1952 Chronology
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■ - . . Miss Bernadette Hynes was
chosen “Miss WJAG.” . . 70,000
fish were seined from lakes near
O’Neill which were drying up.
The fish were deposited in the
Northfork river and Ta-ha-zouka
lake near Norfolk. . . 400 acres of
§rass and several haystacks were
amaged by fires caused by
lightning. . . Russell Miner was
run over by a truck while help
ing to fight a grass fire. . . A bur
glar took $175 from the Green
Arrow. . . Death: Tommy Welch
-of Verdigre, formerly of O’Neill.
August
7.—The new well supplies the
city with 503 gallons of water
per minute. . . 187 men have been
drafted from Holt county since
. the start of the Korean war. . I
75 O’Neillites living at Scotts
bluff. held a gathering there. . .
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson
celebrated their 56th wedding
anniversary. . . Three polio cases,
Mrs. Bennett Sanders, DeWayne
Tasler and Mrs. Thomas Sulli
van, have been reported. These
are the first in Holt county for
1952. . . The Stuart Community
hospital was closed because the
doctor, J. B. Ramsay, is leaving
the town. . . Deaths: Mrs. John
Shipman of Minneapolis, Minn.,
formerly of O’Neill; Mrs. Martha
Urban of Chambers; the 7-month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly Bilstien of Swan Lake,
formerly of Amelia.
14. — Lawrence Pacha and
Kathleen Weichman are royalty
at Atkinson hay days. . . 123 polio
cases are listed in the state—
four in Holt county. . . Dr. Na
dene Coyne was awarded a fel
lowship provided by the polio
foundation. . . The phone com
pany wants an increase in rates.
*. . . The Legion discussed a pro
posed plan for a swimming pool
in O’Neill. . . Deaths: Mrs. Ma
tida Lee of O’Neill; Frank Hatch
of Genoa, formerly of O’Neill;
Harry Dempsey of O’Neill; Mrs.
Mary E. Allen of Corydon, Ind.,
formerly of Emmet; Mrs. Kar.
Bernt of Stuart.
21.—Forty - thousand - dollars
in bonds can be issued in a
city the size of O’Neill for a
swimming pool. . . The Chambers
high school class of 1932 reunited
in the Methodist church base
ment at Chambers. . . Joe George
was hired to coach at SMA. . .
Mrs. Mary Placek of Lynch cel
ebrated her 92d birthday anni
versary. . . Charles Kohler, 83, of
Lynch was fatally injured in a
fall from a wagon box load of
hay. . . Deaths: John Liddy, jr.,
of O’Neill; Elias Luther Clark of
O’Neill; Frank Hatch of Genoa,
formerly of O’Neill; George H.
Spindler of O’Neill; Rev. D. S.
Conrad of O’Neill.
28. — Harold Leise of O’Neill
was killed instantly August 27
when he was struck by a bolt of
lightning while riding a tractor.
. . . Boyd county has split on the
decision on the proposed new
highway 281 route to the Ft.
Randall dam. . . At the Holt
county fair at Chambers, the C
Bar M captured top Hereford
honors. . . Lynch installed a new
street lighting system. . . A. P.
Jaszkowiak won the city golf ti
tle. . . Deaths: Harry A. Coolidge
of Greeley, formerly of Amelia;
Mrs. Margaret Fitzsimmons of
Omaha, formerly of O’Neill.
September
4.—Oil drillers started work on
the Neil Asher farm near Page.
. . . Harry Ressel was again elect
ed Holt PMA chairman. . . O’
Neill 4-H’ers, Doris Pierson and
Alice Young won purple ribbons
in homemaking at the state fair
in Lincoln. . . R. B. Crellin, ex
editor of the Ewing Advocate,
died in his home at Ewing after
a long illness. . . .Charles Russell
of Page lost an arm when his car
was sideswiped by a hit-and-run
driver. . . Holt county ranks 24th
in national cattle values. . .
