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Volume 77.—Number 31. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, 1 hursday, November 28, 1937. Seven Cents
XXX
Eight-Lane ^Bowling
Alley Opening Soon
A modem eight-alley bowling
headquarters will open in O'Neill
around December 15, it was an
nounced this week by F. B. Rock
well and J. W. Rockwell of Grand
Island, owners of the Rockwell
Alleys there.
The bowling equipment is being
installed in the east two-thirds of
the new Hunt building in West
O'Neill. Building is owned by
Kenneth C. Hunt and is being
finished and remodeled to accom
odate the new installation.
"All the very latest type equip
ment will he installed," explained
F. B. Rockwell, the elder in the
father-son business team.
" Telescore and telefoul elec
tronic equipment will be employ
ed, also automatic pin-setting
equipment,” he said. "The auto
matics will arrive in O’Neill De
cember 9 and the alleys will be
shipped in, probably later this
week.”
Electronic Equipment
Telescorers r e fl e c t players
scores on a semen in front of the
bowlers so both players and
spectators can watch progress ol
the games. An electric eye triggers
the telefoul equipment, which
electronrically signals when a
player commits -a foul.
There will lie bleachers for
spectators and player benches
"Front end” equipment will in
clude soft drink counter, candy,
cigars and snacks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Baker and
daughter, who formerly managed
alleys at David City, are in O’
Neill with the Rockwells and
might manage the installation
here.
West-half of the Hunt building
is occupied by the Foree Tire &
Supply company.
Mr. Hunt is having rest rooms
installed, counters, a large heat
ing plant, special wiring for the
electronics devices and an accous
ical ceiling and walks to deaden
the sound.
leagues to Be Formed
Bowlings leagues will be or
ganized, the Rockwells said.
The bowling alley installation
is preceding independent of a
transfer of a t>eer license from
downtown O’Neill to West O’Neill
Recently it was reported the poss
ibly of a bowling alley was "tied”
to the license transfer, but the
city council rejected the license
transfer when opposition develop
ed. Early reports said the alleys
would represent an 80-thousand
dollar investment.
SMA Trio Thrilled
with Music Clinic
The Misses Ellen Lohaus, Jack
ie and C. Ann Arbuthnot, three
St. Marys girls who attended
the state music clinic in Lincoln
last week, report that is was an
experience they wouldn’t have
missed for anything. When they
arrived Thursday afternoon, they
were assigned to private homes
After tryouts for intrumentalists
and rehearsals, Dallas Draper
from Louisiana State university
conducted the 600 voice chorus
Charles Minelli of Ohio university
directed the 250 piece band, and
Emanuel Wishnow, professor of
violin at the University of Ne
braska, had charge of the 150
orchestra members. Rehearsals
were held from 8:30 to 11:00 in
the morning and from 1:00 to
3:00 afternoons.
A concert held Friday evening
featured the faculty brass quintet
from Wichita university, the Lin
coln high girls’ glee club and Al
fred Gallodoro, woodwind soloist
for the ABC network. The Ne
braska university band accom
panied Mr. Gallodoro in several
other numbers. A student mixer
was held following the concert.
The final concert was held Satur
day evening in Pershing Munici
pal auditorium. The band played
number's ranging from Galbto,
"A Spanish March,” to "Jesu,
Joy of Man’s Desiring,” by Bach.
The chorus sang songs including
"Plenty Good Room” and "The
Banana Boat Song " After the
orchestra finished their number's,
all three groups combined to per
form "O Brother Man.” The St.
Mary’s students returned home
Sunday.
Monday, tire annual Harvest
Ball, sponsored by the junior class
turned out to be the "Cornhusker
Frolic" this year. A lrve turkey
was the big attraction.
Tire juniors received their long
awaited class rings on Monday
During the ceremony in the sch
ool chapel the rings were blessed
and presented to each junior
Father O’Sullivan spoke to the
students on the importance of
education.
Klabanes Earns
All-State Berth
CHAMBERS — Bob Klabenes
six-foot center on the Chambers
high grid team this past season,
was honored as center on the
mythical all-state six-man grid
team announced by the Nebraska
State Journal
Ronnie Elkins, a teammate, was
given honorable mention as a
back.
