Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Langemeier are newcomers to O'Neill. They
moved here in June from Wayne.
Mr. Langemeier is the territory manager for Nutrena Mills His
territory includes nine counties. Mary, his wife, will be one of the
kindergarten teachers this year at the O'Neill public school
The I^angemeiers were married the same week they graduated
from the University of Nebraska. Gerald was affiliated with Alpha
Gamma Rho fraternity and Toastmsters International. Mary was a
memlicr of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was an Ak-Sar-Ben
countess in 1954.
Mr. Langemeier was assistant county agent at Wayne until he
went into the army. He spent one and a half years in Germany. His
wife taught in the' school for children of American service personnel.
The couple returned to Wayne following his discharge from the
service. He was then associated with Nutrena Mills. Mr. Lange
meier's father is a cattle feeder near Wahoo. Mrs- Langemeier’s
father, Guy Ludi, and brothers, Tom and Derrel, are publishers of
the Wahoo newspaper. Tom Ludi is also mayor of Wahoo.
Gerald is a member of the Masonic lodge and Mary is an Eastern
Star. They are members of the Methodist church and the O’Neill
Country club.
Five Automoblie Mishaps Reported
In O'Neill Area During Past Week
rive accidents were reported
to authorities this week.
A two-car accident was re
ported at 1,'wing on Tuesday at
4:10 p.m. Cathryn M. Rother
ham, 23, of Ewing driving a car
owned by the Lundquist Chevro
let Co., of Neligh and Kathryn E
Cleveland of Orrh'rd c’l'ided at
the intersection by the Methodist
church.
Damage to the Rotherham
car was estimated at $50.00
and $100.00 damage to the
Cleveland car. Dean Cleveland,
14, fell into the shifting lover
and was taken to Neligh for
examination. No report on his
condition has been made.
Ralph E. Brown of North Platte
driving a 1960 Volkswagon went
into a ditch and rolled over about
one and one-half miles north of
Atkinson on highway 11 around
5 p.m. Sunday. No one was in
jired but the car was a total
loss. Eugene llastreiter investi
gator both accidents
Robert L. Gude reports a one
car accident on highway 281
about fifteen miles north of O'
Neill Saturday evening between
10 p.m. and midnight. Milton E.
Ballard left the highway on the
west side and rolled his car.
Patrolman Gude arrived on the
scene at 12:20 Sunday morning.
Ballard was taken to St. An
thony’s hospital and released the
next day. The car was a com
plete loss.
Two accidents in O’Neill were
reported by Rob White. Eldon
White of O'Neill and Theodore B.
McNul of Burlington, la., were
in collision on Douglas street be
tween 7th and 8th at 12:22 a.m
July 24. Considerable damage
was done to both cars.
July 23 Dale Curran struck the
street sweeper on Douglas be
tween Third and Fourth streets.
Marcellus Schaaf was operator of
th» machine. Considerable dam
age was reported to the Curran
car.
Kennedy Rites
Held Wednesday
At Page Church
PAGE—Funeral services for
Warren Kennedy were held Wed
nesday at 2 p.m. at the Metho
dist church at Page with Rev.
Robert Linder officiating. Burial
was in the Page cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Allen of
Grand Island, Frank and War
ren Cronk, Charlie Wiseman, Ro
bert Wood and Donald Nissen
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stauffer
sang "The Old Rugged Cross,"
and "Beyond The Sunset," with
Mrs. Merwyn French jr., at the
organ.
Warren Wayne, son of Harley
and Veva Henderson Kennedy,
was born at Page, January 19,
1924. He was a graduate of the
Page high school.
He was married to Miss Phyllis
Louden of Shenandoah, la. They
had one daughter, Sherry.
He was united in marriage to
Frances Rayburn of Page April
23, 1948. They have one daughter,
Scarlett.
Mr. Kennedy was employed as
a car salesman at Harvey, 111.,
a suburb of Chicago for the past
tea years
Survivors are his wife,, Fran
ces; two daughters, Sherry of
Las Vegas, Nev„ and Scarlett at
home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Kennedy of Page; two brot
her. Keith and Rodney of Page
and two sisters, Mrs. Juellen
Dixon of Grand Junction, Colo.,
and Becky Kennedy of Chicago.
Conservationists
Seek Entries
In Land Contest
The Supervisors of the Holt
Soil and Water Conservation Dis
trict plus a judging committee
will select three farms or
ranches to represent the District
in the Sioux City permanent ag
riculture contest.
