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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1953)
Ewing News Miss Ina Bennett arrived home Tuesday from Lincoln where she had been a guest of relatives. On Wednesday, June 17, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett. Miss Ina Bennett of Ewing, Mrs. Flora Young of Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Utterback of Clearwater, went to Hornick, la., to spend the day with an uncle, who is in ill health. Mrs. Zofe Huffman of Elgin spent a few days at the home of her son, M. B. Huffman, and fam ily this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kmicek Qf Orchard and Mr. and Mrs. George Nickolite of Ewing were guests of Mrs. Eva Kaczor on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hobbs and sons returned Friday from a vacation trip to the Black Hills. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wolverton Of Pilger visited her mother, Mrs. Lena Kirschmier, over the week end. Mrs. Kirschmier and grand children, Candance Kirschmier and Don Niesius, accompanied them home for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Anson and son Dennis of Neligh were guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kruntorad, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Vem Weltz of Arcadia, Calif., spent Thursday to Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Angus. Mrs. Weltz is a sister of Mrs. Angus. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Rotherham and family are spending their vacation with relatives in Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. John Wunner re turned Saturday from Chicago, IH.. where they visited their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wunner. Mrs. Walter Tressler and child ren of Ogallala and Mrs. Viola Mampin and son, Merle, of North Platte returned to their home on Monday after spending the week end with the ladies’ father, M. H. Dierksi Guests at the home of M. H. DIerks on Sunday for a family dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Lvle Dierks and family, Mrs. Wilda Carr and family, Mrs. Sidney Adrain and daughter Kay of Wichita, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Tomjack and son. Terry, of O’Neill were in Ewing Saturday attending the blue grass festival. Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Rickert and famdy of St. Paul were week end guests of relatives and also attended the bluegrass festival. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eacker, Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Eacker and Ruby, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ruby and children went to Grand Island Sunday to spend the day with the Jerome Fuller family. William Sievers from Wyoming is visiting at the Ruby and Seiv ens homes in Ewing this wetk. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Huffman returned Friday from a two weeks vacation through Western states. iMrs, Bernice Harlan and fam ly of TUden attended the blue grass festival on Saturday and visited at the home of her moth er, Mrs. Caroline Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Krackie and their grandson, Jerry Jefferies, left Monday for Minnesota on a IT) day vacation. Mrs. Edna Lofquest returned Sunday from O’Neill where she had attended the camp meeting held at the Wesleyan Methodist church. While there she was the EDW. M. GLEESON { DENTIST { • 2d Floor Gilligan Rexall Bldg. } Ph. 240 - Box 149 - Hrs. 8:30-5 j I I I I I I I I I DANCE SUMMERLAND at Ewing Tuesday, June 30 WNAX Bohemian Band o WESLEYAN METHODIST (O'Neill) Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, pastor Thursday, June 25: Mid-week prayer meeting, 8 p.m., Carl Colfack, leader. Sunday, June 28: Sunday school at 10 a.m.; worship at 11 a.m.; devotional hour by the jun ior Bible class, 7:30 p.m. We are having a missionary service at 8 p.m. The 16-'nrn. film, “Reaping With Joy,’’ in color will be shown. This will make a full service. Many things are of just secular interest show ing the type of conditions that the missionaries and natives live in on our missionary fields. The film was photographed by our foreign missionary secretary, Dr. F. R- Birch, on a world tour a little over a year ago. You are invited to worship with us at any time. Youth camp at Niobrara state park July 6-10. This is especially for the teenagers. If you know of someone who would be inter ested in going, please let the pastor know. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (O'Neill) Rev. Samuel Lee, pastor Miss Helen May, assistant to the pastor Sunday-school, 9:45 a.m.; wor ship, 11 a.m.; junior high West minser fellowship, 5-7 p.m. The spiritual life group will meet in the pastor’s study at 3 p.m., Monday. There will be a session meet ing at 8 p.m., Monday, June 29. Wednesday evening, July 1, the trustees will meet. There will be no church activi ties Saturday, July 4. , Several members of the junior high group are spending this week at the junior high camp, Camp Sheldon, at Columbus. Campers from our church are Jane Petersen, Sylvia Harder, Danny Sullivan and Gordon Fox. Reverend and Mrs. Lee are teaching at the camp. