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VOLUME 72—NUMBER 4._O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1952. PRICE: 7 CENTS.
"Miss Task Force" title to Miss Bernadette Hynes . . . unan
imous choice of Dixie infantrymen.—U.S. Army Photo.
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SOUTHWEST HOLT
PIONEER DIES
Charles Homolka, Amelia,
111 2 Years; Funeral
Rites Held Here
AMELIA — Charles Homolka,
78, of Amelia, died late Wed
nesday, May 21. Ke had been ill
for two years.
Mr. Homalka was born in
Cleveland, O., and came to Holt
county in 1884.
He was married to Antonette
Horky in 1909 in Omaha.
Survivors include: widow; sons
—C. J. Homolka, of Loretto; Jo
seph, of Chambers; daughters—
Mrs. Henry (Anna) Dorr, of Page;
Mrs. Frank (Antonette) Burival,
of O’Neill; Mrs. Orvile (Adeline)
Keller, of Chambers; Mrs. Mike
(Emma) Eckstein, of Bruno; Mrs.
Henry (Mildred) Weber, of Cham
bers; Mrs. Leo (Helen) Burival, of
O’Neill.
Funeral service was held in St.
Patrick’s Catholic church at O’
Neill Saturday, May 24, Rev. Ur
bansky officiating. Burial was in
Calvary cemetery. Biglin Broth
ers were in charge.
Pallbearers were- Jerry O’Mal
ley, George Natch/man, Edgar
Petersen, Bernard Kennedy, Lau
rence Walkens and Joe Shonka.
Omaha Attorney,
Known Here, Dies
Attorney Joseph G- Boyle, 31,
son and associate of Omaha At
torney Bernard J- Boyle and
Mrs. Boyle, died early Thursday
in an Omaha hospital of injuries
suffered a few hours earlier
when he was struck by a car
near 49th and Dodge streets, Om
aha.
The accident occurred after
Mr. Boyle had parked his car
nearby. An eastbound car, driv
en by Frank Dembowski, 51, of
Granby, Colo., knocked Boyle
down as he started across the
street. There will be no prose
cution, county officials said.
Funeral services were held at
8:30 a m. Saturday from the res
idence, to St. Margaret Mary
Catholic church, Omaha, at 9
am.
Among O’Neill relatives at
tending the rites were Mr. and
Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher, Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Froelich and
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham
Also present were Mr. and Mrs.
James Berigan, of Atkinson.
The young attorney’s father
was reared here.
Survivors include: W i d o w—
Virginia; adopted children—John
and Mary Laura; parents; sister
—Eileen.
NEW FOLDER COMING
Larry D e W i 11 e, Rushville
Chamber of Commerce repre
sentative for the U.S. Highway
20 association, reported the or
ganization is getting ready to is
sue a new folder of its famous
map which illustrates the high
way 20 route from coast-to-coast.
COMMITTEE TO MEET
The Chamber of Commerce
nominating committee will meet
tonight (Thursday) to pick a slate
for the Chamber’s new year.
There will be an election of of
ficers at the next session.
Honorary Title
to O’Neill Beauty
Miss Bernadette Hynes, daugh
ter of (Mrs. Leona Hynes, of O’
Neill, recently was chosen “Miss
Task Force” at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kans. More than 600 infantry
men, engineers and medics who
comprise the 31st infantry Dixie
division task force voted unani
mously for Miss Hynes.
Miss Hynes is a graduate of St.
Mary’s academy and is at present
a student at St. Mary’s college,
Leavenworth, Kans., where she is
studying for a vocal career.
"Miss Task Force” won the con
test while the Dixie division task
force was participating in Ft.
Leavenworth’s recent 125th anni
versary celebration. The force is
at present in Camp McCoy, Wise.,
to train mnidwestern national
guard and ROTC outfits during
their summer encampments. It
will return to its home station,
Camp Atterbury, Ind., in Septem
ber.
Two years ago Miss Hynes was
named beauty queen by the O’
Neill Lions club and finished in
number two position in the state
wide Lions beauty competition.
Angus Farm Home
Near Ewing Burns
EWING — The farm home of
Mr. and Mrs- Ray Angus, located
on the south side of U-S. high
way 275 one mile west of Ewing,
presumably was struck by light
ning about 8 p.m. Monday and
was reduced to ashes.
The fire smouldered for a time
in the attic insulation before
flames broke out.
