Amelia News
By Mil* Florence Undoey
Friends And relatives in this
community were saddened by the
death of Mr*. Delia Ernst, Dec.
19. She was with her duughter
m law, Mm. Charlie Ernst at
Wichita, Kan. Funeral services
were in O’Neill Saturday morn
ing.
Don Clemen* has been serious
ly ill in the Atkinson hospital. He
was ill several days before it
was diagnosed as a ruptured ap
pendix. An emergency operation
was performed Thursday evening
at 6 o’clock and he is recupera
ting satisfactorily. Don is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Milton (Bud)
Clemens and a senior in Atkinson
high school.
Miss Venita White returned
home from the holidays 1 hurs
duy evening from McPherson,
Kan., where she is attending
Central coll&M. .
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith
returned to their home at Max
well, Nebr.,. Friday alter visiting
her sister and brother-in-law,
. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Waldo and
their son, Hamp Smith and fam
' i)y. Mrs. Hamp Smith was not
l feeling very well.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Hatch
4 ana son, Akron, Colo., came Tri
; clay to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Peterson.
Mr. and Ml* Frank Pierce ac
companied tneir daughter, Mrs.
Charles Bligh, Alliance, to Oma
ha Friday where they will visit
over Christmas with their grand
daughter, Mrs. Dick Brau and
Mr. Brau. Mr. Bligh will also
join them in Omaha.
Jerry Dickerson, Tulsa, Okla.,
came Saturday to join his wife
and son, Floyd, at the Clyde
Burge home. Mrs. Dickerson and
Floyd have been staying with her
father, Clyde Burge, Robert,
Joyce and Bruce since the death
of Mrs. Burge the early part of
November. The Dickersons will
all return to their home in Tul
sa alter the holidays where Mr.
Dickerson is coach in one of the
schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nielsen,
Rodney and Brad, Omaha, spent
Christmas with Clyde Burge and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ott, O’
Neill, Mrs. Gloria Landrum and
Sally, Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs.
Blake Ott were Christmas dinner
guests with the Floyd Adams fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Hienie Frahm,
Patty, Douglas, Dannie, Sue and
Gregg spent Christmas Day with
her sister and family, the Walter
Meyers, near Bassett.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bar
nett, Greeley, Colo., came Friday
night and will visit until after
Christmas with their respective
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bar
nett, Amelia and Mr. and Mrs.
Ned Aldersen, Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. William Schmit,
Sara, Margie and Bill jr., Coun
cil Bluffs, la., came Saturday
night and visited over Christmas
with her mother, Mrs. Gertie
Adair.
Mr. and Mrs. August Boltz,
Grand Island, visited their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Berry Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stark, Cer
esco, spent the holidays with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Hansen and family.
Mr. and Mrs George Fullerton
took the Dick Doolittle family to
Grand Island Tuesday evening.
Dec. 18, where they boarded a
train for California to spend the
holidays.
Mr and Mrs. William Fryrear
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Lew Backhaus.
Mrs Art Doolittle and Dale
took Mrs. Gertrude Marcellus to
Omaha Wednesday from where
she went to visit her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Keeney and family, Bellaire,
Tex.
Mr. and Mrs Alvin Forbes,
Gerald and Lesly, Fort Collins,
Colo., spent the Christmas sea
son with relatives and friends in
this vicinity and at Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ciauson,
Linda, Debra and Harold Lynn,
Denver, Colo., si>ent the Christ
mas holiday with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilman and
Mrs. Margaret Ciauson.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisher had
as their Christmas holiday guests
their daughter, Miss Dorothy
Fisher, Potterville, Mich., and
Mrs. Lynn Myers and her hus
band and family, Covington, Ok
lahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Backhaus
spent Tuesday evening visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Berry.
Mrs. Lovina Thompson and
Marilyn, Omaha, spent the holi
day season with her sons, the
Gene Thompson, Stanley Thomp
son and Vernon Thompson fam
ilies.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Milton, Den
ver Colo., came Saturday to
spend Christmas with her bro
ther, Glenn White and family
and her father, H. S. White. Mr.
White expects to accompany his
daughter home to si>entl the win
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Widman
drove to Sioux City Thursday to
bring their daughter, Marcia,
home from College for the holi
day.
