Holt WCTU Hears
National Report
Laurel Woman Tells
of U.S. Meet
PAGE—The Holt county chap
ter of the Women’s Christian
Temperance Union held a con
vention Tuesday at the Page
Methodist church. A covered dish
meal was served at noon. Mrs.
Hattie Carson led the noon time
prayer.
Posters were displayed and
Miss Meta Martin of O’Neill re
ported on her distribution of tem
perance literature regularly to
six Sunday-schools.
Mrs. Dora Townsend of Page,
director of the soldier, sailor and
airmen division of temperance
work, reported that with 6,000
wars recorded in history there
had been only two movements,
namely the League of Nations
and United Nations, with the
avowed intention of stopping
war. She spoke also concerning
the war being waged against
disease in the Far East, and of
the success of the DDT used
against the locusts prevalent in
Ethiopia.
Mrs. Edgar Stauffer of Page
reported points of interest from
the state convention including
the length of time required to
train a soldier in the art of self
preservation and of the aver
age time required to forget that
training and rehabilitate him
self in civilian living.
Mrs. Lulu Quig of O’Neill, di
rector of international peace and
visual aid division, gave a report
on the work expected of her de
partment.
Mrs. Nora Summers reported
for the department of missions.
Mrs. Clay Johnson, sr., of O’
Neill, director of temperance |
education and church schools
urged the use of church channels j
to promote temperance and to en
list the aid of day schools in es- J
' says, exhibits, films and speeches
to create an interest among the i
school children.
Mrs. Edgar Stauffer of Page
'and Mrs. Ben Wayman of O’
Neill led the devotional period
and Mrs. Stauffer acted as re
cording secretary.
Guest speaker was Mrs. Albert
Thompson of Laurel, who report
* ed on the national convention
held at Long Beach, Calif. Slides
were shown of the national head
quarters of the WCTU at Evans
ton, 111., and the highlights of the
convention were presented brief
ly.
Mrs. Wayman presided over
the business meeting. Plans for
the year were discussed and the
. supply secretary announced the j
arrival of bags of clothing for the
destitute to be sent to Knoxville, J
Tenn., for redistribution. The
benediction was repeated in uni
* son.
O’Neill News
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Melvin Jessen of Council
Bluffs, la., visited over the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Tibbetts.
Miss Jeanne Cole and four
friends, all from the University j
01 Nebraska in Lincoln, spent the
weeked with her parents, Mr. j
.and Mrs. Guy Cole.
Used bicycles — boys’, 26 - 24
inch in excellent condition. —
Scovie’s Western Auto, O’Neill.
25-26c
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Jones of
Denver, Colo., who have been
visiting her mother, Mrs. D. Stan
* nard, and her sisters, Laura Burk
* and Evalyn Stannard, left Satur
day morning for their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva re
ceived a long-distance call Satur- ]
day evening from their son-in
law, Capt. Lloyd F. Haug, who
was on a business trip to Sioux
. Falls, S.D. Captain Haug and his
wife are now stationed at Wes
toner, Mass.
Mrs. Vannie Newman left
Wednesday for Ainsworth to visit
her daughters, Mrs. William
Schiessler and Mrs. Vivian Mag
.stad. She will also go to Valentine
to visit her two brothers, Melvin
Hooper, and family and Clinton
Hooper and family.
Mrs. Alan Prescott of Dixon,
Mrs. Leonard Hamilton of Om
• aha, Mrs. May Ruder of Allen
and Mrs. Bertha Prescott were
Thursday callers at the Marvin
Anderson home.
Alfred Edison and Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Eddey and daughter, Don
na, of Wyoming visited Saturday
evening at the D. A. Baker home.
Mrs. Russell Galbreath of Min
nesota Bible college at Minnea
polis, Minn., spent from Thurs
day until Monday visiting rela
tives in O’Neill. Mrs. Donald Mc
Kamy and Miss Dorothy Bennett
drove to Sioux City Thursday to
meet her.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Anderson j
spent Sunday at the Harold Day
home in Johnston.
Mrs. Mamie Sessler of Denby,
Sh., is visiting at the Roy Lan
man home.