Hl'RT IN ACX'IDENT
VENUS- Marvin Vrooman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Vroo
man, was released from the
Creighton hospital on Monday,
November 25 after being injured
in a pickup accident. The vehicle
went out of control near the M. G
Strope farm. Marvin received a
bad cut on his head.
NEPHEW K1I.I.E1)
Mrs. Clyde Streetpr and Mrs
Dean Streeter received word Sat
urday morning of the death of
their nephew. Bill Bloomburg of
Belle Fourche, SX>. He was killed
in an auto accident. Mrs. Clyde
Streeter left Sunday to attend the
funeral.
$2,000 Bond for
Neligh Man, 59
Dorsey Shenefelt i n
Antelope Hearing
NELIGH Dorsey Shenefelt,, 59
was bound over to district court
Tuesday morning at Neligh on
charges resulting from a shooting
incident Friday evening. His bond
was set at $2,000.
Four Neligh youths Were struck
aljout the face by shotgun pellets
allegedly fired by Shenefelt. 'Two
other youths were with them but
were not injured when the pellets
struck their clothing
County Attorney lialph S. Kry
ger filed a charge of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm
against Shenelelt.
Involved in the incident were
Arlyn Lorenzen, who was struck
in the face by six pellets, one of
which naiTowsly missed his eye;
Fred 1'ilgcr, who was hit by*
three pellets, one in the head, the
neck and his thigh; Paul Maizach
er, who was hit by two, Ixith in
his lace, and Charles Griffith,
who was hit by one pellet in the
hairline.
With the youths but not hurt
were Dav id Reinke and Billy Pil
ger. The four injured boys were
taken to Antelope Memorial hos
pital for medical treatment and
were released.
The shooting occured about
9:10 p.m., shortly after open
house at the Neligh schools. They
reported to Sheriff Lawrence Ritt
scher that they had walked by the
Shenefelt house and reached the
corner. There they visited a few
minutes and some of the boys
started back to return to the sch
ool house. The shotgun was fired
from a distance of about a half
block, and, according to Sheriff
Rittscher, old shells were used
which lessened the danger to the
boys.
Shenefelt lives alone here.
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OHS Posts Set of
Noon Regulations
Students must live at least 10;
blocks from school to bring their
lunch. Anyone living closer than j
that must receive special permis
sion from the office.
Students who eat in the school
house must remain in the old
gym and can only go to the rest
rooms with permission. When the
weather is suitable, all students
will go outside. The teacher with
noon hour supervision will be the
judge. If you have any questions,
check at the office.
When the temperature is cold, I
the teachers in the new building
must open doors at 8:30 a.m. and
at 12:35 p.m. The doors in the old,
building will be locked and none
will be permitted in until 12:35
Students who leave the building
after they have eaten their lunch
will tie required to come in when
the balance of the students return
All students must go directly to
their first class right after they
have secured their books.
Students who violate the above
stated rules will fie reported tc
the office and steps will be taken
to make them eat their lunch
elsewhere.
M J. Baack, superintendent
4 Enlistment*
Reported by Army
Recent army enlistees announ
ced by the recruiting office here
include:
Dennis D, Farnik of Verdigre,
Third infantry division.
Max J. Teeters of Gordon, for
infnntry.
John F. Tate of Spencer, reen
listment, for regular army, un
assignod.
Loran C. McCloud of Rushville,
for transportation corps.
These men went to Ft. Carson.
Oilo., for further processing,
training and reassignment.
3-Year Sentence
for Roland Cullen
Roland Cullen. 29, of Page,
Monday was sentenced to the
penitentiary’ or> charges of issuing
no-fund checks and the theft of
an aufbmobile. Earlier he had
pleaded guilty and he appeared
before District Judge Lyle Jack
son of Neligh, substituting on the
Ix'nch here.
Judge Jackson sentenced Cul
len to three years on each count
— the sentences to run concur
rently.
