The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, February 16, 1956, Page 4, Image 4

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    Sick & Injured
AMELIA—Mrs. Emma Lindsey
has been ill with a cold. . . Mrs.
Stella Sparks returned home
Thursday from the Atkinson hos
pital where she has been receiv
ing medical care for bronchitis. . .
Art Waldman was able to come
home Sunday from the hospital in
Atkinson. . . Janice Kay Barnes
has been having chicken pox. . .
Mrs. Julinna Kamphaus is ser
iously ill in the O’Neill hospital.
She is suffering with phlebitus. . .
Mrs. Art Waldman, the Amelia
grade room teacher, has been a
o patient in the O’Neill hospital
with pneumonia. . . Elmer En
body of Winlack, Wash., will sub
mit to major surgery February
24. He is the father of Mrs. Tom
mie Doolittle and Mrs. Jim Bil
stien. He has been seriously ill.
He is in the hospital at Centralia,
Wash., c/o General Hospital. . .
Word received from Mrs. Viola
Travers of Long Beach, Calif.,
who had suffered a severe heart
attack, was that she was much
improved.
LYNCH — Theodore Norwood
has been taken to the Hollismes
ter nursing home in Genoa. Mr.
Norwood suffered a stroke three
months ago and was confined in
the Sacred Heart hospital here
until recently when he was mov
ed to Genoa. Miss Lila Norwood
and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cassidy
visited him last week. . . C. D.
Omey of Butte hs consulted local
doctors several times this week
for an injured knee cap that he
suffered in a fall at his home in
Butte. . . Mrs. Sarah Hull of Holt
county was brought to the Sacred
Heart hospital on Friday. .. War
ren Prescott entered the local
hospital Wednesday suffering
with a heart ailment. . . Mr. and
Mrs. L. Englehaupt and Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Englehaupt of
Spencer visited with Martin
Engelhaupt at the Sacred Heart
hospital here Sunday. . . Leonard
Martz is in the Sacred Heart hos
pital in a serious condition.
PAGE—Mrs. Gerald Wettlaufer
underwent emergency surgery
Sunday night at St. Anthony’s
hospital. Her husband had return
ed on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 8, from a five-day stay at
St. Anthony’s following a severe
heart attack. . . Judd Russell re
turned to his home at Page on
Saturday after a 31-day hospitali
zation in Lincoln hospital and a
short period of recuperation at
the home of his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nel
son, at Lincoln. . . Allen Haynes,
who has been confined to his
home because of illness, is able to
be out again. . . Mrs. R. D. Copes,
who is suffering from a liver ail
ment, is under the doctor’s care.
. . . Mrs. Robert Gray is on the
sick list. . . Mrs. Herbert Stein
berg went to Norfolk on Thurs
day for a medical checkup and
was an overnight guest of Mrs.
Emma Dorr. She returned Friday.
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs. ;
Stanley Elkins drove to Omaha
last Thursday to visit his father,
. .Clyde Elkins, in a hospital there.
. . . Mrs. Duane Grossnicklaus
, spent Monday, February 6, with
her mother-in-law at a Norfolk
hospital where the elder Mrs.
Grossnicklaus had undergone sur
• gery. . . John Walter, sr., was ill
at his home in Chambers several
days last week. He is “improved.”
. . . Mrs. Art Walter returned re
cently from St. Anthony’s nospi
tal where she had been a patient
for several days.
STUART — Francis Obermire
fractured his arm last Thursday 1
when skating. . . Mrs. Josephine 1
Timmermans was on the sick list '
last week and went to Brocksburg 1
to be with her daughters. . . Mrs.
Laura Mulford is convalescing at
the Stuart Rest Haven following
her hospitalization in Atkinson
Memorial hospital. |
EWING—Mrs. Elizabeth Angus
was released from St. Anthony’s
hospital on Friday where she had
• spent the past week for treat
ment and care for a heart ail
ment.
LYNCH—Leonard Martz, 82, of
Lynch was operated on at 9 o’
clock Monday morning in the
Lynch hospital. It was major
surgery.
