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\ 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. <
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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.
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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.
