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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1948)
I a Section 2... Pages 1 to 4 THE FRONTIER North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 68 NUMBER 28 O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1948 j NEL1GH WINS 20-6 IN GRID FINALE Don VVagman Intercepts and Races 25 Yards for O'Neill Tally NELIGH—The Neligh War riors defeated the O’Neill Eag fles Monday night, 20-6, under the lights at Neligh high school athletic field, in a postponed game originally scheduled for Friday, Novem ber 5. It was the linal game for both teams. Neligh scored in each of the first three quarters, and the Eagles made their lone tally in the second quarter. • A sustained drive goalward from their own 35 was cli maxed by Louie Gans'kow’s 13-yard off - tackle smash to score for Neligh after 10 min utes in the first quarter. p In the second period, O’ Neill advanced via the air to the Neligh nine - yard marker losing the ball on downs. The Warriors at tempted a pass on the first play that was intercepted by Don Wagman, O'Neill back, who raced 25 yards to score standing up. Receiving the kick, Neligh ran it back to midfield and Ganskow picked up 15 yards. A pass, Hank Van Kirk-to Jody Scofield, was good for 20 yrads, and John Recroft went over from the 15 to put Ne ligh out in front, 12-6. A pass Van Kirk to Scofield picked up the extra point and Neligh led, 13-6, as the half ended. A drive from the Neligh 19 with runs by Ganskow and * Recroft and a 20-yard pass from Van Kirk to Scofield placed the ball on the O’Neill 20. Ganskow went around left end to score, and conversion was completed with a pass— Van Kirk to Scofield, making the score Neligh 20, O’Neill 6. The fourth quarter was scoreless, although O’Neill ad vanced to the Neligh 11 and lost on downs. The game end ed in midfield, Neligh in pos session. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rouse, of Redbird, were guests of Mrs. Carrie Borg November 10._4_ DANCE I • I Summerland E-W-I-lf-O r* Sunday, Nov. 21 Miuric by GLEN HUDSON and His Show and Dance Radio Stars GET THE EXACTfitwith I I — When selecting your own shoes, when choosing shoes for the children, use this beautiful new machine to be sure of a perfect fit. There's no guess work. You •ee INSIDE the shoe and select the CORRECT pair. The parent, the child, and our shoe fitter all can see simultane ously exactly how accurately the shoes fit the feet. That small fraction of an inch difference may mean the difference be tween comfort and health or discomfort and illness. PE X - RAY Fitting Service ! bborneC The Family Shoe Store O’NEILL {a:^.v.v.. .... . 111 ■ .. TIPS FROM AN EXPERT . . . Gene Bearden (left), outstanding pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, gives ac tor James Stewart a few pointers on holding a ball. Now un der Hollywood contract, Bearden is working in “The Stratton Story,” a film based on the career of Monty Stratton, Chicago White Sox pitching ace. Stewart portrays the role of Strat ton. All-County ‘IV Coming The Frontier’s mythical all-Holt county high school football team will be announced soon. Ballots are being sent this week to all high school coaches and athletic officials who will be invit ed to participate in the balloting. Honor football and basketball teams are annual Frontier fea tures. Winning a berth on the mythical team means nothing more than newspaper publicity. The honor "11" will include play ers from both six- and 11-man teams. In other words, stars at St. Mary’s academy, of O’Neil, and Chambers high school, both six-man schools, will be given con sideration on the honor team along with stars from the 11-man schools: Ewing, O’Neill high, Atkinson high and Stuart. Club in Session— PAGE — The Just-a-Mere club met with Mrs. E. A. Walker Friday afternoon. Mrs. Bert Finley and Mrs. Wilton Haynes were guests. John Harrington, of Chicago, 111., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Thomas Donlin, and oth er relatives. ATKINSON WINS ON O’NEILL FUMBLE Balers Score in Final Minutes of Armistice Day Classic ATKINSON — An O’Neill fumble in the closing minutes of the annual Atkinson-O’Neill Armistice day grid classic en abled the Atkinson Balers to punch across the afternoon’s only touchdown. Quarterback Harold Elkins, playing safety, bobbled with the ball on the O'Neill four yard line. An Atkinson end pounced on it and a few seconds later the Balecs had broken the scoreless dead lock and won 7-0. A large holiday crowd wit nessed the game, which high lighted an Armistice day pro gram sponsored by Farley Tushla post of the American Legion. The teams were evenly matched and first downs and yards gained from scrimmage were approximately the same. In the first quarter the Blues drove to the Atkinson j 10 where the ball was lost on | downs. Just before the inter- j mission, the Balers penetrated to the O’Neill 25, which was the only threat