NTeb. State Historical Society m .
SMALL DOSES
PAST AND PRESENT
By Romaine Saunders
Rt. 5, Atkinson
Maybe the scarcity of sugar ex
plains the absence of house flies.
Politicians say its about over;
the men wih the army and fleet
say next year.
Utopia luring the economic
planners is more likely to turn
out a revoution.
Don’t let anyone talk you into
the notion that a Carolina poplar
is superior to the Nebraska cotton
wood.
Maybe its no time to be “sus
picious,” but what means this
coldness to the dove of peace in
certain political and labor circles?
Boys and girls, mothers and
dads, granddads up to 84, are
making is possible to roll the
southwest’s abundant hay crop
into the stacks.
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The first presidential bride to
be married in the White House,
the widow of Grover Cleveland
and later the wife of T. J. Pres
ton, at 82 is prominent in the
affairs of Princeton. N. J.
France suffered less than any
nation in Europe during Hitelr’s
mightty upheaval. If they now
conclude to lead the venerable
old hero of Verdun to the exe
cution block the blood-stained
hand of od Roberpierre still lives.
By touching the figure 1 twice
instead of the 7 a paragraph
herein July 19 made it appear
that Nebraska is the size of one
of these eastern dinky states.
Our borders encompass more
than seventy-seven thousand
square miles.
It is said nobody in Europe
will admit ever having been a
Nazi at heart. A Minnesota ed
itor says that while we over here
say “what we darned please’’ we
wish we had the courage to say
it. As Hamlet observed, “Thus
conscience doth make cowards of
us all.
J. B. Ryan expressed the expert
opinion, concurred in by my own
amateur observation, that those
late spring snows which Mayor
Kersenbrack had to push around
on the streets assured a good yield
of hay. The same is now going
into storage out on prairieland.
Good quality, lots of it. Miss
Keyes will have a load of bales
to weigh every few minutes when
the movement from the meadows
begins.
Mrs. Paul Wilson, better
known as Madame Frances Per
kins, probably had her most ex
hausting labor when she shook
hands with 1800 department em
ployees at a farewell reception.
Few cabinet officers have met
with less public favor, but she
weathered the storm of press and
l public denouncement, bordering
ft on insult, for twelve years. She
retires at 63, an ideal age to drop
into life’s serenity.
The Frontier introduces us to a
gentleman who has been adorned
with a “master’s degree” in agri
culture by a famous university.
It is presumed, though not hinted,
his first “degree’ was acquired at
the plow handles. There are a
lot of experts these days that
mean nothing at all to community
thrift other than being supported
by it, and it is something of an eye
'i^encT to come In contact with the
'contempt—or is it envy—in which
‘Iwivel chair farmers are held out
ost the land. I knew Den Murphy
Up near O’Neill when he was a
Hare-foot bare-headed kid herdihg
flows out on the prairie. I don’t
kn6w—that he got through the
eighth grade in school, but he has
stuck to the farm maybe "where
fcetas born, acquired other hold-j
. within arm readh of town
and is making money where
Hnntley, Lathrop, Toohill’s and
| *Hers starved oat.
‘^Moreover the profit of the
evstk m tor all; the king himneif
Page Boy Loses Arm
Side-Swiped By Truck
Elmer Wiseman's left arm was
severed above the elbow when
the car he was driving was side
swiped by a truck 2 Vi miles
north of Page Monday evening. I
as he was returning from the hay
field. After the accident he drove
his car about 2 Vi miles to the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
O A. Wiseman. He was taken
to the hospital at O’Neill.
is served by the field.—From the
Proverbs of Solomon.
Client, case worker, old age
assistance—a pitiful array that
must wring the pride and self
sufficiency of the hopeless soul
who has reached the end of his
material resources and bows a
venerable head to the inevitable.
Overborn in the battle for mam
mon he floats on the tide as a
“client” or sinks under the waves
of want. It is a bitter pill to the
proud, made so by our bungling
system of administering it. Ne
braska abounds with plenty. Her
people are generous, open hand
ed, sympathetic. The vicissitudes
of time leave many stranded in
naked need. All to the rescue.
