Atkinson News I
Call Schenzel, O'Neill, was a
Friday evening caller at the
Claude Johnson home in Atkin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Pallas, the
Ag. instructor at the Atkinson
public school, entertained the
senior Ag. students at a dinner
in their home Sunday night.
Donald Roth came from O'Neill
Saturday to spend the weekend
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Roth.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kram
er left Sunday for a vacation trip
to Washington state where they
will visit relatives. They also
plan to attend the World's Fair
in Seattle.
Mrs. David Leighton left Sat
urday for California where she
joined friends and enplaned for
Tokyo. Japan where they will
join their husbands who have
been sent to Tokyo for a rest
period. Lt. Leighton is a heli
copter pilot and has been station
ed in South Viet Nam. Mrs.
I^eighton is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Gotschall.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fullerton
and family came from Norfolk
last Friday to spend the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Small and other relatives
and friends. They returned to
Norfolk Sunday.
Mr. ana mis. ivari uixnm
drove to IJncoln last Friday
where Mrs. Coxbill will spend
some time with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Wacha and get acquainted
with her new granddaughter.
Heather Gaile, born May 16 at
Byran Memorial hospital in Lin
coln. The little miss weighed in
at 7 pounds and 7 ounces. Mr.
Coxbill came home Friday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richardson
accompanied Mrs. Elizabeth
Ryan and David to Lake Andes
last Sunday where they toured
the storm area.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skrdla
drove to Lincoln where they at
tended the Region 21 American
Iris Society’s annual tuor. They
returned home Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Withers
went to Chadron last Sunday
where they met their grandchil
dren. Rick and Bohby Frisch,
children of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Frisch who live in Boise. Ida.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Withers
and family, Chadron, spent their •
vacation in Boise and when they
returned to Chadron, Rick and
Bobby came with them to spend
the next three weeks in Atkinson
with both their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Withers and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Frisch and other rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McClurg
were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. James Deming.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin McClurg.
Broken Bow, and Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon McClurg, Stuart, were
Thursday evening dinner guests
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer McClurg. They also at
tended graduation exercises at the
Atkinson public school. Their
sister. Donna McClurg, was a
graduate. After the graduation
exercises they were joined at the
McClurg home by Mr. and Mrs.
Warren McClurg. Bassett, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mulford, Stuart,
and the Rev. and Mrs. William
Mulford. Duluth, Minn. Mrs. Mc
Clurg served lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mulford,
Hastings, visited in the home
of his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mulford a few days last
week.
Mrs. Calvin McClurg and Mar
cia, Broken Bow, are spending
a few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Allyn. north of
Stuart. Calvin came to Atkinson
Wednesday afternoon to attend
Memorial Day services.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Hickok left
Tuesday for Douglas. Wyo. where
they spent Memorial Day. They
expect to be gone several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tooker and
children are spending a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Humphrey, until housing
can be arranged in Spencer,
where they plan to make their
home.
Mrs. Morris Johnson came Sat
urday from Omaha to spend the
weekend. When she returned to
her home on Monday, the John
son children remained with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mack.
Mr. and Mrs. Denton Colfack
and Wanda. Butte, were Sunday
dinner guests of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Colfack and Den
nis.
nman News
B} Mr*. Jam Ml McMahan
Bill DeLong, Rock Rapids, la.,
visited with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Merle DeLong.
Mrs. Rex Oberle, Minneapolis,
Minn., spent the weekend visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
South.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hull, Lynch,
were Saturday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reynolds
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Clark and
family. O’Neill, visited Ralph, Vi
olet and Ruf Sholes Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Newman Card left Satur
day for Chadron. Mr. Card will
join his wife later. They will
spend the summer at Chadron.
Mrs. Bonnie Buhlmann and
son and Alan and Susan Banks,
Lincoln, spent the weekend vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. James Banks
and Roger.
Mary Morsbach and Georgia
Herold, Norfolk, spent the week
end visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. David Morsbach and
Mr. and Mrs. George Herold.
Mr. and Mrs David Morsbach
visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brit
tell and family, Norfolk, Sunday
morning. In the afternoon they at
tended a Morsbach family reun
ion at a Norfolk park.
Tuesday afternoon guests of
Mrs. Albert Reynolds were Mrs.
Guy Hall and Mrs. Gay Hull and
family, Lynch, and Mrs. Andrew
Rosendaal, Neligh.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Benash
and family, Beatrice, spent the
weekend visiting Mrs. Ray Sid
ers. On Saturday they attended
the Ross-Siders wedding at St.
