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Volume 76.—Number 26. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 26, 1956. Seven Cents.
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Dewitt Gunters Note
Golden Wedding Day
John F. Jones, 79,
Stricken Suddenly
Expires At Home in
Atkinson
ATKINSON — John Frank
Jonee, 79, died early Sunday at
hi* home in Atkinson. He was
stricken suddenly and had not
been ill, having made a trip to
O'Neill Saturday afternoon.
The late Mr. Jones, the son of
John M. and Mandy Turner
Jones, was born in Moville, la.,
November 27, 1876 and came to
the Atkinson community about
50 years ago and homesteaded
southwest of Atkinson.
On November 15, 1899, he
married Pauline /ucha.
The couple moved into Atkin
son in December 1919 because of
poor health, but Mr. Jones re
mained active in farming until
about 10 years ago. Mrs. Jones
died March 2, 1949.
On June 25, 1950 he married
Mayrne Morey Bristol.
Survivors include: widow,
Maymr, daughters, Mrs. William
(Effie) Vrooman and Mrs. Ru
dolph (Louella) Poessnecker,
three grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at St.
Johns’ Lutheran church in At
kinson. Rev. E. W. Danitschek of-j
ficiated. Burial was in Wood
lawn cemetery.
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200 Attend Deanery
Meeting at Ewing
EWING—The O’Neill deanery
convention was held Tuesday, Oc
tober 9, at St. Doninic’s hall in
Ewing. Approximately 200 per
sona were in attendance.
Rev. Charles Kamber of Lynch
was the guest speaker. His j
theme, “On the Meaning of
communism and its infiltration—
Our Need to Be On Guard.”
Deanery officers are: president,
Mrs. John Hickey, of O’Neill;
vice-president, Mrs. A. A. Kal
owski of Lynch; Secretary, Mrs.
prosiden ngqfb o yd t- RR
John Thiele, sr., of; Clearwater
treasurer, Mrs. Robert Cole, of
Emmett.
Day of Recollection
The O’Neill Deanery council
of Catholic women are holding
their annual day of recollection
here today (Thursday) at St.
Patrick’s Catholic church.
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Uar vest 1.000 Bushels
for Benefit—
PAGE— The annual benefit
cornpicking operations were con
ducted on Wednesday when 17
men gathered at the farm land
rented by members of the young
adult Sunday-school class and
harvested nearly 1,000 bushel of
com.
Much to their surprise, the
corn averaged between 15 and
17 V4 bushel to the acre which
was considered very good, con,
sidering the dry weather.
Mesdames Marvin Stauffer,
William Ragland and Kenneth
Heiss served dinner to the work
ers at the church basement.
The young adult class has op
erated a farming project for sev
eral years to provide an income
with which to serve the com
munity.
Hobo Party b
Schednled—
The O’Neill Rural Youth en
tertained about 35 parents and
alumni at a regular meeting on
Friday, October 12, at the court
house Assembly room. John Orr,
assistant State 4-H and YMW
leader, spoke on the organization
of the rural youth groups in Ne
braska. Mr. and Mrs. Ewald
Spahn of Ewing showed colored
slides of Germany.
A report was given on the
hayride held recently.
A hobo Halloween party will
be held Friday, October 26. Also
an executive meeting will be
held to nominate the officers for
the coming year, Friday, Novem
ber 2nd.
Auction Calendar
Wednesday, October 31: H. A. j
and Robert E. Van Horn, annual
Hereford sale, 45 registered j
bulls, 15 registered females j
southeast of O’Neill; Charles!
Corkle of Norfolk, auctioneer; I
First National Bank of O’Neill, |
clerk. (Details on page 9.)
Friday, October 26: Glenn and
Dorothy Lorenz, closeout, 20 miles
south of O’Neill, 1 mile east, %
mile south; Angus and dairy cat
tle, machinery, household goods;
Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auc
tioneer; Carl Lorenz, clerk.
Friday, November 2: Mrs.
Rose Ami Whidden residential
property in Chambers; also house
hold goods belonging to Mrs.
