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Unexpected Factors Reduce Attendance ROCK FAUjS—Pleasant Day club met with Mrs. Albert Widt feldt on Wednesday afternoon, June 13. Only six members were present, however, due to various reasons, such as unexpected com pany, a broken telephone line and lack of conveyance. After a brief business session, the remainder of the afternoon was spent socially followed by lefreshments of pie a la m e and iced drinks. The next meeting will be in July with Mrs Neil Hipke. Other Rock Falls News Mr and Mrs Joe Curran and children of Minneapolis, Mmm. arrived on Saturday at the James Curran home to spend a here visiting with relatives and ^ There was a gathering at the James Curran home orV Su“Jg at which Mr and Mrs. Curran and children, Mr. anj Mrs Francis Curran and girls and George Curran were P”*®?1 Mr and Mrs. Harold Claussen and Debbie and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilman were last Thursday a lemoon callers at the William ^TfS Johnson and Mrs. Don Hyn<»’ «nd Lynda Mrs. Lou Brown last rhursday ovenmg. The Browns are busy building onto and remodeling their house. _iHav af Jake Brown was a tn^ay ai ternoou ealler at the John Schultz and Floyd Johnson . Judy Morraw was an overnight guest at the Lyle Vequist horn. Tuesday, June 12 c.nriers Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sanders and baby and Duanes ' Mr. and Mrs Floyd Sanders, were Sunday visitors at the Dale R"Mr 1 anTeMrs Don Hynes and I vnda were Sunday dinner S of Mr. am, Mrs. Ausl.n Uvnes io O'Neill. Mrs. Mary Tomlinson was a H ym^s^home She brought her son. l!a?ryS to the Hynes ranch where "“Mr Tnd^Mrs. Henry Vequist attended the try-out at the £us Obermire place north of Stuart ^a^lSTLyle Vequist en tertained at a wiener roast on Sunday avcnlbg m honor oMhc daughter, Rda s, iowi " UmiliJsVi jjrSutKh. John CTutsch Bernard Pongratz, Harry l,'answorth, Jim McNulty, Henry V^mst and Mrs. Celia Grutsch. Mr and Mrs. Floyd Johnson and Linda were evening visitors at the Don Hynes home last Thursday. Mr and Mrs. James Curran wr anci Mrs. Joe Curran and family visited relatives at Amelia Monday. , Mr and Mrs. Lou Brown and ,hddren and Mrs. Ethel Brown and granddaughtcr. Melodie of Atkinson attended the Gbtrmir trv-out Sunday afternoon. Mrs. 1 frown and Melodie accompanied them hcwnc and will remain a few day? S Lou is in Omaha on business. Alden Breiner and sons spent Sunday in O’Neill with Theresa Breiner and Lois. Hugh Langan was a caller a the John Schultz home last Thursday. _ . _ Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Johnson and Roland and Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and gn ls v.cre^Sun^ Edw. M. Gleeson dentist 2d Floor Gilligan Rexall Bldg. Ph. 240 - Box 149 - Hrs 8:30-5 CHIROPRACTOR V4 Block So. of Ford Garage Dr. J. L. Sherbahn Complete X-Ray Equipment O'Neill, Nebraska I ■.. ■ -—— --—-- I day evening visitors at the Floyd Johnson home. They enjoyed a supper served out-of-doors. Mr and Mrs. Robert Yantzie were guests of Mrs. Kathryn Yantzie last Thursday. Mrs Tom Boyd and family of Omaha were Friday evening and Saturday visitors at the Sam Derickson home. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derickson and sons were Sunday dinner guests of William Derickson, sr. Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Gallagher and Pat and Herb Underwood at tended the Obermire try-out on Sunday afternoon. Letter to Editor Omaha, Nebraska June 18, 1956 Dear Cal: I am taking advantage of this opportunity to drop you a few lines to personally express my thanks to you for the nice picture of my son, Larry, that you sent to me here at the hospital and would like very much to have you express my appreciation to all of my friends and neighbors back home throughout that area who have been so very, very kind to me in sending letters, cards, candy, flowers, etc. I realize that it is impossible for me to ever be able to expiess in w'ords what these things have meant to me; however, I would I like everyone to know that I have appreciated it from the bottom of my heart. A representative fiom inc World-Herald called on me this afternoon in regard to a picture which you requested. Of course, I willingly gave my consent; and you can expect a picture some time tomorrow, as I understand To those who may be wonder ing about my condition, let me say that I ain feeling completely normal and feel that I have re gained virtually all of my strength. I am receving the best of care here and am looking lor ward to being able to reiuni wu to O’Neill and vicinity for at least a short stay. While I don’t want to oliend anyone. 