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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1957)
Chambers News Mr and Mrs Clarence Damme and family visited her sister Mr. and Mrs R Roesnkrans at N'eligh Sunday where they were dinner guests. They had supper with his mother Mrs William Griffith, and Mr. Griffeth at Clearwater. Beverly Platt returned recent ly to Greenville South Carolina, to resume her studies at Bob Junes university where she is a senior. Duane Porter and fiancee, Eleaner Prettymann left Sunday, August 31 for Greenville. S C., where they attend Bob Jones university. They planned to vis it his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rcninger, and family at Columbus. O.. on route Other passengers were expected to join them on the way. Mr and Mrs. Clarence Grimes ami family drove to Lincoln, Mon fay, September 1, to attend the •fate fair and where the young er members participated in 4-H events Donald and Ronald Jungbluth, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Er nest Jungbluth, are spending tome time with their parents and brothers, Charles and Ed ward. Tlie boys have been in school at Beatrice Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Rubeck and Kathryn were overnight guegts in the Dean Ott home at Columbus, Saturday, August 31, attending the state fair with the Ott family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Medcalf and children departed Monday, Sep tember 2, for their home at Sioux City, uifter spending a week tak- j tag care of the E R. Carpenter place while the latter were va- j •ationing in Colorado Miss Kathryn Newhouse left j Saturday, August 31, to resume! her work as music consultant in the VanDyke, Mich , schools Van Dyke is a suburb of Detroit, MicH. Mr. and Mrs Ernest Staples ] «nd daughter, Sherryl of Okla-1 bom a City. Okla.. spent from Tuesday. August 27 until Friday, with her mother, Mrs. Alma Far rier and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs P T Avard and daughter, Patty of Lincoln were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Medealf Mr, and Mrs L 0 Lenz and Mr. and Mrs H. C. Walter re turned homo Friday, August TO, utter spending nearly three weeks visiting friends and relatives and sightseeing through the western states. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Adams of At kinson accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Adams, left Sunday, September 1, for Ohio. They planned to attend the gold en wedding anniversary of friends. Rev. and Mrs. Halver son in Iowa enroute. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter returned Monday, September 2, from a weeks vacation spent in Colorado with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don ild Grimes and Bonnie. Roxey Wagner, 10-years-old, bas come to make her home with Mr. and Mrs James Platt, who frove to Lincoln Sunday to get brr Mr and Mrs Wayne Smith and family and Judy Thomson re curTK-d Monday, September 2, from Lincoln where they had at tended tlie state fair a few days, j Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Richards and son. Silas, -of Sunny side, ' Wash., arrived Wednesday, Aug- \ ast 28, to visit Mr. and Mrs. toilLs Neilson and Mrs. Hollo way. They came by plane and expected to visit his relatives *i Kansas before returning to, their home. Mr. and Mrs Melvin Arm- j strong and son, Dennis, of Mar- i lette, Mich., and her mother, Mrs. E. C. Bourne of Colorado Springs, Colo., were visitors in the Floyd Whitaker home last Thursday Mrs. Bourne and Mrs Whitaker are sisters. Mr. and Mrs. John Honeywell, Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell and Mrs. Erna Turker attended a family reunion in Neligh Sunday, September 1. Orlolt School to Open September 9 — DEIjOTT — Classes at the De bit school will convene Monday, September 9 Most of the rural schools in thus locality commenced the new term Monday, September 2. IN MKMORIAM TO OUR dear wife and mother, Harriet Anderson. One year lias passed dear mother Since you were called away. How well do we remember That sad and weary day. You suffered muen, you mur mured not We watched you day by day. We cried and prayed that your dear life Would not be taken away. '—By her husband and five daughters. 19p CARD OF THANKS AT THE dose of our 4-.' year we wish to thank Biglins furniture, Coyne’s hardware and Gambles for letting us use needed ar ticles from their store, in our club activities.