Whidden and Edwin Wink;
Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auc
tioneer-real estate broker. (De
tails in next issue).
Wednesday, November 7: Hugh
Carr, southwest of Chambers,
closeout sale, including livestock
and personal property; Col. Ed
Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer;;
First National bank of O’Neill
clerk. (Details in next issue).
Friday, November 9: Joseph
Paul Shanner, residing *4-mile
north of Page, one mile west. K
mile north, selling improved 80- ;
acre farm, purebred Guernsey
dairy herd, farm machinery, feed j
and grain; Col. Wallace O’Connell
of O’Neill and Col. Buv Wanser
of Page, auctioneers; Col. Verne <
Reynoldson of O’Neill, real estate
broker; First National bank of <
O'Neill, clerk. (Details in sub- <
sequent issue.)
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EWING— The parlors of the
Methodist church were filled to
capacity Sunday, October 21
when Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Gun
ter observed open-house on their
golden wedding anniversary.
Both are lifelong residents oi
the community, with the excep
tion of short periods spent at
Custer, S, D., and at Emmet.
A program was presented, ar
ranged by. Mrs. Lionel Gunter,
with the theme “Album of Mem
ories” Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Hoke
played the role of the honored
couple.
The Gunters were married at
Ewing October 24, 1906, by the
late Reverend Eggleston.
Mr. Gunter’s occupation was
farming until retirement. Both ol
his legs have been amputated in
the past few years, because of a
circulatory ailment.
The refreshment table was
centered with a three tiered
white and gold cake baked and
decorated by Mrs. Alvin Nelson,
a niece.
In attendance were the three
children of the Gunters—Melvin
Gunter and family of Orchard;
Mrs. Howard Plogg and famly ol
Milledgeville, 111., and Mrs. Max
Graver and family of New Wind
sor, 111. Also present were Mr.
Gunter’s two brothers and sis*er,
Jim Gunter of Ewing; Mr. and
Mrs. Barney Gunter of Tw in Falls
Ida.; and Mrs. Rose Beckman of
Roanoke, 111. Many other rela
tives and friends were present
from Omaha, Crookston, Cham
bers, Clearwater, Orchard and
Ew'ing in Nebraska and Platte,
S. D.
800 Served at
I urkey Dinner
EWING—The turkey dinner
Sunday evening, served by the
Christian Mothers of St. Peters
church, was well attended. Ap
proximately 800 were served.
Towns well represented at this
event were O’Neill, Orchard,
Clearwater, Neligh, Norfolk, also
St. John’s community and the
Chambers area. The dance,
which followed, was sponsored,
by members of St. Peter’s parish.
Neligh Defeats
OHS Eagles, 27-6
NELIGH—The Neligh Warr
iors were hot Wednesday night,
October 24, before the homefolks,
sinking the O’Neill high Eagles
27-6, on a windswept field.
The Eagles got their only
touchdown late in the game.
Page Group Has
Booth at O’Neill—
PAGE—The double lesson per
iod was given in an all day meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Dan
Troshynski, chairman for the
Page Center, Tuesday, on prepar
ing and finishing furniture and
wood work. Mrs. Merwyn
French, sr. assisted Mrs. Tro
shynski with the methods of pro
ceedure.
A covered dish meal was served
at noon and separated the les
sons.
Roll call was answered with
"something I have refinished.”
Plans were made for a booth
at O’Neill on Achievement Day,
which will portray “Through the
Years” since the Page Extension
club will be honored as celebrat
ing their 25th year as an exten
sion club. Mesdames R. D. Copes,
Harry Harper and Edgar Stauf
fer are the only charter members
remaining.
The reading and music periods
were dispensed with in lieu of the
long lesson.
Mrs. Beilin to
Head Club—
The What Not Extension club
met Thursday evening, October
11, at the home of Mrs. Richard
Smithson. During the business
session, a project and booth for
the achievement day, was dis
cussed. Blue and white were
chosen as the club colors. The
following were elected as of
ficers for the coming year: pres
ident, Mrs. Charles Beilin; vice-!
president, Mrs. Gerald Monk;
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Willard
Solfermoser; news reporter, Mrs.
