Huskers in Miami
for Orange Classic
The University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers pulled into Miami,
Fla.. Sunday for a five-day prep
aration for the new year’s day
football encounter with Duke uni
versity of Durham, N.C., in the
Orange bowl.
Duke, champions of the At
lantic Coast conference competi
tion this year, is rated a favorite
over the Huskers.
Among Holt countyans who
have headed south for the game
are Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Golden
of O’Neill, Bruce Rehberg of The
f rontier staff and Mr. and Mrs.
J G. Brewster of Stuart. The
Brewsters were primarily at
tracted to Florida for the holiday
night game between Omaha uni
versity and Eastern Kentucky, a
game to be played in Orlando a1
the Tangerine bowl. Dennis
fBrewster, their son, is substitute
center for the Omaha Indians.
Rehberg plans to pass a pre
game telephonic color report to
“Voice of The Frontier” listeners
on the Saturday program (WJAG,
r80 k.c.), to be broadcast here
several hours before kickoff time.
Verdigre Hay
Stack Burned—
VERDIGRE—An 18-ton alfalfa
stack—valued at between $400 and
5500—was destroyed by fire Friday
afternoon on the Delmer Krupicka
farm 7% miles northwest of here.
The rural firemen were called
to the blaze and were able to stop
the fire from spreading to other
stacks, according to Fire Chief L.
O. Marshall. The cause of the fire
is not known.
Christmas dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Worth were T/Sgt.
Charles E. Worth of Wichita, Kans.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wetzler and
family of Gregory, S.D., Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Buell and family of
Gregory, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Worth and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Page and daughter of Page
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wetzler and
family and Mrs. Orville Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Riffey and
family spent Christmas in Ponca
with his mother, Mrs. Lottie Riffey,
and other relatives.
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BRAVES SET DATE
Gene M. Leahy of Rushville
has advised A. P. (“Scovie”)
Jaszkowiak the Milwaukee
Braves have designated June 15
16-17 as the dates for the 1955
baseball school to be held at
Rushville. Last year several
young aspirants participated in
the Rushville outing.
Falls City Quint
to Oppose Cards
The St. Mary’s academy Cardin
als will interrupt the holiday lay
off to take on North Loup high in
a cage encounter tonight (Thurs
day) on the O’Neill public school
rink. The varsity game will get
underway at 7:45.
Meanwhile, on Monday evening
Coach Don Templemeyer unlim
bered his charges in an informal
go against the St. Mary’s alumns.
The grads came out from behind
to win, 62-60, in an overtime. Jerry
Wanser dunked two freethrows and
one field goal for the oldsters at
crucial moments to win it.
The Cards were dumbfounded
when Rev. Thomas Hitch, assistant
parish priest, hit a fielder for the
oldsters, contributing to their de
feat.
i empiemeyer wiu take nis team
to Hastings next week to compete
in the state Catholic prep tourney.
The Cardinals will face Sacred
Heart of Falls City in the opening
round. The game is set for Wednes
day, January 5, at 4 p.m. Dwight
Assumption gets the rating as the
hottest team in the tourney, accord
ing to advance dopesters.
2n Semester Off-Campus
Classes Scheduled—
Physical science survey II,
j V*ught by Doctor Dennis, will
»rieet Friday, January 7, at 7 p.m.,
for the first second semester off
campus class, according to Miss
Alice French Holt county super
intendent of public instruction.
Bginning crafts and improve
ment in teaching crafts will meet
Saturday, January 8, at 10 a.m.,
with Ray Shriner as teacher.
Both classes are open for regis
tration at the first class meet
ing. Both are Wayne State Teach
ers’ college classes.
Sociology 53, principles of so
ciology, will meet for organiza
tion Saturday, January 15, at 9
a m. A prerequisite of 12 college
hours is required for this class,
to be taught by the University of
Nebraska.
Dinner Guests—
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Carl of
Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wal
len of O’Neill and John Obert of
Omaha were Sunday, December
19, dinner guests of Rev. Kenneth
Carl at Leigh.
Back from France
Cpl. John Pruden (above)
has received his discharge from
the army, arriving in the U.S.
last week. He was met in Om
aha by his brother, James H.,
and by Francis Shrad. Corporal
Pruden served 18 months at Or
leans, France, where he was as
signed to headquarters of a
transportation division. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Pruden of Ewing.
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3 Prisoners Are
Released for Xmas
Three prisoners being held in
Ibe Holt county jail were re
leased Christmas eve and taken
to their homes by Holt County
Sheriff Leo Tomjack. After
spending the holiday weekend
with relatives, they were to re
turn to the jail Monday morning,
Tomjack said.