DELOIT — Mrs. Louis Pofahl
has been convalescing at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hock
ey, and family of Ewing.
O’NEILL — Ailene Wilkinson
submitted to minor surgery in
Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in '
Norfolk Saturday.
O’Neillites Picnic
in Miami Park
A group of O’Neillites winter- :
ing in Miami, Fla., held a picnic
at Greynold’s park Sunday, Feb- i
ruary 5. 1
Attending were Mrs. Lulu Quig,
Mrs. Amanda Pace, Charles
Hammer, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. 1
Parker, Mrs. Harriet Hammond !
Berg and family, Mrs. Margaret 1
McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. !
Golden, Mrs. James T. Butcher, ^
° Marjorie Hunt.
SERVICE FRIDAY NIGHT
PAGE — Theme of the service
Friday evening at the Page Meth
odist church at 8 o’clock will be .
“One Flock, One Shepherd”. Mrs. ‘
Harold Heiss will have charge of (
the devotional period and mem
bers of the King’s Daughters will r
complete the program. This ser- ;
vice concludes the week of pray
er and self denial.
TEACHES MUSIC
PAGE—Mrs. Merwyn French, [
jr., has been elected to teach vo
cal music in the Page schools.
Monday will be devoted to the -
gr ^es and classes in a mixed 1
chorus will be offered on Monday J
and Thursday afternoons for the
high school students.
A party was held Monday eve- \
° ning at the Leonard Miller home ;
in honor of the birthday anniver- (
® sarv of Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka. ]
-- (
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Laney spent
a tn v days last week at Flan- :
a dreau, S.D. '
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Dies at 94
Funeral services for George
Rock were held Saturday, Feb
ruary 11, at Platsmouth. Mr.
Rock had lived in the Masonic
home there for the past 12
years. He was well-known in
the Redbird and Lynch locali
ties, having lived on a farm in
Holt county west of Redbird
along the Niobrara river for
many years.
Casper E. Larson
Burial at Burwell
—
Funeral Rites Held at
Ewing
EWING — Casper Eric Larson,
76, died Wednesday, February 8,
at the home of his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Harrod, at Burwell.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday, February 11, from
the Full Gospel church at Ewing
with Rev. Chester Anderson offi
ciating, assisted by Rev. Vance
Anderson of Butte.
Songs were by the Butte Full
[ quqarqteqt coqmqpoqseqd qfo
Gospel quartet composed of Loris
and Robert Anderson and Alvin
and Loren Jons. They were ac
companied by Mrs. Loren Jons.
Burial was in the Burwell cem-.
ctery.
Pallbearers were Rudolph, Al
ien, Johnny and Donald Larson,
all of Meadow Grove; Ansel Lind
list of Stromsburg and Kenneth '
Larson of Sidney.
Casper Eric Larson was born
in Norby, Swedne, on February
36, 1879.
He was united in marriage to
Minnie Victoria Lindquist o f
Stromsburg on August 29, 1905.
ro this union were born 10 ehil
iren: Lawrence of Crawford,
Mrs. Frances Harrod of Burwell,
Weslyn and Chester, both of Ew
ng, George of Mt. Vernon, Wash.,
Mrs. Ruth Peters of Norfolk, Mrs.
Dorothy Ruby of Norfolk, Harlan
cf O’Neill and Mrs. Eula Ander
son of Bloomfield.
One son, Harold, died in 1941.
He was a member of the Free
Baptist church of Stromsburg and
vas baptized in the Blue river.
Be renewed his faith with the
Swing Full Gospel church.
Besides his wife and children,
ie is survived by 29 grandchil
iren; sister—Miss Marie Larson
)f Portland, Ore.; brothers—Claus
md Clarence, both of Meadow
Drove.
In August of last year, Mr. and
Mrs. Larson celebrated their 50th
vedding anniversary.
lira Yarges Again
Extension Head
The Holt county extension
board met Friday in the court
house assembly room. All mem
bers were present.
