Kev. A. H. (tedwillo officiated at a confirmation and holy communion service during the Sunday
morning worship service at the (Christ laitheran church. Received Into the church (left to right) were:
Oonnle Morrow, Judy Mlin&r and Shirley Knnen.
Bassett News
By Mrs. C. M. Terry
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bucken
dorf, Lincoln, spent the weekend
visiting relatives and friends.
POOL OPENS
The Bassett municipal swimming
pool opened Monday. Art Nicolar
Valentine track coach is manager
of the pool. The staff consists of
Bonnie Kopperman, Camilla Con
nell and JoAnn Buckendorf.
The reconditioning of the pool
was completed this week. The
pipe which had been rusted out
was replaced and the chlorinating
system renovated.
LIONS CLUB OFFICERS
Gordon Trousdale has been elect
ed president of the Bassett Lions
club. Bob Van Norman was pres
ident the past year.
Other offficers are Warren Mc
Clurg, Rev. Melvin Blognum, Gene
K incanon, Harold Johns, Joe
Chapman and I,ee Deman. Direc
tors are Bob Van Norman, John
Alderman, Cec Swanson and Art
Weber.
iMel Steen, Lincoln, visited Bas
sett recently looking over the head
quarter sites of the game commis
sion The present looation lias been
leased again for another two year
period.
PASTOR RESIGNS
The Rev. Lynn S. Nichols has
resigned as pastor of the Assembly
of God church here. The family
will leave Bassett July 1. They are
on vacation at present to the West
Coast. Rev. Nichols has served this
church six yrs.
Rev R. D. Peterson of the Meth-1
odist church and Mrs Harold Al
len left Sunday afternoon for Camp
Fontaneile where they will be
serving on the Senior Camp staff.
WSCS Elects
Installation for officers of the
WSCS for 1960-61 was held Sun
day morning with the following
being installed, Mrs. Harry Titus,
president; Mrs. F. Garwood, vice
president; Mrs. Harold Allen, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Earl An
derson treasurer; Mrs. Bob Van
Norman, youth secretary; Mrs.
Harry Kapperman, student secre
tary Mrs. Wilma Bjssinger. child
ren secretary; Mrs Lola Mauch,
Christian social relations; Mrs.
Clifford Turpin, local church ac
tivity; Mrs. Rawley Connell, pro
motion secretary; Mrs. Mary Wilk
kins, literature and publications;
Mrs. Ben Ammon, missionary ed
ucation; Mrs Olga Jones, spiri
tual life; and Mrs. Otto Lamp
recht, supply.
Atkinson News
Sunday dinner guests at the Carl
Smith home in Atkinson were: Mr.
and Mrs. Connie Frickel and son,
Kurt and Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Pacha and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith and
Mrs. Robert LeMunyan will leave
Thursday for Ft. Collins, Colo, for
the graduation of their daughter,
Mrs. Genevieve Forbes who is
graduating from the college there.
They will be accompanied by Mrs.
Mullen, who will visit relatives in |
Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Smithj
plan to return on Sunday but Mrs. j
Mullen will remain for a longer
visit.
1 1 ~
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skrdla at
tended the Regional Iris Societys
annual meeting in Sioux City last
weekend. They were accompanied
by Gladys Rohr of Stuart and Mrs. ]
Fred Mick of Atkinson.
Mrs. Frank Skrdla and Mrs. D.F. j
Scott returned last Wednesday
from Portland, Ore where they at-,
tended the National Iris Society
convention and tour which was held
May 18-21.
Mrs. Skrdla is an official judge
of the Society, but she did not act
while in Portland
Page News
By Mrs. Ben Asher
WSC8 Meeting
The WSCS met Thursday after
noon in the Wesleyan room of the
Methodist church. Mrs. Lowell Mil
ler of Gresham, Ore., Mrs. Emma
Dorr of Milwaukee, Wis., and Mrs.