GOODFELLOWS BUSY
ATKINSON — Goodfell o w s,
volunteers all, were busy in At
kinson Christmas morning dis
tributing gifts to 18 homes. They
brought cheer to families which
otherwise might have been over
looked by Santa.
NEW HANGAR
ATKINSON— A prefabricated
metal hangar is in the process of
erection at the Stuart-Atkinson
airport, located on U.S. highway
30. 3% miles west of Atkinson.
ONEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. John Cuddy and
family of Sioux Falls, S.D., arrived
Friday to spend Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Stan
ton. Mrs. Cuddy and the children
remained to visit at the Stanton
home this week, when Mr. Cuddy
returned to Sioux Falls Sunday.
Miss Joan Sullivan of Omaha
visited over the holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Reynoldson
spent from Friday until Sunday
visiting friends and relatives in
Albion. Mrs. Wayne Mignery and
daughter, Julie, returned to O’Neill
with them and visited until
Wednesday at the Reynoldson
home.
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Ewing News
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Carter are
spending their Christmas vacation
at Chadron. Coach Richard Lane
and his family are vacationing in
Omaha.
Christmas eve callers at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Gamel and family were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Bergman of Elgin,
Miss Loretta Stelling of Norfolk,
Sanfred Gamel and son, David, of
Belgrade.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gamel were
guests at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Bertha Wegner, in Orchard
for a family gathering on Christ
ines day. Other guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stelling and
family. Miss Louise Stelling of Or
chard, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Herley
and family of Clearwater, Mr. and
Mrs. Lionel Phillips and family of
Scottsbluff, Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Wunner of Chicago, 111., Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Bergman of Elgin,
Mr. and Mrs. William Kruger of
Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. Belmar
Psansteil of McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson were
hosts at a family dinner on Christ
mas day at their home. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Olsor#
and family of Clearwater, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Wilson and family of
Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Greer Clark
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
.York and family, all of Stanton.
Junior Rasmussen of Brunswick
was a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Evans and
daughter, Bonnie, of Imperial were
guests on Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dierks.
O’Neill News
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bouska
and sons of Atkinson and Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Wichman of Norfolk
were Christmas dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Wichman.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene McDermott
and family of Neligh spent Christ
mas at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Underwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beckwith
and family of North Platte will
arrive Friday to spend the week
end visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Lod Janousek.
Church League
in Hot Games—
CHAMBERS — In the church
league basketball games played
Thursday evening, December 16,
Chambers Methodists lost to the
Memorial Baptists, by one point,
39-40.
The Amelia Catholic team was
defeated by the Bethany Presby
terians, 27-42. Both games were
i.otly contested from start-to
finish.
FALSE ALARM
The O’Neill firemen were sum
moned Tuesday afternoon to the
southwest section of the city
when a false alarm was turned
in. The C&NW section crew was
burning off the right-of-way.
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2 Cars Collide on
Chambers Street
CHAMBERS—An auto collis
ion took place at the main inter
section in Chambers late in the
afternoon on Christmas day.
Mr. and Mr. Orville Metschke
2nd children, accompanied by
Will Majors, were entering the
intersection in a car from the
r.t rth near the Smith Lumber Co.
office. As their machine entered
the intersection, their machine
was struck by an eastbound ve
hicle being driven by Roland
Harvey.
Both cars were damaged. Mr.
Majors was badly bruised and
shaken. He was taken to St. An
thony’s hospital. Others received
minor cuts and bruises.
Chambers News
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shavlik and
Pamela drove to Lincoln early
Saturday to spend Christmas
with their son, Myron Shavlik,
and son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gisch, and
children.
A/3c Marvin Damme and A/3c
Kenneth Damme arrived Wed
nesday, December 22, from Camp
Francis E. Warren at Cheyenne,
Wyo., to visit their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Damme, and
family. They report back to
camp on January 4.
A/3c Raymond Shoemaker of
Amarillo, Tex., spent the Christ
mas holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shoe
maker, sr.
A/3c LaMoyne Johnson of San
Antonio, Tex., is spending the
holidays with homefolks.
A/2c Edward Pavel of Ft.
Worth, Tex., spent the Christmas
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Pavel, sr.
The Valley Center extension
club had its annual Christmas
party at the home of Mrs. Ray
Hoffman Friday, December 17,
wtih all but two members pres
ent. After a short business meet
ing conducted by the president,
Mrs. H. C. Walter, pictures on
The Christmas Story” were
shown. An exchange of gifts was
carried out.
The Lyle Childers farm sale
held Wednesday, December 15,
at the farm west of town was well
attended and good prices were
received for most items.