We dont lack the heart but our
crude methods need refining to
remove the sting of humility
this pitiful array of client, case
worker, assistance implies.
The rustic lawn bench, the
dense shadow laid across the grass
by hackberry and locust trees,
a gentle wind playing among the
velvet foiliage—all invited to a
quiet hour of reflection as the
low descending sun marked off
‘the approaching close of another
day on the prairieland. A quiet
hour? The country is never quiet;
the swish of the wind, the hum
of insects, the song of birds, the
roar of tractors and rattle of
mowers; gorgeous butterflies, im
pudent deerflies and the deep bass
of the bull bumblebee. White
clouds drift across the sky at de
lirious height, fade to nothing
and the dome above in spotless
blue covers all. The hour passes,
the sun sets behind a distant hill,
a curtain of gold reaching from
the dark earth rim to blend with
the purple high above. And I
hear Tom Baker’s tractor roaring
as night shadows deepen.
A New York City woman bat
tered her six-year-od son to
death with an ax.Three
chaps made their get-away at the
state reformatory. ... A soldier
from Neligh assigned as official
court reporter during trials of
war criminals in Paris. < . Hitler
and paramour dead in Berlin and
alive in a hideout in Argentina.
. . Group picture of men and
women taken in sunny California
al dressed in furs and heavy over
coats. . . . Wisconsin town has
under ground gasoline flow of
mysterious origin; send for Ed
Hagensick. ... A 55-year-old Ne
braska man socked $500 fine and
six months in jail for contribut
ing to delinquency of 7-year-old
girl; just about the bottom in
human depravity. . . . Spencer in
i terests intend to furnish elect
[ ricity to five counties. . . . Colum
i bus Eagles dedicated a dance to
the Rising City tornado. ... 20
kids from Lincoln are trying their
! luck in sandhills hay fields. . . .
Alma K. Schneider of Colorado
is named assistant director of the
woman’s division of the republi
can national committee. . . . Five
Chinese officers have been ex
ecuted for brutality to their troops
.... No Hollywood divorces an
nounced yesterday. ... A million
taken from Nebraska assistance
fund to general fund arouses big
howl. . . Tax Commissioner auto
mobile schedule reduced after “we
the people” were heard from.
Spain goes monarchy—w hen
Franco can announce himself
king. . ^ . Tragedy and comedy;
depravity, grandeur; heartache,
laughter; gong and sighing; fail
ure, acrievement; heroic the dis
appointed; folly and grand deeds;
meanness, nobility; babes begin
new life—and rumbling through
it ail the muffled druma are
beating funeral marches to the
grave.
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Funeral of Morris (Mike
Johnson Held Saturday
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The funeral of Morris (Mike) ,
Johnson was held from the Meth- '
odist Church last Saturday after-'
noon, Rev. Dawson Park offi
ciating, and burial in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
Mike Johnson passed away
rather suddely Wednesday morn
ing morning of last week, after
an illness of a couple of weeks,
but he had not been in the best of
health for several months.
Morris Johnson was born at
Springfield, Nebr., on August 14,
1872, and was 72 years, eleven j
months and eleven days old at
the time of his death. Mr. John-j
son came to this county with his
parents in 1883 and the family
located at Inman. The family
later moved to the south country
and located northwest of Cham
bers, and on the adjoining home
stead was the lady who after
wards became Mrs. ohnson. On
May 5, 1892, he was united in
marriage to Miss Cora Bell Brown
the ceremony being performed at
Springfied, Nebr. A short time
after his marriage he came back
to Holt county and farmed for a
few years in the Page neighbor
hood. Later he went to work for
the Burlington railroad and came
to O’Neill in 1902 as section fore
man, a position he held until he
retired about four years ago,
when he retired on a pension.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his
wifd and two children, a son, Roy
and a daughter, Mrs. Cora Kirk
patrick, who are left to mourn
the passing of a kind and affect
ionate husband and father. He
is also survived by six grand
children and two great grand
children; ane brother, Prank
Johnson, of Belden; and one
sister, Mrs. Anna Mossen, Omaha,
Nebraska.
