Orchard News
Mr*. Wllbar M&hood
Phone 2WJ 31M
Dr and Mrs. A G. Fletcher of
^°rk City, a retired Mission
ary from Korea, are visiting in the
Dr D L. Fletcher, G W Fletch
er homes at Orchard and Mrs.
Benny home at Clearwater.
Lt. Col. and Mrs A. C. Fletch
er and Thomas of Fort Huachuca,
Ariz , visited Mr Fletcher’s moth
er, Mrs. J. T. Fletcher the past
week,
J • F, Adams of Minneapolis,
Minn,, was host to a family dinner
held at an Orchard cafe Memorial
Day There were 29 present. Four
of the six living members of the
original members of the Adams
family attending were Mrs. Rebec
ca Butterfield, J. F Adams, Mrs
Anna Sexton anil Perry Adams.
Also attending were Mrs. Perry
Adams, Mr. and Mrs Edwin Por
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Brnok
houser, Mr. and Mrs. A L. Cas
key and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ber
nard Reiselman, Jim and Jane,
Lloyd Sexton and Carolyn, Mr, and
Mrs. Lloyd Porter and Mr. and
Mrs. Verlyn Gibbs.
Lt. Robert La Frenz, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter La Frenz
of Orchard, was graduated last
Saturday from Iowa State Uni
versity, Ames, la., with the de
gree of Muster of Science. Id.
La Frenz Is attending Iowa Slate
under a two year civil schooling
program of the Army Corps of En
gineers. lie is studying Nuclear
engineering and will continue his
work there another year toward
a Hr. of philosophy degree.
La Frenz is a graduate of the
United States Military Accademy
at West Paint. ,
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Mr and Mrs Alvin Cowler and
children erf Norfolk visited the Dick
Knapp home Memorial Day.
Captain and Mrs. John Schlight
and family of Colorado Springs,
Colo., Mrs Mary Mahood and Mrs.
Mayme Payne were guests at the
| J. W Mahood home Sunday.
Captain John Schlight and fam
ily are on their way to Princeton,
N J , where Mr Schlight will at
tend Princeton University working
for his doctors degree
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Barton
and Kevin of Columbus spent the
Memorial weekend in the Bernard
Sehacht home
Mrs. Cora Cannenberg of Bassett
has been visiting her mother, Mrs
J Van Ostrand, for a few days.
Mrs. Cannenberg is returning to
Bassett after spending the winter
in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E Everhart at
tended the wedding of Louise
Schmid and Richard Meurett at the
Sacred Heart Catholic church Sat
urday at Norfolk
Mrs Ethel Cooper and daughter,
Mrs. William Strope and Mrs. Cy
Coy visited Thursday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Habeis
troh.
Mrs. J. W Mahood was a Ne
ligh visitor Tuesday forenoon.
Clarence Juracek and Marvin
Has well, who own the Eastside Au
to Repair shop, have purchased the
franchise from Wayne Lautenschla
ger, owner of the Orchard Motor
Co. They have received notification
from the Ford Motor Co. and are
now authorized representatives in
this territory.
Wilmer Young has been assigned
as conservation officer with the
Nebraska Game Commission. Mr.
Young was a license examiner for
the Department of Motor Vehicles
for 3Vi years.
(Last Weeks News)
Mr and Mrs. Ray Hill and Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Hill spent the
weekend visiting Ed Hill at Kil
gore. Fid is a brother of Ray and
Allen Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim O'Neil, Holy
hoek, Colo., are visiting Mrs. O’
Neil's father, Thomas A. Drayton.
Mr. Drayton intends to return
home with Mr and Mrs. Jim O'
Neill for a visit.
Robert Niles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Niles, who has finished
his enlistment with the marines,
has returned to Orchard from San
Diego. He is planning to spend the
summer with his parents.
Victory Post 136 of the American
legion is sponsoring a Junior
Legion team this year. Clifford
Flrh will he the coach.
Purchases Sale Barn
Wayne Lautenschlager has pur
chased the Orchard Live Stock
Commission Co. from Harold
Meyer and held his first sale Sat
urday. Mr. Meyer will be auc
tioneer for the company. Mr.
Lautenschlager is a resident of the
Orchard community and was born
and raised here.
Orchard Alumni
Honor Grads at
Annual Banquet
Approximately 175 attended the
annual alumni banquet held Fri
day evening at Orchard. Edwin
Porter was the only member cf
the first class of 1912 and was the
honored guest.
Graduates of 1935 were honored.
