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~LXIV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1943 NO. 6
John Nolan, Pioneer
Resident Here, Passed
Away Last Thursday
John Joseph Nolan died last
Thursday afternoon at the res
idence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Brittell, where he had made his
home for the past two and a half
years, from a heart attack, at the
age of 83 years, eight months and
seven days. The funeral was held
from the Catholic church in this
city last Saturday morning at 10
o’clock and interment in Calvary
cemeteiy at the side of his wife,
who passed away on January 16,
1916.
Deceased was born in Philadel
phia, Penn., on October 3, 1859,
and grew to manhood in his na
tive state. On November 19, 1878,
he enlisted in the U. S. Army at
Fort Union, N. M. He served in
the Army there for a couple of
years and was then transferred
to Fort Randall, S. D., where he
served until his enlistment ex
pired and he was discharged on
November 18, 1883. He then came
to O’Neill, Nebr. On November
29, 1883, he was united in mar
riage to Bridget Donohoe, the
ceremony being performed in this
city. Two children were born of
this union, John F., who died in
infancy, and Thomas F., who sur
vises and is a resident of O’Neill,
besides a large number of rel
atives and friends.
On September 1, 1885, he re
enlisted in the U. S. Army at Fort
Randall, S. D., and served two
and a half years until he was dis
abled and discharged. He moved
to this city in 1889 and this was
his home until 1928, when he
went to Denver, Colo., and later
to Ogallala, Nebr., where he made
his home with his son, Thomas F.,
for several years until two years
ago last fall when he returned to
this city to spend his declining
years in the “old home town.”
Mr. Nolan was a splendid cit
izen, a good neighbor and a loyal
friend. His Army disability was
failing eyesight and for several
years he had but one eye and
later it became affected, so that
he had been blind for several
years and could not get around
without assistance. He had a
wonderful memory and could dis
cuss the happenings of the early
days in the city with the best of
the old-timers and there was no
subject he loved more to discuss
than the events of the long ago.
Nebraska School Children
Make Good Progress In
Buying Jeeps For Army
The war effort contribution of
the school children of the nine
states in the Seventh Service
Command is a vast rolling fleet
of over 6,300 jeeps— made pos
sible by the purchase of war
bonds and stamps in the elemen
tary and high schools.
Although full reports have not
yet been received, Seventh Serv
ice Command headquarters an
nounced today that the sale of
war bonds and stamps has al
ready topped quotas by astound
ing percentages, and tales of ex
traordinary records are rolling in.
The schools of the state of Ne
braska, for instance, with an orig
inal quota of 79 jeeps, have al
ready purchased enough bonds to
buy 391. One school alone—in the
town of Gurley, Nebr., population
203— has purchased the equiva
lent of 15 jeeps—an average of
over fifty dollars for every man,
woman and child in the town.
Schools/ of the state of Missouri
reported that their sale of war
bonds will buy over one thousand
jeeps, plus a heavy bomber, four
medium bombers, fourteen pur
suit planes, one amphibian trac
tor, a medium tank, and two pon
toon bridges.
Kansas, which had a quota of
113 jeeps, has sold enough bonds
to purchase 2.139—more than 1800
percent of their quota.
Iowa has accounted for 1,122
jeeps—one county, Franklin, pur
chasing 200 of the total.
Colorado, which had a quota of
72 jeeps, reports over 600; South
Dakota reports 165; Minnesota,
529, and Wyoming, 393. The re
port from North Dakota has not
yet been completed. Each state
has far exceeded its quota. _
All schools participating in the
campaign received a certificate,
bearing a picture of the army
jeep, and an expression of appre
ciation signed by Major General
Frederick E. Uhl. Commanding
General of the Seventh Service
Command.
County Court
Raymond Nunn of Walnut was
arrested on June 11th by Patrol
man Meistrell and charged with
having no drivers license. He was
found guilty as charged and was
fined $1.00 and court costs of $3.10.
He failed to pay the fine and
was sent to the county jail for
five days in lieu thereof.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Clarnce Young,
a son. born June 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Vequist, a
daughter, Rita Kay, born June 17.
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Mrs. Howard Jeffreys returned
Tuesday from Chicago, where she
had been visiting her husband.
2-c Seaman Howard Jeffreys, who
is stationed at the Navy Pier.
