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Volume 82—Number 4 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 17, 1962 Seven Conte
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A dozen farms in the Naper and Ronestee! area were damaged
severely by a tornado which swept through the area. The Paul Honke
farm, shown above, suffered damage to nearly ail the buildings. The
family escaped harm when they sought refuge in the basement of
the house.
THE JOHN I’ETERSON FAMILY was injured when their farmhouse was demolished by the twist
•*‘r- The Petersons, their daughter and her two child en were caught in the house when the storm struck.
A storm cellar is located a short distance from the house but the Petersons were unable to reach it
before the tornado struck.
Inman Alumni
For May 26
Plan Banquet
The Inman Alumni will hold
their annual meeting at the
school house Saturday evening.
May 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Please bring a salad, dessert
or a vegetable, as the meat, rolls,
potatoes and beverages have
been provided. Each member
may bring one guest and there
will be a charge of $1.00 per per
son to be collected at the door.
The classes of 1912, 1937, and
1962 will be honored. A dance
will follow.
Ron Janzing Escapes
Injury in Auto Crash
Drivers of two automobiles es
caped injury when the vehicles
sideswiped on a hill on highway
34 about four miles west of Com
were Ron Janzing, who was en
route from Atlantic, la., to Cres
ton la., and Lee A. Weitzel, Red
Oak, la.
Janzing was going east and
Weitzel was going west in a
station wagon belonging to the
American Telephone and Tele
graphy company when the cars
sidewiped on the hill. Both cars
wer*1 described as t~tal wrecks.
E th drivers were alone.
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MIGHTY GOOD FISHING was reported at Ft. Randall Tuesday
morning by Clarence Farr and Bill Belik. Clarence caught these
four northerns which weighed just 40 pounds. Bill also caught four
fish of about the same size but had already cleaned his when this
picture was taken.
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benefit Dance
Revue Planned
Here May 24
St. Anthony’s Hospital Auxil
iary will sponsor the O’Neill
Dance Review, Thursday, May
24 at 8 p.m. O’Neill high school
auditorium.
Sixty students from Atkinson,
Bartlett, Chambers, Ewing, Em
met and O’Neill will participate.
The program will feature rhythm
tap, soft shoe, ballet, clog, baton,
toe. and eccentric dancing.
The proceeds will be used to
ward the purchase of a Gomco
Stomach Suction Machine.
Master of ceremonies will be
Gil Poese, Block Lights under
the direction of Emerson Steele,
assistants to instructor. Linda
Curran. LuAnn Miller, and Cher
lyn Van Vleck. Instructor and
Choreography, Mrs. Vivian Mel
ena.
Senior Citizen
Fund Drive
Nets $2,800
Purchase of a site for the Sen
ior Citizens Home, Inc. in O’
Neill was assured by Friday
night after solicitors had collect
ed over $2,800. The total by Wed
nesday noon had reached $2,873.50
with enough pledged to bring the
figure to $3,000.
Purchase price of the five
acre site is $3,000. The land chos
en by company officials lies just
north of the seed yard on High
way 281 at the northwest comer
of O’Neill.
It will be purchased from
Cleveland and Kipple and given
to the company for the site of
the S400.000 home for older
persons.
The proposed home would con
tain about 60 units and employ
between 20 and 25 persons.
R. H. Golden, business manag
er for the firm, said earlier this
year that the company expected
to start construction this sum
mer.
Donald Shey Ordained
Word has been received of the
approaching ordination of Donald
W. Shey, Saturday. June 2. in
the Cathedral of St. Helena, He
lena. Mont. His first solemn high
mass will be Sunday. June 3, at
St. Mary’s church, Butte, Mont.
Donald is the 9cn of Mrs. Ag
nes Stanton Shey, Butte Mont.
Rites Planned
At Spencer for
Mrs. M. Janssen
SPENCER — Funeral services
for Mrs. Mattie Dena Janssen, 87,
will be conducted Saturday at 2
p.m. in the Emmanuel Lutheran
church in Spencer with the Rev.
Ralph Miller officiating Burial
will be in the Emmanuel Luther
an cemetery north of town.
The body will lie in state at
the Jones Funeral Home until
the funeral hour. Pall bearers
will be six grandsons.
The late Mrs. Janssen was born
December 13, 1874 in Germany.
She came to America with her
parents at the age of 13. The fam
ily settled near Hastings. She
married Everett Janssen at Hast
ings and the couple homesteaded
in Boyd county
In 1952 Mrs. Janssen returned
to Hastings where she resided un
til 1959 when she went to Grfi
groy, S. D. to make her home
with a daughter. She died Tues
day in Gregory.
Survivors are: sons, Everett of
Sacramento , Calif.; Herman,
Spencer and John, Ottawa, 111.
