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“Voire of The Frontier" ^ jjr Frontier :■: . Mon — Wed. — Sat. North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper \ olume 76.—Number 18. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, 1 hursday. An rust H), 195b. Seven C ent9. 175 Enroll in SMA High School Classes Count Up 11 Over Last Year; Graders to Register Today High school student registra tion for the 1956-'57 term has been completed at St, Mary's academy. The count is 175 — 11 more than a year ago. Registration by grades. Freshmen 57 Sophomores 37 .1 timers . _ 38 Seniors 43 Forty - four boarding pupils reg . ill i ed Wednesday. They come ft urn four states — Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and I iwa. Grade school pupils at the academy will register today tThursday) and high school pu pils will hold abbreviated classes. Friday will be the first full day of school. Open-house will be observed at St. Mary's academy Sunday, September 2, from 2 to 5 pin Improvements made in the build ing in the course of the past year by the Friends of St. Mary's can be inspected. Meanwhile, Coach Don Tem pleineyer’s football candidates are into their seeond week of drills. Rural Holt leaching Rosts hilled Miss Alice L. French, Holt i minty superintendent of public instruction, said Wednesday a’l teaching positions in the county’s rural schools have been filled. iif thn cohnnle nnnnh/t t hP 1936-'57 term Monday. Most of the schools start next Monday, September 3. Teachers: District 1—Mrs. Guy Hull; 3— Is la Mae Kuda; 4—Mrs. LuciU*J Pinkerman; 5—Helen Thomas; 8 Mabel Thomas; 9—Karen Don ohoc; 10-Shirley Ann Vogt; 11 Nancy Wondercheck; 14—Mrs. Arthur O’Neill; 15—Alice Page; 16—Nofma Jean Timmerman; 17 Bernice Kallhoff. District 20 — Lucille Mitchell and Helen Martens; 22 — Mrs. Grace Weichman; 23—Mrs. Mary Park; 26— Doris Halstead; 27 — Mrs. John Langan; 32—Margaret Gray; 33—Joanne Lansworth; 35 Mrs. Doris Spann; 36—Phyllis Welsh; 37-Patricia Pierson; 38 - Mrs Kita Meyer; 39 — Karen Stelling. District 40—Mrs. Dorothy Hoff man: 46—Mrs. Lyle Mitteis; 48— Kav Hibbs; 49—Ruth Miller; 50 —Mrs. Patty Snyder; 52— Janet Fuel berth; 53 — Mrs. Margaret Chace; 55—Pauline Goldfuss; 56 •Mrs. Ilene Lee; 57 — Delores Mellor; 58 — Kay Meyers; 59— Mrs Walter Pease. District 60—Ruth Young; 62— Karen Mahoney; 65—Mrs. Law rence Pribil; 69—Kay F. Dvorak; 71—Mrs. Jane Grubb; 72—Mrs. Eugene Wedige; 73 — LaVonne Knox; 74—Glen Sorensen; 76 — Karen Garwood; 77 — Doris E. Rogue; 79 — Mrs. Ramona Ran d°District 80 — Mrs. Dorothy Sanders; 81—Janice Prewitt; 86— Mary Fetrow; 87—Sylvia Loseke, 88 — Mrs. Mildred Tams; 89 — Clayton Krueger; 90—Cleta Mur ray 91 —Mrs. Doris Marcellur; 92 Theresa Ullrich; 93—S. Lorell Pickering; 97 — Bi:tty*.Spa 98—Edith Ziska; 99—Mrs. Ethyl Uinville. _ , ... District 100 — Delores Wells, 101—Mrs. Marie Shellhase; 102— Crayie aieoerv, tu. — — Farrier and Mrs. Chloc Adams, 108—Sharon L. Schmidt; 111 — Mrs Clara Peacock; 115—Kath ryn Hoffman; 118—Connie Ly don; 119- Mrs. Lydia Medcalf. District 120—Mrs. Ardath Co day, 121— Sharon Harkins; 122 — ili-onda Beelaert; 125—Mrs. Bo mta Cuddy; 127—Thelma Young; 128 — Leone Summers; 131 — Patty Bauer; 134—Floyd Butter field: 135—Mrs. Elizabeth Flem l,,iDistrict 141 - Mrs. Edward Price; 143— Ida Schmuccker; 146 — Doris Ann Spahn; 147 Eva Addison; 155- Mrs. Viola Gar wood; 136—Shirley DeHarte. lot Diane Hoffman; 159 — Mrs. James Allyn; 163-Jennie Hariej. 165—Mrs. Etta Serck, 168—Mrs. l»rilee Soger; 169 — Christine ^ District 170 — Naomi Nelson; 172 Mrs Theresa Givens; 173 Catherine Bauer; 174 — I'unningham; 178 — Mrca Gene Thompson; 180—Mrs. Dean Ste vens; 183—Mrs. Pauline Krobot, 196—Rita Lydon; 205 — Marilvn DeLosh; 206—Mrs. Elvin Forbes, 209—Mrs. Ruth Roby; 210—Mrs. Nancy Mitchell; 212—Mrs. 3ean ene Hoerle; 213-Jamcc Shoi*. 215—Mrs. Evert Miner; 216—Ce cilia Peter; 222—Mrs -Birdie Ful lerton; 226—Arlis EMwards. 