Nebraska Newspapers

    The Frontier
VOLUME 67, — NUMBER 14. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947.'
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NEW HEARING ON
SCHOOL LAND
Downward Revision on
* Valuation Seen; Meet
to Be Held Here
A reappraisal of Holt county’s
77,000 acres of school land is
slated for September 18. A
representative of the state board
of educational lands and funds
will conduct a spec;al hearing
here at a time and place to be
announced.
This procedure results from
strong protesls made to the
stale board against a proposed
70 percent inc ease on valua
tions of all school real estate
in the county—.he last in a
series of increases in recent
The controversy over school
fcind valuations in Holt county
began in June when Hugh Dil
lon, of Lincolh, state surveyor,
announced that the valuations
would be increased 84 percent.
Following formal protests
brought by the Holt County
School Land Leaseholders’ asso
ciation, this figure was scaled
down to 70 percent.
Series of Hearings
There followed a series of con
fabs at Lincoln. At Tuesday’s
hearing in Lincoln with the
board, comprised of Governor
Val Peterson, Attorney General
Walter Johnson. Secreta y of
State Frank Marsh and State Su
perintendent Wayne O. Reed, the
reappraisal hearing was fixed for
September 18.
Representing the Holt lease
holders at Lincoln were Ira L.
^Watson, of Inman, president of
the Holt association; Frank
N 1 on, cf O'Neill; John Tus
fhla. of A*k;nson, and Julius
D. Cronin, of O'Neill, attor
ney for the asocialon.
There are over 200 school land
leaseholders in the county. They
pay a rental equal to six percent :
of the valuation. Officials of the
Holt association asseited that the
initial 84 pe cent increase was
“confiscatory” and the 70 p r
cent increase was “too high.”
An 85 percent valuation in
crease was effected in 1945, and
another took place in 1941.
Gillet'e Absent
State Treasurer Edward M. 1
Gillette, also a member of the I
board, was absent from Mon
day’s meeting.
The state’s intent to hike the
valuation had progressed so far ,
Siat County Treasurer J. Ed
ancock had been ordered to in
crease the valuations 70 percent,
effective July 1. With the n w
hearing coming up, this order
may be rescinded and a new one
issued.
GEORGE E. ERNEST
INTERRED HERE
George E. Ernest, 85, died here
at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Summers, at 2 p.m.
last Thursday following a four
day illness. He was not well
known here having moved from
Cody in June.
Born in Alberta, Canada, on
November 27, 1861, he was rear
ed in Kansas and Iowa.
Funeral services were held at
Biglin Brothers at 2 p.m. Setur
dsw. Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis of
ficiated. Burial was in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Survivors include the widow;
four daughters, Mrs. Oscar Leisy,
of Lebanon, Ore.; Mrs. Frank
Summers, of O’Neill; Mrs. Irvin
Croston, of Presho, S. D., and
Mrs. Christian Lund, of Samuels,
Ida.; and one son, Albert, of
Defiance, la.
'Cousin* Gaihering Held —
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eby
attended a “cousin” gathering
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Haynes, of Page.
The party was given in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Freemy
er and son, of Bedford. Ia., and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hennigan
and family of Blockton, Ia. Re
freshments of ice cream and |
cake were served.
Return to Iowa —
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Brown, of
Riverton Ia., and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Chanev. of Sidney, Ta..
returned to their hom°s Mondav
after spending the past week
visiting at the home of Austin
Hynes.
Here from Ft. Pi’ey —
S-Set P. E. Pet an^k, of Ft.
Rilev. Kans.. arrived Friday for
a week’s visit with his sister. |
Mrs. Paul SMerV. Rot. Petran- !
ek and the Paul Shie-ks spent
Sunday in White Fiver, S. D„
visiting Joseph Petranek.
Mi s Cov»*e Gre® East —
Miss Kathryn Coynn left Wed
nesday after spending three
weeks with her pa"ents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Covne. She is
goine to Chicago, 111., and then
to Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mrs. Anna Stone, of Minnea
polis. Minn., arrived Tuesday to
visit with her brothers, R b rt,
Henry, John and William Cook.
