Doolittles Feted
by Kin, Friends
AMELIA—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Doolittle, sr., were surprised
Sunday when their children and
other relatives and friends gath
ered at their home for a picnic
dinner
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs Art Doolittle and son, Pfc.
Dale Doolittle, Jimmie Doolittle,
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Kennedy
and Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie
Doolittle, Kathy, Joyce, Vicki and
Sue, Mr and Mrs. Dick Doolittle,
Jack, Bill and Terry, Mr. and
Mrs Harold Fullerton, Joan and
Beth
Mr and Mrs. Darrel Slay mak
er. Lloyd and Dannie of Albion;
Mr. and Mrs Gerald Tesch, San
dra and Linda of Lincoln; Mrs.
Hay Gartner and Sherry of South
Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Doolittle, Rodney and Ricky,
Mrs. Stella Sparks and Lonnie,
Miss Connie Werner, Miss Phil
lis Fullerton, Gene Skala, Clinton
Doolittle and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Adair, Jerry and Diane.
Californian Feted
at Fiiatt Home
AMKIJA Mrs. Arthur Hiatt en
tertained several ladies Friday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Viola
Travers, who is visiting here from
Long Beach, Calif.
Those present were: Mrs.
Blake Ott, Mrs. Delia Ernst, Mrs.
S. C. Barnett, Mrs. Emma Lind
sey, Mrs. 'Vem Sageser, Mrs.
Link Sageser, Mrs Bertha Sam
mons, Mrs. Levi Clemens, Mrs.
Floyd Adams, Mrs. Clyde Wid
man, Mrs. Joe Stoecker, Mrs.
Marie Sammons, Mrs. Frank
Pierce, Mrs. Henry Travers of
Riverside, Calif., and Mrs. Nellie
Baker of Casper, Wyo.
Mrs. Hiatt served luncheon of
ice cream, cake, coffee and lem
onade.
Other Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hiatt and
Mrs. Viola Travers were Sunday,
July 6, dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Coolidge.
Mr. and Mrs. James Curran,
Kandy Curran of O’Neill, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Curran, Jimmy, Stevie,
Jody and Jill of Minneapolis,
Minn., and Art Waldman were
dinner guests and spent the af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. De
lia Ernst.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas McCallister
and daughter, Sue, of West Con
cord, Minn., have been visiting at
the Clyde Burge home a few days
the past week. Mr. McCallister is
an uncle of Mrs. Burge.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Travers
and Harold, and Mr. and Mrs.
Levi Clemens were supper guests
Monday evening at the Elmer
Coolidge home.
Sam Gilman has been in Atkin
son several days this week visit
ing his friend, Charlie Withers
of Omaha, who also is visiting in
Atkinson.
Miss Kathy Doolittle has been
helping at the Oscar Peterson
home the past week.
Mrs. Blake Ott and Mrs. Edith
Andersen papered for the Lind
seys Wednesday, July 9.
Mrs. George Withers accom
panied her son, Douglas Chap
man, Jim and Douglas, jr., to
their home at Mobridge, S. D.,
Friday. She expects to be gone
about two weeks.
Joe Stoecker was a business
caller in Sioux City, Thursday. He
was getting material to use in
the construction of their new
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fullerton
and family of Neligh visited his
brother, Roy Fullerton and fam
ily Wednesday, July 9.
Mrs. Theodore Baumeister and
her sister-in-law of West Point
and Mrs. Baumeister’s daughter,
the former Axlene Baumeister,
and two children of Corpus Christi,
Tex., were callers Friday afternoon
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ber
nard Blackmore.
Mrs. Herman Gans and daugh
ter, Janith, of Atkinson spent Fri
day afternoon visiting Mrs, El
mer Fix.
Mr. and Mrs. Del Kramer, Da
vid, Danny and Diane of Lincoln,
and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andersen,,
Leslie. Lavern and Linda of Cen
tral City visited over Saturday
and Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. Edith Andersen, Lloyd An
dersen who had been visiting
here the past two weeks, return
ed home with his parents.