Glenn Kennicott; music leader,
Mrs. Richard Smithson; reading,
leader, Mrs. Darrel Grooms;!
health leader, Mrs. Claire Eng-1
dahl.
No lesson was given. Mrs. j
Richard Smithson led the group j
in the extension club song and!
•Old Folks at Home.”
’3 Men Prepare
breakfast Sunday—
CHAMBERS — Twenty-three,
members of the Chambers Meth
xlist Church enjoyed breakfast |
at the church parlors Sunday,:
October 21, an observance of
laymen’s Sunday.
The worship service was also
n charge of the laymen, the
•hoir -being entirely composed of
men.
JCRORS NOT YET KNOWN
Just exactly who will consti
tute the jury when the Holt
:ounty district court convenes
ruesday morning to hear one
•riminal and two civil actions
ias not yet been determined.
Summonses have been issued to
10, but there have been several
names stricken from the list.
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LIBRARY CLOSED
Grattan township library is
dosed this week while the li
jrarian, Miss Bernadette Brenn
in, is attending a conference in
jinroln.
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Californian Here—
Mrs. Lily Rlsor of Los Angeles,
Calif., visited Saturday and Sun
lay with Mlrs. Guy Young and
kfaude Rouse. ‘
High Wind
Fans Fires
in Region
Diesel Locomotive I s
Blamed for Start
o f Stubborn Blaze
High winds made difficult the
fighting of spectacular prairie
fires in the Emmet area Tuesday
night and, while the winds con
1 tinued unabated, firemen were
summoned to quench two flare
ups on Wednesday.
Red hot carbon particles from
a diesel locomotive on the Chi
cago & North Western railroad
may have been the origin of
Tuesday night’s fire, which
started about two miles east of
Emmet. A westbound freight
train crew stopped at Emmet
and told of an outbreak east of
the village on the J. B. Ryan
property. Fanned by a strong
southeast wind, mounting up to
40- and 50-miles per-hour, the
flames spread northwest, burning
, several haystacks and hundreds of
! fence posts, crossing U.S., high
I 20, and burning meadow on the
Joe Winkler and W. J. Froelich
places.
Length of the seared strip
measured about three miles.
; Width varied from three-fourths
I of a mile to a mile at the wid
[ est point.
Smoke and hot particles were
j so dense traffic was held up for
a time on highway 20. Scores
of volunteer firemen and per
sons living in the area partici
pated in the fight using tractors
and plows to check the spread
fl ame in the tinder dry mea
dows. More than 10 haystacks
were destroyed.
Fire departments from O’Neill,
Atkinson, Stuart and Chambers
battled the conflagration until
about 2:30 a.m., on Wednesday, j
Volunteers kept a vigil through
the night.
Fence posts and stacks smould
ered through Wedneday.
The glowing posts resembled
fluorescent reflectors in the j
night. The strong wind made
the haystack fires nothing short
of spectacular.
A field south of the Winkler
farmstead had been “one-way
ed” a few days before and that
was credited with saving the
buildings. No buil^jngs were
damaged.
Wednesday noon the O’Neill
firemen were summoned to the
Ernest Zuehlke place, 22 miles
south of here and one-quarter j
mile west, to help Chambers
firemen put down a fire that had
broken out in the feed lots. The
fire, however, a was canfined.
A wash house was burned at
the Zeuhlke place.
Showers late Wednesday night (
at O’Neill and Atkinson helped
alleviate the fears of additional
fires. ,
Representations are being
made to C & NW to take nece
sary steps to prevent starts of
fire. Low grade diesel fuel is
blamed for the high carbon con
tent.
During the past month the
locomotives have been blamed
for a half-dozen outbreaks.
A fire was also reported Wed-t
nesday in the Clearwater com
munity.
