Schools Receive
$54,187 from State
Holt county schools have re
ceived $54,187 78 from the state,
according to Miss Alice L.
French, Holt county superinten
dent of public instruction
From this amount, $8.863 96 is
from school land taxes and is
paid to the districts where the
school land is located. The
free high school fund will receive
$4,734,57. One-fourth of the re
mainder is divided so $156.36 goes
to each of the 128 eligible school
districts in Holt.
School districts will receive the
other 75 percent based on persons
between the ages of 5 and 21 liv
ing in the district, or $5.10 per
pupil on the census for all eligible
districts.
County lines and licenses gave
the schools $4,768 which was also
divided per pupil on the census
or $1.14 per pupil in the district
The amount each Holt county
high school district received and
the number in it's last ceneus
follows:
O'Neill (930) $6,016.73
Atkinson (475) 3,120.39
Ewing (206) 1,995.83
Inman (119) 1,765.45
Stuart (223) 1,772.13 ,
Chambers ( 92) 73.44
Page ( 77) 636 84
Amelia ( 33 ) 492.31
Chamliers ( 92 ) 730.44
Hull Completes
Assessing Chores
Levi Hull, who has spent sev
eral weeks with relatives in
Smlthland, la., returned to do
assessing in Belle and Rock Falls
townships. He complet'd his
work Thursday and prepared to
go to Parmalee. S. D.. to visit.
“At the many farms and
ranches where I calk'd, I found
lots of hay, feed, cattle and com.
“The new grain tax caused
little tumble at all, and people
were very cooperative in filing
their returns. We had to make
allowances for spoiled hay”.
Frontier for printing.
Midgets, Juniors
to Field Teams
An American Legion birthday
anniversary dinner will be held
Sunday evening, March 23, at
the Legion auditorium.
Joe Ollendick has been named
manager for the midget and jun
ior Legion baseball teams. He
w'as present at last week's
meeting and detailed some of the
plans for the summer's program.
District schedules and tourneys
will lie played.
Howard Manson was present
for the Boy Scout discussion. The
legion is interested in sponsor
ing a Boy Scout troop. Nothing
definite will be done until a scout
master is chosen.
Forged Checks Bring
3-Year Sentence
Virtus Sheets of O’Neill, who
last fall was released from the
Nebraska state penitentiary after
having served a term for check
forgery, Tuesday received a
three-year sentence to the same
penitentiary.
Sentence was passed by Dis
trict Judge Lyle Jackson of Ne
ligh. Sheets admitted forging
the name of ‘‘Dewey Schaffer”
to two checks $75 each and
causing the instruments to be
passed at two O’Neill food stores.
Legion. Aux in
Joint Meeting
A joint meeting of the Holt
county American Legion posts
and auxiliary units will be hold at j
8 o’clock Monday, March 24, at I
the Atkinson cluhrooms
Speakers will be Harold Rice
of Neligh, district II Legion com
mander; A1 Sommers of Norfolk,
district LI service officer, and
James Gilg of Atkinson, runner
up in the district II Legion-spon
sored oratorial contest for high
school sudents.
Bridge Winners—
Mrs. L. A. Becker was hostess
to the Bridge club Tuesday eve
ning Winners were Mrs. Leigh
Reynoldson and Mrs. Earl Hunt.
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Crowned royalty at the St. Patrick’s fair held Monday at St. Mary's academy were Miss Deana
Dunn and Ronald Clark. Rev. Robert Duffy, assis taut pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic church, con
ferred the honor. Attendants are Miss Joanne l.ydon ami Ned .Mullen.—The Frontier Photo.
Joe A. Vovak, 64,
Rites at Verdigre
VERDIGRE Funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon.
March 19, at the ZCBJ hall here
for Joe A. Vovak, 64, who died
early Sunday, March 16, in a
Norfolk hospital.
Survivors Include: Widow —
Anna; daughters Mrs. L. F. (Lil
lian) Kliment of Atkinson; Mrs*
Walter (Elsie) Pavlik of Verdigre;
Mrs. Ik>n (Sylvia) Brotetic of
Wausa and Mrs. Andrew (Evelyn)
Meirose of Wausa; seven grand
children, eight brothers and three
sisters.
Presbyterian Ladies
Are Guests—
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service and Wesleyan Ser
vice Guild held a joint meeting
Monday evening at First Metho
dist church. The Presbyterian
Ladies association were guests.
Miss Laura McLachlan of At
kinson, who served as a mission
ary in Pakistan, was the guest
speaker. She showed slides of
her teaching, the country and
people.
The Guild presented a Biblical
play based on the teaching of
Jesus from the book of Mark.
