-VOICE
OF THE FRONTIER” _ CZ TWELVE
W~ >NTlIfc Z
9:45 A.M. — 780 k.c. , ' Pages 1 to 12
North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper
■•JBb' o
Volume 73. Number 7. O’Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, June 18, 1953. Seven Cents
Heavy Marketing
Urged by Stockmen
Mrs. Kalihoff, 77,
Homesteader, Dies
Coincidence Marks
Passage to U.S.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kalihoff. 77,
died Sunday evening, June 14,
in the Old Plantation manor
near Elgin following a three-year
illness.
A rosary was offered Wednes
day evening at 8 o’clock at the
William (“Bill”) Kalihoff resi
dence near Elgin.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 9:30 a.m., today
(Thursday) from St. Bomface
Catholic church in Elgin. Burial
will be in Sc. Johns cemetery,
south of Ewing.
Her husband, the late Theo
dore Kalihoff. sr., died 17 years
ago, and one daughter. Rose
Leahy, also preceded her in
death, having been killed in a
tornado near Ewing several
years ago.
Survivors include: Sons —
Theodore of Elgin; Paul of Min
nesota; William of Elgin; Leo of
California:. Ferdinand of Oma
ha; Albert of O’Neill, and August
of Tilden; daughters—Mrs. John
Tomjack of Melbeeta; Mrs. Ben
Venteicher of Orchard, and Mrs.
Carl Riceks of Petersburg
The late Mrs. Kalihoff was
bom at Berlin, Germany.
At the age of 7—in 1883—
she came to the U.S., with her
parents. Also aboard the same
ship was Theodore Kalihoff.
11.
The two children were not ac
quainted in Germany but in later
life were to wed and rear a fam
ily of 10 children.
The Kallhoffs homesteaded
seven miles southwest of Clear
water and they built improve
ments on the place in 1910.
Year’s Illness
Fatal to Boy, %
David Edwin Lee, -year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Lee of the Opportunity commun
ity, died at 8:10 a.m., Monday,
June 15, at his home northeast
of O’Neill.
He died from a rare kidney
disease which he had been suf
fering exactly one year.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., today (Thurs
day) from the Full Gospel churcn
at Ewing with Rev. Vance And
erson officiating.
Survivors include the parents.
He was their only child.
Oldra Dies in
Omaha Hospital
STl ART — Funeral services
will be conducted at 10 a.m.,
Saturday in Omaha for David
A. Oldra, 54, a former resident
of the Dustin community north
of Stuart and the Green Valley
community south of Stuart.
The late Mr. Oldra left Stuart
in 1927. On June 6, 1927, in Om
aha he married Elizabeth Mit
chell of Stuart. He was an auto
motive body repairman for ma
ny years.
Survivors include: Widow
daughter — Mrs. Ed (Betty)
Daubman of Rock Island, 111.;
sons—-Richard and Robert, both
of Omaha; brother—Herman of
California; sisters—Mrs. Ed Way
man of O’Neill; Mrs. Vera Rader
of Onawa, la.; Mrs. Louis Lincl
berg of Live Oak, Calif.; Mrs.
Charles Malone of Los Angeles,
Calif.; Mrs. Allen (Esta) Hopkins
of Placerville, Calif.; Mrs. Har
old Rumley 0f Sidney la.; and
Mrs. G. R. Nugent of Tucson,
Ariz.
Kinderaxten
Tester Coming—
According to the Nebraska
laws, any child may not be ad
mitted into kindergarten or be
ginner grade of any school un
less: (a) Such child has reached
the age of 5 years or will reach
such age on or before October
15 of the current year; or (b)
such child has demonstrated
through recognized testing pro
cedures that he is ready for
school.
This was pointed out this week
by Miss Alice L. French, Holt
county superintendent of public
instruction.
“We are planning to have a
tegter here from Wayne the last
of August. If you have a child
Farmhand Display
Coming Friday—
The Harry R. Smith Imple
• ments of O’Neill will be host
Friday evening when the public
is invited to witness a Farmhand
materials - handling equipment
display and free motion picture.