ARM FRACTURED
STUART — Jeff Hermance,
three-month-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Hermance, fell from
his highchair Friday and suffer
ed a linear arm fracture. He
will be confined to his crib for
two months, the doctor said.
Ed O’Connell
Dies in Denver—
Ed O'Connell of Denver, Colo.,
a former O'Neill resident who
once operated the Grand cafe,
died last week. He married Bea
Ryan, sister of the late J. B.
Ryan.
Neil Ryan of O'Neill went to
Denver to attend the funeral.
WEATHER SIMMARY
hi lo
November 21 29 21
November 22 - 45 13
November 23-_ 58 33
November 24 - 46 22
November 25 _—-- 64 28
November 26 - 65 27
EWING—Mrs. .Josephine Els
ton, Ruby and Skinny Carl went tc
Omaha Friday to get Delbert
Carl, sr., who had been hospital
ized there for a few days.
Set $5,000
Goal for
TV Plan
Shooting for Twin
Boosters to A id
NBC, CBS Signals
A goal of five-thousand-dollars
has been set by the Chamber of
Commerce’s television commit
tee, and voluntary' fund-raising
will begin in the city this week.
Funds will be used to install twin
Ixxister stations for improving
TV reception here.
J. F. Contois, chairman of th.>
committee, said committee con
ferences were held Monday and
Tuesday evenings to map plans
and it is hoped community tele
vision will be enjoyed in the city
within 30 days.
The installation will be similar
to operations already in use at
Atkinson, Stuart, Chambers,
Spencer and other points, except
two channels will be offered.
Sitting in on Tuesday's con
ference were Ken Werner of
Chambers, who built and opera
tes the installation there; E. R.
Baker of Chambers, an amateur
radio operator interested in as
sisting with the O’Neill project;
Reginald Pinkerman and W. B.
Gillespie—the latter serving in a
consultant role.
Report Soon
Warner, Baker and Pinkerman
will have exact cost figures on
the proposed installation "within
a few days”, Contois said.
Both committee meetings were
held in the office of the C of C
president, C. E. Jones. Mem
bers of the committee are Con
tois, Jones, John C. Watson (who
is secretary - treasurer), Allan
VanVleck, Pinkerman, A1 Wood
and Cal Stewart.
Contributions will be received
at both O’Neill banks and at bus
iness houses to be designated.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce officials have agreed to
spark the fund drive.
Antennaes will be erected to
"pickup’ 'best possible signals
from both National Broadcasting
company and Columbia Broad
casting company networks (ex
act stations to be determined
later).
It is hoped television reception
here will be 90 percent viewable,
Contois declared.
Examiner Write#
An examiner for the federal
communications commission re
cently recommended the unortho
dox booster now in use in many
parts of the country be regarded
by PCC as a part of the television
receiving system rather than a
part of TV broadcasting.
U. S. Sen. Carl Curtis (R-Nebr.)
wrote Jones this week the FCC
might recognize the tiny boosters
by spring. The C of C decided
the time is right to go ahead,
even though the lxx>sters will not
be licensed. The Ixjosted signals
(coming in on idle channels'
are expected to be visible within
a several mile radius of the city.
Farm Laborer May
Lose Left Arm
ATKINSON —Jay Davison,
about 56, suffered a mashed left
hand about 3 o’clock Monday af
ternoon in a compicker accident
at the Frank Skrdla farm near
here.
The thumb on the hand was
amputated and there is a possi
bility the arm may have to be
amputated. However, no surgery
was contemplated Tuesday night.
Mr. Davison, his wife and six
children moved into the Skrdla
neighborhood in September. They
have two other children who are
no longer at home.
Stolen Truck Is
Abandoned in Holt
A flatbed truck reported stolen
Thursday night, November 21,
at Casper, Wyo., was abandoned
late Saturday or early Sunday in
a ditch about two miles west of
Emmet on U S. highway 20.
Operator of the stolen vehicle
apparently had run out of gas.
caused the machine to head off
the south side of the highway into
the ditch, and then proeeded to
set out afoot or hitch a ride.
The Wyoming highway patrol
advised Nebraska officials the
abandoned truck would be claim
ed Wednesday.
