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Platts Leave For
Visit in Alaska
CHAMBERS Mr and Mrs.
James Platt left Sunday morning
for Anchorage, Alaska where
they will visit with their son-in
law and daughter, Private and
Mrs. Larry Lieswald.
His wife, the former Beverly
Platt, joined her husband Janu
ary 28 in Alaska and previous
to that had been teaching school
in Cairo, Nebr. Larry is also a
former Chambers resident.
The Platts will become ac
quainted with their new grand
daughter bom to the Lieswalds
May 7 at Ft. Richardson Hospi
tal in Anchorage.
Attend Weekend
At Creighton
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pon
gratz and family spent Saturday
and Sunday in Omaha attending
Parents Weekend at Creighton
University.
Their son. Morris, is a student
at Creighton University.
(HIS PROM ROYALTY crowned during ceremonies at the school auditorium Saturday evening.
Susan Burney and Dean Larson receive their crowns from Marvin Miller, principal, as Supt. M. J.
Ranch watches. Senior attendants are (I. to r) Soni a Wilson, Joyce Krogh, Bill Fricke and Larry Go
del. Flower girl was Becky Humrich, train bearers were Sandra Adamson and Kathy Lieb, and crown
bearers were Coleen Kokrda and Donnie Miller. Instructor Charles Smith was announcer.
OHS Coming Events
Are Scheduled
A list of events for the final
days of school at O’Neill high
school has been prepared for the
convenience of parents.
May 14, baccaureate, at 8 p.m.,
OHS auditorium; May 16, class
night, schoolhPase; May 17, hon
ors convocation, open to public,
11 a.m. to noon, auditorium; May
17, commencement, 8 p.m., audi
torium, and pre-kindergarten re
gistration, May 23, 1:30 p.m.,
kindergarten room.
The last day of actual school
will be May 19 but the students
will return the morning of May
24 to receive their report cards.
At The
Courthouse
DISTRICT COURT—
Edward Moos appeared in
county court Tuesday and pled
guilty to a charge of stealing two
tires early in December of I960.
Moos was bound over to district
court. Bond was set as $600.
A dependency hearing has been
scheduled in District Court May
22 in the matter of Arnold Ray
McBride, 5 year old son of Gladys
McBride of Pierre, S. D. The boy
is now in the temporary custody
of Harry and Effie Re veil.
COUNTY COURT—
May 4—Patrick Rydell, Sioux
City, night speeding, fined $10
and costs, officer E- M. Hastr'ei
ter.
May 9—Darrell D. Grosse, Den
ver, day speeding, fined $25 and
costs, officer E. M. Hastreiter.
May 9—Leone M. Slaymaker,
Atkinson, night speeding, fined
$15 and costs, officer R. L. Gude.
MARRIAGE LICENSE—
A marriage license was issued
in County Court last week to
Donald Lee Boone, 18, Flint,
Mich., and Constance Ann Davis,
16, Flint, Michigan. Judge Louis
Reimer performed the marriage
ceremony.
Correction . . .
Mrs. Catherine Fritton, whc
appeared at the school board
meeting* last week, had not beer
refused a contract by the board
Mrs. Fritton appeared in sup
port of Mrs. Leona Shoemaker,
who had not been offered a con
tract. Mrs. Fritton had earlier
told the board that she did not
wish to teach in the O’Neil]
school next year.
Patricia Kloppenborg
Receives Recognition
EMMET—The painting sub
mitted by Patricia Kloppenborg,
second grade student at the Em
met school, has received recogni
tion in the Miller and Pane Arl
Exhibit in Lincoln.
Patricia, the eight-year-olc
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A
Kloppenliorg of Emmet, con
tributed a painting of the "Em
met School Yard in Autumn.’
Patricia’s teacher is Mrs. Harolc
Rodgers of O’Neill.
