In The Batter s Box
Elkhorn Valley
East O’Neill will meet Atkin
son at 6 p.m. Friday in semi-fi
nals of the Elkhorn Valley Little
League playoffs at Atkinson. In
the second game it will be West
O'Neill against Spencer.
East O’Neill advanced Tuesday
night with a 14-2 win over Stuart
that was called in the fifth after
the winners picked up their four
teenth run.
Randy Nickeson struck out sev
en of 15 batters to face him as
East O’Neill romped with 15 hits
off loser Pokorny.
Casey Tomlinson had a perfect
night at the plate with four-for
four record. McKenzie piled up e
like record with three for three
trips.
Atkinson-Emmet was called on
the 12-run lead rule to advance
Atkinson to the semi-finals.
Consolation play-off games
slated for Wednesday night were
Ewing-Orchard at 6 p.m. followed
by Stuart vs Emmet at 8.
Finals in the play-off will be
Monday when the winners of Fri
day’s games meet at 8 p. m. at
the Atkinson field.
The 10-inning 1-1 duel between
East O’Neill and Atkinson Fri
day night gave North Central Ne
braska baseball fans plenty of
fodder for conversation over the
weekend.
Both pitchers went the full dis
tance striking out a total of 36
batters and allowing only nine
hits on the O’Neill diamond
Rick Cradit, tossing for Dale
French’s East O’Neill racked up
15 strikeouts, walked three and
gave up five hits while Atkinson’s
Mancuso whiffed 21, walked five
and allowed only four safeties.
.O’Neill scored in the first inn
ing on a series of plays that start
ed when Dave Cradit’s grounder
went through the Atkinson first
baseman. Mancuso then struck
out Yantzi.
Tomlinson grounded out to first,
advancing Cradit to second who
then scored when brother Rick
singled.
Atkinson also tallied in the first
frame with the run credited to
the pitcher.
After Atkinson’s lead-off man
went down swinging futilely at
Cradit’s pitches, Hoffman walked
and took second on a ball that
got past Catcher Dave Cradit.
Hoffman then scored on Pitcher
Frank Mancuso’s single. A tight
scoreless battle followed with
spectators seeing some of the
sharpest baseball they’ve watch
ed all season.
Atkinson threatened again in the
fourth when they had the bases
full and only one out. Rick Cra
dit than settled down and fanned
the next two batters to retire the
side.
Dave Craiit had to be replac
ed late in the game after a pop
foul split his lip.
The meeting, to determine sec
ond place in Elkhorn Valley Lit
tle League, was called a draw
by consent of both sides.
Final Standings
Elkhorn Valley Little League
Team W L
West O’Neill 14 8
Atkinson 10 4
East O’Neill 10 4
Spencer 8 6
Ewing 6 8
Emmet 3 10
Stuart 3 10
Orchard 1 13
This was the third consecutive
year West O’Neill has won the
league title and its second year
in a row with an undefeated sea
son. The team has racked up a
string of 47 straight wins in out
of-town play.
Spencer routed Orchard 2S-1
Monday night in Elkhorn Valley
Little League play-offs at Atkin
son.
The game was called in the
fourth under a league rule that
permits calling the game if one
team is 12 runs ahead after four
innings.
Winning pitcher was Havranek,
loser was Burney.
i m m i mm im
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER TROPHIES were presented Friday night to three O’Neill ball players by
Donor Gordon Johnson. Shown receiving his trophy from Johnson is Bob Riley, top pitcher in the
O’Neill city league. Riley has a record of 11 wins and no losses. In the center is Russ Johnson with a
trophy for top hitter in West O’Neill. Russ clouted the ball at a .648 clip to take top honors in his
division. At right is Joe Yantzi with trophy for ton hitter in East O’Neill. Joe’s season average is
.541. All records are compiled from league play only.
CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP trophy was p -esented to the Braves Friday night by donor Bill
McIntosh, shown at left. Kneeling, left to right, a/e llonnie Riley, Chuck McLain, Russ Johnson, Bob
Riley, Randy Miller, Billy White anti Tom Earley. Back row, left to right, Steve Cronin, Melvin Schmit,
Mike Gleeson, Jim Booth, Brace Spittler, Ted Frit on and Manager Jerry Schmidt.
EAST O’NEILL WON two second place award in league play this year as they copped the posi
tion in O’Neill City league play and tied for second in Elkhorn Valley league competition. Shown
kneeling, left to right are Mike MeCarville, Tim French, Casey Tomlinson, Joe Yantzi, Dave Credit
and Glen Jenkins. Back row, left to right. Assistant Manager Clyde McKenzie, Doug McKenzie, Bob
Donohoe. Bill Artus. Larry Davis, Kick Credit, R ly Johnson and Manager Dale French. Not pres
ent was Randy Nicke-son. - - - -
Bob Riley fanned 11 batters
Monday night as West O’Neil]
stopped Ewing 8-1. He allowed
only two hits in the Elkhorn Val
ley Little League play-off at At
kinson.
Russ Johnson put the game on
ice in the third when he hit a
home run with two on. West O’
Neill had scored earlier but the
round-tripper gave them a good
margin of safety.
Ewing picked up its lone tally
in the first inning after Riley is
sued passes to Schmidt and Tut
tle the first two men to face him.
Both runners advanced a base
on a past ball before Riley fan
ned Shrader. Shaw then hit a
grounder to Shortstop Ronnie Ri
ley whose throw picked off
Schmidt at home.
Jim Booth then hurried his
throw back to get Tuttle, who
scored as the ball got away from
Thirdbaseman Spittler.
Top hitters for West O’Neill
were Bruce Spittler, Jim Booth
and Russ Johnson, all of whom
got two for three appearances.
Junior Legion
Creighton toppled defending
champion Pierce 4-1 Friday night
at Battle Creek in District II
play-offs and won a berth in the
state meet.
Allan Closter, Creighton south
paw ace, tossed a one-hitter
ahead of errorless ball by his
teammates, collected 18 strikeouts
in his nine-inning chore.
Creighton and Closter stopped
Neligh 3-0 at O’Neill last week
to win the trip to Battle Creek.
In that game Closter fanned 20
of 22 batters to face him. Only
one Neligh batter reached first. .
and he was hit by a pitched ball.
The only other batter who did
not fan was thrown out at first
on a ground ball.
In the Creighton-O’Neill meet
ing here Aug. 1, it was a 2-1 vic
tory for Creighton. Jerry Closter
fashioned a one-hitter as he
struck out 21 in nine innings. Ter
ry Kurtz got O’Neill’s sole safety.
July 31 Neligh stopped Bloom
field 2-1.
Creighton met Wausa in first
round play July 30 when A. Clos
ter again fanned 18 and walked
four and allowed only one hit to
down Wausa 6-0.
City League
City League Standings
Team W L
Braves 8 0
Cardinals 4 4
Indians 0 8
Women's Golf Tourney
Slated August 21-27
The O’Neill Country Club wo
men’s golf tournament will be
held the week of August 21
through August 27.
Women must turn in a score
and $2 entry fee by August 16 to
Mrs. Fritz Yantzi or Mrs. Fred
Appleby.
Trophys will be awarded in all
flights.
Deloit News
By Mrs. U. Reimer
Judy Bartak
Weds Robert
Eggerling
Judy Bartak, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bartak, and
Robert Eggerling, Norfolk, were
married Tuesday, August 8, at
the St. John Catholic church
here. They are both employed in
Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harpster
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Schmiser and daughters and Mr.
and Mrs. H. Reimer were O’
Neill visitors Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. H. Reimer visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Reimer and Sidney
Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Larson
visited relatives in Hoskins Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Benton,
Lincoln, spent Wednesday after
noon at the Henry Reimer home
enroute home from a vacation in
the Black Hills.
