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
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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.
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Office Hours: »-& Mon. thru Sat.
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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
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Sun.-Mon.-Tues. July 11-12-13
Wed.-Thurs. July 14-15
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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.
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