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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1959)
Easter Bunnies and Baskets Capture Our O'Neill Small Frys' Hearts... Easter Finery This Is the way the John Watson children will look next Sunday. Kuth Ann, 9, Nancy, 7, and Johnny Bob, 4, are as ready as they can be as they get ready1 for the big day. The Frontier Photo. The Bunny Will Be Welcome Easter is just a heck of a lot of fun for the Cousins children. The Easter Bunny will be plenty welcome for Tim, 3, Cindy, 2, and Steven 5. They are the children of M/Sfft- and Mrs. William Cousins of O’Neill. The Frontier Photo. -| Rabbits for Fun Who doesn’t like rabbits, especially around Easier time? These two are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Erwin of O’Neill. Steven is one and a half years old and his sister. Terry Ann, is three. The Frontier Photo. Many Church Going Opportunities for [aster in O'Neill Area Many churches in the O’Neill area will present opportunities for everyone to attend Easter services. Everything from sunrise servi ces to cantatas will be held in this area for one of the most import ant days in the Christian calendar. These include cantatas in Ew ing and Atkinson (see page on and another story on this page) as well as sunrise services in Atkinson and O’Neill. METHODIST (Page) Sunday—Easter Sunrise Service, 5:15 a.m. Morning worship 10:45. METHODIST (Inman) Sunday—Morning worship, 9:30 a.m. FNITED PRESBYTERIAN (Ewing) Sunday—Bihle school, 10 a.m., Infant baptisms, 11 a.m., Drama tic Easter Cantata, ‘‘The Stran ger”, 8 p.m. FIRST METHODIST (Ewing) Friday—Special candlelight com munion service, 8 p.m. Saturday -Choir rehearsal, 7 p. m. Sunday Easter services with baptismal service open to parents who wish to have children baptized. 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45 a.m. FIRST METHODIST (Emmet) Sunday—Morning worship and children's Sunday school, 9:45, fol lowing Easter songs by children. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (Atkinson) Rev. A. 8. Gedwillo, Pastor Thursday (today)—8 p.m., Maun dy Thursday worship and Holy Communion. Announcements are registration. Sunday—9:45 a.m., Sunday school. S. H. Brauer, Supt. 11 a.m. Easter Day divine worship. 4 p.m., 'The Lutheran Hour” on WJAG: CENTER UNION Sunday—Sunday school. 10 a.m. Preaching service, 11 a.m. Young people’s meeting, 7 p.m.; preach ing service following Y. P. meet ing. METHODIST (Chambers) Sunday—Church school, 10 a.m., morning worship, 11 a.m. The Adult Choir is presenting an East ter cantata. “The First Easter” at this service. METHODIST (Amelia) Sunday—Hour of Worship, 9:30 a.m., Church school, 10:30 a.m. The Frontier Easter Feature Page Spring's Here For Certain ... Easter Preparations Made By O'Neill Church Goers A sunrise service and a united Good Friday service are two of the special church events planned by O'Neillites in observance of Holy Week and Easter Sunday, in addition to many other special ser vices during the week. United services will include aUn lon Good Friday Service at the Me thodist church from 3:30 to 5:30 p. m., Friday. Participating are the presbyterian. Assembly of God, Wesleyan Methodist, Center Union and First Methodist, churches. Presbyterian and Methodist youth will join together Easter Sunday at 6 a-m. for a Sunrise Service and breakfast at the Presbyterian church. Individual Holy Week and Eas ter services are as follows: St Patricks Holy Thursday: Confessions, 2:30-5:30 p.m.; evening service, 8 p.m. Good Friday: Confessions, 1-3 8.m.; Services, 3:30 p.m.; Sta ons of the Cross, 7:30 p.m.; con fessions following evening devo tions. Saturday: Confessions, 3-6 p.m.; evening service, 8 p.m.—Blessing of Pascal candle, Blessing of Bap tismal Holy Water, High Mass. (No confessions heard after 6 p.m. Easter Sunday: High Mass, 7:30 a.m.: Masses at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Assembly of God Good Friday: Union service at Methodist church, 3 30-5:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: Special Easter service, 11 am. Christ Lutheran Good Friday: Holy Communion, 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday. Service at 9 a.m. with Easter Music by youth choir Wesleyan Methodist Easter Sunday: Church school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m.; Youth servioe and. children's service, . h* s * 7:30 p.m.; evening service, 8 p.m. Church of Christ Easter Sunday: Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Morning worship, 11 a.m. First Methodist Thursday: Holy Communion, 8 p.m. Friday: Union Good Friday ser vice, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: Youth Sunrise Service, 6 a.m., at Presbyterian Church; Morning Worship at 8 and 11 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Presbyterian Thursday: Maundy Thursday service, 8 p.m. Good Friday: Union Service, Me thodist church. Easter Sunday: Union Youth Sunrise service and breakfast, 6 a.m.; Worship, 8 and 11 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:45. "He has risen, He is not here ..." College Students Home For the Easter Holidays' While small fry wait patiently j for Easter Sunday to arrive, ano ther group of young people are al ready enjoying the weekend. Here is a round-up of the