Heavy Rains All
Over The County
During Past Week
Heavy rains visited all portions
of the county the past week, with
hail doing some damage in sect
ions of the county. The rainfall
in this city the past week amount- I
ed to 4.37 inches, according to
Weather Observer Elmer Bowen,
up to this morning. The heaviest
rain was Saturday night when
we received 1.07 inches.
The rainfall was much heavier
in the western, southwestern,
southern, eastern and northern
parts of the county than it was
in this city. It is reported that
the rainfall in the northern part
of the county was between eight
and ten inches within the week, i
and about the same amount in
the northeastern part of the coun
ty, washing out approaches to
bridges in several places.
Monday night there was con
siderable hail in* the western part
of the county, east of Atkinson
and northeast of Emmet, which
severely damaged the crops of
several farmers in that section.
We have not been able to get the
names of all the farmers that
suffered severe losses from the
hail, but the following are said
to have suffered heavy losses.
Elmer Spann, just east of Atkin
son, said to have been cleaned
out. The Throschynski Brothers,
northeast of Emmet, crops and it
is said that they picked up 75
chickens after the storm that had
been killed by hail. Mike Mullen
and the Heeb Brothers are also
said to have lost heavily from
the storm.
On Tuesday evening we had a
hail storm here that damaged
many of the Victory gardens in
the city, but a few days of warm
weather will bring them out all
right. That night hail struck
northwest of Page and done con
siderable damage to growing
crops on the old Strube farm and
that of the Crumley Brothers,
damaging the rye crop severely
in both places. Other farmers in
that vicinity had crops slightly
damaged, but the two mentioned
seemed to be the heaviest losers
from reports.
The rain in the southern part;
of the county has been very heavy !
for the past week and the prom
ises for a good hay crop are now
assured.
This section of the state was de
ficient in rainfall for the months
of April, May and June, until this
week, when the 4.37 inches we
have received this week brings
us a little over normal for the
two and a half months. During
the month of April we received
2.66 inches; May, 1.14 inches; June
to this morning, 4.37 inches, mak
ing a total for the three months,
to date, of 8.17 inches.
The eastern and western parts
of the county also received heavy
rains the past week, in fact the
entire county from its eastern
border to its western border and
from the southern border to the
Niobrara river, has been thor
oughly soaked as it has not been
for several years. The northern
part of the county, Wednesday,
had water standing in corn fields
and every litfle hollow in the pas
tures was filled with water, the
first time that has been seen in
that section for several years.
Merchant Marine
Needs Volunteers;
Age Limit 17 To 50
Wholesale lowering of physical
requirements and drastic changes
in age limits for Merchant Mar
ine volunteers interested in the
stewards department training,
only, was announced this week
by the U. S. Maritime Service en
rollment officer at Omaha
The age limits now are 17 years
six months to 50 years of age,
providing that the applicant is
willing to go aboard ship as a
cook, or baker. It is not necessary
for an applicant to have had prev
ious experience as a cook. All vol
unteers accepted are paid $50 per
month plus uniforms, food and
quarters while in the six-week
training period. The pay aboard
ship starts at $200 per month plus
food and quarters.
In addition to the change in age
limits, waivers will now be grant
ed for minor physical defects such
as color blindness and defective
vision, so long as the applicant is
in sound health and able to per
form his duties at sea. Among the
acceptable defects for example,
are under and over-weight con
ditions, impaired hearing, and
stiff or missing fingers.
With the demand so great for
all ratings in the steward depart
ment, excellent opportunities are
available to men who volunteer
for this training now.
The Maritime Service recruit
ing office is located at 214 Med
ical Arts Building, in Omaha. This
office has now been assigned un
limited quotas for all types of
trainees including radiomen, ships
clerks, hospital corpsmen and en
gineers. Applications cannot be
accepted from anyone who has
already been ordered to report for
induction into the armed forces. |
Miss Marie Biglin and Miss Mil
dred Piacitelli of Salt Lake City,
Utah, returned to their homes on
Sunday, after visiting relatives
and friends here for a few weeks.