During his residence in this
city he always took an active in
terest in the civic affairs of the
city and county. For over twenty
years he was a member of the
city council, representing the
Third ward and he made good as
a member of the governing body
of the city. He was a genial and
companionable man and had a
host of friends in the city and
county, where he had spent 43
1 years of his life, and was well
known, and his friends were
1 shocked when they learned of
I his sudden death. He was a good
! citized, loyal neighbor and
friend.
Pvt* Albtrt D. Garhart
Awarded Combat
Infantrtymdn Badge
With the 32nd Infantry Divis
ion in Northern Luzon— Un
enemy fire for the first time dur
ing the fighting along the Villa
Verde Trail in Northern Luzon,
Private Albert D. Garhart, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Garhart,
of O’Neill, Nebraska, has been
awarded the Combat Infantry
man Badge for satisfactory per
formance of duty in combat.
Employing every type of
weapon and using TNT, dynamite
and flame throwers veterans of
the famed 32nd (Red Arrow) Di
vision, have blasted 9000 enemy
troops from their cave positions
high in the Caraballo Moun
tains.
Serving in Company E of the
Division’s crark 128th Regiment,
Pvt> Garhart has been averseas
since February of this year. He
is also entitled to wear the Philip
pine Liberation! Medal
Holt Tournment Teams
Defeated At Premot
The O'Neill Junior American
Legion team went down to defeat
in the tournament at Fremont
Tuesday evening, losing by a
score of 15 to 0. The O’Neill boys
never gott a hit of the Hastings
twirler and you can’t win ball
games unless you can hit the ball.
In the Midget section the At
kinson team lost their tussel with
Grand Island by a 11 to 1 score.
The Chambers Midgets also
went down to defeat being de
feated wih a score of 6 to 0.
Mrs. Rihard Ellis of Omaha,
was a week-end guest of Mrs.
Bea Gallagher and Mrs. John
Melvin.
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Memorial Services Held
For S. Sgt. Jack Brady At
Lynch, Sunday, July 22
The Lynch Hall was crowded
to full capacity with sympathizing
relatives and friends who came
to pay their last respects to S. Sgt.
Jack Brady, the service being
conducted by Rev. Norman Reid
esel, his home pastor assisted by
Rev. Lloyd V. Snodgrass and the
American Legion from the Verdel
Post. The service began at 2:00
and was carried out as follows:
Piano Prelude Mrs. Arthur Aim
Advance of Colors
By The American Legion
Inovocation - Norman Reisdesel
Hymn, “Stepping in the Light,”
Chas. Cole, H. V. Rosenkrans,
Arthur Aim, Claude Pickering
History of Life and Tribute
Hymn, ..._“Stars in My Crown,”
Chas. Cole, H. V. Rosenkrans,
Arthur Akn, Claude Pickering
Scripture Reading. Revelation
21:1-7.
“Good Night and Good Morning”
Chas. Cole, H. V. Rosenkrans,
Arthur Aim, Claude Pickering
Address, “In Memory of Jack”
Prayer.
Solo, “Safe in the Arms of Jesus”
Claude Pickering
Flag Presentation, H. O. McColley
Benediction
Taps, Ed Hajek and Jeddy Lou
kota
Retiring of Colors, American
Legion
Piano Recessional, Mrs. Arthur
Aim.
The thought is so splendid in;
the poem used for the service, so j
we reprint it here:
COURAGE—By G# N. Crowell
God make me brave for life,
Oh, braver than this
Let me straighten after pain
As a tree straightens after the
rain
Shining and lovely again .
God make me brave for life
Much braver than this
As the blown grass lifts let me rise
From sorrow with quiet eyes
Knowing Thy way is wise.
God make me brave, Life brings
Such blinding things
Help me to keep my sight
Help me to see aright
That out of the dark comes light.
Memory of Life and Tribute
The hymn whidh Jack Brady
chose for the Dorsey Presbyterian
Congregation to sing in his honor
before he left for the armed for
| ces was one that was sung today
at his Memorial Service, “Trying
to Walk in the Steps of the
Savior,” Trying to follow Our
Savior and King, Shaping our
lives by His Blessed Example,
Happy, how Happy the Songs
that We Bring.”
