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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1956)
Riverside News Greetings to Mrs. Carl Christen of Denver, Colo., for her birthday amuvesary Tuesday, January 17. A male quartet from Central college, McPherson, Kans., enter tained at the district quarterly meeting of the Free Methodist church. The group included Walt er Hord. Steve Miller started to rchool Monday in Riverside school. Tom my Schmidt was a beginner the same day in the Wilmer Mosel district. Several Riverside neighbor la dies of Mrs. Bert Fink helped her paper and paint the interior of her home which had been damag ed by fire, smoke and water re eenlty. Mrs. Lee Fink also helped at the Bert Fink home two days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier and itanily, Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fry and family were guests Sunday at the Doane Jensen home in Newman Grove. They helped Janice cele brate her birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jensen and Neil called in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Conner vis ited at the Almond Short home to Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller and family ate Sunday dinner at the Ora Switzer home. K. L. Norwood took Hazel Nor wood and Mrs. James Pollock to Grand Island last Thursday from where they left for California. Mrs. Harry Lam pert called at the Wayne Fry home on Tuesday afternoon, January 10. Bonita White was a supper guest of Sharon Mott Saturday evening. A1 Gibson of Ewing was a Fri day supper guest at the Wayne Fry home. Mrs. Dewitt Hoke and Mrs. Robert Montgomery accompanied Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery to Norfolk Friday afternoon. Mrs. Metford Wehenkel accompanied them from Neligh. W. F. Finley, M.D. Downey Building O’NEILL OFFICE PHONE: 28 Dr. J. L. Sherbahn % Block So. of Ford Garage Complete X-Ray Equipment O’Neill, Nebraska SPECIAL DAIRY AUCTION Monday Evening, Jan. 23 — 8 O’Clock An open consignment sale featuring several outstanding listings: From Rosemont, Minn.: 28 Holsteins, 12 springer heifers, 4 cows (to freshen soon), 6 open heifers (wt. 600 lbs.), 8 baby Holst, dieifer calves. From Ewing: 20 2-yr.-old heifers, heavy springers or just fresh, including 5 Brown Swiss, 12 Guernseys, several Holsteins There will also be from 30 to 50 good local cows and heifers. •, Many of these cattle will be officially vaccinated or tested. T1LDEN LIVESTOCK MARKET DON JENSEN. Mgr, Phone 220 ! * * * » # * * * ♦ • a * - • • • I NCNC BAND CLINIC . . . presents a . . . BAND CONCERT 300 BANDSMEN I Under the Direction of Guest Conductors: Donald A. Lentz, University of Nebraska Ward Rounds, Alliance, Nebraska Band Members from These Schools: AINSWORTH SPRINGVIEW ATKINSON O’NEILL STUART BASSETT VALENTINE Monday, January 23d — 8:00 PJtt. _ O’Neill High School Auditorium i5! Admission: Students, 30c; Adults, 60c Jolly Worker;; club met with Mrs. Will Shrader last Thursday for an all-day session. The ladies pieced quilt blocks and at their business meeting they decided to have a get-well card shower for Mn;. Mae Shrader, who is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tomjack ac companied Mrs. Frank Hawk to O’Neill Wednesday, January 11. Mrs. Frank Hawk visited at the Tomjack home Friday also. The Lynn Fry family and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier were sup per guests Tuesday evening, Jan uary 10, at the Richard Napier home. The men went bowling later in the evening. Mrs. Alfred Napier and Mrs. Lorraine Montgomery were in Neligh Friday to get the project lesson. The Seek and Share pro ject club was to meet at the Mel vin Napier home Tuesday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. George Mont gomery, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery called at the Lor raine Montgomery home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom ery spent Friday evening at the Johnny Miller home. The Golden township board met at the Raymond Schmidt home last Thursday evening. The Wilmer Mosel family call ed at the Melvin Scheer home last Thursday afternoon. The 4-H club met at the Wil lie Shrader home on Wednesday r_ 11 4/s /la/sirlA eveuixjouubij **» ~ - their projects for the coming year. Sherry Switzer celebrated her birthday anniversary Wednesday, January 