The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, June 23, 1955, Page 6, Image 6
Sick & Injured O’NEILL—C. C. Golden, O’Neill hotelman who was stricken while visiting in the East, Wednesday, June 15, was dismissed from the Waterbury, Conn., hospital. He had submitted to surgery and was hospitalized more than a month. . . . James Donohoe entered St. Anthony’s hospital Friday, suffer ing from a back ailment. Dr. H. L. Bennett, who suffered a heart attack Saturday, June 11, was dismissed from St. Anthony’s on Sunday, June 19. Shortly after reaching his home, he was strick en again and returned to the hos pital by ambulance. . . H. J. Bir mingham became ill Monday evening and entered the hospital, suffering a heart ailment. . . . Mrs. Fred Holsclaw left Sun day morning for Lincoln where she will receive medical treat ment. She will be staying at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lois Murdy. . . Henry Van Ert of Ne ligh, brother of Mrs. John Under wood, is in the Neligh Memorial hospital. . . Clyde Streeter ar rived home Saturday after being a patient in the Veteran’s hospital in Grand Island for the past week. . . . M. F. O’Donnell’s condition is “greatly improved” in St. An thony’s hospital. He was trans ferred from a Dallas, Tex., hos pital here 10 days ago. PAGE—Mrs. Soren Sorensen, jr., and daughter, Kathleen Lyn, returned home Thursday from St. Anthony’s hospital, O’Neill. Ka ren Miller will assist her with the housework this week. . . Miss Viola Haynes went to Lincoln Wednesday, June 15, where she entered the Lincoln General hos pital for surgery. Upon her re lease from the hospital, she will visit her brother. Roy Haynes, and family at Denton during the period of convalesence. . . Little Nelda Wright, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harvey, re turned to Page with them Sunday evening from her home in Sioux City. She is broken out with the measles. . . Earl Parks and Floyd O'NEILL HOMES FOR SALE: The Roy Johnson House locat ed between Fifth and Sixth on Clay Street. This lovely 3-bed room home has the maximum in modern design. Seldom does a buyer have the opportunity to purchase a home as substantial as this with one of the finest lo cations in O’Neill. Priced at less than replacement cost on the house alone. See this at once. Another 3-Bedroom House just begging for a family who'll love to live in a wonderful home in southeast O’Neill.. When Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leidy built this they installed the best of every thing. All this property needs is an oc cupant. Excellent terms available. Here’s a 5-Bedroom Home on two floors. Needs some decorat ing and minor repair, but solid as a rock and excellently located. Priced at about *4 today’s cost. A bargain for the thrifty shopper. To inspect any of these properties see Bill Bowker Thorin-Bowker Agency — O’Neill — Home Phone: 468-W Wertz went to Sioux City Sunday. Mrs. Wertz, who has been hos pitalized at the Methodist hospit al there, returned with them Sun day evening. She will return to the hospital later in the week for more treatment. She is suffering from an undetermined malady. . . Mrs. Jerome Ruther entered Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at Nor folk on Saturday when a date will be chosen for a Caesarian. Lois Saltz is caring for the family during her absence. AMELIA — Mrs. Asa Watson entered a hospital in Norfolk on Tuesday, June 14, where on Wed nesday, June 15, she submitted to surgery. . . The Forbes boys were called to Grand Island Saturday by the serious illness of their fa ther, Lewis Forbes of Atkinson. Mr. Forbes is in the Veterans hospital there. He had undergone a major operation the early part of the week, and another on Sat urday morning. . . Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo were in Norfolk on Wednesday, June 15. Mrs. Waldo had a cyst removed from her eye lid. . . Howard Berry and daugh ter, Charlotte, left Wednesday, June 15, for Idaho Springs, Colo., where Mr. Berry plans to take medical treatment for a couple of weeks. . . Mrs. Bertha Sammons had the misfortune to fall Mon day and break her hip. She was just getting able to be around af ter a fall in which she broke her other hip last December. She is in St. Vincent’s hospital, Sioux City. . . Bernie Kennedy was thrown from a horse last week. He received painful bruises be sides breaking his glasses. EMMET—Joe Babl was strick en Sunday morning outside the Church of the Epiphany and was taken by ambulance to St. An thony’s hospital. . . Mrs. George Pongratz entered St. Anthony’s hospital on Tuesday, June 14. She is “much improved”. . . Jesse Wills entered St. Anthony’s