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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1951)
TRAFFIC SNARLED BY NEW STORM (Continued from page 1) enough water to carry the ice away and it’s just leaking where evrr it can find a place. We may get flooded out good. We don’t know what the next few days will have in store for us.” He said there was no business in town Monday as blocked roads kept farmers away. The Chicago & North Western train through Verdigre was five hours late, he said. Visibility was restricted to a bout a half-mile early Monday at the O’Neill airport. Unofficial temperature was 10 degrees above iero. Wind velocity was estimat ed at 23-miles-per-hour. Ten de grees was the low reading for the * week. Mainline North Western trains were running late during the weekend. A westbound Burlington train Monday was obliged to follow close behind a snowplow all the way to O'* Neill from Ferry Junction. O’Neill hotels enjoyed a brisk business during the weekend as motorists put up here until the roads were cleared. All busses due out of O’Neill Saturday gave up the idea, sev eral having begun the trip only to turn back. On Sunday only O’Neill-Norfolk busses were op erating, and on Monday all bus service in and out of O’Naill had resumed except the Sioux City run. The storm restricted travel but didn’t seem to deter St. Patrick’s day revelers. The American Legion-sponsor ed dance went on as scheduled, ■the orchestra members wallow uig through drifts enroute from Grand Island A new and used machinery auction at Butte, sponsored by Hansen-Kibby-Wilson, had to be cancelled. It was originally scheduled for March 10, but had to be postponed. A1 Fritton, who lives in the Opportunity neighborhood, scheduled a farm sale March 12, had to postpone it until March 19, then had to postpone it again to March 26. O’Neill restaurants and night spots were plenty busy. Storm or no storm, Saturday was a day for celebration in this city which ! once was a pure Irish colony. Many state basketball tourney fans from this region were ma rooned in Lincoln after the Sat ' urday night finals. The “Voice of The Frontier” audiences both Saturday and Monday were “especially large” with many extra listeners tuned in for storm and road reports. One-way traffic was resumed east on highway 20 early Tues day and by later in the day the highway was open for two-way traffic. By Wednesday morning all main highways in the O’Neill area were “wide open," but a stretch of highway 12, between Niobrara and Verdel, and the Kaeville spur was closed. No towns were isolated. Osenbaugh said the snow-re moval machines had done all they could and the residue of hard-crusted snow and ice would be left to the sun to cleanup. By midday Wednesday O’Neill ites were reasonably sure that OP Man Winter’s back had been broken for the season. The mer cury soared to 40 at 2 o’clock. Storm Works Hardship on Young C si too— DELOIT — On Sunday, March 11, the Deloit community was rtsited by one of the worst storms of the season. There was considerable drifting in the 6 inches of snow. The temperature at midday was 8 degrees above zero. Severe blizzard conditions worked a hardship on pigs, chickens and calves. School Closed for : Day by Storm— CELIA— No school was held at the Hendricks school Monday, March 19, on account of the storm over the weekend. Not much . snow fell but the wind blew quite hard and the snow drifted. Visibility was “poor." New Cleaning Mill Soon in Operation Last week the Holt Soil Con servation District received the long - awaited grass and seed cleaning mill. At the present time, the mill is being set up in the old Lindquist body shop building currently leased by the district from R. H. Shriner. By the first of next week the machine will be in operation cleaning the grass harvest of last fall, It will be available for cus tom cleaning of grain or legume seed. According to Bob Hill, unit conservationist, nearly all of the tree supply has been exhausted except for a fair supply of shrubs. Mr. Hill points out that in the past shrubs have been “extremely short" and now would be a ‘‘good time to fill in the shrub rows or perhaps add a row of shrubs to older belts." This would greatly increase the effectiveness of many of these belts by reducing the ground ! wind. Many shrubs bear fruit that is desirable for jelly mak ing, and all will produce food and cover for game birds and other wildlife. A small amount of most trees is