Four daughters, Fannie Haage of
Ottawa, 111-; Mrs. Paul (Marie)
Voelzke of Gregory, S. D.; Mrs.
Emanuel (Margaret) Ring,
Spencer and Mattie Janssen of
Colorado Springs, Colo.; 23 grand
children and 46 great-grandchild
ren. Also 2 sisters and 2 bro
thers in Germany survive.
Rustemeyer Seriously
Injured Monday
Gifford Riastemeyer was seri
ously injured while working with
a wood lathe, Monday. He was
rushed to St. Joseph’s hospital in
Sioux City for treatment. Ruste
meyer lost the sight of his eye.
Gifford underwent surgery
Wednesday morning. Newt Mul
lendore, Gifford’s sister, Lydia
and his daughter, Roxann, went
to Sioux City Tuesday evening to
be with him for the operation.
Doctors say his condition is
encouraging.
St. Ann's Guild
Plans May Tea
St. Ann’s Guild of the St. Pat
rick’s Altar society will enter
tain at a May Tea at St. Patrick’s
parish hall, Thursday evening at
8 p.m. Mrs. Don Becker is chair
man in charge of arrangements.
Storms Strike Again
In Naper Community
A severe wind, hail and rain
storm struck late Wednesday
afternoon in the Naper vicinity.
Hail stones the sire of hen eggs
were reported piled three feet
deep in some places at Naper.
About 4 p.m- a severe light
ning and thunder storm was re
ported in the Spencer area and
a wind storm which did some
damage was reported at the
Zeisler farm west of Butte at
about 5:30.
KEA crew’s are still working
in the Nfcper area repairing
damage ttone in the Monday
night storm. Debris which col
lected on the lines during the
storm was blamed for being
res|>onsible for approximately
$5,000 damage done to the ru
ral lines in that area.
St. Mary's Will
Graduate 30
Seniors May 24
Graduation exercises are sched
uled for 31 St. Mary’s seniors
next Thursday morning, May 24,
at St. Patrick’s church at 10 a.m.
Father Bartek, Lynch, will be
the main speaker. Eighth grade
graduation exercises will be held
Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p.m.
at St. Patrick’s church.
Members of the senior class
are Roberta Becker, Marlene
Benda, Rita Corkle, Janet De
voy, Jeanne Devoy, Helen Du
satko, Patricia Heerman, Mary
Lois Jansen, Kay Jeffers, Lynn
McCarthy, Patricia McKenzie,
Mary Jane Muff, Mary Rich
ards, Kathleen Weier.
Raymond Belina, James Deck
er, James Frederickson, Lynn
Gallagher, Steve Higgins, Joseph
Howard, Michael Kamphaus,
Ronald McDermott, John McEl
vain, Callan Peter, Richard Pon
gratz, Jerome Schmitz, Gene
Shoemaker, James Thomson.
Thomas Wanser and Ronald
Zakrzewski.
Eighth grade students who will
be receiving diplomas are Susan
Abart, Bruce Appleby, Julie
Bosn, Patsy Davidson, Robert
Davis, Leona Dusatko, Charles
Dziowgo, Joan French, Anna
Fritton, Kathy Gallagher, Anne
Gleeson, VaReane Gray, George
Grutseh, Kathy Hynes, Joyce
Janzing.
Robert Jurgensmeier, Jack
Ke*y, Carol McDermott, Robert
McKay, Marlene McManus, John
Miller, Jolene Olberding, Veron
ica Pribil, Daniel Saunto, Daniel
Schaaf, Diane Schaaf, Barbara
Spittler, Vincent Streeter, Jim
Troshynski, Leona Winchell, Ann
Wolfe and Joe Yantzi.
Mrs. McClellan
Chosen Hospital
Employee of Year
Mrs. Donald McClellen was
chosen St. Anthony's Hospital
employee of the year, through
public vote during Hospital Week.
She was presented a plaque by
the Lions club.
Mrs. McClellen has worked as
a nurse’s aid in St. Anthony’s for
the past nine years.
Mrs. Lyle Frerichs, Page, was
given one day of free hospital
care in recognition of Hospital
Week.
Graduation Exercises
Planned at Ewing
Commencement exercises for
the Ewing senior class will be
held tonight (Thursday) at the
school auditorium.
Members of the class of 1962:
Kenneth Barlow, Marie Davis,
Tom Finley, Donald Hahlbeck,
Patricia Hobbs, Ronnie Kaczor,
Linda Larson, Larry Noffke, Ar
dis Parks, Daniel Rotherham, Al
fred Schilousky, Tom Sisson, Jer
ry Taylor, Jurgen Verhunc, Ro
bert Woeppel, Betty Jean Wright
and Donna Wright.
