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Volume 75.—Number 40. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 2, 1956. Seven Cents
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Levi Yantzie, 66, Dies
After Heart Attack
Mrs. Kurtz . . . burial here
today.—Tbe Frontier Photo.
Mrs. Ray Kurtz
Succumbs Here
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Heart Ailment Fatal
to O’Neillite
A heart attack.about 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, January 29, proved fatal
to Mrs. Ray Kurtz, 74, of O’Neill.
She died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Robert E. Larson.
Mrs. Kurtz had been in failing
health the past several years.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m. today (Thursday)
from the Assembly of God church
with Rev. Egon Kirschman,
church pastor, and Rev. Wayne
Hall of Broken Bow, formerly of
O'Neill, officiating. They will be
assisted by Mrs. Hall. Burial will
be in Prospect Hill cemetery un
der the direction of Biglin’s.
Pallbearers chosen are Francis
Curran, David Moler, Blake Ben
son, Walter Wells, Henry Walters
and Robert Allendorfer.
The late Mrs. Kurtz was born
June 29, 1881, at Irving, la. Her
maiden name was Nancy Mar
illa Johnson, daughter of the
late John J. and Christy Ann
Harlin Johnson.
She married the late Mr. Kurtz
at Colorado on March 19, 1902.
They lived in Iowa until 1928
when they moved onto a farm
north of O’Neill near the Niobra
ra river. Living there only one
year, they moved onto another
place for a few years and later
onto the home place, located 20
miles north of O’Neill near i£agle
creek.
The Kurtzes became the par
ents of nine children, two of
whom are deceased—Melvin and
Curtis. Mr. Kurtz died in March,
1954. He was fatally injured in an
auto-truck accident in Oklahoma
while he and his wife were driv
ing from California to O’Neill.
They celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary in 1952.
The late Mrs. Kurtz was a
member of the Assembly of
God church. Burial will be
near the grave of her husband.
Survivors include: Sons •— An
drew of Pasadena, Calif., and
Clifton of Bethel, Kans.; daugh
ters— Mrs. Hal M. (Marie) Buch
er of Pasadena; Mrs. Fred (Doris)
Harvey of Mission, Kans.; Mrs.
Robert (Charlotte) Larson of O’
Neill; Mrs. Dan (LaDonna) Sny
der of Atkinson; Mrs. Charles
(Bona Belle) Cooper of West Co
vina, Calif.
Numerical System
Used in Grading
The O’Neill public school hon
or roll for the past six weeks has
been announced. Under the new
grading system adopted this year,
numerical ratings are used: A plus
—12; A—11; A minus—10; B plus
9.
In order to be on the honor
roll, students must maintain a
nine or B plus average.
Fresh members include: Kon
nie Kurtz, 11; Betty Rodman, 1C
Joan Booth, 10; Jeanette Fricke,
9.7; George Fuller, 9.7; Larry
Frisch, 9.2; Elaine Krugman, 9.
^ Sophomores — Michael Liddy,
10.5; Judy Johnson, S.5; Jane
Petersen, 9.5; Lynda Haynes, 9.
Juniors—Linda Serck, 11.3; De
maris Lindberg, 10.7; Gordon Fox,
10.4; Marlene Ermer, 10.2; Gary
Holcomb, 10.2; Alta Mae Lyons,
10; Vernetta Krogh, 9.7; Judy
Sanders, 9.2; Carole Johnson, 9.2;
Mardelle Gaskill, 9; Judy Jura
cek, 9; Donna Summers, 9; Sylvia
Harder, 9.
Seniors — Mary Fetrow, 11.2;
Robert Burival, 10; Kay Hibbs,
9.8; Nina Burival, 9.7; Roger Nie
meyer, 9.7; Marilyn Carroll, 9.6;
Carolyn Lindberg, 9.5.
Named ‘Miss Crocker’—
Miss Joanne Lansworth of St.
Mary’s academy has been named
Betty Crocker of Tomorrow at
the school. She received the high
est score in a written examina- j
tion which tested the homemak-j
ing knowledge and attitudes of i
senior girls. She will be entered in
competition to name this state’s
candidate for the all-America ti
tle and she will receive a golden
award pin.
Red Cross Meeting—
The annual meeting of the Holt
county chapter of the Red Cross
will be held in O’Neill Monday,
February 6, in the lounge of the
American Legion hall at 8 o’clock
for the purpose of electing new
officers and such other business
that may come before the meet
ing, according to A. P. Jaszkow
iak, secretary.
