Niobrara Basin Fate
Goes to Senate Floor
Park . . . carpenter by trade.
—O’Neill Photo Co.
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Page Man Dies
Putting Up Hay
George E. Park, 61,
Stricken July 29
PAGE — George E. Park, 61,
o Page resident, Thursday morn
ing, July 29, died suddenly while
putting up hay on the William
Buxton faim near Page.
A carpenter by rrade. he was
assisting at the Buxton place
when he was fatally stricken.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 1,
from the Methodist church in
Page with Rev. Harry Johnson
officiating. Burial was in the
Page cemetery under the direc
tion of Biglin’s.
Pallbearers were Lester Riege,
Orville Kemper, William Bux
ton, Robert Gray, Harry Tegeler
and LuVeme Van Connett.
Music at the funeral was fur
nished by Alton Braddock, Mrs.
C. E. Walker, Mrs. Ray Snell
and Norman Trowbridge with
Mrs. John Lamason as accom
panist.
Mrs. Neil Asher, Mrs. Anton
Nis.sen and Mrs. Hester Edmisten
were in charge of the flowers.
George Edward Park, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Park,
was born February 27, 1893,
al Page. He spent most of his
life in this community.
Mr. Park participated in World
War I, was a member of the
American Legion and was a
member of the Odd Fellows
lodge.
lie was married to Mrs. Ethel
Asher on June 13, 1947, at Lake
.Andes, S.D. The couple made
0 their home in Page.
Survivors include; Widow;
brothers — Lyman and Harry,
both of Page; stepsons—Walter
Asher of Woodbine, la., and
Dale Asher of Logan, la.; step
daughter — Mrs. Edd (Evelyn)
Stewart qf Page; several nieces
and nephews.
Among me relatives from a
distance attending the funeral
were; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asher
of Woodbine, la.; Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Asher and sons of Logan,
la.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Clark and
son and Mrs. Cora West, all of
Council Bluffs, la.; Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Parks, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Parks, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Parks and Maurice Parks, all
of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Parks, jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Merwyn Park, all of O’Neill; Mr.
and1 Mrs. T>ale Lines, Mrs. Wil
liam Kelly and Mrs. James Kel
ly, all of Inman; Miss Ruth Parks
of Omaha.
Iowa Firm Low
Bidder on 7.2 Stretch
Lee & Johnson, Inc., of Sioux
City, a highway construction
firm, last Thursday was the ap
parent low bidder on 7.2 miles of
bituminous mat between Spen
cer and O’Neill on U.S. highway
281.
The figure was $171,747. Con
struction wili start at the junc
tion of U.S. 281 and state high
way 12, inside Boyd county, and
extend southward.
State Sen. Frank Nelson ol
O’Neill, who has been active in
promoting U.S. 281 betterment,
said it was his understanding the
job would oe partially completed
yet this year.
In all the projects for which
bids were let last Thursday, the
state highway department esti
mated the costs would be $2,806,
000. The bids were about 100
thousand - dollars below the
state’s estimate.
Reappointed Slate
College GOP Chairman—
Shane Hugh O’Neill of O’Neill
recently received word that he
has been reappointed
the state college chairman of the
Nebraska Young Republicans
club by chairman Warren E. Var
Norman of Oshkosh. O’Neill ser
ved in that capacity during the
past year under the chairman
ship of James J. Diesing of Oma
ha, whom Mr. Van Norman suc
ceeded.
Mr. O’Neill will enter his sen
ior year this fall at Creightor
university school of law in Oma
ha, where he is chairman of the
Young GOP on the campus. He
is also serving his second tern
as chairman of the Holt Count}
Young Republicans’ club whict
was orgainzed last year.
At present O’Neill is active ai
Holt county campaign chairmai
in Dave Martin’s bid for the re
publican nomination in the six
year senatorial race.
The O’Neill Saddle club wil
meet at the club arena on Fri
day evening for a trail ride.
Two representatives of the
Niobrara Basin Development as
sociation were in Washington,
D.C., this week. Late Tuesday
they telephoned “highly favor
able” reports to Nebraska.
