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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1953)
Eagles Seek Second Consecutive Crown Pairings were completed here Saturday for the 16th annual Holt county high school basket ball tournament to be staged on the O'Neill high rink next week —Tuesday through Friday, Jan uary 20-23. Coach Paul Baker’s O’Neill high Eagles, defending champions, will be gunning for their second con secutive title. First game of the meet will be gin at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday with Inman going against Atkinson. In the second match, O’Neill will face the St. Mary’s Cardinals, starting at 7:15 p.m. In the night cap, the Ewing Tigers will face the Chambers Coyotes. On Wednesday evening, St. Jo seph’s of Atkinson will square off against the Inman-Atkinson victor at 7 p.m. The Page Eagles will clash with Stuart Broncos at 8:30 p.m. Page and St. Joe, seeded teams in the upper bracket, are ex pected to collide in semifinal play Thursday at 7 p.m., and O’Neill and Chambers are lower bracket clubs seeded to gain the semis. The third place game will start at 7 p.m., on Friday with the title match scheduled to start at 8:30. Baker’s kids have by far the most impressive record todate and are expected to roll through the tourney without too much diffi culty. Naper Tops Stuart in Non-Loop Game STUART—The Broncos jour neyed to Naper Tuesday evening, January 6, and dropped a non conference game to Naper high school with a 46-43 score. It was a rough and tumble affair with 45 fouls called. The pre • lim game also went to Naper, 37 30. Friday evening, January 9, found the Broncs on the Long Pine floor. This game was poorly played by both teams, the first quarter ended with 2 points in the bag for Long Pine, both free throws. At the half Stuart had 14 to Long Pine’s 11, but the third quarter put Long Pine ahead 21-17 and the finish showed Stuart had dropped one more game, 31-27. The prelim game was won by Stuart, 27-12. Boxscore: STUART (27) fg ft pf p Nelson_0 0 4 0 Hytrek_1 0 3 2 Mitchell_2 2 0 6 Tielke_6 2 2 14 Seger_0 0 10 Shald_-1 0 3 2 Wewel_1 12 3 Totals_11 5 15 27 L. PINE (31) fg ft pf . p . Weander_3 6 2 12 Painter_1 2 14 R. Lentz_5 1 4 11 Lee _ 1 0 0 2 Babcock __1 0 2 2 Totals_11 9 10 31 Phones 316 and 304 DR. H. L. BENNETT VETERINARIAN — O'NEILL — I- "" Spencer’s Sharp Held to 12 Points Eby Spoils Visitor’s Scoring Record The O’Neill high school Eagles soundly pasted the Spencer high basketballers in a mismatched, fray here Friday night, 46-d7. Spencer’s well-publicized point getter, Ray Sharp, who had been enjoying a 25-points-per-game av erage for the season, was limited to 12 points by O’Neill’s Dave Eby. The Sharp fellow got only two free throws during the first half during which the Blues buid a 34-4 lead. The visitors couldn’t muster enough scoring punch to make a showing at all. O’Neill led, 45 11, at the end of the third. Coach Paul Baker’s machine was clicking on all cylinders and exhibited perhaps the best team performance, offensively and de fensively, in several seasons. O’Neill reserves won, 44-25, al though the victors’ Bob Porter suffered a broken ankle. Boxscore of main event: O'NEILL (64) fg ft pf p Hollenbeck_2 4 18 Dexter_*^.3 0 0 6 Eby_5 5 3 15 Seger_0 0 10 Buckmaster_5 3 2 13 Miner_0 0 10 Booth _3 0 0 6 Kilcoin_2 10 5 Carroll_5 1 1 11 Totals_25 14 9 64 SPENCER (17) fg ft pf p Sharp_4 4 3 12 Ellermier_0 0 3 0 Connot _1 2 2 4 Black_0 0 2 0 Oatman_0 0 4 0 J annsen_0 10 1 Kurpicka_.0 0 0 0 Lampman_0 0 0 0 Totals_5 7 14 17 Shelhamers Organize Bowling Entry (Week of January 5-8) The bowling leagues resumed their schedule after the holidays. The Coast-to-Coast team dropped from the league at the half be cause of the difficulty of getting i to O’Neill during the winter months. Several members of the team were from Stuart. Shel hamer’s will organize a team to replace Coast-to-Coast. Dwayne Philbrick rolled the high single game and the high single series with 190 and 472. The M&M cafe took the high team game with 727 and the New Outlaw got the high team series with 2022. The team standings starting at the second half are as follows: W L Wm. Krotter Co._9 3 Knight Bowling Alley_9 3 Phillips 66_8 4 New Outlaw_6 6 M&M Cafe _:_4 8 Gambles-3 9 McIntosh Jewelry_3 9 ---—-—I Cardinals Defeat Lynch Here, 50-39 Coach Joe George’s St. Mary’s Cardinals handily defeated the Lynch high basketballers in a match Wednesday night, January 7, at the O’Neill rink. The Hill toppers were ahead all the way —14-6 at the quarter, 31-15 at halftime, and 42-25 at the end of the third. Jerry Wanser led the O’Neill attack with 13 points. D. Cassidy was best for the losers with 10. Boxscore: ST. M. (50) fg ft pf pts Weler, f_3 117 Graham, f_3 14 7 T. Wanser, f_ 3 3 5 9 Cuddy, f_10 12 J. Wanser, c_ 3 8 3 14 London, c_0 13 1 W. Donohoe, g_ 0 0 3 0 J. Fritton, g_ 0 0 0 0 G. Tomlinson, g_ 0 0 2 0 Bazelman, g_ 3 4 4 10 Totals_16 18 26 50 LYNCH (29) fg ft pf pts K. Stewart, f _ 2 3 4 9 Wheeler, f_ 0 0 0 0 D. Stewart, f _ 12 3 4 Rosicky, f_0 0 10 McDonald, c_ 0 0 5 0 Norwood, c_ 0 4 2 4 Cassidy, g_ 3 4 5 10 