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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1959)
• Venus News Improvement Shown By Accident Victim B> .Mrs. Ralph Browkhouaer Arthur Monaco of Tacoma, W'ash., was injured on March 18, when a truck accidently backed over him. He is row slowly im proving but^ several bones which were broken have not been set as his condition has iieen serious. Ho is the husband of the former, Silvia Block, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Emil Block who lived near Verdigre anti O'Neill before mov ing to Washington. Mrs. Irvin Held entertained the Help U Club at her home on April L. Thirteen members and two vi sitors, Mrs. Veldon Gode! and Mrs. Arthur Goiter were prpsent. The hostess served a dinner at noon Needle work was done in the after i noon. The club donated $2 to the can cer fund. A white elephant grab hug was held after the business meeting. Mrs. Francis Boelter re :cieved the door prize. Mrs. Clarence Finch will have c*uh MiT and Mrs Donald Kinnison and family spent Saturday ev ening with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cihlar and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cihlar .'Only free people can hold pur pose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interest of mankind to any narrow interests of their own.” — Woodrow Wilson _ I One of the friendliest ways to NEBRASKA DIVISION 1 say welcome to your guests is by v . , - * serving frosty glasses of golden ; Breu en 1 beer. It is the congenial bever- ’ Voundation | age always in good taste. Enjoy Tj'ou'*%' 1 it often I 812 First Nad Bank Bldg,, Lincoln "The Voice of the Beef Empire" land Sherri. Lt. Joseph and Mrs. Zapotacky of Topeka, Kuns., arrived at the Cihlar home Saturday to spend their Easter vacation. Mrs. Za potiteky is the former Barbara Cihlar. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Finch | and son entertained at dinner [Easter Sunday at their home. Those present were Mr. and Mrs Gordon Gentzler of jTilden, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Suf |ficool and Craige of Winnetoon, j Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Finch and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Waring of O'Neill, Mrs. Alta Finch and Mrs. Ethel Waring of Page and Jeannie Dwmell of Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boeder and Loren spent Easter Sunday with their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Lavem Warriner and son of Center. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Pitchier ami family were Easter Sunday guests of the later’s parent, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Finch. The Russell and Gerald Icklers and son and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Uhlir and son attended the FFA banquet at the Berdigre high school on March 24. Jimmie Podany and son, Clay ton attended the livestock sale at Verdigre sale barn March 30. Orville and Richard Cook were Verdigre visitors Monday. Several from the Venus vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs. Marie Tikalsky, 80, of Verdigre. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Caskey and Suellyn and John spent Easter Sunday with the later’s mother, Mrs. Bennett near Winnetoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Uhlir, Fran klyn and Annette spent Easter Sunday with Mrs. Uhlir's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Frank, of Sparta. The Donald Caskey family were Easter Sunday guests at the Harry Caskey home. Mr. and Mis. Ralph Brookhou ser were Sunday evening visitors at the Emil Bartos home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bartos sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bartos jr., and family were also visitors. Bette Sukup came March 28 from Omaha to spend Easter vacation with her father, Elmer Sukup and brother, Jimmie, and her grandmother. Bette is em ployed at Omaha. She visited at Verdlgre and Creighton on Satur day Mr. and Mrs. Harry Caskey were Neligh visitors March 27. Mr. and Mrs Willis Boelter and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Boelter of Creighton visited Easter Sunday at the home of their mother, Mrs Edna Boelter. Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser was admitted to a Norfolk hospital April 1. She is a medical patient Mr. and Mrs. Gerold Ickler and family and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ickler and family and Mr. and Mrs Vincent Jackson and family were Easter Sunday guests at the Charles Thelander home at Or chard, Eugene Moser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Moser underwent a ma jor operation at a Norfolk hospital on April 1. His mother is staying with him. Visiting with them or Thursday were Mr. Moser and Marion and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tyler. ... ... Mrs. Ora Caskey was ill with strep throat and influenza the fore part of the week and unable tc teach school. As I have leased my Ranch, I will sell the following described personal property at public auction at my ranch, known as the Golden Valley Ranch, located 4 miles north of Ewing, Nebraska on highway 275 on . . . Wed., April 15th SALE STARTS AT 1 P.M SHARP_JOSIE VERSAW LUNCH WAGON 58 Head of Cattle-58 50 HEAD OF HIGH GRADE HEREFORD COWS AND CALVES 1 PUREBRED HEREFORD BULL-5 YEARS OLD 7 MILK COWS 2 GUERNSEY COWS 1 BROWN SWISS COW 4 HOLSTEIN COWS Hogs 1 MALE HOG 2 BRED GILTS MACHINERY Farmall H-1950 Heavy duty square turn Farmall F-20 Cabling rake Farmall A Winch to fit H or M 1948 VAC Case McC-D. hay baler, excellent condition John Deere B B and N sickle grinder Allis Chalmers B with sweep Sickle grinder 12-3 rake hitch, IHC Surge milker, 2 single units, like new 12 John Deere rake No. 35 IHC electric cream separator No. 24 HM Power Mower Wagon rack No. 5. John Deere power mower New Idea Manure Spreader Slide stacker with cage Cattle Oiler and oil 1945 FORD TRUCK Nearly new motor 1958 FORD TRUCK TRACTOR with 5th wheel and air brakes D-4 CATERPILLAR TRACTOR WITH DOZER TERMS: Cash—or See Your Banker GEORGE WRIGHT - Owner COL WALLY O'CONNELL and MAX WANSER, Auctioneers STATE BANK OF EWING, Clerk • •• I, High school track records in Bur well fell almost as fast as frenzied officials could look them up. Eight old Wrangler Relay marks were bettered as 37 Nebraska teams stretched their tendons for I the first time of the 1959 season. Harry Tomlinson, a St. Mary's Academy senior, won the shot put with a heave of 50 feet and 10 in ches. Columbus won the relays this year with a mark of 74 points. Bro ken Bow was second with 34 and Burwell, third, with 30. Here is a complete rundown of events and the first places with the official times: 1. Distance medley—Burwell, first with a time of 11:48. Richard Foust of St. Joseph's of Atkinson ran the mile portion of the re lay in 4:47; St. Joe, second; Ord, Third; Bassett, Fourth. 2. 280 yard high hurdle relay— Burwell, first with a winning time of 39:4 breaking the old record of 40:3; Ravenna, second; St. Mary's Academy, third; O’Neill, fourth. 3. 440 yard relay —Columbus with a winning time of 45:8 break ing old time of 40:8; St. Mary’s Academy, second; Broken Bow, third. 4. Two mile relay—Columbus first with 8:59 breaking old record time of 8:59 and 3/10; Ravenna, second; Ord, third. 5. 480 yard low hurdles, Colum bus first with winning time of 57:9 breaking old record of 60:1; Ra venna, second; Ord, third; lay lor, fourth; O’Neill fifth. 6. Mile relay—Columbus first with winning time of 3:36 breaking old time of 3:41; Ravenna, second; Ord, third; Taylor, fourth; O’Neill, fifth. — - _11_ f ret I. oypiuii iuwuv/ ---* — (no official time available.) 8. 880 yard relay—Columbus first with time of 1:34 breaking old record of 1:38. St. Mary’s Academy was disqualified in this one for going out of the exchange zone. 9. High jump—Bob Eby, of O’Neill High tied for first place with Humphry of Mullen -5 feet 8 inches. 10. Pole Vault—Bill Martin of Ord broke the existing track re cord in Burwell with a leap of 11 feet and 6 inches. The old record was 11 feet and 7/8 inch. II. Shot put—Larry Tomlinson of St. Mary’s Academy put the 12 pound shot 50 feet and 10 inches to take first place. 12. Broad Jump-Dick Goc of Columbus jumped 20 feet and 11 inches for first place. Larry Oet ter of O’Neill high jumped 20 feet for second place. 13. Discus—Devish of Broken Bow threw the discus 145 feet and 11 inches for a new record break ing the old one of 141 and 5 inches. Tomlinson of St. Mary’s also broke the record at 141 and came in se cond. Here is the way the teams placed: Columbus, 74; Broken Bow 34; Burwell, 30; Ravenna, 22 9/14 Ord, 22 6/14; St. Mary’s 19; O’Neill, 15 1/2; Taylor, 11; Mullen, 10 1/2; Aurora, 9; St. Joe, 6; Bassett, 5; Fullerton, 4; Stuart, 4; Spaulding, 3; Loup City, 2 and Erichson 3/14. The remaining 16 teams failed to score. ____ BOWLING RESULTS: streamline W L Splits ______29 10 Page Oilers __22% 16% Methodist Men —--22 17 Farmers Store-20 19 Legion Blue --18 21 Heuiz 57 --- 17 22 Pepper Uppers-14 25 Fehrs TracL & Equipt. 