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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1956)
Virgil Tomlinson Heads Inman Grads INMAN—The fifth annual In man high school alumni get together was held Sunday eve ning, June 3 at the school, au ditorium A buffet supper was served at 6:30 p.m. Toastmaster was Marvin Rouse. Karl Keyes gave the welcome and the re sponse was given by Robert Rei mers, class of 1956. Imogene Da vis sang two songs Mrs. Delia Downey of Burwell received a corsage for being the oldest member present. A silver dollar was given to Mrs Elmer Rogers of Granite Fa 11s, Wash., who came the greatest distance. Harvey Tomp kins led the group singing A business meeting was held New officers were elected Virgil Tomlinson, president; Alice Gal lagher, vice - president; John Watson, secretary, and Walter Fick, treasurer. Other Inman News Mi and Mrs. Joseph Coon and daughter, Doris, of Beemer were here Tuesday afternoon, May 29, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hare and Mrs. Anna Oilman of Grand Is land were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs. G. P. Col man on Sunday, May 27. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hutton and Mr, ind Mrs, Thomas Clark of O’ Neill drove to Ainsworth Wed nesday. May 30, where they spent memorial day. M/Sgt. Cecil Keyes, who re i l __ _1 r__ __ J..1_ ' v h 11 v uiuiuiu it van hi iiij uuv; in Germany, and his cousin,1 l^isle Keyes, of Matamoras, Pa., arrived here on Tuesday, May 29. Cecil is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F E. Keyes and is enjoying a leave visiting his parents and other relatives. Lisle formerly lived here and is visiting rela tives and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, sr., drove to Newman Grove on] memorial day and visited Mr. j Kopeeky’s brother, Joseph Ko-; pecky. Lonie Vitt and Frank Cle-| ments of O’Neill and James Co-] ventry drove to Ainsworth] Thursday morning where they; fished for bass, returning home! Friday afternoon. Sam Kelley of Fairbury spent i memorial day here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kelley. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Stevens and family of Rapid City, S.D., spent the past week here visiting] relatives. Miss Karen Hopkins of Buhl, ] Ida., is a houseguest in the home] of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. James Sobotka, and family. Mrs. James Kelley left Satur day for Omaha to join her hus band and son, Neal, who are em ployed at the Ak Sar Ben race track. Mr. and Mrs. Myrl Caster and daughters of Sterling, Colo., ar rived Thursday for a few days’ visit in the home of Mrs. Cas-, ter’s mother, Mrs. Anna Smith, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Moore and Miss Janet Gallagher spent memorial day in Gregory, S.D. Leonard Leidy and sons came F'riday to spend a few days vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGraw. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leidy and family of Bentonville, Ark., were callers in Inman Monday. Mrs. Merlin Luben and family of Oak are spending a few days visiting in the home of Mrs May Fraka. COUNTY COURT Arthur Buxton, operating ve hicle without a license, $5 anc costs $4; June 6 , Raymond E Moore, speeding $30 and costs $4, June 6. Harold L. Homan, operatinf vehicle without license. $50 anc costs $4. June 6 Robert Lieswald. speeding j $17,50. following too close, $5 anc costs $4, June 5. Richard M Courtney, speed ing, $10 and costs $4; June 4 Dean H. Prewitt, careless driv ing, $25 and costs $4. May 29 Elmer Williams, driver for Mid land Superior, overweight or avle, $50 ind costs $4; May 29 Victor N. Pickering, impropei use of license permit. S5 and costs $4; May 28 Frank Ertz, jr., reckless driv ing, $25; no operator’s license, $S and costs $4; May 28 POLICE COURT Larry Parks, reckless driving, $25 and costs $4; May 31 John (‘“Heinie") Conard of Inman, intoxication, $20 and costs $4: June 2. James S Rodman, speeding, $10 and costs $4, June 2. MARRIAGE LICENSES Donald Eugene Spahn, 23, and Elly Verhune, 21, both of Ewing, May 31. Bernard Troshynski, 23, of Omaha and Mary Louise Conard, 19. of Emmet, May 31. Joseph Carl Kamphaus, 27, of Amelia and Leila Mav Shaw, 18, of O’Neill, May 31. Henry F. Rudolph, 24, of Spald ing and Rose Marie Gibson, 21, of O’Neill, June 1. Richard Straka. jr., 20, and Mary Ann Allyn, 19. both of Stu art, June 1. Mrs. fcthel Cole Heads Holt GOP Mrs. Ethel Cole of O'Neill was reelected chairman of the Holt county republican central com mittee at last Thursday’s county GOP convention held in the as sembly room of the courthouse. Mrs. Opal Keating of Atkinson was elected vice-chairman. F. N. Cronin of O’Neill was made treas urer, succeeding F. J. Brady of Atkinson. Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Keating were elected to share secretarial duties. Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Mabel Mc Kenna in May were elected on the ballot as delegates to the state GOP convention to be held in August. Three other delegates chosen at Thursday’s meeting were Joe Winkler of Emmet, Mrs. Alfred Martens of Atkinson and Carroll (“Cal”) Stewart of O’ Neill. Alternates chosen are Earl, Collins of Atkinson, Mrs. Keating, j Guy Cole of O’Neill, Mrs. Stew art and Mr. Martens. The GOP meeting was attend ed by 15. S/Sgt and Mrs. Wallace Wim mer of Rapid City, S.D., were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Nelson are vacationing in Minnesota this week. New theck-Uut System to Go into Effect At City Pool 1. SHOWER WITH SOAP AND WATER BEFORE PUTTING ON SWIM SUIT. A soap and water shower is required by the State Department of Sanitation. If all bathers will follow this rule, they will find the pool water much more enjoyable, as all germs not removed before enter ing the pool, must be destroyed j by adding chlorine to the water. Naturally the greater the amount | of germs, the greater the amount of chlorine needed. It is also desired that sun bathers who must use sun tan lotions, shower again before entering the pool, as the oils greatly hinder the opera ! tion of the filter system. 2. TAKE BASKET TO CHECK OUT WINDOW. As none of the | baskets will be numbeerd you ; must wait for the attendant to issue you a pin. (REMEMBER1 SHOWER BEFORE PUTTING ON YOUR SUIT.) 3. RETURN PINS UPON CHECKING OUT. Lost pins must be paid for. All bathers are requested to use the footbaths. This is for your own protection. Pool regulations are posted on the high board. These rules are for the protection of the bathers; and pool equipment, i The kiddie pool is free of charge, but all children must be supervised by an adult. Parents, please refrain from sending chil dren to the kiddie pool alone. Children under 8 years of age will not be admitted to the swim ming pool unless accomt anied b\ an adult. . . Pool hours: 1-9. In case of de batable weather, listen to your local radio station. Adult night: Tuesday. Special nights can be arranged for by church or other civic or ganizations. O’NEILL PARK BOARD Not Enough Cattle to Fill Orders • The managers of the O'Neill market have been re eeiving numerous orders for yearlings and calves the past few days from eastern Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois cattle buyers. During tre past few weeks we have not had enough cattle to fill the demand. Under general moisture and pasture conditions, this might be a good time to sell. • W#’re expecting 250-300 cattle today (Thursday) in connection with our regular weekly sale, but hope for more. Already in yards are several nice loads of mixed long yearlings and part loads of short yearlings. • There wUl be 250 feeder pigs O’Neill Livestock Market Phone 2, O’Neill [ak-sar-benU Uu R Wilson, l.aRue. Laursen . . .new leaders.—The Frontier Photo. A-— C of C Elects New Officers Robert LaRue was elected pres ident of the Chamber of Com merce Monday evening, succeed ing G. E. Miies. Verne Reynoldson was elected first vice-president; Virgil Laur sen, second vice-president. Named to the board of direct ors were Dale Wilson and Wen dell Nelson, both for three-year terms. A satellite television station, proposed for the Long Pine vi cinity and conceived by Ains worth boosters, was discussed. The Holdrege TV station has made a preliminary survey of the region w ith a view toward erect ing u satellite which would as sure good reception within a 50 mile radius and fair reception for a greater area. The Ainsworth group promot ing the plan on a nonprofit basis estimated 300 - thousand - dollars would have to be raised by pop ular subscription. Ed Thorin of O’Neill and Ken Werner of Chambers recently accompanied an Ainsworth dele gation to Holdrege for a confer ence. Navy Cmdr. Albin Koenig of Pensacola, Fla., Thomas Rroder son, secretary of the Chadron C of C, and Mandus Olin of Spen cer were introduced by John R. Krotter. Twenty-eight