11. Those present were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Switzer, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Olmsted and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jarold Carlson and fam ily. Ice cream and cake were served after a social evening. Mr. and Mrs. BUI Lofquest and family spent Sunday at the WendeU Switzer home. Car Accident Fatal to Girl. 16— EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Larsen of Alvada, Mont., who were visiting at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Larsen, received word Sunday of the death of their 16 year-old neice at Creston, la. Death was caused by a car acci dent while the girl was enroute home from church. Mr. and Mrs. Larson left Mon day for Creston accompanied by Mr and Mrs. Earl Brown and son and “Bud” Brown and his son and daughter-in-law', Mr. and Mrs. CarroU Brown, all from Wood, SJ>. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, sr., attended the funeral services for Roy Worden in BurweU on Wed nesday. __ Longtime Lynch Blacksmith Dies Rites Held Friday for Fred Wurtz LYNCH — Funeral services for Fred Wurtz, 75, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 13, at the Wesleyan Methodist church in Lynch, Rev. J. Keith Cunningham officiated. Burial was in the city cemetery south of town under the direction of the Coulthard mortu ary. Pallbearers were Warren Pres cott, Guy Barnes, Albert McDon ald and Ellis, Asie and Lewie Christensen. The late Mr. Wurtz was bom in Tabor, S.D., May 2, 1880. He died at the Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch. He came to Lynch when 23 years-old and started a black smith shop, which he operated continuously for 51 years. He was an active republican, and took much interest in civic affairs. Survivors include: Widow — Laura; daughter—Mrs. Harrison (Loretta) James of Spencer; sons—Ralph of Spencer and Ed ward of Pine Ridge, S.D.; four grandchildren, four brothers and four sisters. Excello Club Receives Two New Members— LYNCH — The Excello Exten sion club met Monday evening, January 9, at the Moody cafe with Mrs. Guy Keller and Mrs. Joseph David as hostesses. Mrs. Leland Moody presided. The regular business meeting was held and the 1956 program calander was cimpleted by each member. A cash donation of $3 was voted for the polio drive. Mrs. Ernest Sixta demonstrated the first part of the lesson “Satis faction from Your Sewing Ma chine”. Mrs. Leslie Stewart and Mrs. James Price became new mem bers. Lynch News Mrs. Thomas Boska of Spencer and daughter, Irene, of Washing ton D.C., visited the latter’s sister, Mrs. Mel J. Long, and family here Wednesday, January 11. Mr. and Mrs. George Flesner of Plainview visited the latter’s sis ter, Mrs. Roylin Boschult, and family Sunday, January 9. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Mulhair en tertained the Waechter members of the family at an annual get-to gether with a dinner at noon and luncheon in the afternoon Sun day, January 9. Those attending were: Mrs. Mary Zach and Wayne of Lynch; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rohde, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zakrewski and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Passieux and fam ily, Ruby and Vernon, all of O’ Neill; Carl Waechter and Mr. and Mrs. William Waechter, all of Verdel; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waechter of Stuart; Aksel Han sen and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Waechter of Verdigre; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Unkel and family and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Unkel of Meadow Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pra-mer and family of Battle Creek, and Miss Margaret Waech ter of Norfolk. Red Carnations to New WSCS Members Woman’s Society of Christian Service of First Methodist church met Thursday, January 12, at the home of Mrs. Harold Lindberg with Mrs. Louis Wray and Mrs. Paul Moseman as cohostesses. Twenty-nine adults and about 15 children were present. Devotions were led by Mrs. C. W. Porter with Mrs. Glenn Ken nicott assisting. The lesson, “The Changeless Gospel in a Revolu tionary Age,” was presented by Mrs. Raymond Revell assisted by Mrs. Claude Bates, Mrs. day Johnson, jr., Mrs. Louis Renner, sr., and Mrs. Dale Fetrow. ' Mrs. A. Neil Dawes