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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1956)
TWELVE PACKS T his Issue North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 7$—Number 51, O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, April 19, 1956. Seven Cents Palrang to Speak Here Maurice H. ('’Skip”) Palrantf, 4ft, now in his 13th year as athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach at Boys Town, will tx- princijin! speaker at.the annual St. Mary’s academy athletic banquet to be held Sunday, April 29 Palrang is a nationally - knowti coach. His football teams have won 96 games, tied four and lost 28 His Boys Town basketball teams have won 199 games and lost 86. Paining sbirred Ln athletics at Itegis college in Denver, Colo. C of C fo Aid Wind Testers in Housing 8-12 Families Are Expected The Chamber Gf Commerce is making plfins to accofnomdate persons who will be engaged lit the tilS ft O’Net ft wind test under the auspices of the ITS. air force. Proiflict personnel will begin to arrive in O'Neill about mid-May. The malority, however, will ar rive •jl'ftfr June 15. It is estimat ed that after June 25 there will be ahold 35 permanent partici pants Retweao eight and 12 of These will bo coming with fami lies. Organizations to lie repre sented will include: Air Foree-Carpbridge Research Center. Cambridge. Mass* : Texas AdiM rnllege. College Station, Tex : Massachusetts Institute of Ti'chnologv, Cambridge, Mass.; University of Wisconsin, Madison,' Wise Sixth weather squadron (mobile t To tirrommodato the protect personnel, tlw* C of C is inforest ed in obtaining a list of suitable housin'* units which might bo available this Summer. There is * need for about 12 family units in add’tion to the individual rooms. “If anyone in O’Neill has fur ftidhcd apartments, houses, ot rooms for rent this summer, please telephone 10ft, Ponton Agency, and list your vacancies with them.” urged Chamber Secretary William Mattern. RESIGNS POST INMAN— Dr Don C. Moore, former chairman and now asso ciate professor in the physics department at the University of Nebraska, has announced his res ignation, effective September ). A native of Inman, Doctor Moore received by Ph D. from the Uni versity of California. Cranford# to Note Golden Anniversary LYNCH--Mr. and Mrs Frank Cranford, who live in the east paj'f of town, Sunday, April 22, will celebrate their golden wed ding anniversary. They have several sons and a niece, whom they raised, and all plan to be present for Sunday’s observance m iuvn.l, MAN DIFS BURWELL — Ray rnness, 28, o£ Burwell died Saturday night when the car in which he was riding overturned on a curve two miles east of Burwell on state highway 91. Fred Seery, 81. Funeral Today CHAMBERS— Fred Seery, 81, of Chambers died Sunday noon, April 15, in the Bassett hospital. He had been in failing health about a ywnr. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p. m., today (Thurs day) from the Methodist church. Buriat will be tit Chltntiers near the grave of Mrs ‘-eery, who died in January, 1955. Tlie lat*> Mr. Sooty, .a retired farmer-rancher, had made his home with his Son apd daughter in-law. Mr. arid Mrs. Roy Seery, ' since the death of his wife. Survivor* include: Son— Roy of Chambers; daughter-—Mrs. Lawrence ff’earli WestovCr of Burwell; three grandchildren.. Lowery Rites Held at BiirwetL— CHAMBERS— Funeral services tor Jim Lowery, 89, of Burwell were conducted Monday after noon at Burwell. Mr. Lowery was an uncle of Mrs. Ed Smith of Chambers and Fred Lowery Of O’Neill, who is star route mail carrier between O’Neill and Chambers. \\ hopper Egg W eighs Seven Om.. < s What may be the largest chicken hen's egg ever to be ex hibited in Q’Neill is being shown, (above) by Shatlene Reynolds with I,or nine Butterfield (left) looking op. The girls are (Totipi fnman. Shirley’s mother, Its. Albert Reynold's. declare* this egg weighs seven ounces, measures eight inches in circumference and 10 inches in girth. In January, 1»55, a whopper was brought to The Frontier by Sirs. Jack bailey, measuring ?Vr incite* tev fer ,»rr< gt* inches '• overall. The Frontier Photo. Donohoe Dies At 86; Rites Friday Native of Scotland; Oldest Member of Pioneer Family ’ J B. Dnnohor, 8fi, one of the ! pioneer settlers of the O'.Wiil community, died at 2 pm., Tues day. April 17, at his home in O’ | Neill after a several months’ ill ness He suffered heart and kid ney ah Invents. He was the oldest among the rons and daughters of the late John and Mary Biggins Dono hue, a homesteading couple who lived north of here. He was the second among the nine children to expire. A brother, Federal - Judge James A Donohoe, 78, died February 26 at Omaha. The late John B. Donohoe , was born November 26, 1869, in Glasgow, Scotland, near the < birthplace of his mother. 