Patrick’s church, O’Neill.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Ray Siders were Mr. and Mrs.
Art Hibbs and sons, O'Neill, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Snyder and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cun
ningham and son. O’Neill and Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Benash and fam
ily, Beatrice. Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Hawk and family, Orchard,
joined the group in the afternoon.
Kay Kelley entertained at a
slumber party at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kel
ley, Saturday night. The follow
ing girls attended Barbara Keil,
Ruth Ann Hansen, Sharon Michae
lis and Kathy Fick.
Meek News
Bv Mrs. Fred lindherg
The community reecived a nice
rain from .90 to 1*4 inches about
4 a.m. Saturday. The rain was
accompanied by some electricity
which struck a tree at the Elmer
Devall home and followed the
telephone line into the house.
They were awakened by the loud
clap of thunder and could smell
smoke in the house. The sideing
on the outside of the house was
scorched and the phone was burnt
out.
The Rev. and Mrs. Turner, Im
perial. were present for the morn
ing worship services at Paddock
Union church Sunday.
Mrs. Allen Walters and boys
and her grandfather, Hal Rosen
krans, went to Pender Thursday
to meet Mrs. Hal Rosenkrans and
Clara Aim who were returning
from a weeks visit at Pine Is
land, Minn., where they had gone
to visit at the home of her son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Edwards and to get
acquainted with their new twin
daughters.
Mrs. Christine Johnson and
Mrs. Cora Cla'ussen were lunch
guests at the Sam Robertson
home Friday evening.
Sue Nelson and Sharon Anson
were visitors at the Jessie Kac
zor home Sunday evening.
Mrs. John Sutherland and John
Mark are visiting at the Paul
Nelson home. They came Sunday
and plan to remain until decora
tion day. She will then visit her
brother and sister. Atkinson, be
fore joining her husband to re
turn to Foreign Mission field for
another 5 year term. Mrs. Suther
land (Lucille) and Marjorie are
sisters. Mr. Sutherland, a medi
cal missionary is teaching in Ida
ho, during his year furlough.
Senator Frank Nelson took in
the Rock County Diamond Jubilee
at Bassett Friday and report
ed it very interesting.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindberg
were callers Monday evening at
the F. E. Anderson home in New
port. Gene is confined to his bed,
suffering from a heart attack he
had several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Marriedy Hub
by, Mrs. Carrie Borg and Marvel
and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Rouse
and family were dinner guests at
the Howard Rouse home Tuesday.
Marie and Marriedy, Carrie and
Marvel called at the Virgil Hub
by and Lawrence Rojse h mts in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Axel Borg and Mrs. Paul
Nelson were lunch guests Tues
day at the Frank Nelson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Peterson
came through O'Neill Saturday
bringing students from Evangel
college, Springfield, Mo. They
plan to return Wednesday. Mrs.
Peterson was the former Vernet
ta Krogh.
Carlene and Joyce Hallgrimson
and Marion Rosenkrans and her
friend Ruth Ann Bowers, Milwau
kee, Wise., arrived Saturday
from Springfield, Mo., where they
have been attending Evangel col
lege.
Mr. and Mrs. Garold Risor
were dinner guests at the Dave
Jensen home Wednesday and
Martha Johring and Henry Stor
johann were Sunday dinner
guests.
Mr. and Merrill Hicks, Hast
ings, were overnight guests at
the home of his sister, Twila
Hicks, Saturday night. They were
all dinner guests Sunuay at the
Elmer Devall home.
Sunday dinner guests m the
Ben Devall home were Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Mitchell and Boyd,
Butte, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Mitchell and boys and Frank and
John Fundus. After dinner callers
were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall
and Diane.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Libby and
Billy Gene, Colorado, came
Thursday to spend 10 days at the
Loran Libby home, Page and the
Henry Walters home.
A family gathering was held
Sunday at the Henry Walters
heme, in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Libby and Billy. Others
present were Mr. and Mrs. Loran
Libby and Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs.
Bennie Johring and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Walters and boys,
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Anderson
and girls, and Mrs. Christine
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Berger Hallgrim
son and Lois, LongPine, were
overnight guests Thursday at the
Carl Hallgrimson home and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Larson, Bassett,
were Sunday dinner guests.
Mrs. Delia Harrison spent
Thursday night in O’Neill at the
Orville Peterson home.