Farms and ranches are select
ed on proper land use. This would
include use of terraces and
waterways, contour farming
where needed, farm-stead wind
breaks, tree planting, dams, di
versions, range seeding and
proper range use.
The qiaLity of the work done
and maintenance of the above
practices are also scored. The
amount of money spent in estab
lishing these practices will also
Ik? considered. Economic and
livestock adjustments made as u
result of the conservation plan
will score.
Anyone desiring to enter com
petition in the contest is urged to
clip the entry 'blank below and
mail it to the Soil and Water
Conservation District office, Post
Office Box 511, O’Neill, Nebras
ka
You may enter for yourself or
your neighbor.
NOMINATION BLANK
for Agriculture Contest
Name_
Address __
15 Boy Scouts
Finish Training
At Camp Cedars
Fifteen O’Neill Boy Scouts and
two of their leaders attended
Camp Cedars near Cedar Bluffs
last week. Larry Lieb, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Lieb, set a
knot tieing record of 15 seconds
for the camp. He broke the 1959
record and is the champion so
far this year*
The boys received training in
first aid, row boats, canoeing,
horse back riding, rifles, and
swimming. They were also shown
tribal ceremonies by a group of
Comanche Indians.
Six boys of the O’Neill group
passed their swimming merit
badges and one was successful in
completing the requirements for
a canoeing badge. All the boys
accomplished a great deal to
ward their badges, according to
Elroy Lieb.
Two things impressed leaders
and boys about the camp. They
had good food and no mosquitos.
Rev. John Hart, scoutmaster,
and Eldoy Lieb, assistant scout
master, were counselors at ihe
camp. Boys included Joe Mc
Leish, Larry Krugman, Billy Mc
Intosh, Marvin Dawes, John Mil
ler, Jim Humrich, Douglas Mc
Kinlay, Jerry Nickeson, Dick
Wray, Mike Wichman, Larry
Lieb, Kenny Lieb, David Neiman,
Dick Stuifbergen and Billy Artus.
Transportation was furnished
by Mrs William McIntosh. Mrs.
Joe McLeish, Marlin Wichman,
[»uis Wray, Edwin Krugman and
Roy Humrich.
■ Mrs. E. McIntosh
Services Held
At Page Church
PAGE Funeral services were
. held Wednesday at 2 p m. at the
I Wesleyan Methodist church for
Mrs Ernest McIntosh of Albion
Rev Mina Smith, pastor, officat
ed. Burial was made in the Page
cemetery.
* Pall bearers
were Donald and
Robert Nissen,
I larold and Ben
Asher, Roy Han
sen and William
Sorensen.
__ Sharon Elsber
ry and Donna
Smith sang "I Won't Have To
Cross Jordan Alone," "Going
Down The Valley,” and "Rock of
Ages.” Aletha Rutherford ac
companied them at the piano.
Mildred, daughter of Roy and
Daisy Cronk Wilson, was bom
at the family home northeast of
Page April 29, 1913. She was a
1931 graduate of the Page high
school.
She was united in marriage to
Ernest McIntosh July 18, 1942, at
Neligh To this union two children
were bom.
The McIntoshs lived in the Al
bion vicinity most of their mar
ried life.
Mildred had been seriously ill
for more than a year and died of
cancer following a week's hos
pitalization at St. Anthony's hos
pital July 23.
Survivors include: Husband—
Ernest; one son—Dale 5, both of
Albion; her father and two sisters
Mrs George (Lily) Clasey and
Mrs. John (Frances) Sorensen,
all of Page and one brother—
Floyd Wilson of O’Neill.
She was preceded in death by
her mother, September 28, 1959,
and a daughter died in infancy.
Lynch Services
For Mrs. Harris
LYNCH Mrs. Florence Rose
Harris, 55, died July 21 at Haw
thorne, Calif. She had been visit
ing there with her daughter and
family.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 10 a m. at the First
Methodist church with Rev. M.
H. Budensiek of Spencer officiat
ing. Burial was in the Union1
cemetery at Spencer with the
Jones Funeral home in charge.
Loren Pinkerman was soloist
Mrs. Carl Weeder was accomp
anist.
Pallbearers were: Harry Mul
hair, Edward Hoffman, Lewis
Nelson, Richard Ducker, Carl j
Weeder and Kenneth McMeen.
The late Mrs. Harris was bom j
February 9, 1905 at Spencer a j
daughter of Ole P. and Emma1
Nelson Froseth. She spent most
of her life in the community. She
was a former teacher in the
Lynch public school.