—Home Living Project of the Willing Workers. Try FRONTIER want ads! (iiifnl Clergy at 13 Hours Devotion — LYNCH Thirteen hours erf de votion were conducted in the I Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic church here Sunday September 1. Rev. Charles Brod erson of Neligh and Rev. Char ies O’Borney of Verdigre were special speakers after high mass was celebrated. Other visiting clergy included: Very Rev. Timothy O Sullivan and Rev Robert Duffy of O' Neill, Rev, Edward Gill of But te, and Rev. Robert Steinhausen of Spencer. The clergy were 6 o’clock dinner guests of Rev. Charles Kaml>er. BVM pastor. Half Inch of Rain — DEIX) IT—This community re ceived aixait a half-inch of rain last week. The moisture was very welcome. 500 Chicken Dinners Served at Bazaar LYNCH The bazaar and car nival sponsored by the local Catholic church Saturday proved a huge success in every way. Atiout five hundred chicken dinners were served to the pub lic at the legion hall. Other Lynch News Mrs. Phyllis Mulhair and children and Mrs. ?onas Johason are moving to Lincoln for the school year. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Sieler and Susan were Sunday. August 25, visitors at the George Sieler home in Butte. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Purvance and son are in Denver, Colo., visiting their son, Leroy, jr., who is in the armed forces. Mrs. Walter Bond and son of Oregon visited at the Harold Mic anek home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Koscan and , family of Ruttt were Sunday, September 1, visitors at the Wallace Courtney home. Mrs. Harry Mulhair was a business visitor in Spencer Wed nesday, August 28. Mbs. Walter Bond and son spent Wednesday, August 28, at the Charles Courtney home. Mr, and Mrs. Alan Koscan and and family of Butte were Sun day, August 25, visitors at Wal lace Courtney home, the* Martin Jehorek home were son were Sunday, August 25, din ner guests at the Ival Bodine home in St. Charles, S.D. John Connot of Spencer was a business visitor here Friday. Vince Jehorek and Ludwig Pla cek were business visitors in Johnstown the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. George Thayer of Pilger spent the weekend here with relatives. Sister Superior’s sister of Emerson visited at the Lynch hospital this week. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kosian and family of Butte, and Mrs. Walter Bond and son of Oregon enjoyed Saturday evening, August 24, at the parental Wallace Courtney home. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Haselhorst accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Dale Audiss to Lincoln Mondav. Aue ust 26. Monday, August 26, visitors at tlie Martin ehorek home were, Mrs. - John Phillip, Mark and Mary Kay Mrs. Pat McAvoy, Cathie and Allan, Mrs. Herb Whetham and Marian Nemic, all of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nemis of Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Alden Zink and children of Manhattan, Kans., spent the weekend visiting rela tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Brocken maier and Gregory were Tuesday evening, August 27, visitors at the Mej-le Sieler home. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Courtney and their daughter, Mrs. Walter Bond and son of Oregon and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Koscan and fam ily were boating at the Ft. Ran dall lake Sunday, August 25 Mr. and Mrs. Jake Birmeier and son were Spencer visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mulhair were Sunday, August 25, dinner guests at the Bernice Row home. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barta, Sheila and Roseann of Verdel called at Albert Kalkovvski’s Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Streit of Wichita. Kans., are visiting rela tives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brady of Dorsey were business vistors here Friday. Arlene Birmeier was in O'Neill Friday. Local teachers attended pre opening day at Butte Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Streit of Wichita, Kans., visited relatives here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brady of Dorsey were busness %’isitors here Friday. Arlene Birmeier attended pre opening day at O'Neill Friday. She is teaching in Holt county this year. Mr. and Mrs. M. Woidneck of O'Neill were business vistors here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heiser and family returned from their vacation trip on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Purviance and son returned home from Denver, Colo., Monday, Septem ber 2. . _ .