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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1953)
“voice TEN ■ OF THE FRONTIER” • • * nA/-r-o E * SECTION 1 780 k. c. 9:45 a.m. * Pages 1 to 10» North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Volume 72.—Number 36. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, January 8, 1953 Seven Cent®. 4* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harding, sr. . . lo O'Neill in 1920 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ t •’# ;••• Family Dinner Marks 57th Wedding Date ■---< Lyle C. Smith, 47, Expires Suddenly; ■" — ■ Funeral Rites Today at Inman INMAN—Lyle C. Smith, 47, died unexpectedly about 10:30 p.m., Saturday, January 3, at his home here. A highway construc tion foreman, he had not been ill, relatives said. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m., today (Thurs day) from the Methodist church in Inman with Rev. C. C. Chap pell, church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Ewing cemetery under the direction of Biglin Brothers. The body lies in state at the Smith residence until the funeral hour. Pallbearers chosen are Charles Yoking, James Sholes, James Clevinge’r, William Kelley, Mark Harkins and Ernest Brunckhorst, all of Inman. Lyle Cinton Smith was bom May 11, 1905, at Ewing, a son of Earl P. and Lizz Kate Stanton Smith. . On September 3, 1941, at Har tington he married Sylvia Boise. She died September 4, 1942. Survivors include: mother— Lizz Kate Smith of Inman; broth ers—Claude A. Smith of Pendle ton, Ore., and Earl G. Smith of Ewing; sister—Esther K. Boise of O’Neill. Card Shower for Former Page Couple PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. H. L. DeLancey of Denver, Colo., cele brated their 50th weddi»g an niversary Thursday, January 1. Open house was held during the afternoon at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Young, also of Den ver. In the evening a dinner was served for relatives. Mrs. Young planned a surprise card shower from their friends at Page, where Mr. and Mrs. DeLancey formerly resided. Mr. and Mrs. DeLancey were married January 1, 1903, at the home of the bride’s parents near Hartington. They lived in Wayne, Cedar and Boyd counties before moving to Page in 1920. In 1946 they moved to Plainview and lived there until May, 1947, when they moved to Denver. Their address is 1943 S. Lincoln. Mr. DeLancey is engaged in the sheet and metal work. They have one daughter, Mrs.) Robert (Melba) Young, and one grand son. One son died in infancy. Wheeler Bridge Soon to Be Closed Traffic is now flowing across the top of the Ft. Randall, S. D., dam on the new route in prep aration for the closing of the Wheeler, S. D-, Missouri river bridge, it was stated last week by George O. Evans, area engi neer for the U.S. corps of engi neers. South Dakota markers were put up a week ago. If left in position the Wheeler bridge would be inundated when water backs up in lake to be created. However, sections of the bridge, Dakota-owned proper ty, will be moved upstream to Chamberlain. Restricted traffic has been flowing across the top of the dam for several months. To Kansas City— Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole of Em met and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Schaffer left Sunday to attend the annual National Stockgrowers association convention in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mr. * and Mrs. Cole returned to Lin coln to attend the governor’s in augural ball tonight (Thursday). Mrs. Schaffer’s fur coat was stolen from the Schaffer’s hotel room during the Kansas City stay. Visitors Here— Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamish of Norfolk and Mrs. Naomi Pierson and Jimmy of Neligh were Fri day visitors in the home of Miss Ruth Harrysh. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harding, sr., celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Jan uary J, at their home here. Thomas Harding and Miss Rose Denton were married at Emer son, la., in ,1896. They farmed in Iowa until 1901 when they moved to Nebraska to settle near Dixon. In 1913 they moved to Hari ingion, where they farmed for seven years before moving to this vicinity in 1920. They have lived near O'Neill since that time. Mr. and Mrs. Harding became the parents of nine children— They are: Vernon and Clifford, both of O’Neill. Thomas, jr., of Petersburg. James of Rockton, 111.; Mrs. Frank Nelson of Hart ington; Mrs. L. A. Hobbs of Ew ing; Mrs. Lorin