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BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romaine Saunders
Mrs. John Curry, of Lincoln,
was a guest 4th of July week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Bly. Mrs. Curry is a sister of
Mr. Bly.
Roy Warden and Howard Berry
wound up the bond drive in Swan
last week and this grass country
will make a better showing in the
next published report.
Poor little Finland. I have
confidence in the wisdom of our
state department, but wonder
why the Allies found no way to
rescue that unhappy country
(from the Axis grip.
An Iowa farmer was fined $400
for building a bam that he was
denied a permit to construct by a
federal agency. He should have
used willow poles and slough
grass hay like we do out this
way.
The mournful note of the bitt
ern is heard again in the prairie
land. A water bird that doesn’t
swim, it has been invited back
to the southwest by the revival
of water holes and running
streams. j
Another Roosevelt flighty and
fickle in his affair d’amours, is
again in a divorce court. Not a
few old fashioned fudamental
ists scattered over the country
will regret that a representative
of the nation’s first family should
make the third trial at domestic
felicity.
Another accomplishment to be
added to a sizable list since the
ladies have taken their place
“among men” finds a woman of
considerable property languish
ing in a hospital in a Nebraska
town with bird shot in her legs,
acquired when she was discover
ed in a neighbor’s hen coop.
Many Holt county citizens will
be gratified to learn that friends
of the late Arthur Mullen—
a Holt county product—have been
instrumental in placing his por
trait in the state historical society
quarters at Lincoln. There may
be some question of propriety in
placing it there. Arthur never
had any use for Lincoln, but hung
his hat and hopes in Omaha.
Maybe that portrait should go to
the Joselyn Memorial.
It was 48 below. The Alaska
night was starless and black as
Egypt. A call same to the Air
ways at Anchorage from 750
miles away for serum to save the
life of a sick woman. An hour
later a lone pilot took off at
10,000 feet across a wilderness
with only two possible points for
landing. He got through and the
woman’s life was saved. The
pilot had jeopardized his life to
save a life. Airplanes darken
the sky over land and sea, the
lives of pilots jeopardized in a
search (for other lives to snuff
out. Men are queer.
Every man, woman and child in
Holt county feel that they have
lost a friend in the death of Peter
Duffy. A big, warm-hearted,
friendly Irishman, Duffy was not
an inexorable minion of the law
to inspire fear to any citizen as
, he approached your doorway. An
efficient official, some duties of
the sheriff’s office were distaste
ful to him. He would rather
hand a needy person a ten dollar
bill than flash a warrant for his
arrest. He was moved at the
suffering of others and that he
passed to his rest void of suffer
ing was emblematic of a char
acter that recoiled from giving
another pain.
Probably no man of consequen
ce in America today has a better
record, private and official, than
Gov. Dewey—clean, capable,
strong and brilliant he has been
presented to us not merely as a
match for any other candidate
but as a champion to restore the
America that we have known,
schckles removed from individual
effort and freedom to live and
laugh and plan and dream with
out the barriers of alphabetical
setups through out the country.
It is hoped the political issues
will be clothed in vestments of
dignity and the skirts of none
trail in the muddy mire of de
praved politics.
The golden or Baltimore oriole
—I can not distinguish one from
the other—adorned with plumage
in deep yellow and black, has
been late arriving. Not until
Mellor-Stephens
Miss Laura Mellor, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jess B. Mellor, of
O’Neill, Nebr., became the bride
of Howard Stephens, son of Mrs.
Della Stephens and the late New
ton Stevens, of Council Bluffs,
Iowa. The marriage was per
formed at a double ring candle
light ceremony at 6 o’clock on
June 22, 1944, with the Rev. Ken
neth Scott officiating at the
Presbyterian church in O’Neill.
The bride, whose hand in mar
riage was given by her father,
wore a formal gown, fashioned
of a white lace/ bodice with sweet
heart neckline and long sleeves
pointing over the wrist. The
jfull silk sheer skirt fell into a
three yard train. The bride’s
finger-tip veil of net was crowned
with three rows o|f pearls, and
her shower boquet was of pink
roses and white swansoniea. Her
only jewelry was a triple strand
of pearls, a gift from the bride
groom.
