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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1960)
Fourteen Page* THr. IHTK hi h* pnv. In Two Sections nsursday is to r*o T Friday 17 St' 4H T Saturday IS SI SS 11 S ind i\ i*i S3 is 7 04 Monday .V 87 HO 1 35 "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Wednesday 22 83 4S Volume 80—Number 9 O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 23, 1960 Seven Cents Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Ilnhhard . . . wed 50 years H. W. Hubbards Feted On Goiden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. II W Hubbard observed their fiftieth wedding an niversary with an o|n’ii house at their home in Chambers Sunday, June 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. Over 100 guests signed the guest book. A large bouquet of gold chrysanthemums were presented by the brothers and sisters. Assisting in various ways were friends of their younger days, Mrs. Hattie Tibbets, Mrs G II Grimes, Mrs James Grimes. Mis Gladys Ovlord and Mrs Herman Holeomh. Mrs A I! Hubbard, Mrs Steve Shnvlik and Mis C. W Porter served cake and sandwiches. .Mrs, Edwin Hubbard and Mrs, l M Eason poured coffee and served punch. Hiram Huhlmrd and Loa Porter were married June 19. 1910 at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. ( Ed Porter in Chambers by Rev. William Green, pastor of the Methodist church. Only immediate, members of the families were pro-1 sent. Chauneey Porter of O'Neill, brother of Mrs. Hubbard, was the only one present Sunday who at tended the wedding titty years ago. The Hubbards have made then home at Chambers all their mar ried life. The are (lie parents of i one daughter, Mrs. C. M. (Zethai j Eason of O'Neill and one son, Edwin of Chambers. They have; one grandson, Ricky Hubbard of Chambers. Out-of-town guests were Mr. anti ! Mrs. Frank Huston of Sedro Woo ley. Wash., Mr and Mrs Charles Fleck, jr., of Loretta, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Adams of Atkinson and several from O'Neill. Two Accidents Reported For O'Neill Region Two accidents were investigated by Patrolman Eugene Hastreiter j during the past week On Sunday morning a car driven [ by Virgil El Wilson, 17, of Mullen overturned one mile south and one j half mile west of Atkinson. He ap-! parently lost control of the auto ’ and it rollt-d into the north ditch. The machine was a total loss. Donald F. (Irelg, 18, of Stuart, a passenger In thr auto was tak en to the Atkinson hospital with head Injuries. His sister, Judy, j 14, also of Stuart suffered a (trusted shoulder and hack injur ies. Another accident occured west of Emmet on US 20 Sunday eve ning during the rain storm. A car driven by iHwglas S. Cobb, 18, of Stuart collided with the rear end of a stock car being towed behind another car. Driver of the first auto was Donald B. Edwards, 21, of Spencer. Approximately $200 damage was done to the Cobb ve hicle and only slight damage was dime to the stock car. Youth Unconscious After Accident In Lincoln May 31 PACK Steve, 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs I tick Wood of Lin coln and grandson of Mr and Mrs. R. 1>. Copes of Rage, is going into his fourth week of unconsciousness, following a concussion suffered in a bicycle accident within the school /one when a car driven by one of the school mothers struck his bicycle and threw him onto the curb The accident occured May 31. Tin* Wood family arc former O' Neill and Page residents. Steve has •wo sisters, Barbara and Christie and a brother, Mike. Awarded Certificates Newt Mullendnre and Neil Marsh field have been awarded special certificates of merit by the Winona School of Photography. Willing Workers Named Winners Of $75 Prize The annual O'Neill Rodeo parade was held Friday with $200 in prizes for non-profit organizations. A traveling trophy was awarded to the M & M Bakery for the best com mercial entry. The Willing Worker's 4-H club of O'Neill won the first prize of $75. Second prize of $50 went to the O' Neill Cub Scouts. $25 for each of the next three winners went to the Red Bird Lucky Clover 4-H club, third prize; Gratton 4-H, fourth prize and the O'Neill Happy Heljv ers 4-H club, fifth prize. The O'Neill Chamber of Com-| merce furnished the prizes and the O’Neill Lion's Club sponsored the narade and the trophy. The trophy ! w ill he awarded permanently to the commercial firm winning it three times. O'Neill's mayor Dewey Schaffer and D'igh Reynoldson, president of the O'Neill Rodeo association led the parade on horseback. Also participating in the parade were the American Legion Simon son [>ost 95 colors, the O'Neill band, rodeo and miscellanous riders and army recruiters. Other entries in the parade were the Town