Chambers News
By Mr*. E. B. OarpenUw
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Deirking,
Amelia, took Mrs. Rena Deirking
to Wayne last Friday where she
spent the holidays with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. William Pfeil and other re
latives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Averill and ,
small son, Sekiu, Wash., came
Sunday to visit over the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Walter, her sister and bro
ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
9mith and brother and wife, Mr. -
and Mrs. Raymond Walter and
family. The family were together
Christmas eve at the Raymond
Walter home and for Christmas
dinner at the Wayne Smith home.
Jim Cavanaugh, Algona, la.,
came Saturday to spend Christ
mas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Cavanaugh and
family. Jim is a radio engineer.
Also visiting the Bernard Cava
naughs is his brother, Dick Cav
anaugh, Denver, Colo., who is al
so a radio engineer. The latter
also spent some of the holiday
season with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Cavanaugh sr., O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bar
nett and daughter, Connie, Gree
ley, Colo., came to spend the
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Alderson, Cham
bers and Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Bar
nett, Amelia.
Spending the Christmas week
end with the Rev. and Mrs. Earl
Hess were their son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Hess and children and their son
Robert Hess, all of Wichita, Kan.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stark, Cer
e*co, came Saturday to spend
Christmas with their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Hansen and family, Am
elia, and to visit her sister, Mrs.
Charles Grimes and Gerald and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter
were Sunday evening callers ui
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Baker, Amelia.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hankins,
Stanton and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Peltzer, Norfolk, were visitors in
the A. A. Walter and Ruben Pelt
zer homes on Sunday, Dec. 23rd.
Miss Connie Werner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wer
ner, Chambers, was a passen
ger on the plane which crashed at
the Grand Island airport Friday.
Miss Werner is a stewardess on
the line but wasn’t working at the
time. She is sjiending the holi
days with home folks.
A Christmas Cantata was pre
sented at the Memorial Baptist
church Sunday morning by the
adult choir and on Monday eve
ning there was a watch night
service including music, film,
message, etc.
Santa Claus visited town Sat
urday and in spite of the cold
was greeted by a large turnout.
The show “Teenage Millionaire”
was presented free to everyone
at the theatre.
Mrs. Esther Wood is spending
Christmas in Lincoln with her
daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Hanna.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Winter
mote and girls spent the past
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Thorin, Duncan.
Among the guests attending the
wedding of Keith Halsey and Ha
zel Shauld at Bassett Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hol
comb, Gary and Gail, Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Baker, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Young, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Klabenes and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Art Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Grimes, all of Chambers,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grimes,
Charlotte and Gleason and Pat
Thompson of Milford.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grimes,
Gleason and Charlotte and Pat
Thomson, Milford, came Satur
day to visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Grimes and to at
tend a wedding of Mrs. Grimes
nephew, Keith Halsey at Bassett
Sunday.
Celia News
Mrs. Mark Hendricks
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heiser at
tended the Christmas program at
school district 40. After the pro
gram, games were played and a
lunch was served. The school
vacation will run through Jan. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shane
called at the Merrill Anderson
home on business Tuesday.
Arlin Hendricks spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Elmore Blain. He was
also there for supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hendricks
spent the day and evening at the
Merrill Smith home Monday.
Monday afternoon callers at
the Mark Hendricks home were
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Tindall.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hendricks
spent Wednesday doing electrical
wiring for Mr. and Mrs. Terry
Wilson of Stuart. The Hendricks
ate dinner and supper with Mr.
and Mrs. Omer Poynts and also
spent the night with them.
Mrs. Bob Cearns spent Wednes
day helping Mrs. Mark Hendricks
with her house work.
Becky and Bobby Hendricks
spent Wednesday night with their
•
grandparents, Mr. and Mr*.
Mar* Henonck*.
Dinner guests at the Mark Hen- j
drtck* borne lhursday were Mr
and Mr*. Omer Poyna, at Stuart
and Mr. and Mr*. Ruoert Hend
rick*.
The Patrons of District 246 were
invited u> school tor an after
noon of reading* and games. The
children exchanged gut*. The
scOooi was dismissed for a two
week vacation.