■ n PUBLIC AUCTION The following personal property will be sold at public auc tion at the Loretta Enright residence on— Saturday, September 7 immediately following the close of the II. J. Birmingham side. Walnut Bed — Dresser — Carden Tools Many Miscellaneous Items TERMS OF SALE: CASH. LORETTA ENRIGHT, Owner Wallace O’Connell, Auctioneer mi KshnBB&mO Karl Kppenbaugh’s good neighbor* who put up 85 a» i">* of prairie hay Tuesday, working in two rrew*, were: Front row—Hubert Young, Kyle Kppenhaugii, Ualph VanBuren, Gene Matthews, Albert Staffer, Joe Siewert and John Matthews; second row—lloyil Boelter, Gene Gitlogly and Bob m ‘ wEJ*9BhS§ llanley; back row—William Kraft, Ed llanley, Kenneth .Inran, Paul Krugman, Kalpli Carey, Mel vin Haielllorst, AI Sautter and lion Adamson. Not pictured are Bill Voree, Orville Morrow and Vern Kppenbaeh.—The Frontier Photo. Mr. and Mrs. George I. Albrecht . . . exchange vows In Iaitii eran church at Atkinson.—O’Neill Photo Co. City-State Pact for Highway 20 A preliminary agreement be tween the city of O'Neill and state-federal highway authorities was entered into Tuesday eve ning at the September city coun cil meeting. Three blocks on West Douglas will be a part of the new route of U S. highway 20 between O'Neill and Emmet. The proposed new route will extend from the present West O'Neill corner westward three blocks. Those blocks will be hard surfaced and widened to be com patible with the portion of West iHiuglas that is now designated as U.S. highways 20 and 281. The city also finalized docu ments for the new 12-thousand dollar administration building at the Municipal airport, and cons truction will start in the near future. The state aeronautics de partment has indicated its share in the building costs can be in creased. The federal government pays half the bill; the state and city divide the other half. Municipal employees in the police, street and water depart ments were authorized $10 mon thly increases in pay. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Wyant, who staff the combination police station-water department headquarters, were voted $12.50 pay increases each. Bassett Victor in Loop Playoff Bassett defeated Chambers, 9 3, under the lights here Tuesday night to capture playoff honors in the North-Central day-and I night league. Bassett gained the playoff fin ! uls by defeating Ainsworth, and | Chambers scuttled O’Neill. JOIN CHAMBER Newly-signed members of the Chamber of Commerce, which is conducting a membership drive, are: Biglin’s. Gateway motel, Foree Tire & Supply, KVHC, Midwest Furniture, O'Neill Motor Mart. Ira H. Moss, Peacock’s barber shop. Holt county exten sion service, Earley Oil. Mar cellus Implements, Lohaus Motor company, Dean Streeter, Holt soil conservation district. Gill ette Dairy and Halva Electric. Couple Weds in Atkinson Church ATKINSON - Baskets of mixed flowers appointed the altar of Immanuel Lutheran church in Atkinson for the wedding of Miss Mary Ann Bonenberger, daughter of Pete Bonenberger of Staples, Minn., and George I. Albrecht, son of Mr. and Mrs Joe Albrecht of Atkinson. Their wedding took place Sun day, September 1. Rep. A. S. Gedwillo performed the 3 o’clock rite. A reception for the couple was held immediately following the ceremony. They will reside on a farm near Atkinson. Gals’ Golf Group in Final Session The final for the season ladies 1 day golf group met Wednesday morning with Mrs. Rex W. Wil son and Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak | as hostesses. Ten members at- J tended. A flag tournament was the fea ture. Each Wednesday a different type contest was held. The prize 1 will be awarded to the winner be tween Mrs. Fritz Yantzi and Mrs. Robert Cole of Emmet. The second annual women’s golf banquet will be held Wednes day, September 11, at the Town House. 