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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1954)
Prominent North Nebraskan Dies AINSWORTH—Harry Thorley 65, president of the Commer. ial National bank of Ainsworth and :he First National oaai rf Springview. died unexpectedly ■ about 11* o’clock ^Tuesday moin mr in the Ainsworth hospital Ho had suffered hear; attacks _unday and Monday and enter ed the hospital for rest. He was born at Des Moines la., and the family .ater moved *o Springview, where his father, <>forge H. Thorley, founded the ^1 ringv-ew bank and later the Ainsworth bank. Mr. Thorley was acne in many ctate and commuiu y project* He was a member of the Nebras ka citize.is counci, and recently v. as named a direTar of the fte Lraska Reclamation asscciaticr. , He was one of the mainsprings ! in the Niobrara b-t?: 4 irrigation pioject. He also oarticipated in many Masonic acti a its Survivors include hij wife, „ son and daughter. Club Meets— The Friendly Neighbors club hnet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Ted Strong. Ten members and one guest were present. Re freshments were served by Mrs. Durvin Kipple and Mrs Strong. The next meeting will he a: the home of Mrs. Bennie Hill. Miss Helen Harty, accompanied by a friend, Miss Rita Matting ly, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Harty. Both g:rls are students at St. Mary’s college in Omaha. CDA to Meet— The Catholic Daughters will meet Tuesday evening, March 2, at the K. of C. hall for a business session. SSR in Session — The SSR club met at the home of Mrs. Emmett Crabb on Wednesday afternoon. Over the weekend, Mr and Mrs. Robert Kurtz visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kurtz, in Long Pine. CHICK STARTER Flock owners throughout the Middle West have Proved to themselves that Sargent STARTER gets the best results they ever had on baby chicks. Reports show high livability . . . early feathering, early maturity ... up to 5% faster gains. Feed Sargent (flavor-tested) STARTER to your flock this spring. MILLER’S PRODUCE The station with the highest prices possible for your CREAM, EGGS & POULTRY Check our prices before you sell! Phone 211-J —O’Neill Sisters Similarly 111, One Dies Diane Delphine Bursell (left). 17-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bursell of the Phoenix community, died Tuesday, February IS, in SL Anthony's hospital. Funeral ser vices were conducted here Thursday afternoon. Death was caused by an intestinal infection. On Friday, her sister. Donna Lee (right), was taken to the hospital with a similar ailment but is now recovering. Woman Dies, Stuart Man Hurt in Crash STUART — Two Holt county young men were hurt, one crit ically, in a two-car crash Tuesday night at an intersection in Grand Island. Danny Flannigan, 18, of Stu art, driver of one of the cars, was seriously hurt, and Duane Bonen berger, 18, of Atkinson, a passen ger, was treated for minor in juries. The crash killed Mrs A H. Andersen of Grand Island, who a ed shortly after being admitted t; St. Francis hospital, Grand Is'rnd. Her husband was repotted in critical condition Wednesday. Iris Ellis of Shelton another passenger in the Flan oiga n (ar, was slightly hurt. Grand Island police said the Andersens were going west on a through street when Flennigan’s car hit the Andersen vehicle broadside, knocking it against a tree across the street. A stop sign protected the through street Mrs. Andersen’s survivors include her husband and two sons, both in service. Katheryn Hoffman Competes at Norfolk CHAMBERS Miss Katheryn Hoffman won the Americanism contest and represented Cham bers high school at the district contest held in Norfolk high school on Tuesday, February 23. Second place went to Lorraine Farrier, and third place to Shir ley DeHart. The first two girls are seniors and Shirley is a jun ior. Seven students participated in the contest sponsored by the American Legion. The others were Leon Urban, Clifford Walt er, Betty Gartner and Arthur Ur ban. Subject matter for the orations was taken from various phases of the U.S. constitution. Prizes of $10, $8 and $3 were given by the Legion to the first, second and third place winners Judges for the contest were Charles E. Chace of Atkinson, Legion district vice-commander; Miss Helen May of Ewing and Mrs. T. E. Alderson of Chambers Pvt. Ted Lindberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lindberg, recently was transferred to Ft. Bragg, ON. C., from Ft. Sill, Ok la. Ted is with the 449th field artillery observation battalion. Last Saturday, Ted and Cpl. James E. Bridges, son of Mrs. Al ice Bridges, got together for a visit. James is a laboratory technician at the station hos pital at Ft. Bragg. Mr and Mrs. J. Victor Johnson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Robertson. The Johnsons had as supper guests Sunday evening Mr and Mrs. Henry Walters. ___ Cage Concession Swells Treasury — INMAN—About 75 persons at tended the all-church supper sponsored by the young adult fellowship Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Taylor were coffee hosts. The persons who have come into full membershiu in the church during the past three months were given a wel come by the pastor and received certificates of membership. Following the supper, Donald Keyes showed slides. Rev. Lisle Mewmaw presented a short de votional talk. The young adult husiness meeting was conducted by the president, Marvin Rouse. The sum of $50 had been realized from the sale of lunches at the last three home, basketball games and this amount is to be paid into the building fund for the installation of restrooms. The next meeting and supper will be March 21 at which time the teachers of the Inman public school, teachers from nearby rur al schools and the high school sen iors will be guests. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Kopecky will be coffee hosts. Latzel Returning from Korea— Cpl. Adolph L. Latzel, 22 (above), whose wife, Phyllis, lives at O’Neill, is returning to the U S. after serving in Korea with X corps. A former machine gun sergeant in battery C of the 176th armored field artil lery battalion, Latzel entered the army in July, 1952, and has been in Korea since January, 1953. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ad olph B. Latzel of Ewing, he holds the Korean and UN ser vice ribbons. CHOIR SERVES INMAN—Several members of the youth choir and their sponsor, Mrs. Horace Sholes, served lunch es at the Elmer Krueger farm sale Friday afternoon, February 19. An approximate total of $58 was realized from the lunches, and this money will be used to pay their portions to the Meth odist youth fund and to the con ference youth director, Mrs. Mae Sigler, and the remainder will be added to their treasury. Plan Home-Talent Show in March— INMAN—The youth choir of the Methodist church is planning a home-talent show to be given in the Inman public school build ing March 19. They urge anyone with or without talent to ^ take part in the program. Vocal, in strumental or miscellaneous selec tions may be entered, and indi viduals or groups may partici pate. O'NEILL LOCALS Pat Hynes of Columbus arriv ed Monday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hynes. He re turned to Columbus Tuesday. Mrs Fanny Ernst visited her sister, Mrs. Emma Lawrence, Saturday. Joseph Rotherham returned to his home in Burlington, la., Tuesday. He had been visiting his mother, Mrs. Bessie Rother ham, and brother, James, and jother relatives in O’Neill for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. George McCar thy and Lynn spent the weekend in Scottsbulff. Mr. McCarthy was attending an initiation of the Scottsbluff council of the Knights of Columbus. Sunday evening they attended a banquet. In Scottsbluff they were guests of Mr. McCarthy’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Benson spent Monday in Norfolk. Guests during the past week of Mrs. Martha Ross were: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Miller at dinner ! last Thursday; Mrs. Manfcrd Ross and son, Elmer, at coffee Friday; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mil ler, Bruce and Curtis were guests Saturday night, and Mr. i and Mrs. Oliver Ross and Larry Dctnlin visited at her home on Tuesday evening. Visitors Here— Albert Geidd of Wagner, S.D., and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson were guests Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Yuston. Inman News Sunday dinner guests and visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Kelley were Mr. and Mrs Owen Parks and Larry j_ 1- . of Page, Mrs. Lois Jean Leist, R N., of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Jim Bartak of Venus, Miss Lor na Lucas of Ewing, Harvey Uken, Mr. McCormick and son of Win ner, S. D., Dick Coventry and Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley and family of Inman. Several from Inman attended funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Coon at the Page Methodist church Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and son, Harlan, spent Monday in Burwell visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clark. They were accompanied home Monday evening by Mrs. Anna M. Clark who spent a few days visiting in the Clark home at Burwell. The Anniversary club surprised Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gannon at their country home Friday even ing. Cards furnished the enter tainment and the self invited guests served lunch at a late hour. The honored couple were presented a gift by the group. The Project Club met Wed nesday, February 17, with Mrs. A. N. Butler. Mrs. Ira Watscn was cohostess. A covered dish dinner was served at noon Mrs. James McMahan had charge of the business meeting. The sec ond part of the lesson on low calorie foods was given by Mrs. Kenneth Coventry and Mrs. Albert Reynolds. The Coffee club met Thursday with Mrs. Earl Watson. A cov ered dish dinner was served at noon. The afternoon was spent socially. VERDIGRE LIVESTOCK MARKET Report of Sale of MONDAY, FEB. 22 200- to 250 -lb. Butchers, $27.00 to $27.40; bulk $27.1 0 to $27.35. 22 head at $27.40, 28 head at $27.35. 250- to 300-lb. Butchers, $25.70 to $26.80; 53 Butchers, 280 - lb. average, $26.80; heavy sows, 300 lbs. and over, $23.10 to $24.25. Bred sows selling good, up to over $100,00 per head. Try us with your next shipment and we feel sure you will be satisfied. One shipper weighed his hogs last week. 95 head in the consignment, and they shrank 1.2%. Thanking you for your business. W. LLOYD BRADY OPERATOR AND MANAGER I dr. H. L. BENNETT J VETERINARIAN Phones 316 and 304 ----- [LOOK! I WHAT 1° I BUYS € AT I THE NEW I OUTLAW I FROZEN I ORANGE I JUICE I 3 6-0z. Cans... 49c I one V A I CAN I V | EXTRA_ | [TIED MEAT JINA SAUSAGE 1 Oz. 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