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__ Volume 81—Number 8 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 15, 1961 Seven Cents
O'Neill Youth
Injured in
Bike Accident
Robert Waldo, 11-year-old son
of Mrs. Bonnie Waldo, suffered
numerous scratches and contu
sions Wednesday noon when the
bicycle he was riding collided
•with an automobile on Highway
291 near th< .Jim Boyle farm
south of O’Neill.
Young Waldo is receiving medi
cal attention at St. Anthony’s hos
pital and will be kept there sev
eral days for further observation.
Mrs. Carrol Summerer, Ewing,
was driver of the auto and in
her report to the police, explain
ed that she saw Robert and two
other boys on their bicyles and
she tried to pass them.
She honked her horn and was
attempl ing to drive by when Ro
bert swerved his bicycle to the
left side of the road. Before she
could stop, the car struck the
rear wheel of the bike and Robert
was thrown to the ground beside
the highway.
C. J. Gatz Receives
Bachelor of Law Degree
Clinton J. Gatz was one of
three hundred students to receive
a degree at the Creighton Uni
versity commencement Wednes
day, June 7.
The son of C. J. Gatz, O'Neill,
Clinton was awarded a bachelor
of law degree. While at Creigh
ton he was a member of Delta
Theta Phi, national law fraterni
ty and active on the student bar
association. He is a 1950 graduate
of St. Mary’s Academy.
Edward E. Gatz also received
a degree at the Creighton Uni
versity commencement.
A nephew of C. J. Gatz, Ed
ward was awarded a bachelor of
science degree. While at Creigh
ton he was vice-president of Iota
Kappa Epsilon, sports fraternity,
and social chairman of the Inter
Fraternity Council. He is a 1955
graduate of O'Neill public high
school.
Open House Sunday
At Lynch Rectory
Open house at the new rectory
of Assumption BVM Catholic
church in Lynch is scheduled for
Sunday at 2-5 p.m., according to
an announcement from the Rev
erend Charles Kamber.
Coffee and cakes will be serv
ed either in the rectory or the
church basement.
Open house for neighboring
priests will be Tuesday, starting
with a supper at 5 p.m.
Holt Residents Buy
Randall Cottage Sites
Holt county and surrounding
area successful bidders for cot
tage sites on the North Bay area
of Fort Randall Reservoir have
been named by Col. Harry G.
Woodbury, jr., Omaha District of
Army Engineers.
Buyers are Donald E. Beck
with, Emmet, $125; Albert Nel
son, Bristow, $120; Kenneth W.
Coats, Stuart, $155; Arden Laur
sen. Orchard, $185; A. W. Car
roll, O’Neill,.$210; Dr. Rex Wil
son, O’Neill, $305; Virgil L.
Laursen, O’Neill, $300; Mrs. D.
H. Clauson, O’Neill, $325; War
ren R. Seger, Neligh, $160; D. E.
Seger, O’Neill, $160; Gordon D.
Johnson, O’Neill, $180; Carl F.
Nelson, Spencer, $255.
Don J. Cleveland, O’Neill, $160;
George L. Morlang, O’Neill, $160;
Ralph Beckwith, O’Neill, $125;
Billy Perry, O’Neill, $125, and
A. L. Wood, O’Neill, $125.
The lots average 90 by 100 feet.
Ministers Re-appointed
For AAefhodist Churches
The Rev. Glenn Kennicott has
been appointed as pastor of the
O’Neill and Emmet Methodist
churches for another year.
Also re-appointed was the Rev.
Robert Embree as district super
intendent.
These appointments were read
Friday at the Nebraska annual
conference of the Methodist
church held in Omaha.
Mr. a,mi Mrs. Henry Vequist ... on their 50th anniversary
Henry Vequists Honored
On Golden Anniversary
Two hundred relatives and
friends attended an open house
Sunday at the Christ Lutheran
church to offer their congratula
tions to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Vequist who were celebrating
their golden wedding anniver
sary.