House. I Standard Station, Devoy's Rexall drug, Gambles, R.E.A., Pinker man's TV. Boat club, K & M Cafe, Rartlett 4-H riders. Coast to Coast, J. M. McDonald, Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas, Safeway, Ben Franklin, New Outlaw, Veter ans of Foreign Wars and A. Marcel us Chevrolet. Other parade pictures will be found on another page of this week’s issue of the Frontier. PI-,.. j The Willing Workers i II club of O'Neill won first prize In the annual rotleo parade with their entry In the non profit division. A cheek for $7.V was presented to the club by the O’Neill Lions club, who award ed some $200 In prizes to the top five floats. th* noimzi photo aho ehsbav.nc A. G. Johnsons Hold Open House For Anniversary Mr. ami Mrs A. G. Johnson of Stuart observed their golden wedd ing anniversary Sunday. June 19 The celebration !>egan with a family dinner at the city auditori um The couple's attendants. Mrs Rose Hovey and Mr Cecil Rad el ff, and Sirs Elvera Smith who played the wedding march, were present for the observance. An open house was held from 2 to 5 p.m The three tier wedding cake was baked and decorated by Mrs. Henry Stalacker of Naper. After the couple had cut the first '• • ee of cake the oldest daughter. Mrs. Laurence Nagel cut and served the cake Carolyn Van Every and Verna Fisher, grand laughti 1 s of the couple, were in charge of the gifts. Mrs. Frit/ Kurile registered the guests Mr. and Mrs. A G. Johnson spent thirty-six years of their mar ried life on a farm five miles west of Stuart. The past fourteen years they have lived in Stuart. They have | one son, Raymond and five daugh t rs: Bertha, Fern, Mildred, Ethel and Delores, twelve grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. Ten Inch Rain Hifs Community Ewing—Rainfall in the Ewing community was recorded in var ious amounts Sunday evening rang ing from an inch and one half td up to 10 inches, Strong winds and hail accompanied the rain in some •*P t-. Nearly all small streams were running bankfull with some over flow m the low places. One bridge j on Cache Creek was washed t ut | and damage was d ne to r ail m other places Bobby Krutz Fund Started at Orchard ■I 11*1 twu weeks ago litlJe Bob by Krutz, five year old son id Mr. and Mr* Kr«d Krulv of Or i chard, lost his left leg in a trac tor-powered mower accident. Bobby is home now from the Ttlden hospital and getting along a* well as ran be expected. How ever a long period of conveles cenee and an even longer |»eriod of becoming adjusted to his handi cap await the little boy. \ fund has been established for Bobby krutz, and anyone In terested ill giving ;o me Bobby Krutz fund may leave their con tributions at the flank of Orchard or at Drayton's Elevator. Walters Funeral Held Wednesday Funeral services fur Mrs. John Walter, t>8, were conducted Wednes day at 2 p in. at the I’nited Pres byterian church in Ewing with pastor Dr. W. II Ross conducting the service Interment was in the Ewing cemetery east of town tnc I lie Maty Daniels Walter w :s .iorn January 13, 1892 at Clark son a daughter of John Daniels and Mary Jensen Daniels On November 12, 1912 she mar ried John Walter at St John's Catholic church south of Ewing. The couple became the parents of five children. They spent their entire i .tarried life in the community. Mrs Walter died Saturday in St Joseph’s hospital in Omaha follow ing a short illness. Survivors include: Husband, John; son Alvin of Grand Island; daughters Mrs. William iLavinaf Stamp of Inman, Gladys Walter. \\ is W alter and Mrs Dean Lichty, all of Omaha; sister Mrs. C. I> Walter of Chambers; brother Gus Daniels of Clearwater and seven grandchildren. Pete Hertford accepts the Lions Club trophy from President Ken Curren for the winning commercial float in the parade held last Friday in conjunction with the O’Neill Hodeo. Mr. Ileriford represents the M and M Bakery and Cafe. Stolen Car Reported A 1955 President hardtop Stude baker was stolen in O’Neill some time late Monday night. The own er of the car is Fred Heerman, who says the car disappeared with out a trace. The auto is two-tone with a pima red bottom and a black top. The license number is 36-2701. Langston Gets 2-3 Years For Hog Stealing Charles Langston was sentenced to from 2-3 years in the men's re formatory Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to hog stealing. District Judge D. R. Mounts sen tenced Langston. Carl Curtis To Speak at Dinner Senator Carl T. Curtis will be the featured speaker at the Holt County Republican Appreciation fund raising dinner on July 21 ac cording to J. G. Brewster, Stuart, chairman of the Holt County Republicans, Charles Thone, Lin coln, State Republican chairman, will accompany Senator Curtis. New officers of