Ewing and Page
Lodges Merged
PAGE- The Koyai Neighbors of
America Daisy camp 374 of Ew
ing consolidated with Golden Rod
camp 4187 at Page, adding 51
members to the Page camp.
Karen Kay Kelly's name was
balloted on at the last meeting
and she was given the obligation of
membership by Mrs. Cordes Walk
er and Mrs. Herbert Steinberg.
At the Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 3. meeting in the I OOF
hall Mrs Lloyd Fusselman and
Mrs. Hester E dm is ten were hos
tesses. A vote of thanks was ex
tended to those who worked on
the RNA float for the community
day parade. Mrs Cordes Walker
and Mrs. Robert Gray will lx*
the September 17 hostesses.
Other Page News
Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French,
jr., went to Lincoln Wednesday,
September 3. to attend the state
fair. Stephanie and Juliann were
guests of their grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Merwyn French, sr.
Miss Marie Heiss of Hastings
came to Page Thursday because of
the illness of Mrs Louise Heiss.
She returned Sunday. She is lib
rarian in the high school there.
McEverette Secrist of Great
Bend, Kans., and his mother, Mrs.
Ada Secrist of Ewing, were Thurs
day callers in the N. D. Ickes
home.
Miss Maude Martin entertained
a t dinner Thursday evening.
Guests were Mesdames Icie Sny
der. Hester Edmisten and Lee
Taylor.
Mrs. L. F. Knudsen was hos
tess to the members of the HOA
Accounting
AND BOOKKEEPING
(SERVICES
Morgan Ward
ACCOUNTANT
(Golden Bldg. — Phone 414
O’Neill, Nebr.
club Tuesday, September 2, for a
social afternoon of fancywork and
visiting. Ail were present except
one member, Mrs. Homer Ruther
ford. During the business meet
ing the members agreed to give
the Tony Mudloff family a cash
gift so that they might make their
own purchase of a gift.
Mr. and Mrs Merwyn French,
sr., went to Lincoln Friday. On
Saturday they were accompanied
to Meadville. Mo., by his brother
in-law and sister, Mr, and Mrs.
Merle Brouse, where they were
guests of Mr, and Mrs. Elgin
Botts, cousins of Mrs Brouse and
Mr. French. Sunday they joined a
group of 75 descendants of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brob
st for a family reunion at the
: Chilicothe, Mo., park. The Fren
ches attended the fair at Lin
coln Tuesday, September 2, and
; returned to Page Wednesday, Sep
11ember 3.
Harry Harper accompanied his
: brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and
Mrs Muriue Tipton, to Waverly
Monday. He attended the state fair
at Lincoln and visited his son,
: Gordon, and family at Omaha and
I returned to Page Thursday night
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Tillotson of
j Wick, la., and Mrs. Albert Moline
of Lies Moines, la , were Tuesday
visitors of Mrs. F. G. Albright at
the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arnott
Buxton at O’Neill. The Iowans
were enroute from a vacation tour
of the Black Hills to their homes
Mr. and Mrs Bert Finley re
turned from Bronson, la., Wed
j nesday, September 3, where they
vis ted their son, Jim Finley and
other relatives over the labor dav
weekend.
Mrs. Ethel Waring entertained
t he mem tiers of the GGG&G club
I Friday afternoon. At cards Mrs.
Anton Nissen hold the high score
Mrs. Frieda Asher was the low
score prize winner and Mrs. Clar
onece Stevens received the trav
eling award.
Mr and Mrs. Merlin Kenny of
Carroll visited their uncle 'and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Park
and other relatives while enroute
; home from the Black Hills.
Mrs. Howard Brummett and
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Introducing
JOSEPH McELLIGOTT
Now Representing
NEBRASKA
Blue GnaSi.,- Blue Shield*
IN THIS AREA
j For Service or Information !
Write
JOSEPH MeELLIGOTT
103 EAST CLAY PHONE 549-W
O'Neill, Nebraska
daughters, Rhonda and Randy,
of Fairbanks, Alaska arrived at
Page last week to visit her par
ents, Mr and Mrs. H. S- Holli
day.
Mr. and Mrs. H O. Hill of San
Jose, Calif, have retumaii to
Nebraska to make their home
They will reside on the farm for
merly owned by Ben Rundell ac
ross the line in Antelope County.
Mrs. Hill is the former Miss
Sherry Stewart of Page
Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen vaca
tioned through the Black Hills,
Yellowstone Park and visited re
latives in Denver and Sidney.
