Nebraska Newspapers

    Mi»s 1 uhrer ... 10 yearn ago she won nationwide attention
from AIM "s Ted Malone.—The Frontier Photo,
Donna Is 25 Now
--and Still Smiles!
George F. Jonas
Dies at Atkinson
Funeral Services Will
Be Held Friday
ATKINSON Funeral services
for George F. Jonas, 70, a life
long resident of this community,
will be conducted at 10 a m., Fri
day, Septmber 27, at St. Joseph’s
Catholic church. Rev. Robert
Morocco will officiate.
Mr. Jonas died Tuesday even
ing. September 24, in Atkinson
Memorial hospital. He was ad
mitted to the hospital a half-day
before his death.
Burial will lie in St. Joseph's
cemetery. Rosary will be re
cited tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'
clock at the chapel at the Seger
funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Vere Kap
lan, Clarence Grcig, Ed Dvorak,
Fred Niebauer and Joseph Dis
terhaupt.
The late Mr. Jonas was born
July 6, 1887, at Atkinson, a son
of the late George Jonas and
Elizabeth Maras Jonas.
lie larmen tor many years
southwest of Atkinson and never
married. In recent years he
made his home with his brother,
Charles, four miles southwest of
Atkinson.
SuivIvors include: Brother -
Charles of Atkinson; sisters
Mrs. May Wesley of Butte; Mrs.
Frances Nelson of Des Moines,
la., and Mrs. Antonette Pretty
man of Des Moines.
Prairie Chickens
to lie Studied—
An estmated 70 game com
missioners, workers and special
ists from states ranging from
Ohio to Utah will he in Holt
county today (Thursday! study
ing habitat of prairie chickens.
There will be a coffee session
at 10:30 a m., at an O'Neill rest
aurant followed by a tour of test
grounds and areas where prairie
chickens are thriving in Holt.
States represented include
Montana. Colorado. Iowa. Illi
nois, Wisconsin and others.
The group will gather for a
dinner tonight.
LYNCH Mrs. Gladys Davis
has been on the sick list the past
week. She is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Bertha Bare.
mr
Doiiiiu . . . the mouth controls
the paint brush.—'The Frontier
Photo.
Itv ii Starr Writer
I,ast Thursday, September 19,
Miss I>onna Fuhrer celebrated her
25th birthday anniversary. It was
10 years ago that a headline in The
Frontier heralded Miss Fuhrer as
"Nebraska's most photographed
till”.
Cameras clicked and radio
waves carried a coast-1 o-eoast
message from a modest little four
-om farm house in May, 1947.
Donna, an invalid, had graduat
ed from eighth grade. She was
the only pupil in her class and
had been since she spent the first
two years of her schooling at
district 5. She was seven-years
old when tragedy truck in the
form of jxilio and since 1940, she
has been completely paralyzed.
Miss Elia McCullough, then
Holt county seh<x>l superintendent,
irranged to have Donna's story
told via the American Broadcast
ing company and Ted Malone.
Here was a girl with an iron will
to succeed, a wonderful smile
and a plucky youngster, Malone
told his nationwide audience.
Gifts and mail poured in.
Detailed Painting
She went on to earn her high
school diploma with extension
courses from the University of
Nebraska. She did well and re
ceived recognition for her work.
Then, the problem had to be
faced. What to do to occupy her
time and he useful was the quest
ion. She could read, but she had
a yen to he creative. She liked to
draw and taught herself to paint
by putting a paint brush in her
mouth between her teeth. She
sells salt and pepper shakers,
plates with made-to-order cattle
brands on them, picture frames,
tiny wooden mice on toothpicks,
ill hand painted and delicately
done.
When The Frontier reporter
called to wish her a happy birth
day, she was helping her sister.
Carnlvn i freshman at O’Neill
high, with her homework. Don
na confessed she could help in
all subjects, "hut I'm a little
afraid of English as I found that
my hardest subject". She laugh
ed. revealing dimples and a con
tageous smile.
She and Carolyn live with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fuhrer,
who live about two miles north
east of town.