the Holt County Republicans are: Mrs. Ethel Cole, O'Neill, vice-chairman; Mrs. Opal Keating, Atkinson. secretary; Frank Cronk, Page, treasurer, and Cal Stewart, O'Neill, manpower chairman. Joins Shorthorn Assn. Jeanette Clemens, Amelia, has been awarded a junior membership in the American Shorthorn Associa tion. the oldest purebred livestock organization in America. m Gambling Devices, Liquor Seized In Ewing Legion Club Raid Tuesday ■I m r— ■ ■ 1; ... ... Kced Nelson, iils|iector for the State Liquor Commission is shown here with evidence ohtuinril from •he Kwing Legion Club Tuesday evening after a search warrant was issued by County Judge Louis IJei mer. Three pinball machines, two punchboards, lottery tickets, playing cards and a quanity of liquor were seized. Nelson and Deputy Sheriff, Jim .Mull n made the search. Bartlett Banker Sentenced To Penitentiary Clifford O. Bishop, 62, former | president of the Bartlett State i Bank, was sentenced to four to i six years in the penitentiary by District Judge William F. Manasil I of Burwell. Bishop was convicted May 28 of [ false entry and two counts of ern besslement in connection with ir regularities in the operation of the now defunct bank, which closed in April of 1958. He was sentenced to two years for the false entry charge and four to six years <>n each of the | two counts of embezzlement, j and also fined $10,000 on one em 1 bezzlement count, $5,000 on the J second and ordered to pay the costs of the suit. The sentences will run concurrently. Defense Attorney Merle McDer mott of Grand Island said the case will be appealed. Appeal bond was set at $10,000. A preliminary hearing was also held before Judge Manasil for Itishop, Walter Plugge and Walt er Lee Plugge, directors of the bank on charges of conspiring to defraud. The Plugges are fa ther and son. Darlene Johnson Home After Fall From Horse Miss Darlene Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Johnson wno live north of O'Neill, re turned home Sunday from the O’ Neill hospital. Miss Johnson and her cousin, Bet ty Bausch, were both thrown from a horse while riding in a pasture at the Johnson place last Wednes day. She was knocked unconscious and had cuts on the left side of her face. Miss Bausch also had facial brusies. The two girls wandered more than a mile in a severe storm that hit the area that night but finally got home. They were then taken to St. Anthony’s hospital. Sterling Bowers Named All-Around Cowboy One hundred cowboys and cow girls competed in the O'Neil! r deo Friday, Saturday and Sun day. Sterling Bowers of B"rw !1 was named the all around cowboy. Cowboys from Kansas, Nebraska, Arizona and South Dakota partici pated. Champion bare back rider was Dean Kinney of Ainsworth. Other champions were Howard Parker, Gordon, saddle bronc; Elver Lord, Valentine, calf rop ing ; Monte Elam, Brookvllle, Kan., steer wrestling: Byron Johnson, Brahama bull and Danni Whitaker, Chambers, ladies barrel racing. First place winners: Bare Back: first go round. Tuf (> Barent; second go round, Jim jvoboda. Saddle Bronc: first go round, toward Parker; second go round, Orville Gallins; third go round, Howard Parker. Calf roping: first go round, Monte Elam; second go round, Elver Lord. Steer wrestling: first go round, Monte Elam; second go round, l Sterling Bower. Brahama Bulls: first go round, Byron Johnson; second go round, Ronnie Cole. Ladies Barrel racing: first go round. Danni Whitaker; second go round, Monty Sorenson. Bartons to Celebrate Golden Wedding Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Barton o Creighton will observe their fiftietl wedding anniversary Sunday, Jum 26, at the Creighton municipa auditorium. They are former resi dents of Antelope county and o the Royal vicinity. Funeral Services For W. C. Bowden Held Saturday Funeral services were held Sat urday at 2:00 pin. at the Biglin Chapel for William Clyde Bow den who died of a lingering ill ness at St. Anthony’s hospital June 15. Rev Glenn Kennicott, pastor of the O’Neill Methodist church, officiated. Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. Pall bearers were : John Watson, Ben Grady. Archie Bright, Dale French, Woodrow Melena and George Janousek. Mrs. Grant Peacock was soloist She sang "Beautiful Isle of Some Fred Marconnit, r i Beats Don Bridge In Tournament Championship flight: Fred Mir eonnit, Norfolk, winner; Don I Bridge, Norfolk, runner up; and A. J. Jas/kowiak O’Neill, consola I tion. First flight: Tom I.iddy, O'Neill winner; Jim Snyder, Ainsworth, runner up and Boh Huston, Bassett, consolation. Second flight: Jim Clifton, Orch ard. winner; Wayne Mareellus, Bassett, runner up and Marvin Johnson, O’Neill, consolation. Third flight : Hied Snover, Ains worth. winner; Verne Reynoldson, O'Neill, runner up and Bob Kurt/, O’Neill, consolation. Fourth flight: 1 >on Ciodel, Winner. S. D., winner; Oscar Krohn, Neligh, runner up. and Bud Miller, Orch ard, consolation. Fifth flight Bill Nelson, O’Neill, winner; Fred Appleby, O'Neill, runner up and Gary Gillespie, con solation. Sixth glight: Glenn Butler, Bas set, winner; Mike Hammond, O' Neill, runner up and Mike Champ ion, O’Neill, consolation. Mate liquor commission inspoc *"i txe d . Mill and Ivputy Sheriff James Mullen raided the Ewing Amer can I cgum club Tuesday night. 