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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1953)
• RNA Lodge Holds Thanksgiving Party . , TAGE~ The Royal Neighbors held a Thanksgiving party at their meeting Wednesday eve ning, November 18. Mrs. Ray Snell and Mrs. Evelyn Gray gave a Thanksgiving number. Mrs. Harold Kelly and Mrs. Ralph Larson served the lunch. The ta ble was decorated and centered with a horn of plenty. Other Page News Mrs. Nora Henderson celebrat ed her 82d birthday anniversai y. Monday, November 23, with Mesdames Elizabeth Cullen, J. R. j Russell, Clarence Stevens, Theo dore Kemper Chris Sorensen, Frank Snyder and Clarence Dob bins spending the afternoon with her in observance of the occasion. She received many cards and gifts. A lunch of ice cream, cake and coffee was served. Mrs. Henderson’s daughter, Mrs. Har ley Kennedy, furnished the birth day cake. Keith Deaver of Seatle, Wash., and his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Deaver of Des Moines, la., came to Page Sunday evening, Novem ber 22. Mrs. Deaver remained for a week’s visit with her father, Leonard Heiss, and other rela tives. Keith left for his home on Monday morning, November 23. The Miltonvale Wesleyan choir of Miltonvale, Kans., sang at the Page Wesleyan Methodist church in Page Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Jerry Terrill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Terrill of Page, is a mem ber of the choir. A waffle supper was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Heiss Monday evening, No vember 23. Present were Mrs. I Gertrude Deaver of Des Moines, la., Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French j and Bette, Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Heiss, Mr. and Mrs. Harold ' Heiss ana Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Heiss and family. The members of the Bid or Bye bridge club drove to O’Neill Monday, November 23, for their “pay-off” party. Members having the low score for the year enter tanied the others. They had din ner at the M&M cafe and attend ed the movies at the Royal thea ter. Mrs. Glen Stewart and sons were dinner guests Sunday, No vember 22, of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Krugman and famliy of O’Neill. Sgt. and Mrs. Donald Summers arrived in Page Wednesday, No vember 18, from Camp Carson, Colo. Sergeant Summers had been sent there after returning from Korea. He received his dis charge from the army while at Carson. Mrs. Summers had join ed him there to remain until he came home. Mrs. Fred Kastens of Lodgepole is making an extended visit at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenze Reige. GETS TRANSFER ATKINSON—Pvt. Bernard O. Luben has been transferred from Camp Polk, La., to Ft. Bragg, N.C. He is serving in a furnace firing detachment. His newest ad dress: Pvt. Bernard O. Luben US 55327463, 3420 ASU, Pro. Fir ing Det., Ft. Bragg, N.C. Stunt Night, Play Dates Not Fixed — Many Visitors at Inman School INMAN—Supt. James J. Run nails of the Inman consolidated school has announced the activity calendar for the remainder of the school year. The annual stunt night and senior class play dates will be announced later. December 22—Christmas pro gram; 24—Christmas vacation be gins; 30—classes resume. January 1—No classes; 4 — classes resume; 14—end of third j six weeks and semester. February 22-27—Class C and D basketball tournament; 26 — end of fourth six weeks. March 10-13—State basketball tournament; 26 — Kearney STC inter-high school contest. April 9—End of fifth six weeks. May 6-8—District track meet; 16 —■ baccalaureate; 20 — com mencement; 21 — school picnic and last day of school. Everyone in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades looked forward o the Thanksgiving holidays. The pupils in their spare time made pictures about Thanksgiving and decorated the bulletin boards and windows. For English class, the students wrote stories on what they had to be thankful for. The sixth grade drew pictures of v' t^ouffht was the fun niest thing that happened in the story they read about Frebold F'reboldson and the things he did for Nebraska to make it what it is today. The grade teachers spent a very profitable day at the work shop in O’Neill held November 9. The following persons visited the primary room during nation al education week; Mrs. Verle David, Mrs. Harvey Tompkins, Mrs. James Coventry, Mrs. Fran ces Musil, Mrs. Leo Harte, Mrs. Ira Watson, Mrs. L. R. Tompkins, Mrs. Virgil Morrow, Mrs. D. L. Bohn, Mrs. James Sobotka, Mrs. Sarah Sholes, Mrs. Bertha Col man, Mrs. Herbert Nielsen, Mrs. Glen Sprague, Mrs. Glen Burge, Mrs. J. W. Banks, Mrs. George Fick and Mrs. Horace Sholes. Mrs. Justin Buterfield, Kay and Arlie and Mrs. Ivan Couch visited the primary room Tuesday, No vember 17. The primary celebrated Leon ard Butterfield’s birthday anni versary on November 12, Char lotte Butterfield’s on November 17 and Russell Sprague’s on No vember 23. Favorite Yule Gift Roll Call Response— EMMET — The Golden Keys club meeting was held at the Emmet school district 20 on Fri day, November 20. The president, Jerry Schaaf, called the meeting to order. The roll call was an swered by naming our favor ite thing we wanted for Christ mas. The roll call for next time is going to be naming our favor ite season. For the program we are going to have what we did on Thanksgiving. For the Junior Red Cross we are making 36 tray mats for a hospital. Other school news: Steve Fox had a birthday party Monday, November 23, at school. He had cake and ice cream. His birthday anniversary was Sunday, November 22. He was 6-years-old. Monday night, November 23, Mr. and Mrs. Geary Enbody in vited all the school children to their house for ice cream and cookies. We played games for an hour, then at 9 o’clock we ate and at about 9:30 o’clock we all went home. We are making presents for our parents for Christmas. Because of the snowstorm on Friday, November 20, there were only 15 in school. The Emmet grade school did not have school last Thursday day and Friday because of Thanksgiving. — By Kathleen Grothe, news reporter. 