1
In The Batter's Box
Town Team
The O’Neill Town Team re
mained in third place in the NC
NL this week despite an 11-6 Sun
day loss to second-place Oakdale.
Earlier in the week O'NeilJ
downed Verdigre here at Carney
Park 6-5. Lloyd Hilligas hurled
the win for O’Neill, Wagner took
the loss.
At Oakdale Sunday evening,
Erickson was the winning pitcher.
Gene Couch was the losing
moundsman for O’Neill, he was
relieved by Chuck Smith.
Leading O’Neill hitters at this
point in the season are: Lambert
Belina (.400), Milo Gorgen (.400),
Ted Tom jack (.346), Chuck
Smith (.341), A1 Carson (.333),
Lloyd Hilligas (.296), and Gene
Couch (.289).
The local Town Team will host
Atkinson Thursday night and Til
den will play here Sunday night,
game time for both games set at
8:30.
Junior Legion
O'Neill’s Junior Legion com
pleted their 1961 road schedule
Tuesday evening with a tremen
dous display of determination and
hustle as they overcame a ten
ran deficit in the first inning and
came on to defeat Gregory, S.D.,
21-12. Raymond Belina took over
on the mound for sore-armed
southpaw starter Norm Wettlaufer
with four runs in and none down
in the first inning. Gregory rap
ped Belina for six more runs and
after the first inning led the vis
itors 10-0.
Eddie Antelope started for the
losers and retired the side in or
der in the frantic first frame,
out O’Neill came back with five
runs on one hit in the second.
Antelope was relieved by Don
Johnson in the fourth with Gre
gory still leading 10-6.
Then the visitors exploded with
nine runs in the sixth, after man
aging three tallies in the fifth,
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Big Rich Hill led O’Neill’s of
fensive attack with four hits in
four trips to the plate, Belina was
a conributing factor in winning
his own game with three singles
in four official times at bat. Lyle
Stewart, Hill, and Gary Brewster
smacked doubles for the winners.
Gail Shaffer and Larry Flokus
knocked doubles for Gregory and
Antelope added a long triple in
the sixth inning.
At one time Belina retired ten
straigh opponents as lie fanned
two and walked but three. The
losers tagged O’Neill hurlers for
12 hits but O'Neill was assisted
by two double plays.
O’Neill
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Kurtz, c 5 2 3
Stewart, 3b 5 2 1
Classen, cf, 2b, ss 5 0 2
Belina, ss, p 4 3 4
Hill, lb 4 4 4
Brewster, If 5 13
Swanson, rf, 2b 10 2
Pruss, 2b, ss. 2b 2 0 0
Tomjack, rf 3 0 0
Wettlaufer, p, cf 4 0 2
38 12 21
Gregory
ab h r
Bross, rf, If 5 12
Shaffer, lb 5 2 2
L. Flokus, cf 4 2 2
T. Flokus, cf 4 2 2
Antelope, p, rf, ss 4 2 1
Hutchison, ss, 3b 4 11
Meirhenry, 3b 2 0 0
a-ftichey 10 0
Grundston, c 3 11
Peehotc, If 10 1
Johnson, p 210
36 12 12
a-called out on strikes for Meir
henry in 6th
O'NEILL 0 51 039 3 21 12 21
GREGORY 1000 011 0 12 12 6
The O’Neill Junior Legion took
to the road this past week and
added four games to their pre
tourney schedule. At Spalding
last Wednesday evening, Ray Be
lina accounted for three runs with
a double and a single and the
local squad downed their hosts
7-2. Norm Wettlaufer was the
winning pitcher although he need
ed help from Keith Reynoldson in
the last two innings.
The winners tagged loser Bob
Crosby for 4 runs in the third
inning and added 3 insurance tal
lies in the final frame off re
lievers Thome and Flakus.
O’Neill’s southpaw hurlers com
r _ i .. ...
cigiu iui&euuis wime
walking five, the losers were held
to five hits.