Haven of Rock ton, 111., and Mrs. Lois Hartman of O’Neill. At the family anniversary din ner on new year’s day, only four children and their families were present. They were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harding and family, Mrs. Edna Huebert and Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harding, jr., and family at Petersburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harding and family. Green Infant Dies in Hospital CHAMBERS—Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wed nesday, January 7, for Douglas Donald Green, 16 *6-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Green of Chambers. The rites were held at the Methodist church with Rev. L. R. Hans berry, pastor, officiating. A quartet composed of Mrs. Letha Cooke, Mrs. Lee Mitchell, Stanley Lambert and Thomas Lambert sang, accompanied on the piano by Lela Corcoran. Mrs. Ray Beed, Mrs. Wade Da vis and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter had charge of the flowers. Burial was in the Chambers cemetery under the direction of Biglin Brothers. Pallbearers were Howard Beed, Donald Atkinson, Donald Fullerton and Eugene Adams. The child was born August 19, 1951, at O’Neill. His mother’s maiden name was Marjorie Rose Harvey, formery of Orchard. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harvey of Chambers. The infant had been ill a week and failed to recover from ma jor surgery. Death came at 11:20 p.m., Saturday, January 3. Bennett Agains Heads Civic Club Officers of the O'Neill Civic club, a corporation which owns the O'Neill Livestock Market property, were reelected in the annual meeting Tuesday night. Dr. H. L. Bennett, president; Leo T. Moore, vice-president, and J. B. Grady, secretary-treasurer. Ten of the 40 stockholders were present in the session held at the Golden hotel. Bosns Hold Reunion— Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bosn and their sons and daughters held a reunion in the Bosn home on Friday. It was the first time in five years the entire family had been together. Those from out of-town were Mrs. James Harty of Scottsbkiff, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bronstrom and family of Winner, S. D.. and A1 Bosn, who attends a seminary college in Missouri. WOUNDED IN KOREA SPENCER—Mrs. Alma Schu mann of Spencer has received word from the defense depart ment stating that her son, Army Pvt. Harold Schumann, has been wounded in action in Korea. Private Schumann is now in an army hospital in Japan. COMBINATION MEETING BUTTE—The Boyd county ex tension service will hold its an nual meeting in conjunction with the county soil conservation dis trict. The meeting has been scheduled for today (Thursday) at 1 p.m., in the American Le gion hall, Butte. Miss Lois Harder returned to Hastings college after spending Christmas vacation with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewight Har der. 24 Polio Sufferers in 1952 1 5 Victims Receive Aid from Chapter; Treasury Is in Red Staggering expenses in con nection with the treatment and care for an unprecedented num ber of polio cases in the county in the past year have depleted the funds of the Holt chapter of the National Foundation for In fantile Paralysis. Continuing financial respon sibility for present victims and an imperative need for research at the national level makes a grim situation as the 1953 march of dimes campaign gets underway. Mrs. Lester Reige of O'Neill is Holt campaign director this year and she has expressed confidence that county resi dents will respond enthusiastic ally to the plea for dimes and dollars. Campaign chairmen who have been appointed to serve in the various communities are: Mrs. J. W "Walter of Chambers, Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve of O’Neill, Mrs. Noma F. Hall of Stuart, Mrs. John Q. Archer of Ewing, Mrs. John Mattson of Inman, Mrs. Mel vin Smith of Page, Mrs. John Keating of Atkinson, Mrs. Grant Peacock of Emmet, and Mrs. Vern Sageser of Amelia. The National Foundation faces a trying year in 1953, due to the greatest drain on its funds since the foundation was started. Dur ing the past year infantile par alysis attacked with the worst assault ever recorded. “It was more widespread, it touched all parts of the United States, the outbreak began early and dwindled late,” Mrs. Reige declared. (Nebraska was one of the states hardest hit. Holt county had an epidemic—24 cases—the most ever recorded for the county. Fifteen of the 24 cases re quired financial