The event will be held at the
American Legion auditorium,
starting at 8 o’clock.
Free refreshments will be
served following the show, Mr.
Smith said.
50th Anniversary
Party Postponed—
Ford’s 50th anniversary paity
at the Lohaus Motor company
showrooms, originally scheduled
for Tuesday, June 16, was post
poned, according to Manager
Henry Lohaus.
The new date will be announc
ed later. Ford dealers across the
country are joining in golden
anniversary celebrations
l
Dewey C. Schaffer of O'Neill
was reelected president of Ihe
Nebraska Stock Growers associ
ation as the annual convention
came to a close Saturday in Om
aha. Schaffer had served as
president last year and it is cus
tomary for the president to serve
two consecutive one-year terms.
The O’Neill Chamber of . Com
merce invited the stockgrowers
to hold the next district meeting
here, and Chadron was chosen
as the site of the 1954 statewide
convention.
Bernard Coulter of Bridgeport
was reelected vice-president.
The stockgrowers urged
heavy marketing of cows this
fall. In a resolution, the as
sociation said that by thus re
ducing breeding herds and
holding some steers, calves and
yearlings to delay marketing,
a glut on the market could be
avoided.
In other resolutions, the stock
growers urged restaurants and
hotels to bring their beef prices
down in line with current whole
sale meat and live animal prices,
indorsed the work of the na
tional livestock and meat board,
and urged that the assessment
on cattle and calves be immedi
ately increased from one cent to
two cents per head on cattle, and
from one-third cent to one cent
per head on calves (all commis
sion men and auction rings were
requested to make such a col
lection, all packers to match the
assessment); asked that the
stockgrowers give active support
toa constitutional amendment
for the return to a two-house
legislature elected on a partisan
ticket; requested the congress to
do everything possible in elimi
nating what the resolution said
was “many billions of dollars
of gifts and handouts to coun
tries now able to provide for and
protect themselves.”
The group reiterated oppo
sition to any further whole
sale cuts, and insisted that ac
tion be taken through the es
cape clause of the reciprocal
trade act. or otherwise, to pro
vide a more adequate tariff
protection for the American
meat industry.
After a heated floor discussion
on the removal of W. A. Johnson
of Alliance, secretary-treasurer,
the convention by a 42-6:1 vote
requested the executive council
to make the final decision.
Members on the floor charged
that Mr. Johnson had injected
politics into his annual secre
tary’s report and generally had
tried to guide the policies cf the
association, which is a job of the
executive council.
Physician’s Wife
Dies in St Louis
Mrs. J. P. Murphy, about 55,
wife of Dr. J. P. Murphy, prom
inent St. Louis, Mo., physician
and surgeon, died Friday, June
12, in St. Louis.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday, June 15, and bur
ial was made there.
Doctor Murphy was reared at
O’Neill. He and his wife were
married following World War I,
and they have been frequent
here at the home of the Misses
Hilda and Helen Gallagher.
Surivors include: Widower;
daughters—Mrs. William (Mary
Ann) Grant and Mrs. Frank (Pat
ricia) McCrey, both of St. Louis;
three grandchildren.
Miss Hilda left O’Neill Satur
day to attend the funeral.
Wed 40 Years—
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook en
tertained the pinochle club Sun
day evening at their home in
honor of their 40th wedding anni
versary. A fish fry was the main
event of the evening. Cards were
played. Mrs. Frank Grenier re
ceived ladies’ high and Mi's. Vern
Grenier, low. Frank Grenier won
men’s high and Dave Loy re
ceived low prize. Robert Schulz
won the traveler’s prize.
Pvt. Gordon Hiatt, who is
stationed at Verdun, France,
with the army engineers, was
one of three O’Neillites lining
London’s ancient streets for
the coronation procession of
Queen Elizabeth II, who was
crowned on June 2.
Hiatt wrote his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Hiatt:
“It was a never-to-be-forgot
ten trip, wet, tiresome and
thrilling.”