They are Eloit Blackmore, Em
moline Block, Richard Donoway,
Faye Finley. Eunice Holbrook,
Janet Hines. Mary Emma Fines,
Harry Johnston, Wayne Matschui
lat. Fern McNabb, Floyd Napier,
Wendell Quigley, Neva Mae Ro
bertson, Albert Seheer, Bessie
Sims, Lorna Smythe, Irene Steil
ing. Perry Van Ostrand. Jamie
Voorhies. l^avern Wehenkel, and
Ronald Wenhenkel.
Short talks were given by Mts.
V. E. Sherwin, San Diego, Calif'.,
Mrs. E. Rted. London. England,
and Bennett Young, instructor at
the Omaha schools.
The banquet was saved by the
ladies of the WSCS of the Ev.
United Brethren church.
New officers are Frank Sch
wager, president, Mrs. Ray Reed,
vice-president, Mrs. John Eley jr.,
secretary and Mrs. Vem Cleve
land, treasurer.
The program was presented by
Gerald Hill. Mary Bennett, Jan
I neil Cederlierg, Fred Deterville,
i Elinor Mitteir, and Randall Wehen
kel.
Lt. and Mrs. Edwin Spar and
children, Monterey, Calif., arrived
in Orchard Thursday evening for a
visit with friends and relatives.
Lt. Spar is presently assigned to
the U. S. N. post graduate school
where he is enrolled in the electri
cal engineering. Mrs. Spar the
former Madclene Clifton, Orchard,
and children will remain in Ne
braska while Lt. Spar spends six
weeks on the east coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Withee and
Jan, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Withee jr.,
and Kevin and Ken Withee attend
ed the graduation at Wayne State
Teachers College Friday. Mrs. Ken
Withee was a graduate.
Mrs. Mary Mahood spent the
weekend in the J. W. Mahood
home visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Anna Sexton, Ogalala, spent
the Memorial weekend with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drayton,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Housh and Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Voorhies spent
Memorial Day with their sister and
family, Mrs. Adolph Bukacek, Ne
ligh.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were Sat
urday night and Sunday guests at
the H. H. Drayton home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drayton en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Earl Housh,
San Diego, Calif., Mr. and Mrs.
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Wilson Voorhies, Norfolk, and Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Drayton, Orch
ard, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Gordon Drayton
drove to Sioux City Memorial Day
to visit Mrs Drayton s sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Hansen.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shrader and
Jane were Memorial visitors >t
Orchard, visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mahood o'd
Mrs. Mary Mahood visited at the
Robert Harris home, Brunswick.
Memorial Day.
Gertrude Gribble spent a few
days in Sioux City last week visit
ing friends.
Octette dub
Octette Bridge club met with
Mrs. Cecil Lee Tuesday. Mrs. Te l
Berry won high and Mrs. Kenn< h
low.
Mrs. Lyle Sehleusener and gins
and Mrs. Gordon Drayton were Ne
ligh visitors Friday afternoon.
Alice Niles is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Watson at Seotts
biuff. She will stay until July
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drayton at
tended the Ewing alumni banquet
Tuesday evening. Mr. Drayton is
a member of the 1897 graduating
class.
Mrs. Louise Beal spent the week
end with her daughter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Austin, Plain
view.
Wednesday evening, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Carpenter entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rettenaier, Mar
vin Rettenaier and Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Kellog at dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond attended
the Ewing alumni dinner Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Stevens was a grad
uate in the class of 1931.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kohout and
children, Fort Crowder, Mo., are
visiting for two weeks with Mrs.
Jennie George, who is Mrs. Ko
hout's mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bergman and
family, Elgin, visited in the Henry
Stelling home Sunday. Mary Elaine
Stelling, sister of Mrs. Bergman
returned home with them to visit
a few days.
ivirs. r.rnesi west nas leiurnt-u
to the hospital in Sioux City for
two weeks for a series of treat
ments.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Faulha
ber, Springfield, 111., arrived here
the first of the week to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Art Goiter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butterfield
spent the weekend in the Don Vol
quardsen home in Omaha.
Lt. and Mrs. Robert LaFrenz,
Ames, la., were weekend guests in
the Walter LaFrenz home. Ro
bert's parents also visited Mrs. La
Frenz’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Goakey.
Mrs. Cora McDermott, Lincoln,
and Mrs. Sarah Berkley, Creighton,
visited relatives and friends last
week in Orchard.
Kenny Young as enrolled in the
School of Commerce at Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carpenter will
spend the summer in Boulder,
Colo., where Mr. Carpenter will
attend school.
Ladies Aid
St. Peter's English Lutheran
Ladies Aid Society met Thursday
afternoon at the church with 26
members and three visitors. Mrs.
Bill Waterman, Mrs. Harry
Lampbert and, Mrs. Leland Stell
ing.
Rev. Walter Seefeldt had charge
of devotions. Mrs. Bernard Scha
cht gave a report on the collection
of foreign stamps for missions.