Mrs. David Gillette, Mrs. Joe
Daas and Mrs. R. K. Platt enter
tained the WSCS of the Metho
it church recently at the home
of Mrs. Gillette with 31 attending.
The home was decorated for the
Christmas season Mrs. Raymond
beed opened the meeting and had
charge of the business session.
The Christmas lesson was pre
sented by Mrs. C. V. Robertson,
Mrs. Elwyn Robertson, Mrs.
Keith Sexton, Mrs. Glen Adams,
Mrs. Steve Shavlik, Mrs. Ray
mond Beed and Mrs. Darrel Gil
lette.
Mrs. Holloway at
92d Milestone
CHAMBERS—A group of ladies
gathered in the Louis Neilson home
Thursday afternoon, December 23,
to help* Mrs. Holloway celebrate
her 92nd birthday anniversary.
They visited informally and enjoy
ed a lunch of ice cream and a dec
orated birthday cake, the gift of
Mrs. Herman Cook.
Those present were: Mrs. Sarah
Adams, Mrs. R. K. Platt, Mrs.
Theo Moss, Mrs. Walter Jutte,
Mrs. Clyde Kiltz, Mrs. J. W. Win
termote, Mrs. William Lehman,
Mrs. Mina Myers, Mrs. Charlotte
Honeywell, Mrs. Herman Cook and
Mrs. Louis Neilson in addition to
the guest of honor.
It was discovered that Mrs.
Myers and Mrs. Adams also had
December birth anniversaries.
Mrs. Holloway received more than
60 birthday cards and a number of
gifts.
Kin Gathers
with Mrs. Weber—
PAGE—Mrs. A. O. Weber en
tertained at dinner Sunday when
all her children, grandchildren
arid great - granchildren were
present with the exception of a
grandson by marriage, Jerry Sum
mers, who is in Korea.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs.
William Fink and family and
Mrs. Jerry Summers and son of
Fnglewood, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs.
Esmond Weber and two daugh
ters of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and
Mrs. Lewie Copple and daughter
of Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Henderson and family of Or
chard; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trow
oridge, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Trowbridge and Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Trowbridge and family, all
of Page.
ill 10 Years—
Reunion First
PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Stevens enjoyed having all their
children with them on Christmas
day. It was the first time in near
ly 10 years that all the family
had been, together on that day.
Present were. Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Park and Ronnie, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Stevens and Chris
ty and Mrs. Keith (Carol) Cable,
all of Leadville, Colo.; Mr. and
.Mrs. Elvin Stevens and family of
Eeuna Vista, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Brandt and family of At
kinson; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis La
Fave of Onida, S.D., and Miss
l/anda, at home.
Keith Cable is in Japan and
was unable to be present.
Two Birth Dates
Are Observed—
PAGE— The Merwyn French,
sr, family celebrated two birth
day anniversaries when mem
bers met at their home for a
Christmas eve gathering. Mr.
French’s birthday anniversary is
December 25 and his daughter.
Bette’s, December 23. Others
present, besides Mr. and Mrs.
French, sr., and Bette, were: Mr.
and Mrs. Duane Dorr and two
children of Checek, Wise., Mr.
and Mrs. Merwyn French, jr., and
Mrs. Lous Heiss and Mrs. Marie
Keiss, who spent from Friday un
til Sunday at he French home.
Carroll French is in service and
c- uld not be present.
Mrs. Elsie Cork spent from Fri- ;
day until Sunday at Silencer at the j
home of her son, Harold Cork and
family. !
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Chambers News
Charley Grimes and Jim
Grimes accompanied the former’s
son, Bruce Grimes, to Eldora, la.,
last week to visit their aunt and
cousins. Bruce visited an army
friend at Geneva, la.
Mr. and Mrs. Rovert Sanderson
of Stanton were Christmas day
guests in the Roy Sanderson
home and supper guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Mik
kelson, and family. Joyce Mikkel
son accompanied them home for
a week’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thies of
Winside spent Sunday and Mon
day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar DeHart and Shirley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blair spent
Christmas at the home of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Sasek, in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bogert
spent Christmas at the home of
her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Gil Ohlson, at
Woonsocket, S.D.
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner
attended a family gathering of
her folks at the home of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Tomlinson,
at O’Neill on Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Medcalf,
Bobby and Kathy of Sioux City
and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stevens,
Cherilyn and Terry of Atkinson
were Christmas dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter. Af
ternoon callers were Mr. and
Mrs. P. T. Avard and Patty of
Ainsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Medcalf and children of Atkinson
and Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robert
son of Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Kieth Sexton and
Nadine spent Christmas with his
parents at Haddam, Kans.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hodgkin
and two children of Cheyenne,
Wyo., visited last Thursday and
Friday with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. J. M. Hodgkin.