assistance for hospitalization, doctoring and therapy treatments. In addi tion, two cases held over from 1951 were in need of financial hel$. A 1 of these were assisted by the Holt chapter. Following is a financial state ment from Miss Francis Rother ham of Ewing, treasurer for the Holt chapter: The amount of $3, 488.34 was paid for patient care up to December 31. Bills that still must be paid amount to $2, 513.75. This will leave a deficit of $480.14 in the Holt treasury. Among the 24 stricken by polio in 1952 was Gleason Grimes, 13, of Chambers. He was in Clark son hospital in Omaha for many weeks. The expenses were high and the Grimes family gratefully received assistance from the Holt chapter. Mrs. Clarence Grimes, in a let ter to Stanley Lambert, Holt chairman, had this to say: “We want to thank the Holt chapter for the assistance re ceived; also all those throughout the county who gave to the march of dimes thus making this (Continued on page 10) ★ ★ ★ Man, 80, Suffers Stroke in Bathtub ATKINSON—Frank Stanek, about 80, is in Atkinson Me in o r i a 1 hospital recovering from a stroke he suffered late Friday while taking a bath in his home in Atkinson. Mr. Stanek, who lived alone, climbed into the tub Friday evening, was stricken, and lay helplessly in the water until about 5 o’clock Saturday after noon. Neighbors, Charles Dobias and Francis Mohr, went into the house to investigate after they noticed that a light had been burning for a prolonged length of time. Paralyzed on one side, Mr. Stanek was able to control hot water with one foot and keep warm. Mr. Stanek retired about a year ago from active ranch work although he has resided in Atkinson for a number of years. His wife died last year. Hospital attendants say his condition is “satisfactory.” Protestant Group Adopts Funeral Code The O’Neill Ministerial assoc iation, a Protestant group ox clergymen, this week adopted a code for funerals. The code states that funerals and burial services “will be held only on days other than Sundays; stated hours shall be 10 o’clock for morning rites and 2 o’clock for afternoon services; caskets wTill be closed prior to entering the church and remain closed thereafter.” Memorial gifts will be en couraged, the signed statement declared, and ‘“all arrangements and appointments for the burial should be in keeping with the expectation and simplicity of the Christian faith.” Mrs. Mullins, 83, Dies in Wyoming ATKINSON — Mrs. Elizabeth Mullins, 83, of Manderson, Wyo., died in her home on Tuesday, January 6. She received a broken hip in a fall six months ago and had been ill since that time. She was the daughter of the late Robert Alworth of Atkinson, an early settler of that commun ity, a sister to the late Mrs. Hen ry Bauman, and an aunt of Mrs. J. P. Protivinsky, of O’Neill. Survivors include: daughter— Mrs. Cecil Ainsworth of Casper, Wyo.; sons — William, Robert] I Henry, all of Grey bull, Wyo., and Richard of Manderson, Wyo.; ; brother — Robert Alworth of Trail, Ore.; sister—Mrs. Julia Preston of Pasadena, Calif. Sufferers Home— 2 Child Polio BRISTOW—Two of the three children of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Prokop of Bristow, who have been polio patients in a Grand Island hospital are now at home. The Prokops went to Grand Island last week and brought home their 9-year-old twin dau ghters, Bonnie and Betty. The twins younger brother, Charley, must remain in St. Francis hos pital for further treatment. Try The Frontier Want Ads for quick, effective results! _ "Lucky me, huh!" . . . Baby Derby Champ Randy Joseph Schaaf, mom and pop. 346 Registered Boy Scouts in ’52 North - Central Boasts All-Time Record The North-Central Nebraska district of the Boy Scouts of America finished 1952 with an all-time record membership of 346 boys in packs, troops and posts. District officers are: Judge D. R. Mounts of O’Neill, chair man; Verne Reynoldson of O’ Neill, vice-chairman and finance chairman; Dr. J. M. Pucelik of '•pcncer, camping activities chairman; Richard Perry of O’ Neill, leadership training chair man; Ivan Pruss of O’Neill, ad vancement chairman; Don Lyons of O’Neill, district commissioner; R. F. Miller of Stuart, district representative. Neighborhood chairmen are: Rev. Kenneth Carl of O’Neill; Lyle P. Dierks of Ewing (also Page chairman); John Schmidt of Spencer (also Butte); Stanley Cobb of Stuart; Ted Blake of Bassett; Don Lyons of O’Neill (also Atkinson). A monthly meeting of officers and chairmen will be held at the M&M cafe