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Volume 77.— Number 15 O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, August 8, 1957. Seven Cent*
STATE HIST SOC
Hpeeeh winners in pre-fair competition: Kathleen Brady of
ON fill (left) and Marlene Berk of Atkinson. Miss Brady won the
first hi tie ribbon; Miss Berk, st eond him*.—The Frontier I’hoto.
Pre-Fair Competition
Waged Here by 4-H
Sharon Kaup, 16,
Dies at Atkinson
High School Girl Is
Fever Victim
ATKINSON Miss Sharon Ann
Kaup. 16, daughter of Mrs. Her-1
man Kaup and the late Mr. Kaup,
dic'd at 6:30 a. m , Wednesday,
August 7, at her home hero.
She had been a sufferer of
rheumatic fever and had been,
doctoring extensively both here
and at Omaha. The girl, who j
would have been a junior at St. ]
Joseph's high school this fall, had
been in fragile health for several
She was born October 17, 1942,
at Atkinson. Her mother is the J
former Dorothy Schaaf. Her fa- *
(her died December 21, 1954.
Survivors include: Mother
Mrs. Dorothy Kaup of Atkinson;
sisters Karen, Phyllis, Florence,
Judy, Janet and Carol; brother—
Ralph; grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Kaup of Stuart; Mr.
a n d Mrs. M. L. Schaaf of
Atkinson.
Requiem high mass will be
hc'ld at 9 a. m., Friday, August
9. at St. Joseph’s Catholic church
with Rev. R. J. Parr, church pas
tor officiating. Rosary will be
said tonight (Thursday) at 8
o'clock at Seger's funeral chapel.
Pallbearers will be first
cousins.
Nick Schwindl,
O’Neill Man, Dies
Nicholas ( “Nick 1 Schwindt,
who lived for many years in West
O'Neill, died about 9 p rn., Wed
nesday. August 7. in the Sacred
Heart hospital at Lynch.
He was taken to the hospital
the dav Itefore by ambulance
Mr. Schwindt, about 75, was
horn in Russia. He lived in Oma
ha for a time.
Survivors include the widow.
Riglin's will he in charge of
funeral arrangements.
Lions Erect Sign
as Hospital Aid
( Photo Below )
In keeping with one of the Li
ons club objectives of safety and
community betterment, the
O'Neill chapter Wednesday in
stalled a directional sign at the
corner of First and Douglas
streets. * ,
The “hospital" sign will direct
persons to St. Anthony's hospital.
‘Mickey’ Colman
Dies Suddenly
INMAN Mrs Elizabeth Col
man received word Friday of the
death of her son Walter J. Col
man, 61. at Temple City, Calif
Mr. Colman had been a Texaco
Oil company executive.
He died in his sleep as the
result of a heart attack.
Family Gathers —
All of the daughters and
daughters-in-law of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fox. sr.. were at the
Fox home Wednesday afternoon
for coffee. They are: Mrs. Way
ne Fox and Mrs Gilbert Fox,
Ixi til of Fmmet; Mrs Leonard
Fox of Norwalk. Calif.; Mrs.
George Bosn, Mrs. Fritz Bel
zer and Mrs. Bill Kelly The
exception was Mi's. Charles Fox,
jr. who had given birth to a
daughter that afternoon.
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GETS PROMOTION
Lyle Fox. son of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Fox. sr., was promoted
to third-class petty officer re
cently. He is stationed on a sub
marine, the USS Bashaw, which
recently sailed from Haw'aii on a
seven months cruise.
Holt county pre-fair competi
tion was held at the O'Neill
school auditorium Tuesday, Aug
ust 6. Center of attraction was
the 4-11 girls' style revue with
the exhibition of many finely
made garments and articles.
Other activities included a mu
sic identification contest, speech
contest and a music contest,
which consisted of both large
and sniidl song groups.
Awards given:
Boys’ small song group Will
ing Workers of O'Neill, purple.
