Ninety-nine members of the Holt county rural schools eighth grade class . . . pose with Miss Alice French, county superintendent, on promotion day.—O’Neill Photo Co.
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O’NEILL LOCALS
Robert Beckenhauer, senior at
the University of Nebraska in
Lincoln, visited over the weekend
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Beckenhauer.
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Mrs. William J. Biglin and Mrs.
Margaret Boelter attended the
funeral Wednesday, May 11, of
Josiah F. Carroll in Spencer, la.
They returned to their home last
Thursday.
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Diplomas to
8th Grade;
17 Superior
Rochelle Sammons of
District 228 Wins
Top Holt Honors
Holt county’s 17 top-ranking
(or “superior’) rural eighth grad
ers receiving special recognition
at the annual promotion exercis
es held in O’Neill on Wednesday,
May 11, were:
1. Rochelle Sammons.
2. Sharon Swanson.
3. Gene Schneider.
4. Merle Pease.
5. John Hgad.
6. Elaine Krugman.
7. Mary Minning.
8. Kenneth Lidgett.
9. Larry Ziska.
10. Phyllis Ziska.
11. Connie Hitchcock.
12. Marlene Beck.
13. Carolyn Harley.
14. Gerald Kaczor.
15. Karen Kruse.
16. Carmen Meusch.
17. Charles Sweet.
Other members in the class
of 99 rural eighth graders are:
Calvin Allyn, Gene Bartak,
Lorraine Bartos, Glenice Benton,
Charlotte Berry, Floyd Black,
Lloyd Black, Wesley Blain, Mar
garet Boyle, Kathleen Braun,
Marilyn Braun, Eva J. Butter
field, Lyle James Carr, June Car
son, James Cavanaugh, Frances
Chaffin, Donna Crumly, Fay De
Groff, Ray DeGroff, Nancy De
vall, Janice Engler, Phillip Fried.
Thomas Gillogly, Clarence Go
kie, LaVerne Grenoble, Richard
Grimes, Helen Halstead, Shirley
Halstead, Carma Lee Harkins,
Donald Hawk, Markita Hend
ricks, Jerry Heyne, Carol Hoff
man, Beverly Holliday, Wayne
Holliday, Jerry Homolka, Am
brose Howard.
Rita Jansen, Marjorie Kaplan,
Karen Kaup, Sharon Kaup, Rob
ert Klabenes, Lavern Krieger,
Gloria Krogh, Michael Langan,
Phyllis A. Larson, Danny LaRue,
Gary LeMunyan, Charles Ma
honey, Elaine Miller, Donald
Moon, Delores Mosel, Jamie Nis
sen, Mary Osborne, Clifford
Pacha.
Clair Parks, Victor Pickering,
Eugene Poessnecker, Paul Poess
necker, Lyle Potter, Theresa
Pribil, Kenneth Prussa, Frances
Raymer, Bobby Lee Revell, Larry
Lee Ruegge, Duane Saltz, Carole
Schlotfeld, Floyd Scholl, Linda
Shaw, Jo Ann Shoemaker.
Suzan Tenbcrg, Ronald Thoen
del, Clara Thurlow, Veldon Tom
linson, Sherry Tuttle, Brenton
Wabs, Wilmer Wells, Robert Wil
liamson, Elaine Worden, Wau
netta Wragge, Tom Zakrzewski,
Paul Ziska.
The program Included five
selections by the rural har
mony band, directed by Mrs.
Etha Walters of Amelia. Piano
processional music, Priest’s
March from Athalia, by Men
delssohn, was played by Velda
Ernst and Konnie Kurtz. Invo
cation was offered by Rev.
Wayne Hall.
Sharon Swanson of district
233 presented a reading and led
the flag salute. Susan Tenborg
sang “Come to the Fair.” Ro
chelle Sammons of district 228
played a Tchaikovsky piano solo,
and Mrs. Walters led the begin
ners, first, second and third grad
ers in four choral selections.