227 —Mrs Rachel Van Conet; 229— Bette Mahony. District 231 — Mrs. Don De Groff; 232—Mrs. Nellie Stephen son 233—Myrtle White; 237 — Mrs Mae Hanoi; 238—Mrs. Janet Frvrear 241—Mrs. Mae DeLong, SShXin Steskal; 243- Delores Horton; 245 — Mrs. Marvelene Garwood. 246—Mrs. Erma Col fack 249—Mrs. Feme Livingston; 18Vi-—Mrs. Pat Burk, Wyoming Accident Interrupts Trip EMMET—Mr and Mrs. Leon Beckwith and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Beckwith and Gary of Tekamah left last Thursday for California. In Wyoming their machine figur ed in a headon collision with an other car. The group was travel ing in a car owned by Dean Beckwith. It was completely de molished. They turned around and returned to Nebraska hy train. O’Neill Public School to Start Sept. 4; Registrations Fixed O'Neill public school will open | September 4. Registration lor all students— I grade, high school and kinder garten—will be held on Tuesday, September 4. High school stu dents will have a general orient ation in the auditorium at 9 san. Grade students will report direct-. ly to the room assigned tor the coming year. Kindergarten j youngsters will register Tuesday morning. Supt, M. J. Baack ss.d' parents are asked to indicate to j Mrs. Harry Petersen whether they prefer the morning or at- i .tin non class for their kinder garten children Wednesday the high school I students will have short periods: and cheek the schedule for con flict , and enrollment figure . Kindergarten and grade stu dents will be dismissed at noon | on Wednesday. Thursday all students wall I nave a full sch dule, Mr. Baack . la'.ed. James M. Whidden, III 4 Years, Dies Lived in Chambers, Spencer Areas CHAMBERS—James M. Whid- j den, 84, who had been retired! since 1951, died Thursday, Aug ust 23, in St. Anthony’s hospital at O'Neill. He had been ill about four years. Funeral services were conduct ed al 2 p.m., Sunday, August 26, at the Methodist church in Spencer with Rev, Clyde A. Wells officiating. Burial was in Union cemetery, south of Spencer. Hymns, “Rock of Ages,” “In the Garden” and “Abide With Me,” were sung by a quartet — Ivan Hiatt, Betty Hambek, Mrs. Harold Haun and Orchard Fried rich, accompanied by Mrs. Or chard Friedrich. Pallbearers were Ralph Fried rich, R. Blair Drickey, Ernest Klasna, Melvin Jacoby, Arlan] Kirk and Wayne Blair. James Monroe Whidden, son of i the late Mr. and Mrs. Timothy I Whidden, was born June 21, 1872. His boyhood was spent in Spencer, Ind., where at the age of 17 he joined the Christian church. He was united in marriage to Rosanna Hensley on February 24, 1894, at Madison. To this union four children were born. in Ilflo, MIC Ksnuijr muV CXI »u Boyd county, onto a farm near Gross, later moving to a farm west of Spencer. In the spring of 1938. they moved to a ranch south of Chambers, and In 1931 they retired, moving into Chambers. Mr. Whidden was preceded in death by one son, Luther, who was killed in action in World War Survivors include: Widow — Rosanna; son—Earl of Bonesteel, S.D.; daughters — Mrs. Ralph (Hazel) Blair of Chambers and Mrs. James (Edith) Klasna of Spencer; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson; sister—Mrs. John Elam of Sheridan, Wyo. Relatives and friends attending from a distance included: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sasek, Nola and Frances, Mr and Mrs. Dean Blair and Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hull and Kathy. Mr. and Mrs. , Dale Hull and Randy, Mr and Mrs. Ben Blair and Kay, Mr. and i Mrs. Harley Tschudy, all of Om aha; Mrs. William Schindler, Mar vin and Edwin of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. John Blair and Mr and Mrs. Edwin Nachtnian, all of Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. J. *"• Blakkolb and A1 Blakkolb, all of . Bonesteel, S.D. Julia Schneider, 71, Expires in Hospital ATKINSON—Mrs. Julia