Survivors include: Son -Gene
R. of Rapid City, S. D.; daugh
ters Mrs. Dean (Bonnie) Oberle
of Sioux Falls, S. D, and Mrs.
Stanley (Lorene) Pickering of
Englewood, Calif., and five grand-,
children. Also a brother—Hilbert
Froseth of Corona, Calif.
Samples Funeral
Held July 13
In Atkinson
ATKINSON—Funeral services
were held Wednesday, July 13, at j
nine o’clock at St. Joseph’s Catho
lic church at Atkinson for Mrs.
Frank Samples. Rev. R. J. Parr
officiated at the requiem mass.
Burial was made in St- Joseph’s
cemetery.
A rosary was recited Tuesday
evening at 8:00 at the Seger
Funeral home.
Pallbearers were Wallace O’
Connell, Joseph Judge, John Os
borne, 'Tom Malloy, Tom Welsh
and Herman McDaniels.
Julia Rose, daughter of Wil
liam and Julia Kane Corrigan,
was born July 1, 1885 at Atkinson
where she grew to womanhood
and received her education. Julia
taught in the rural schools near
home and at Loup City near
Taylor where she also filed on a
homestead.
one wds uriuea in marriage
with Frank Samples June 23, 1920
at Emmet and they made their
home on a farm 2% miles south
east of Atkinson. Mr. Samples
was a World War I veteran.
Following the death of her
husband in 1928 she moved to the
Corrigan home place until she
retired to Atkinson in 1945.
Failing health influenced her
decision to make her home with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Corrigan in Atkin
son for several years prior to
her death, July 18 at Atkinson
Memorial hospital.
One brother, Pat Corrigan of
Atkinson is her sole survivor.
Four sisters, Kathryn Corrigan,
Mrs- Sarah Parkins and two in
fant sisters and a brother, Cor
nelius, preceded her in death, i
also a half brother, Edward Mul
len and a half-sister, Mrs. Mary
Mullen Bathke.
Mrs. Samples was a member
of Catholic Daughter Court St. I
Michael of O’Neill.
Carl M. Nygren
Funeral Wednesday
At Bristow Church
B R I S T O W—Funeral services
for Carl M. Nygren, 75, a farmer
living four miles north of Bristow,
were conducted Wednesday at
10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran
church. Rev. Orville Olson of
ficiated. Interment was in the
Trinity Lutheran cemetery under
the direction of the Jones Funeral
home of Spencer.
Mr. Nygren died Sunday in
Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch.
Pallbearers were: Wallace
Fredrickson, Vernon Johnson,
Marvin Peterson, Lester Pearson,
Morris Hagberg and Algot Sand
aerg
The late Carl M. Nygren was
horn December 12, 1884 at Oak
land, a son of Andrew -and Matil
da NTygren. He came to Boyd
county with his parents as child.
On April 7, 1915 he was united
in marriage to Miss Minnie Lond
borg and they became the par
ents of two sons. Mr. Nygren had
iM'en a farmer all of his life.
Survivors include r Wife, Min
nie; sons Laurence of Bristow
and Vincent of San Francisco,
Calif.; grandson Mike of San
Francisco, Calif.
Also brothers- Arthur of Salem,
Ore., and Arthur of Los Angeles,
Calif., and sisters Mrs. Minnie
Tobey and Mrs. Ruth Shelton,
both of Los Angeles.
Janette Noffke Enters
Colorado Sisters Order
Janette Noffke; daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Noffke of
Ewing, was received into the
Order of Saint Francis of Pen
ance and Christian Charity at a
10 am. ceremony Saturday at
Guardian Angel church at Den
ver, Colo. Her name in religion
is Sister Sharon Marie.
Relatives and friends attending
the service were: Mrs. Frank
Noffke and son, Larry, Mrs
Francis Heumesser, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Bartak, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Funk and family, all of
Ewing, Mrs. Harold Gragert and
Joetta of Creigrton, Mr. and Mrs.
James Rotherham of Fort Col
lins, Colo., Jack Bartak and
Janet Meuller of Denver, Colo.
1/000 Mile Chadron-Chicago Horse
Race Re-enacted In O'Neill Friday
Chadron horsemen will be in
O'Neill Friday morning re-enact
ing the famous 1,000 mile horse
race run in 1893 from Chadron to
Chicago
The race is run in comfort this
time, however, as the horsemen
will only ride their horses
through the towns along the
route. Trucks will carry the
horses and riders between towns.
According to Howard Manson.