Girls’ small song group — Sil
\er Star Sisters of Chambers,
purple: Willing Workers of O’
Neill, blue; Clover 4-H club of j
Atkinson, red.
Mixed boys’ and girls’ song
group Willing Workers of O’
Neill. purple.
Girls’ large song group—Clo
ver club of Atkinson, blue
Public speaking — Kathleen
Brady of Willing Workers of O’
Neill, blue; Marlene Beck of
Clover 4-H club of Atkinson, blue.
Music identification — Diane
Gillespie of O’Neill, blue; Kathy
Brady of O’Neill, red; Kenneth
Peacock of O’Neill, white.
Sixty-three girls participated
in the style revue. Awards:
Entire style show — Gloria
Grimes of ’ Chambers, purple;
Carol Tracy of Chambers, pur-;
pie; Bernice Colman of Inman,
purple; Connie Brockman of
Emmet, purple.
I/Hinging and sleeping- Myrna
Heiss of Page, purple; Marcia
Widman of Amelia, purple; Joan
Fullerton of Amelia, blue; Carol
Gaughenbaugh of Inman, blue;
Manrine Schaaf of Atkinson, blue.
School clothes — Carol Tracy
of Chambers. nurole: Donna
Crumly of Page, purple; Janice
Crumly of Page, blue; Karen
Welchman, blue; Judy Fagan of
Chambers, white; Janet Gifford,
white; Joan Pease, white.
Let's sew Patricia Hand, pur
ple; Judy Smith, blue; Renee
Spittler, blue; Jo Ann Aim, blue;
Cheryl Graves, blue; Patty Wil
son. blue; Sheryl Harley, blue; :
Diane Devall, red; Alice Hal
stead. red; Dianne Graves, red; !
Geraldeen Hansen, white; Lila!
Miller, white.
Skirts and blouse — Bernice
Colman, purple; Bonnie Crumly,
blue; Patty Dvorak, blue; Shar
on Gay lor. blue; Margie Gilg,
Blue; Sharon Michaelis, blue;
Ruth Schaaf, blue; Mildred
Schmitz, blue; Peggy Crumly,
red; Kathy Fick, red; Garnett
Gillogly, red; Helen Grof, red;
Phyllis Kaup. red; Jerilyn Lueb
cke. red; Caroline Max. red; j
Carol Ries, red; Jo Ann Ries,
red; Margie Ries, red; Patricia
Schneider, rod; Rita Kay Ve
quist, red.
Work and play —Connie Jean
Brockman, purple; Georgia Gri
mes, purple; Ruth Ann Hansen,
blue; Elaine Krugman, red; Bet
ty Morrow, red; Karen Kaup.
white; Judy Morrow, white;
Sheryl Young, white.
Dress up clothes — Marlene
Beck, blue; Velda Ernst, blue;
Marilyn Graham, blue; Cather
ine Schmidt, blue; June Carson,
blue; Helen Halstead, red; Jo
Ann Searles, red; Doris Hal
\ stead, white; Janet Krugman,
1 white.
New from old — Darlene Pier
son.
Faculty
Shifts At
SM A Told
Pupils to Register
Late in August;
1 Vacancy Exists
Registration for the St. Mary’s
academy 1957-58 school term will
begin the last week of August.
The freshmen day students are
asked to register on Wednesday,
August 28; sophomores, Thurs
day. August 29; juniors, Friday,
August 30. and the seniors Satur
day, August 31.
The teachers would appreciate
it if the students would come to
their respective classrooms to
register during one of the follow
ing times: 9 to 11:30 a. m.; 2 to
3 p. m,, or 5 to 6 p. m.
On Friday morning, August 30,
the kindergarten pupils will reg
ister in the gymnasium. It has
been decided that the first grad
ers will have an all-day school
session this year.
All students, both grade and
high, will report for classes on1
Tuesday morning, September 3.
On the following morning, Sep
tember 4, the high mass in honor
of the Holy Spirit will be sung as
usual in the parish church.