710-Acre Knox Ranch Sold— VERDIGRE—Mrs. Cora Jenk inson Cleveland’s 710 acre ranch was sold Wednesday, November 25, for $30 and acre Rudolph R. Ellis of Verdigre purchased 670 acres of the pro perty. The 40 acres adjoining the Niobrara river were purchased by Ben Ruzicka, also of Verdigre. In the early days this was the site of the Dukeville post office. It is also known as the Carl Diez ranch. Visitors Here— Guy Harris, who teaches school in Newcastle, and a friend, Miss Phyllis Plott of Smith Center, Kans., a student at Nebraska Weselyan university, Lincoln, were Thanksgiving weekend guests of his mother, Mrs. Esther Cole Harris. Accordian Solos on Program— BRISTOW—Nineteen members attended the meeting of the Bris tow Woman’s club Tuesday eve ning, November 24, at the home of Mrs. William Loukota. Mrs. W. J. Fussleman was pro gram leader and read an article, “Grandmother and Mother-in law.” Mrs. Joseph Peterson, in charge of music, presented Miss Connie Thorell, who played two accordian solos. Mrs. Willard Landholm, presi dent, conducted the busines ses sion. Lunch was served by Mrs. Loukota and Mrs. Thomas Bow ers, cohostess. The next meeting will be Dec ember 25, at the home of Mrs. J. V. Femen and will be a Christ mas party. Pupils Collect 624 Lbs. Clothing— ORCHARD — Orchard grade school students recently collected a total of 624 pounds of clothing in the recent drive sponsored in Nebraska by the state department of public instruction and nation ally by the save the children foundation. The 21 bags of clotning has been sent to the national distri bution center at Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. Dorothy Socha and girls and Lloyd Simmons of Lincoln, spent Thanksgiving day at Hast ings and Wood River. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the A. A. Hiatt home were J. S. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoff man, Miss Ruth Hoffman, Mrs. Emma Maring, Oliver and Homer Maring and D. A. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Deans and boys of Chadron came Wed nesday, November 25, to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hardnig, and family. Peggy Sullivan of Omaha Spent Thanksgiving with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Asher and family of Valentine and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Chambers, jr., and sons of Ringsted, la., were Thanksgiving dinner guests at the H. E. Asher home. Mrs. C. H. Chambers, sr., who had been vis iting at the Chambers home in Ringsted, returned to O’Neill with her son and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fernau of Redbird and Mrs. Dickie Fernau took their son and husband, Dick ie Fernau to Ft. Riley, Kans., Friday, November 27, where he will be stationed. Marlin Luber, who is stationed there, returned with them. He spent Thanks giving here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Joe Sobotka spent the Thanksgiving weekend in Wood River. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKenny and daughter, Glea, and Loretta Cuddy were Thanksgiving dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Aud rey Bowden and daughter, Miss Glea. Mrs. W. H. Harty and daugh ter, Miss Helen, were Thanks giving day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kocina at Creighton. Miss Helen was spend ing the Thanksgiving holidays here. She attends college in Om aha. Miss Louva Hoffman of Nor folk and Mrs. Maude McIntosh of Meadow Grove were Thanks giving day guests in the William McIntosh home here. Mrs. Mc Intosh is Mr. McIntosh’s mother. Guests for Thanksgiving din ner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dumpert were Mrs. Dumpert’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. 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Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Riley were Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Riley and family, Mr. and Mrs Rob Prouty and Mr. and Mrs Lowell Clouse. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murphy were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace O’Con nell. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Benson were dinner guests at the home of I his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Blake Benson, on Thanksgiving. Miss Margaret Redd, who teaches school near St. Paul, spent the Thanksgiving weekend with i her mother, Mrs. Irma Redd. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harding and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Norman ; spent Thursday afternoon in | Urd visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dale j Norman. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dufek and family were Thanksgiving dinner | guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Kickey. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fernau and 1 Jerry of Redbird and Mr. and I Mrs. Dickie Fernau were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brittell on Thanksgiv ing day. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham and family were Thanksgiving day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Berton Kimball at Os mond. Mr. and Mrs. Robert White had' Thanksgiving dinner with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wil son of Redbird. Toyland — Bigger and better than ever. Now open. Use our lay away plan. — Scovie's West ern Auto, O'Neill. 28-33c Thanksgiving dinner guests at the Francis Curran home were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Curran and family and George Curran. Two Birthdays Noted— Mrs. George McCarthy enter tained several ladies at a break fast Friday morning, November 27, in her home in honor of the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Ralph Walker and Miss Barbara McCarthy. I I WITH • ■ i . I I H *■[ jEDSnDEHF STANNARD’S STORE • • —O NEILL — '5’§%^Ci£tg;ete{g!£W>£MrMr*»£iwi«iet0«wu»<r,l Make it a... C/ enjoy FREEDOM from hours s 1 of backbreaking work Why lug heavy, wet loads? . Stoop, lift, stretch? Trudge back and forth? Endure raw, chapped hands? 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