Deaths: Earl Tomsick of Atkin
son; Miss Loretta Berkenkotter
and Mrs. G. F. Berkenkotter of
Denver, Colo., formerly of O’
Neill.
11.—The try for oil on the Neil
Asher farm near Page failed be
cause the drillers struck rock. . .
Marine Pvt. Donald Miner was
killed in Korea. He was Holt
county’s first Korean war fatal
ity. . . “Grandma” Sarah Hull
celebrated her &7th birthday an
niversary. . . The C of C voted
their approval for the western
route of highway 281 to the Ft.
Randall dam. . . 35 farmers gath
ered at the Harold Leise farm for
a haying bee. . . 17 haystacks
burned on the D. C. Schaffer
property south of O’Neill. . .
Deaths: Mrs. John Valla of O’
Neill; Lee Roy Sammons of Am
elia.
18.—Sherwood Strauser, kid
napper, and his hostage, Ruby
Pond, 13, spent a few hours in
O’Neill in his flight across three
states. . . A car driven by a 14
year-old Atkinson girl smashed
into the porch of the Byron Gre
ner residence. . . Mrs. Sophia
Hoppe of Emmet celebrated her
85th birthday anniversary. . . L.
C. Walling, district manager of
Consumers Public Power district,
will officially retire at the end
of the year. His successor will be
C. E. A. Johnson of Norfolk. . .
Russell Miner returned to school
after being confined in a full
length cast for five weeks. . .
Deaths: Mrs. John Warner of
Omaha, formerly of Atkinson;
Mrs. Edna Hendricks of Atkin
son.
25. — Dedication rites for St.
Anthony’s 37-bed hospital were
held September 25. . . Orton
Young’s farm home was partial
ly destroyed by fire. . . LeRoy
Moos, the youngster who drank
lye solution on January 20, 1950,
was able to participate in the
celebration of his fifth birthdav
anniversary. . . Six Holt county
ans are victims of polio. . Deaths:
Fred Green of Park county,
Mont., formerly of O’Neill; Mrs.
Nellie Sinkey of Lynch.
October
2.—Five thousand servings of
pancakes were consumed in O’
Neill on tve first pancake fes
tival. . . 1.800 persons toured the
new St. Anthony’s hospital dur
ing open-house. . . Roy Eugene
Grenier, son of Mr. • and Mrs.
Vern Grenier, was the first baby
bom in the St. Anthony’s hospi
tal. . . The embargo has been
lifted from the sale of hogs, but
they must be kept on a 21-day
quarantine after purchased. . .
Five Holt county men enlisted
in the air force. . . Deaths: John
Dalton of O’Neill; Chester R.
Bowden of Yuma, formerly of
O’Neill; D. D. Cotton of Atkinson.
9.—Mrs. Marlin Wichman was
O’Neill’s first 1952 polio death. . .
Dr. Rex Wilson arrived to open
’"is office. . . Five Holt county
men won buck deer permits. . .
O’Neill high school musicians at
tended band day at Lincoln. . .
The city council is considering the
purchase of a police car. . Deaths:
Charley Ross of O’Neill; Frank
Vandersnick of Ewing; Nathan
iel E. Philbrick of Rapid City,
S D., formerly of Stuart.
16.—The police department put
the police cruiser car into use
under the supervision of Police
Chief Walter Calkins. . . A brok
en axle on a C&NW train caused
four cars to be derailed and held
up traffic on the railroad for 17
hours. . . The Spencer school
closed due to the epidemic of
pilio. . . Coolidges won over
Jungman in a cross-petition suit.
. . . Deaths: Mrs. James Beck 'of
Nevada, Mo., formerly of Stuart;
Lawrence Fuller of Ewing.
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23.—Sgt. Orville Banks was
wounded in Korea. . . Spencer
recorded its second polio death.
... The Holt County Aberdeen
Angus Breeders association held
its annual meeting and accept
ed four new members into the
group. . . Two outbuildings on
the Chet Anderson farm were
leveled by fire. . • The phone
company has taken the matter of
increased rates to court. . .