Lei and Hupp is employed as a
mechanic in Norfolk.
Mrs. G. A. Bauer and Mr. and
Mrs. Ott Kallhoff and family at
tended a birthday party at the
Sylvester Bauer home Sunday
evening.
Virgil Hupp stayed at the Bill
Gibbs home while the Gibbs vis
ited relatives in St. Louis.
The Deloit Pinochle club met
Thursday at the Paul Funk home.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Pahl, Ricky
and Peggy, Empire, Ore., are
visiting the L. L. Bartaks and
Mrs. Alice Lodge this week. Mrs.
Howard Temple, Shirley and
Twila, Hastings, spent Friday and
Saturday at the H. Reimer home.
Mrs. Keith Bartak and family,
David Gibbs and Mrs. Bob Bar
tak and boys attended a birthday
party for Shelly Pofhal Friday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibbs ar
rived home Saturday from their
vacation with his sister in St.
Louis.
A bridal shower is being plan
ned for Marcene Schmeiser Sat
urday evening at St. John’s base
ment.
Mrs. Elmer Grimm and Mrs.
H. Reimer are attending school
at Wayne.
Clarence Schmiser became ill
and was hospitalized in Neligh
Friday.
Ralph Eackers Attend Class
Reunion Sunday at Cedar Rapids
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eacker at
tended the class reunion of the
Cedar Rapids high school, 1890
1961, and St. Anthony’s high
school, 1918-1933, at Cedar Rap
ids Sunday. Registration at the
auditorium began at noon for
members of the alumni. Mrs.
Eacker, a member of the honor
ed class of 1911 gave the response
to the welcome. Included in the
afternoon program, was a talk by
Heribert Bikefield, Dortmund,
Germany, an exchange student
spending sometime in the United
States. The banquet was held at
St. Anthony’s gymnasium, attend
ed by about 500 persons. A dance
provided the evening’s entertain
ment.
Ewing News
By Mrs. Harold Harris
Sunday afternoon guests at the
Dewitt Gunter home were Mrs.
Anna Pollock, Mrs. Lester Spragg
and Mrs. Jessie Angus.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cary,
Bloomfield, who spent the week
end at their home in Ewing, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Gunter
and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartak
and family spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Laura Spittler.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Nelson
and family, Omaha, visited at the
homes of Ralph and Thomas Ea
ker during the weekend. Mrs.
Nelson is a niece of Ralph Eack
er.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bartos,
who have spent the summer on
the Earl Wright ranch, are mov
ing to O’Neill this week. Mrs.
Bartos will teach this fall in the
O’Neill Public School.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hahl
beck, Sherry and Donnie, accom
panied by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck, and Alvin
Gibson, Neligh, left Monday on
a vacation trip to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Wood
painted the garage of the Meth
odist church parsonage Saturday.
The Board of the Methodist
church held a meeting Saturday
evening at the parlors of the
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Munn tran
sacted business in Omaha one day
last week.
Mary Sharon, Pat and Mike
Munn, Gloria and Diana Hamil
ton, Randy and Eddie Rockey will
complete their course of swim
ming lessons this week at the
O’Neill pool. The mothers of the
group have taken turns in mak
ing the trip each morning.
Sunday guests at the John
Bollwitt home were Mr. and Mrs.
Don Powley, Winside, Jim Bales
and Gary Carlson, la.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Alhers went
to Wisner Sunday to spend the
day at the home of their son-in
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Meyers and family. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Meyers, Wisner.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berg
strom and family, Cumberland,
la., visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Bergstrom, during the
weekend. They were on their way
for a vacation trip to Colorado
to visit other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hobbs
transacted business in Omaha
Saturday. Their daughter, Jeanie
Hobbs, Kathy Lofquest and Mary
Karen Funk accompanied them
as far as Norfolk, where thev at
tended a retreat at the Assump
tion Academy until Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cloyd went
to Omaha Wednesday to be with
her mother, Mrs. George Timmer
man who underwent surgery that
day at an Omaha hospital.
