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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1954)
Wilson Named Chief-of-Staff Succeeds French at St. Anthony’s At a recent meeting of the staff of St. Anthony’s hospital. Dr. Rex W. Wilson was elected chief-of staff to succeed Dr. 0. W. French. Dr. J. P. Brown was elected assist ant chief-of-staff, and Dr. W. F. Finley was re-elected as secretary for the year 1955-56. The members of the staff and their wives were entertained at a pre-Christmas dinner at the hos pital on Tuesday evening, Decem ber 14. Hospital employees were entertained at dinner on Thursday evening, December 16. As the evening drew to a close, Christ mas carols echoed through the halls of the hospital, bringing Christmas cheer to the patients. Gay Christmas trees in the lobby and in the upper and lower halls contributed to the Christmas spirit. They were provided by the Eastern Star, Rebekahs and Catholic Daughters. Mother M. Betrand said St. An thony’s welcomes the new staff officers and thanks the outgoing officers. She said the Sisters wish to thank all benefactors of the past year. Sick & Injured O’NEILL—Mrs. William Kelly strived home Tuesday from Sioux City where she had been a patient at St. Vincent’s hospital since Sunday, December 12. . . Mrs. J. B. Grady was on the sick list last week. . . Col. Ed Evans veteran auctioneer at the O’Neill Livestock Market, is at Randolph at the home of his daughter re ceiving care. He became ill last week and may have suffered a slight stroke. . . Harry Graham was released last Thursday from St. Anthony’s hospital. He is suf fering from a heart ailment and will be confined to a hospital bed at his home for some time. EMMET— David Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Owen Cole, fell and hurt himself Saturday. He was taken to a doctor where stitches were taken to close the wound. . . Mrs. El win Rubeck, Mrs. Fritz Belzer, Mrs. Wayne Fox and Mrs. Walt Meiers went to Siouy City Wednesday, De cember 15, to visit Mrs. Bill Kelly, who is a patient at the St. Vincent’s hospital where she un derwent surgery. . . Billie Jean Perry was sick last week. . . Mrs. G. Owen Cole was on the sick list a few days last week. . . Graydon Bates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bates, is ill with the mumps this week. . . Bob Cole has been con fined to his home because of mumps. b AMELIA—Mrs. Bernard Black more slipped on some ice on the step at the Methodist church Sun day morning. The fall caused her to break the leg in two places be low the knee. Mr. Blackmore took her to Ainsworth for medical care. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coolidge called on Mr. and Mrs. Levi Clem ens one day last week. Mrs. Clem ens recently returned from the Norfolk hospital. . . Robert Burge has been on the sick list. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burge took him to the doctor Saturday. EWING—Mrs. Grace Briggs had the misfortune to fall Tuesday, De cember 14, as she was returning from downtown, breaking her arm. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larsen took her to a doctor, who advised her to go to Omaha for care. She left by train on Wednesday, December 15, and will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn, during her stay in Omaha. CHAMBERS — Mrs. Bernard Blackmore of Amelia fell Sunday outside the door of the Methodist church and broke her leg in two places. She was taken to an Ains worth hospital. . . Thomas Tag gart was ill last week with influ enza and ear infection. . . Mrs. Wayne Smith returned Sunday from an Omaha hospital. LYNCH—Mrs. Joe Micanek, jr., spent last week at Norfolk where she was caring for her mother, Mrs. Carl Gnuick, who had been “very ill.” . . Wilmer Crawford has been walking with crutches because of a sprained ankle and tom ligaments. REDBIRD — Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gehlsen visited their little daughter, Judy, at the Lynch hos pital, Wednesday, December 15. CELIA—Mrs. Stanley Johnson is recovering from a recentt op eration. She is at the Albert Johnson home at Lyons. INMAN—Mrs. George Hercld and infant son returned home on Saturday from St. Anthony’s hos pital. Riverside News “Uncle Jim” Bennett observed his 83th birthday anniversary on Monday, December 20. A dinner at Ina Bennett’s home Sunday celebrated the occasion. Others present were Mrs. Flora Young and Wilmer, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett and Mr. and Mrs. May nard Morrow and children. Mrs. Jessie Retke and Mrs. Z. H. Fry stayed overnight Saturday with Mrs. Kittie Fry, who has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Retke left Sunday to visit their children on the West coast. Two miles was added to the Riverside mail route beginnning December 16, thus bringing the mail much closer to the DeWitt Hoke, Dale Napier, Lynn Fry, Leo Miller and Dave Pollock homes. Mrs. Dale Reiter and