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Volume 76.—Number 12. O'Neill. Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, July 19, 1956. Seven Cents.
248-Year-old Newspaper Exhibited
An authentic copy of The Pennsylvania Gazette, published
by Samuel Keimer in Philadelphia, Pa., December 24, 1728, is
being examined (above) by Vernon Harley (left) and Charles
Siffnan, both of Chambers. The framed cqpy is in possession of
Kenneth Adams of Chambers, who said it was acquired through
his uncle, the late Daniel Perkins. Mr. Adams does not know the
background of the heirloom. His uncle was an early settler in
south-Holt county. The weekly newspaper devoted considerable
front page space to points of interest to grammarians and to
Quakers. “Subscriptions: Ten shillings a year; advertisements, three
shillings each.’*—The Frontier Photo.
Scattered Showers
Help hut More Needed
a
Guards Prepare
for Ft. Knox Trip
Leaving July 28 for
Kentucky
O'Neill’s national guard com
pany will depart on Saturday,
July 28, for Ft Knox, Ky., for
the annual two-weeks’ encamp
ment. Ft. Knox is the army’s
tank training center.
The O’Neill unit, company D,
Nebraska’s 195th tank battalion,
will go to Columbus by chartered
buses and will board a special
train at that point.
Meanwhile, the O’Neill tankers
had outdoor drill Sunday at Car
ney park. Some of the guards
men took time out for church.
It was an all-day session—-the
equivalent of two Monday night
drills. Cooks prepared dinner at
noon. The tank was taken to the
park, time was spent on the
range-finder, binoculars and am
munition, and terrain was
studied.
At Ft. Knox the O’Neill guards
will be putting time in on the
big tanks with 90-mm. cannon.
The O’Neill unit, having round
ed out its first year of organiz
ation, represents a 36-thousand
dollar income, including $2,007
per month total payroll. In addi
tion rental, fuel and supply bills
are paid.
Last year—the first annual ac
tive duty tour—the O’Neill tank
ers spent at Camp Riley, Minn.
The company will depart for
Kentucky with a strength of 80
enlisted men and two officers.
Atkinson Man Buys
O’Neill Cleaners
Ben Hanlon, who has owned
and operated the Atkinson Clean
ers for the past 4tfc years, Mon
day, July 16, became owner of
the O'Neill Cleaners. He made
the purchase from L. A Becker,
who came to O’Neill seven years
ago from Randolph.
Mr. Hanlon is married and has
a wife and two daughters, Pam
ela Sue, 4, and Debra Diane, 2.
Mrs. Hanlon is as a sister of Mrs.
Kex W. Wilson of O’Neill.
Mrs. M. A. Benton
Rites Set Friday
BURWELL—Mrs. M. A. Ben
ton of Burwell died at her home
north of Burwell Monday after
noon, July 16.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m., Friday. July 20, at Ce
dar Creek Mission church, locat
ed 22 miles north of Burwell or
highway 11. Burial will be made
at Burwell.
Survivors include: Widower —
Myron; daughter — Mrs. Gler
Garwood; sons—Donald of Bur
well and Harold of Lexington.
NEW PASTOR INSTALLED
SPENCER— Rev. J. Rath was
ordained and installed Sundaj
as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran
church (Missouri synod) here
Rev. F. J. Rath of Battle Creek
the new pastor’s uncle, officiat
ed.
Auction Calendar
Saturday, July 21: Don R
Douglass modem three-bedrooir
dwelling, 305 West Douglas; alsc
personal property. Col. Ed Tho
rin, O’Neill, auctioner-real estat«
broker. (Details on page 11.)
Saturday, July 28: Waltei
Christiansen residence, O’Neill
Virgil Laursen, real estate bro
ker. (Details in next issue.)
A hard-driving although short
lived rain struck O’Neill about
4:15 p.m., Wednesday, delivering
30 of an inch of moisture.
Strong winds sweeping out of
the north inflicted some damage
to trees. There was light hail
but no hail damage reported.
Earlier rain was reported at
Stuart, Atkinson and Emmet.
There was also considerable
wind at Emmet.
Motorists coming into O’Neill
from the north reported no rain
at the Spencer dam, Midway or
to a point within about six miles
of O'Neill.
Mrs. Robert Deed, living about
eight miles northwest of Cham
bers, reported a “nice shower’’.