Chamber of Commerce secre
tary, the men will stop in O'Neill
for dinner after they ride through
town.
Manson said that he hoped a
good crowd will be on hand to
welcome the men.
They will also ride through
Stuart, Atkinson and Inman dur
ing the day.
Joseph A. Diez
Funeral at Verdigre
VERDIGRE- -Funeral services
were held Tuesday. July 26 at
the ZCBJ Hall at Verdigre at 2
p.m. for Joseph A Diez, 86. who
died July 22 at the Antelope
Memorial hospital at Neligh fol
lowing an eight day illness.
Rev. David T. Gustafson, pas
tor of the Verdigre and Creigh
ton Methodist churches, was in
charge of the service. Burial was
made in Riverside cemetery.
Mr. I>iez is a native of Knox
county, haying lived on their
farm If miles west of Verdigre
over three quarters of a century
Mr. Diez is survived by his
wife, one son, Harold of Verdigre
and one daughter, Mrs. Nathan
Highes. of Long Mont. Colo.
County Nets $192.10
From Slot Machines
A total of $192.10 was removed
from the three slot machines
confiscated in the raid on the
Ewing American Legion club in
June. The money was turned over
to Ed Hancock, Holt County trea
surer. by Sheriff Leo Tomjaek
Wednesday afternoon.
Eighty-four dollars and ten
cents was the amount found in
the 5c and 10c machines and $108
was taken from the 15c machine
The money will go into the school
fund.
Elected President
Mrs. Louis Siebert of Atkinson
was elected vice president of the
Holt County Extension Council at
a recent council meeting. She re
places Mrs. Joe Roeke who
moved to Seottsbluff
Mrs Fred Roberts of Atkinson,
Mrs Dale Stauffer of -Page and
Mrs G. If. Grimes of Chambers
wen* chosen as delegates to the
state council meeting in McCook
Septemlier 20, 21 and 22. Mrs.
Gene Zimmerman of Ewing was
named first alternate. Mrs. J, U
1’ruden of Ewing and Mrs.
Catherine Indra will also attend
AT THE
COURTHOUSE
COt YTY tXH'HT—
State vs. Gene R Alloway of
Burwell, night speeding, fined $10
and $4 costs; officer— R L. Guile,
July 21.
State vs. Henry L. Nohava of
Omaha, night speeding, fined $!5
and W Costs; officer E. M Has
treiter, July 25.
State vs. Billy G. Summerlin
of Casper, Wyo., 1. overweight
on interior group of 4 axles 2.
overweight on tandem axle, fin
ed 1. $80 2. $60 and $4 costs; of
ficer—Gifford L. Kizziro, July 25.
State vs. Catherine O’Shea of
San Francisco, Calif., night speed
ing, fined $10 and $4 costs; of
ficer E. M. Hastreiter. July 25.
State vs. Michael Spitzenberger
of O’Neill, speeding in city limits,
fined $10 and $4 costs; officer—
Robert J. White. July 25.
State vs. Michael Spitzenberger
of O’Neill, reckless driving, sus
pension of license fee A) days,
sheriff's fee $! and $4 costs,
H D Gikferslce*e, Nov 13 1959,
State vs Jerry L, Smith ,j
O'Neill, reckless driving, fined
$25 and $4 costs; officer E M
Hastreiter, July 25.
State vs. Vincent Arthur Kel
ley of Sioux City, la , day speed
ing. fined *25 ami *4 costs, of
fleer—R. L, Gfde, July 26.
State vs. Eva J. Butterfield of
O'Neill, no driver's license, fined
*5 ami *4 oasts; officer -E M
Hastreiter, July 26.
State vs. Edward T. Wall of
Valentine, no driver’s license,
fines! *5 and $ ' costs; officer—
E M Hastreiter. July 26.
Stale vs Bernard Kier of Yank
ton, S. D, no reciprocity, fined
$13 and $4 costs; officer—Clifford
L. Kuiire, July 27
State vs. Carl L Kamphaus of
O'Neill, night speeding, fined $25
and $4 costs; officer R. L. Guile,
July 27.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Kenneth Loyd Reiner, 21, Zap,
N. D ami Miss Darlene Verna
Harley, 19, Chambers, July 23.
Funeral at Verdigre
For Mrs. Antonia Hirsch
VERDIGRE Funeral services
were held Friday, July 22 at the
ZCllJ Hall in Verdigre for Mrs.
Antonia Hirsch, 83 year old Knox
county pioneer who died Tues
day. July 19 at a Creighton Rest
1 lome
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