conducted the business meeting. It was de cided to hold a rummage sale on January 19, 20, 21 in the Odd Fellows building. Red carnations were given to the ladies who had joined since June 1. Five more ladies siened the members’ register and they also received red carnations. They were Mrs. A. J. Lively, Mrs. Esty Nelson, Mrs. Gerald Monk, Mrs. James Roberts and Mrs. Don Hop kins. Mrs. Clay Johnson, sr., read a poem she had written honoring the winners in the membership contest. Games were played and a lunch was served. Make Plans for Benefit Card Party— EWING—A committee met at the home of Mrs. Jerry Tom jack on Wednesday afternoon, January 11, to plan for a polio benefit card party to be held on February 6 at the school auditorium. Pitch, pinochle and bridge will be play ed. A door prize will be given. The Thursday Nite Pitch club was represented by Mrs. Archie Tuttle and Mrs. Charles Rother ham; the Young Matrons' Pi nochle club, by Mrs. Richard Ed wards, Mrs. Elvin Hamilton and Mrs. Arthur Kropp; Bridge club, by Mrs. R. G. Rockey and Mrs. John Archer, and the Pitch club, which meets once a month, by Mrs. Jerry Tomjack and Mrs. Hazel Kimes. ENLISTS IN ARMY EWING—Franklin Bollwitt has enlisted in the army for three years. He left Monday from Ew ing for Camp Chaffee, Ark. He is a graduate of the Ewing high school with the class of 1955. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bollwitt of Ewing. SWITCH TO SOUIPT Never An After-Thirst Hickeys Falter, Make Off with $1 1,600, This is the Robert Hickey family of Duarte, Calif., made fa mors on Edgar Bergen’s television show, “Do You Trust Your Wife?” The pictures were “lifted” from the Christmas card sent to Hicky relatives here. On Tuesday night, January 17, their third consecutive weekly appearance on the CBS quiz show, Robert and his wife, Roberta, faltered when asked to name several towns in Central America, but their television experience netted them $11, 600, anyway. The parents of 11 children passed the word number 12 is on the way. ‘Papa’ Hickey (above) leads family in singing Christmas carol. CHURCH NOTES (Other Church News on page 6) METHODIST (O’Neill) Rev. Glenn Kennicott, pastor O’NEILL: Friday, January 20: Choir prac tice, 7 p.m., at the church. Sunday, January 22: Junior Choir, 9:15 a.m.; Sunday-school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; school of missions, 8 p.m., at the church. Monday, January 23: Board meeting, 8 p.m., at the church. Tuesday, January 24: Bible study, 2:30 p.m., at the church. Wednesday, January 25: Inter mediate MYF, 6:45 p.m.; choir, 7 p.m.; senior MYF, 8 p.m. Friday, January 27: Dorcas Cir cle will meet at the Methodist parsonage, 2 p.m. EMMET: Sunday, January 22: Morning worship and Children’s Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; adult Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN (RFD, Ewing) Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor Sunday, January 22: Worship service, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday-school, 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 23: Bible study at the Mark Gribble home, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 25: Wo men’s association meets, 2 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN (O’Neill) Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor Sunday, January 22: Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. Monday, January 23: Bible study, 3 p.m. Wednesday, January 25: West minister youth fellowship, 6:30 p.m.; Choir practice, 8 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD (O’Neill) (702 E. Clay) Rev. E. Kirschman, pastor Sunday, January 22: Sunday school for all ages, 10 a.m.; wor ship service, 11 a.m.; Christ’s Am bassadors, 7 p.m.; children’s ser vice, 7 p.m.; evangelistic rally, 8 p.m. Midweek service, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Charles Fox and daughter, Car ol, and Mrs. George Bosn and Chuckie went to Winner, S.D. on business and visited at the home of Mrs. Paul Blomstrom last Thursday. January Parties, Weather Lead Topics ROCK FALLS— Hello, every one! Did you miss the column last week? Too many parties in too little time! Everyone really enjoyed that nice weather while it lasted. This chill isn’t just imaginary when the mercury is hovering around zero to eight degrees below with a strong