The board reorganized with the
following officers elected: Ora
barges of Stuart, chairman; Ray
aiders of Inman, vice-chairman;
Hilaries Mulford of Stuart, ireas
irer; Mrs. J. B. Mellor, secretary.
The fiscal committee is made
ip of the chairman and treasurer.
Dther members of the board are
Mrs. Oliver Ross, Glen White,
Clarence Ernst and Frank Bee
aert.
Ways and means were discuss
ed to increase the efficiency of
lie office personnel. It was voted
;o extend a note of appreciation
o Mrs. Robert Martens of Atkin
;on for her services on the board
or the past two years.
Plans were made to attend the
iistrict meeting of extension
loards at Burwell Wednesday,
rebruary 15.
County Agent A. Neil Dawes
las been asked to present a talk
tnd graph of a countywide com
nittee for long range program
luilding, according to Mrs. J. B.
Mellor, secretary.
O’Neill News
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butterfield
ind daughter, Shirley, of Orchard
vere dinner guests at the Ivan
lone home on Sunday.
Mrs. D. H. Clauson returned on
luesday from Omaha where she
tended the hairdressers’ conven
ion from Saturday to Monday.
Albert Rathovic of Omaha came
[\iesday to O’Neill where he
ilans to make his home with his
laughter, Mrs. Lod Janousek.
Mrs. Lod Janousek returned
Saturday from North Platte
'•'here she had spent three weeks |
vith her son-in-law and daught
er, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beckwith,
md family.
Mrs. James Byrne and daugh
er, Jeanne, of Easton, Conn.,
tre expected to arrive this week
ind to spend some time with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gold
in. They will meet her in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam G. Kraft
;pent Sunday in Inman visiting
Miss Abbie Hanley.
150 Participate in
FFA Event Here
Contestants from 16
Schools
Members of 16 Future Farmers
of America chapters in the
Fourth district competed here
Saturday in events for the right
to represent the district at the
state FFA convention and contests
in April.
More than 150 attended the
day’s competition, with District
FFA Chairman Kay Miller of
Bassett presiding.
Judges were Harold Duis and
U. E. Wendorff of the University
of Nebraska college of agricul
ture; Willard Solfermoser, O’Neill
high school principal; J. Paul Mc
Intosh, Norfolk teacher; Leo
Herndon, Battle Creek teacher,
and Wayne Goff, senior student
at the college of agriculture.
Results:
Parliamentary procedure —
Blue, Springview, Newman
Grove. Red, Verdigre, Plainview,
O’Neill, Creighton. White, Ains
worth, Bassett, Neligh, Pierce,
Valentine.
Public speaking — Blue, Ted
Klug, Valentine. Red, Don John
ston, Neligh; Dean Jochem, Ains
worth; Elmore Blain, O’Neill;
James White, Bassett. White,
Richard Hahn, Norfolk; Duane
Humphrey, Atkinson; Richard
McDonald, Randolph; Larry Gru
chow, Newman Grove.
Creed contest—Blue, Don Kol
termann, Pierce; Richard Kack
m e i s t e r, Ainsworth; Raymond
Anderson, Newman Grove. Red,
Lee Spann, Springview; Terry
Prosch, Bloomfield; Robert Pav
lik, Verdigre; Harold Horner,
Norfolk. White, Curtis Keck,
Creighton; Calvin Allyn, Atkin
son.
Farm program record books —
Blue, Dean Jochem, Ainsworth;
Robert Burival, O’Neill; Donald
Henery, Plainview; Gail Hazen,
Verdigre. Red, Lowell Oamek,
Bassett; Duane Humphrey, At
kinson; Larry Sheppard, Spring
view. White, Richard Hahn, Nor
folk; Robert McDonald, Randolph;
Mylan Filkins, Creighton; Bob
Geilenkirchen, Newman Grove.
Secretary’s books—Blue, Arden
Uhlir. Red, Duane Kaufmann,
Newman Grove; Larry Spreeman,
Pierce. White, Ben Devall, O’
Neill; Burnell Van Seggern,
Creighton; Richard Poessnecker,
Atkinson; Duane Langer, Ains
worth.