Phyllis Ziska of district 168
was heard in a piano solo and
Markita Hendricks sang “Open
Up Your Heart.”
The upper grades chorus, di
rected by Merton V. Welch of
Norfolk, sang six numbei-s. Clif
ford Pacha of district 32 did a
whistling solo, "Melody of Love,”
and June Carson was heard in an
accordian solo, “The Kick-Off
March.”
Diplomas were presented by
Miss French. All eight hundred
pupils joined in “Battle Hymn of
the Republic,” which preceded
the benediction by Reverend
Hall.
Accompanists were Mrs. How
ard Manson of O’Neill, Mrs.
Walters, Miss Rochelle Sammons
and Miss Marcia Widman, all of
Amelia.
Frontier for printing!
BIGLIN'S
Fxineral Directors
O’NEILL
Day Ph. Night Ph.
38 487-R or 200
Schools Get $8.47
Per Pupil, Based on
Apportionment, Fines
State apportionment of $47,
193.72 plus $16,065.82 from fines
and licenses collected in Holt
county, making a total of $63,
259.54, was divided last week
among 158 eligible school dis
tricts in the county, according to
Miss Alice French, Holt county
superintendent of public instruc
tion. Each district received $93.28
as its share “per district.”
There were 4,198 children from
5 to 21 years of age on the census
in Holt county and the amount
paid per pupil was $8.4756. The
Holt county fines and licenses in
creased the “per child” share
from the state amount of $4.6486
to $8.4756.
School lands received $9,037.08
and the free high school fund re
ceived $3,903.10.
The amounts received by dis
tricts varied from $101.76 where
one pupil was on the census to
$7,812.04 with 901 on the census,
Miss French explained.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
QCD — Maude Schoenherr to
Fred Wlagman & wf 12-54 $1
NE!4 25-30-15 except Right of
way- NVfeSWyi- SWy4SWV4 &
all of NWy4 south of C & NW
RR of Sec 30- Twp 30- Range 14
QCD — Phyllis Schoenher to
Fred Wagman & wf 12-27-54 $—
Same land
WD—Joseph Wagman, et al to
Fred Wagman & wf 3-25-55 $8,
700- Same land
WD—Wm R Tenborg to State
of Nebr 3-7-55 $652.50- Part of
S%SEy4 15-29-13
WD—Leon A Beckwith to St of
Nebr 3-8-55 $531.75- Part S%
SWy4 14-29-13
WD—Rex C Beckwith to St of
Nebr 3-11-55 $326.25- Part of
SEy4 18-29-13
WD—Loren F Burgess to St of
Nebr 3-7-55 $723.25- Part of
ew i/a 17-9Q-1^
WD—Wm F Grothe Sr to St of
Nebr 3-9-55 $697.75- Part of S%
SEyi 16-29-13
WD—Edward J Ries to St of
Nebr 3-5-55 $75- Part of NW%
SWi/4 33-30-14
WD —VC Wilbern to St of
Nebr 2-28-55 $500- Part of SWy4
33- 30-14
WI>—Minnie V Larson to Wes
lyn R Larson & wf 5-5-55 $5600
NWy4 26-26-10
WD—Casper Larson to Weslyn
R Larson & wf 5-5-55 $19,600
Ny>swy4 26- s% 27- N%Ny*
34- 26-10
WD — Celia Christiansen to
Norman Christiansen & wf 5-14
55 $1- N% 32-26- Range 10 &
SE‘/4 32-26-10
WD—Donald L Calkins to Ha
zel Calkins 4-19-55 $1- Lots 7 &
8 Blk B- Millards Add- O’N
Robert Carroll, sophomore at
the University of Nebraska, visit
ed over the weekend at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Carroll.
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tier”, thrice weekly!
WSCS Installs New
Slate of Officers
Hazel Lorenz Society
President
INMAN—The WSCS of the
Methodist church met Thursday
at the Maxcy memorial addition.
Mrs. Lisle Mewmaw presided.