A<general rain is badly needed,
although local showers have been
of great assistance and helped to
break the midsummer heat.
Weather summary:
Hi Lo Prec.
July 12 89 62
July 13 88 60
July 14 97 66
July 15 91 66 .14
July 16 88 61
July 17 90 59
July 18 86 58 .30
City Skirted by
Weekend Rain
O’Neillites were slighted by the
rainmaker during the weekend,
j but beneficial showers were re
ported on all sides.
A Saturday evening shower
brought cooler temperatures
here but only an olficial 14 of
an inch of precipitation. There
was a trace of rainfall on Sun
day afternoon.
Unofficial reports:
A deluge hit the Cleveland
community and terminated an
intermediate Bible camp in ses
sion. Stuart was drenched with
2.40 inches by the same storm.
At the Cleveland camp the
children huddled under an open
air dining space with only a rool
for shelter during Saturday’s
deluge.
It was unofficially reported
(Continued on page 6)
Armless Vet
Fund Stands
At $5,586
Page Benefit Dance
Week’s Big Boost;
to Close July 31
(Photo below)
A check from the American
Legion post at Page in the
amount of $384.56 packed a big
wallop in the Leonard Lorenz
benefit fund drive this week and
helped boost the total todate to
$5,586.56.
An anonymous donor left a one
hundred dollar check at one of
the banks.
Tlie Pleasant Day club mem
bers this week added $25 to the
I fund.
Meanwhile, the sponsors of the
fund drive — The Frontier, Holt
Jaunty Independent, O’Neill Na
tional Bank and First National
Bank—have decided to officially
terminate the drive at 3 p.m., on
Tuesday, July 31.
By that date the drive will
have been in progress nearly
five weeks.
Mr. Lorenz, 35, Middlebranch
farmer who lost both arms in a
nay baler accident in June, has
.H*en transferred from the Vet
i rans hospital at Omaha to the
Veterans hospital at Minneapo
I lis, Minn., where experts are
| trying to figure out an arrange -
j ment for an artificial arm (or
I arms).
His address:
Leonard Lorenz
c/o Veterans Hospital
Ward 4C - Room 417
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mmwnson post a.s, .American
Legion, O’Neill, has scheduled
a benefit dance Saturday, July
21. The Legion is donating the
facilities and paying the cost
of the musicians and the inci
dental expenses.
A freewill offering will be
taken at the Ash Grove hall Fri
day, July 27, when a benefit
dance will be held.
When the fund closes, the
money will be placed in a trust
fund to help Mr. Lorenz finance
a college education. He wants to
become a teacher. The former
B-24 navy bomber - patrol pilot
has an adopted son, Larry, 9,
i who presently is living with his
I uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
| Melvin Lorenz.
Arknow lodged last
Issue $4,208.00
Contributions during the past
seven days:
$100
Anonymous.
$50
Holt County Hereford Breed
ers’ association, James W. Roon
ey, O'Neill, treasurer; O’Neill
Production Credit association. O’
Neill.
$25
Tony Asimus, O’Neill; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Searles, JoAnn and
Douglas, O’Neill; Pleasant Day
club, O'Neill; Mr and Mrs Roy
Cole. O’Neill.
$20
Mrs. Blanche Rouse and Mar
vin Rouse, Inman; Floyd R.
Johnson, O’Neill.
$10
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Watson,
! '. VNeill: Moore-Noble Lbr. Co.,
(Continued on page 6)
J -
■ r'iiik (left), treasurer of the Page Legion post, and
George Wettlaufer, post commander, presented a cheek in the
amount of $384.56 to the Lorenx fund. The Legion-sponsored ben
efit dance Saturday night was “rained-out” and the affair was
moved to the Lamason building.—The Frontier Photo.
Physician Arrives
Dr. Merlin Sucha of Leigh
(above) Monday, July 16, be
came associated with Dr. Rex
YV. YVilson. Both are physicians
and stirgeons. Doctor Sucha is
a graduate of the University of
Nebraska college of medicine,
lie interned at St. Joseph’s
hospital, Omaha. Doctor Sucha
is married and is the father of
a 10-months-old girl, Susan
Kay. The Suchas are residing
at 117 West Everett street.
