PLAINVIEW COPS
CLASS ‘B’ TITLE
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The Plainview Pirates copped
the O’Neill class B district high
school basketball title by romp
ing through Burwell. Broken
Bow and Neligh in three succes
sive nights of flashy play. For
the Pirates, the tourney triumph
earned a ticket to the state meet
at Lincoln this week.
In opening round play Wed
nesday night, March 5, Plainview
hit Burwell, 74-35; Neligh War
riors surprised bv hitting Ains
worth, 46-40, and O’Neill Eagles
ran true to form in whipping the
Valentine Badgers. 53-38.
SEMIFINALS . . .
Plainview 56; Broken Bow 39
Tne Plainview Pirates, coaxed
along by no less than 40U parti
sans from their own bailiwick,
easily vanquished Broken Bow
in me semuuiai curtain-raiser.
The Pirates deployed their re
serve strength through the entire
fourth quarter. Diminutive wiry
Gail Aibin faced the Pirates’ |
assault with 21 points. Leonard
Thomas had 12. For Broken Bow. [
an immature sky-scraping outfit,
it was Doyle Francis who hit 17
points.
’ Broken Bow had a sizeable
following, too, negotiating lousy j
roads to make the 140-mile
junket. The Custer countyans al
so brought along Bob Brown, ra
dio announcen wll5 broadcast a
play-by-play description to the
radio station KCIN’s audience.
Broken Bow was visibly sha
ken by the Plainview assault.
And the Custer countvans’ backs
were broken early in the first
period.
Score by quarters;
Plainview_17 32 39—56
Broken Bow_ 5 16 25—39
Neligh 50; O'Neill 49
It was sirictly a Prank Merri
well tinisn lor the Neligh War
riors as the lavored O’Neill Ea
gles were ousted Iroin the tour
ney. ine Eagles led until the fi
nal sput-second of play.
Although O’Neill piled up an
early lead and was well ahead
throughout the game, inability to
stop tne jiparkUng Don Wisch, of
Neligh. cost the game.
Wisch had a torrid night and
scored 30 points. Don Godel
scored 16 and Gary Buokmaster
13 to‘lead O’Neill.
O’Neill led Neligh. i4-7. at the <
quarter. 26-20 at the half, and
39 - 32 when the third quarter
closed.
With 45 seconds left O’Neill
had an apparent safe lead of 5 i
points but with six seconds left '
the lead melted to three points
and with three seconds left there
was a jump ball and O’Neill was
one point in front.
During the last three seconds
the Daii ctianged hands twice
ana a neligh performer — Dick
Sioul — nred in the winning
counter.
Even then theic was an anti- ,
climax, tne buzzer Had sounded
but uue to tne Ueuiam ot noise it
wasiu heard. Don uodel grab
bed tne ban and Bred it three
louruis tne length ot the Boor
ana u went uirough the basket.
The game had ended, however,
ana u uuint count.
u ixeiu nad built a 7-point lead
going intu tne tinal frame. The
Eagiea began to stall in the final
three mmuiea but the inspired
Warriors, notably Mr. Wisch.
consistently got behind O’Neill
guards to pour in points.
O’Neill’s Don Godel. who has
helped to win many a game, was
vulnerable on the defensive dur
ing the stall and couldn't suc
cessfully carry out Coach Paul
Baker's instructions from the
bench.
Godel and Junior Worth were
hamstrung because they accum
ulated too many personals ear
ly in the game. Dave Eby’s floor
play was outstanding.
Boxscore:
O’NEILL (49! tg ft pf pte
Eby, f_5 1 0 11
Kilcoin, f_0 0 10
D. Godel. f _ 6 4 4 16
Carroll, f _ 0 0 0 0
Buckmaster, c _ 6 1 3 13
V. Godel. c_ 0 0 0 0
Calkins, g _ 3 2 3 6
Worth, g .__ 0 15 1
Closson, g -— 0 0 0 0
Totals _20 9 16 49
NELIGH (50) fg ft Dt DU
Stout, f- 4 0 4 b
Evans, f - 0 0 0 0
Wiscn, f-14 2 4 30
R. Welsch, f _ 0 0 0 0
Gabelman, c - 3 14 7
Asmussen, c - 0 O 0 0
Hildreth, g - 10 3 2
J. Welsch, a - 0 0 0 0
Marshall, g - 0 3 3 3
Ganskow, g- 0 0 0 0
Totals_,22 6 18 50
FINALS . . .
