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The Frontier VOLUME 67— NUMBER 41. O'NEELL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1948. ★ OFFICIAL CITY A COUNTY NEWSPAPER PRICE 7 CENTS. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Donohoe . . . born in Pennsyl vania, they were reared on adjoining farms.—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. DONOHOES MARK GOLDEN WEDDING « Entertain 2 0 0 Sunday During Open-House; Married Here Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Donohoe, well - known O’Neill farm couple and both members of pioneer Holt county fami lies, Sunday celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. More than two hundred relatives and friends gath ered at the Donohoe home during the afternoon open house observance. The golden wedding day for the Donohoes began with a high mass at St. Patrick’s Catholic church here in which Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara, r church pastor, officiated. The church departed from its usual Lenten observance to honor tha Donohoes on their half-cen tury mark with a special high mass. A dinner was served at noon at the farm home, 6 miles northwest of O’Neill, to the members of the couple’s im mediate family. 'Special guests were Mon signor McNamara, Rev. C. J. Werner, assistant pastor at Si. Patrick's. and Mrs. Mary McLeod, of O'Neill, a sister of Mr. Donohoe and a bridesmaid at the wedding 50 years ago. Open-house was held be tween 2:30 and 5 p.m. Cake and coffee were served. The couple’s sons and daughters presented them with ^ a gold set of silverware. They were also the recipients of scores of congratulatory mes sages and flowers. 5 Sons; 2 Daughters Mr. Donohoe was born at Beaver Meadows, Pa., in 1872, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Donohoe. Mrs. Donohoe, nee Bridget Cook, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook, was also born in Pennsylvania in 1872. The Donohoe and Cook families came to Holt coun ty in 1877, and settled in Shields township with the earliest settlers in this re gion. The Donohoe and Cook homesteads practically join ed. ' fb The couple was married in St. Patrick’s church on Feb ruary 15, 1898, by the late Rt. ' Rev. M. F. Cassidy. The present Donohoe farm home is a quarter of a mile distant from the original fam ily home. The Donohoes became the parents of five sons and two daughters, all of whom were present for Sunday’s celebra tion. These are: Harry and (Continued on Page 5.) FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN LINCOLN f f William Decker, a former resident of the Page and O’ Neill communities, died Febru ary 11 at his home at 21 and A P streets in Lincoln. Mrs. I Decker died a year ago. The Deckers for many years were Holt county residents, moving to Lincoln in 1945 from O’Neill. The late Mr. Decker had been in ill health for the past few years. Burial was in Lincoln near the grave of Mrs. Decker. Ruzicka Becomes Coyne’s Partner Melvin Ruzicka, who has been in business here since 1935, Wednesday became a ' r partner of H. E. Coyne in the ^Coyne hardware firm. II Ruzicka has been on the f Coyne staff for the past six ’ months. Miss LaVeta Lehn returned Sunday after a visit with her mother in Wahoo. Might Have Been Virus ‘X’ But It Wasn’t Lumbago CELIA—Nobody knows if it was virus “X” or not. But some form of influenza struck the Celia community a telling blow last week. Eight persons became vi olently ill on February 7 and others in' the community were stricken on the three days that followed. Some were very ill; others not so sick. The duration of the illness was usually little more than a day. Among the families that were victims were the All brechts, Hoffmans, Becks, Frickels, Terwilligers, and Peases. One thing sure: It wasn’t lumbago! COPELANDWILL NOT RUN AGAIN Nelson, Jungman Are Alone Thus Far in Unicam Race I State Senator John L. Cope land, of Mariaville, first-term 28th district representative in