were present for the dinner meeting at Slat’s. Nation's Best to Compete Here (Continued from page 1) $1,500 in purses plus entry fees. Eecause it is one of the first rodeos of the season in the mid west, top competitors are expect ed here, according to William (“Bill”) Murray, Saddle club president. There will be saddle bronc rid ing, bareback riding, calf roping and bull dogging. Booked for ap pearances are Gene and Charles Davis, widely-known bullfighters; Cy Ritter, famous rodeo clown; Shirley Plugge, Virginia Robert son, Shirley and Delores Chris tiansen, trick riders. There also will be barrel racing and pole bending for female competitors. On Sunday night there will be a “jack pot” program to include the finals in the queen contest, barrel racing, pole bending, calf roping and steer wrestling. The Saddle club members will present drills and routines during the three-day showing. Judging stand will be at the corner of Fourth and Douglas. / __ State Abandons Maintenance (Continued from page 1) a junction with highway 20, south fo Ewing. All stop signs, directional signs, warning signs and other traffic control devices will be left in place on these roads, and will be come the responsibility of the county for future maintenance and replacement. All route mark ers. route marker arrows, junc tion signs, distance and popula tion signs and other miscellaneous guide signs will be removed by the department. The reduction of the state highway system, amounting to more than 45 miles of Holt county road being dropped from the state svstem, was bitterly fought by State Sen. Frank Nel son in the 1955 session of the legislature, and also was opposed bv the Holt supervisors. Next time you “take a break,” enjoy a lift with out a letdown. Make ice cold ™ilk your drink. I f I>lans }' all \\ ctlclin^ AMELIA—Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burge of Amelia announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Lois Marie (above), to Gerald Franklin Dickerson of Edmond, Okla. A fall wedding is planned. The bride-elect was graduated from the high school at Central college, McPherson, Kans., this spring. Mr. Dicker son was also a student there. ‘ Blind Bogie* Golf Winners Named A ‘ blind bogie” handicap golf tournament was held on me morial day at the Country club i with 37 members participating. Winners were H. J. Lohaus, Dale Kersenbrock and Herb Kaiser : with a net score of 68. Prize for the longest drive on | number two was won by Dr. E, M. Gleeson. Low handicap scores: Jim Earley, 82, 24, net of 58, Clear Golden, 77, 15, net of 62, Bill Kelly, 90, 30, net of 60. Don Bunkers, 90. 26. net of 64^ Bolt Hits TV Aerial; Hay Sled Is Burned AMELIA— A bolt of light ning struck the television an tenna at the Thomas Doolittle place Saturday. A leadin wire severed by the intense heat fell on some hay on a nearby underslung. The hay was ignited and burned the sled. Some damage also was done to the TV set. The phone was knocked out of service. The Doolittles were away at the time of the inci dent. WOMAN KILLED Teckla Woitalewicz, 47, of Grand Island was killed when the car she was driving figured in a collision with a machine driven by Richard Godel, 25, also of Grand Island. The accident oc curred on a street intersection there. Crop-Making Rains Gladden Hearts (Continued from page 1) continued here until after mid night. netting .40. Page and Or chard received similar rain. Valentine late Tuesday and early Wednesday received an inch of rain. Other unofficial re ports: Ainsworth, 75;- Butte, .50; Hartington, .70; Orchard and Page, each a half-inch. Bill Hibbs of Star reported a “good shower’’ late Tuesday night, about a quarter of an inch. Corn ground is in good condition, he declared, but pastures are rel atively dry in that neighborhood about 23 miles northeast of O’ Neill. G. H. Grimes of Chambers add ed up .75 of an inch of rain Mon day morning, .02 Tuesday morn ing and .80 Tuesday night. He said Monday’s rain varied con siderably in that area— mostly between 1.50 and 1.75. Frank Nemic, southwest of Spencer, reported “not a drop" Monday and only .02 Tuesday night. Axel Borg, who lives about 20 miles northeast of O’Neill, said the Midway locality was passed in the early Tuesday shower and received about .30 of an inch I about 11 o’clock Tuesday night. Edward Streit, who lives four miles north of Lynch and two miles east, said the corn fields are holding up well despite a dry seige. He said Wednesday that his community missed most of the May and all early June showers, except for a shower about three weeks ago during which Lynch received about a half-inch and his his neighborhood got .20. Only enough moisture fell on Tuesday night to dampen the ground. “Even so,” Streit ex plained, “our small grain looks better than a year ago.” , The neighborhood cast of Venus 'had a good rain Tuesday, May 29. Summary based on 24 - hour periods ending at 6 p.m., daily; Hi Lo Prec. June 1 . 