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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1954)
Father Price’s Installation Feb. 14 EMMET — Rev. Francis Price v ill be installed as pastor of the Emmet Church of the Epiphany and the mission of St. Joseph’s of Amelia in ceremonies Sunday * afternoon. February 14, at 3:30 * o’clock. Other Emmet News Maureen Schaaf spent Wednes oay night, February 3, visiting Karen Bates. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tomlinson and Veldon spent from Friday until Saturday morning visiting the Gilbert Fox family. Mrs. Georgiana McGinn’s and Mrs. Agnes Gaffney visited Mrs Jtnnings, Mrs. Julia Samples and Mr. and Mrs. James O’Donnell, all former residents of Emmet, in Atkinson last Thuisday after noon. Gerald Wills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wills, who recently entered the armed forces, is sta tioned in Kansas. Roy Fox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fox, spent the weekend of January 30-31 visiting at the ; Gilbert Fox home. Mrs. Wayne Bates attended llie Dorcas society meeting Friday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French in O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fox and family were Saturday evening visitors at the Charles Fox home at O’Neill. Mrs. Wayne Fox and children spent last Thursday night visiting Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Rubeck and Kathy at O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fritton spent Wednesday afternoon, Feb ruary 3, visiting Mrs. Emma Mat ing and sons, Oliver and How ard. Mrs. Alice Hill and Clarence Farr of O’Neill spent Sunday af ternoon visiting Mrs. Emma Mar ing and sons. bheryl Fox spent the January 30-31 weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly at O’Neill. Merle Foreman and John Schaaf went to Algona, la., on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clouse of O’Neill were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Newton. Bobby Perry- and Melvin Lu ben were Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fox. A card party and box sor-al weie held at the Emmet district 20 school Friday evening which netted $115. Mrs. Wayne Bates and children were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. John Kee. Steven Fox, son of Mr. 'nd Mrs. Wayne Fox, spent the Janu ary 30-31 weekend at the Jimmy Kendall home. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Newton and children of O’Neill spent Sunday afternoon visitnig Mr. and Mrs. William Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luth of Grand Island spent Friday after noon and Saturday visiting the Wayne Fox family. Chambers News - t Mr. and Mrs. William Steskal and two daughters and son of Emmet were Sunday guests in the Ernest Jungbluth home. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Richard s oi Chadron came Saturday to visit ♦heir son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Miller. , i'ney left Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Od Jarman of Atkinson were Sunday guests of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mr s .WootiaJnmravwa^gM and Mrs. Wood Jarman. Mrs. Will Medcalf, Mrs. Ann i Alberts and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cook were Sunday dinner guests in the E. H. Medcalf home. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beed and daughter, Judy, were Tues day evening, February 2, guests j n the E. R. Carpenter home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spath visited his brother and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Spath, at Inman Sunday. Dinner guests Sunday evening in the George Thomson home were Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Gross nicklaus and family and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thomson and children. The occasion was the birthday anniversary of Kenneth and Susan Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. Art Miller and Glen were Sunday dinner guests in the E. B. Carpenter home. The following ladies drove to Orchard Wednesday, February 3. to donate blood to the bloodmo bile there: Mrs. Steve Shav.iK, Mrs. Kieth Sexton, Mrs. Victor Harley, Mrs. G. H. Adams Mrs. Anna Alberts, Mrs. Lyman Covey and Mrs. Glen Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spath anc Elaine were Sunday guests in the George Fullerton home at Amelia. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ge,cn and daughter, Jean Marie, and Myron Shavlik of Lincoln visits^ Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shavlik, and Mr and Mrs. John Honeyvved were Sunday visitors in the Al bert Harkins home. Houseguesis— Miss Marde Birmingham, who attends Duchesne college in Om aha, spent the weekend visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.» Birmingham. Her guests were Miss Patricia Sunderland of Den \er, Colo., who is her roommate at Duchesne, Bill Comcowich of Yorktown, N.Y., and Bill Jagger of Boulder, Colo. Messrs. Comco wich and Jagger are students at Creighton university college of dentistry. O’NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. John Grutsch en tertained their sons, Maurice and Elwin, at dinner Sunday in hon or of Maurice’s birthday anniver sary. Robert Eby of Omaha was her