O'NEILL 004 000 3 7 5 2
SPALDING 000 002 0 2 5 5
O'Neill handed the Ainsworth
Legion a 7-6 victory Thursday
evening. The losers out-hit Ains
worth 13 hits to five, but three
errors in the fifth frame combin
ed with three hits and a walk
gave the winners the chance they
needed to tie the score. Then
• they came hack with the winning
run in the bottom of the sixth
without the aid of a base hit.
Keith Reynoldson and Lyle Ste- t
wart led O’Neill’s 13-hit attack
with three hits apiece, Rudy
Classen smashed a triple in the
sixth inning that was turned in
to a home run on an error in the
infield. Ray Belina had a double
and Stewart doubled for the lo
sers’ extra base blows.
Vance Clark pitched the first
frame. Keith Reynoldson turned
in „ another fine mound - perfor- .
m&nce, he fanned seven and al
lowed four bases on balls while
giving up but five hits, but his
teammates committed seven er
rors in the seven-inning battle.
Gene Hamilton came through
with a two-run double in Ains
worth’s big sixth inning to lead
the winners at the plate.
O’Neill 002 022 0 6 13 7
Ainsworth 000 241 x 7 5 2
At Valentine Sunday afternoon
the travel-weary nine dropped a
3-2 decision in a tight battle all
the way. Bill Pruss broke the
ice, scoring an unearned run for
O’Neill in the fourth frame but
Valentine came back and tied the
score in their half of the fourth.
O’Neill threatened in the fifth
but the game was tied 1-1 going
ino the bottom of the fifth. With
two runners aboard, Dennis Nel
son smashed his third hit of the
day, a long triple to right-center
field.
Trailing 3-1, O’Neill came back
with one run in the seventh and
threatened to tie the score with
two runners aboard when the side
was retired.
Keith Reynoldson started on the
mound for O’Neill, Norm Wett
laufer came on in relief in the
sixth and set down the side in
order. Reynoldson displayed fine
control, striking out three with
out a walk in his five-inning ap
pearance. Wettlaufer whiffed two
in his short stint.
O'NEILL
ab h r
Kurtz, c 4 2 0
Pruss, 3b 4 11
Hill, lb 3 10
Belina, ss 3 0 0
Brewster, If 3 10
Wettlaufer, cf, p 3 11
Tomjack, 2b 10 0
Godel, 2b 2 0 0
Kelly, rf 10 0
Peterson, rf 10 0
Reynoldson, p, cf 10 0
26 6 2
VALENTINE
ab h r
Cool, 2b 3 0 0
Reigle, c 3 11
Nelson, lb 3 3 1
Heth, 3b 3 10
Fleharty, ss 3 10
Dinwitty, rf 3 0 0
Riley, cf 3 0 0
Bavard, If 2 0 0
Mullin, p 2 2 1
25 8 3
O’Neill 000 100 1 2 6 0
Valentine <100 120 x 3 8 1
O'Neill Midgets
O’Neill’s Junior Legion Mid
gets won their eighth game of the
season last Friday night by
squeezing past the Butte Midgets
4-3. Jerry Oetter led O’Neill’s six
hit attack with two singles.
Righthander Joe Shoemaker
was the winning pitcher, he fan
ned five and walked six while giv
ing up nine singles.
Kent Peterson and Ivan Hurley
clubbed doubles for the winners,
Reiman and Fernau led Butte’s
offensive bid with three hits each.
Elkhorn Valley
Jerry Schmidt’s West Side
picked up their 40th and 41st
straight wins this past week by
downing East O’Neill Friday
night and Emmett Tuesday.
In Friday night’s game, Bob
Riley won his 11th verdict of the
year as the West Side defeated
East O'Neill 9-1. Russ Johnson
clubbed two doubles and a single
in four plate appearance to lead
the winners. Randy Nickeson was
the losing hurler.
Ronnie Riley pounded out a
double and two singles Tuesday
while West O’Neill stopped Em
mett 8-4. Jim Booth was the win
ning pitcher, he relieved Ronnie
Riley in the third.
In other Elkhorn Valley compe
tition, Dale French’s East O’
Neill crew defeated Spencer Mon
day night 7-2. Rick Cradit was
given credit for the win. Havran
ek took the loss.
