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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1959)
i lynch News 16 Women Attend Alter Society Meet By Mrs. Albert Kalkownki The Assumption B.V.M. Altar Society met at the home of Mrs. Edward lleisor March 5. Mrs. Frank Cranford and Mrs. Earl . Rosicky were eo-hostesses. Sixteen ladies were present. Plans were made to serve the Lynch high school Alumni Ban quet to lie held at the Lynch Ball Room June 27. Rural life chairman Mrs. Charles Courtney,gav e a talk on St. Isadore and the ladies re cited the prayer "To the Lady of the Fields. The president reported that the deanery meeting will Ik? held in May in O’Neill. Mrs. Eldon Nolan and Debbie, Mrs Jack Tarr, Cindy and Jackie, Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, Mrs. Ro bert Courtney and Mrs. Clarence Kolund were O’Neill visitors, March 4th. Mrs. Martin Jehorek, sr. and son visited Martin at the Lady of Lourdes hospital in Norfolk March 5th. Mrs. Martin Jehorek, jr. stop ped to visit her parents at Niobra ra while the others were in Nor folk. Mr.a nd Mrs. Clarence Kolund and family were Sunday supper guests at the Robert Courtney home. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Stewart were O'Neill visitors March 5th. They also visited Mrs. Bernard Allen while there. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer spent March 3rd evening at the Bill Stauffer home. .Mr*. Paul Warlike of Butte, Mr*. Dale Audi** of Anoka and j Mr*. Beryl Moody were March 3rd O’Neill visitor*. Marcelyn Moody and Mary Ann Audi** i stayed with tlieir grandmother during their mother* absence. Harold Gene Micanok sjient March 1st with Loren Mulhair. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Havranek were Sunday B p.m. dinner guests at the Dayton Sieler home. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Birmeier, 1 Frank Matejcek, Mr. and Mrs. August Kalkowski and Mrs. I-co Kalkowski attended the lee Ca pades Sunday in Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cranford and daughters of Spencer spent Friday evening at the parental Frank Cronford home assisting Mrs. Cranford in celebrating her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Picker ing, Mrs. Eliza Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Pinkerman spent Mareli 2nd evening at the John Hurd home. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Samuelson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Havranek and family were March 1st dinner guests at the Bill Havranek home. Mrs. Irene Moody and children of Niobrara and Mrs. Kenneth Fish and chil dren called in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knapp of Norfolk spent Sunday evening at the Harold Micanek home. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon DeKay, Mr. and Mrs. Don Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Junior Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Havranek, Mr. and Mrs. August Kalkowski, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kalkowski and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Sieler enjoyed pro gressive pitch at the Dayton Sieler home March 1st Junior Wilson anil Mr*. Leon ard Havranek received high score*, ami Augu*t Kalkowski and Mrs. Don Simpson received low scores. - - .I Mr. and Mrs. John Hurd ac companied Mr. and Mrs. Claude Pickering to O’Neill March 5th. Mrs. Clarence Kolund was a March 4th Spencer visitor Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Christen sen entertained the following at a card party Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs Leslie Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mulhair, Mr. and Mrs Lotte Micanek, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heiser and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heiser. Mr. and Mr*. Tommy Court ney and children -.pent March 3rd evening at the Frank Mul hair home. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Mulhair visited at the Fred IXinkak home in Bonesteel, S.D. February 28th. Mr. and Mrs Ralph Papstein have moved to Tilden where they have employment. Mr. and Mrs Ludvig Placek and sons w'ere Sunday evening vi sitors at Albert Kalkowski’s. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jehorek, jr. of San Diego, Calif, arrived home March 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tarr, Cindy and Jackie spent Sunday afternoon at the Clarence Kolund home. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Micanek called at the Bill Bentz home in Spencer March 4th. Emil Petersen and Frank Ertz were Monday business visitors in Butte. mi * a _ _I ■ . It_ t LI March 5 with Mrs. Vesta Lewis. Monty Pickering spent the Febr uary 28th weekend with Dwight Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer and Mrs and Mrs. Alford Davy and Tim my attended the Ice Capades Sun day in Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weeder were March 4th Butte visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Courtney were Sunday dinner guests at the Clarence Kolund home. Mrs. Edmund Rohde. Mrs. Lloyd Spencer, Mrs. Frank Kalal, Mrs. Harold Micanek, Mrs. Glen Rihan ek, and Mrs. Frank Mulhair at tended the Boyd County Extension Club Council meeting at Butte March 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Rol>ert Courtney and Mr. and Mrs. Edward May were six p.m. dinner guests at the Dwight Micanek home Friday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. May’s wed ding anniversary. Mr. anil Mrs. Rudy Eller and Mike 1‘iklapp were business visitors Monday In Huron, S.D. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Stewart, Mrs. Joseph David and Mrs. Frank Mulhair were Monday Sioux City visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Audiss of Anoka and Mr. and Mrs Beryl Mwxiy spent March 3 evening at the Merle Sieler home. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Davy and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoffman attend ed the funeral of their nephew, John Davy, at Scottsbluff Febru ary 24. John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davy, was a native of Lynch and a graduate of the Lynch schools. He lived in Casper, Wyo. Survivors are his widow, three children, his parents and many other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Farran of Custer, S.D. visited at the Leslie Stewart home this week. Mr. ami Mrs. John Bessert took over the Spelt's Cafe March 1. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoffman plan to take a vacation to Phoe nix, Arlz. to visit their children. Mr. and Mrs. Ludvig Placek and ' sons visited relatives in Wagner, S.D. Mr and Mrs Bill Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer spent Mon day evening at the Lloyd Spencer home. March 1, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Haselhorst, Mr. and Mrs Beryl Moody and family also Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vonasek and daughters of Verde 1 visited at the Edward Streit home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mulhair were hosts at a pinochle card par ty February 27. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heiser. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heiser and Mr. and Mrs. Lone Micanek, Mr*. K<>v Lowry of O’Neill, Mr<*. Glen Holland Mrs. Peter Mulhair visited Friday at the Billy Spencer home. Martin Jehorek, sr. underwent major surgery' at the Lady of Lourdes hospital March 3rd in Nor folk. Mrs. Robert Connelley, the for mer Maxine Jehorek, is a patient in a Lincoln hospital this week. Mrs. Clarence Kolund called March 3rd on Mrs. Frank Weeder. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Brockemaier and Greg spent March 1st at the Dean Brockemaier home west of Butte Dorsey News Alder Boy Improving of Home By Mrs. Harold Osborn The little son of the Tom Alder family has been on the sick list the past few days, but at this writing he seems to be improving. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Derickson and family visited friends at At kinson Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta and Evelyn visited at the Tom Alder home Friday evening. Miss Marly n Graham came from Norfolk Friday evening to spend the weekend with her par ents and grandparents. Mr. Clifford Wells came Friday p.m. for Miss Delores Wells who teaches in District 100 so she could spend the weekend at home. Lee Brady, sr. was a Saturday business caller at the William Farrand and Harold Osborn homes. Miss Sadie Derickson visited at the Arden I.aursen home near Ven us from Fehr. 28 to Mar. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta were Mar. 2 O’Neill shoppers. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Osborn were Mar. 3 dinner guests at the Wilbur Mitchell home. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruzlcka spent Mar. 1 at the home of their son, Frank, and family at Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. William Kalal of Verdigre, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cald well of Omaha visited at the Gor don Barta home Mar. 1. Edward Carson and Gordon Bar ta took Miss Beverly Carson to Norfolk Sunday p.m. so she could take a hus to Lincoln, where she is employed. Mrs. Roger Rosenkrans and Jerry and Delores were business callers Friday p.m. at the Lyle Wells and Harold Osborn homes. Mar. 5 afternoon at the Merle Spangler home a birthday party was held for Miss Sadie Derickson. The afternoon was spent in playing games. The prize winners were Miss Sadie Derickson, Mrs. Albert Derickson and Mrs. Harold Osborn. A very nice gift was presented by the ladies to Miss Sadie Derickson. Lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs. Merle Spangler. After lunch the guests departed, wishing Sadie many more happy birthdays. Rock Falls News By Mrs Floyd Johnson We are informed that a new fami'y is moving into the neigh borhood over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs, Mike Dauer and children of the Page community have ren ted the farm belonging to Mrs Delia Ernst. Gwenda, Trudy and Debbie Schultz walked over to the Floyd Johnson liome Saturday afternoon to take their grandmother a birth day gift and to invite their grand parents to their home in the eve ning to join them in watching an interesting program on their new TV set. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derickson were Friday afternoon callers at the Don Hyne s home. Mr. and Mrs. Blake Benson and Mr. and Mrs. James Curran and Anlell visited Mrs. Delia Ernst Sunday at Amelia. The Currans al so called at the Ralph Reece home. Francis Curran called on his parents Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Cleary and son, Larry were Sunday after noon and supper guests at the Floyd Johnson home. Mrs. Lou Brown, Terry and Cin dy sjx'nt February 25 evening at the John Schultz home. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Derickson were Monday morning callers at the Jolin Schultz home. Mrs. Henry Veqiust attended the P.T.A. meeting from this imme- j diate neighborhood, having had a l special invitation from her grand- ; daughter, Betty Morrow, who par ticipated in the urogram. --I Youngster Receives Injury in Fall at Home By Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser Little Debbie Godel, daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. Veldon Godel, re- j ceived a painful injury to her | mouth when she fell against a van- j ity stool. Mrs. Leo Sukup underwent a : minor operation at a Norfolk hos- \ pital Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Finch were i March 1 dinner guests at the home j of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Pitchier, and family of Norfolk. Februray 28 supper guests at the Ralph Brookhouser home were, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davey, sr. of Bellevure and Leonard Davey, jr. of Plattsmouth. LeLand Caskey of Omaha spent the weekend of March 1 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Caskey . Mr. .and Mrs. Lloyd Butterfield and Mr. and Mrs Gerald Ickler attended the Ice Capades Febru ary 28 at Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davey called at the Peter Mott lime. Mrs. Alta Finch and Mrs. Ethel Waring were Sunday visitor at the J. W. Finch home. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Porter were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Caskey and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser spent March 5 evening at the Emil Bartos home helping Kieth Bartos celebrate his sixth birthday which was on March 4. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser were in Norfolk March 3 and vi sited with their son, Ray, who has employment there. Frank Grosse was brought home TEXTURES! TEXTURES! Beautiful, All-New HARRIS TWEED WALLPAPERS Just Received from the Manufacturer! Choice of 6 lovely, Embossed designs in Delicate, Pastel Colors EVERY R GUARAN PERFECT! * £ x ' DLL NON-STAINING WALLPAPER WITH EVERY ROOM OF WALLPAPER! SCOVIE’S The Family Store Rural Teachers Vote 'For State Council' By Mrs. L. A. Whaley The Nebraska Rural School Boards association held their an nual meeting in Alliance Tuesday. Mrs Fritz Krause of Alliance was elected president for a three year term succeeding Arnold Nor skov of Albion. It was voted to continue member ship in the Nebraska council for education. Valentine was named as the 1960 meeting place the first week in February. This being a legslative year, quite a number of bills were brought up for discussion. IJ1 247 created much interest as it wuis up for hearing in Lincoln the same day as the meeting. Delegates had been sent from the western part of the state to oppose the bill. There were some r>00 present in the east senate cham bers in opposition to the bill, clear ly showing where a good majority stood on this issue. This organi zation felt, as a whole, that the bill, if enacted, w'ould allow the state Ixiard of education, by rules and regulations, tixi much power for any one board. When sifted down, it would lie a final stroke to wipe out local control. A motion was made to send a telegram to the educational committee, then in session, stating that this organ ization is opposed to the passage of IJ1 247 The motion was passed unanimously, and telegram was sent immediately from the floor. LB. 237, would provide one single school district within each county. This was so similar to the old K-12 bill proposed a few years ago, it was unanimously opposed. L.B.567, taking away from state commissioner of education power to decide disputed points of law, subject to change by courts. We favored this bill. L.B.559, extending to Sept. 15, 1960 the time during which certain teachers certificates shall be is sued. Unanimously favored this bill. L.B. 599, changing method of holding school redistricting elec tion. This bill would have each dis trict vote separately rather than as a group. Would safeguard the minority districts being “railroad ed”, unanimously carried. L.B.603, dropping from five to two the number of pupils required for reopening of school in a district that has been contracting for in struction of pupils. Motion carried. It was voted that we ask sena tors Gerdes and Nelson and Dr. Raymond Gilmore, state educa tional board member, to the annual meeting in Valentine next year. This was an active meeting ac complishing a great deal. We felt benefitted by having had the priv ilege, as delegates, to attend. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Whaley. from the Creighton hospital on March 31. John McElhose of Creighton was a caller there that day. Marvin Block wfas out selling fertilizer in the Venus community March 5 Mrs. George Jeffrey entertained the Helj) U Club at her home March 4. Dinner w>as served at noon. Thirteen members were pre sent. The afternoon was spent in do ing needlework for the hostess. The March card party was plan ned and was held Wednesday eve ning. i sion Telt at this late date that I the minimum class of 30 stu dents could only be maintained at 23 towns. These other towns will be added to the program this fall, she said. Towns where classes will Ix'gin this month are: Grand Island, Nelson. Broken Bow, Albion, No ligh, Geneva. Central City, O’Neill, David City, Beatrice, Cambridge, Ashland. 6ill, Burwell. Columbus, Nebraska City, Scottsbluff, York, Gothenburg, Red Cloud, Fullerton, McCook, and Hastings. Begun in 1932, the off-campus program was halted last year by a ruling of the attorney gen eral that the University needed authorization by the Legislature to conduct the courses. — Beatrice Man to CCPD Advertising Post: 2 COLUMBUS Sam R Peppier, 133. Beatrice, has been named ad vertising supervisor for Consumers | Public Power District. Mr. Pap pler, who was sales supervisor of CPPD’s Beatrice District, suc ceeds K. Robert Kilby. Consumers officials also an nounced that Dennis Q Aksamit, 39, has been named superintendent of the Beatrice District under Manager E. M. Schroll. Aksamit, an electrical engineer in the Lin coln office, will take over the du ties of John Mead, 67, who retires March 31 after a 36-year career in the utility field Aksamit, a na tive of Wilbur, Joined CPPD in 1953 after receiving his electrical engineering degree from Univer sity of Nebraska. _ Hartmans Leave O'Neill; To a Ranch Near Paxton A dinner honoring Mr. anil Mrs. George Hartman jr., was held by the Holt county extension office staff recently. Hartman, a former assistant county agent, will resume a part nership with his father on a ranch at Paxton. He also plans to attend a two weeks training school for auction eers at Mason City, Iowa. O'Neill Girl Ends Basic At Alabama Army Post FORT McCLEIXAN, Ala.- Re cruit Vivian D. Ritz, 18, daughter of Mrs. Henry Winkler, O’Neill, completed eight weeks of basic military training Feb. 11 at the Women's Army Corps Center, Fort McClellan, Ala. Recruit Ritz received drill and physical fitness training and in struction in Army history, tradi tions and career fields. She attended St. Mary’s Acad emy. Warranty Deeds WD Mary J. Howard to Stanley Sojka 1-13-59 $1—NE 35-29-9. QCD -Roy F. King to Lake Shore Honey Farms, Inc. 1-19-59 $1—Lot 4 Blk 34—Pioneer Townsite Co 2nd Add—Stuart. YOU DON'T NEED A CLUTCH JUST A LIGHT FINGER TOUCH! ford SELECT-O-SPEED ALL-PURPOSE TRACTORS Hydraulic power does the actual shift* ing, but it's controlled by this handy lever under the steering wheel. Now, for the first time, you can shift on-the-go to any speed you want, any power you need, by a simple touch of your finger! 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WD Jane Robertson Spann to Amie E. Mace Jr and wife 2-13-59 $6000 No. 100 ft. lots 1 & 2 Hlk 1 Fahys Park Add O'Neill WT>—Edward Hutnpal. et al. to Nellie Florence Christiansen 11-10 53 $100 Part of Nondescript l<ot No 54 in SEl4SEL 32-30-14. Emmet School News Epper grade rmuii Tlie Golden Keys club was called to order by the president, Derold Perry. For roll call we answered with a safety rule on the highway. For program we had a grab bag. We had greeting ranis, popper and vanilla for sale. Anita Schaaf is a new pupil in our room. She is the seventh mem her of grade and we now have a total of 21 in our room. Dover room Graydon Bates received an j award tliis week from Miss French for reading 10 books. Barlwra Fox has completed 10 library books this week. Carol Richards and Janet New ton have been sick part of this week. We have a new pupil in our room Handy Schaaf who is in Kin dergarten. Ho started last and we now have 24 in our room. I The 3rd grade has been ; wink ing a mural this week. News Reporter Junior i.t utfc* Inman News By Mrs. Oirrie McMahan Mr. and Mrs. I>can IVI ong and family of Omaha were weekend v isiturs in the home of Mr. l>e Lmg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd DeLong. Ralph Slides spent Sunday in Wakefield visiting in tin' home of Mr. and Mis Sam laxinarvi and girls Mr and Mrs. Jack Hawk and sons have moved from the Lantf property to the Wright ranch near Ewing. Mrs. A1 llamik and family of □ Neill visited in the John Galls gher home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Coventry and Bill were visitors Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hartigan and family in Norfolk Monuments of lasting liesutf from the factory to the eon Runifr.—Emmet Crsbb, O’Neill, made by nkillnl craftsmen of d* J. F. Bloom Oo. . . . monumrak INCOME TAX For assistance in filing your self employment and tax reports, call on — Geo. C. Robertson AGENCY We work for your interest and appreciate your business. 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