William C. Smith, jr., Ains
worth attorney, and Laveme
Prang, also of Ainsworth, sent
word to Roy D. Raitt of Ains
worth, president of the associa
tion, declaring the Niobrara de
velopment plan Tuesday was re
ported favorably out of the sen
ate interior and insular affairs
committee. Earlier in the sum
mer the matter had cleared the
house committee.
The proposition, now before
ihe present senate, is a ques
tion of whether the Niobrara
basin plan will become a part
of the overall Missouri river
plan, also known as the Pick
Sloan plan.
The Niobrara must be incor
porated in the overall plan by
authority of both the house and
senate before appropriations can
be sought. It is estimated the
Niobrara basin development, in
cluding irrigation reservoirs, ca
nals, ditches, power houses, rec
reational areas, will cost in the
neighborhood of 198-million-dol
lars.
Money for the basin will not
be sought until after the bill is
authorized by the senate. Mr.
Raitt told The Frontier the
hurdling of the senate committee
Tuesday was the “big jump.” He
predicts a favorable, routine
treatment when the matter is
handled on the senate floor.
He is hopeful and quite con
fident the matter will be re
ported to the floor before con
gress adjourns.
Mr. Raitt had high praise for
Nebraska Sens. Eva Bowring
and Sam Reynolds in connection
with the movement.
Smith and Prang were due
back in Ainsworth Wednesday.
Two Holt countyans, James W.
Rooney of O’Neill and Lyle P.
Dierks of Ewing, and one Knox
county an, John D. Forsyth of
Niobrara, were in Washington
earlier in the summer appearing
before the house subcommittee
.n behalf of the authorization.
Nebraska’s Fourth District Con
gressman A. L. Miller (R) was
chairman of that committee.
High Wind Flattens
Barn, Hurts Stacks
Showers B i g Help
to Crops
A high wind whipped across
north Holt county last Thursday
evening.
A small barn on the school
district 34 property, north side
of the Eagle creek, was blown
down. A hay stacker on the
nearby George Mellor place was
upset.
Henry Walters reported tops
knocked off many haystacks in
the area. Don Bursell said an
inch of rain fell at his place.
Rainfall during the week to
taled .71 of an inch, result of a
series of thunder showers.
Last Thursday Emmet receiv
ed about 1*4 inches of rainfall.
Summary;
Hi Lo Prec.
Julv 29_102 64 .39
Julv 30_ 84 61 .15
July 31_ 83 67 T
August 1 _ 80 67 .17
August 2 ____ 85 57
August 3_ 90 56
August 4 _ 88 62
Total_ .71
O’Neill Band Going
to Burwell Rodeo
Junior band rehearsal will be
held on Monday, August 9, at
1 p.m., it was announced this
week by the director, Charles B.
Houser. Time will be spent re
viewing selections for Wednes
day’s concert.
Senior Muncipai band will do
some marching on Monday even
ling at 7:30 o’clock to prepare for
next Thursday’s appearence of
! the band at the Buwell rodeo.
Mr. Houser urges members t o
bring instruments and their
music. Program for next Wednes
day’s concert, August 11, follows:
“Salute to Youth,” march, by
Skornicka; Carnival suite—“Off
We Go to ihe Carnival,” “The
rerris Wneel,” “Ice Cream
Cones and Cotton Candy,” “The
Merry Merry-Go-’Round”— by
Lang; “Cachuca” (Little Samba),
by Morrisey; folk songs—“John
Peel,” “A Rovin’,” “Erie Canal,”
“Sweet Betsy from Pine”— ar
ranged by Kinyon; “Bayou
Tune,” by Morrisey; “Make Way
for Melody,” by Medcalf; “Cruis
er, Des Moines,” march, by L.
, N. W.; “Marines Hymn”; "Dot
and Phil March,” by Medcalf;
“Trombone Toboggan,” by Web
er; “Si Trocadero,” (Mambo), by
Walters; “Rock and Rye,” polka;
"Anchors Aweigh”; “Symbol of
Honor,” by Mesang; "The Stars
and Stripes Forever,” by Sousa;
national anthem.
15 CARLOADS TOUR
Fifteen carloads of interested
persons participated in the irri
gation tour Wednesday conduct
1 ed by the Holt county extension
1 service. Farms were visited in
•he Page, Atkinson and Stuart
1 localities. Final stop was at the
Walter Kaup place near Stuart.