Mr- and Mrs. Angus were va
cationing in Monte Vista, Colo.
Their son, Ray F, who is em
ployed by the Clearwater Rec
ord, was summoned.
Clearwater and Ewing firemen
were called. The Ewing fire de
partment is not equipped to fight
rural fires.
All first floor and some Dase
ment furnishings, including bath
room fixtures, were removed.
Other buildings were saved. Fire
was fought by a bucket brigade.
Heart Attack Fatal
to Ewing Woman, 59
EWING—Mrs. William Snider,
59, died at 10:15 p.m., Sunday,
May 25. at her home in East Ew
ing. She was stricken fatally
with a heart attack Mrs. Snider
earlier had spent several hours
with her daughter. Mrs. Viola
Yaryan, at Clearwater.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p m. today (Thurs
day) at the Church of Christ,
Clearwater. Burin! will be in the
Clearwater cemetery.
Survivors include: Widower —
William; daughters—Mrs. Viola
Yaryan, of Clearwater and Mrs.
Muriel Peterson, of O’Neill; sons
—Earl, of Wyoming, and Melvin,
of Clearwater.
DIES OF INJURIES
EWING—Cletus McDonald, of
Wisner, brother of Mrs. Roy
Kimes, of Ewing, died Tuesday
in a Norfolk hospital. He waa In
jured about 6 p.m. Sunday in a
highway accident near Norfolk.
MRS. ANGEL, 78,
DIES AT SPENCER
Burial Monday for Retired
North - Holt Pioneer;
111 6 Months
SPENCER — Mrs. Edward E.
Angel, 78, died at her home in
Spencer late Thursday, May 22.
She had been ill six months and
critically ill for almost two weeks.
Funeral services were conduct
3d Monday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m.,
at St. Mary’s Catholic church in
Spencer. Rev. William) Foster,
church pastor, officiated and bur
al was in St, Mary’s cemetery
mder the direction of Biglin
Brothers.
The late Mrs. Angel, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth
Theresa Kelly, was born at
Morristown, N.J., June 29. 1874.
She came to north-Holt county
with her parents, settling on a
homestead where she resided
until her marriage.
On March 1, 1897, she was mar
ied to Edward E. Angel in O'
Neill. They went to live in Boyd
:ounty northwest of O’Neill. In
947 the couple celebrated their
golden we d d in g anniversary.
Survivors include: widower; sons
—Albert, of Port Angeles, Wash.;
Estel, of Spencer; daughters—Mrs.
W. J. (Julia) Fronek, of Mission,
S.D.; Mrs. Earl (Elizabeth) Ad
rian, of White River, S.D.; Mrs.
Rose Fuhrer, of Port Angeles,
Wash; sister—Mrs. Mary Langan;
20 grandchildren 16 great grand
children.
She was preceded in death by
son, Roy, who was killed in a
tractor accident.
Pallbearers were. Dave Langan,
Will Langan, Pat Langan, Matt
Hynes, Austin Hyrws, Mike Lan
gan.
/unong muse irum kj meui at
tending the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs. Matt Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Langan, Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moler
and son, Donald, Mr.- and Mrs.
Roman Rodhe, Mrs. Mike Lon
don, Carl O’Neill and Mrs. John
Turner.
Following the rites a dinner
was served to about 75 relatives
at the Community hall.
Among O’Neill people attend
ing the rosary rite held Sunday
evening were:
Mr. and Mrs. H. E Coyne, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Biglin, Mr. and
Mrs. Oswald Druke. Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Hynes, Mrs. Loret- *
ta Hynes and daughter, Helen,
Mr. and Mrs- Frank Sullivan,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moler, Mrs.
Mike London and Mrs. Fred Ap
pleby.
'BOYS TOWN' AUTHOR DIES
Fulton Oursler, 59, well-known
American author, died Saturday
of a heart attack in New York
City. One of his books, “Father
Flanagan of Boys Town,” men
tioned O’Neill in connection with
Father Flanagan’s curateship at
St Patrick’s church here. The
book also contained O’Neill pic
tures.
Bo-wens to Arizona —
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen and
son, John, departed early Tues
day for Phoenix, Ariz., and other
Southwest points where they will
vacation for a month.