The bride’s sisters served as at
tendants. Miss Maude Mellor, as
maid of honor, wore a pale yel
low silk sheer gown and as brides
maid, Miss Jennie Beth Mellor,
wore a gown of light blue silk
sheer. Each had a corsage of
pink carnations.
George Mellor, brother of the
bride, served as best man.
For the occasion, Mrs. Mellor
chose a navy blue sheer and Mrs.
Stephens wore a sheer of grey
silk. Both mothers wore garden
icLS*
Among the out o|f town guests
at the wedding and the reception
held at the Mellor home, were:
Mrs. Stephens, mother of the
bridegroom, and his sister,, Mrs.
J. O. Brown of Omaha; Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Belsky, aunt and uncle
of the bride, and their family j
(from Merriman, Nebr.
For traveling the bride wore a
powder blue two piece dress of,
silk jersey, with white accessor- j
ies,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephens are re
siding at 155 West Washington
Avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa. **
O’Neill Soldier Not
Wanted At Salerno
With the Fifth Army, Italy.—
Pfc. John C. Jardee, ex-farmer, j
son of Mrs. E. Jardee of O’Neill,
Nebr., tried (three times without
success to land at Salerno, Italy, |
on D-day, Septembtr 9, 1943.
Off shore about a mile before
dawn, Jardee, with his ack unit, I
was waiting to land. His landing
craft started in but was turned j
back by heavy fire from German
shore batteries. Again they
failed. The third time the land-4
ing boat barely escaped being
hit. *
The boalt moved along the coast j
about a mile and landed. The
ack crew dug its gun position.
Jardee said, “That was my bap-1
tism qtf fire.”
Another O’Neill Boy
Wins Army Commission
New Orleans, La., July 10.—
John E. Flood, whose parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Flood,
O’Neill, Nebr., has been gradu
ated from the Transportation
Corps Officer Candidate School!
at the New Orleans Army Air
Base, and has been commissioned
a second lieutenant in the Army
of the United States.
Lt. Flood attended St. Mary’s
Academy and Regis College, Den
ver. Before induction, he was a
sheet metal worker with Glenn L.
Martin Company, Baltimore, Md.
The officer was assigned to ac
tive duty with the Transporta
tion Corps immediately after re
ceiving his commission. The
mission of the Transportation
Corps is to transport soldiers and
materials to theaters of oper
ations throughout the world.
Mrs. Elma Evans made a busi
ness trip to Omaha Sunday.
early July did we have a glimpse
of his gorgeous coloring as he
paused a few moments on the
ground to be seen through a
window or darted on swift wing
into the dense foilage. The nests
hung in the bird hideouts are yet
to be discovered. Robins are a
much earlier bird. They came,
mated and nested and are gone
weeks ago. The prairie curlew
of an earlier period is no more.
The magnificent prairie chicken
just holds its own with the trucu
lent pheasant. The mournful,
note of the lovebird comes from |
afar from dawn till starlight and
the meadow lark sings until fad-;
ing light merges into the gloom
of night. Tracks of birds and in
sects and little wild lings in the
dust of the road are a study in
art designs. The prairie land’s
crowning glory comes at sunset,
the distant horizon aglow with
color of nameless shades. Simple
things,' common place things?
Yes. Beauty, dignity, inspiration,
life’s worthwhile and enduring
values—they are found in the
simple things.
Two Carloads Of Paper
Net $557.56 To Schools
In May Drive For Paper
Here is a list of the schools that
helped in the collection of the two
carloads of paper that was shipped
out of Holt County about the first
of May:
District No. 122 .. $ 2.10
District No. 206 1.50
Stuart Boy Scouts - 20.16
Dorothy Young School —.. 7.84
District No. 63 ...— 2.94
Ewing City School . 20.63
St. Mary’s, O’Neill 31.60
Chambers Commercial Club 69.90
District No. 187 2.10
District No. 21 — . .. 37.06
Page School 24.68
District No. 57 2.55
Inman Red Cross .... 7.60'
St. Joseph’s, Atkinson 118.54
District No. 11 10.20
District No. 86 6.75
District No. 32 - - . 3.92
District No. 36 5.71
O’Neill Public School .. .._ 133.07
District No. 10 4.20
St. Boniface School, Stuart 10.00
District No. 122 — 3.37
District No. 20 . 13.50
The following schools and in
dividuals brought in paper and
turned it in to the Red Cross:
District 76, District 127, District
132, District 84, District 80, Dustin
School, District 93, Clarence Kiltz,
John Pedr, Miss McCullough, Bill
Farr—$11.75.