The resa Schneider, 71, died Saturday, August 25, in Atkinson Memorial hospital where she had been a patient six days. Requiem high mass was said it 10 a.m.. Monday, August 2~>, at St. Boniface Catholic church in Stuart with Rev. A. J. Paschang, church pastor, officiating Buna! was at Stuart under the direction of Seder's. , Pallbearers were nephews. Ray, Eugene, Frederick, Charles, Marvin and Leonard Hamik. The late Mrs. Schneider was born June 17, 1885. at Dieberscha Austria, a daughter of Ignatz and Theresa Hamik. She had made her home at Stu art since April, 1887. She married Herman Schnei der. Thev became the parents ol seven children. Mr. Schneider preceded his wife in death. Survivors include: Sons — , James of Kansas City, Mo., Lou- , is of Lincoln, Edward of Stuart and Raymond of I daughters—Mrs. Harold (Bertha) Parks of Stuart, Mrs. Leo (Mary) , Strong of Neligh and Mrs. Harvey , (Gertrude) Krenzer of Council . Bluffs, la.; brothers — Frank, ( Martin and Henry Hamik, all of Stuart, John and Joe Hamik, ] both of Atkinson; sister — Mrs, , Kenneth (Mary) Freeman of , Omaha; 19 grandchildren and ( one great-grandchild. < —-I Fish In Minnesota.— P. V. Hickey and sons, Francis and Pat, also Jerry Jurgensmier ' recently spent several days fish- I ing in Minnesota. \ i Resident Since ’81 Dies Here Mrs. David Stannard, vi8, Tunerai Today; Long in Business Funeral services for Mrs. Da vid Stannard, 88. widow of a pioneer O’Neill businesm.rn, will! be conducted at 9 a.m., todav <Thursday) at St. Patrick’s Cath olic church. Mrs. Stannard, who had been in failing health since June, diesd ' at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, August 28, at her home. She had been crit ically ill three days. Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Calvary ceme tery. A rosary rite was held on Wednesday evening at Riglin’s chapel. Pallbearers will be Edward M Gallagher, H. J Lohaus, Bennett Gilligan, P. V. Hickey, Bud Prib- : il, Frank Froclieh and A. P i Jaszkowiak. The late Mrs. Stannard, w hose maiden name was Mar garet Burke, was born August 13, 1868, at Winona. Minn., the second child of James and Margaret Hunt Burke. Her father died when she wa* lo-jvuio-oiu. nu UH/wn 1 ^avivcv jp the family of five girls anil Headed for Nebraska to join up * kvith the widow’s parents — the Hunts—who were on a homestead south of O’Neill. Holt county was unlike any thing the family expected he-1 :ause Winona was an old estab lished city by comparison. They made their home for a time with the Hunts near what is now the John Sullivan place, south of town. Ijater, the widow and five daughters filed for a homestead in what is now the George Shoe maker property. Mrs. Stannard jnd her four sisters were reared .here. On July 4, 1884, Margaret Burke and E>avid Stannard were married at O’Neill. They became the parents of 10 children—two if whom died at a young age. For 72 years the family has owned the South Fourth street building now housing the Stan nard store. For a time it was a monument works, later a cigar factory and recreation parlor. For the past 48 years the fam- | ly has operated a store there, i Mr. Stannard, who several times lad bought and sold the building, 'nlarged it before he died in 1931. Mrs. Stannard’s four sisters preceded her in death: Mrs. -Catheryn Hansen of Lusk, V’yo., Mrs. Josie Hertzler of Denver, Eolo., Mrs. J. B. Mellor and Mrs. Evelyn Arbuthnot, both of O’ Neill. During the “hard times” era )f the thirties the late Mrs. Stan lard headed the Holt county chapter of the American Red Zross and was disaster relief :hairman of the county during md feed were shipped in and he drought years in which flour ioled out to sufferers. She was ft ... ■ ~ ~mr-*irwwniiirfr i. v&M _■ Mrs. St&nnard . . . disaster chairman during the thirties. ilso active in civic affairs. She was a member of St. Pat- j ick's church. Altar society and