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Volume 82—Number 3 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 10, 1962 Seven Cento
Orchard News
Mrs. Lester Wlthee
District convention of the Re
bekah’s was held in Orchard all
day Wednesday. Towns represent
ed were Niobrara, Lynch, Plain
view, Creighton and Orchard.
Two from Fremont, one the
Assembly President, Mrs. Maude
Christiansen and all District
officers were present. About 75
attended. New district officers
elected were Joyce McCarter,
Creighton, president; Mrs. Susie
Hoover, Plainview, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Tillie Stevens, Or
chard, warden; Mrs. E. Jones,
treasurer; Mrs. Harvey Hol
brook, Orchard, conductor. Lunch
was served at the close of the
afternoon session by the local
members of the lodge.
Mrs. Lyle Schleusner was a
guest at the TTiursday Bridge
club in the Mrs. Gordon Dray
ton home. Mrs. Cecil Lee held
high score and Mrs. Gail Brodie
and Mrs. Lester Withee tied for
second. Mrs. E. BiMce was also
a winner. Club will meet with
Mrs. E. Bright in two weeks .
The Orchard High Seniors left
here by special chartered bus
Thursday afternoon on their
sneak day. They returned Sun
day. They were accompanied
by their sponsor, Mrs. Carter
and another faculty member,
Mr. Cowling. They spent the
first night in Hot Springs, 9.D.,
then continued through the
Black Hills.
Jack Classen purchased the Or
chard Motor Co. from Wayne
Lautenschlager and took posses
sion Monday morning. Mr. Clas
sen came to Orchard from Tilden
in November 1955 and has been
employed as a mechanic at the
Orchard Motor Co. since that
time. The firm will continue un
der the same name. Mr. Wayne
Lautenschlager purchased the
Orchard Livestock Commission
Co. sometime ago and will con
tinue to operate this business.
Mr F. F. Oeoree presented his
I re-elect l
J. ED HANCOCK
Republican j
(X) COUNTY TREASURER I
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Continued Hones. - Efficient and Courteous
Operation of the County Financial Off.ce. |
I Vote For I
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HOLT COUNTY JUDGE I
1 Your Vote Appreciated at I
I the May 15 Primary_j
VOTE FOR
CHARLES R. CHUCK FOX
Republican
Candidate for
Holt County
ASSESSOR
Veteran WWII
Lifelong Resident
of Holt County
Born and Raised in Holt
County
Successful Hay and Cattleman. Received his education in the
O’Neill and Atkinson Schools
Family man with 3 children. Has been associated with Fox
Bros. Hay Co. for 16 years. With 16 years of successful business
behind me, I think that I have the qualifications to do the job
j to everyone’s satisfaction.
Your Vote Appreciated in the Primary May 15
farewell concert with the Or
chard band Tuesday evening.
Mr. George has Deen here 4
years, and is retiring at the end
of this school year The school
band played several numbers.
The Band presented a gift as a
token of appreciation. Mr. Cow
ling presented the vocal soloists
and groups. The Band Mothers
then sponsored a social hour in
the gym. Coffee, pop and pie
were sold. About $25 was raised
to use for the purchase of new
band uniforms.
Riverside New:.
By Mrs. Lionel Gunter
Mrs. Richard Napier and Su
san and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Na
pier visited Tuesday evening in
the Z. H. Fry home.
Tammy Mott spent Thursday
evening at the Walter Miller
home.
Mrs. Lorraine Montgomery,
Mrs. Lynn Fry and Mrs. Walter
Miller, members of the Seek and
Share project club attended the
May Day tea, Tuesday, in the
Clearwater Lutheran church.
Mr. and Mrs. John Napier, Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Shrader and
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Napier dined
at Harolds club, Oakdale, Satur
day evening in honor of the ladies
birthdays which were in April
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Miller and
family were supper guests Wed
nesday in the Walter Miller
home.
Mrs. Arlen Miller and children
were guests in the Leo Miller
home Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Napier and
Mrs. Archie Johnston visited in
the Z. H. Fry home Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Hoke were
guests in the Richard Napier
home Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fry, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Napier, Mr.
and Mrs. William Lofquist and
Mr and Mrs. Don Larson were
guests Saturday, April 28, in the
Robert McDaniel home.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shrader,
David and Douglas met Sandra
Shrader in O’Neill last Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pollock
and family, Neligh, visited at the
Dave Pollock home Thursday eve
ning.