Treasurers’ book — Blue, Gail
Hazen, Verdigre. Red, Robert
Burival, O’Neill. White, Merlin
Mitties, Creighton; Ralph Krue
ger, Pierce.
Stuart Broncos
on Glory Trail
STUART—The Stuart Broncos
knocked off Rock county high
(Bassett) Tuesday night, Febru
ary 14, at Stuart, thus posting
their eighth win out of the past
10 starts. It was a thriller, 59-53.
On Wednesday night, February
8, the Broncos edged St. Joseph’s
hall (Atkinson), 47 - 45. Stuart
jumped to an 8-0 lead, were in
front 13-6 at the first quarter and
stretched the margin to 24-14 at
intermission.
On Friday night, February 10,
the Broncos poured it on the Page
Eagles, 64-50. Bigelow led the
Stuart attack and Troshynski was
peppering the hoop from all
angles for Page.
Stuart led the Eagles, 34-27, at
halftime. The Broncos busted up
the game in the final five minutes
on the marksmanship of Lowell
Seger.
Joseph Dietsch
Dies in California
Joseph Dietsch, formerly a res
ident of the community 12 miles
northeast of O’Neill, died Sunday,
February 12, in Compton, Calif.
The late Mr. Dietsch also for
merly lived in the Fordyce com
munity in Cedar county. His wife,
Cecelia, died in 1944, and one son,
Anton, preceded him in death.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Gerald (Emma) Backman of
Compton and Mrs. Clarence (Ma
ry) Schroeder of Wynot; son —
Frank of Fordyce.
A rosary will be offered at Big
lin’s chapel Friday evening at 8
o’clock. Funeral services will be
conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday,
February 18, from St. Patrick’s
Catholic church.
Bohn, Engler Get
U of N Degrees
Degrees were granted to 287
University of Nebraska students
at midyear commencement exer
cises on Satin-day, February 4.
Among recipients of degrees
were:
Leonard P. Engler of Stuart,
bachelor of science in agriculture!
Fred S. Van Vleck of Clearwa
ter, bachelor of science (with
distinction).
Donovan E. Anderson of Bas
sett and Maynard E. Harr of Ains
worth, bachelor of science in bus
iness administration.
John L. Bohn of O’Neill, bache
lor of science in education.
Butterfield Rites
Held in Omaha—
VENUS—Mrs. Arthur Butter
field, 75, of Omaha died Wednes
day, February 8, following sur
gery performed on Saturday and
again on Tuesday. Funeral ser
vices were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Saturday in Omaha.
The Butterfields are former
residents of the Venus commun
ity. They had moved to Omaha
:o be near their children. About
ane year ago they had celebrated
heir golden wedding anniversary.
Survivors include: Widower,
;wo sons and four daughters, all
residing in Omaha except one;
wo brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Martin en
tertained 6 couples at a party at
their home Saturday evening.
Holt Republicans
to Meet Monday
The republicans in Holt county
will meet at a delegates’ conven
tion in the assembly room of the
courthouse at 2 p.m. on Monday,
February 20, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the state
convention. Other business also
will be considered.
Compete in Amateur
Contest—
The following contestants-'Com
peted Sunday afternoon in the
first of a series of amateur con
tests on radio station KVHC:
Delores Tunender, accordian;
Phyllis Gilg, piano; Alta Lyons,
mezzo soprano; Eugene Bam
hardt, accordian; Darrell Scholl
meyer, guitar; Patricia Grenier,
soprano; Clay Johnson, harmon
ica, and Don Hopkins, guitar and
vocal solo.
Chambers News
The Woman’s society of the
Chambers Methodist church held
a bake sale at the Shavlik Hard
ware Saturday. They report the
sale netted over $56.
