Elders Feel Time
Squeeze.on Xmas
Busy Two Weeks
Lies Ahead
ROCK FALLS Less than two
weeks till Christmas. That’s just
fine, the youngsters think, but
how can the elders possibly get
eevrything done in so short a
time? Somehow they usually man
age, even to the last minute shop
ping.
Basketball season is on in full
force, creating more excitement
The Lyle Vequist family attended
the games on Friday and Monday
evenings.
Other Rock FaJln News
Evening visitors at the Floyd
Johnson home on Thursday, De
cember included the John Schultz
family, Mrs. Gordon Johnson and
Russy. Frarfcis Sterns and Pat
Gallagher.
Alden Breiner and Lonnie were
Saturday evening viators at the
John Schultz home.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hynes and
girls were Sunday evening visitors
at the Lou Brown home.
Mrs. Henry Vequist was a din
ner guest of Mrs. Floyd Sanders
on Saturday,
Henry Vequist and his sister,
Frs. Anna Brown, went to St.
Joseph s Mo., to attend the funer
al on Saturday of Mrs David
Vequist.
Od Drueke and son. Tommy,
were afternoon callers at the Al
bert Widtfeldt home on Saturday.
Jim McNulty and Joe Grutsch
were dinner guests at the Lyle
Vequist home Tuesday, December
3. Joe was also there on Wednes
day, December 4.
Mr and Mrs. Don Hynes and
girls spent Sunday at the George
Calkins home.
Mr and Mrs. O. J. Drueke and
baby and Mr. and Mrs George
Calkins were Monday evening
visitors of the Don Hynes family.
Mr and Mrs. Don Vanderbeek
and family and John Richardson
visited at the Don Stems home on
Sunday evening.
Leo Carney was a Sunday after
noon caller at the James Curran
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees were
supper and evening guests of the
James Curran family.
Evening callers at the Sam
Derickson home on December 3
I were the Don Hynes and John
Schultz families.
Mrs. Kathryn Yantzi had Sim
day dinner with her daughter-in
law, Mrs. Mary Helen Yantzi, and
children.
Friends and relatives of Mrs.
Blake Benson came to her home
on Monday evening to help her
celebrate another birthday an
niversary Present were Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Ressehnan, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Klasna, Mr. and Mrs
Frank Nemic, Mr and Mrs. Mel
vin Lueken and Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Benson.
The Hugh Benson family spent
Sunday at the Blake Benson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson
and Linda had Sunday dinner and
spent the day with the John Sch
ultz family.
Mr. and Mrs Lyle Vequist at
tended the benefit card party at
St. Mary's chi Sunday evening.
On Monday evening, following
a mild day of 65 degree tempera
ture, Gwenda, Trudy and Debbie
Schultz, accompanied by their
mother, joined up with their fath
er and grandfather in what was
meant to be an exciting coon
hunt, but it was one of those
times when the wary varmints
weren't prowling. No doubt the
master hunter will have to take
them again to prove that he and
his dogs can still tree a coon.
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The Thanksgiving family gath
ering at the Lyle Vequist home in
cluded Messrs, and Mesdames
Jim McNulty and La L>onna, Har
ry I^ns worth and Joanne. Bern
ard Pongratz and children, Joe
Grutsch and children, Henry’ Ve
quist. Mike, Pat and Ann Grutsch.
Judy and Betty Morrow and Mrs
Celia Grutsch.
After church on Sunday, De
| eember 1, Janice Vequist and her
I grandmother, Mrs. Celia Grutsch.
accompanied the Joe Grutsch
family to their home for dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Vequist call
ed for them later in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Marx Peterson
and girls visited at the Henry Ve
q u i s t home Wednesday eve
ning, November 27.
Betty and Judy Morrow visited
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
Henry Vequist, from Wednesday,
November 27, until Friday, No
vember 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Marx Peterson
and girls and Albert Widtfeldt,
Norma and Jimmy called at the
Ernest Price home on Thursday.
November 28.
The Marx Peterson family left
for their home in Elkhom, Wise.,
on Thursday evening, November
28, after having spent several
days visiting the Albert Widtfeldt
family and others.
Mr. and Mrs Lyle Vequist
Janice and Tommy enjoyed an
evening of television recently at
the Henry Vequist home.
Newlywed Couple
at Celia Honored
CELIA—A number members of
Celia extension club and their
families met at the LeRoy Hoff
man home Friday evening for a
party honoring two newlywed cou
ples of the community, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Johnson and Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Frickel also Mr. and
Mrs. William Maloun and son,
Billy, who are leaving the com
munity in the near future.
Each family received a gift.
Games were played and prizes
awarded to Mrs. Stanley Johnson.
Mrs. Beryl Beck, Alec Frickel,
Duane Beck and Mrs. Connie
Frickel
Lunch was served.