I CARS COLLIDE
Autos dr.ven by Miss Maureen
Murphy and Duane Booth col
lided about 6 p.m., Monday at
the corner of Second and Everett
l streets. No one was hurt. There
- v/ere several occupants in the
Murphy machine.
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Volume 74.—Number 14. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, August 5, 1954. Seven Cents
Long-Time
Resident
Dies at 82
Mrs. Thos. Donohoe,
Well - Known Farm
Wife, Suffers Stroke
An apoplectic stroke proved
fatal 30 hours later to Mrs.
Thomas J. Donohoe, 82-year-old
O’Neill farm woman and a pio
neer resident. She was stricken
at her home on Friday, July 30,
and died about noon Saturday,
July 31, never recovering con
sciousness.
She died at the farm home,
located six miles northwest of
O'NeilL
A rosary rite was offered Mon
day evening at the Donohoe farm
home.
Requiem high mass was offer
ed at 9 am., Tuesday, August
3, from St. Patrick’s Catholic
r •• ■ — .r ■ ’ ; ' |
Mrs. Donohoe . . . member of i
pioneer family.—The Frontier
Photo.
church. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery under the direction of
Biglin’s. Very Rev. Timothy O’
Sullivan, church pastor, offic.at
ed.
Pallbearers were grandsons:
James Donohoe, Wayne Dono
hoe, Raymond Donohoe, Thom
as Donohoe, Gene Donohoe and
Duane Donohoe.
The late Mrs. Donohoe, whose
maiden name was Bridget The
resa Cook, was bom January
26, 1872, at Minooka, Pa. Her
parents were the late Henry and
Catherien Scanlon Cook, who
were natives of Ireland. She
came to Holt county with her
parents in 1878. At that time she
was 6-yars-old.
She married Thomas J. Dono
hoe at O’Neill on March 15, 1898.
The late Rt. Rev. M. F. Cassidy
officiated at the wedding.
Both the Cook and Donohoe
families were homesteaders
near O'Neill. She attended 1
school in district 9. The origi
nal Cook farm is now owned
by Leo Burival.
The late Mrs. Donohoe was
well-known in the county. She
was a member of St. Patrick’s
church and the Altar society.
Survivors include: Widower;
Sons — Hairy, John and James,
all of O’Neill; Thomas of Scotts
bluff; Francis of California;
daughters—Mrs. Helen Kaiser of
bcottsbluff and Miss Catherine
of O’Neill; 21 grandchildren, and
three great- grandchildren.
One daughter, Mary, is de
ceased. Mrs. Donohoe also was
preceded in death by her par
ents; four sisters and four broth
ers. She was the final remaining
member of the original Cook
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Donohoe observ
ed their golden wedding anniver
sary in 1948.
Amnmff ihp nilt-rvf-tnwn npnnlo
attending xhe funeral were:
Miss Dorothy Donohoe of Om
aha; Judge J. A. Donohoe of Om
aha; Mrs. Elizabeth Grady of
Omaha; Mrs. Margaret Agnes of
Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Lewis of Meadow Grove; Mr. and
Mrs. William Lewis of Meadow
Grove; Francis Donohoe of Co
vena Park, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Donohoe and son of
Scottsbluff, Mrs. Myrl Kaiser
and daughter, Kathleen, of
Scottsbluff; Mr. and Mrs. Verl
Cloyd of Sidney, la., and Miss
Dorothy Mulhair of Sidney, la.
Returns from Stuart—
EWING—Mrs. Edna Lofquest I
returned home July 26 from Stu
art where she had spent a few
days visiting relatives and
friends. On Sunday, July 25, she
was the honored guest at a gath
ering at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Lofquest. Forty
| five relatives and friends were
in attendance.
ENTERS HOSPITAL
EWING— Dal Kimes entered
the Antelope Memorial hospital
at Neligh on Wednesday, July
28. for a tonsil operation and
the removal of four teeth. His
mother, Mrs. Hazel Kimes, ac
companied him.
Try Frontier want ads!
Tomlinsons Note
58th Wedding Date
with Family Picnic
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson
celebrated their 58th wedding
anniversary at a picnic held in
Ford’s park Sunday afternoon.