Catholic Daughters of America She was also preceded in death >y one brother. Survivors include. Sons — jeorge of San Diego, Calif., Wil iam of Long Beach, Calif., Don ild of Oakland, Calif., and Clar •nce D. of Clearfield, Utah; laughters — Evelyn and Mrs. ^aura Burks, both of O’Neill, >Irs. Willard (Kathleen) Jones of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Max Mary) Janes of Bakersfield, ialif; 10 grandchildren; nine treat - grandchildren; two half ;isters. Visitor Here— Mrs. Glenn Tomlinson of Spen- i er was a weekend visitor here. 1 Kids (i< t ( ioseun of 9.000-Pound lumbo III Jumbo III, 35-year-old Burmees elephant, fascinated circus goers here Monday. Tex Carson, owner of the show, gives a group of youngsters a closeup of 9,000-pound Jumbo for the benefit of the camera. The female monster is the largest elephant on tour in this country. She’s the key figure in erecting the tent. Carson. says an elephant is not considered old until reaching its 50th birthday anniversary. The Carson circus played Sunday at Spen cer, Tuesday at Bartlett. (Other circus photo on page 4.) — The Frontier Photo. t This is the approximate route taken by the McNally truck. The culvert, which is blamed for starting much of the trouble, is barely visible (right center, on dotted line).—The Frontier Photo. Tractor Overturns; Butte Farmer Dies Rites Wednesday for Art Schumann BUTTE—Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 29, for Art Schumann, 61, a farmer living four miles nortn of Butte. He was found dead Sunday morning on his farm, pinned beneath his tractor. Services were held at the Butte Community church with Rev. Georg Muzzey officiating. Mili tary burial rites were held in the Butte cemetery. The late Mr. Schumann wa.; a veteran of World War I. He serv ed in combat in France during 1918 Mr. Schumann was found pin ned under the tractor by Emil Storm of Butte, who had gone to the farm to finish working on a well. Apparently, Mr. Schumann had gotten a load of gravel with the tractor loader and when the lift was too high in the air, the machine overturned. A doctor, who investigated at noon, said the farmer had been dead about two hours. Death was believed to have been instant. The late Mr. Schumann was divorced from his wife last No vember. He is the father of four sons and one daughter, all mi nors. The late Mr. Schumann was bom at Yankton, S.D., Septem bed 12, 1896. Entertains Club— Mrs. J. C. Parker entehtained the Beacon Neighbors extension club Tuesday evening at her home. A business meeting was j held and the remainder of the j evening was spent socially. Injured McNally, thrown from truck by impact, is being check - ed by a doctor. McNally suffered skull injuries, concussion, cuts, abrasions and a back injury.—The Frontier Photo. Thieve* Call While Family at Fair LYNCH—A thief, or thieves, took all of Bill Halva’s chickens— pullets that were about ready to start laying, plus the laying hens in another coop—while the Halva family was visiting at the Boyd county fair. Hospitalized After Severe Burning Kenneth Wrede, a young farm er living about 11 miles north of O’Neill, suffered first and second degree burns on his face, left shoulder and back Wednesday afternoon in a haying accident. He was burned from a radiator. J. F. Melena, 73, Dies in Hospital Funeral Monday for Retired Rancher AMELIA—J. F. Malena, 73, rc tired Amelia rancher, died Fri day, August 24, in St. Anthony’s hospital at O’Neill. He had been hospitalized six weeks. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p.m.. Monday, August 27, at First Presbyterian church in Atkinson. Rev. Curtis Barnett, church pastor, officiated and burial was in Wood Lawn ceme tery. The late Mr. Melena was born March 12, 1883, in Colfack coun ty He married Pauline Koza June 11, 1929, at Stanton. The couple moved to Holt county 16 years ago, residing 12 Vs miles south of Atkinson and a short distance east on a ranch known as the Walters place. He retired about three years ago. Survivors include: Widow — Pauline; son—Franklin J. of Am elia; daughter—Miss Agnes Mae of Amelia; brothers—Lambert of Madison, Vachlav of Clarkson, Charles of Leigh and Edward of Fremont; sisters — Mrs. Mary Hovel of Madison and Mrs. Joe (Frances) Indra of Clarkson. 