Total—$557.56.
Plans are being made for an
other collection the first part of
August. Holt County should easily
ship out another car at that time.
Holt County Boy Missing
In Action In Italy
Word was received Monday by
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Young, of the
Meek community, that their son,
Pvt. Richard Young was missing
in action in Italy on May 26.
Pvt Young entered the armed
forces on July 5, 1943. He has
two older brothers in the service, {
Harold and Lester.
Some Combines Are Being
Contacted For Work^dere
At least one Kansas combine
has been contacted for custom
work in Holt County and more
probably will be available when
the harvest is ready.
All farmers who wish to obtain
custom combines from outside the
county are encouraged to contact
the county agent’s office in O’Neill.
Pressure Cookers Will Be
Loaned By County Agent
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The cpjunty agent’s office has
obtained 'one six-quart pressure
cooker which will be available for
a short period to those who might
wish to use it. Although it will
only serve so many people, those
who would like to use it are invit
ed to apply.
O'Neill Defeated By
Chambers In Good Game
Chambers defeated the O’Neill
baseball team here Sunday on the
local diamond by a score of 3 to 0. j
Ed Thorin, the Chambers hurler, |
held the O’Neill boys to 4 hits and
no scores, while his teammates
were getting 7 hits and 3 scores.
O’Neill threatened several times
but lacked the punch to score.
Batteries: O’Neill — Helmer and
Pruss, Chambers—Ed Thorin and
D. Carson.
Neligh Legion Here Sunday
The O’Neill team will play the
Neligh Legion here Sunday, July
16. The O’Neill fans will have a
chance to see Richie Ashburn, the
Neligh catcher, in action. He was
selected as the outstanding Ameri
can Legion player in the State of!
Nebraska and will represent Ne
braska in Esquire’s All-American
boys’ baseball game to be held at
the Polo Grounds in New York
City on August 7.
Heavy Run Of Cattle
At Local Sale Monday;
Hog Run Was Very Light
The O’Neill Livestock Commis
sion Co. reports a heavy run of
cattle last Monday for this time
of the year. 400 head of cattle
were sold and the market was
about steady on the light feeder
cattle, which sold from $9.00 to
$11.50 for the steers and the light
heifers from $9.00 to $10.25. Fatj
cows were still in demand at
$10.00 to $11.50. Stock cows were
$6.50 to $8.00.
The hog run was very light and
the prices were some stronger, the
best butchers going at $13.00, but
the bulk going at $12.90; the good
sows at $11.00 to $11.10.
The management wishes to ask
you to get your hogs in early as
the cattle run will start soon.
Word has been received by Mrs.
Ellen Regan that her son, Brother
Ivo, (John Regan), is now attend- j
ing FOrdham University in New
York City, where he will be for ;
the summer. 1
Ruby Wieseman And
Sgt. Cletus Sullivan
Married In Omaha
Saint Mary Magdalene’s Church
in Omaha, Nebraska was the scene
of a very pretty wedding Satur
day, July 8 at 8:00 A. M., when
Miss Ruby Wieseman became the
bride of Sgt. Cletus V. Sullivan.
Monsignor Bernard J. Sinne per
formed the marriage ceremony.
Only immediate family relatives
were present.
The bride, attired in a powder
blue suit with white accessories
and carrying a white prayer book
with streamers, was attended by
Miss Helen Sullivan, sister of the
groom, wearing a tangerine suit
with dove gray accessories.
The groom, in army khaki, was
attended by Gerald S. Graybiel,
dressed in summer tan.
The bride’s mother wore a rust
dress with matching accessories,
while the groom’s mother wore a
yellow dress with white acces
sories.
r.acn iaay in me weaaing pariy
wore a gardenia corsage.