1 | He accompanied his parents to ’ 1 the United States when he was ” two-years-old, spent six years at s Scranton, Pa., and came to Ne 1 braska in 1877, with the family, s Donohoe ... to Molt in 1877. ■ The Donohoes settled on a home-. stead six miles north of O’Neill He attended school here and was a student one winter term at Fremont Normal. | When his father died, young' [ J. B., at 21, was appointed Shields township supervisor to fill the vacancy. He held the distinction of being Holt’s youngest super visor. Mr Donohoe married Kathe I rine McNichols on September 22. 1909, at O’Neill. They became | the parents of lour children. He served as township clerk 2^ years, was Farmers Union sec I retary 80 years, and was a part | ner in the Donohoe-Graharn grain threshing business for nine ■ years. Mr. Donohoe and his wife pur j chased a house in O’Neill four • I years ago and retired, having i completed nearly three-quarters i of a century on the farm. tie dr a* * mom her of the Knights of Columbus, joining with the second class formed in Holt county, and was * member of Si. ’atriek’s Cath olic ehurch. Roahlry will be reci-teot at 8 o’ clock tonight (Thursday) at Big lin’s chapel. Funeral services will tie conducted a't: 9 a.m.. Friday, April 20, 'from §;t. Patrick’s church and bufia'V will be in Cal* , vary cemetery. Pallbearers chosen av:■? Edward M Gallagher. Alfred Drayton, Walter O’Malley, .Tames Earley, Herbert ;Tansen, Thomas Mat thews, Lloyd Whaley and, E. Coyne. Survivors include: Widow — Katherine; sons — Harold and Walter, both of O’Neill, and Gene .rtf Fremont ■ daughter — .Mrs. Richard (Zita) Hanseti of O'Neill; brothers—T. J\ and P. C„ both "of Q,’Neill, Hugh of Chehalis, Wash, ©wen of Detroit, Mich ; sisters — Mrs.. Mary McLeocf of O’Neill, Mbs. Margaret A-gfees ,«f Nor#olk and Mrs-. Eliz-afee-fh dv of Obnaha. iftflUftiMUrtN | :P: 't*. INW1*' Former park race traeii Ht: Grand Island has designated1 Wednesday. April 23, as ©’Neill day—first time a city or town in the area has been recognized; Simonson post of the American Legion, Chamber of Commerce and .f uni or Chamber of Com merce are sponsoring a joint ! delegation. I.arry Taylor and Paul Bourne examine the demolished 1958 model Buhlman car. The driver wo* unhurt and one passenrer suffered from shock, and concussion.—The Frontier Photo. New Car Lands in Pit; Passenger Submerged Two national guardsmen, en route to their homes near Bart lett following Monday night's drill session at O’Neill, figured in a one-car automobile accident which completely demolished the car and sent one of the occupants to the hospital. John W. Buhlman, 18, ot Bart lett, was driver of the bound car which blew a .tiro about 11:30 p.m., Monday on US. highway 281 about 15 miles south of O’Neill, near the Will Ermer place. The machine over turned several times and landed in the water of a nearby clay pit. Buhlman, who was unhurt, was able to crawl from the wreckage and remove his sub Former Resident Killed in Crash CHAMBERS— Word was re ceived Saturday by relatives at Chambers of n car-train accident at Stayton, Ore , which took the life of a 26-year-old woman, for merly of Chambers. She was, be fore her marriage, f.ois Daly, twin daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jack Daty. She was the mother of two small children Mrs Daly is a Sister of Mrs Iwo Adams of Atkinson. Mrs. Adams left immediately ta b«* With her sis ter. Cancer Canvass Is Now in A house-to-house canvass is being made by members of the home extension clubs during the week April 16 to 21 in behalf of the American Cancer society, ac i ■ . a_ i • _t_ a _ja. ~ 1a I ' » i II l It, *«/ ilium. « * * - ■» * man. At Inman, the chairman for the drive is Mrs.' Albert Key* nolrls. Two films on cancer will he shown at the school auditorium on Thursday, April 26. The first at R o’clock, for women only, followed by the second, for all who wish to attend. ' Open Bids for Rural Fire Fruck Officers of the O’Neill Rural Fire Protection