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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1957)
William Fix Burial in Kansas AMELIA Elmer Fix and Mrs. William Fry rear received word of the death of their brother, Wil liam Fix on Wednesday, July 3. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fix, Leone and Donnie attended the funeral at Bird City Kans,, on Friday, July 5. Sirs Fryrear was not able to attend because of illness. OUier Amelia News Mrs. Helen Wells of Oxnard, Calif., visited her sister, Mrs. Harold Gilman, and family during the later part of last week The FTee Methodist Sunday school and several guests enjoyed a July 4 picnic at Swan lake. The day was spent with swimming fishing, volleyball. Homemade ice cream was served just before adjourning. The following fam ilies were present: Glenn White, H S White, Paul Fisher, Clyde and Glen Burge, I,. Burgett Mil ton Clemens, Will Thompson, Art Kaiser, FYank Pierce, the IJnd seys, Eva Baokhaus, S. C. Bar netts and Dick Kaiser. Mrs. Anna Mordthorst of Nor folk visited several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oetter. Mrs. Esther Dailey of Omaha came Tuesday, July 3, and is vis iting at the home of her brother, B W. Waldo, and Mrs Waldo Mrs. Arthur Hiatt and Mrs. Viola Travers called on Mrs. Edith Anderson and Mrs. Julia White Monday afternoon. Miss Elaine Fisher visited friends at Norman, Okla., last Week, Mrs. Eva Backhaus and Caro line attendfxi the funeral of J. V. Johnson Saturday afternoon. I jonnie Sparks is helping hay with the Adair and Gilman crew. Charles Withers of Omaha vis ited over Tuesday night, July 2, with his brother, George With ers, and Mrs. Withers, A number of families gathered at the Hamid Fullerton home, July 4 for a picnic dinner. Those present were IJoyd Waldos, Roy Fullertons, George Fullertons, the Sparks family, Sam Gilman, Tom Doolittles, Dick Doolittle, Art I>oolittles, M. B. Kennedy, Mrs. Bertha Sammons, Lawrence Barnetts and Darrel Slaymakers and Duane Sammons. In the evening the crowd gathered at George Fullertons and watched the fireworks. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coolidge, Mrs Edith Andersen, Mrs Julia White, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kilty, and daughter, Phyllis, Rev. and Mrs Hamid Ronath and Monty were July Fourth guests of Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Coohdge and Kenneth. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Berry and Charlotte entertained the fol lowing guests in the evening on July 4: Mr and Mrs. Bernard Blackmnre, Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Johnston, Mr. and Mrs . Lew Backhaus, Mrs. Edith Andersen, Mr ami Mrs. Vernon Berry and Mr an d Mrs. Laverne Claussen and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Madsen called on Mr. and Mrs. Glen White Sunday evening. Honor guests to supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Clemens home Friday, June 28 were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. r Pool killed while Mercury at Century Mark vj ae ii s Municipal swinimiiiK [k*>i m roru s park did a landoffice business Sunday while the mercury climbed to the 100-degree mark. Man ager I Xin Templemeyer said admissions were shutoff for 90 minutes during the peak period. roras park was crammea witn picnickers tne biggest crowd in history. Autos were lined on Imth sides of the street around the park and all picnic tables w'ere occupied most of the after 1 noon and evening. The Frontier Photo. " 'I* .. A:: 1 mm Lev: Clemons observing their 46th wedding anniversary and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Travers, observing their 17th anniversary. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Pribil and children of O’Neill and Harold Travers. Mrs. Nettie Jessen of Burwell visited over Friday night with Mrs. William Fryrear and on Sat urday with Mrs. Frank Pierce. She returned to Burwell Sunday. MRS. WECKER DIES LYNCH Mrs. Antonette Weck er, 60, of Verdel died Thursday, July 4, in Sacred Heart hospital. ; I ] Drouth Checks p Claimed in Boats j Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gallup of Stratford, Okla., arrived Tuesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Emil Wey ‘ I rich, The Gallups had been visit 1 ing Yellowstone national park and ‘ I Salt Lake City, Utah. ■ I Mr. Gallup, former O'Neill high • school vocational agriculture teach er. commented that he never saw north-central Nebraska "look so J good”. He reported his area of Okla homa has received 60 inches of moisture thus far this year. "You can say the drouth has been brok en’’ and jokingly added. "Some fellows are still claiming drouth checks by moving about in row boats.” The Gallups’ three