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INFANT DROWNS . . . Thom
as Leroy Slattery (above), 19
months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas L. Slattery, of
Middlebranch, was a drowning
victim at the Mule Shoe ranch
on Monday, May 5- He tumbled
into a stock tank. Survivors
include: Parents; sister—Mar
sha Lynn; grandparents—Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas M. Slattery
and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Por
ter, all of Bassett. One sister,
Angela Joyce, preceded him in
death. Burial was at Bassett.
The obituary read: “A dear
child whose goodness and
sweet smile brightened the
lives of all who knew him.”
Miss Wilson . . . winner.
Struck in Eye
by Fish Hook
EWING—Reed Esmic, youth
ful Ewing fisherman, was
struck in the eyelid by a flying
fishhook.
Young Esmic forcibly jerked
his line out of the water, wrap
ping the cord around his neck.
The hook struck him in the
lower eyelid.
Mrs. Duane Jensen rushed
him to a doctor where the hook
was removed without perma
nent damage to his eye.
Sale of poppies in O’Neill on
Saturday netted $256.02, accord
ing to Mrs. Dean Streeter, chair
man.
• JUDGES WANT SECOND LOOK . . . When
three out-of-town judges watched a parade of
these gals in the annual Lions club beauty con
test Monday evening, they deliberated for a time,
then wanted another look. No wonder! Left-to
right: The Misses Phyllis Harmon, Marilyn Beha,
Dianne McAdams, Mary Lou Wilson, Jean Bosn,
Rose Mary Corkle, Mary Lou Conard, Delores
Jilg, Marlene Malcom and Suzanne Moss. First
place honors went to Miss Wilson; second, Mias
Conard; third, Miss Moss. Miss Wilson will re
ceive an all-expense trip to Norfolk to the state
wide beauty competition sponsored by Nebraska
Lions.
Harry Jolly
New Policeman
Harry Jolly, about 55, has been
appointed to the O’Neill police
force by Mayor J. E. Davis and
the city council. He succeeds Al
bert Sipes, who has been on the
force since the murder of O’
Neill’s Police Chief Chet Calkins
on March 7.
At a recent meeting of the
council Walt Calkins, brother of
the late Chet Calkins, was ele
vated to police chief.
Meanwhile, there is nothing
new in the Calkins murder mys
tery. A lie detector was put to
use last Thursday and Friday by
Capt. Harold Smith, of the state
safety patrol bureau of investi
gation. But no discrepancies were
found compared to the original
stories told authorities by local
witnesses.
BOARD IN SESSION
The Holt county board of sup
ervisors was in session Tuesday
and Wednesday. There was only
routine business transacted. The
board of equalization will con
vene again June 12.
“Voice of The Frontier” . . .
I 780 kc., thrice weekly.
Mexico Bullfights
* Horrible Things’
O’Neill Lions club members,
their wives and guests were tak
en on a word-picture travelogue
to Mexico City Monday evening.
Their “host” on the down Mex
ico way tour was H. V. Oster
berg, who made the trip last
year. Osterberg is secretary of
the Norfolk Chamber of Com
merce and also is secretary of the
U S. Highway 81 association. His
trip primarily was in the inter
est of developing the interna
tional highway.
The speaker was a bit crit
ical of Mexican customs on one
hand, but had praise for some
of the Mexican accomplish
ments, notably in the structur
al field, on the other hand.
“Everybody seems to make a
living someway except by work
ing,” he quipped.
He said a tourist would imag
ine the country to be thinly set
tled in making big jumps be
tween the major stopping - off
places. If an American car stops,
however, natives pop up all a
round.
Osterberg said Americans can
find agriculture at its worst in
Old Mexico where methods are
perhaps a hundred years behind.
Many lower and middle class
Mexicans blame their plight on
the U S. Higher people, socially,
and in government know differ
ently, the Norfolkan declared
They know the customs and ma
ny of the habits haven’t basically
changed in centuries.
The top social class lavishes In
luxury while the commoners are
pitifully poor.
Osterberg scorned some of the
Mexican sporting practices, too,
He made light of—although en
tertainingly told about—the tra
ditional cock fights.
The Mexican bull fight, he
said, is a horrible thing, very
distasteful, and the Mexicans
lake great delight in watching
toreadors—several of them—
wear down a bull, and then, a
fresh matador enters with
great ceremony and slips the
animal the knife.
In Osterberg’s box, anyway,
were at least seven U S. citizens
who were backing “the bull
which didn’t have a sporting
chance.”