On Hospital Ited
Since that memorable day in
Mav, 1917. the family has moved
twice. There was a time when
she could see the trains from her
window and wave to them. But
now she's away from the flow of
traffic and has more time on her
hands. Year in and year out,
this young lady spends all her
i time on a hospital tied unable to
move.
Ironically, her mother is a vic
tim of arthritis ami has. difficul
ty in moving around and doing
housework. Her husband and
Carolyn take over inside and out
side.
Donna loves company, so if you
want to meet a good little soldier
and need cheering up. go sec
iXinna a perfect example of a
person with three strikes who has
the will and determination to do
the best she can; a woman who,
in spite of tragic adversity, can
still smile.
Participate in Kickoff
Studying Community Concert literature at Monday evening’s
kickoff banquet for the 1957-’5S membership drive here axe: Left
to-right Miss Judy Schaaf of Atkinson. Miss Mary Ann Siebert of
Atkinson, Mrs. Pauline Walston, representative of Community Con
certs. Inc., and Mrs. Gurney Drayton of Orchard. The drive con
tinues through Saturday when talent for the season will be booked.
“Hold orders” already have been placed on Todd Duncan, famous
baritone, and The Theater Men.—The Frontier Photo.
“VOICE OF THE FRONTIER’* _ , .... - ■ • —- — = 1 llN
jur ™ Frontier t
Mon. — Vied. — Sat. This Issue
9:30 — 9:56 A. M.
North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper
Volume 77. Number 22. O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. Thursday. September 26, 1957. Seven Cents
‘Ed’ Dexter,
111 5 Years,
Succumbs
A^ell- Known Rancher
in A m e 1 ia Locality
Came to Holt in ’05
AMELIA Stephen Edward Dex
ter. 75. well-known southwestern
Holt county rancher who lived
manv years nine miles south of
here! died Saturday, September
21. in Atkinson Memorial hospital.
Mr. Dexter, best-known as “Ed”
had been in failing health five
years. During the past two
years he was seriously ill and his
condition was critical most of the
past month.
Funeral serv ices were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Monday, September
23, at the Methodist church here
with Rev. Harold Bonath, church
pastor, officiating. Burial was
in tile Chambers cemetery under j
the direction of Biglin’s.
Pallbearers were Lawrence
Westover, William Schipman, j
Phillip Frost. Clyde Burge, Louis j
Burgett and John Blair.
Mrs. lAtis Burgett and Mrs. ,
Clyde Burge had charge of the
flowers. Those who sang were
Gene Dobbs, Mrs. Bernard Hoff
man, Mi's. Ernest Durre, jr., and
Ray Hoffman, accompanied by
Mrs. Eiwyn Robertson.
Mr. Dexter was Ixirn at South
bury, Conn,, the son of Stephen
Hinsdale Dexter and Edwa Mor
gan llexter on July 31, 1882. He
came to Holt county with his
brother as a homesteader in 1905.
They came from Clarks where
their father was a carpenter.
On March 5, 1908 Edward was
united in marriage to Elizabeth
Mr. Dexter ... ill five years
Gumb at O'Neill. They became
the parents of two children. He
was a rancher nine miles south
of Amelia and was well-known.
He was affiliated with the Sand
hills Cattle association.
Many people from a distance
attended the funeral.
In Wyoming township, he held
the position of road overseer and
justice of the peace and was ac
tive in community affairs.
Survivors include: Widow —
Elizabeth: son Arthur E. Dexter
of Murdo, S. D.; daughter—Mrs.
Raymond lEdwa) Bly of Amelia;
brothers- Newton of David City
and W. T. of Amelia; sisters—
Miss Beulah and Miss Jennie,
both of Clarks; eight grandchil
dren and five great-grandchildren.
Marshall Scott
Dies at Des Moines
PAGE Marshall Harley Scott,
6."), died at the Veterans hospital
at Des Moines, la., Sunday, Sep
tember 15.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, September 17, at Ack
ley, la., and burial was at the
Oakland cemetery.
Mr. Scott was born March 21.
1892, at Foster. Ia., a son of the
late John and Alice Scott. He
l came to Holt county at the age
of seven and grew to manhood on
a farm six miles southwest of
Page.