Following are the subjects of
fered this year:
Senior and Junior subjects:
Religion. English, democracy,
American history, higher mathe
matics, shorthand I, chorus or
band, secretary practice, speech,
physics, French, personal adjust
ment. tvoine I.
Freshmen and Sophomore sub
jects: Religion, algebra, geome
try. guidance, biology, chorus or
band, world history, English,
general science, I^itin I and II.
Tuition rates have been chang
ed. In the high school, the first
day-pupil student will pay eight
dollars per month; the second,
five dollars; the third, three.
The parish committee has set
the following rates for the grade :
school pupils: Seven dollars total
tuition for three or more pupils
from one family six dollars for
two, five dollars for one child.
There have been changes in
the faculty at St. Mary’s. Sister
Emilia is at St. Agnes in Alii- j
ance. Sister Josephine will re-1
place her as senior sponsor.i
Sister Rose will be in Scottsbluff j
and Sister Fides, well-known to
all O'Neillites, is the new
sophomore teacher. Sister Sera-;
phica has been transferred to Al
liance and Sister Loretta is tak
ing her place. Sister Michael will
continue her studies this coming
year and Sister Patricia is re
placing her.
Mrs. Arbuthnot will be part
time teacher in the high school.
Rev. Robert Duffy, new parish
assistant. Don Templemeyer,
Mrs. Kubitchek, Mrs. Leo Gokie,
and Duane Miller will be on the
faculty.
Still pending is the appoint
ment of part-time fourth grade
teacher.
Airliner Downed
Because of Bombs
PAGE The Classy twins. Miss
Elaine and Mrs. Melvin Sinkule,
and Cindy of Lincoln were week
end guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Clasey.
Miss Elaine returned the first
of last week from a vacation trip
to Pensacola, Fla., which was
made hy air. The trip was made
thrilling by the plane being or
dered down because of bomb ac
tivities in the area.
Mr. Sinkule is attending camp
for the national guards at Camp
Ripley, Minn.
Out-of-Towners Here for
Enright Funeral —
Among those from out-of-town
attending the funeral of Thomas
Enright held Friday morning,
August 2, were:
Ixtuie Storm of Ranid City, S.
D.; Neil Enright of Omaha; Jim
Hunt of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Dale F. Stukey and
Leo Mannefeld. all of Norfolk.
Mr. Semlak returned to Nor
folk Saturday after attending the
funeral of his father-in-law. Mrs.
Semlak returned to Norfolk Mon
day evening.
TO FIX LEVIES
The Holt county hoard of su
pervisors will convene at 10 a. m.,
Friday, August 9, and fix the
new tax levies. i
HDBPITHL
Harry Petersen (left) and Jim Storms . . . sign goes up.
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Miss Sandra Davis was crowned queen of hay days Monday nigrt l»y George 11. German of radio
station WNAX. The queen’s attendants are Artha I'acha (left) and Sharon Kokes.t—The Frontier
Photo.
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Style revue winners in 411 activities here are; Connh Brockman, Cloria Crimes, Carol Tracy
and Bernice Column. The girls are pictued with \\ nnie Barger of the Apparel Shop.—The Frontier
Fhoto.
Sandra Davis Is
New Hay Queen
Chosen for Honor
in Voting
ATKINSON — A pretty dark
eyed brunette, Miss Sandra Dav
is, 17, Monday evening was
crowned queen of the 1957 hay
days and will reign over the hay
kingdom for one year.
She was crowned by George R.
German before a huge crowd in
the grandstand—the climax of
the one-day celebration.
Other contestants for the honor
were Jean Allyn, Audrey Coxbill,
Delores Fngler, Shirley Fundus,
Sharon Kokes, Artha Pacha and
Remadine Rossman. The Misses
Kokes and Pacha were the
queen’s attendants.
Miss Davis is a 1957 graduate
of Atkinson high school.