Lucy Eiekhoff, all former mem
bers, were guests. Mrs. Alton Brad
dock had the devotion and lesson
entitled “Send Ye Forth With Joy.’’
It was illustrated with a playlet
assisted hy Mrs. John Steinberg,
Mrs. Emma Dorr and Mrs. George
Clasey. It was based on the problem
and feelings of parents of children
entering missionary work.
The EIJB church of Orchard
Garden club extended an invitation
to Page to attend their meeting
June 6 to see George B. German
pictures on Hawaii. This will be
followed hy a tea. There will be an
officers training or workshop on
.June 20 at Page at 2 p.m. At the J
June 16 meeting all birthdays from
April to June will be celebrated.
Then' will he a basket dinner on I
Sunday the 12th of June after
church for the Greens. Installation |
of officers will be held on the 30th
of June. Hostesses were Mrs. R.
V. Crumly and Mrs. R. F. Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Landreth en
tertained last Monday for dinner.
Their guests were, Mrs. Felix Hen
drichs of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hendrichs and family of
Omaha, Mrs. Gene Deao and family
of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. William
Aiken and family of Hastings, Mr.
and Mrs. William Aim and family
of Dorsey and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Harmon. .
Mr. and Mrs. Weingarten and
family of Detroit, Mich., were
Thursday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Troshynski.
On Thursday to help Jeanie Nis
sen celebrate her 12th birthday a
few' girls were invited. They were
Dale Miller, Sheila Finlay, Brenda
Mudloff, Valjean Parks, Cathy Nis
sen and Linda Asher.
Chatter Sew Club
Mrs. Harry Thomson was hos
tess to the members of the Chatter
Sew club Friday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent in doing their
own work and visiting. Mrs. George
Clasey will be the July 1 hostess.
<i G G and G Club
G G G and G met Friday after
noon at the Clarence Stevens home
with 10 members and two visitors,
Mrs. Lucy Eiekhoff and Mrs. Soren
Sorensen sr., present. The after
noon was spent in playing cards.
Prizes went to Mrs. Alta Finch,
Mrs. Hester Edminsten and Mrs.
Sarah Sorensen. Mrs. I. O. Woods
will be the next hostess.
Mrs. R. F. Park entertained a
group of ladies at a coffee hour
Friday. They were Mrs. Emma
Dorr, Mrs. John Steinberg, Mrs.
Alton Braddock, Mrs. George
Clasey, Mrs. Otto Matschullat and
Mrs. Jessie Cronk, Mrs. Lyman
Parks. Mrs. Anna Thompson and
Mrs. J. E. Smith.
Mrs. John Steinberg, Mrs. George
Clasey and Mrs. Emma Dorr were
guests of Mrs. Alton Braddock
Wednesday for dinner.
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Mr. an<1 Mrs Elmer Cl a soy of
Osceola, were last Monday dinner
and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Clmsey. Afternoon callers
were Mrs. Ben Juracek. Albion and
Mrs. G, B. Coday of Audition, la.
Auxiliary To Elect
Because *>( county school
mooting being held on Monday
the 13th of June. The American
legion Auxiliary will meet on
Tuesday the 14. There will In
eleetlon of officers.
Honored at Shower
Mothers of the class of 1959 held
a bridal shower for Miss Ruth
Kelly Friday night in the fellow
ship room of the Methodist church.
Joyce Grass and Jeanette Urban
of Chambers and Mrs. Archie
Juracek of O'Neill helped her to
open her many gifts. The table was
decorated in blue and white with
a bridal doll as a centerpiece.
The entertainment, in charge of
Donna Crumly, consisted of games
and two songs. "1 Love You Truly"
and "Wither Thou Goest" sung by
Mrs. Merwyn French jr., accom
panied by Bonnie Crumly.
To help Debbie celebrate her
eighth birthday Monday iter par
ents, the lien Ashers entertained
at dinner Vonda Asher, who was j
her overnight guest and C. H
Switzer of O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Robbins and
daughter, Rushville, were weekend i
guests of Mr and Mrs. Kenneth |
Asher.