district will open bids tonight (Thursday) for a Pew fire truck. Meanwhile, President Andy Clark, Secretary P. V, Hickey, Loyd Whaley and Homer Mnrinp accompanied O’Neill firemen to Grand Island Sunday to attend the state fire school. ©’Neill fire men making the trip were Chief G, E. Miles. Arlen Miles and James Holsclaw. Ak-Sar-Ben Give. S500 to Holt Fair 'CftA'MTVERS—The Hot* county fair at Chambers has fecelwed 8500 -fbr Taif grounds Improve ments from the fthsgfe'is df Ak Sar-fleft. Granting of 8500- td each of fsSebraska s county fairs is feeing coft-tiftued for the fhir# co-bsea* -t-flre year by 4k»Sat*feep, 'Offiaha citric organisation, • - frrs S'EP AHA11.on Holland Closson, son of M'r. and Mrs. Ahsoh Clossofi, arrived home Monday, having received his discharge from the armed I sefivee at Pt. f^ewis, Wash, fie I has spent 16 months in Korea4 and japan. merged companion, D r> n a 1 d j Brown, 20, only other occupant. Brown was knocked unconscious [ and said he remembered nothing after the blowout. He regained ' consciousness about five hours later. Brown, son of Mr and Mrs. Leo Brown of Carroll, formerly of Chambers, is employed at the GrossnickUus ranch near Bart lett. He suffered from shock and concussion but no bones were broken. His condition is “good” at St. Anthony’s hospital. Holt Sheriff I,r>o Tomjack, who investigated, said the car trav I eled about WO feet after the blowout. Resides in Same Home 64 Years Mrs. James Davidson, who cel ebrated her R4th birthday anni versary recently, has resided in the home place for fi4 years —' since she was a bride. Her daughter, Mrs. F>ed Deg han of Buffalo Gap, SJD . was the only out-of-town member of her family present to note the anni versary of Mrs. Davidson. John, better - known as "Jack,’’ and Chvcn are the only ones of fhr family remaining in O’Neill from a family of 10 children. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Janzirig visited Mr Jamming's sister, Mrs., for Babl, Monday evening. Brown . . . unconscious In partially submerged wreck**?. The Frontier Photo. Saddle Club Choose* *56 Rodeo Date,* Oates for the 1956 rodeo to be sponsored in the new Carney park arena by the O’Neill Saddle club are June H. 9 and 10. The three-day show will con clude with * Sunday matinee Siirm* pi T***» Army Pvt. Dua.ru- Smith, of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Smith, Tuesday departed for Ft. Bliss, Tex., after a two weeks’ furlough Mb?y* % C.s|*5iii W. - @f flii* If' you think jwrtjf lot is Tough, consider Miss Evangeline Daugherty, S, daughter of Jir. and Mts. Joha Daugherty of Inman, in a farm act i - dent Iter older brother struck her with * tract®r fracturing the left leg peat iChc hips f%c fight 'l'eg is in similar 'fraction achieve fealahoe, her dee* tors said, Slafy wilt have he*P hospitalized si* s before the c«Wrap*k*fc mttm dc**n._.fhe Weslt 'Van Chancellor Addresses Methodists ^ north i .. trjet coni erence '•'.is held at the Methodist church for the pastors and laymen . I ' church < h u, i .. \ | , land Foi eat of Nebraska Wes'. \ .ui university .it Lincoln, was the princip.il peak or rwo films wore shown, .1 tem pi ranee film. ' Kir fr. n \lonc." .nut “A Bold Adventure.’ which concerned the future of the Methodist church paper 3 in Family Slain by 75-Year-Old Man A triple murder and «i suicide recently at Aberdeen. Wash , in volved persons indirectly con nected to this community. I>ead arc: RF.N MESERVEY, a rural car rier. CEOROE and OTTfA FRY, both about 50 MRS IDA HANSEN SAW YER. 70, of Riverton. Wyo . who srwnf several months last year at Chambers. FRED W LEACH, 76, who did the slaving with a revolver and then killed himself. Mr and Mrs W. H. David and Mr and Mrs. Earl David, all of Chambers, and Naomi Ross of In man went to Riverton. Wvo, re ently to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ida Hansen Sawyer, mother of Mrs Roy David. She formerly lived on the Henry Dtirrc farm. ! rhe killings wrr done by a 1 man from wnom the Frys had bought the farm three months before on condition that they take care of him the rest of his life. Mrs Sawyer had been visiting tier son and daughter-in-law just two weeks. Mrs. Sawyer lived in Cham bers a few months last year with her brother. Will Hansen, in the Bert Farewell house. Fund Leader Sound# Last-Minute I’lea— Fori Watson of Inman, head of the membership and fund-raising drive in behalf of the Holt coun ts chapter of the American Red Cross, (his week declared: “The Red Cross services, which are being provided in disaster areas, must l>c met with 1956 funds. Those who have riot made their 1956 contribution to the Red * ’rn.