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THK SPRING COOK-OUT was a big event for the Webelos of O’Neill Tuesday night. Shown here
is Leader Rynold Cimfel disc ussing the fine points oi' cooking over an open fire with several of the Webe
los. Joe Stutz, Richard Hovey and Cimfel have charge of training the Webelos. Fourteen youth took part
in the cook-out.
Banquet Held
At Verdigre
VERDIGRE — The annual jun
ior and senior banquet was held
May 1 in the high school gymna
sium which was decorated in the
theme, “By the Zuider Cea”.
A Dutch windmill with motor
driven wheel, a Dutch garden fill
ed with tulips and a water foun
tain were the focal points of the
decorations.
Doug Miller was the toastmas
ter and as junior class president,
presented the welcome. Senior
class president, Melvin Sukup,
responded. Other program num
bers were presented by Carol
Frank, Frances Hildreth, Mar
lene Soucek, junior chorus and
Supt. Robert G. Sheckler.
Mothers of the juniors prepared
the meal and serving were Le
land Timmerman, Paul Stoural,
Ronald Pavlik, Mary Jean Pav
lik, Mary Jean Pavlik, Lavonne
Holdreth, Janet Rudloff and Joyce
Kotrous.
Lutherans Hold Annual
Mother Daughter Fete
An old fashioned style show
and table decorations furnished
the background for the Mother
and Daughter banquet Sunday
evening at the Christ Lutheran
church which was attended by
147 persons.
Mrs. Don Younie was director
of the style show and Mrs. Wil
liam Meyer was narrator. Pro
gram entertainment was pro
vided by Janet Krugman, Mrs.
Harvey Krugman, Sharon Mc
Leish Lou Miller and Martha
Younie. Mrs. A. S. Gedwillo gave
the invocation.
Mrs. Thomas Petersen of Sioux
City, mother of Ken Petersen, O’
Neill was the oldest mother at
the banquet. The youngest
mothers were Mrs. Don Larson
and Mrs. Melvin Miller, and the
mother having the most daugh
ters was Mrs. Mary Neiman
Honorary mother was Mrs. Ec
Krugman sr.
Fifteen men of the churd
served the banquet.
Inman Seniors
Present Play
INMAN—Members of th<
senior class presented their play
“Aunt Samanthy Rules the
Roost” Thursday evening in the
school auditorium.
Cast members were Bernici
Col man, Karan Brown, Man
Morsbach, Conda Couch, Georgu
Herold, Marilyn Siders, Gar}
Fick, Keith Kivett, James May
Phillip Breiner and Gene Butter
field. Mr. Card is the senio:
sponsor and was assisted by Bar
[ bara Brunckhorst.
Between act entertainmen
was furnished by Mr. Card, Ka;
' Kelley, Ruth Ann Hansen an<
[ Sharon Michaelis, accompaniei
by Mrs. Melvin Michaelis.
Commencement Set for
May 16 at Verdigre
VERDIGRE — Twenty-eight
seniors will receive diplomas at
commencement exercises May
16 at the ZCBJ hall, according
to an announcement by Robert
G. Sheckler, school supedinten
dent.
Dr. Joseph Nichols, assistant
superintendent at the Fremont
public school, will be the com
mencement speaker.
Baccalaureate exercises will
be Sunday with the Rev. Daivd
T. Gustafson, pastor of the Ver
digre Methodist church, present
ing the address.
The 1961 graduates are as fol
lows: Gloria Cernousek, JoAnn
Chalupnik, Beverly Cihlar, Pat
ricia Dittrick, Ellen Dryak, Jo
Ellen Famik, Noreen Forman,
Fred Frank, Arthur Hrbek,
James Ickler, Paulette Johnson,
Mary Kain, Kathy Maly, Ken-,
neth Maly, Richard McCormick,
Kenneth McElhose, Kenneth
Meyer, Virgil Miller, Arlie Nel-j
son, Donna Prokop, Sharon Son
der, Melvin Sukup, Tracy
Thrapp, Jerald Tichy, Dallas
Tuch, Wallace Tuch, Annette
Uhlir and Marvin Vonasek.