Osenbaugh Guests—
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh
had as their guests from Satur
day until Monday her brother-in
law, Louie Genoa of Hutchinson,
Kansas. Sunday dinner guests
were Mrs. Gwendowlyn Middle*
schwartz of Bridgeport and Mr.
and Mrs. John Osenbaugh and
family of Burwell.
CAP Meeting—
Among those attending a civil
air patrol meeting in Broken Bow
Sunday were Kenneth Wrede,
Arnold Babl, Dwight Worchester,
Lyle Lower and H. G. Kruse.
National Guest Feted—
Mrs. Anna Brown is in Omaha
today (Thursday) attending a
luncheon being given in honor of
Mrs Ada Duffy, national presi
dent of the USWV.
......—...
These are St. Mary’s academy cheerleaders In action during
the recent Holt county grade school tournament.—The Frontier
Photo.
Amelia News
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Freidrich
and family of Spencer were din
ner guests Sunday at the home of
their neice, Mrs. Lloyd Waldo
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Ott, Mrs.
Gloria Landrum and Sally of At
kinson were Sunday di n n e r
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sammons
drove to Valentine Saturday to
| visit her sister and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Darius Burgess.
Little Denise Sperling, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leu Sperling
of Cotesfield ca!me Monday and
will visit her aunt. Mrs. Lloyd
Waldo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vescio and
family of Orchard visited on Sat
urday at the home of her sister
and family, the Lloyd Waldos, i
They went on to O'Neill that eve
ning to visit her mother, Mrs. !
Frank Searles and Mr. Searles.
The Searles are moving from
their farm and will live in O
! Neil until school is out. Then they
i plan to locate elsewhere, possibly
I in Denver, Coo.
Pat Kennedy observed his 85th
birthday anniversary Thursday,
March 13. His daughter, Mrs.
Edgar Peterson, entertained him
as a supper guest. Another daugh
ter, Gladys Moore of Springfield,
111., and his son. Morris of River
side, Calif., called by phone to
wish him "happy birthday."
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn White
were in O'Neill Friday afternoon
to attend an extension club meet
ing. They also stayed in to attend
a Gideon meeting that evening.
Narlan Derking was a business
caller in Peoria, 111., last week.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Nielsen of
Omaha visited over the weekend
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Burge and family.
Bill Lierman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Lierman, was called for
his physical examination for the
army tuesaay, Marcn 11.
Dclanco Withers, DeVere With
ers of Atkinson and Charlie
Withers of Omaha visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Withers Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Darold Slaymak
er, Lloyd and Donnie of Laurel,
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Miles of O’
Neill visited at • the M. B. Ken
nedys Sunday.
MV. and Mrs. Vernon Berry
went to Grand Island Sunday to
vist her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
August Boltz.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Backhaus
were dinner guests at the Ed Bos
harts home north of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ragand.
Vivian. Waunita and Royvan of
Page, Mr. and Mrs Calvin Coo
lidge and Stevie of O’Neill and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coolidge
and Kenneth of Chambers were
guests Sunday at the parental El
mer Cooldige home.
Mrs. Stella Sparks and Lonnie
called at Gene Hansen home Sun
day afternoon. Billie Hansen
came home with them and visited
overnight.
Several from this community
attended the funeral of Mrs. Will
Dierks in Atkinson Monday af
ternoon.
Bill Sampson helped Asa Wat
son work on his tractor Tuesday.
Mrs. Sammons visited with Mrs
Watson while the men were work
ing.
George, Harold and Roy Ful- ’
lerton attended the Earley farm
sale north of O'Neill last week.
George and Harold’s parents had
lived neighbors to the Earleys
before the Fullertons moved to
Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Ott were
O'Neill callers Tuesday, March
11.
Com ni unity ARC
leaders Named—
Community chairman for the
Holt county American Red Cross
fund drive in Holt county have
been designated by Fund Chair
man Howard D. Manson of O’
Neill as follows:
Inman—Mrs. Albert Reynods;
Chambers — Mrs. John Walter;
Emmet- Mrs. Georgia McGinnis;
Atkinson-: Mrs. Fred Dunn; O’
Neill — Mrs. Edward Price;
Stuart Mrs. Noma F. Hall.
Alphonse Beelaert solicited in his
rural school district near Page
and reported 100 percent response.
The county fund now stands at
$700, according to Howard Man
son, fund drive chairman.
Mclntoshes Attend
Parley—
Mr. and Mrs. William McIntosh
departed Saturday noon for Has
ings to attended the annual state
convention of the Nebraska Jewel
ery Retail association.
Mr. McIntosh has been second
vice-president, and was elevated
to first vice-president.
Guests Here—
Mr. and Mrs. James Havranek
of Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Havranek and Larry and Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Havranek of Emmet
were Sunday evening guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Havranek, jr.