A sumptious wedding breakfast
was served in a private dining
room at tbe Paxton Hotel.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Wieseman of Os
ceola, Nebraska and was a gradu
ate of Osceola High School in the
class of 1935. Since 1936 she has
been employed by the Interstate
Power Company, now the Con
sumers Public Power District at
O’Neill, Nebraska.
The groom it the only son of
Postmaster Agnes E. Sullivan,
O’Neill, Nebr. He is a graduate of
St. Mary’s Academy in O’Neill in
the class of 1930. In 1926 he was
employed by the Interstate Power
Company in which place he served
continuously until his induction
into the United States Army in
July of 1942.
After a furlough spent in Os
ceola and O’Neill the happy couple
will reside at Fort Benning,
Georgia, where the groom is sta
tioned.
Those in attendance at the wed
ding were: Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Wieseman of Oscelo and daughter,
Betty, of Omaha; Mrs. Agnes E.
Sullivan and daughter, Helen, of
O’Neill; Mr. ami Mrs. Gerald’S.
Graybiel of Chicago, 111.; and the
groom’s aunt, Miss Ann Clark, of
Omaha.
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Round-Up Calf Club Holds
First Meeting On July 7th
The Round-Up Calf Club held
its first meeting at the home of
Walter Puckett on July 7th.
Walter Puckett was elected lead
er and Albert Miller assistant;
Gladys Ernst, president; Dick
Clark, vice-president; Dorothy
Clark, secretary; Duane Miller,
news reporter.
All members weres present and
we have two new members, Jun
ior Butterfield and Arllys Way
man. Calves were tagged in the
afternoon.
Next meeting at Clarks July 18.
Some Transient Farm
Labor Is Reporting At
County Agent's Office
Three transient laborers, all
appearing to be good men, report
ed and were placed through the
county agent’s office last week.
While the supply of laborers is
very limited, all farmers needing
help are urged to make their needs
known at the county agent’s of
fice or to the Volunteer Labor rep
resentative in your town, either
by mail or in person.
Labor Representatives in each
town are:
Humphrey Shoe Shop, Atkinson.
Stuart Creamery, Stuart.
Banta Barber Shop, Page.
West Lumber Co., Ewing.
Harley Hardware, Chambers.
Mr. R. C. Andersen, Superinten
dent of Schools in O’Neill, who is
employed as a special labor assis
tant at the county agent’s office,
will be in very close contact with
these volunteer labor representa
tives in an effort to supply enough
labor for the hay and harvest.
If enough labor cannot be sup
plied locally, it will be possible to
recruit and transport labor from
the southern states through the
newly organized Holt Non-Stock
Labor Association. Farmers wish
ing to secure labor must make ap
plication for membership into this
association before labor may be
obtained under contract.
Christ Lutheran
Missouri Synod
Roinhard Koopp. Pastor
Sunday, July 18
Morning Worship—9:30 a. m.
Text of Sermon: Matthew 19,
16-28. “The Danger of Riches”.
Sunday School—10:30 a. m.
The quarterly voters’ meeting
will be held this afternoon.
Mrs. Bernard Matthews and
daughter, Madge, returned Sun
day to their home in Omaha,
after spending a week visiting
Mrs. Matthews’ sisters in O’Neill
and Ainsworth.
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Paul D. Hartigan Passes
Away At Inman Home
Paul Douglas rtarugan was
born December 10, 1901, at In
man, Nebr. He was the elder
son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harti
gan, of the Inman vicinity. Early
in life, illness of scarlet fever,
and severe rheumatism, left him
with the handicap of a weakened
heart, which held him back from
many active sports or difficult
bodily activities. Last winter he
suffered attacks which were some
what relieved at a Sioux City
hospital and he had been taking
some active part in planning the
work at home, when, very sud
denly in the evening of July 7th,
an acute attack of his trouble
took him suddenly away from us
at about 11 in the evening.
He was united in marriage to
Miss Mary Carey, of Inman, on
April 12, 1930, and they have
lived in this community all the
time. Two sons were born to
this home, Paul Douglas, Jr., and
Graydon Eugene.