Among those present for the
affair were their children, Capt.
Raymond Vequist and family of
Lafayette, Ind., where Capt.
Vequist is employed in the
aeronautics division of Purdue
University; Lyle Vequist and
family, who reside on the farm
ranch adjoining the parents home
place; Marven Donald Vequist,
who is employed by the Kewitt
Construction company in Oma
ha, and Mrs. Orville Morrow and
family, who live two miles north
of O’Neill on a farm.
Their grandchildren, Rita
Vequist and Betty Morrow helped
with the guest book, and Judy
Morrow and Deanna Vequist,
with the gift table. They also
served at the family dinner held
at noon, assisted by another
granddaughter, Janice Vequist.
Mrs. Lyle Vequist cut and served
the four-tier wedding cake
which was baked and decorated
by Mrs. Ralph Rees, Amelia.
Serving punch was Mrs. Ray
Vequist, and at the coffee service
was Mrs. Orville Morrow. Bou
quets of flowers for the table
were presented by Mrs. Vequist’s
brothers, John Turner and fami
ly. O'Neill, and Edward Turner
and family. Buhl. Ida.
Mr. Vequist’s brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Vequist of St. Joseph, Mo., and
his sister, Mrs. Anna Brown, O'
Neill were here for the occasion.
The day's activities opened with
church sendees where a sendee
of Thanksgivdng was held for the
Vequist family during morning
worship.
Mr. and Mrs. Vequist were
married June 8, 1911 in O'Neill
by County Judge C. J. Malone.
The ceremony was witnessed by
Miss Rose Grady and William J.
McNichols. Mrs. V e q u i s t’s
maiden name is Bertha A. Cole
man and her home was at Chel
sea, north of O'Neill, where a
wedding reception was held fol
lowing the ceremony. Henry re
sided at Eagle Mills, north of
O'Neill, before his marriage.
The couple spent the first sum
mer of married life in Montana
and following this settled on a
place west of Rock Falls. In 1935
they moved to their farm north
of O’Neill where they now reside.
A son, Floyd Henry, bom June
15. 1912, died in April. 1939 at
the age of 26 years.
Area Students
Graduate from
Nebraska U.
Nine hundred and fifteen stu
dents received bachelor and ad
vanced degrees Saturday morn
ing at the University of Nebras
ka’s 9<)th annual June commence
ment exercises.
Among the students were the
following from this area:
Bachelor of science in agricul
ture, David E. Armstrong, Clear
water, and Calvin E. McClurg,
Atkinson; bachelor of science in
home economics, Jeanette C. Os
borne, Atkinson, bache
lor of arts, Roland L. Herley,
Clearwater; doctor of dental
surgery, Kenneth F. Batenhorst,
Stuart.
Bachelor of science in agricul
tural engineering, Donald G.
Frickel, Atkinson; bachelor of
science in mechanical engineer
ing, Paul B. Fetrow, O'Neill;
bachelor of science in education,
Patricia Pollock Crosby, Ewing,
Wayne R. Purtzer, Atkinson, anti
Marilyn K. Terrill, Page.
Janousek Named
K C Grand Knight
George Janousek was elected
grand knight of the Knights of
Columbus at a meeting held
Thursday evening.
Other new officers are as fol
lows: Robert Clements, deputy
grand knight; George Peter,
chancellor; Oliver Ross, warden,
Norman Gonderinger, advocate;
Andrew Ramold, treasurer;
James Mullen, recorder; Wil
liam Mattern, trustee, Rynold
Cimlel, outside guard, and Frank
Sullivan, inside guard.
Installation of officers will be
held in July.
Rites Held for
Thomas Morgan
At Atkinson
ATKINSON — Funeral services
were held June 7 in St. Joseph's
church at Atkinson for Thomas
Morgan, 88, long-time resident of
Holt county who died June 5 at
the Hoffmeister Rest home in
Genoa where he had lived the
past three months.
The Rev. R. J. Parr officiated
at the rites. Burial was in St. Jo
seph’s cemetery.