Nebraska’s unicameral legisla ture, announced in Lincoln during the weekend that he would not be a candidate for reelection. As a result, Frank Nelson, of O’Neill, and Fred Jungman, of Atkinson, are still the only candidates for that post in the April 13 pri mary. Because the office is non political. both are thus far assured of a place on the general election ballot. The 28th district includes Holt, Boyd, Keya Paha and Rock counties. Meanwhile, the ranks of pri mary candidates for county of fices has been swelled during the past fortnight. E. A. (“Bus”) Harris, Republican, of Ewing, filed for the office of county supervisor from the Fourth district two weeks ago, followed last week by Frank Mlnarik, Republican, also of Ewing. The incumbent, W. E. Wulf, Democrat, of Ewing, en tered his name on the primary ballot Tuesday. Reimers Files George D. Hansen, Demo crat, of O’Neill, filed for the Second district supervisory post two weeks ago. Earlier Howard O b e r 1 e, Democrat, of O’Neill, filed from the Second district, and George E. Collins, Republican, of Atkinson; Walter K. Smith, Republican, of Stuart, and A. M. Batenhorst, Democrat, of Stuart, filed from the Sixth district. Collins is the Sixth district incumbent. Joseph Schollmeyer, Democrat, of Dorsey, incumbent in the Sec ond district, has not yet offi cially signified an intention to run. Supervisors will be elected this year from the Second, Fourth and Sixth districts. County Judge Louis H. Rei mers filed Tuesday for reelec tion on the nonpolitical ballot. FRANK L. BAIN SUCCUMBS HERE 89-Year-Old Pioneer Blacksmith, Farmer Came in 1894 Death came at 9 a. m. Wed nesday to Frank L. Bain, 89, retired O’Neill blacksmith and farmer. The late Mr. Bain had been in “excellent” health, relatives said, until he was re cently hospitalized due to com plications accompanying his advanced age. He died in the O’Neill hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday in the Methodist church here. Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, church pas i tor will officiate and burial | will be in Prospect Hill cem etery. The late Mr. Bain was born on January 21, 1857, in Jasper county, Iowa, near Newton, a son of the late John and Ra chel Bain. The late Mr. Bain and Min erva Mansfield were married I in Iowa, began rearing a fam ily there, and came to Wheeler county, Nebraska, in 1888. Mr. Bain’s mother also came to Nebraska — his father having died in Iowa. In 1894 the late Mr. Bain came to Holt county and pur chased a blacksmith shop here at the site of the present How ard blacksmith shop. He made the purchase during one of the most adverse eras in the city’s history. Shortly after the turn of the century he purchased a farm one-half mile east of the fairgrounds. In 1920 Mr. and Mrs. Bain >eHred from the farm to reside in tJTJeill. The couple cele bratech their golden wedding anniversary together, and Mrs. Bain died September 25, 1933. His mother died In 1904. Survivors include: Son — Ivan, of Gregory, S. D.; daugh ters— Mrs. Elmer (Ina) Wolfe, Mrs. James (Mary) Kelly and Mrs. Ed (Alice) Matthews, all of O’Neill; and Mrs. M. G. (Maude) Wright, of Winslow, Ariz., twelve grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. One son, Harry, died Decem ber 6, 1928. For 8 years after the death of his wife, the late Mr. Bain made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Kelly, and un til his death he resided with another daughter, Mrs. Mat thews. A. J. PLACEK, 90, DIES AT LYNCH LYNCH — Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Wesleyan Methodist church here for A. J. Placek, over 90, who died February 11. He had been in “poor health” for several years. Mrs. Placek, also over 90, is a patient in Sacred Heart hospital here. Burial was in a Bohemian cemetery near here. Survivors include: Wife’ sons— Louis and Anton, both of Lynch, and Joseph, of Creighton. Mr. Placek was identified with the early Lynch bands He played the drums. District Boy Scout