Another favorite of Jack’s
which was also used is, “Will
There be any stars in My Crown ”
You will note that both of these
hymns reveal deep happiness.
“Happy how happy the songs that
we bring—Oh what joy it will be
when His face I behold, living
gems at his feet to lay down.”
As we think of Jack’s life now, let
us think of it in that spirit, of
deep and abiding joy.
Jack was born at Lynch, Nebr.,
on April 14, 1922. He grew up in
the Dorsey community in Holt
county, and attended his home
school where he graduated from
the eighth grade. When he was
just past seventeen he graduated
from the Lynch High School.
Upon graduation he was awarded
a merit medal; for having done so
much in extra curricula activities.
In August, 1940, he graduated also
from the Reppert School of Auc
tioneering, in Decatur, Indiana.
As an infant Jack had been
baptised in the Dorsey Presbyter
ian Church rfnd when twelve
years old he became a member;!
also bein a charter memebr of the
Dorsey Presbyterian Church Wes.
minister Fellowship.
In the summer of 1942 Jack
tried to enlist in the naval air'
corps but h w^s rejected be
cause of hay fever. Then on
December 30, 1942, he was called
into the army air corps. He re-1
ceived his training and also gave i
effective service at all stations of
his Service Record, Inducted at
Fort Crook, Nebr.; Sent to Dis
tribution Center at Fort Leaven
worth, Kansas; stationed at
Miami Beach, Fla., for basic rain.
Miaml Beach, Fla., for basic train
bag; Armored Gunnery at Lowry
Frank Suchy Passed
Away Monday Morning
Frank Suchy passed away at
his home in this city last Mon
day morning, July 30, about 5:30,
after an illness of several months,
at the age of 62 years, ten month3
and tweney-three days. The
funeral was held Wednesday
morning at 9:00 o’clock from St.
Patrick’s Church, Mnsgr. McNa
mara officiating and burial in
Calvary cemetery.
Frank Suchy was born in
Bohemia on September 7, 1883.
He remained in his native country
until some of the family came to
America and Frank, then being
nearly twenty, came to the U. S.
A_ For a time he lived in Omaha
then moved to Plattsmouth and
from the latter city he came to
O’Neill in 1903, and since that
time this city was home. He
was engaged in the tailoring and
dry cleaning business ever since
he came to O’Neill and he paid
strict attention to business, so
the firm of Suchy Bros, always
had more business than they
could handle, even though they
put in long, long hours at work.
On June 6, 1917, he was united
in marriage at David City, Nebr„
to Miss Stella Anasticia Rech.
Two children were born orf this
union, Grace, Omaha, and Miss
Helen at home, who, with hi9
wife, are left to mourn the pass
ing of a kind and affectionate
husband and father. He is also
survived by several brothers and
sisters, only one brother, Vince, a
resident of this city, who has been
a business partner of Frank’s for
many years in the cleaning bus
iness. The passing of Frank will
be especially hard on his wife,
two daughters and his brother,
Vince, who have been so close to
him. In his passing they lose a
kind and affectionate husband,
father and brother. The sym
pathy of hundreds of friends is
extended to them in their hour
of sorrow.
Sixteen Boy Scouts with their
Leader and Assistant Leader,
Harry Peterson and Ed Hancock,
returned Sunday morning from
Camp Cedar, near Fremont, where
they had spent a week camping.
According to the way the boys
talk they had a mighty nice time.
and Buckley Fields, Col.; Aerial
Gunnery School at Kingman,
Ariz., Salt Lake City, Utafh; Com
i tot crew organized at Pyt>te,Texas
' Combat training at Dalhart,
iTexap; Kearney, Nebr., last stop
! before he embarked from New
! York City; destination being
j England; Plane exploded over
Brussels, Belgium, due to enemy
flak, while on 9th combat mis
sion over Schweinfurt, Germany.
Jack was advanced to the rank
of Staff Sergeant while in Eng
land and on January 12, 1945, he
was awarded an air medal for
exceptional meritorious achieve
ment.