Atkinson Chamber Sets
'Steak Out' for June 3
The Atkinson Chamber of Com
merce at its regular meeting
Monday evening voted to spon
sor a county wide “Steak Out”
contest in cooperation with the
Nebraska Cow-Belles and the Ne
braska Beef Council. Cooking
out contests are again being held
in interested communities across
the state. A state final contest
to name state cooking out cham
pions will be held June 9 at Fon
ner Park in Grand Island. Win
ners from each division of the
local County contest are eligable
to compete in the State Finals.
The “STEAK OUT” Contest
for Holt County will be held
Sunday evening, June 3 at the
Atkinson City park beginning
at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is in
vited to participate. Prizes will
be given the winners in each
of four divisions. See the con
test rules elsewhere in this pa
per and be sure to send yours
in immediately.
Atkinson Chamber President,
Ron Shonka. named the follow
ing committee to promote this
years “Steak Out”: Dean Flem
ing, chairman; Bob Horner, Don
Smith, Richard Braun, Maynard
Coleman, Mrs . Fred Boettcher,
and Mrs. Robert Clifford.
Out of County Judges will judge
the contest. Judging will be bas
ed as follows, equipment and
dress 10 points; selection of cut
and receipe, 10 points; fire, 10
points; cooking technique, 35
points.
Prizes will be given by the Ne
braska Cow-Belles, various busi
ness houses; and the Atkinson
Chamber of Commerce. Anyone
wishing to contribute prizes is
asked to contact any member of
the Committee.
Also scheduled to be held dur
ing the same hours will be a lar
iat throwing or roping contest
for the young and old. This event
will be divided into divisions bas
ed on school grades. You may
bring your personal lariat or
there will be ropes available at
the park area. There will be
guessing contests with packaged
BEEF as prizes. Contestants are
anticipated from all areas in the
County.
McGinn, Fox Win Contests
In Tuesday's Primary Vote
Linda Smith,
Alvin Crumly
Are Royalty
The junior-senior banquet was
held Tuesday night in the Town
House restaurant in O'Neill. “The
Stork Club” was the theme. A
total of 40 juniors, seniors and
faculty attended. In keeping with
the theme Linda Albeits, fresh
man, served as cigarette girl and
John Crumly also u freshman
was the doorman.
Charlene Fusselman was the
master of ceremonies and gave
the welcome to the seniors. The
response was given ly Alvin
Crumly.
Alvin Crumly
ipiiiiwirnii 2r
Linda Smith
For the floor show the enter
tainment started with a twist
number by Connie Nissen and
Dick Linder. A short talk by
Bruce Bowen entitled “Reality"
which was followed by some key
hole snooping by the master of
ceremonies. Supt. Allan Gross
then addressed the group. A skit
by Caroline Max and her assist
ants followed the crowning of the
King and Queen.
Linda Smith and Alvin Crumly
were crowned by Aletha Ruther
ford and Charles Hovey. A dance
in the Town House closed the
evening.
Bartak Found Guilty
Of Forcible Entry
A six man jury Friday in Holt
county court found Robert Bar
tak guilty of forcible entry. The
complaint was brought by Jo
seph G. Funk who charged that
Bartak had been given written no
tice April 3 that he must vacate
premises owned by Funk.
Members of the jury were John
Watson, Jack Arbuthnot, Fred
Lorenz, Alvirt Hesse, Raymond
Eby and Clay Johnson jr.
County races in Tuesday’s pri
mary brought a greater-than-us
ual number of voters to the polls.
In the three-way race fur Re
publican nomination for Sheriff
Chris McGinn handily defeated
both his opponents as he polled
1,137 votes while Earl C. Billings
received 198 and Lloyd Thur
low tallied 428.
McGinn will oppose Incumbent
Leo Tom jack in the general elec
tion this fall. Tomjack, a Demo
crat with no opposition in the
primary, received 647 votes.
McGinn's total fell just i;«i
votes short of equalling till
other candidates for the office,
iis he curried all hut five of the
44 precincts.
The county will have a new
assessor after the fall election.
Charles Fox, Inman hayman, re
ceived 1,391 votes to unseat In
cumbent William Wafso Wefso
had 617 votes.
Kieth Abart’s attempt to de
feat Howard Man son for the of
fice of clerk of district court fell
226 votes short as Munson tallied
1,093 to A hart's 867.
The county treasurer’s race al
so provided interesting competi
tion as Incumlient J. Ed Hancock
received 1,091 votes to stave off
Arthur W. Kopp who had 894.
Arlo lliatt nosed out Ralph
II. Walker for the Republican
nominal ion for supervisor, first
district, 214-170. lliatt will op
pose Incumbent Ed Flood ill
the fall.
Clarence Ernst, running for re
nomination on the Republican
ticket will oppose Democrat Ray
Bosn this fall. Ernst received
251 votes while Bosn had ifo.