daughters stayed with Mrs. Gallup’s sister, Mrs. Leland Fry, at Pender while the parents have been away. Dorsey News A picnic was held at the Albert Carson pond on the Fourth of July. The Lucky Clover 4-H club fami lies attended and a few other friends. The young folks went to Lynch in the evening to swim in the pool. Several from this community spent the Fourth of July evening at Ash Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta and Evelyn had a picnic dinner the Fourth of July at the Bud Mitchell home The seventh Tuch family reun ion was held in the Niobrara park Sunday, July 7. with 88 descend ants attending. They came from Norfolk, Stanton. Verdigre, Creigh ton, Niobrara, Lynch, Verdel and Redbird. A shower fell in this com munity Tunday evening cooling the air and making everyone feel letter after a hot day. Mrs. Faye Pinkerman and Mrs. Anna Carson returned home Fri i day after spending a few days around Valentine. Ruth Osborn spent Saturday | night with Janice Crawford and Sunday morning she accompanied Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Millard and Linda to Niobrara. Eldon Sedivy has been spray ing weeds in this community for some of the farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hiscocks and Mrs Eva Hiscock and Robert of McMinnville, Oregon spent Sun day at the Ray Wilson home. Amelia News \ - Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilman ac copanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adair went to Des Moines, la., Saturday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill (Joan Adair) j Schmitt and Sara. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Gilman went on to Burlington, la., to visit their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Claussen. Little Debby Claussen returned home with her grand parents. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Engdahl were her parents, Mr and Mrs. A. E. Hall of Lex ington, and their son, Phillip re turned with them after visiting j there for three weeks. I Wind Cripples Power, Phone Lines DORSEY—A very hard wind hit this community Sunday. July 7, uprooting trees and putting pow er lines and telephone lines out of commission. The power lines were out for around six hours and the telephone lines were unser viceable for a day or so. Some of the phone lines still haven’t been repaired. A severe hail storm swept an area from Sunshine Bottom near j Lynch across the country into i Knox county. The strip was about three miles east of the old Dorsey post office extending on farther southeast for several miles. A hard rain accompanied the I storm with water being trapped ! in some dams that never before have had water The heavy rain washed some fields doing as much damage as the hail did. The strip of hail was about three miles wide and the length not known exactly. Some of the farmers who have seen several severe hail storms say it was the widest and longest that they can recall. Several bridges and some of the roads had to be repaired be fore the mail could get through in the Knox county area. The Frank Svoboda farm which is about one mile east of the Redbird bridge on the Boyd county side, was severely hit. The wind did some destruction to all the buildings except the house. The Kaasa hanger was destroy ed and some destruction done to his plane. Mr. Kaasa was in the storm trying to keep his plane on the ground. He managed to save the plane which can be repaired. Some of the timbers from the hanger damaged the plane. Hog House Toppled in Wind Storm— AMELIA—A hoghouse was blown down at the Milton Clemens farm during the storm Sunday evening. However, the hogs in the build ing were not injured. The Clemens had planned to market the hogs Monday. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Holmes were Mr. and Mrs. Max Myer and family of Ord and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Torpin and family of Central City. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havranek were Mr. and Mrs. Farnik and Jimmy, Mrs. George Marshall and Kenneth Fuhrer of Verdigre. FREE WEDDING DANCE Tues., July 16 American Legion Auditorium O’Neill Cecilia Peter - Darrel Carr \ Celia News Richard Houston visited Arlin 'endrieks from Wednesday until Friday. Charles Chaffi" -nd Linda Lew is spent Sunday at the Joe Hen dricks home. The occasion was Jerry Hendricks 13th birthday. Johnny House and Omer Poynts helped Mark Hendricks with cat tle Thursday. Mark Hendricks helped shingle the church in Atkinson two days last week. Miss Murkita Hend ricks visited the Thurknv home while her father worked on the church. Mr and Mrs. William Maloun \ isited the Frank Dvorak homo Sunday afternoon. That evening Mr. and Mrs Maloun visited the N'atchel Rzeszatorski homo. Mr and Mrs. Leonard Chaffin and family attended a Sunday school picnic at the park in At kinson the 4th of July. Dennis Colfaek \ isited Thursday at the Joe Hendricks homo. Mr. and Mrs. Oryille Orr were Monday afternoon and supper guests at the Joe Hendricks home. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Kilmurry, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Allard and family of Rapid City S. D., were fourth of July and Sunday guests at the Frank Kilmuriy home A community picnic was held for the closing of the Bible camp last Sunday. Several families from the Celia community attend ed. Mr, and Mrs Emil Colfaek and Mr. and Mrs. William Wefso spent 8 days vacationing in Colo rado Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heiser and son visited the Henry 1 tohrovolny homeSunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chaffin , and family went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hipke north of O’Neill Wednesday to get their son Charles who had been visiting at the Hipke home for a feu days. Mr. and Mrs. William Maloun and Dorothy Scott were Wednes day supper guests at the Duane i Berk home. A picnic was hold at the Le Roy Hoffman home the fourth of July. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Beek and family, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frickel and family. Mrs. Amelia Hoffnthn, Mrs. Mary Johnson, Ed Hoffman, Inez Hayes, Vernon Whitehead, and Alex Forsythe Fireworks were ev enng entertanment. Mrs Mark Hendricks and Mrs. Omer Foynts accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Kaltoti Jarvis to North field, Minn., for a family get to gether. Mr. and Mrs Jarvis art' ,from Denver, Colo., and are form er Atkinson residents The group left Wednesday and got home F rtday. 0 Neill News Mr. and Mi-s. George Pierberg er, Mr. and Mrs Fred Kalterman of Seward and Mrs. Mattie Glois-, lierg of Lincoln were Sunday June 30, guests of Mr. and Mrs Gale Pierberger. Mr. and Mrs Gordon Hiatt of Chicago, 111 , were July 4 guests of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ar lo Hiatt, Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs ' Marion Woidneck were Mr. and| Mrs. Elmer Sari and daughter of i Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Burgess and children of Omaha spent July 3-4 with his parents, Dr. and Mrs I L. A. Burgess The Burgesses re- j turned to Omaha on Thursday and the children remained for a longer visit. Mrs. Robert N’issen and family of Page wore Monday guests of Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Haynes Mr. and Mi's. Leonard Huzel man of Newman Grove were Sat urday guests of Mr and Mrs. Robert Fox On Monday. Mrs. Wilford Seger of Stuart spent the day Mr and Mrs William Fritz spent Wednesday, July 3 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Fritz of Elgin, and Thursday with her parents Mr. and Mi's Lewis Demary of Klgin. Mr and Mrs. Frank Froelich siM'iii July 4 with their daughter and family,' Mr, and Mrs. B. F. Wanser, in llartington Marine Cpl Don Davidson from Hawaii is home on a 30-day leave, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davidson; his wife and her parents. Mr and Mrs Fred Wagnan of Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene HasU-eit er and family Friday visited her parents, Mr and Mi's. Ralph Fisenmonger, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hastrelter in Humphrey. Jerry stayed to visit the grandparents, Eisenmongers, another two weeks Don’t take a chance on painful, even dangerous SUN BURN. Stop at Gllllgann before that outing In the sun and pick up a good preparation which will permit tanning while screening out the dangerous burning rays of the sun. We have several Including Gypsy Cream, Sun ’n Surf, Tartan, Cara Nome, and Revlon. Get some and save much pain and dis comfort. Ear Rings for Summer Wear See our selection of colorful, attractive ear rings in the latest 1957 Summer styles. You’ll want several pairs of these "Ear Fashions by Wallace" at just $1.00 plus tax from GIIJJGAN REXALL Garden Insects are Bad This Year Don’t let insrt-ts and blights destroy YOUR garden. Get after them with a good dust or spray from GIIJJGAN Rexall Drug. We have Kubeehle, which seems to be the most popu lar all-round dust. W’e also carry Tomato Dust. Rose Dust, Ctilordane Liquid and Dust, Fruit Sprays, Methoxyehlor, and several others. Keep your garden free from inserts. Flies are Bad This Year Flies can be a serious threat to the health and well-being erf your stock. We carry DDT, Lindane, To.xaphene. and other preparations for Spraying and back rubbers. Methoxyehlor is the product recommended for dairy- cattle. 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