45 Enroll in
Flower School
ATKINSON — First flower
school in district 4 of the Fed- ;
erated Garden clubs of Nebras
f ka was held in Atkinson Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 17, 18 and 19.
Mrs. E. J. Irving, of Omaha,
who is vice-president of Feder
ated Garden clubs, regional
vice-president of America Iris
societies and exhibition chair
man of American Iris societies,
conducted the school She gave
lectures on elements of flower
arrangements, and W. C. Whit
ney, of the agricultural college
of the University of Nebraska
gave lectures on horticulture.
There were 45 enrolled in the
school. Members came from
Long Pine, Newport and Cham
f bers. Fourteen people took the
examinations.
Atkinson Firemen
Name Officers
ATKINSON — Members of
the volunteer fire department
recently elected officers:
Chief — Henry J. Heuton,
member of the department for
36 years; assistant chief — Law
rence P. Hayes, member since
1935; secretary — Joseph Seg
er, member since 1926; treasur
er — Alex Cleary, member since
1943.
t Rich Findly, who resigned,
had been a member for 32 years.
He is now custodian of the At
kinson public school.
Goose Lives 24 Days
Under 10-Ft. Drift
BUTTE — William Podany re
ported that he lost a goose in
the historic March 7 storm.
Twenty-four days later, when
a 10-foot drift had melted down
to 3 feet, the goose was heard in
her imprisonment.
Today she’s okay and lays
, eggs with the best of them.
Dean McConnell
' To Boys' State—
ATKINSON — Dean McCon
nell has been selected by the
Farley-Tushla post of the Am
erican Legion as the candidate
for boys’ state at Lincoln this
year. Dean is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eli McConnell.
His activities include: mem
bership on the student council,
basketball letterman, plays in
the band, member of the glee
club and mixed chorus, had a
part in the junior class play, is
a member of the track team,
and held an appointive office
in the county government pro
gram.
Both he and the girls’ state
candidate, Margaret Rohr, are
in the top 10 percent of their
class.
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See 'Many Moons'—
Mrs. Hank Martin drove to
Wayne Wednesday, April 19, to
attend the play, “Many Moons,”
in which her son, Allen, played
the role of jester. Mrs. Martin
also visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Art Auker, of Wayne.
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Conger-Carr Nuptials
Exchanged in Iowa —
INMAN — A quiet wedding
took place at Sioux City on
Saturday, April 15, when Miss
Josephine Conger, younge s t
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Conger, sr., became the bride
of Merle Carr, of Hornick, la.
The couple will make their
home on a farm near Hornick. #
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Conger, jr.,
of Omaha, were present at the
wedding. Mr. Conger and Mrs
Carr are brother and sister.
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BUSY AUTOGRAPHING . . . Nebraska uni
versity’s head football coach, William ("Bill”)
Glassford (seated, left) and Gregg McBride,
Omaha World-Herald sports writer were be
sieged by Holt county prep athletes at the first
annual athletic banquet held here. The event,
sponsored by the O’Neill Chamber of Com
.
merce, attracted more than 325 persons at the
American Legion auditorium. Glassford told
the audience that the university’s athletic de
partment “is interested in every prep athlete
who has a desire to earn an education and play
rock ’em, sock ’em football.”—The Frontier
Photo by John H. McCarville.
WESTERN RODEO
BANQUET THEME
Harlan Morsbach, Deritha
Smith Royalty at
Inman Affair
II^IMAN — The Inman high
school junior class entertained
the seniors and other guests at
the annual junior-senior banquet
Saturday, April 22. Twenty
seven guests were present, in
cluding seniors, faculty mem
bers and wives, Miss Elsie
Krueger, and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Luben.
Miss Deritha Smith and Miss
Marlene Geary, of the senior
class, were the only high school
girls present because the juni
or class has no girls.
A western rodeo was the
i theme. Tables were placed on
I sides of the fenced-in arena fac
ing the grandstand. In the ar
ena and beside the grandstand
were cardboard animals, start
ing chutes, gates and cactqs
plants- Banners and balloons
were decorations above the tab
les. Placecards bore the name
and brand of the guest and fa
vors were small horses and
cowboy hats.
Leo Sobotka was toastmaster.
Joseph Coon offered the grace.
LaVern Geary, a junior, wel
comed the guests to the ban
quet, and Raymond Sobotka, a
senior, answered with the re
sponse. The class history was
read by Marlene Geary and
then Bob Gilloghy gave a toast,
“Man, That’s Horse Sense ”
The cowboy’s, Sammy Wat
son, Bobby Reimers, Max Bohn,
Jimmy Sawyer, and Ronald
Hansen, from the intermediate
room, sang “Cowboys Will
Ride.” Deritha Smith read the
class will. Mrs. Gray’s toast was
entitled “Wild Bronco’s.” Bean’s
Again” was the title of Mr.
Bright’s speech.
The singing cowboys sang
“Old Chisholm Trail.” Pat Har
tigan read the class prophecy.
The last speech of the evening
was given by Supt. Ralph Gray.
The title: “So Long, Old Paint.”
At the close of the meal every
one joined in singing the school
song “Cheer, Cheer.”
The mothers of the junior
class members jfhepared the
dinner.
Menu: Chuck wagon, joy
juice, tumbleweed, cactus,
sagebrush, little doggies, spud
stacks with tarp, juniper berries,
hardtack and saddle soap, Ad
am and Eve under a cowboy
moon, blackjack, buckshot, girl
bait.
After the banquet the dance
began. The lower classes high
school were invited to attend
the dance. All the girls wore
formals. Most members of the
high school were present.