Pony League
Fred Appleby’s Colts dropped a
5-4 decision to the Page Pony
Leaguers last Wednesday (July
12th). The winners managed only
one hit off loser Ivan Hurley but
poor fielding proved to be the
game-deciding factor. Randy
Shaw was the winning pitcher, he
allowed seven hits.
In a game played Sunday after
noon. the Colts defeated Ewing
8-7 in an extra inning contest.
Ivan Hurley was the winner, Boll*
witt took the loss. The Colts drove
across the winning run in the
eighth inning of he scheduled
seven inning game.
The O’Neill Pony League, under
the direction and management of
Fred Appleby, got off to a fly
ing start at the Elgin Invitational
Pony League Tournament this
week by sweeping two games
with balanced pitching and hitting
attacks. • ... •
Monday afternoon Danny Wolfe
turned in a sparkling mound, per
formance, holding the Genoa Po
ny League hitless until the final
inning. The young southpaw fan
ned nine and didn’t give up a
wSk while facing 20 hitters in
the six inning contest. O’Neill tag
ged • losing pitcher Westing for
four runs on four hits, Bruce Ap
with Terry Kurtz
pleby collected a double and two
singles to lead O’Neill at the
plate. Ivan Hurley blooped a dou
ble and Mike Beelaert singled for
the winners’ only other hits.
In Tuesday evening’s battle, O’
Neill pounded opposing pitchers
for 13 hits and 12 runs as they
downed Niobrara 12-7. Big Ivan
Harley pitched the victory and
clobbered a two-run homer to
lead his teammates. Jackie Kelly
pounded out two doubles, Bruce
Appleby had a double and two
singles, and Greg Hurmson smak
ed a double and two singles for
the winners.
Hurley struck out six baters in
the first two innings and wound
up with eight strikeous to his
credit, he gave up four bases on
balls while allowing six hits, all
singles.
O’Neill will play Humphrey
Thursday evening at 6:00 and El
gin will take on Wayne at 8:00,
the finals will be played on Fri
day.
GENOA
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Pearson, c 3 0 0
Westing, p 10 0
Wall, lb 3 10
Shanahan, 2b 300
Rupp, ss 3 0 0
Martin, 3b 2 0 0
Olson, cf 2 0 0
Hallman, rf 10 0
Wheeler, If 2 0 0
20 1 0
O'NEILL,
ab h r
Kelley, 2b 2 0 0
Appleby, ss 3 2 2
Beelaert, If 3 12
Peterson, c 3 9 0
Hurley, lb 3 10
Wolfe, p 2 0 0
Sindelar, d 3 0 0
Bartak, 3b 2 0 0
Godel, rf 10 0
22 4 4
GENOA 000 000 0 1 3
O’NEILL 003 lOx 4 4 2
NIOBRARA
ab h r
Pease, ss 4 11
Mackey, p 4 11
L. Olson, 2b 3 0 1
D. Olson, 3b 10 2
Fritz, rf 3 10
Kitto, If 3 11
Green, c 2 11
Liska, cf 3 0 0
Janousc, lb 3 10
26 6 7
O'NEILL
ab h r
Kelly,, 2b 3 2 3
Appleby, ss 4 3 3
Beelaert, c 4 10
Hurley, p 3 11
Wolfe, lb 2 0 0
Godel, 3b 3 0 0
Gilg, cf 3 11
Cradit, If 3 2 2
Hurmson, rf 3 3 2
28 13 12
NIOBRARA 010 221 7 6 1
O’NEILL 241 23x 12 13 5
T-Shirt League
In action last Thursday evening
the Giants came from behind to
defeat the White Sox 8-6. The win
ning pitcher was Halloek. The
White Sox led 4-3 in the earlier
innings but trailed 8-4 going into
the final frame. The losers came
across with two more runs with
two down in the fifth but could
n’t drive the tying tallies across.
Jed Wolfe was he losing hurler
for the White Sox.
