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Volume 74.—Number 40. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, February 3, 1955. Seven Cents
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Trophy to Ewing Golden Gloves Team
Walter Fick (left), manager-coach of the Ewing golden gloves
team, is presented the team trophy after outpointing boxing clubs
form West Point, Randolph and Wayne in the annual northeast Ne
braska matches held at Norfolk. The presentation is being made by
Commander Lesser of the Norfolk Legion post. (Details on page
6.)—Photo courtesy Norffolk Daily News.
High AEC Post to
Former Bristow Man
O’Donnells Note
Golden Wedding
Wed at O’Neill with
Temp 40 Below
ATKINSON — Mr. and Mrs.
James F. O’Donnell quietly ob
served their golden wedding anni
versary Sunday. Members of their
immediate family were present
for an afternoon luncheon, which
included ice cream, cake and cof
fee.
No open-house was observed
because both Mr. O’Donnell, 78,
and Mrs. O’Donnell, 75, are in
“failing health.”
Mr. O’Donnell and his bride,
Nellie Gallagher, marched to
the altar in St. Patrick’s Cath
olic church at O’Neill on Febru
ary 1, 1905, while the mercury
hovered in the neighborhood of
40 degrees below zero. This is
remembered as one of the cold
est days on record in the coun
ty.
The late Rt.-Rev. M. F. Cassidy
performed the nuptial rites. At
tendants were Anthony O’Donnell
of Atkinson, brother of the bride
groom, and Annie O’Donnell (later
Mrs. Annie Diehl, now deceased',
sister of the bridegroom.
The couple resided for several
months with Mrs. O’Donnell’s
father, the late Thomas F. Gal
lagher. For about five years they
lived on a place seven miles east
of Atkinson.
In 1911 they moved onto a farm
three miles northwest of Emmet,
where they resided until the fall
of 1953. At that time they retired
and moved into Atkinson.
Mr. O’Donnell was born Sep
tember 17, 1876, in Pennsvlvania.
He came to Holt county as a small
boy with his parents, who are now
deceased. He was reared north
west of Emmet. Mrs. O’Donnell
was born December 30, 1879,
about 13 miles northwest of O’
Neill.
They became the parents of
nine children. Two died in in
fancy.
The others are: Edmund T. of
Hollywood, Calif.; James M. of
Omaha; John P. of San Francis
co, Calif.; Mrs. Raphael (Mary)
Pettinger of Atkinson; Anthony J.
of O’Neill; Mrs. James (Anna)
Joplin of Denver, Colo.; Mrs.
Norbert (Helen) Hesse of Monte
rey Park, Calif.
There are 13 grandchildren.
Those members of the family
present for Sunday’s luncheon
were Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Pet
tinger and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Anthony J. O’Donnell and fami
ly and James M. O’Donnell and
son of Omaha, John C. Gallagher
of Atkinson (Mrs. O’Donnell’s
brother), Anthony, Margaret and
Ellen O’Donnell, all of Atkinson,
brother and sisters of Mr. O’Don
nell), also James Diehl of Atkin
son, a nephew.
REA Gets Permit
to Build from City
The city council in monthly
session Tuesday evening granted
the Niobrara Valley Electric
Membership corporation permis
sion to construct a 60-thousand -
dollar administration building on
real estate recently purchased.
The site is located across the
street west from the city water
tower.
The council made an exception
to its zoning ordinance in issuing
the permit. The single-story
building will measure 40 by 137
feet and will contain supply space
and garage space as well as of
fices. The corporation is an REA
cooperative operating in Holt,
Boyd, Knox and Wheeler coun
ties.
The building site is legally de
scribed as lots 1 and 2, block 7,
McCafferty’s annex, town of O’
Neill.
Open-House—
REDBIRD — Open-house will
be held from 1 to 5 p.m., Thurs
day, February 10, at the Carsor
sisters’ home, in honor of the
twins, Mary and Lizzie, on their
80th birthday anniversary. They
have requested no gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kraft spent
Sunday at the home of Miss Abbie
Hanley near Inman.
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The atomic energy commission
at Washington D.C., announced
last Thursday that a former Ne
braskan has been named to head
its inspection division.