The project for the afternoon was
a country store.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Seefeldt
and 18 ladies plan to go to the
LWML convention at Peony Park.
Omaha, June 7. They will go in a
chartered bus.
Two new members were added
to the membership roll, Mrs. Bill
Waterman and Mrs. Harry Lamp
bert. Hostesses were Mrs. Vern
Reige, Mrs. Lomz Reige and Mrs.
George Ruroedi.
Royal News
By Mrs. R. .1. liering
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McDaniel
of Scotts Bluffs, who had been vis
iting in Royal and Neiigh dur
ing the week, returned home Sun
day accompanied by Mrs. Ronald
Helmer and children of Neiigh, who
will visit her parents home. Mr.
McDaniel stated that he and Mrs.
Mcl )aniel have employment in
Scotts Bluffs and that they like
their new surroundings very much.
They were dinner guests Friday of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rundquist.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Meisner
and sons of Hillsboro, Ore., long
time residents of Royal and vicin
ity but for the past several years
living in the west, returned for
Memorial Day and for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Among the former residents who
came to Royal for Memorial Day
and a longer visit were Mrs. Har
riet Francisco of Cherokee, la.,
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Meisner of
Ft. Pierre, S. D., Mr. and Mrs.
Alois Mlnarik of Atkinson, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Holm of Butte and
Mrs. Truman Carder of Albion.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schwanke of
Missouri Valley, la., and formerly
of Clearwater were Royal visitors
Friday evening wrhen they stopped
to call on Mrs. Schwnke’s great
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R.J.
Hering, and also on Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Reynolds, with whom Mrs.
Schwnke (Belva Rae Hixon) board
ed while teaching school in that
district. The visitors were on the
way to Greeley, Colo., where Mr.
Sehmalke will attend summer
school.
Alumni Banquet Held
Eighty-two persons were served
at the alumni banquet held Thurs
day night at the Methodist church
dining room. The WSCS prepared
the meal and high school students
serving.
Officers for the ensuing year
were elected: Bruce Rehberg, O’
Neill, president; Greg Rundquist,
class of I960, vice-president; Mrs.
Walter Beutler, secretary; Mrs.
Gerald Maple, Orchard, treasurer
and Dr. Gordon Shape, Wayne
toastmaster.
A short program was given Clar
ence Thomsen served as toastmas
ter; La Rue Johnston, welcome;
Greg Rundquist, response to wel
come; Tom Rundquist, trombone
solo; Mrs. Wayne Walmer, his
tory of the class of 1935 and Rene
and Vanita Thomsen sang. The
program was brought to a close
with roll call and the singing of
“God Be With You Till We Meet
Again”.
The evening concluded with a
>am dance at Everett Johnston s
farm east of Grove Lake. Musk
was famished by the TVoubadors,
A family gathering at the home
.rf Mr and Mrs. A R. Blackburn
Skindav, included Mr and Mrs
Harry Johnston ami son of Or
diard. Mr. and Mrs Dale Buchta
j< Osceols, Mr and Mrs. Lyle Bit
nay and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ev
?rard Blackburn and family of Ne
ligh, Mr. Blackburn's brother, Rav,
nf Langford. S. D , and his sis
ter, Mrs Jessie Rundquist. who 1
recently came from Iowa for an [
extended visit.
Mrs. Jessie Rundquist, a guest :
in the !>,>me of her brother, Ar- i
thur and Mrs. Blackburn, the past
several weeks, was taken to New
man Grove to spend some time
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rose
Rundquist Both were formerly res
idents of Royal.
Attend Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Blackburn
went to Norfolk Sunday to attend
the 40th wedding anniversary of
Mr and Mrs. Axel Nordeen.
Mr. ami Mrs. Tom Grissen and
family, Hull, la., stopped to call
on Mrs A. R. Blackburn Wednes
day Mrs. Grissen was employed
by Mrs. Blackburn while doing sec
retarial work many years ago in
Los Angeles.
Daffodilly Club
The Daffodilly Club ladies hon
ored Mrs. Guy Mattison, who is
83 years old and her daughter, Mrs.
Herb Williby, Friday when they
met at the Williby home to hon
or both ladies on their recent birth
days. The guests furnished refresh
ments.
Mrs. Fred Storm accompanied
her daughter, Mrs. Emil Klabenes,
to Chambers the first of the week
and will spend the summer in the
Klabenes home.
Mrs. Dale Weber will attend
summer school in Wayne. She will
take her children with her for the
weeek. They plan to return home
for weekends.
Mi-, find Mrs. Leonard Hall and
Mi-, and Mrs. Byron Hail returned
Friday from several days in Om
: ha where they had gone for a
h. alth check.
Grandchildren Hold Picnic.