Spelts, g_0 0 10 Tekorah, g_ 0 2 2 2 Green, g_10 0 2 Totals_ 7 15 23 29 Make Extended Southwest Tour CHAMBERS—Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Alderson returned Friday, Jan uary 9 from an extended trip through Colorado, New Mexico and California. They had Christmas dinner with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Brotherton, at Greeley, Colo., and spent new year’s with another daughter, Rosalie, Mr. and Mrs. Mulford, at Ontario, Calif. Leaving Greeley, Colo., the day atfer Christmas they accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Brotherton and two sons, Don and Jim, to San Diego, Calif., by way of New Mexico and Arizona. There was snow on the ground practically all the way to Phoenix, Ariz. In passing through the mountains of the coastal range they encountered a heavy snowstorm. They were surprised to meet hundreds of cars, some with sleds tied on, going into the mountains to see the snow. At San Diego, they were joined by Dale Brotherton, who accom panied them to Ontario to visit the Mulford’s. The following day Don and Jim Brotherton left for home in their brother, Dale’s, car. Dale Brotherton was leav ing January 6, on his second cruise in the Pacific. He expects to be gone until next October. On the day after new year’s the Alderson’s and the Brother ton’s returned to San Diego, passing through Pasadena to see the floats of the parade of roses tournament. The floats were all on exhibition in Victory park, Pasadena. At Long Beach they drove along the route by the ocean. The following morning they vis ited Balboa park. Dale Brother ton left them at this time to re port back to his ship the USS Satyr. On the return trip they stopped at El Paso, Tex., to visit Mr. Al derson’s sister, Miss Ruth Aider son. They were surprised to find another sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John O. Griz, of Alas ka there. Mrs. Griz was for merly Minnie Alderson. After a short visit with the Al derson’s son, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Don Alderson and family at Colorado Springs, Colo., they reached Greeley and from there Mr. and Mrs. Alderson returned to their home at Chambers. Other Chambers News Rev. and Mrs. L. M. McElheran and children returned Tuesday, January 6, from a visit with rela tives and friends at Three Hills, Cana. Mr. and A^rs. Paul Roth came from Columbus Monday and vis ited until Tuesday with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mlrs. Elwyn Robertson, and fam ily. They also called on Mary Jo Roth in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wink and family spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hou ston at Neligh. A/2c Richard Harley is ex pected to arrive today (Thurs day) from Biloxi, Miss., for a short visit with his wife, Mrs. Ar liss Harley and infant son. Also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley. He will report to Lime stone air force base in northern Maine on January 30. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mitchell and family drove to Wausa Saturday, January 3, where they visited relatives. On Sunday they were at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell at Belden. Steve Shavlik and son, Myron, and daughter, Mrs. Erwin Hub bard, drove to Lincoln Sunday, January 3, to visit the former’s ; daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gesch and baby daughter. They brought Mrs. Shavlik and daughter, Pamela, home. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Blake and family and Grandma Blake were Sunday dinner guests in the John Blair home. Mrs. H. C. Walter went to Nor folk Friday where she visited un til Sunday with friends. A group of 21 friends gathered at the Keith Sexton home Friday evening in honor of Mr. Sexton's birthday anniversary. A chili sup per and an evening of pinochle was enjoyed by the following: Mr. and Mrs. John Honevwell Mr. and Mrs. Glen Adams and I Dale, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Med j calf, Mrs. Anna Albers, Mr and | Mrs. Gordon Harley and children i Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shavlik My I r°n and Pamela and Mr. and Mrs 'Lyman Covey. Mr. and Mrs. Guias Winter mote and Carolyn were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs Clyde Kiltz. Mrs. Donald E. Brehm . . . the former Leah Claire Iler. —O’Neill Photo Co. ir x Leah Claire Her Bride of Dakotan The marriage of Miss Leah Claire Her to Donald E. Brehm was solemnised in the First Presbyterian church in O’ Neill Saturday, January 10. Be fore an altar banked with pink and white gladioli Rev. Samuel Lee read the doublering marriage vows in the presence of the im mediate families and a few friends. Miss Iler is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sumner Downey of O’Neill. Mr. Brehm’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Brehm of Watertown, S.D. Given in marriage bv her un cle, the bride appeared in a two-piece street length dress of silver-blue tie silk. With it she wore pale blue accessories and carried a bouquet of light pink roses and white stephanotis. Mrs. William C. Artus served