He is Curtis A. Nelson, a na
tive of Bristow and now manager
of the Savannah river (S.C.)
operations office.
The inspection division was
set up under the atomic energy
act of 1954. It has broad supervis
ory and investigative duties.
Mr. Nelson was born Febru
ary 28, 1905, in Bristow, a son
of Mrs. N. P. Nelson and the
late Mr. Nelson, who died last
year. He holds the degree of
bachelor of science in civil engi
neering from the University of
Nebraska.
He is a member of the Amer
ican ‘Society of Civil Engineers
and is currently a licensed engi
neer in the states of Minnesota
and South Carolina.
Mr. Nelson’s experience in engi
neering, administrative and tech
nical ’ supervision
has been broad and
varied. He has su
pervised design
and construction
on such diversified
projects as lake
restoration, river
diversion, water
conservation, rail
roads, dams, drain
age, utility sys
tems, roads, and
many types of
buildings.
During World War II, at the
beginning of the atomic energy
industry, he was assigned to the
Manhattan engineer district, army
engineers, as construction officer,
control officer and personnel di
rector.
Mr. Nelson has had more than
10 years active duty with the
army and holds a reserve com
mission as colonel in the corps of
engineers. For service during the
war years, his unit received the
merit service award with three
stars and he was awarded the le
gion of merit.
For three years, beginning July,
1947, Mr. Nelson was assigned as
U.S. liaison oficer at Chalk Riv
er, Ont., Can. From this position
he was transferred in July, 1950,
by the atomic energy commission,
to be manager of the new opera
tions office subsequently called
the Savannah river operations
office with principal offices near
Aiken, S.C.
In his capacity as manager,
Mr. Nelson has had overall di
rection of engineering, con
struction and operations for the
atomic energy commission at
the Savannah river plant, where
a design and construction pro
gram valued at $1,500,000,000
has been in progress for the
past four years.
He also supervised two sub
offices, the Dana area office near
Clinton, Ind., and the Wilmington
area office in Wilmington, Del.
The Savannah river plant has
been in operation for some time
now and construction work grad
ually is decreasing.
Mr. Nelson resides in /UKen
with his wife, the former Eileen
L. Antony, and their four children
—Patricia, Robert, Curtis, jr., and
Mary Eileen. During his years in
Aiken, Mr. Nelson has been act
ively associated with civic and
church groups, serving as a trus
tee of St. John’s Methodist church,
Boy Scout committeeman at St.
Mary’s Catholic church and a
member of the board of directors
cf the community chests of Rich
mond county, Ga., and Aiken
county, S.C. He is currently listed
in “Who’s Who in America.”
Recently Mr. Nelson made an
address before the Aiken Rotary
club. “The Future of Atomic En
ergy and Particularly Its Use in
the Generating of Electrical Pow
er” was the subject.
He prefaced his remarks by
saying most people are familiar
with the benefits which have
come to medicine, industry and
agriculture through use of com
mon elements which have been
made radioactive in atomic re
actors and which are used as re
search and treatment tools.
The speaker said that while the
phenomena of radioactivity has
been known to physicists and oth
er scientists for many years, the
knowledge remained unapplied
and mainly in the realm of the
ory until approximately 15 years
ago. It was in 1939 that the natur
al force caused by the fission of
uranium was discovered.
(Continued on page 6)
O’Neill Bid
for Guards
Successful
McCarville Is Made
Acting Commander;
To Organize Soon
O’Neill’s bid for a national
guard tank company, not yet acti
vated, has been successful.
James W. Rooney, chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce new
'industries committee, received the
word this week from Col. Evar
Peterson, administrative assistant
to Maj.-Gen. Guy N. Henninger,
Nebraska’s adjutant-general and
guard commander.
Peterson also contacted J. L.
McCarville, jr., and asked Mc
Carville, a former lieutenant in
the army’s military police corps,
to serve as acting commanding
officer.
Colonel Peterson said General
Henninger was "favorably im
pressed” with O’Neill as a s’te i-.r
a guard company. The general,
who visited here a fortnight ago,
gave O’Neill the nod over Su
perior and “one or two other
cities” which were competing for
the unit.