Cpl. Donald Borg, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Axel Borg, and his
wife, the former Mary Jo
Hynes, also were in London
for the gay activities. They
are stationed at St. Jean,
France.
“It wdll suffice to say I nev
er removed my clothes or saw
a bed on the hectic three-day
trip,” wrote young Hiatt.
“We arrived in London
about 5:30 a.m., Tuesday after
a train-boat-train trip from
Paris. The weather was un
welcome. After picking up
lunch and dinner (in paper
bags), we proceeded to the
coronation route. Some had
the mistaken idea we had a
seat in the stands!
“Our guide took us to a spot
on Hyde park corner, which
already was pretty crowded.
He said this is it. I looked at
my watch in the rain and not
ed it would be an eight-hour
wait. I entertained a notion of
16 Signers
Opposing
Paving
Not Enough Names to
Block Improvement,
Unofficial Reaction
A petition bearing signatures
of 16 “abutting property owners”
Saturday was filed with city »f
ficials. The petition opposes a
plan for eight blocks of paving
and street improvement in the
four square blocks adjoining O’
Neill’s center.
The petition, circulated by R.
H. Parker, real estate man, says:
“We remonstrate, object to and
do not want the improvements
outlined ... in districts 7 or 8.”
Signers are:
Blanche Valla, Frank Valia,
Ellen M. Sullivan, R. H. Parker,
Edna Coyne, Ed Menish, J. E.
Menish, Joel Parker, Herbert W.
Kaiser, Mrs. Herbert Kaiser,
Stanley Soukup, Elsie Souk up,
L. A. Carter, Lola W. Carter,
Ada Spangler and Laura II.
Parker.
The city council in special
session Monday evening re
viewed the petition. It was the
unofficial belief that Parker's
petition fell short of the 51
percent needed to thwart the
council's improvement plan,
which already has been start
ed with the establishment of
two street improvement dis
tricts.
A special meeting will be
called in a few days at which
time the council will hear verbal
remonstrances. Meanwhile the
city will be obliged to check the
register of deed’s records to
check the validity of signatures
and to insure they are those cf
titleholders. There is also a le
gal question, it was pointed out,
if both joint owners of property
are eligible to sign such a doc
ument. In any event, tne suffi
ciency of the signatures will be
checked and results announced
at the special meeting.
Mayor J. E. Davis left O’Neill
Tuesday to go to Rochester
Minn., for surgery, and the coun
cil president, Emmett Crabb, will
have the responsibility of con
ducting the special meeting.
One observer pointed out:
“All Parker’s list of names can
do is shrink. It can’t grow be
cause time has run out.”
District 7 is the only one of the
two believed in jeopardy.
If the council at the special
meeting losses out the petition
for a lack of sufficient names,
the signers have no other re
course than to go into district
court to seek a temporary re
straining order.
Parker’s covering letter de
clared:
“The people in district. 7 and
that part of 8 confused and con
nected in with district 8 refuse to
pave or to pay for any paving
and curb and gutter.
“Said remonstrance being sign
ed by a majority of the abutting
owners, being resident owners.
“Districts 7 and 8 are befud
dled and confused together in
block 21 and 28, possiblv for a
purpose, therefore the abutting
owners have the right to sign. ’
L. F. Beckenhauer and Forrest
D. Riley, who are affiliated with
the O’Neill Auto Supply, left
Wednesday morning for Minne
apolis, Minn., where they will
attend the midwest auto show.
Goes to Bloomfield
Rahe W. (“Benny") Johnson
(above) has been appointed lo
cal superintendent for Con
sumers Public Power district
for the city of Bloomfield, it
was announced this week by
C. E. A. Johnson of O'Neill,
district manager. The promo
tion becomes effective Mon
day, June 22—the date Con
sumers will begin operation
of the Bloomfield system, for
merly a municipal operation.
An army veteran, he was bom
at Wausa, graduated from
Wausa high school in 15)37,
and attended Yankton (SD.)
college for two years. He be
gan his power career in 1941
at O’Neill, lived several years
in Hartington, and returned to
O’Neill in 1952 as local fore
man. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
have two sons—Jimmy, 5, and
Danny Lee, 2. Mr. Johnson has
been president of the O’Neill
Civic chorus, having sung
leading roles in several music
al productions, and has been
tenor in the Lions club male
quartette and a member of the
Methodist church choir.