Kathleen Walker will work all
summer at Baber's Cafe Plain
view.
Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French jr.,
and family spent Sunday visiting in
the Everett Rutledge home in
Lynch.
Merle Brouse of Lincoln is re
tiring from the University of Ne
braska Agriculture grassland re
search. Mr. Brouse has been with
the University for the past 42 years. 1
He was for awhile at the Valentine
experimental farm. He was honor
ed at a dinner on Tuesday night
at the Pan American room at the
student union. Mrs. Brouse is the
former Hazel French, sister of
Merwyn French sr., of Page. At
tending the dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. Merwyn French sr., Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Braddock and Mr. and
Mrs. Merwyn French jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French
jr., left for Oakland on Tuesday
where they left their children with
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Olson. They
were Tuesday overnight guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Austin of
l>ouglas. They returned home on
Wednesday brineine their daueh
ter, Sheila, home with them the
other two girls, Stephaine and Juli
ann will remain a while longer with
their grandparents, the Olsons.
Mr. and Mrs. William Matschul
lat of Lincoln were Sunday over-1
night guests of the Otto Matschul-j
lats.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Asher
and Ronnie. Mrs. Frieda Asher, I
all of Page, Mrs. Bob Appleby and|
children of Alliance. Mi', and Mrs..
Harry Appleby and Mr. and Mrs. |
Roy Gannon, both of Inman and |
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Appleby and.
children of O'Neill.
Mrs. Stella Russell and Mrs. Icie
Snyder were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Spann of
Atkinson They enjoyed an af
ternoon of sightseeing and viewing
the beautiful flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ek and Miss
Mary Minton of Independence, Mo.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller of
Inman were Saturday evening cal
lers of Mrs. L. H. Downey.
Larry Walker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cordes Walker has been spend
ing a week with his aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gray at Blue
hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Christon and
girls of Rockford, 111., were Monday
callers of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Troshynski.
Robert Chase of Porterville, Cal.,
was married there on Sunday. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
Chase and the grandson of the Otto
Matschullats. Mrs. Chase was the
former Louella Matschullat. Those
attending from here wore Mrs. Al
bert Anthony and Gaylene of In
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trowbridge
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Copple of Norfolk.
Ten members and eight guests,
Mesdames Harold Asher, Alton
Braddock, John Steinberg, Emma
Dorr, Harold Heiss, R. V. Crumly,
Bob Gray and Lorenz Riege at
tended the Improvement club
breakfast on Monday morning. A
motion was made before the group
to change their by-laws so that they
could ask ladies from the country
to join.
Mrs. Otto Matschullat was a Mon
day overnight guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Sukup of Orchard.
On Tuesday she joined 17 other
ladies from Orchard and went on a
chartered bus to Omaha where they
attended a state convention of the
LWML. They all returned on Tues
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Heiss and
family were Sunday dinner and
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reg
gie Pinkerman of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Harvey and
Lyle spent the weekend visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gerkin
of North Platte.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Pudington
of Grand Island and Mr. and Mrs.
Don Larson of Palmer were last
Sunday guests of Mrs. Emma Kem
per.
Re\ Robert Under and Robert
and Mrs. Mullin were Tuesday
supper guests of Mr and Mrs.
Elmer Trowbridge.
Mr and Mrs. N. D. Ickes and
Dennis, Mrs. .semen Sorensen jr., i
Glenda ami Katiiy went to Gordon
Thursday and were overnight
guests of Mr. ami Mrs. lv>n M.Hin
tierg. On Friday they continued to
Ft Collins whore they attended
graduation exercises at Colorado
State University when Uonel {
Chelsea Ickes graduated irom the
Division of Veterinary Medicine.
Mr. and Mrs. Neven Ickes jr., and
children and niece, Jerdyn Ickes
of Nampa, Idaho met the group at
Ft. Collins. Ickes will join his bro-1
ther. Dr. Millard W. Ickes at
Nampa early in July to liegin his'
practice. The Ickes jr., and sr.. and !