Levi Yantzie, 66, a lifelong res
ident of O’Neill, a former mem
ber of the city council and a
World War I overseas veteran,
died at 1:05 p.m., Tuesday, Janu
ary 31, in St. Anthony’s hospital.
He had suffered a heart attack
in April, 1954, and had been in
active since at hds farm located
14% miles northwest of here.
He was stricken about 9 p.m.,
Monday at his home and died the
next day in an oxygen tent at
the hospital here.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb
ruary 3, from St. Patrick’s
Catholic church. Very Rev.
Timothy O’Sullivan, church
pastor, will officiate and burial
will be in Calvary cemetery.
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Active and honorary pallbear
ers will include John Grutsch,
William Claussen, James Curran,
Henry Vequist, Albert Sterns,
Floyd Johnson, John Turner;
Matt Hynes, Maurice Grutsch,
Elwin Grutsch, Joseph Grutsch,
Ardell Curran, William Murray
and John Cleafy.
A rosary will be offered at 8:30
o'clock tonight (Thursday) at
Biglin’s chapel.
The late Mr. Yantzie was born
March 21, 1889, northwest of O’
Neill on a homestead occupied by
his parents, Christian V. and
Elizabeth Urb Yantzie.
He was reared and attended a
rural school northwest of here.
Mr. Yantzie . . . participated
in major World War I battles.
During World War I his parents
moved to Milford and Mr. Yant
zie joined up with the 134th
(Yankee) infantry division, which
participated in a series of battles
in France, including Chateau -
Thierry. He was gassed during
one of the engagements with the
German enemy.
Following the war he returned
to O’Neill, farmed several years
and on June 16, 1922, he was mar
ried to Kathryn Leona Maring at
O’Neill.
Between 1924 and 1943 he op
erated a* truck line in O’Neill
and served several terms on the
city council.
In 1943 he returned to the farm,
which is located within a mile of
the original family homestead
where he was bom.
Mr. Yantzie served on the
township board and was active
in community affairs. He was a
member of St. Patrick’s church
and of Simonson post 93 of the
American Legion.
Survivors include: Widow —
Kathryn; sons — Robert J. and
Francis L„ both of O’Neill; Wil
liam E. of Chadron; daughter—
Mrs. S. E. (Nancy) Derickson cf
O’Neill; mother — Mrs. C. V.
Yantzie of Milford; brothers —A1
of San Francisco, Calif., and
Menno of Broken Bow; sisters—
Mrs. Anna Wanger of Portland,
Ore.; Mrs. Kathryn Mauel, Mrs.
Ida Albright and Mrs. Elizabeth
Scott, all of Lincoln.
Mrs. Paul C. Young
Dies at Doniphan
Mrs. Paul Young, 53, of Don
iphan, formerly of O’Neill, died
Wednesday, January 25, .at Doni
phan. She had been ill about
nine years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the First Methodist
chufch at Doniphan at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, January 28. Rev. L. A.
Hansen officaited. Rites were
conducted from the Methodist
church at Rogers at 2 p.m., that
day and burial was in the Purple
Cane cemetery at Rogers.
Mrs. Young, whose maiden
name was Alberta Luella Heck
man, was born June 7, 1903, at
Roanoke, Va., a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. R. Heckman. In ear
ly childhood she accompanied
her parents to eastern Nebraska.
On March 21, 1932, she was
married to Paul Clifford Young
at Schuyler. She and her hus
band lived northeast of O’Neill
in the Opportunity locality un
til 1951, when they moved to
Doniphan.
She was a member of First
Methodist church at O’Neill.
Survivors include: Widower —
Paul; sons—Lawrence C., 22, who
in in the air force and is sta
tioned in Japan; Paul C., jr., 18,
who is in England with the air
force police; Kenneth, at home;
daughters—Inez, 21, of Denver,
Colo., members of the women’s
branch of the air force; Carol
Faye, 15; Luela M., 13, and Jan
et E., 9, all at home; brothers—W.
L. and Paul Heckman, both of
Schuyler; Lee, Earl, Henry, Wil
liam and Lawrence Heckman, all
residing in Ohio.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and one infant sister.
‘Jim' Regal
Dies at 81;
Rites Here
Suffers Long Illness;
Known in Atkinson,
O'Neill Localities
James F. (“Jim”) Regal, 81
a native of Czechoslovakia, and a
longtime resident of Holt coun
ty, died at 11:30 a.m., Saturday,
January 28, in St. Anthony’s hos
pital here. He had been in ill
health about two years.