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Ill Ol 1 \ VU All *1 l/A 1U U HI A.
When he received his discharge
he took up farming and contin
ued until health forced him to re
I tire. He also operated a store at
Robinson, la.
The late Mr. Scott was united
in marriage wth Miss Ivy Wade
in 1917. Two sons were born to
i them.
Mr. Scott was a member of
I the Assembly of God church.
Survivors include: widow —
Ivy; sons- Richard and Robert;
brothers — Amos and Charles,
both of Laramie, Wyo.; sisters—
Mrs. Rose Johnson of Valentine;
Mrs. Gertrude Mills of Guernsey,
Wyo.. and Mrs. Lennie Waggoner
of Jay Em, Wyo.
He was preceeded in death by
his parents and three brothers.
I -
Weather summary:
September 19_ 77 40 1.37
September 20 _ 56 36
September 21 _ 67 40 .02
September 22 69 35
September 23_ 73 37
September 27 81 43
September 25 83 46
WAYNE PAUL DIES
ELGIN—Funeral services were
held here Wednesday for Wayne
Paul. 47, formerly of Deliot. He
died suddenly late Saturday.
Survivors include: Widow—Vero
nica; daughter—Nancy of Elgin;
son Larry of Elgin.
LohaiiN, Arbuthnot, Maroellus, Castle and Ver non . . . the show “had everything”.
Onlooker at Opening of Oklahoma Strip —
John Walter to Be 91-Years-Old
CHAMBERS John Walter, sr.,
,vill be observing his 91st birth
lay anniversary Monday, Sep
tember 30. Relatives have plan
tied a family dinner Sunday,
September 29, in his honor.
Mr Walter was torn Septemb
tier 30, 18fi6, at Neustadt, Ont.,
[Ian,, a son of Jacob and Chris
tina Walter. He was one of 14
children, which included seven
toys and seven girls. Only four
jf the children still survive.
During his growing up days
in Canada the famiy raised
vheat, oats, barley and peas (the
tatter used for hog feed). Mr.
Walter recalls the kids had their
ill of apples, pears, plums and
jerries of all descriptions.
At the age of 19 he came iVe
Jnited States and arr ipd ln Em
net in 1885 by train. rfe Pro
ceeded to his brother's homestead
jy oxen. They had to walk be
side the oxen, which were hitch
ed to a wagon, because they en
'ountered waist-deep water when
hey crossed Holt Creek. There
vas no bridge.
Supplies they carried included
tjotatoes, flour and meat. When
they arrived at the shanty, all
they had to burn was a hunch of
lay. which was twisted and burn
ed and left very few ashes.
Mr. Walter was not old enough
to file for a homestead, so he
vent to work in the Black Hills
'or a spell. While working on the
abroad that ran from Buffalo
lap to Rapid City, ho experienc
'd an era of lawlessness. “It was
every man for himself,” he re
calls.
Recalls Blizzard
When he returned to Holt and
bund no work. He “hired out" on
i farm in Madison county. With
n a year, he returned to Holt
ind worked on the Blaben ranch,
ocated about 20 miles southwest
if O'Neill. After six months he
'iled for a homestead in 1887 hut
continued to work on the Blaben
ranch. He recalls vividly the fa
mous 1888 blizzard.
On September 9. 1888 ho mar
led Mary Spuhlcr of Chambers
there. She died £>n December 13,
1943.
The homestead was about a
mile northeast of Charlie Peter
son’s ranch. He remained there
five yeai-s.
In 1893 he leased Indian land
for three years in Oklahoma, six
months before the famous Indian
strip was opened. His place was
shout 80 rods from the Indian
More Surgery
Loyd Godel (above), driver
of one of the cars early Sunday,
September 15, in which he and
Gerald Fahrenholz of Ewing
were critically injured, this
week submitted to leg sur
gery. He is in St. Joseph’s hos
pital at Omaha where last
week he underwent chest sur
gery. Both Godel and Fahren
holz will recover. A fund drive
is underway in O’Neill in be
half of Godel. The fund late
Wednesday totaled $250. Con
tributions may be left at the
police station.
camps and he remembers the
butchering season
"Opening day of Arapahoe ter
ritory, SO miles wide, was started
with the firing of a cannon. Peo
ple lined either side. At the sig
nal they dashed into the territory
and staked a claim.
