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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1953)
Stuart School Classes Dispersed Bells Beckon from All Comers STUART—Due to the fact the east wing of the Stuart public school building is being razed, preparatory to building a new addition, school bells rang all ov er town Monday for the grade school pupils. The kindergarten and first grade are in the Community church basement with Mrs. Hen ry Waechter teaching. The second and third grades, with Mrs. Cleo Tippery teaching, are in the city auditorium. Miss Marguerite Smith is teaching the fourth, fifth and sixth grades in the former Ap parel shop Mrs. Donald Krotter is teach ing the seventh and eighth grades in the basement of the Krotter home. Th high school classes are be ing held in the remaining part of the building with the exception of the ag shop, which will be lo cated in the 4-H building in the park. Other teachers are M. J. Baack, superintendent; Miss Mary Cou fal, principal; Don DeCosta, Mrs. Don DeCosta, Miss Coe and Cleo Tipperv. New teachers this year are Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Tippery and Miss Coe. Three separate contracts for the new school, one for general building, one for heating and plumbing and one for electrical, were let last Thursday afternoon for the grand total of $102,173. Andy Johnson & Son of Oma ha was the low bidder on the building general, at $80,650. The heating and plumbing con tract was let to Martin Heating & Plumbing of Norfolk for the sum of $15,790. The electrical contract was re ceived by Krueger Electric of Norfolk for $5,733. The total of the three contracts, $102,173, was well under the $110,000 bond voted this spring for the construction of the new school for Stuart. Other Stuart News Mrs. Elvira Smith went to Bartlett on Monday, August 24, where she will teach in the high school again this year. William Bunten of Eagle and Clarence Slosson of Walthill were Saturday evening, August 22, vis itors at the Berlin Mitchell home. Miss Lucille Mitchell returned Saturday morning, August 22, from a 7,000-mile student tour in Mexico and the Southwestern states. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harrison re turned from California last Thursday and are visiting her mother, Mrs. Effa Potter. Mrs. Wilfred Seger returned on Saturday from a three weeks’ trip in California. She also vis ited with her son, Pfc. James Se ger. Mr. and Mrs.t Berlin Mitchell and family were Sunday dinner guests at the Charles Mitchell home. Other guests were Mrs. Elizabeth Boldra, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Boldra and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boldra and son of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shearer and daughters went to Omaha Wednesday, August 26, to visit Mrs. Shearer’s sister, Sister Theo thane, who was giving organ in struction at Boys Town last week. Sister Theothane has been in Milwaukee, Wise., and is going to Rochester, N.Y., to study music and receive her doctor’s degree in musical art. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thurlow took their daughter, Lois, to Nor folk Saturday where she will at tend Norfolk business college. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gesiriech and daughter went to Milford on Sunday where Mr. Gesiriech will attend veterans’ trade school. Diamond Valley Shows Best Groups Repeat Honors for Newport Club STUART—The Diamond Valley 4-H club of Newport became second time winners of the tro phies for best group of three stacker-feeder calves and best group of three baby beeves at the annual Tri-county fair which was held here August 25. Three wins entitle Diamond Valley to permanent possession. Russ Miner of O’Neill won the showmanship trophy for one year. This trophy also must be won three times for permanent possession. No person has won it more than one year. Raymond Wagman of Atkinson won first place in the tractor rodeo and will represent Holt county at the state fair. Second place winner was Larry Heyne of Newport, and Gerald Strong of Chambers won third place hon ors. The 4-H building was more than full of various project ex hibits. One hundred two calves and baby beeves from Rock, Keya Paha and Holt counties vied for the blue ribbons and 11 baby beeves were sold at auction fol lowing the show for prices rang ing from $25 per hundredweight to $21.25. To California— Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parkins plan to leave Sunday for Lake wood, Calif., where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yar nell and family. -. ..