Lawrence Welk and ‘Champagne Music’
Coming to O’Neill on November 29
By a Staff Writer
Lawrence Welk. the boyish
looking midwest farm boy
who used to make one-night
stands in Holt county with a
versatile six-piece musical or
ganization, returns here Mon
day, November 29, with his
bigtime “Champagne Music.”
His present band, which has
appeared in many of Ameri
ca’s finest hotels, theaters and
ballrooms and has been heard
on all major radio networks,
will be at the American Le
gion auditorium here under
the auspices of Simonson post
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Welks’ rise in the music
world has been of a storybook
nature.
He got his start by join
ing up with radio station
WNAX. He hit Yankton. S.
D., the day the station went
oh the air for the first lime
a quarter century ago.
Many music lovers recall
when Lawrence used to ram
ble into north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota towns
in a broken down jalopy. Oc
casionally he played for barn
dances— always featuring his
accordian. .
Welks music background
goes way back. When Bis
marck's “goose-stepping” Prus
sians marched into the tran
quil little country of Alsace
Lorraine back in 1870, a
peace - loving native boy by
the name of Ludwig Welk fled
across FVance to make a new
home in a new land. All that
he took with him were his af
fectionate wife and his much
treasured accordian. America
was their destination.
Being a farmer by trade
and a musician at heart, this
Alsatian immigrant settled
with his companion on a fer
tile plot of land near Stras
burg, N. D. It was here that
they built a simple home and
reared their family of four
boys and four girls. The next
to the youngest boy, christen
ed Lawrence, inherited many
of the traits and characteris
tics of his father. Among
them was a love for music,
particularly accordian music.
While still a toddling
youngster. Lawrence showed
intense interest in his fa
ther's old-fashioned accord
ianj the same instrument
which has now been handed
down in the Welk family.
During the evenings when
the elder Welk played the in
strument for relaxation after
the chores were done, little
Larry was always by his side.
At irequent intervals, while
his dad played a sour chord
would be heard as the young
ster reached up and depressed
one of the imitation pearl
i buttons of the accordian.
Although he had never tak
en a lesson, by the time Law
1 rence was 13 he had learned
! to play the accordian “passa
bly well."
An event in his life, which
he asserts he will never for
get, was the day his folks
had finally saved enough
money to buy him one of the
new type accordians with a
piano keyboard.
Several years later he left
the farm and started out on
the road as an accordian so
loist.
Later at Aberdeen, S. D.,
Lawrence formed his first or
chestra which consisted of
drums and accordian. It was
eventually augmented by a
saxophone and piano. With
this combination he went to
Yankton.
By the year 1927. Law
rence Welk's orchestra had
increased to six pieces. It
was known as the "Biggest
Little Band In America."
As the years passed, Law
rence thought more and more
of giving a distinctive touch
to his music. After experi
menting with various arrange
ments and giving prominence
to various instruments, he hit
upon a grouping of instruments
which created a bouncing, ef
fervescent effect. Because of
its lightness in quality and
bubbling flow it was labeled
“Champagne Music.” .
When he finally did strike
out for the Big Time, Law
rence Welk rose quickly to the
front ranks or modern or
chestra leaders.
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DVORAK — Mr. and Mrs.
John Dvorak, of Atkinson, a
daughter, Catherine Jo, weigh
ing 7 pounds 6 ounces, born
Friday, November 12, at the
O’Neill hospital.
WILKINSON—Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Wilkinson, of O’
Neill, a son, Harlan Lyle,
weighing 7 Ms pounds, born
Monday, November 15, at the
O’Neill hospital.
MILLER—Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Miller, of Atkinson, a daugh
ter, born at home, Monday*
November 15. Mrs. Miller is
the former Opal Sorrey.
OSBORNE — Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Osborne, of Atkinson,
a son, born at home, Friday,
November 12. Mrs. Osborne
was Lorris Kubart, of Atkin
son.
KRAMER — Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Kramer, of Atkin
son, a son, born at Bassett,
Sunday, November 14. Mrs.
Kramer was Albena Dobrovol
ny. This is the couple’s first
child.
GORGEN — Mr. and Mrs.
Milo Gorgen, of Inman, a son,
Dean Lee, born Tuesday, No
vember 9, at the O’Neill hos
£ital. This is their first child.
Irs. Gorgen is the former
Miss Marjorie Lines.