Atkinson made until the last-minute break. Fullback Floyd Osborne was the sparkplug in the Atkinson attack despite a bad knee. His offensive and defensive play was outstanding. For O'Neill, Ends Bob Er win and Don Harmon and j Guard Chuck Marsfen play ed heads-up ball. Coach Marv Miller’s outfit keenly felt the absence of Fullback Rudy Morrow, who was shelved with an infected knee- . Seven Eagles were in Blue grid uniiorms for the last I time. These seniors are: Bob Erwin, Chuck Marsten, Don Harmon, Dick Godel, Harold Elkins. Dwayne Borg and Stan Young. Attend Convention— Leaving Sunday for Omaha where they attended an imple ment convention were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Collins. They were gone about four days. Only 2 Veterans in Ewing Camp EWING—Twenty-two upper classmen have signed tor bas ketball at Ewing high school. The squad had its first work out on Wednesday afternoon, November 10. Coach O. D. Smith stated that he looks for a good season in spite of the I fact that he only has two let termen this year—Don Duna way, forward, and Pat Sand ers, guard. Some members of the second team irom last year look eromising. especially Cappy ierks, Harrold Bennett, Dale Van Vleck, Dave Cloyd, and Jerry Rotherham. Jack Prud en and Freddy Bollwitt, who palyed excellent football this season, are out for basketball for their first try at the game. Eighteen seventh, eighth and ninth graders have signed up for junior high school basket ball. The younger squad will begin workouts' next week. Ewing will open its season with a benefit game against the Ewing Commercial club team on Tuesday, Noverhber 23. The interscholastic com petition opens against Elgin at Elgin on December 3. Their first home game will be a gainst Page on December 7. | Elkhorn Valley conference games will be played against • Page, Osmond, Clearwater, Or chard, Inman and Brunswick. , The schedule: Dec. 3—Elgin, away. Dec. 7—Page, home.* Dec. 10—Tilden, away. Dec. 14—Open. Dec. 17—Neligh, home. Jan. 4—Osmond, home.* Jan. 7—Clearwater, home.* Jan. 10—O’Neill, away. Jan. 12, 13, 14 — Elkhorn tournament at O’Neill. Jan. 18—Orchard, away.* Jan. 21—Inman, away.* Jan. 25, 26, 27, 28 — Holt county tournament at O’Neill. Feb. 1—Open. Feb. 4—Page, away. Feb. 8—Orchard, home. Feb. 11—Oakdale, away. Feb. 15—Brunswick, home.* Feb. 18—Inman, home. •Elkhorn conference games. BENEFIT CAGE GAME SLATED Improvised Amateur Team to Make ‘First and Last’ Appearance EWING—Ewing plans to do its part in helping to raise the $5,000 which Holt county is seeking to raise for buying food to place in the Good Will train. The Christian Rural Ov erseas Program plans to send this train from Nebraska about December 1. On Monday evening, No vember 15, Ewing started its campaign by holding a bene fit card party at the American Legion club. Mrs. E. V. Ruby and Mrs. W. A. Spangler were cochairmen for the party. Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck, Mrs. Clifford Hahlbeck and Mrs. Harold Harris and Mrs. Harvey Blake assisted in the serving of, the lunch. About 50 persons play ed during the evening which netted $70 for CROP. On Tuesday evening, No vember 23, the town will j sponsor a benefit basketball game, the proceeds of which will go to CROP. The com peting teams will be the high school team, in its first appearance this season, and the Commercial club team, which, according to some of the businessmen who have been asked to play, will be its "first and last appear ance, this season, or any season." John Walker, president of the Commercial club, is coach ing the businessmen. O. D. Smith is the high school coach. Men who have been asked to play for the Commercial club are: Clifford Hahlbeck, Leland Welke, Frank Nofke, E. V. Ruby, Art Ruroede, Don Jensen. Edgar Jensen, M. B. Huffman, Willis Rockey, Floyd Shultz , Elmer Bergstrom, Stanley Rickert, William Spence and C. D. Vogel. An effort is being made to form a “pep club” among the wives of the businessmen. Af ter the game, refreshments will be sold by the members of 4-H clubs, the Camp Fire girls' and the FHA girls of the high school. The ladies of the churches in town will provide the cakes, pies and doughnuts which will be served. PAGE LOCALS Marilyn Finley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Finley, celebrated her eighth birthday anniversary Saturday by in viting the girls of the first to MONEY TO LOAN ON AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS TRACTORS EQUPIMENT FURNITURE CENTRAL FINANCE CORP C. E. JONES, Manager O'NEILL NEBRASKA i -1 fourth grades of the Page school to a party Saturday af ernoon. She received a num ber of gifts. Games were Dlayed during the afternoon md her mother served the unch. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beelaert md family spent Sunday at Ewing at the home of his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfonz Beelaert. 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