available and orders will be taken until they are exhausted. However, this supply cannot last long and it will not be possible to ol der additional trees from the nurseries at this time, Hill add ed. Will Sponsor Two Ball Clubs— ORCHARD — The regular meeting of American Legion Vic tory post 136 was held Monday night in the Legion clubrooms with 17 members present. Com mander Kenneth Voorhies pre sided. The group voted to sponsor junior Legion and midget base ball teams the coming season and the post will purchase T-shirts and Legion caps for the midget team. It was decided to award two trophies at the close of the baseball season, one to the best all-around player and one to the best batter. The post will again sponsor an Orchard high school junior at Boys’ State at Lincoln in June. The student is to be selected at a later meeting. Luncheon was served at the close of the evening. Twin* Born to Moor*'* — Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore, of O'Neill, became the parents of twins, a son and a daughter, on Tuesday, March 20. The daugh ter weighed 2 pounds 12 ounces at birth and her brother weigh ed 3 pounds. Both are in an incu bator at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital. Their condition was re «orted to be “satisfactory” on Wednesday. Condition of Mrs. Moore is “good.” Gun Club Plans Meeting— A meeting of the O’Neill Gun club will be held on Tuesday, March 27, at 8 p.m. Officers for the new season will be elected. A party will follow the busi ness session and Glen Tomlinson will be honored. The Gun club’s room is located at the airport where the traps are now located. Stop - Look - Listen! FARMERS & RANCHERS ~ Do You Plan to Wire Your Buildings This Spring?? ★ We can deliver the wire you will be needing NOW and wire for you at a later date. ★ Act NOW while wire can be obtained 1 without a PRIORITY. ★ We have all the necessary materials on hand to do your complete job. ^ See or Call: CHAS. CHAMBERS — O’Neill, Phone 457-J — — OR — Leave Word at: Gillespie Radio & Electric Straws Leading Spring’s Hat Parade Smart and feminine is this good* looking little straw number. Designed by Plnehurst, the hat features a small scoop brim. Trimmed with matching colored velvet band, its finishing touch is a lovely bunch of cherries (artificial, of course). Versatile Bonnets Are Topped With Fruit BY EDNA MILES A BASICALLY simple straw hat that can team up with a suit, with a print dress, with a tailored dress, is the love of many women for spring. It’s that hat that appears unfailingly in new forms each spring. Since hair is longer this spring, more hair naturally calls for more hat. Spring’s little straw hats are more generous than they’ve been in the past. Often, they sit straight on the head and while they may have flower trim, they’re more likely to have artificial fruit as trimming. Cherries, for example, are very much in evidence on spring bonnets. One bonnet appearing tin's spring is both universal and classic in feeling. Designed by Pinehurst, it’s in pettipurl braid straw with cushion type brim Clusters of chenille strawberries appear at each side of the brim, to provide balance. Face veiling is soft and flattering. Another hat from this same designer has sideswept lines and a small scoop brim. It’s a straw bonnet, too, and is trimmed at one side in trailing red cherries. It’s banded in velvet Fashionably smart is this young lady in her universal type of bonnet. Designed by Pinehurst, it’s made of pettipurl braid straw and features a soft veiling and flattering cushion type brim trimmed with Uttle chenille strawberries. _ .1 ‘Government Day’ at Butte Attended by 46 — BUTTE—The first Cornhusker boys’ and girls’ county govern ment day held in Boyd county was conducted here Monday un der the sponsorship of the Ameri can Legion posts of the county. Forty-six of the elected and appointed officials from five high schools—Bristow, Butte, Lynch, Naper and Spenicer—were pres ent. Notwithstanding bad weath er conditions which prevailed here most of the day, only eight of the officials failed to appear due to blocked roads. Following the registration by the various student officials with County Superintendent Eva M. Barnes, as secretary, and the presentation to them of election certificates by County Clerk C. J. Tomek, a talk was given by County Attorney W. L. Brennan outlining the aims and purposes of the day’s aictivities. The oath of office was admin istered to the officials