Temporary armory quarters
will be worked out Friday, when
Colonel Peterson will come to
O’Neill. Two buildings have been
under consideration — the base
ment of the Shelhamer Foods
building and the unoccupied Hunt
building (new) in West O’Neill.
O’Neills selection as a location
for a company could mean the
ctiy will be in line for a 150- to
170-thousand - dollar permanent
armory within the next few years.
Colonel Peterson said it would
be essential to have a roster of
50 enlisted guardsmen in order to
clinch O’Neill as a guard city.
Rooney and members of his com
mittee have felt the manpower
question could be met quite sat
isfactorily.
McCarville said he and Col
onel Peterson will be anxious to
select a non-commissioned offi
cer for administrative work
“right away.”
The NCO for this job can be
selected from present guardsmen
or veterans (any branch of the
service).
The O’Neill company will be a
part of a tank battalion command
ed by Colonel Peterson.
Colonel Peterson indicated he
hopes to have the company form
ed by March 15 and the unit will
take part in summer maneuvers
at Camp Ripley, Minn.
Miss Davis Gets
Role in Opera
INMAN—Miss Imogene Davis of
Inman will portray the role of
“Vera Boronel” in the University
of Nebraska theatre production
February 15-19 of Gian-Carlo Me
notti’s opera, “The Consul.”
The three-act production, to be
presented in the University’s new
Howell Memorial theatre, will
mark the revival of opera on the
University campus after an ab
sence of six years.
Dr. David Foltz, chairman of
the music department and music
director, said, “The Consul” is
one of the most ambitious under
takings ever attempted by the uni
versity theatre. Only one other
university in the nation—Colum
bia—has ever produced this
music-drama. The opera was a
Broadway success in 1950.
In all, 14 singers and 27 orches
tra members will perform for the
five-day show. Work by the uni
versity staff toward the produc
tion of the opera began last July.
Miss Davis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas J. Davis of In
man, is a junior in the school of
music at the university.
Bess Cotterill,
Musician, Dies
Miss Bess Cotterill, about 60,
member of a musical family
which resided here a number of
years ago, died September 21,
1954, at Iron Mountain, Mich.
News of her death has just been
received by friends of the family
here.
The Cotterills were known in
north - central Nebraska as a
dance orchestra group. Miss Cot
terill was pianist; one sister, Al
ice, played the drums and anoth
er sister, Florence, was violinist.
The trio in later years enjoyed
engagements in Bermuda and
Florida.
Visit at Spencer—
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wetzler, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Worth and Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Page and Barbara of
Page were Sunday afternoon
guests in Spencer at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Karr. It was
Mrs. Karr’s birthday anniversary.
Plays for Notables in Washington on Sunday . . .
Sorin in Concert Here Tonight
When the conductor stepped
onto the podium Sunday after
noon in a great concert hall in
the nation’s capital and raised
his baton, the Washington Na
tional Gallery symphony or
chestra responded.
Those in the audience, many
of them notables on the na
tional and international scene,
settled back for an afternoon
with Beethoven and Bach as
interpreted by a famous Amer
ican pianist, Samuel Sorin.
On Wednesday, an O’Neill
bound bus threaded its way
from Omaha bearing Mr. Sorin
as one of its passengers. The
artist had flown from Wash
ington to Omaha, via Bethle
hem, Pa., where he appeared
Monday night.
Within a few minutes Mr.
Sorin had acquired the “feel” of
O’Neill.
He registered at the Golden
hotel with M. J. Golden.
“I knew when I met the man
at the hotel,” Sorin stated, “this
was going to be a friendly place
and I would like it here!”
“Any place as inaccessible as
O’Neill must be a wonderful
community,” he later explained
to F. E. Parkins, president of
the O’Neill Community Concert
association and to John H. Mc
Carville, association officer and
member of the artist reception
committee. Sorin missed connec
tions in Omaha with the Chica
go & North Western’s Pullman
on train 13.
Sorin will appear in the sec
ond in the 1954-’55 series of
Community Concerts in O’Neill
tonight (Thursday). The doors
at the public school auditorium
will open at 7:30 and the concert
will begin at 8:15.
A native of Detroit, Mich., he
compelled attention as a pianist
at the age of 12. Scholarships
carried him to Chicago, 111., and
the famous Julliard School of
Music in New York.
