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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1955)
PAGE 2.—THE FRONTIER, ONeill, Nebr., July 21, 1955. Voorheis Family in Sixth Reunion The eight sons and daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Voor hies, pioneers of the Orchard lo cality held their sixth annual re union on Sunday, July 17, at Ri verside park in Neiigh. Members of their xamilies also were pre sent. It was the first get-together of the eight children in ten years. There were 68 members and three visitors present. Fortynine members were unable to attend. The following were registered: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Voorhies of Olympia, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Trautman and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Curtis and family, all of Royal; Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Voor hies of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Miller of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Voorhies of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson of Des Moines, la.; Mr. and Mrs. W.' J. Curtis and family of Hopkins, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Voorhies and family of Kalispell, Mont. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Voor hies and daughters of Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McManigal and family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vrooman and family, all of Orcnard; Mr. and Mrs. r*iwin Hutchinson and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Voorhies, all of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwyer and son of Fremont; Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine Miller and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gartner and son, all of Chambers. The visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Latzel and granddaughter of Ew ing. There were no deaths and no marriages in the past year. There were six births recorded. The three-tier anniversary cake was baked by Mrs. G. W. Miller, commemorating the wedding an niversaries of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mc Manigal; also the birthday anni versary of Mrs. K. Miller, Mrs. R. McManigal, Mrs. Donald Gartner, George Voorhies, Randall Gart ner, Kathy Voorhies and Barbara Elston. The afternoon was spent visit ing reminiscing and taking pic tures. Committees appointed for ensu ing year included Mrs. R. K. Trautman, G. S. Voorhies and Fremont Curtis. At the close icecream and cake were served. The reunion will be held on or about same date next year. Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. William Turner enjoyed a picnic dinner in Ford’s park in O’Neill Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Cook and children of Branson, Mo., who have visited relatives at Cham bers, spent Friday visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. L^o Adams at St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and family of Grand Island were also guests in the Adams home. Mr, and Mrs. Edwin Wink and family spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L*. A. Huston, at Neligh. On their way home the Wink family stopped in Ewing to visit her niece and hus band, Mr. and Mrs. James Kin sley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jarman left Friday for Fonda, la., to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and other relatives. Mrs. Jarman’s two nieces of Fonda, who had been visiting here for two weeks, accompanied them back home. They returned Sun day. Miss Doreen Gleed, wno naa been visiting har sister, Mrs. Don Prill, and Mr. Prill and girls in Arkansas and brother-in-law and sister. Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Cooke and family, returned home Tues day, July 12. She accompanied the Cookes who arrived for a vis it. Relatives at Chambers have re cently received announcements of the marriage at Boulder, Colo., of Miss Joy Jarman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jarman. The couple was married June 26, and will reside in Boulder. Mr. Duval of Spencer and Bill o Majors of Chambers were Sunday dinner guests in the Orville ' Metschke home. Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Lenz and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cook were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. John Wintermote. Patty Avard of Ainsworth is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Medcalf. Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Cooke and , family of Branson, Mo., left Tuesday, July 19, for home after a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gleed and Doreen and his mother, Mrs. Letha Cooke. 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