Clayton Hoke accompanied
Jimmy Nelson, Plainview, to Om
aha Saturday to attend the Auto
show. They visited the Robert
Hobbs home Saturday night and
Sunday, returning to Plainview
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson
were dinner guests Sunday, April
29, in the Marvin Pribnow home.
Mrs. Lynn Fry and Jack vis
ited in Neligh Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgom
ery visited in the Robert Mont
gomery home Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller and
family were dinner guests Sun
day, April 29, in the Archie John
ston home.
The Rev. and Mrs. Everett
Keesler and family returned
home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Grant Mott, Mrs. Melvin
9cheer, Mrs. Alfonse Woslager
and Mrs. Dewitt Hoke were
among the mothers of the Jun
ior class that helped prepare the
Junior-Senior banquet Thursday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock vis
ited in the Loren Libby home
near Page last Sunday.
Mrs. Alvin Nelson called at the
Dewitt Hoke home Thursday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier
and family called at the Dale
Napier home Sunday evening, Ap
ril 29.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mont
gomery, Mrs. Millie Mahood and
Gertrude Gribble were dinner
guests Sunday, April 29, in the
Z. H. Fry home.
John Napier and family visited
in the Glen Harpster home Fri
day evening.
Sandra Shrader and Mrs. Lew
is Shrader went to Wayne Tues
day and helped Mr. and Mrs. La
vern Shrader move to Wahoo.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fry and
Mr. and Mrs. John Pruden at
tended a central Nebraska Hol
1 stein show in Central City Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Keith Biddlec'me and
Mrs. Earl Pierson visiud ai
George Montgomery home Thu:
day afternoon.
Mrs. Marcus Pierson, Cheryie
and Connie were dinner gues:s
Thursday in the Earl Pierson
home.
Mrs. Leo Miller and Melanie
visited the Riverside school one
afternoon.
Mrs. Keith Biddlecome visited
in O’Neill Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson cal
led in the Rudy Aiders home
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry visited
Mrs. Millie Mahood Saturday
morning.
Pupils of the Riverside School
district took part in the rural
track meet in Ewing Saturday
afternoon.
Atkinson News
Glen McClurg has been em
ployed by the city as caretaker _
at the local Swimming pool this
summer. He Succeeds Sewell
Johnson, who has been helping
out the past two summers.
Mr. and Mrs. Irven Parsons
and granddaughters, Barbara
and Beverly Barnes and Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Parsons drove to Ew
ing Sunday to attend a picnic at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Parsons, honoring Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Jutilla and daughters
from Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Jutilla
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Don Parsons. The Jutilla family
expect to leave Friday for their
home in Washington.
The Atkinson Civic Improve
ment Garden club was hostess to
a group at the elementary school
Monday night when Mrs. Jose
phine Groff showed a film on
flower arrangements and also
gave a demonstration on making
roses out of ribbon. Coffee and
i^ooKies were serveu.
Mrs. Elmer Spann was hostess
to the Civic Improvement Gar
den club Wednesday afternoon at
her home in Atkinson. Roll call
was answered with, “spring bulbs
in bloom.” The program was giv
en by Mrs. Robert Keating and
Mrs. William Wefso, on bulbs,
rhizomes and corms. A Chinese
auction followed.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson
visited relatives in Dunning,
Sunday.
Emil Colfack and Charles Do
bias helped Russell Hipke work
cattle Monday.
Mrs. J. W. Carlson visited her
aunt, Mrs. Elmer McClurg Sun
day afternoon.
Catherine Vitt has accepted a
position with the First National
Bank in Atkinson to succeed Car
ol Enbody who will be married
soon. Miss Vitt is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Vitt, formerly
of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jungman
were Sunday dinner guests of
Leonard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Jungman.
Mrs. Alpha Kirkland and pu
pils celebrated the end of the
school term with a picnic in the
City park in Atkinson, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hewett, O’
Neill, visited with friends in At
kinson Sunday morning.
Little Charlene Beck, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Beck spent
several days with Mrs. William
Wefso last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jungman
went to Omaha last Thursday
where Fred reported for a medi
cal check up.