She was accompanied by her
daughter. Miss H len Stone.
Pfc. and Mrs. Victor Yelli. of
Sen Diego. Calif., arriv'd 1-st
Thn’-sdav to sn^nd a few days
visitino with Mr. -nd Mrs. Ed
w,Vd H. Moos. Pfc. Yelli is a
brother of Mrs. Moos.
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Miss Kathleen Flood, 18, O’
Neills “highly super»o ’’ so
prano entry in tue midwest
division of the li>47 n-t on,l
high school music contest, has
been awarded a $l,2u0 four
year scholarship at St. Mary s
college at Xavier, Kans. Whi.e
studying music in a s^edal
six-week’s summer course rt
St. Mary’s, she was “audition
ed” by the music faculty and
the scholarship award follow
ed. MLiss Flood graduated in
May from St. Mary s academy
here. She is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward N. Flood and
is well-known here through
her vocal accomplishments. —
O’Neill Photo Co.
RAIN NEEDED
TO SAVE CORN
Skies Threaten but
Moisture Negligible
During Week
Rain is needed badly to save
Holt county’s 1947 corn crop.
Cloudy skies which gave off
occasional light thundershowers
failed Tuesday and Wednesday
to biing relief from the prolong
ed dry spell. Precipitation dur
ing the past week has been neg
ligible.
In Lincoln A. E. Ander-on,
state-federal crop statistici n
said that the corn throughout
most of the state, although al
ready damaged by the hot, dry
weather, is “now marking time’
for a heavy shower that would
save a large portion of the state’s
400 million dollar crop.
Tardy rains fell in some s c
tions Tuesday but in O’Neill the
sidewalks were barely wetted.
The threatening skies were ac
companied. however, by cooler
weather that brought welcome
relief to sweltering citizens. The
highest temperature for the
week—105—was reached at mid
day Saturday, equalling the s a
son’s high.
The week’s weather summa v,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 8 a.m. daily, follows:
Date
August 8
August 9
August 10
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
Hi Lo
_ 95 71
100 73
_105 72
.101 72
.90 64
_ 81 65
_ 85 55
Moist.
.01
LYNCH RUNS WILD
AGAINST STUART
Butte and Chambers
Win; Bristow in
Another Forfeit
Lynch. Chambers and Eutte
fashioned relatively easy wins in
the Holt-Boyd baseball league
Sunday as the teams started
down the final stretch in second
half play.
Lvnch ran wild at the expense
of Stuart, 28-9, in a game played
at Stuart.
Chambers started slow again
st West O’Neill, at O’Neill, trail
ing 0-5 going into the fourth
frame. In that inning the Cham
bers club gathered momentum
and chased across six tallies.
From then on the outcome was j
never in doubt.
A lush thi’d inning gave Butte
a wide margin over the O’Neill
Rockets, Butte winning 15-7. In
the third inning Butte batted
"around” once and a half times,
netting six counters. Only two
Rockets escaped the misque col
umn in that innin g .
The lowly Bristow c’ub hard
pressed for talent at best, had
to forfeit again — this time to
Atkinson.
The second-half standings:
W L Pet. !
Lynch.. 4 0 1.000
Chambers ... 4 0 1.000 1
West O’Neill . 2 2 .500
O’Neill .__. 2 2 .500
Butte .. 2 2 .500
Atkinson _ 1 3 .250 j
Stuart -1_1 3 .250
Bristow _ 0 4 .000
Sunday's Results
At Butte 15 __O’Neill 7
Lynch 28 . ....at Stuart 9
Chambers 15 at W. O Neill 9
At Atkinson 9* Bristow 0
• Forfeit.
Games Sunday, Aucusi 17
Lynch at O’Neill.
Wed O’N ill at Bristow.
Butte at Chambers.
Atkinson at Stuart.