Two rosary services were offer
ed Monday evening, January 30,
at Biglin’s funeral chapel—one
by Very Rev. Timothy O’Sulli
van, pastor of St. Patrick’s Cath
olic church and the other by the
Knights of Columbus of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton council 701,
an organization in which Mr. Re
gal had been a charter member.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan
uary 31, from St. Patricks’
church.
Pallbearers were Anthony O’
Donnell, Raymond Richards,
James Mullen (O’Neill), James
Mullen (Atkinson), Lavem Jur
gensmeier and A1 Havranek.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery
under the direction of Biglin’s.
The late Mr. Regal was bom
September 28, 1874, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Regal. When he
was about two-years-old he im
migrated with his parents and
one older sister to the United
States. The family spent about
two years at St. Paul, Howard
county, and moved onto a home
stead seven miles west of Atkin
son in 1878. (The place, is now
owned and operated by Charles
Ziska.)
He attended country school
part-time in that locality, was
reared there, and on November
24, 1898, he married Emma Dib
ble at Atkinson. They established
their home 10 miles south of Stu
art and became the parents of
one son, Arthur, and one daugh
ter, who is deceased.
Mrs. Regal died in !9UvJ. Mr.
Regal quit the farm and went
to Walla Walla, Wash., where
he was a flour miller for a
number of years.
He returned to Atkinson and
November 19, 1919, he married
Alice Marie Mullen.
The family lived in Atkinson
several years, spent five years at
Spencer, S.D., and Farmer, S.D.,
where Mr. Regal continued as a
butcher and a miller.
Moving back to Atkinson In
1926, they became the parents
of one son, Francis, and one
daughter, Helen.
The family resided southwest
of Atkinson until 1934, later they
lived north of Emmet, retiring
into O’Neill in 1953.
Survivors include: Widow—Al
ice; sons—Arthur of Atkinson and
Francis of Redondo, Calif.,
daughter—Mrs. Forrest (Helen)
Riley of O’Neill; sisters—Mrs. Jo
sie Johnson of Atkinson and Mrs.
Agnes Walenta of Alberta, Can.;
brother—John of Atkinson.
Indian Gets Year
in Men’s Reformatory
Adolph Provost, 23, of Bates
land, an Indian absent-without
leave from Camp Carson, Colo..
Monday was sentenced to one
year in the men’s reformatory at
Lincoln by District Judge D. R.
Mounts.
Originally he pleaded innocent
in a check forgery incident in
volving the name of “P- V.
Hickey.” The check was cashed
at an Atkinson service station
Provost had been held here since
November 18. He admitted guilt
before Judge Mounts.
Coyote Hunter
Bags Over 200
VENUS — Mr. Thompson, a
well-known Knox county coyote
hunter, was in the Venus neigh
borhood last week gathering up
dead coyotes.
He told friends he has collected
over two hundred since Septem
ber. His collection includes one
grey fox.
Mrs. Mary Lewis
Feted on Anniversary—
Mrs. Ed Etherton was the host
ess at a birthday anniversary
party for Mrs. Mary Lewis on
Friday, Januay 20. The afternoon
was spent playing cards. Mrs.
Lewis won high score
The following ladies presented
Mrs. Lewis a gift from the
group: Mrs. Henry Winkler, Mrs.
Floyd Barnes, Mrs. Joe Winkler,
Mrs. Ed Etherton, Mrs. G. D. Jan
zing, Mrs. Ed Heeb, Mrs. Casper
Winkler, Mrs. George Babl and
Mrs. George Winkler.
Fire District Borders
Under Discussion—
Revisions in boundaries for the
proposed O’Neill and Page rural
fire prevention districts dominat
ed most of the discussion Tueslay
at the January meeting of the
Holt county board of supervisors.
Mr. Regal . . . homesteaded
in Holt with his parents.
Angus Group to
Offer 47 Bulk
10th Annual Sale Next
Tuesday
The 10th annual sale of the Holt
County Aberdeen-Angus Breed
ers’ association will be held at the
O'Neill Livestock Market Tues
day, February 7. There will be
a show at 9 in the morning, and
the sale will begin at 1 p.m.