KILMURRY— Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Kilmurry, of Celia, a
daughter, weighing 7 pounds
9 ounces, born at the Stuart
hospital. Mrs. Kilmurry is
the former Rosemary Troshyn
ski.
RITTERBUSH — Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Ritterbush, of
Napone, a son, Stephen Ivan,
weighing 816 pounds, born
Monday, November 8. Mr. Rit
terbush is a nephew of Albert
Ritterbush and is formerly of
Chambers.
Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 17
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O'NEILL LOCALS
James G. Fredrickson re
turned Sunday from Maria
ville where she visited her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs Frank
Moore, for four days.
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SICK & INJURED
O’NEILL — Mr. and Mrs.
George McCarthy and Mrs.
Ralph McElvain accompanied
Mrs. L. A. Simonson to Sioux
City where she entered St.
Vincent’s hospital for a med
ical checkup. Mrs. McElvain
remained with her mother,
and Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy
returned home. . . Roy Lowry
was taken to the University
hospital in Omaha last week
for medical treatment. He is
in ward D-2. . . .Vincent Mor
gan underwent an operation
at the University hospital in
Omaha recently. He is “doing
fine” and expects to be home
in about two weeks. . . . Mrs.
Mabel Gatz went to Omaha
Monday to visit her father,
who is ill. . . . Mrs. R. H.
Parker returned home for a
few days this week from At
kinson where she had been
staying with her mother, Mrs.
Hewitt, who is ill. . . . Mrs.
Donald Martin, who submitted
to an operation in St. Vin
cent’s hospital in Sioux City,
returned Friday and is recup
erating at home. She’s “do
inu well"
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Lillie
Henshaw underwent a major
operation at St. Joseph’s hos
pital in Omaha Monday. . . .
Mrs. Jim Newhouse, of Sedro
Wooely, Wash., has just re
turned home after a three
weeks’ stay in a hospital
following an injury received
when she fell on the basement
stairs. . . . Robert Green re
turned Sunday from a Norfolk
hospital following an appen
dicitis operation on Tuesday,
November 9. . . The 6-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Chipps was taken to a Nor
folk hospital Monday for an
appendicitis operation.
ATKINSON—Earl Miller en
tered the Veteran’s hospital
in Lintoln for treatment Fri
day. . . . Mrs. Roy Ries left
the St. Elizabeth’s hospital in
Lincoln Friday and is staying
in the home of her brother,
Francis Schrunk, for a few
days before returning home.
. . . Leo Seger went to Hot
Springs, S. D., Saturday to be
with nis brother, Edward, who
is yery ill in a hospital there.
. . . Robert Cearns, of Atkin
son, is in University hospital
in Omaha. He had his appen
dix removed Monday of this
week. His condition is “fair.”
REDBIRD— Joe Schollmey
er, of Scottville, who has been
ill, had another setback this
week. He was taken to the
Crofton sanitarium. Mr.
Schollmeyer is the former
county supervisor of this dis
trict, because of poor health
he was forced to resign from
the position. He has served
on the county board for many
years.
INMAN—Mrs. Leo P. Moss
man was in Lincoln last week,
where she received medical j
attention. . . J. R. Hopkins!
has been ill. . . J. T. Thomp- '
son is reported to be “improv
ing” at his home here, where !
he has been seriously ill.
L\ NCH—Mrs. Frank Cran
ford is able to be “up and
around again” after her recent
illhess. . . Mrs. John Wike, j
who has been ill for some!
time, is now a patient at Uni
versity hospital in Omaha.
EMMET—Pat McGinnis re
turned Friday after being a
patient at St. Vincent’s hospi
tal in Sioux City. He is
“much improved.”
AMELIA— Mrs. Art Wald
man is "slowly improving" in
a Sioux City hospital.
Merriman Elected
Class Secretary
James E. Merriman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Merri
man, of O’Neill, has been
elected secretary of the
Creighton college o f com
merce junior class.
Mary's academy where he was
a class officer and received
four letters playing football
and four playing basketball.
He is a junior at Creighton
affiliated with the Interna
tional fraterninty of Delta Sig
ma Pi, Beta Theta chapter.
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O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Herman De
Groff and Jay DeGroff visited
Sunday in Bartlett at the
home of the former’s daugh
ter, Mrs. Arthur Senn.
Sunday visitors at the home
of Mrs. Della Eby were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Larsen, Miss
Anna VanZant and Mrs. Flor
ence Butler, all of Ewing.
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