The high-riding Tigers of O’
Neill’s “T”-Shirt League contin
ue to match their American
League namesakes as they down
ed the Senators 11-3. Graig Hes
son was the winning pitcher, he
was assisted by a triple by Jim
Melena who led the winners at
the platte. Forwood was the
mound victim for the Senators.
The Yankees - Dodgers game
was postponed last week, so this
week’s schedule calls for the
White Sox to battle it out at the
Dodgers’ home field, he Yankees
will take on the Senators, and
the Tigers will pit battle against
the Giants.
City League
Last Wednesday evening in the
City League Randy Schmeiche]
tossed a one-hitter as the Braves
downed the Indians 11-0. The los
ing pitcher was Danny Strong,
both hurlers went the distance on
the mound.
PEE-WEES
In some out-of-town action, the
Stuart Pee-Wees played host to
Bassett last Thursday and turn
ed back the visitors 14-8. Mike
Kunz and Randy Pokorny saw
mound action for the winners.
Stuart dropped a decision to
Spencer Friday evening. They
traveled to Ewing Monday in
search of their fourth victory of
the season but results of that
ame are not available.
In other out-of town baseball
news, Royal coach Bill Mitties re
ports 23 boys out for Royal’s first
Pee-Wee team under organiza
tion; The team won their first
three games, defeating Neligh,
Ewing and Page. The weather
man preserved the squads’ per
fect record as rain caused their
second game with Page to be
called after three innings with
Page leading 10-7.
Atkinson-Stuart Links
Are Nearing Completion
STUART—A municipal golf
course located on the 9tuart-At
kinson airport grounds, is near
ing completion and is expected to
be open for play in the near fu
ture.
A group of golfers from Atkin
son and Stuart met recently fcj
organize a Stuart-Atkinson Muni
cipal Gold association and elect
ed E. C. McKay, Atkinson, as
president. Laurence Hamik, Stu
art, is vice president, and War
ren Kelly, Atkinson, is secretary
treasurer.
Board of directors include the
Rev. R. J. Parr, Fred J. Jung
man and Dr. A. J. Kubitschek, all
of Atkinson, and I. M. Ready and
Glen Cobb, Stuart.
Stuart News
By Mrs. Herb Simla
Mrs. Joe Hall
To Teach School
Mrs. Joe Hall, formerly Lois
Finch, returned home Thursday
from Lakehurst, N. J. Mrs. Hall
came back to teach school this
fall while Joe is on a Mediter
ranean cruise.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kaup and
daughters attended a bridal show
er for Mrs. Delbert Ross man
Sunday afternoon at the Charles
Tasler sr. home. The Kaup fam
ily visited Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Kaup Friday evening.
Thursday evening supjier guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Myers and
family were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Schoberg, O’Neill, and Mrs. Sam
Basile and family, Omaha. Mrs.
Basile and family accompanied
Mrs. Bob Batenhorst to Omaha
after having spent two weeks
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ferd Kaup, and other relatives
around Stuart.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fox and
family of Lakewood, Calif., left
July 10 after having spent some
time visiting Mrs. Hattie Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Seger and
other relatives.
Mrs. Katie Papke drove Mrs.
Gerty Foster, Winner, S. D., to
Gregory on Sunday after she had
been visiting with Mrs. Papke
since July 10 and other relatives
and friends around Stuart.
Charles Switzer, O’Neill, is
now a guest at the Stuart Rest
Home. He would enjoy a card
or letter from his friends.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Kramer were Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Kramer and
family. The occasion was Carol
Jean’s fourth birthday.
Sunday evening callers of Mr.
and Mrs. John Kramer were Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Mlinar.
Carolyn Schaaf, Omaha, spent
the weekend visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Schaaf.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Steinhauser
were recent visitors at Nevada
and Hubbard, la.
Bobby, Larry and Tommie Da
vis, O’Neill, are spending part of
their vacation with Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Steinhauser and boys.
Dick Seger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Seger, Phoenix, Ariz., was
a Sunday visitor of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Shald.
Mrs. Ward Flannigan, who has
been visiting relatives at Stuart,
drove to Grand Island Sunday
evening. Cindy Flannigan accom
panied her.