< ; drive at e urged to mail1 their check -now , “The need is urgent and the time is short,” Mr Watson de clared. Assist with Beef Recipe Contest— Mrs I). C Schaffer of O’Neill Hid Mrs Robert Clifford of At kinson will be stationed at the First National bank and Gold’s Tore, respectively, in IJnroln today (Thursday) and Friday in connection with Lincoln’s beef state recipe contest. The Nebras ka Cowbelles are assisting the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce with the beef promotion. Holt Banker Succumbs; 111 2 Years Ivan R. Dickerson, 69, witb Institution Near Half Century ATKINSON I R Dickerson. 8;). vuv-pi i siiicnt and cashier of the First National bank here, dii’d about 4 p ni . W«>dnesday, April 1)1, at his home here. He had submitted to major surgery in Hecember, 1934, and had been in ill health since. The body is at Segei 's pending completion of funeral arrange ments. The late Ivan it Dickerson was born December 3, in At kinson. a son of William and Eva I Davis Dickerson He was educat ed here, was graduated from At kinson high school in 1904, and in 1907 joined Ihe hank He married Fannie lanville on .Tune fi, 1917, at Atkinson They became the parents of three sons The late Mr Dickerson was a member of the Methodist church; he was city treasurer for many years and a veteran member of the library board Survivors include: Widow — Fannie; sons—Maj. Roy of Ft Sill Dkla , Lewis of Cedar Rap ids. In., and Harold Eugene of Russel, Kans.; brother* — Zane of Atkinson. Ilav Of Hutte nnd Harold of Sheridan, Wyo,; sis ters—Mrs. It J. Kelly and Mrs. Hazel Purtzer, both of Atkinson, Mrs. D. D Raymer of Butte anti Winnie, who resides in Califor nia. I Primary Election Candidates Listed A list of primary election can didates, whose names will con front voters in the May 15 elec tion, follow: State legislature, 2Rth district: Frank Nelson of O’Neill (incum bent), Fred ,f Jungman of At kinson, John Tent>org of Emmet, Hugo Sieler of Butte Countv judge: I.ouis W Keimer of O’Neill (incumbent), non-iti litical. Supervisor, Second district Arthur Tomlinson of Inman (in— i eumbent), Elmer Edmistcn of j Page and Charles W Fox of CE Neill, all republicans; M V Lnndreth of Page, democrat. Supervisor, Fourth district: Frank Cronk of Page (incum bent), republican Supervisor, Sixth district: A M Bn tan h ms t of Stuart (incum bent), democrat. Justice of the peace: H. W. Tomlinson (incumbent) and Ralph Walker, both of O’Neill, republicans. (Cities of O’Neill class am etititled to seat two jim tices.) Delegates to the state conven tion Mrs.’ MalH’l McKenna and Mrs. Guy Cole, both of O’Neill, republicans. Delegates to the county mrv veritlon Mrs. Robert I-eMuwynri of Atkinson, Herman Cans of Atkin.oo, IwHli republicans Judge, Fifteenth judicial fb* 'rdict D R. Mounts of ON»UI (Incumbent), nun-political. Library Benefit Set for April 28 Records show that during the past five years over half the res idents of Grattan township have registered for hooks at the town ship library Nearly thousand books, over 1,200 magazines and countless “pocket books” have tjeen circulated. Reading for entertainment and education is on the increase Members of the P&eent-Teach a ocijrtfon, American Legion and auxiliary, Altar society, both schools and Grattan township rural schools have Set aside Sat urday, April 28, for a library benefit sale to be held at Shei hamer’s store, proceeds will h# used to purchase new tK>oks New Funeral Home Under Construction— ATKINSON-A four thousand square foot. 1, - shaped furiefnl home is under Construction one block east of St. Joseph’s Cath olic Church. Situated oh a lot measuring 100 bv 105 feet, th building will house fhe Seget fu neral home. Construction is of brick ah<f hollostorje and completion date is July 1. Walls are nearly half finished, $jt® S.egof said nesday. *—-— K _ Wr. aM Mrs. £<$ Tfiofih. I'uesdny, April 10, attended fit* nefal services at Roseau, Minn, for Olof Larson, uncle of M* fhorin. The <f>;Neill couple re ‘Fnrfied Wednesday, April 11, and reported considerable stmw In •Gofihef stalt®-. i’vt. Pick fjfaham has landed in “ fmafty and is at ftat^nhau s"i;. just outside Frankfort, u mail: detach-ment.