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Volume 80-Number 41 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 2, 1961__ Seven Cents
Volley Ball, Basketball Net $74.35
At Ewing Polio Benefit Held Friday
The Polio Benefit held at the
gymnasium of the Ewing public
school attracted a good sized
crowd Friday evening. Proceeds
were $71.35. Mrs. Don Ruroede
was chairman of the Ewing drive
assisted by Mrs. Merlyn Meyer.
First on the program was a
volley ball game between the
high school girls and the mar
ried ladies. This was a close
match, with the ladies winning
two of the three game match.
Coach James Kay was in charge.
Members of the winning team
were Mesdames G. D. Ryan,
Gary Tessmer, James Kay,
Archie Tuttle, Ron Ruroede, Alex
Thramer and Jerry Tom jack.
Next on the evening’s enter
tainment was a basket ball game
between the faculty team and the
Ewing Tigers. This was a close
game until the last quarter when
the faculty team pulled ahead
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OUTLAW
to win 64-53.
Referees were Jerry Black and
Fred Wright, Scorekeepers were
Clifford Juracek and l^arry Nof
fke.
On the faculty team were G. D.
Ryan, David Wright, Bill Bauer,
Gary Eacker, James Kay, Gary
Tessmer, Merlyn Meyer.
At half-time the Ewing public,
school band put on a half hour
drill.
Lwing News
By Mrs. Harold Ila.rrl»
Cub Scouts
At a recent meeting of in
terested persons in cub scouting,
R. H. Shain was appointed cub
master. Mrs. William J. Boies
and Mrs. Ralph Munn are den
mothers. The first meeting of the
two cub packs was held Wednes
day. More packs w'ill be formed
as membership increases.
Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Spahn
were surprised Friday evening
when a group of friends arrived
to help them celebrate their 29th
wedding anniversary. Cards were
played. Lunch was served by the
self-invited guests. Present were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bollwilt and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Aldoph Koenig,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Koenig, Mr.
and Mrs. John Tagel, Mr. and
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HOLT COUNTY ANGUS ASSOCIATION
SHOW & SALE
In The Heated Barn of the
O'Neill Livestock Market, O'Neill, Nebr.
TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 1961
SHOW AT 9:30 A.M. — SALE AT 1 :(M) P.M.
BANQUET — At the Presbyterian church at 6:30 February 6th
Very good hotel and motel accommodations in O’Neil]
43 BULLS — 17 FEMALES
43 flood, rugged, strong aged bulls. All TB and Bangs tested,
many production tested. In good breeding condition.
17 Females, some very good useful cows and heifers. TB and
Bungs tested.
The cattle in this sale, as in the past, represent cattle with the
breeding, characteristics and ablity to grow and gain plus siring
calves that perform well on the range as well as in the feed lot
and show ring. It will pay you to look over this fine offering of
bulls and females in O’Neill, February 7, 1961.
For catalog or information write or call
Frank Beelaert, Page, Nebr., Sec.-Treas.
Harvey Krugman, O’Neill, President
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Mrs. Ludwig Tagel and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schindler and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban,
all of Ewing and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Schindler of Elgin.
Dinner guests at the T. Eacker
home Sunday were his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eacker.
Mr. and Mrs. Maden Funk and
Mrs. Jessie Angus accompanied
Robert Geary to Neligh Sunday to
visit Mrs. Geary and daughter at
the hospital. The daughter, the
fifth for the Geary family, was
born Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eacker at
tended the supper at the Lutheran
church in Clearwater Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Anson and
family of Battle Creek were
guests Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tuttle. They
also called on his mother, Mrs.
Vera Anson.
Mrs. Minnie Larson returned
home Thursday from Bloomfield
after spending ten days at the
home of her daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Cressel Ander
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lee were
guests Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Minnie Larson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rut
ledge and Bonnie and Mrs. Ellen
Filsinger of Clearwater were Sun
day guests at the Mr. and Mrs.
LaVerne Finley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Boies re
turned home Sunday from a three
weeks vacation spent in the east
and southern part of the United
States.
Mrs. Bernice Harlan and
Dorothy of Omaha were Satur
day guests at the home of Mrs.
Caroline Sanders. Mrs. Ethel
Trumbull, who had been a guest
at the Sanders home for the past
two months accompanied them to
their home at Tilden, then left
Sunday from Norfolk to go to
her home at Allen, S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Snyder
were Sunday guests at the home
of their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dorrence Hobbs
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorrence Hobbs
took their infant daughter, Nata
lie, to Omaha Tuesday for a
checkup.
