Ewing News
By Mrs. Harold Harris
National Library Week was ob
served at the Ewing public library
Apnl 3rd to April 9. The library
was visited by 147 people dining
the opening hours on Monday,
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday.
The greatest number of visitors
was on Friday when 47 persons
came.
New readers obtaining library
oards were: Anita Parks. Linda
Yelli, Linda Mae Thramer, Vicki
Miller, Joe Rotherham, Monica
Munn, Bonnie Arehart, Richard
Sham. all third and fourth grad
ers of the Ewing pub he school
accompanied by their teacher, Mrs.
Neva Bergstrom. Several others re
newed their library card for the
year.
Lora Lee Funk accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Ray Funk, and
Beth Rotherham accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Charles Rother
ham received their first library
card.
The display of new books for ad
ults and juveniles attracted atten
tion of all. Much interest was also
shown of the selection of books on
shelves in the adult section as well
as for the teenage boys and girls
and children by visiting mothers
with their children. During the week
147 books were loaned, 52 of these
on Friday.
Some of the best books for adults
are popular selections through the
Literary Guild of America and
Our Family Reading club. Teach
ers of rural schools in the com
munity make good use of the li
brary books in their work as well
as for pleasure amcng their stu
dents
Forty-two new books have been
added this year. Available also are
85 books which are loaned to the
library for a three month period
by the Nebraska Public Library
Commission at Lincoln. Many pam
phlets and other materials are re
ceived throughout the year for ref
erence work.
Since the organization of the li
brary, the exact date not krown,
the librarians have been as follows:
Mrs. Althea Pusson Peterson, Miss
Florence Ponton, Mrs. Belle Bam
hardt, and the late Mias Lydia
Selah. Mrs. H. R. Harris, present
i librarian, began her duties in the
year of 1948.
Mr and Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck en
! tertained at a one o’clock dinner
on Wednesday at their home hon
[ oring the 81st birthday of her mo
ther, Mrs. Maud Boies. The birlh
■ day cake was made and decorated
' by Mrs. Hahlbeck. The honored
guest was presented several gifts
Present were Mrs. Mabel Boies. Mr
and Mrs. Ed Hoag, Mrs. Ella
Zeims, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hahl
j beck and family and Gail Boies
! Pictures were also taken on this
occasion.
Other callers during the day were
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Boies of Plain
view, Mr Mid Mrs. Fred Sparr
and Mrs Lucite Biddlecome
Mr and Mrs. Carl Michael were
recent callers on Mrs. Amelia Lar
son at the C. C. Hahlbeck home.
The American Legion and auxil
iary, met Thursday evening at the
Legion club. The attendance was
small in both groups due to ob
servance of Holy Week in the chur
ches of Ewing. Commander Bob
Eppenbach presided at a short busi
ness session with Legion members
consisting of routine business.
Mrs. R. H. Sham president con
dacted the business session of the
auxiliary. Poppy Day was the topic
for discussion with Mrs. H. R. Har
ris, chairman. A poppy window on
main street is planned. Committees
for poppy wreaths to be placed on
the graves of deceased members
will be made, also for the sale of
poppies Poppy day May 14 in
Ewing.
Lunch was served by Mrs. C. C.
Hahlbeck and Mrs. Earl Van Os
I trand.
Easter guests at the home of
Mrs. Anna Pollock were her daugh
ters and husbands families, Mr
and Mrs. Don Kellner of O’Neill
i and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gunter
of Odebolt, La.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ruby went
; to Sioux City to spend Easter Sun
i day at the home of their son and
1 daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Ruby and family.
The Spring musical concert of
the Ewing public school was pre
sented Wednesday evening, April 13
j at the school auditorium, sixty
five students participating, under
the direction of C. D. Ryan.
There was a good crowd in attend
ance. ;
The program opened with band
selections, "Our Flag Forever" a
concert march and "Waves erf the
Danube” an overture, followed by
clarinet solos, "Peppenno” by Joan
Spangler and “Air and Dance” by
Judy Spangler; vocal solo, "Green
Cathedral by Kay Bergstrom; a
flute solo, “Fantasy” by La Royce
Blunt; song, "America, My Own"
and Prayer Perfect” by the mixed
chorus; vocal solo"Silently into the
Night" by Douglas Shrader; vocal
solo, "If I Could Tell You" by Kar
en Mktarik; song "Great Is Thy
Love” and “I Heard You Go By”
sextette, Patty Hobbs, Kay Berg
strom, Ardis Parks, Lois and Bon
nie Kaczor and Linda Larson;
songs, “Open Our Eyes” and “Liza
Jane” by Girls’ Glee; song’ Every
time I Feel the Spirit” by mixed
octette, Lois Kaczor, Linda Lar
son, Kay Bergstrom. Ardis Parks,
Ron Cloyd. Jerry Jefferies, Doug
las Shrader, Bill Bauer: song” It's
Me” and “You Can Be True, Dear”
by triple trio, Betty Wright, Bar
bara Ernestt, Cora lee Schmiser,
Lois Kaczor, Linda Larson, Ardis
Parks, Bonnie Kaczor, Patty Hobbs
and Kay Bergstrom.