Thomas Morgan was born at
Roscommon, Ireland October 26,
1872 to John and Catherine Fallon
Morgan. When the family came to
the United States they first set
tled in Boston, Mass., then in 1887
moved to a place near Inman.
From 1894 to 1901 the family lived
on a ranch south of Atkinson and
after that resided on a farm five
miles west of Atkinson which has
since been the Morgan home
place.
Survivors are a sister, Bea Mor
gan, Atkinson, and three bro
thers, William P., Atkinson, Jo
seph, Phoenix, Ariz., and Peter,
O’Neill.
Pallbearers were J. R. Matou
sek, Ed Kramer, Tom Troshyn
ski, A. G. Miller, Peter Ramold
and Pete Gonderinger.
Two Receive
Degrees from
Medical School
Commencement execises for
the University of Nebraska Col
lege of Medicine and School of
Nursing were held Sunday after
noon in the Omaha Civic Audi
torium Music Hall at which time
130 new graduates received de
grees.
Among this number were two
from this‘area: Connie Bethene
Funk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymer L. Funk, Atkinson, wno
received her bachelor of science
in nursing degree, and A. Dean
Gilg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Gilg, Newport, who received a
doctor of medicine degree.
Services Held for
Harrison Evans, 76
VENUS — Funeral services
were held Tuesday at the Plain
view funeral chapel for Harrison
Evans, 76, Venus, who died Fri
day afternoon.
Burial was at the Orchard
cemetery.
Mr. Evans had not been well
for sometime but was able to be
about at his home north of Venus,
prior to his death.
He is survived by his mother,
four daughters, one son, two
brothers and one sister.
Rundquists Planning
Open House Sunday
ROYi^L — Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Rundquist will be honored at an
open house observance at their
home in Royal Sunday from 2:30
to 5 p.m.
The affair is being arranged
by their daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Thomsen, assisted by a daughter
in-law. Mrs. Veryl Rundquist.
A dinner will be served for
relatives at the Thomsen home.
A short program will be pre
sented at 3 p.m. when a grand
daughter will model Mrs. Rund
quist’s wedding dress.
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Mrs. Jesta Critchlow . visiting in O’Neill
Holt Pioneer
Visits O'Neill
Mrs. Jesta Critchlow. 92, for
merly of O’Neill and now of
Bloomington, Wis., is home again
in O’Neill looking over the
countryside, the town and renew
ing acquaintances here.
She arrived with her son, Al
fred, and granddaughter, Mrs.
Dorothea Shanks, also of
Bloomington. Monday and they
are staying at the home of her
nephew, L. A. Ott and Mrs. Ott.
Also here are Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Roberts of Albuquerque,
N. Mex., former O’Neill resi
dents. Mrs. Roberts is a niece of
Mrs. Critchlow.
"Aunt” Jesta, the former Jesta
Ott, resided on a farm on Eagle
Creek before her marriage. Her
husband Frank Critchlow came
here from Wisconsin to home
stead near the Steve Hicks home
place on Red Bird Creek. Before
their marriage May 27. 1889 she
well remembers the rides with
Frank in a wagon hauled by two
oxen. Frank and Jesta left here
during the drouth, in 1894 when
they moved to Wisconsin. He
died December 30, 1934.
Her memories are bright and
clear of early O’Neill days and
she wells remembers the bliz
zard here when her father, Alo
way Ott, was caught in the storm
on the prairie tending cattle when
the storm struck. He found
shelter in a minister’s house and
was forced to remain overnight
with no means of notifying his
family of his safety.
“Aunt” Jesta wall be here until
Friday and it would be a
pleasant experience for her if
old acquaintances could manage
to call on her at the Ott home
before her return to Wisconsin.
Donna Garwood to Sail
For Nigeria June 18
AMELIA — The Rev. Mr. Wolf
has received word from Donna
Garwood, informing him that she
would not be able to sail for
Nigeria until June 18.