Mrs Sorensen and family on their I
way home spent Saturday night at!
the Malmberg home.
E J. Hesgquist of Lexington was
a Sunday lunch guest of Soren
Sorensen sr. Evening callers were
Mr. and Mrs. N. I). Ickes and Mr.
and Mrs. jr. Sorensen.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Edm'nsfen
of North Platte and Mr. Lawrence
Edminston and friend of Lincoln
were Saturday night supper guests
uf Mrs. Hester Edminston
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Stewart left
Sunday afternoon for Gallaway,
where they visited in the Art Mc
Clure home. They continued on to
Kearney where Mr. Stewart will
attend custodial school for a week.
They will go from there to Logan,
la., to spend the weekend at the
Dale Asher home and to bring
their son, Mickie home who has
been at Digan for the past two
weeks.
Jerilyn Luebcke. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Luebcke, entertained
four girls at a slumber party on
Saturday night. The guests, Linda
Smith, Bonnie Crumly, Joan
Fisher and Bonnie Heiss attended
a dance in O'Neill and then back i
to Jerilyn’s for lunch, before going
to bed.
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorens“n sr.,
were Sunday dinner guests of
Clayton Messner and Leta Rea. Will
Hicks of Martin, S. D., and Ole
Ermer and Emma Martin were
also dinner guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Park and
laun.ly of Kearney arrived in the
R. F. Park home on Sunday to stay
a few days to visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Neven Ickes jr.,
and family, Nampa, Idaho arrived
here on Monday to visit her par
ents, R. F. Park and his parents,
the Neven Ickes sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Asher and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Asher and family on Sunday en
joyed a picnic and a day of fish
ing.
(Last weeks Newsl
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hibbs, sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hibbs, jr. and
family and Mr. and Mi's. Lowell
Hibbs and family, Wilder, Ida.,
were among 125 guests of the
Hibbs. Herman and Doty families
who gathered at the Holt Co. An
nex for a Sunday picnic in honor
of the Idahoans.
Rev. and Mrs. Lester Hart and
children, Tilden, were Memorial
Day guests in the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Robinsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buxton took
his sister, Mrs. Chris Hancock to
Columbus Sunday where she board
ed a plane for her home at San
Bernandino, Calif. They also took
another sister, Mrs. Henry Schinke,
to Sioux City where she was a
passenger on a plane bound for De
peere, Wise. Both ladies came to
visit their father, Luther Buxton,
Ewing, who has been very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stevens, Sioux
Falls, left for their home Monday
after a week’s visit with his fa
ther. Ben Stevens, and other rel
atives.
House guests in the Bill Buxton
home are Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Meis
ner, Springfield, Ore, who are
spending ten days here.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ritts, O’
Neill, were Sunday evening visit
ors in the home of her parents,
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Mr and Mrs Nels Linquist
Mr. and Mrs Wiliam Fink, Jo
Jene and Gregg, Englewood, Colo.,
Mr and Mrs Lewis Copple aixi
family, Norfolk, Mr and Mrs. Dick
Trowbridge and family, Mr ami
Mrs, Norman Trowbridge and fam
ily and Mrs A. O. Weber were
Sunday guests in the home it Mr.
and Mrs Elmer Trowbridge. Mr.
ami Mrs. Forrest Henderson were
afternoon callers.
Ray Blackmore and sister, Mrs.
Jessie Rundqiust. Langford, S, D
visited in the Earl Stevens home
Friday,
Memorial Dey guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Cordes W’alker
were Mr and Mrs Anthony Craig
and family, Norfolk, Mr. and Mis,
Ralph Gray, Blue Hill, Mr and
Mrs. Eddie Walker, Cairo and
Mrs Evelyn Gray.