In horse roping competition,
Mike Dvorak was the only cow
toy to rope his horse the first
try; Harold Morgan and Gordon
Dvorak succeeded the second
timn
Lightning Bolt
Kills 3 Cattle
REDBIRD Lightning killed
three range cattle at the Merrill
Anderson ranch about 1:30 a m.,
Friday. The bolt is believed to
have struck a gate near the
house and the charge followed an
electric fencer wire to the pas
ture where the cattle were killed.
The Andersons had no insur
ance. Several dairy cattle nearby
were unharmed.
Sixty hundredths of an inch of
rain fell.
ROCKETS IXISE
Minus three players who are
on duty in Minnesota with the na
tional guards, the O’Neill Rock
ets were defeated last Thursday
night at Bassett, 1-14. Meanwhile
Atkinson defeated Chambers, 9-6,
at Atkinson. The Rockets bowed
to Ainsworth Sunday night in a
North-Central league game here,
1-5.
ATKINSON—Kathryn and Har
ry McShane. Charles Nordin of
Omaha and Mrs. Margaret Ly
man of Burbank, Calif., went to
the Black Hills. Mr. and Mrs. Leo
McGrane and Mary Kay are
looking after the McShane resi
dence during their absence.
TO SEMINARY
George Shoemaker is planning
to enter a seminary to study for
the priesthood.
Pond Management
Discussed Here
A fish pond management meet
ing was held at Ihe Court House
Annex last week under the auspi
ces of the Holt Soil conservation
district, the soil conservation serv
ice, extension service and the
state game commision.
Mr. McMurtrey, biologist for
the soil conservation service, dis
cussed i>ond management with 4-H'
club members and farm pond
owners present in the morning
session.
Some of the important points
stressed were: Good conservation
measures on the watershed prior
to pond construction; slope shore
line to three to one or steeper;
fence to exclude livestock; stock
with proper kinds of fish (usual
ly only bass and bluegill); check
periodically
Former Inman
Physician Expires
INMAN Dr. William W. Noyes,
74, who was a physician here for
32 years, suffered a heart attack
Sunday evening at Ceresco at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Wesley Burklund.
Shortly before he was stricken,
Doctor Noyes had treated a
Wahoo family hurt in a car
wrack.
Doctor Noyes is survived by his
wife, Hattie, four daughters and
one son.
Mike Tomjack, 84,
Die? in Hospital
EWING Mike Tomjack. 84,
who had been a resident of the
Ewing community since he was
a small boy, died early Wednes
day, August 7, in St. Anthony's
hospital at O'Neill.
He was born in Springfield. 111.
He was preceded in death by
his wife. Survivors include five
children.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed late Wednesday.
Attend Reunion in
Ponca Park —
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Menish and
children of O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Cadwallader and Carol
and Mr. and Mrs A. R. Grow of
Inman attended a reunion at
Ponca state park Sunday, July
29.
Mr and Mrs. H. T. Winterring
er and Mrs. Fred Wolfrum ac
companied them home and spent
a few days in the Caldwallader
home. Mr. Winterringer is the
great - great - great - uncle of the
Menish children. The Winter
ringers and Mrs. Wolfrom are
from Klamath Falls, Ore.
To West Coast —
Julius D. Cronin left early
Wednesday by rail for a two
weeks vacation at Seattle, Wash.,
and other points in the Pacific
i Northwest.
Megrue Arraigned
But Not Sentenced
Floyd E. Megrue, 2t>. Neligh
businessman who is charged with
grand laroenv. Wednesday morn
ing, was arraigned in Holt coun
tv district court Indore Judge D.
R. Mounts.
Megrue admitted theft of an
electric welder from the Vincent
Thiele farm near Clearwater
The welder was valued at a Unit
two hundred dollars.
Sentence has not yet been
pronounced
Alva Parks Fund
Claims lo $717
Money to Be Used
for Rehabilitation
CLEARWATER The Alva
Parks fund stood at $717 at last
week's close, and more contribu
tions continue to come in.
