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Volume 78.—Number 2. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, fhursday, May 8, lc)58.
Rites Held for
Crash Victims
Courtney, Genser
Die in Hospital
LYNCH A requiem high mass I
was held at 10 a.nv, Friday. May
2, at Assumption BVM Catholic |
church here for Charles Fayj
Courtney, 25.
Mr. Courtney and a companion,
William ("Bill") Genser, .15, were
fatally injured Tuesday evening,
April 29. in a one-car accident on
state highway 12 near Niobrara
Both died that night in the Lynch
hospital
Funeral services for Genzer
were held at 2 p m., Saturday,
May 3, at the ZCBJ hall at Verd
igre.
Rev. Charles Kamber. pastor
of Assumption BVM church, of
ficiated at the Courtney rites.
Pallbearers were Don Simpson,
Leo Kalkowski, August Kaikow
ski, Berl Moody, Richard Hull
and Richard Christensen.
Burial was in the Catholic
cemetery at Lynch under the
direction of Jones funeral home
with the American legion of
Lynch and Verdel and Veterans
of Foreign Wars of Niobrara con
ducting military rites.
Charles Fay Courtney was born1
August 7, 1932, at Lynch.
He was a son of Charles and
Edna Courtney.
On November 19, 1952. he was
united in marriage to Faye Hull in
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HI' V-MIIIVIK VIIUI VH » ' *
Virtually all of his life was
spent in the Lynch community,
except for the two years spent in
the service and one year in Ariz
ona.
Survivors include: Widow -Ger
trude Faye; parents - Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Courtney of Lynch
twin brothers— Robert of Lynch
and Richard of Compton, Calif.,
who was unable to attend; sisters
Mrs. Clarence I Mary1 Kolund, of
Lynch and Miss Sharon at home;
grandmother Mrs. Hannah Stre
it of Lynch: several aunts, uncles, j
neices and nephews.
Relatives atending from a dis
tance included Mr. and Mrs. !
Claude Hull of Pierce; Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Hull, jr., of Beemer; j
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hull of Mid
land, S.D.; Delperino Blare of In
terior, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Walt
Countryman of Chamberlain, S. ,
D.; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hull of
Niobrara; Mrs. Wayne Boelter of
Verdigre; Leonard Streit of Wit
chita, Kansas: Mrs. Raymond
Hoffman and Ralph and Charles
Gillespie, all of Norfolk; Mr. and
Mrs George Courtney, jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Frahm, Mr. and
Mrs. John Underwood and family,
all of O’Neill; and Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Kaskan of Butte
Rosary was held at the funeral
home Thursday afternoon and
evening.
Tom Schneider of Ft. Riley.
Kans . and a buddy were home
for the weekend. His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schneider.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wray and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Smith at Spencer Sunday.
Oourtey . . . driver of ill
fated car.
Negligence Blamed
for Accident
CENTER — Negligence of the
driver, Charles Faye Courtney,
25, of Monowi was blamed for
an automobile accident wjjich
cost the lives of two men east of
Niobrara Tuesday night, April
29, by a Knox county corner’s
jury in session here Monday.
An inquest into the deaths of
Courtney and William Frank Gen
ser, 35, of Monowi, was called by
County Attorney Merritt C. War- ’
ren. They were fatally injured
when Courtney's automobile
struck a gravel pile on highway
12 which was under construction
After hearing evidence the cor
oner’s jury returned a verdict
that "the two men died of multi
ple fractures and lacerations suf
fered in the accident; that the
road was closed to travel and
was then under construction; that
the car driven and owned by
Courtney struck a pile of gravel
or sand located in the center of
the closed road; said accident
lieing caused by the negligence
of said driver and without fault of
the road contractor, Blacktop,
Inc.”
Testimony was that barriers
were at each end of the closed
six-mile section of road, with
"road closed” signs at each bar
rier and that flares were burning
at each barrier and flares were
also burning on sand and gravel
piles in the highway.
Witnesses included Dr. S. R.
Neil of Niobrara, summoned to
attend the injured; Merle King of
Niobrara, who was the first per
son at the scene of the accident;
Deputy Sheriff A. J. Ryan of Nio
brara; State Trpoper LeRoy
Hodtwalker of Randolph, who
was called to investigate and
Jack Crow, foreman for the cons
truction firm.
