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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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