Larry Parks departed Thurs
j day, August 28, for Milton vale,
I Kans., where he will attend col
| lege.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Stauffer
departed for Iowa Thursday, Au
gust 28, to visit Mr, and Mrs
Guy Coulter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Farnsworth
arrived Friday, August 29, at the
E H. Farnsworth home enroute
from New York City where they
had been visitors of their daugh
ter, Mrs. E. E, Casey. They also
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary while there. Mrs.
Pete Preston, of Los Vegas, dau
j ghter of Mrs. Farnsworth, flew
j to New York City for the event
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wilson
and three daughters of New
castle. Wyo.. were overnight
guests in the Harold Heiss home.
They were enroute home from
Omaha where they had visited
his relatives. Mrs. Wilson is the
former Loretta Bergstrom
McElligott Joins
Nebraska Blue Cr6ss
Joseph McElligott has l>een ap
n o 1 n t e d distnrt rpnrespntativ»
lor Nebraska Blue Cross-Blue
Shield in this area with headquart
ers in O’Neill.
The O'Neill area includes An
; telope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd,
Brown, Garfield, Holt, Keya Pana,
Knox, Loup, Rock and Wheeler
counties.
Several new sales and service
districts have been created
throughout the state. This was
accomplished by consolidating
and realigning previous districts,
j The O'Neill area is one of the
; new districts established by this
consolidation, and will permit
I Mr. McElligott “to give better and
m o r e personalized service to
Blue Cross-Blue Shield groups
j and members in this area,” ac
cording to officers of the organ
ization.
In 1957 Nebraska Blue Cross
paid $3,694,960, of 86.5% of total
j income for hospital services ren
dered its members. Nebraska Blue
Shield paid $2,328,509, or 85.94 per
cent of total income for medical
surgical services rendered its
members.
Seven thousand and three mem
bers of Nebraska Blue Cross-Blue
Shield reside in the area serviced
| by the O'Neilll district.
• -
Miss Rotherham Is
Outstanding Nurse
EWING Outstanding graduate
of the class of 1958 of St. Eliza
! beth’s school of nursing at Lincoln,
selected by the faculty, was Miss
Helen Rotherham. daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs. James Rotherham
j of Ewing.
She was selected on the basis
I of scholastic and nursing ability,
| professional attitude and physical
and mental health.
Miss Rotherham has taken part
| in all school activities, was a
member of the student council,
has represented the school at the
Chicago National Convention and
has been a class officer.
Graduation exercises for the
class of 1958 were held Thursday
evening, August 28, at the Pius
X high school auditorium, in Lin
coln. Miss Rotherham gave the
valedictorian address. Her theme,
“Ideal Nurse".
A reception was held at the
school of nursing following the
program
In attendance from Ewing for
the graduation and recention were
j the parents of Miss Rotherham,
Mr. and Mrs. James Rotherham,
and daughters, Beverly, Kay and
Myra.
Hnal Chapters Are
Used in Study
CHAMBERS — The Women’s
■ Society of Christian Service met
\ Thursday, August 28, with 17
members present.
Mrs. James Grimes conducted
the worship and Mrs. John Wint
; crmote, Mrs. E. H. Medcalf and
| Mrs. Lloyd Gleed presented the
last 3 chapters of the study book,
“The Kingdom beyond Caste ”,
Mrs T. E. Newhouse, president,
conducted the business session.
Mrs. Raymond Shoemaker re
ported on the bundle of clothing
sent to St. Louis, Mo., for over
seas relief. The president infor
med the group of the place and
date of the fall seminar. At the
close hostess Mrs. Genevieve Boll
and Mrs. Joe Daas served lunch.
Guests of Kin Here —
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pick of
Galesburg, 111., were Wednesday,
August 28, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Haveranek. They also
visited his mother, Mrs. Blanche
Pick, at the Harold Vrooman
ranch near Atkinson.
. SEE Bankerslifeman — I
Ernie Brinkman
IN ATKINSON
About buying
a FORTUNE
on the
rnstallment
Plan!
HANKERS ^"'COMPANY
DIB MOINIB IOWA
Eat A Good Breakfast-Have A Better Day
Nutritionists agree the most important meal of the day is break
fast It is the meal that starts you off on the right swing of activity
to keep you going all day. Piping-hot biscuits are wonderful with
other breakfast foods, especially when spread with this Imperial
Crumble - Crisp Hacon apreaa. j
But then Imperial by itself is a
real treat with its real natural
taste and flavor-really a tribute
to gracious living. Try all these
variations on your morning
wake-up breads.
