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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1956)
T»p Baby P:d Brings 31c Pound Tony Wewel Winner in Judging STUART—One hundred forty one head of livestock were on exhibition at tbe annual 4-H club tri-county stock show and sale held here Saturday, August 25. The entries included 67 dairy calves, 42 stocker-feeder calves, 20 breeding heifers, 16 baby beeves and six Iambs. Tony Wewel of Newport re ceived the permanent trophy as top judge in the beef cattle judg ing with Robert (“Bob”) Beel aert of Page, second; Gene Cos grove of Bassett, thiad, and Je rome Cosgrove of Bassett and Te : tsa Wewel of Newport, tied for fourth This group will receive ar expense-free trip to a centr »1 market. The showmanship trophy went to Brenda Beelaert of Page with Sharon Miner of O’Neill a close second. The trophy for best club group of three baby beeves went to the Diamond Valley club of Newport with no competition. The trophy for best club group of three stocker-feeder calves also went to the Diamond Valley club. These three trophies must be won three consecutive times for permanent possession. Mary Clair Gilg of Atkinson won first place in the dairy judg ing contest with Margie Gilg of Atkinson, second; Janice Crumly of Page, third, and Annette Giv ens of Stuart, fourth. Only three baby beeves were offered for sale at the auction with the highest price paid by I>waine Lockmon of Stuart fo a steer at 31 cents per pound. The Cleary brothers of Atkinson pur chased a steer at 30 cents, and Wayne Galyen of Atkinson paid 27 cents per pound for a heifer. Some of the other baby beeves will be shown at the state fair. All animals were judged and given blue, red and white plac ings. HIXON A JUDGE CHAMBERS — Vernon Hixon, former resident of the Chambers community, judged the cattle at the Antelope county fair in Ne ligh Saturday, August 25. The Hixon family, which moved from Chambers to Imperial, is now living in South Dakota. f Eriday guests of Mr. and Mrs, Claude Bates were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schaefer and two chil dren of Hancock, Minn. Ponton Insurance FLORENCE PONTON. Prop. Insurance of All Kinds <t Bonds Phone 106 — Golden Bldg. MOVING TO MONTANA RIVERSIDE — Joan Vander snick returned home Tuesday after spending a few days visit ing with the Willie Shrader family while her parents, Mr and Mrs. Vic Vandersnick, were visiting in Wyoming and Mon tana. The Vandersnick family plans to move to Montana soon. Vacation in Omaha— The Misses Helen, Dorothy ar«l Mary Frances Vitt and Miss Lu Ann Fritton returned Sunday af ter having vacationed in Omaha for a week 4th Annual Fun Night Draws Crowd — Holt Clubs Receive Purple Ribbons STUART—Holt county had two winners in the fourth annual district share - the - fun festival held here Monday night, August 20, in the Stuart auditorium. The Clover club of Atkinson with the skit, “Trial of Mary Soprano”, and the Willing Workers club of I O’Neill with, “Under the Big Top”, were selected to compete | in the state contest on Thursday, September 8, at the open air aud itorium, on the state fair grounds. The Spencer Busy Bees club of Boyd county was chosen as an 1 alternate. Ratings for the clubs partici pating were: Purple ribbons — The Clover club and Willing Workers, both of Holt county; Spencer Busy Bees and Jolly Seventeen, both of Boyd, and Kent Variety club of Loup. Blue ribbons—Circle Eight 4-H of Brown; Merry Moonbeams and Nifty Sewers, both of Garfield, Diamond Valley 4-H of Hock; Riverside Ramblers of Cherry. Red ribbons — Sparks Live Wires of Cherry; Johnstown Hap py Workers 4-H of Brown, and M and H 4-H of Keya Paha. White ribbons— Sandhill Dig gers of Loup; Rock County Rustlers 4-H of Rock, and a Keya Paha county club. Patricia Mitchell of Garfield was mistress-of-ceremonies and ; a capacity crowd filled the au ditorium for the event. Spragues Return from West— STUART—Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sprague and Russell returned last week from a trip through the Yellowstoine national park and the western states. They traveled over five - thousand miles during their two - weeks’ trip. They visited their son, Ramon, who is in the navy and is sta tioned at San Diego, Calif. While at San Diego they took a short drive into old Mexico. Ramon had visited at home in July. Frontier for printing! -- —' END OF MONTH CLEARANCE! 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Mr. and Mrs Marvin Gilbert and son, Donald, of Kanorado, Kans., and Mrs. Maude Harring ton of Santa Monica, Calif., visit ed recently with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilbert Myron Shaviik of Lincoln was a weekend guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shaviik. Valley Center school district 107 started Monday, August 27, with Miss Lorraine Farrier teaching the upper grades and Mrs. Kenneth Adams, lower grades. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Leidtke spent a couple weeks recently visiting their son-in-law and daughter at Flint, Mich. Mr and Mrs. Norman Lubken returned Friday, August 2*, from a wedding trip to the Black Hills. They visited until W’ed nesday with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Raymond Beed and Judy. The Lubkens have ai apartment in Lincoln where th' y will live while he is attend ng the University of Nebraska and Mrs. Lubken attends a business college Judy Beed, who had spent the week in the Dennis Kaup home at Stuart accompan ied them home. James Tangeman lerx wionaay, August 27, for Polk where he will teach the sixth grade. He will also be athletic coach for the junior high. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Starr and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Starr, jr., of Oceanside, Calif., were Sunday, August 2tf, guests of Mr. Starrs’ mother, Mrs. Nellie Starr. Robert Starr, jr., has just recently been seperated from the navy. The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service held a bake sale Saturday, August 25, at the Dobbs ' store. Proceeds were over $40. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Urban and fanuly moved to O'Neill Satur day. August 25, where Mrs. Ef ban has employment. The kci Coday family us moving into the house vacated by the Urbans. Mrs. C. E. Tibbets, Mrs. Reed Bell and Mrs. George Thompson drove to Neligh Monday, August 20. Mrs. Genevieve Bell accom panied them home. Mr and Mrs. E. R- Carpenter and father, M. E. Carpenter, drove to Oakdale Saturday, Au gust 25, where they had dinner and visited friends. In the after noon the elder Mr. Carpenter, visited his brother and sister-in law Mr. and Mrs. Charles Car penter in Neligh, while the oth ers watched some of the live stock judging at the Antelope county fair. Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Tangeman and two boys of Gurley visited the past week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tangeman, and Kay. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thorin and family of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wintermote and two children enjoyed a pic nic supper at the Perkins Me morial park one evening last week. * Miss ■•Vivian Harley expects to leave for Boone, la., for field ex perience teaching in a two-room rural school from September 3-9. She will resume her studies at Seward September 17. Miss Har ley has spent the summer vaca tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harley. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Gross nicklaus and children were sup per guests in the George Thom I son home Friday evening, Au ! gust 24. The event honored the _ . . . _l J1 UIU^IUtMaus OCYCUW1 anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Maj| DeHart of Council Bluffs, la., came Sunday, August 19, bringing their small daughter and two small sons to stay with their uncle and aunt, Mr’ and Mrs. Victor Harley, for a short time as Mrs. DeHart was | entering a hospital on Monday. I Mr. and Mrs. Bill Steskel and | son, Terry, of Atkinson and Mrs. ! Steskel’s brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Art Carrol of ! Loveland, Colo., visited Mr. and I Mrs. Ernest Jungbluth and fam | ily and Chester Jungbluth Wed ! nesday, August 22. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walter and Rev. and Mrs. Norman Walter were dinner guests in the Louis j Harley home Thursday evening, i August 23. ' Mr. and Mrs. Harold Osborn | and family of Lyons were over j night guests in the Ruben Peltzer home Thursday, August 23. They I had been visiting her parents at ; Boulder, Colo., and her mother at North Platte and were en route home. Mr. Osborn is a ne phew of Mr. and Mrs. Peltzer. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Taggart went to Omaha Friday to attend the wedding ceremony on Satur day. August 25. for their daugh ter, Mary Taggart, to Jerry Muessel. The Clarence Young family at tended a family reunion at Bel den Sunday, August 26. Mr. and Mrs. William Phipps and two children of Lincoln vis ited in the Guais Wintermote home Sunday, August 26. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beed, daughter Judy, and grandson, Russell Beed on Sunday visited their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kaup, at Stuart. __ —* W. F. Finley, M.D. Downey Building O’NEILL OFFICE PHONE: 28 CHIROPRACTOR Block So. of Ford Ganige Dr. J. L. Sherbahn Complete X-Ray Equipment O'Neill, Nebraska * ^" 1 50 Club Steaks Readied One hundred fifty club steaks were served Sunday evening at the steak fry held at the j Country club, one of the final summer events. John C. Watson (center, wearing chef's hat) was committee chairman. On the all-male committee were (left-to-right): Dale Wilson, Elgin Ray, C. M Eason. Watson, Mickey Stewart, Robert Clii ford, William Artus and Thomas Liddy, The steaks were fried on outdoor charcoal burners. —The Frontier Photo. Summoned Here— Thursday to be near Mrs. Jones’ Mr. and Mrs. Willard W. Jones mother, Mrs. 1). Stannard, who of Denver, Colo., arrived last died Tuesday morning. George jar ar w w w v v ar a^ ar a*r tv a*' ^ a Stannard arrived Sunday from San Diego, Calif. F w Genzler Separated; to Teach at Neligh VENUS—Gordon Gontzler, who was recently separated from the' marines, will be coach and in structor at the Neligh high school this year. Mr. and Mrs. Gontzler arrived from San Diego, Calif.. Saturday. August 18, to visit at the home at her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cla rence Finch. They will mak? their home at Neligh. Other Venus News Mrs. R. Brookhouser visited at the Vlasta and Voila Fospeshil home Tuesday afternoon. August 21. Mrs. Harold Blain has been helping with the cooking at the I oamp at Bartlett. 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