Futility Seen in
4-Power Meeting
U.S. Sen. Hugh Eutler of
braska has issued a warning again
st the futility of attempting to
hold another four power confer
ence with Russia “until we have
some reason to think that the
Russians want to arrive at a
working agreement with us.”
At the Bermuda meeting, sched
uled by President Eisenhower
with representatives of Great
Britain and France, Butler said,
Prime Minister Churchill of Great
Eritain will probably urge anoth
er such four power conference.
“During the past 20 years, we
have held numerous meetings and
reached many agreements with
the Russians, and so far not a
single one of them has done us
any good.”
“Any negotiations that Russia
is willing to conduct can just as
well be done through normal dip
lomatic channels,” he continued.
“We still have an ambassador in
Moscow. The United Nations
is still functioning all the time.”
Discussing the impending truce
in Korea, Butler said that “A
prayer of gratitude will go up
from every American heart that
at last the fighting and killing
has been stopped.” At the time,
he continued, he didn’t believe
“that our troubles in Asia are
over by any means. Frankly, I am
fearful that the communists will
continue to make trouble in
every way that they know how.”
Jerry Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Johnson of Lincoln,
is visiting at the home of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. V. C.
Johson.
‘Coronation Good Show*—Hiatt
repairing to a lounge some
place and watching the tiling
on TV.
’“I walked down Piccadilly,
over to Buckingham palace,
through Green park and saw
the royal troops in all their
colorful splendor. I managed to
see the golden carriage drawn
out of the palace grounds with
her majesty, ’Liz No. 2. It was
then I kinda caught the spirit
of the thing, hurried back to
Piccadilly circus, found a side
walk spot, five rows back, and
began the four-hour wait for
the two-mile procession com
ing up from Westminster ab
bey.
“We got tired and got rain
ed on but, I must admit, jt was
quite a show!
“Two miles of British mili
tary in the most colorful uni
forms in the world—\ussies
and New Zealanders in their
brush hats, hurkas in their
turbans from India, Canadians,
Ceylonese, South Africans,
Parkistanis, marching 12
abreast.
“There were palace guards
with tall black hats and shin
ing armor . - . the prime minis
ters of the empire in their o'd
style carriages. Old Winnie
poked his head out and raised
those two V-sign fingers. There
was Nehru of India, Princess
Margaret, her mother and 1
then, in the ornate golden car- 1
riage, were the queen and her j
husband.
“We were dog - tired as we
boarded the train from Lon
don’s Victoria station at 7:30
o’clock that night. But we
realized we had seen quite a 1
show. I wasn’t too excited, but ]
glad I made the trip.
“When I got back to Verdun
the bed looked mighty fine,” ]
he concluded. j
Hiatt . . . got spirit of the
thing.
Moving Wheeler Bridge Underway
Woman I s
Found in •
Water Pond
Believe Heart Attack
Caused Fatal Fall;
Rites Held Tuesday
ATKINSON — The body of
Mrs. Louis C. Genung, 75, was
discovered in a conservation vra
ter pond about 4:30 p.m., Sun
day, June 14. The pond is on toe
place occupied by her son, Ijtmts
P. Genung, located lour miles
north and three miles east of
Atkinson.
Death may have been caised >
by a heart attack. It is theorized
the elderly woman, swelter
in the day’s heat, possibly went,
to the pond to dip her feet into
the water. Her shoes and stock
ings had been removed and oth
erwise she was fully clothed. The
pond is about a half-mile from
the dwelling.