APRICOT SPREAD
1 bar Imperial margarine
1V'4 cups uncooked dried apricots
(Vi eleven-ol. pkg.)
Va cup sugar
Let margarine soften in mixing
bowl, then cream well with mix
ing spoon. Cook apricots as label
directs; drain and cool, then
mash until smooth. Add sugar
and stir until sugar is dissolved.
'Add apricot mixture gradually
to margarine, blending thorough
ly after each addition. Store in
covered container in refrigera
tor, Yield: about 1 Vi cups.
PECAN SPREAD
1 bar Imperial margarine
Vi cup brown sugar, packed
Va cup chopped pecans
Let margarine soften in mixing
bowl, then cream well with mix
ing spoon. Add brown sugar and
blend thoroughly; add pecans
and mix. Yield: about 1 cup.
CRUMBLE CRISP BACON SPREAD
1 bar imperial margarine
Vi lb. bacon
Let margarine soften in mixing
bowl, then cream well with mix
ing spoon. Fry bacon until crisp.
Drain on paper towels. Crumble
bacon and add to margarine,
blending thoroughly. Yield:
about % cup. An excellent
spread on piping-hot corn muf
fins or corn bread.
3 Holt Entries in
Sioux City Contest
Ranchers,I r r i g a t i o n
Farmer Cited
Two ranchers and one irriga
ion farmer were chosen to repre
sent the Holt Soil and Water Con
servation district in the Sioux
City permanent agriculture pro
gram. This contest is sponsored
jointly hy the Sioux City Journal
and Chamber of Commerce.
Holt winners will compete in
area competition. This judging
will he done sometime in Sep
tember. The local district board
has picked its county winners
from cooperators who have not
previously represented the dis
trict in previous contests.
The local winners are Claude
and Gene Lierman of Amelia, E.
O. Slaymaker and Elmer Vogel
of Stuart and Frank Murphy of
Stuart.
The L i e r m a n s have done
a great deal of work such as tree
planting, wildlife area improve
ment, blowout control, deferred
grazing and proper use of their
ranges. Elmer Vogel has all of
his cropland seeded to grass or
grass and legumes, has rested
some of his pastures and is pro
perly stocking his ranges. He has
also cooperated with the Exen- J
sion Service in production testing
and as a result of culling and ]
plenty of grass has been doing a '
lot in increasing his calf weight.
Last year over 20% of his calves
weighed over 500 pounds at weigh
ing time. Some of these calves were
crvU o fnnrlor ir» Tnurn who hflQ
kept a record of gains on them in
the feed lot and they may be sold
I to a packer where dressing per
centages can be recorded
for each calf. They have also
purchased several bulls from
Fort Robinson that have produc
tion records available.
Frank Murphy is doing a very
good job in irrigation and has
developed a good corn - alfalfa
rotation. He raises a number of
hogs and feeds them on irrigated
pasture.
The following composed the
committee of judges: Clarence
Ernst, Paul Krugman and Elmer
Juracek of O’Neill. M. G. French,
| sr., and Harry Harper of Page
and Walter Fick of Inman.
The board of supervisors wish
• to congratulate each of these
! cooperator for a conservation
job well done.
The Sioux City Chamber of
Commerce and Journal sponsor
a recognition day and banquet
for all participants in north east
ern Nebraska, south eastern South
Dakota, south western Minnesota
and north western Iowa which
will be held at the Sioux City
auditorium in early November.
Regional Deaths
Mrs. Arnold Van Ert
Mrs. Arnold (Birdiel Van Ert
of Albany, Ore., was buried at Til
den Friday. August 29. She died
on Monday, August 25. She was
the former Birdie Behler of Brain
erd, Nebr.
A rosary was said last Thursday
at the mortuary at Tilden.
Her husband and a son, Alfred.
11, preceded her in death.
Survivors include: Sons—Eldon
and Clarence of Inglewood, Calif.;
daughters—Mrs. Marvin Conrad
and Mrs. Kenneth Forslund of Al
bany, Ore.
They and Mr. Conrad and Mr
Forslund attended the Ixirial ser
vices. Also attending was Mrs.
John Underwood, of O'Neill, a sis
ter-in-law.
Heirloom Clock
Feature of 5 0th
Wedding Affair
ORCHARD Mr. and Mrs. Wil
bur Mahood, who observed their
25th wedding anniversary, w'erc
honored at an open house
observance Sunday, August 31.
betw'een 2 and 4 and between 7
and 9 that evening. Their daugh
ter, Mrs. Elmond Holbrook, was
in charge of the arrangements.