Consignors to this sale include:
Louis Bartos of O’Neill, Arthui
Ilibbs of O’Neill, Frank Beelaert
of Page, Rolland Miller of Star,
E. J. Revell and Sons of Star,
M-M Ranch of O’Neill, Sandhills
Angus Ranch of Amelia, Ray
Siders of Inman and Ralph Van
Buren of O’Neill.
Forty-seven bulls bred and
raised under range conditions
are featured; also 50 females, in
cluding six 4-H and FFA heifers.
Other sales:
Friday, February 10: Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Harding, who reside
four miles east of the Midway
store, one mile north and Vo
east, farm close-out; 70 head of
cattle; fine lineup of farm and
haying machinery; household
goods; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill,
auctioneer; O’Neill National Bank,
clerk. (Details on page 9.)
Wednesday, February 15: Jim
and Mabel Gibson, who reside 5
miles east of Chambers, 1 mile
south, 2 miles east, and V4 mile
north; 47 head of cattle; full line
of farm machinery and haying
equipment; miscellaneous items
and some household goods. Cols.
Ed Thorin of O’Neill and Merlin
Grossnicklaus of Chambers, auc
tioneers, and Chambers State
Bank, clerk.
Friday, February 17: C Bar M 1
Hereford ranch complete disper- <
sion sale; selling 100 head of i
purebred Herefords, 10 head of ;
young Holstein cows, improved i
1,280-acre ranch in McClure 1
township; sale to be held in pa
vilion at headquarters ranch, five 1
miles south of O’Neill on U S. l
highway 281; C. E. McVay and J. :
F. Contois, both of O’Neill, own
ers. (Full details in subsequent 1
issues.) i
Wednesday, February 22: Holt
County Hereford Breeders’ asso- i
ciation annual spring sale, O’
Neill; James W. Rooney, O’Neill, i
secretary and sale manager.
Saturday, February 25: North- i
Central Nebraska Hereford asso
ciation spring sale, Bassett. El- i
mer (‘’Tug”) Phillips, Bassett sale :
manager. i
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RECORD CROWD
A record crowd attended Fri
day night’s performance by the
Irish Festival Singers, direct from
Ireland. It was the second in the
1955-’56 series of O’Neill Com
munity Concerts. The size of the
crowd was estimated at 1,100 per
sons by Association President F
E. Parkins. (Review of the con
cert in the next issue.)
New Owners of O’Neill Lockers
Edwin (“Bud) Krugman (left) and Harold
Mlinar, both of Atkinson, Wednesday took pos
session of the Coker Locker plant in West O’Neill.
They have redesignated the firm as the O’Neill
Locker. The firm formerly was owned by Mrs.
Abbey Coker and was operated by her son, James.
Both Krugman and Mlinar have had several years
of experience in the slaughtering and meat pro
cessing business.
16 0 Sign Nissens ’ Guestbook
PAGE—The home of Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Nissen, a retired farm
couple, was highly decorated on
Sunday, January 29, on the occa
sion of their 50th wedding anni
versary. Open-house was observ
ed between 2 and 5 p.m One
hundred sixty persons sigi.ed
the guest book, and that figure
does not include immediate rela
tives who were present.
Mr. Nissen was born near
Plainview, in Pierce county, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nissen.
He came from a family of seven
boys and two girls.
Mrs. Nissen’s maiden name was
Pauline Fuelberth. She was born
in Tazwell county, Illinois. At
the age of six she accompanied
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baltz
Fuelberth, to Osmond.
The two met at a neighbor
hood dance. They were married
January 30, 1906, at the home
of her parents. Rev. August
Bahr of the Pierce Lutheran
church read the marriage lines
in the presence of immediate
relatives.
Mrs. Nissen has one sister de
ceased, Mrs. Alma Nissen.
Mr. and Mrs. Nissen came to
Holt county in 1912 and resided
on a farm four miles east and I
miles north of Page until 1944
when they retired. Except for a
two-year stay at O’Neill and a
short time spent in defense work
in Washington state, they have
lived continuously in the Page
community.
The Nissens became the par
ents of eight children. One
daughter, Mrs. Louise Clark, died
in June, 1943.
Members of their immediate
family in attendance were rheir
sons: Milton of Sidney, Dale of
Columbus and Donald of Page;
twin daughters — Mrs. Meida
Weber of Denver, Colo., and
Mrs. Ray (Mabel) Eby of O’Neill,
and another daughter, Mrs June
Webb of Mitchell, and their fam
ilies, Mr. and Mrs. Foy Clark,
Keralyn, Jimmie and Ruth Ann
of Norfolk.