"The faster runners got the
choice land. Indian ponies were
used in the race.
Mr. Walter, however, was a
spectator, as he had used his
rights in Nebraska.
Due to the drouth, he return
ed to Nebraska after 3 Vis years
with his family and two brothers
in-law. Travelling for six weeks,
they spent just $13. They return
ed in two covered wagons, hav
ing lost everything due to the Ok
lahoma drouth. A year after he
gulled out Oklahoma became a
£t£*^ and the territory where he
lived is now rich oil country, be
ing seven miles southwest of
Kingfisher, Okla.
Kuilds Place
When he returned to Nebraska,
he picked corn in Holt and then
settled on a farm four miles
northwest of Chaml>ers. He built
the place up and now his son,
Henry, lives there.
Mr. Walter is a familiar figure
to everyone in southern Holt
county, often seen at the wheel
of an antique automobile which
he nurses and cares for as if it
w'cre a super-duper job with a
couple hundred horsepower. He
has made thousands of trips to
the farm with the old flivver.
His present health is "good”
for a man his age. His daugh
ters are: Mrs. Rena Dierking of
Chambers, with whom he resides;
Mrs. Alvina Haussler of Hol
brook and Mrs. Mabel Robert
son of Chambers. His sons are
Alfred of Chambers, who is ill
in a Rochester, Minn., hospital,
and Henry of Chambers, who was
attending a convention in Has
tings and was taken ill suddenly
and hospitalized there.
Sgt. Keith Wecker, son of Mrs.
Leonard V. Young, is expected
home in a few days from Ger
many,
Homecoming tor Wally
Wally Mullen of West Los An
geles, Calif., reached town Thurs
day- his first return to O’Neill
in 41 years. He is visiting his
brother, Leo Mullen, and Mrs.
Mullen and will depart Sunday.
Wally, 66, was reared here.
When he left O’Neill he had no
idea whatsoever of absenting
himself so long.
The Mullen brothers’ parents
were the late Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Mullen, who came to O’Neill
in the early days from Canada.
Mr. Mullen was a carpenter.
They became the parents of five
children. One of the sons, Dr, L.
A. of Detriot, Mich., is dead.
Two daughters in the family are
Mrs. Marion Rourke of Sioux
Falls, S.D., and Mrs. Dolores
Patton of Lincoln.
Wally's son 1/Lt. Robert, died
in action in the Pacific area dur
ing World War II. He was a mar
ine combat pilot and his body
was never recovered. Another
son. Richard, is a writer for
Columbia Broadcasting System in
New York City. Wally's wife,
Helen, died several years ago.
Wally is known as “Mickey Mul
len on the coast where - he is a
building contractor.
Back in 1917 Uncle Sam beck
oned him when the Germans were
acting tough. Wally went into
the air corps as an enlisted man
and emerged an officer.
Talk turned to juvenile delin
quincy in the Southern California
area.
“Those kids aren't tough; they
just think they are. Those gangs
will do real bodily harm or oc
casionally kill a member of a ri
val gang.
“I’ve walked into a group of
them, they look you over, chal
lenge you.
i\Ir. Walter ... to Holt shan
ty by oxen.
O’Nelllite Elected
FIIA Treasurer—
ATKINSON One hundred fif
ty-two Future Homemakers of
America attended a district con
vention held Saturday at Atkin
son. The Atkinson FIIA chapter
was host.
Delegates were present from
Plainview, O'Neill, Atkinson. Ne
ligh, Ewing Ainsworth, Spring
view. Bassett and Creighton.
The Future Homemakers elec
ted district officers. An O'Neill
high junior, Sharon Hartronft,
was elected district treasurer.
Resigns Post—
Miss Mary Frances Vitt left
Tuesday for Tucson, Ariz., where
she will make her home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Vitt.
She resigned her position, as
cashier at the ftEA office where
she has been employed for the
past five years.