local collcg students home for the Eas ter weekend. Sharon Nelson, freshman student at Gustavus Adolphus at St. Peter, Minnesota, arrived at her parent’s home Wednesday for the Easter vacation. Nyla Jasikowiak and Bonnie Burival are here from St. Mary’s College, Xavier, Kansas, Students from Wayne State Teachers College home for a ten day spring vacation include: Jeannie McElhaney. Karen Bridge, Mary Febrow, Ivan Kaiser and Betty Fetrow. Coming home Thursday from Wesleyan University in Lincoln, will be Miss Carolyn Lindberg. Here from Kansas State Univer sity, Manhattan, is Jim Johnson. Three students from Omaha at the C. J. Gatz home will be en joying a vacation from their stu dies. They are Jack, freshman at Creighton and Mary Elizabeth, junior at St. Mary's College. Also at her parents home from St. Mary’s is Miss Mary Lou Uhl. Jane Peterson and Betty Schultz, both students at Hastings College, will not be home tor the Easter weekend. They are on tour with the Hastings College band and choir. Tom Head. Junior at Creighton University, Omaha and Mary Lou Head, at St. Catherine’s Hospital will be at their parents home this weekend. These students are home for a week’s vacation from their classes at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Wayne Reynoldson, Mat thew Beha, Michael Liddy, Gayle Holcomb, Robert Holsclaw, Gordon Fox, Darrel Weingartner, Francis Murray and Gary Waller. There wil be two students at the William Froelich home for the Easter weekend, their son. Jim, from Wichita University, Wichita, Kansas, and Mary from Duchesne, Omaha. Charlotte McVay, senior at Ok lahoma State University, will be at the home of her parents, C. E. McVay. Miss Sharlene Shoemaker will spend the Easter weekend with her mother, Mrs. Leona Shoemaker. Sharlene is a student at Mt. St. Scholastic, Atchison. Kansas. At the Ed Wilson home this week are their daughters Caro lyn, in nurses training at St. Ma ry’s Hospital, Rochester, Minne sota. Kathleen Spitzenberger, junior at Mount Marty College, Yankton, came Wednesday for a week with her parents. Duane Weier, Student at the Ra dio Institute of Engineering in Omaha and Bruce Weier, student at Wayne State Teachers College will be at their parents home this weekend. Mrs. Jim Adamson, a teacher in Omaha, is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Crabb for the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gatz and ba by daughter are here from Omaha at the home of his parents, C. J. Gatz. Spending the week at the Ed Wil son home are their daughter, Ma ry Louise, and James Coughlin. Both are teachers in the Denver schools. HAPPY HOLLOW The Happy Hollow 4-H club met with Jerry, Douglas, and Susan Taylor March 17 Bonnie Welke joined our club. Faye Scheer gave a demonstra tion "Grooming a Calf.” Bright New Bonnets What’s Easter without bright new bonnets anyway, ask Pamela, 5, and Melani, 3. They can’t wait to put those new hats on this Sunday. They are the eldldren of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hornby of O’Neill. The Frontier Photo. Ewing Presbyterians Present Cantata By Mrs. Harold Harris Ewing Presbyterian church goers will be treated to something extra special on Easter Sunday as “The Stranger” a dramatic cantata is presented by the congregation. The cantata will start at 8 p.m. at the church under the direction of Mrs. Keith Biddlecome, assist ed by Miss Ina Bennett and Mrs. G. D. Ryan. Mrs. Wilbur Bennett will play the piano. Characters in the drama cast are: “Joel”, the father, O. D. Ryan; “Joanna”, the mother, Mrs. Ralph Shrader; “Jesse”, the eldest son, age 28, Floyd Butterfield; “Caleb” the second son age 22 Paul Gunter. “Si meon” youngest son, age 12, Clayton Hoke; “Kirab” daughter, age 17 blind from birth, Linda Tuttle; 1st soldier Tom Hutton; 2nd soldier. Walter Miller. Choir members are: Sopranos; Sherry Switzer, Sandra Tellender, Marilyn Johnston, Joan Miller, Judy Spangler, Joan Spangler, Kay Bergstrom, Sharon Mott, Sharon Johnston, Mrs. Floyd Butterfield, Mrs. Archie Johnston, Mrs. Wen dell Switzer, Mrs. Richard Napier, and Mrs. Verle Tuttle. Altos are: Mrs. Tom Hutton, Miss Sandra Shrader, Mrs Wilbur Spangle and Mrs. Wayne Fry. Tenors: Archie Johnston, Ebben Grafft, Douglas Shrader. Bass; Wendell Switzer, Leo Mil ler, Wayne Fry and Walter Miller. Opening numbers of tbe cantata am “Were You TTiere” by the choir; “Remember Calvary”, la dies octette, Mesdames, Keith Biddlecome, Richard Napier, Thorn ax Hutton. Wilbur Spangler, Wayne Fry, Wendell Switzer and Miss Sandra Shrader, "Let The Savior In” by choir and Junior Girls Chorus. The three act drama will feature the following songs: act I ‘‘Lead Me To Calvary.” Men’s quartet and ’•Calvary,” Alto solo, Mrs. Hutton with Mrs. Wilbur Spangler accom panist; Act n, “God So Loved the World” by choir; "He Lives” bass solo. Leo Miner ana cnoir. aci lu, "The Holy City” solos G.D. Ryan, accompanist Mrs. Spangler; "King All Glorious” solo, Douglas Shra der and choir. Eddie Shretder will be in charge of the lights. ~*r % ""W .... mm in i ■' » & »■■-* ■***»•««**» Easter Cantata The Ewing Presbyterian congregation have started a great deal of interest in their Easter cantata. The above of manfcolorful ones that will be seen Easter Sunday night. See story. The Frontier Photo.