Art King Will Teach
Instrument Flying
Mr. and Mrs. Art King and son,
Jerry, of Chula Vista, Calif., ar
rived Monday for a visit in the
old home town. Art has just grad
uated from the Pacific Air Navi
gation School as an instructor in
instrument flying, after attend
ing school for four months. He is
now waiting call for duty and he
will be a cadet instructor of in
strument flying in some training
camp or airplane manufacturing
plant. He believes that the call
will come some time this week,
but he does not know where he
will be called to.
Former Holt County
Resident Passes Away
At His Colorado Home
The following was clipped from
the Otis. Colo., Independent, tell
ing of the death in that city of a
former prominent resident of this
county. For years Mr. Purdy lived
in the northeast part of the coun
ty and later was a resident of
Swan township, then moved south
of Inman, where he resided prior
to his removal to Colorado in
1908. There are many of the old
time residents of Holt county who
will remember Mr. Purdy:
“William F. Purdy was born
April 20, 1859, in Iowa City, Iowa,
and passed away in the Akron
hospital May 10, 1943, lacking ten
days of being 84 years of age.
“Mr. Purdy grew to manhood in
the states of Illinois and Iowa,
coming to Nebraska in the early
days. He was united in marriage
to Miss Laura Jane Griffith at
O’Neill, Nebr., in 1886. To this
union four sons were born: Harry
L.. of Otis, Colo.; Frank C., of
Agate, Colo.; Jesse E., of Denver,
Colo., and William S. of River
side, Calif., and one daughter,
Hazel, who preceded him in death
in 1915.
“Mr. Purdy and family moved
from O’Neill and vicinity in 1908
to his homestead 12 miles south
west of Otis. He resided there un
til 1920, when hq and Mrs. Purdy
moved into Otis. There Mrs. Pur
dy passed on in 1921. Mr. Purdy
then moved to Denver and lived
there until 1929. In December,
1928, he was united in marriage
with Mrs. Dora Simonton, who
passed on in February, 1943, at a
Denver hospital.
“He leaves to mourn his passing
his four sons. 11 grandchildren,
two sisters, Mrs. Alice Benson of
Wayne, Nebr., and Mrs. Carrie
Yarnell of Denver; one sister-in
law, Mrs. Mae Purdy of Denver,
and other relatives and a host of
friends.
“Mr. Purdy united with the
Bethany church in 1915 and had
kept his membership there ever
since. He was an elder and was
much interested in the church’s
welfare. He also enjoyed politics
and was active in civic affairs.’’
Will Hold One Day
Golf Tournament
Here Next Sunday
The one day golf tournament
will be held at the O’Neill Coun
try Club Sunday. June 20. Invi
tations have been sent to golfers
in the near vicinity of O’Neill
and it is expected that there will
be quite a large entry. The
matches will be confined to nine
hole play and prizes will consist
of U. S. War Stamps. Sunday
afternoon, while the golf matches
are being played, the ladies of the
Club and their guests will be en
tertained at a bridge party at the
club house. It is expected that
many visiting ladies will come for
this enjoyable part of every tourn
ament. Sunday evening the
tournament dance will be held
at the Club. The dance will be
complimentary to members of the
O’Neill Country Club.
Allan Jaszkowiak and Max
Golden are co-chairmen for the
tournament while Mrs. R. E.
Armbruster heads the bridge
play.
It is planned to hold frequent
bridge parties at the club during
the summer and all O’Neill people
are invited to become members
of this popular club. The dues
are payable on or before June 20.
R. M. Sauers is the chairman of
the membership committee and
will be pleased to explain the
schedule of dues.
The ladies’ bridge tournament
on Sunday, June 20th will begin
at 2:30 p. m. Prizes awarded.
Program, and refreshments.
Ladies bridge tournament: Mrs.
R. E. Armbruster, chairman.
Card playing committee: Mrs.
Wm. J. Froelich. chairman; Mrs.
Pat Harty, Mrs. Wm. Spelts.
Prize committee: Mrs. Ed Gal
lagher, chairman; Mrs. Hugh Ray,
Mrs. Max Golden.
Entertainment committee: Mrs.
Henry Lohaus, chairman; Mrs. F.
N. Cronin. Mrs. George Marshall.
Cashier: Mrs. Allen Jaszkowiak.
Flower committee: Mrs. J. P.
Brown, Mrs. Irving Johnson.
Coming For The Golf Meet.