Members of the coroner’s jury
were Lawrence Sandoz and Wal
ter Dobrichovsky, both of Verd
igre; Walter Scott and Glen F.
Foner, both of Niobrara; Fred
La Frenz and Walter Crosley,
both of Center,
Dorothy Crow, who lives east of
Niobrara, who was in the car
with the two men, suffered severe
inuries and is now in a Yankton
hospital.
Genser Leaves
7 Children
VERDIGRE Funeral services
for William ("Bill”) Genser. 35,
one of two fatalities in a one-car
accident last week near Nio
brara. were conducted at 2 p.m .
Saturday, May 3, at the ZCBJ
hall here.
Mr. Genser died about 1 a m.,
Wednesday, April 30 — about 5V'j
hours following the accident.
Burial was in Riverside ceme
tery here.
He was born and reared in the
Verdigre community.
Mr. Genser, who previously
farmed near Verdigre, had owned
and operated a tavern at Monowi
for about a year.
Survivors include: Widow—-the
former Lois Nelson of Verdigre;
seven children, ranging in age
from three-months-old to eight
years-old; parents — Mr. and
Mrs. John Genser of Verdigre;
brother — Raymond of Wichita,
Kans.; sisters Mrs. Ray Brown
and Mrs. Kenneth Brown, both of
Omaha: Mrs. Dean Whitley of
California and Mrs. John Belak
of Fremont; half-sister — Mrs.
Earl Pankey of Chicago, 111.
W. F. Schlect, 70,
Rites at Clearwater
CLEARWATER Funeral ser
services were held here Sunday,
May 4, for William F. Schlect, 70.
a Clearwater man who died
early Wednesday, April 30, at his
home.
Rites were
held at Con
cordia Luther
an church.
Survivors in
clude: Widow
—Linda; son
—Amold ol
Parker Prair
U A T
daug h t e r —
Mrs. Carolyn
S anne, Clear
water ; foster
daug hter —
Pearl Z e ims
Sehlect Clearwater.
Mahons Entertain—
I Thursday, May 1, visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. James Mahon were
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peed of
Verdel and Mrs. Shorty Hopkins
I>inner Guests—
Tuesday dinner guests of Mrs.
Rosa Bowers were Mrs. Frank
Klasna and Mrs. Joe CSzek, both
of Spencer.
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Mis* Gregory ... to wed in August.
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Betrothal hold of
U of N Students
Announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Kay Gregory
(above), of Scottsbluff to H. E.
(Gene) Seger of O'Neill was
made last week by her % mother,
Mrs Gerald A. Dickey, 1313 Ave
nue G. The announcement was
made to her bridge club and a
few close friends.
The refreshments table decora
ted in pink, was centered by a
large pink heart lettered "Kay
and Gene" and pink floral decor
ated match folders revealed
September 8 as their wedding
date.
Miss Gregory is a junior in
teachers college at the Univer
sity' of Nebraska and is majoring
in commercial arts. She is a
member of Zeta Tau Alpha sor
ority.
Seger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Seger of O’Neill, is a member
of Pi Kappa Chi fraternity and will
graduate from the Univeristy fo
Nebraska Teachers college in Au
gust. He is majoring in industrial
arts.
Their wedding will take place
in Scottsbluff First Methodist
church.
uovrti to v iti ii:u
Miss Jean Schilousky, formerly
of the Fourth Street Market staff
has moved to Neligh where she
will be employed. Her parents
are Neligh residents.
Mrs. Anna Brown returned
Wednesday after having spent
several days in Omaha on busi
ness.
Legal Notice
(First pub. May 8, 1958)
Julius D. Cronin, attorney
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR
ADMINISTRATION
(Estate No. 4206)
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
HOL COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
MAY 5 1958
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF JAMES MATTHEWS,
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested in said estate
that a petition has been filed in
said Court for the appointment of
Thomas F. Matthews, Leo P.
Matthews and Bernard J. Mat
thews as Joint-Administrators of
said estate, and will be heard
May 29, 1958 at 10 o’clock A. M.,
at the County Court Room in O’
Neill, Nebraska.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
County Judge
(COUNTY COURT SEAL)
2-4c
ROYAL THEATRE
O’NEILL
Thusr. May 8
One of the most exciting man
hunts ever filmed!
