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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1958)
* hi IfULs" - -<mr k_3 TWELVE PAGES JWffo INTIFD <»™-~ •VOICE OF THE FRONTIER1’ ^ A T JL JL JL/ JL MON. • WED. * SAT. “ 9:30 to 9:55 A. M North-Centra! Nebraska s B1GGES 1 Newspaper Volume 78._Number 29. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, fhursday, November 13, 1938. Seven C ents Mrs. Minnie Ki lmer . . . confined for past 101/* months. She came to area In 1K78.—The Frontier Photo. , Labor Pains O’erO’Neill; Birth OK in Airliner Former Resident, WWI Veteran, Dies ‘Frank’ Brennan, 6 5 , Rites Today Francis J (“Frank”) Brennan, 65, a World War I veteran, died at 2 p.m., Friday, November 7, at the Veterans hospital at Ft. Meade, S.D. lie had been hospitalized 33 years. Funeral services will be held at 10 a m,, today (Thursday) at St. Patrick’s Catholic church. Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor, will officiate. Bur ial will be in Calvary cemetery under direction of Biglin’s, Pallbearers chosen are D. F. Murphy, Lloyd Whaley,, Eld Han Murphy, LJoyd Whaley, Ed Han ley, Andrew Schmidt. Richard Minton and Walter Donohoe. The late Mr. Brennan was born May 3, 1893, at O’Neill, the son of James and Elja Casey. His father was born at Memphis, Term., and his mother was a native of Scran ton, Pa. He was married to Ellen Mails. They became the parents of two children. Survivors include: Sons—Rotiert J. and James, both of Durango. Colo.; sisters -Mrs. M. J. O'Lough lin, Mrs. Mary Higgins and Mrs. C. J. McDonald of Omaha; broth ers Walter of Omaha and James of Inglewood, Calif. Brooks Leads Vic; Mail Count Friday Ralph G. Brooks, McCook edu cator, is leading Gov. Victor An derson in excess of two thousand votes for the guliernatorial seat in Nebraska. Brooks, formerly school superintendent, is a democrat. An derson is a republican. Holt county’s canvassing board has already met this week. Ab sentee and disabled votes will be oi>ened Friday. County Clerk Kenneth Waring said 50 absentee and disabled votes were requested but only 47 were filed. One of those, he said, was not notorized and automatic ally is disqualified. W'aring said Bernard Boyle of Omaha, demo party chief in the state, wired the county clerk here and insisted his party get "all votes its entitled to and no more.’ Mrs. Guy Cole of O'Neill, Holt GOP chairman, said it was ap parent the democrats were more thorough than republicans in look ing after absentee and disabled voters. No county races will be affected by either the canvass or the dis abled count. WTaring indicated. Meeks Bull Brings $3,025 at Bassett BASSETT Alfred Meeks & Sons of Taylor swept honors in Satur day's annual fall show and sale of the North-Central Nebraska Here ford association. Sale Manager Tug Phillips said the top Meeks bull entry brought $3,025 and was purchased by Dj?. C. R- Watson of Mitchell. The second top-selling bull—also a Meeks entry brought $2,850 and was purchased by Bob Lethart of Almeria. Thirty-eight bulls in the offering averaged $904. Four spring heifers averaged $240. TO MINNEAPOLIS Frank McKenny, manager of Gambles soft lines departments, is in Minneapolis. Minn., this week on a buying trip, planning for spring and summer merchandis ing. He was accompanied by his wife and by his mother, Mrs. C. L. Harding. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grutsch have named their son Joseph Arthur. A healthy Chinese boy was bom in a lounge of a Trans-World air lines Constellation Sunday as the 61-passenger eoast-to-coast a i r - craft touched the runway at Oma ha Municipal airport. Three stewardesses and a neuro surgeon on board aided in the de livery. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kow Jui Sei, who were enroute from Hong Kong to New York, notified stewardess Darlene Bittner of San Francisco, Calif., that birth might be imminent when the craft was about 100 miles west of O'Neill, Capt. C. D. Strickler said. Darlene notified Strickler and called Marlene Nagel and Shirley Guy, both of San Francisco, to her aid. The woman began having labor pains over the Nebraska sandhills and began delivering just as Strickler began the letdown. A physician rushed aboard the craft as soon as it stopped and per formed the post-delivery. Mother and baby were rushed in a waiting ambulance to Nebraska Metho dist hospital at Omaha where both were "in excellent condition." Strickler, 38, San Francisco, said he had never had an experi ence quite like it in his 17 years with TWA. His co-pilot was John McCallion, also of San Francisco. When the “Voice of The Fi’on tier" attempted to contact the 45 year-old father at the hospital for a telephonic interview for Mon day's program iWJAC, 780 kc, 9:30 a.m.), Mr. Sei protested he couldn't speak English very well. Mrs. Sorensen, KN, in charge of the maternity ward, took over the phone and described the not vet-named boy as a "beautiful baby". sne lOKi r ruuuei txiuu uoivuvio mother and babe were doing well. The infant weighed six pounds nine ounces and is the first child for the Seis. His wife, Kow Poon. 21, was on her first trip to the United States, having just arrived. Sei, a New Yorker, had spent a year in Hong Kong. The Kows passed a check by immigration officials Monday morning. Robert C. Wilson, district director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at Omaha, said Mr. Kow exhibited an Amer ican passiport dated the latter part of 1957 and said his wife had an immigration visa which accorded her entry as the wife of an Amei ican citizen. Mrs. Kow's visa, he said, had been surrendered at a Honolulu check point. The Kow infant is being kept in Mi-s. Kow s room. Hospital offic ials said it is customary to isolate a baby not torn in the hospital as a precaution against contamina tion of the nursery. Mr Kow for a time also refused to see the Methodist hospital chap lain. Rev. F. W. Dieterich. who lived in China 13 years. Reverend Dieterich, who wanted to welcome the Kows, said the re luctance was understandable. ■•People who do not come from a Communist area,” he said, •fail to understand how terrified the people are of any one who wants to know about them. Although Hong Kong is a British colony he added. "Mr. Kow undoubtedly is familiar with comunist tactics. KBRX New Call Letters for Station Radio station KVHC will be re designated KBRX when a ti ansi tion is made from 250 watts to 1,000 watts and the frequency is changed from 1400 to 1350 kilo cycles. Manager A1 Wood said Wednes day it is hoped the change will be effected Monday morning, Novem tor 17. A consultant engineer will j to on duty Sunday making final ! adjustments on the new transmit ter and on the original antennae. The switchover, however, will not to effected until the federal communications commission is sues final authorization. Prelimin ary authority was granted several months ago. KBRX will connote a western Cor ranch) theme, Wood said. Mrs. Reimer Marks 95th Birthday Ewing Nonagenarian Honored Sunday i n F a m i ly Celebration (Photo at left.) EWING Mrs. Minnie Reimei was honored at a family gather ing here Sunday, November 16 The following day was her 95t! birthday anniversary. All of her living sons and daughters were present: Sons County Judge Louis W. of O'Neill Otto of Lincoln. Henry of Ewing daughters — Mrs Roy (Emma Johnson of Neligh, Mrs. Scot' Clow of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Free (Martha* Harpster of Ewing, anr Mrs. Anita Lee of Ewing, witt whom the nonagenarian has l>eer making her home. Mrs Reimer has been bedfas the past 10% months and is in fra gile health. Her mind is keen, rel atives say. The family dinner also markec the 14th birthday anniversary o: her grandson, Virtus Lee. Others participating in the birth day event were Mrs. Louis W Reimer, Mrs. Otto Reimer, Roy Johnson and daughter, Winifred Kaminsky, and her son, Sgt. and Mrs. Eugene K. Lee and family ol Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sanne and family of Neligh. Mrs. Henry Reimer. Fred Harpster. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Harpster and sons. Mrs. Reimer was born Novem ber 17, 1863. Her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wulf, were homesteaders in this locality, ar riving in 1879. She married Henry Reimer at Clinton, la. Mr. Reimer died in 1903. Three sons are deceased: Samuel I., who was killed in an ac cident in 1900; Virtus C., who died of lukemia in 1930, and John D., who died in 1933. Mrs. Clow arrived a fortnight ago to assist in the care of her mother. Miss Alice Young Back from Belgium NEW YORK, N.Y.—An O'Neill school teacher, Miss Alice M Young, arrived here November 11 after spending nearly six months in Belgium as an International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYEl delegate. Miss Young was among 59 young ambassadors from 30 states—who have been in 21 countries in Eur ope and the Middle East- return ing to the United States on the HMS Queen Mary. They had been living with farm families under the IF YE program a people-to people exchange for promoting un derstanding and friendship. The group was welcomed home with a breakfast Wednesday morn ing, November 12, at Waldorf-As toria hotel. They left for Washing ton. D.C. the afternoon of the same day for an evaluation program which will be conducted through to day (Thursday), Friday and Satur day. Miss Young is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Young of O'Neill. She was a 4-II club mem ber for seven years, and currently is a member of the Madison coun ty Rural Youth organization. She attended the University of Nebraska for two years and has taught school in Norfolk and near O'Neill. After her return to Nebraska, Miss Young will devote several months to reporting her exper iences. ‘Mickey’ Cleary Struck by Train ATKINSON — Michael (“Mick ey”) Cleary, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clement Cleary of Sleepy Eye, Minn., was injured Saturday, No vember 1, when he was struck by a train while riding his bike. He was hit by the front corner of the engine and was dragged 75 feet. He received a bad cut in the calf of his left leg and the muscle was badly torn. He also had two cuts in his head and one side of his face was badly skinned. He was in surgery over two hours, but is now improving in the Sleepy Eye hos pital. Mickey is a paper earner for the New Ulm Daily Journal. He rs 12-years-old. Creighton to Note 85th Anniversary CREIGHTON — Creighton’s 85th anniversary celebration will prob ably be held June 22 and 23. 1959. A. W. Hengstler reported Monday night at the Chamber of Com merce dinner meeting in the mu nicipal building. Phil Jundt reported on pancake day and the com and grain show heid October 31. The attendance of farmers, he said, was down a little, compared to previous years, because they were busy husking corn. Bruce Jundt was a guest of Wid Turner, and H. W. Deems of the college of agriculture was a guest of Darrell Schneckloth. Try Frontier want ads. These farmers and ranchers were among those who ganged up on Tuesday's recurring rural fires: Left-to-right—Leo Burival, Frank Burival. jr., Cliff Burival, James Burival, Frank Burival and Calvin Seger. Others who left this scene (note scorched earth in background) moments before picture as taken included James McNulty, Francis Curran and Harry Donohoe.—The Frontier Photo. A _($> -- —■ — ■ Kick . . . top in state. Gary Fick Builds Unusual Record _ Piles Up Laurels i n 4-H Competition INMAN —Gary Fick, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fick and a sophomore at Inman high school, was one of 21 young people who received state awards in 4-H work recently. Gary won the state for estry award. He and his parents live on a ranch south and east of Inman. He is a member of the Inman Victory Boys and Girls 4-H club with an outstanding record. His achievements for the past year include: Runnerup in the state public speaking contest; state champion in range judging with teammate Bob Ruther; he won purple ribbons at the state fair in livestock safety demonstra tion, for his range plant book, and for his forestry. book; he won a gold medal for the third year in grass and weed identification. He is active in livestock proj ects. This year he won a blue rib bon at the stocker-feeder sale and showed his breeding heifer at Ak Sar-Ben where she was in the blue riblxjn group. He also has been in the showmanship