He did a stint in the army
during World War II. After a
post-war “brushing up,” Sorin
took to the concert stage and has
met with singular success. He
has enjoyed engagements
throughout the United States,
Canada and in Central America.
“I am amazed at the great
success of the new organization.
I could not believe over one
thousand memberships could
be sold in a city this size.
“Do you draw music-lovers
all the way from Omaha?” he
queried.
He was assured the area is
sparsely populated but not that
sparsely!
The pianist (he’s a wee bit
older than indicated by his pho
tos conveyed via the New York
press agents) promptly went to
the auditorium and sat at the
new Steinway for two hours.
“Ah, already we are old
friends—the piano and me!”
Asked about his forthcoming
concert,' the artist offered this:
“You can say we will pro
vide listenable music. The major
works will include Chopin,
Liszt, Schubert, Bach, Debussy,
Brahms, Prokossiev and Wever.
“I will play the standard con
cert, which I do for Community
Concert associations all over
the country.”
Asked if he would digress
from the regular format, he
said:
“Let’s wait and see.”
Sorin’s next concert (after O’
Neill) will be at Rawlins, Wyo.,
on Sunday. He said the present
road trip would keep him away
from his wife and daughter,
Kathryn Lynn, for seven weeks..
“Kathy does not like the idea
of her daddy being away from
home for so long a time. Her
mother, however, is accustomed
to it.
“But,” he smiled, “when I’m
home I stay home!”
Sorin . . . pledges “listenable
music.”
Mothers’ March
Total Is $635.48
‘Dime Time’ Revue
Date Feb. 14
Proceeds for the mothers’ march
on polio, the house-to-house can
vass of the city carried out last
Thursday evening, amounted to
$635.48, it was announced by the
officers of the Holt county chap
ter of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis.
“Anyone who was missed on
the mothers’ march may send
their contributions to the march
of dimes headquarters, O’Neill,”
an official explained.
Meanwhile, a benefit dance at
the American Legion club Sat
urday night swelled the polio
coffers $60.
The O’Neill Towners basketball
team will entertain Richie Ash
burn and his Tilden Towners on
the public, school rink at 2:30
p.m., Sunday. An offering will be
taken and proceeds will go to the
polio fund.
Meanwhile, a bottle collection
will be made on Saturday, Feb
ruary 12, under the direction
of Lewis Coker. Four trucks
will make pickups of pop and
beer bottles, which will be re
deemed for cash through the
cooperation of O’Neill mer
chants.
Bottles may be left on the
front walks of the residences and
will be picked up.
The home talent show, “Dime
Time Revue,” will be presented
Monday evening, February 14, in
the public school auditorium. The
production is under the direction
of Richard Smithson, O’Neill high
vocal instructor.
changed the lives of over 40
In 1954, polio is said to have
thousand men, women and chil
dren. That year was regarded as
the third worst in the history of
the disease.
The 1955 dimes drive, on the
national level, needs 64-milli >n
dollars with which to combat the
disease and treat present suffer
ers, according to Mrs. Noma Hall
of Stuart, who is chairman of the
Holt fund drive.
Mrs. Lindberg
Presents Review—
The O’Neill Women’s club met
at the home of Mrs. William W.
McIntosh Wednesday evening,
January 26. Mrs. Harold Lind
berg gave a review on the book
“Many Heavens” by Virginia
Sorenson.
Mrs. Robert Evans will enter
tain the Women’s club members
at her home Wednesday, Febru
ary 23.
Chambers Cubs
Get Train Ride—
CHAMBERS—Cub pack 185 of
Chambers participated in a train
ride Saturday, January 22, at O’
Neill.
The train ride was held in con
junction with the Cub monthly
theme of railroading.
Mrs. Henry Walters of Cham
bers is the den mother.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Harold Krugman, 27, of O’Neill
and Margaret Judge, 24, of O’
Neill, January 31.
Cars in Opposite
Directions Kill
2 Deer Same Time
Two automobiles traveling in
opposite directions each hit a buck
deer at the same time five miles
east' of Meadow Grove on high
way 275.
Jimmy Hauf of Clarwater and
Clarence Shavlik of Ewing were
driving cars in opposite directions.