Dr. and Mrs. James Ramsay,
Jack and Cindy went to Hastings
Saturday, April 28, wrhere they
visited with Mrs. Ramsay’s .par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ray.
They returned to Atkinson Sun
day evening.
Mr and Mrs. C. F. Small and
Mrs. Fred Richardson drove to
Norfolk Thursday on business and
the Smalls visited their daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fullerton
and family.
Mrs. Albert Lemmer returned
home last Friday after spending
the past three weeks in Philidel- j
phia visiting with her son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Mer
lin Ottman, Scott and Shawn.
Mrs. Otteman is remembered as
Vivian Lemmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Horner
An intensive brewing research program has been underway at Storz for
over two years. The goal a difficult one: to make Storz an even finer
beer than the Storz you enjoy so much now. Watch for further reports.
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left Saturday afternoon for Om
aha where they went by Jet ear
ly Sunday morning for Washing
~n D. C. Mr. Horner will attend
nal Convention for Bum
s' ' rner is President
of i- -eimtns Association.
They will also visit relatives in
Washington before returning
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dunn,
Omaha, spent the week end with
her mother, Mrs. John Mohr and
other relatives and friends.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Carlson,
Scott and Cheryl spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Wefso. Other Sun
day dinner guests in the Wefso
home were Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Hodge, Denver, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Runnels and Mrs.
Elvira Smith, Stuart. The Carl
sons returned home Sunday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richardson
took their daughter to O'Neill
Sunday afternoon. She returned
to Denver with Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Hodge. They were met in
O’Neill by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Witt and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow
Witt and daughter, Burwell. The
Witts daughter, Sharon, returned
to Denver, where she is employ
ed, with the group.
The Atkinson Civic Improve
ment Garden club reported a very
successful food and plant sale
last Saturday and want to thank
all who helped.
The Sunday Night Pitch club
met Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Colfack. Winners
were Mrs. John Beck, LeRoy
Hoffman, Mrs. LeRoy Hoffman
and William Wefso.
Calvin Coolidge, O’Neill, was
in Atkinson, Monday, on business.
(Airman 1st Class Donald Sla
dek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ladd
Sladek, Atkinson, arrived on Eas
ter Sunday to spend a leave with
his parents, relatives and friends.
Donald has been in England the
past year and expects to be trans
ferred to the Travis Air Force
Base in California later this
month.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hodge
came from Denver Saturday
morning to spend the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Wefso. They were accom
panied by Alta Richardson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Richardson.
Emmet
And Community
Dolores Tunender
Mrs. Ed Winkler, Mrs. Elmer
Schaaf, Mrs. Robert Cole and
Dolores Tunender, officers of
the Altar Society met in the home
of Mrs. Robert Cole for a busi
ness meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bauer and
family called in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Marcellus and
family Tuesday evening.
School District 89 and 20 at
tended the rural track meet in
O’Neill Saturday, May 5.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keogh and
family, Atkinson, called in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tun
ender and family Friday evening.
Monday afternoon callers of
Mrs. Agnes Heeb, O’Neill, were
Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Babl and
Jeanette and Mrs. Joe Pongratz.
Mrs. Heeb and Mrs. Pongratz vis
ited Mrs. Djane Pongratz, Dew
ey and Debbie, later.
Sherry Bauer, eighth grader of
school district 89, was one of the
students that made a tour to
Sioux City May 1.
Leisure Hour Pinochle club met
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eli McConnell Sunday evening,
April 29. Winners were Mrs. Tony
Weichman, Mrs. Len Ullrich,
Charles Mlinar and Leon Beck
with. Traveling prize went to Len
Ullrich. Next meeting will be in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Beckwith May 13.
Art Wills, Wayne, was a week
end guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jes' Wills.
Mr. p 2 George Babl call
ed at x h :ru. r: Mr. and Mrs
Art .. . 0 Monday.
Mrs. . .. .s vi.Jiticy was a
guest of a. >. dtv.-„ a McGinnis
Tuesday.
Mrs. Rose I: 1 - J^e
Winkler c alien .e oi
Mrs. Leo \\,e--.. Stuart
Thursd- afternoo-'.
Mrs. a.. ’ Galinc*- and Mrs.
Georgia M. «* we.. afternoon
callers ot 2u .’’ny Ruggless,
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. „ . and
family, O'Neill, caued at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Baul
sr. and family Friday evening. .