Wilbur Mahood and Sarah Mil
burn Mumberson, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mum
berson of Orchard, were married
August 24, 1933 at the Methodist
church parsonage at Columbus.
Mrs. Mahood was a school
teacher for 25 years and also was
a music teacher.
Mr. Mahood is a retired Ford
dealer since 1944.
The affair was held at the Ma
hood home. Mrs. Cal Mahood
and Mrs. William Frey poured.
Mrs. Gordon Drayton and Mrs. Ber
nice Whitmer presided at the
punch bowl, Mrs. Elmond Hol
brook and Mrs. Harvey Holbrook,
sr., served the wedding cake, a
four tier cake which they also
baked and decorated for the oc
casion.
Others assisting with the ser
ving and in the kitchen were Mos
dames Dale Napier, Homer Bar
ton, Elmer Bergstrom, Wayne
Frey, Richard Napier, Ted Mev
er, rrancis liottman and Mrs.
Hannah Johnson.
Mrs. Henry Drayton was recep
tionist, Linda Kay Holbrook
was in charge of the guest book
and Sheryl Holbrook assisted
with the gifts.
Bouquets of seasonable flowers
graced the mantel, serving table
and gift table, gifts of Mrs. Henry
Drayton, Mrs. D. L. Fletcher and
Mrs. William Frey.
An item of considerable in
terest to the guests was a clock,
over three hundred years old, re
cently acquix’ed through inherit
ence by Mrs. Mahood from Eng
land. It is known as the “Mil
burn” clock, an item of value in
the Milburn family of England,
by which Milburn Mahood be
came the next-in-line through
her father, Thomas Mumbei'son,
whose mother was a Milburn.
The clock is of the grandfather
styling and is in the process of
being refinished. It is, for all of
its many years of service, a de
pendable timepiece.
Marvin Damen, serving in the
armed forces in England, was
responsible for its safe arrival in
Orchai’d to continue its time-tell
ing for a far-distant branch of !
the Milburns.
CHAMBERS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tibbets of
House, New Mexico, arrived re
cently to visit a few days with
relatives in O'Neill and Oakdale
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grimes
and family have moved to Mil
ford to make their home. Mr.
Grimes and his son, Gleason, are
enrolling in the state trade school.
Phone us your news—51!
DANCE
SUMMERLAND
BALLROOM
—EWING—
Saturday, Sept. 13
MUSIC BY:
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Orchestra
ADMISSION: 75c
Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brinkman
and daughter ol Eureka, Calif ,
recently visited at die home at
her sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Burge and fam
ily. They also visited Mrs. Hugh
Carr and family in O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Clemens
and family of Littleton, Colo.,
recently visited his parents. Mr.
und Mrs. Levi Clemens at Amel
ia and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Jungman near
Atkinson.
Mrs. Gladys Moore and Nor
man Bolinger of Springfield, 111 ,
recently visited at the home of her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Art Lxolittle. She also visit
ed her father, Fat Kennedy and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stoecker and
daughter, Sherry, of Franklin
were recent visitors of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stoecker. |
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burge and
family went to Omaha Monday, ;
September 1, to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dickman
and two children of Sargeant j
visited at the Dunk Petersons j
Sunday, August 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rees and j
family of Denver, Colo., were
Labor Day weekend visitors in
Amelia.
Charles stgman returned nome
from a visit with his son, Cleve,
and family at Springdale, Minn.
He accompanied his daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Saw
vel and boys of Morrill to Spring
dale.
Cal Thompson and a friend of
Naper. Nebr., arrived in Amelia
Saturday, August .10. They came
in a horse-drawn covered wagon
and parked west of the postoffice.
Mr. Thompson paints pictures and
was kept busy painting for
Amelia folk.
li ndbeih; memorial
(Creighton)
Admitted: James Swoboda of
Verdigre. Mrs. Raymond DeMuth
of Creighton. Richard Volquard
sen Bloomfield, Fred Racely of
Creighton, Mrs. Effie Wintz of
Creighton, Mrs. Donald Doerr of
Creighton, Fred Largen, sr., of
Creighton, Wayne McPherson of
Lincoln, Frank Carder of Creigh
ton, Herman Kruse, jr., of Creigh
ton, Mrs. Lillie Stein of Bloom
field.
Dismissed: Roger Dale Wam
berg of Niobrara, Mrs. Warren
Witt and daughter of Creighton.