7 p. m. Reservations must lie made with Mrs. John L. Baker or Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak by Mon day. WEATHER SI MMARY Hi Lo Pr. August 29 _ 84 59 August 30_ 97 65 August 31 97 66 Sept. 1 84 65 T Sept. 2 85 54 T Sept. 3_ 82 53 Sept. 4 75 41 .07 A light shower fell at O'Neill Wednesday afternoon. Gross early last Thursday re ported an inch of rain. A tiny area near Spencer reported .15 of an inch. The Omaha-Lincoln areas have had heavy rainfall the past 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'Don nell of Wichita, Kans., arrived during the weekend to visit rela tives here. Mr. O’Donnell has . spent most of the summer in the East. Hospital Notes ST. ANTHONY’S (O’Neill) Admissions: August 28 Mrs. Russell Barelman of O'Neill, Marvin Young of O'Neill, Richard Murphy of Greeley, Louis Stamp of Ewing; 29 Mrs. Lawrence Hamik of Stuart; John C. Auman of Orchard; Shelia Oetter ofc, San Leandro, Calif.; 30 Tim Friedel of Stuart; 31 Ferdinand Kaup of Stuart; Mrs. Henry Grttnke of Emmet; September 1 Mrs. Fred Hannink of O’Neill; 2 Mrs. Thomas Lambert of Chambers, Mrs Bertha Harkins of Cham hers, Ralph Fritton of Emmet; 3 Mrs. Carl Lambert of Ewing, Mrs. Oscar Hansen of Emmet, Mrs. Duane Mahlendorf of Spen cer, Duane Mahlendorf of Spen cer. Mrs. Robert Erwin of O’ Neill; 1 Mrs. Raymond Dobias of Stuart. Dismissals: August 28 Mrs. John Schultz of O’Neill, Joyce Storjohann of O’Neill; 29 Mrs. Frank C. Weeder of Lynch, Rich ard Murphy of Greeley, Mrs. Dennis F. Murphy of O’Neill; 30 Louis Stamp of Ewing, Mrs. Violet E. Jansen of Castle Rock, Wash; 31 Marvin Young of O' Neill. William Aldus, jr. of O’-! Neill, Ferdinand Kaup of Stu art, Donald Farrier of Rapid City, S.D., Mrs. Russell Barel man and baby !>oy of O’Neill; September 1—1Tim Friedel of Stuart, Mrs. Albert Kopejtka of j Inman; 2 Owen Donohoe of O’-1 Neill, Mrs. Lawrence Hamik and baby boy of Stuart, Shelia Oetter of San Leandro. Calif.; 3- -Mrs. Francis Musil of O’Neill. ATKINSON MEMORIAL Admitted: August 26 — Mrs. I Douglas Ratliff of Bassett, obstet rical; Jerry Dale Barnes of At kinson, medical; 27 Carole Ann Wabbs of O’Neill, medical; Mrs. Charles Porter of Atkinson, ob stetrical; Mrs. William Krysl of | Stuart, obstetrical; Mrs. Robert1 Thomas of North Platte, medi cal; 28—George Wadsworth of Stuart, medical; Mrs. Alex Mc Connell of Atkinson,medical; 29 j George Weller of Atkinson, sur gical; 30—Deanna Porter of Chambers, medical; 31—Mrs. M Fred Dodge of Ainsworth, modi- i cal; September 2—Mrs. Edwin I Harley of Stuart, obstetrical; I Mrs. Connie Frickel of Atkinson, I obstetrical; Mrs. Blair Richend ifer of Atkinson, medical. Dismissed: August 27- Mrs. I Eugene Engler of Atkinson, Jerry, ' Dale Barnes of Atkinson, Mrs. | Arthur Tibbetts and son of O'- ' Neill. Vernon Thompson of Amel-1 ' ia, Elvon Chace of Atkinson, Carole Wabs of O’Neill; 28—Mrs. | ‘ Sophie Hoppe of Atkinson; 29— Mrs, Leland Anderson and son; j 1 30— Mrs. George Verzal and son; ' 31— George Weller of Atkinson, j I George Wadsworth of Stuart- | September 1—Mrs. Douglas Neal! Ratliff and daughter of Bassett; 2—Mrs. Charles Porter of Atkin-! son, Miss Deanna Porter of Chambers. Hospitalized: Otto Smith of At kinson, Mrs. Fred Dodge of Ainsworth, Mrs. Elvin Harley and ' daughter of Stuart, Mrs, Connie Frickel and son of Atkinson, Mrs. William Krysl and daughter of Stuart, Mrs. Blair Rickendifer of1 Atkinson, twin girls of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Porter of Atkinson. | ---• END OF CARP The Harry Van Horn lake, north of Ewing, is scheduled for fish renovation work Saturday Fishery biologists with the state - game commission will di/sperse fish-killing toxicant into the lake in an effort to remove the exist ing fish population. Rough fish, primarily carp, are expected to be most numerous and reveal a poundage of 400-500 pounds per acre. When the waters become non-toxic, the lake will be re stocked. r-TA to Hold Initial Meeting— The O’Neill Parent-Teachers association will hold its first meeting of the new term Mon day evening, September 9, at the public school auditorium. School Supt. M. J. Baack and Prin. Willard Solfermoser will be in charge of the program and will discuss the courses being of fered thus year. TO HARRISON PAGE—Mr and Mrs. Harvey Spangler and son, Donald, took their daughter, Betty, to Harri son on Wednesday, August 28, and returned on Thursday. Miss Betty' will teach first and second grades in the Harrison school. Frontier for printing! Redbird News Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Witherwa* and Leo returned Thursday eve ning, August 29, from Oregon a here they had l>een vacationing. Keith Anderson took