Used bicycles — boys’, 26-24
inch in excellent condition. —
.Seovie’s Western Auto, O’Neill.
25-26c
Mrs. Blanche O’Malley, Leo
and Jerry O’Malley and Mrs. Nel
lie Maloney went to Webster, S.
D., Friday to visit relatives.
Carl Henshaw of Star City,
Ind., came Friday to visit his
father, Elmer Henshaw. He re
turned home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Newton
and family were Sunday evening
guests at the D. R. Douglas home.
Mrs. Alma Eby of Ainsworth
spent the weekend at the Ray
mond Eby home.
Mrs. Ed Wayman and Mrs.
Dale Fetrow represented the Re
bekah’s at the grand lodge and
Rebekah assembly held at Lin
coln last week.
Mrs. Ethel Frisch and sons
spent the weekend at the Arthur
Ennen farm near Verdigre.
Frank Grenier and Harvey
Sawyer returned Thursday from
Montana where they had been
hunting. They each got an ante
lope and a deer.
Page High Boys
Foot Skating Bill
PAGE—The Page high school
chose to have a roller skating
party at the Neligh rink Friday
evening as a pay-off on the rival
ry that existed between the boys
and girls on the magazine drive
recently completed.
The boys, under the sponsor
ship of Glen Blezek, were losers,
and assumed the expense of the
party.
The girls were sponsored by
Supt. Stanley Gross.
The subscription drive netted
$597.75 and the profit to the
school was used toward the pur
chase of a 16 mm. projector. The
school district paid off the bal
ance of the cost. The. projector
has arrived and a trial film has
been shown.
Individual ratings are as fol
lows: Lois Saltz received a wrist
watch for having the most money
from subscriptions; Gary Bowen
J was second with a travel clock
for his prize, and Jerry White
placed third with a flashlight as
i his reward.
Joseph Heeb, 83,
Burial at Atkinson
ATKINSON—Funeral services
for Joseph Heeb, 83, who died
Friday in an Atkinson hospital,
were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,
at St. Joseph’s Catholic church
here.
Burial was in St. Joseph’s
cemetery and pallbearers were
nephews, Emil, Albert, Earl and
David Heeb, John Babl and Jo
seph Pongratz.
Joseph Heeb, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Heeb, was born No
vember 5, 1871, at Allentown,
Pa., and died Friday, October 21,
at Atkinson.
The family moved to Holt
county in 1878 and Mr. Heeb had
lived in the Atkinson community
since. He had never married.
Mr. Heeb is survived by 13
nieces and nephews, but was
preceded in death by all of his
six brothers—Frank, John, Da
vid, Alouis, Harry and Edwin
Heeb.
CHOOSE CLASS PLAY
EWING — “Kay Beats the
Band”, a comedy, has been chos
en to be presented by the junior
class of the Ewing high school on
November 10. Practices have
started.
Mrs. Max Berger
Rites Held Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Max
Berger of O’Neill, who was
found dead early Wednesday,
j October 19, upon arrival at Un
ion rail station, Omaha, were
conduhted at 2 p.m., Friday, Oc
t tober 21. Biglin’s were in charge
j of arrangements. Burial was
j made here.
Mrs. Berger had been with her
husband here, had consulted a
doctor before boarding the Om
aha train.
Her maiden name was Doro
thy Mae Rogers, daughter of
George and Ida Wallace Rogers.
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Mr. Berger and the late
Mrs. Berger.
She was bora at Mokane, Mo.
She married Mr. Berger at I
Yankton, S.D., October 1, 1952.
Among outfc-of-town relatives
attending the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rogers of
New Franklin, Mo.; Vencle Rog
ers of Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Coco of Omaha;
Mrs. Alice Sortino and J. R.
Brady, both of Omaha.
O’Neill Couple
Weds in Washington
Miss Lillian Mauer, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maur, jr.,
of College Place, Wash., formerly
of O’Neill, and Thomas Harding,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hard
ing of O’Neill, were united in
marriage, Monday, October 17, at
the Presbyterian church in Col
lege Place. Rev. Donald N. Grif
fin of College Place performed
the 8 p.m., double-ring ceremony
before an altar decorated with
candles and autumn flowers.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, appeared in a
floor-length gown of chantilly
lace. The fitted strapless bodice
was topped with a lace bolero. It
featured a peter-pan collar and
long sleeves tapering to points at
the wrists. The full skirt was
trimmed with rose-bud trimming
on the overskirt.