Ed Harvey, 55,
Dies in Rochester
Funeral Date Not Yet
Fixed
CHAMBERS - Ed Harvey,
about 55, farmer living 3 miles
west of Chambers and 2'-j north,
died about 4:30 a.m., Wednesday.
July 18, in a Rochester Minn.,
hospital.
The body is being returned to
Orchard today (Thursday) after
which funerai arrangements will
be completed.
The late Mr. Harvey was a son
of Mrs. Henry Harvey and the
late Mr. Harvey. He spent a
number of years in the Orchard
community, moving to Chambers
about six years ago.
Survivors include: Widow —
Mary; son — Roland of ONeill;
daughter — Mrs. Donald (Mar
jorie) Green of Chambers; three
grandchildren; mother — Mrs.
Henry Harvey of Orchard; sev
eral brothers and sisters.
Television Plans
Progress ‘Nicely’
J. F. (“Joe") Contois of O’
Neill, who has been made a five
county chairman for fund-raising
I for the proposed Long Pine sat
I ellite television station, said
Wednesday preliminary plans
I are “progressing nicely.”
Mr. Contois will direct the vol
untary fund drive in Holt, Boyd,
Wheeler, Garfield and Loup
counties.
Paul Sellers of Ainsworth has
been made permanent chairman
of the North - Central Nebraska
Television Committee which
nlfirx; to raise 300-thousand-dol
lars. Officials of KHOL - TV,
Holdrege, have agreed to operate
a station for at least 10 years
provided the funds can be raised.
The transmitter, near Long Pine,
would assure Columbia Broad
casting System “snow - free”
viewing within a radius of 70
miles. The area presently does
not have dependable reception.
Contois said three committee
meetings have been held during
the past week. Tower height at
the transmitter site may be in
creased to increase the radius an
additional 10 miles.
Contois has visited all five
counties and reports “remarkable
enthusiasm.”
Funeral Home
in New Location
ATKINSON — Leo F. Seger
has completed moving the Seger
Funeral Home to a new L
shaped ranch-type brick struc
ture two blocks west of the main
square here.
The funeral home has been lo
| cated many years at the comer
of State and Main streets.
The new building houses a
chapel, private family room,
business office, large display
room, preparation room and
garage space. The building is
j modern and will be aircondit
ioned.
Mr. Seger will have an open
■ house in the new building in the
near future.
Ewing Soldier Flies
Home for Furlough
EWING — SP/3c Kenneth
Lee, who has been stationed at
Frankfurt, Germany, surprised
his mother, Mrs. Anita Lee,
when he reached Ewing for a
30-day furlough.
He left Frankfurt by plane
two days before. When his fur
lough is ended he will return
to Germany.
Mrs. Francis Holz and chil
dren were Sunday evening guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Holz.
John A. Coakley, 93,
Expires in Oregon
Burial at Fullerton?
Nance Pioneer
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m . Monday, July 9, for John
A. Coakley. 93. who died Thurs
day, July 5, at Lebanon, Ore.
Kites were held at the Evangelical
church at Fullerton with Rev. D.
S. Bornemeier, pastor, officiating.
Burial was made in the Fullerton
cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons
and one great-grandson: Donald
Coakley, James Coakley, Elmer
Luedtke, Clifford Sawyer, Dale
Coakley and • Albert Kruse.
The late Ambrose Coakley, j
son of Lewis and Sarah Coak
ley, the last of a family of eight
brothers and three sisters, was
born May 2, 1863. at Coakley,
K.v., where he spent his child
hood.
When he was 18 he went to
Missouri and then to Montana for
five years.
On December 18, 1884, he was i
i nited in marriage to Lucy Fran
ces Roberts at Fairfax, Mo. The 1
couple came to Fullerton in Jan
uary, 1885, w here they made j
their home in the North Star
community in Nance county.
They lived there continuously for
35 years.
Being among the early settlers
they experienced many trials and
hardships of the early pioneers.
To this union were born five
sons.
In 1920, Mr. and Mrs. Coakley
moved to Clarks where they re
sided for six years before moving
to Lynch. They purchased an
acreage near the Niobrara river.
They resided east of the Red
bird road.
Mrs. Coakley died in 1939.
Mr Coakley was active in
farming operations until he al
io ined the age of 80, when he re
tired.
lie spent two years visiting
relatives and friends in various
parts of the country, finally
making his home with his son,
Ray. at Lebanon.