Those present, besides the
Tomlinsons, were six of their
seven children and their fami
lies.
They were: Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Tomlinson of Spencer; Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Tomlinson of In
man; Mr. and Mrs. James (Mil
dred) Coventry and Kay of In
man; Mr. and Mrs. William (Al
ice) Turner and their grand
daughters, Judy and Susan
Thomson, all of Chambers, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomlinson,
Katherine and Alice of West
Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Isabelle)
Brufm of North Platte were un
able to be present. A son, Rod
ney, died February 29, 1952.
The Tomlinsons have 12 grand
children and nine great-grand
children.
They were married August 5,
1896, by the late Reverend
George in O’Neill. Mrs. Tomlin
son, the former Lucy LaVinnie
France, was born in Kewick,
la. She carne to Holt county in
1883 when she was 5-years-old.
Mr. Tomlinson was bom in Grat
iot, Wise, in 1874. He came to
Holt in 1880.
Mrs. Frank Dailey,
111 5 Years, Dies
Mrs. Frank Dailey, 76, died
Monday morning, August 2, at
her home in Jerome, Ida. She
had been in failing health for
about five years.
Her maiden name was Marga
ret Coffey. She was the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Coffey,
who resided for many years on
a farm five miles west of O’Neill.
She was married to the late
Mr. Dailey in 1903 at O’Neill by
the late Rt. Rev. M. F. Cassidy.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday, August 4, at
Jerome and burial was made
there.
Survivors include: Son—Robert
of Jerome; daughter—Mrs. Guy
Stanton of Jerome, with whom
Mrs. Dailey made her home the
past five years; sisters—Mrs.
Thomas MePharlin and Mrs.
Frank Clark, both of Buffalo,
S.D.
The late Mr. Dailey left Holt
county in 1897 to work in the
Kearns mine in Utah. He return
ed here to wed. He was a broth
er of W. P. Dailey of O’Neill.
SHERIFF ON TRIP
Holt County Sheriff Leo Tom
jack departed early Wednesday
for Kimball to return I. R. Love
land to O'Neill to face bad check
charges. Loveland was arrested
in Kimball on a disorderly
charge. Loveland, according to
Tomjack, issued worthless checks
here in early July.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cava
naugh have received word from
their son, A/lc Marvin Cava
naugh, that he expected to leave
Japan on July 24 and would
soon be home. He has been sta
tioned at Pusan, Korea, for the
past 11 months.
Resident of
County 72
Years Dies
Mrs. Mattie Johnson,
Native of Denmark,
Buried Wednesday
(Photo at right.)
Mrs. Mattie M. Johnson, 94, af
fectionately known as “Grand
ma” Johnson by more than one
hundred descendants, died at 8:30
a.m., Sunday, August 1, in At
kinson Memorial hospital. She
recently fell and suffered a
broken hip
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p m., Wednesday, August
4, from the Methodist church in
O’Neill with Rev. M. H. Grosen
bach, pastor of Wesleyan Meth
odist church, officiating. Burial
was in the Joy cemetery under
the direction of Biglin’s.
Pallbearers were S. R. Robert
son, Vemie Johnson, Hiram
Johnson, Bernard Harding, Alvin
Harding and Jule Waugh.
The late Mrs. Johnson, whose
maiden name was Mattie Min
nie Jensen, was born May 3,
I860, at Copenhaggn, Denmark.
ane came to America at the
age of 20, and was married to
Andrew Johnson, sr., on Decem
ber 28, 1831, at Harlan, la.
In the spring of 1882 the John
sons moved to Holt county and
settled on a farm, north of O’
Neill, where Mrs. Johnson was
to make her home virtually the
remainder of her life.
They became the parents of
nine children. One daughter,
Mrs Mary Clevenger of O’Neill,
died in 1922. Another daughter,
Minnie, died at the age of 14
months.
Her husband died December
22. 1926.
Survivors include: Sons—Jens
S. of Bell-ngham, Wash., and
Andrew G. of O’Neill; daughters
—Mrs. J. Victor (Christine) John
son of O’Neill; Mrs. Bert (Esther)
Harding of Whiting, la.; Mrs.
1 Otto (Emma) Claussen of Ingle
wood, Calif., Mrs. Lloyd (Anna)
Harding of Merced, Calif., and
Mrs. John (Cora) Claussen of O’
Neill.