Sunday to visit his mother, Mrs. E. J. Eby. Mrs. Edna Coyne, Mrs. G. G. DeBacker and Thomas spent Wednesday, February 3, i n Spalding. Mrs. William Bowker and Mrs. H. J. Hammond attended a post nuptial shower for Mrs. B. H. Wilson in Atkinson on Tuesday, February 2. _ _ Pvt. Donald Graham of Ft. Ri ley, Kans., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Granam, over the weekend. ^__ -- 55 - Registered - 55 HEREFORDS 40 FEMALES — 15 BULLS At Auction Thursday, Feb. 25 Commencing at 1 O’clock CST Cambridge. Nebr.. Sale Bare BULLS sired by Larry Domi no, Proud Mixer, Helmsman 107th. Also choice of 3-yr. old Herd Bulls, B. Prince Larry and Jay Hawker Ela tion. Also Jr. Mixer, a straight bred bull—sired by Mousel’s Advance Mixture. FEMALES are mostly of Anx iety 4th ancestry, nearly all young, and will calve this spring, by the service of the above bulls. An Opportunity to Buy the Best of Breeding in Common Range Condition For Catalog or Other Information, Write— B. J. BEHNKE & SONS Indianola, NeDr. Ernie Sherlock, Auctioneer i i. Sjmklsf _ ^ _ Tvmo.i NOW...for a short time only... delicious row** Van Camp,s C||ll| CQH CAR||| RAJ^ISHESS^ ^ lO" atlO^acan LA. YAMS 3 LB* 29- less than regular price I POTATOES ma loo \■" CAN 25* BAS 30 BREEZE w? 2»| •SSffl1 WWDSOII—^' pSS %£§ . 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We are COok Electrically! prepared to prove conclusively that the claims we make for the electric range are true. We invite you to visit our office and ask to see an actual demonstration of the speed, efficiency, cleanliness and safety of the electric range. Get the full story on the electric range’s greater economy and its superior performance! L-- . . .r» ♦ Based on reported range sales statistics • of the electrical industry. gr Electricity Costs Less Today Than in 1939! Deloit News Sunday dinner guests at the Lambert Bartak home were Mrs. Alice Lodge and Peggy, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibbs, all of Norfolk: Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Lodge a-d family of Petersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Paul, Nancy and Larry, and Miss Jackie MjscI. Kieth left for the service Monday from Bartlett. A large crowd attended farm bureau at the Foster Felker horn* Tuesday evening, February 2. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Schrunk were guests. Mrs. Kenneth Ziska ai)d chil dren of Atkinson spent the firs: of the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Funk. The Deloit Pinochle club met with Mrs. Louis Pofahl last Thursday. Mrs. Willis Rockey and Mrs. Martin Pofahl were guesis. High score went to MVs. Frank Miller, low to Mrs. Vincent Thiele, and traveling to Mrs. Wayne Paul. Ice cream with strawberries and cake were served by the hostess. The western division of the Christian Mothers gave a card party at St. John’s Sunday eve ning. A good sized crowd attend ed. Vicky Ray of Omaha spent the past two weeks at the R. M. Tcmjack home. Friday her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ray, arrived to spend the weekend and Vicky leturned home with, them. Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Riemer spent last Thursday evening at the Ewald Spahn home. Eugene Kurpgeweit, who was discharged from military service some time ago, and his wife will farm near his parents’ place and live in their trailer house. (First pub. Feb. 11, 1954) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation in the State Capitol at Lincoln, Nebraska, on March 4, 1954, until 10:00 o’clock A.M., and at that time publicly opened and read for GRADING, CULVERTS, TWO BRIDGES, GUARD RAIL, ARMOR COAT, BITUMINOUS SAND SURFACE COURSE OR GRADING, CUL VERTS, TWO BRIDGES, GUARD RAIL, SEAL COAT, BITUMINOUS SAND BASE COURSE, ASPHALTIC SAND SURFACE COURSE and inci dental work on the O’NEILL SOUTH Federal Aid Project No. F-313(8) and on the CHAMBERS EAST AND WEST Federal Aid Secondary Projects Nos. S-422(4) and S-422(5) Federal Aid Roads. The proposed work consists of constructing 9.9 miles of Oiled road and 3.0 miles of Graded Earth Road. The approximate quantities are: 408,500 Cu. Yds. Excavation 254 Trousand Gallons Water, Applied 14,100 Cu. Yds. Topsoil or Sand Clay Blanket Course 30,425 Cu. Yd. Mi. Hauling Top soil or Sand Clay Blanket Course Material 103,000 Sq. Yds. Slope Protection 19 Cu. Yets. Concrete for Head walls 18 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Box Culverts 6 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Inlets and Junction Boxes 2,395 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Headwalls 1,531 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel lor Box Culvei*s 120 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Inlets and Junction Boxes 33 Sq. Yds. Concrete Driveways J49 fc>q. Yds. Concrete Gutter 3,965 Lin. Ft. Combination Con crete Curb and Gutter 786 Sq. Ft. Concrete Sidewalk 4 Flumes 10 Lin. Ft. Concrete Slope Drains 2 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Discharge Basins 286 Lbs. Cast Steel Grates 402 Lbs. Cast Iron Grates 252 Lin. Ft. 29”xl8” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culvert 192 Lin. Ft. 36”x22” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culvert 9b Lin. Ft. 