Ewing News
Former Graduates
To Meet for Banquet
By Mrs. Harold Harris
The alumni banquet will be held
at the gymnasium of the Ewing
public school May 26, at 6:30 p m.
Mrs Keith Biddlecome is the pro
gram chairman. Other officeis are
Mrs. Wilbur Bennet. president;
Mrs. Ivan W'right, secretary-treas
urer.
On the ticket committee are
Mrs. Lorraine Wright, Mrs. R. H.
Shain, Mrs. Wendell Switzer, Mrs.
Alfred Napier, the Misses Vina
Wood and Irene Kaczor, Gerald
Ruroede, all of Ewing, Mrs. Flora
Young of Orchard, Miss Donna
Mlnarik of Neligh and Mrs. May
nard Morrow of O'Neill.
Saturday, May 23 is the deadline
for the purchase of tickets.
The rural school track meet post
poned from May 9, was held May
16 with 170 youngsters accompan
ied by teachers and parents, in at
tendance. The event taking place
at the football field, began at 1:00
p.m. with a long list of entries,
continued until about 5:00 pm.
Coach Tom Hutton was in charge
assisted by Floyd Butterfield, H.
R. Harris, Dick Bm>n -and Waldo
Davis.
District 83, Clearwater was win
ner of the meet with sixty and one
fourth |K)ints. The winners were
led by Jim Pilley, who won seven
of nine uiyts for the seven-eighth
grade boys. He tied for 1st in the
high jump and did not compete in
the pole vault. He scored 37 points.
A trophy was given to the win
ning school and ribbons went to
first three places in all events.
District 65 won second with 54 Vi
• points; District 42, third with 42;
District 32, fourth with 29 5/6;
I District 108 was fifth with 25
points.
The winner of the 1-2-3 grade sec
j t ion was district 12 with 20 Vi
[>oints.
The winner of the 4-5-6 grade sec
tion was district 108 with 25 points.
The winner of the 7-8 grade sec
tion was District 83 with 43 points.
The winners were also treated to
ice cream after the meet.
I The Chamber of Commerce was
pleased wittr the interest show n in
! this first rural track meet and hope
I to make it an annual event.
I Myra I-ee Rotherham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Rotherham.
I received a congratulatory letter
I .mil a ten dollar check on Thurs
day from the Nebraska Dietetics
Association as the award for sec
ond place winner for her essay on
'•‘Dietetics My Future Profes
sion."
This was a state wide contest
o|>en to studen s from the seventh
to the 12th inclusive.
The contest was sponsored by the
Itomeeoming department of the
College of Agriculture at Lincoln
Myra Lee is un eighth grader in
the Ewing public school.
Mrs Aubrey Wood and her sis
ter, Mrs. Clarence Edney of Talla
hassee, Fla,, who is a guest at her
home, went to Norfolk on Monday
where they attended a memorial
service in honor of their mother,
the late Mrs. Louis Tanek, given
by a circle of the Women's Society
of Christian Service of the First
Methodist church of which she had
been president for the past two
years.
Mrs. Edna Lofquest, her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
William Lofquest and family of
Ewing were Sunday dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ruebe
Meyers and family at Neligh.
Mrs. Lillie Meyers of Clearwater
was also a guest.
Mrs. Edna Lofquest, Rev. Mrs.
Bessie Kline and daughter, Ethel
of Ewing and Miss Helen Jacob
sen of Intersession City, Fla., at
tended the Riverside school picnic
on Friday. Mrs. Jeanne Welke Rod
i t'prs is the teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Savidge
and family left Monday to re
! turn to their home at Luverne,
1 Minn. They had been guests of
Ids mother, Mrs. Anna Savidge
since Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Bartak and family were also
guests on Sunday at the home ol
Mrs. Savidge.
The American legion and -auxil
■ i'dry Sanders Post 214 met Thurs
1 day evening at the legion club.
| Plans were made for Memorial
Day services which will !>e held,
beginning at ten o’clock Saturday
morning. May 30 at the -auditorium
of the Ewing public school. A pro
gram will be published next week.
The auxiliary has set May 23rd
as Poppy Day for Ewing and vi
cinity. Members will canvass the
town and be on the streets during
the day. They will also sponsor a
Poppy window in a main street
business place.