Other Celia News
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and
Sheryl and Dorothy Scott were
Sunday dinner guests at the Will
iam Maloun home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sichene
der were last Thursday visitors
at the John Sicheneder home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Coleman
were Sunday afternoon visitors at
the Victor Frickel home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schwindt
were Saturday evening visitors at
the Ed Bausch home.
Mrs. Ray Pease and Mrs. Con
nie Frickel were Monday evening
visitors- at the home of Mrs. O. A.
Haimmerberg. Mrs. Frickel also
attended the band mothers' meet
ing and earlier in the evening
the men attended an agricultural
meeting.
Elmer Exkstrom of Bloomfield
was a Tuesday, December 3,
visitor at the John Sicheneder
hamne.
Mrs. Victor Frickel, Rodney
and Beverly and Mrs. Ralph Ar
mold were Wednesday, Decem
ber 4, O'Neill visitors. Rodney
was a Thursday overnight visitor
at the Armold home.
Mrs. Fern Morsett and son,
Charley of Royal, Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Dobias and son were
Sunday dinner and supper guests
at the John Sicheneder home.
Saturday visitors at the William
Maloun home were Mrs. Emil Col
fack and Dennis, Dorothy Scott
Alex Forsythe, Rollo Berry and
Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ratliff and
son were Sunday afternoon visi
tors at the John Schwindt home.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and
Sheryl were Tuesday evening,
Decemebr 3, visitors at the home
of Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridsen
and sons and Mr. and Mrs. John
Sicheneder and Gail were among
those who attended the donkey
basketball game of FFA boys at
KC hall Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Johnson
and family and Mrs. Jim Puckett
were Sunday supper guests at the
Connie Frickel home.
Fourteen persons attended the
community missionary Christmas
party at the Hans Lauridssn horn''
Wednesday afternoon, December
4. A box of clothing was packed
for the needy.
Kropp Children
Have Anniversaries—
EWING—A hilarious birthday
party was held Wednesday after
noon, December 4, to 5:30 o’clock
at the youth center in Ewing, hon
oring the birthday anniversaries
of Jack Kropp, who was 13-years
old December 10; Jim Kropp, 11
years-old December 11, and Rich
ard Kropp, who will be 10-years
old December 16.
Their sister, Miss Sharon
Kropp, a junior in the Ewing high
schol, whose birthday is also in
December, was hostess, assisted
by Miss Janet Noffke.
Invited guests included the boys
and girls of the seventh and eigh
th, fifth and sixth, and third and
fourth grades, all classmates of
the honored guests. Games were
played by the group, followed by
the opening of the many” gift
packages.
Refresments were served by
Sharon and Janet. All the prepara
tion was also done by Miss Shar
on.
CHAMBERS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Damme
received word that their son.
Marvin Damme had recently
been promoted from A/c to staff
sergeant. He is located at Elm
dorf airforce base near Anchor
age. Alaska.
Mrs. Harold DeBruyn of Los
Angeles. Calif., visited her moth
er, Mrs Nellie Starr a few days
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin
wore Sunday dinner guests In the
Clarence Damme home. The oc
casion being the fourth birthday
[ anniversary of their daughter,
I Cheryl.
Ewing News
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bazel
man returned to their home at
Carroll. Ia.. on Monday after visi
ting her parents. Mr and Mrs
George Latzel in Ewing and his
relatives in O’Neill.
Recent guests at the home of
Mr and Mrs George Latzel were
their daughter and husband, Mr
and Mrs. Gene Kresl from Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Norwood
went to Niobrara Wednesday eve
ning. December 4, where they
showed the pictures on Palestine
at the Weslyena Methodist church.
Nonsood (\vhj the narrator
Mr and Mrs E. L Norwood ac
complied by Mrs Alta Myers of
Ewing and Francis Let' of Clear
water attended a rally of the
Church df the Na/arene held at
Albion Friday evening
The Ewing high school students
of vocal music will give a concert
on Thursday evening, December
12. at the school auditorium, be
ginning at 7:30. The public is cor
dially invited to attend There is
no admission fee.
Several homes in Ewing are
displaying some colorful Christ
mas decorat ions
Mrs. Pauline Noffke, who is
convalescing from a broken hip,
is staying at the home of her dau
ghter and husband in Norfolk
Her address is, Mrs. Pauline Noff
ke, South 13th St . c/o Elmer
Owens, Norfolk. She would be
happy to hear from her many
friends.
Many from Ewing have gone
to Neligh the past week, to at
tend the theatre showing "The
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Ten Commandments”.
Donna and Marvin Steskal were
weeeknd quests of their grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Stes
kal, sr., and family.
Mr and Mi's. John Steskal. sr.,
and famil> were Sunday callers
at the home of their son and dau
ghter-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. John
Steskal, jr., and family.
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