Roy Wong to Omaha Sunday where he ' .'arded the bus enroute to his homo in Monticello, Wise. Roy has been a guest in the Merrill \nderson home for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Pickering ind famiU and Mr. and Mrs. Vir gil Pinkerman and family were Sunday visitors at the John Hurd h ime in Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krogh and Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Brockman re turned Sunday from their vaca tion to the West coast. Mrs. Howard Wells anil daugh ters returned Wednesday, August 28. front Omaha after spending i few days at the Leo Brunmeier tome. Mr. and Mrs. Hill Shaw of Rns .ett cant'd at the Merill Ander son home Thursday, August 29. School started in district 1 Monday. Septeml>er 2. Lila Hull is the teacher. DKIXtlT NEWS Sunday dinner guests at the Reimers home in Ewing were Scott Clows of Denver. Colo., Otto Reimer of Lincoln, tlio Henry Reimers family of Nio brara, l/>uis Reimers of O’Neill. Louis Reimer. jr., and family of O’Neill, the Nelson and John son families of Noligh, the Henry Reimers family of Deloit, Fred and Glenn Harpster, also of De loit. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schindler visited relatives in Lincoln and attended the state fair during the weekend. Mary Miller came home Fri day from Omaha where she is employed. She and her brother, Robert, returned to Omaha on Monday where Robert will study a commercial course. A larrrn rmufH flttpnnpH ‘A baby shower for the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Funk at St. John's church Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Bartak and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Spahn returned Saturday from a week of fishing near Ear Falls, Ont., Can. They were 40 miles beyond the end of the road. The party reported sighting bear and moose from their boat. Miss Elayne Reirner left Sat urday for Plainview where she will teach in the public school. She attended a pre-school meet ing Saturday afternoon. I >inner guests Tuesday at the Bill Bibbs home were Mrs. Jerry Linser and Rita, Mi's. Saltonstall and Mrs. Pearl Gibbs, all of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reirner were Sunday evening dinner guests at the Ralph Tomjaek home. Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn were also guests. Mi’, and Mrs. Wilmer Mosel and Mona visited in the Keith Bartak home Monday evening. Mona remained until Wednes day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Paul, Nancy’ and Larry vacationed in the Black Hills and Badlands the first of the week. Nancy enters Mt. Marty college at Yankton, S.D., September 9. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dolezal of Wahoo W’ere weekend guests at the Lambert Bartak home. They also visited the Stanley Bartaks. The annual picnic of the Clear water Creek farm bureau was held Tuesday evening, August 26, at the Frank Bohn home. Miss Biddlecome .Shows Pictures EWING—There was a good size crowd in attendance at the I Sunday evening service at the! United Presbyterian church. Miss | Vlanda Biddlecome showed col- i ored slides of the youth work I 1 camp held at Ezel, Ky., during the month of August. MJss Biddlecome was a mem ber of the group and gave a talk on her experiences. The picture showed the projects before and 1 during progress. The completion of the project was left for the 1 people of the various churches < and schools. I Mrs. Keith Biddleeme con- . ducted a short tsong service pre ceding the slides. Dr. W. H. Ross 1 gave the prayer and benediction. . Doctor Ross, pastor of the Uni- 1 ted Presbyterian church, reports ; the following young people of his church in their school atten- I dance: Don Werkmeister will at tend the University of Nebraska; | Paul Gunter, Norfolk Junior col- ; lege; Russel Napier and Linda ' Tuttle will attend Sterling col lege at Sterling Kans.; Miss , Diana Shrader will enter the Orchard high school as a fresh men, and Douglas Shrader, the , Ewing high schol. , Chambers High Enrolls 58 Pupils < CHAMBERS— The Chambers public school opened Tuesday, ■ September 3, with the following i enrollment and teachers: 1 Kindergarten and first grade,! 