5 NOMINATED FOR
SOIL AWARDS
Hershel M'les and Ray
Siders Cited fof
Conservation
Five Holt countyans have be n
norhinated to compete in the
regional soil conservation recog
I nition programs. They ar* Cal
vin and James Allyn, of Stu rt:
I Hershel Miles, of Dcrsay: Pay
! Siders, of O’Ne il, and L. R. ani
i Harvey Tompkins, of Inman.
Allyn, Miles and Siders scored
highest in the program sponsor
ed by the Omaha World-Herald,
the Tompkins (a father and son
combination), Allyn and Silers
scored highest in the program
sponsored by the Sioux City
Journal-Tribune and the Sioux
City Chamber of Cimmerce.
The scoring, handled di f r
ently by each sponsor, is bas°d
on such factors as land u-a~e
in relation to its capabilities,
conservation treatment of the
ent;re farm or ranch, the Pre
vention of soil erosion, and the
control of soil end water loss.
The Allyns operate a 1,600
acre farm and ranch unit con
sisting of 172 acres of cropland,
260 acres of hayland. 1,133 acies
, of pastureland, 16 acres of wood
land and shelterb Its, aod !9 ac
res of farmstead, lots and roads
, They farm approximately 85 ac
res on the contour, have seeded
approximately 50 acres to le
gumes and grasses in rotation,
have subsurface-tilled 35 ac:es in
addition to other ‘sound farming’
practices,” according to Holt soil
district supervisors and disinter
ested judges who picked Ihe
county winners for competitin
in the Omaha and Sioux City
programs.
, Selects Land
Miles’ farm consists of 400 ac- i
res of which 152 are cropland in
rotation, 202 in pa ture, 21 in
shelterbelts and windbreaks, an 1
16 in farmstead, windbreaks and
roads. Miles was cited for “se
lecting his better land for farm
ing and seeded the less produc
; tivo soils to grass.”
Siders opersts 640 acres,
consisting of 182 acres of cro-»
land, 426 acres of hay and pas
ture land, 12 acres of shelter
bells and windbreaks, and c0
acres of farmstead, lo's and
roads. "Eid~rs has made con
siderable progress in increas
ing the productivity of his
land by the use of crop rota
tions which include legumes, j
He also rotates the haying and
grazing on his grass land
which helps improve the qual
ity and quantity of hay and
promotes more uniform pas
ture land."
The Tompkins’ ranch consists
of 880 acres with 100 acres in
cropland, 229 acres in hayland,
418 acres in pasture and range
land, 37 acres of shelterbelts and
windbreaks, and 26 acres of
farmstead, lots and roads.
“Since operating this land the
Tompkins have made some ad
justments in land use by seed
ing some land back to grass and
plowing up some land better
suited for farming, drainage has
been improved, used a rotation
system for grazing the aftermath |
on meadows, interseeded legumes
in existing perennial hay.”
These cited farmers and ranch
ers are cooperators with the Holt
soil conservation district. They
will compete with other county
winners for top honors in the
Omaha and Sioux City areas.
Houseguects Depart —
Mrs. Fr H. Griffith and house
guests, Mr. and Mrs. A. J., Van
Voorhees and son Richad, of
Saginaw, Mich., left Saturday for
North Platte to visit Mrs. Grif
fith’s son, Cecil, and family for
several days. The VanVoorhees
family were guests at the Grif
fith home for almost two weeks.
Leave for Yellowstone —
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Graybiel,
of Chicago, 111., who have be n
visiting at the home of Mrs. Ag
nes Sullivan since Saturday, left
Wednesday for a two-weeks’ va
cation at Yellowstone park. They
were accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Sullivan.
Return from Black Hills —
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly
and daughter, of O’Neill, return
ed Wednesday after vacationing
for two weeks in the Black Hills
and Yellowstone Park.
Visit in New Jersey —
Mrs. Carroll W. Stewart and
daughter, Suzanne, departed
Sunday for a two weeks’ visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph O’Mara, in Millburn, N.J.
Here from Washirgton —
John Wayne Senseney, of
Manson, Wash., spent Tuesday
and Wednesday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ressel.