73 34 June 2 .76 54 June 3 86 55 June 4 80 62 .22 June 5 82 64 1.34 June 6 84 60 .40 Total 1.96 Jaycecs to Sponsor Junior Tourney— The Junior Chamber of Com merce will sponsor a junior golf tournament at the Country club Sunday, June 10, starting at 9 a.m. First prize \vill be an all-ex pense trip to Fremont to compete in the state meet. Contestants must be under 18 and the entry fee is $1. ATKINSON—Nick Schmit and Mike went to Sioux City Friday to attend the funeral of a cousin, Bill Rossman. May Bride at Page Miss Ruth Parks (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Parks of Page, »nri Glen Blezek, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Blezek, sr.f of Plain view, were united in marriage in the Wesleyan Meth odist church at Page Sunday. May 27. Rev. Harry Johnson, pas tor, officiated at the 2:30 o’clock double-ring ceremony —Mauch Photo. Mary Ann Allyn. Richard Straka, Jr., W e d at Stuart STUART-—Miss Mary Ann Al , l.vn, daughter of Mr and Mrs.i Elmer Allyn of Stuart, became the bride of Richard Straka, jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Straka, sr„ of Stuart, at a 9;30 o'clock ceremony Saturday morn ! tag, June 2. at St, Boniface Cath | olio church in Stuart. Rev. A. J. Paschang officiated at the ceremony. The nuptial music was sung by the church j choir with Sister Vera at the or- j gan. Given in marriage by her fa- j ther, the bride wore a floor- j length gown of white satin with ] a white tulle overskirt. The white lace bodice was fashioned with a Peter Pan collar and long sleeves. She carried a white pray er book and white carnations edged with blue. Her finger-tip > veil was of white tulle and she wore a pearl necklace, a gift from the bridegroom. Miss Patricia Allyn served her | sister as maid-of-honor and wore a floor-length blue taffeta gown ; with a net stole. She carried a bouquet of white carnations edged with blue. Bridesmaids were Mars Bassett of Hastings and Sherril' Frelden of Schickley, friends of the bride. Their gowns and bouquets were identical with those of the maid- I of-honor Flower girls were Terri Allyn, sister of the bride, and Diane Fhilbrick of O’Neill, cousin of the bride. They wore floor-length blue taffeta dresses with -over skirts of blue net and carried white net baskets of blue daisies. Bert Straka, brother of the bridegroom, was bestman. The ushers were Dean Finch of Albu querque, N.M., and James Stein- — hauser. The men wore business suits with white carnation bouton- «*£ nieres. The bride's mother chose a navy blue crepe dress and the bridegroom’s mother a teal blue nylon mesh. They each wore a white carnation corsage. Immediately following the n>r emony, a reception was served to one hundred guests at the Stuart auditorium. Mrs. Warren Mc Clurg of Bassett, Mrs. Alvin Lof quest of Denver, Colo., Mrs. H. J. Sweet, Mrs. James All.vn, Mrs. Linden Mulford and Mrs. Elmer McClurg served at the reception and Mrs. Mike McKenna of Wag ner, S.D., poured. Miss Betty Martin of Hastings was in charge of the guest book. Misses Joan McClurg of Bassett and Bess Os wald of Hastings presided at the gift table. The couple left for a short trip in the Black Hills. Mrs. Straka is a graduate of Stuart high school, class of 1954, and is a student nurse at Mary Lanning School of Nursing in Hastings. She plans to continue her nurse’s training. Mr. Straka is engaged in ranching with his father. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lof quest of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Philbrick and Judge and Mrs. D. R. Mounts, all of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Warren McClure of Bassett; Mrs. Edna Lofquest of Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. Mike McKenna of Wagner, S.D.; Henry Machs, Mrs. Mike Trey canske and Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Schloser, all of LeCenter, Minn.; Dean Finch and Tony Kempski, both of Albuquerque, N.M.; Misses Betty Martin, Mary Bassett, Bess Oswald, Sherrill Frieden and Elaine Gilpin, all of Hastings. LaVern Geary Hurt in 2-Auto Collision INMAN — G. H. Geary of In man received word that his son, LaVern, who is in the air force stationed outside Amarillo, Tex., had been injured in a car wreck. He is suffering from severe leg, back and chest injuries. A passenger in Geary’s car suffered a fractured skull and possible brain concussion. Child to Be Flown to Omaha— Little Susie Weyhrich, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Weyhrich, is expected to be flown to Omaha today (Thurs day) for a series of tests to de termine what is causing her high fever. It reached 106 degrees. She probably will enter Chil dren’s Memorial where she has been a patient before. She is the little Miss we featured in a story in the May 24 issue of The Fron tier. To Play French Horn in Symphony— Charles B. Houser, O’Neill high instrumental music in structor who will be band di rector at Benson high school next term, was auditioned Tues day by the conductor of the Om aha Symphony orchestra. He will play French horn for that organization this fall. KINDERGARTEN EXAMS Any child who will be 5-years old October 16 to December 31, 1956, is eligible to take examina tions for entrance into kinder garten, according to the county superintendent. Testing dates are June 29 and 30 Fee will be $5 plus a share of the examnier's expense. Ben Larsen, Wife Feted— EWING — Mr. and Mrs Ben Larsen celebrated their 43rd wed ding anniversary Monday, June 4. In honor of the occasion, they were entertained at a 1 o’clock dinner at the home of Mrs. Ella Ziems. Other guests were Mrs. Grace Briggs and Mr. and Mrs. Will Conner. Entertained— Amorfg those entertaining at dinner in honor of Miss Kathleen Seymour of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and William J. Froelich, jr., were: Last Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lohaus and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz; Sunday, J. D. Cronin was host. MISSING GIRL FOUND Mary Patty Cunningham, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cunningham, reported missing Monday, May 28, returned to her home late Tuesday, May 29. MhB"FKBU a* - * wmmmmmmmm , . The Strakas . . . wed in St. Boniface church rite at Stuart. —O’Neill Photo Co. -t Rates Magazine Joe Cavanaugh, 33, a native of Chambers who started out riding bareback broncs with a loose rope, has come far and is now rated the nation’s num ber two rodeo announcer. Cav anaugh will be at the “mike” j during the three-day O’Neill | rodeo, starting Friday. A two page picture story in the mag azine, The Western Horseman, June, 1956, is devoted to Cav anaugh, who is tagged as a "bull riding announcer.”—The Frontier Photo. 2,500 Persons See Air Show Here An estimated 2,500 persons witnessed the air show Sunday at Municipal airport jointly spon sored by company D, 195th tank battalion, Nebraska national guards, and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Five jets from the air guard base at Lincoln high lighted the show with aerial maneuvers. Jack Everitt, member of the O’Neill Saddle club, suffered a fractured left elbow when the horse he was mounting became frightened while being mount ed. A riding horse belonging to Gene Gillogly jumped out of a pickup truck and broke its neck Sunday afternoon a quarter of mile from its home. The horse and owner were enroute to the air show. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wise and son, Don, of Omaha visited with relatives in Atkinson and Stuart from Sunday until Wednesday. FARM MACHINERY C Allis tractor with cultivator. Dump rakes. All models IHC mowers 1951 Super C with sweep Sweep to fit H. New IHC 76 combine. New Gehl forage harvester. New stock tanks. Shelhamer Equip. Co. Phone 570 — O’Neill Returns from Extended California Stay— AMELIA — Mrs. Delia Ernst arrived home recently a (tor spending the past winter in Cali fornia. She had returned as far as Butte, Mont., and was visiting her sister-in-law. Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Charlie Ernst of Wichita, Kans., drove to Butte, Mont., and brought her to Amelia. Joe Tomjack. Wife Married 55 Years— EWING—Sunday, June 3, waa the 55th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tomjack, who reside near Ewing. The occasion was celebrated with a family get together. 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