Osterberg said food handling
is very poor in Mexico from the
hygienic standpoint
He did laud the architecture,
all of which reveals a strong
Spanish influence and suggest
ed that in some respects ultra
modern buildings in Mexico City
are well advanced of building
practices in the U.S.
Seventy - five persons were
served at the banquet. Heard on
the program were Raye Johnson,
who song two solos; the Lions
male quartet, Mr. Johnson, John
Bowen, D. H. Clauson and Burl
Munsell; Mr. Swoboda, of Nor
folk, former district governor,
and A. H- Doeming, O’Neill Li
ons president and toastmaster.
One hundred percent attend
ance pins were presented to Mr.
Doerning, A. E. Bowen, Wood
row Melena, Ray Eby, Don Pet
ersen, Elgin Ray, Mr. Johnson
and Mr. Clauson.
Another feature of the dinner
meeting, held at the Methodist
church annex, was the annual
beauty contest- (See picture and
story elsewhere on page one.)
Holt to Honor
Its War Dead
Judge Jackson . . , well
known Nebraskan.
(Story at right)
Rodeo Purses
to Be Increased
Members of the board of di
rectors of the Holt County Agri
cultural society, sponsors of the
annual Holt county fair and ro
deo, met Monday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E.
Ressel at O’Neill.
It was the fourth meeting of
the year for the board, which is
completing plans for the 1952
exposition. The 1952 fair dates
are August 26-29. The fair will
open with entry day on Tuesday
and close on Friday night.
President Vern Sageser, of
Amelia, was absent from Mon
day’s session, having gone to
Manhatten, Kans
The officials voted to up the
purse on rodeo events to attract
more cowboys.
Lands Carp in
Middle of Road!
Leo Schneider, who lives in
the Elkhorn river valley south
east of O’Neill, this week bag
ged a fish in an unorthodox
way.
He was driving down a deep
rutted road in the vicinity of
his home. The ruts were filled
with water from overflowing
ditches.
The wheels of Schneider’s
car overtook a 1%-pound carp.
Flabbergasted, Mr. Schnei
der said he had a driver’s li
cense but no fishing license!
Pike, carp and other species
of fish are being found this
spring in unusual places be
cause of the abundance of wa
ter.
Judge Jackson Will
Make Memorial
Address Here
I
Holt countyans will take time
from their workaday whirl of ac
tivities to honor the country**
war dead on Friday—memorial
day.
In O’Neill the American Le
gion and auxiliary, of Simonson
post 93, will sponsor the observ
ance.
Parade personnel' will meet at
the American Legion auditorium
at 9:30 a.m. The parade will
move west on Douglas street at
10 a.m. and return.
At 10:45 a.m. the memorial
rites will be held at the Le
gion auditorium. John Gw
Stuifbergen, Legion post com
mander, will introduce District
Judge Lyle E. Jackson, of Ne
ligh. Judge Jackson, a well
known Nebraskan, will deliv
er the memorial day address.
Order of the parade follows:
O’Neill municipal band, colors,
Legion firing squad, servicemen
and women (including Legion and
auxiliary members), Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts a. i
flower girls.
Commander Stuifbergen sad
Wednesday it is hoped Legion
personnel and other veterans
will appear in service uniform or
in Legion or auxiliary headwear,
etc.
At 11:30 a.m- memorial rites
will be conducted at Prospect
Hill and Calvary cemeteries.
O’Neill business firms will be
closed for the day.
Plainview Minister
Page Speaker—
PAGE—The American Legion
and auxiliary, of Page, will spon
sor a memorial day program Fri
day, May 30, at 2 p m , at the
school auditorium.
There will be music by the
Page band and various vocal se
lections.
Members of the mixed quar
tette who will sing are Dale
Stauffer, Marvin Stauffer, Bar
bara Trowbridge and Lola Jean
Sorensen, There will be a vocal
solo by Barbara Trowbridge, and
a vocal duet by Jerry Terrill and
Ruth Parks.
The speaker will be Rev. Clar
ence Hamscom, pastor of the
Congregational, church at Plain
view.
Graveside ceremonies will be
performed by the Legion follow
ing the program.
Rev. McEhleran
Memorial Speaker —
CHAMBERS — Memorial day
services will be held in the Cham
bers hall at 2 p.m., Friday, May
30.
The address, invocation and
benediction will be given by Rev.
L. M. McElheran, pastor of Me
morial church, Chambers.
The program will include music
by the Chambers school band and
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