Alva Parks Fund
Continues to Mount—
1 B. A. Cratty, Neligh 5.00
Augustine Thiele. Clear._20.00
L. A. Hobbs, Ewing - 10.00
Josephine Thiele, Omaha 20.00
Chas. Rotherham. Ewing _ 5.00
Arthur O. Auserrod, Bartlett 20.00
Citizens State Bank, Clear. 25.00
105.00
Total collected todate $1701.00
RETURNS TO ATKINSON
ATKINSON — Charles Freouf,
who was injured in a two-car ac
cident south of here six weeks
ago, Monday was released from
an Omaha hospital and reentered
Atkinson Memorial hospital here.
He suffered a leg fracture and a
fractured hip.
With six-thousand dollars cash on hand, patrons In Holt rural district 231, south of Atkinson,
hull! this handsome, spacious and modern new rural school, announcing to the world how to do It.
—The Frontier Photo.
Decker Visits Sandhills Bailiwick—
*Miracle * School Dedicated
ATKINSON Sunday's dedica
tion of a handsome new school in
Holt county rural district 231 had
special significance in several
respects.
1. The dedication culminated
a voluntary merger of neighbor
ing districts in which the patrons
and real estate owners seized up
on an opportunity to improve
school facilities without hiking the
tax mill levy sky high.
2. The state’s top education
officer and an assistant were
present and amplified the de
partment’s activities. Also in
the room were the president and
numerous members of the Ne
braska School Improvement as
sociation, which is diametrically
opposed to some df the state ed
ucation department’s policies.
3. It's • a lot of building and
comfort for the price of six-thou
sand-ndollars! Moreover, the cash
was on hand before the construc
tion started.
The school was jam-packed
for the November 24 formal ded
ication, which bt^an with a ham
dinner, which was cooked and
served in the school's 12 x 12-ft.
modern kitchen.
Later the chairs were arranged
in audience manner for the pro
gram.
Mrs. John Mohr, jr., secretary
of the board, opened with brief
remarks and introduced former
teachers who were present, giv
ing their period of service. Sev
eral of the former teachers made
impromptu remarks
Two former teachers unable to
attend forwarded greetings: Mrs.
Lucille Senoff Wait of Ft. Collins.
Colo., and Mrs. Earl (Esther
Davis) Thompson of Hinton, la.
Nelson Praises
State Sen. Frank Nelson of O’
Neill, a champion of rural schools
and local control of rural schools
in the state legislature, told of the
earliest settlers in the county
making provision for a school
even before their sod- and log
houses were finished.
“This demonstrates the early
settlors’ desire for education for
their children,” he said. He al
so congratulated the patrons of
th*' expanded district 231.
Kasper Harley of Stuart and
Mrs. Frank (Eva> Pierce of
Amelia reminisced concerning
rivalry in spelling and arithmetic,
respectively, in the sod school a
half-century ago. The first school
was located 1% miles west of the
present building. V
Site for the new school was do
nated by William Kretchman,
who knocked off a chunk of ex
cellent hay meadow to provide a
centrally-located seat of learning
for the expanded district.
Albert Smith, president of the
board, said Ed Pavel Ew
ing was contractor for the single
story structure which features
kitchen, built-in sink, hot and
cold water, modem restrooms,
vestibule, large classroom, latest
type blackboards, inlaid tile floor
ing, Venetian blinds and large
bright windows on the south.
The building measures 24 x 50
ft., and is situated on a one-acre
tract. The building this replaces
was a half-mile west and was
sold. The buildings at district
152 also were sold.
John Walter, sr., 91, retired
Chambers farmer, was introduc
,l.?d having helped to build the or
iginal sod school in the district
(TVi miles west of the present
site).
Miss Alice French, Holt county
superintendent, traced the his
tory of the district and offered
congratulations.
State Education Commissioner
Freeman B. Decker, an enthus
iast for K-12 (kindergarten
through 12th grade) districts in
the state, congratulated the pa
trons of the enlarged district,
saying the combining of districts
152 and 231 “permitted sufficient
valuation to build this fine new
school with no financial hardship
on anybody.”