George Timmerman was a Sun
day guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Irvin Cloyd. He came from Om
aha with a relative and later in
the day, the Cloyas took him to
his home in Plainview.
Martin Lampert, Washington
s;ate, a former resident of the
community, was calling on old
friends in Ewing Saturday.
Vaulda Welke left Saturday
from Wayne on a sponsored tour.
The group will go by bus visiting
places of interest on the way to
Seattle, Wash. They will leave
August 12 by plane for five days
of sightseeing in Hawaii. They
will return to Los Angeles, Calif,
by plane and return home through
the southwestern states, stopping
along the way at places of inter
est.
Mrs. Andrew Olson was honor
ed Sunday at a family gathering
at their home in Ewing to cele
brate her 79th birthday anniver
sary. A picnic dinner was served
on tables on the lawn. Mrs. Ol
son was presented a decorated
birthday cake and many gifts. All
members of her family were pre
sent with the exception of their
daughter and family at Seattle,
Wash. Present were Andrew Ol
son, Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. David
Oertel and two children, Sioux
City, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Rasmussen and daughter, Oma
ha; Mr. and Mrs. Albin Dolezal
and son, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Clark and son, Seward; Mr.
and Mrs. Greer Clark, Stanton;
Virginia Clark, Kearney; Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Blair and two sons
and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wilson,
Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Merwin
Olson and family, Clearwater.
Mrs. Laura York, Seattle,
Wash., and her daughter, Mrs.
Randall Hixson, Clearwater, were
Saturday callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson.
Dr. and Mrs. Larry A. Tange
man and daughter, Jane, former
ly of Boulder, Colo., were steak
supper guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Burtwistle
July 27. Dr. Tangeman is a cou
sin of Mr. Burtwistle. The fam
ily were on their way to Chad
ron, where Dr. Tangeman will
teach at the college. Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Pruden were sup
per guests Wednesday evening
at the Sam Burtwistle lv>me. The
women later attended a party
held at the home of Mrs. Bob
Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taggert,
Dannebrog, called at the Sam
Burtwistle ranch Saturday after
noon. Mr. Taggert was former
veterans agricultural instructor at
Chambers. He is presently em
ployed at the bank at Dannebrog.
Mrs. S. M. Burtwistle has re
ceived an invitation from Alice
Rose, area supervisor of the
TOPS club, to apear on the tele
vision program, “Cabbages and
Kings” in Lincoln during the
month of September, due to her
activities in the local TOPS club.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Carter
spent Friday in Naper calling on
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cram, Ne
ligh, were Monday guests at the
L. M. Carter home.
Friday guests at the Thomas
Eacker home were Mrs. Keith
Polland and Mrs. Roscoe Cassel
der. Mrs. Eacker and Mrs. Ar
thur Kropp were Norfolk visitors
Tuesday.
Mary Lynne Eacker was hon
ored Tuesday at a party at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Eacker, to cele
brate her seventh birthday anni
versary. Outdoor games were
played. Later Mary Lynne open
ed her birthday gifts. Lunch, serv
ed by Mrs. Eacker, featured a
decorated cake with small mina
ture cakes for the guests.
Two topics of discussion at the
Womens Society of Christian
Service, held Wednesday after
noon at the parlors of the Ew
ing Methodist church, were the
School of Missions in Lincoln
this month and the fall seminar
in September. Reports were giv
en by Mrs. Henry Fleming, Mrs.
James Tinsley, and Mrs. Earl
Van Ostrand. After some discus
sion, it was agreed to purchase
new lieht fixtures for the church
parlors. Cards were sent to Mrs.
Louis Pofahl, A. A. Alden, Mrs.
Will Conner and Mrs. Jessie An
gus. Mrs. Willis Rockey conduct
ed the devotional period. The les
son was presented by Mrs. Tins
ley. A covered dish luncheon was
served. Twenty-one members
were present.
Callers on Thursday at the J. L.