43”x27” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culvert 176 Lin. Ft. 50”x31” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culvert 104 Lin. Ft. 58”x36” Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch Culvert 65 Lin. Ft. 18" Corrugated Metal Pipe 272 Lin. Ft. 24’’ Corrugated Metal Pipe 66 Lin. Ft. 30”'Corrugated Metal Pipe 19 Lin. Ft. 36” Corrugated Metal Pipe 14 Lin. Ft. 18” Corrugated Metal Pipe for Driveways 6 Lin. Ft. 18” Culvert Pipe 302 Lin. Ft. 24” Culvert Pipe 48 Lin. Ft. 48” Culvert Pipe 712 Lin. Ft. 18” Culvert Pipe for Driveways 34 Lin. Ft. 24” Culvert Pipe for Driveways 200 Lin. Ft. Beam Guard Rail BRIDGE AT STATION 708-15 1-3C’0” Span Concrete Slab Bridge BRIDGE AT STATION 730-05 l-45’6” and 2-33’3” Spans Con crete Slab Bridge 2 M. ft. B.M. Treated Bridge Timber 373 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Bridges oJ.ObO Lbs. Reinforcing Steel for Bridges 2,272 Lin. Ft. Treated Timber Pil ing 274 Lin. Ft. Bridge Rail 3.676 Sq. Ft. Treated Timber Sheet Piling, 4” Thick ALTERNATE ITEMS 1.420 Cu. Yds. Mineral Aggregate (Gravel) for Armor Coat, Ap plied 42.420 Gallons Asphaltic Oil for Armor Coat, Applied 7,810 Cu. Yds. Mineral Filler from Local Pits 587,740 Gallons Asphaltic Oil for Bituminous Sand Surface Course, Applied 541 Stations Manipulation of Bi tuminous Sand Surface Course OR 720 Cu. Yds. Mineral Aggregate (Fine Sand) for Seal Coat, Ap plied 24,290 Gallons Asphalitc Oil for Seal Coat. Applied 209,940 Galons Asphaltic Oil for Bituminous Sand Base Course, Applied 541 Stations Manipulation of Bi tuminous Sand Base Course 11,860 Tons Asphaltic Sand 170,690 Gallons Asphalt Cement for Asphaltic Sand 11,860 Gallons Asphaltic Oil lor Tack Coat, Applied Each bidder must be qualified j io submit a proposal for any part ! or all of this work as provided in Legislative Bill No. 206, 1939 Legislative Session. Proposal foims for the grading, culverts, armor coat, and bituminous sand surface course work or for the grading, culverts, seal coat, bi tuminous sand basqi course and asphaltic sand surface course work will be issued to contract us who are qualified to submit proposals for bituminous surfac ing. Proposal forms for the bridge and guard rail work will be is sued to contractors who are qual ified to submit proposals for bridges. The attention of bidders is di rected to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract. The attention of bidders is in vited to the fact that the Depart men of Roads and Irrigation has been advised by the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that contractors en gaged in highway construction work are required to meet the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060). The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this contract snail be one dollar and five cents ($1.05) per hour, ex cept that a minimum wage of o ie dollar and twenty - five cents ($1.25) per hour shall be paid to: Asphalt Plant Engineers Journeymen Carpenters Crane Operators Dragline Operators Journeymen Painters Paver (5-bag rated capacity or over) Operators Power Shovel Operators Structural Steel Workers The minimum wage paid to all intermediate labor employed on contract shall be ninety-five (95) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor employed on this contract shall be seventy-five (75) cents per hour. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and informa tion secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neil, Nebras ka, at the office of the Division Engineer of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Ains worth, Nebraska, or at the office of the Department of Roads and Irrigation at Lincoln, Nebraska. The successful bidder will be required to furnish bond in an amount equal to 1007® of his contract. As an evidence of good faith in submitting a proposal for !his work or for any portion thereof as provided in the bidding blank, the bidder shall file, with his proposal, a certifed check made payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and in an amount not less than the total amount, determined from the following list, for any group of items or collection of groups of items for which the bid is sub- | mitted. Grading, Culverts and Bitumi nous Surfacing Items—fifteen thousand five hundred (15,500) dollars Bridge and Guard Rail Items — two thousand five hundred (2, 500) dollars The right is reserved to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bi<V>. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND IRRIGATION L. N. RESS, State Engineer J M. CROOK. Division Engineer RUTH HOFFMAN. County Clerk, Holt County 41-43 |_ . . _p_____ ____.______.... . . o . -... 25th Wedding Anniversarv GAUGE ★ Lynch Ballroom ★ Friday, Feb. 19 Good Music Pat and Mary OSBORN I OVERALLS I THE NATION’S FINEST I I BLUE OR STRIPE I ImcCARVILLES'I / iPgjNNEYgl February DOLLAR DAYS Stock Up Now! Cool Acetate TRICOT BRIEFS 4 for SI Scoop them up at this spe cial Penney price! Smooth fitting band or elastic leg styles in 55 denier 2-bar acetate tricot that’s run proof. Choose white, pink, blue or maize! S, M, L. Special! I Rayon Knit HALF SLIPS 2 for $1 Beautiful buy at Pennev’a! They’re pretty with wide lace borders, fit smoothly, wash well. 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