O’Neil! News
Weekend guests of Mr. and i
Mrs. Stanley Holly were her sis
ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Liska of Seward and her
brother and his wife. Mr. and ]
Mrs. Anton (“Tony”) Policky
and Leroy of York. i
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Marcellus
went to Ewing Friday to attend :
the football game and visit the i
Bob Tams. Carolyn Tams was an
attendant to the queen at home- i
coming.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kinney and
daughter, Sharon True, moved on
Sunday to Terryville, S. D. :
where they will live on a ranch.
Sharon was a freshman at thej ;
public school.
Miss Ruth Harnish visited ]
from Friday until Tueday, Oc- |
tober 19 to 23, in Norfolk with
her brother and sister-in-law,! j
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harnish. j |
Visitors in the home of Mrs.! (
Rosa Bowers during the week j ;
were: On Tuesday, October 16, |
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ruff, of Spen-! ,
cer, and on Thursday Mr. and f
Mrs. Frank Klasna of Spencer. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Larson of
Plainview were dinner guests j
Sunday. . <
Mrs. Josie Anderson and Mrs. (
Frank Linehart, both of Spen- [ (
cer, visited Thursday, October j
18, with Mrs. Minnie Higgins.
Mrs. Minnie Higgans was a j
Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and (
Mrs. Bill Alford at Lynch. j
Mrs. Dwight Worcester and £
girls visited over the weekend at c
White River, S. D., with his par- t
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Wor- j
cester and her father, John No- j
votny. r
Visitors over Saturday at Mr. t
and Mrs. Don Wecker’s were
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kudera and
family of Newman Grove. Sun-1 g
day callers were Gene Kudera p
and family of Newman Grove. IA
The Gunters ... he has both legs amputated. (Story in column 2).—The Frontier Photo.
Omahan Held for
No-Fund Checks
An Omaha used car dealer, Ro
bert Kincade, 27, is being held
in the Holt county jail on no
fund check charges. He was ar
rested Monday at West Point.
Kincade, charged with passing
$2,150 and $1,500 checks in Holt
on purchases of used cars and
the checks failed to clear. No
hearing date has been set.
Two Residential
Sales Completed—
Mrs. Juliana Kamphaus has
purchased the Richard Hovey
home. The Hoveys will live tem
porarily in the Parker house,
four blocks east of the public
school, until they build a new
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnson
have purchased Mrs. M. J. Wal
lace’s residence and will move
Alice’s Beauty shop there when
Mrs. Wallace’s new house, next
to her former one, is completed.
Sisters Reunite
After 31 Years—
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hoffman
of Escondio, Calif., arrived last
Thursday to spend the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Bob Cook.
It was the first time the sis
ters met in 31 years. “I’d never'
remember O’Neill except for
the Golden Hotel, because of all
the changes,’’ Mrs. Hoffman de
clared.
Methodists Plan Bazaar —
The Methodist festival and ba
zaar, sponsored by the WSCS,
will be held in dow'ntown O’Neill
Saturday, November 10, begin
ing at 10 a.m. There will be
booths of handiwork, sewing,
and noveltes, also a snackbar
and a fishing pond for the
youngsters.
PAGE NEWS
Mrs Hester Edmisten enter
tained the members of the GGG[
SjG card club Friday afternoon. I
Mrs. Arnold Stewart was a
tuest. Mrs. Clarence Stevens re- j
reived the consolation award
vhile Mrs. Bert Finley held high
icore. Mrs. Frieda Asher received I
he traveling award. Mrs. Alta
rinch will be the November 2
lostess.
Mrs. J. W. Finch brought items
>f interest in United Nation’s
lappemngs Thursday when 26
nembers of the WSCS met at
he home of Mrs. Raymond Heiss. j
Mrs. Harold Kelly had the devo-'
ions and leson "African Women
)f Tomorrow”. Mrs. Steinberg re
ported $6.30 birthday collection
;ent toward Christian education
it Hong Kong. Plans go forward
oward the election day dinner
ind bazaar. Mrs. Ralph Prill and
Mrs. Elmer Trowbridge served.