Mrs. Lloyd West is Poppy chair
man assisted hy Mrs. Alfred N'a
pier, president.
Lunch was served by Mrs. Earl
Van Ostrand and Mrs. John Hawk.
The Young Matrons pinochle
club was entertained Tuesday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. James
Boies with Mrs. Gail Boies co
hostess.
Prizewinners were Mrs. Elvin
Hamilton, Mrs. Richard Edwards
and Mrs. Arlhur Kropp. Mrs.
George Thayer was -a, guest.
Lunch was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brokaw j
and family of Norfolk were -after-|
noon and evening guests Sunday |
at the home of her sister and hus
band. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cloyd.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Butterfield |
and children attended a reunion of
the Butterfield family held at Bat
tle Creek on Sunday.
Mr. -and Mrs. Lloyd West and
family visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Perlensein at Bone
steel. on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis and
Marie were guests on Sunday -at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wit
twer at Tilden.
Mrs. A. Brown of Lincoln was a
weekend guest at the home of her
parents, Mr and Mrs. Alfred Shil
ousky and family.
Mrs. Ralph Eacker closed her j
school in district 125 on Friday i
with a picnic for flic children.
Guests were the pre-school chil
dren in the district. The birth- |
days of Brenda Kaczor, Linda
and Michael Dorty were cele- j
b rated.
On Mother's Day a family i
picnic was held at the school by
all the patrons and many rela- ,
fives.
R
Carolyn Harley (above), tlaligh
ter of Mr. ami Mrs. Paul Harley
of Ewing, was announced saluta
torian of the 1 It. >9 class of
Wheeler County High School
with a four year scholastic aver
age of 92.7. She was awarded
the Teacher's College Scholar
ship valued at $250.
Carolyn is planning to attend
Wayne Stale Teacher's college
this tall and will take elementary
education.
Races ol various types provid
ed entertainment for the after
noon. Prizes were given the
j winners.
Word has been received of the
! promotion of Pvt. Gene Sisson, to
that of Pvt. lc. Gone is stationed
i in Germany.
"Line and Design in Dress” by
| Helen Rocke, clothing specialist
j was tlie theme of the lesson pre
sented by Mrs. Ella Zeims at the
meeting of the Facts and Fun
home extension club held 'a.t the
home of Mrs. H. R. Harris Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Zeims includ
ed in the demonstration "Analyz
ing Figure Types”, a classfication
of figures as to height and "Com
mon Figure Problems.”
On conclusion of the lesson there
vvus h general discussion on "Mod
ern Decorating Ideas” for inside
and outside the home.
At the business session. Mrs.
J. L. Pruden, president presiding,
lessons wore chosen for the last
six months and the program year
hooks completed.
Eleven members answered to roll j
call.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Harris assisted by her daugh
ter, Bertha.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Walter re
turned to their home in Ewing Tues
| day after being guests at the home
;of their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. j
| Alfred Walter at Clearwater, where :
a family party was held celebrat-;
ing the May birthdays. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. A. T.'
Nelson of Norfolk.
Robert Tams jr and his fiancee, |
I Miss Brenda Morris, both of Om
aha, were weekend guests at the
; home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Tams sr and family.
Mrs. George Latzel was delight-1
fully surprised on Mother’s Day
when her son and ’ >u er-in-law, ;
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Latzel and :
i daughter of Creighton arrived at
her home with a roust beef dinner
and all the trimmings, including a
cake baked and decorated for this
special occasion.
Mrs. Thomas Eaeker anil Mrs.
! James Tinsley were Norfolk vis
I itors on Friday.
Mrs. Andrew Olson left Saturday
| accompanied by relatives, for a
1 two weeks v isit with her daughter
and family in Washington state.
Dinner and evening guests at the
Waldo Davis home on Friday were
I Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Wood and her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Edney of Tal
lashee. Fla.
Ijist Week News
The Ewing United Presbytia uui
Church was well filled Sabbath
morning. May lUvvlun the building
was dedicated as a house of wor
ship.
Dr. George Bane reft of Omaha
the executive officer of the Nebra
ska synod, preached the dedicatory
sermon on the theme “We of The
Church" based upon Christ’s
words, “I will build My Church”
in Matthew 16:18. To make the
message more meaningful, he em
phasized the personal pronouns
through out his address.
