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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1953)
Doctor Completes Half-Century Page Physician Starts Practice in 1903 PAGE—Dr. E- J. Bild and his wife Wednesday received scores of congratulations from relatives, friends and from the medical profession as Doctor Bild mark ed the completion of a half-cen tury of practice as a general practitioner. Open-house was held at the Bild residence and their daugh ter. Mrs. Earl J. Rodman of O’ Neill, was hostess. Doctor Bild received his med ical training at the old Sioux City college of medicine — a jgchool that no longer exists. He first established a practice at Page in 1903 and remained there uintil 1916. The Bilds moved to Jreton, la., where the doctor practiced for many years, re suming to Page nine years ago at a time when Page was with out a physician. The doctor will be 77-years <old next January. Mrs. Bild is 74. Despite the doctor’s advanc ed age, he continues to look af ter the health of many families in the community. Their sons, Dr. Charles E. Bild of Miami, Fla., and Dr. Elmer J. Bild of Wausa, spent the fore part of this week attending a rnedical meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., and reached Page Wed nesday in time to take part in the observance. The Bilds’ only daughter is Mrs. Rodman. There are four grandchildren. Coffee Hour— The members of St. Patrick’s Altar society enjoyed a coffee hour Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edward M. Galla gher. Very Rev. Timothy O’Sul livan, church pastor, and the guild chairmen were guests. Mrs. Hammond Hostess— The members of the Chez-a Mari club met Monday evening in the home of Mrs. George Hammond. The evening was spent socially. Plans were made for the club picnic to be held on June 14. Jeudi Meets— The Jeudi club members met fast Thursday evening at the M&M cafe for dinner and then went to the home of Mrs. D. A. Kersenbrock to play cards. The winners were Mrs. Winnie Bar ger and Mrs. L. R. Sutcliffe. Mrs. Kittie Edmunds of Rush vhlle was a weekend guest at the B, G. Gillespie home. Fox, Schaffer Senior Royalty Larry Fox, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, and Eliz abeth Schaffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Schaffer, were crowned king and queen of the O’Neill high school senior class at the annual junior-senior ban quet held Tuesday evening in the American Legion auditorium. Other members of the royal party included Robert Carroll and Patricia Clinkenbeard, first attendants, and Ronald Bazel man and Lavonne itieck, second attendants. The banquet was adapted to a navy theme. Toasts were giv en by Duane Booth, Warren Se ger, Elizabeth Schaffer, Supt. D. E. Nelson, George Kilcoin, Prin. Joel Lyman and Evalyn Asher Menu included: Shoving off, spouting whales, scrubbing the deck, rough waves, landing in port, sea foam, ocean rolls and black ocean. Deck hands were Janet Seger, Marilyn Lindberg, Sharon Han cock, Janice Holsclaw, Janet Hull, Joan Godel, Owen Davis, Bob Sanders, Bernard Lorenz, Ed Ritts, Duane Alton and Ed ward Gatz. The class sponsors are Mr. Ly man and Prof. Marvin Miller. Officers are: Elizabeth Schaffer, president; Gary Buckmaster, vice-president; Marlene Waring, secretary, and Dave Eby, trea surer. Eighth Graders to Learn About FFA All eighth grade boys who would like to take the vocation al agriculture course offered at the O’Neill public school are in vited to attend the annual eighth grade night at the O’Neill public school on Wednesday, May 20, at 8 o’clock p.m. This program is sponsored by the O’Neill Future Farmers of America organization. A complete program describ ing the FFA organization and the vocational agriculture course will be given. Refreshments will be served. Parents of the eighth grade graduates are also welcome to attend. Clement Stone, the vo-ag in structor, stated that it is possi ble to take the agriculture course at the public school even though a student plans to attend St. Ma ry’s academy. At Davidson Home— Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ferris and family of Morsebluff were weekend guests in the Robert Davidson home. ANNOUNCING IDE OPENING OF THE 6ATENAY MOTEL ON Monday, May 18 21 UNITS Owned and Operated by Dick and Doris Tomlinson Watch for Announcement Next Week for Visitors’ Day FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES ° LETTUCE_:_ Lb. 13c Cap’s Best— TUBE TOMATOES_Tube 21c CARROTS__2 Cello Bags 21c Fresh, Fancy— CUCUMBERS_Lb. 17c i Mother's Beat— FLOW_- 50-Lb Bag 3.59 ROBIN COFFEE_Lb. 79c i Campbell’s— TOMATO SOUP_2 Cans 21c I SUPER SUDS_Large Box 23c Van Cmmp't— PORK & BEANS 2 No. 2 Can 33c STOKELY CATSUP__• 2 Btls. 31c ° . . . MEAT DEPARTMENT . . . ROUND STEAK Lb. 69c U.S. Choice— BEEF ROAST _ Lb. 49c All-Meat— BOLOGNA_ Lb. 39c All-Meat— WIENERS - Lb. 49c 4th Street Market — PHONE 93-W — Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tange man returned recently from a trip to Marysville, Calif., where they visited their son-in-law and daughter, Pfc. and Mrs. Vernon Schmit. Private Schmit is leav ing soon for Alaska where he will be stationed. Mrs. Schmit will remain at Marysville where she is employed. The Tangemans visited another daughter, Miss Doreen Tangeman, at Denver, Colo., on the way west. Sfc. Frank Zatopec came on Monday from Camp Gordon, Ga., for a 20-day furlough. He will visit his brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. John Blair, at Amelia and a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs Ed. Wily, at Bristow. Cpl. Donald E. Gartner arriv ed home Saturday, April 25, from Germany where he had been sta tioned for the past 20 months. Corporal Gartner has served his two years in the army and has received his discharge. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Cooper, Mrs. Genevieve Bell and Mrs. Hattie Tibbets drove to Winner, S.D., Sunday where they visited their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Cooper, and niece and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hale Osborne, and Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. William Renin ger accompanied George Nacht- i man, in his four-passenger Stin son, to Columbus, O., Thursday, May 7, where they visited their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Normand Reninger, and son. The Reningers returned Monday. Mr. Nachtman went on to Chester, Pa. 9 Eagles Qualify fur State Carnival Broken Bow captured the | laurels Friday in the annual Burwell relays, an eight-team track and field competition. Broken Bow earned 73 points. The O’Neill Eagles, who have been running roughshod over most competition in this area, had to be satisfied with a second place. But nine of the Eagles qualified for the state meet. These included Duane Booth, who heaved the shotput 44 feet 10 inches at Burwell; Dave Eby, in the hurdles; Larry Chace, in the 100-yard-dash; Ronny Baz elman, in the discus; Georgie Kilcoin, in the 440-yard-dash; Bob Carroll, in the mile; Warren Seger, in the half-mile, and Lar ry McConnell and Don David son, in the mile relay. The Eagles will compete in Lincoln this week in the state prep carnival. Planning Meeting Held Here— An off - campus course plan ning meeting was held Thursday, May 7, in the office of the coun ty superintendent of public in struction, Alice French. Miss Rosalie Farley, coordinator of the elementary field program for the University of Nebraska, was in charge of the meeting. County superintendents present were: Mrs. Myrtle Day of Pon ca, Harry Hahlbeck of Neligh; W. E. Snyder of Springview and Miss French. The office of the county super intendent will close Saturday afternoon during the summer months as is done by the other offices in the courthouse. This change will be made the first Saturday in June, Miss French said. O'Neill Airmen Okay at Angelo— A/C Arlen Miles, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Miles, left San Angelo, Tex., three hours before Sunday’s tornado struck there. He is stationed at nearby Good fellow air force base and arrived early Tuesday to spend a 10-day furlough with his parents. Sgt. Donald Sauser, an airman stationed at Goodfellow, Wed nesday wired his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sauser, stat ing he and his family survived the storm unhurt. At Murray Home— Sunday guests m the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murray at Stuart were Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Pittack, Steven and Judy of Tilden, Miss Lois Murray of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bright and family and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hovey and family. Francis Murray called his mother in the afternoon from Ft. Sill, Okla. He is stationed there in the field artillary. Final Meeting— The Elkhom Extension club held its last meeting of the year at a 6:30 o’clock pot luck supper Tuesday evening in the home of Mrs. D. N. Loy. .The evening was spent socially. Attend Theater— The Orchard Senior class attended the O’Nieill Drive-In theater recently as part of the end of the year activities. Elwin Benson left Friday to go to Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., where he planned to spend the weekend with Stanley Benson. Elwin will return to Omaha this week and from there he is to go to Green land. * HKr- h m i To GOP Meet Word has been received that John O’Neill has been chosen to represent the Creighton uni versity Young Republican club as a delegate to the national Young Republican convention at Rapid City, S.D., in June. John is a first year student in Creighton university college of law and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O’Neill. He is also a member of the Creighton de bating squad which took part in intercollegiate debating tournaments at the University of Nebraska, Midland college at Fremont, Colorado univer sity at Bouler, and at the Uni versity of Wisconsin at Mad ison. He is one of four stu dents to win certificates in the John Carroll speech club at Creighton this year. Named President Stanley Lambert of Ewing (above) has been elected pres ident of the Holt county chap ter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. (Story on page 1.) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zakr zewski and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fox and family returned Sunday from Winne bago, Minn., where they spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fox. Miss Lee Bartos spent the weekend in Pierce where she at tended a birthday party in honor of Mrs. Mary Zimmer and Mrs. Bob Zimmer. Weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Van Ev ery were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mil ler and two sons of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Van Every and daughter of Grand Island, Clyde Van Every of Beatrice, Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Van Every and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Fuller and son and Mrs. Dean Van Every and daughter, all of O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells and Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Krueger and son and Misses Laura and Lorene Wetzler went to Herrick Sunday where they were dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Wetz ler. Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Arbuthnot were her mother, Mrs. A. D. Duffy, brother, John, and sister, Marie, all of Petersburg. Miss Margaret Zakrzewski en tertained Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Zakrzewski and Angela, at a dinner Sunday evening at the Town House. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Soost of Magnet and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stober of Randolph were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. ]L F. Beckenhauer. Mr. and Mrs. Holland Weyh rich and family were Sunday day dinner guests in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones, at Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wetzler and children of Omaha came last Thursday to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Wetzler, and other relatives. They returned to their home on Monday. Miss Mary E. Carney went to Sioux City May 9 to visit her niece, Mrs. R. L. Hackett, and family and Mrs. Marguerite Cur tis. She returned Tuesday. Mrs. Marlene Peterson went to Norfolk on business Tuesday. ' ‘Oriental Garden’ Banquet Setting STUART— ‘Oriental Garden” was the theme chosen by the juniors for the annual junior senior banquet given at the audi torium on Wednesday night, May 6. The guests crossed over a bridge, to enter the banquet room which was separated from the main auditorium by a rep lica of a stone wall and stream ers in Oriental colors. Paper lan terns were hung from a ceiling of blue studded with silver stars. A miniature volcano in the center of the room spouted in cense during the evening. The table decorations were fans banked with sweet peas and candles on either side. The Oriental statuette nut cups shaded by miniature parsols car ried out the theme. Dick Shald was master of cer emonies and the welcome was given by Wilma Kaup, president of the junior class. The response was given by Shirley Shald, president of the senior class. The class will and prophecy were read by Shirley Shald and Don Fuller. Others on the prc gram were Superintendent Baack, Jay Pilch, T. L. Lynch, Marge Weichman and Denny Brewster. The banquet was prepared by the mothers of the juniors ana was served by 10 members of the sophomore class dressed in Oriental costumes and wearing coolie hats. Final School Day Marked by Pupils ROCK FALLS—The last day of school for the term was celebrated Friday at Rock Falls by the pupils of district 155 and teacher, Mrs. Ella Hoppe. Other Rock Falls News da Johnson and Don R. Breiner daJohnson and Don R. Breiner attended the square dance Friday evening at Ewing. A dinner party was given at George Calkins Friday honoring Mrs. Don Hyne’s birthday anni versary. John Richardson called at Roy Marqritz Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crawford and family were supper guests Tuesday evening at Roy Marq ritz. Supper guests Tuesday even ing at James Curran’s were: Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Vequist and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Blake Benson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vequist and Leah Serek. Guests Sunday at a mother’s day celebration at John Grutch’s honoring (Mrs. Celia Grutch in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Vequist