Each was unopposed in the pri
mary.
Fifth district supervisor con
test in the general election will
see Democrat Lawrence Pribil
opposing Harlan A. Dierking, Re
publican incumlient.
In state offices on the Repub
lican ticket Fred Seaton ran far
ahead of his competition as he
polled 1,481 votes in the county
compared to George A. Clarke,
257, and Louis H. Hector, 91.
Dwight Burney, incumbent lieu
tenant governor outsped Lester
H. Anderson 1,323 to 475.
Frank Marsh, unopposed for
nomination for secretary of state,
received 1,686 votes, while Ray
C. Johnson received 1,528 votes
for state auditor in a solo race.
Clarence Meyer, running for
re-nomination as stale attorney
general, received 1,453 votes. He
was unopposed.
In a four-way race for nomina
tion for railway commissioner,
Wayne R. Swanson led easily as
he received 863 votes. Raymond
First Christian
Church Building
Dedication Set
Dedication services for the new
First Christian church building at
505 East William Street will be
held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Invocation will be given by
L. T. Swedeburg, dean of the col
lege and the dedication sermon
will be presented by Harold Mil
liken, president of Nebraska
Christian College.
The acts of dedication will be
performed by G. B. Dunning,
CBA evangelist.
Special m'jsic will be presented
by the NCC girls trio and Mrs.
Don Beckenhauer, Litchfield,
Nebr.
Social Security Man
To Be in Butte
James Hoffman, field represen
tative of the Norfolk social se
curity office will be in the Court
Room of the Court House in
Butte from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Thursday, May 17.
L. L*mke had 20b votes, E. E.
Coover 160 votes and Waldo Iver
son, 232.
Dave Martin had no trouble
In llolt county getting «»ifpp»»rl
for the |Mmt of third district
representative to Congress, lie
garnered I,.133 votes while Hill
Richards had IH4, John A.
Campbell, 117, and lion t.liuitr.
8®.
Republiean candidates for two
county allices had no opposition
within the party. Ken Waring,
county clerk, received 1,753, Wil
liam Griffin, county attorney had
1,634.
Griffin will Im> optioned this
fall by J. R. Gallagher, Demo
cratic candidate, who receive.I
613 votes.
Eli McConnell will have no
comtietition for seventh district
supervisor in the general elec
tion. McConnell, unopjiosed on
the Republican ticket, received
280 votes.
Ted McElhancy, Joe ti. Brew
ster and Robert Brayton were
automatic winners for delegates
to the county |io*l-prtmury con
vention.
No local competition was evi
dent in the Democratic races. On
the state level Governor Frank
B. Morrison tallied 567 voles in
the county while Mrs. Ralph G.
Brooks had 112 and Tony Mang
iamelli received 53 votes for nom
ination for governor.
For lieutenant governor,, Ru
dolph Anderson edged Robert
Dixon in county voting, 344 to 279.
George Meister received 228
votes for secretary of state while
his opponent Leonard Foster had
52.
Charles Broderick, unopjosed
for nomination as state auditor,
had 401 votes. Richard Ijirsen,
unopposed for state treasurer,
had 557.
David Thomas, running a sim
ilar race for attorney general,
polled 498.
Four Democrats sought the
post of railway commissioner.
Fred Sorensen received 274 votes,
Walter H. Jensen 127, Francis
Hanson 92 and Russell Meachum
81.
John A. Hoffman picked up
373 Holt county votes for Horn
orratic nomination for third
district representative while
Jack lirog;tn received 214.
On the non-political ballot
Frank Nelson easily staved oft a
write-in campaign for John Cope
land. Nelson received 2,.'t05 votes
while Copeland had 40.
In county voting for chief jus
tice of the state supreme court
Clarence S. Beck had 977, Paul
White 730 and Herbert A. Jionin
451.
For university regent, Ilolt
county gave 921 votes to Jack
G. Elliott, 568 for Max Brown
and 196 for Roy Blixt.
Frank Cronk, unopposed for
county judge, received 2,310 and
Alice French, unopposed for
county superintendent, had 2,168.
C. H. Rouse received 129 votes
for director of Elkhorn Rural
public power district, sulxlivision
three.
Fritz Rokahr had 25 votes for
director North Central public
power district, subdivision four.
Only Iowa precinct c*>uld vote
for Rokahr and Golden for Rouse.
Sale Dates
Claimed
MAY 21 — MARIE LYBOLT
personal property sale two blocks
west of Dankert's in Chambers.
MAY 26 — COMBINATION
SALE. Legion hall in Chambers.
Watch the Frontier for a com
plete listing. Merlin Grossnick
laus, auctioneer.
DEDICATION SERVICES are planned for the new First Christian Church building Sunday at 2:30
p.m. The public Ls invited to attend.
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