on Monday, January 12. Leaves Hospital — ATKINSON — Baby Edmund George, infant son of Bemie Wilson and thVlate Mrs. Wilson, was taken home from the hos pital just before Christmas by his father and his grandmother, Mrs. Thoede Marousek, of Des Moines, la. Mrs. Marousek and her brother, George Tucker, will be at the Wilson home for an indefinite visit. I Incubator Baby Is ‘Doing Fine’ ATKINSON—Little Stephen David Baker, who was born prematurely on October 22, 1952, and spent the first few months of his life in an incu bator, is at home now with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Baker. Stephen welgneti 2 pounds and 14 ounces when he was born. When he went home on December 28 he weighed six pounds. His mother says he is “gaining steadily.” His father was in a Grand Island hospital suffering with polio at the time of Stephen1 s birth. He, too, is at home now and doing “fairly well.” The hot pack treatments have been discontinued and doctors say with continued exercise they hope that the arm most severe ly effected wiil in time be come normal again. The Bakers have one other son, Danny, and two little girls, Jeanne and Maxine. Mrs. Baker is the former Mary Jane Moler of O’Neill. CDA in Session— The Catholic Daughters held a regular meeting Tuesday eve ning in the Knights of Colum bus hall. After the business meet* ing cards were played. The win ners were Mrs. Delbert Robert son and Mrs. Russell Moler. Mrs. Fred Heermann won the door prize. Lunch was served by the committee. To Jnsiall Officers.— At the regular meeting of the Order of Eastern Star tonight (Thursday) in the IOOF hall, of ficers for the coming year will be installed. The election of of ficers was held in December. Fol lowing the meeting a lunch will be served by th committe. I Polio victim Duane Braasch, 17, gets therapy treatment in new Hubbard tank. Miss Florence E. Case is the nurse. (Story above). 1 Former Dorsey Resident Dies Mrs. Bert Thomas, 66, Rites at Plainview Mrs. Bert Thomas, 66, a resi dent of the Dorsey community until February, 1952, died Sun day, December 28, in Immanuel hospital, Omaha, following a long illness. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday, December 31, at the Methodist church in Plainview and burial was in the family lot at the Plainview cemetery. The lale Mrs. Thomas, whose maiden name was Adda Ann Burbank, was born at New Sharon. Ia., April 22, 1886, a daughter of Hanley C. and Ma tilda A. Burkank. As a girl she moved with her family to Pierce county where she received her education in the public school at Plainview. On March 12, 1903, she was united in marriage to Willie E. Friend of Plainview. In 1906 she be came a member of the Baptist church at Plainview. The Friends became the par ents of five children, four of whom survive. In the fall of 1912 they moved to the Dorsey neighborhood where her husband died February 13, 1913. On January 9, 1915 she was united in marriage to Bernard Bert Thomas. To this union two children were born. The family resided on a farm at Dorsey until they went to Om aha 11 months ago. The late Mrs. Thomas, who had spent most of her life in Dorsey, became ill about a year ago while visiting in Omaha. She was a member of the Dor sey ladies aid society and was active in all of its work when ever she was able to attend. She was a devout listener to Rev. R. R. Brown, who broad casts radio sermons from the Om aha Gospel tabernacle.. Her father died in 1918 and her mother in 1949. Survivors include: Widower; sons—Lyle and Lynn Friend, both of Omaha; Marshall Friend of San Bruno, Calif.; daughters —Mrs. Doris Bolen, Mrs. Bema Hendrickson and Mrs. Dovothy Smith, all of Omaha; 13 grand children; four great-grandchil dren; brother—Alfred Burbank of Spokane, Wash. Winchells Are Hosts— Mr. and Mrs. Bert Winchell entertained friends at a new year’s eve party. The evening was spent playing cards. After midnight a turkey dinner was served to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Vitt, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Min ton and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sullivan, Mrs. Loretta Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heer mann, Mr. and (Mrs. James Car ney and Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Clark. Mr. Vitt Surprised— Mrs. Loretta Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. James Carney and Mrs. Frank Sullivan surprised Louis Vitt on his birthday anniversary Friday, January 2. Cards were played during the evening after which lunch was served. GIVES ADDRESS STAR—Claude Cole, son of Charles Cole, lists the following 1 navy address: SA 319-14-66, Box 18, Rec. Sta., Navy 128, care of FPO, San Francisco, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carnes of Omaha left Saturday after spending the new year’s holiday with Miss Ruth Harnish. 