One son, Lorenz of Wilming
ton, N.C., was unable to make ibe
trip because of weather condi
tions, but he made a congratula
tory telephone call instead.
There are 23 grandchildren and
one great-grandson.
Factory Fire Is
Blamed on Circuit
$1,000 Loss Suffered
in Explosion
ATKINSON—A short-circuit in
the oil burner wiring caused an
explosion about 2 a.m., Tuesday
in the furnace room at the Atkin
son paint factory. Sides of the
metal building were bulged by
the pressure.
Because the oil pump continued
to function, the furnace room
filled with fumes and the explo
sion ensued.
The fire wasn’t discovered un
til about 8 a.m., when smoke was
seen pouring from the building.
Several hours later the fire
men were recalled to give atten
tion to wooden benches still
smouldering.
President A. G. Miller said |
most of the damage had been re
paired by Wednesday night and
the plant is in working order. He
said the loss would be in the
neighborhood of one thousand
dollars. .
WEATHER SUMMARY
Hi Lo Prec.
January 26 .37 13
January 27 .33 15
January 28 .33 14
January 29 .18 1
January 30 .15 -1 .05
January 31 . 6 -4 .04
February 1 . 6 0
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen . . . prepare to cut the cake on
their golden wedding day.—The Frontier Photo.
In keeping with the announc
ed desire to have the guests
contribute to the march of
dimes polio fund in lieu of gifts,
the polio fund was strengthen
ed §68.78, with congratulatory
messages and contributions con
tinuing to arrive. Over 170
cards already have been re
ceived.
Those attending from a distance
were Mrs. Nora Hollander and
son, Clarence, of Lake Park, la.;
Dr. George Clinton of Los Ange
les, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Nissen of Randolph; Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Fuelberth and Mr.
and Mrs. Lorenz Fuelberth, all of
Osmond; Mrs. Sue Clark of Nor
folk; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nissen,
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nissen and
son, Gary, and Walter Nissen, all
of Plainview; Mr. and Mrs. Walt
er Fuelberth and daughter of
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To Boys’ State
George Russell Shoemaker
(above), son of Mrs. Leona
Shoemaker and the late Russell
Shoemaker, has been designat
ed to attend the annual Corn
huskers boys’ state activities at
Lincoln in June, according to
Verne Reynoldson, commander
of Simonson post 93 of the Am
erican Legion. Simonson post
will sponsor Shoemaker’s trip.
He is a junior at St. Mary’s
academy.—The Frontier Photo.
Leo M. Hanna, 57,
111 2 Years, Dies
Lifelong Resident of
Chambers
CHAMBERS—Funeral services
were conducted from the Meth
odist church at Chambers Satur
day, January 28, for Leo M. Han
na, 57, who died Thursday, Jan
uary 26, upon arrival at St. An
thony’s hospital in O’Neill.
Burial was in the Chambers
cemetery under the direction of
Biglin’s. Rev. J. M. Hodgkin of
ficiated.
Pallbearers were Lyle Walters,
Don Dankert, Eugene Baker, Joe
Daas, Ed Jones and Glenn Adams.
Mrs. Van Robertson was pi
anist for a vocal quartet compos
ed of Ernest Farrier, Stanley
Lambert, Letha Cook and Mrs.
Ed Eisenhauer.
Leo McKinley Hanna was bom
August 11, 1898, at Chambers, the
son of Bard and Mary Hanna. He
received his education and was
reared at Chambers. As a young
man he helped his father operate
freight wagons between Cham
bers and O’Neill.
On Septemebr 5, 1926, he
married Flossie Nellie Robin
son at Atkinson. They became
the parents of one daughter,
Virginia Mardell. They made
their home at Chambers where
he was engaged in farming and
trucking.
He had been in failing health for
n__iTAOfc V»n4 Vorl r*nn_
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tinued to operate his farm and
truck until the first of the year
when he retired. His daughter and
three children have been making
their home with him.
Survivors include: Widow —
Flossie; daughter—Virginia Mar
dell Neeman of Chambers; grand
children—Patsy Ann, Vicki Lou
ann and Roger Henry Neeman,
all of Chambers; father—Bard G.
Hanna of O’Neill; brothers—Lynn
of Roseburg, Ore.; Lloyd of An
derson, Ind.; Lyle of Chambers;
Lawrence of Los Angeles, Calif.;
Leslie of Linclon; sisters— Mrs.