The Green Thumb garden club
met Wednesday evening at Opal
Hammerluns. Nine members were
present. Roll call was answered
with a Mother’s day poem. The
lesson was given by Florence
Schmitz on transplanting plants.
Mrs. Bob Sanders joined the club.
Opal Hammerlun won the dooy
prize. Next meeting will be June
27 at the John Schmitz home.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Mann and
family attended a family picnic
at Yankton, S. D., Sunday and
their two children, Paul and Bar
bara went home with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sigurd Jen
sen, St. Edwards, for a couple
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Witherwax
and Carolyn were Monday night
visitors at the Austin Searles
home and "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Ernst were Tuesday visitors.
The infant son (Billy Gene) of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Libby was
dedicated daring the morning
worship service at the Assembly
of God church Sunday.
Daily Vacation Bible school
will start June 4 at the Paddock
Union church and continue
through the 8. All children are
welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Searles
and girls were Sunday dinner
guests at the Bernard Lorenz
home, O’Neill.
Ewing News
By Mrs. Harold Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Coe Butler, Lin
coln, came Monday and are
guests at the home of her sister,
Vina Wood. They attended the
Ewing alumni banquet Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Edna Lofquest returned
home Monday evening from a
weekend spent visiting relatives.
Friday she was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Browning at
Madison. Saturday and Sunday
she visited her son, Roliert Lof
quest, and family at Fremont.
Monday she called at the home
of Mrs. Mike Phillien at Pender
before leaving for Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sc brood
er had as ttieir dinner guests on
Sunday her parents. Mr and
Mrs. James Mlnarik and Larry.
Sunday guests at the Ernest
Norwood home were Rev. and
Mrs. YV. B. Lamb. Page. Rev.
Lamb conducted the morning
worship hour at the Church of
the Nazarene in Ewing. Guests
among the congregation were his
son and daughter-in-law. Mr. anil
Mrs. Robert Lamb and family.
Wayne.
The members of the Boy Scout
Troop 181, accompanied by the
scoutmaster, Bob Epponbach,
went on a h.ke Sunday afternoon
searching for rocks which they
will study.
Mr. and Mrs. Milan Welke and
daughters spent Sunday at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Scott, Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rodgers
left this week on a vacation trip
to Colorado. Mrs. Rodgers is
the former Jeanne Welke. Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kirsch
mier and family accompanied by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Lloyd
Brittell, O’Neill, spent Monday
and Tuesday fishing at YY’illovv
Lake.
Sunday guests at the R A
Horde home were Dewitt Gunter,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Napier and
family, Ewing and Duane Horde,
Syracuse.
Mrs. Dewitt Gunter, who has
been hospitalized several weeks
at St. Anthony’s hospital in O'
Neill was able to come home
Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Napier went after her.
Mrs. R. A. Horde is assisting in
the Gunter home this week.
Mrs. Eben Grafft accompanied
her daughter, Mrs Wilbur Spang
ler and family to Fullerton Mon
day where they attended the
graduation of a niece and neph
ew.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Wright
have moved to the Wilmer Mosel
place northeast of Ewing where
they will make their home.
Guests at the Earl Wright home
Sunday were their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Bartos, O'Neill.
Mrs. Josie Versaw spent Thurs
day as a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers at
Bonesteel, S. D.
Guests Thursday at the George
Jefferies home were Mr. and
Mrs. B. Cratty, Neligh, Minnie
Neiderheide, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Stevens, Clearwater, and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Stevens, Riverton,
Wyo.
Callers at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Jefferies Saturday
were Joe Thramer, Roy Rother
ham, Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Maben, Clearwater, Larry Drey
and Jim Curry, Omaha, and Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Hixson, Neligh.
Poppy Day in Ewing May 19
brought in proceeds of $45 ac
cording to the report of Mrs. R.
H. Shain, Poppy Day chairman.
The Auxiliary members were as
sisted by the following children,
who gave freely of their time and
efforts for the day: Monica
Munn, Jeraldine Snyder, Evelyn
Snyder, Shirley Funk. Kathy
Kirschmier, Brenda Rotherham,
Sue Shain. Joe PvOtherham, Maur
ice Hahlbeck, Richard Shain.
David Rotherham, Bob Pruden
Bob Black, and David Shrader.
Vacation Bible school will be
held at the United Presbyterian
and Methodist churches in Ew
ing from May 28 to June 2, clos
ing with a program in the Meth
odist church, June 3, at 8 p.m.
There will be no classes on Mem
orial Day, May 30, but there will
be on Saturday.
