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‘Oiltown USA’ Film Coming to Chambers CHAMBERS—“Oiltown, USA,” released by Billy Graham Evan gelistic films, will be show in Chambers on Thursday, April 17. Arrangements are in charge of Earl Schwenk, who has secured use of the school for the showing. Evangelist Graham amazed the entertainment and religious world with the world’s first Christian western film, “Mr. Texas.” More than five million persons have seen the film in its first two years of showings, and the Graham or ganization reported that over 135,000 persons made “decisions for Christ” through the ministry of the picture during the first 12 months of showings. “Oiltown, USA” was filmed dur ing Graham’s crusade in Houston, Tex., and features the young evangelist and his team in meet ings in Rice stadium where the attendance was as high as 60,000 for a single service. * Featured in the 94-minute full color film are Colleen Townsend Evans, Paul Power, Robert Clarke, Georgia Lee, Ralph Hoopes, and the stars of “Mr. Texas,” Redd Harper and Cindy Walker. The doors of the school will be opened at 6:30 p.m., with the pic ture beginning at 8 p.m. All seats are on a “first come” basis, with no admission charge. Dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Con tois were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Van Horn, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McVay and family and Gene Se ger. The occasion honored Mr. and Mrs. McVay on their 21st wedding anniversary. Royal Theater — O'NEILL. NEBR. — Thurs. Mar. 31 Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh and George Raft in ROGUE COP Adults 50c; children 12c; family admitted for 2 adult tickets Fri.-Sat. April 1-2 In Technicolor DF.STRY Starring Audte Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Lyle Bettger, Lori Nel son, Thomas Mitchell. All the roaring, raucous, rowdy excite ment of the classic legend of the west! Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sat. 2:39. All children under 12 free when accompanied by parent Sun.-Mon.-Tues. April 3-4-5 M G-M’s million dollar musical! Sigmund Romberg’s DEEP IN MY HEART In color starring Jose Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel writh Doe Avedon, Tamara Toumanova, Paul Stewart, Isobel Elsom, Wil liam Olvis, James Mitchell. Guest stars: Walter Pidgeon, Paul Hen ried, Rosemary Clooney, Gene and Fred Kelly, Jane Powell, Vic Da rn one, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse, Howard Keel, Tony Martin. M-G M’s finest musical! Stars! Music! Color! , Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sun. 2:30. All children unless in arms must have tickets COMMUNITY (Stuart) Rev. D. D. Su, pastor Sunday, April 3 (Palm Sunday): Sunday-school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m., with administra tion of baptism and receiving of new members. Junior youth fellowship meets each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Senior youth fellowship meets tonight (Thursday), 7 p.m. Bibles were presented to 18 Sunday-school members for a year’s perfect attendance. They are Connie Hitchcock, Leo King, Mrs. James Cobb, Mrs. George Hitchcock, Mrs. Noma Hall, Twi la Smith, Leola Clements, Kay Meyers, Janice Myers, Jacqueline King, Jimmie Gill, Dennis Gill, Jerry Cadwalloder, Charles New man, Janice Newman, Mike New man, Renee Hitchcock and Myr na King. Native of Monowi Going to India LYNCH—Mrs. Eleanore Lewis Tishkins of Chadron has been ap pointed by the American board of foreign missions, Congregational Christian churches, for a three >ear term in its Marathi mission in India. Mrs. Tishkins will be manager of the sisal fiber industry in Ah mednager, a handicraft industry started by Congregational Chris tian missionaries for destitute people of the area. It is now used as a model for simliar pieces of work in other parts of India. Mrs. Tishkin is the widow of Rev. Frank Tishkins, pastor of the Congregational church at Chadron who died in 1954. Born in Monowi, and educated at Nebraska Wesleyan university, Mrs. Tishkin was married in Beth el, Conn., where her husband was then pastor. Together they serv ed 21 years of pastorates in Lin coln and Dayton and Sheridan, Wyo., and Chadron. Mrs. Tishkins hopes to sail for her new post in India in April. 