Mrs. Anthony Craig and son of
Norfolk spent from Friday to
Sunday with the Cordes Walker
amily. On Sunday, Mr. Craig
ind the rest of the family spent
he day with the Walkers and
Mrs. Walker rethrned home with
hem.
ivirs. Dan Troshynski served
■oils and coffee to a group of
riends Tuesday at an 8:30 o’
lock breakfast. Mrs. Ethel Parks
md Mrs. Frank Belmar received
>rizes in the contest period of
ntertainment. Other prizes were
[iven.
AMELIA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bligh of
)maha plan to arrive here Tues
lay to spend part of their vaca
ion with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pierce.
Mrs. Elsie Doolittle and sons,
immie, Dennie and Micky, of
'hambers called at the home of
ier son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
nd Mrs. Marvin Doolittle Sun-1
ay. Others there that day to see
heir new little son were: Mrs.
loolittle’s father, Leon Skala of
lowells and two of her aunts.
Mrs. Skala had been helping at
he Doolittle home.
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WD—Minnie Hamilton to Alice i
Daniel V Helmer 9-17-56 $568- 1
art of Lot 2 Blk E- Millards 1
dd- O’Neill . . t
60 Absentee Ballots
Being Fowarded
Holt County Clerk Kenneth
Waring said Wednesday absentee
and disabled ballots have been
forwarded to 60 persons who had
requested them. Thirty-five re
quests came from servicemen,
many at farflung corners of the
globe.
The Frontier printed the bal
lots and deliveries were made on
Tuesday.
Because of the tremendous job
of , rinting more than 10-thousa
and ballots in three sizes and
because of temporary staff short
age, this issue of the Frontier is
curtailed. Numerous news pic
tures and considerable news nec
essarily has been omitted.
Rev. Smith Will
Become Chaplain
Rev. Ernest G. Smith, who
was ordained at O’Neill at the
Lutheran church July 18, 1954
and is a native of Brooklyn, N.
Y., is leaving here to enter chap
ln,rj» chool at Ft. Slocum, N. Y.,
a^> a reservist.
His last service will be Sunday
November 4.
A graduate of St. Francis
Theological seminary (Missouri
synod) at St. Louis, Mo., he is
married and has a daughter,
Stephanie.
16th Anniversary
of WSCS Noted—
EWING—The 16th birthday
anniversary of the Women’s So
ciety of Christian Service was
celebrated Friday evening at
the parlors of the Methodist
church.
ROOFING DAMAGED
ATKINSON—Roofing on At
kinson Memorial hospital was
damaged during Wednesday’s
high wind.
Page News
The Page Improvement club is
sponsoring a card party on Tues
day evening, October 30. Pitch,
pinochle and bridge games will
be offered and prides will be
given. A door prize will also be
offered. Lunch will be served by
members of the Improvement
club and a freewill offering will
be taken.
Mrs. F. G. Albright accompa
nied Mr. and Mrs. William Bux
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Arnott
Buxton and daughter Julie
to Omaha where the Buxtons
will make the acquaintance of
their new grandson, Richard
Jerome and Mrs. Albright will
visit a brother Harvey Ruther-1
ford and family.
Mrs. Stan Silvers of Kearney
and Miss Bonnie Bernholtz of
Detroit, Mich., cousins of Mrs.
Carl Max were guests Thursday
evening when she entertained
the Thursday evening bridge
club. Mrs. Herbert Steinberg had
high score. The low score hold
erswill entertain the high at a
payoff party in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stein
berg were Friday visitors in the
home of his sister, Mrs. Mary
Clemens, at Creighton.
Mesdames Anna and Albert
Carson were Friday visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Kelly. Mrs. Hattie Carson, who
had spent a week at Redbird, ac
companied them here.
Mrs. Stan Silvers and children
:>f Kearney and Miss Bonnie
Bernholtz of Detroit, Mich., are
spending two weeks in the home
cf their parents, Mr. and Mrs. f
L. G. Bernholtz.
Mrs. Evelyn Gray attended
xmd day at Lincoln, where her
son, Ralph had a band from Blue
Bill in the parade. She also at
ended the football game and re
urned to Plainview in the eve
ling with her daughters, Mrs.