O'Neill Locals
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson and
Jimmy spent the weekend in
Denver visiting their daughters,
Mrs. James Coughlin and Mr.
Coughlin and Carolyn and Kathy
Wilson. Kathy returned with her
parents Tuesday to prepare for
her wedding.
Presbyterians Hold
Annual Banquet
One hundred and thirty-six
persons attended the Mother and
Daughter banquet Tuesday eve-,
ning at the First Presbyterian
church where tables were decora
ted in the musical theme and the
program was made 'up of old
fashioned songs.
Mrs. Wayne Spelts served as
toastmistress and those taking
part in the program were Mrs.
John Hart, Mrs. Ray Schuchman,
Mrs. Fred Holsclaw, Esther Mor
gan, Mrs. Robert Forwood, Lin
da Shelhamer and her mother,
Mrs. Roy Shelhamer, Mrs. West
on Whitwer and students, junior
church members, Mrs. Ida Lam
bert, Susan Burney, Sheri Brady
and her mother, Mrs. Lee Brady,
and Sonita Wilson.
Servers were the boys of the
church. They were Mike Fletcher,
Ray Fox, Denny Drayton, Larry
Lieb, John Harder, Norman
Graves, Lawrence Reynoldson,
Dick Stuifbergen, Jim Humrich,
Gary Reynoldson and Kenny
Leib.
The women of the Presbyterian
l Fellowship were in charge of ar
r rangements for dinner under the
1 chairmanship of President Mrs.
i L. F. Beckenbauer and Mrs.
William Gatz. __
Verdigre Voters
Approve New School
VERDIGRE—There were 269
votes for the new school building
at Verdigre and 96 against in
Tuesday’s election, assuring the
community of a new school with
a 74 per cent approval.
Eighty-two per cent of the pop
ulation turned Out for the elec
tion.
The proposed building was for
bonds amounting to $120,000 for
the structure and necessary fur
niture and apparatus.
On the counting board wete
Mildred Lenger and Mrs. Irene
Denson, both of Niobrara. Ed
ward J. Lenger of Center is Knox
county clerk.
Jehovah's Witnesses
Plan Religious Meet
Four from the Bassett congre
gation of Jehovah’s Witnesses will
represent O'Neill at a three-day
religious meet in Rapid City May
12-14.
Mr. Kline, presiding minister,
said the event is sponsored by the
Watchtower Bible and Tract So
ciety of Brooklyn, N.Y. Most of
the delegates will depart Tburs
day by car.
Rural Graduation
Planned Friday
Rural eighth grade graduation
for Holt county will be held Fri
day at 1:30 p.m. in the O’Neill
high school auditorium
Presentation of diplomas will
be by Alice L. French, county
superintendent. Invocation and
benediction will be given by the
Rev. Robert Linder.
Taking part in the program will
be Susan Ellingson of Dist. No.
15, Nelda Cuatt, Dist. 142, Pat
ricia Straka, Dist. 74, Dist. 131
pupils, Sharon Winings, Dist. 206,
Joy Dvorak, Dist. 210 and Robert
Carlisle.
Ewing High School
To Close May 19
EWING—Closing school activi
ties for the Ewing public school
have been announced by Supt
G. D. Ryan.
Following is the schedule: May
14. baccalureate for seniors and
eighth graders; May 18. com
mencement with J. R. Johnson,
head of the social study de
partment at Wayne State
Teachers college will be guest
speaker; May 17 and 18, grades
picnic day, and May 19, school
will close.
A district conference of Selec
tive Service personnel was held at
the Town House Tuesday.
Fifteen adjoining counties were
represented with Local Board
Clerks and some board members
attending. In charge of the meet
ing was Colonel Francis S. Drath,
Deputy Director, Colonel Lee
Liggett, Major Edwin Scott and
Harold Young.
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