running at Ak-Sar-Ben. 1 Meeting Set— The Holt County Angus associ ation will hold its annual meeting 8 p.m., Saturday, Novemtier 15, | at the Holt county courthouse an | nex. Recurring Fires Off to Good Start O'Neill firemen were summon ed at about 10:45 a.m Tuesday to the Orville Thorson place, locat ed about 12 miles north and one mile west of O’Neill. Cockleburrs were being burned off and the fire got out of control. No sooner had the firemen re turned to O'Neill than they were recalled. The fire spread to the Leo Burival pasture, one mile south of Thorsons, and flared up there several times. At Thorsons the fire covered an area about a mile in length, north and south, and up to a half mile wide. At Burivals the burned off area measured three-fourths of a mile, north and south, up to a quarter of a mile in width. It in cluded about 90 acres altogether. Some fence line was damaged at lioth places. The fires (actually the same one i were fanned by north winds. Probe of Municipal Funds Continues SPENCER—An investigation of alleged irregularities in the mu nicipal water and lights funds of the village of Spencer is still in progress here. The probe has been in progress about three weeks with Boyd coun ty and federal authorities conduct ing the investigation. A spokesman Wednesday said there is nothing to announce. The alleged irregularities came to light following a routine audit. The auditors, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., discovered ap parent shortages in the funds which were on deposit in the Spen cer State bank. Because of the discovery of the alleged irregularities the bank di rectors have called for a complete audit of its accounts by the firm The bank and village are !x)th bonded. No customers of the hank or the village can suffer financial loss. No charges have been filed, and none can lie filed until the au dits of both the village and bank are complete and only in the event shortages are found. Five Registrants Volunteer for Duty The followdng Holt county selec tive service registrants left Wed nesday for military service as vol unteers : Russell D. Thomas of O'Neill, Frank D. Fetrow of O'Neill. Roger J. Niemeyer of O’Neill, Kenneth Backhaus of O’Neill, Merle P. Jones of O'Neill, Dwayne H. Wal ter of Chambers. ... Gregg Gets Invite to Taste Crow Barnyard Variety Oops McBride, Omaha World-Herald sports writer, had pret'cted T,awrr ’ce would knockoff O'Nei’l S’. Mary's ac ademy Tuesday night in a holi day p'eht-man grid classic at I/’wrence regarded by many as the state chmpionshin game. He couldn't have been more off base. St Mary's whammed Lawrence, 53-0. Interviewed on Wednesday’s “Voice of The Frontier" pro r*’im (WJAG, 780 kc. 9:30 n.m.), McBride was invited to O'Neill to eat "a well-roasted barnyard crow turned and seasoned just right at the postoffice." McBride admitted he was blushing, said he'd been “red” before, and added that he dis liked fowl in general and feath ers in particular: _ Former Holt Man Succumbs at Genoa Albert Boyens Rites Pending STUART—Albert H. Boyens, 63, a former resident of Stuart, died Tuesday, November 11. at a rest home in Genoa. He left Stuart in the forties and moved to Norfolk. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed but will be held at the Coats funeral home on a date to be announced. The late Mr. Boyens was born July 11, 1895, at Denison. Ia., thd son of John Von Hinrich Boyens and Anna Lorentzen Boyens. He married Irene Rahn at Deni son March 10, 1920. The couple | came to Holt county 21 years ago. Mr. Boyens farmed 24 miles north of Atkinson for a number of years. About eight years ago he left Stuart. Mr. Boyens had been in I failing health about 25 years. The late Mr. Boyens was a member of the Lutheran church. Survivors include: Sons Wal ter of Ft. Bragg, N. C., and Mar vin of Atkinson; daughters Mrs. Lester (Jean) Gossard of Atkin son; Mrs. Elmer (Lillian) Schuff of Portland, Ore.; six grandchild ren; brother Lawrence of Rick etts, Ia. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter — Maxine; brother — Henry; sister — Mary. Mrs. Irene Boyens makes her home with her son, Marvin. NEW ROUTE OPEN The newly-constructed O’Neill Emmet link on U. S. highway 20 was opened to traffic Tuesday af ter being under construction all summer. Debbie Gets Cold Bath in Stocktank PAGE Debbie, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Darrell Heiss. was washing her play dishes in the livestock tank at the Richard Heiss home. In some inexplicable fashion, Debbie fell into the water. Her cousin, Kevin Heiss, of fered the information to parents that ice cubes were in the tank. Debbie managed to pull her self out of the frigid water and make like a rabbit in a hurry to the house . . . unharmed. a FATHER SUMMARY hi lo pr. November 6 53 19 November 7 ._ 57 36 .12 November 8 58 31 November 9 52 39 .01 November 10 69 30 November 11 52 32 November 12 .a 57 25 Retired Ranch Woman Dies at 75 Mrs. Fred Dobrovolny Rites Friday ATKINSON Mrs. Fred J. l>ob rovolny, 75, who had been a guest at the Cummings nursing home at Sioux City the past two months, died early Wednesday, November 12, at the Cummings home. She had been in failing health four years. Funeral serv ices will be conduc ted at 2 p.m., Friday, November 14. at the Methodist church here with Rev. Charles Gates, church pastor, officiating. Burial wiU be in Woodlawn cemetery under di rection of the Seger funeral home. Pallbearers will be Elmer Spence, Charles Tasler, Charles Mitchell, Ford Garwood, Fred Boettcher and Edgar Herrington. The late Mrs. Dobrovolny, whose maiden name was Elsie Verna Weatherly, was bom April 19, 1883, at Red Oak, la., the daugh ter of John and Ella Weatherly. She came to Atkinson with her parents in 1908 from Council Bluffs, la. She and her mother op erated the telephone exchange here four years. On October 23, 1912, she was united in marriage with Mr. Dob rovolny at Fremont. They resided on a ranch 20 miles southwest of Atkinson until 1941 when they mov ed to Atkinson. Her mother died in 1929 and her father died in 1934. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jim Weatherly. Survivors include; Widower — Fred; niece- Mrs. Kenneth (Dor is) Morgan of Sioux City. Van Horn Rites Held at Bassett BASSETT Funeral services for John Frank Van Horn, 94, who died Thursday, Noveml>er 6, in a Norfolk hospital, were held Tues day afternoon, November 11, at the Huston funeral home in Bas sett. Rev. L. S. Nichols officiated. Burial was in Bassett Memorial park. John Frank Van Horn was born August 14, 1864, at Pontiac, Mich., and died at Norfolk. He came to Nebraska when he was 21, but later moved to Stur gis, S.D. He was married to Miss Laura Jones at Sturgis in 1895, and they had seven children. The family moved to Newport atout 1900 and had lived in the Newport and Bas sett areas since. Survivors include; Daughters— Mrs. Nettie Morgan of Hutchinson, Kans., and Mrs. Rosa Rongved of Lancaster, Calif.; son—John of Valentine; four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His wife, three daughters and one son preceded him in death. Yule Windows to Be Unveiled u rseiii s annual yuietiae window unveiling is scheduled for 7:30 p. m., Friday, November 28, accord ing to the committee of the retail division of the Chamber of Com merce. At least 16 firms will partici pate. Prizes will await window shop pers who correctly identify non related items in the windows. De tails will be published next week. The window unveiling commit tee includes Stuart Pascoe (chair man), Joe Stutz (cochairman), Winnie Barger, I^eona Hynes and Frank McKenny. Visits Son in Kentucky— Mrs. Hugh Carr of O'Neill, her mother, Mrs. Nellie Holcomb, of Bayside, Calif., accompanied Mrs. Jerry Dickerson to Biloxi, Miss., to be with her husband, who is stationed at the air base there. They returned tome via bus, stopping at Ft. Campbell, Ky., to visit her son, Hugh Gene Carr, stationed at the air bourne base. While there they attended the "Grand Ol’ Opry” at Nashville, Tenn., and arrived home Tuesday. Former O’Neill Man Dies— H. G. Kruse, Thomas L. Liddy and Fred O. Robertson attended the funeral Wednesday of Carl Oppen of Creighton. Mr. Oppen was a former resident and was employed by Interstate Power company. Held Dies at 73 After Brief