northwest wind. There wasn’t much snow with ol’ man winter’s latest blast. Someone has said January is a month of parties. It does seem to be off to a good start! Other Rock Falls News Friday the 13th. What a date for a party! That’s when the Eagle Valley Card club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson. Everyone disregarded supersti tions as the evening passed un eventfully with four tables of cards in progress. High scores went to Mrs. Lou Brown and Ray Johnson, lows to Herb Underwood and Pat Gallagher. Mrs. Brown also won the traveling prize. Next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnson in O’Neill on February 17. Sunday, January 8, visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hynes were Mr. and Mrs. George Calkins and Mr. and Mrs. Lou Brown, Terry and Cindy. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and daughters and Mrs. Floyd Johnson were dinner guests of Mr. and | Mrs. John Kersenbrock on Sun day, January 8. The occasion was the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Kersenbrock. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Johnson and son, Roland, were supper guests and spent the evening at the Floyd Johnson home Sunday, January 8. Mr. and, Mrs. O. J. Drueke and children were evening visitors at the Don Hynes home on Monday, January 9. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Seger and children and Duane Vanderbeek were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sterns. Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock were Wednesday evening, Janu ary 11, guests of the John Schultz family. Mr. and Mrs. William Claussen and Mr. and Mrs. Casper Winkler motored to Battle Creek Satur day morning and were dinner guests at the Charles Zimmerman home. Mr. Zimmerman is con nected with the Battle Creek Mutual Insurance company. Mr. Claussen is agent. On Tuesday evening, January 10, Mr. and Mrs. James Curran and Ardell called at the Blake Benson home to see Mrs. Velma Johnson, who was visiting there a day or two. Mrs. Johnson is the former Velma Hough and lives at Great Falls, Mont. She was here for the funeral of her brother-in-law, Oliver Cromwell. Francis Sterns was a Friday af ELGIN MARLENE. A liny charmer with an expan ds sion bracelet. *39 — I ELGIN CALDWELL. Here's : handsome and smart mas J culine styling. *39 — ELGIN CLEOPATRA. Dainty feminine case. Has expan sion bracelet. Q7g ELGIN NORFOLK. Hand some-shock-resistant and waterproof*. *4925 T„ ternoon visitor at the John Schultz home. Mrs. Albert Sterns and Mrs. Don Sterns visited the Edward Sterns family last Thursday. The 1955 checker champion of the community, Lou Brown, is apparently carrying the laurels on into ’56 as was evidenced Sun day night when he was challeng ed by an old veteran player — none other than his uncle, Floyd Johnson. They battled into the night but Lou came out victorious. Floyd better stick with his coon hunting and dogs! Little Marty, Dan and Doug Drueke are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Lou Brown while their par ents are in Omaha. Frank Schultz and Gordon Johnson helped John Schultz grind feed last Thursday. Mary Jo Curran spent Sunday and Monday night at the Lyle Ve quist home. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sterns and Mrs. Don Sterns visited at the James Curran home last Thurs day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson and Linda were invited to join the John Schultz family with hot doughnuts and coffee on Satur day evening. Of course, they ac cepted. Who wouldn’t? Mr. and Mrs. Blake Benson, Hugh, Elwin and Stanley were called to South Dakota during the weekend to attend the funeral of Blake’s brother, Jess, who had been ill for quite some time. They returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sterns vis ited at the home of their son, Ed ward, and family Monday, Janu ary 16. Mr. and Mrs. Don Drickey and children of Bristow were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Claussen. Linda Johnson was a Sunday evening visitor in the Lloyd Gal lagher home. They had several lively games of cards. It must have been quite an ex citing day in school district 33 on Monday, January 16, when four little kindergarten pupils took the first step in their career of learning. 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