Just before the cars were to pass
each other, four deer crossed the
highway. Mr. Hauf’s car hit and
killed one deer, Mr. Shavlik’s an
other. Two deer were uninjured.
There were about 20 deer in the
herd.
State Conservation Officer Rob
ert E. Benson of Norfolk was call
ed and dressed out the deer, the
meat to be given to state institu
tions.
‘Groundhog’ Fails
to See Shadow
Old Adage Holds
Winter Is O’er
The “groundhog” didn’t see his
shadow; didn’t even get snow in
his eyes.
Tradition holds the winter is
about over.
Thus far, the winter has been
“open” and relatively mild with
some thawing and springlike
weather the past few days.
When the badger or wood
chuck, as the old belief goes,
pokes his head out at noon on
February 2 and fails to see his
shadow, he can consider the hi
bernation over.
Skies were cloudy and overcast
here throughout the day although
there was come clearing toward
evening.
The adage says if the “ground
hog” sees his shadow he is fright
ened back into the underground
sleeping chambers made out of
hay and leaves—there to hiber
nate for six more weeks.
Week’s summary:
Hi Lo Prec.
January 27 .37 -8
January 28 .30 -3
January 29 .35 15
January 30 .44 18
January 31 .46 28
February 1 .35 22
February 2 .26 20
Candlelight Service
Presented at Bristow—
BRISTOW—A candlelight ser
vice, “Let Your Light Shine,” was
presented for Luther league last
Thursday evening at the Lutheran
church here. Miss Nona Anderson
was program leader.
Others taking part were Norman
Anderson, Misses Judy Sieler,
Connie Thorell and Ethel Papstein
and Ronald Boettcher.
Rev. Donald Johnson conducted
devotions and Norman Anderson
presided at the business session.
Hostesses were Mesdames W. J.
Fusselman, Olga Johnson and E.
E. Chore.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Janzing
visited Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph. Van
Horn.
Edward W. Sterner,
Page Farmer, Dies
Bom at Elm Creek;
Burial Wednesday
PAGE— Funeral services were
conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday,
February 2, for Edward William
Sterner, 71, Page farmer, who
died Saturday night, January 29.
He had been ill about two months.
The rites were conducted at the
Methodist church in Page with
Rev. Lisle E.
M e w m a w,
church pastor,
officiating. Bur
i a 1 was in
Prospect Hill
cemetery under
the direction of
Biglin’s.
Pallbea r e r s
were La Verne
Van Conett, Je
r o m e Allen,
Herman D i m
mitt, Milo Lan
Stemer dreth, William
Roche and Arthur Grass.
The late Mr. Sterner was born
January 16, 1884, at Elm Creek,
near Lincoln, a son of George and
Martha Beckman Sterner.
He married Carie Carman at
Cook on December 10, 1907. The
couple came to Holt county in
1911. They resided for many
years on a farm in the Page com
munity.
Survivors include: Widow;
daughter—Mrs. Glenn Stewart of
Page; three grandchildren; broth
er—Charles of Lincoln; sister —
Mrs. N. C. Hall of Sutherland.
Funeral Tuesday
for Charles Kelly—
BASSETT—Charles Kelly, who
had been confined to bed a num
ber of years, died at 2 o’clock Fri
day morning at an Ainsworth
hospital.
He had been at the Long Pine
rest home since last summer, but
was rushed to the hospital last
Tnursday evening when his con
dition became critical. He suffer
ed from arthritis many years.
Mr. Kelly is survived by one
daughter and three sons.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at
the Valley Grove chapel with
Rev. A. W. Marts of Long Pine
officiating.
Auxiliary Installs
New Members—
ATKINSON—The American Le
gion auxiliary initiated 30 new
members Wednesday evening.
The'initiation ceremony is to be
conducted by Mrs. C. C. Becker,
district 2 auxiliary president, and
Mrs. W. M. Cox, district secretary,
both of Pierce.
Program chairman for the eve
ning was Mrs. Harold Waldo.
John Forney, C&NW
Agent, Retires—
John W. Forney, depot agent at
Stanton for Chicago North Western
railroad since 1937, is retireing,
effective February 1, after 48
years and nine months with the
company. He worked at various
stations as helper, operator and
agent, including stations at Wis
ner, Abie, Linwood, O’Neill, Dod
ge, and Burke, S.D.