Mrs. Viola 'Travers of Long
Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Nellie
Baker of Casper, Wyo., were
calling on friends in Amelia Sat
urday,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott were
dinner guests Saturday at the
Link Sageser home.
Mrs. Viola Travers of Long
Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Nellie Ba
ker of Casper, Wyo., who were
calling on friends in Amelia Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott were
dinner guests Saturday at the
Link Sageser home.
Miss Mary Lou Sladek of At
kinson has been visiting her cous
in, LaVonne Sladek, the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce,
Mrs. Delia Ernst, Mrs. B. W.
Waldo and Mrs. Esther Dailey
were O’Neill shoppers Thursday.
Mrs. V'ern Sageser, Mrs. Link
Sageser, Mrs. Ralph Rees, Mrs.
Van Robertson and Mrs. Charlie
Spann attended a district work
shop at Ainsworth Thursday for
the Garden clubs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rees vis
ited at the Billie Clausson home,
north of O’Neill, Friday and the
two families went fishing near
the Spencer dam.
O’Neill News
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth and
their daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Page, and Bar
bara expect to leave Friday for
Wichita, Kans., to visit their son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Worth. They expect to return
Monday.
Miss Donna Asher of St. John,
Mo., was a guest of Miss Nancy
Wray from Friday until Wednes
day, left for Valentine where she
will go with her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Asher on
their vacation.
Mrs. C. M. Eason left Wed
nesday, July 9, for Panama City,
Fla., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Porter. Mr. Porter is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter.
Arriving Sunday from Louis
ville, Ky., to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs George E. Peter
son, sr., were Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
McCarthy and five children .
Gene Sullivan of Pierre, S. D.,
was home with his mother, Mrs.
Pat Sullivan, for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schmitz I
I and family went to Yankton, [
j S.D., for the weekend to visit his !
j brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs
Ray Schmitz.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Rohde were
Sunday dinner guests of their son
and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Fran
cis Rohde. Other guests there
were Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Stan
ton and Mr. and Mrs. John Mur- j
ray of Spencer.
L. D. Putnam and son, Dan, j
went to their west ranch in Mar-1
tin, S.D., Monday. They are ex
pected to return in three or four
days.
Miss Betty Ries of Atkinson re
turned home Friday after hav
ing visited her grandmother, Mrs.
John Pruss for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tooker had
as recent guests his brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John
Tooker, of Billings, Mont.
A guest for the past week of
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tighe was
her grandmother, Mrs. Guy Hen
ineer of Tilden. A weekend guest
of the Tighes was her mother,
Mrs. Donald Botsford and Mr.
Botsford of Tilden.
Mrs. Harold Dexter and Julie
of Ewing visited Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Tomlinson Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tennis and
Sharon drove to Burwell Sunday
to visit Mr. and Mrs. F. E. De
maree and Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Paulsen.
Mrs. Ben E. Vidricksen and
children returned from Salina,
Kans., where they had visited
relatives since July 4.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
K. L. Van Voorhis were Mr. and
Mrs James Lightbody and Bren
da, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beck
with and David and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Van Voorhis and Kip all of
Albion and Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Patton. The men went fishing at
Spencer and returned to a steak
fry at the Van Voorhis home.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Waring
returned Tuesday, July 8. from a
fishing trip at Park Rapids, Minn.
Danny Sindelar returned Tues
day to his home in Norfolk with
his mother, Mrs. Milton Sindelar,
after visiting his uncle and ant,
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Sindelar,
for a week.
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Leigh Reynoldson were her sister'
and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bruck and family of Cozad
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Richard
son were in Springview Sunday
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Frank Richardson.
Albert Sipes, jr., of Lincoln is j
visiting Mr. and Mi's. Max Gren
ier.
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Reverend Harley
Feted in Reunion
Members of the Mr. and Mrs.
Kasper Harley family of Stuart re
united Sunday at Ford’s park in
O’Neill,
Honored were Rev. Vernon Har
ley of Corpus Christi, Tex., his
wife, Lorine, and their six
children: Juanita, Paula, Nathan,
Eldor, Johnnie and Jimmie.