Plainview 73; Neligh 46
That "college” basketball tearr
from Plainview, wearing the
Plainview high Pirates’ emblem
and colors, breezed through the
Neligh Warriors in the class E
district title game here Friday
night. 73-46.
The supremacy of the unbeat
en Plainview crew, tutored by
Bob Hauver, was evident from
the opening whistle.
The Pirates built a formid
able first-quarter lead. 24-6. and
went the rest of the way in a
walk, like they had vanquished
earlier foes in the seven-team
O’Neill meet.
In the title game Plainview
simply ruled the roost in every
department—shooting, rebound
ing, floorwork and perspiration.
O’Neill won. 2-0, forfeit from
Proken Bow. Bojcscore;
PLAINVIEW (73) fg ft pfots
Kokrda . 8 5 5 21
Thomas _ 7 3 4 17
Albin _ __10 2 4 22
Kuhl_0 10 1
Foster_ 5 2 3 12
Schranton_ 0 0 4 0
Totals_—30 13 20 73
NELIGH (46) fg ft pfpts
Stout_3 14 7
Wisch_ 6 6 4 18
Gabelman_5 4 1 14
Hildreth_12 4 4
Marshall_113 3
Ganskow . .. 0 0 0 0
Totals_16 14 16 46
Mrs. Pierson Will
Come to Nebraska
EMMET—The condition of Mrs.
George Pierson, the former La
vina Kloppenboi'g, of Santa Ana,
Calif., is reported “so much im
proved’’ that she will be able to
travel to Nebraska in the near fu
ture for their two sons, Lee and
Donnie, who have spent the past
month at the home of their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Kloppenborg.
Mrs. Pierson recently was in
jured when struk by a car on the
streets of Santa Ana. She was
hospitalized several weeks.
Other Emmet News
John Connot, of Valentine, stu
dent at St. Mary’s academy, O’
Neill, was a weekend guest of
Jett Wagnon.
Jim O Connor was a Sunday
visitor of Mrs. Franes Knapp and
Hugh O'Connor at Atkinson
Mrs. Joe Winkler was a Wed
nesday evening, March 5, visitor
of Mrs. Frank Foreman.
Mrs- Woodrow Gaughenbaugh
was a Friday caller oi Mis. Gil
bert Fox at O'Neill.
Miss Mary Lou Conard was a
Wednesday evening, March I,
supper guest of Miss Pat DeBolt
at O’Neil.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kloppen
borg and family moved Wednes
day, March 5, to the G. D. Janz
ing home temporarily. Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Fox moved mto the
home formerly occupied by the
Kloppenborg's, known as the late
John Lowery residence.
Miss Norma Lou Foreman was a
Wednesday evening, March 5,
supper guest of Miss Pat Clinken
beard at O'Neill.
Miss Norma Lou Foreman along
with eight other juniors and sen
iors was initiated into tile Thes
pian club at a formal initiation
at the band room of the public
school Monday evening, March 3.
The members-to-be were pledged
after which lunch of sherbet and
cake was served. Various means
of entertainment was provided.
Mr. and Mrs. W P Dailey spent
a few days last week in Omaha.
DANCE AT O’NEILL
AMERICAN LEGION BALLROOM
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Saturday, March 15
MUSIC BY j
RHYTHM RAMBLERS
I— ALSO —
ST. PATRICK’S DANCE
Monday, March 17
MUSIC BY
ACES OF RHYTHM
Admission: Adults 75c, Students 50c
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CHAMPION'S LAURELS ... The Plainview
high school basketball team is shown here re
ceiving the championship trophy following the
Pirates’ 73-46 victory over Neligh at O’Neill Fri
day night. Supt. D. E. Nelson, of O’Neill, tourney
, director, is presenting the award. Players (lef&
to-right) are: Don Kokrda, Roy Scranton, Gail
Albin, Nelson and Leonard Thomas. The Plain
view squad may want for reserve strength when
the Pirates enter the state tourney this week at
Lincoln.
A.
Action in OTfeill-Neligh classic . . . Davey Eby (25) and Don
Calkins (28), both oi O'Neill, look on while their teammate, Gary
Buckmaaler (22). and Neligh's Tom Gabelman (58) soar for ball.
Neligh won Frank Merriwell finish, 50-49.