He was an active member of
the Inman Independent Order of
Odd Fellows for some time. At
the Easter Season April 25, 1943,
he with his family was baptised
and received into membership of
the Inman Methodist church, and
was on one of the committees of
the church at the time of his
death. He was of a cheerful and
helpful disposition, and a man
whom you were pleased to meet
at any time. He was hopeful and
looking ahead, and in spite of his
poor health, didn’t complain, but
was planning for better days
ahead, and the welfare of his
loved ones.
He leaves behnd, besides his
companion and children, a brother
Stuart Hartigan, of Wichita,
Kansas, and a sister, Mrs. Lyle
Barnhart, of Ewing, Nebr., and
his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Hartigan, of Inman,
And a large number af friends in
this community.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday forenoon at 11 o’clock
in the Methodist church Rev.
Maxcy, assisted by Rev. A. R.
Bell of St. Paul, officiating. A
quartette of ladies consisting of
Mrs. I. L. Watson, Mrs. Elwin
Smith, Mrs. L. R. Tompkins and
Mrs. Eva Murten sang, with Mrs.
H. A. Tompkins at the piano. In
terment was in the Inman ceme
tery.
Relatives from out of town at
tending the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Hartigan and
daughters, Mrs. Raymond James
anu Mrs. Paul Buddie and Mrs.
Clyde Cochran, of Norfolk; Mrs.
Robert Richards, of Beatrice;
Mrs. Krouse and John Carey, of
Council Bluffs, Iowa; Sgt. Laddie
Carey of Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Barnhart, of Ewing; Mrs.
Anna Asher, of O’Neill.
Holt Farmer To Work
Another Field After His
First Year Of Contouring
“I think enough of contouring
so that I am going to work on
another field next year,” said
Harry Tegeler, farmer one-half
mile north and 1 mile east of
Page, after trying it this year for
the first time.
‘‘It was a common thing to see
water standing in the listed fur
rows,” he continued. "I started
listing at the top of the hill late
Saturday afternoon and early that
evening we got a three-quarter
inch downpour. The next morning
the water was still standing in
the furrows.”
“Last year when the rows ran
up and down hill, the soil washed
down on the field and garden be
low with every heavy rain," he
stated. “However, this year with
all the rain, the water never broke
through the ridges.”
Mr. Tegeler pointed out mat ne
was sure the slick spots in his
field were caused by the top soil
washing away. He expects to build
productivity back in these by the
use of an alfalfa and brome grass
mixture in the rotation and heavy
applications of barnyard manure.
Then he plans to keep this pro
ductivity on these spots by reduc
ing erosion and runoff with farm
ing on the contour with terraces.
Contouring and terraces are only
two of the conservation practices
which Mr. Tegeler plans to put
into operation on his farm with
assistance available from the Holt
Soil Conservation District. Other
practices which will be used are
grassed waterways and outlets,
crop rotations including alfalfa
and bromegrass, sweet clover in
rotations, seeding turnrows to
grass, a diversion above the farm
stead, grazing of bromegrass to
supplement native pasture, farm
stead windbreak and garden irri
gation.
Assistance can be secured for es
tablishing any of the above con
servation practices from the Holt
Soil Conservation District without
cost.
Mrs. Mattie Soukup, Mrs. Ber
nard Matthews and daughter,
Madge, Mrs. Dean Streeter and
Mrs. Clyde Streeter and daugh
ter, Barbara, visited their sister,
Mrs. Ernest Perkins at Ainsworth
Thursday. They also visited at
* Long Pine.
PAGE ITEMS
W. S. C. S. met in the church
parlors last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Duran Rutherford led the
devotionals. Hostesses were Mrs.
Rollie Snell. Mrs. Wm. Clark and
Mrs. John T. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wells, of
O’Neill, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Hayne.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asher and
son, Freddy, of Fremont, spent
the week-end at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Ethel Asher, where
they visited S. Sgt. and Mrs. Dale
Asher and son, Jimmie Lynn, of
Chandelar, Arizona. Evelyn and
Sharon Asher, who had spent a
few days at the Asher home in
Fremont, returned home with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker and
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Braddock
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Hurst Sunday.