Reverend Harley officiated at
Immanuel Lutheran church at At
kinson and at Christ Lutheran
church at O'Neill Sunday morning
substituting for Rev. A. S. Gedwil
low, who was in the Black Hills at
a church youth gathering.
Besides the Kasper Harleys
(seated in center in accompanying
photo) and the Vernon Harleys,
others present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harley.
Sheryle, Steve and Cathy of At
kinson; Charles and Cortland
Bersse of Verdigre; Elvin Harley,
Verna Mae, Timothy, Tommy and
Caroline of Verdigre; Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Snyder, David, Dar
lene, Dannie, Deanna and Dougie
of San Diego, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs
Blaine Garwood, Dean, David
Eric and Everett Lee of Atkinson
The Kasper Harleys formally
celebrated their 40th weding anni
versary in June, 1955.
Mrs. Vernon Harley is the for
mer Lorine Stelling of Orchard.
Ohioans Arrive—
Mr. and Mrs. Weckel and sons,
Johnny and Cornelius of Center
ville, O., were Monday, July 14,
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Kaiser. The Weckels were on their
w'ay to see her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. August Kaiser, in Casper,
Wyo. Mrs. Weckel is the former
Audrey Kaiser of Stuart. Other
visitors at the Herbert Kaiser
home were Leon Kaiser, Fran
cis Weller and sons of Atkinson
and Mr. and Mrs. Chares Peter
son and daughter of Amelia.
Silver Creeks Meet
at Revell Home—
Silver Creek 4-H club met at
the home of Dale Revell on Sun
day, July 13, with eight members
present and two absent. A dis
cussion was held on the care and
washing of a calf. Plans were
made for a wiener roast and pic
nic supper. Next meeting will be
at the home of Nels Linquist.—
By Marsha Slattery, news re
porter.
Sunday School Picnic—
About 70 persons attended the
Assembly of God picnic held Sun
day at the picnic grounds at the
C. E. Worth home.
THRU JULY 19
POST TIME
3:00 Weekdays
2 30 Saturdays
Oaily Double
1st & 2nd
Races
8 Races Weekdays
8 Races Saturdays
Sponsored bn Madison County
Af natural SootU
This is it view of the wreckage of the Butterfield car following Friday's collision with an oil
delivery truck.—The Frontier Photo.
The Kasper Harleys anil descendants . . . Sun lav reunion held in O’Neill park-—The Frontier Photo
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Altar Society Tonight—
St. Catherine’s guild of St.
Patrick’s Altar society will hold
its first meeting under new of
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ficers tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’-1
clock in St. Mary’s gym. Mrs.
Bernard Schmitz is chairman. Mrs
Richard McLain is co-chairman.
Orchard Man, 86,
Seriously Injured
Butterfield Taken
to Hospital
ORCHARD Frank E. Butter
field, 86, was seriously injured a
bout 4:15 p m., Friday, July 11,
when his northbound car collided
at a county road intersection with
an eastbound oil delivery truck
driven by Willis W. Rockey, 35, of
Ewing.
Rockey was unhurt although
shaken.
Butterfield was treated by Dr.
D. L. Fletcher and was removed
by ambulance to Our Lady of
Lourdes hospital at Norfolk. He
suffered a fractured right arm
head concussion, chest and spinal
injuries.
Butterfied was placed in an
oxygen tent and relatives were
summoned.
State Highway Patrolman Eu
gene Hastreiter, who investigated,
said Butterfield was traveling
alone in a 1950 car, which was
totally damaged. Rockey was
coming from the west, travelling
eastward. The accident took
place at the junction of the Creigh
ton road
Hastreiter said visibility was
bad at the corner because of a
field of sw'eetclover. Eastbound
traffic, he said, approached the in
tersection coming out of a draw.
Rockey told Hastreiter the front
of the delivery truck was damag
ed.