The Church was dedicated free
of debt. The eight by twenty-seven
foot addition adds much to the
choir loft and pulpit area. The in
terior decorations being in light
color, beautify the appearance of
the room and make it much ligh
ter. Much of the labor of rebuild
ing after the fire of last winter,
has been donated, as have many
of the furnishings.
The new Baldwin electric organ
is being paid for by private sub
scriptions. The annex (educational
unit) though enclosed is not yet j
complete.
The evening service at the Ew
ing United Presbyterian church
included a singspiration with Mrs. ,
Keith Biddlecome choir director
in charge. Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, j
pianist. Dr. William H. Ross, past- |
or gave the sermon his theme
"A Tribute To Mothei .
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schueth were
guests Thursday and Friday at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Schueth. Other guests on
Thursday were Mr. and Mrs.
George Walter of Clearwater. Mi’s.
Walter is a sister of Mrs. Theodore
Schueth.
Recent callers at the Ernest Nor
wood home were Mrs. Myrtle Thor
in and daughter Beverly of Neligh.
Miss Helen Jacobsen of Inter
cession City, Fla., arrived in Ew
ing on Monday after spending
some time in Iowa with relatives
and is now a guest at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. Amy
Jacobsen. Mrs. Jacobsen, who
spent the winter with her son, Tho
mas Jacobsen and family at In
tercession City, returned home
some time ago. The Florida win
ter climate was beneficial to Mrs.
Jacobsen’s health.
Mrs. Ernest Norwood and her
mother, Mrs. Amy Jacobsen were
dinner guests on Mother’s Day at
the home of Mrs. Myrtle Thorin
and family at Neligh. On their re
turn trip home, they brought Mr.
Norwood home from the Antelope
Memorial Hospital, where he had
been a patient since Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ruby were
guests on Mother's Day at the
home of their son ami daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ruby and
family at Sioux City, la.
Dr. William H Ross went to Nor
folk on Monday where he ad
dressed the Men’s Council in the
evening on Pakistan where he
and Mi's. Ross spent many years
as missionaries.
Dr and Mrs. William H Ross
left Thursday for Lexington, where
they will attend a camp training
conference on Friday and Satur
day. They also planned to visit his
sister at Smith Center, Kans., en
route.
Attending the 7 ;.10 p m. wedding
of Carol Barton and Noel Lauten
schlager at Orchard E.F.B. Church
Tuesday from Ewing were, Mr.
and Mrs. Waldo Davis and Mane,
Mr. and Mi's. Gene Zimmerman
and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hockey
LXie to the rain of last week
and during Saturday forenoon, the
track meet of the rural schools
was postponed until Saturday, May
16. Tlie pancake feed was held as
scheduled by the cTiamber of com
meree and was attended by ap
proximately five hundred people.
Henry Elwood, four month old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bel
tner was baptized Sunday , May
10th, during the worship hour at
the First Methodist Church by
Kev Cecil Green.
The grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Fleming, present lor the
service were dinner guests at the
Beimer home.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lee spent
Mother's day with their daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Sanders and family at Laurel.
Mr. and Mrs. I,. M. Carter of
Thedford spent the weekend tit
their home in Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Drey and
daughter, Kristi of Omaha came
Friday to spend the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Lorraine Wright
and her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Jefferies.
Mrs. Lorraine Wright entertained
at a family gathering on Mother's
Day. Present were her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Drey and daughter of Omaha, her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Jef
feries, the Misses Bethyl, Vera Del,
Sherry and Gene Daniels all of
Ewing.
Mrs. Fred Malien of Clearwater
was a caller on Monday at the
homes of George Jefferies and Al
ex Thramer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tams sr.
and family visited Sunday evening
at the home of his parents, Mr. ■
and Mrs. Fred Tams at Clearwa-1
ter.
A demonstration on skillet meals
was given by Mrs. Catherine In
dra, home extension club agent for
Holt County. There was also a gen
eral discussion on the uses anil
care of the electric skillet as well
as the regular type skillet The food
prepared was sampled by all
Home extension clubs participa
ting were the Facts and Fun, The
Try and IX), and the Holt Happy
Homemakers.