Mr. Parks, father of eight chil
dren, lost his arm in a farm ac
cident last Fall.
His Deloit community neigh
Ixirs are sponsoring the drive.
Contributions may he sent to the
Alva Parks Fund. Clearwater,
and trustees will account for the
money to tie used for rehabilita
tion of the injured man.
Previously acknowledged $280.00
Gifts not previously acknowl
edged.
Mrs Edward Wanek. Neligh 5 00
CTias. E. Russell. Lincoln 5.00
Margaret Thiele, Little
Rock, Ark. 10.00
Spangler Bros , Clear. 1 00
John H Mueller. Clear. 5.00
Harold VanVleck. Clear. 3.00
Vincent Thiele, Clear. 20 00
John J. Funk. Ewing 25 00
J. F Mlnarik, Ewing 25.00
H. J. Kurpevveit, Ewing 5 00
Paul Funk, Ewing . 10 00
Geo. Walters, Ewing 5.00
Louis Funk. Ewing . 25 00
Verle Tuttle, Ewing 1000
Freddie Bollwitt, Ewing 5.00!
John Bollwitt, Ewing 100
Fred Bollwitt, Ewing 1.00 i
Garrett Kallhoff Ewing 3 00
Jim Tinsley, Ewing 3.00
IVon Vandersnick, Ewing 10.00 i
UUU1K VimUITMlIlh, JuW 11 o w
Anton Rothleutner, Ewing 100
Gilbert Wragge, Ewing 100
Pete Nickolite, Ewing 2.00
John Furey, Ewing 2.00
Emil & Ray Seding, Ewing 2 00
Joseph Thoendel, Ewing 10.00
John Tagel, Ewing 20.00
A. M. Beelatr, Orchard 20.00
LaVern Finley, Orchard 5 00
H. E Lampert, Orchard 5.00
Ed Shaw, Orchard 1.00
Lloyd Holliday, Orchard 100
Mr. & Mrs Rudy Ceder
hurg, Orchard 5.00
Leland Finley, Page 3.00
Sam Regan, Inman _ 5.00
Joseph II. Beelart, Or
c hard 5.00 j
Deloss Thompson, Clear 1 00
Vern Thompson, Clear. 1 00
Fred Maben, Clear. 5 00
Galen Maben, Clear. 3.00
A C. Utterbaek, Clear. 5.00 j
Carl Michael. Clear. 2.00 j
Wilcox Bras., Clear. 2.00
Orlando Todd. Clear. 5.00
Clarence Michael, Clear. 2.50
Gokie Bros , Clear. 5.00
J. J. Harrington Ins. Co.
O'Neill 5.00
Ewing Livestock Market,
E w ing 10 00
A. Listener, Creigh. 1.00 ]
Frank Bohn, Ewing 15.00
Chas. R. Bartak, Ewing 1500
Louis Pofahl, Ewing 25.00
Earl Schrunk, Ewing 10.00
Keith Brown, Ewing 2.00 i
Joe Weibel, Ewing 20.00
Earl Schindler, Ewing 5.00
Joe Schindler, Ewing 10 00
Ewalt Spahn, Ewing 10.00
Ernest Spahn, Ewing 5.00
Harold Spahn, Ewing 2.50
A. J Koenig, Ewing 10.00
Albin Thramer, Ewing 10.00
Mark Thramer, Ewing 5 00
Ludwick, Tagel, Ewing 15.00
Edw. P. Weyhrick, Ewing 1.00 |
Jim Koenig, Ewing 1.00 .
Chas. Wright, Ewing 10.00 i
Total $717.00
To California —
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gallagher
plan to leave for San Diego,
Calif., Monday to visit their son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Anewalt.
65th Holt
Fair Set
to Open
Record Number of
Livestock Will
Be on Exhibition
AU is in readiness for the 05th
mtuial Holt county fair, which
will open Monday August 12, and
continue 111 lough Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Kntertniument highlights at
tins year's exposition will lie the
rodeo under the lights with pep
formances lx>th Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
"Iloss' Inman or I^amar, Colo.,
will be the producer and will of
fer the most rugged rodeo stock
ever presented in a Holt county
arena.