Mrs. Jane Cobb had as her din
ner guests Sunday Mrs. Ward
Flannigan, Randy and Jeffy, Mr.
and Mrs. Ienn, Omaha, and Mr.
and Mrs., Jim Friedel and child
ren.
The Cleveland Clackers met
Thursday with Mrs. Dick Shearer.
Roll call was answered by nam
ing “Seasoning for Meats”. The
annual picnic will be held at the
Cleveland camp August 13. The
lesson on canning was given by
Mrs. Dick Shearer and Mrs.
George Shald.
The Cleveland Progressive club
held their annual club picnic at
the Cleveland camp July 9. The
next meeting will be August 3
with Mrs. Ed Meusch.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Straka and fam
ily were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mc
Kenna and daughter, Fort Pierre.
a. u., Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Straka and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Straka and sons, Atkinson.
Friday Mrs. Elmer Allyn and
girls and Mrs. Dick Straka and
children visited Mrs. Lottie Lof
quist and Mrs. Vina Munson at
O’Neill.
Tim Heyne, Omaha, spent last
week visiting his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Van Cleve
and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Heyne, Bassett. Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Heyne of Omaha came af
ter him on the weekend of July
8-9
Guest last week of Mr. and
Mrs. Ervin Van Cleave were Mr.
and Mrs. George Krumm, Mr.
and Mrs. John Maul and Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Andrews, all of Lin
coln. Karen and Sandy Krumm of
Atkinson spent last week visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Van Cleave.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Weber
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ziska
and other guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Noziska, Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Dude Weichman
and baby and Mrs. Caliista
Weichman spent Sunday at Nio
brara at the state park visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Rotherham
and family.
Saturday afternoon callers of
Mrs. Ervin Van Cleave were Mrs.
George Minnig and Mrs. Roy
Lear, Omaha.
Thursday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Wallinger and boys
were Mrs. Katie Papke, John
Papke, Payette, Ida., and Mrs
Steven Foster, Winner, S. D.
Wana Arrow smith, Lincoln, was
a Sunday afternoon visitor of Mr.
and Mrs. William Wewel.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wedige
were Saturday evening visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Mullen at O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wallinger
and baby of Omaha were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Wallinger and boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wallinger
hail their son baptized Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Jo© Walling
er as sponsors.
9unday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Wallinger and boys
were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walling
er and baby, Omaha, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Schmaderer and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lockmon and
family, Don Schmaderer, Omaha
and Sally Brewster.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gilliam
and daughter were overnight
guests July 6 at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Johnson and
daughters.
Kay Johnson returned home Ju
ly 11 from a week of visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. George Pochon at
Riushville.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Johnson
and daughters of Grants, N.M.,
left Thursday morning for tlielr
home where Terry will resume
his job at Ker Mac Mill.
Geraldine Herrick, Omaha,
spent the weekend visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Her
rick.
Saturday afternoon visitors of
Mrs. Katie Papke were Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Spragg and grand
daughters, Ewing. John Papke of
Payette, Ida., left Monday to vis
it Mr. and Mrs. Tom Papke and
family at Chambers. He had been
visiting Mrs. Katie Papke and ot
her friends and relatives around
Stuart.
Celia News
Mrs. Merrill Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hendricks
were hosts at a family dinner
Sunday at their home in honor of
the birthday of Mrs. Hendricks’
father, Ralph Ernst. Mr. and Mrs.
Ernst are spending a few days
visiting at the home of their
daughter ancl family and making
the acquaintance of their new
granddaughter, Rhonda. Forty-six
guests were in attendance.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ernst
and son, Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Ernst, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Lorenz and son, Gordon, Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Wayman and sons, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Lorenz and
son, Jay, all of O’Neill; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Strong and Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Strong and Shelly,
Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Searles and family, Lynch; Mr.
and Mrs. Craig Connell and fam
ily, Newport; Earl and Ray
Hornback, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Ernst and grandson, Mark
Hendricks, Manhattan, Kans.,
and Roger Malcolm, Wayne.
Also celebrating birthdays in
the month of July were Mrs. Otto
Lorenz, Clarence Ernst, Kathy
Searles, Debbie Connell and Helen
Strong.