Dr. George Stevens, of Sioux
Falls. S. D.; Gaius Cadwell, of
Albion; Pug Horn, of Grand
Island; Joe Baldwin of Ainsworth
ahd Walter Mauch of Bassett will
be here Sunday to participate in
the one day golf tournament, ac
cording to word received here.
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romaine Saunders
Atkinson, Nebr.. Star Route No. 5.
A defeated candidate who con
tests a close election is interested
in something besides the service1
he might render the public.
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Showers continue at intervals
through the day find much of the
night, and a glimpse of sun or
moon or stars is possible only j
rarely.
Of a half million dollars’ work
contracted on Nebraska highways,
No. 11, Atkinson-Burwell, will
have gravel work done to the ]
amount of $3,674, the contracts^
being taken by Mentzer Bros, of,
Schuyler.
I recently read a scientific
treatise on how to sit in a chair.
It is amazing the lingo scientists
can contrive out of primative fun-1
damentals. If one doesn’t know J
how to sit in comfort does he
know anything?
Various ones make their pre
dictions as to the ultimate if not
quite immediate end of Herr Hit
ler. One of the superior few now
announces he will be assassin
ated very soon. The European
trouble maker may stand guilty
before God and nations, but wish
ful thinking will not dispose of
him.
There was a mighty haul of
fish from the Pierce lake over by
Amelia early in the week. The
lake had become overstocked
with large fish and a sort of com
munity fishing fest gathered there
to get in on the haul. Neigh
bor Kennedy favored me with
two 3-lb. beauties from his day’s
catch.
A great chief justice of the su
preme court once said: ‘‘The pow
er to tax is the power to destroy.”
In which event taxation can be
carried to the point that there is
nothing more to tax. A half cen
tury ago the Turks, by taxation,
denuded Palestine of trees and
growing things until the land
once flowing wHti milk and honey
sustained but a few miserable
specimens of men and roving
bands of hungry dogs.
A Ph. D. professor emeritus of
history, Columbia University, in
a recent published article in
which he compares the two idols
of the democrats, Jefferson and
Jackson, says of the latter: ‘‘Jack
sonian democracy meant quan
tity, not quality; counting noses,
not weighing brains; matching
factional strength and cunning in \
party battles, not seeking wisdom
in the accumulated experience of |
the past.” The Jacksonians are
still with us.
Bureaus, boards, commissions,
committees, clubs, special agents,
groups planning., this and plan
ning that. But we are holding our
own. From a personal letter we
learn of a woman from the tough
old island of England, now over
here in the land of plenty, who
says she never saw so much to
eat. They are making salad in
England of what they formerly
considered weeds. ‘‘And they are
not so bad, but over here I ate
two months’ rations of eggs this
morning for breakfast,” she said.
For the week ending June 12
approximately 4 inches of rain
soaked the southwest and filled
the water courses. Grass is mak
ing fast. Garden and potato
patches where not flooded are do
ing well and now supplying some
table “fodder.” I have potatoes in
bloom the earliest for several sea
sons, with exceptionally healthy
vines. Late freezes destroyed most
of the fruit tree products, though
a few little green Wealthies hang
on an apple tree. Trees, bushes and
shrubs are in full and heavy foli
age. Blue grass waves its plumes
of ripening seed, oat fields hold
the promise of abundant harvest
and upon the whole a rather vio
lent spring has brought the em
blems of plenty and quiet charm 1
to the prairie land.
Last Friday the Blake Ott fill-1
ing station at Amelia was struck
by lighting, set on fire, and de-1
stroyed. Mr. Ott, in the station at j
^he time, was knocked out for
several minutes and when he re
gained consciousness found him-1
self lying on the floor with a
chair he had occupied when the |
bolt struck lying on him. He got
up and outside before he realized
what had happened, when he dis
covered the rear of the building,
where was stored some 400 gallons
of oil, was on fire. He made an
effort with the one fire extin
guisher he had to combat the fire
but the large quantities of in
flamables rendered the fire un
eontrolable. Firemen came from
Chambers with extinguishers but
there was only smoking embers
when they arrived. The loss is
partly covered bv insurance. We i
understand Mr. Ott plans to re
build.