Mr. and Mi'S. Bob Collin* were
at the Connie Frickel home Fri
day. Mrs. Collin* and the child
ren will stay with her parents
through the holidays. Bob return
ed to Omaha where he will work
through the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hendrick*
and family of Manhatten, Kan.,
will spend the Christmas holi
days at the homes of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Hendricks and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hendricks.
Saturday evening supper guests
at the Ivan Way man home were
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hendricks and
family ol Manhatten Kan., Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hendricks of At
kinson, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Con
nell and family of Omaha, Mr.
and Mrs. Kon Tuch and daughter
of Lincoln. They all helped cele
brate the birthdays of Ivan and
Irvin Wayman.
The Mariners Class party was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
David Rahn Friday evenmg.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Dobias, Rev. and
Mrs. Elmore Blain, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Klmger, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Goldiuss, Miss Beverly
Meyer, Mrs. Vivian Vaughn,
Mrs. Leomla Cearns and Mr.
Charles Chaffin. Mrs. Rahn is
the class teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack
called at the home of Mrs. Col
fack’s mother, Mrs. Adolph Arp,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack
spent Sunday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Col
fack.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck and
family were Friday evening sup
per guests at the home of Duane’s
mother, Mrs. Helen Beck.
Miss Dorothy Scott was a Sun
day dinner guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Beck.
Miss Karen Focken is spending
the Christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Focken. She will return to South
Dakota where she is attending
school January 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heiser and
children and Miss Bonnie Dobro
volny were shopping in O’Neill
Friday afternoon.
Mr. Charles Chaffin is home
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Chaffin for the holidays.
On New Years Day he wilt re
turn to Miltonvale, Kan., ^rhere
he is attending school.
Mrs. Frank Kilmurry and
children were dinner guests at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. August Troshynski Sunday.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Troshynski and children
of Guthrie Center, la., and Ber
nard Troshynski of Atkinson.
Miss Dorothy Scott was a Sat
urday night supper guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kilmurry.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kilmmry
were Monday dinner guests at
the Frank Kilmurry home.
Mrs. Hans Lauridson called at
the home of Aaron Lange, Mon
day afternoon where she visited
with Mrs. Aaron Lange and Mrs.
Sarah Callers.
Mrs. Victor Frickel had Mis
sionary League at her home
Tuasday afternoon. This was the
Christmas party.
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tty Mm Fred limlberg
The conununity was well en
tertained the past week with so
many enjoyable school program*
The Joy school gave their pro
gram Monday evening and what
is known as the Agee school and
the Scottviile school presented
their programs on Tuesday night
and Keunird school gave their
program Wednesday night Thurs
day afternoon the birthday club
and safety club held their meet
ing at District 1. The safety club
elected new officers resulting in
Judy Searles, president; Marilyn
Risor, vice president; Sharon
Anson, secretary, Pam Crawford
treasurer and Kathy Searles,
news reporter. Mrs. Dorothy Cur
ran, tiie teacher, was presented
a blanket by the pupils. Lunch
was served by the mothers of the
pupils, having birthdays in De
cember.
Mrs. Axel Borg and Mrs. Paul
Nelson baked and decorated the
wedding cake for Carol Lee Han
sen and Arlin Eugene Svatos,
Lynch, which took place on Fri
day at Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Walters
were overnight guests Monday at
the Don Rich home, Dakota City.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters
and Norma were Sunday dinner
guests at the home of Christine
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Anson
were supper guests Tuesday at
the George Nelson liome. The
occasion marked Wilma’s birth
day.
Mrs. Rosa Bowers, Mrs. Fay
Psnkerman and Veldeen Pinker
man were supper guests Monday
evening at the Marion Woidneck
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Woidneck
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Mar
ion Woidneck and girls for sup
per Saturday evening in honor
of Paul’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Peterson
arrived Saturday evening from
Springfield, Mo., to spend their
Christmas vacation with then
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Krogh and Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Peterson, Valentine. Th$
Carl Krogh family plan to ;il]
gather home on Christmas eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wyatt, Mr.
and Mrs. Nyal Rowse and Mr.
and Mrs. Vernie Peterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hallgrim
son and girls attended a wed
ding at Bassett Sunday.