Cleta Van Leuvan of Omaha,
Mrs. Ina Tibbets and Mrs. Veral
McDermott, both of O’Neill.
Outof-town relatives here for
the funeral were: Lynn Hanna of
Roseburg, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Hanna of Anderson, Ind.;
Leslie Hanna of Lincoln; Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Van Louvan of Oma
ha; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tib
bets, sr., Mr. and Mrs. Geald Mc
Demott, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tib
bets, jr.f Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Tibbets, all of O’Neill; N. L.
Robinson of Bassett and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Cook of Bartlett.
Beacon Neighbors home exten
sion club held a program and card
party Sunday evening at district
8. A sack lunch was held with
proceeds of $61 being turned
over to the polio fund. Mrs. Leon
ard Shoemaker is president of the
club.
Dedication
Planned for ’•
New School
State Education Chief
Principal Speaker in
F r i d a y Ceremony
(See photos on page 8.)
Friday, February 3, has been set
as the date for the dedication of
the new 80-thousand-doUar 0>
Neill elementary grade school
building. The dedication begins at °
2 pm.
Fennell, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church,
will give the invocation. The ,
band, under the direction of •
Charles B. Houser, will play “Em
blem of Unity” by Richards. The
girls’ quartet will sing “Velvet
Shoes.” H. J. Lohaus, president
of the board of education, will
deliver the welcome. Introduction
of guests and speakers will be
made by M. J. Baack, superin
tendent of the O’Neil city schools.
Principal speaker for the ded
ication will be F. B. Decker, Ne
braska commissioner of educa
tion.
The cornet trio will present
“Jim Dandies” and “Roll De Ol’
Chariot Along” will be sung by
the mixed chorus.
Rev. Glenn Kennicott, pastor
of the First Methodist church,
will pronounce the benediction.
The new building will be open
for inspection.
Holt TB Board
Schedules Meeting
The Holt county tuberculosis
board will meet in regular ses
sion at a dinner meeting at the
M&M cafe in O’Neill at 7 p.m., on
Tuesday, February 7. This will be
the first meeting of the group
since the Christmas seal campaign
was begun. A report will be giv
en on the outcome of the drive
at this meeting.
The TB board has selected the
first Tuesday of April for the
annual dinner meeting and the
first Tuesdays of July, October
and February will be fixed dates
in the future for the three board
meetings. All board and annual
sessions will be dinner meetings
Montgomery Rites
Held at Creighton
•
VENUS—Funeral services were
conducted for Charles Montgom
ery, 59, of the Venus community,
at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday from the
Methodist church in Creighton.
Burial was at Orchard.
The late Mr. Montgomery had
been seriously ill for several
months and recently was trans
ferred from Rochester, Minn., to
a Norfolk hospital where he died
Monday, January 30.
Woman Burned in
Household Accident
LYNCH — Mrs. Harlan Holtz
was severely scalded about her
face, neck and arms when a .
pressure pan exploded on the
stove.
She is being treated for burns
at the hospital.
Planted Trees in
1899; Chops in ’56
LYNCH—V. F. Jedlicka chop
ped some huge trees near his
residence in town this week,
making fire wood for the kitch
en range. There was a bit of
irony in his chore because he
had planted these same trees in
the year of 1899.
Jaycees Hear
About Canteen—
Leonard Bourne, manager of
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce-sponsored youth canteen in
Norfolk for the past three years,
discussed canteen oprations on
Tuesday night before 20 members
of the O’Neill Jaycees. It was
the group’s January meeting
A committee was appointed to
pick a slate of officers. Election
will take place at the February
session and installation will fol
low.
Scout Court-of-Honor
Set at Stuart—
STUART— The Sandhills dis
trict of the Covered Wagon coun
cil, Boy Scouts of America, will
hold a district-wide court of hon
or at 8 p.m., Thursday, February
9, at the Stuart city auditorium.
Cub and Scout advancements will
be recognized. Speakers will be
District Judge D. R. Mounts o£
O'Neill, Dr. J. M. Pucehk of
Spencer and District Judge Lyle
Jackson of Neligh.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the O’
Neill Production Credit associa
tion will be held TTiursday, Feb
ruary 9, in the Royal theater at
O’Neill, according to James W.
Rooney, secretary-treasurer. The
credit cooperative is member
owned and serves farmers and
ranchers in Boyd, Holt, Garfield
and Wheeler counties.