The following officers were in
stalled by Reverend. Mewmaw
for the coming year: Hazel Lor
enz, president; Elsie Kruegar,
vice-president; Ruth Watson, sec
retary; Grace Gannon, treasurer;
Mrs. L. Mewmaw, secretary of
promotion; "Mrs. L. R. Tompkins,
missionary education; Mareta
Nielsen, social relations, local
church; Lois Tompkins, student
work, youth work; Rosara Ko
pecky, children’s work; Mrs. H.
Snyder, spiritual life; Mildred
Moore, literature and publica
tions; Anna Smith, supply work;
and Ethel Siders, status of wo
men.
Mrs. Ethel Siders and Miss El
sie Kruegar were hostess.
Other Inman News
Mrs. A. N. Butler and Mrs.
James M. McMahan attended a
meeting of the hospital auxiliary
at St. Anthony’s on Monday eve
ning, May 9.
Postmaster and Mrs. B. H. Ste
vens of Page and Postmaster F.
Rotherham of Ewing were Tues
day evening, May 10, guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
M. McMahan. Mrs. McMahan
served lunch.
Arbutus Rebekah lodge met in
regular session Wednesday eve
ning, May 11, at the IOOF hall.
Karl Keyes, noble grand, was in
charge. Plans were furthered for
the district 29 meeting to be held
here in June. Lunch was served
by Ada Clark, Grace Gannon,
Mildred Coventry and Lucille
Hutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson
were tendered a suprise dance in
honor of their leaving this com
munity in the near future at the
Summer land pavilion east of
Ewing on Wednesday evening,
May 11. A good crowd was pre
sent. Lunch was served during
intermission.
Mrs. Albert Reynolds entertain
ed a group at her home on Fri
day afternoon. Mrs. Cora Rey
nolds of Neligh furnished the en
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tertainment and demonstrated.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. T. Reynolds at the close.
Miss LuElla Watson of Atkin
son spent the weekend visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Watson.
Ewing News
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Mrs. Lyle Dierks was winner of
high score at the bridge club when
they met Tuesday, May 10, at the
home of Mrs. Perry Saiser. Mrs.
Spence received second high. Re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rockey and
sons attended the school picnic
at district 1 on Sunday. Mrs.
Rockey taught here before her
marriage.
Leonard Larson of Lincoln was
a weekend guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larson.
Rural life Sunday was observed
in the Methodist church during
the worship hour. The Earth
Shall Mourn and Fade Away”
was the theme of Rev. Lee Brig
den’s sermon.
The start of the Ewing vacation
Bible school for the United Pres
byterian and Methodist churches
has been postponed until Monday,
May 23 due to the lack of finding
substitute teachers for those who
were unable to be present.
Friday evening, May 6, Mrs.
Waldo Davis and daughter, Marie,
attended a mother-daughter, ban
quet at the Evangelical United
Brethren church at Orchard.
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Pool Opening
O’Neill Municipal Swimming Pool
Weather permitting, the pool will be opened for public
swimming, for the season, on—
Sunday, May 29th
DURING THE FORENOONS THE POOL WILL BE USED
EXCLUSIVELY FOR RED CROSS SWIMMING LESSONS
Ticket Prices for the 1955 Season Follow:
SEASON' SINGLE
Intermediate—Eight-years-old to the
sixth grade _ 4.00 15c
Junior—Seventh grade through high
school _ 4.50 25c
Adults _ 5.00 35c
Use of Towels—I Oc Swim Suits for Rent
Wading Pool Is FREE
Children under 8-yrs.-old must be accompanied by an adult.
No solo swimming. A lifeguard must be on duty when anyone is swimming.
Anyone abusing the pool, equipment or any park fixtures will be denied use of the pool for the
season.
Swimming lessons will start June 4.
Season tickets are on sale at the pool office; also at Western Auto, Eby’s Service Station and
First National Bank (John C. Watson).
Q/Neill Park Board