Pruden home were Mrs. Bob Pru
den and son, Ewing.
Lula Way, Wayne, accompan
ied by her father from Michigan,
and Vaulda Welke visited Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Harriet
Welke. In the afternoon all went
to Long Pine where they spent
sometime at Hidden Paradise.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howard, O’
Neill, were guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pierson Sun
day.
Mrs. Darien Bowling and fam
ily are back home in Ewing after
spending a few days visiting in
Norfolk.
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship had a party Thursday at the
O’Neill park. Swimming was the
recreation for the group. A sack
supper followed. In attendance
were Betty Wright, Florene
Black, Jane, Rox Lynne and Vic
ki Spragg, Candace Kirschmier,
Kay Hahlbeck, Russel Tuttle, Ro
bert and Karen Woeppel, and
guests were Kay Bergstrom, Kit
ty Wanser, Linda Eacker and
Johnnie Cork. Providing transpor
tations were Mrs. Lester *Spragg,
Dean Tuttle and Donald Hahl
beck. The first meeting after
the summer vacation will be Aug
ust 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rother
ham and family returned home
Tuesday from a three-week vaca
tion. Their first stop was at Den
ver where they visited their
daugher, Ann Rotherham, and
outer relatives. Enroute to Stock
ton, Calif., they visited national
parks and other places of inter
est. At Stockton, they visited rela
tives and took sightseeing trips in
California and Old Mexico. On
their way home they visited in
southwestern United States. They
traveled about 5000 miles on the
vacation trip.
Mrs. Anna Pollock returned
home during the weekend from
a visit with relatives and friends
at Gordon and Alliance, for the
past three weeks.
Vaulda Welke, daughter of Mrs.
Harriet Welke, was one of the
graduates from Wayne State
Teachers college, August 2 and at
tending the exercises from Ew
ing were Mrs. Welke, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Shain and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Schmiser and
family and Bonita Welke. After
the exercises all were invited to
the Teachers’ Home for a social
hour and lunch. Miss Welke, who
has taught seven years at New
men Grove, will return to the
same school for coming year.
Paul Simpson, Norfolk, was a
Thursday luncheon guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Wood.
Guests the first of the week at
the home of Vina Wood were
her nephew and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Wood from Califor
nia.
Fort Randall News
Janice Kirwan
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kreuger
sr., Fairfax, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Kreuger, Allentown. Pa. c*id
Mrs. Esther Thiel, Fairfax, were
Wednesday visitors at the Melvin
Kirwan home.
Mrs. Tom Kocer jr., Wanda
Kay and Mary Ann Kocer, Wag
ner were Sunday dinner guests
at the Dan Kirwan home.
Martin Neilan, Bonesteel, was
a Sunday dinner guest at the
G. R. Kirwan home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hausmann
and Jill were visitors at the Bob
Gray home in Fairfax. Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James Slama
and Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Long
of Omaha are visiting at the
Clarenc* OLsun home
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kirwan and
Mary Jane were Tuesday evening
visitors at the Don Olson home
where they made the acqquqain
tance of Loreen Kay, infant
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Don
Olson.
Mrs. Ed Cassidy visited Mis.
E. B. Kirwan Wednesday after
noon at the Melvin Kirwan home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lorenzen
and Debbie, Storm Lake, la.,
spent several days visiting at
the G. R. Kirwan home. Mr. and
Mrs. Lorenzen and Debbie were
enroute to their home after spend
ing a two week vacation touring
parts of South Dakota, Nebraska
and Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kirwan, Jim
and Phillip were Sunday evening
supper guests at the Tom Kocer
sr. home in Wagner. The occa
sion honored Mr. and Mrs. Kocer
on their birthdays.
Rhonda Krokaugger of Picks
town spent Sunday at the G. R.
Kirwan home playing with Mary
Jane. Rhonda was brought to
the Kirwan home by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Krokaugger.
Mr. and Mrs. Arden Berg were
Wednesday evening visitors at
the Melvin Kirwan home.