In late years Mrs. Johnson
made her home with her daugh
ter, Mrs. John Claussen, on the
Johnson homestead.
She was visiting Mrs. Mary
Lewis, north of Emmet, when
she suffered the fall that prov
ed fatal.
Among those from a distance
here for the funeral were;
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harding of
Whiting, fa.; Mr. and' Mrs. Jule
Waugh of Whiting, Ia.; Mr. and
Mrs. A. Johnson of Columbus;
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harding of
Whiting, la.: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Harding of Whiting, la.; Mr. and
Mrs. Ziba Audiss of Bonesteel,
S.D.; Mrs. Otto Claussen and Miss
Berdetta of Inglewood, Calif.
She also leaves 29 grandchil
dren, 61 great - grandchildren,
and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
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Primary Forecast
Mrs. Johnson ... 18 greal
g real - grandchildren.
Exchange Student
Speaks to Rural,
Youth
Those attending camp at the
state park at Chadron over the
weekend were Jim Hartman of
Page, Haold Cobum, Shirley Ross
and Ramona Wayman, all from
O’Neill
The camp got underway with
registration at 9 o’clock the first
day and getting acquainted with
I the rest of the rural youthers,
who were attending.
In the aftenoon, the campers
were divided into two groups for
workshops. The titles of the
workshops were “Land Sakes”
| and “Rural Flower.s”
After returning from the
l workshops, the evening’s pro
| gram was planned.
At midnight the campers went
I to the amphitheater and had
j campfire ceremonies.
After flag-raising services o n
! Saturday morning, the rural
! youths went on a hike. After
reaching the destinations they
heard a speaker, Stan Smith,
from the Nebraska game com
mission.
In the afternoon there was a
continuation of the worshops
and a business meeting followed.
Hans Lund an exchange stu
dent from Denmark, gave a short
talk.
The highlight of the evening
was the crowning of the king and
queen. Rest of the evening was
spent dancing.
On Sunday morning, the camp
ers were able to attend church I
services at the amphithater.
There were about one-hundred
rural youthers attending camp
this year.—By Ramona Wayman.
TERMINATES LEAVE’
EWING — Pvt. Joe Woeppel
lef Wednesday, July 28, to re
turn to his base in Alaska after
a 30-day leave which he spent
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Woeppel.
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(Sample ballots on pages M-15)
Holt county voters will join other Nebraskans in going to the
polls next Tuesday, August 10, and participating in the off-year
primary election. 0
Voters are not without ample selection in many of the races,
particularly on the national and state tickets.
Rather light balloting is expected throughout the state with
most races revolving around the voting habits of the “regulars”
in both parties. Heavy seasonal farm work, numerous vacation
plans and broiling hot weather could combine to cause a small
turnout at the polls. On the other hand, because there are lots of
candidates’ names on the ballots, it would appear each might have
his own following and consequently the election might be above 0
normal for an off-year primary.
Ress Says Emmet
Road Stumps Experts
State Road Engineer
Urges Counties
ATKINSON— State Highway
Engineer L. N. Ress, speaking
Monday evening at a public
meeting ol the Chamber of Com
merce, strongly urged Nebraska
county officials to make use of
federal money available for sec
ondary roads.
To properly utilize the money,
he declared, a county would
need the services of a qualified
engineer—at least on a consult
ant basis—to meet the federal
specifications.
To the group of 75 interested
persons assembled here at the
Atkinson Livestock Market pa
vilion, he said an engineer joint
ly hired by Holt, Rock and Boyd
counties, for example, would be
feasible and would enable all
three counties to participate.
Ress was introduced by Dr.
James Ramsey, president of
the Chamber. Out - of - towner s
were present from Emmet,
Stuart and Butte.
There was a lively question
and answer period. Ress punctur
ed a theory of one speaker, who
declared the county must expend
nine dollars to obtain one dollar
in federal money. Ress said this
is wrong.
“Federal funds are matching
funds and the only requisites are
sound engineering and good road
construction.”
A number of questions were
fired at Ress regarding the engi
neering misque on U.S. highway
20 west of Emmet. Ress frankly
admitted the problem “has our
best engineers stumped.”