13% 25% HIG—Lloyd Waldo, Splits, 215. HIS—Frank Polacek, Page Oil ers, 554. HTG—Splis, 874. HTS -Splits, 2424. booster W L Caterpillars --—-57 30 Ten Pin Lanes -52 35 Dick’s Bar ---—--j5 42 Town House- 45 42 J. M. McDonald- 43 44 Nite Owls -- 39 48 Hunt’s Plumbing- 35 52 Pin Pals - 32 55 HIG - Dona Harmon, Ten Pin Lanes, 176. HIS—Dona Harmon, Ten Pin Lanes, 518. HTG Caterpillar, 734. HTS—Ten Pin Lanes, 2007. WARBLERS W L Wrens ----—16 8 Meadow Larks---13% 10% Blue Birds _—-12% 11% Canarys___11% 12% Jays---10 14 Robins _8% 15% HIG—Dona Harmon, Meadow Larks 189. HIS—Harriet McKamy, Meadow Larks, 469. HTG—Meadow Larks, 718. HTS—Meadow Larks, 1997. VARSITY W L Orchard Legion_. 26 13 Tomlinson's Winning Toss Here is a powerful and winning heave of the 12 pound shot hy Ijvrry Tomlinson at fhe Wrangler Relays in Kurwell. Tomlinson put the shot 30 feet and II Inches to win first place for St. Mary’s in that event. Coach Don Tcmplemeyer had high praise for Tomlinson at the meet when he said: “l4irry ha* never been in shot put competition but wliat he has not bettered his own record by at least a foot. He is one of the finest competitors that I have seen or worked with.” Tomlinson also came In second In the discus with a 141 foot toss. The Frontier Photo. St. Mary's and O'Neill Both Hot; Compete Against 37 State Teams A Record Breaking Vault One of the finest personal performances turned In at the Burwell relays was caught by The Frontier photographer when he recorded a record breaking pole vault by Bill Martin of Ord. Bill soared over the bar placed at 11 feet, B Inches. He broke the existing Burwell track record of J1 feet and 7/8ths of an Inch. The Frontier Photo. O’Neill Cleaners _ 25 14 Drayton Elevator _ 21 Vi 17 Vi Bright's Store _19 20 Legion Gold .—. 18 21 Old Home Bread.. 18 21 Johnson Jewelry __16 23 Coast-to-Coast 12 Vi 26 Vi HIG—Gordon Drayton, Drayton Elevator, 220. HIS—Vem Gorgen, O’Neill Clean ers 547. ilTG—^O’Neill Cleaners, 919. HTS—O’Neill Cleaners, 2567. ROUNDUP W I. Ye Olde Farmers 57 36 Haymakers _53 Vi 39 Vi Dick's Bar 51 42 New Outlaw ... 49 Vi 43 Vi Bazelman Service 46 47 K of C Red . 46 47 Prouty Bros. .. 34Vi 58Vi Shelhamer Oil 34Vi 58Vi HIG—Fritz Gilg, K of C Red. 202. HIS Dwight Philbriek, New Out law, 546. HTG—Dick’s Bar, 814. HTS—K of C Red, 2359. STRIKETTES W L Candy Bill’s Cafe_ 54 33 Pinkerman’s TV_ 49 38 O’Neill Auto Supply 44% 42% Rollettes ____43% 43% Chambers Chix 43% 44% Melcina’s Powd. Puffs 42 44 Pin Quins _ 39 48 Hardings Creamery 33% 53% HIG — Margie Polacek, Candy Bill’s Cafe, 179. HIS—JoAnn Wecker (sub.), Mel cina’s Powder Puffs, 474. HTG Candy Bill's Cafe, 716. HTS Candy Bill’s Cafe, 1839. CHAMPS W L Gas House Gang 55% 31% Meadow Gold 48 39 Court House 47 40 Harding Creamery .. 43 44 Hoth u Neill nigh school track teams and individuals were 00 their toes at the Wrangler He lays in Burwell as two individual first places and two second places were taken. St. Mary’s Academy led the class B teams and won a troplty for team effort. They came in sixth while O'Neill high came in seventh. (See complete team results on thj* page.) One of the finest displays of throwing the 12 pound shot was turned in by Larry Tomlinson, a St. Mary’s senior. Tomlinson threw the shot 50 feet and 10 inches (see picture) as a roar went up from the crowd. Tomlinson also came in second in the discus throw. Coach Don Templemeyer had high praise for Tomlinson when he said: “In competition, Larry has nev er yet thrown the shot but what he has beat his own mark by at least a foot. He is one of the fin est competitors I have ever seen.” Sharing first place individual honors was Bob Eby of O’Neill who tied for first place in the high jump with Humphry of Mullen. Larry Oetter of O’Neill Higb turned in a fine day at the broad jumping pits with a leap of feet to come in second. Dodds Oil _ 41 46 Ewing Conoco _ 40% 46% Post Office__ 39 48 Gambles _ 34 53 HIG—Willis Rockey, Ewing Ooo oco, 235. HIS—Willis Rockey, Ewing Qn» oco 5^1 HTG - Ewing Conoco, 819. HTS- Court House, 2274. BEEF W L Earley Oil Co. _..._ 53 31 New Deal Oil Co. 47 4Tt Page Oil Co. ___ 46 41 Lohaus Motors _ 42% 44% Wick’s Body Shop _ 42 45 Sam’s Bar__ 42 45 O’Neill Auto Sup. _ 39% 47% Foree Tire & Sup. _36 58 HIG—George Hansen, New Deal Oil Co., 238. HIS—George Hansen, New Deal Oil Co., 581. HTG- New Deal Oil Co., 891 HTS—New Deal Oil Co., 2601 CLASSIC W L K of C Green_ 57% 12% Legion Post 86 _ 57% 32% Dick’s Bar _ 51 39 Ideal Cleaners _ 46 44 Ten Pin I^anes 42 48 Fuller Gravel 41% 48% Fox Bros. Hay Co 37 53 Cudahy Hams 27% 62% HIG Merle Schleusener, Dick’s Bar, 199. HIS Merle Schleusener, Dick’s Bar, 535. HTG Dick’s Bar, 811. HTS K of C Green, 2244. Phone Your News To The Frontier—