80 4-H’ERS TO LINCOLN Eighty 4-H club members from Holt county will be going to Lin coln this weekend to compete in the state fair, September 2-8. This will represent the largest 4 H delgation in the history of Holt county club work. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Cronin of Aurora, 111., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. A1 Sauser. ' Truck Goes Berserk at City’s Edge Winds Up in Yard; Driver to Hospital; Charges to Be Filed A large empty livestock truck rolled westbound into O’Neill about 10:40 p.nv, Saturday on t’.S highways 20-275. The right front wheel struck a culvert at Tenth street. The wheel came off, jumped veral hedges, hopped a small [>orch and came to a stop in some shrubs after striking the side of the 1?. E, Evans residence. Meanwhile, the big traetor tr.tiler outfit went berserk, elob bcred against the curb and tore up turf on the parking terrace at the Edward Verzal and D. D. De Holt residences. The big vehicle came to an abrupt stop when the tractor portion did a 90-degree turn and wrapped itself around a small tree in the DeBolt yard and damaged an empty passen ger ear standing on the park ing terrace. Driver of the truck was Dale McNally, 28, of Ainsworth, a sub stitute. The rig is owned by Mc Nally's father, J. W. McNally of Ainsworth. McNally was thrown from the cab about six feet. He suffered skull cuts and lacerations, skull concussion and a back injury. He was taken by ambulance to St. Anthony’s hospital. McNally told police the tie rod on the truck broke and caused it to go out of control. Police, however, are charging him with “willful and reckless driving’’ and a hearing will be set in county court after his release from the hospital, City Attorney John R. Gallagher said. Two beer bottles were taken from the cab by City Patrolman Verlyn Gibbs, who investigated. McNally also told police he lost his billfold, “containing five or six dollars," in the ac cident. Impact of the free, rolling wheel caused a mirror to be jar red from the wall at the Evans home. The mirror was shattered. Among first persons at the scene were Larry Krause of Kingsley, la., a houseguest at the DeBolt home; Edward Verzal, one of the property owners af fected; Elgin Ray and several guests at the Ray home. “We hedrd the terrific noise, looked out and saw a big swirl of dust,” explained D. E. Nelson of Schuyler, a guest at the Ray residence. The commotion was heard throughout most of the city and within minutes hundreds of curi ous people began to congregate seme in night clothes. Because of the late hour the sidewalks and yards were emp ty. The property owners were thankful there was not a fatal ity. ■ The damaged car was owned by June Krause of Kingsley, aunt of Larry Krause. The truck traveled 219 feet from the culvert until the ma chine came to a stop. Three large lug bolts on the wheel were sheared off. NEW TRUCK ARRIVES PAG&—A new fire truck for the Page rural district arrived Wednesday. It is an F-750 Ford chassis with Luverne equipment. The vehicle was driven from Lu verne, Minn. Cost of the truck is approxinmately 14-thousand-dol lars. New Assistant The Gamble store has a new assistant manager to succeed Eu gene (“Ike”) Van Every. The new assistant manager is Dale Theirolf, who was born at Lynch and was educated at Norfolk' and Wayne. Mrs. Theirolf lived at Colum bus prior to their marriage. They are the parents of two daughters—ages 2 and 4 years. They have rented the Norman Medcalf home, formerly occupied by the Robert Krotter family.