1 would like to especially thank those of my neighbors who gave so freely and willingly ot their time in completing my held work and other jobs that were necessary at that time. Respectfully yours, LEONARD LORENZ Ward 6 - East Veteians Admin. Hospital 4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha 5, Nebraska LL:dmh Raymond J. K-ayl Heads Boyd K.C s SPENCER—At a meeting of the Bovd County Knights of Colum bus held June 18 at the Spencer I Community hall the following officers were elected for the coming year: i Raymond J- Kayl, grand knight; Lawrence A. Kalkowski, deputy grand knight; Matthew Reiser, chancellor; Dorald Allen, recorder; Melvin F. Jacoby, treasurer; John T. Murray, ad vocate; Theodore Halbur, War den; Eugene Hostert, inside guard; Andy Connot, outside guard; Frank Weeder, member board of trustees. Rev. Edward Gill of Butte was j appointed lecturer and chaplain John H. Schmidt of Spencer is the financial secretary. A barbeque picnic for boys of the parish is being planned lor July 23 at the Ft. Randall rec reation grounds. \ Isit in Iowa— Mi*, and Mi's. Archie Bright spent last week visiting Mr. and Mrs.. Gene Adamson at LeMars, la., Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wun sehell at Carroll, la., Mrs. Harold Trieber at Danbury, la., and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Traver at Sioux City. George M. McCarthy spent Sunday in West Point attending I a meeting of the Knights of 1 Columbus state officers. -—1 Planning a . . . NEW HOME? WE’D BE PLEASED TO MAKE FREE ESTIMATES FOR YOU! Specializing in — Home | Building • Commercial Construction • Churches, Schools, Etc. O’NEILL CONSTRUCTION and Cabinet Works Box 205 O'Neill GERALD MONK, Prop. -% mm *> % . .v- , . \ Banquet waitresses enjoyed a feast of their own on the Methodist church lawn. Left-to-right in foreground: Carolyn Wlntermote. Connie Werner. Virginia Smith, Phyllis Fullerton. Marie Os borne. Wilma Seery and Barbara Wink; two girls in left background: Marlene F.rnier and Fdith Grimes.—The Frontier Photo. I ankers in Germany Army Pfc. Chester Hicks peeks out the apperture of a tank during training in Ger many. Hicks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hicks of O-’ Neill. Chester is in the driver’s position. Lieutenant Miller, tank coommander, is shown in foreground. Perched atop is Pvt. Robert Short, who is as sistant driver and assistant gunner. The loader, Robert Cotter, is inside the tank (not pictured). Beverly McCarthy Attends Convention Miss Beverly J. McCarthy of Omaha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy of O’ Neill, returned to Omaha Satur day, June 16, from Cleveland, O. She had attended the 10th an nual convention of the Commun ications Workers of America as a delegate from the Omaha local of CWA. Three other delegates from local 7400 (Omaha) attend ed the convention held in the Cleveland public auditoricm. Approximately 1,500 delegates from the United States and Can ada were present representing over 360,000 communications workers located in the U.S., Canada and Hawaii. In addition to the delegates, there were sev eral hundred guests, alternate delegates, members of the ex ecutive board and committee members. The group from Omaha made me mp Dy air anu iounu ume vo do a little sightseeing during their free mornings. They also attended a baseball game be tween the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians Fri day evening at the Municipal lake-front stadium. Atkinson Women to Church Meeting ATKINSON — Mrs. Blaine Garwood and Mrs. Byrl Beck re cently represented the LWML society of Immanuel Lutheran church as delegates to the north ern Nebraska LWML district convention held at Norfolk. Nearly 700 women were in at tendance. Rev. Paul Stiege of St. Louis, Mo., a missionary on furlough from Japan, was featured speak er. His talk covered economic social and reigious aspects con cerning the Japanese peope. As its projects for the next two years, the group voted to give its mite box offerings to aid in building a chapel at Douglas, Wyo. The project for the past two years was closed by pre sentation of a check for $10,500 to Rev. Mack of Lander, Wyo., A chapel has recently been built there. To Attend Wedding in Wisconsin— Miss Geraldine Cronin arrived from Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday. She and her sister, Mrs. P. B. Harty, left Monday > for Green Bay, Wise., to attend the wedding of the latter’s son, Thomas Harty, and Miss Carol M. Vander Kelen on Saturday, June 23. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin, J. D. Cronin and Mrs. W. H Harty left Wednesday to attend the wedding. Mrs. Don Berg and three chil dren of Sterling, Colo., arrived Saturday for a vi«dt with her mother, Mrs. William J. Biglin. Mr. Berg will arrive later. Riverside News Dinner guests of Walter Mill ers Sunday were Mr. and Mrs Howard Miller, Mrs. Edna Lof quist and Mrs. Lillie Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Switzei entertained at an anniversary supper Tuesday evening, Junt 12, in honor of Rev. and Mrs Ross and Mrs. Ora Switzer. The two families havc been mar ried the same number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Schlotmar and Floyd Schlotman of Val praiso attended Mrs. Nell Con ners funeral Saturday morning They visited at the S. S. Schlot man home Saturday afternoon returning to their home latei that day. The Jolly Workers club met al the Wilbur Bennett home Thurs day afternoon. They embroirder ied tea towles, quilted and tied a comforter for the histess. Mrs Emily Johnston, one of the first members of the club, was pre sented a corsage. The club will meet with Mrs. Kitty Fry in July. Lucille Rotherham visited al the Bill Loiquists a few days Iasi week. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fink visited at the Dave Pollock home Thurs day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Woslag er and family called at the Walt er Miller home Wednesday, eve ning, June 13. Ralph Pollock of Seattle. Wash., arrived in Omaha Satur day morning by plane and was accompanied to the Dave Pollock home on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Pollock and Phil. A picnic dinner was served at the parents’ home. Rodney Pollocks returned to Omaha Sunday while Ralph remained to visit old friends and relatives a week longer. Alberta, Cleo and Ruby But ler of Omaha visited over the weekend with the Switzer fam ilies and Leo Millers. They were Sunday dinner guests at the Leo Miller home Saturday and Sun day dinner guests at the Ora Switzer home. Other guests were the Wendell Switzer family and Leo Miller family and Jay But ler. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown of Omaha were overnight guests at the Joe Tom.iack home Saturday. Mrs. Albert Kallhoff of O’ Neill helped Mrs. Joe Tomjack with housecleaning in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pribnow of Cedar Rapids came to gel their daughter. Maranna, Satur day afternoon. She has been vis iting the past two weeks with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Earl Pierson. The Happy Hollow 4-H clut met with Owen Schmidt Friday evening. They plan a hayrack ride and a wiener roast for Fri day evening, June 29. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Switzer took Mrs. Switzer’s father, James Gunter, out for a ride Sunday afternoon. Dan Bruner of Norfolk is vis iting a few days at the Wil' Shrader home. Quite a few of this commun ity attended the dinner at the United Presbyterian annex hon oring Rev. and Mrs. John Gra ham and family of Eau Claire Pa. Rev. Graham was pastor o United Presbyterian church £ few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fink visitec Lee Finks at Page Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fry an< family visited Harold Milnar o O’Neill and Jim Bartaks of In man Saturday. Mrs. Maude Lawrence of BlaL has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Web Napier, and other relatives the past week. On Thursday evening Wayne Frys entertained Rev. and Mrs. Ross at a supper. Other guests were A1 Gibson and Mrs. Bill Fry. Bill Fry had accompanied a group fishing a couple days in South Dakota. He reports a good catch. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fry and family and A1 Gibson spent Sun day at the Lou Vandersnick home. Joanie Emsie of Omaha will spend most of vummei vacation ivilh grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fry. Mr. and Mrs Milford Wehen kel of Neligh stopped at the Ro bert Montgomery home while on their way to visit another son in-law and daughter, near Long Pine Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tomjack ate Sunday dinner at the Floyd Lee home. * Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fry and granddaughters, Joanie Emsic, Rita and Nancy Napier, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Floyd Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier, were dinner guests Sunday at the Ixirraine Mont gomery home. O’Neill News Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bulks and children of San Diego, Calif., : arrived Monday for a visit with Mr. Burks’ mother, Mrs. Laura Burks, and with Mrs. Burks’ mother, Mrs. M. P. Sullivan. Mrs. E. F. Quinn and her daughter, Mrs. Ray Verzal of Atkinson, returned Saturday i from San Diego, Calif., Jerry Verzal. who is in the navy there, gl ctUUHltm IIUII1 iui jJMliau iJV.nuui, He returned home with them for a 19-day furlough, after which he will report for duty at the naval hospital at San Diego. Mrs. D H. Clauson returned Sunday from Spearfish, S.D., having visited in the home of | her brother-in-law', H. F. Plank, ! for several days. Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sauser were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ries of ; White Lake, S.D., and their son in-law and daughter, Mr. and j Mrs. Sylvester Venteicher, and | family of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Goree of | Long Pine spent Friday and Saturday visiting the George McCarthys and other relatives. George McCarthy and son, Jim my, and Roy Goree spent Friday afternoon fishing at Ft. Randall dam. Mrs. Donald Rossmeier and children of Wolf Point, Mont., : were Wednesday, June 13, over night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gydesen and son. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hansen went to Lake Andes, S.D., to fish , on Sunday. Mrs. George Hansen j stayed with the chiTUren. Craig and Byron Foreman of Battle Creek visited their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bates, over the weekend. Mrs. F. S. Brittell and girls visited Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Fer ; nau in Neligh from Sunday, June 10, until Thursday, June 14. Mrs. Paul M. Walker, who at tended the graduation of her ; daughter, Mrs. Henry F. Schleu I ter, from the University of Ne braska on Monday, June 11, went to Fremont to visit for a few days 1 on her way home. Mrs. Mike London’s brother [ and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Rohde of Cheyenne, Wyo., spent a week visiting her and Mr. Lon don and other relatives and ■ friends. They left Tuesday to 250 Catde Expected • Around 250 cattle are expected tor the regular sale today (Thursday) at the O’Neill Livestock Market. I There will be 25 fine yearlings coming In from Spencer, 1 weighing around 600 pounds; also one nice consignment ! of 450 to 500-pound steers, and several other consign ments of mixed yearlings, heifers and steers. Quite a few grass cows are expected with the balance of the seasonal offering ranging from mixed calves to yearling cattle. • There will be a special offering today of four well broke saddle horses, consigned by Cland Dailey. • Hog sale starts at 1 o’clock. The managers of the O’Neill Market urge you to get those bogs In early, before the midday heat, to avoid the truck line and en able the workmen at the market to oool down those hogs before sale time. O’Neill Livestock Market Phone 2, (VNeill - Venus News There were 99 in attendance at a family gathering held at the ZCBJ hall in Verdigre. Sunday, I June 17, in honor of M/Sgt and 1 Mrs. James A. Border and fam ily of Anahiem, Calif., Mrs. Lou Small Rita and Harry of Detroit, 1 Mich., and Mrs. Charles Curtis, and family of Omaha, who are visiting at the Ralph Brookhouser home. A picnic had been planned but rain drove the party indoors Miss Anita Brookhouser left for Omaha Monday, June 18, after spending the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser. She is employed there. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bartz and sons left for their home at Mid dle Point, O., Monday, June 18, They had visited a week at the home of Mrs. Bartz's brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs Donald Kinnison. Page News Wilson Lamason arrived Fri day from California where he attended college. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lamason, re turned from Downey, Calif., in time to commence farming oper ations and left Wilson there to complete the school year. The members of the young adult Sunday-school class held a regular social meeting at the i age pain tor a picnic supper Sunday evening. The July and August meetings will also be picnic style at the park. Attends Banquet at Oakland— Mrs. John Grutsch returned i home Sunday after having spent. several days in Oakland. She attended a mother daughter banquet with her daughter at the First Covenant Mission church. The banquet was sponsored by the Ladies aid of which Mrs. Stevens is chair man. Mrs. Laurence Ring of Wake field was guest speaker. Obermire Kodeo Acclaimed Success— STUART — Obermire's annual ranch rodeo attracted a large crowd Sunday afternoon, June 17. Profesional and amateur sad dle bronc riding, calf roping, high school bareback riding, ex hibition steer riding and exhibi tion bareback riding, plus an ed ucated mule act, furnihed the afternoon’s entertainment. Executive Meeting Is Held— PAGE—An executive meeting of the WSCS officers was held at the home of Mrs. Harold Heiss. Plans were made for the new quarter of the new year. Mrs. Edgar Stauffer reported on the planning meeting of district of ficers held at Plainview. Dick Gaskill to Alaska— Dick Gaskill, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gaskill, who has been stationed in Texas, returned home Thursday, June 14. for a 30-day leave, after which he will go to Fairfax. Alaska. Frontier for printing! II --- - ’ = Chambers News Mr and Mrs. Verle David and family left early last week for Riverton, Wvo. where he has em ployment. A group of friends gathered at their home one eve ning for a farewell party. Word has been recieved that Miss Neva Jarman, who has been visiting her aunt in California, has secured a secretarial position there. Mr and Mrs Owen Dorothy and family of Riverton, Wyo., left Sunday for home after a j visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hamilton of j Monmouth. 111., visited briefly with Chambers relatives Sunday. They were enrouto home from Vancouver, Wash., where they attended the 45th wedding anni \ersary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R M. BritteH. Mrs. Rrittell is a sister of G. H. and Jimj Grimes. Kieth Halsey, Gleeson Grimes I nd Gail Holcomb returned re lentlv from Liberty, Mo. Kieth had been selected by the local co op to attend a co-op youth camp at Liberty. The other boys ac companied him with Lawrence Tangeman as driver. Mr. and Mrs Raymond Walter! and children spent father’s day | with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Jones, at O'Neill. Attending a Walter family re- I union Sunday in Grand Island! were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walter, | Dwayne and Roger, Mr and Mrs. I n t> ... __ J M.. i Elwyn Robertson and family, «'J1 of Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Del bert Robertson and children of O'Neill. There were 45 present. Others attended from Grand Is land. Valentine. Plymouth, Oma ha, Holbrook and Arapahoe. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hankins of Stanton visited her brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Walter, Sunday. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Pelt ier of Chambers, a brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. Hankins. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Smith and family were evening callers. METHODIST (Chambers) Sunday, June 24: Sunday school, 10 a.m., E. R. Baker, su perintendent; worship, 11 a.m. There will be a worship service. Dr. J. LaVeme Jay of O'Neill, district superintendent, delivered the message at the morning wor ship service Sunday. James Dan iel Prill, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Prill of Gettysburg, S.D., received baptism. The Woman’s society will have a work meeting at the church to day (Thursday). ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN (Chambers) Rev. Howard E. Claycombe, pastor Friday, June 22: Farewell get together, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 24: Nursery class, Sunday-school and teen-age Bible class, 9:30 a.m.; divine worship, 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 25: Voters’ meet ing, 8 p.m. Herr for Anniversary— Mr. and Mrs. Seri Coney and family of Minneapolis, Minn., visited the D. F. Murphy family Saturday evening enroute to Fairfax, S.D., in honor of Mr. Coney’s father’s 84 birthday an niversary. ^———■ Terry Dailey returned to her home at North Platte alter spending the past two weeks with her grandparents, Mr and Mi's. W P Dailey. 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