Miss Twila Hicks left Saturday
to spend Christmas with her bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and "
Mrs. Merril Hicks, Hastings,
Nebr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Anson
attended a surprise birthday par
ty at the Oliver Anson home at
Atkinson Monday evening. Ot
hers present were Mr. and Mrs.
Orland Anson and family, New
port, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Anson
and family, Spencer, Mr. and
Mrs Ed Walnofer and family.
Stuart and Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Buxton. Orchard. The surprise
was on Oliver.
Friday morning the pupils and
teacher of District 1 visited some
of the homes and sang Christ mas
carols
The 4 H club members and lam
diea gathered at the George Nel
son home Friday evening wub a
gift exchange, they played games
for entertainment and lunch was
served.
The Frank Nelson family were
very happy to celebrate their
Christmas Saturday as Franks
two giandsons were present Mr
and Mrs. Paul Aruen Nelson.
Lincoln and Mr and Mrs Ed
ward Kaczor and Gerald. Paul
Nelison sr. returned home Sunday
with his son and daughter-in-law
to Lincoln and plans to leave
Monday for Salma, Kan., to spend
Christmas with his daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hoyne.
Mr. Gerald Harding and Mr.
Axel Borg left Tuesday morning
for Culiforma to spend a lew
days with relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs. Clarence Ernst,
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Connell and
tamily, Omaha and Vekla Ernst
Lincoln, were Sunday a inner
guests at the Austm Searles
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Juntos Schmitz
and family, Rochester, Minn., ar
rived Saturday to spend two
weeks vacation with their par
ents and relatives, Mr. and Mrs
Joe Babl and Mr. and Mrs. John
Schmitz, ihe John Schmitz fami
ly are planning a family get-to
gether Christmas day at their
home. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Pierson and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Huston
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
James Schmitz and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Worth and
family arrived Satmday to spend
a few days vacation with Ruilis
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laid
oerg. mey were all Sunday din
ner guests at the home of Cash
Arrasmith and the Roy Worth
lainily were supper guesis at the
Roy Karr home, Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rouse,
Mr and Mrs. Alvin Blau- and Mr!
and Mrs. Austin Searles had a
chili supper at the John Green
home, Butte, Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wbetham
and family. Belle Fourche, came
Saturday to spend a short Christ
mas vacation at the homes of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Whetham, Spencer. Mrs. Wilbur
Staples, Newport, Wash., sent
her greetings by wire Sunday
evening.
Dr. H. D. GILDERSLEEVfc
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Venus News
By .Mr*. Ralph Brwkko—nr
Mr* Edward Sukup. Orchard,
wa* hoates* at 4. ChrmtUMU din
ner al her Vwne on Wednewday,
Dec. tv. Her guests were the
member* of (tie Help U-Oub end
Mrs Leland Caskey Each guest
received a gilt from Mr* Sukup.
Mr* Geoige Jeffrey received the
dO>>r prize Tlie afternuon wa*
Snl at card* at which Mr*.
rence Finch jr , and Mr* L<
ona Finch received die lugh
»core prise* and Mi* Irvin Held
and Mr*. William Hus ton. iow
Mrs. Sidney Faulhsher receiv.
ed the traveling pure A gift ex
change was held Dessert wa*
served at the close of Uw alter
noun, The afternoon entcitum
meat was furnished by those club
members having been absent
moat during the year. Mis. Ken
neth Waring will have die next
club meeting January 2.
Mr. and Mr*. Gerald Waring
were visitors at die home ot *
Mrs Leona Finch Other visitors
the fore part of the week were
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Taylor and
family, Scottsbluff.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Taylor and
family. Scottatdulf, are attending
die holidays with their parent*.
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Finch. Wed
nesday evening they met Margie
Finch at Grand Island, who came
to spend the holidays wiUi her
parents. Miss Finch is a teach
er at Brea. Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jeffrey
and Paul were Wednesday eve
ning visitors at the home of Mi
ami Mrs. Ora Caskey.
Mr and Mrs. Ralph Brooklxtu
ser went to Norfolk Tuesday 1
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where they visited their non and
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