“A priest out there by the name
of Father Sheeney gets hold of
one of the toughies. He sits
down and talks with the kid and
begins probing into the kid's back
ground. ‘You’re mother was a
grand woman,’ the priest will tell
the boy, and pretty soon the kid
is disarmed completely. He's not
tough at all when you penetrate.’’
The .Mullens . . . Wally (left) and Leo reunite for good visit af
ter 41 years.—The Frontier Photo,
To Help Establish
Korea University
Rev Basil M. Price, SJ, son
of Mr and Mi>. K. G. Price of
O'Neill, will pass through O'Neill
on his way to Seoul, Korea, this
weekend. Father Price has been
assigned to the future Catholic
university of Korea in Seoul, a
work that has been assigned to
the Wisconsin province of the So
ciety of Jesus (Jesuit Fathers). At
the present time, only a beginning
has been made with the purchase
of some property for the site of
the university, and the Jesuit
Fathers are making plans to fi
nance the construction of the
buildings.
There are in Seoul three Jes
uits from the United States, one
from Germany, and two Kor
ean Jesuit priests. There are
two young Koreans preparing
themselves in the Jesuit semin
ary here in the United States, but
many years of study will have to
be spent before they will be able
to return to Korea to assist with
the work in the university. There
are five other Korean boys who
wish to enter the Society of Jesus
and they are waiting to ho a coop
ed to die seminary
Father Price will he in O'Neill
from Saturday to Monday, Sep
tember 28-30: He will leave O’
Neill for San Francisco, Calif.,
and he hopes to set sail from this
port in the middle of October.
On Sunday, September 29,
Father Price will preach at all
the masses in St. Patrick's church
in O’Neill, and at 7:30 p m. Sun
day, there will be a departure
ceremony in the church.
"All are invited to attend to
beg the blessing of Almighty God
on Father Price, for a successful
journey, ;ind for continued suc
cess in his future work in Seoul,’’
according to the church pastor,
Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan.
This will be the first time such
a ceremony has been conducted
in O’Neill, Father O'Sullivan de
clared.
Three of the E. G. Prices' Sons
are priests: Father Basil, Rev.
Peter Price, SJ, of Rosary Mis
sion, S. D., and Rev. Francis
Price naster of Oinrrh
Epiphany at Emmet.
Jimmy Dorsey Band
Pleases Fans Here
Music lovers in the O'Neill re
gion heard the 17-piece orchestra (
of the late Jimmy Dorsey, under
the direction of Loo Castle, Tues- |
day evening in two consecutive j
stage shows at the public school !
auditorium. The show was spon
sored by the national guards.
The soloist, Julie Vernon, only
IS, is a farm girl from Marshall
town, la.
Asked how she felt being a na
tional success as a singer she
smiled and said, “I have to pinch
myself to believe my good for
tune. She also stated a high
school classmate had received
wide acclaim as an actress, Jean
Seberg. the "Saint Joan of Arc"
star. They are very close friends.
"I started my career at 15 with
Jan Garber’s orchestra.
"Being in O’Neill tonight,
makes me feel I’m home the
midwest."
Castle, trained by the father
of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey,
played first trumpet in Jimmy’s
organization for years.
The turnout was not as large;
as the s|>onsors expected, but the
show more than lived up to ex
pectations.
"The show had everything,” |
declared Miss Ellen Lohaus, who
attended with friends, Miss Ce
celia Arbutnot and Miss Sharon
Marcellus, who pressed for auto-*
graphs.
Wally made the rounds of cal
ling on boyhood friends who still
survive and had a time of his
life.
To keep the record straight, he
was in town several hours a few
years back, but the current visit
is his first social one in more
than two scores years.
C.K.Henkel
Dies at 83;
Rites Friday
Holt Resident for
52 Years Dies in
Atkinson Hospital
ATKINSON Christian K. Hen
kel, S3, a retired farmer who had
resided many years in the Phoe
nix community, died Monday,
September 23, at 8 30 p.m., in
Atkinson Memorial hospital.
Ho had been a resident of Holt
county 52 year*.