Becky and Bobby Hendricks re
turned home Friday with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Ernst. Mark Hendricks,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hen
dricks, Manhattan also accom
panied his grandparents up for
a visit.
Supper guests Monday evening
at the Robert Hendricks home
were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robert
son and Mr. and Mrs. George
Robertson, O’Neill; Bnuee Robert
son, San Jose, Calif.; Sandra,
Linda and Annette Long, Col
ton, Calif.; and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ernst and grandson,
Mark Hendricks of Manhattan.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sicheneder
and family visited at the home of
John’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sicheneder enroute to the
Morsett family reunion Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Hend
ricks and Arlin went to Wayne
Saturday and were overnight
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Wal
ter Steinkamp. Richy Huston ac
companied them and spent the
time visiting his parents in Con
cord.
A picnic, honoring Denny
Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Beryl Beck on his 16th birth
day, was held at the park in
Atkinson Sunday with the fol
lowing guests present: Mr. and
Mrs. Beryl Beck and family,
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman,
Roger and Gary, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Jonas and family, Mrs.
James Beck and Inez Beck, all
of Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Beck, Springfield.
Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman took a
load of Pony League players to
O’Neill to the baseball game
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hoff
man and Roger have been busy
of late painting the buildings at
their farm. Most of the out-build
ings, except the barn have taken
on a “new look” with a new
coat of red. The bouse is now
under-oing the same treatment
with a coat of white paint.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Klinger
and son, Terry, visited with
friends in the Long Pine area
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and
family took in the circus at O’
Neill July 1J and in
company with Duane’s mother,
Mrs. Helen Beck, his grandmo
ther, Mrs. Libby Mlinar, Atkin
son, and Mrs. Marvel Jean Bat
enhorst and daughter, Lynette,
O’Neill, were supper guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Johnson in O’Neill.
Frances Chaffin and Phillis
Lewis, who are attending Teach
ers college at Blair, spent the
weekend at the home of Miss
Chaffin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Chaffin. Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Mellor of Atkinson visited at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Leonard Chaffin Wednesday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and
family were dinner guests Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Ted
Nelson and family at Winner,
S. D. Other guests were Mr. ami
Mrs. Albert Beck and daughter
of Witten.
Linda, Edith and Charles Chaf
fin and Richy Huston attended
a wiener roast at the Ronald
Marshall home at Stuart Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gerdes,
Kenny and Diane, Black Falls,
Wise., spent Friday and Satur
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Natchel Rzeszotarski. Kenny anti
Diane spent Thursday with the
Rzeszotarski family.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Troshyn
ski and son, Timmy, Guthrie
Center, la., spent Thursday at the
Frank Kilmurry home. Danny
Troshynski, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Troshynski, Omaha, accom
panied the Troshynski family and
spent the day visiting at the Kil
murry home. James Fullerton of
Atkinson is helping with the hay
ing at the Kilmurrys.
Quite a number of the Celia
folks attended the circus at O’
Neill July 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Colfack, At
kinson, visited at the home of
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Denton
Colfack, Bristow were dinner
guests Sunday at the Emil Col
fack home. Afternoon and sup
per guests were Mrs. Colfack s
mother, Mrs. Adolph Arp, and
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ellanger and
son, Randy, Butte.
Cheryl Harley was a guest of
Vicki Frickel Friday until Sun
day.
Enjoying an outing and picnic
dinner at Rock Falls Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frickel and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard
Mommsen and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Harley and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Poss
necker and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hoffman
and daughter, Bridgeport, S. D.,
were dinner guests Monday at the
LeRoy Hoffman home. Mrs. L.
Hoffman attended the banquet
and meetings of the American Le
gion and Auxiliary held Satur
day evening at Page. Mrs. Hoff
man was a member of the nom
inating committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hend
ricks and family visited at the
Connie Frickel home Thursday
evening.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Phipps of Atkinson visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Chaffin Sunday afternoon. Linda
Chaffin attended Crusaders camp
which was conducted Tuesday
through Friday at the Wesleyan
Methodist camp east of Atkinson.