She wore a veil of silk illusion
held in place by a tiara of irri
descent sequins and seed pearls
and carried a bouquet of red
roses. Her jewelry was an earring
and necklace set, a gift of the
bridegroom.
Miss Evelyn Jennings of Walla
Walla, Wash., aunt of the bride,
was matron - of - honor. Miss
Patrica Mauer of College Place,
sister of the bride, served as
bridesmaid. The matron-of-honor
wore a gown of pale green net
over taffeta and the bridesmaid
wore a gown of pale blue net
over taffeta. Both carried white
carnations on white bibles and
wore tiny white hats.
Dean Mauer of College Place,
uncle of the bride, was grooms
man, Charles Lachey of College
Place, served as bestman. Ronald
Mauer and Marvin Blue, both ot
College Place, were ushers.
Miss Badbara Rogers sang “O
Promise Me” and “The Lord’s
Prayer” accompanied by Nancy
Mr. and Mrs. Leland W. Stelling ... to reside on Orchard
farm.—O’Neill Photo Co.
Miller Gets Citation
A/lc Duane C. Miller of O’Neill (at left, pictured with an
airman friend on an air force base in England), recently received
a promotion and a citation. He was cited by the communications
section of his air group “for improving methods of checking sig
nal equipment, trouble-shooting, improving and simplifying work
ing conditions.” The citation added: “Airman Miller has spent
many hours of his own time . . . his fellow workers and superiors
hold Airman Miller in highest regard.” He is stationed at Mansten
air force base, Margate, Kent, England.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harding ... to reside on farm near
here.—The Frontier Photo.
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McAdams.
A reception was given at the
Westminister house at College
Place by the bride’s parents.
There wen; 40 guests attending.
Mrs. Harding is a ggraduate ol
O’Neill high school. Mr. Harding
attended school in O’Neill. The
couple are at home on his fa
ther’s farm near here.
October 17 was chosen as the
wedding date because it was his
32nd birthday anniversary of the
bridegroom and the 50th wedding
anniversary of his grandparents.
—
Wattermann-Stelling
Nuptials at Orchard
(Photo at left)
PAGE — Miss Neoma Faye
Wattermann, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Wattermann of
Page, and Leland W. Stelling, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Chris D. Stel
ling of Orchard, were married
Sunday evening at St. Peter’s
Lutheran church in Orchard.
Rev. M. J. Schmidt officiated.
W. R. Gray of Orchard was solo
ist and Carl F. Stelling of Ban
croft was accompanist.
The bride chose a floor-length
gown of imported lace and tulle,
fashioned with long, tapering
sleeves, portrait collar and a fit
ted bodice touched with sequins
The skirt was designed with re
peated tulle ruffles in a V-for
mation. Her three-tier tulle veil
was trimmed with sequins and
she carried a bouquet of red
roses.
iViiss js.aren stelling of Or
chard, sister of the bridegroom,
was maid-of-honor, and Mrs.
Norma Peterson of Oakland was
bridesmaid. They wore identi
cally-fashioned gowns of fiesta
red nylon over taffeta, fashioned
with draped necklines and full
skirts. They carried bouquets of
white chrysanthemums.
Miss Saundra Stelling and
Miss Diane Maskall were candle
lighters. Mary Beth Teidgen of
Eattle Creek was flower girl and
Gene Pagels of Bancroft served
as ringbearer.
Cecil L. Wattermann of
Wayne, brother of the bride, was
bestman. Kenneth Stelling of
Orchard, brother of the bride
groom, was groomsman. Donald
Pagels of Bancroft and Duane
Stelling of Orchard usherect.
Assisting at the reception were
Mesdames Herman Ennen, John
Schleusener, Herman Schleusen
er and Martin Helmricks.
After a short wedding trip the
couple will reside on a farm near
Orchard.