as her sister’s matron-of-honor. She wore a dark aqua blue taf feta street length dress with na vy blue accessories and carried a bouquet of American beauty roses. Glen Brehm of Watertown, S.D., brother of the bridegroom, was bestman. Mrs. John Harbottle played the nuptial selections on the organ during the ceremony. Following a reception, which was held after the ceremony at the Downey home for immediate relatives and a few friends, Mr. and Mrs. Brehm left on a two weeks’ trip. A graduate of St. Mary’s acad emy in 1945, the bride attended the University of Nebraska and for the past few months, has been employed in California. Ihe bridegroom graduated from the South Dakota school of mines, in Rapid City, majoring in engineering, and has spent three years in the army, part of that time in Korea. Out - of - town relatives here were Mr. and Mrs. George Brehm and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brehm and son, Dean, all of Watertown; Mi’s. Robert Axtell of Hamburg, la., and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pound of Blair. I Delbert Haselhorst Feted in Reunion LYNCH—Mr. and Mrs. C. L Haselhorst and their family held a family reunion at Plainview on Sunday afternoon and evening. The affair was in honor of their son, Delbert, who left the follow ing day for his air force base at San Diego, Calif. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streit, Mr. and Mrs. Lorie (Micanek, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Havranek, all of Lynch; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Haselhorst of Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vonasek of Walnut; Kay Soulek of Verdel; Delbert Haselhorst of San Diego, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hasel horst and Joyce. Other Lynch News Mr. and Mrs. Vince Jehorek and Mrs. Ed Johns spent Satur day and Sunday in Grand Island. The Jehorek’s visited relatives in a hospital there and Mrs. Johns visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Nelson, also a brother, Frank Nelson, and family. They returned home late Sunday eve ning. Douglas Butterfield of Norfolk spent the weekend with his par ents in Holt county and friends here at Lynch. A large number of men en joyed a coyote hunt west of town Sunday afternoon. Many stories are being told but no evi dence told of dead coyotes. The First Methodist Ladies’ i aid plans an amateur contest to be held Tuesday, January 27. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wurtz and family of Spencer visited at the Fred Wurtz home Sunday, Jan- ! uary 4. FILM SHOWN PAGE—An oil company spon- j sored a free show and lunch at j the school auditorium Tuesday evening, January 6. A number of prizes of the products were given away. After the show douehnuts and coffee were served. Donald Heiss handles the products in Page. Colored Honduras Pictures Shown CHAMBERS — The Beautiful Valley Garden club met Tuesday evening January 6, with Mrs. Jane Spann. Due to illness and snowy roads, only 12 members answered roll call. There was one visitor. The new officers taking charge at this meeting were: Mrs. Ber nice Platt, president; Mrs. Lorine Smith, vice-president; Mrs. Jane Spann, treasurer, and Mrs. Jean Hoffman, secretary. Following the business meet ing, colored slides were shown of pictures taken by Rev. and Mrs. Ward Smith of their home surroundings, and the native peo ple of Honduras, where the Smith’s have worked the past three years as missionaries. Each picture was explained by Mrs. Smith. Later a box was opened which had been received from an absent member, Mrs. Rena Dierking, who with her husband is visiting in California. Enclosed was a winter corsage of Hawaiian wooden roses and evergreens, for each member. A “thank you” message on a card was sent to Mrs. Dierking. The door prize, a three-piece relish set, was won by Mrs. Platt. Door prizes are purchased with the contributions of each mem ber to the lunch fund at each for the year’s gift exchanges. The next meeting will be held at the home of Ardith Robertson February 3, and members will ex change Valentine gifts of flower planters. Colored pictures will be shown at this meeting by Lorine Smith. O’NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Jomes Harty and son, Michael, of Scottsbluff de parted Monday. Mrs. Harty and son had been visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bosn, md also Mrs. W. H. Harty and daughter, Miss Helen. Mr. Harty came Sunday from Scottsbluff. Pat London of Colome, S.D., was a Tuesday visitor in the Mike London home. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. DeBolt re cently spent several days in Oma na on business and also visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Allendorfer. A/3c Larry Minton returned to he Rapid City, S.D., AFB, on Sunday, January 4 after spend ing the new year’s holidays with nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Minton. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Troshyn sky, Danny and Jean Marie of Atkinson were recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Minton. Mrs. G. P. Menkens received word that Warren Klinetobe of the navy expects to be home in April or May. At the present time he is aboard a ship near Korea. Mrs. Mary Tomlinson and son, Larry, Mrs. Mabel Tomlinson and Mir. and Mrs. Glen Tomlin son of Spencer were Sunday af ternoon and evening callers at the H. W. Tomlinson home. Mrs. Vannie Newman was a Wednesday, January 7, overnight guest in the home of Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson. Look forward to January 29 ! ! 1 37c Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larson spent Sunday afternoon in At kinson at the Dan Snyder home. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Langan spent Tuesday in Norfolk in the G. L. Sobotka home. Mrs. Harold Calkins and chil dren are spending the week in Ainsworth visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Connie Calloway. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKen zie, jr., went to Lynch Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bowl by and Connie and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, sr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppen borg of Emmet were Sunday eve ning guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Lufoen. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burbach of Wausa were Sunday guests in the Joel Lyman home. Mrs. Max Grenier went to Grand Island Sunday to visit Charles Harding, who is in the Veterans hospital there. She al so visited Mr. and Mrs. William Tomlinson. Mr. and Mrs. Fora Knight re ceived word from their son, Pvt Glen E. Knight, that he had landed December 30 at Tokyo, Ja jan. From there he was sent to Camp Drake, a processing sta tion near there. He has been as signed as supply quartermaster. He wrote that on January 6 he would sail for Korea, which would be a five-day trip. His address is: Pvt. Glen E. Knight, U. S. 55275852, 23 Quartermaster Group, APO 301, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. Remember the amateur show is coming soon. Get your name in to Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve or D. H. Clauson. 37c Mr. and Mrs. George Mellor were Friday night callers in the Roy Lanman home. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Porter and daughter returned from their Southern trip during the holi days and at present reside in the Carl Asimus residence on Everett street Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bruhn and granddaughter, Rae, and daugh ter, Mrs. Shirley Roby, and son, Terry, of Niobrara were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson. Mrs. Bruhn is a daughter of the Tom linson’s. The Fancy Ropers 4-H club members and their parents will meet Sunday evening at the L. D. Putnam home and reorganize. Miss Rosemary Corkle will give a pie baking demonstration. She is entered in the state contest to be held at Lincoln January 27. Continue Knitting Korea Sweaters EWTNG—Korean sweaters were again the topic of discussion at the meeting of the American Le gion auxiliary unit 214, held last Thursday evening at the Legion club. Mrs. Frank Noffke, sr., is an other who has volunteered her services as a knitter. These sweat ers are made from left over yams or from old sweaters. Anyone who wishes to donate materials for sweaters, please contact Mrs. Herbert Kirschmier. Clothing suitable for children from 1%- to 9-year-old is also requested and: may be left at the Gibson store from January 10 to 17. On adjournment, refreshments were served by Mrs. Clarence Hahlbeck and her mother, Mrs. Maud Boies. Celia News Paul Forsythe, who spent the holidays witn relatives in Iowa* spent Saturday night, January 3* with his uncle, Alex Forsythew with whom he was once a part ner in this neighborhood. He left the next day for his home in Dixon, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hendricks and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ernst and family of Miltonvale, Kaa&* were new year’s dinner guests at a family reunion at the Fred Lor enz home at O’Neil. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Colfack were Wednesday afternoon, De cember 31, visitors at the Emil Colfack home. Don Ahlman of Neligh, leath er of the McKathnie school, who had spent he holidays with his parents, returned to the Paul Johnson home Saturday, January 3* R. M. Pease of O’Neill was a new year’s day guest at the Ray Pease home. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lauridsen and family, Charles Johnson and’ Merle Johnson and daughters of Sutton visited the Louie Lanrid sen family Tuesday evening, De cember 30. Charles Johnson spent the night at the Louie Lauridsen home. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Terwilliger were new year’s afternoon vis itors at the Lawrence Smith, home. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wining and son were Friday afternoon, Jan uary 2, visitors at the Lawrence Smith home. Needle in a Haystack? It’s worse trying to run down your tax de ductions, especially if you have no perma nent record. This year, pay by check and check on the O’Neill National Bank. 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