Mr. and Mrs. John Albers and
two sons of Hastings spent the
Christmas weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Anna Albers, and
his sisters, Mrs. Louis Walter
and Mrs. Gordon Harley, and
their families.
Rev. and Mrs. Dallas Wadsworth
of Mina, S.D., visited at the Floyd
Whitaker home on Sunday, Decem
ber 22. They also visited friends in
the Amelia vicinity.
Mrs. Hazel Miller of Chicago,
i 111., visited her sister-in-law, Mrs.
I Reed Bell, and her nephew and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bell,
during the holidays.
Doreen Tangeman came from
Denver, Colo., to spend Christmas
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Tangeman, and her brother,
Lawrence.
Mr. and Mrs. John Honeywell
spent Christmas at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Elwyn Rubeck and Ka
theryn.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Hoerle of
St. Louis, Mo., spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Hoerle and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gleed and
Dorene and Mrs. Mary Gleed were
Christmas dinner guests in the
Chet McClenahan home.
About 55 relatives gathered at the
home of Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell
on Christmas day. Each brought
part of the Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Miller
and daughter spent Christmas and
Sunday with his parents at Neligh.
Miss Katheryn Newhouse of Lex
ington came Wednesday, December
22, to spend the Christmas vaca
tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Newhouse. She left Sunday
for a few days’ visit with relatives
at Lincoln. Miss Newhouse is a
teacher in the Lexington schools.
Miss Phyllis Kiltz, teacher in the
Janesville, Wise., school, is spend
ing the Christmas vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Kiltz.
Christmas day dinner guests in
the Art Miller home were Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Stewart and Loren,
Mr. and Mrs. John Grey and
grandson, Veldon Grey, all of
Page, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Miller and daughter, Charisse, of
Chambers.
Sunday dinner guests in the T. E.
Alderson home were: Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Stahly and family of Mil
ford; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Robak
and two sons of Omaha; Miss
Phyllis Kiltz of Janesville, Wise.;
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barnett,
Mrs. Mamie Sammons and Mrs.
Lee Sammons and Bill, all of
Amelia; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Aider
son and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Kiltz, all of Chambers.
The following were dinner guests
in the E. H. Medcalf home on Sun
day: Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Avard and
Patty of Ainsworth; Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Medcalf, Ralph and
Melinie of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Miller and family of Emmet;
and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Medcalf,
Bobby and Kathy of Sioux City, la.
Home for Holidays—
June Ernst, senior at Wayne col
lege, is spending her Christmas
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Ernst.
Butte Woman, E3,
Dies Christmas Eve
BUTTE—Mrs. Rudolph C. Moh]
53, Butte, was found dead at her
home Christmas eve.
Mr. Mohl and the children had
gone to Spencer to a Christmas
program and she was found dead
at the home by some neighbors
She had been in failing health, and
death was attributed to a heart
ailment.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 29 at the
Lutheran church in Butte.
A son Edward, who is in the navy
stationed on the west coast was to
have arrived Tuesday.
Atkinson Man Has
1911 License Plate—
ATKINSON—Wayne F. Werner
of Atkinson has a Nebraska motor
vehicle license plate issued in
April, 1911.
Mr. Werner, who said he drove a
Fuller car in 1911, also reports that
he has a man’s suit that is 66
years-old.
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Wednesday, January 5,1955
At I P.M.
At Old Chambers Light Plant
CHAMBERS, NEBRASKA
The Following Items Will Be
OFFERED AT AUCTION
Most items will be offered in small quantities to enable you to
purchase items you may nee d. The balance will be sold in
larger quantities.
THESE ITEMS INCLUDE:
Approx. 100 Coils of No. 8,6, l
and 4 Insulated Weather
Proof Wire,
in coils of I 5 to 1 00 lbs. each.
This wire can be reused.
Number of Crossarms and
Iusulators,
could be used for telephone
repair.
1—Lot of Used Tools
Several Lots of House Knobs,
Insulators, Bolts and Misc.
Electric Items
Other Miscellaneous Items
Approx. 50 Wood Poles,
from 20 to 40 feet long, some
good, and some poor.
1—Frame Building
including the contents, con
sisting of four old engines and
generators, piping, pipe fit
tings, old water tank, etc. This
building is located on the
south part of the lot.
1-8,000 Gallon Fuel Tank,
upright.
Several Large Lots of Junk, ,
Copper and Iron
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