Decker said study for school
pupils W’ould be intensified and
one day soon increased from nine
months a year to "10 or 11
months out of the year”.
He emphasized if he were send
ing a child to district 231 he would
hope that Mrs. Donna Carson,
the teacher, would teach his child
social graces, leadership and self
expression in addition to the con
ventional courses.
"Too few graduates of our
schools today can stand up be
fore people and express them
selves," he declared.
I'rges Comparisons
Decker urged patrons to be
prepared to spend more money
for education for broader studies.
He suggested that communism
should be taught in the schools
| along with democratic govern
ment, beginning at a very early
age, to enable pupils to see and
appreciate the basic differences.
Decker said this fine new school
should be employed as a commu
nity center. “It is a fine build
ing and lends itself to other com
munity activities in addition to
the four or five hours of class
work each day.”
Decker said: “It is difficult to
believe so much school plant
could be built today for six-thou
sand dollars. It’s a miracle!”
Highlights of Decker’s talk
were rebroadcast on Monday’s
(Continued on page 12.)
To Study Results of
Youth Center Quiz
Officers, Board Plan
Friday Meeting
A special meeting of the O’
Neill youth center officers and
board of directors will be held ai
7:30 p.m., Friday, November 29,
at the center to draft plans for
perpetuating the center.
Purpose of the meeting is to
determine if results of question
naires circulated among youths
of the community justify keeping
the center open; secondly, to ap
point a manager and outline his
duties.
It is planned to establish a ros
ter of parents to sponsor and
chaperone on specified nights.
Thirty persons attended a pub
lic meeting Friday night when it
was decided to quiz the youths
by questionnaire. Seventh grad
ers through high school age were
asked in the questionnaire if they
desired to have the center con
tinued. The slips were to he sign
ed by the youths and their par
ents. L. D. Putnam conducted the
meeting.
Officers elected were: Mrs
Rynold A. Cimfel, president; L.
A. Becker, first vice-president;
Mrs. Rex Wilson, second vice
president; Robert Kurtz, third
vice-president; Mrs. Dwight Har
der, secretary; Dr. Rex Wilson,
treasurer.
Twenty parents signed the re
gister.
Anspach One of
33 Honored—
Thirty-three students at the
University of Nebraska college of
business administration, including
Keith E. Anspach, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harden Anspach of O’Neill,
were honored for high scholar
ship Tuesday night, November 19
It was the 33d annual bizad
banquet.
Anspach and eight others were
admitted to the Beta Gamma Sig
ma national honorary fraternity.
O’Neill firemen at 7:22 p.m.,
Tuesday were summoned to
Wick’s body shop where a “junk
er” car on which some welding
had been done caught afire in
the seat cushion. A workman ar
riving on the scene extinguished
the blaze before firemen arrived.
Former teachers honored at new rural school dedication: Left-to-right—Mrs. William Morgan of
Atkinson. Mrs. Charles Shane of Atkinson, Mrs. Ken Werner of Chambers, Mrs. Celia Backhaus of
I Atkinson, Miss Helen Martens of Emmet, Mrs. Cl yde Wldman of Amelia, Mrs. Edith Wricklund Pill
of Berwyn, Mrs. George Robey of Ewing, and Mae Harley of Grand Island.—The Frontier Photo.
1 lex on Photographer
Hunting Clausons
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clauson
sailed Friday, November 15,
from San Francisca, Calif.,
aboard tho Matsonia for Hono
lulu, Haw.
The Frontier had arranged
with die Matson Navigation
company to have the Clausons
photographed at San Francisco
before departure but the tele
gram arrived as the ship was
sailing.
Matson adv ised the ship's
photographer to snap the pic
ture while disembarking at
Honolulu and tho Clausons
couldn’t lie found.
One thing is certain: The
Clausens landed safely in the
Islands and are having a time
of their life- because a postcard
from them says so!
$2,500 Damage
to Hay truck
Saddle Tank Falls;
Gas Sprayed
An estimated 52,500 in damages
was done to the tractor of a
truck outfit owned by Wes E. Rif
fey of O'Neill.
