Prairieland Talk
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the steering wheel with severs
children making up her carg<
Two or three heads stuck ot
of an open space in the real
From the mouth of one or thes
heads, a boy or 8 or 10, came a
explosion and the rear end of th
station wagon caught the boy’
dinner. Maybe it’s not nice t
laugh under such circumstance
but there are things the funny
bone refuses to ignore.
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I don’t know what the presi
dent’s 7-billion-dollar “foreigi
aid” proposal has to do with ou
national defense. General Eisen
hower seetms to think it it neces
sary as he says anything less wil
be a blow to the defense program
The general’s vision on ‘‘foreigr
aid” indicates that should he be
nominated and elected presiden'
the Truman foreign policy will be
prolonged. Why not take a look
at the _home front and if there
is 7-billion-dollars to give awaj
turn it back to the sources it came
from.
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A Lincoln matron has had
her spirit of kindly helpfulness
rudely jarred. After taking
three old ladies from a nursing
home downtown to bring to
them a bit of cheer she had to
pay a fine at the inexorable po
lice headquarters for a few
minutes overtime at the park
ing meter
* * *
As we were at the breakfast
table this morning the word came
by radio from O’Neill of the
drowning in a stock tank of a
child at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Slattery. In a few simple
words the story came by human
voice through the air of the life
of a little one like a budding rose
being snuffed out. Somehow the
breakfast table no longer inter
ested me that morning Words of
sympathy are pitifully inadequate
when such a thing comes to a
home.
An estimated 94,000 German
girls who became mothers of
children the offspring of allied
soldier have been inspired with
hope by a promise held out to
them that they may bring suit for
maintenance involving the father
of their child, when the occupa
tion ends. Ninety-four thousand
illigitimate children. Is that the
American conribution for the re
habilitation of Europe?
When the typewriter took over
it was predicted that writing
would become a lost art. One con
cern in the business reports turn
ing out every day 58,000 pens and
pencils and 400,000 bottles of ink.
* • •
Bankers report that citizens
are having to sell their govern
ment bonds in order to meet the
demands of tax gatherers.
Want a job? At the Philadel
phia zoo 9 huskies are wanted to
get a 19-foot 100-pund python out
of the crate it was shipped in.
* * *
Walking along a quiet street
during the calm of a May eve
ning we wonder what has hap
pened to the householder and his
mate who once found contentment
in the peaceful security of home,
his shoes laid aside and feet at
rest on the porch railing? And
the neighborly groups that drop
ped in to chat with John and
Mary, the kids romping in the
yards or running races? Yes, the
flowers still touch the scene with
color and fragrance and the lilac
bushes are radiant in full bloom
jut these human haunts are now
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ieserted—the folks are out this
;vening rolling over the country
side in their new cars.
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It was 51 years ago April 24
that the O’Neill National bank
opened for business in a little
frame building on Douglas street,
with a capital stock of $25,000.
M. Dowling, of North Bend, was
acting president and James F. O’
Donnell, of O’Neill, cashier and
in charge of the bank. Later of
ficers of the bank took over the
brick building on Fourth street
that E. S. Kinch and J. H. Mere
dith had built where the oank is
still located, operated these many
years as one of the sound fi
nancial institutions of North Ne
braska under the direction of F.
N. Cronin, a native of O’Neill,
and his able assistants.
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Labor union men go out on
strike, sputter around for a few
days, generally accomplish noth
ing and go back to work having
lost more in earnings that any
increase in pay can soon make up.
The cry is high cost of living. It
seems not to have occurred to the
union trouble makers that they
are responsible for living costs
having gone up- Wages paid to
workers must be added to the
cost of prduction and so coimes
back on the wage earners in the
form of 20 cent bread instead of
the dime loaf.
* * *
She 105, he 109, and 81 years of I
happy home life together have
this simple solution of life to offer
any rentless couples: “Have un
wavering faith in God, work hard
and be moderate in all things;
don’t worry about money.”