21 Present for YVSCS Meeting— STUART—The Women’s So ciety of the Community church held a regular meeting in the church basement Thursday after noon, March 24, with 21 members and one visitor present. The devotions were led by Mrs. Roy Rhodes and the lesson “An Expanding Church” was given by Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Berlin Mitchell. The society voted to form three circles and the chairmen chosen for the circles are Mrs. Fred Zink, Mrs. Ora Yarges and Mrs. Stanley Cobb. The project of buying new sil verware for the dining room was discussed. A luncheon was served by the hostesses Mrs. Z. X. Marshall, Mrs. Walter Ouart and Mrs. Fred Tasler. GRANDMOTHER DIES Mrs. Mattie Diedrick died in Grand Junction, Colo., last Thurs day. Funeral services were con ducted there Sunday. Mrs. Died rick was the grandmother of John Gilstrap of O’Neill A/2c James DeBacker of Ft Warren, Wyo., spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. DeBacker. Easter Egg Hatches Flowers Actress Georgia Landeau admires an Easter bouquet of spring flowers arranged by Alyn Wayne, official stylist for a group of 10, 000 retail florists. The flowers are massed in the colorful profusion in which they might grow in a country garden. Using an egg-shap ed pottery bowl that complements the beauty of the flowers, Alyn Wayne has chosen daffodils, tulips, and snapdragons for this spring time burst of color. He has completed the arrangement with spiral eucalyptus. CHRIST LUTHERAN (O’Neill) Seventh and Clay streets Rev. E. G. Smith, pastor “The church of the Lutheran hour.” Thursday, March 31: Ladies Aid meets, 2 p.m.; adult instruction, 8 p.m. This is a series of discussions outlining the basic teachings of the Lutheran church. All are in vited to attend. .Friday, April 1: Men’s club meets, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2: Confirmation rehearsal, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3: Palm Sunday service, 9 a.m. The children will be confirmed as members of the church in this service. There will be a pot-luck dinner at the church at 12 noon in honor of the new ly confirmed. Sunday-school, 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 4: Walther league play rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6: Holy week service, 8 p.m. JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES (O’Neill) Kingdom Hall, 127 So. Fourth A delegation from O’NeiH, Newport and Clearwater has just returned from a three-day circuit convention of Jehovah’s Witness es held in Norfolk. C. F. Anderson, presiding minis ter of the O’Neill congregation, tells of some of the details of this special campaign, which includes sponsoring the public lecture, en titled “Christendom or Christain ity—Which One Is the Light of the World?” All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the world will participate. B. Anderson will deliver this discourse locally, to which the public is cordially invited. It will be delivered Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m. __ ; METHODIST (Page-Inman) Rev. Lisle E. Mewmaw, pastor Thursday, March 31: Page all day WSCS meeting; Page-Inman parish covered dish fellowship supper at Page at 7 p.m., follow ed by evangelistic service with 30-minute audio-visual worship featuring the “Living Bible” series of colored sound movies; a message by the evangelist, Rev. O. M. (“Pop”) Fabre, mobile minister. Friday, April 1: Closing evan gelistic service at Page at 8 p.m., with audio-visual worship and message by the evangelist. Palm Sunday, April 3: Worship service in each church featuring the service of baptism and recep tion of members, 9:45 am., at In man and 11 o’clock at Page; Page church school at 10 a.m.; Inman church school at 10:45 a.m.; Page MYF at 7:30 pm. Tuesday, April 5: Page King’s Daughters meet with Mrs. Char lene Ickes at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6: Inman commission on education meets with Mrs. Rose Kivett at 8 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST (O’Neill) John Thomas, minister Sunday, April 3: Bible school, 10 a.m.; communion and preach ing, 11 a.m. The morning message will be the first in a series of sev en sermons on the “Seven Last Sayings of Christ on the Cross.” Sunday night through Friday night the last six in the series of sermons will be brought by a different “surprise” guest speak er each night. He who considers the great im plications of those last statements of the dying Savior is able to ap preciate more fully the glorious beauty of the resurrected Savior. In the name of Jesus Christ we bid everyone a sincere welcome to attend these Christ-centered services. METHODIST (Chambers) Rev. J. M. Hodgkin, pastor Sunday, April 3: Sunday-school, 10 a.m., Eugene Baker, superin tendent; worship, 11 a.m. There will be special services on Palm Sunday. The Woman’s society will meet today (Thursday) at the church with Mrs. Charles Grimes and Mrs. E. H. Medcalf as hostesses. CENTER UNION (O’Neill) Rev. C. P. Turner, pastor Sunday, April 3: Sunday-school, 10 a.m.; preaching service, ll'a.m.; young people’s meeting 7:30 p.m.; preaching service, 8 p.m. Midweek