Riffey was traveling eastbound
in his hay truck, headed for Plain
view, when the left saddle tank
filled with gas broke loose from
the frame of the truck. The tank
rolled under the truck, was punct
ured, and gas wus sprayed on the
muffler, setting the truck afire.
The incident took place about
9 o'clock Tuesday morning on
U.S. highway 20 at a point about
three miles east of Stafford junc
tion.
The Ewing fire department was
called to the scene. State Patrol
man Eugene Hastreiter said the
tractor was virtually destroyed.
VFW Auxiliary
Invests Officers
Indies auxiliary to the O’Neill
Veterans of Foreign Wars post
926 was instituted Sunday, No
vember 24, by Dorothy Morberry
of Crete, department chief of
staff. She was assisted by Mary
Hoham of Bassett, district 11
president and members of the
Ainsworth. Long Pine and Bas
sett auxiliaries.
Officers installed were: Lilia
E n g d a hi, president; A r d i s
Schmidt, sr., vice president; Dar
lene Kirkpatrick, jr.. vice presi
dent; Loretta D>eGroff, chaplain;
Neva Jones, conductress; Goldie
Tucker, guard; Gloria Morlang,
secretary; Sherry Tucker, Erma
Wray and Gladys Richardson,
I rustees; Barbara Sprague, Doris
Peterson, Sherry Tucker and
Gladys Richardson, colorbearers;
Erma Wray, patriotic instructor;
Mary Ann Revell, historian; Mrs.
Everett Staub, musician.
Sixteen ladies were present to
be initated. Next regular meet
ing will be Tuesday, December
10.
Frequent Visitor
Plane Crash Victim
Vincent L. Meier, 34, of Canago.
Park, Calif., was killed Sunday
afternoon in a plane crash. Mr
Meier, a pilot, belonged to an air
plane club. He had flown to Ne
braska several times to vlst his
uncles, P. V. Hickey and J. W.
Hickey, at O'Neill and other rela
tives.
When he was younger, he spent
about every summer here and
was well known in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Robertson
and children returned Monday
evening from California, where
they had visited Mr. Meier and
his family. They also had visited
in Hollywood. They had been in a
plane with Mr. Meier the day be
fore they departed for Nebraska
They received word of his sudden
death upon reaching home.
Mr. Meier’s mother was the
former Catherine Hickey, a sister
of P- V. and J, W Hickey.
The funeral is set for Saturday
All-Star I earn Is
Featured in This
Day Early Issue
This week’s issue of The
Frontier went to press late
Tuesday—24 hours earlier than
usual- to enable most subscrib
ers in the O’Neil] area to re
ceive the paper ahead of the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Rural and city routes do not
operate on holidays and deliver
ies would have been up until
Friday except for early publica
tion.
A feature of this issue is the
mythical all-Holt county hon
or football team in the sports
section (pages 10-11.)
O’NEILL PI'BLIC SCHOOL
Thespians met Monday after
noon at 4 p.m.
The Pep club held a Sadie Haw
kins dance uesday evening at
school gymnasium.
Holt county rural teachers held
a meeting Tuesday evening in the
home economics room.
School was dismissed W’ednes
day at 2:15 p.m., for Thanksgiv
ing vacation.
Senior American problems class
i attended court Monday with their
teacher, Mrs. Louis Riemers.
Held-Cooke
Trial Stalled
by Ruling
Judge Says Petition
Must Be Amended
Before Resumption
Holt county's district court
room was crowded to capacity
Monday for the Hold vs. Cooke
trial. But proceedings came to
an abrupt halt at 2:10 p. m., 40
minutes after the 90-minute noon
recess
William Held and Herman
Cooke, lx>th of the Chambers lo
cality, are principals in the case
in which Held is sotting 50 thou*
mid-dollars damages from Cook*
Held alleges Cooke caused linn
(Held! to be falsely arrested and
held overnight in December,
1956.