Mrs. H. C. Walter attended a
district meeting of officers of the
Lutheran church at Atkinson on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Grossnick
| laus entertained the following
guests at dinner on Tuesday eve
ning, February 7, in honor of the
birthday anniversary of h e r
brother, Jim Jarman: Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Jarman, Mrs. Glen
Adams, Eugene and Dale and
Mrs. Ralph Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beed
and Mr. and Mrs. Eld Harvey at
tended a purebred Hereford sale
at Sargent Tuesday, February 7,
where Mr. Beed and Mr. Harvey
each purchased a young bull.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roth visited
relatives at Columbus Monday
and Tuesday, February 6-7. They
returned Wednesday, February 8,
accompanied by their daughter,
Jacque Lee. The latter visited
several days in her parents’
home.
Miss Dorothy Koci, nurse at
Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in
Norfolk, came Sunday to spend a
few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Koci, and brother,
Bob.
Dinner guests in the home of
Mrs. C. E. Tibbets Friday eve
ning, were Mr. and Mrs. L. V.
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Spann, Mr. and Mrs. George
Thomson, George Porter, E. V.
Sageser, Mrs. Reed Bell and Tom
Hines.
Mrs. Nellie Starr returned Sun
day from Arnold’s Park, la.,
where she had spent nearly three
months with her son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Starr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter
visited in the Tom Baker home
near Amelia Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner
and Connie drove to Neligh Sun
day where they were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Les Gil
lespie and daughter. In the eve
ning Mr. Werner and Mr. Gilles
pie attended an amateur radio
meeting in Norfolk.
Mrs. William Turner visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Tomlinson, in O’Neill on Sunday.
Mrs. Edith McClanahan ac’cm
panied her and spent the day with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. Everette Jarman
and son, Douglas, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Blair were Sunday
evening, February 12, callers in
the Vern Wilkenson home.
Mrs. Nels Mikkelson is assisting
with the work at the Lester Miles
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gisch and
children of Lincoln spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Shavlik, and
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Hubbard.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pheil of
Wayne visited her mother. Mrs.
A1 Deirking, and grandfather,
John Walter, Sunday.
Sunday guests in the Gene
Dobbs home were his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dobbs of Em
erson, and his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kearney of Sun
nyside, Wash.
Mrs. Phoebe Bar to returned to
her home at Stuart last Thursday
after spending nearly four weeks
with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Leastman
of Rochester, N.Y., visited a few
days the first of the week with
friends in Chambers. They were
enroute from a visit in Arkansas
and Oklahoma to Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Alderson
returned last Thursday from a
six weeks’ visit through the West
and South. They visited their
sons-in-law and daughters, Mr.
and Mrs. Weaver Brotherton and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Barnett and daughters at
Greeley, Colo.; daughter, Mrs.
Rosalie Mulford, and family at
Ontario, Calif., and son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Alderson, and family at Tuc
son, Ariz.
Dog fancier Dies
of Heart Attack
(Continued from page 1)
Mr. Everett was known as an
outdoor man, sportsman and
dog fancier.
Survivors include: Widow—Be
atrice; sons—Donald W. of Oma
ha, Rolland E. and Charles G.,
both of Atkinson.
Rev. E. G. Hughes, church pas
tor, will officiate and burial will
be in Wood Lawn cemetery near
the grave of his daughter, Ber
nice.
The eldest daughter, Bernice,
died in 1943.
Woman’s Club
to Meet—
The O’Neill Women’s club will j
meet Wednesday, February 22, at
home of Mrs. Vernon Lorenz.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Robert
Evans and Mrs. Dewey Schaffer.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bettenhausen
and Sara of Hartineton visited
'”"ek at the Reed Herley and :
Arthur Aim homes. ]
Nona Taylor Bedford,
III 36 Hours. Dies
*
Former Resident of
Page, O’Neill
PAGE — Funeral services for
Mrs. Nona Taylor Bedford, 87,
were conducted at 2 p.m., Mon
day, February 13, from the Meth
odist church in Page. Rev. Harry
Johnson, pastor of the Wesleyan
Methodist church, officiated. Bur
ial was in the Page cemetery un
der the direction of Biglin’s.