Other Venus News
Recently Mr. and Mrs. James
A. Border and family and Mr.
a n d Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser
visited at the Larry Brookhouser
home at Battle Creek and at the
Rudolph Pospisil home near Mad
ison.
Back from Texas—
James Moore returned recently
from a visit to Highland, Tex.,
where he visited his sister, Mrs.
C. E. Bird. He made the trip by
bus and reported mild weather
in the south.
An Igloo’s To Eat!
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dessert that can be assembled in the morning, and have its final
touch of coconut glory added well in advance of serving. Its sim
plicity belies its appearance and its lusciousness. Then too, by serving
these simple Coconut Confections you leave yourself plenty of time
for the preparation of a more elaborate entree.
Pineapple Igloos
Vi cup butter V2 cup chopped walnuts
y2 cup sugar 1 egg white, stiffly beaten
Dash of salt 24 large vanilla cookies
1 egg yolk, unbeaten 1 cup cream, whipped
V£ cup drained canned 1 cup Baker’s Angel Flake
crushed pineapple Coconut
Cream butter. Add sugar and salt gradually and cream together
until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and mix well; then add pine
apple and nuts. Fold in beaten egg white. Spread mixture between
cookies and stack 3 to a serving. Cnill several hours in refrigerator.
About an hour before serving, frost top and sides of each stack
with whipped cream and sprinkle with ooconut Chill again. Serves
6 to a
M. F. McRoberts, 63,
Burial at Atkinson
Formerly of Holt;
Long 111
ATKINSON Funeral services
for the late M. F. McRoberts, 63,
a former farm operator in Stuart,
Atkinson and Emmet communi
ties, were conducted at 2 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 18. at St. John's
; Lutheran church in Atkinson
Rev. Emil Kuohn, pastor, offici
ated.
Mr. McRoberts. who had been
in ill health for a long time, died
Thursday, at Florence, Ariz.
While visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Herman Grothe of Emmet
a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Me
Roberts celebrated (heir 40th
wedding anniversary and were
honored at an open house on
| March 31 at St. Michael's hall in
Emmet.
He married Helen Augusta
Mathes January- 3, 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. McRoberts were
married in Cuming county in
1917. They lived in Cuming coun
ty for a numlier of years before
coming to Holt county.
About 11 years ago, they moved
to Litchfield. They retired from
farming in 1956 and moved to
Hastings.
I Survivors include: Widow —
Helen: son Merlin of Omaha;
daughters Mrs. Herman <Lola)
Grothe of Emmet; Mrs Vincent
(Nelda) Baronburg of Litchfield,
and Mrs. Ralph (Orva Jean)
Turner of Alma; nine grandchil
di-en; twin brother Lloyd Mc
I Roberts.
Burial was in Woodlawn ceme
tery under direction of the Seger
funeral home. Pallbearers were
John Conard of Emmet, Sam
Banks of O'Neill, William Grothe
of Emmet, Gus Rohrs, Eugene
Poesnccker and Louis Siebert,
all of Atkinson.
Torrential Rain in
Hawaii Sends Pupils
to Their Homes
AMELIA Mrs. Gertie Adair,
who lives with her daughter,
Mrs. Ted (Marie) Price, on Oahu
Island. Honolulu, T.H., wrote to
her sister, Mrs. Stella Sparks,
concerning the “terrific rains”
they had been having recently.
The normal rainfall there in a
season about 20 inches and they
' had received 17 inches in one
daiy.
Mrs. Price, who teaches in the
grade school, was ordered to dis
miss all of her pupils who had
worn raincoats. Her pupils, with
the exception of five, went home
at noon and by 4 o’clock parents
of four of the five had come to
get their children. Mrs. Price
took the last one of her pupils to
his home.
The Prices have their yard
terraced, so their lawn and flow
ers were not ruined by the water.
But considerable damage was
done elsewhere in the city. Many
houses were moved from founda
tions.
Mrs. Donhoe Honored—
Mrs. Walter Donohoe was hon
ored at a surprise party Mon
day, March 17, to celebrate her
birthday anniversary. The affair
was held at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Clarence Donohoe.
Others present were another sis
ter and her family, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis J. Gilg and sons and
their mother, Mrs. M P. Sullivan.
NYROP DIES
EWING—Ernest C. Nyrop. 83,
superintendent of the Ewing high
school from 1912 until 1919, died
last Thursday at Yankton, S.D.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at Neligh.
Mrs. Kruse Entertains—
M&M club winners were Mrs.
L. A. Burgess and Mrs. Esther
Harris. Miss Gertrude Gribble
was a guest. Mrs. H. G. Kruse
was hostess.