1 st Baby Honors to Randy Joe Schaaf Infant Winner; Bom in Atkinson on New Year’s Morning A brown-eyed fellow who tin ped the scales at 7 pound® 11 ounces arrived at 5:25 a.m., new year’s day in Atkinson’s Me morial hospital. It can be said he created quite a stir. Because Randy Joseph Schaaf. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schaaf of Atkinson, qualified and won sweepstakes honors ink The Frontier’s seventh annual Holt county first baby contest, By virtue of his timely arrival, a jackpot of gifts awaits him — provided by 20 O’Neill merchant* in cooperation with The Frontier. Dr. J. E. Ramsay was the phy sician. Randy was only a few min utes old when The Fronimr'a first baby contest editor wag rolled out of bed with a phone call and advised that the of ficial entry blank would be in that day's mail. Randy, a black-haired husky, wasn’t bothered with all the con fusion and talk about competi tion. Actually, Wayne Richard Harley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Harley of Chambers, wfca delivered by Mr. Stork at 6 p.m., on new year’s eve in St. An thony’s hospital, O’Neill. Wayne Richard qualified lor an incohie tax exemption for 1952—though his dad is in the service—but missed the jackpot by six hours. Richard Francis Gallagher, son of Mr. and Ifea, John R. Gallagher, was the flint born in the O’Neill community, putting in his appearance at 3:45 a.m., on Friday, January 2, at St. Anthony’s. Randy is a fortunate fellow in more ways than simply winning a baby derby. He has four broth ers and two sisters—Larry, 14; George, 11; Richard 9; Lonnie, 2; Mary, 12, and Anita, 4. The Schaafs reside on a 400 acre farm 17 miles northeast of Atkinson, which they own. The father is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Schaaf, who include Rea dy in their list of 55 grandchil dren. Mrs. Fred Barnes, wid ow of the late Mr. Barnes, is the maternal grandmother. She numbers Randy as the 27fh grandchild. Both the parents of the new king were reared in the Atkin son community. Here’s a rundown On the gift® in Randy’s pot o’ gold: Spelts-Ray Lbr. Co.—Five hun dred pounds of coal; Jacobsons • —a General Electric heating pad; Shelhamer Foods—case of Heins baby food; Midwest Furniture &i - Appliance—doll boudoir lamp. McIntosh Jewelry — 10-karat gold baby ring; Gilligan Rexatt drug store—Tiny Tot gift set and a Stork nurser bottle; Beatrice Foods—case of Meadow Gold vitamin D milk. Gambles—a hardwood nursery chair; Biglin Brothers—Hawkeye clothes hamper; Apparel Shop—. a beautiful dress; Lee Stores—* bathrobe. McCarvilles—a pair of Red Goose baby shoes; Stannard’a store — two boxes of Dennison diaper liners plus a baby book; New Deal Oil Co.—10 gallons of gas for pop’s flivver. McDonald’s—a 34x50 satin bound baby blanket; Coyne's hardware—High-Boy clothes dry er; O’Neill Photo Co.—one dozen 3x5 photographs, mounted. New Outlaw Grocery—a case of Gerber’s baby food; Montgom ery’s Hardware — a porcelain enamel bath tub; M & M cafe and Bakery—a decorated layer cake (for pop, mom, brothers, sis ters and doting relatives). And, for good measure, The Frontier is issuing a one year's subscription. King Randy is lucky, wealthy,, famous, healthy and happy. More over, he’s been the darling of the nursery since that big moment on new year’s morning! “Gee whiz, folks. I’m em-. harassed!” Council Issues 3 Building Permit* The O’Neill city council in ses sion Tuesday evening issued, three building permits. Louisa Van Conett, represented? by D. S. McCage, was authorized to construct a 26x36 addition on a residence near the corner of Ninth and Douglas streets. The application stated the addition would be used for restaurant purposes. Clarence Strong was given per mission to construct a residence on lot 3 and part of lot 4, block 5, Fahy’s addition. Wiley Chandler applied for a permit to construct a warehouse on the south 50 feet of lot 4, block 5, Fahy’s addition. The warehouse_will house the Independent Roofing Co., in which Strong and Chandler are interested. The house and ware house will be on Hancock street in the industrial area of the city between the C&NW and CB&Q railroad tracks.