He said “trapped water” can
be found two inches below the
surface on the new grade while
going down into a nearby exca
vated ditch one must drill three
feet to reach water.
Hess outlined the overall Ne
braska highway building pro
gram and the discussion drift
ed to toil roads.
Mr. Ress said that he would
undoubtedly be one of the happ
iest men in Nebraska if the toll
road was found feasible and its
construction undertaken.
There are three basic reasons
why Mr. Ress would not op
pose toll road construction.
1. Such construction would
permit the use of limited funds
for necesary improvements upon
other portions of the presently j
maintained state highway sys- !
tern.
2. It would permit the state
highway department’s limited
engineering personnel to devote
more time to completing surveys
and plans for urgently needed
highway construction in other
areas of the state.
3. Neither the department nor
Mr. Ress himself would find
themselves involved in any of
the arguements, which might
arise as to the location and route
this important facitily would fol
low. The location would be deter
mined solely by the Nebraska
Turnpike Authority cooperating
with consultant engineers in
their employ and not by the de
partment of road and irrigation
in cooperation with the buerau
of public roads.
.tiess rurthur commented that
the people must remember that
in the final analysis neither he,
the department, the legislature
nor even the citizens of the state
of Nebraska can determine
whether or not a toll road will
be constructed. Such construc
tion must be determined finan
cially feasible before investors
will finance the necessary rev
enue bonds.
In other words a toll road will
not be built across the state just
because the state asks for it, but
feasibility studies must indicate
a toll road would be self-liquida
ting.
RETURNS TO WICHITA
T/Sgt. Charles E. Worth return
ed to Wichita, Kans., air force
base Sunday after spending a 25
day leave visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Worth.
The race drawing the mod ° 0
interest in the stale is ihe sev
en-way GOP bid for the nomi
nation for the U.S. senate long
term.
The four top candidates are
Carl T. Curtis, Robert Crosby, »
David Martin and; Terry Carpen
ter. Mr. Curtis, rounding out 16
years in the house of representa
tives from the First district, is
considered the favorite.
In the more populous sections
of the state, the all-out pitch to
the voters has begun.
There is considerable interest,
too, in the bids for nomination
for governor on both tickets. Vic
tor Anderson is considered a fa
vorite over Frederick H. Wag
ener although the latter has been
making rapid gains.
William Ritchie, P. J. Heaton,
A. E Swanson and Mabel Fossler
are democratic governor candi
dates, with Heaton and Ritchie
leading the race.
There is only one race on the
county republican ticket—Jack
Aibuthnot and Howard Manson
contesting for the clerk of the
district court nomination.
The winner will be unop
posed in the general election
because no democrat has filed.
There are multiple candidates
-or all county supervisor posts on
both republican and democratic
ballots—except in the Fifth dis
trict, where Edwin A. Wink of
Chambers is the only candidate
OI\ithe demo ballot. However, he
will be opposed in the general
election by the winning reoub
lican in a field of four, which in
cludes Lloyd'A. Hoerie, Kenneth
Barthel, Fred D. Smith and Les
lie Lieswald.
^ ■ O’Neill the voting places
will be the same as usual: First
War5i.an<* Grattan township—
courthouse basement; Second
ward— A. Marcellus feuick ga
rage; Third ward—city halL *
^i£oUsopen at 8 a.m., and
close at 8 p.m.
Royal’s Jeri Southern
Doing Movie Short
ROYAL—Jeri Southern, nat
lonall-known radio recording
artist, will be seen in a two-reel
movie short, “A date with
Harry” the Universal picture
soon to be released for the use of
theatres from coast-tocoast. This
is the first movie short for Miss
Southern, who received the maj
or part of her musical training
in Omaha, where she began her
professional career 10 years ago
From Omaha she went to Chi
cago, 111., where she lived and
worked a number of years and
from where she booked out to
many of the large eastern cities.
Miss Southern has been enter* *
taining in Hollywood the past
year and makes her home in
West Los Angeles. Her husband.
Ray Hutchinson, is employed in
making radio transcriptions for
firms advertising nationally.
Miss Southern’s first album of
recordings for the Decca label
is now ready for distribution.