Sunday Guests—
Saturday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Davis were Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Pasha of Atkin
son. Sunday guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Davis of Atkinson.
Other Chambers News
Fred Catron is assisting in the
Dobbs store this week .
AMELIA Mr and Mrs. Del
bert Edwards and Zane went to
Tilden to see the doctor Thurs
day The roads drifted so much
while they were gone they had
to do considerable scooping to
get home. . . Bonnielee Hansen
has been ill with sore throat. . .
Mrs. John Shipman has been
suffering with an infected foot
caused by diabetes. . . Mrs. Em
ma Lindsey has been ill the*
past week suffering with a kidney
stone. Theyi called on Doctor
Ramsey Tuesday. March 11, and
again on Friday.
O'NEILL Mrs. W. L. Coleman
of O'Neill is a patient at Luther
an community hospital in Nor
folk. . . Mrs. Mary Kubik of O'
Neill is a patient at Our Lady of
Lourdes hospital in Norfolk.
CHAMBERS Several cases of
measles have l>een reported in
the town and community.
VENUS Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Brookhouser and Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Border called on Mrs.
Frank Bartos, sr., at the Creigh
ton hospital. She has been hos
pitalized since December 1?7,
1957, with a fractured leg. She is
getting along as well as can be
expected.
0 Neill News
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havran
ed visited over the weekend in
Lincoln and Omaha. In Lincoln
they visited Mr. and Mrs. Art
Fuhrer and Ed Havranek. In Oma
ha they attended the wrestling
matches and visited Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Barnes and Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Troshynski.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bettenhau
sen and Sarah of Hartington were
Wednesday, March 12 guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Herley.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Humrich
attended REA convention in Oma
ha Monday to Wednesday, March
10-12.
The Misses Helen Hynes, Caro
lyn Muff and Charlene Mahony
of St. Catherine’s school of nur
sing, Omaha, spent the weekend
with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O Itile of Col
umbus were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Janousek.
Mrs. Joe Babl of Emmet was a
Sunday evening guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Janzing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Contois re
turned Saturday from seven
weeks’ stay in Phoenix, Ariz.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Herley and
daughters spent Saturday in
Sioux City. I
Other Amelia News
Reverend Coole. a missionary,
will s[»eak at the Amelia Metho
dist church Wednesday, Maivh
26 at 2:3o p. m His talk will be
on the needs of "Sarawak, Land
of Decision. ' The WS.CS. will
meet at 1:30 p.m. for a Lissness
meeting and devotion before Rev
ereiid Coole speaks. Each WSCS
member is asked to bring two
dozen cookies for lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Har
nett were supper guests at Clyde
Widmans Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Eamie Johnston
visited the Lucre rice Barnett
family at the S. C. Barnett home
Wednesday evening, March 15.
Mi and Mrs. Elmer Coolidge
were O'Neill callers Thursday.
Mrs. Laniard Svajos und little
son. Lavui Lee, were honored
with a shower at the home of
Mrs M E. Madsen on Wednes
day afternoon, March 12.
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— O'NEILL —
Consignment of 180 Choice Calves
There will be five hundred cattle today (Thursday) at our
regular weekly sale. This will Include one consignment of 180
choice whlteface calves—half steers and half heifers. These
are lightweight, outstanding calves.
Also lonsigned: Twenty-five choice Angus-Hereford-cross
calves, both steers and heifers. There arc several consignments
of 15 to 25 head of good calves and yearlings.
One hundred feeder pigs will be offered.
O’NEILL LIVESTOCK MARKET
PHONE 2
Vern * Leigh Rcynoldson
HEREFORD SALE
27 Bulls — 61 Cows ~ 12 Heifers
22 Calves
Friday, March 28
Sale Starts 12 Noon — Lunch Wagon on Grounds
To settle the estate of the late John Niewohner, auction of
his registered Herefords will be held at
C Bar M Ranch
pavilion 5 miles South of O’Neill, Nebr., on Highway 281.
61 Registered Cows, 3-8 years
26 Registered Bulls, coming 2
1 Registered Herd Bull
9 Open Heifers
3 Bred Heifers, first calf
22 Fall Calves on cows
18 Bull and Heifer calves, 400-500
All rows are bred to good bulls, to calve in late March and
April and for fall calve*. All cattle will be on display morning
of sale.
Eighteen years of breeding have gone into this herd, which
must now he sold because of the death of the owner. Registry
certificates will be available for most of these animals.
TERMS OF1 SALE: CASH
John Niewohner Est.
WALLY O'CONNELL, Auctioneer
EDWARD T. CAMPBELL, Administrator
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, O’Neill, Oerk
(Please note location of sale)