She expected to sail from New
York June 9 but her plans were
delayed. Miss Garwood planned
to attend Titcombe college in
Egbu, Nigeria to learn the
language before going to the
Sudan Interior Mission in Africa.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Garwood, accompanied her
to New York.
Sam Watson Named
Blue Key President
INMAN — Sam Watson was re
cently elected president of the
Blue Key, national honorary
fraternity for college juniors and
seniors at Wesleyan University.
At baccalaureate and com
mencement exercises last week.
Watson led the seniors in the
processional due to his presi
dency.
William Ware to Join
A and M Shoe Store
Archie E. Bowen announced
this week that his son-in-law,
William A. Ware, wall be as
sociated with him in business at
his A & M Shoe store in O’Neill,
after July 1.
Mr. Bowen will leave Saturday
for Grand Island where he will
board a train for Denver and
from there will tavel by jet plane
to Los Angeles. Mr. Bowen will
visit Mr. and Mrs. Ware and
family at Whittier, Calif., and
at the end of the month will
assist his daughter in driving
their car to O’Neill, while Mr.
Ware accompanies the household
goods.
S S Representative
To Be in O'Neill
Gail Robart, field representa
tive of the Norfolk Social Securi
ty office, will be in the Assembly
room in the basement of the
courthouse in O’Neill Wednesday.
Holt Countians Give
$4,139 to Dimes Drive
Holt county contributed
$4,139.59 to the 1961 March of
Dimes, according to a report by
State Chairman, Ted R. Hughes,
Seward.
Mrs. Robert Martens, Atkinson,
was county chairman during the
drive.
A total of $296,412.92 was do
nated by the State of Nebraska.
Holt Youths
Take Part in
H. S. Rodeo
Holt county was very well re
presented at the Nebraska State
High School Rodeo this year. The
contestants from Holt- county
came home with more than their
;are of prizes.
A St. Mary’s senior, Bob
Murphy, won the championship
in the saddle bronc riding. He
received a trophy buckle and
jacket for first. He is the third
O’Neill student to win this
event in the last eight years.
Gary Schmidt, a junior, Cham
bers, was injured in the first go
round of the bull dogging so he
was unable to take out all his
stock. However, he scored high
enough on what he contested to
win the runner up trophy for the
Boys’ All Around. Gary won the
best ride trophy in the saddle
bronc riding scoring 161. For
second in the average he received
a set of spurs and a jacket. In
the bareback riding Gary won
second in the average and was
awarded a jacket and spurs.
Tom Higgins, St. Mary’s senior
tied for runner-up with Gary
Schmidt. He won the fast time
trophy in the bull dogging with
time (8.1) and won the champi
onship buckle in the bull riding.
Sandra Whitaker, a freshman
of Chambers high, won second
in the second go-round of the
breakaway roping. She roped her
calf with the good time of 8.7 but
she had the misfortune of break
mg the barrier so her total time
was 18.7. She won fourth in the
average and was awarded a rope.
Her sister, Danni, won this event
with a time of 58.5. She was one
of two girls catching both calves
in this event. For first she was
awarded a championship buckle
and a jacket. Both girls rode
Zang Hancock, their father’s
stallion.
Neither Sandra or Danni
placed in the barrel race.
Zang and Danni combined ir.
the pole bending to bring back
the championship buckle and the
fast time trophv in that event.
She was closely followed by
Lexann Teaford of Thedford
whom she beat by only .2 of a
second in the average.
Since Danni had scored the
most points in the girls events
she received the saddle for the
All Around Cowgirl, a trophy
buckle, ' and a gift certificate.
These winners are eligible to
compete at Douglas, Wyo., at the
National High School Rodeo
which will be held July 20-23.
Last year Danni Whitaker was
one of the girls competing in the
National at Hot Springs, S. D.
She won second, competing
against 52 girls.
Linda Whitaker, 10 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vem
Whitaker, was named All
Around Cowgirl at the Broken
Bow Junior Rodeo June 3 and 4.