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Havranek
and Larry were Thursday night
callers of Mr. and Mrs. Al Hav
ranek.
Mrs. John Babl and Luann
were Wednesday supper guests of
Mrs. Agnes Heeb, O’Neill.
Mrs. James Havranek and Mr.
and Mrs. Al Havranek were Sat
urday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Fehrmger, Bloomfield.
Elkhorn Valley 4-H club held
their annual recreation meeting.
They played games, sang and
square danced for entertainment.
Mrs. James Havranek spent the
last week in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Al Havranek.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hitchcock,
Mr. and Mrs. Len Ullrich, Mr. |
and Mrs. Kenny Ruggless and
Ronnie were Thursday supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Beckwith.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Havranek call-1
ed in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chuck Havranek and family, O’
Neill, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McMillin
and daughter and son-in-law, Om
aha were in Emmet on business.
Donald Schaaf, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Schaaf, who is sta
tioned in Korea, visited with Rev.
Basil Price.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marcel
lus and family called in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tielke and
family, Atkinson, Friday evening.
Pleasant 4-Her’s will hold their
annual meeting Friday evening
May 13, at the Pleasant view
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Dnald Marcellus,
Nancy and Charlotte called in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Rauterkus Saturday after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mar
cellus and family were supper
guests of Anton Jirak, O’Neill.
Victory Homemakers club met
in the nome of Mrs. John Babl
sr. May 2 with an afternoon
luncheon. All 10 members were
present. Guests were Mrs. Ben
Bazelman and children, Mrs.
James Havranek sr. and Dolores
Tunender. Roll call was answer
ed with “A place you would like
to see”. Games were played.
Door prize was won by Mrs. Jim
Havranek sr. The next meeting
■will be in the home of Mrs. John
Schaaf June 13.
Goldenrod Garden club met
with a District Six Federated
Garden club in Stuart, with a
covered dish dinner. Mrs. Opal
Keating, Atkinson, was elected
district director.
Mary Alice Winkler spent the
weekend with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winkler.
Mrs. Edward Cavanaugh and
Pamela Kay and Mrs. Joe Pon
gratz were Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Agnes Heeb, O’Neill. Mrs.
Pongratz and Mrs. Heeb attended
the afternoon Grand Ole Opei a
show.
South Side club met in the
home of Mrs. Robert Fox May 1
with a luncheon. All but 2 mem
bers were present. Mrs. Agnes
Gaffney was a guest. Next meet
ing will be in the home of Mrs.
Georgia McGinnis.
Little Dewey Pongratz, O’Neill,
spent Wednesday with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pon
gratz. Dave Ryan, Atkinson, call
ed in the evening.
Margaret, Karen, Janet and
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FRED SEATON
Candidate for the Republican
Nomination for Governor
More than 30 years suc
cessful business experience—
including publishing daily and
weekly newspapers, a ranch
and farm magazine, and op
erating radio and Seleriason
^ Former United States Sen
ator for Nebraska.
^ Secretary at the Interior
in President Eisenhower'* cab
inet—also Assistant Secretary
at Defense and Deputy Assist
ant to the President.
^ Two terms in Nebraska
Hoc Committee and chairmen,
legislative Council.
Seaton Wants to Work for YOU!
Donna were afternoon guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bauer and
family while Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald Marcellus were in Sioux City
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ramold ji.
and family, O'Neill and Mrs. Ray
Tunender called at the home of |
Mrs. Joe Ramold sr. Sunday af
ternoon.
Bernard Pr ngratz and Ray Pet-1
tinger w- Friday dinner g.iests
of M- - i Mrs. Joe Pongratz
a*- -j-r,
- ■' Mrs. James Havranek
•' Fra;. and Donald, O’Neill,
• . and Mrs. Donald Mar-1
cell us and family were Sunday
dinner guest* of Anton Jirak, O'
Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tunender
and family called in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Peter and fam
ily, O'Neill, Sunday evening
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Butte Livestock Mkt.
No More Special Saturday Sales
Combined Hog & Cattle Sales
EACH WEDNESDAY
All Sales Will Start at 12:30 P.M.
You may contact either Ed Thorin at O’Neill or Roy Klrwan
of Butte
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Personal property and land sales.
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