Deaths: Charles Gilkison of In
man; Mrs. Martin Hurley of
Stewart, Nev., formerly of O’
Neill; John Wintermote of
Chambers.
30.—Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Burch
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary. . . David Roby fell
astride a gun barrel. . ■ Violinist
Rubinoff visited the city. . . Sgt.
Hanford Hovda of Butte was
killed in Korea. . . Lions voted
8-1 for the parking meters. . .
Dr. William Douglas of Atkinson
was honored after 51 years of
service. . . 135 juniors took over
county office jobs for one day. . .
Deaths: Edward Jacot of Spen
cer- D. E. Beck of Atkinson;
John Carr of O’Neill; Mrs. Rosa
Bausch of Atkinson.
November
6.—Barbara Ann Bauer, 3, was
crushed by an underslung at her
home near Ewing. . . Don Cos
sack choir made a short stop m
O’Neill. . . A pile of creosote
treated poles burned near the
railroad tracks. . . National, state
and county elections were held
November 4 with Eisenhower
leading the GOP in a tremen
dous victory. . . Mrs. Bemie Wil
son of Atkinson, mother of two
small children, one a tiny baby,
died from polio. . . Deaths: Guy
Young of O’Neill; James McCaf
frey of Omaha, formerly of O’
Neill; W. A. Ulry of Page; Mrs. J.
E. Vincent of O’Neill.
13.—Drs. Guy and Pauline
Slaughter of Norfolk opened an
office in O’Neill. . . Martin
Miksch of Stuart celebrated his
92d birthday anniversary. . .
Burglar of Green Arrow is cap
tured. . . L. G. Gillespie received
his 50-year OES pin. . . Lie de
tector test cleared local man of
the Calkins slaying. . . Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Jones of Chambers cel
ebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary. . . Felix Roberts of
Valentine opened the Elkhorn
Flower shop in O’Neill. . Deaths:
Joseph Kamphaus of Amelia;
Frank Colman of Inman; John
Mullen of Seattle, Wash., for
merly of O’Neill.
20— Parking meters are in
the first phase of installation. . .
Pfc. Walter Johnson was wound
ed in Korea. . . Henry Parks of
Page counted 143 descendants on
his 81st birthday anniversary. . .
l'he Pleasant Day club is accept
ing donations toward the pur
chase of an iron lung for St. An
thony's hospital. . . Deaths: Ka
tie Jacobson of Eugene, Ore.,
formerly of O’Neill; Mrs. Bartel
Keogh of Spencer; Mary Markey
of Miami, Fla.; Vern Robertson of
Chambers.
27.—Mrs. Alice Axtell of Stu
art celebrated her 101st birthday
anniversary. . . After a legal
battle tne unwanted parking me
urs ie^t to .vn. . . Mr. and Mrs.
L. G. Gillespie of O’Neill cele
brated tneir 50th wedding anni
versary. . . An informational ir
rigation meeting was held. . . The
O’Neill vocational agriculture
class took top honors in the first
annual livestock judging contest
of the North - Central Activities
association. . . Death: Mrs. Al
vina Way man of O’Neill.
December
4.—Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Engel
haupt or Spencer became parents
of twins, making a total of 15. . .
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J. H. Bruns of O’Neill celebrated
his 80th birthday anniversary. . .
wounded in Korea. . . Army Cpl.
James Mulhair of Lynch was
Leo Matthews of O’Neill return
ed from Korea. . . A/2c Harold
Krugman of O’Neill returned
from Germany. . . Mr. and Mrs.
Pearl Carey of Inman celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary.
. . . Deaths: Mrs. F. Wondercheck
of Atkinson; Mrs. Frank Dworak
of Central City, formerly of O’
Neill; Fred Ermer of Chambers;
Edward Whitehead of Stuart;
William Knudsen of Page; Kate
Fuelberth of Page; Mrs. George
M. Carter of Bakersfield, Calif.,
formerly of Chambers.