The body was partially sub
merged, suggesting she did not
drown. Members of her son's
family summoned the Atkin
son firemen and Dr. N. P. Mc
Kee, Atkinson physician. Ef
forts to revive the woman with
a respirator were to no avaiL
Mrs. Genung was said to be
“not feeling well” the past few
days. County Attorney William
W. Griffin of O’Neill said there
would not be an inquest
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p.m, Tuesday, June
16, from the Methodist church of
which she was a member. Rev,
E. G. Hughes, church pastor, and
Rev. R. W. Olson, pastor of Im
manuel Lutheran church, offici
ated. Burial was in Wood Lawn
cemetery.,
The late M*s. Genung, whose
maiden name was Daisy Grant
eer, was bom at Hastings, la,
August 18, 1877. On February 3,
1904, she married the late Louis
C. Genung at Glen wood, Ia. The
couple lived on farms in the
Malvern, Hastings and Balfour
localities until they moved to
Holt county in 1910.
O
The Genungs resided on the
original place until 1946. when
they moved into Atkinson,
The late Mrs. Genung was ac
tive in Methodist church work
and was a charter member of the
Atkinson Country Women’s club.
Her husband died in 1951. In re
cent months four high school
boys roomed and boarded at her
home in Atkinson.
Survivors include; Son—Loon
P. of Atkinson; daughter—Mr*.
Bernard (Julia) Biackmorc of
Amelia; brother— Ray Granteer
of Hastings, la.; sisters—Mrs. Ida
Demmell of Loveland, Coi©., and
Mrs. Lucretia Babbit of
la.; three grandchildren.
The Atkinson Country Wom
en’s club served lunch to mem
bers of the Genurg family fol
lowing the funeral.
Gravel Contracts In
Holt, Boyd Are Let
Two contracts for maintenance
gravel resurfacing of state high
ways in Boyd and Hok counties
have been awarded, State En
gineer L. N. Ress announced
Wednesday.
Lee and Johnson, Inc., of Sioux
City won both jobs, totalling
$16,044. Their bids were effective?
only if they won both jobs. Five
firms bid on both jobs. Three of
the bidders, besides Lee and
Johnson, combined their bids.
The Sioux City firm’s bid was
$671, $3,166 and $3,619 less re
spectively than the other three
combined bids One grave] sup
plier bid the jobs separately. The
Iowa firm’s bids were $2^485
less and $46 less than the sepa
rate bids.
A $10,304 contract is for sup
plying and placing 4,600 cubic
yards of gravel on Nebraska
highway 12 between the Knox
Boyd county line and the bitomi
nous surfacing two miles east of
Spencer. The second contract in
the amount of $5,740 is for add
ing 3,500 cubic yards of gravel to
the 15 miles of highway south of.
Lynch. ^
Welcome Parly *
at Cook Home—
A welcome party was held at
the Milford Cook home Sunday
evening by neighbors and friends
of the Cooks, who reside 13 miles
south of O’Neill. Cards were
played with high score being won
by Mrs. William Ermer and Fred
Tucker, and low score going to
Mrs. Fred Tucker and Eugene
Ermer.
After a late hour refreshments
were served. Twenty-five guests
were present.
Return from West—
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Hancock
and family returned home Sun
day after a three weeks’ vaca
tion in Casper, Wyo„ Denver,
Colo., and points in California
where they visited relatives.
. °
What is probably South Da- 4
kota’s largest moving project
has been underway for a fort
night.
The well - known Wheeler
bridge is being dismantled and
moved upstream to Chamberlain,
90 miles northwest of the V/heel
er bridge site. For years the
Wheeler bridge has been the
most popular Missouri river
crossing point for north-and
south traffic flowing through
Holt and Boyd counties.
The unique bridge-moving is
necessitated by the backup of
water in the Ft. Randall dam
reservoir.
First span to be moved was
256 feet long and weighed 190
tons. Three barges are used ir.
the operation including two
holding the span and a power
barge. The big span was dropped
30 feet from the piers at Wheel
er to the barges and raised 80
feet from the barges to the piers
at Chamberlain.
The area around the Wneeler
bridge, also known as the Rose
bud bridge, is now being cover
ed with water. The bridge is be
ing removed and placed on new
piers at Chamberlain.