Illness R a n c hes Northeast of Chambers Since ’22; Funeral HeldHere Herman M Held, 71, rancher 20 miles southwest of here for 16 years, died at 10:45 am, Friday, Novemlier 7, at his home. He had been ill three weeks. Mr. Held became ill in October and entered an Omaha hospital Octol)er 20 After exploratory sur gery, Mr. Held was found to have lung cancer. He returned to hi* ranch home, northeast of Cham bers, where he died. Requiem high mass was held at 10 a m., Monday, November 10, with Rev. Robert Duffy officiat ing. Burial was in Calvary ceme tery. Pallbearer# were Robert Gart ner, Joe Koci and James Cavan augh, all of Chambers, Andy Clark, Grover Shaw and Frank Nekolite, all of O'Neill Usher# were Robert Shoemaker and Rob ert Moore. Rosary was recited Sunday evening at Biglin’s funeral chapel The late Mr. Held was l>orn at Schuyler May 27, 18K5, the son of William and Ursula Held. He was united in marriage to Rose Pollard at Omaha March 26, 1919. That year the Helds moved to Garfield county where they ranched three years. In 1922 they moved to the local ity northeast of Chambers where Mr. Held made his home continu ously until his death. Survivors include: Widow — Rose; daughters Sister M. Rose (Monica) of Scottsbluff, formerly of St. Mary's academy here, and Mrs. Roland E. (Genelle) Harvey of Chambers; son William of Chambers; three granddaughters; three sisters and one brother. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters. Auction Calendar Friday, November 14: Mrs. Ethel Waring will offer 140-acre farm and pasture land, located 17 miles eas8 of O’Neill on state 108 and 1 Vi mile* north, 60 acres under cultivation. 80 acres in pasture; sale to be held on premises, 1 p.m.; Col. Vera Reynoldson of O’Neill, auctioneer; Col. Wally O’Connell of O'Neil clerk. (Details on page 12). Saturday, November 15: Joe J. Jelinek & Sons of Verdigre, an nual registered Hereford produc tion sale, 30 bulls, 22 females, at Creighton Livestock Pavilion. MB Triumph Domino C, herd sire, in cluded. Friday, November 21: Ralph and Alice Fritton, one mile south of O'Neill center, five west on coun ty road, one south and half-mile west; 35 Hereford stock cows, 33 calves, registered Hereford bull, three milk cows; full line of ranch machinery including three trac tors; 125 tons of prairie hay; Col. Wallace O'Connell of O'Neill, auc tioneer; Ed Murphy of O'Neill, clerk. (Details on page 4.) Wednesday, November 26: Geo rge and Velda Winkler, who live five miles west of O'Neill Drive-1* Theater corner, three north and three - fourth west, or one hilf mile east of Emmet, three north and 114 east; selling 16ft acre improved farm, cattle, pure bred Hampshire boars and gilt** farm and ranch machinery, gra» and hay; Col. Vem Reynoldson *f O’Neill, real estate broker-aucticm eer; Col. Wallace O’ConneTJ <sfl O’Neill, auctioneer; First Nationitl Bank of O’Neill, clerk. (Full de tails in next issue). Friday, November 28: L. C. and Nancy Fahrenholz, 22 miles south of O'Neill on U.S. highway 281. and one-fourth mile west; offering their 456-acre improved ranch, ah hay and pasture land; 46 head of cattle; full line of haying an6 farm machinery; Col. Vem Reyn oldson of O’Neill, real estate broker; Cols. Wallace O'Connell oJ O’Neill and Merlin Grossnicklaut of Chambers, auctioneers; Cham bers State Bank, clerk. (Detail* on page 9 ) O’Neill Soldier’* Wife Naturalized The wife of an O’NeiTi soldier became a citizen recently at Ft Riley, Kans. She is Mrs. Donald (Hilda! Boyle , whose husband. Sgt. Donald Boyle, is stationed with the Second Infantry at Ft Riley. A native of Germany, Mrs Boyle was naturalized with 39 others. Thirty-one of the new U. S. citizens are of German birth. In January Boyle and the 26th Infantry will “gyroscope” to Ger many for new duties. They will hr stationed at Augsberg, replacing the First Airborne battle grouj, 187th infantry. At the special naturalization ceremonies, each new citizen was presented a mi nature American flag by the Girl Scouts and a book let entitled: “Welcome to Citizen ship”. Mrs. Ronald Shonka and son, Mike, of Atkinson visited at the M. B. Higgins home Sunday af ternoon.