• • •
Talk not so much of books and
creed—
’Tis human character that we
read.
Whether preacher, priest or
teacher
It’s known by every creature.
It would have been worth a
trip to O’Neill to have seen Fire
Chief Happy Miles drive that
new fire truck along Douglas
street the first day.
* * •
Plans for a television (station
at Cortes Pass, (New Mexico, at an
elevation of 12.500 feet, when
competed will be the highest
thing of the kind yet undertaken.
Recital, Commencement
Next on Calendar—
Term-end actiivties at St. Ma
ry’s academy follow:
Friday, May 23—Junior-senior
music recital for voice, piano,
and tap dancing.
Thursday, May 29 — Bacca
laureate and commencement ex
ercises.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. Mattie Johnsop and
daughter, Mrs. J. Victor John
son, Mrs. Arthur Doty and Mrs.
Roy Cole were Saturday, May
17, visitors at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Borg and daughter, Mar
vel.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bosn went
to Omaha Sunday to meet their
daughter, Miss Margaret Mary,
who arrived by plane from San
Diego, Calif., where she had
been visiting relatives for a week.
She had been a lieutenant in the
navy nurse corps stationed in
Maryland and had just been re
leased from active duty.
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of Butte, Mont., arrived by nlane
on Monday, May 5, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Koenig,
and family.
On Friday, May 9, he and
Leonard Koenig enjoyed a day’s
fishing at Lake Andes, S.D. On
mother’s day, Mr. Tomjaek, ac
companied by Mrs. Koenig, flew
to Dexter, la., to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Bauer and family.
They returned here Thursday.
Mr. Tomjaek left for his home
Saturday morning, arriving there
safely that evening.
Other St. John's News
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sauser,
of O'Neill, spent Friday after
noon at the Sylvester Venteicher
home getting acquainted with
their new granddaughter. Mrs.
Guy Taylor and Lila also called
to see the new baby that after
noon.
A3/e and Mrs. Max Pofahl, of
Sheppard Field, Tex., spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Pofahl and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Funk, and other
relatives. They weer accompan
ied by A3/c Hank Bemlot, also
of Sheppard Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Funk, of El
gin, visited relatives in this com
munity Sunday.
Quite a number of school pic
nics were held Sunday, includ
ing district 146, Holt county,
where Bernice Koenig is teach
er, and district 29, Wheeler
county, with Mr. Shrunk as
teacher. School closes at district
100, Antelope county, with a
picnci Wednesday, May 21. Lois
Lucas is teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Venteicher,
of Orchard, were Sunday dinner
guests at the Sylvester Vent
eicher home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdie Hupp and
family were mother’s day guests
at the Bob Walnofer home at El
gin.
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Arrive from Denver—
Mr. and Mrs. William ("Bill’’)
Grady, of Denver, Colo., arrived
Sunday for a visit with Mr. Gra
dy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Grady, and with other relatives.
Atkinson Pair
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ATKINSON — Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Prussa, sr., Sunday, May
18, observed their golden wed
ding anniversary. They conduct
ed open - house from 2 until 5
p.m. at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. William McAllis
ter, in Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prussa,
sr., spent most of their life on a
farm two miles southwest of At
kinson until the past six years,
during which they have spent the
winter months with a daughter,
Mrs. Olive Neal, in Phoenix,
Ariz.
They have five daughters —
Mrs. Olive Neal, Mrs. Bessie
Fullerton and Mrs. Aliha Pew,
all of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Wil
liam (Lela) McAllister, of Atkin
son, and Mrs. Elsie Jungman, of
Amelia; two sons— Frank and
Charles, jr., who live on the
home place.
Mrs. Harry Fullerton and Mrs.
J. C. Pew brought Mr. and Mrs.
Prussa from Phoenix Sunday,
May 11. The two daughters will
spend two weeks visiting friends
and relatives. Mr. and Mrs.
Prussa will stay in Holt county
until fall.
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