Mrs. Bedford died Friday, Feb
ruary 10, at the home of her son,
Ross, in Troy, O. She had been
ill only 36 hours.
Hymns were sung by Mesdames
Cordes Walker, Elmer Trow
bridge, Alton Braddock and Ger
ald Lamason with Mrs. Harold
Kelly as pianist. Pallbearers were
Lorenze Riege, Leonard Miller,
Gerald Lamason., Jesse Kelly,
Lloyd Cork and Arnold Stewart.
The late Mrs. Bedford was
born March 13, 1869, at Cam- !
eron, 111., the daughter of Hi
ram and Margaret Ludington.
She was united in marriage
with Edmund H. Taylor on De
cember 30, 1885, at Tecumseh.
The Taylors came to Holt
county freon Johnson county in
1902 and settled on a farm lo
cated one mile west and one mile
north of Page.
Following Mr. Taylor’s death in
May, 1911, she continued to live
on the farm with her sons. Later
she moved to O’Neill and in Aug
ust, 1917, she married W. H. Bed
ford of O’Neill.
Following Mr. Bedford’s death
in December, 1918, she return
ed to Page and she purchas
ed a residential property where
she resided until a few years
ago when she went to Ohio to
reside with her son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Taylor.
The late Mrs. Bedford usually
spent the summers at Page with
her son, Lee.
She was the last member of
her family. She was the 13th
child, was bom on the 13th of
March, and she was buried on ‘
the 13th of February. *
She was a member of the Bap
tist church and was an honorary
member of the Royal Neighbors
of America.
Flowers were in charge of Mrs.
Hester Edmisten and Mrs. Melvin
Smith. Burial was near the grave
of the late Mr. Taylor.
Survivors include: Sons—Ross
Taylor of Troy, O., and Lee Tay
lor of Page; three grandsons;
two granddaughters; nine great
grandchildren.
Among those from out-of-town
attending the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Taylor of
Troy, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
Smith of Urbana, O.; Mr. and
Mrs. Angus Palmer and daughter,
Carmen Smiley, of Norfolk; Mr.
and Mrs. Terrence Taylor of
North Platte; Mrs. Dale Asher of
Logan, la.; Mrs. Walter Asher of
Woodbine, la., and Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Pollock and son, Kenneth,
of Ewing.
Title-Bound Badgers
Defeat ONeill, 54-44
The title-bound Valentine high
Badgers had trouble turning back
the determined O’Neill high
Eagles, 54-44, here Friday night.
The Eagles jumped to a 7-0
lead, only to see it deadlocked at
11-all at the end of the quarter.
Hitting seven out of 10 free
throws during the second quarter,
the Badgers forged a 24-23 ad
vantage at halftime.
Valentine gained a nine-point
lead in the third quarter, but con
tinually received trouble from
the fighting Eagles.
The Eagles’ attack was hurt
shortly before the intermission
with the loss of Robert Porter via
the foul route.
Larry Conarro with 14 points
and Robert Young with 11 points
led the O’Neill Eagles.
Bud Billeter, the evening’s top
scorer, paced the Badgers with 18
points while Kreycik contributed
10.
Plainview Winner
in Wild Game—
The Plainview Pirates defeat
ed O’Neill high at the free throw
line to gain a 52-43 victory Tues
day evening at the O’Neill court.
Tragic Ending to
WWI Reminiscing
i
Two Kearney men who had
spent Tuesday evening visiting in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
M. Gallagher here were killed
later that night in the smashup
of their car and a semitrailer a
mile east of Wood River on U.S.
highway 30.
Dead are: James W. Hensley,
64, and J. J. Fales, 55.
Hensley and Gallagher had
served in a balloon squadron to
gether during World War I and
they had spent the evening remi
niscing.
The trailer overturned onto the
car being driven by Fales.
Reception Committee
Appointed—
The Christ Lutheran Ladies
Aid met last Thursday at the
church. A courtesy committee
consisting of Mrs. Elmer Murman,
Mrs. Roy Berner and Mrs. Don
Kellner was appointed. The 15th
anniversary committee includes
Mrs. Kenneth Glandt and Mrs.