Fair Secretary James 11. Gib
son sail new rodeo chutes, a new
arena and improved seating fa
cilities will await the 1957 fair
goers. "All of the rodeo action
will be directly in front of the
spectators," Gibson said.
The Curl Amusement company
will feature kiddie slides, side
shows. Ferris wheel, games of
skill on the midway. An advance
sale of tickets for the kiddie
rides in progress at various stores
throughout the county, including
ill Chambers stores. Advance
tickets are 10 cents each. Tickets
purchased at the fair grounds for
the kiddie rides will be 20 cents
iinnh
At 1 :JU p. m.. on both Wednes
day and Thursday will bo grand
parades of livestock entries. Glenn
Hudson and his orchestra have
been I km iked for Wednesday and
Thursday evening dancing at the
American Legion ballroom in
Chambers.
Both midgets and adult base
hall will be featured. On Wednes
day, at 2 p. m., the Chambers
Independents will host the Ains
worth team. Both are entries in
the North-Central N e b r a ska
league. On Thursday, Chambers
will go against the O'Neill Rock
ets, also a league member.
Monday has been designated as
entry day; Tuesday, judging day;
Wednesday and Thursday, enter
tainment days.
President Lloyd Gleed of Cham
bers said fair officials are
"supremely confident" this year’s
agricultural exhibits will lie the
liest in the long history of the
fair. Other fair officers are: Vem
Sageser of Amelia, vice-president;
Steve Shavlik of Chambers, treas
urer; Ray Beed, C. V. Robertson.
George Rowse, T. E. Alderson anl
Ray Hoffman, all of Chambers,
and Henry Wood of Ewing, direct
ors.
Superintendents are: Mr. Wood,
livestock; Mrs. Vernon Smith of
Chambers, flowers; Mrs. Loa
Hubbard of Chambers, needle art;
Neil Dawes of O’Neill, 4-H;
Thomas Lambert of Ewing, farm
produce; Mrs. James H. Gibson
of Chambers, pantry stores.
Four-11 livestock exhibits are
expected to establish a new high.
More Rain Cheers
Farmers in Area
Thunder showers continue 1o
break the heat and boost agricul
tural prospects. The countryside
is verdant and lush, depite the
calendar. Normally hot July and
August winds have browned veg
etation by this time of the year.
Saturday forenoon a quarter
of an inch of rain fell. Orchard
received 1.25 inches during a 36
hour period ending Saturday
night. Creighton received .75 on
Friday.
Walter Pease, living 12 miles
southwest of O'Neill, reported a
half-inch rain Saturday morning.
Joe Welsh, living northwest of
Emmet, said a half-inch rain fell
at his place and a lake, dry a
year ago, is now filled with wat
er. Floyd Ritts, living about
eight miles northwest of O’Neill,
said a half-inch of moisture was
received at his place.
Late Wednesday night more
showers developed at O’Neill, ac
companied by considerable light
ning. Up until midnight an esti
mated half-inch rain fell (not in
cluded in table that follows).
High wind last night toppled
several power poles and lines a
half-mile west of the drive-in
) theater and tied up highway 20
traffic until the lines could be
cleared.
Corn prospects are among the
best in the memory of many
residents.
Hi ls>
August 1 100 67
August 2 93 66
August 3 84 58 .36
August 4 76 54 .01
Auyust 5 84 53 .03
August 6 90 62
August 7 95 70
Totals..40
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
David Charles Anderson, 19, of
Dennison, la., and I .eta Lynette
Johnson, 21, of O’Neill, on Au
! gust 2.
Royce Edwin Jordon, 28, of
Rose and Glenda Mae Warner,
! 18, of Amelia on August 3.
C4NW train IS crossing Niobrara at Valentine . . . see editorial on page 2.