Mrs. W. W. Elliott went to
Wausa Tuesday where she at
tended an executive meeting of
the WSCS for this district.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban and
grandchildren, Leigh Ann and
Bobbie Pruden, were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Tagel.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shain,
Richard and Sue, Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Boies, Steven and
Cheryl and Mrs. Ralph Munn
and Mike attended the candlelight
ceremony Monday evening at O’
Neill for the Boy Scouts.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dierks left
Monday for Omaha where they
will leave by train for California. .
They will visit their daughter
and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Paul
Waters and family at Fresno, and
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Dierks at Los
Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Dierks of
Manhattan, Kan., were in Oma
ha to see them off on their vaca
tion.
Rev. Gilbert Anderson of
Meadow Grove was guest speaker
at the church of the Nazarene.
He was a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Norwood
for the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Doty of O’
Neill were guests a few days this
week at the home of Mrs. Edna
Lofquest.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schiffbauer
sr., accompanied, by their son
and daughter-in-law, Tech. Sgt.
and Mrs. William Schiffbauer
and family were guests Thursday
at the William Hobbs home. Sgt.
Schiffbauer has moved his fami
ly to Humphrey where they will
make their home. He will leave
for duty in Germany in the near
future.
Dinner guests on Supday at the
Waldo Davis home were Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Johnson of Norfolk,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wittwer and
family of Tilden and Mrs. Ger
trude Davis of Orchard, who re
mained for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Knapp
entertained the following guests
at dinner Sunday honoring her
nephew, Tom Tomjack of Notre
Dame University. Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Shaw and children of
Ainsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Knapp of Sioux Falls, S. D., Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Hintz of Ewing.
Afternoon guests were Mrs. Jerry
Tomjack, Cathy and Steve.
Mr. and Mrs. Hintz took Tom
to Sioux City later in the day
where he left for Notre Dame
University, South Bend, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Tomjack
and family of Hastings, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Tomjack, Mrs. Jerry
Tomjack and children of Ewing
and Sheila and Betty Hertel of
Chambers were Saturday evening
guests at the Leonard Knapp
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tomjack
had as their dinner guests Fri
day evening Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Knapp and her nephew, Tom
Tomjack, from Indiana. All at
tended the benefit volley and
basket ball game held at the
school later in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson
spent Sunday at the home of their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Wilson at Elgin.
Bennie Taylor spent the week
end at South Sioux City visiting
Paul Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a
former director of music in the
Ewing public school.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Taylor
and family went to Neligh Sun
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Schacht and family.
Past Matrons
The Past Matrons club and Star
Kensington were entertained Fri
day evening at supper at the
Town House in O'Neill with Mrs.
S. M. Burtwistle as hostess. Pre
sent were Mmes. J. L. Pruden,
Elmer Bergstrom, Waldo Davis,
Henry Fleming, Wilbur Bennett,
Keith Biddlecome, Dewitt Hoke,
Robert Hobbs, Grace Briggs and
Miss Ina Bennett, all of Ewing.
Mrs. Alfred Conner of Orchard
and Mrs. William Spence of O'
Neill.
Preceding the dinner a short
business session was held with
Mrs. Burtwistle presiding. Of
fiicers elected were: Miss Ina
Bennet, president; Mrs. Burt
wistle, vice president; and Mrs.
Keith Biddlecome, secretary
treasurer.
Mrs. Bergstrom and Mrs. Bid
dlecome furnished transportation.
The February meeting will be
held at the Waldo Davis home.
Thursday Night Pitch
The Thursday Night Pitch club
was entertained Thursday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Tuttle. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Tessmer. Winners were
Mrs. Elmer Bergstrom, Mr.
Charles Rotherham, Mrs. Charles
Rotherham and Mr. Bergstrom.
Gene Sisson, who has been
stationed several months in
Germany, has now been pro
moted to Sp. 5. Gene will leave
for the United States about
March 15.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Ryan en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Rotherham at a dinner at their
home Wednesday evening. Other
guests later in the evening were
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tuttle.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schroe
der celebrated their 35th anni
versary Sunday. They had as
their dinner guests their children
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schroeder
and family of Neligh, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Coover and son of Mea
dow Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Le
roy Shipp and Robin of Norfolk.
Also present were his mother,
Mrs. Eva Schroeder and her son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Rubin Baldwin of Bonesteel,
S. D. One son, Dwight Schroeder
and family of Ewing were unable
to be present.
Mrs. Ella Ziems and her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Van Horn went to
Neligh Saturday to visit Mr. Van
Horn who is a patient at Ante
lope Memorial hospital.
A family gathering was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Van Ostrand Saturday evening.
The occasion was in honor of
their 39th wedding anniversary.
A waffle supper was served and
the evening hoars were spent vis
iting. The honored couple was pre
sented gifts. Present were Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Klein, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Van Ostrand and daugh
ters of Neligh, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Schwager and children of
Orchard, Gerald, Virtus, Elvin
Van Ostrand and Iris Van Os
trand of Ewing.