prayer meeting and mission study will be in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ernst Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Lynch News The American Legion auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. G. L. Mulhair Monday evening March 21. Iris Craig of Atkinson spent the March 19-20 weekend at the Fred Spencer and Mrs. Gracia Craig home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer took her home on Sunday. Joe Birmeier and Mrs. George Kalkowski and daughter motored to Osmond on Sunday, March 20, bringing Louis Birmeier home. Mr. Birmeier had spent several weeks in Osmond with a relative. Mesdames Don Allen, Ed Hei ser, Phillip Hammon, Albert Kal kowski, Beryl Moody and Miss Margaret Stenger were Butte visT itors Wednesday, March 23. Miss Norma Jane Schindler, Lynch high school junior, will at tend girls’ state in Lincoln next June. Girls’ state delegates are sponsored by the American Le gion auxiliary. Raymond Benzen of Naper was a caller here Sunday, March 20. Earl Craig, who has spent the winter months with a daughter in Wichita, Kans., arrived here last week to again make his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Carol Bjornsen and family of Sioux City spent the March 19-20 weekend here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Barnes visit ed at the Herman Schochenmaier home in Bonesteel, S.D., Monday, March 21. Alford Stanek spent several days with relatives in Verdigre this weekend at the G. L. Mulhair home here. Weatherstripping completely in stalled in windows and doors. Fully guaranteed. Also, insulation, aluminum combination windows and doors, asbestos siding, alumi num and fiber glass awnings — wide selection. Free estimates. Convenient terms. Call Jim Ses sions, 409-J or 548-LR, or write Box 568, O’Neill. 48tf The American Legionnaires of Lynch and their families enjoyed the Legion birthday party on Tuesday, March 15. About 100 persons were present. The chil dren gave a program of music, recitations, drills, etc., after which bingo was enjoyed by all. Several birthday cakes honoring the Le gion’s birthday anniversary were served with the lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zakrzewski of O’Neill entertained at dinner Sunday, March 20, honoring the birthday anniversaries of G. L. Mulhair of Lynch, Mrs. Peter Wineberger of Madison, Jack Passieux and Paul Zakrzewski of O’Neill and Aksel Hansen of Ver digre. The table was decorated and three birthday cakes were centerpieces on the table. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Julius Waechter and Aksel Hansen of Verdigre; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pas sieux, Ruby and Vernon and Mrs. Ray Passieux, all of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Mulhair of Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stewart spent Tuesday afternoon, March 22, at the Vince Jehorek home Mrs. Lena Johnson of Monowi was a Wednesday, March 23, visit or at the G. L. Mulhair home. Mrs. Johnson left Tuesday, March 22, for her future home in Lin coln. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lofquest of Fremont have been visiting the Wickersham families here the past week. , O’Neill News Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marston and Debra of Dorsey visited Mon day at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harden Anspach. Mr. and Mrs. Harden Anspach visited from Wednesday, March I ' 23, until Sunday in Lincoln with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. • Keith Anspach. They attended the ice follies Fri day in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Burge and family of Chambers were Sunday afternoon visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brittell. Sun day dinner guests at the Brittell home were Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Fernau of Neligh and Miss Lois Nichols, student at Norfolk Chris tian college. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hansen of Wheeler county were Sunday eve ning dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clauson. . o Rural & City PHILLIPS “66” PRODUCTS New & Used Tires Greasing & Washing Borg’s ‘66’ Service PROMPT TANKWAGON • SERVICE Phillips "66" Station Phone 362 (f ' ■ ’" 1 I I Tune in baseball's most falked-abouf club ... The Beer That, Made Milwaukee Fhmous The Kansas City AthLtics Every Saturday and Sunday Afternoon (STARTING SATURDAY, MARCH 12) — and — Every Tuesday and Thursday Nights a Radio Station WNAX 570 On Your Dial Brought to you by the JOS. SCHLITZ j BREWING CO. f If You Like Beer You’ll Like Schlitz! ROBERTSON BEVERAGE CO. O’NEILL ROBERTSON BEVERAGE CO. 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