She was awarded a buckle for
this honor. She won first in the
calf riding, fourth in the goat
tying, split second and third in
the girls’ barrel race under 14.
and placed third in the calf
roping on foot.
Sandra and Danelia Whitaker
were also competing at Broken
Bow. Danelia placed second in
the girls’ barrel race over 14
and Sandra was third. Danelia
was first in the goat tying and
Sandra was second.
Larry Swanson of Chambers
competed on Saturday evening.
He won fourth in the cow riding.
Annual O'Neill Rodeo
To Begin Here Friday
Janousek Children
Bitten by Squirrel;
Tests Show Not Rabid
Jimmy, 8, and Greg, 7, child
ren of Mr. and Mrs. George
Janousek, were bitten by a young
squirrel Thursday morning at
their home when they attempted
to play with it after managing
to get it cornered.
John Havelka and Bob Clements
helped Mr. and Mrs. Janousek
watch for the squirrl after the
mishap, and Mr. Clements shot
it so it could be tested for rabies.
The report was negative.
Can You Tie That!
One O’Neill businessman isn't
too sure that this fishing is all
that it’s cracked up to be.
It didn’t bother him too much
when the minnow bucket got
caught in the propellor one Sun
day at Ft. Randall, nor was it
unbearable that his wife caught _
all the fish and he didn’t have
one to show for another Sunday
trip. He even managed to survive
when the boat took on water the
third Sunday and it was neces
sary to hand bail the water from
the boat.
But, oh brother, that last trip.
No trouble getting to the favorite
spot—in fact everything seemed
fine. Then he tossed over the
anchor and it went down and
down and DOWN!
He forgot to tie the anchor to
the boat!
Madsens Honored on
50fh Anniversary
AMELIA — Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Madsen celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary' June
4 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Legion
club in Burwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Madsen lived
south of Amelia for many years
and raised their three children
here. Their son, M. H. Madsen
and family live on the home
place now. Mr. and Mrs. Madsen
have resided in Burwell the past
10 years.
Yankee Baseball School
At Clearwater Saturday
The New York Yankees will
conduct a baseball school at the
Clearwater, Nebraska ball park
Saturday.
Joe McDermitt, a scout for the
American League team, will in
struct all youths ages 16 through
21, in baseball fundamentals and
give individual pointers and cri
tiques.
The school will start at 1:30
p.m. with an exhibition game
under the lights at 8 p.m. fea
turing the day’s top talent.
Players should furnish their
own suit and glove. No advance
registration is necessary. There
is no charge for the school.
This is the big weekend for
folks interested in saddle bronc
riding, bareback riding, steer
wrestling, calf roping, Brahma
bull riding and all the other ex
citement that goes with O’Neill’s
Big Rodeo which will be held Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday in
Carney Park arena.
The Rodeo officially opens at
6 p.m. with a parade sponsored
by the Lions club. A. L. Patton,
chairman, reports a total of 30
entries in this year’s parade, the
largest number yet to be entered
in this annual event.
For the convenience of view
ers, the parade route is being
printed: The floats will assemble
at 5:30 p.m. at Seventh and Ev
erett where Lions club members
will assist them in getting in line.
At 6 p.m. the parade will go down
Douglas to Jefferson, then turn
s .dth to Everett and around the
block, returning through town on
Douglas, and, finally, turning
north on Fourth for dispersal.
Leading the procession will be
Mayor D. C. Schaffer, Leigh Rey
Fund Started
At Orchard for
Lynette Classen
ORCHARD — A fund has been
started at the Bank of Orchard
for Lynette Ciassen, eight-year
old daughter of Mr and Mrs. J
Classen, who was severly in
jured when struck by a car while
crossing Highway 20 in town
May 27.
The little girls has recovered
enough to be moved to her home
in Orchard but her leg is in a
cast and it will be sometime be
fore she will completely well.
Anyone wishing to make a con
tribution to this fund may mail
it to the “Lynette Classen Fund,”
care of the Bank of Orchard.
