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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1955)
Club Learns About Save-Trains Group Inman Civic Clubbers Shown 3 Films INMAN—The Community club met Monday evening, January 31, at the high school assembly room. T. D. Hutton presided. I. L. Watson acted as secretary in the absence of Mrs. Melvin Mi chaelis. The committee chairmen reported on the sale of vanilla and the building of an outdoor grill at the park. Ira Watson explained the Save tha-Trains association and what is expected of each individual if trains 13 and 14 are to be kept operating on the Chicago & North Western between Omaha and Chadron. Mr. and Mrs. James McMahan were on the program committee and films were shown on polio. They were entitled, “Bom in the White House,” the story of the National Foundation for In fantile Parlysis; “They Shall Not Want,” with Helen Hayes (a pic torial story from a respirattor and rehabilitation center), and “More Can Be Done,” a patient-care film. There were six visitors pres ent. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Harte were coffee hosts. Other Inman News Mr. and Mrs. James M. McMa han were Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 1, guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. David Mors bach and daughters spent Sunday even ing visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pruss and daughters in O’Neill. Mrs. Harry McGraw entertained the Harmony club at her home on Tuesday afternoon, February 1. The group enjoyed a valentine party, each guest recieving a valentine. Mrs. McGraw served re freshments in keeping with the season. A number from Inman attended a second in a series of community concerts in O'Neill on Thursday evening despite snow and slippery roads. Mrs. Kenneth Coventry and Miss Faye Brunckhorst went to O’Neill on Monday to get the lesson on broiler meals for the project club. Mrs. William Hibbs, Rodney and Mike of Star spent Monday with Mrs. Hibbs’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Siders and Marilyn. Mr. and Mrs. David Mors bach and daughters, Mary and Lois, and Miss Helen Sobotka spent Sunday afternoon in Neligh visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Connard. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller were Sunday callers in Neligh. Miss Lois Mors bach spent the weekend visiting in the Donald Wolfe home at Amelia. Several members of the RLDS church went to Clearwater Sunday afternoon where they attended a bridal shower for Miss Alva Sch runk. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Siders and Marilyn attended the banquet at Christ Lutheran church parlors on Monday evening in connection with the Holt County Aberdeen An gus Breeders’ association activi ties. Mr. and Mrs. Siders also atr tended the show and sale on Tues day. Mr. Siders had both bulls and females consigned to the sale. PFC. Laurence SchoLz arrived home Saturday morning from Ft. Sill, Okla. He has received his dis charge. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Scholz. Miss Mary Ann Kopejtka re turned Friday from O’Neill where she helped in the John E. Babl home for a few days. Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. Anna Kopejtka were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kopejtka and sons of Elgin, Lyle, Albert, jr., Irene and Norma Ann Kopejtka, Larry and Jimmy Sawyer, Leon Urban, Bobby Davis and Eddie David, all of Inman. Miss Mary Ann Kopejtka took care of Bobby Smith while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith, were away for the day. Frank Kopejtka and sons of O’Neill were Friday evening vis itors of Mrs. Anna Kopejtka. Deloit News Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tagel spent Tuesday evening, February 1, at the Frank Kruntorad home. Mrs. Ralph Tomjaek and Mrs. Myrtle Jewell went to Omaha by bus last Thursday. They returned home Saturday by train. Mrs. Ralph Beaudin and Jan of Omaha accompanied them home. They reported 10 or 12 inches of snow in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bartak visited the Frank Kruntorad home Wednesday evening, February 2. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomjaek and Mrs. Jewell were supper guests on Wednesday evening, February 2, at the H. Reixner home. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Borg and daughter and Nance Bauer of O’ Neill, Mr. and Mrs. R. Tomjaek, Mrs. Jewell and Mrs. Ralph Beau din and daughter were Sunday evening supper guests at the Johnny Bauer home in honor of Mrs. Tomjaek, Nance Bauer and Duane Borg, who were celebrat ing birthday anniversaries. Deloit had four to six inches of snow last Thursday and Friday. The temperature was near zero Saturday morning. The Deloit Pinochle club met at the home of Mrs. Ferdie Hupp last Thursday. High score went to Mrs. Vine Thiele, low to Mrs. Lambert Bartak, and traveling prize to Mrs. Paul Funk. A salad lunch was served by the hostess. Patty Elliott celebrated her 13th birthday anniversary last Thurs day. Madine Stearns, Margaret Mary Funk and Cora Lee Schmis er were overnight guests at the Elliott home. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Temple of Hastings sponsored a group of five rural youth at a convention in Norfolk Friday and Saturday. Bob Chitwood and Curtis Rey nolds of the Norfolk Christian college and Mr. and Mrs. Jim HWk were Sunday dinner guests ax the Henry Reimer home. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Squire and — I Pat and Sharon and Martha Kin ney were Sunday dinner guests at the Maynard Stearns home. The Stitch and Chatter club of the Park Center community met at the Maynard Stearns home last Thursday. Several from here attended the reception in Ewing Sunday after noon for Hazel Ruby, who is retir ing after serving in the Ewing postoffice for 37 years. HEO club meets toaay (Thurs day) at the Ralph Tomjack home. Clearwater /Creek club met on Wednesday at Sixton Carlson’s. The lesson was on heart disease ! and cancer. Mrs. Maynard Stearns attended the 4-H leaders’ training meeting in Lincoln iast week with the Holt county group. Ralph Tomjack sold his herd of 11 milk cows and heifers to Earl Schindler last week. J. J. Hal!, 81, Burial at Orchard EWING—J. J. Hall, 81, who formerly lived on a farm north east of Ewing, died Tuesday, February 1, in an Omaha hospital following a brief illness. After retiring from active life, the late Mr. Hall made his home in Norfolk. Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon, February 4, from the United Brethren church at Orchard. Burial was made beside his wife in the Orchard cemetery. Survivors include: Sons—Leon ard of Royal, Robert of California, Glen of Arizona; daughter—Mrs. Gladys Burch of California. “Grandma” Summers . . . cards and letters piled high as usual when anniversary rolls around.—The Frontier Photo. 87 th Milestone for Fred Watson AMELIA — Fred Watson was guest-of-honor at a birthday din ner Sunday, February 6. It was his 87th birthday anniversary. His son, Ronald, and wife of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Asa Watson were present at the din ner. Guests Sunday at the Roy Lan man home were Mr. and Mrs. George Mellor and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Lanman and family of Verdel, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Peterson and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sobotka and their daugh ter, Mrs. Lloyd Simmons and family of Neligh. WD—Henry Brown to Glen A Burge & wf 1-8-55 $1- Lot 1 Blk D- Perkins Annex- Chambers Woman, 95, Survives Bad Fall, Pneumonia ‘Grandma’ Summers Is Going Strong (Photo at left) Like every year, the mail was piled high Sunday, February 6, for Mrs. Belle Summers, better known as “Grandma” Summers, as another birthday anniversary rolled around. The excitement tends to wear down the silver-haired, bent little old lady, who quietly noted her 95th milestone. But after a lot of napping and a few days’ recuperation, she’s back in her favorite chair. She knits by the hour and seldom misses a stitch. Each day or two she turns out a finished small size product that holds up quite well under scrutiny of veteran knitters. “Grandma” Summers resides with her son, Frank, and his wife in the southeast section of the city. When the first week of Febru ary comes around the mail load is swelled, visitors appear and there is a lot of excitement. “Grandma” Summers absorbs it all in stride and when the visitors have left she darts out of the room and set tles down for a cat nap. In August, 1953, she fainted and fell against the bathtub. She was bedfast about three months recovering from that accident. But she baffled her children and even the doctors by bouncing back in spirit and in general health. In recent years she has survived a pneumonia attack, too. No doubt about it, hers is a fragile body, but she keeps going and never wears out. “Grandma” Summers has posed several times before The Fron tier’s news camera. When the cameraman entered for the Sun day’s observance, the Scottish born oldtimer quipped: “Well,” she smiled, “here we go again!” And she extended her hand. Mrs. Summers came to the United States at the age of 16. She continues to enjoy relating [ experiences and jokes about her native country, although her hear ing and vision have been impair ed and handicap her in greeting folks. Among the relatives gathering to partake of the huge birthday cake (she cut it herself) were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bergstrom and two daughters of Elgin; Mrs Lyle Davis and five children of Page; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sum mer and George of Venus; Mr and Mrs. Ivan Bergstrom, Thom as and William of Elgin; Miss Doris Scholl of Elgin; Mrs. H. M. Summers of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs! Leslie Summers and Connie of Page; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kirk patrick and Danny of O’Neill. Mrs. Summers has six sons: W A. of Elgin, H. M. of Elgin, Leslie of Page, Charles and Frank, both of O’Neill, and Earl of Ewing. At latest count there are 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Her husband, the late M. A. Summers, died 23 years ago. Mrs. Everett Gorgen and Dottie visited Sunday in Ewing art the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ur ban. “OLD RELIABLE” MARKET REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 8 Auction Cattle Receipts 566 head. The light run of cattle was quickly sold to a sizeable num ber of buyers from Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska, at prices which reflected the continued strong demand for cattle of all classes. Steer calves sold mostly $21.50 to $23.20 cwt. Heifer calves largely 17.00 to 18.00 cwt. Yearling steers while in short supply in load lots sold mostly from 19.75 to 21.50. Some fleshy two-year-old steers cashed at 20.00 to 21.00 cwt. Yearling heifers in light supply sold at fully steady ! prices mainly 15.50 to 16.50 with better kinds eligible up to 17.50. Butcher cattle continued their upward trend with good beef cows at 10.50 to 12.50; high cutters 9.25 to 10.00 while canners and low cutters looked fully 50 cents cwt. higher at 8.25 to 9.00 cwt. An excellent load of Here ford breeding cows brought 154.00 per head. 70 head of bred Western ewes brought 12.25 per head. Next Auction Tuesday, Feb ruary 15th—If you have cattle to sell, phone the Old Reliable, 5141 Atkinson, and list them today. Phone 5141 Atkinson Atkinson Livestock Market Atkinson, Nebr. f—. ■ Dime Time Revue of 1955 . . . presents . . . THE GOLDEN DAYS of the SILVER COIN O’NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Monday, February 14th ... 8 P.M. . . . Admission . ADULTS _ 50c STUDENTS __ 25c i Report of Monday, February 7, Sale 180-250 lb. butchers, bulk 17.25-18.10; top of 18-10 paid for 35 head. 250-360 lb., 14.60-16.80. Sows, 400-640 lb., 13.80-14.60. Feeder pigs, 13.50-14.00 per head. Feeders, 150-170 lb., 16.70 17.90, small packages. 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