“Rugged individualist,” held up
to scorn in some quarters, has a,
champion in Capt. Edward Rick
Former Supervisor
Carson Passed Away
Monday Afternoon
John A. Carson . died at his
home near Redbird at 11:30 last
Monday morning of a heart at
tack, at the age of 67 years, one
month and 24 days. The funeral
services were held at two o’clock
this afternoon at the Dorsey
church. Rev. Norman Reisdesel
officiating, and burial in the cem
etery at Scottville.
John A. Carson was born at
Hebron, N. Y., on April 24, 1876.
The family came west and set
tled in Saline county, Nebr., and
from that county they came to
Holt county in 1889, when John
was thirteen years of age. The
family located in the northeast
part of the county and there he
grew to manhood and attended
the schools of that section of the
county.
On March 1, 1905. he was united
in marriage to Miss Anna Ladley.
Five children were born of this
union, four sons and one daugh
ter. One of the sons preceded nis
father in death, so he leaves sur
viving his wife, three sons and
one daughter. The children are:
Ablert, Redbird; Duane, Cham
bers; Ronald, Redbird; Iris. Gra
hamsville, N. Y. He is also sur
vived by eight grandchildren, two
brothers, James, of Page, and Ed,
of Redbird; three sisters, Lizzie,
Mrs. Mary Wolfe and Mrs. Carrie
Hunter, Redbird, who are left to
mourn the passing of a kind
and affectionate husband, father,
grandfather and brother.
John Carson was one of the
best known men in the northeast
ern part of the county. As a young
man he was a great base ball
player and played on several
teams in Boyd and Holt counties
for many years and in many close
contests it was Johnny Carson
who delivered the punch that
brought his team out on top. He
loved base ball and followed the
game for many years as an active
player in the amateur ranks. Even
when the years forced him to re
tire from active playing his inter
est in the game never wavered
and he was generally on hand at
every good base ball contest that
was anywhere near at hand.
As soon as he reached man
hood’s estate he started farming
in the northeastern part of the
county, near Redbird, and all his
life he had followed that voca
tion, having a splendid ranch and
stockfarm. In the fall of 1932 he
was nominated for Supervisor
form the Second Supervisor Dis
trict and was elected, being re
elected in 1936 and served until
January, 1940. He made a good
member of the board and succeed
ed in getting a number of good
roads in his part of the county,
which are a monument to his la
bor for his district. He had many
real warm friends in various parts
of the county, who were shocked
when they learned of his sudden
death, who join The Frontier in'
extending sympathy to the sor-1
rowing family and other relatives.1
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Hospital Notes
Donald Shanka of Chambers,
was dismissed on Tuesday.
Ralph Simmons, of Page, admit
ted on Sunday.
Ronald Parks, of Page, dismiss
ed on Friday.
Gary Lieter, a tonsilectomy, on
Friday.
Mrs. Lyle Vequist, a daughter,
born Thursday.
Mrs. Merle Spangler, a tonsil
ectomy, on Wednesday.
Ardell Bright, a tonsilectomy,
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lindley Crumley and baby j
dismissed on Friday.
Mrs. James Sobotka of Inman is
a medical patient.
E. L. Kirwin of Bristow is a
medical patient.
Mrs. Carence Young, a son, born
Saturday.
Marriage Licenses
Marvin D. Stauffer, 22, of Page,
and Miss Elizabeth R. Harper, 25,
of Page, on June 17.
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Mrs. Harvey Tompkins of Inman
will review “The Robe” by Lloyd
Douglas, on June 24th at 2:30
p. m., at a tea held at the home
of Mrs. Burgess. Circle No. 1 of
the Presbyterian church. You
are cordially invited to attend.
enbacker, who floated around for
twenty-one days on a raft in
ocean wastes. Maybe you already
have it, but here it is again, quot
ed from his copyrighted story.
“This trip opened my eyes to
one of the great fallacies of our
time. In the decade before the
war we spent billions on the the
ory that a superior few could
plan the lives and duties of 130.
000,000 people. Now we are spend
ing many more billions to inject
in our fighting men the qualities
of self-reliance, initiative, indi
viduality, and imagination which
we had come to deprecate. Once
you put a boy in a fox hole, he
is on his own. Once you drop a
parachute trooper behind the en
emy’s lines, he is on his own. The
youth in the cockpit of a fighter,
in a tank, on a commando raid,
is always on his own. The “rugged
individualist,” as a political sym
bol, may have few friends, but
God help us if we can’t recreate
him on the battlefield and the
factory floor.”