11.—Franklin Strausser faces
kidnapping charges for holding
13-year-old Ruby Pond. . . Mrs.
William Grothe, sr., of Emmet
celebrated her 73d birthday an
niversary. . . Holt county had one
traffic death in 1952. . . The O’
Neill high school football team
was unbeaten and untied for the
season. . . Edward Gallagher '
heads the Crusade for Freedom
fund. . . Deaths: Mrs. Florence
Downey of Cincinnati, O., for- !
merly of Stuart; Edward Welion
of Atkinson; George Graham of
Santa Cruz, Calif., formerly of
O’Neill.
18.—District 165 erects a new
school building. . . The basin
hearing for the reclamation work
was enthusiastic. . . Pfc. Thomas
Ressel returned from Korea. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilev and fam
ily of Lynch were left homeless
when their home was destroyed
by fire. . . Handel’s “Messiah”
was presented at the high school
auditorium by the O’Neill Civic
chorus. . . Deaths: Mary E. Gal
lop of Lynch; Mrs. Meta F. Bur
ley of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of
Spencer; Mrs. Agatha Kohler of
Lynch; Charles Luber of Lynch;
Mrs. Betsy Aim of O’Neill.
25.—Throng listens to the mes- !
sage of the Presbyterian church
leader, Dr. Hermann Morse. .
Airman Ronald Hutcheson of
tuart was held by Russians for
nine hours. . . Rabid cat attacks
four persons near Chambers. . . !
Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivan is the
new acting postmaster. . . Two
Lynch youths suffered injuries
in an auto crash. Pinnt boy may
lose left leg. . . G. D. Janzing
celebrated his 85th birthday an
niversary. . . Robert Becken
hauer wins $25 for submitting a
scale model plan for an addition
to the student union building
at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln. . . Deaths: Mrs. Jose
phine Bradley of Spencer; Wil
ber King of Newport; C. E. Tib
bets of Chambers.
MONEY TO LOAN
ON
AUTOMOBILES
TRUCKS
TRACTORS
EQUIPMENT
FURNITURE
Central Finance
Corp.
C. E. Jonas, Manager
O'Neill : Nebraska
10-Milk COWS
One fresh, the rest to
freshen soon. These
are Holstein and
Guernsey, all good
producing dairy cows
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1—Small CALF
10—Slock COWS with 10
CALVES at Side
Wagon and Rack
Ruber Tired Wagon
and Box
Hay Stacker
12-Ft. Deering Rake
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AS I HAVE decided to quit ranching, I will offer at public auction the following de
scribed 'personal property at the place, located 1 mile north of Amelia; OR 20 miles
south, 2 miles east, 1 mile north and one-half mile east; OR 8 miles west of Chambers, 3
miles north and one-half mile west of Chambers, on —
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Wednesday, Jan ary 21st
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Sale Starts at 12:30 P.M. Lunch Served on Grounds
. - HEAD OF CATTLE - 68
4—Reg. Hereford
COWS
4 - years - old, all Do
rn e s t i c Lamplighter
breeding.
12—Hereford HEIFERS
These are 2-year-old
springer heifers.
12-Fall CALVES
Steers and heifers.
7—Whiteface STOCK
COWS
1—Reg. Hereford BULL
Beau Brummel breeding,
3-years-old.
1—Reg. Hereford BULL
Coming 2-years-old,
Paladin Mixer breeding.
I Two Horses: One team Black Geldings, smooth mouth, weight 3,000 pounds.
I TWO SETS OF HARNESS
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
6-Ft. McCormick Mower
6-Shovel Cultivator
DeLaval Cream Separator,
almost new, with electric
motor.
John Deere Manure
Spreader
Many Other Items Too
Numerous to Mention
TERMS: Cash—no property to be removed until settled for.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pier e
COL. ED THORIN, O’Neill CHAMBERS STATE BANK, Chambers,
Auctioneer clerk
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