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (Alinson) Rev. R. W. Olson, pastor Sunday, June 23: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; divine wor ship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 1: Quarterly voter’s meeting, 8 p.m. We bid everyone a cordial welcome to the services and ac tivities of this congregation in the name of Christ Jesus. METHODIST (Chambers) Rev. L. R. Hansberry, pastor Sunday - school, 10:30 a.m., Clair Grimes, superintendent. Worship, 11:30 a.m. The Women’s society will meet today (Thursday) at the church. Mrs. Louis Neilson will present the first of a series of lessons on Africa. guest of Mrs. Carrie Borg. Mrs. May Gemmill left Thurs day for Schaller, la where she’ll visit at the home of William Speaker for a few days. Mrs. Mabel Morrison of Creighton is a guest at the home of her brother, Luther Baxton. She plans to continue her vaca tion trip into Missouri when she leaves Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hartford of Bonesteel, S.D., spent the week end visiting at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, and Jim Wilson. They also attended the bluegrass festival on Saturday where they met many old friends. Pvt. Robert Montgomery, who is on active duty in Korea, wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery, stating that recent ly he had the pleasure of meet ing Private Redtke of Inman The boys were stationed a few miles apart. Miss Marcia Gibson of Omaha spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gib son. Miss Gibson is working as a nurse’s aid at the Methodist hospital during the summer months and has enrolled for nurse’s training this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Marquardt of Tekamah spent father’s day at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Marquardt. Mr. and Mrs. Sis Ebbengaard were 6 o’clock dinner guests Sun day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stevens of Clear water. Cpl. Roger Bennett of Ft. Sher idan, 111., enroute to Ft. Riley, Kans., spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett. CHRIST LUTHERAN (O'Neill) Comer of 7th and Clay streets Rev. R. W. Olson, pastor Thursday, June 25: Ladies Aid society meets at 2 p.m., with Mrs. William Kraft and Mrs. Ed Krugman as hostesses. Topic study: “You and Your Home.” Meeting of young people’s com mittee on arrangements for field day, 8 p.m. Friday, June 26: Adult instruc tion class, 7 p.m. This class is still open to anyone desiring membership with our church or anyone desiring to further their knowledge of Christian doctrine. Meeting of church council and board of trustees, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 28: Worship ser vice at local drive-in theater, 8 a.m.; divine worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday-school and junior Bible class, 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2: Young peo ple’s meeting at the church, 8 p.m. In the name of Christ Jesus we bid everyone a sincere wel come to our services and activ ities. If you have no church home we would cordially invtte you to worship with us regularly. CHURCH OF CHRIST (O'Neill) Corner of Sixth and Grant John Thomas, minister Bible school, 10 a.m.; commun ion and preaching, 11 a.m.; youth meeting at 7 p.m.; evening wor shop at 8 o’clock. Our special evangelistic ser vices are continuing each night through Sunday night at 8 o’ clock. Evangelist Coop is doing a commendable job of preaching the Word of God and people’s lives are being challenged with the unsearchable riches of God’s message to mankind. Your pres ence will be welcomed at these services and your mind will be directed to the precious promises of God. O'NEILL DRIVE-IN (Sponsored by the O’Neill Min isterial association) Services at the drive-in theater Sunday will begin at 8 a.m. Rev. R. W. Olson will be in charge of this service. 7 3 Grade Pupils in Summer Session EWING—The vacation relig ious school at St. Peter’s Cath olic church, which has been in session for the past two weeks, came to a close on Sunday with the following receiving holy com munion for the first time: Jerome Bauer, Margaret Ben don, Kay Bollwitt, Karen Funk, William Hobbs, jr., Larry Jura cek, Louis Martin, Larry Mlnar ik, Edward Rotherham, Victor Thoendel, Robert Walker and Lois Woslager. Four small boys and girls leading the communicants were William Lofquest, jr., Julian Sojka, jr., Susan Rosno and Rita Rotherham. Sisters Antonella, Seraphica and Lucy from St. Mary’s acad emy in O’Neill and Mrs. Ray Funk of Ewing were the in structors of the 73 grade school children for the two weeks. The vacation school is the climax of the regular Saturday instruction throughout the school term. The pastor, Rev. Peter Burke, Mrs. Frances Shaw and Miss Frances Rotherham were the