Orchard, Nebr.
Rev. L. Spragg
Ordained at
Omaha Rite
LYNCH — The Rev. Lester
Spragg was one of 40 deacons
and elders to be ordained by the
Very Rev. Copeland at the St.
Paul Methodist church Thursday
evening during the annual First
Methodist conference at Omaha
held June 6-9.
The Rev. Mr. Spragg has beer,
appointed to the pastorial charge
of Ewing and Clearwater. The
family will reside at Ewing. Ser
vices will be held at 9:45 a.m.
at the Ewing church, and at 11
a.m. in the Clearwater church.
Other appointments included
that of Miss Anna Nelsen, who
has been assistant pastor to the
Rev. Melvin Ireland at Norfolk
for the past year. She has been
given Utica and Tamara which
are also in the Columbus district.
noldson, president of the O'Neill
Rodeo association, the Legion co
lors, O’Neill band, rodeo riders
and miscellaneous riders.
The following floats are enter
ed: Marcellus Implement, T
Shirt Lad and Lassie 4-H club,
Moore Noble Lumber, Barnes
ponies, Willing Workers 4-H club.
Harry R. Smith Implement.
O'Neill Auto, Robertson Motor,
Safeway, Grattan Hustlers 4-H
club, M & M cafe, Victory Boys
and Girls club, Thelander Auto,
Midway 4-H club, S & S Farm
store, Shelhamer Implement, Mo
torcycle club, O'Neill Motor Mart,
Richard Sanders, New Deal Oil,
Coyne Hardware.
Dankerts, Happy Helpers 4 H
club, Angus Production, Gambles,
William's Bike shop, Starlight Ex
tension club, Knitter Pontiac,
Rexali store, Elkhorn Valley 4-H
Fetrow's Patton Ben Franklin
and Laursen’s Agency.
A traveling trophy will be pre
sented to the commercial entry
judyed as 1/rst place winner by
merce. Lions club members will
the O’Neill Chamber of Com
merce. Lions club members will
present the following cash prizes
to non-commercial float winners:
First place, $75; second, $50, and
third, fourth and fifth, $25 each.
The first rodeo performance
will begin at 8 p.m. On Saturday
there will be a performance at
8 p.m., followed by a dance at
Amprir.an T.pcrinn Hi ih it in
p.m. A matinee performance will
begin at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Virgil Laursen reported Wed
nesday that there haive been en
tries received from well known
cowboys, coming from several
different states
There will be 100 head of top
rodeo stock. A purse of $125 will
be awarded to each winner of
these events: saddlebronc riding,
bareback bronc riding, calf rop
ing. steer wrestling and Brahma
bull riding. A purse of $90 will
be awarded to the winner of the
ladies barrel race. Buckles will
be given for each event and an
All Around Cowboy trophy will
be presented. This trophy has
been donated by the Johnson
Drive In.
Carnival concessions will be on
the grounds all three days, as
well as a lunch stand.
Lynch Girl Wins
Scholarship Honors
LYNCH — Eleanor Barnes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo
Barnes of Lynch, was granted
the associate in arts degree with
highest honors from Miltonvale
Wesleyan Junior college, Milton
vale, Kan., in commencement ex
ercises June 5.
Miss Barnes, an elementary
education major and transfer
student from Wayne State Teach
ers college maintained the
highest grade point average in
her class, while participating in
a number of extra curricular
activities.
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FOUR LYNCH AREA YOUNGSTERS were communicants Sunday in the first communion class
held in the new Assumption BVM Catholic church in Lynch. Shown above in first row are left to right:
Angels Ruth Kube and Lynn Streit- Second row, C > mm unicants Joyce Muller, Nancy Courtney. Eu
gene Leehtenberg and Michael Simpson. Third row, Servers Baice Kube, Stanley Streit, Judd Allen and
Steve Courtney. Father Charles Kamber is shown standing at rear. Teacher of the class was Sr M
Elfteda, OSB.