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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1954)
State Capitol News . . - Death Claims Another Senator LINCOLN — Nebraskans this week were adjusting themselves to the second complete upset in politics this year, the death of of republican Sen. Hugh Butler. His death in the late hours of July 1 followed by only a few weeks the death of Nebraska’s other U. S. senator, Dwight Gris wold, Nebraska politics, which had looked settled for some time to come when republicans gathered for their _ March 15 founders day celebation in Lin coln, could hardly have been more scrambled in such a short time. Griswold’s death had impor tance for removing a strong polit ical force from the scene. It also threw wide open the race for his seat. But Butler’s death could have an ever more wide-reaching in fluence in the future. For the 76 year old senator, who had served in Washington, D. ■> since 1940, was a towering iactor in Nebraska politics. His was the nod sought by political nominees, the factor to be reckoned with by both fri ends and foes. Sen. Butler was the rallying point for the tnor conservative elements of the pai ty in the state. , The overtones in the strugg.es to see who will eventually suc ceed both Butler and Griswold in the U. S. senate will be the attempts of other men to climb — -- into the commanding position Sen. Butler had. His political strength was seen in the fact he whipped three governors in his various senator ial campaigns. In 1940 it was democratic Gov. Roy Cochran; in 1946 Gov. Griswold; in 1952 Gov. Val Peterson. Although politicans will tell you Butler was less successful in helping his friends get elected, the answer to the question, "Will Butler object?” was always im portant to a candidate. Some political observers have said his strength was shown more in the potential candidates who were scared out by the threat of But ler opposition than by actual backing he gave. * * * Filing Deadline— The timing of the death of the senior senator was one of almost unbelievable coincidence. Word that he had been stricken ill came on the morning of July 1 which happended to be the stat utory date that filings must close. Immediately there was spec ulation at to who might file should Butler die before the 5 p.m. filing deadline. In Nebraska politics there is a long trad ition that one of the two U. S. senate seats will be held by a man from Omaha. So it was expected the strong filings would come from Omaha. But 5 p.m. passed and Butler was still reported as alive but critically ilL At 9:30 p.m. word came that he had died. Less than two hours later a Lincoln attorney attemp ted to file with Secretary of State Frank Marsh the name of former Congressman Howard Buffett of Omaha. Buffett is identified with the conservative wing of the Nebraskan repub lican party. Shortly before midnight John Quinn, Lincoln public relations man, also attempted to file. He and later that he did it only to provide opposition to Buffett should the Omaha man be suc cessful in a court test. Buffett, who insisted filings should have stayed open until midnight, at week’s end was planning to test the matter in court, later gave up the idea. * * * Numerous Candidotes— A record number of candidate: filed for state and national of fices this year. The total, 364 was 45 more than the previous high total four years ago. DR. H. D. GILDERSLEEVE OPTOMETRIST Northeast Corner of 4th & Douglas O’NEILL, NEBR. Phone 1&7 Eyes Examined . Glasses Kitted Office Hours: »-& Mon. thru Sat. . One good reason was that 29 persons filed for the long and short terms in the U. S. senate. A total of 19 persons, both demo crats and republicans were will ing to plunk down $50 apiece on the chance of winning election for the short term, running from the November general election until the new long term begins in January. Yet for all the filings several republican officials faced no opposition in the primaries. They were Atty. Gen. C. S. Beck, State Auditor Ray Johnson, Secretary of State Frank Marsh, Congress men Roman Hruska of Omaha ond A. L. Miller of Kimball, and Supreme Court Judges E. B. Chappell of Lincoln, Adolph Wenke of Stanton, and Paul Bos laugh of Hastings. At almost the last minute con siderable interest developed in filings for the newly created state board of education. The six persons elected this November will comprise the first board under laws passed by the 1953 legislature. The change from the state superintendent system was authorized by constitutional amendment approved by the voters. A total of 22 filed for these six seats. Only A. J. Crabtree ox Mc Cook, in district 5, was without opposition. * * * I Petition Failures— The close of filings also doomed numerous petition drives aimed at placing proposals before the voters in November. The one which came the closest was a merit judge election plan based on a system used in Miss ouri. Backed by the state bar association, this one came withm 9,00<0 signatures of the necessary 59,572. This meant that only eight proposals would be on the Nov ember ballot, all placed there by the 1953 legislature:. * * * Seek Understanding— The state advisory highway commission decided it might be a good idea to get together with the state turnpike authority and talk over the possibilities in Ne braska. But on the advice of State Engineer L. N. Ress the board decided to wait until September. Ress said that the state turnphce authority is all up in the air un til it knows what Iowa is going to do about a toll road. The highway commission also ; bored deeper into the question of how the counties are spending Schroeder mail route gravelling funds. This money comes from one of the six cents of state gaso line tax. Member Chris Metzer of Cedar Creek said he had no doubt that the money is possibly being mis spent in some counties. This doesn’t mean county commis lon ers are making away with the money but just that it isn’t being spent according to the law. State auditor Ray Johnson con curred. He