The senior class of the Ew
ing high school has chosen
“Man, was I Scared”, a three
act comedy, as their class play.
In the cast are Douglas Shra
der, Sharon Johnston, Sharon
Hobbs, Jerald Black, Ber
tha Harris, Judy Tinsley, Leo
nora Tuttle, Thelma Spangler,
Ben Bollwitt, Ronald Brion,
Clifford Juracek and David
Ziems. Student directors are
Mary Ann Bauer and Karen Ml
narik. Mrs. Amber Schlotman
is the director. No date has
been scheduled for the play.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Rothleu
tner and Lillian were dinner
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A] Doud Sunday. Afternoon
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Paxton of Neligh and in the eve
ning, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lat
zel and family.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mlnarik
and family were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Finley of Page Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Schroe
der had as their supper and eve
ning guests Friday, Mr. and Mrs.
James Mlnarik and family. The
occasion was in honor of the
fourth birthday of Lavonne.
Saturday callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck
were Mrs. Ben Miller of Page,
Mrs. Lloyd Butterfield of Orchard
and Mrs. Elmer Grim of Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Michael vis
ited at the C. C. Hahlbeck home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lofquest
were Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Rotherham and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Tessmer
entertained the following guests
Sunday at their home, Mr. and
Mrs. Roland Hord and Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Napier and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hord and
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery went to O’Neill Sunday eve
ning to visit Mrs. Dewitt Gunter
at St. Anthony’s hospital.
The Young Matrons pinochle
club was entertained Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Eac
ker.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Billings ac
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Kimes, and Mrs. Carrie
Gibbs of Clearwater made a busi
ness trip to Neligh Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Billings
left Wednesday for Hastings to
spend a few days at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunaway
and family.'
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pofahl had
as their guests Sunday her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sea
man, and Mrs. M. Glaser, all
of Norfolk, and “Butch” Pofahl
of Ewing.
Sunday evening guests at the
George Jefferies home were Mrs.
Lorraine Wright and daughter, i
Mrs. Delbert Carl jr. and Debbie, I
Mrs. Wilma Daniels and Mick
Rutledge.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ernest
Chambers of the Riverside Free
Methodist church were entertain
ed at dinner Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Edna Lofquest.
Mrs. Alvin Walter of Grand Is
land was a caller at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pr'uden on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ruroede vis
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Neal Sunday at Clear
water.
The new officers for the Try
and Do Home Extension club
for the year are: Mrs. Merlyn
Meyer, president; Mrs. Dean
Pofahl, vice president; Mrs.
George Keller, secretary and
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treasurer and Mrs. Glen Ander
son, reporter. At a recent meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Jerry
Rotherham the club made out
the program year books and
discussed plans for the new
year. Mrs. Glen Anderson will
be hostess for the February Ifi
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jefferies
and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Regan
transacted business in Omaha Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thramer
had as their guests Sunday, Mr
and Mrs. Cletus Thramer and
family. Sunday evening guests at
the Thramer home were Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Walnofer anti Vernon
of Neligh and Mr. anti Mrs. John
Steskal sr. of Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jefferies
were O’Neill visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Boies of
Plain view and Mrs. Maude Boies
of Ewing were Monday guests at
the C. C. Hahlbeck home.
Larry Rotherham trf Omaha is
spending a week’s vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Rotherham, lie is a student at
Creighton university.
DINE and DANCE
SUN.. FEB. S
American Legion Clubroom
Music by
Shorty Avery and his Swingsters
Fried Chicken Plate Lunch — 50c
160 Acre Irrigated Farm and Personal Property at
AUCTION
Having decided to leave the farm, the following pcrsoiuil property
will be sold at auction on the farm located &Va north and 4 east
of Page OR 24 west and 1 south of Creighton OR 5 west, 1 north
of Orchard OR 12 miles north of Ewing on
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1961
Sale Starts at 12:30 Lunch on grounds
20 - DAIRY CATTLE - 20
Some Farm Machinery
SOME HOUSEHOLD GOODS SOME FEED
TERMS — Cash or make arrangements with the clerk.
Duane & Jacqueline Sukup, Owners
Harold Meyer, Auctioneer Willie Shrader, Clerk
160 ACRE IRRIGATED FARM
The farm will be sold at 2 :00 p.m. The NW'/t 35-29 9 Iowa Town
ship. Holt County. This 160 acre farm is under irrigation of
which 120 acres are under cultivation. The remainder in pasture
and buildings. The land is gently rolling, on a gravel road near
school. Good set of buildings, water in house and shower.
Edward & Alice Sukup, Owners
Terms: 20% on date of sale. Balance on delivery of (bed show
ing merchantable title. Possession March 1, 1901. For further in
formation see the owner, Edward Sukup or Willie I.. Shrader,
Broker.
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