Mrs. G. R. Kirwan, Janice and
Mary Jane and Mrs. Harry Haus
mann and Jill were Sunday after
noon visitors at the Daniel Kir
wan home where they enjoyed a
visit with Mrs. Tom Kocer jr.
and Wanda Kay of rural Wagner.
Many from this community at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Dahl
berg Wednesday at the Randall
Valley Covenant church. Mrs.
Dahlberg was a pioneer resident
of this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kirwan
and Susan were Tuesday coffee
guests at the home of Mrs. Es
ther Thiel, Fairfax.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hausmann
and Jill were visitors at the Louie
Janousek home at Fairfax Sun
day evening.
Janice Kirwan visited at the
George Jacoby home in Picks
town fi-om Sunday to Tuesday
evening when she was brought
to her home by Kay Jacoby,
Karen Ketelsen and Norman Ol
son.
Father Lambert of Fairfax was
a Sunday morning caller at the
Harry Hausmann home.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kirwan
spent Sunday evening at the Mel
vin Kirwan home
Lynch News
By Mrs. Fred King
Annual Tea
Will Be Held
Sunday at Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Art Wilson and
Mrs. Lulu Van Meter attended
the wedding of Bunny Ann King,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
King, Stuart, and Dan Mey
er, Murdo, S. D., July 27 at the;
Catholic church. A reception was
held at the Tom King home.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stew'art
and daughters, Gilroy, Calif., were
callers Monday and dinner
guests Tuesday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Art Wilson. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson visited at the Ralph
Wurtz home in Spencer Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Wilmer Crawford and Jan
ice visited at the Fred Coleman
home in Spencer Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moody and
family, Niobrara, left Monday for
a 10-day camping trip in Canada
They will stop enroute at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Havranek, Missoula, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. Gay Hull and j -
family and Mr. and Mrs. A. Se
divy left Friday for a visit with
relatives and friends in Washing
ton, Oregon and California.
Mrs. Berl Moody and family
and Mrs. Lorie Micanek visited
Mrs. Leonard Havranek and child
ren Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Olson and
family, Wilmer Wells and Donna
Vanmeter, St. Edward, are visit
ing from Thursday until Sunday
at the Clifford Wells home and
with Mrs. Clifford Wells, who is
a patient in the Lynch hospital.
Mrs. Clifford Nelson and Di- I
ane, Fairfax, S. D., visited with '
her mother, Mrs. Clifford Wells,
at the Lynch hospital Friday
morning.
Mr . and Mrs. M. Nielsen,
White River, 9. D., came Satur
day for a visit with relatives. He
is a brother of Eric Nielsen.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Prescott
and sons, Cottage Grove, Ore.,
arrived Wednesday at the Homer
Tonner home few a visit. They
also visited at the Eric Nielsen,
Delbert Nielsen, Leonard Niel-!
sen and Clemen Christensen |
homes.
Shirley Moody entertained six j
girls to a theater and slumber
party Saturday night in honor of '
her 13th birthday. j
Mrs. Max Rossmeier and fam
ily were Wednesday dinner guests
at the Leland Moody, home.
Mrs. Bertha Rossmeier has!
spent the past two weeks with
her daughter and family at the!
Lumir Cizek home in Spencer^
Mrs. Berl Moody and family,
Sioux City, has spent the past
week visiting relatives here. They
were overnight guests at the Le
land Moody home Friday.
Gloria Retzlaff and Harold
Gene Micanek attended the Lu
thern Walther League camp at
the Niobrara State park July 30
August 1. Five young people from
Spencer Lutheran church also at
tended. Bible study was held
each morning and recreation in
the afternoon and evening.
Tuesday night a group of girls
gathered for a surprise slumber
party for Sharon Christensen
in honor of her 16th birthday.
Harley Miller, Lynch band in- \
structor, is attending a two-week i
National Guard training.
The Lynch girls soft ball j
team beat the Butte girls, 23
to 22 at Butte. Butte will play
Lynch at Lynch Monday night.
