a missionary confer
ence. Rev. Ward Smith of
Chambers will conduct services
at the Baptist church next Sun
day morning and evening.
Two interesting films were
shown at the Lutheran church
Sunday evening. A large group
attended the services.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Hoge
and children were Sunday din
ner guests in the H. C. Walter
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wander
see moved from their farm to
rooms in the hotel, the latter
part of last week. Mr. Wander
see, who suffered a heart attack
during the winter, is unable to
do farm work. Their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ber
farming the Wandersee place
nard Hoffman, and children are
this year.
Burl Young who recently en
listed in the medical department
of the marines, received his call
to report for duty. He left Wed
nesday, April 8, for Omaha.
Mrs. Ruby Martin and grand
daughter, Barbara Jean Wilcox,
left recently for California.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jung
bluth and family spent Sunday
at the home of her uncle, Bill
Schroeder, in O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shavlik
and daughter, Pamela, visited
Sunday, April 12, in the Lester
Miles home southwest of Cham
bers.
Duane Miller drove to Neligh
Monday for a dinner in honor
of his birthday anniversary at
the home of his parents.
Mrs. George Koland and
children of Plainview and Miss
Emma Hoffman of Norfolk
spent the weekend with their
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Brown, and
family.
Sunday, April 12, guests in the
Darrell Gillette home were Mr.
and Mrs. Orin Gibson and son,
Robert, and Carolyn Trayster of
Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Gibson of O’Neill and Mrs.
Jennie Gibson of Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Neilson
and Mrs. Halloway were Sun
day dinner guests in the Clyde
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin
were Sunday dinner guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gro
ver Shaw.
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; Eloise Rustad
; Becomes Bride of
’ Bancroft Farmer
STUART — Miss Eloise Rus
' tad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
1 Chris Rustad of Northfield,
Minn., was united in marriage
’ to Donald Carey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Carey of Loveland,
Colo., on Thursday, April 2, at
Forreston Grove Presbyterian
church at Forreston, 111.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Orin Graff, cousin of
the bridegroom and former pas
tor at Stuart.
Mrs. Carey, a trained Chris
tian worker, had been in this
community the past 2% years.
She first came here with Miss
I Margaret Hammill as a youth
mission team. Later she return
ed here as assistant to Reverend
Graff and supplied the pulpits
of the Cleveland Presbyterian
and the Stuart Community
churches after Reverend Graff
moved to Forreston. She served
until March of this year.
She received her training at
Northwestern Bible institute,
Minneapolis, Minn., and Rock
mont college, Denver, Colo.
Mr. Carey is a graduate of
the Bancroft high school and
attended business college. He is
a vetfjpan of three years of ser
vice in World War II in North
Africa and Europe and has
farmed since his discharge in
1946.
Following their wedding trip
the couple will reside at their
farm home near Bancroft.
M rs. Richard Crippen j
New ACWC Head
CELIA—Mrs. D. F. Scott ac
companied Mrs. O. A. Hammer
berg to Atkinson Country Wom
an’s club meeting last Thursday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Elder. Assisting hostesses
were Mrs. Paul Roth and Mrs.
Lou Siebert. Sixteen members
were present and Mrs. Floyd
Barnes and Robert Fullerton
were visitors.
This was the last meeting ot
the club year and mystery sis
ters’ names were revealed. Thir
ty dozen eggs were sent to the
Nebraska Children’s home at
Easter time.
The following officers were
elected for the coming year:
Mrs. Richard Crippen, presi
dent; Mrs. Paul Roth, vice-pres
ident; Mrs. Fred Dunn, secre
tary; Mrs. Robert Martens, trea
surer; Mrs. H. O. Stevens, chap
lain; Mrs. Robert Martens, Mrs.
Robert Fullerton and Mrs. Alice
Hill, sunshine committee; Mrs.
Beryle Beck, Mrs. Orville Sie
bert and Mrs. Duane Crippen,
program committee; Mrs. O. A.
Hammerberg and Mrs. Herman
Meyer, music committee; Mrs.
Robert Martens, reporter.
Roll call was “What Your
Grandmother Gave You for a
Spring Tonic.”
Next meeting will be with
Mrs. Alice Hill March 13.
Mrs. Ola Erma was a Tuesday
caller in the Fora Knight home.
Ward Smiths Show
Honduras Pictures
Missionaries Visit at
Amelia Church
AMELIA— The pictures pre
sented at the Methodist church
Rev. and Mrs. Ward Smith, who
are missionaries home on fur
lough from Honduras, South
America, were well attended.
The Smiths are making an
extended visit in the Chambers
community. They are supported
by the Memorial Baptist churcn
of Chambers.
Other Amelia News
Mrs. Etta Ott, Mrs. Floyd Ad
ams and Donna called on Mrs.
Julia White Saturday evening.
Rev. an dMrs. Albert Lugir.s
land and Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn White and Venita and
Harry White attended a meeting
of the Gideon Bible society in
O’Neill Saturday night.
Mrs. Bob Friedrich and sons,
Kirk and Kerry, of Albuquer
que, N.M., visited relatives here
and in Atkinson the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kirkland took
them as far as Omaha on their
return trip home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees went
to Omaha Friday to visit their
son, Bill Rees, and family, and
attend the ice capades.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Forbes,
Mrs. Stella Sparks, Mrs. Lee
Gilman and Mrs. Everett Win
ings attended the ice capades in
Omah over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Sammons
entertained friends at pinochle
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fullerton
entertained friends at a bridge
party last Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bar
nett were business callers in
Sioux City Friday.
Vernon Berry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Berry, left Mon
day for induction into the arm
ed forces. Mr. and Mrs. Lew
Backhaul entertained a few
friends in his honor on Friday
evening. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. William Fryrear, Mr.
and Msr. Orland Fryrear and
Mr. and Mrs. Eamie Johnston.