Rev. J. W. Clapper, pastor of
the Assembly of God rhurch
went to Denver. Colo., Monday
on business. He plans to return
Friday.
GIRL, 7. ESCAPKS
SERIOUS INJURY
Ellen Donohoe, 7, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cla ence Donoho?,!
of O’Neill, escaped s rious injury
Friday while with he father in
the hayfield. She Was run over
by the rear wheel of a tractor.
The child was fushed to St.
Joseph’s hospital at Sioux City,
where she was found to be suf
fering from a broken shoul ler
bone and shock. She was dis
missed Tuesday by the hospital.
Amputee, 75, Making
‘Good* Recovery
Fred Vitt, the 75-year-old O’
Neill farmer who submitted to
the amputation of his right leg
above the knee on August 2, is
making a “good” recovery, ac
cording to O’Neill hospital at
tendants.
Mr. Vitt has been moving
about the hospital on crutches.
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES AT FREMONT
Thomas A. Castle, 79,
Farmed Near Page
for 29 Years
_
1 PAGE—Thomas A Cstle, 79
of Fremont, a former Holt coun
ty farmer, died early August 3
at the Dodge county Community I
hospital at Fremont, following a
five-weeks’ illness, according to
word received here by friends.
The late Mr. Castle had been in
poor health for several yrars.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. August 5 in a funeral
chapel at Fremont with Rev
Preesley Robinson in cha-ge. In- 1
terment was in the family plot
at Arlington.
The late Mr. Castle w s born 1
on May 3, 1868 near Fremont.
On October 25, 1895 ho was mar
ried to Alice Nora Samson at
Fremont. The couple moved to
Holt county where 29 years we’e
spent in farming in the Page vi
cinity. In August, 1944, the Cas
tles returned to Fremont to live
in retirement.
Survivors include the widow
two daughters, Mrs. Elsie King,
of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Ed
na Piersons, of Albany, Oie.;
th-ee sons, John, of Spokane,
Wash.; Walter, of Mina, Ark
and Ralph. of Tilden; nin •
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs
Fanna Sweet, of Lakeville, Minn.
300 Ex-Holt People
Attend LA Picnic
“ |
More than 300 former Holt
county residents were present |
for an annual picnic in Los An-1
geles, Calif., on August 10.
Those in charge of arrange
ments reported that it was the
largest attendance since the tra
dition began. Some people, who
had not seen each other for near
ly a quarter of a century, were
reunited. There were nearly 150
former O’Neillites present, 100 for
mer Atkinsonians, and represen
tatives from other Holt county
communities.
Mrs. Walter Stein, who was
principally In charge of arrange
ments, was unable to attend be
cause of illness.
H. F. Nightengale, formerly of
Atkinson, was elected president
of the group for next year, and
Mrs. W. H. Stein was named sec
retary.
O'NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES
Admissions: August 8— Reed
Tomjack. of Ewing, medical. 9—
Mrs. Frank Chilman, of Omaha,
accident. 13—Mrs Orville Hart
land, of Niobrara, accident.
Dismissals: August 9 — Mrs.
Amos Hoeger and son, of Burke,
S. D. 10—Mrs. Bernard Mont
gomery and daughter, of Middle
branch. 11—Miss Barbara Bode,
of O’Neill, appendectomy, condi
tion "good.” 12—Fred Lorenz,
of Inman, appendectomy, condi
tion "good;” Mrs. Earl Farr and
son, of O’Neill: Mrs Frank Chil
man, of Omaha, condition “im
proved.”
Plan Picnic —
The Blue Skies 4-H club met
Tuesday at the home of th ir
leader, Mrs. James Harding, and
completed plans for achievement
day. They also made plans for
the picnic, with which the rea
son’s activities will be closed.