said he has bought the matter to the atteneion of of ficials in offending counties but usually gotten nowhere. He said he would draw up a breakdown of Schroeder fund spending by each county so highway com mission members coud see whet her it was going for gravel, road machinery, or other purposes. Metzer said the next legis lature should do something about strengthening the law. 21 Attend Meet of BVM Altar Society LYNCH—Mrs. Anton Kalkow ski was hostess to the Altar so ciety of the Assumption BVM church last Thursday. Twenty one members were present. Kate McDermott was a visitor. After the business meeting, games were played with Irene Stenger. Genevieve Rosicky and Phyllis Mulhair winning prizes. Mrs. William Mulhair and Mrs. Jake Birmeier served cherry pie and coffee in mid-afternoon. The August meeting will be held with Mrs. Ray Alford, Mrs. Lorie Micanek and Mrs. Leroy Purviance. Other Lynch News Margaret Stenger returned home Saturday, June 26, from Peoria, 111., where she attended the funeral of an aunt, who died suddenly. Miss Mary Stenger of Petersburg accompanied her to Peoria. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spencer of Rapid City, S.D., visited rela tives here the past week. They also visited relatives at Spencer end in Holt county. Mr. and Mrs. William Elsasser were in O’Neill Monday, June 28. Frank Hammon, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johns and Mr. and Mrs. Phil lip Hammon and family spent Sunday at Stanton visiting rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Novak and Charlotte of Omaha and Mrs. Tillie Novak and son, Louis, spent Saturday at the “Grand mother” Cerney home in Nio brara. Cpl. Lawrence Kalkowski spent the weekend here at the parental home, returning to Ft. Riley, Kans., on Monday. Mrs. Barney RohGe and daugh ter of Cedar Bluffs, la., visited at the Edmund Rohde home last week. Mr. and Mi's. J. D. Woodward of Flint, Mich., visited at Ray Long’s last week. e Lee Ann Ludwig of Spencer visited at the Floyd Kaasa home last week. Mrs. Marlowe Johnson and children of Spencer spent Friday with Mrs. Guy Mulhair and family. , The Happy Hour club mem bers surprised Mrs. Nora Pinker man on her birthday anniversary Tuesday, June 29. The ladies s brought and served ice cream and cake. Mr and Mrs. Emmett Soukup ’ * i t _ or* ana ianuiy *mu uumi of Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. j Frank Weeder and family were Sunday, June 20, dinner guests at the M. P. Stenger home. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hammon called at the Ed Johns home last Thursday. Mr and Mrs. George Kalkow ski were Spencer visitors Wed nesday, June 30. Mrs. Grace Edson and Mrs. Don Allen and children were Creighton visitors on Tuesday, June 29. . Wayne Revell of Texas spent several davs here visiting rela tives. He also took in the eclipse Wednesday. June 30. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Haselhorst and Joyce. Mr. and Mrs. Lone Micanek, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Moody, Mr and Mrs. Ray™™™ Havranek and families, also M-. and Mrs. Henry Vonasek and daughters of Verdigre were Sun day, June 27, dinner guests at the Edward Streit home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hajek, Mrs. Helen Pech and Mrs. Donna Rei ter of Denver, Colo., returned »o their home Monday after attend ing the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Hajek here Sunday. Ed Johns and Lloyd Mills spent Friday at the Eldon Mills home in Scottville. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Novak and daughter, Charlotte, of Om aha spent the Fourth of July weekend at the Louis Novak home. Jeanine Sixta of Wayne spent the weekend at the parental Er nest Sixta home. Mrs. Gene Harris returned home from Lincoln on Saturday after spending the past week with her husband there. 44th Anniversary Noted by Couple EWING — A family reunion was held Sunday, June 27, at Ta ha-zo-ka park in Norfolk honor ing Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stolt enbergs’ 44th wedding anniver sary, Mrs. Cliff Fleming’s birth day anniversary and Sgt. and Mrs. Clark Overton and Patty on their way from Seattle, Wash., to New Jersey. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stoltenberg of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson and Delmar of Page; Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Black and fami ly, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doud, all of Ewing; Sgt. and Mrs. Clark Overton and Patty of Neligh; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin and I Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wintermote and Norma Rae, all of Chambers, and Charles Thorin of Ft. Riley, Kans. Barta New Manager of Lynch Station LYNCH— George Barta took ever the Harding creamery and Wayne feed store this week. They had been operated by Ur elle and Carol Norwood. The Norwood brothers have not an nounced their future plans. Mrs. Gray Reunites with Family— PAGE—Mrs. Evelyn Gray ol joyed having her children spend the day with her Monday, July ; Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gray of Blue Hill; Mr. and Mrs Duane Gray and children of O’ Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Weye; of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Gem Baber, Bonnie and Bobby o Plainview; and Mr. and Mr: Cordes Walker and family o _. Page. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Davies an< Miss Bess Holly, all of Omaha were weekend guests of Mr. an< Mrs. Stanley Holly. Security Representative Coming Today— Martin A. Gundlach, social se curity representative, will be at O’Neill Thursday, July 8 and 22. Employees, employers and self-employed individuals cover ed by the social security program are contributing to old-age and survivors insurance. They have a right to understand its pro visions for benefits at retirement and death. A letter or post card to the social security office at Omaha will bring informational pamphlets or other information on such problems, Anyone may talk with the so cial security representative on July 8 and 22 at 9 a.m„ at the courthouse. O’Neill Man Under Knife Aboard Ship Vessel Slows Down for Bartos Cpl. Otto R. Bartos, who ar rived in O'Neill June 25, under went an appendectomy aboard the USS Upshur Wednesday, June 9, at sea. Though an operation of this type is generally considered rou tine. it can be hazardous when performed under the prevailing conditions of sea travel and for that reason the ship’s doctors de bated the issue a greater part of the previous night. They finally decided to proceed at 11:20 a.m. The operation was successfully concluded at 1:20 p.m. During all operations at sea, an electrician stands by in case there is a power failure and the bridge is notified to take all measures tc insure as smooth aj ride as possible. During the time I of the surgery, the ship’s speed was reduced to about 14 knots. The appendectomy was the fourth to be performed aboard the Upshur; the last was on July 24, 1953. The Upshur is complete lv equipped to handle all but tne ; most delicate types of surgery I and has separate wards for wom | en, men and children. Corporal Bartos has just com pleted 23 months of service and was on his way to separation. He was stationed in Hanau, Ger many, in charge of the packing and crating section there. He is in O’Neill now on con valescent leave and will leave Friday for Ft. Sheridan, 111., where he will be separated from the armed service. Mr. and Mrs. Santi Haivala of Buflalo, B.u., arnveu wcuuoa day, June 30, and visited until Tuesday with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harder. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Head and family of Minneapolis, Minn., arrived -last Thursday and will visit for a week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Head. _ MILLER THEATER — Atkinson — FrL-Sat. July 9-10 ! ' ’ j — also — Sun.-Mon.-Tues. July 11-12-13 Wed.-Thurs. July 14-15 i Riverside News Billie Lofquest spent a week visiting his cousins in Omaha. The past week his cousins, Mickey and Lyle McNabb of Omaha, have been visiting Bil lie, Kathy. Terry and Patty Lof quest. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Robbins and family of Rochester, Minn., ar rived Sunday at the Ora Switzer home for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bader and sons of Omaha and Mrs. Dale Reiter and Danny spent the Fourth of July weekend with the F. A. Hand family. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock and Mr. and Mrs. Art Busshardt and girls enjoyed a picnic at the Kenneth Pollock home in Neligh Sunday. The Forum group of the Unit ed Presbyterian church met last Thursday evening in the home of Alice Shrader. The March Anniversary club enjoyed a mid-season dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shrader on the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Hoke, Janell and Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shrader, Diane and Gordon and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christon and Tom were present for the din ner. Mr. and Mrs. Vorhis Mott and four sons of Sioux City spent several days with the Grant Mott family. ., , Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pahl and Mary of Oakland visited the Don Larson, Carl Christon and J. A. Larson families over the week Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller and children and Mr. and Mrs. Walt er Miller were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller and Altha Lou. Nancy Mlinar visited Joanie Miller Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pennington and Marlin of Illinois are visit ing relatives here and at Plain view. On Friday evening they and the Merle Pennington and Alvin Nelsen families were sup per guests of the DeWitt Hoke family. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hand and family and the Dean Bader fam ily and Mrs. Dale Reiter and family called at the Howard Miller home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Closson ci Oregon and Bruce Koehler visit ed at the Z. H. Fry home several days and called on other friends Floyd and his wife, the former Mattie Slack, attended school al district 86 when living here. The Forum group and Seek f - ■ ——— and Share project club held a picnic Monday in the Leo Miller grove. Mrs. Kittie Fry and the Vic Vandersnick family spent the Fourth with the Lee Fink family. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Hoke and family joined a family group for Sunday evening supper at the Alvin Nelsen home near Plain view. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller and family and Mrs. Bertha Miller were guests for dinner Sunday at the James Pollock home Sonny Hand started work m the hay field at the Lou Dema ray ranch this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock called at the Jim Pollock homo Sunday evening. Philip Hand spent several o I days with Bobby Miller last | week. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shrader and children and Mrs. May Shra der visited the Joe Luzio family near Emerson last Thursday. r Mrs. May Shrader remained for a few days_ O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCoy and family of Hay Springs will visit for several days with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Marcellus. Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy and family visited Sunday and Monday at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Goree, in Long Pine. "LOOK behind the SYMBOLS” ...And You Will See Your Own HOSPITALS and DOCTORS Endorse and Recommend HOSPITAL-MEDICAL CARE PLANS SPECIAL ENROLLMENT for EMPLOYEE GROUPS IN O’NEILL a JULY 12 THRU 16 Millions of Americans know that when illness strikes, Blue Cross-Blue Shield provide dependable protection against the major costs of hospital care and doctor’s service. A representative will be here to explain this health program and assist in forming groups in firms having five or more employees. 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