Harry Larson. Mrs. Harry Larson
and Ms. William Kraft are on the
altar committee and Mrs. Ed
Krugman and Mrs. Harvey Krug
man were appointed to call on the
sick.
VIrs. Thomas Feted—
The ladies of the O’Neill
-hurch of Christ and the Ord
Church of Christ met Friday at!
he home of Mrs. John Thomas
’or a party in honor of her
>irthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Holz I
pent Sunday visiting Mr. and B
Jrs. Elmer Edmisten near Page.
Theater Party—
PAGE — Ten members of the
Bid or Bye Bridge club were en
tertained at a theater party at
O’Neill by the losers of the high
contest. The ladies also had sup
per at the M&M cafe.
Leaving for Virginia—
A farewell gathering was held
at the Church of Christ Mondaj
evening for Mr. and Mrs. Johr
Thomas, who are leaving Febru
ary 26, for Pawpaw, Va., where
they will make their home.
Mrs. Frank Atkinson
Expires in Oregon
Rites Are Scheduled
At Stuart
STUART — Funeral services
will be held in Stuart for Mrs.
Frank Atkinson, 76, on Saturday
afternoon, February 18, at 2 o’
clock.
Mrs. Atkinson died suddenly
Saturday night, February 11, at
the home of her son, Ray, at
Drain, Ore.
The late Mrs. Atkinson has
been a long-time resident in Stu
art and vicinity but had spent the
last few years in Oregon with her
children there.
Survivors include: Sons—Ray of
Drain, Ore., and Ralph of Naples,
111; daughters—Mrs. Joe (Marga
ret) Timmermans of Sutton and
Mrs. Clyde (Faye) Brainard of
Yoncalla, Ore.
Robert R, Alien
Dies at Topeka
EMMET—Robert R. Allen, 50,
died Saturday, February 4. at To
peka, Kans.
He was born at Sturble, la.,
on September 21, 1905, the son of
Douglas and Mary E. Allen. He
moved with his parents to Emmet
when he was 18-months-old.
The late Mr. Allen was united
in marriage with Miss Bessie
Beebe on June 4, 1924. They be
came the parents of three chil
dren—one of whom died in in
fancy.
Survivors include: Widow —
Bessie; son—Robert Dean; daugh
ter— Mrs. Donna Lou Kibbee;
granddaughter—Jeanie Lou Kib
bee, all of Topeka, Kans.; sister
— Mrs. Mollie Hollopeter of
Corydon, Ind.; aunt—Mrs. Agnes
Gaffney of Eimmet.
Those attending the funeral
from out-of-town were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Harris of Inglewood,
Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Beebe
of Inglewood; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Schaaf of Stuart; Mrs. George
Hollopeter of Corydon, Ind.; Mrs.
Agnes Gaffney of Emmet; Mr.
and Mrs. George Hitchcock of
Stuart; Mrs. Quenton Hickok, of
Stuart; 2/Lt. James Spillman of
Sherman, Tex.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. Charles M a r s t o n and
daughters spent from Thursday
until Sunday visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harden Anspach.
Little Miss Debbie remained for a
few days witii her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Kendell of
Grand Island spent the weekend
visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Ken
dell. They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luth.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Peters
and Mr. and Mrs. William Ander
son were Sunday evening dinner
guests at the Owen Parkinson
home in O’Neill. It was Mr. Park
inson’s birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Pinker
man were Suunday evening din
ner guests at the Guy Pinkerman
home at Redbird.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tennis at
tended a homecoming celebration
Friday evening at Tilden. 1
Floyd Crawford
Rites at Lynch
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purchased a home in Lynch, re
tiring on account of poor health.
He was united in marriage to
Gracie May Haynes on January
1, 1904, at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haynes,
at Paddock. To this union seven
children were born.
Lawrence C. of Carter, S.D.;
Theodore E. of Spencer; Harold of
Scottville, Minn.; Mrs. Helen M.