Miss Conie Gilman, of Amelia,
was a Thursday overnight guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murphy, and
family.
Among those from Emmet at
tending the class B tournament
at O'Neill Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings were: Mr
and Mrs. John Conard and daugh
ter, Mary Lou, Mrs. Georgia Mc
Ginnis, Mr. and Mrs- Grant Pea
cock, Mrs. Jack Murphy, Mau
reen and Connie, Misses Sharon
W agnon, Norma Lou Foreman
and Jean Cole and Gerald Wills
and Jeff Wagnon
Mr. and Mrs- Gilbert Fox and
daughter, Barbara, of O’Neill
moved on Monday into the Clar
ence Farr residence.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. James Corkle
and daughter, Rosemary, made a
business trip to Sioux City on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tomlinson,
of Spencer, and Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Tomlinson, of Plainview.
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.
W. Tomlinson on Sunday.
Mr. and -Mrs. Everett Gorgen
and daughter moved into an
Anna Brown apartment in West
O'Neill on Sunday. March 9
I hey held a sale of their ranch
and personal property south of
O’Neill last Friday.
Mac Simonson, accompanied
by Mrs. Frank Dineen. went to
Omaha Monday. Mr. Simonson
will be with his wife, who is re
ceiving medical attention at St.
Josephs’ hospital. Mis. Dineen
will visit relatives.
Mrs. Anna Carson, of Redbird.
spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson. She then
went to Page to visit a sister.
Mrs. Hattie Carson.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brewster
went to Ainsworth on Sunday
where they visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Brew
ster and family.
Miss Rosalyn Bosn. R.N., of
Winner, S.D., spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Bosn.
D. D. DeBolt left Monday.
March 3, for Omaha where he is
attending a salesmen’s training
school. He returned Saturday
and spent the weekend with his
family. Monday he returned to
Omaha and will complete a two
weeks’ course after which he
will be employed as a salesman
for the Minneapolis - Moline
farm irrr lenient manufacturing
company.
Father and Son
Lose Assault Case
A Venus father and son. Clar
ence and Richard Faulhaber.
were found guilty of assault and
battery by Antelope County
Judge Royal V. Sheets at Neligh
Saturday.
Both were sentenced to 60 days
in the county jail.
The assault was against Ed
mond Bright, of Orchard, and
took place the night of February
4 on the main street of Orchard
Harold Rice, of Neligh. and
Merritt Warren, of Creighton,
represented the defendants and
County Attorney Ralph S. Krav
ger prosecuted the case for the
state.
It is understood that the de
cision will be appealed to dis
trict court.
Korea War Vet
Returns to U.S.—
Cpl. Ralph Ferris, who has
; been serving in Korea, landed
I in Seattle. Wash- on Monday,
i March 10.
He is expected in O’Neill the
, latter part of the week or the
first of next -Week to visit his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Ferris. He had been in Korea a
bout a year. iy
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Infant Honored—
Stanley Joe Clyde, small son
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clyde,
celebrated his 1st birthday anni
versary on Thursday. March 6.
His mother served a family din
ner in his honor and baked a
birthday cake.
SOUTH OF STUART NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weichman
and family were Sunday dinner
guests in the Alois Wewel homa
at Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deermer
helped Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tim
mermans move to their new
home last week.
Larry Paxton spent Sunday
afternoon at the Ralph Cobb
home.
Mrs. George Shald and chil
dren spent Sunday afternoon
at the Louis Shald home.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Kaup
and family visited the J. P. Mur
phy family Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shald
and family visited in the Her
man Kramer home Sunday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tasler vis
ited his mother. Mrs. A. A. Tas
ler, Wednesday afternoon. March
5.
Mr. and Mrs. Murl McClure,
of O’Neill, were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Paxton and
Larry.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Heyne
and Mary Lynn were business
callers in Bassett Saturday.
Jerry Heyne spent Saturday
afternoon with Larry Paxton.
Joyce Ann Siebken was a Sun
day guest of Janice Scholz.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weichman
and family were Sunday evening
visitors in the John Tenborg
home near Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Krobot and
Betty were Sunday afternoon
and supper guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Art Ziska and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green
field and children visited Mrs.
Abbie Coker in ONeill. Monday.