Hospital * attendants Wednesday
were still uncertain as to whether
there were any internal injuries.
Mr. Butterfield is gaining in
strength.
Mr. Butterfield's children in
clude Edwin Butterfield, Mrs.
Fred Spar, Mrs. Ottie Mettips
and Mrs. Ernie Boelter, all of
Orchard; Mrs. William Berner
and Mrs. Fred Smith of Norfolk;
Floyd Butterfield of Atkinson;
Mrs. Walter Phillips of Lincoln;
Mrs. Floyd Hildreth of Verdigre.
Coday Will Head
Chambers Legion
CHAMBERS -American Legion
post No 320 met Friday evening,
July 11, at the Legion Hall. The
following officers were elected for
the coming year.
Commander—Ed Coday; vice
commander—Bruce Grimes; ad
jutant- Donald Green; finance of
ficer—T. E. Newhouse; service of
ficer—Stanley Lambert.
CHAMBERS—Mrs. I^etha Cooke
left Monday, July 14, for Bron
son, Mo . to vist her son and
daughter-in-law, Rev. and Mrs.
Ralph Cooke, and family. Mrs.
Cooke accompanied her nephew,
Vernon Smith, who was making
a trip into the area for a load of
posts.
>fr. Butterfield . . . seriously
hurt in accident.
Tests for School
Beginners Set
"If you have a child whose fifth
birthday anniversary comes after
October 15 and before January 1
and you wish to have him take the
test approved by the state lioard
of education for entrance into
kindergarten next year, make ar
rangements for such tests with
the county superintendent soon."
This is the advice from Miss
Alice French, Holt county super
intendent of public instruction.
Testing will be done August 14
and 15, but arrangements must be
made now.
The examination will be ad
ministered by Doctor Clifton of
the University of Nebraska, who
has been certified by the state
department. The requirements
will continue to be a mental,
physical, emotional and social
age of at least five years six
months which will make it dif
ficult for a child to pass. A fee of
$5 plus a share of examiner’s ex
penses will be charged.
No tests are given to five-year
old children to determine eligibil
ity for entrance into the first
grade.
E E Bankerslifeman — I
Ernie Brinkman
IN ATKINSON
Atiout a low
cost EXE
CUTIVE
SPECIAL in
surance plan.
——COMPANY |
ota MoiM«a. iowa
Optometrists Meet
in O’Neill Today
The Northern Nebraska Opto
metric society will hold its an
naul golf tournament and steak
fry- at the Country club here to
day Thursday).
There will be about 35 opto
metrists and their wives present
The NNOS covers a large area of
Nebraska. Valentine is the west
south boundary. The state line on
ooundary and Columbus is on the
the north and east, form the
other IxHindaries.
The men’s golf tournament will
begin at 2 p.m. It will be 14 holes
of medal play. Dr. 11. D Gilder
sleeve of O’Neill is defending
champion.
The women’s golf tournament
will be nine holes of medal play.
Mrs. Roger Dietz of Hartinglon is
the defending champion. There
will l>c bridge for the ladies.
Outdoor steak fry will be at
7 p.m., followed by dancing. Mrs.
Gildersleeve is in charge of ar
rangements and will be assisted
by Mr. and Mrs. John Watson and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt.
Rev. Karl Kucera drove Very’
Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan to Sioux
City Friday. Father O’Sullivan is
on a month's vacation. He expects
to spend some of the time with
relatives in Chicago, 111.___
FEDERAL LAND BANK
Loan Rato
REDUCED
All Land Bank loans now out
standing at S percent also vill
be reduced to 41/a% effective
with the July 1 installment
payment.
We are proud to be able to nelp
farmers cut interest costs at •
time when other farm expense*
are at an all-time high.
Now is the time to use a Land
Bank loan to improve the effi
ciency of your farming Oj.«sra
| tion.
Sea us for a Federal Land Bank
Loan on Your Land
Your cooperative . . .
Elk horn Valley
National Farm Loan
Association
LYLE DIKKKH, Sec.
O’NEILL
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