Shortly after the dance start
ed the king, Harlan Morsback,
and the queen, Deritha Smith,
who were popularly elected by
the student body, marched into
the assembly, accompanied by
Pat Hartigan and Jim Gallagh
er of the junior class. The king
and queen were crowned with
gold and silver crowns, then
took their places upon the
thrones decorated with blue and
white. The waiters, Richard
Bohn, Larry Sawyer, Harold
and Harlan Neilsen and Doug
las Butterfield, entertained by
singing “The Night Train to
Memphis” and “Little Joe the
Wrangler.” Richard Bohn told
several jokes. After this the
king and queen started the next
dance.
Other Inman News
Mrs. Stella Vargeson and
daughter, Linda, left Tuesday,
April 25, for their home ait
Lusk, Wyo., after spending sev
eral days here visiting in the
Earl Miller home and with oth
er relatives and friends.
The coffee club met Tuesday,
April 25, with Mrs. Anna Smith.
A covered dish luncheon was
served at noon.
Ira Watson, Sam and Carolyn
spent Sunday, April 23, visiting
Dr. and Mrs. William Slusher j
and son at Valentine. They were
accompanied home by Mrs. Wat
son, who had spent several days
in the Slusher home.
Mrs. James Kelly and son,
Neal, spent Thursday and Fri
day, April 20 and 21, in (Dmaha
visiting Mr. Kelly, who is em
ployed at the race track there.
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner,
of Chambers, spent Sunday eve
ning, April 23, in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Coventry, j
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tompkins
were Norfolk visitors Monday,
April 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky,
sr., Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chudomel
ka and Mr. and Mrs. James M.
McMahan were Norfolk visitors
Tuesday, April 18.
Tom Clark and Dotty Moore,
of Wayne, spent the weeKena
visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Clark and Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Moore.
Rev. and Mrs. Tom Moore
and twin daughters, of Stam
ford, are spending a few days
visiting Mrs. Moore’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cadwall
sclcr.
Faye Brittell and Mrs. Stella
Vargeson and daughter, Linda,
returned Wednesday, April 19,
from Cherokee, la., where they
spent a short time in the Elmer
and Fred Crosser homes.
Mrs. Pete Cooper, of Orchard,
visited her mother, Mrs. Lottie
Thompson, Thursday, April 20.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Tomp
kins and family, of Omaha,
spent the weekend visiting Dr.
Tompkins’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Tompkins. Dr. Tomp
kins was in O’Neill on Saturday
I assisting with the crippled child
ren’s clinic.
The Inman high school sen
ior class presented its class play,
“Take It Easy,” Friday evening,
April 21, at the school auditor
ium with a large crowd in at
tendance. Members of the class
are: Deritha Smith, Marlene
Geary, Don Lines. Harlan Mors- |
bach, Robert Gilloghy, LeRoy
Moore, Raymond and Junior
Sobotka. Carolyn Watson and
Imogene Davis, of the lower
classes, also were in the play.
Supt. Ralph Gray left Sun
day, April 23. for Dos Moines,
la., where he will attend a con
vention of the superintendents
of smaller schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore,
Mrs. Michael Gallagher and
.Tanet drove to Norfolk Wednes
day. April 19, to visit Mr. Gal
lagher, who was in a hospital
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Kivett
and Kieth were Sundav. April
23, callers at the Fred Moore
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Butler and
! son, of Bassett. Mr. and Mrs.
Vere Butler and children, of
Neligh. Mrs. Ella Butler, of In
dependence, Mo., and Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Youngs and child
ren, of Inman, were Sunday vis- (
itors in the home fo Mr. and I
Mrs. A. N. Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Redan, of :
North Loup, spent from Satur- j
dav to Monday. Anril 1f> to 17, i
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ab
ney. Mr. Abney and Mrs Redan
are brother and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomp
son, of Norfolk, spent Sunday,
April 15, visiting Mr. Thomp
son’s mother, Mrs. Lottie Thom
pson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGraw
visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cadwalladcr at Page Sunday
afternoon, April 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore and
family were callers at the El
mer Krueger home Sunday, Ap
ril 15.
Mrs. Ira Watson went to Val
entine Friday, April 14, to spend
a few days visiting here son-in
law- and daughter, Dr. and Mrs.
William Slusher, and son.
Mi-, and Mrs. James Pinker
man, jr., and family, of Omaha,
spent the April 15 and 16 week
end visiting Mr. Pinkerman’s
sister, Mrs. Kenneth Coventry,
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. James McMah
an spent Tuesday, April 17, in
Norfolk on business.
Tom Clark, who attends col
lege at Wayne, spent the April
15 and 16 weekend visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Clark.
The Commercial club met
Monday night, April 17, at De
Long’s for supper and a regular
meeting.
Art Renner has received word
of the death of his brother, C.
O. Renner, of Westo, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher
and Betty and Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Harte and family spent
Sunday, April 16, in Norfolk
visiting Mick Gallagher, who is
hospitalized.
Mi. and Mrs. James Galla
gher, Mr. and Mrs. Art Renner
and Vaden Kivett spent Satur
day, April 15, in Valentine
where they attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Renner’s brother,
Charles Paxson.
The Inman Commercial club
entertained the basketball team
and pep club Thursday eve
ning, April 13, at a banquet in
the IOOF hall The program was
as follows, with Ira Watson as
toastmaster: Invocation, Joseph
Coon; 3 vocal selections, Ken
neth Smith, Clarence Hansen,
M. M. Crosser and T. J. Davis;
group singing, led by R. L.
Gray; welome, by E. L. Waston,
president of- Commercial club;
response, by Darel Bright,
coach; talks by Mr. and Mrs.
Gray, Mr. Coon, Harlan Mor
baeh and Deritha Smith.
Robert Allen, of Omaha, came
for the celebration at St. Mary’s
and visited his mother, Mrs.
Gerald Dusatko.
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