THE BROTHERS RICO
Starring Richard Conte, Dianne
Foster, Kathryn Grant, with Larry
j Gates, James Darren, Harry Bell
; aver.
Fri.-Sat. May 9-10
That wonderous masterpiece of
sheer delight! For you and your
family to see and enjoy, again —
and again! Walt Disney’s —
SNOW WHITE AND THE
SEVEN DWARFS
Color by Technicolor. Ever-new
songs you'll sing again “Whistle
While You Work”, Heigh Ho”,
“Some Day My Prince Will Come”.
Sun.-Mon.-Tues. May 11-12-18
The love story of Julie and Bill,
the woman who loved an atomic
scientist . . . and the unwanted
child who came into their lives!
Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack in
THE GIFT OF LOVE
Cinemascope. Should their love
for the child be greater than their
love for each other?
Matinee Saturday A Sunday 2:80
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Friday and Saturday admission—
Adults 50c; Children under 12,
12c, Free 11 accompanied by par
ent. Wed., Thurs. Family nlte,
family admitted lor two adult
tickets.
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith left
Wednesday for a 10-day vacation
in Phoenix, Ariz.
W. A. Smith, Wife
Feted at Chambers
Friends Gather on
50th Anniversary
CHAMBERS About 125 friends
and relatives called at the W. A.
Smith home Sunday. May 4, to
extend congratulations and Itest
wishes on their golden wedding
anniversary
The table was decorated with
a four-tier cake baked by Mrs
| Leonard Peterson and decorated
by Mrs. Ralph Rees. The deco
rations were bells and golden
slippers. Candles were also used
I on the table and arrangements of
yellow mums were used through
; out the room.
Mrs. John Honeywell was in
charge of the guestbook Mrs.
L. B. Cooper poured. Other as
sisting with the serving were
Mrs. Wayne Smith, Mrs. Bayne
Grubb, Mrs. Wayne Peterson,
Mrs. Leonard Peterson and Mrs.
Mark Gribble.
Mr. Smith, who had been ser
I iously ill, was able to enjoy the
1 afternoon. The anniversary was
l May 1, but Sunday was chosen
for the open-house.
Catholic Daughters
Reelect Officers
At their regular meeting Tues
day evening at the K of C hall
the same slate of officers was
elected for the coming year a?
served last year
They are:
Miss Claire Hickey, grand re
gent; Miss Kathleen Warnke.
vice regent; Mrs Anthony O'
Donnell, prophetess; Mrs. Jerry
Spittler, lecturer; Mrs. Johr
Donohoe, financial secretary;
Mrs. M. A. Schelkopf, treasurer;
Mrs. Floyd Hershiser, monitor;
Mrs Gilbert Winehell, sentinel;
Mrs. John Hickey, organist; Mrs
Ed Dumpert, historian.
About 60 members attended the
May breakfast held Sunday in the
KC hall.
SHOW SLIDES
EWING- Dr. and Mrs. William
II Ross went to Wayne Sunday
to attend the junior high youth
rally held at First Presbyterian
church there. Doctor Ross addres
sed the group at the afternoon
session and showed slides of
Pakistan where he and Mrs. Ross
were missionaries for so many
years. Mrs. Ross appeared in
a costume worn by the women in
Pakistan. ”
County Court
May h- James H. Kerher of
Norfolk, sjH'iHling day with
truck, fined $10 and $4 costs; of
ficer E. M Hastreiter.
May 5- Robert L. Woodworth
of Norfolk, speeding day with
truck, fined $10 and $4 costs; of
: fieer- E, M. Hastreiter.
May 7 Donald Martin of O'
Neill, overload on axle, fined $<®
and $4 costs; officer— Donald
! Richardson.
MARRIAGE l.W'KNSES
Richard Daniel Ingraham, 23,
| of Denver, Colo., and Miss So
i phia Cecelia Murphy, 21, of Den
ver Colo,, on May 2.
George W. Sehnebel, 21, of
Norfolk and Frances L. Ernst. 18.
of O’Neill on May 4.
Max Duwayne Cornish, 25, of
Valentine and Deanne I />e Weh
er, 20, of Stuart on May 6.
Sunday Guests—
EWING Sunday visitors at the
home of Mrs. William Wulf were
her grandson and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Hill Mahon, and two chil
dren of Grand Island, and also
her daughter, Mrs. Florence Ma
I lien of Clearwater.
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