He enjoyed good health and re
mained active until his death.
Mr. Coakley was a charter
i,ember of the North Star Evan
gelical United Brethren church,
which was organized November
30, 1895. He was active in the
ihurch and community affairs
until he moved to Clarks and
later to Lynch. There he trans
ferred his membership to the
Methodist church. At Lebanon he
attended the Evangelical United
Brethren church.
Survivors include: Sons--Walt
er of Arcadia, Ray, Lee and Lew
is, all of Lebanon, Ore., and Lige
of Pepperell, Mass.; 15 grand
children; 13 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild.
Relatives who attended the
burial rites were Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Coakley of Lebanon, Ore.;
Mr. and Mrs. Lige Coakley, Mr.
and Mrs. James Coakley and
Donald Coakley, all of Massa
chusetts; Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Coakley and Dale Coakley, all of
Arcadia; Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Kruse and son of Lincoln; Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Sawyer of In
man and Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Miles of Dorsey, also relatives
and friends from Fullerton.
Budget Hearing
Set for July 28
The Holt county board of su
pervisors will hold a budget
hearing at 10 a.m.. on Wednes
day, July 25.
Official publication ol the
county budget summary, levy
comparisons and the county
treasurer’s semiannual state
ment appear on page 11 of this
: issue.
Manager Slaymaker and Mrs. Weber . . . last line of a jingle
wins for her and her husband an all-expense trip next month to
cool Colorado.—The Frontier Photo.
Marcellus Acquires
Chevrolet Franchise
Also Olds, Cadillac;
Drops Buick
Transfer of the Chevrolet -
Oldsmobile-Cadillac agency from
the Ken Benson Motor Co. to
Alva Marcellus will bt completed
today (Thursday).
Mi. Marcellus and his son-in
law, Alan Van Vleck, have an
nounced the firm will be known
as the A. Marcellus Chevrolet Co.
The Chevrolet pact was signcit
Tuesday, July 10.
The Chevrolet - Oldsmobile -
Cadillac agencies, including parts
and tools, are being moved from
the C. E. Lundgren building,
corner of Third and Douglas, to
the Marcellus building on North
Fourth street
A new body shop will be add
ed to the Marceilus garage.
Mr. Marcellus has been in
(he automobile business since
coming; here from Neligh Aug
ust 1, 1927. He sold Buieks
continuously until last week
when he cancelled the Buiek
line in favor of the Chevrolet
Oldsmoblle-Cadillae contracts.
His first location was the Baz
elman building. He later operat
ed for 16 years in the building
immediately west of the Council
Oak store. He has been in the
present location since 1947.
In addition to Buieks, he has
been the ONeill agency for Ply
mouths and GMC trucks.
Mr. Van Vleck currently >s
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce and helped found
that organization in 1955.
Mr. Marcellus and Mr. Van
Vleck were hosts at a free “ap
preciation" dance held Saturday
evening at the garage. Refresh
ments were served. Alice iand her
orchestra provided the music,
and a large crowd attended.
The Benson firm is vacating
i he building which successively
housed the Midwest Motor Co.,
Ltd.. Lew White Motor Co., and
Ken Benson Motor Co., during
the periods those firms handled
('hevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac.
Mr. Benson and his wife,
Betty, came to O'Neill in No
vember, 1955, from Valentine.
Mr. Benson has not announced
his future plans. He stated, how
ever, that he and his wife will
take an “extended vacation”
which will take them to both the
East and West coast.
Mrs. Peas* . . . also a win- i
ner.—The Frontier Photo.
O’Neill. Atkinson
Women Win Contest
Mrs. Roxie Weber, O’Neill
housewife, and Mrs. Blanche
Pease, Atkinson farm wife, were
the two Holt county winners in
the Council Oak stores’ all -
expense Colorado vacation con
test.
Each is entitled to take her ^
husband along for the cool Colo
rado trip, leaving Omaha Mon
day, August 13, and terminating
on Saturday, August 18.
Manager Darrell Slaymaker
made the announcement in be
half of the O’Neill store; Mana
ger Orland Anson at the Atkin
son store.
To win the contest the en
trants were to complete a jingle
line, telling why they liked to
shop at Council Oak. There was
a winner from each store in the
chain, which operates in Ne
braska, Iowa, South Dakota and
Minnesota
Eyes Burned When
Tractor Overheats
LYNCH — James Milacek,
farmer living northwest of Lynch,
is suffering from burns on his
face suffered Saturday when he
removed the cap from an over
heated radiator on his tractor.