1 luec slut machines, two punch Uiards. a |ar of lottery tickets, cards and iniker chips were eonfi seated along with the beet , whiskey and other alcoholic liquor found on the promises. •lake Itiiltor. the elutt m.lunger, was urrestisl and ehargisi nil thrtHi ennuis In ||,>ll 4 Vainly cum l ii ihIiiinIiii afternoon. He enleretl a plea ul giiiltx In each charge. Mr. Nelson ehnrgisl Butler with unlawful sale of alcoholic liquor without first obtaining a license I loll County attorney. William W tlritfin, tiled two charges of pro curing liquor for two minors and maintaining gaming devices as a common gambler I lie minors who pled guilty in court Wednesday to possession of alcoholic liquor were Uonald I, Tlioendel. 18, and Frank 1 Thoen del, hi. They admitted getting the I < er m the dull when they entered to buy fireworks Ronald was (mod $40 and $4 court costs and Frank was fined $25 and $1 costs Butler paid $150 for maintaining the gaming devices; $loo for pro curing the liquor for the Tlioendel I oy s and Sat) for unlawful sale w ilh out a lieenso for a total of $.400 and $12 court costs. William W. lirlffin also tiled a. complaint in Unit 4'utility 4 inn I Wednesday nftcl'ilnun against I I 4 lex claml. jr,, inr assisting anil perniiling .lake Ituller and oilier persons whose names are unknown, In keep and txhlliil gaming devices and an eslalt lisliiiient aim apparatus In win and gain iiinncy and oilier pro |W'i'(y of value, In xx it : llirce slut machines. The evidence of the raid was stored in the oiliee oi 1 Ii ill CVmiity Sherili I as> Tomjaek Wednesday afternoon. Nelson stated lie had entered the club early Tuesday evening and purchased a bottle of beer for .40 cents. After receiving his change and the beer lie asked to see the operating license. Butler was unable to produce one lie also observed the two minors drinking, lie returned to O'Neill for a war rant and he returned lo the club with Mr. Mullen and a! that time they searched the club and took tin' evidence into possession. Methodists List Pastoral Changes The Methodist listing of pastoral changes in tIn* Northeast district as made at the annual conference have been announced by interim Bishop Ivan D'o Holt as follows: Mrs. Charlotte Dillon, Di\on Cole ridge; Rev Robert D Linder, I’age Inman; Darrell Keck, l’ender Thurston; Rev. C. Edwin Anderson, Randolph-McLean; V R Daniels, Spencer-Bristow; Rev. John Miner!, Wiiusa-Magnef and Robert Hren ning, Wynot-Maskcll. By common consent and special arrangement. Rev. Duane Lwnz, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren church at Orchard will he pastor for the Methodist church at Royal. where", "The Old Rugged Cross” and “Abide With Me” Mrs. Reed Herley was organist. William Clyde, son of George and Adella Bowden, was born at the family home north of O’Neill Sept. 6, 1884, where he continued to live until he retired from the farm to O'Neill in 1928 At the time of his death he and his 97 year old mo ther were living in the home on East John St., which has been their home for the past 32 years. Mr. Boyden was custodian of the O’Neill National and First Na tional Banks and the O’Neill Coun try Club for the past 30 years. He never married. Survivors are: Mother—Mrs. Adella Bowden; two sister— Mrs. Andrew (Lillie) Wettlaufer, all of O'Neill. His father, five brothers: Chest er, Elvin, Guy, Harold and Merial and two sisters: Mrs. Curt (Ivy) Spelts and Mrs. Paul (Susie) Clos son, preceded him in death. Since his illness and death their mother is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. .Andrew Wettlaufer Out of town attend: nts at thr , funeral rites were: Mr and Mrs I Dale Closson and three children j of Seatt'e, Wash., Mr. and Mrs j Ronald Dodd of Lincoln and Gene Closson of Scuth Sioux City. Table Given A new picnic table was made an 1 presented o the city park by the O’Neill Odd Fellows Lodge last week. Fred .Marcounit and Don Bridge, both of Norfolk, walk „i| with top honors In the annual Dad's Day golf tourney at the O’Neill < ountry ( Iut* Monday. Marconntt won the championship flight and Don Bridge was runner up. A. I’. Jaszkow'lak was consolation winner. Ta* riorrni Hioto akd engraving