The Missouri river bridge now
in place at Chamberlain will be
moved one thousand feet down
stream and also placed on new
piers beside the Wheeler bridge,
thus providing separate lanes for
east and west traffic over the
river at Chamberlain.
Dismantling and assembling
Golfers Arriving
for 32d Tourney
3 - Day , Event Will
Start Saturday
An advance cadre of former
residents began arriving in the
city this week to await the open
ing of the 32d annual dad’s day
O’Neill open golf tournament.
The tourney starts Saturday and
continues through Sunday and
Monday.
Qualifying scores are being
posted this week and qualifying
play will be completed Saturday.
First round matches will
start at 9 a.m., and there will
be consolation play in at least
six flights.
There will be a women's
bridge Saturday afternoon and a
bridge - luncheon Sunday after
noon. A dutch lunch has been
booked for Saturday night; a
dance for Sunday night.
Defending champion is M. J.
Golden, O’Neill hotel man, who
defeated Ord’s Doug Dale in title
play last year.
The annual dad’s day tourney
also assumes the role of a home
coming. Many former residents
trek back for the tourney to re
new acquaintances and some do
not even compete in the tourney.
Three Sullivan brothers from
Butte, Mont. — Montana Jack,
Gene and Gerald—arrived early
this week. Frank O’Donnell of
Dallas, Tex., arrived Tuesday to
compete. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
O’Donnell of Salina, Kans., v/ill
reach O’Neill later in the week
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King and
children of Phoenix, Ariz., will
be guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. D. Grady while Mr.
King enters the classic. Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Sullivan of Lincoln
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Grady.
Gene McKenna of Cleveland,
O., and Edward Campbell of
Green Bay, Wise., both make the
tourney an annual event. Also
here from Phoenix, Ariz., is
Thomas Hagerty.
The city's hostelries are ex
pected to be filled with visit
ing golfers for the three-day
meet.
A spokesman for the Country
club said Wednesday the club
house, grounds, fairways and
greens are in excellent condi
tion. The O’Neill open has one
of the oldest continuous tradi -
tions in the state.
Troshynski, Head
Graduate Nurses
(
Miss Mary M. Troshynski, !
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel 1
Troshynski of Page, and Miss
Jeanne Head, daughter of Mr. i
and Mrs. George Head of O’- \
Neill, were members of the 1953
nurses’ graduating class at the
St. Francis school of nursing, St. j
Joseph’s hospital, Minot, N.p.
Miss Head was a member of
the campus queen’s court, a 1
chorus member for two years,
and had several leading roles ;n ]
dramatic productions while at (
St. Francis. She was also active }
in softball and discussion groups. .
Miss Troshynski was a mem- ]
ber of the school chorus two ]
years, also the dramatic club, ]
and took part in several dramat- ]
ic productions.
‘ “ i
George McCarthy attended the 1
Knights of Columbus initiation ]
ind banquet at Sidney on Sunday. 1
Pontoon base for towers ... all phases of dismantling, moving
and erecting done on water.—Photos courtesy Charles Mix Coun
ty News. Geddes. S.D.
of the Wheeler bridge is done
through the use of two pairs of
large steel towers, similar to
oil derricks.
Each pair of towers is attach
ed to a barge and the towers
straddle each end of the bridge
span. Actual lowering and lifting
of the span is done by means of
cables attached to power winch
es. Multiple pulleys of approx
imately the diameter of a large
washtub and a yard wide, carry
the huge steel cables.
The assembly moving up the
river includes the towers,
the span and the three barges.
The power barges are equipped
with marine engines mi equip
ment that will create sufficient
turbulence to push through
small sand bars that may be en
countered.
A total of six spans, each 256
feet long, are being transplanted
from Wheeler to Chamberlain
Four spans, each 336 fen long
and weighing 270 tons, will be
moved from the present Cham
berlain bridge to the new piers.
According to present plans the
project will be completed by De
cember 1 of this year. The iob is
being done by the Beasley Con
struction company of Chicago,
111., sub-contractors for the Guy
H. James company. The plan
ning and designing of the 'lew
bridge was done by the bridge
department of the state highwav
commission, under the direction
of state bridge engineer. K. R.