■Ceith Weyer and Mrs. Gene Ba
rer. She spent the past 10 days
it Plainview and Blue Hill.
Cathleen and Eddy Walker also
ended the football game with
he Plainview aunts.
P-TA Plans to
Entertain Kids
The O’Neill public grade
ado party will be held Hollo
school P-TA sponsored masquer
we’en at 7 p.m. Kindergarten
and first graders will meet in
the band room; second, third and
fourth graders will convene in
the old gym and the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth graders will
meet at the youth center.
Games, cartoons and prizes will
be furnished.
Meanwhile high school stu
dents will be invited to partici
pate in a dance at the American
Legion ballroom.
Return from Wyoming —
Mrs. C. C. Yantzi and Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Byers returned Tues
day, October 16. from a ten day
vacation in Casper, Wyo., and
Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Buyers left Monday for Omaha.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Donald Blaine Davidson, 19, of
O’Neill and Miss Ilene Mary
Wagman, 18, of Atkinson, Octo
ber 24.
News
Mr. and Mrs. John Watson and
family spent Sunday in Valen
tine visiting Dr. William Slusher
and famly.
Marlin Wickman and Ed Bous
ka of Atkinson, were in Wyom
ing deer hunting. They left Sat
urday and returned Tuesday
morning with one deer.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Ray and
Mary spent the weekend in Lin
coln, where they attended the
Indiana football game and visited
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Engstrom.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Phil
brick and children visited rela
tives north and west of Stuart
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Osenbaugh
spent Sunday in Burwell visit
ing their son and family, the
John R. Osenbaughs.
Judge and Mrs. D. R. Mounts
spent several days in Omaha last
week. Judge .Mounts attended
the Bar Association meeting.
Wednesday afternoon clqb met
at the home of Mrs. D. C. Schaf
fer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson,
Mrs. James Coventry and Vannie
Newman visited in Spencer and
Lynch Thursday.
Mrs. Earl Houts of Atkinson!
visited Mrs. C. G. Shellhase j
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Houts j
attended the sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robertson j
returned Monday afternoon from!
Sheldon, la., where they had
been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
and Mrs. John DeHoogh and son.
Mr and Mrs. Paul Shierk spent
Sunday at Burke, S. D., visiting |
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gilbert and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sivesind i
were in Orchard Sunday to a
birthday dinner at Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Schleusener home. Dinner
was for Mrs. John Schleusener,!
other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Merle Schleusnener, Lyle Sch
leusner and Margaret Jane
Drayton, all of Orchard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Waller
and Rita visited Sunday evening j
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Snell of Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Vorce,
Mrs. Ross Vorce and Mrs. Mor
ris Harmon spent Friday in
Sioux City, la.
Mrs. Howard Manson attended
the farm sale of her mother, Mrs.
Sidney Anderson in Elgin Wed
nesday.
M. M. Club met at the home of
Mrs. L. A. Burgess Tuesday
night.
Mrs. D. C. Schaffer and Mrs.
I. L. Sherbahn returned from a
visit in North Platte and Wau
neta Monday, Mrs. Schaffer vis
ited her daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Walker
it North Platte. Mrs. Sherbahn
visited her mother, Mrs. McKel
em at Wauneta.
Mary Ryan Crowned
Homecoming Queen
Miss Mary Ryan, daughter of
Neill B. Ryan, Wednesday night,
October 24, was crowned home
coming queen at the St. Mary's
academy homecoming. Cere
monies took place at halftime,
Peggy Lee was senior attend
ant and Gene O'Neill, was her
escort; Rita Hoehne was junior
attendant, escorted by James
McGinn; Mary Lou Connot was
sophomore attendant to the
queen, escorted by William
Craig; and Mardelle Vitt was
chosen freshman escort, attended
by Larry Donohoe.
Capt. Thomas Schneider of the
Cardinals football team perform
ed the coronation. The queen
was presented a bouquet of
roses.