Celebrates Thirtieth
Wedding Anniversary
A group of friends gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Cook last Sunday evening. June
13th, to help them celebrate their
thirtieth wedding anniversary.
Cards were played and at mid
night a lovey lunch was served.
Mrs. Victor Halva baked the wed
ding cake. The club gave Mr. and
Mrs. Cook a lovely lace tablecloth
and a glass teaset as a remem
brance and wished them thirty
more years of happy wedded life.
Mrs. Roy Lowery won high score
and Mrs. Tim Harrington low for
the ladies, and Dave Loy won
high and Roy Lowery low for
the men.
The Navy Bureau Needs
German Made Camera
An urgent request has come to
this locality from the Navy De
partment. asking civilians to help
in its search for a rare type of
German-made camera, known as
‘‘Robot Camera, Model II,” critic
ally needed by the Navy Bureau
of Ordnance for a “vital war ac
tivity.”
Persons knowing the existence
of such cameras in this area are
asked to write Lieut. Robert
Woods, naval advisor to the War
Production Board, City National
Bank Building, Omaha, Nebr.,
who will act for the Navy Depart
ment in purchasing or borrowing
the equipment.
The acceptable cameras have
Zeiss Tessar lenses: 30 mm. F2.8
or 32.5 mm. F2.8. The Model I
Robot can be distinguished from
Model II by the prefix letter “B”
which appears on the camera
number of Model II, located in-]
side the back of the camera.
A distinguishing feature of the
Robot II is that a rapid series of
pictures can be made by merely
pressing the shutter release rather
than stopping to wind the film
into place after each exposure.
Emil Ludwig Says “Hitler
Will Be Assassinated”
A dispatch from Washington,
dated last Sunday, said, “In the
opinion of Emil Ludwig, German
biographer, “Hitler will be as
sassinated soon, by his own men.”
Appearing before the House for- j
eign affairs committee, testimony:
of which was made public, Lud
wig said “I feel sure” Hitler will
be done way with “probably by
the junkers, because the junkers
have always been traitors to their
kings.”
“Then,” he continued, “the
junkers, the generals, will kow
tow to you and say, “We love the
Americans. We do not hate the
Jews. We don’t ask for colonies.
Come, let us be friends again.
Ludwig also expressed the be
lief air bombing “is the deciding
factor that will break the Ger
mans.” He said German nerves
will collapse under the continued
united nations aerial attack and
it won't be necessary to invade
Germany. Ludwig, a German Jew
and a naturalized Swiss, said he
appeared before the committee
“to tell you and to prove to you
why the defeat of Germany is
nearer than you think, and what
to do with the Germans after
their defeat.”
Ludwig said “what we fear is
what will happen on the day af
ter the death of Hitler. After this
bad man is not there, and the
junkers make you any kind of a
friendly offer, I fear that certain
elements in this country (the
United States), and even in this
House, would say, ‘now let us
make peace and let us finish this
business. They are good people,
those generals.’
“Gentlemen, they are not! They
are not one whit better than the
Hitlers . . . The generals, the
symbols of German war-will,:
must be destroyed. As long as
they are there every German boy
will dream of revenge.”
Complete disarmament of Ger
many must follow the war, Lud
wig said. “Leave to the Germans
all that other nations have. But
take away their weapons, super
vise their education, and give
them political guardianship, be
cause they have shown the world
they are not able to govern them
selves. If you do not do this, if
you continue to speak, in the Pur
itan sense, of the ‘poor misled
German people,’ if you persist in
trying to distinguish between
Germans and nazis, and write ev
ery day about battles against
nazis instead of Germans, then,
within 20 years, your sons will
sit around this oval table and
write another declaration of war
aginst Germany.”
WOOL
Will be at the C&NW De
pot in O'Neill on Monday,
June 21 from 10 o'clock a.
m. to 3 o'clock p. m.. to
lake consignments of Wool
under government regula
tions.
Arthur J. Runnels
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John Gaughenbaugh,
Early Settler In Holt
County, Passes On
John Gaughenbaugh died very
suddenly last Saturday morning.
