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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1961)
Chambers News Hy Mrs K. It Carpenter Community Is Benefited by Good Rainfall The Chambers community was blessed with a much needed rain Wednesday evening, July 26. The rainfall varied from .60 of an inch to an inch and some places east and south of town it amounted to somewhat over an inch. The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service met Thursday at the Methodist church to continue the study on “Faith in Bondage” by Robert W. Spike. The third and fourth chapters of the book were presented by Mrs. James Grimes and Mrs. Louis Neilson. There was a short business meeting following the lesson with the vice president, Mrs. Steve Shavlik, pre siding. Lunch was served by the hostesses, Mrs. A. B. Hubbard and Mrs. H. W. Hubbard. Mrs. Neils Mikkelson is spend ing a couple of weeks with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McNair, and helping care for her new granddaughter. Sunday guests at the A1 Rock ford home were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rockford and family, North Platte, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reiser and children, Batte, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Warner, Mrs. Julia Warner and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Rockford and family, Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taggart, Dannebrog, were overnight guests of Mrs. Duane Carson; Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Walter, and Sunday after noon and evening visitors in the Merle Fagan home. The Tag garts’ son, Thomas Taggart, who has been working in the hay field at Elwin Rubeck’s, returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott and son of O’Neill were Sunday guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs Harry Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Bus Clouse and family were Sunday dinner guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hertel. Supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse and family. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wilkinson were supper guests Sunday in the Loy Fluckey home. Duane Carson left Wednesday via plane from Grand Island for Almira, N. Y., to visit his brother-in-law and sister. He had received word that the brother-in-law was seriously ill. He plans to stay several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stevens, Cherlyn and Terry of Atkinson were Friday afternoon callers in the E. R. Carpenter home. Mrs. Fred Fangman, York, came Saturday to visit her son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hoffman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Don Medcalf and family, Ainsworth, were recent visitors in the home of his par cuts, Mr and Mrs. E. H. Med calf. Mrs. Phyllis Salt, Columbus, is spending a week of vacation with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Geseriech and family. Mrs. Jerry Hash and children, Norfolk, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jarman. The Hash children had been with the Jarmans the pre vious week when their mother was in a Norfolk hospital follow ing surgery. Mr. Hash came for the family Saturday and they re turned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haake and Larry were Sunday evening callers in the Vern Wilkinson home. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robertson entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of the birthday anniver saries of Delbert Robertson, O’ Neill, Mrs. Elwyn Robertson and Mrs. Paul Roth, Chambers. Present, besides the guests of honor, were Mrs. Delbert Robert son and children, Elwyn Robert son and family, Mrs. Jane Spann, Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Hickey O’Neill. A 1/c and Mrs. Kenneth Damme and two children came Monday from Japan where he as been stationed the past three years. They will visit his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Damme and family, before go ing to his new location in Okla homa. He has three more years in the service. Mrs. Darrell Gillette assisted in the Post Office a few days recent ly. Mr. and Mrs. John Buhlman and Marilyn were dinner guests of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hanna. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox and daughter, Susan Kay, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al vin Tangeman and the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Cox. They attended the wedding of his brother, Char les Cox, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilbert were overnight guests of then son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gilbert and family, Stuart, Thursday. Mrs. Ida Anderson, Norfolk, vis ited several days last week with her sister, Mrs. Lei a Grubb and other relatives. She returned home Monday. Mrs. Goldie Jones, Lincoln, and Velma Jones, Glendale, Ariz., spent Thursday night with the for mer's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Burge and family. Mrs. Dellie Fauquier returned home Sunday from Sioux City where she had been near her brother, Alvin Johnson, who has been in the Lutheran hos pital there for several weeks. She reports Mr. Johnson some what improved. Kenneth Jarman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jarman, Ft. Collins, Colo., is assisting his un cle, Richard Jarman in the hay field. Mrs. Wood Jarman quietly observed her 80th birthday an niversary at her home Sunday. Jim Souiek Receives Physical Therapy on Injured Arm Word has been recived from Jim Soulek, who is stationed at the Aid Force academy at Co lorado Springs, Colo., that he is receiving physical therapy on his injured right arm. This will last for two weeks. The doctor states that he will be unable to use his arm for a year. His arm was injured in an auto accident re cently. Lynch News By Mrs. Fred King Bill Crawford, Chambers was a dinner guest Sunday and accom panied Wilmer Crawford and Ste vie fishing at the Spencer Dam. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tienken and Robin, Mr. and Mrs. Ho mer Tonner and Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Shaw and Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon DeKay and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wilson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Young and Mrs. Young, Herrick, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Walker and children, Mor rill; Mrs. Edna Watson, Albert Lee Brady, Rosalie Sinclair, Bet ty Jane, Neil and Drew Classen, Gordon Tonner and Kathy Schmidt were dinner guests at the Frank Mulhair home Sunday. Marjorie McMeen, Gregory, S. D., spent the weekend at the home of her aunt, Mrs. S. J. Mannen. She also visited at the Kenneth McMeen home. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Darnell and Susan, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Marjorie McMeen, Gregory, and Mrs. S. J. Mannen, Grace and Herbert were 6 o’clock din ner guest Saturday at the E. K. Darnell home. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Darnell and Susan left Sunday for their home at Grand Rapids, Mich., after spending a two-week vaca tion at Lynch and Niobrara. Mr. and Mrs. Arden Darnell, Mike and Maurice, were Wednes day supper guests at the Carlie Darnell home. The Rural Progressive club members and their families held a picnic at the Lynch park Sun day. Billy Paul Rosicky, Harley Miller and Francis Fisher were in Omaha over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hochin, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Copeland, Ray and Rex Heston, Kennebec, S.D., called at the home of Mrs. Gla dys Spencer Sunday morning. They were dinner guests at the Alford Davey home with the fol lowing families, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs Carl Weeder and Paula, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Davy, Sidney and Roger Woolf and Mrs. Gladys Spencer. Beverly Havranek, Spencer, is spending a week at the home of her grandpadents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halva. On Sunday she ac companied her grandparents, Mr . and Mrs. Ed Havranek, Spencer, to West Point to visit relatives. They retudned Sunday evening. Mrs. Leman Huber suffered a heart attack Sunday morning and is a patient at the Lynch hospital. Mrs. Harold Wickersham was released from the hospital Mon day. Mrs Mary Fusch was admitted to the hospital Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Potter and Mrs. Gratia Craig spent Sum lay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Potter at Burke. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Richards jr., Grand Island, spent Sunday after noon at the Fred Spencer home. The three boys, Jimmy, Jerry and J. B., returned home with their parents. Mrs. S. J. Mannen and Grace entertained 11 women at a tea Wedneslay afternoon in honor of Mrs. Ernest J. Darnell, Grand Rapids, Mich. The Allen Henderson and Le Roy Angel children have been taking swimming lessons in Ni obrara this summer on Wednes day and Friday. They took les sons there last summer too. Mr. and Mrs. Errol Held and family of Omaha visited over the weekend at the home of Mrs. Grace Edson. Mr. and Mrs. Held returned to their home Saturday and the children remained for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Counts en tertained the following at a din ner July 23: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McNair and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Klasna and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reiser and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reiser, all of Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Counts and family, Butte; Wal ter Counts, Burwell; Mr. and Mrs. Mel Lueken and family and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Cassidy and family. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd France are spending a few days in the east ern part of the state. L. Cozine returned to his work at Rapid City, S. D., sifter spending a week here at home. Dinner guests at the L. Cozine home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. John Buehler, vStickMev, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Od ens, Springfield, S. D. and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond High, Hu ron, S. D. They came to see the baby son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Cozine born July 22. He hsis been named Paul Barton. Mr. and Mrs. Lowie Christen sen visited last week with her mother, Mrs. C. C. Chamber lain, and her brother, Cleo, who recently had surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Keller vis ited Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hanzlik, Verdel. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Keller and Harry Mulhair were in Creighton on business Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tienken and Robin and Gordon Tonner and Kathy Schmidt called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Nielsen over the weekend. Phone Your News To The Frontier Phone 788 Wedding Anniversary Celebration July 23 by Tenus Madsens Mr. and Mrs. Teous Madsen observed their 26th wedding an niversary July 23, and on that day were guests at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Collier and family near Arcadia. In the af ternoon they went sightseeing at the Farwell Irrigation Reclama tion project and the Sherman Dam near Ashton. There had 'been a two and a half inch rain at Arcadia and hail destroyed some of the corn crop on their son-in-law’s place the day be fore they were there. Their grandchildren, Sharon and Mar tin Collier, came home with the Madsens for a week’s visit. Neal Madsen also accompanied his parents to Arcadia. Amelia News By Miss Florence Lindsey A housewarming was held for the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bailey Thursday evening. Mrs. Bailey and Ernie Johnston show ed pictures, and visiting occupied the time during the lunch hour. Those present beside the honor ed couple were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn White, H. S. White, Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Widman and Mar cia, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Johnston, Richard Wehland, Mrs. Blake Ott, Sally Landrum, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Sageser, Mrs. Link Sage ser, Mrs. Ralph Rees, Mrs. Ed ith Andersen, Mrs. Emma Lind sey and Florence Lindsey. Mrs. Effie Withers and Mrs. Delia Ernst were Wednesday din ner guests with Mrs. Lindsey and Florence. Mrs. William Cihal and son, Andy, Omaha, returned to their home Wednesday after a week’s visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Watson and family. Her niece, Debra Tibbetts, O’ Neill, accompanied her to Om aha and visited until Sunday, when her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tibbetts, were to go to Omaha for her. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sorenson and two children, Grand Island, were Sunday and Monday visitors with her sister, Mrs. Doris Bak er. Ernest Lane, Newport, was also a Sunday visitor. The group spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Baker’s daughter, Mrs. Ly le Fix and family. Mrs. Asa Watson, and her daughter, Mrs. Bill Cihal, and son, Andy, called on their aunt, Mrs. Bertha Sammons Tuesday afternoon. They also stopped for a short call at the Lindseys. Mrs. Bob Adair, Jerry and Di ane, Mrs. Gertie Adair and Mrs. Ted Price were O’Neill visitors Thursday. Mrs. Keith Barthel and boys and a friend were Amelia cal lers Thursday. The twin boys, Kevin and Karrie, are now about five months old and are just fine in spite of their poor health at first. Their middle names are for their grandfa thers, John Bruner and the late Louis Barthel. At birth one twin was quite a bit larger than the other, so the names Little John and Big Louie were dabbed them, and op to now Big Louie is still the biggest although only by an oaoce or two. The Barthek have three older boys. Mrs. Ted Price and Mrs. Ger tie Adair visited at Rusty Adairs Friday. The Rev Ernest Chambers and family were at Ansley the past week to attend the annual con ference of the Free Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Kennedy attended graveside rites in O’ Neill Monday, July 24, for their infant grandson, Michael Patrick Miles. The baby was born July 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Miles. Mrs. Miles is the former Colleen Kennedy. Mrs. Maudie Hansen, Atkinson, came to the ranch last week and with the aid of her granddaugh ters, Sherry and Bonnilee Hansen, is cooking for the hay men. Mrs. Stella Sparks cared for the children of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams while Mrs. Gertie Adair spent the time at home to be with her daughter, Mrs. Ted Price, who visited here the past week. Mrs. Price left Tuesday to join her husband at Washing ton, D. C., where they will make their new home. They have lived in Hawaii the past 12 years. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brau, Om aha, visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce, last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gilman and little daughter, Sherry Lee, Om ha, spent the weekend here. Jack returned to Omaha Sunday evening. Mrs. Gilman and baby spent the week here with her parents. Judy Waldo, Cheyenne, Wyo., is expected to arrive here this week end to visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo, her uncle, Lloyd Waldo and family and aunt, Mrs. Ken Werner, Cham bers. Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman and daughters, Barbara and Car ol, Linton, N. D., came Friday night to get his mother, Mrs. George Withers, and take her home with them for a visit. They returned to Linton Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Darling ton, and children, Alice, Wanda and Elinore, Upton, Wyo., were weekend visitors at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. George Fuller ton and Mr. and Mrs. George Fullerton. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Small and Mickey, Minden, were dinner guests Saturday at Lloyd Wal dos. A dinner at the park in O’Neill Sunday honored the birthday an niversary of Mrs. Levi Clemens. Those present besides Mr. and Mrs. Levi Clemens were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Clemens and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Clem ens, Janette and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Pribil and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Humrich and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Fullertor, attended the annual Spath family reunion at Plainview Sunday. Mrs. Milton Clemens received word from her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Clemens, that they are moving to Wickenburg, Ariz. They have been living at Henderson, Colo a Suburb of Denver. 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