June 12-13 Picked
for O’Neill Rodeo
Dates have been selected for
O’Neill’s big rodeo for 1955, to be
sponsored by the O’Neill saddle
club. The dates are June 12 and
13, it was announced Wednesday
by Roger Bowen of Page, presi
dent of the sponsoring group.
There will be afternoon and
evening performances on the 12th
and an afternoon show on the 13th.
Executive officers met this week
to make preliminary plans for the
event.
Badgers, Bulldogs
Win at Bassett
O’Neill Knocked Out
of Running
The O’Neill high Eagles fell be
fore the valentine Badgers in the
opening round of the North-Cen
tral Nebraska conference cage
t< urnament Tuesday night, 51-44,
at Bassett.
It was a cold third quarter for
the Eagles that spelled the differ
ence. The Eagles could gather
only five points in that quarter
while the Badgers built a seven
point lead.
Larry Conarro and Dick Gaskill
paced the Eagles to an 11-all tie
the first quarter.
In a see-saw battle Valentine
gained a 27-25 half-time advant
age.
The Eagles, led by Duane APon
came flying back in the final
cuarter but couldn’t pick up the
lost ground of the miserable third
quarter.
The Eagles were within four
points with three minutes re
maining, but two quick baskeis
by Wrage kept the Badgers out
of reach.
Alton and Conarro sparked the
O’Neill attack with 17 and 14
points, respectively.
Wrage and Legerwell had 18
and 10, respectively, for Valen
tine.
In the otheT Tuesday nighl
game, the Ainsworth Bulldogs, un
beaten and rugged in every way
downed the Keya Paha county
(Springview) Indians, 70-34. Ains
worth racked up a 19-11 firsl
quarter lead, went ahead 42-21 a1
the half. Gabbert scored 18 for
the winners.
Tonight (Thursday), the Valen
tine Badgers will play the Stuart
Broncos at 7 o’clock, and Rock
county high (Bassett) goes against
Ainsworth at 8:30.
The Eagles return to the home
court next Tuesday as they tangle
with Springview.
Boxscore:
O’NEILL (44) fg ft pfpts
Gatz . 1 2 5 4
Fetrow .1 0 0 2
.Alton . 6 5 1 17
Sanders . 0 0 4 0
Strong . 1 0 1 2
/ Conarro . 6 2 114
Gaskill . 2 1 2 5
Totals .17 10 14 44
VAL. (51) fg ft pfpts
Legerwell . 5 0 3 10
Spain . 4 0 3 8
Kreycik. 3 1 0 7
Simons .1 0 l 2
Wrage . 9 0 3 18
Joseph . 1 4 2 6
Totals .23 5 12 51
Mrs. Lana Potter
Dies in Hospital
LYNCH—Mrs. Lana Potter, 80
year-old Lynch resident, died Fri
day in Sacred Heart hospital at
Lynch. She had been confined to
the hospital since January 16.
There are a number of survivors
who include two sons, Harold and
Ivan Potter, both of Lynch.
Mrs. Mary Bates
of Verdigrre Dies—
VERDIGRE—Mrs. Mary Bates,
85, a resident of Knox county
more than 60 years, died at her
home here at 2 o’clock Monday,
January 31. She had been ill for
some time and had been confined
to bed about four months.
Mrs. Bates was a charter mem
ber of the Order of the Eastern
Star and had been presented a 50
year pin last fall.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Nadine Nelson of Verdi
gre, and one son, Cleo of River
side, Calif.
Elected to Board—
ATKINSON—Harold Hutcheson,
superintendent of Atkinson schools,
has been elected to serve for a
period of two years on the execu
tive board of the Nebraska As
sociation of School Administra
tors.
Mr. Hutcheson replaces Fred
Rickers of Wayne.
Fabrics Studied
SPENCER—“Fabrics of Today”
was the study topic for Friendly
Circle club Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Ralph Black. Mrs. Major
Olin and Mrs. Chester Ross pre
sented the lesson for 15 members.
Mrs. Ben Creamer was co-host
ess.