Hartland of Weaverville, Calif.;
Olive D. Orr of Usk, Wash.
Olive D. Carr of Usk, Wash.
His wife, Gracie, died June 30,
1917. at the time of the birth of
an infant son, who also died.
For 12 years he made a
home for his children and on
February 8, 1929, at Butte he
married Thirza Hull, daughter
of Michael Hull and Annie
Hartland Hull.
To this union six children were
bom: Donald E. of Wamblee, S.D.;
Va Laura M. Tarr of Battle
Creek, la.; Veldon L., Virgil F.
and Velma, at home.
Carolyn Kay died January 19,
1946.
Survivors include: Widow —
Thirza; 11 children; 27 grandchil
dren; four great-grandchildren;
one stepdaughter, Clara Truax of
Fremont.
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O’Neill News
Brownie troop II was entertain
ed at a Valentine party Monday
at the Elgin Ray home.
Mark Huber is spending the
week in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones drove
to Columbus Saturday and stayed
overnight with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Vincent Jones .and family. They
drove to Polk Sunday to attend
the wedding of his nephew,
Dean Lindberg, to Miss Lois Mil
ler.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kirkpatrick
entertained at a birthday dinner
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mae
Pruden in honor of the birthday
anniversary of their son, Robert
Wheeler.
Mrs. Hattie Kindlund entertain
ed the Pinochle club Sunday eve
ning. Mrs. Preston Jones won
high, John Kersenbrock, low, and
Roy Lowry won traveling.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hansen
spent Sunday afternoon at Lynch
where they attended the funeral
of Floyd Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Longe
necker went to St. Edward Sat
urday and stayed with her par
ent, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McBride
and her sister and brother-in-law, |
Mr. and Mrs. Allen McNeff and
family. They visited over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Liewer
and sons of Butte were Thursday
evening dinner guests at the
Duane Gray home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shamis and
daughter, Jean, and Miss Mary
Murphy of Valentine were Sun
day callers at the Duane Gray
home.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Holsclaw
left Sunday for Los Angeles, Cal
if., where they will visit their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Holsclaw and son, Kev
in. Enroute they will visit their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard C. Holsclaw, and
family at Boulder, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch
have moved to O’Neill from' St.
Francis, S.D. He is employed by
Benson’s Motor company.
Mrs. Leonard Miller entertain
ed 17 guests at a party Thursday
honoring the seventh birthday
anniversary of her daughter
Charisse Knight.
TROOPER TRANSFERRED
State Highway Patrolman
Frank Dineen, formerly of O’
Neill and stationed at Norfolk the
past four years, has been trans
ferred to Kearney.
Too Late to Classify
CARD OF THANKS
I WISH to say thank you to all
for the visits, cards and gifts I
received while in the hospital.
Also thanks to those who help
ed my family at home, the blood
donors, Doctors Wilson and
Langdon, and the hospital staff
for their wonderful care. It
was certainly appreciated. —
MRS. GEORGE WINKLER.
42p50
CARD OF THANKS
I SINCERELY wish to thank all
my loyal friends in the Lynch
and Gross community, who so
faithfully supported me at my
trial for a game violation at
Butte and especially those who
contributed to pay my fine. I
also tender my thanks to John
R. Gallagher, my counsel, my
old friend and veteran of our
marine corps service in the
Pacific, who so ably defended
me without compensation in
this litigation. Thank you all
for your splendid support and
cooperation. — RAYMOND
HAVRANEK, Lynch. 42p50.
WANTED: General housework.—
Alice Ross, 224 So. Morton, O’
Neill. 42p35
Electric Range
FOR SALE
Electric range, good condition.—
Ben Vidricksen, O’Neill, phone
109. 42c
Fashion Show and Tea
sponsored by
UNIT 6 NHCA
O’Neill Legion Club
Monday, February 20 — 8 P.M.
— and —
Bassett Auditorium
Monday, February 27 — 8 P.M.
Admission 50c
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