--.. .. —. j Major Eiler Receives Bronze Star After receiving the bronze star medal, Maj. Keith E. Eiler of Monowi (right), is congratulaled by Brig. Gen. Frank O. Bowman, Eighth army engineer officer, at a ceremony in Korea. Major Eiler, who arrived in Korea in August, 1952, distinguished him self by his meritorious service as the engineer executive officer and then the engineer plans branch officer in the Eighth army from February to August, 1953. The Nebraska officer attended the Uni versity of Nebraska for two years and graduated from the U.S. military academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1944. During World War II, he served in the European theater and later after returning to j civilian life attended Harvard university in 1949 and 1950. His fa ther is George A. Eiler of Monowi. His mother died last week in an Omaha hospital.—U.S. Army Photo. Richard Lane Joins Faculty EWING — A large enrollment of students registered at the Ewing public school, which op ened Monday, August 31. The high school faculty is un changed except the coach. Rich ard W. Lane has been secured to fill this position. Other mem bers of the staff are: Lewis M. Carter, superintendent; Miss El sie Chase, principal and commer cial; Miss Lena Baker of Neligh, social science and mathematics; Mrs. Amber Schlotman of Ewing, Euglish and dramatics; Miss Fern Pruden of Ewing, vocational home economics; Paul Cooper of Oakdale, music. In the grades are the following leachers: Mrs. Floyd Black of Ewing, seventh and eighth; Mrs. Grace Tompson of Page, fifth and sixth; Miss Leona Beckwith of Emmet, third and fourth; Mrs. Dona Carlson of Chambers, first and second; Mrs. Helen Grimm of Ewing, principal of the grade school and kindergarten. Football suits were issued Sat urday, August 22, and the first practice was on Monday, August 24. The first game is with Bassett on Friday, September 11. Other Ewing News Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baum, sr., and children drove to Tilden on Sunday, August 23, where Dianna and David enjoyed the swimming pool. Miss Fern Pruden, Mrs. Richard Edwards and Mrs. Willis Rockey have been appointed the mem bership committee for the Am erican Legion auxiliary unit 214. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Van Vleck and daughter, Betty Ann, ac companied by Miss Bonnie Jo Jefferies, were vacationing last week with relatives at Wall, S.D. Mr. and Mrs. George Jefferies went to Park Center Sunday to spend the day with his brother in-law and sister, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Spalding. The Methodist men’s club met Sunday evening at the church parlors. Mr. and Mrs. Jerard Spittler and family are moving to the Gibson residence in north Ewing this week. The house vacated by them will be occupied by the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pru den and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban will move soon to the res idence vacated by the Prudens. Many Ewingites attended the chicken dinner and bazaar held Sunday, August 23, at St. John’s church. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Funk and children, accompanied by Mrs. Lee Spittler, attended the circus Monday evening, August 24, at Norfolk. Cpl. Roger Bennett and Pvt. Robert R. Pruden of Ft. Riley, Kans., spent the weekend of August 22, at the homes of their parents. Several hours were add ed to their leave when James Pruden, jr., provided transporta uon ooin ways Dy piane. Mrs. May Shrader, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shrader, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shrader, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Napier and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shrader attended the fu neral of a cousin at Sanborn, la., Tuesday, August 25. The Robson family held its 18th annual family reunion on Saturday, August 22, at Ta-Ha Zouka park in Norfolk. One hundred twenty-seven were pres ent for the occasion. James Hob son of Sioux City, 82, was the oldest and little Barbara Wicket, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wicket of Laurel, was the young est. Attending from Ewing were Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery and daughter, Beverly, Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Montgomery and family, Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fry and family and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier. Other relatives were present from Michigan, Minne sota and North Dakota. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Green spent Saturday in Creighton attending the funeral of Mrs. Green’s moth er, Mrs. John Neynes. Miss Dorothy Donohoe return ed to Omaha last Thursday where she will enter her second year nurses’ training at St. Cath erine’s hospital. Dorothy spent a five-day vacation visiting her parents, Mr. an Mrs. John Don ohoe. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox at tended the funeral of Miss Matly da Hoppins of Clay Center Tues day, August 25. Miss Hoppins is an aunt of Mrs. Fox. They were accompanied as far as Grand Is land by their sons, Larry, Ray an<J Gordon. Wansers Conduct Initial Auction EWING—The Ewing Livestock Market opened under new man agement on Monday. Max and Buv Wanser, manag ers, recently purchased the sale pavilion from Edgar Jensen, who had operated it for the past six years. The Jensen family plans to make its home in Ewing for the coming school year. Their son, Lowell, will be a member of the senior class. They will also con tinue to operate the Tilden sale pavilion. Others assisting in the Ewing Livestock Market are: Willie Shrader, clerk; Wally O’Connell, auctioneer; Clint Stonebraker, weighmaster; Wilbur Spangler, yard foreman. 33 Report to Grid Camp 16 Letle r m e n at O’Neill High Things are looking up in the O’Neill high school grid camp, where 16 veterans and six other promising candidates have begun their second week of drills. Equipment was cheeked out last week and Coaches Marv Miller and Paul Baker are earnestly working hard on fundamentals. Last year the Eagles breezed through an undefeated season, but graduation hit hard. Returning lettermen are: Duane Alton, guard; Duane Booth, fullback; Larry Chace, halfback; Don Davidson, back; Lyle Davis, tackle; Russell Miner, tackle; Dewayne DeVall, center; Harold Dexter, back. Dick Gaskill, back, Ed Ga*z, back or end; Vernon Johnson, guard; Jack Kilcoin, end; Larry McConnell, guard; E d Ritts, guard; Bob Sanders, end; Warren Seger, end. Promising material includes Owen Davis, Jim Tomlinson, Russell Borg, Bob Porter, Harold Peterson and David Lee. George Kilcoin, fleet and elu sive broken field runner on last year’s all-victorious club, will not compete this year although he is in his final year of high school. He was overhauled by the maxi mum age limit. Once again the Blues will roam in the North-Central Ne braska conference, which in cludes Bassett, Atkinson, Ains worth, Springview and Stuart. The schedule: Sept. 11—Plainview there, Sept. 18—Bassett, here. Sept. 25—Burwell, here. Oct. 2—Creighton, there. Oct. 9—Ainsworth, there. Oct. 23—Neligh, here. Oct. 28—Valentine, there. Nov. 6—Atkinson, here. PRESS SEARCH Holt county authorities are pressing their search for a per son or persons who ransacked the Edgar Woods unoccupied dwell ing at Page on July 5. Page News Mrs. R. F. Park entertained the following at a breakfast Thursday morning, August 20: Mrs. Alton Braddock, Mrs. Otto Matschullat, Mrs. Charlie Cronk and Mrs. George Clasey. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Spann of Atkinson spent Sunday, August 23, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Russell. They all called on Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Dobbins in the afternoon. Mrs. Anton Nissen was hostess to the GGG & G Pitch chib Fri day afternoon, August 21. All members were present. Score winners were Mrs. George Park, high; Mrs. I. O. Wood, traveling; and Mrs. C. M. Stevens, low. Lunch was served after the games. Bobbie Sorenson of Creighton accompanied by Ronald Park and LeRoy Leist, left Saturday night, August 22, on a 10-day vacation trip to Yellowstone national park, Black Hills and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asher of Woodbine, la., and Mr. and Mrs. John Friday of Orchard visited Sunday afternoon, August 23, with Mr. and Mrs. George Park and Mr. and Mrs. Edd Stewart The Asher’s were spending a va cation visiting relatives at Or chard and Page. Mrs. Asher is the daughter of Mrs. Friday and Mr. Asher is the son of Mrs. Park. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bergstrom and children of Williston, N.D., Donald Heiss of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Heiss and fam ily were dinner guest Saturday evening, August 22 of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heiss. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rathji and son, Ulysses, came Sunday evening, August 23, to spend a few days with Mrs. Rathji’s grandmother, Mrs. Dora Town send. They all left last week for Hill City, S.D., and other points in the Black Hills. Joy Stewart of Corte Maddera, Calif., flew to Omaha recently. From there he accompanied his brother, Ivan Stewart, and fam ily of Ralston to Page where they visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stewart, and other relatives. Mrs. Emma Dorr and Vernon came from Norfolk Sunday, Aug ust 23. They attended services at the Methodist church Sunday forenoon. They were dinner guests at noon of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Steinberg and called on old friends during the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart, who have been residing at Burwell, have returned to Page. They have purchased the Walter Cole pro perty in the west part of town. A large group attended the farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. Robert Baird Friday, August 21 at the Methodist church parlors. A basket dinner was served. Fol' lowing the dinner the following program was presented: musical solo, Brenda Beelaert; song, Kent Stauffer; piano duet, Marian and Myrna Heiss; a stunt by Rev. Baird. A gift was presented to Rev. and Mrs. Baird. A group of relatives held a pic nic in the Page park Sunday, I" ~ ~ August 23, honoring Out-of-town guests. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Ira Ellis of St. Louis, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Max Bergstrom and children of Williston, N.D., Mrs. William Moseley and son of Rock ford, 111., Miss Effie Stevens of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Cun ningham and Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stevens, Mrs. Eva Cunningham, Mrs. Maude Martin, Donald Cunningham and E. E. Stevens, all of Page. The piano pupils of Mrs. R. F. Park were presented in a music recital at the Methodist church Friday afternoon, August 21. The program consisted of vocal and instrumental solos and duets. Those' taking part were LuAnn and Connie Nissen, Karen, Louise and Carol Harris, Ruth Kelly, Connie Riege, Marian and Myrna Heiss. Betty Spangler was un able to be present, The Nissen brothers annual re union was held at the park in Randolph Sunday, August 23. The brothers are Anton and F. E. Nissen of Page, Emil and William Nissen of Plainview, and Edd Nissen of Randalph. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen, Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nissen and Mrs. Harold Freemeyer and two children of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nissen and Mr. and Mrs. Willnam Nissen of Plainview, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nissen of Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Nissen and children of Hartington and Mr. and Mrs. John Akers of Norfolk. Mrs. Anna Sorensen went to Verdigre recently to spend a few days visiting with relatives. Donald Heiss of Lincoln spent the August 22-23 weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Heiss. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Wanser and family of Holly Springs, la., spent the August 22-23 weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wanser of Page and Mrs. Wan ser’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froelich, at O’Neill. Walt and Margaret Egger took their brother, William, to Neligh Monday where they attended the Antelope county fair. r Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Salstrand and son of Turlock, Calif., came last Thursday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Adams, and other relatives. The Salstrands were enroute home from Michi gan where they had purchased a new car. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dankert and son, Douglas, left Sunday for a short vacation trip to the Black Hills in South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar DeHart re turned Sunday from a week’s vis it with relatives in Omaha and Logan, la. Monuments of lasting beauty made by skilled craftsmen of fhe J. F. Bloom Co. . . monu ments from the factory to the consumer. — Emmet Crabb. O' Neill. If Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walter and family returned Sunday evening from Arapahoe where they had visited a few days with her par ents and other relatives. They at tended a family reunion in honor of the 101st birthday anniversary of her grandmother, Mrs. Emile Block. Mrs. John Honeywell accom panied by her daughter, Mrs. El wyn Rubeck, and Katheryn of O’Neill, drove to Omaha Tuesday, August 25, and spent until Friday visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bly weer hosts at a family dinner on Sunday, August 30, in honor of A/lc and Mrs. Richard Harley and Wayne. Those present be sides the honored guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dexter, Herman Pokomy, Mrs. Olive Dexter and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Bly and Gayle, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Harley and sons, Mrs. Duane Mc Kay and children. A dinner was served cafeteria style at * noon. The afternoon was spent visiting and playing games, after which ice cream and cake were served. Airman Harley will leave Sep tember 4 for duty in England. Frontier for printing! * It's the Choicest Product of the Brewers’ Pal staff Brewing Carp.. 9t. Loots. If#.. Omaha. Nsbr.. New Oritus. La., San Joso, Calif. ! ELKHORN FLOWER SHOP 405 E. 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