hos pital on Saturday and will re main there for another day or so. . . . Mrs. Frank Foreman went to Norfolk on Thursday where she had a medical checkup. She re turned home on Friday. CHAMBERS — Mrs. William Turner drove to Lynch Friday, June 17, to bring her mother, Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson, home from the hospital. On Tuesday she took her to Norfolk where she entered the Lady of Lourdes hospital for a minor operation. . . Mrs. James Platt, who underwent major sur gery at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Lincoln on June 10, has left the hospital and is staying with her cousin, Mrs. Adabell Griffiths, in Lincoln. ATKINSON—Alex Cleary went to Omaha Wednesday, June 15, and entered St. Joseph’s hospital for a medical checkup. He was expected home late Monday. . . Mrs. John McNulty, a former longtime Atkinson resident, un derwent surgery at a Hiawatha, Kans., hospital the past week and is “recovering.” DELOIT — Robert Miller, who has been suffering with rheuma tic fever, is able to be up and about. . . Mrs. Louis Pofahl was a patient in the Antelope Memorial hospital in Neligh for a few days last week. . . Leo Dwyer, who is suffering with a back injury, was a patient in the Neligh hospital several days last week. STAR—Robert Miller returned home Wednesday, June 15, from Sioux City where he had 6pent the week under doctor’s care. He is somewhat improved and able to be up and around again. . . El mer Juracek has been on crutch es the past week, after having sprained an ankle. LYNCH—Mrs. Edward May is a patient in the Creighton hospi tal. . . Evelyn Barta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta, got her hand caught in a hand corn shelter. She was rushed to local doctors, who taped the cuts. STUART — Mr. and Mrs. Don Engler went to Grand Is land Monday where Don will receive a checkup at St. Francis hospital. He recently had a knee cap removed by "surgery. CELIA—LeRoy Lauridsen has mumps. Page News Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heiss and Larry, Mrs. Richard Asher and children, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heiss and Alvin and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Zeller went to Pickstown, S. D., and Ft. Randall dam Sunday for a picnic and sightseeing trip. Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Neilson of Page and her father, William Duerst, of Foster returned Friday from a trip through the Lake of the Woods country, Minnesota and Canada. They attended a family gathering Sunday at the Weldon Alexander home at Plain view. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trow bridge, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Trowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Trowbridge and family and Mrs. A. O. Weber, all of Page, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Copple of Randolph had a picnic dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Copple and Mary Lou at a park at Wayne on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harvey and Mrs. Calvin Harvey and Lyle met Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wood and Noel Wood of Centerville, S. D., at the home of Mrs. Doris Wright and children at Sioux City Sunday. The group enjoyed a no-host dinner together. Nelda Wright returned to Page with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Terrill and daughter, Marilyn, went to Mar ion, Ind., Sunday where they will attend the general conference of the Wesleyan Methodist churches. They were overnight guests in the home of their son, Gene Terrill, and family at Lawrence, la. His mother, Mrs. Celia Terrill, ac companied them as far as Rem brandt, la., where she will visit her son, Art Terrill, and family while they are in Indiana. Rev. LislenMewmaw is the as sistant dean at the MYF camp at Ponca this year, Those attending from here are Lisle and Merna Heiss, Bob and Brenda Beelaert, Richard Harris, Helen Finch and Bette French. The Nifty Needler’s 4-H club members were guests of Ruth Kelly with Karen Kay Kelly, co hostess, on Friday, June 17. Twenty members answered roli call with “Something I have Cooked or Baked recently.” Ruth Kelly demonstrated the fruit cup. Mixing bowls were judged as to their merits. The sewing class discussed blouse materials for school. A discussion was conduct ed on whether they would have the picnic as usual or entertain their mothers at a tea; also the possibilities of attending 4-H camp at Long Pine. Lunch was served. The next meeting will be held June 24 with Carolyn Max and Bonnie Riege will be cohos tess. Hugh Troshynski returned Sa turday evening from Lincoln where he had spent a week at tending boys’ and girls’ state sponsored by the American Le gion and auxiliary. The group in which Hugh was identified with was volleyball champion and outpointed all other groups in athletics. Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorensen, sr., accompanied their son, Bill, and family to Yankton, S.D., and Gavins’ Point for a picnic and sightseeing trip Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Crumly joined a group of relatives at the park at O’Neill Sunday for a father’s day picnic. Pete Nissen was honored with a father’s day picnic at the Page park Sunday. Guests were Mrs. Nissen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nis sen and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Freemeyer and family, all of Page, Mr. and Mrs. George Leubbers and family of Osmond, and Mrs. Lawrence Haynes and daughters of O’Neill. Chambers Victor Over Stuart, 7-6 CHAMBERS— The Chambers Independent ball team won its second league game Sunday, stopping Stuart, 7-6, at Chambers. The winners were obliged to do it the hard way by overcoming a six-run deficit in the first inning when Stuart mixed three hits with a bunch of errors to take a big lead. Hilligas got credit for the win, allowing only six scattered hits during the rest of the game. Shorty Fauquier was the big gun for Chambers with one triple and three singles in five trips. Chambers—Hilligas and Tomjack, for Stuart—Krysl and M. Kunz. Bassett will play at Chambers Sunday, June 26. H R E Stuart . 9 |6 6 Chambers . 8 7 5 Tepner-Marquardt Rites at Creighton EWING—A wedding of in terest to the Ewing community took place Sunday at the Congre gational Baptist church at Creigh ton when Victor Marquardt, jr., better known in Ewing as “Skip”, was married to Miss Marlene May Tepner of Creighton at a 3 o’ clock ceremony. Mr. Marquardt was bom and reared in the Ew ing community and is a graduate of the Ewing high school. He la ter took up the study of medi cine. His sister, Mrs. Paul Huddleson of Texas, was matron-of-honor. Friends attending the wedding from Ewing were Mrs. Harriet Welke and daughter, Vaulda, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shain and son, Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Da vis and Marie. Sunday afternoon callers at the Russel Yusten home were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson and fam ily. They were supper guests there that evening. Mrs. Margie Fagan of Cham bers visited several days with Mrs. Anna Brown. O f \ o SAFE & SANE On Sale Tuesday, June 28 SPARKLERS — FOUNTAINS FLYING METEORS FLORAL SHELLS TRIANGLE WHEELS WHISTLING FOUNTAINS REPEATER STAR SHELLS SMOKERS — PENNY NOVELTIES GUNS — CAPS — ETC. ★ ★ ★ WESTERN AUTO STORE — O’NEILL — OPEN EVENINGS ‘CALAMITY JANE,' the Federal Civil Defense Administration’s rescue truck, packs a wallop more potent than its namesake’s six-shooters (FCDA Photo) when disaster strikes, and people most be duff from debris. The $9,000 truck contains 300 pieces of rescue equipment of 99 different types. C&NW Locomotive Derailed A Chicago & North Western railroad diesel-powered freight locomotive was derailed about 3:30 a.m., Friday while switching on a sidetrack in the O’Neill yards during a storm. A faulty switch was blamed for sending one section of the locomotive one direc tion and the lead section another. The train was in reverse at the time, and when the front of the train failed to “track” it became derailed. In the proceedings some rails were twisted and bent (see arrow). The locomotive did not upset and traffic on the mainline was not affected.—The Frontier Photo. Exhibit Wins Rick Alien, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Allen of Page, has the distinction of be ing one of the four in Holt coun ty to receive an award for a free-hand drawing that placed in the art exhibit at Lincoln. Rick was a first grader in Mrs. Helen Braddock’s room. The drawing is of the log cabin home of Abraham Lincoln. A unique feature was the well defined path that leads by a circuitous route to a small building at the extreme far cor ner of the clearing, serving in lieu of modem plumbing and revealing keen observance for a small lad. MM in Session— The MM club met last Thursday with Mrs. H. L. Lindberg. Mrs. John Conard of Emmet and Mrs. H. G. Kruse won high. Guests were Mrs. John Conard of Emmet, Mrs. C. W. Porter and Mrs. Paul Shierk. Frontier want ads get results! Ewing News Mrs. Dora Shipp left Sunday for her home at Harlan, la., after spending a week at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edwards, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shipp and daughters of Thermopolis, Wyo., visited a few days at the home of his sister, Mrs. Richard Edwards, and family. They left Monday to visit relatives in Iowa. ‘ Sunday guests at the Richard Edwards home was Mrs. Ivan Stofferson and daughter, Cheryl, of Yankton, S.D., arid Miss Karen Ewall of Davenport, la. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunaway and children of Hastings were recent weekend visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Billings. Allen Peterson, who is employ ed at Kimball, spent Monday and Tuesday at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Peterson, Maryetta and Tamzam spent Sunday at Grand Island visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Alderson. Miss Tamzam Pe terson, who had spent the past two weeks visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Al derson, at Grand Island, returned home Wednesday, June 15. Mrs. Bertha Urban was hostess at an 8 o’clock breakfast at her home on Wednesday morning, June 15. Guests were Mesdames John Wunner, William Spence, John Archer, Earl Billings and Grace Briggs. Miss Ina Bennett accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett and Mrs. Maynard Morrow and children of O’Neill to Ottumwa, S.D., for a visit with her sister and brother in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walls Never Need Painting These attractive, easy-to-clean bedroom walls combine planks and blocks of a new type of tongue and groove paneling. The Marlite paneling has & soft-lustre baked finish in beautiful "companion colors” and authentic wood patterns, suitable for any room in the home. The prefinished pan* eling features a tongue and groove joint which makes fitting easy foe the handyman or carpenter, whether building or remodeling. A saw, hammer and level are the only installation tools required. Available at lumber dealers, the baked plastic surface of the versatile paneling resists dirt, grease, heat and cosmetics. Fingermarks and smudges are quickly re* moved with a damp cloth, and the durable paneling never needs painting, j John O’Dea. They returned home Monday, accompanied by Mrs. O’Dea, who will visit them for a few days. i mUhhuimm—u—mm Rodeo Prize Money Distribution Told The following rodeo partici pants were awarded prize money in the various divisions at the recent O’Neill Saddle club-spon sored rodeo held here: Bareback riding: Ike Lambert son and Chuck Jacobs, tied for first, 182 points each, $180.95 each; Bill Rinestine, third, 175 points, $103.40; Ted Smalley, fourth, 172 points, $51.70. Roping, first go-round: Hy Da vidson, first, 13.0 seconds, $75.60; Norris Patton, second, 14.6 seconds $56.70; Mack McClanahan, third, 14.7 seconds, $37.80; Cal Thomp son, fourth, 14.9 seconds, $18.90. Roping, second go-round: Hal Churchill, first, 12.2 seconds, $75.60; Joe Sublett, second, 13.2 seconds, $56.70; Roy Jones, third, 13.3 seconds, $37.80; Milt Simon and Charles O’Neill, tied for fourth, 13.8 second each, $9.45 each. Average: Hal Churchill and Hy Davidson, tied for first, 28.8 sec onds each, $66.15 each; Roy Jones, third, 28.11 seconds, $37.80; Milt Simon, fourth, 28.17 seconds, $18.90. Saddle bronc riding: Jim Tesh * er and Jim Jones, tied for first, . 175 points each, $184.45 each; i Kenny Carlson, third, 174 points, $105.40; Lyle Nelson and Junior Smith, tied for fourth, 172 points each, $26.35 each. Bulldogging, first go - round: Don Merrill, first, 3.8 seconds $74.27; Vernon Kerns, second, 4.0 seconds, $55.70; Ike Lambertson third, 4.4 seconds, $37.13; Jini Jones, fourth, 5.5 seconds, $18.57 Bulldogging, second go-round Milt Simon and Ray Kilgore, tied for first, 4.6 seconds each. Sfit.98 each; Norris Patton, third, 6.4 sec onds, $37.13; Roy Jones, fourth 8.0 seconds, $18.57. Average: Milt Simon, first, 10.7 seconds, $74.27; Vernon Kerns, second, 12.1 seconds, $55.70; Ike Lambertson, third, 14.9 seconds, $37.13; Don Durst, fourth, 15.{ seconds, $18.57. Bull riding: Jim Peterson, first 175 points, $214.80; Jim Jones! second, 170 points, $161.10; BUI Morris, third, 164 points, $107.40; Bud Raeburn, fourth, 163 points’ $53.70. Shower Honoree— SPENCER—Miss Marian Clas sen of O’Neill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Classen of Spencer, was feted at a prenuptial shower at the Methodist church here on Friday evening, given by the WSCS of the church. A program of skits and music was given after which the bride-elect opened her many gifts. Refreshments were served. _u - We offer you these odds and ends of first quality items on our mid-year CLEAR ANCE SALE. Quantities are limited—make your selections early—Drastic Price Reduc tions. Savings up to 75%. DON'T MISS IT! 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