Royal News
By Mrs. R. J. Bering
Ray Blackburn
Visits Friends
And Home Place
Ray Blackburn, Langdon, S.D.,
returned home Saturday after
spending a week visiting in the
home of his brother, A. R. Black
bum, which was also his child
hood home. He is a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. James Black
bum who homesteaded south of
Royal. Mr. Blackburn’s sister,
Jessie, (Mrs. Albert Rundquist of
Marion, la., is also a guest in
her brother’s home. Mr. Black
burn called at the Earl Stevens
home in Page, and on Dr. W. G
Fletcher in Orchard, and on
friends in Royal, as well as rela
tives in the vicinity.
Kathryn Johnson, daughter of .
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnston,
was the honor guest at a birth
day dinner Thursday evening, the
occasion being her third birth
day. Present were her grandpar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Black
burn; her paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Elwell Johnson and her
great uncle and great aunt, Ray
Blackburn. Langford, S. D., and
Mrs. Albert Rundquist, Marion.
Ia.
Word has been received from
Mrs. Anna Reefe, who with her
granddaughter, Jolene Pick, is
vacationing in Denver with her
son, James Reefe and family,
and her daughter, Mrs. Neal Darr
and family. The women also vis
ited Mrs. Bessie Stoddard in Co
lorado Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Johnston and
two sons, and their daughter, Mrs.
Elkhart Mickleson, of Onamio,
Minn., visited his mother, Mrs.
Rprtha TYthncrm rx nH fr*i onri c in
Royal during the past week. The
Johnston family lived here many
years in the house now occupied ,
by Louis Waterman.
Mrs. Glenn Rundquist and No
lan hosted a circus party Tues
day at O’Neill, their guests being
Sandra Rundquist, Barbara Holm
Connie Beutler, Pamela Charf
and Dean Ennen. Mrs. Walter
Beutler accompanied the group
as assistant chaperone. Others
from Royal attending the circus
were Mrs. Bob Hargert and My
ron and Mrs. Hans Hofer and
Deborah.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Montgo
mery attended the Postmaster
Seminar held in Norfolk Satur
day when retiring Postmaster
Anton Netherda of Niobrara was
honored at a banquet at Hotel
Madison.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Voorhies,
Norfolk, and Mrs. Sam Voorhies,
Neligh, were guests of Mrs. R. E.
Trautman several days the first
of the week.
Mrs. Josephine Rader, May
wood. Calif., was a guest of her
daughter. Mrs. M. F. Charf and
family the past week.
Mrs. Sara Keller, San Fran
cisco, Calif., a sister of August
Nelson, was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Holm Sunday and
with them called on Royal
friends. Mrs. Keller is remem
bered here as Sara Nelson who
was a businesswoman in Plain- *“
view for a number of years. She
lives with a son since the death
of her husband.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Seeley,
pastor of the Church of God, Al
bion, and Mr and Mrs. J H.
Johnson and Mrs. Ella Brown,
Albion, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Sawyer Friday. Mr
and Mrs. Sawyer were weekend
guests of their son, La Verne and
family. Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lucas,
Hollywood, Calif., who are visit
ing in Nebraska, and who have
been making their headquarters
at the hotel in Plainview, were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr and
Mrs. Truman Kirby.
Mr. and Mrs. Rol>ert Watson,
sister of Mrs. Truman Kirby, left
Thursday on the return trip to
Oregon after spending a month
visiting relatives here and in
Orchard and Neligh. Mr. Watson
is a brother of Mrs. Glen Anson.
Neligh, and Mrs. Watson is a
sister of Mrs. Bertha Groves,
Orchard, and of Harry Geers
The guests went from here to
New Underwood, S. D., to visit
Mrs. Will Roark, formerly Elsie
Watson, a sister of Robert. Their
plans included a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Kirby at
Sheridan, Wyo., and a trip
through Yellowstone National
Park.
WSCS members scheduled to
meet with Mrs. J. .1. IJchty
this week, are invited to be
guests <>f the I^ulies aid of the
EIJB church at Orchard next
Week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beutler
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Truman Kirby were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lh
Vern Held, Orchard, in compli
ment to Mr. Beutler’s birthday.