in a group by County Judge John P. Clas sen and the junior officers then reported to the various offices to which they were elected. A noon lunch was served to the student officers at the local American legion hall by the Le- . glon auxiliary, the cost of which was also shared by the various Legion posts of the county. At 4 p.m. all reassembled in the district court room and a re port was given by one student from each group summarizing the activities of the particular of fice they had represented. W. P. Wills was the presiding chairman of the day’s activities, which were considered to be suc cessful and educational to the stu dents participating. The following is a list of the junior officers who were in at tendance: County agent: Kenneth Smith, Butte, DeLoris Serr, Naper; Dick Johnson, Spencer. Assessor: Shirley Anderson Bristow; Myron Armfield, Butte; Lanora Bjornsen, Lynch; Janet Davis, Naper, and Betty Tanner, Spencer. Attorney: Gordon DeKay Lynch; Bill Cerny, Naper, and Tlycol^ Lauts, Spencer. Assistance Director: Richard Hensley, Butte; Dorene Huber, Lynch, and Lloyd Whetham, Spencer. Clerk: Gary Fuhselman, Bris tow; Wilma Higgins, Butte; Ruth Eiler, Lynich; Harlan Stahlecker, Naper, and Shirley Hargens, Spencer. Judge: Lou Anna Landholm, Bristow; Harold Tappe, Butte; Jean Havranek, Spencer, and UiJ elle Norwood, Lynch. Sheriff: Charlotte Engelhaupt, Bristow; James Quick, Butte; Bud I Spelts, Lynch; Clinton Davis, | Naper Soil conservationist: Bob Wells, 1 Butte; Charlotte Karnes, Naper, and Orlyn Wells, Spencer. Superintendent: Beth Carr, Bristow; Eileen Ertz, Butte; Bon netta Schmitz, iNaper, and Shir ley Loock, Spencer. Supervisors: Audrey Engel haupt, Bristow; Harold Fernau, Butte; Lawrence Kalkowski, Lynch; Adrian Cline, Naper; Esta Mae Nelson, Spencer. Treasurer: Edwin Burger, Bris- j tow; Gretchen Kehn, Butte; Joan Rosicky. Lynch, and Betty Stol tenberg, Naper. Veterans’ service officer: Lar I ry Halbur. Butte, Kenneth Stew ‘ art, Lynch, and Norma Kellar, j Naper. EASTER HOLIDAYS St. Mary s academy dismissed classes for the Easter vacation on Wednesday at 3 p.m.. Classes iV11 p resumed on Tuesday, March 27. Students at the O* ! Neill public school will be ex j cused at 2 p.m. on Thursday (to ; ay and will also go back on Tuesday. "Y°ice of The Frontier . . vl.TAn . . , 780 on your dial* r'Tw,rY, M. D. ] Hrr’rr 2P ' " Rsn-V Rida * M F ricke-Lowery Nuptials Read CREIGHTON— The Methodist church of Creighton was the scene of a wedding Sunday after noon, March 4, when Miss Sadie ! Marie Lowery became the bride of Allen Kenneth Fricke. The ' bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lowery, of Creighton, and Mr. Fricke is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William j Fricke, of Winnetoon. Rev. H. F. ! Beebe performed the double-ring ceremony and was assisted by Rev. V. R. Bell, of O’Neill. The altar was decorated with large baskets of jonquils and ferns and the candles in the candelab ra were lighted by Miss Janice Eherenberg and Miss Deliah Woodworth. William Johnston, cousin of the bride, was bestman. Grant Peacock, Leonard Clough and Wendell Johnson ushered. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white slipper satin floor length gown with imported lace yoke and a sweetheart neckline. A crown of slipper satin and im ported lace held the double fingertip veil of nylon net, edged with imported lace edging. She carried a white Bible, which is an heirloom in the bride groom’s family, with blush rose buds. Her only jewelry was a double strand of blue pearls, a gift of the bridegroom. The bride’s attendants were Mrs. Wil liam Johnston, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. Leonard Clough, cousin of the bridegroom. The bridegroom and his at tendant wore brown pin stripe suits with white carnation bou tonnieres. Kenneth and Curtis Peacock, nephews of the bride, carried the rings on white satin pillows and were attired in gray pants and wine coats, with white carnation boutonnieres. Archie Bowen, of O’Neill, friend of the bride, played the wedding marches and accompanied Mrs. j Grant Peacock, sister of the bride, while she sang “Because” and “I Love You Truly.” Diagonal Highway Is Being Sought Numbering and improvement of a Sioux City-North Platte short cut highway is the object of a newly formed highway as sociation which met at Elgin re cently to perfect their organiza tion. The group, which met with Gov. Val Peterson, says their or