15, Mrs. Emil Klabenee, teacher. Second and third, 15, Mrs. Jerry O'Malley. i Fourth and fifth, 15, Mrs. Ver- ’ non Harley. Sixth, seventh and eighth, 16, Mrs. Seth Hertel. High school, 58. Mr. Hopkins is superintendent; William Witte, principal, Mr. Weller and Mrs Burtwhistle, teachers. —- I TWO-CAR ACCIDENT A two-car accident occurred one block south of the Nuway cafe. Silas E. Howard of O’Neill was the driver of one car; Keith K. Anderson of Redbird was driv er of the other, owned by John Roy Wong of Monticello, Wise. Poiice Officer Gerald Wettlaufer said damage to !he Wong vehicle was approximately $100; and damage to the Howard car was estimated at $25. The accident took place Saturday. SPENCER— There will be a land judging contest here Tues day, September 10. J Bride-Elect Mr. and Mrs. Let' Gilman of Amelia announce the engage ment and approaching mar riage o their daughter. Connie lou (above' to Charles Gene Everett, son of Mvs Harley Everett of Atkinson. Miss Gil man has chosen Septtmber 1-1 as her wedding date. Keith A. Doss Is Elected at Stuart STUART Keith A. Doss of Shelton i.s the new superintendent of the Stuart public school. He succeeds E. Warren Peterson, who resigned to accept the post as head of the Neligh city schools. I loss, who is married and has two children, served as principal at Shelton. He is a former super intendent at Cushing. IjChvp Saturday on Eastern Tour— Seven area residents will be among 71 persons making an Eastern tour under WNAX si>on sorship. The group leaves Sat urday, September 7. The group includes: Mrs. Hel en A. Snyder and Elwood Brady, both of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs. diaries Morton of Rose; Clarice Miles and Mrs. Ella A. Budde, both of Ainsworth; Mrs. E. G. Morris of Wood Lake. SUFFERS BURNS EWING Richard Murphy of Greeley was burned on the left leg and left hand Wednesday, August 28. while working near Ewing. He was driven 1o St. An thony's hospital where he was treated and released two days later. Hewas putting gas in a tractor. Murphy is a Sacred Heart high school student at Greeley. , Hits I! HERMANN DIES ANOKA Mrs. Kathryn Heer mann. 81, Anoka resident, died Thursday, August 29, in Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch. O’Neill News Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Pav lik and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jed lirka of Verdigre were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva Sun A guest of Mrs. M. P. Sullivan si her sister-in-law, Mrs. D. F. Mur phy of Tecumseh. She arrived Monday and will stay the rest of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Storjo hann of Scribner were guests on Sunday and Monday of Mrs. Minnie Higgins. Linda Gildersleeve, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. If. D. Gilder sleeve, celebrated her 10th birth day anniversary on Saturday with 14 little friends to help her. A Japanese theme was used for the decorations. After the games refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Christenson of Chappell visited from Satur day until Monday with Mrs. Ed na Coyne. Gene Niemand Y3c, son of Mrs. Agnes Niemand, who is spending a 30 day leave from his duties at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, expects to leave Thursday evening (tonight) for Kansas City to visit there. Mr. and Mi’s. John Renze and daughter. Shelly, of I,ong Beach, Calif., left Wednesday after visiting two weeks with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Renze, and with relatives in Hartington. Mr. Renze has re cently received a discharge from the navy, having served four years as an electronics mate. Miss Mary E. Carney left for Hot Springs, S. D., Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shelhamer have moved to O’Neill from Om aha. They will live in Harry Ros sell's duplex. He is the son of the Roy Shelhamers and she is the daughter of the A. W. Carrolls. The O’Neill deanery NCCW tioard of dirtctons met at the M & M cafe Wednesday, Septem ber 4 to plan for the fall deanery meeting which will be held in Butte. Rev. Robert Steinhausen of Spencer and Rev. Edward Gill of Butte were in attendance. LYNCH—Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schochenmaier of Bonesteel, S. D.D., brought their son, Kevin, here Thursday for medical care. EWING Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spittler and family of Omaha moved to Valentine the past week where they will make their home. r ; 4 Tons of Melon Devoured at Page PAGE The community celts bra lion day sponsored by the Commercial and Improvement