and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bern ard Pongratz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grutch and children, Mr. and Mrs. James McNulty and LaDonna, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lansworth and JoAnn. Betty Curran was a guest of Rita Vequist’s Friday night and Saturday. Mr. and Mis. Lyle Vequist and family were guests at Francis Curran’s Friday evening. The Curran’s and Vequist’s would have visited other neighbors if they could catch them at home. Miss Serek and five pupils from district 33 accompanied Mrs. Wil bur Smith and Mrs. Albert Wid felt to the rural youth choral practice Wednesday, May 6. Mir. and Mrs. Wesley Taylor and children were guests Monday evening at Wilbur Smith’s. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wiseman and son were supper guests at Wilbur Smith’s Wednesday even ing, May 6. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith and sons were guests Sunday after noon of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wise man and Mr. and MS's. O. A. Wiseman. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith call ed on Walter O’Malley Friday evening. Last Thursday was visiting day at school district 33 for three of next fall’s beginning class-Lynda Hynes, Janice Vequist and Jimmy Widfeldt. Guests Saturday for dinner at Bill Claussen’s were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beem and son, Forrest. Forrest is on furlough from the Naval Air Reserve stationed at Memphis, Tenn. Norma Widfeldt was an over night guest of Rita Vequist’s Mon day. Miss Doris Stems came from Lincoln Friday to :be at Albert Stem’s for the weekend. Mr, and Mrs. Don Hynes and Lynda were guests Monday even ing at Louis Brown’s. Mrs. Louis Brown, Terry and Cindy accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hynes and Regina and Mrs. Nora Brown to Ravenna, Friday evening where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Young and Bobby until Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Drueke and family also drove there to attend the family gathering Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vequist were quests Monday evening of Mrs. Orville (Morrow and family. Mrs. Theresa Breiner is visit ing a few days at Floyd Johnsons. She was a dinner guest Monday at Bill Murray’s. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Murray were guests Saturday evening at Don Brewers. Linda Johnson had her saddle horse trucked to town Saturday and spent that night with Sharon Murray. Guests Sunday at Don Breiners honoring Mrs. Theresa Breiner on mother’s day included Mr. and Mrs. John Cleary and family, Mrs. Floyd Johnson, Alden Brein er and boys. Trudy and Gwenda Schultz visited from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Flor ence Schultz’s and family. Floyd Johnson sold a registered palamino at the sale in Stuart Saturday. Guests Sunday at Francis Cur ran’s for dinner and the day in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ott and sons, Mrs. Earl Bauld, Mrs. Dale Curran and children, Carol Donlin, Mr. and Mrs. James Cur ran and Ardell. Guests at Roy Margritz Wed nesday evening, May 6, were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Curran, Betty and Mary Jo. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Margritz and girls were at Royal Thursday evening visiting the John Schwindt and John Deives fam ilies. Guests Saturday evening at Bob Larson’s in honor of Mrs. Larsons birthday included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mhrgritz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Curran and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Orville McKim. Orville Thorsen called at Fred Ernst’s Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.. Orville Miller and family visited the Bob Worth’s Sunday evening. Guests Saturday night and Sun day at Levi Yantzie’s included Robert Yantzie, Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Derickson and Russell Dean. Neighbors who helped Levi Yantzie, brand cattle Saturday were Ardell Curran. Maurice Grutch, James McNulty and Rob ert and Fritz Yantzie. Mrs. Mamie D. O’Neill was a euest from Wednesday until Mon day at Blake Benson’s. Eddie and Timmie Benson visit ed Blake Benson’s Monday. Joe Stein. Robert and Lois Ann Peterson visited Monday after noon at Walt Egger’s. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woidneck, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Karel and Celia Richter were in Lynch Monday. Janet Lee Peterson spent the weekend at Joe Stein’s. Lois Ann Peterson was an over night guest Saturday at Orville Peterson’s. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Claussen were guests Thursday evening at Floyd Johnsons. D. H. Clauson's Mother Dies— D. H. Clauson received word Saturday of the death of his mother, Ella Clauson, 82, at Lommis, Calif. The bodv was shipped to Rapid City, S.D., for burial. She formerly lived at Rapid City. Mr. and Mrs. Clauson left Wednesdav morning to attend the funeral on Friday, May 15. Survivors include four daugh ters and two sons. Mr. and Mrs. James Hayden of Wiggins, Colo., who have been visiting relatives and friends here, left Tuesday for Long Pine where they will visit their daughter, Mrs. Fred Brenan. Mr. and Mrs. George Walter of Clearwater were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Walter. r - Lightning Blamed for Starting Fire A bolt of lightning that struck about 9:45 o’clock Saturday eve ning was blamed for starting a grass fire on the Peters meadow, one mile northeast of the C Bar M ranch. The O’Neill firemen were summoned at 10:30 by phone from the C Bar M, but the truck and other vehicles bogged down in the mud. Plowing checked the spread of the blaze, which was brought under control about 11:30. Temperatures during the past week have been as much as 30 degrees below normal, which is 70. Early Tuesday thick ice was noted and snow flurries fell dur ing the afternoon. Precipitation during the week end amounted to 1.26 of an inch. Summary: Hi Lo Prec. May 6 73 43 May 7 _ 75 44 .May 8 _ 73 46 May 9 ... 88 55 May 10 _ 68 41 1.26 May 11 _ 63 50 May 12 _ 50 28 May 13 _ 46 28, To Observe 53d Wedding Anniversary— Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Lamb, who reside immediately west of the Wesleyan Methodist church, on Friday, May 22, will observe their 53d wedding anniversary. They spent the winter in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Etherton and son spent a few days in Beatrice. On Monday, May 4, they attend ed the wedding of his brother, John. They returned home on Tuesday, May 5. Old Sheets Needed for Surgical Supplies— About 50 attended a meeting of St. Anthony’s hospital aux iliary Monday evening. Mrs. Leo T. Moore, prsident, was in charge. The auxiliary is in need of old sheets to make surgical supplies and anyone who has any to do nate is asked to call Mrs. Moore. Old magazines are also appre ciated and can be left at the Tim Harrington shoe repair shop. CARS COLLIDE An accident occurred on South Fourth street Tuesday evening at about 6:30 o’clock involving two cars. Officer Joe Wertz, who was driving the city police car, was backing from the curb when his machine was struck by a car driven by Wilbur Kirkland, for merly of Atkinson. There were no injuries to the occupants of either car. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. William White, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Appleby, Mr. and Mrs. James Earley, Miss Mary Ann Bouska and Marlin Wickman went to Norfolk last Thursday evening to visit Mrs. Russell Moler and infant son who were in Our Lady of Lour des hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin -Kemper and sons of Norfolk spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Winkler and family of Emmet. A/lc Stanley Young, who is stationed at Offutt air base at Omaha, spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Guy Young. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elan and daughter, Patricia, of Denver, Colo., arrived Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. Elan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva, and family. Carload of 700-Pound Steers Coming • At the O'Neill Livestock Market's regu'jj Thursday sale to day. they are expecting a carload of yearling steers. These will be good steers weighing around seven hundred pounds. There will be several groups of steer and heifer calvds offered rangicg from 350 to 450 pounds. Several head of corn fed cattle weighing from 700 to 800 pounds will be otfered. • There will be the regular run of butcher stock and calves. • There will be from 150 to 200 feeder pigs offered at the sale, and also a 3-year-old Shetland pony. O’NEILL LIVESTOCK MARKET PHONE 2 — O'NEILL WHY IS IT? / That So Many / Businessmen . . . iVill get up in the morning, Refresh themselves with a dose of advertised fruitjuice, Clean their tiSeth with ail advertised brush ~~>w m ./> Q and advertised tooth paste, Shave with an advertised razor, Wash and shave with advertised soaps, Put on advertised underwear, Advertised hose, garters, shirt, collar shoes, Seat themselves at the table, 7 • And eat advertised tea, coffee, or cocoa, Put on an advertised hat and gloves, Light an advertised cigarette, With an advertised match, Go to the station in an advertised motorcar, Give letters to a typist, Who types on an advertised machine, Use advertised carbons, Sign their letters with an advertised pen Containing advertised ink, And 1 urn down a proposal to advertise on the ground That Advertising Doesn’t Pay! —PRINTER’S INK —— o PHONE 51 Our Advertising Representative Will Help You with Your Own Problem 122 South Fourth St. O’Neill, Nebr. ’ c % . 0 _ _ Q 0