The Merry Matrons dub will
meet today (Thursday) with Mrs.
Elmer Fix.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andersen
of Grand Island visited his par
ents, Mr. and Msr. Ray Ander
setn, Friday and Saturday.
The Helping Hand club met
last Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Everett Winings. There
were 13 members and two visit
ors present. There was no lesson
as Mrs. Rees, who was to pre
sent part of the lesson, was ill.
Mrs. Winings showed pictures
taken at their ranch and on
their trip to Ohio. Mrs. Fryrear
thanked the club for the bou
quet sent to her while she was
in the hospital
Mr. and Mrs, Ed White and
Bill Ragland attended the fu
neral of an old friend, Peter
Curtis, Saturday in O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisher,
Glenn White and Harry White
went to Bonesteel, S.D., Sunday
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Merton Fisher’s father.
The Women’s Missionary soci
i ety of the Free Methodist church
met Wednesday, April 8, at the
home of Mrs. George Atkinson
in Chambers. Mrs. Emma Fisher
led the lesson on “Women of the
Bible.’’ There were six members
and six visitors present. Mrs.
Atkinson served lunch of white
and dark cake, jello and coffee.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Luginsland.
Mrs. Frank Pierce was sur
prised Monday evening, April 6,
when a group of friends went
to her home. The group present
ed he rwithaelenictcrk vBsigai
ed her with an electric coffee
pot. Those present were Mrs.
Alice Prewitt, Mrs. Ralph Rees.
Msr. Julia White, Mrs. B. W
Waldo, Mrs. Stella Sparks, Mrs.
Blake Ott, Mrs. Ray Andersen.
Mrs. Emma Lindsey and Flor
ence Lindsey.
Mrs. Bernard Blackmore re
turned Sunday evening from
Topeka, Kans., where she at
tended a four-state conclave of
the Rebekah lodge. She was ac
companied by Mrs. Jess Dobro
volny of Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Clemens
of Ravinia, S.D., visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Clemens, and brother, Milton
Clemens, and family Sunday.
They were driving a new
car.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson
of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Andersen and Mr. and Mrs.
Lew Backhaus were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Earnie Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gruen
borg and girls visited at the
parental William Fryrear home
Sunday.
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O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Simonson
went to Ft. Randall, S.D., on
Sunday, April 5, to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Donlin, jr. They were
accompanied by Susan Moler
and Tom Donlin, sr.
Don't forget CURRY RANCH
sale, first-class line of farm and
ranch mahcinery, 22 miles south
of O'Neill. 10 miles east, on
Wednesday. April 22. starting at j
12 noon. 50c
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman
entertained at a dinner in their
home on Easter. Among the
guests present were Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Merriman, Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Merriman. all of
South Sioux City, Richard Mer
riman of Holdreee and James
Merriman of Crdighton univer
sity, Omaha.
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DR. H. D. GILDERSLEEVE.
OPTOMETRIST
Northeast Corner
of 4th & DoUgias
O’NEILL, NEBR.
Phone 1«7
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LAND SALE
Choice 800 acre Elkhorn Valley Ranch
will be sold at auction on Tuesday, April
28th, 1953, at 2 P.M., at the High School
Auditorium in Bassett, Nebraska, to settle
Runte Estate.
Mostly hay and pasture. Lays about 5
miles southeast of Bassett. School on prem
ises. Good ranch buildings, connected to
REA. Adequate fences, wells and mills.
Terms, one-third on day of sale, balance
in 60 days. I
Immediate possession, except for build
ings, which will be by May 1 0th. Ranch to
be offered as a whole, and also by quarter
sections.
ARTHUR A. WEBER
BASSETT, NEBR.
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I PUBLIC SALE
Due to the death of my husband, I am forced to sell the fol
lowing at public auction on the farm 3% miles west of Spen
cer; OR 2 miles south, 2 miles east, 1 mile south and Vz mile
east of Butte, on—
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
Sale Starts at 1:00 P.M. Lunch Served on Grounds
6 — HEAD OF CATTLE — 6
3 Milk Cows, 1 fresh, 1 to freshen by sale day, other to fresh
en this summer; 1 Yearling Heifer; 2 Steer Calves.
4 Purebred DUROC SOWS, with Litters
MACHINERY, ETC.
Super C 1952 IHC tractor with mounted cultivator, plow and
com planter with 80 rods of wire; 4-section Flexible Harrow;
(above machinery used 1 season); John Deere 12-ft. disc; 6-ft.
IHC mower; IHC endgate seeder; G.I. com picker with shuck
ing bed; rubber tired running gear with 100-bu. box; rake
new 6-ft. stock tank; 18x24 tarp; 32-ft. iy4-inch galvanized
pipe; No. 3 McCormick separator, good as new; 2—50-gal. fuel
barrels; scoops, spades, forks and many other items too nu
merous to mention.
About 110 Hamp-Leg Pullets; about 200 bu. of Oats;
150 bu. Ear Corn; some Hay
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Dining room suite (table, buffet, 6 chairs); 2 rocking chairs; 2
dressers: Copper Clad combination range, gas & wood; library
table; 2 single door metal cabinets; 2 Aladdin lamps.
MRSrWALTER FREDERICKSEN
Lester Pearson, Auct. . Spencer State Bank, Clerk
NOTICE
• We have mailed out all claim blanks for the Blanket
School Tax Refund. If you have not received your claim
or if you have received the claim blank and haven’t signed
it before a notary public and sent it to us for the refund war
rant, please attend to it at once. No claim can be made for
the refund after May 3, 1953. If you have a refund of 1951
blanket school tax coming and haven’t received your claim
blank please notify us. This will be the final notice.
J. ED HANCOCK
County Treasurer
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