Funeral services will Ik* con
ducted at 2 p.m , Friday, Sep
tember 27, at St. John's Lutheran
church here. Rev. Melvin Rlou
haum of Bassett wall officiate,
and burial will be made in the
Phoenix rural cemetery under
the direction of the Soger funeral
home.
The late Mr. Henkel was Iwm
December 18, 1873, at Clinton,
la. His parents were August
Henkel anil Wilhelmine Winter
berg Henkel.
He was reared in Iow'a and
May 10, 1898, at Odenbolt, la.,
ho married Anna Sophia Marie
Habenioht. They lived in Iowa
for a time and in 1905 came to
Holt county from Odebolt.
Pallbearers chosen are John
Sehwindt, Krilz Naber, Edward
Bausoh, Box Coburn, Carl Da
mcro and William Obermtre.
His wife, Anna, died March 26,
1956. He was also preceded in
death by one son, Adolph, and by
three daughters — Anna, Sophia
and Marie.
The Henkel family farm is now
owned and occupied hy E. H.
Ohace.
Survivors include: Sons-Franz
of Des Moines, la.; Albert of
Ridgewater, la., and Christian of
Massona, la.; daughters- Mrs.
Harold (Augusta i Kirkland, Mrs,
Fred (Alvina) Tosoh ;uid Mrs.
Eugene (Elsie) Karr, all of At
kinson: 16 erandchildren- 1fi
great-grandchildren; sister — Mrs.
Anna Habenicht of Blairsburg
la.
Barthels Going to
Reside at Pierre
CHAMBERS - Former Holt
Supervisor Kenneth Barthel and
family plan to make their home
in Pierre, S.D., where Mr. Bar
th''!1 is employed by the Western
Construction company at the
Oahe dam project.
7 he Barthels will sell their
residence and personal property
at public auction Wednesday
October 9.
Other Sales
Tuesday, October 1: Ed T
f ampbell, executor of the estate
i>f the late Mary Donlin, will of
fer a modern dwelling at auction,
on the premises, 3:30 p.m., 620
East Everett st.; John R. Galla
gher. attorney; Col. Wallace O
O'Conncdl, auctioneer.
Friday, October 4: Mr. and Mrs.
( arl Lorenz, living five miles east
"f Chambers, three miles south
and half-mile east will offer their
320-acre improved farm, dairy
herd, machinery and equipment.:
Col Ed Thorin of O'Neill, aoc
Nciill, auctonec-r-brotcer.
Saturday, October 5; A. L. Gib
son sundries store at Ewing
equipment, fixtures, merchandise;
sale; Col. Ed Thorin of
O Neill, auctioneer; Farmers
State Bank of Ewing, clerk.
Tuesday, October 15: Zahrad
mcek (‘State land, 480 acres at
referee's sale, 2 p.m., Holt coun
ty courthouse; John R. Gallagh
er of O’Neill, referee; William W
Criffin of O'Neill, attorney.
Clinic for Crippled
Children Scheduled
Next extension clinic to be
held m this area for crippled
children will he at O'Neill public
school Saturday, October 5. Clin
ic registration will begin at 7 a.
Because nine counties are ser
v'd by this clinic. Holt mimhr
t rmuren should register early as
<m accomodation to those arriv
ing later
The clinic is for diagnosis, con
sultation, checkup and after care
services for children now receiv
ing treatment and will be con
ducted by Dwight W. Burney
D-. of Omaha, attending or
thopedist, and Robert H. Gregg
M. D., of Omaha, pediatrician.
Anna Brown Sees
Little Rock Affair
Mrs. Anna Brown has return
ed from a four-day stay in little
Rock where she attended the na
tional convention of the Veterans
> Spanish-American war.
In Little Rock she witnessed
some of the excitement connect
ed with the school integration
problem. She was interviewed
on Wednesday's “Voice of The
r rontier” program.
Guests this week of Mr. and
Mrs. Willem ration are her sw
ter, Mrs. Nora McLane of Ogderj
Utf‘h' a ne,ce and nephew. Major
and Mrs. R. E. Manville of Tus
cun, Ariz., and nephew, Robert
Luben of Ft. Hauchuca, Ariz.