Vacation in Colorado —
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Shelham
er and son, Wallace, return'd
Sunday after vacationing in
Denver and Estes Park, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Evans
went to Omaha Sunday rnd re
turned with their daughter, Mar
dele. who had been visiting Mjss
Caroline Higgins at Kearney.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. LyVe of
Horn ell, N. Y„ were guests at
the home of Mr. and M s. Guy
Young over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hill of
Rnr’ington Junction. Mo., left on
Wednesday after a four-day vis
it with Paul Schwisow.
WATER CRISIS
RESULT OF HEAT
Workmen Race Against
Time to Tie in New
City Wells
The Robeck Construction com
pany is engaged in a race again
st time. Reason: The citys
water facilities have been strain
ed far beyond capacity and th'
need for use of the recentlv
completed wells has become c it
ical.
The current dry spell, in ad
dition to greater demands erect
ed by the city’s growth, has
placed an unprecedented burden
on the present pumping facili
ties, which produce about 6f0,
000 gallons of water per day.
When the new wells, situ ted
2Vt miles south of the city, are
tied-into the water system, the
output will be doubled and the
crisis alleviated.
6 Weeks Required
Robeck’s began digging and
laying tile last week. Mayor F.
J. Dishner estimates the hook
up will require at least six
weeks.
Meanwhile, city officials have
been obliged to ask the residents
to conserve water in order to
prevent an emergency. “The
water situation is very serious
at present,” the mayor sa3d.
“Everyone is asked to use only
what water is essential during
the hot weather.
“It is imperative,” he cont;n
ued, “that water outlets be turn
ed-off during a fire alarm be
cause the water supolv is very
4ow and all wate" will be n ed
ed in case of a serious fire.”
Heavy Building
Expenditures Foreseen
Farm families in Holt county
will spend more than $1 253.000
for new housing in the next three
to five years, according to a
forecast released by the Tile
Council of America.
“As a result of high incomes
during the last few years, farm
ers in every part of the nation
are prepared to invest record
amounts in new home construc
tion and in general farm im
provements,” said F. B. Ortman.
chairman of the Council’s res
idential construction committee.
Pointing out that the c mforts
and conveniences of urban living
are now available to fa m fami -
lies, Ortman said that now rur *l
homes will incorporate such
features as centeral heating, tiled
bathrooms and modern kitchen
facilities.
Rep. A. L. Miller to
Be Here O’Neill Day
Rep. A. L. Miller, of Nebras
ka's Fourth Congres ional dis
trict. will be here Tuesday—O’
Neill day—“to enjoy the cele
b’ation.”
The congressman says that he
finds the “county celebrations an
excellent way to meet the most
people and to benefit from their
advice and viewpoints on local,
state and national problems.”
Rep. Miller will spend the
night here, attend the Greeley
county fair at Spaulding on the
20; visit Stuart the 21, and Spen
cer the 22. A visit at Atkinson
has been set for August 18.
Marriage Licenses
Gorden D. Harley, 19, and Miss
Dolores L. Albers. 18, both of
Chambers. August 13.
Harold Lenard Calkins, 21, and .
Miss Phyllis Jean Calloway, 18, j
both of O’Neill, August 13.
Forrest D. Riley, 21, and Hel
en M. Regal, 20, both of O’Neill,
August 14.
French Picnic —
PAGE—A group of 45 relatives
held a picnic on the lawn of the
Merwyn French county home
Sunday in honor of Mrs. Emma
Reed and daughter, Miss Betty,
of Cozad
Others in attendance wire:
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Reed, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Harper, Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Haynes, and Miss Vi
ola, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H^’ss
and Miss Marie, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Heiss and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Heiss fnd fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Heiss and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Haynes and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Beelart and family,
all of Page, and Elmer Reed, of
Royal.
Mrs. Strong Entertains —
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Ander on
and family, of Leadville, Colo.,
a: rived in O’Neill Monday to
spend two weeks visiting Mr
and Mrs. Gilbert E. Strong and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John DeGeorge
and daughter, Shirley Rae, of
Omaha, arrived Monday and will
visit for a week at th'* home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle C. McKim.
Mrs. Reub n Magstadt return
ed to he home in Boyd°n, la.,
Sunday after a short visit with
her mother, Mrs. Vannie New
man.