children of Albion visited her parents, Reverend and Mrs. Hand, and family Friday. Tom Christon came home Fri day night from Tarkio, Mo., for a two-weeks’ vacation with home folks. The Christmas program pre sented by the Frenchtown school children and their teacher, Mrs. Laura Maulding, was well at tended Friday night. A lunch fol lowed the program. Mrs. Dale Napier was hostess last Thursday at an all-day meet ing of the United Presbyterian Missionary society. The ladies packed boxes of cookies and^ candy for shut-ins and elderly’ people prior to the lesson and business meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier and daughters were last Thurs day evening supper guests of the Charley Rotherham family. Those from this neighborhood who attended the farm bureau Christmas party at Neligh last Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shrader and children, Mrs. May Shrader, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Napier and Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lorenzen and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christon. Wayne Pollock arrived home Sunday night from Newfound land for a leave of several weeks. He is visiting -his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pollock, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. DeWitt Hoke spent sev eral days in Rapid City, S.D., re cently, called there by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Nell Herting. All nine of Mrs. Hert ing’s children were at her bed side. Her condition in still seri 1>U2>. The Free Methodist Missionary society met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Bert Fink. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Rund quist of Clearwater and Mr. and Mrs. Art Busshardt and daugh ters of Neligh called on Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock Sunday after noon. Julie and Jody, daughters of the Wayne Frys, celebrated their fourth and third birthday anni versaries, respectively, with a party given by their mother on Wednesday, December 15. Guests present were Mrs. Z. H. Fry, Mrs. Dale Napier, Mrs. Richard Napier and girls, Mrs. Duane Jensen and girls, Marcia Gibson, Mrs. Jim Bartak and son and Mrs. Harry Lampert and baby. Sunday dinner guests of the Hands were Mema and Merita Miller and Sarah Bragg. Sunday dinner guests of the Richard Napiers were Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fry and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Munn and children. The dinner was in honor of the Friday birthday an niversary of Z. H. Fry, also their 35th wedding anniversary. The Free Methodist Sunday school program and cantata were held Wednesday evening, Decem ber 22. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller and Altha Lou and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller were Sunday din ner guests of the Leo Millers. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Conway of Denver, Colo., arrived Monday for a two-weeks’ vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christon and Tom. German Girl Flying A\one to U.S. ' ATKINSON— A 4-year-old German girl, Mary Jean Ken ny, will board a trans-Atlantic airliner today (Thursday) at SfTemplehof airdrome at Berlin, and, presto, will spend Christmas day with her parents, Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Kenny, in Atkin son. Why the tiny voyager is mak ing the trip alone is explained by certain circumstances and, you’ve guessed it, red tape. The father, 23, a member of the army’s signal corps, did a tour of duty in Germany. In Berlin he met and married Leon Hardt, who is the mother ft of Mary Jean. Sergeant Kenny wanted to oecome Mary Jean's father by adoption,,, so the le gal machinery was put to work. Finally, Sergeant Kenny’s turn to return to the United States came around. He was immediately successful in get ting a visa for his wife* Leon. The track to the U.S. is quite . well oiled for a Gl’s German bride. But the adopted daugh ter—a visa for her proved to be a different matter requiring a mountain of paper work and an abundance of time. Sergeant Kenny, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kenny, de parted first, arriving in the U.S. August 31. Mrs. Kenny, whose visa was precariously near the expiration point, set foot in America on October 8. And Friday morning little Mary Jean will descend from a plane in Chicago, 111. The parents are enroute to Chicago today to meet her. After the holidays, Sergeant Kenny will take his family to Ft. Bevan, Mass., where he will be assigned. He has been in the army five years. The Frontier for printing. i * CD A in Yule Party, Gift Exchange The Catholic Daughters of Am erica held a Christmas party on Tuesday evening. A 7 o’clock pinner was served by the com mittee with Mrs. Frank Clements as chairman to 89 members and three guests, Very Rev. Timothy O Sullivan, Rev. Thomas Hitch and Rev. Karl Kucera. Cards were played and gifts exchanged. Mrs. M. J. Wallace won high for pitch and Mrs. John J. Har rington won high in pinochle. Native O’Neillite Expires in Casper Dr. George Baker, 48, of Cas per, Wyo., died suddenly Satur day, December 18, in Casper. Born in O’Neill, he was the son of a pioneer Holt county family. His mother is the former Agnes Gallagher. Doctor Baker is survived by his wife, six children, his mother and a brother, Harold, all of Casper. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday, December 20, from St. Anthony’s Catholic church in Casper. Miss Helen Gallagher of j O’Neill departed Saturday to at- j tend the funeral. Priest Feted on 1 Oth Anniversary nivimr, i—Arouna one nunarea persons gathered in the basement of the Church of the Epiphany Sunday evening at a party honor ing Rev. Francis R. Price, church pastor, on the 10th anniversary of his ordination into the Roman Catholic priesthood. The group played cards and movies were shown by John Turner. Before refreshments were serv ed, Mrs. Elmer Schaaf presented Father Price with a three-tier cake which she had baked and decorated with a rosary. All-Day Session, Yule Party— REDBIRD — The Scott Com munity project club members and their families and the Redbird 4 H club members and their par ents met at the Scottville hall on Sunday for an all-day session, Christmas dinner and party. A program and exchanging of 'gifts were features of the after noon. Loocks Go to West Coast— SPENCER — Mr. and Mrs. Frank Loock and daughter, Dar lene, of Spencer left Grand Island on the streamliner, City of Port land, Monday to spend the holi days with their son, Richard, who is stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. They wall also visit relatives in Portland, Ore. Minton Arrives— Richard Minton, PN-2, arrived in O’Neill Wednesday from Ala meda, Calif., where the USS Gardiner Bay docked Monday morning. He has been aboard the Gardiner Bay in the Far East for the past six months. He will visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miuton, and other relatives for the next two weeks. Visits Father— Miss Jude Ryan arrived Tues day from Alliance where she at tends Marycrest Aspirant school to spend until January 5 visiting i her father, Neil B. Ryan, and family. - Plan Lynch Trip— Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, jr., and family will spend Christ mas at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, sr., in Lynch. —sssssa| Chambers News Mrs. Marjorie Fagan left Sunday for Ontario, Calif., for an indefinite visit at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. True Fagan, and family. Gordon Harvey of Arlee, Mont., was an overnight guest of his brother and: sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harvey, Thursday, Decem ber 16. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shavlik and Pam drove to Clearwater Sunday to visit her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Switzer. In the after noon Mr. Shavlik and Pam and Mrs. Switzer drove to Neligh to visit Mr. and Mrs. Bamum. The Kellar Ladies club met Tues day, December 15, in the home of Ruby Eisenhower, Leila Grubb was assistant hostess. Twenty-one mem bers, three guests and six children were present. Preceding the re gular meeting, a potluck dinner was enjoyed. Several Christmas carols were sung by the group. Jean Hoffman gave “Star of the East” as a vocal solo, and Wayve Farrier played a piano solo. Pearl Neilson read three original Christ mas poems. Cards were sent to Hazel Wintermote and Betty Tag gart. The program was followed by the annual gift exchange, which was thoroughly enjoyed. The next meeting will be held December 29 at the home of Delores Hoffman with Mildred Hoffman as co-hos tess. Sunday dinner guests in the C. F. Gillette home were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cobb, Terry and Carolyn, Miss Leola Clemens and Charles Jensen, all of Stuart, and Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Gillette and family of Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Renniger and two children of Columbus, O., came Sunday to visit a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Reninger, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porter and family. Valley Center school district 107 presented a Christmas pro gram at the school Friday eve ning. Over 100 attended. Lunch of coffee, sandwiches and cook ies was served following the pro gram. Mrs. Kenneth Adams is the teacher. The Dumas Doers Extension club held a Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miles on Saturday evening witn abqut 40 present. The evehing was spent at cards followed by a wsit from Santa Claus kiid a gift exchange. Lunch of sand wiches, cake and coffee was served. t-*e /-it_l . _ rm._-_ __ e_ x xu. v,uai xtro xiiuim tamv, xx v/111 Ft. Riley, Kans., Saturday to si .end 10 days leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin, and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Win ttrmote. Family night was held Sunday at the Methodist church. in Chambers. A large crowd attend ed and enjoyed a worship service, program and a film, also slides shown by Mrs. Herman Holcomb of her flowers and her trip to Yellowstone national park last fall. Lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner and children attended a family reunion at the Cecil Bogue home in Atkinson. Mrs. Bogue is a sis ter of Mr. Werner. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wilkenson were Sunday dinner guests in the Ralph Blair home. The Happy Homemakers club met at the home of Mrs. Bernard Hoffman last Thursday. This was the club Christmas party. There were 24 club members and their hosbands present. The evening w as spent playing cards. Follow ing the exchanging of gifts, a lunch was served. Next meeting will be held with Mrs. Stanley Lambert. Miss Beverly Platt came Sat urday from Greenville, S.C., where she is attending college to spend the holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Platt. Mrs. Platt met her in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harvey drove tc Oakland Sunday to attend a golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter were overnight guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dean V. Stevens, and family at Atkinson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and children of Grand Island vis ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Turner. They were all dinner "uests of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thomson at the Bill and Billie’s cafe. Rev. -Earl Schwenk of St. Louis, Mo., was candidate speaker at the Memorial Baptist church on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Miller and Diana visited her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dunbar, at Almeria Sunday. A large crowd was present at the Legion hall Tuesday evening, December 14, to enjoy the pic tures of Veterans day and other slides shown by Victor Harley, Charles Grimes and Stanley Lambert. Important in the eve ning’s entertainment was the burning of the mortgage on the hall. A gift of an electric razor was presented George Thomson for the work he had done for the Legion when the club built the new hall. Lunch was served by the ladies of the auxiliary. Spends Holidays at Ewing— Richard Spittler of Omaha is spending his holiday vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spittler. Tune in “Voice or Tne Fron tier”, thrice weekly! J. H. Bruns, 82, Dies in Hospital Funeral Rites Today at Palmer John Henry Bruns, 82, of O’ Neill, retired farmer, died in the Methodist hospital Monday in Sioux City. Mr. Bruns, who had been active until about a month ago, entered the hospital Friday, December 10, and underwent surgery there on Monday, De cember 13. His death was due to a heart attack. The late Mr. Bruns was born in Illinois and spent most of his early life in Palmer, moving to Holt county in 1918. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) from the Lutheran church at Palmer. Survivors include: Widow; son —Fred of Sargent; daughters— Mrs. Ernest (Martha) Rudolph of Palmer; Mrs. Henry (Alma) Hageman of Wentworth, Mo.; Mrs. Con (Margaret) Calloway of Ainsworth; Mrs. Irma Redd of O’Neill; Mrs. Richard (Emma) Hunt of Rose; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. The late Mr. Bruns was pre ceded in death by one son, who died in 1919. Basketball Scores Page 64; Clearwater 47 PAGE— After being derailed from the victory track by Ewing, the Page Eagles returned to the win column Friday with a 64-47 triumph over Clearwater. It was the third Page victory in four starts. Both teams had boys with 20 points to their credit. Thomp son hit the losers’ 20 while Kemper did the trick for the Page club. * * * Butte 47; Niobrara 38 NIOBRARA— Butte and Nio brara, two teams with no previ ous victories, battled Friday night on the Niobrara floor with the visitors fashioning a 47-38 win. Larry Reynolds pocketed 20 Niobrara points and Alvin Rock ford was high for Butte with 19. * * * Long Pine 50; Stuart 26 STUART—Long Pine traveled to Stuart Friday night and drop ped the hosts 50-26. Seger hit 16 points for the losers and Stregler netted 12 Long Pine tallies. * * * Verdigre 68; Lynch 36 VERDIGRE — The Verdigre Hawks fashioned a 68-36 victory over the Lynch basketball quint Friday ngiht before a capacity crowd. The Verdigre second team beat the Lynch reserves, 32-23. Stuart Pupils in Musical Program STUART — The Stuart high school band and vocal students of Robert Bichel presented a musical program Monday, December 20, in the auditorium at 8 p.m. Numbers included in the pro gram were “Over the Rainbow,” Harburg; “Let the World Be Glad and Gay,” Staley, and “I Got Rhythm,” Gershwin, sung by the girls’ chorus. Vocal solo, “1 Heard You Singing,” Coats, sung by Ra dean Kramer. “With a Song in My