On May 13, 1943, in the very
beautiful Presbyttrian Church in
Salt Lake City he was married to
Florence Schindler. To this union
one son, Albert Lee, was born.
On April 13, 1944, Jack was
missing in action over Belgium.
Surviving him are, his wife and
son, Florence and| Albert Lee; his
parents, Lee and Dena Brady,Sr.;
one brother, Clarence Lee; ont
BRADY NO. TWO
niece, Kathleen; his grandmother,
Mrs. Effie M. Brady, and many
other relatives and friends.
Let us always think of Jack as
’’walking in the, Light."
The following lines were written
by Mrs. Vera Allen of Lynch:
“He smiled when he left for his
station
A smile was so like our boy, Jack,
“I’m going across, folks,” he told
us,
“Don’t worry though, I’m coming
back”
Then one day came a sad message
Our hearts were heavy with dread
At first he was listed as missing
Then the government said he was'
dead
God gave us that boy we were so
proud of
T1 j’ we miss him we can’t call
him back
And until we’re united in
Heave*
God bless yo* aad (*ar« for you,
Jack.”
Pfc. William W. Conard
Wins Bronze Arrowhead
With the 36th “Texas” Division
of the Seventh Army, Germany.
—Pfc. William W. Conard, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth Conard, O’Neill,
Nebraska, member of the 636th
TD.n of the veteran 36th “Texas”
Division, has been awarded the
Bronze Arrowhead to wear on his
European Theater of Operations
ribbon. The Arrowhead has
been awarded for participation
in the (Riviera) invasion when he
made the D-Day amphibious as- j
sault.
The 36th Infantry Division has
seen action on two D-Days:
Italy and Southern France.To its
credit are such battles as San1
Pietro and Cassino, the Rapido
River, and Anzio. It fought at
Montelimar where the German
Nineteenth Army was annihilat
ed, and drove across the Sainte
Marie Pass of the Vosges Moun
tains< It breached the powerful
Siegfried Line deftnses at Wis
sembourg and completed four
hundred days of actual combat
plunging through Germany and
deep into Austria.
Paii»fu| Injuries Received
From Kick By Coltt
Roland Dean Carson, the 9
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Carson, who are living on
the old Hopkins ranch about 12
miles north of town, received a
very serious injury last Saturday,
when he was kicked in the face
by a sucking colt. Ronnie had
been sent to drive the colts into
the barn before the teams started
for the field. When he failed to
return his father went to look
for him and found him uncon
scious, lying on the ground. He
was brought to O’Neill and sev
eral stitches taken to close the
cuts. He did not recover con
sciousness for several hours, when
he was able to remember what
happened to him. At this time
he/ is geting along nicely.
O’Neill Boy In Hospital
Spokane Washingtos
Baxter General Hospital, Spo
kane, Washington.—William J.
Vorce, son of Mr and Mrs. W.
Vorce of this city, has arrived at
Baxter General Hospital Spo
kane, Wash., from ETO. He was
transferred from Cp. Myles Stan
dish, Mass.
Eagle Creek 4-H Club
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The seventh successive meeting
of the Eagle Creek 4-H Club was
held at the home of Joe Vincent
and Paul Warneke Sunday, July
29 th.
After a very delicious luncheon
was served, by the mothers of the
4H members, an outdoor business
meeting was called to order. For
roll call we reported on our rec
ord books. All members were
present but Ed Hynes, Mary Joann
Hynes, Robert Hynes and Donald
Stearns.
Mrs. O’Neill gave the girls in
structions in making the silver
ware case and divided box, while
Mr. O’Neill showed the boys how
to wash and curl a calf.
Guests were:Miss Betty Mellor,
Redbird, Patty Johnson, Donald
Johnson, Raymond Robertson
and Donald Borg, all of O’Neill.
After the meeting an exciting
ball game was enjoyed by all. It
was decided that the Eagle Creek
4-H Club pay the Redbird 4-H
Club a ball game at a ater date.!
When the ball game was com-'
pleted and everyone had worked
up a good appetite another tasty
lunch was served by the mothers.