ganization was formed to pro vide a vital transportation link across Nebraska from southwest to northeast. Member towns of the associa tion are Belden, Randolph, Os mond, Plainview, Brunswick, Ne ligh, Elgin, Bartlett, Ericson, Ord, Arcadia, Westerville, Broken Bow, Merna, Arnold and North Platte. Other Nebraska towns ly ing along highway 20 from Bel den to Sioux City have been in vited to join with the new asso ciation. At the Elgin meeting, Burt Sell, of Arcadia, was named pres ident; John Anderson, of Ord, secretary, and George Ponton, of Elgin, treasurer. The group is asking for a de signated highway for the route, which includes parts of other Nebraska highways. Some new construction and shortening of the route will be asked for later. “Our object is to secure a bet ter highway to connect Sioux City, Yankton, and points north and east, including Minneapolis and St. Paul, with North Platte, and then on to points west and southwest suich as Denver, Chey enne and California,” Burt Sell, chairman of the group, said. “We want not only to shorten the u;stance between these points, but since few, if any, highways serve traffic needs in this vital link, we believe we can relieve traffic congestion on other routes. “The ‘shortcut’ would not re quire new designations of high ways and only a few slight changes and shortening of dis tance to make it a transportation link of immense service,” he said. I Ryder Quits As Health Director— Dr. Frank Ryder has resigned as Nebraska health director. Gov. Val Peterson made the disclosure to reporters at a spe cial news conference late Tues day. The Grand Island physician has been under some criticism from the legislature. The governor told newsmen: “Doctor Ryder has requested withdrawal of his appointment as director of health. “He has asked to retire from the position as soon as a replace ment can be secured. I am acced ing to Doctor Ryder’s request and I shall ask the legislature to permit withdrawal of his name. “I have no appointment to an nounce at this time,” the govern or added. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. J. "Ed Hancock were in Omaha for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bare, of Scottsbluff, arrived Friday to visit his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brady, jr. They left Saturday for Lynch to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bare. They stayed until Monday. Miss Nancy Beha is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beha. Miss Nancy attends St. Mary’s college, Xavier, Kans. Ticklers By George 0 **The new kid is from Idaho!” Too Late to Classify FOR SALE: 10 Hampshire pure bred sows, veterinary vaccin ated.—Walter Egger, 15 miles north, 1 Vz east of O’Neill. _ 46p35 FOR RENT: Large 3-room a partment, excellent neighbor hood.—Phone 435-W. 46-47c I OR SALE: 1941 Chevrolet coupe. In extra good condition. —Loretta Hynes, O’Neill. 46c CARD OF THANKS I WISH to thank my friends and relatives for gifts, cards and letters received since my recent accident. May God shower His blessings on you during this Easter time. MRS. MARY WETZLER . 46c FOR RENT: Furnished or unfur- 1 nished apt—Phone 69, O’Neill. __ 46c FOR SALE: 1950 1^-ton Inter national truck, nearly new, short wheel base.—Inquire at The Frontier. 46p50 FOR SALE: Registered Hereford bull, 3-yrs.-old, from D. E. Bowen & Son herd. —Melvin Carson, Page. 46-47c75 FOR SALE: Red cedar posts, all sizes. — See Chas. Lawrence, O’Neill. 46-49pll0 Jt Book Is Reviewed For Spencer Club— SPENCER — The Spencer Woman’s club heard a review of the book, “Miss Willy,” present ed by Mrs. Clyde Fischer at its meeting Thursday evening at Community hall. Janice Holt Wiles is author of the book, which was presented to the Spen cer library by Ralph Moody. Mrs. Ralph Black was program chair man. Mrs. Arlan Kirk, vice - presi dent, conducted the business ses sion. EASTER DANCE DANCELAND O’Neill SUN., MARCH 25 MUSIC BY: DON and His Rhythm Ramblers Admission: Gents $1.00, Ladies Free Voice of the Frontier WJAG (Norfolk) 780k. c MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY -9:45A.M. JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS thrice week ly with the informal, chatty roundup j of all the news and shopping information direct from O’Neill. . . from studios in The Frontier building. F ont® “North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper” 1 -■ ■■ i I THOUGHT VOL/... 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