Wiener Roast—
AMELIA— The Amelia MYF
met at the home of Marcia Wid
man Tuesday evening, October
18. A wiener and marshmallow
roast in honor of Marcia’s birth
day annviersary was included in
the evening’s program.
VALENTINE WINS
The Valentine Badgers snow
ed under the O’Neill Eagles, 26
7, Wednesday night. October 26,
at Valentine. Vernon Passieux of
O’Neill tore leg ligaments and
needed a doctor’s care.
Mr. and Mrs. William Timmer
man and Mrs. Julia Gallagher
and Arlene Barr spent the week
end at Lincoln visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Nekolite and Laurie.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sawyer
and family of Ainsworth spent
Sunday at the Frank Grenier
home.
Train, Plane Rides
Few Hours Apart
Thrill Rural Pupils
(Photos at right)
The nine pupils of Holt county
rural school district 93, near
Redbird, did some lamin’ in O’
Neill Tuesday morning.
They were routed out of bed
at 4 ajn., by their parents to
grab an early breakfast and head
for O’Neill. Here they boarded
westbound Chicago & North
Western passenger train 13 and
rode a streamlined coach to At
kinson. They were accompanied
by their teacher, Lorell Picker
ing, and for the youngsters it
was their first train ride.
They were met in Atkinson by
two of the parents and returned
to O’Neill by car.
The children watched pop be
ing manufactured at the Merri
Dr. Pepper Bottling company
and they visited the Municipal
airport where two private planes
were used to give the children
short flights. The flying was
done in shifts.
By noon the teacher pronounc
ed the school day had ended.
Kate R. Flannery
Burial at Atkinson
ATKINSON—Mrs. Kate Flan
nery, 79, resident of the Atkin
son community for 70 years, died
Saturday, October 15, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Francis
Torpy, on the farm southwest of
Atkinson. She had been in ill
health for some time.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday morning, October 17,
from St. Joseph’s Catholic church
in Atkinson. Burial was in St. Jo
seph’s cemetery.
The late Mrs. Flannery was
born in County Mayo, Ireland,
March 15, 1876. She came to the
United States when she was
eight-years-old.
She married John J. Flannery
March 29, 1910, at St. Joseph’s
church in Atkinson.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Francis (Loretta) Torpy
and Mrs. Frank (Catherine)
Prussa; sons—Tom and John; 13
grandchildren.
SICK AND INJURED
PAGE— Glen Stewart is still
nursing a back injury suffered
six weeks ago while he was ca
bling hay. . . George Wettlaufer
received a badly lacerated hand
while cabling hay. . . Mrs. Min
nie Hansen, mother of Roy Han
sen and Mrs. Harry (Grace)
Thompson of Page, is a patient
at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital,
Norfolk, with pneumonia.
O’NEILL— Mrs. Roy Lanman
went to Omaha Tuesday for a
medical checkup.
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Westward ho . . . pupils of Holt rural school district 93. Left-to-right: James Stoffer (partly
hidden), Sharon Howard, Linda Krugman (foreground), Lorell Pickering (teacher), Winifred
Stoffer, Jerry Menkens, Norman Howard (partially hidden), Claudette Stoffer, Bonnie Howard,
and Connie Menkens.—The Frontier Photo.
t-if.iinnn ■iinmnimim i—— 11 « mm .- ..—
Alighting at O’Neill Municipal airport after aerial tour of northeastern Holt: Connie Menkens
and Winifred Staffer.—The Frontier Photo.
I ’56 Chevrolet sets new I
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I in top-secret test! i
Not long ago a hush-hush, camouflaged
'56 Chevrolet scorched the nerve-break
ing road up Colorado’s Pikes Peak for a
new NASCAR* certified record—the
first time that old King of the Mountains
has seen a new official stock car record in
years! And what a road! 170 chilling
turns and no guardrail! It’s the first and
only time a new model ever proved itself
such a great road car before its introduc
tion! The ’56 Chevrolet showed the kind
of performance that makes driving safer
and more fun. So wait for the car that
beat the King of the Mountains!
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timed and certified the performance of this preproduction model.
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