March 3.
mr. ana Mrs. f rank Weichman.
jr., and family spent Sunday
evening at the Frank Weichman.
sr., home in Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lane
and family visited Sunday after
noon in the Francis Goebel
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur McCart
ney and family, of Minneapolis.
Minn., Mrs. McCartney and Mrs.
Etta Rhodes and Ruth spent Fri
day evening at the Roy Rhodes
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Foxworthv
and son are moving to their new
home near Bassett this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joy Greenfield
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green
field and family were Sunday
dinner guests in the Vernon
Heyne home.
Mrs. Harold Givens entertain
ed the Wednesday bridge club
March 5. Mrs. Bill Stracke and
Mrs. Robert Batenhorst won
prizes.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pongratz and
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Ziska and
family were Sunday afternoon
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Art
Givens and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson
and Marvel Jean. Mr. and Mrs.
Dwaine Lockmon and boys. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mlinar. Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Mlinar and Mr. and
Mrs. George Beck helped their
father, Joe Mlinar. celebrate his
82d birthday anniversary Sunday
at the George Beck home.
MelRoy Stracke spent Sunday
with Marvin Scholz at the Flor
ian Scholz home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kaup were
Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. John Kramer, sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kramer
spent Thursday evening. March
6. at the Clarence Johnson home.
Mrs. Viola Travers and her son
and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Travers, of Omaha, were Mon
day guests at the D. A. Baker
home.
PAGE LOCALS
r Mr. anu ivus. Leiana Finley en
tertained tne Pinocme clut) at
uieir bonne Saturuay evening.
, iviias Neorna Vv a Hermann and
tier Deri Steinberg were hign score
winners, Mrs. neroert bieinberg
anu Will Wattermann held low
score. A lunch was served by the
hostess.
Mr- and Mrs. Ralph Brostrom
drove to Grand Island Friday to
the home oi Mrs. Brostrom’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ben
ner. Mr. Brostrom returned late
Sunday Mrs. Br ostrom remained
ror a longer visit.
Mrs. Kate Beam, of Riverton,
la., left for her home Wednes
day, March 5, after a few weeks’
visit with her sister, Mrs. Hester
Edminsten, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Gailord Albright
had as their dinner guests Sun
day Mrs. Albright’s brother, Du
ran Rutherford, who had a birth- 1
day anniversary.
Mrs. Alton Braddock com
menced Monday, March 10, as the
teacher in the tith and 7th grades
in the Ewing public schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorensen I
were guests Sunday of Mrs. Sor
ensen’s uncle, Clayton Mesner
and daughter, Eleta Rae, at O’
Thty were accompanied to
O Neill by Miss Maude Marten
who visited her neice, Miss Effie
Stevens,
Mi’, and Mrs. Charles Sorensen
entertained their pinochle club
Saturday evening- R. V. Crumly
held high score and Lorenz Nis- ;
sen the low. Lunch was served ^
at the close of the games
The Orchard Lutheran Aid met
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Otto Matschullat at Page.
There were 25 members present,
5 children and the Rev. Lee
Stephens, who led the devotions
and gave the lesson. Lunch was
served by Mrs. Matschullat and
cohostess, Mrs. Benard Kornock.
Mrs. Melvin Held, leader and
four members of the Nifty Need- ,
lers 4-H club, Marilyn Terrill, 1
Carolyn Russell, Faye Irene Bal
lantyne and Jennie Graves, met
Wednesday evening, March 5, at 1
the home of the assistant leader,
Mrs. Frank Beelaert, to make
the outline of the program for
the coming year. Mrs. Beeleart
served lunch. Their first meet
ing will be March 25 with Jenelle ;
Allen. 1
The Commercial club met on
Tue»?ay evening, March 4, at the
I OOF hall. Harry Ressel, of O’
Neill, chairman of the Holt coun
ty PMA, gave a talk on soil con
servation. The lunch committee
Mesdames William Neubauer
John Lamason, Ralph Larson',
Gerald Lamason, Robert Nissen
and Carl Max, served lunch to a
group of almost 50 persons.
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service met Thursday after
noon at the Methodist church
parlors with 25 present. Mrs.
Melvin Smith led the devotions
and gave the lesson, “Workers
Together with God.” Mrs. Harry
Harper had charge of the busi
ness meeting. The serving com
mittee were Mrs. Hahy Tegeler
and Mrs. John Stauffer, sr., as
sisted by Mrs. Edgar Stauffer
The society will hold an all-day
meeting in two weeks. During
the forenon, Mrs. Merwyn French
will finish the book review,
"Americans—North and South.”