Meet Here Monday A meeting of the north centeral district Boy Scouts of America will be held in the district court room in O’Neill Monday, February 23, at 8 p.m. The north - central district comprises Boyd and Holt coun ties. All people who are inter ested in scouting are invited to the meeting. The scout com mittees from O’Neill have been asked to be present. MARRIAGE LICENSES John C. Ripke, over 21, of Sparks, and Darlene L. Wrede, over 21, of O’Neill, on Febru ary 14. Clearwater Editor Learns Meaning of ‘Eternity’ Story The February 13 issue of the Clearwater Record, edited by M. H. (“Whiff”) Snider, carried a front-page story entitled “One Second from Eternity.” The story was in the form of a letter from a train engineer to the anonymous persons who had recently driven in front of the engineer’s speeding train near Fremont, Mich. The per sons, a young man and his girl friend, escaped death by a hair’s breadth. Editor Snider ventured onto the highway Tuesday and had a close one of his own. His role was somewhat like that of the engineer. He saw an oncoming vehicle weaving down the road, some times^ off and sometimes on According to his version, Sni der took to the ditch to avoid a collision, but was unsuccess ful. A 1941 model pickup truck crashed broadside into Snider’s 1948 Chevrolet sedan in the ditch. In county court here Wed nesday, Joe Cannon, about 33, of Pickstown, S. D„ for merly of the Stafford com munity, pleaded guilty to charges of drunken driving and was charged $50 and costs. The accident happened at 4:30 p. m. a half-mile east of Inman. None was injured. Fred Lau, of Cleawater, was accompanying Snider. State FHA Chief Coming Here Holger Holm, of Omaha. state director of the Federal Housing Administration, will be in O’Neill on Wednesday; 1 February 25, to conduct a dis | cussion on housing rrtattcis in a public meeting. The session will be held at 8 p. m. in the music room of the O’Neill public school under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Holm told Chamber of ficials Tuesday over longdis tance telephone that there were some important housing developments for north - Ne braskans. Mr, Holm will outline functions of FHA and focus attention on what is being done in other cities and towns to cope with the hous ing shortage. He will dis cuss how FHA approves mortgage loans for as much HOLGER HOLM as 90 percent or the cost of construction for a term as long as 25 years for new construction jobs. Mr. Holm told Chamber Sec retary James W. Rooney that he will suggest to local build eis and small corporations to engage in building homes and apartments, either for sale or rent. He will also discuss the FHA policy on approving 20 year loans on existing homes, either to buy or refinance. Mr. Holm has indicated that he and his staff will be available to look at some of the prospective building sites during their stay in the city. Walter T. Green, chief un derwriter of the FHA, and Shirley W. Marshall, staff FHA valuator, are expected to accompany Mr. Holm here. BULLS AVERAGE $330 IN SALE George Rowse Shows Grand Champ Bull; ‘Big Success’ The Spring sale o£ the Holt County Hereford Breeders’ as sociation held here Tuesday was described as a “big suc cess” by Secretary James W. Rooney. Forty-nine bulls brought over 16 thousand dol lars, averaging $330.50. Three females averaged $310. The sale grossed $17,125. George Rowse, of Cham bers, displayed the grand champion bull—O. Mischief Stanway—in the show that preceded the sale. Nyal Rowse, also of Chambers, won the reserve honors with a Battle Stanway calf. The champion female—rMis chief Stanway-Intense Domino cow — was shown by GCorge Rowse, while W. G. Sire of Butte, won the reserve honors with his Pioneer-Paladin bred calf. (Continued on Page 4.) Harness, Shoe Shop Is 50-Years-Old LYNCH— Tuesday, Febru ary 17, was a red-letter day for Vac Jedlicka. On that date 50 years ago he launched a harness and shoe repair business. Mr. Jedlicka’s