Mrs, Rhoda Conner, who lives]
in east Ewing was kept busy on
Mother’s Day answering the tele
phone as her children called to
greet her, from their homes m
Oregon, California, Colorado, South
Dakota and Dakota City. Nehr.
Her daughter and husband, Mr
and Mrs. James Mechaley of Ne
ligh were her guests for the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis were
hosts at a family gathering on
Mother’s day at their home. Guests
were lx>th their mother.-, Mrs j
Louise Real and Mrs. Gertrude Da
vis, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barton. Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Barton and fam
ily, all from Orchard, Mr and
Mrs. Leland Alexander and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Austin all
from Plainview, Mrs. lisa Flana
gan of Meadow Grove and Mrs.
Polly Austin of Battle Creek.
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I --Obituaries-- |
Funeral serices for Mark Steven
Shrader were held Saturday after
noon at two p.m. at the United
Presbyterian church with Dr. Win
H. Ross, pastor, officiating.
Miss Sandra Shrader sang "Her
l,eadeth Me”, a rendition of the!1
twenty-third psalm. A male quartet
composed of Walter Miller, Archie i
Johnston, Wendell Switzer and Ix'o
Miller sang "Some Day We’ll Un
derstand." Mrs. Wilbur Spangler
was the organist.
Mrs. Alfred Napier, Mrs. David i
Anson of Kwing and Mrs. Hob O- <
Sum of Orchard were in charge of
the many beautiful floral tributes.
Pallbearers were an uncle, Ivan
Waples, and three cousins, I^averne :
Shrader, Wilmer Young and Harold 1
Bennett. Burial was made in the
Ewing cemetery in charge of the ]
Hamilton funeral home of Orchard. >
Mark Steven, the youngest son
if Wayne and Ruth Ann Shrader j
r>f Ewing, was horn Decemlier 27, ]
1957 and died on May 11, 1959, at i
a Sioux City hospital, where he had •,
been taken for an emergency oper- |
ition due to a head injury which •
ie received while at play at his ,
lome on May 12.
He was a loving and devoted 11
fhild, radiating happiness to the t
while household. Ijke his brothers
and sisters, he sat quietly during
worship service at the church which
the family attends regularly He
was an obedianf and patient child.
Survivors include his parents;
two brothers David and Johnnie:
two sisters Rachel and Ruth: his
grandparents, mum uncles, aunts
and cousins.
Deloit News
By Mrs. Ilcnrv Kcimer
The II. E O. Club met May It at
tiie Maynard Stearns home Ten
members were present. Mrs Mar
tha Kinney ot Elgin was a guest.
The lesson was on "Baking
Bread" Mrs. Clarence Schmiscr
an s Mrs. Ewald Spahn gava an
interesting demonstration of bak
ing tout- kinds of breads, which
were served with a salad b r inch
Leonard Larson made a business
I rip to Bartlett on Friday.
Most of the farmers tire plani
ng corn
The Antelope Saddle club held
i trail ride Sunday, May 17 at the
Huffman ranch
Mr. and Mrs Howard Manson
md Mrs. Sidney Anderson attended
i wedding at Ord on Sunday for
i nephew of Mr. and Mrs Ban
Briggs of West Virginia, who is
mployed at the Briggs farm.
The Deloit school picnic was
ldd on Monday at the Neligh park.
Merle Sehi is the teacher. Mrs.
Pat Burk and her pupils had their
>icnic in Neligh on Saturday The
it. John’s school picnic was held
>11 Sunday.
Mrs Alice Lodge is a patient in
i Norfolk hospital.
Mrs Bill Gibbs returned home
rom the hospital in Norfolk the
irst of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Steams
md Mrs. Mary Stearns attended
i shower for Mr. and Mrs. Galen
Srnst on Thursday evening, May
4.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bartak were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Vonnie
3aul and family of Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bom of
Ha inview were Sunday supper
;uests at the Henry Reimer home.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Stearns
md Mrs. M. Steams, Mr. and
drs. Glenn Harpster and Mr. and
drs. Stanley Bartak and family
ttended graduation exercises in
tartlett on Wednesday May IT
lone Bartak was a member of the
enior class.
Mrs. James Squire returned to
icr home May 14 from the Tilden
ospital.
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