Scurr. The entire cost of the
project will be paid by the fed
eral government.
Two steel towers, resembl
ing oil derricks, used in plac
ing Wheeler bridge sections
onto barges.
Atkinson Visited
by Modem Gypsies
ATKINSON—A band of old
fashioned gypsies spent sev
eral days this week camped in
Atkinson’s city park. Reason
for the extended stay in the
Holt county town was because
one of their members, an aged
woman, could not be moved.
The gypsies traveled in iate
model automobiles with trail
ers, and the vehicles bore
South Carolina license plates.
The strange garb and lingo
of these modern nomads in
trigued some of Atkinson’s chil
dren. The gypsies shovea-off
some time Tuesday.
Bituminous Surfacing
for Highway 20—
A contract for bituminous re
surfacing of U.S. highway 20
between Chadron and Whitney
has been awarded, State Engi
neer L. N. Ress said Tuesday.
Arnold Swanson and company
of Hastings are to receive $91,
764.80 for the work. Seven firms
bid on the work at the letting
June 11. The Adams county con
tractor’s price was $2,816.70 un
der the closest bid and $37,944.20
beneath the high bid.
According to terms of the con
tract, the work is to begin July
6 and to be completed within 40
working days.
SECOND CONCERT
Second in a summer series of
concerts by the Municipal band
was held at 8 o’clock Wednesday
evening at the bandstand on the
St. Mary’s academy campus. In
other years weekly concerts
have been held on Saturday eve
nings. Director Charles Houser
says he is encouraged by the
Wednesday evening turnouts.
There will be Wednesday eve
ning marching concerts, too, Mr.
Houser added.
Present Recital—
Piano pupils of Mrs. H. D.
Manson presented a recital at
the O’Neill public school band
room Friday evening. Partici
pants were Linda Cronk, Konnie
Kurtz, Nancy Devall, Connie
Brockman, John Kurtz, Roy
Bridge, V e 1 d a Ernst, Perry
Dawes, Rita Waller, Demaris
Strong, Gary Waller, Betty Rod
man, Lois Strong, Karen Bridge,
Marilyn Carroll, Mary Fetrow,
Pat DeBolt, Mary Lou Conard,
Peggy Aim.
Albert Ramm Dies;
Burial Rites Today
STUART — Funeral sen/ices
will be conducted at 10 a.m, to
day (Thursday) for Albert Ramm,
56, an active Stuart rancher,
who died late Monday, June 15.
The rites will be held in St. Bon
xface Catholic church.
The late Mr. Ramm died in a
Columbus hospital following a
lingering illness.
A rosary was offered Wednes
day evening at the Ramm resi
dence.
Mr. Ramm resided on a ranch
west of town for many years, but
had made his home in town the
past few years.
Survivors include three sisters,
Mrs. Harry (Elizabeth) Mi Ken
zie of Columbus; Mrs. Mary
Fouts, R.N., cf Sioux City, and
Mrs. Theresa Petersen of Greg
ory, S.D.; nephews—Gene and
Robert, both of Stuart, with
whom he carried on ranching op
erations.
The late Mr. Ramm never
married. He was an extensive
landowner.
He was preceded in death by
one sister and two brothers.
Visit Randall—
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Colfack
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Colfack and family all of O’Neill;
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfack and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Col
fack, and Mrs. Oscar Wonderchek
and sons of Atkinson held a pic
nic at Lake Andes, Sunday. They
went by way of Ft. Randall and
Pickstown.
ADOPTS NEW ORDINANCE
The city council in session
Monday evening adopted a new
ordinance covering all phases of
the municipal water operation.
Year-around rates will prevail
meaning no summer rates. (Offi
cial publication of the ordinance
will be found in the next issue
of The Frontier.)
WEATHER SUMMARY:
Hi Lo Free.
June II __ 87 66
June 12 __ 93 70
Tune 13_ 89 70 .07
June 14 __ 88 65
June 15 .... 87 64
June 16_ 79 53
June 17 - 93 61