His eyes were swollen shut by
mghtfali. Lynch doctors dressed
the burns.
Mr. Milacek hopes to have no
permanent injury to his eyes
from the experience.
Van Vleck and Benson . . . Chevrolet-O.U mobile-Cadillac agency today passes Into new.
hands—The Frontier Photo.
Paul Seger,
Early Holt
Settler, Dies
Arrived in Atkinson
Locality Before
City Was Founded
ATKINSON—Funeral services
for Paul Seger, 87, of Atkinson
were conducted at 10 a.m., Tues
day, July 17, from St. Joseph’s
Catholic church.
Burial was in St Joseph's cem
etery here.
Mr. Seger died about 7:15
p.m., Saturday, July 14. at hia
home here.
He had been ill since last Fall.
The late Mr. Seger was born
in Chicago, 111., May 21, 1869, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Donatus Se
I«r
The family reached Holt coun
ty April 1, 1880, traveling by ox
team and covered wagon. They
lived in a settlement later to be
come known us Atkinson.
The Segers homesteaded west
of here.
On May 24, 1897, he married
Miss Catherine Christ at St. Jo
seph’s church. They lived on a
homestead during their earlier
married life.
In 1910 Mr. Seger and his
brother, the late Donatus Seger,
purchased a garage in Atkinson
They sold Ford automobiles.
He operated the garage until
1941, when he retired.
Mr. Seger and his wife cele -
brated their golden wedding
anniversary nine years ago.
One son, Edward, died Novem
ber 18, 1948.
Survivors include Widow;
sons — Leo F., Frederick and
Joseph, all of Atkinson; daugh
ters—Mrs. Joe (Margaret) Lun
ger of Denver, Colo,; Mrs. Ray
(Mary) White of Martin, S.D.;
Mrs. J P. (Gertrude) Bond of
Omaha; Mrs. Harry (Catherine)
Bose of LeMars, la.; Mrs. R. j.
(Agnes) Lcininger of Ft. Pierre,
S.D.; 12 grandchildren; one
great-grandson.
Burwell Boy, 14,
Reported Missing
The Holt and Garfield county
sheriffs’ offices and the state
safety patrol have been enlisted
to aid in the search for Marlin
Young, 14, son of Everett Young
of Burwell.
The youth was last seen in the
Chambers community seeking a
haying job.
He was driving a drab green
army jeep, 1948 model, with
canvas top; license plates, Ne
braska 83-977.
The youth, 5 ft. 10 in. and
weighing 140 pounds, was wear
ing jeans, a gray-blue chambray
shirt and tennis shoes. He left
home Saturday night.
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of the youth is asked to
contact the sheriff’s office; the
Young residence, phone DI
66331, Burwell, or the Ralph
Garwood ranch, phone 2583,
Chambers.
Eight Hay Queen
Candidates Revealed
ATKINSON—Eight ,candidates
for hay days queen for 1956 have
been revealed:
The Misses Mary Disterhaupt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Disterhaupt, sr,; Mary Clare Gilg,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Gilg; Joan Grof, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Grof;
Irene Ann Jansen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jansen, sr.; Ei
ieen Osborne, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Osborne; Syrena
Withers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Withers; Edith Ziska,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Ziska; Lorene Ziska, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Ziska.
Baler club members are voting
for their favorite.
10 Seats Left on
O’Neill Daji Caravan
There are 10 seats still avail
able for the “O’Neill day” cara
van going to the Madison races
Saturday. Sixty-four persons al
ready have signed for the trip,
leaving from The Frontier
building at 12:30 p.m.
Two buses have been engaged
for the caravan.
Three dollars per person is
The Frontier’s “package rate”.
The fee includes roundtrip fare
in an air-conditioned Greyhound
bus, grandstand seats at the
track, and a club sirloin dinner
at Ye Olde Tavern in Norfolk.
Saddle Clubs
to Be Busy—
The O’Neill Saddle club will
hold a trail ride and picnic Sun
day at the Harry Johnson place
near Spencer.
Meanwhile, the Knox County
Saddle club will be guests at the
White Horse ranch, near Naper,
on the same date.
Frontier for printing!