shop is now primarily a shoe shop and he works from early until late for his customers in Boyd, Unit and Knox coun ties in Nebraska as well as some South Dakotans. Ira H. Moss Heads Bar Association Ira H. Moss, of O’Neill, clerk of the Holt county district court, was elected president of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis trict Bar association in the an nual business meeting of the group held here on Thursday —Abraham Lincoln’s birthday tnniversary. Samuel C. Ely, of Ains worth, was elected vioe-pres ident, and Charles E. Chace, of Atkinson, was named secre tary-treasurer. The session was held at the courthouse and included a din ner in a restaurant. Discus sion of current problems dom inated the conference. IRISH SCHOTTISCHERP . . . Attired in colorful green-and white skirts and blouses, shirts and trousers, these children danced a schottische for delegates to a district rural home makers’ leadership recognition meeting here Monday. The dances are (front-to-rear. left-to-right): Margaret and Helen Boyle, Gene and Betty Schneider, Theresa and Marie Boyle, Neddie and Rita Boyle, Charles and Charlene Boyle. Miss Dolores Boyle was their accompanist.—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. MRS. MARKET RITES ARE HOD (Came to U. S. Alone at Age of 18; Victim of a Stroke Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Monday in St. Pat rick’s Catholic church here for Mrs. Thomas Markey, 7f, who died Friday at 3:15 p. m.. at the home of a daughter, Mrs D. F. Murphy, in O’Neill. The late Mrs. Markey had been ill for about 10 months as a re : suit of an apoplectic stroke. Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara, ; church pastor, officiated and . burial was in Calvary ceme ■ tery. Born in County Monaghan, Ireland. on November 4, 1870. the former Delia Mc Guire came to the United Stales alone at the age of 18. She spent two years in New York City and three years in San Francisco, Cal if., before coming to Nebras She spent 4V4 years in Saun ders county where she married the late Thomas E. Markey on February 17, 1896. The cere mony took place at Wahoo. The Markeys spent 12 years near Wisner and 2 years in Pierce county before coming to Holt county on March 1, 1913. They settled on a farm 6 miles northeast of O’Neill, where they farmed for many years. Came to Holt in 1913 Mr. Markey dleu on July 6, 1935 in a Spencer hospital. The late Mrs. Markey since 1913 has considered Holt coun ty her home, although she spent some of the time during recent years with her daugh ters elsewhere. Survivors i n cl u d e four daughters: Mrs. D .F. (Mary) Murphy, of O’Neill; Mrs. C. P. (Alice) Didcoct, of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. C. W. (Irene) Koe nig, of Grand Forks, N. D.; and Mrs. R. C. (Cecelia) Fris bie, of Denver, Colo. There are 13 grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. Frank (Anna) Murray, of O'Neill, died on September 23, 1936. The pallbearers were: John Murray, Peter Morgan, Lloyd Whaley, T. M. Harrington, Pat rick Sullivan and William Hanley. Among relatives coming from a distance for the rites were: Mrs. Mayme O’Donnell, of Omaha; George Markey, of Winifred, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. . Marion Conn, of Madison, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koe nig, of Fairfax, S. D., and Francis Murray, of Chicago, IH. Phyllis Runnels to Compete in State Speech Contest Phyllis Runnels, of Stuart, and Floyd Goff, of Burwell will represent the north-cen tral Nebraska district in state 4-H club speech competition at Lincoln in May. They won the Lincoln ticket here Friday in a contest amon? rountv winners that were picked ear lier. Miss Runnels’ extemporane ous topic was, “Where Do You Live?’’ Young Goff’s topic was. “Farming As an Occupa tion.” Both were awarded blue ribbons. The winners of the boys’ and girls’ divisions of county contests competed here for district laurels. Other contestants, their counties and ribbon awards were: Marlene Wicker, Keya Paha, red; Dona Dee Tinkham, Brown, blue; Jean Halligan, Rock, white; Esta Mae Nelson, j Boyd, white; Marilyn Liver more, Rock, blue; Murray Mel j lor. Holt, red; and William 1 Babcock, Brown, white. MRS. BORG WINS RECOGHI HON Chosen a Representative for 11-County District in 2-State Meeting i Mrs. Axel Barg, O’Neill farm i woman, Monday wag chosen as i one of two representative from a 11-county district (9 compete in a Nebraska-Igym i homemaking contest in OmjU* ha. The other district repre sentative is Mrs Agnes Dodge, I of Elyria. The announcement of the selection of Mrs. Borg and Mrs. Dodge was made at a recognition meeting of 61 presidents of home demon stration clubs and others held at the Legion auditori um here. . Counties in the O’Neill di$ . trict included: Cherry, Broyfla, ! Rook, Keya Paha, Boyd, i Wheeler, Garfield, Loup, Val ! ley, Greeley and Holt! - Morning registration wgs followed by a coffee hour and a 1 p.m. luncheon. H, J, hQ~ haus. president of the Chajjjt: ber of Commerce, acted is program chairman and wel comed the visitors. Presidents Named Mrs. Hen??! Jacksoii, of Vap entine, district director of tip Nebraska home demonstration clubs, and Mrs. Vem Sageser, of Amelia, vice-president t)t the state organization, wOre present. Mrs. Nell Wright, Or Lincoln, district supervisor of the agricultural extension ser* vice, conducted the election delegates, and C. W. ty[ednS. agricultural commissioner*’ J&f the Omaha Chamber of Com merce, gave a short talk. Among the Kolt delegates at the mealing were: Mrs. Max Grenier, of O'Neil: Mrs. F. E. Keyes, of Inman: Mrs. Edgar Stauffer, of O'Neill; Mrs. M. L. Sageser. of Chambers; Mrs. Lends „W. Taggart, of Chambers; M** A. Neil Dawes, of OTfeiu; 1 Mrs. Elwyn Robertson, of Chambers. Page: Mrs. Melvin A. Smith, of Page; Mrs. Robert Nissen, of Page; Mrs. Levi Fuller, of O'Neill; Mrs. A. L. Bora, of The program included vocal music by a mixed octette, con sisting of Helen Urton, Helen Johnson, Geraldine FYedrick son, Doris Smith, Claude Cole, James Bridges, Maurice Parks and Gordon Elkins. A solo was sung by Martha Mullen, accompanied at the piano by Nancy Froelich. John Berigan played a clarinet solo and Paul Moseman was heard in a tuba solo. One of the program high lights was an Irish schottische presented by children of the Riverside 4-H club, which is led by Mrs. Edward Boyle. Hostesses were the follow ing O’Neill women: Mrs. E. M. Gallagher, chairman; Mrs. Harry Petersen, Mrs. C. J. Gatz, Mrs. C. E. Lundgren, Miss Elja McCullough and Mrs. James Rooney. The American Legion auxiliary served the noon luncheon. STUART SOLDIER’S REMAINS ARRIVE STUART—The body of T-5 Ercille Robert Ninas, which arrived here February 7 from LaCambe, France, was buried in the Stuart cemetery on February 8 with the American Legion in charge. T-5 Ninas was killed in ac tion on August 2, 1944 in France. Early during World War II he had seen action in North Africa and Sicily. Prior to the Normandy invasion he had spent several months in England at a rest camp and in training. He was born August 16, 1917, a son of the late Ro'rert D. Ninas and Viola R. Ninas at Roscoe, Mo. He entered the service in May, 1942. Survivors include: Mother— Mrs. Ninas; brothe s—Vernon, of E’ackpioe. S. D.: I. on and Rodney, of Martin, S. D.; Cal vin, of Metzner, Tex.; sisters— Mrs. Genevieve Carnes, of Syracuse. and M.s. Violet Campbell, of Stuart. The soldier’s father died in December, 1946. FATHER SUCCUMBS INMAN!—Harry McGraw re ceived word that his father, Thomas McGraw, had died at 4:30 a. m., Monday at his home in Oklahoma City, Okla., from the effects of a stroke suffered about a month ago. Mr. McGraw will not attend the funeral services. He vis ited his father about a month ago. Mrs. Peter More, of Redbird, eturned late Tuesday from Jrafton, where she had spent week visiting her sister, Mrs. ohn Hickstein, and family, he was met in O’Neill by Mr. fore.