The grandchildren of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Burch, four daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fryer
of Norfolk; two daughters and two
sons if Mr. and Mrs. Darrell An
sour of Brunswick; a son and daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Frahm,
Royal, and two guests- the son
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ger
ald Maple of Orchard, held a pic
nic at the home if the grandpar
ents while the parents attended the
alumni banquet in Royal. Follow
ing the banquet the parents picked
up the children and took them to |
the Alumni Barn Dance at Ever
ett Johnston’s.
Surprised on Birthday
Mrs. Bryon Hall was surprised
Saturday by the arrival of the
eight guests who came to honor
her on her birthday Monday. When
the first guests arrived she thought
nothing of it, but when others fol
lowed and she was greeted with
cries of happy birthday she be
came aware of the purpose of the
arrivals.
Present were Mrs. Walter John
son, Page; Mrs. Jack Hildreth, Or
chard; Mrs. William Thelander,
Mrs. Glen Robertson, Mrs. Keith
Thelander, Orchard, Mrs. Clarence
Bittner and Susan Marie, Mrs. Ro
bert Hering, Royal; Mrs. Herring’s
sister-in-law, Mrs. Joe V Hering,
Beatrice, and Jolene Hering, Lin
coln.
Mrs. Joe V. Hering, Beatrice, and
daughter, Jolene Hering, Lincoln,
caled on the Hering relatives in
Royal briefly Saturday and then
went to Niobrara to spend Mem
orial Day with her sister, Mr. end
Mrs. Eddie Stubben and family.
Mrs. Hering planned to remain
for a week, and Jolene was to
return Monday to resume her sec
retarial duties in Lincoln.
Lawrence Couch Dies
Belated word was received here
. 1 ■, M Lk /y iL/k Iimolr Jkf tVio nf
Lawrence Couch, a former Royal
resident; who was graduated from
the local high school a number
of years ago. He was a govern
ment employee ami lived at Day
ton, Ohio. Details of his death are
unknown except that he met death
in a plane accident in Michigan.
Funeral services were held and in
terment made in Arlington ceme
tery, Washington. He was a son
of John and Lillie Frahm Couch,
long residents of this community.
A wife and four children survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Allen, Be
atrice, and Mrs. Cecil Sovereign.
Lincoln, were in Royal Sunday re
newing acquaintances and were
callers at the R. J. Hering home.
Both families were long-time res
idents of Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Al
len are employed in Grand Island
and Mrs. Sovereign is employed in
Lincoln.
Ray Blackburn, Landford, S. D.,
and his sister, Mrs. Jessie Black
bum Rundquist, Marion, la., called
at the R. J. Hering home Monday
morning. They also called on Mrs.
R.mdquist’s sister, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Reefe.
Receives Degree
Mrs. Catherine L. Carlson, a for
mer teacher in Royal for three
years and also at Orchard will re
ceive her master of education de
gree June 7 from the University of
Miami, Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Carlson plans to do gui
dance and counseling in Palm
Beach country schools. She gradu
ated from Ewing high school in
1945, and received her bachelor of
arts degree in 1954 from Wayne
State Teachers College.
Bible School Begins
Mrs. Everett Jacobsen, Sunday
school superintendent, stated that
Bible school in Royal will begin
June 13 and continue tor two
weeks. All children in the area are
welcome to attend. Teachers will
be: Mrs. Edna Johnson, junior high;
Mrs. Melvin Colson, intermediate
grades; Mrs. Warren Holm, pri
mary and Mrs. E. A. Rundquist,
craft. Glenda Thomsen and Janice
Chart will be assistants. The theme
for the study will be, ‘‘Why Have
a Church?”
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Hours 9-5—Mon. thru Saturday
Closed Wednesday
Mrs Joe V. Hering of Beatrice, i
who had spent the past week with
her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Stubben of Niobrara, returned to
Royal Saturday morning and re
mained with relatives till Sunday
Friends of the late Pat and
Chrissie Green of Creighton will be
interested to learn that their
daughter, Genevieve, (Mrs. Tom
Eisiminger' and her son. Thomas
Ivan, both were graduated from
the University of Seattle. Tom is
stationed in Indian Head, Md.,
and could not attend commence
ment Mrs. Eisiminger taught
school tn both Knox and Antelope
county before her marriage.
Newcomer* tn Royal
Newcomers in Royal are the
family of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Height
who 'have rented the Methodist
parsonage. He is employed in
sewer construction at Orchard.
Mrs L M Storm la v kilting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs Watt Classen in South Sioux
City ha\ ing accompanied them
home when they returned from a
\ isit here Mrs. OUie MoClintock,
who is employed in Sioux City, ae
1 companied Classens to Koyal to
\ isit Mrs. Lizzie Buckmaster.
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