; Richard Volquardsen of Rloom
field, Lyle Jensen of Winnetoon.
Wayne McPhersen of Lincoln
(transferred to hospital in Lin
coln), Mrs. Raymond DeMuth and
daughter of Creighton, Mrs. Effic
j Wintz of Creighton, Harold Nel
I son of Creighton, Mrs. Donald
Doerr and son of Creighton.
Visits Daughter —
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moses vis
ited recently in Imperial with
their daughter, Mrs. A. F. Ev
ans, and family. They attended
the wedding of their granddaugh
ter, Bonnie Elizabeth Evans, w*1
was married Sunday, August 31,
to Jack Hoskins in a 4 o’clock
rite at the Methodist church in
Imperial.
Ewing News
Thomas G. Hutton, coach lor
the Ewing public school this
year, comes from Preston. He re
ceived his bachelor of arts de
gree from the Wayne State
Teachers college and has' had
nine years of coaching experien
ce. Mr. Hutton, w hose parents are
Mr. and Mrs. T D. Hutton of In
man, is not a stranger to the Ew
ing community. Mrs Hutton is
a former O'Neill resident. They
have four children, Kay age 12,
Tommy 9, and twin boys, Mark
and Bruce, who are three years
old.
Recent weekend guests at the
home of Mr and Mrs. Albert liai -
son were their daughter and son
in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Starr, and daughter of West Point.
They also visited his mother at
Chambers.
Pfc. David Wright of the U S.
marines, who has lieen on a 30
day leave, returned to California
Friday, September 5. Private
Wright will be stationed at Camp
Pendleton. His uncle and aunt
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Thorton
and family of Duart, Calif, ac
companied him to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Neider
heide and family of Cedar Spr
ings. Mich., were recent visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo
rge Jefferies.
t’NITED ri{ESBYTERLAN
(Ewing)
William II. Ross, minister
Saturday, September 13: Bible
school picnic at noon. Junior and
senior choir practice.
Sunday, September 14: Bible
school, 10 a.m ; sermon, “Seek
Good, not Evil”, 11 a.m.; youth
fellowship, 7 p.m., Mr. and Mrs.
Butterfield, sponsors; junior miss
ionary meeting, 7 p.m., Mrs. Ross,
sponsor; singspiration, 8 p.m,;
sermon, “Science in The Bible”.
Wednesday. September 1 7 :
Prayer and Bible study (Rom. 3).
8:30 p.m., William II. Ross, lead
er.
Thursday, September 18: Wom
en’s missionary society with Mrs.
Wendell Switzer, 2 p.m.
Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs
W. W. McIntosh were Mr. and
Mrs. Bristol of Burwell.
O'NEILL lXX'ALS
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Riley
of Omaha arrived last Thursday
to visit her mother, Mrs. H. J
Birmingham, for the weekend.
Mr and Mrs. John Grabowski
of Neligh brought Mrs. John Un
derwod homo Friday, August 29.
after they had attended funeral
services for Mrs. Birdie Van Krt
of Albany, Ore.
Neil B. Ryan drove his daugh
ter, Miss Jude, to Denver, Colo.,
Saturday. She will enter Mary*
crest and study at Regis college
Mr. and Mrs. C. J Gatz left
Sunday to take their daughter,
Miss Mary Elizabeth, to the Col
lege of St. Mary at Omaha where
she will be a junior.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Baker re
turned Saturday from a few days
stay in Omaha.
SCHOOL
BUILDINGS
— AT —
Public Auction
Saturday. Sept. 13
SALE STARTS AT 2 P.M.
ON PREMISES located one
half mile south of St. John’s
Church.
• 28 v 32 SCHOOL HOUSE
• Hi \ 28 BARN
• PUMP AM) WELL
• TWO TOILETS
• ALSO one School House Id
\ 22 located 3 Vi miles
west of St. John's Church
will he sold following the
sale of the above mention
ed buildings.
DISTRICT 46
(Holt Co.)
CLINT HOPKINS. Auctioneer
Phone 433 — Nellgli
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STUART, NEBRASKA
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th
— 2:30 P.M. —
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THREE HEAT RACES CONSOLATION RACE
FEATURE RACE TAG RACE
Plus POWDER PUFF DERBY, NOVELTY RACE or
TROPHY DASH
Any car competing in at least one race is guaranteed $5 00
show money. Proceeds to be used for improvement of the Stuart
Community Park.
Stock car track has been reconditioned!
Admission—Adults, $1.00; Ages 12-10, 50c;
Children under 12, FREE
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