Sandra Shrader is the Director
of the Vacation Bible school with
Mrs. Curtis Roberts as assistant
director.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stevens,
Clearwater, were dinner and eve
ning guests in the Sis Ebben
gaard home, Monday.
Jerry Tams, a former student
of the Ewing high school, grad
uated from the Battle Creek high
school with the class of 1962 and
was presented a scholarship for
Norfolk Junior college. His grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Tams, Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tucker vis
ited their grandson. Ricky, at
St. Anthony’s hospital Saturday
where he had undergone a tonsil
ectomy. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Tucker, O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eacker
who are vacationing in the west
ern states, attended the World’s
Fair in Seattle. Wash., last week.
Stuart News
Hy Mr». Ilnrto HUU
Here to spend the week with
their parents. Mr. and Mrs John
Miksch are Mrs. Jerry Batter
man and girls, Hastings, Mrs.
Francis Trausch. Rose I and.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr
and Mrs. John Miksch were Mrs
Jerry Battei man and gnLs, Hast
ings, Mrs. Francis Trausch, Ros
Eland, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Miksch and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Miksch.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Heyne and
family, Omaha, arrived Friday
evening to spend the week visit
mg Mr and Mrs. Ervin Van
Cleave and Patty and Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Heyne, Bassett.
Friday supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Wallmger and sons
were Mr and Mrs. Lester Papke
and daughter. Billings, Mont.,
and Mrs. Katie Papke.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Katie Papke were Gerald (Budi
Papke and son, Gary, Newcastle,
Wyo., Bobby Paipke, Chambers
and Mrs. Bertha Foss, Gregory,
S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holtman,
Darlene and Danny and Mr. and
Mrs Jimmy Hoffman and girls
drove to Dwight Saturday evening
to spend Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Dudley Halligan and son.
Monday they took Darlene to Lin
coln where she is employed.
Mrs. Katie Papke drove to Gre
gory, S. D., Tuesday to get her
sister, Mrs. Bertha Foss, who re
turned home with her for a short
stay.
Gerald (Bjd) Papke and son,
Gary, Newcastle, Wyo., arrived
Friday evening to visit a few
days with Mrs. Katie Papke and
other relatives and friends.
Friday dinner guests of Mr and
Mrs. Jim Hoffman, Danny ami
Darlene were Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Papke and daughter, Billings,
Mont.
Mrs. Orville Paxton entertained
the TPM club Tuesday afternoon
in her home. Prize winners were
Theresa Levi and Mrs. Joe Wal
linger.
Sunday afternoon guests of
Mrs. Bessie Gettert were Mrs.
Rena Gettert and Elizabeth Hag
berg, Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Eld Coufal and
Maureen returned home from
Hayes, Kan., Monday morning.
Sunday they attended the grad
uation exercise at St. Joseph
Academy. Joe came back to
spend summer vacation at home.
He will return in September to
begin his Junior year.
Sunday afternoon and overnight
guests in the Levi home were Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Klop[»enberg,
Grand Island.
Sunday dinner guests of Joe,
Jake and Theresa Levi were Mrs.
Maude Ashburn and Lillian Wads
worth. Tilden.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Paxton
drove to Savanah, Mo., Saturday
to get Mrs. Barbara Cobb, who
has been hospitalized there.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Haskin were Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Williams and fam
ily, Norfolk.
Mrs. Clara Cadwallader, Leo
King jr. and Mrs Willard Scho
walter and children, Fremont,
visited friends and relatives in
Stuart last week.
aar. ana -virs. rtioeri smim ana
family, Amelia, were Sunday af
ternoon visitors at the Dwaine
Loelemon home.
The birthday club met at the
home of Mrs. Dwaine Lockmon
Tuesday evening, May 22. Prize
■winners were Theresa Levi, Mrs.
R. C. Patterson, and Mrs. Ed
Coufal.
Donald A. Norton, 1853816,
USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Norton, arrived home Saturday
evening for 30 days leave with
his parents, friends and relatives
He just returned from 11 months
in Okinawa. He will return to
El Toro, Calif., and has 15
months more of service.
Mrs. Joe Hall and her mother,
Mrs. Coral Finch, accompanied
by Mrs. Earl Cadwallader, spent
Friday in Norfolk.
The children and families of
Mrs. Cecila Garwood, Atkinson,
gathered Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Cecila Garwood to honor
Dean Garwood who is home on
leave. There were about 45 guests
present. A cafeteria style dinner
was served.