The next meeting will be held
August 26, at the J. B Mellor
home.
—News Reporter.
Mrs. Roy Judge and daughter,
Mary Alice, spent Wednesday in
Norfolk pn busineso.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parkins
went td Kearney last Saturday to
meet thpir son, Robert, who has
been ‘working at the Kearney
Radio Station for several months.
He returned with them to spend
several days visiting. Then he
will go to Sioux Falls, S. D.,
where h? will work for station
KSOO as a news carter. Con
gratulations, Bob.
Anather Pioneer Passed
Away Wednesday
Clark Gaughenbaugh passed
away at the home of his son,
Woodrow, near Blair, early Wed
nesday morning. He had been
in failing health for severa years.
Clark Gaughenbaugh, son of
Mose and Malsenia Gaughen
baugh, was born at Centerville,
Iowa, October 29, 1867. and died
August 1, 1945, at Blair, Nebr.,
aged 77 years ten months and
three days.
He came to Nebraska with his
parents by covered wagon in 1884.
He endured all the hardships of
the early pioneers. He was
caught in the blzizzard of ’88 and
traveled fourteen miles to O'Neill.
He was employed for a num
ber of years by Frank Weidner,
who operated the Ditch Camp
south of this city.
In 1910 he homesteaded in
Tripp county, S. D.
In May, 1915, he was married to
Minnie Hockenbarg. To this
union, were born two sons, Wood
row, of Blair, and Irvin, R. T. lc
of the United States Navy at sea.
In 1920 he bought a ranch six
teen miles southwest of Atkinson,
where he lived until 1934. Since
then he had made his home in
Atkinson and O’Neill. For the
past two months he has been at
the home of his son, Woodrow at
Blair.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and seven brothers,
Mose, Ford, Curtis, Isaac, John,
James and George.
The funeral will be held Satur
day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at
the Methodist church in O’Neill,
Rev. Dawson Park officiating,
with burial in Prospect Hill
cemetery ^ The pallbearers, old
friends and neighbors, will be
Hugh O’Connor, Frank LeMun
yan, Charlie Ballon, Charles Tas
ler, Frank Dobrovalny and Dave
Beck
He was a kind and loving
father, grandfather and friend
ad will be missed by all who
knew him.
He leaves to mourn his passing
his sons, Woodrow, of Blair; R. T.
lc Irvin, USN at sea; two foster
daughters, Mrs. Laurence Jonas,
of O’Neill, and Mrs. Justin Butter
field, of Inman, nine grand
children and a number of nieces
aad nephews.
Patrol Traffic Tips
The Placard “Explosives” mark
ing the truck ahead of you on
the street or highway should be
ample waining to take extha pre
cautions for this vehicle is liter
ally “ loaded with dynamite.”
Not long ago, the driver of a
passenger car either failed to see
or chose to ignore a stop sign on
a highway in a midwestern state.
As a result he collided with a
truck loaded with 8,000 pounds
of explosives.
Both the truck and the passen
ger car caught fire. Because of
a lack of water, the fire depart
ment was unable to extinguish
the flames. The contents of the
truck exploded and 17 buildings
in the vicinity were completely
destroyed. Windows in buildings
within a, radius of approximately
a mile were shattered.
Our tip is to observe “Stop”
signs and be on the look-out for
trucks hauling EXPLOSIVES.
Nebraska Safety PatroL
BRIEFLY STATED
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Mrs. C. E. Hackett, of Sioux
City was a week-end’ guest of
Mrs. Winifred Walling.
Mrs. Miller and son, of Neligh,
were • weekend guests at the
home of Mrs. Lula Quig.
Mrs. Winifred Walling returned
last Thursday from Lincoln' and
Omaha, where she spent a week,
visiting relatives and friends.
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Mr. and Mrs C. E. lAtndgrcir
returned last Sunday evening
from Colorado, where they had
spent a three week’s vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Frenking
| and daughters, Mary Ann and
Jo Ann, arrived Saturday to
} spend several days here visiting
at the homes of her sisters, Mrs.
John Melvin and Mrs, Bea Gal
lagher.