Saturday instructors. Spencer Lutherans to Houston Meeting Rev. L. Wayne Myers and Wil liam Mott, both of Spencer, rep resent circuit 7 of the North Ne braska district of the Lutheran church (Missouri synod) in the 42d regular convention which opened last week in Houston, Tex. The convention, headed by Dr. John W. Behnken, president of the Lutheran church (Mis souri synod) will be in progress 10 days. Doctor Behnken was reelected president for his seventh term. It is the highest office in the church body. After receiving 500 of the 562 ballots cast on the first open ballot, his election was declared unanimous. ' The convention requested that a committee of three be appoint ed to study the matter of possible Missouri synod membership in the Lutheran World federation. Last summer the synod sent 25 official “visitors” to the federa tion meeting in Hannover, Ger many. Frontier for printing! SAVS with The Occidental for SECURITY- SATISFACTION - SERVICE The Occidental is now a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and its savings accounts are insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, an instrumentality of the United States Government. START YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT TODAY AT THE OCCIDENTAL BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION Organized 1889 Home Office: Omaha _ See Your Local Agent C. E. YANTZI, Agent LOANS — INSURANCE — COLLECTIONS PHONE 520 — O'NEILL o o \ 1 ... „ : ! 80-Acre Holt FARM & PERSONAL PROPERTY Having decided to quit farming, I will offer at public auction my improved 80 - acre farm and entire line of personal property at public auction, on the premises, located 16 miles north and one-half mile east of O’Neill; or one-half mile east of Midway Store; or l^/i miles south and one-half mile east of the Spencer Dam (using U.S. Highway 281 north from O’Neill and south from the Spencer Dam), on . . . TUESDAY, JULY 7th, 1953 Sale Begins 12 Noon Paddock Ladies Aid Will Serve Lunch 17 - Head of CATTLE -17 1—Hereford Bull, 2-years-oid 2—Roan First-Calf Heifers, fresh now 1—Guernsey Milk Cow, extra good 1—Yearling Red Steer 3—Whiteface Milk Cows *** 3—Red Milk Cows ' he milk cows are 4-quartered and are very good producers 9 SPRING PIGS - ABOUT 7 DOZ. CHICKENS - 225 - BU. YELLOW CORN -100 BU. GOOD OATS Machinery & Equipment l»bl rarmall H Tractor, like new, used very little IHC 4-Wheel Trailer and Box, nearly new IHC Hay Rake, 12-ft., new John Deere Tractor Eli, new John Deere Tractor Lister, new power lift 7-Ft. Power Mower, new, cut only 15 acres 6-Ft. Horse Mower New Idea Manure Spreader on rubber 12-Ft. Buzz Saw and 32-In. Blade Hay Fack and Steel Running Gear Side Hitch Hay Sweep End gate Seeder Hand Comsheller, new Scoopboard No. 10 Letz Grinder Also forks, shovels, complete line of tools, vise, hammers, etc. : Household Goods, Etc. Coronado Electric Wash. Machine Apt. Size Hotpoint Elec. Range, Electric Iron 8-Ft. Coronado Refrig., elec., new Sewing Machine TVT ne^ J®4 year 2—Heating Stoves Bedsprings and Mattresses New Radio B-Dming Chairs; Some 2-Dressers Kitchen Cabinet Kitchen Chairs; Rocking Chair Many Dishes & Kitchen Utensils MANY OTHER ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION TERMS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY: Cash or See Your Bankers COL. ED THORIN, O’Neill, Auctioneer FIRST NAT’L BANK, O’Neill, Clerk, Personal Property r‘ " _ REAL ESTATE & IMPROVEMENTS I The following described real estate will be offered at auction in connection with the personal property I sale on the W. S. Devall Premises on TUESDAY, JULY 7th I This farm is one of the best-producing 80-acre tracts of land in Holt county. The land and improvements 5 combme to form one of the most attractive investment and home units ever offered for sale in Holt countv B Improvements Consist of the Following: 1 Good 6-Room Dwelling; Double Crib; 2 Poultry Houses; Hog House; Bam with Hay Storage; Cattle I Bam; Garage; Summer Kitchen and Wood Shed. All Improvements Are in Excellent Condition Manv 1 Trees Around Buildings Affording Protection and Shade. * £ The land has been in the same family for over 70 years and has had excellent care. Seven to eight acres are under cultivation, the balance is in oasturP I and hay and has no equal in production of forage. Pasture cross-fenced into small units for easy rotation. ^ pasture m Improvements located one mile from rural school, three-fourths mile to U.S. Highway 281. REA on place. On mail route. Fine spring-fed fish pond, ff Possession on Delivery of Deed Legal Description: I and excellent terms axe available at 4 pexcenl interest. NJ^NE'4 Section 6, Township 3 I, Range I I I ED THOR1N or BILL BOWKER, O’Neill, Nebr., HoIt County’ Nebra8ka I or W. S. DEV ALL, Owner and Occupant of If you are looking for a home, an investment, or I Premises both, see this property. |f REAL ESTATE SALE CONDUCTED BY — I THORIN & BOWKER REAL ESTATE AGENCY I O’Neill, Nebr. ~ W. S. DEVALL, Owner O’NEILL, NEBR.