The Cards lampooned the
Butte eight-manners, 69-6, in a
Niobrara Valley conference game.
The Bonestcel (S. D.) Tigers
lengthened t h e ir undefeated
string to 13 consecutive victories
here last Thursday, whopping
the injury-ridden St. Mary’s
academy Cardinals, 33-14.
Bonestcel captizalized on a ser
ies of SMA bobbles. The Cardi
nals were without the services of
both regular halfbacks.
Visiting Denver—
T. Joseph Biglin left last
Thursday for a visit in Sioux
City with Miss Genevieve Biglin
and Miss Nora McAuliffe. He al
so visited in Norfolk, Omaha and
Hastings. He planned to go to
Denver, Colo., to visit his cousin
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
(“Dick") Biglin.
Vern C. Wilbern, 74,
Dies Unexpectedly
Atkinson Rancher for
Half-Century
ATKINSON—Vern C. Wilbern,
74, died at 6 p.m., Monday, Oc
tober 22, at his home in Atkin
son.. Death was unexpected. He
had not been ill and had been
visiting in the business district
earlier in the day.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Wednesday, October
24, at the Presbyterian church in
Atkinson. Rev. Curtis Barnett
officiated. Burial was in Wood
Lawn cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Albert Lem
mer, Otto Gloor, Raymer Funk,
Fred Jungman and B. H. Wilson.
The late Mr. Wilbern was born
at Greenwood September 12,
1882, a son of Thomas J. and Lo
na Chapin Wilbern.
He was a rancher in the At
kinson community for half a cen
tury and was a member of the'
Masonic lodge here for more j
than 40 years.
On October 1, 1919, he mar-1
ried Marie Hart. They became j
the parents of two sons.
Survivors include; Widow—
Marie; sons—Robert and Richard
(“Dick”), both of Atkinson; five
grandchildren; brother — Carlton J
of Boise, Ida.; sister—Mrs. Dick j
(Lona) Cole of Brunswick.
Mother Injured
in Car Accident
DORSEY—Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Sholes received word Sunday,
October 7, stating that Bob’s
mother had been in a car acci
dent ahd had suffered a brok
en pelvis bone.
She expects to be confined in
the hospital for six weeks.
FINALLY, RAIN!
About a quarter of an inch of
rain fell late Wednesday night
and early today (Thursday),
breaking an extended dry spell.
Atkinson also reported showers.
Weather summary:
Hi Lo
October 18 79 47
October 19 . 77 46
October 20 66 42
October 21 74 28
October 22 62 48
October 23 63 30
October 23 63 30
October 24 74 51
Visits Parents —
Mrs. Carl Miller of Norfolk,
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
George Van Every over the
weekend.
MIDDLEBRANCH NEWS
Richard Heggemeyer is helping [
with com picking at the
Schwager farm near Orchard.
John Valquardsen died Friday
in the Lynch hospital after a
stroke Sunday afternoon, at thej
Reno Boelter place, near Lynch. \
Mrs. Bolter is a daughter of Mr.,
Valquardsen.
Many from the neighborhood
attended the funeral rites Wed
nesday, October 17, at Verdigre!
for A C. Scheinost of Verdigre!
who passed away at his home
Sunday morning. He had been
ill with a heart ailment for about
2 years. He is survived by his!
wife Anne, daughters Mrs. Robert
(Roma) Walton, and Shirley of
Sioux City and one grand son.!
The Help U club met with Mrs.
George Jefferys on Wednesday,
October 17 with 15 members and
three visitors. Mrs. Clara Geleke,
Mrs. Kelly Thompson and Mrs.
L. Rasmussen present. Mrs. Jef
freys served dinner at noon.
A. W. Hibbs
Dies After
Brief Illness
Funeral Held Monday
for O’Neill Man;
111 for Three Weeks
Arthur W. Hibbs, 73, died ear
ly Friday, October 19, at his
home north of O’Neill. He had
been ill three weeks, having suf
fered a heart ailment.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2:30 p. m., Monday, Octo
ber 23, at Firgt Presbyterian
church here with Rev. J. Olen
Kennel 1 officiating. Burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery under the
direction of Biglin’s.