Expect Thousands
Here O’Neill Day
ALL - DAY FESTIVAL TO FEATURE FREE
ENTERTAINMENT; BOOSTERS ON 2D TRIP
TuesdSLo*NtefllCdayyWU1 * ^ °Ut by the thousands come
The Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with n nm
her business and profes tonal people of the city, have 1 id on
all-day entertainment prog: am for O’Neill’s friends, many
w om are expected to come f om all corners of Holt as well
adjoining counties.
The day will be marked by free entertainment, in
cluding a parade, street spoils, horse races, baseball,
band concerts, acts, pavement dance and carnival rides
for the kiddies.
B&S?
FAVORITES WIN
IN FIRST ROUND
Gradys, Golden and
Jaszkowiak Go into
Semi - Finals
Play in the annual ci'y g If
tournament enters the semi-fin
als this week as favorites sur
vived first-round matches Max
Golden, the defending champ
ion, blasted Henry Lohaus, 5-4;
Ben Grady eliminated F. J. Kub
itschek, 1-up; Scovi-* Jaszkow>ak
beat Ed Campbell. 5-4, and Bill
Grady beat Gene McKenna, 4 2
These were championship f i hi
matches.
Two of the semi-finalirts, Ben
and Bill Grady, aie brothers.
In second-flight play, Pat Har
ty eliminated William McIntosh
1-up in 19 holes; Eddie Campbell
defeated F. J. Fisher, 1-up; Gor
don Hiatt bested Norman Gon
deringer, 5-4; Joseph L. McCar
ville, jr., spilled Robert Evans
4-3.
In the third flight, Ralph Rick
ly bested Dale French, 1-up
George Hammond defeated E H
Chaee, 1-up; Willard Naprstacl
downed Dale Kersenbrock, 1-up
Tourney officials explained tha
semi-final matches must br p’ay
ed by next Wednesday in ord r
that the championship matche
can be played Augu t 24.
The semi-final pairings follow
Championship flight: Goldei
vs. Ben Grady; Jaszkowiak vr
Bill Grady; second flight: Harb
vs Campbell; Hiatt vs. McCar
vine; third flight: winner Johi
Baker vs. Charles E. Ch ce vs
Kickly; Hammond vs. Naprst.,ck
The first-round losers will <n
gage in consolation play. Th<
trophies are on display at Pat’1
bar.
RUSHING SQUIRES
HEAD LEGION BILL
Slated for Main Event
on 30-Round Benefit
Boxing: Card
Two 135 - pounders, Bobby
Rushing, of Omaha, and Johnny
Squires, of Kansas City, Mo., are
billed for the eight-round main
event in the American Legion
sponsored boxing card to be pre
sented here Tuesday night as an
added attraction to O’Neill day.
The Legion will charge admis
sion for the 30 rounds of pro
fessional boxing which will be
presented at the public school
auditorium.
The first bout will begin at
8:45 p.m.
The semi-final match feature.
Dallas Bordeaux, of St. Francis
S. D., 148 pounds, and Manue’
Segobia, of Omaha, 150 pounds.
In the special event, Jim Bovee
of Omaha, will go against Bob'rv
Keller, of O’Neill. Bo1h will
weigh in at about 168 pounds.
There are two p'eliminnri s on
the card. Stan Novae, of Oma
ha, will oppose Howard Walling
of Hastings, in six rounds, and
Kenny Syas. of Scottsbluff, will
meet Perry Palmtag, of Om ha
in four rounds. Both are heavy
weights in the 200-pound class.
Commander Glea H. Wade said
this week that the clubrooms in
the new Legion building will he
open Tuesday evening to visiting
Legionnaires and their guests.
Vis«'t Grover Shaws —
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eyre, and
their daughter Leta, a"d t’->ei
niece, Muriel Sterens, of Cowley,
Wyo., spent Sunday with t Mr.
and Mrs. Grover Shaw. They
were enroute to New York City.