The K. L. Curtis property, oc
cupied by Mrs. Dale Weber and
family the nast several vears
has been sold, and the present
occupants are seeking another
location. Mrs. Weber, attending
summer school in Wayne, will
teach the same school south of
Royal where she has been em
ployed several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Coon, Stur
gis, Mich., came Saturday to
visit his sister, Mrs. Harold
Francis and family. On Monday
they were guests at a picnic in
the park at Neligh with Mrs.
Everett Guilliams and Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Francis also present.
Walter lieutler was the honor
guest at a neighborhood birth
day party at his home Friday
with the following guests pre
sent, Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Weber, Mr. and Mrs.
Truman Kirby and Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Ennen.
Mr, and Mrs. Marvin Craig,
Ontario, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Ellsberry, Norfolk, were
callers at the Harold Francis
home Sunday.
Mrs. Zola Hering is taking a
vacation this week from her
duties as clerk at the postoffice,
her place being taken by Mrs.
Harold Dawson. Mrs. Hering
visited Mary Hering in Norfolk
the first of the week. Guests of
Mrs. Zola Hering Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hall and
Howard Nelson of Omaha.
Recent guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Holm was her brother,
Bill Phillips, who lives in
Montana.
Barbara Holm is spending the
week in Wayne with her mother,
Mrs. Warren Holm, who is at
tending summer school.
Guests at the Harry Hagedorn
home Sunday were his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hagedorn and granddaugh
ter, Linda Jacobsen, Plainview.
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Mr, and Mrs. Dick Osborne
were Saturday evening visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Schenzel in O’Neill.
Mrs. Irvin Forbes, Amelia, went
to Grand Island Sunday to bring
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Forbes to
their home in Atkinson. Mr.
Forbes has been hospitalized in
the Veterans hospital since Ap
ril 26 and has undergone surgery
four times. Mrs. Forbes has been
in Grand Island for the past six
weeks with her husband. Mr
Forbes is at his home in Atkin
son and while he is thin and
weak, his doctor feels he can
rest and recuperate at his home
and therefore be close to his fam
ily. His many friends wish him
a speedy recovery and are glad
to hear he is at home an im
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wahl and
Rusty of Omaha came Monday
to spend a few (lays at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Wahl, and other relatives.
Eugene is employed by an elec
tric company and Mrs. Wahl
works part time as a nurse at
the Emmanuel hospital in Om
aha.
Inman News
Ity Mrs. .1 limes McMahan
Sgt. and Mrs. Howard Clark
and family, Ellsworth Air Force
Base, South Dakota, came Sat
urday to visit Howard’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sanders and
daughter, O’Neill, visited Mrs. J.
B. Peters and Larry Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Helen Taylor of Du Bois,
Wyo., Mrs. Mary Tomlinson, O’
Neill, and Mrs. Ethel Siders, Li
man, were Tuesday evening din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Coventry and Bill.
Charles Young returned to
Guide Rock, where he is employ
ed, Sunday after spending the
weekend here. Will Stamp, who
has been employed at Guide
Rock, returned to Inman Satur
day.
Albert Kopejtka jr., who is em
ployed at Ainsworth, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Kopejtka.
Lorraine Butterfield has return
ed from Norfolk where she spent
days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Earl Watson and Mrs.
Richard Perry and daughter,
Joan Marie, and Jackie Tomlin
son spent Saturday in Norfolk
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Har
tigan. «
Mrs. Mary Tomlinson, Norfolk,
spent Sunday and Monday visit
ing relatives in Inman and O’NeilL
Mr. and Mrs. James Harte jr.
and family, James Harte sr. and
Donna Harte left Tuesday for
Omaha and Iowa where they will
spend a couple of days visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Oberle have
returned to their home in Minne
apolis, Minn., after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. South and also
with relatives in O’Neill and Em
met.
WSCS met Thursday afternoon
at the church annex. Fourteen
members and several visitors
were present. Lunch was served
at the close of the meeting by
Mildred Keyes and Mrs. Merle
DeLong.
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