clubs, started off with a 1 o'clock parade The boy's and girl s stater float presented hy the Woman's auxil iary was first place winner. The MVK. with the theme "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder", took second place. Third place went to the East Side Kountry Kltib with "Outdoor Cookery". In the costume section. Mrs. Evelyn Gray and Mrs. Kolnrt Harvey teamed up for the first prize as gypsies; Nancy; Nissen took second as Aunt Jemma, and NcKia and Eldon Wright of Sioux City, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harvey, were third place winners as Unde Sam and Miss Liberty. The Page theatre offered free movies both afternoon and eve ning. In the Chambcrs-Page Midget baseball game, Page was the winner hy a 17-6 score. Ronnie Parks for Page had a single, a double, a treble and a homerun in five times at bat, and Fred Cronk had three doubles in four times at bat. Clair Parks was pitcher for Page and L. l.ciswald and E. Fleet pitched or Cham bers. Four tons of free melon was consumed during the afternoon. The Golden Rule extension club had a game stand and the Im provement club served lunches at their newly-acquired building on Main street. More than 250 people signed the register at the flower show and garden display at the bank. Ewing Planning Two-Day Festival EWING The fall festival a two-day affair will be held here Wednesday and Thursday, Sept ember 18 and 19. There will be free pancakes, a carnival and a jitney dance. The jitney affair will be directed by Gail Boies, Julian Sojka, Max Wanser and Durwald Loughrey. The pancake committee in cludes L. M. Carter, Lester Berg strom, Floyd Butterfield and N. A. Bergstrom. The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the celebration. Ewing merchants will provide half-price rides for the carnival attractions. Eagles Will Open at Plainview O'Neill high gridders are in their second week of stiff work outs propping for the 1957 cam paign. Schedule: Sept. 13 Plainview, there. Sept. 20 Bassett, here. Sept. 27 Burwell, here. Oct. 4 Creighton, there. Oct. 11 Ainsworth, there. Oct. 23 Neligh, here. Nov. 1 Valentine, there. Nov. 8 Atkinson, here. ADDITIONAL STUDENTS Other O’Neill students, not listed last issue, off to schools of higher learning are: Gary Wal ler, Wayne college; Miss Char lotte McVey, Oklahoma State (Stillwaterl; Gerald Wills, Creighton university; Bill McEl vain, University of Nebraska. To Be Honored— AMELIA Miss Connie Gilman will l>e honored with a pre-nup tial shower Tuesday evening, September 10, at the church an nex. She will be maried Septem ber 14 to Charles Evarts of At kinson. f , , —■ ... AMELIA -Ed Dexter has been a patient in the O’Neill hospital. He is better . . . Dale Doolittle had his thumb cut on a sickle last Thursday, requiring several stitches. Leave for lies Moines— Mrs. Edna Hickey and children departed Sunday for Des Moines, la., where they will make their home. O’NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. John White of Arcadia visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cole from last Thursday until Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Patton and son, Craig, of Arvada, Colo., spent the weekend with Mr. Pat ton’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Patton. Rev. Walter Cole and family of Colorado Springs, Colo., visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Roy Cole and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Naslund of Page from Monday until Friday. Miss Ann Saunto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saunto is re gistered at Assumption academy in Norfolk, where she will begin her sophomore year. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ernst and daughter returned Thursday after a two-weeks visit to Seattle, Wash., and points in Oregon F. E. Parkins returned last week from a four-day Westing house sales meeting in Columbus, D. Frontier want ads don’t cost . '-8 Old Fashioned Revival SEPTEMBER 10-22 — 8 p.m. NIGHTLY MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Chambers, Nebr. Evangelist Eddie Wagner Little Rock, Arkansas —In evangelistic work for 10% years. —Nationally known for successful city-wide and single church campaigns. -Civilian chaplain in World War n. Received scholarship from Dr. Charles E. Fuller. —Radio, TV and youth speaker. Good Singing — — — Special Music Vocal and Instrumental Numbers