The concluding numbers of the
evening’s program ware by the
band, “Tchaikovsky Themes” an
overture and “June Night” a
waltz.
Mr. and Mrs. Janies Rotherham
had all their family home lor t c
Easter holiday weekend. Mr. and
Mrs. John Kronschaaoel au.d so.i,
Michael John of St. Paul, Minn, and
! Beverly Rotherham of Lincoln
! came home on Friday, Ron Rother
ham of luncoln came Sunday to
spend the day Kay. Annette and
Myra Rotherham, who attend St
Mary’s Academy at O’Neill, were
home for the Easter vacation.
Mrs. Jessie Angus, who celebrat
ed a birthday anniversary April
12th, was honored guest at dinner
at the home of her sister and hus
band, Mr. anti Mrs. Ed Hogg.
Mrs Amelia Larsen, who cele
brated her 9i*h birthday anniver
sary on March 21, received a card
of congratulations from Mrs. Ma
mie Eisenhower, Washington. D. C.
Sgt Kenneth Lee graduated from
officer’s training at Fort Benning,
Ga. cn April 12 and was promoted
to the rank of lieutenant. Lt. Lee
was given a leave and left for Ta
coma, Wash, to get his wife and
family who are visiting relatives in
the state. He plans to return to
Ewing to spend a few days with
his mother. Mrs. Anita Lee On
expiration of his leave he will be
stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas,
w here he will be company comman
der.
Charles Rotherham and daughter,
Lynne went to Merriman on
Wednesday where they met Ann
Rotherham and a schoolmate tc
bring them home for the Easter
vacation. Larry Rotherham of Om
aha came home on Thursday tc
spend the holiday weekend at the
parental home. Miss Rowena Roth
erham and fiance, Frank Agosta
of Omaha came Saturday to spenc
i Easter with her parents and fam
ily.
Mr and Mrs. Raymond Downs
of Van Nuys, Calif, are guests al
the home of her mother, Mrs. Eva
i Kacaor and other relatives anc
fnends of the community
Supt and Mrs. G. D Ryan and
children left Thursday morning for
a vacation trip to Omaha and Car
son, la where they were guests of
relatives They returned home Sat
urday to attend the Easter ser
vices at the United Presb.v .crian
church,
Douglas Ryan, the son of Supt.
I and Mrs G D. Ryan celebrated
a birthday anniversary on Friday
In honor of the occasion afternoon
i guests were Carol and Rosemary
Rotherham and their mother, Mrs.
Jerry Rotherham, Mrs. Ivan Wright
and R.xlney and Jeffery, Mrs.
George Keller and Nancy and Tom.
Games provided amusement Re
fresh menis were served by Mrs.
i Ryan
Guests for a six o’clock birth
day dinner the same day were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Ryan and Mr
| and Mrs. W P. Scott and family,
all from Niobrara.
Mrs. Robert Mcl.achlan visited
Sunday at the home of Dr and
Mrs. William H. Ross remaining
until Tuesday when she left for
Nebraska City to visit at the home
of her sister and niece.
Guests on Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Davis were
Twain Curtis of Guadalajara, Mex
ico, Mr. and Mrs. Wittier of Tilden
and Mrs. Gertrude Davis of Or
chard, who was an overnight guest
Mrs. Davis took her home to Or
chard on Monday and remained
for the day at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Louise Beal.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cram moved
to Neligh on Tuesday. They will
make their home in a trailer house
at the Country club where Mr
Cram will be caretaker for the
year. Mr and Mrs. Horace Craw
'ford of Atkinson moved to tin* Ray
Magwire residence vacated by the
Crams. He will work for Mr. Mag
wire this year.
Mr Magwire and family, who
now lire at Grand Island, contin
ues to raise turkeys on a large
scale on their acreage in east Ew
ing.
Mrs J L. Pruden. county chair
man of the Holt County extension
club and president of the Facts aixl
Fun Home Extension club in Ew
ing and Mrs. Gene Zimmerman,
chairman of the Ewing Center at
tended a council meeting April 12
j at O’Neill. Plans were made for
the home extension tea which will
be heki for the Ewing Center at
the parkrs of the First Methodist
church o*i May 3rd.
Mr. and Mrs Don Starr and fam
ily ami his mother, Mrs, Nellie
Starr were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lar
.vxn Mr. Starr later Uxik his mo
ther to Chambers
Mrs. Jerrv Tomjack, Mrs. Ralph
Mum. Mr. and Mrs Dale Napier
and Mrs Richard Napier made
! a combined business aid pleasure
trip U> Omaha on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Luben of Inman is
spending a few days at the home
of her daughter aid husband, Mr.
aixi Mrs. Janies Boies and family.
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