Mrs. Nevan Ickes left for San
Antonio, Texas, Monday morning
and expects to be away two
weeks. She will visit her son
and his wife, Lt. and Mrs. Millard
Ickes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barr spent
Sunday evening with Mrs. Lloyd
Cork.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lamason
and son, Wilson, of Adams, Nebr.,
and Bobby Heaton, of Lincoln,
came Sunday evening and will
spend two weeks at the Jerry
Lamason home. Lynn Lamason,
who has ben working at Lincoln,
came home with them and will
spend a few days with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lama
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Neubauer
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Haynes Sunday.
Miss Neva Ickes, who has been
employed at the city hall in Lin
coln, came home Saturday to
spend a two weeks vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Nevan Ickes.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brad
dock, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Allen
and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lamason
were 7 o’clock dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Allen Sun
day evening.
Dick Wood went to Lincoln
Sunday to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Wood, while wait
ing his call for induction in the
Navy.
Melvin and Elwin Haynes went
to Omaha last week. Elwin re
turned home Monday, while Mel
vin remained to seek employ
ment.
The Misses Florence Cunning
ham, Faye Finch and Sylvia Be
lick, who have been working in
Lincoln, are spending a weeks
vacation with the home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Walker ar
rived home Saturday, after
spending the past week visiting
relatives at Olivet and Scotland,
S. D.
Mrs. Grace Lamason was tripp
ed by a chain, while taking care
of their goat Sunday. She fell
and injured her knee. Miss Viola
Haynes took her to Orchard to
Dr. Fletcher, where an Xrav was
taken. The ligaments around; the
knee were tom loose and it was
necessary to put it in a cast.
Mrs. J. I. Gray went to Atkinson
last Thursday to visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stevens.
J. I. Gray went to Atkinson Mon
day to bring her home.
Sgt. and Mrs. Harlan Van Con
ett and Miss Yvonne Van Conett
went to Chambers Saturday to
visit at the Fred Catron home.
They returned to Page Sunday.
Owen Parks who works at
Nickerson, Nebr., spent the week
end at his home in Page.
Mrs. HaroLd Murphy, of Omaha
spent Sunday at the Louie
Schacht home, where she visited
with Pvt. Roy Schacht, who was
a buddy of her husband, Pvt.
Harold Murphy while in Africa.
Sgt. Harlan J. Van Conett, of
Camp Campbell, Ky., is spending
his furlough at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Myrta Van Conett.
Mrs. Harlan Van Conett, of Sac
remento, Cal., is also visiting at
the Van Conett home during her
husband’s furlough.
Mrs. Harold Kelley was hostess
to the Bid or Bye Bridge Club
Wednesday. July 5. Mrs. Fred
Wilbur of Marysville, Mo., and
Mrs. Kenneth Braddock were
guests. Mrs. Jerry Lamason re
ceived high score Mrs. Jerome
Allen traveling and Mrs. John D.
Walked low.
Miss Dorothy Liewer, of Chey
enne,Wvo., visited at the homes
of Mrs. C. E. Walker and Mrs.
Evelyn Gray Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson, of
O’Neill, were dinner and supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
Chasey Sunday. They visited at i
the Roy Wilson home in the j
afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. manner ana rar. >
and Mrs. Duran Rutherford were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A.. Chichester.
Mrs. Anna Park and Jane and
Ruth Parks went to Norfolk Sun
day and returned Monday night.
They visited their granddaughter
and sister, Lois Jean Parks, who
is employed at the Lutheran Hos
Foy Clark of Norfolk, spent
Ifrom Saturday until Monday visit
ing at the home of his parents,
Mr and Mrs. Wm. Clark. Janice
and Freddie Clark, daughter and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark,
who had spent a week with their
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Funeral Services For
Mrs. J. Pinkerman
Held On Wednesday
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock
for Mrs. Sarah J. Pinkerman who
passed away at the Lynch hospital
on Saturday, July 8th, after several
months illness.
Services were held from the
Dorsey church, with Rev. Norman
Riedesel officiating and burial in
the Scottville cemetery following.