He arose early and told Mrs. Tas
ler, with whom he boarded, that
he must get down town and get
shaved early so he could attend
the funerals of two old friends
that day. On his way down town
he stopped and chatted with
many old friends. He passed
away while sitting in the barber
chair.
John Gaughenbaugh, the son of
Mose and Malsenia Gaughen
baugh, was born at Centerville,
Iowa, September 15, 1864, and
died at O’Neill, Nebraska. June
12, 1943, at the age of 78 years,
eight months and 28 days.
In the spring of 1883 he and
his brother, Isaac, came to Holt
county and since then had made
this his home. He endured all the
hardships of the early pioneers
of this county.
Mr. Gaughenbaugh never mar
ried, but never thinking of self,
lived with and patiently cared
for his aged mother until her
death in 1926. For many years he
was in partnership with his
brother, James, on a ranch ten
miles southwest of O’Neill. After
his brother’s death in 1933 he re
tired and since then had made
his home in O’Neill and at the
home of his niece, Mrs. Clarence
Gilg, in Atkinson.
He was received into the Meth
odist church of O’Neill on confes
sion of Faith, June 20, 1909, by
Rev. T. J. Watson, and remained
a member until his death. He was
an active member of the I. O. O. F.
Mr. Gaughenbaugh was very
active for his years and his death
was a great shock to his family
and friends. He will be remem
bered as a kind, generous, patient
loving brother, uncle and friend,
and will be greatly missed by all
who knew him, especially his lit
tle grandnieces and nephews of
whom he was very fond.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and five brothers. He
leaves to mourn his passing his
brother, Clark, of O’Neill, several
nieces, nephews and a host of
friends.
Pallbearers were Frank Pruss,
Dugal Allen, Alex McConnell,
Oliver Maring. Anthony O'Don
nell and Andy Clark.
Fine Inducement Now
Being Offered For
Ship Yard Workers
The Man Power Commission
has instructed all local employ
ment offices to give first priority
to recruitment of workers for
west coast shipyard jobs, accord
ing to Walter A. Steffen, manager
of the Norfolk office of the United
States Employment Service.
Steffen said a representative of
the Civil Service Commission will
be at the Norfolk employment of
fice on Friday, June 25th to hire
skilled and common laborers for
the Puget Sound Navy Yard at
Bremerton. Wash.
The need for workers at this
yard is critical and the represen
tative will hire workers right on
the spot, in fact, he will hire en
tire families, (including boys and
girls over age 16). Free transpor
tation will be furnished to the
job. Attractive housing facilities
are being provided for families at
Bremerton and guaranteed at the
time workers are hired. Those
people now engaged in agricul
tural employment are not being
recruited for these jobs, Mr. Stef
fen said.
Stock Prices Reflect
Rollback Action
On Meat Prices
The general trend was toward
lower prices on practically all
classes and grades of livestock
here last Monday—a direct reac
tion to the price rollback on
meats which went into effect this
week. However, demand was
good on a fairly moderate run of
cattle and on heavy hog supplies.
Lightweight steer calves touch
ed $16.25 on a scattered few. with
the long end cashing from $14.25
to $15.50. Heifer calves topped at
$14.00, with the bulk moving at
$13.00 to $13.75.
Yearling steers* sold upwards to
$15.00 on lightweights, with bulk
of supplies paying from $13.75 to
$14.60. Heifers in this class rang
ed from $12.50 to $13.50.
Good, fleshy beef, cows climbed
upwards to around $12.10, that
price reached by a choice few.
Bulk of the cow run made $10.50
to $11.80. Plainer grades paid
from $9.50 to $10.40. Common
kinds moved at $8.50 to $9.50.
Bulls drew $11.00 to $11.50.
Around 750 hogs were on sale
here and the demand was excel
lent. However, the steady pirce
decline of the past week was evi
dent in the prices paid here. A
few choice butchers, weight 275
pounds, topped at $13.60. How
ever, the popular price range was
between $13.25 to $13.55, with the
bulk placing in the upper brack
ets. Sows sold mostly from $13.30
to $13.45. Feeders ranged from
$13.40 to $14.00. Several long
strings of pigs sold by the head
at fancy prices. Next auction will
be held on Monday, June 21st.