She is the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Herring of c
Royal
Official of Rice
Association Dies
EWING — Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Butler received word last week
of the death of his nephew, Les
ter L. Jaco, 48, of Houston, Tex.,
where he and his family have
made their home for the past few
years.
Lester was bom in Ewing. He
was a graduate of the Ewing
public school.
F’uneral services for Mr. Jaco
comptroller for the American
Rice Growers’ association of
Houston, v/ere held Monday, Ju
ly 26. Rev. George Estes official
ed.
Mr. Jaco was the son of the
late Carl Jaco and Bertha Jaco
He was a member of the Metho
dist church, the Houston Cham
^Kof.,Co™merce. the Houston
club, the American Institute of
^rawfiein?e™’ and was a veteran
of World War II.
Survivors include: Widow —
Carolyne; son — L. L. Jaco ir
both of Houston; mother— Mrs’
Bertha Jacu; sister—Mrs. Russell
^rickson. both of Lincoln; broth
CMif W JaC° °f L°S Allgeles’
Colorful Mike O’Sullivan Is Dead
Michael F. O’Sullivan, 65,
chairman of the board and ex
ecutive vice-president of Nation
al Life and Casualty Insurance
Co. and president of the Amer
ican Farmers Insurance Co. in
Phoenix, Aiiz., died Sunday, Ju
ly 25. He was a native of O’Neill.
Although Mr. O’Sullivan had
been taken to a hospital Satur
day for a long rest, death, which
came as the result of a heart at
tack, was unexpected.
Picturesque in appearance, O’
Sullivan Flood 6 feet 4 inches
tall. He always dressed in west
ern garb, even when ushering in
St. Francis church at Phoenix.
Friends dubbed him Ari
zona's "unofficial ambassador"
for his practice of distributing
Arizona Highways magazines
to delegates at the many con
ventions he attended.
While touring Ireland last
year with a large party of Sul
livans and O’Sullivans who were
following ihe route of their an
cestry, he conferred with Eamon
De Valera, former prime minis
ter of Ireland.
As photographers’ flashbulbs
oopped, he made the statesman,
usually somber and sober, smile,
and the rare pictures appeared in
Dublin newspapers as well as in
The Frontier.
Several years ago, he visited
Washington, D.C., carrying an
empty bucket labeled, “Looking
for water for Arizona,” and wav
ing pear-handled pistols. And
when he appeared in a western
cowboy shirt, Bostonites refused
to let him breakfast coatless in
a hotel dining room. He made an
issue out of the right to dress
comfortably in hot weather.
Autographed photographs of
prominent statesmen who were
also his personal friends hung in
his office. Among them were
Francis Matthews, former secre
tary of the navy, Sen. Joe Mc
Carthy and Jim Farley, former
postmaster general; and the late
O'Sullivan . . . provoked a
laugh from DeValera.
Congressman Edgar Howard of;
Columbus.
Mr. O'Sullivan, who entered
the insurance business in 1914,
was an authority on health
and accident insurance and
frequently lectured over the
country.
Born in O’Neill, he moved to
Los Angeles, Caiif., in 1924, and
helped organize and become
manager of the accident and
health department of the Consti
tution Life Insurance Co. Before
moving to Arizona in 1940, he
became vice-president of Sunset
Life of California.
He organized American Farm,
ers Insurance Co. in Phoenix and
in 1952, when it was reinsured
by National Life and Casualty
Insurance Co., he became board
chairman and executive vice
president.
He was a former president of
the Holy Name society of St.
Francis Xavier church and was
affiliated with the St. Francis
Ushers’ club, Kiva club, and the
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.
He was a life member of the
Phoenix Press club and the Elks
club, and a past president and
organizer of the Arizona Asso
ciation of Insurance Companies.
He lived at 4721 N. Fourth st.
Survivors include his wife—
Georgia of Phoenix; three sons—
Shannon of Phoenix; Jack of
Beaver City, Nebr.; and Michael,
attending Denver, Colo., universi
ty; brothers — John of O’Neill
and William of Denver.
Funeral rites were held Fri
day, July 30. Burial was in
Phoenix.
The late Mr. O’Sullivan’s par
ents were pioneer settlers here,
having come to Holt county from
Pennsylvania. His father was a
farmer and a teacher.