Sarah Jane, daughter of Levi
Ray and Fanny Jeffries was bom
at Jefferson City, Mo. on August 9,
1856 and was 87 years, 10 months
and 29 days of age at the time of
her death. She was united in
marriage to James Pinkerman at
Winnegan Macon County, Mo., on
November 2, 1873. She came to
Holt County from Missouri with
her husband and family, arriving
here on March 22, 1882 and home
steaded in northeastern Holt Co.
where she spent most of her life
with the exception of a few years
in later life, when they lived in
O’Neill.
Fourteen children were bom to
this couple, two of whom preceded
her in death. She is survived by
twelve children, six boys and six
girls as follows: Clara Kemmerer,
Lynwood, California; Bertha Yost.
Hanford, Calif.; James W. Han
ford, Calif.; Glen, Stuart, Nebr.;
Pearl Phelps, Omaha; William of
O’Neill; Ralph and John of Dor
sey; Maud Spencer of Edgemont,
S. D.; Amelia Ireland, Miami,
Florida; Nell Wunsch, Washington,
D. C.; and Walter, Lynch.
She is also survived by 46 grand
children, 64 great grandchildren
and 6 great great grandchildren.
She was one of the earliest sett
lers of this county, coming here
when the country was first being
settled and went through all the
privations of the early settlers and
to them we owe thanks for what
the country is today. The readers
of the Independent will be sorry
to learn of the death of one of
their first residents, and will ex
tend their sympathy to those who
remain to mourn her passing.
Family Of 4-H Club
Members Makes Good
Stacking eighty stacks of hay,
calving sixty cows and losing but
one calf, caring for and marketing
75 head of feeder stock, doing their
own laundering and cooking, at
tending school regularly and punc
tually, playing Legion baseball'
and basketball, and paying off a
$4,000.00 farm mortgage are but a
few of the achievements of the
McNally boys, John and Bob, of
Emmet, Nebraska.
John, aged 16, and Bob, aged
14, were left in charge of a Holt
County 450-acre ranch and 135
head of cattle in the spring of 1943
when their father, John McNally,
found it necessary to take his in
valid wife to their former home
in Detroit, Michigan.
According to their 4-H club
leader and assistant leader, Mr.
and Mrs. Pat McGinnis of Emmet,
only one calf was lost in the calv
ing of 60 cows, a record of which
any cattle grower might be proud.
During the summer they set eighty
stacks of hay beside caring for 75
head of feeder stock. From the
sale of hay the boys realized
$1,000.00 and with $3,000.00 realiz
ed from the sale of feeder cattle
they paid off a $4,000.00 mortage
which had been placed on the
farm during the lean years.
In the fall of ’43 John reenter
ed St. Joseph’s Academy at Atkin
son as a senior and Bob as a sopho
more, where both were honor stu
dents, according to a statment of
Father Lehman. John captained
the championship St. Joseph’s
basketball team which won the
Holt County tournament. Both
boys also played Legion baseball
during the summer, John being
the catcher of the team. Both Tom
Slattery, basketball coach, and T.
Miller, Legion baseball coach, are
high in their praise of the per
formance and sportsmanship ex
hibited by these two boys. They
seemed to be obsessed with but
one fear—that of repeating an er
ror and not making good.
John is now in the Navy V-12
program at Notre Dame University
and Bob is working in Detroit
and caring for his invalid mother,
while the father and two younger
brother, Jimmy and Jerry, are
operating the ranch during the
summer.
Both boys have been members
of 4-H Club feeder projects dur
ing the past five years, serving in
various capacities during that time.
The father is of the opinion that
much of the credit for the success
of his boys is directly due to the
training the boys have received
from their club leaders and spon
sors. Tom, an older brother, now
a Lieutenant in the Infantry, dis
tinguished himself by receiving
the first blue ribbon for 4-H Club
Feeder competition in Holt
County. Marion, the only daugh
ter of the family, now a cadet
nurse, won honors in 4-H Club
farm accounting competition sever
al years ago.
There are heroes on the home
front engaged in food production
as well as on the fighting fronts
although not as easily recognized.