Mrs. Tommy Zakrzevvski accom
panied Mrs. Nels Linquist and
Vicky to Neligh Tuesday when she
went to get her chickens.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sevens and
family, Springfield, and Mr. anti
Mi's. James Thiessen and Jimmy,
Valiev, were week-end guests in
the home of Mr and Mrs. E.'rl
Stevens.
Mr anti Mrs. Lysle Johnson and
sons and Mr. and Mrs Nels Lin
quist and lX>n were Saturday guests
in the Ewalt Miller home for an
evening at cards
Mr and Mrs Herman Swanson
and three grandchildren and Mrs.
Charlotte Cook, Ateheson, Kan,,
arrived for a few days visit with
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
A W. Hibbs.
Mr and Mrs Eddie Walker. Cai
ro, Bill Erweiler. Laurel, and Jea
nette Schumacher, Correotionville,
la , were Sunday guests in tlie
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyndley
Crumly
Nels Linquist and son, Don and
S Sorensen jr., went to Hyannis
Thursday where they attended a
dispersion sale of cattle at the
Dumbbell Ranch.
Mrs. Elsie Krenohs arul daugh
ler, Vernon* and Mrs. Archie Jur
aoek were hostesses ha * pre
nuptial shower in honor of Alice
Krehriehs at the district fit* school
Sunday afternoon. Contest games
tarnished entertainment. Mrs. Ar
chie Juracek was in charge of the
guest book. Miss French* will be
come the bride ii Gerald Fahren
holt* Saturday, The couple will re
side at Stuart ami Mrs Fahren
holu will teach a rural school near
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Miller,
Gresham, Ore., Mr. ami Mrs. Art
Miller and Glen, Chambers and
Mr.and Mrs. Arnold Stewart were
Memorial Day guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray Mrs
Gray are sisters of Art and Lowell
Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelly and
Ruth, Page, Mr. ami Mrs. Cyril
Hansen and family, Carroll, were
Memorial Day guests in the home
of Mr, and Mrs. Tommy Kelly,
Wisner. Danny, wlio has visited the
Jesse Kellys, went home and
Rhonda accompanied them to Page
for her visit in her grandparents
home Enroute home the Kellys
visited Mr and Mrs A E Reed
at Stanton
Mr. and Mrs. lot Rue Hibbs and
baby, Omaha, and his parents, Mr
and Mrs. Harold Hibbs, Blair, ar
rived Tuesday for several days
visit in the home of the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A W Hibbs.
Sunday supper guests in the Lee
Fink home were Mr. and Mrs.
William Fink and family, Engle
wood, Colo., Mr. and iMrs Ross
Fink and family, Lafayette. Oolo.,
Mr and Mrs. George Fink, Grand
Island, Mr. and Mrs Bert Fink,
Ewing and Mr. ami Mrs. Frank
Snyder, Pago.
Bob Asher returned to AlLance
Tuesday leaving Mrs Asher and
the children for a Linger visit.
George and Grace Zeller, Cham
bers, and Mr. and Mi’s. J. C. King
aiul daughters, Columbus, were
Memorial Day guests in the Kiiy
Zeller home.
Mr atkl Mrs, Dean Anderson,
Lincoln, were week-end guests in
tlte home id her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Tomjsck,
Mr. ami Mrs. termed Kurnock
atkl family, Page, were Sunday
dinner guests in the home of his
brother-in-law amt sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Walt Kppejtka.
Mr. and Mrs, Ren Miller left
Wednesday lor Columbus tuid spent
Thursday in Omaha before going
on to Lafayette, Ind., where they
will spend ten days in tlk‘ Richard
KielhoU home Mrs. Kiclholz was
the former Lois Miller.
Mr tiiul Mrs. Arthur Hibba jr.,
and family visited with her mother
Mrs. Ethel aiders, at Inman Sun
day afternoon and evening. t
Donate to Kiilt t'lub
Th<‘ Page Improvement club has
made a $25 donation to the Page
baseball club to be used in any
way deemed necessary.
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Mullen Family Orchestra
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