Gloria Retzlaff spent Sunday
night with Sharon Christensen. -
Mr. and Mrs. Art Retzlaff and
family) visited Thursday ftifeht at
the Eric Retzlaff home in Cham
bers. Mrs. Tommy Thompson
and boys are there for a two
week visit from Shreveport, La.
She is a sister of Art Retzlaff.
Monowi Ladies aid met at the
home of Mrs. Gladys Spencer
Thursday at 2 p.m. Thirteen mem
bers were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Spencer,
Bryan and Shelley, Texarkana,
Tex., arrived Thursday noon at
the home of Mrs. Gladys Spencer
for a two week vacation with re
latives here. They brought their
boat and have been enjoying
boating, fishing and skiing on the
Missouri river.
Mrs. Leman Huber was re
leased from the hospital Mm
day after suffering a heart at
tack July 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Davy and
Mr. and Mrs. Alford Davy and
children drove to Scottsbluff Fri
day to attend the wedding Sat
urday of Darrell Davy, the old
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Davy, The bride is from Austria.
Robert Svatos, grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rohde, broke
his right arm Friday when he
fell from an old threshing ma
chine on which he was playing.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer and
Iris Craig left August 2 for a va
cation on the west coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Rapbje
of Surprise were weekend visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl 9pencer at
the Fred Spencer borne.
Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Hodges
and daughters, Ona, Fla., have
been spending two weeks here
with Mr. and Mrs. Myron Hod
crcxc
Mr. and Mrs. Don Jocumsen,
Sioux City arrived at the home
of Cora Lee Saturday for a few
weeks before school starts. Mrs.
Jocumsen, the former Joyce
Holz, recently completed her
summer course at Wayne Teach
ers college. She will teach fourth
and fifth grades in the Lynch
school this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Collins
and family, Broken Bow, spent
the weekend at the Elmer Chris
tensen home and attended tl»
wedding of Miss Beverly Alford.
Carolyn and Joan McKenzie,
daughters of Clyde McKenzie jr.,
O’iNeill, spent two weeks visiting
with their grandmother, Mrs.
Clyde McKenzie sr.
Mrs. Dan Johnson returned
home Saturday from her teaching
duties at the Girls Training
School at Geneva. She will be
home for a few weeks before
teaching at Butte where she will
teach home economics.
Mrs. Bus Greene has been
spending a few days at the Stan
ley Greene home. Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Greene and family re
turned home with her for a visit
They have a baby boy bom a
week ago. He has been named
Chipper Ray.
The Christ Luthern Aid of Lynch
well hold their annual silver tea
Sunday at 2 p.m. The following
churches have been invited: Jam
ison, Butte, Fairfax and 9pencer.
There will be a skit given by
Mrs. Harold Micanek, Mrs.
Dwight Micanek, Mrs. Walt
Wesche, Mrs. Donald Burgdorf,
Mrs. Dale Bessert and Mrs. Art
Retzlaff entitled “The Widows
Might”. Lunch will be served by
the Lynch Lutheran women. Com
munity women are welcome '»
attend.
Phone Your News To
The Frontier
Phone 788
FREE
Wedding Dance
SATURDAY, AUG. 12
Legion Hall
O'Neill, Nebr.
Music by
VON'S MERRY MEN
Roman Fili|>s & Doris lirbek
DANCE
at
Ash Grove Hall
To The Music of
VON'S MERRY MEN
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13
ADMISSION: 50c
NORCO BEEF
STARTER
Is A 14% Protein Feed
with Vitamins and
Antibiotics
A TOP NOTCH CREEP FEED
AS LOW AS
$53.00 PER TON
This Is Creep Feed Season
Book it now for 90 days at
Two Ton Capacity Creep
Feeders Available at
$160
Tompkins Livestock
Headquarters
Clarence (Bud) Hansen, Mrt.
Inman, Phone 225 or 11-W
15-19C