A sack lunch will be served at
noon. Their regular meeting will
be held in the afternoon.
The Help U club met with Mrs.
Alta Finch Wednesday, March 5,
for an all-day meeting. A no-host
dinner was served. Fifteen mem
bers were present, Mrs. Becky
Butterfield and Mrs Kenneth
Heiss were visitors. Pitch was
played during the afternoon. Mrs.
Clarence Finch held high score,
Mrs. Francis Boelter, low, and
Mrs. William Buston, traveling.
Mrs. Clara King wil be hostess to
the club in two weeks for an aft
ernoon meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lamason
spent Sunday at Beemer at the
Fred Buhk home.
Mr. and Mrs Otto Matschullat
were Norfolk visitors Saturday.
The GGG&G club met Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Bert Finley
The ladies placed pitch and the
- hostess served lunch.
Mr- and Mrs. Robert Harvey en
tertained their pinochle club Fri
day evening. Mrs. Calvin Har
vey and Benard Kornock held
high scores and Mrs. Roy Grubb
and Earl Parks the low. The host
ess served lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brostrom
were dinner guests Friday noon
of Mr. and Mrs- Gailord Albright.
Mrs. Emma Dorr entertained the
following ladies of her neighbor
hod Frio.f/ afternoon. Mesdames
J. R. Russell, R. D. Copes, E H
Farnsworth, C A Townsend and
Raymond Kteiss The hostess
served lunch
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Spann, of
Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs- J
R. Russell, of Page, were dinner
j guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R.
j D- Copes.
Mrs Mary Wolfe, of Redbird,
I came Sunday to visit Mrs. Har
! riet Carson and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Kelly and family.
Mrs. Neil Asher, Mrs. Ray Snell
and Mrs. Evelyn Gray spent Fri
day evening playing canasta at
the home of Mrs. Anton Nissen
Mrs. Tom Sinnard, of Grand is
land, spent the weekend visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder Mr
and Mrs. George Fink, Ross Fink
and Billie Zemple.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Asher
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Zellars and Mrs. Richard Heiss
were Sunday dinner guests at
the Harold Keiss home- Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Heiss were after
noon visitors.
Mr, and Mrs. Williami Neubauer"
tok Mrs. Jennie Holloway and*
laughter, Mrs. Eva Pugh, to Plain
view Sunday where Mrs. Hollo
way and Mrs. Pugh attended the
golden wedding anniversary cele
bration of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Johnson who held open house at
the Congregational church. Mr.
and Mrs. Neubauer visited with
friends.
A no-host dinner at the George
Fink home Sunday honored the
birthday anniversary of Ross Fink
and also a farewell gathering as
he enlisted in the air corps and
expects to leave soon. Present
were Mrs. Tom Sihnard, of Grand
Island; Mr- and Mrs. Bert Fink
and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fink and
son, of Ewing; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Six'nler, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Fink ana family, Mr. and Mrs. 1
George Fink, Boss Fink and Bil
lie Zemple, of Page. Miss Nan
cy Heiss was an afternoon visitor.
The Chatter Sew club met with
Mrs. M. H. Held Friday aftemoon
There were 6 members present
and 2 visitors, Mrs. C. E. Walk
er and Mrs. Lester Riege. The
afternoon was spent doing needle
work and visiting. The hostess
served iunch at 4:30.
The Eagle Hustlers 4-H club
held their second meeting at Bob
by and Brenda Beelaert’s Thurs
day evening, March 6. Fifteen
members were present, the year
books were handed out and the
year’s meeting places were plan
ned. A lunch of yum-yums, cake
and cocoa was served b!y Brenda
and Mrs. Beelaert.
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Don Cunningham
Well-Known Sioux City Radio
Personality
Will Be Principal Speaker at the
ANNUAL MEETING
of the
HOLT CO. EXTENSION SERVICE
and
HOLT CO. SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICT
Wednesday, March 19th
— 1 P.M. —
American Legion Auditorium
EVERYONE is invited to attend. Besides Mr. Cunningham’s
talk, other highlights will include musical and dramatic
talent, motion pictures, colored slides, annual reports and
FREE exhibits, door prizes, coffee and doughnuts.
Registration Starts 12:45 P.M.
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