8 et 40 Hold Yule Party at Norfolk Thirty partner* of Madiaon County Salon 410 of the 8 et 40 met In Norfolk Thursday evening for the annual Christmas dinner and marc he at Hotel Madison. The dinner was served continental atyle with Mrs A. R Andrews chapeau, presiding. Tables were appointed with boughs of pine and red tree decorations. Red- and white candy canes were used as place cards. Departmental officers, Mrs Josephine Lamborn of Palmyra, chapeau, and Mrs Mable Turre of Syracuse, lasecretaire-caissiere, were guests. Mrs. Lamborn re ported on the recent nationale pouvoir held in St. Louis, Mo., Miss Lettie Jean Coulthard, dis trict II president of the American Legion auriliary and a 8 et 40 partner, related her work in the auxiliary. Mrs. Bernice Bussman, child welfare chairman, reported on bir thday card remembrances sent to hild patients in the National Jew ish Hospital at Denver, Colo., and displayed the seven gifts purchas ed for Christmas gifts for children at the Kearney State Tuberculo sis hospital. A number of scrap books and silk hose were turned in for therapy work in the Kear ney hospital Partncrship chairman, Mr. William Cox of Pierce, introduced two new partners. Miss Feodora Paul Sbierk INSURANCE AGENCY O'NEILL. NEBR. Insurance of All Kinds DANCE — AT — Ath Grove Hall Saturday, Dec. 14 4 MUSIC BY: Bud Van Fleet and his Sandhills Troubadors Admission: 80c Friederichs of Norfolk end Mrs .Van Riege of O'Neill. It was voted to send a 550 con tribution toward the “100 Club" for purchasing beds and equip ment in the National Jewish hos pital and to purchase a 55 TB seal bond. Christmas gifts were exchanged and a social hour followed the marche session. Partners from O’Neill, who at tended the marche were Mrs. Mel vin Ruzicka. Mrs. Virgil Laursen. Mis. Vem Reynoldson, Mrs- Lis ter Riege, Mrs. Robert Lowery and Mrs. John Davidson. Finley-Good Rites Field at Yankton EWING—James Good and Miss Marilyn Finley, both of Ewing, were united in marriage Novem ber 16. in the chapel of the Trin ity Lutheran church at Yankton, S.D., Reverend Lygre officiated at the 11:30 a m., double-ring cere mony. Mrs. Lygre, wife of the pastor presided at the piano. The bride wore a black and white checked afternoon dress with black accessories. Her bou quet was of white and gold mums tied with blue satin. Her rhine stone jewerly was a gift from the bridegroom. Mrs. Eugene Zimmerman was matron-of-honor. She wore a light orhid print nylon afternoon dress with black accessories. The bridegroom was attired in a dark blue suit. His bestiman, Eu gene Zimmerman, wore a dark gray suit. Each had a white car nation boutonniere. Following t h e ceremony, a luncheon was served to the wed i ding party at the Hotel Gurney. The young couple, following a short honeymoon, is now at home to their friends on a farm north of Inman. Mrs. Good was a member of the senior class of the Ewdng high school where she was active in musial activities of the school. Mr. Good is a graduate of the Ewing high school. He served two years in the army, several mon thsh of which were spent overseas. For the past year he has been en gaged in farming. Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ldddy was her mother, Mrs. John Ferris of Gregory, S. D., her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Ferris of Winner, S. D., and Miss Judy Liddy of Lincoln. "Pennies from Heaven”. If It’s a 1947 It really la. For proof see Shelhamer Equipment 82-94. WANTED TO BUY: JACK RABBITS Unskinned Whitetails or Blacktails RAW FURS MINK — MUSKRAT — BEAVER — RACCOON Beef Hides — Sheep Pelts See us before you sell for Top Market prices. NORFOLK HIDE & METAL CO. trd A BraaS'.'h Norfolk, Nebr. 45 Attend Family Night Observance EWING—Family night was ob served at the Ewing Methodist church Sunday evening, A 6:30 o’clock covered dish supper was served. Forty-five members and friends were in attendance. A Christmas atomsphere was given this occasion with a read ing “What Is Christmas?”, by Mrs. Waldo Davis and group sing* ing. with Mrs. Lee Brigden at the piano. After some interesting games, in charge of Mrs. H. R. Harris and Mrs. Davis, three films were shown by Mrs. J. L. Pruden and her daughter, Mrs. Sam Burt wistle, “Santa Claus ", Scenic America” and western