Held’s attorneys, Elmer O. Ra
kow of Neligh and Arthur O. Aus
erod of Bartlett, attempted to in
troduce evidence concerning
loss of profits allegedly occuring
because ho (Held) claimed he
was compelled to withdraw from
a South-Da kota-Texas hay pur
chase and sale in a partnership
venture. The withdrawal, Held
said, was necessitated because of
his arrest and as a result he lost
between three- and four-thousand
dollars In profits.
Julius D. Cronin of O'Neill,
Cooke's attorney, objected that
Held's petition claimed damages
only l>ecause of "loss of reputa
tion and credit" and did not in
clude any damages arising from
any other source.
Evidence Refused
The court refused to receive the
evidence regarding the hay trans
action hut permitted Held to
amend his petition to include it,
which would permit testimony.
At the demand of the defendant,
through his attorney, the judge
gave him (Cooke) additional tiros
i to meet this new charge.
That’s when the case come W
an abrupt recess, which might
| hold up proceedings until some
! time in December, possibly later.
A new date for (he trial will be
set and Judge Lyle Jackson of
I Neligh, substitutions for ailing
Judge J. R. Mounts of O’Neill, in
dicated he would return in De
cember and complete* the case.
The Held vs. Cooke case be
gan at 10 a.m. Prospective jur
ors who were dismissed from the
case included Wayne Harm css.
Elizabeth Schneider, Eileen ven
zal, Ed Eisenhauer, Mrs Robert
Fox and Mrs. Vernon Smith.
The impaneled jury hearing
the case included:
Emma Richter, Alvin Wedige,
Clare Enlxxiy, Mrs. Helen Bur
ival, John Kramer, Edward
Crowley, Clarence Brenneman,
Mrs. Frances Musil. Anna F
Spence, Byrl Beck, C. E. Jones.
William Dericksen, sr.
Witnesses called before the
sudden postponement were Coun
ty Judge Louis W. Reimer, who
had gone to Cooke’s hospital lied
to receive Cooke’s signature on
the complaint that resulted in
Held’s arrest, and Held was tes
tifying himself when the tech
nicalities halted proceedings.
Cronin told the jury that
Cooke's horse had fallen with
Cooke landing on his hands and
knees; that before he remounted
his horse Held appeared on the
scene and struck him, knocking
him down and causing a brain in
jury. As a rusult, Cooke claims
he remembers nothing thereafter
for several weeks.
Cronin said the blow caused
Cooke to have a memory lapse.
He said Cooke did not remember
the hospitalization, signing of a
romplaint, or subsequent medical
treatment.
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Mlinar-Grunke
Action Underway
A Holt county district court
jury Tuesday afternoon heard the
opening of a six-thousand-do)lar
personal injury and property
damage suit in the matter of Mrs
Florence Mlinar of Atkinson vs.
Oscar Grunke of O’Neill
Judge Lyle Jackson dismissed
the jury at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday to
reconvene at 9 o'clock Wednes
day morning.
Mrs. Mlinar alleges Grunke
brought his car to an abrupt
on U. S. highway 20 near the
O’Neill drive-in theater comer,
preparatory to picking up a pe
destrian This was about a year
ago. Her petition alleges that
Grunke did not signal the stop,
which took place about dusk. She
claims she was blinded by lights
of an oncoming car and her ma
chine crashed into the rear .'d
the Grunke machine.
Francis D. Lee of Atkinson and
William W. Griffin of O’Neill are
attorneys for the plaintiff; Fred
erick M. Deutsch of Norfolk and
Julius D. Cronin of O’Neill, for
the defendant.
Witnesses called by the plain
tiff’s attorneys during the open
ing hours were Mrs. Mlinar. Mar
lin Wichman, Jerry Caldwell and
Deputy Sheriff James Mulien.
Members o«f the jury are:
William Dericksen, sr., Mrs.
Vernon Smith, Wayne Harmon,
Elizabeth Schneider, Edward
Crowley, John Kramer, Edward
Sehmit, Mrs Helen Burival, AV
vin Wedige, Mrs Frances Musil,
, Marie Lansworth, Byrl Beck,
I Hazel Langan, Emma Richter.