Pallbearers were Hugo Holz,
Floyd Sanders, Harry Page, Fred
Bredehoeft, Ed Burival and An
son Closson.
The late Mr. Hibbs was born
December 0, 1882, at Dunbar.
On February 20, 1907, at Lin
coln, he married Bella McKay of
Palmyra. They became the par
ents of four children.
The late Mr. Hibbs lived in
the Lynch communty before
coming to Holt county in 1934.
Survivors include: Widow—
Bella; sons—Lowell of Wilder,
Ida.; Harold of Blair and Arthur
(Bill) of Star; daughter—Miss
Lillian of O’Neill; brother—Oran
of Lexington; sister—Mrs. Tem
ple Salisbury of Elwood.
County Court
Florence Schneider, of Lincoln,
speeding day, October 16, finer!
$18 and $4 costs; officer—Donald
J. Fiala.
Dean A. Dwinell of Bartlett,
speeding night, October 16, fined
$10 and $4 costs; officer—E. M.
Hastreiter.
Robert H. Scott of Chambers
procuring liquor for minor, Octo
ber 18, fined $50 and $4 costs;
officer—E. M. Hastreiter.
Leonard M. Brown of Cham
bers, possession of alcholie li
quor by minor, October 18, fined
$25 and $4 costs; officer—E. M
Hastreiter.
Freddie R. Miles, driver for W.
G. McVickers of Belle Fourche,
S. D., overgross on axle, Octo
ber 22, fined $100 and $4 costs;
officer—Donald Jenny.
Joe Emesti of Cuming co..
transferring cattle from Holt
County without obtaining brand
inspection, October 23, fined $50
and $4 costs; arresting officer—
Ernest E. Bailey.
Merle Lyons, driver for SMS
Trucking Co. of Valley overload
on axle, October 24, fined $60
and $4 costs; officer—Donald F.
Richardson.
Leonard Erickson of Manhat
tan, Kans., intoxication, October
24, fined $10 and $4 costs; officer
—R. L. Gude.
JUSTICE COURT
Bernard Richard Allen, Octo
ber 19, fined $10 and 4 costs and
driver’s license suspended for 30
days; officer—Charles Johnson.
John Niewohner, of O’Neill
running a red light, October 18,
fined $10 and $4 costs; officer—
Charles Johnson.
Rchard D. Hynes, of 0”Neill,
speeding, October 19, fined
$17.50 and $4 costs; officer—
John N. Schmit.
Dave C. Anderson, speeding,
October 20, fined $10 and $4
costs; officer—Charles Johnson.
Mother of O’Neill
Woman Dies—
Mrs. Henry Hamdorf, 85, moth
er of Florence Hamdorf of O’
Neill, died Monday in a rest
home at Osmond. Earlier this
year she had been hospitalized
at ONeill.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 24, at Ne
ligh. Burial was made there
under the direction of Biglin’s
Mr. Hamdorf died in July,
1952.
MOVING TO MISSOURI
Mrs. Esther Asher, widow of
the late Homer E. Asher, and
daughter, Miss Donna, will move
today (Thursday) to St. James,
Mo., where they will reside near
another daughter, Mrs. Joe
Bangs, and Mr. Bangs. The Ash
ers have sold their home to Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Porter. Mrs.
Asher was a staff member at
The Frontier for nine years.
Inman Defeats
Page, 7 to 6—
PAGE— Inman high defeated
Page high in the last game of
the season on the Page diamond
Tuesday afternoon, 7 to 6.
Harold Hesse pitched the sev
enth inning for the losing team,
and Neal Kelly for the winners.
Returns from Hospital —
CHAMBERS—Mrs. Glen Tay
lor returned Wednesday from the
Eutheran hospital at Norfolk fol
lowing minor surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner of
Chambers, called on Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Tooker attended
Barbara Flannigan and Jim Frie
del wedding at Stuart last Thurs
day.
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