scenes with appropriate vocal selections in which the congregation joined in singing. Rev. Lee Brigden erpressed a desire that this night of fellow ship be made a regular meeting of each month, with varied pro grams. He then gave the benediction. Library Contributions Are Acknowledged Book week in public libraries is stressed but once a year. Grattan township this year has had sever al. First: In January when so many young people showed interest by attending the annual township meeting and having the library appropriation raised. Second: In March when the O' show benefit. The proceeds netted the library $150 for books. Third: In September, when Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown gave over $200 for books for young people. The Women’s Guild of Firs! Presbyterian church and the Friendly Neighbors added new books to the library. St. Patrick’s Altar society carried on its mon thely donation, started in 1953, tc be used for books and publica tions. Donations of books were also made by Mrs. P. B. Harty, Mrs L. A. Burgess, Neil B. Ryan, Pad la Reed and Sally Herley. Mrs. Ralph Munn Heads Church Women EWING—New officers of the Christian Mothers of St. Peter’s Catholic church were electee whep the group met Tues day evening at St. Dominic’s hall. Mrs. Ralph Munn, president Mrs. Melvin Roach, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Jerry Tomjack, secre tary; Mrs. Max Wanser reelectec treasurer. A report was given on the an nual bazaar held November 27 The report was given b 3 Mrs. Munn in the absence of Mrs. Wanser. A Christ mas party was planned for the grade school children. A film wil be shown and treats given. The date will he announced later. / Christmas gift exchange and s luncheon followed the meeting Hostesses were Mrs. James Rot herham, Mrs. Lee Spittler, Mrs Monica Martin and Mrs. Eva Kac zor. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Krugmar and family were Sunday, Decemi ber 1 guests of Mr. and Mrs George Enhody in Atkinson. 4fMHmHpHRV |QK9 Give her an AUTOMATIC GAS RANGE *1*118 one gift that has everything Is a modern automatic GAS range. Preparing family meals Is done automatically . . . from top-of-range cooking to baking In the treah-alr oven and broiling In the smokeless broiler. GAS ranges offer modem features galore ... from rotlsseries for indoor barbecuing to controls that tell you the ex act temperature of meat In your oven. And here's an economy note: automatic GAS ranges cost less to buy, less to Install and much, much less to operate! ___, N Only GAS gives true automatic top burner heat control! Just set dial at temperature you want . .T| and forget It. Automatic control takes over. Turn every pan Into an automatic apifcencel ^ ; j!_l i IJ,m; | 7\ \ For Deoendable CAS Service o ° 0 0 o o °o o ° o ° °°° ° oo ■’ OS o ° O °o o O _ _ _ o O b , O’Neill News Rev. Robert Embree, district superintendent of the Methodist church, attended a cabinet meet in Lincoln Tuesday, December 3, returning by way of Friend with Mrs. Embree where she had been visiting her daughter and family'. Mr. and Mi's. Mac Kellough. Her son, Lester, of Hastings, accom panied them home to spend until after the holidays with them. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Boelter at tend the funeral of Mrs. O. A COok of Venus Friday. Mrs. A. L. Eymann attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. A H. Blinco, in Oakdale Monday , she was a former resident ot O - NeiU. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Wanser and family of Hartington were Sun day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froelich and Mr. and Mrs. Buv Wanser of Page. Mr. and Mi's. Leo Riser and family, Mrs. Cecelia Liewer of Butte were Saturday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Gray. Mrs. Liewer remained for a longer visit with her daughter, Mrs | Gray. Nine dollars and a 1947 penney will buy ten dollars worth at Hhelhamer Equipment. S2-S4c J«eanne Head of Omaha spent the weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Head. Mr. and Mrs. C. W Roberts of Fremont were from Friday until Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hereford. Thanksgiving guests at the home of Mrs. Austin Hynes were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Young of Ravenna, Mr. and Mrs. Don Hy nes and Mr. and Mrs. George Cal kins. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Gray of Blue Hill were Saturday, Novem 30, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Gray Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gydesen were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Crosby and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bloomquist and | daughters of Spalding, Mrs. Amelia Crosby and Harriet Zim merman of Bartlett, and Mr. and | Mrs. Paul Crosby and son of Nor | folk. Redbird News Patrons day was observed in school district 1 Wednesday, No vember 27. Following the pres entation of a short program, re freshments were served to those present by the teacher, Mrs. Guy Hull. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Searles and family were Thanksgiving day dinner guests at the Clarence Ernest home. Miss Vemetta, Gloria Jean and Joyce Krogh attended church services at Grand Island Thanks giving day. ,! Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Pinker \ man were supper guests Sunday, , November 24, at the John Hurd home in Lynch. i Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Anderson and Keith were Thanksgiving day . dinner guests at the Carl Krogh . home. Progress is being made on the new telephone lines in this area. Poles were being distributed last i week. WANTED: 1947 pennies.—Shel hamer Equipment. 32-S4c Little Miss Cathie Searles stay ed at the home of her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ern st. Wednesday night, November 27. Mr. and Mrs. Don Femau vis ited at the Carl Krogh home Wednesday, November 27. Takes Basic Air Force Training— James A. Frerichs, son of Mr and Mrs. Fred Frerichs, is taking his basic training with the air force at Lackland AFB, San An tonio, Tex. He enlisted on No vember 27, through S/Sgt. John A. Van Orman, recuriter, of Nor folk. A/3e Fred A. Frerichs, a broth er, is taking a six months IBM machine repairman’s course at Ft Lee, Va. Fred enlisted last August. The Frontier for printing! A. L V |, . . _ '' "T , ^11 "J fit , Kll “1 READY FOR j| GRACIOUS GIVING I Fine Liquors and Wines DICKS BAR O’NEILL o for o o °0 1 O o ° o ° ° °0 ° °8 0 0° O Raymond Turner Joins U. S. Navy RIVERSIDE — Rev. and Mrs Ivan Turner took their son, Ray mond, to Norfolk Tuesday where he left for Omaha to take his physical examination. He has enlisted in the navy and will receive his boot training in San Diego, Calif. Other Riverside News Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wettlaufer and Gary and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Wettlaufer of O'Neill were Sun day evening callers at the Will Shrader home. The Archie Johnston family and Mr. and Mrs. Russel Shaffer visi ted Sunday afternoon at the Will Shrader home. Reverend Turner attended a prayer conference at O'Neill Sat urday and youth rally at Spencer Monday evening. Recently he con ducted a week of revival services at the Page Wesleyan Methodist church. Thursday, December 5, was a wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs Leo Miller. They were guests in the evening at Wendell Switzer home. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Switzer were also guests. Mrs. Edna Lofquist shopped in O'Neill Saturday. Mrs. Amy Jac obson of Ewing came home with Mrs. Lofquist after spending the day visiting Mrs. Nick Bohn. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Jackson of Kennedy visited at the Grant Mott home Monday. Mr. and Mrs Oscar Wondercheck und the child ren of Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Jack son visited at Motts Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock shopped in O'Neill Friday. The Johnny Miller family visi ted at the Otto Kallhoff home Sun da yafternoon. John McDaniels visited Sunday evening at the Dave Pollock home. If i- nn/1 M Purl Pioronn and the Dewitt Hoke family attended family night at the Methodist 1 church Sunday for supper. Mr. and Mrs. Milford Wehenkel were Friday evening callers at the Robert Montgomery home. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier and girls ate Sunday night supper at Lynn Frys. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson visi ted Friday night at the Waldo Davis home in Ewing. Mrs. George Montgomery, Mrs. Robert Montgomery and girls and Mrs. Lorraine Montgomery and children were Neligh visitors Sat urday afternoon. The children visited with Santa Claus. Mrs. Dewitt Hoke and Sandra Shrader were in O’Neill on bus iness Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgom ery and girls ate Sunday supper at Henry Wehenkels. Wilmer Mosel and Raymond Schmidt called Friday evening at the Lionel Gunter home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wehenkel were Sunday afternoon callers at the Robert Montgomery home. The Dewitt Hoke fatmily ate dinner Sunday at the Alvin Nel son home near Plainview. Mrs. Robert Montgomery and infant daughter came home Tues day, December 3, after spending a few days visiting at the Melford Wehenkel home in Neligh. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fry and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Montgomery and family and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier were Sun day dinner guest6 at Floyd Nap ier's home. The dinner was in hon or of Gloria’s birthday and a be lated birthday for Linda. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ashby and son of Grand Island; Mr. i and Mrs. Barry Baker of Sioux [Falls, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy I Richey of Richey, Mont.; Mrs. Ena Fox and Mrs. Ida Willamson were Thanksgiving day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ashby. Miss Shirley Schultz, who is taking nurses’ training in Grand Island, spent the Thanksgiving week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock. Bonnie Weber of Hastings was a Thanksgiving weekend guest of Bonny Lawrence, daughter of Mr. and ..i s. Ray Lawrence. Letters to Editor O'Neill, Nebr. 1 would like to say how much I enjoy seeing the homes all de corated at Christmas, and send a personal thanks to those who put forth the effort to make our city more festive. I hope parents will take it upon them selves to make sure their children do not destroy these things that people have spent time and money on. I would like to see more of us do their outside de corating, too, because O'Neill is full of talented and clever people! The downtown area is especially pretty this year. "CHRISTMAS SPIRIT'' • • • Edgemere, Ida. Enclosed please find $3 for a subscription to your paper. I would the subscription to start with the Thanksgiving week issue that carried the obituary of Mrs Mildred Greenwood of Fontana Calif., formerly of Atkinson. We lived in Holt county for 10 years and still have lots of fri ends and relatives living there whom we would like to hear about now and then. MRS. CO JENSEN METHODIST (Page Inman) Rev. Lisle E. Mamaw, pastor PAGE— Thursday, December 12: Junioi Choir practice, 4 p.m.; choit practice, 7:30 p.m., for the De | comber 15 hymn festival. Third Sunday in Advent Decern l>er 15: Sunday-school, 10 am.; worship, 11 am.; church wide basket fellowship supper, 6:3C p.m., followed by hymn festival service in observance of 250th anniversary of Charles Wesley’s birth. , Wednesday. December 18: Fel lowship of prayer. 9 am, read Matthew 26:26-30. Thursday. December 19: Wom en's Sociey of Christian Service annual Christmas meeting, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. December 22: Annual Christmas program. 7:30 p m. INMAN - Thursday. December 12: Wom ens Society of Christian Service annual Christmas tea, 2:30 p.m.; and each member is urged to bring at least one guest; official board monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the Harvey Tompkins home. Third Sunday in Advent, De cember 15: worship, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday-school, 10:45 am.; choir practice. 1:30 p.m., for Christmas program. Wednesday, December 18; Choir practice, 7:30 p.m., and MYF Monday, December 23: Annual Christmas program, 7:30 p.m. Alice’s Beauty Shop Kes. 3 doors west of Texaco 1*3 Ktt.it thniglas Phone J63 — O'Neill DA J. P. BROWN PHYSICIAN A SI BOBON Office ph. 77 — Res ph. 223 _ O’NEILL — O’NEILL TRANSFER JOHN J. Tl'RNER, Prop. Call Us for Prompt, Efficient Service DAILY direct service to and from Omaha Pick up & door-to-door Delivery in O’Neill Also: Emmet, Atkinson. 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