Hereford,
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Angus Sales
Coming Up
128 Head Registered
Stock to Be Sold;
Shows Are Features
Two registered livestock sales,
representing the two most popu
lar breeds of cattle raised in the
great sandhills area, are scheduled
within the next few days at O’
Neill.
The Holt County Hereford
Breeders’ association will offer
58 registered Herefords, includ
ing 49 bulls and nine females, on
Saturday, February 5, at the O'
Neill Livestock Market.
James W. Rooney is sale man
ager. Wilford Scott of Chadron
will judge the entries at 10 a.m.,
and the sale will get underway at
1:30 p.m. Charles Corkle of Nor
folk will be the auctioneer.
The Holt County Aberdeen
Angus Breeders’ association has
scheduled its ninth annual spring
sale on Tuesday, February 3,
also at the O’Neill Livestock Mar
ket. Thirty-five bulls and 35 fe
males will sell. Blaine Garwood
of Amelia, president of the group,
is sale manager. E. L. Miner of O’
Neill is secretary-treasurer.
Activities in connection with
the Angus sale will get under
way the night before. A ban •
quet will be served at the Christ
Lutheran church parlors. Dr.
Robert Koch of Ft. Robinson
will be the speaker.
The Angus show will be con
ducted at 10 a.m.; the sale will'
start at 1 p.m. James Kreycik fif
Wood Lake will be the judge,'
Ralph Kuhr of Blair, the auc
tioneer. _
Consignors to the Hereford sale
Ere: Francis Anderl of Inman,
Harlan Larson of O’Neill, Leonard
Lorenz of Inman, Harold Melcber
of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Miksch of Stuart, C. V. and El
wyn Robertson of Chambers, S.
R. Robertson of O’Neill," George
Rowse and Sons of Chambers, M.
L. Sageser and Sons of Amelia;
Harold Van Vleck and Sons of
Clearwater, Whitaker and Whit
aker of Chambers and Henry
Wood and Son of Ewing.
The Angus sale will feature
five head of 4-H and FFA heif
ers, listed in a separate division.
Angus consignors are: Louis J.
Bartos and Son of O’Neill, Frank
Beelaert and Son of Page, Harold!
Dexter of O’Neill, Henry Gathjjii
of Atkinson, Sandhills Angus
Ranch, Fora Knight and Son of
O’Neill, Rolland Miller and Son
of Middlebranch, Vir Jean Sharon
Miner of O’Neill, E. L. Miner and
Son of O’Neill, E. J. Revell and
Son of Star, Siders and Bartos of
O’Neill, Ray Siders of Inman,
John Tenborg of Atkinson, Ralph
and Gertrude Van Horn of O’
Neill and Arthur Walters of
Chambers.
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Mrs. Sam Arnold
Expires at Hastings
Word was received Tuesday
evening by friends in O’Neill that
Mrs. Sam A. Arnold, 70, a former
resident of O’Neill, died in Hast
ings Sunday, January 30, after an
illness of two months.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Thursday) at 10
o’clock from the First Presby
terian church in Hastings.
Mrs. Arnold is survived by her
husband and three sons—Willard
of Rockford, 111., Merle of Wash
ington, D.C., and Richard of Du
luth, Minn.
Before leaving O’Neill for
Hastings, the Arnolds operated
the O’Neill Laundry and Dry
Cleaning.
Pleasant Day Club
in Session—
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stems en
tertained the Pleasant Day club
members and their families at a
card party Friday evening, Janu
ary 21. Five tables of pitch were
played with Orville Miller and
Mrs. Henry Vequist winning high;
Ardell Curran and Mrs. Donald
Sterns, low; Blake Benson, trav
eling prize.
A lunch was served.
BRAGG INFANT DIES
Graveside funeral rites were
held Saturday morning, January
29, for Garry Lee Bragg, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bragg
of O’Neill. Burial was in Enter
prise cemetery in Knox county,
east of Venus. The baby was bom
Wednesday, January 26, in St.
Anthony’s hospital, O’Neill.
ONE COLONY
South Bird Island, Tex., is the
only white pelican nesting colony
on the Gulf coast.
—
Canada’s herds of caribou are
being cut down by wolves.
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