Here from Linc;ln —
Mr. and Mrs. Ant~n Toy, jr.,
and daughter, of Lincoln, arriv- |
ed in O’Neill Monday to spend
several weeks at the home of
Mrs. Anton Toy. sr.
Mrs. Jean Jones, of DV1-s
Tr‘x.. left Fridnv af‘er sp ndj-g
a fortnight with her moth r,
Mrs. F. II. Griffith.
There is only one exceptio
n to ti e free cnterta nm.nt. The
American Legion post 93 will sp
onsor 30 rounds of pro.es io..al
boxing in the evening at tha pu
blic school auditorium. Regular
admission prices will be charge
d for the benefit show. '
Probably the outstanding en
tertainment will be the f ee
acts, featuring well-known
professional artists. These in
clude Ray Liday, a ccmedy
juggler and unicyclist, bring
ing dare-devil fun and skill
from the New York City en
tertainment fi^id; Howard
Huntington, a celebrated magi
cian; Johnny Sanna, an extra
ordina y dancer and an over
seas favorite with tha U O
shows during World War II;
Beverly Ne 1, an ouls andirtg
acrobat; Nelson Thom son,
Believe-Il-Or-Not” Ripley's
famous "Upside Down Man;"
and others.
The free acts will be presented
in two sepa ate p rformanc s—
one at 2 p.m., the other at 7:30
p.m. A stage will be erected
near the O'Neill center.
Butte and O’Neill are rl ted
for the sports headliner. B >‘h
members of the Holt-Boyd coun
ty baseball league, they w 11
square-off at 3:30 p.m. on the
public school diamond, situated
4Vfc blocks north of th bus ter
minal.
Plenty of Mus'c
The Atkinson and O’Neill
bands will be heard in three
concerts, 1, 5 and 7 p.m. The
bands will play in the hea t of
the business section.
A total of $160 in prizes will
be distributed to winners of the
parade and street sports.
Jug Brown and his orchest •
have been signed for the p ive
ment dance, which will take
place on South Fou th st < et,
near the O’Neill National bank
building.
The Curl Amusement company
has been engaged to furnish a
mix-up and kiddy ride for th*
O’Neill day juvenile guests.
The second booster trip her
alding O'Neill day will lear*
O'Ne.ll at 7 p.m. tomorrow
(Friday) night, arriving in In
man at 7:10; Page. 7:45; Ew
ing. 8:"0; Chambers, 9:30. re
turning to O'Neill at 10:901
The boosters will assemble at
the O'Neill public school.
James W. Rooney, the Cham
ber's head of the booster cone
mittee. is urging "as many
people as possible to Join ha
the trip with automobiles."
Tuesday’s first booster trip
was declared a success by Cham
ber officials. Forty-five membenr
of the Municipal band played at
each stop. Girl Scouts squa w
danced in the main intersections
at Lynch, Bristow, Spencer, II*
per, Butte, Stuart, Atkinson, and
Emmet. The clowns—Fox, Hen
rietta and Carney—were adjudg
ed the “life of the party.”
ABOARD SHENANDOAH
James W. Hungerford a Navy
coxswain, son of Mis. William H.
Hungerford. of O’Neill, is serving
aboard the destroyer tend r USS
Shenandoah, which is touring
the Mediteirnnean area. The
Shenandoah has visited Gibral
tar, Naples, Athens. a:d Suda
Bay, Crete.
PLANS IRRIGATION
REDBIRD—Elmer Luedtke is
damming one of his large springs
on his farm. The water w 11 be
used for irrigation purposes.
Future Subscribers
GODEL—Mr. and Mrs. Lovd
Godel. of O’Neill, a son we h
ing 9M- pounds, born Sunday,
August 3.
WETTLATTFER—Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Wettlaure •, of Page, a
daughter, weighing p unds,
born Thursday, August 7, in the
Methodist hospital at Sioux C tw.
FART?—TVT-. nnd Mrs. E^rl
Farr, of O’Neill, a son, Clarence,
born Friday, August 8, at the
O’Neill hospital.