Heart,” Rogers, and “Winter Wonderland,” Bernard, by the girls’ sextet. Vocal solo, “Invict us,” Huhn, sung by Marilyn Pet erson. “Legionnaires on Parade,” march, Kleffman; “Larghetto,” Handel; “Galent Cadet,” overture, Johnson; “Olympia,” overture, Zamecnik. played by the band. Trombone solo, “Forest Echos,” Enderson, played by Kay Meyers. “Minstrel Parade,” march, Kleff man; “Let Me Call You Sweet heart,” Friedman, played by the hand. Drum solo, “Echoing Sticks,” Buggert, played by Dor ene Shattuck. “Yuletide Echos,” Sanders; “Line-Up March,” La mater; “Star Spangled Banner/’ arrangement by Hayes, played by the band. Proceeds from the entertain ment will be used to purchase in struments and for other band ex penses. Rock Falls News The Eagle Valley Card club met Friday evening at the Floyd John son home. High scores went to Mrs. Lou Brown and Ray Johnson; low to Mrs. Sammie Derickson and Don Hynes. A lunch was served. Next party will be at the Don Hynes home January 8. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Claussen, Mr. and Mrs. James Curran and Ardell called Wednesday, December 15 at Levi Yantzi’s. Money to Loan — on — AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS TRACTORS EQUIPMENT FURNITURE Central Finance Corp. I C. E. Jones, Manager O'Neill : Nebraska Children Tell Christmas Story as Slides Shown EMMET—Mrs. William Serck and daughters, Leah and Leona, and their Sunday-school classes presented a Christmas program Sunday morning at the Methodist church. Colored slides of the birth of Christ were shown with the children reciting the story in po ems and readings as each picture was shown. . The congregation j o i n ed in singing of Christinas carols. Mrs. Serck, Leah and Leona presented each of the members of their classes a gift. The adult Sunday school class furnished the candy treat. Other Emmet News Miss Helen Martens and pupils of district 20 entertained at Miss Martens’ home on Monday eve ning for some of the teacher’s friends. The children recited po ems, presented a play and sang Christmas carols with Mrs. G. Owen Cole accompaning them on the piano. Pfc. Gerold Wills arrived home "srly Monday morning from Ft Lewis, Wash., to spend the Christmas holidays with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wills, and brother, Arthur. He wil1 leave for Camp Parks, Calif., around January 1, from where he will sail for overseas duty. The WSCS met last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ce cil McMillan for the annual Christmas party. The lesson was given by Mrs. Leon Beckwtih and the devotionals by Mrs. Guy Beckwith. Gifts of toys were do nated and packed for the Ne braska Childrens home in Om aha and the Mother Jewel home at York. A pound social was held for Rev. and Mrs. Wallace B. Smith. Ice cream, cake and cof fee were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Agnes Gaffney in January. Miss Mary Lou Conard of Wayne State Teachers college came home Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Con ard. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schaffer and son, Dewey, were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole and sons on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patterson were guests at the Leo Price home at O’Neill Wednesday, De cember 15. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pease and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Don Meyers and family Friday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fox and children were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kendall and family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meier and daughter of O’Neill and Frances Tenborg were dinner guests of Mrs. Geary Enbody and sons on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim O’Connor and Tom Perkins went to Ains worth on Sunday afternoon to visit Mrs. O’Connor’s sister, Miss Mable Perkins, and Dick Heer ten. Mrs. Joe Winkler spent the weekend with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weichman, and family of Stuart. Mrs. Mabel McKenna of O’ Neill entertained at a social cof fee hour in honor of Mrs. Milt Bock of Burlington, la., Sunday afternoon. Guests were Mrs. Bock, Mrs. P. W. McGinnis, Mrs. John Conard, Mrs. Robert Cole and Mrs. Larry Schaffer. Mrs. Wayne Bates visited her mother, Mrs. John Kee, Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fritton vis ited Mrs. Bessie Burge and daughter, June, on Sunday after noon. Kenny Claussen was a week end guest of Mrs. Mary Lewis and her brother, Rudy. The Elkhom Valley 4-H club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Grothe Saturday eve ning. Christmas gifts were ex changed. Mrs. William Serck, teacher of district 159, and her pupils held a Christmas party and program Friday afternoon. The Live and Learn extension club met at the home of Mrs. Mary Lewis last Thursday. All members were present, also one guest. An exchange of Christmas gifts was held and a dinner was served at noon. Mrs. Don Rzeszo tarski was hostess. RM2 John Wagnon arrived home last Thursday morning to spend the Chirstmas holidays .with his mother, Mrs. Geary En body. He will leave for Kodiak, Alaska, about January 6. Mr. and Mrs. Don Meyers and children were guests of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle De Long of Page, Sunday. A Christmas party was held Sunday afternoon at the Church of the Epiphany for the children. John Tenborg showed movies. A lunch of coffee and cookies was served following the program. Mrs. Claude Bates spent Mon day at the Wayne Bates home. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fritton visited Mrs. Emma Maring and sons, Oliver and Homer, last Thursday forenoon. Mrs. Mary Lewis and Rudy Claussen and Eddy Ethington visited at the Billie Claussen home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Agnes Gaffney spent Wednesday, December 15, visit ing Mrs. Ed Flood in O’Neill. The Bible study class of the Methodist church met last Thurs day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppenborg. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Perry vis ited at the W. P. Dailey and Dale Perry homes in O’Neill on Tues day evening, December 14. FIREMEN CALLED TWICE O’Neill firemen were summon ed to the Ben Stevens residence in the northeast section of the city at 2:05 p.m., Monday. A rub bish fire had been built near a frame building and was getting out of control. At 1:30 p.m., Wed nesday, the firemen went to a meadow on the west side of the city dump to extinguish a grass fire believed to have been start ed by children. A Christmas sack of candy and an apple were left ■t the point where the fire start ed. The fire burned meadow for about 500 feet along the road. Receive Applications— Three young men have applied for membership in the O’Neill chapter of the IOOF lodge, offi cials said following the Wednes day, December 15, meeting. Frontier for printing! j Yule Business lining Here 1-— O’Neill merchants are winding up one of the best merchandising seasons in history. Shoppers have thronged the stores daily. Most merchants “bought heavy" earlier in the year. Unusually fine weather, generally good eco nomic conditions and wide selec tions have combined to make it a banner year. With only two or three excep tions, most stores report gross sales substantially over a year ago. Monday was a record day at the O’Neill postoffice where mountainous stacks of mail were incoming and outgoing. £x»ra coaches have been added to North Western trains 13 and 14 to ac commodate the seasonal load. Edward McCarthy Home on Furlough— Edward McCarthy, AO AN, ,n of Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy arrived home Tuesday, December 14 for a 14 day stay. The McCarthys will drive to Omaha Friday to spend Christmas with a daughter Miss Beverly. They plan to drive Edward to Cedar Rapids, la., Sunday where he will join a buddy and drive back to Norfolk, Va., where they are stationed. Butte High Plans Two Yule Events— BUTTE—Butte high school’s an nual Christmas program will be presented Thursday evening, De cember 23, at the school audi torium. Selections will be given by the band, girls’ chorus and boys’ chor us. Miss Helen Ienn, music in structor, will be in charge. Tuesday evening, December 21, the entire high school plans to go caroling. Afterward they will as semble at the school auditorium for a Christmas party. . Anniversary Noted— Mr. and Mrs. Howbrd D, Man son and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lofflin entertained Monday eve ning at the Manson home, honor ing Mrs. Harrison Bridge on her birthday anniversary. -f Matterns Hosts— Mr. and Mrs. W. S/ Mattern entertained Mr. and Mrs. Don Petersen, Mr. and Mrs.- George Janousek and Mr. and Mrs. Wen dell Nelson at their home Sunday evening. Entertains V Fifth Graders— Miss Betty Jo Turner enter tained the girls of the St: Mary’s academy sixth grade atP a Christ mas party at her home Tuesday evening. 15 Girls Entertained— Mr. and Mrs. Verne Reynold son entertained 15 girls at their home and at dinner at the Tow-n House Friday evening. .. -. S/Sgt. and Mrs. Donald. Sauser and children arrived Monday to « spend the holidays with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sau ser. INVENTORY \ They Must Go Before December 31st! 1952 DeSoto club coupe, radio, heater and automatic 1 transmission _ $1,000 I 1952 Plymouth 4-door, radio, heater, over-drive, clean. A buy! _ $900 ’ 1951 Plymouth 4-door, radio, heater, very clean. New paint job. A bargain! _ $700 1947 Chevrolet 4-door. 1 941 Dodge — a bargain! Come In and See Us ... . We Like to Trade! Shierk Motor Co. 212 South Fourth — Phone 430 — O’Neill Now . . . they're here! _i • -* ***** _______ _ . ... -. ........ .. iIntroducing 15 Great Hew Come In.. .Try All That’s New! 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