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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1962)
NEBRASKA STATE HT*WTCAL SOCIETY ' V Lincoln, ittforusita STATE HIST SOC T°U(5 , LINCOLN, N£3tt. 5ate Newspaper XXX*n Twelve Pages mN 2 “ ,b‘ North Central . L J Nebraska ,n Thi* ,ssu# "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper --- Volume 82—Number 9 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 21, 1962 Seven Cent* Saturday Night Storms Hit Farms in Meek Area MEEK A heavy rain and hail storm accompanied by a strong wind roared through the com munity north of O’Neill Saturday night about 10:30 p.m. The wind was from the west and broke off and -nlew over many of the con sumers poles, east of Joe Steins’. The poles were thrown over the highway about 13 or 14 miles north of O'Neill, disrupting tra vel. Some trees were uprooted. The largest report of uprooted trees and branches blown off was at the Merlin Anderson home where about 30 large trees were torn out of the ground. Antennas were blown over at Fred Lindberg's and Dewayne Anson’s. Ansons also reported alfalfa as being mowed and wheat harvested. At the Gerald Harding farm, the milk cows were driven through a wire fence. Window glasses were broken at Paddock Union church. Walter Devalls had a large south window glass and screen blown completely out of the house. Bridges were wash ed out and water went over the highway. JtEA was off in some homes while telephone service was out at other places. The measure ment of rain varied from one inch to three inches. Two cows and a calf were kill ed by lightning at the Dwayne Anson farm. A hillslide also dammed up pari of Redbird creek northwest of the Roman Filips place causing the creek to go out of its banks. John Storjohann Undergoes Surgery John Storjohann was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Robert New man, and family, Chappell, and while there he became ill and was taken to Chappell hospital where* he underwent major sur gery. His condition did not im prove and he was taken to Ster ling, Colo., and admitted to Lo gan county hospital for another major surgery. His condition is reported as improving. Anyone who wants to send cards or letters, his address is Ijogan County hospital, Sterling, Colo., Room 282. Altar Society to Meet St Patrick’s Altar Society will hold their monthly meeting to night at St. Patrick’s hall. Mrs. Vivian Martin, 9t. Theresa’s Guild, is in charge of arrange ments. This is a business meeting and all the women of the parish are invited to attend. Brothers Flee After Escape at Springview The general search for two fugitives who escaped from the Springview jail Sunday night was called off Tuesday after a report that one of the two had been seen in a Newport bar. The brothers, Ronald Johnson, 29, and Lyle, 25. Minneapolis, fled into heavily overgrown coun try near Springview after the jail break. A dump truck being used to work in rough Niobrara river country 15 miles north of Bassett turned up in the town of Bassett Monday night. A car was stolen from the nome of I. W. Merritt at Bassett shortly afterward. At atK>ut 11 p.m. a man an swering the description of Ronald Johnson was seen in a bar in Newport. The stolen car was a gray 1962 Oldsmobilo, license 82-579. Ladies Golf Tourney Slated For Wednesday Indies open golf tournament will be held at the O’Neill Coun iry club Wednesday, June 27. The day’s activities will begin with coffee and rolls at 7:30 a.m. Tee-off time is 8 a m., social hour 12 to 1 and a luncheon at the club at 1 p.m. Bridge at 2 p.m. Local members are urged to attend. Reservations must be made by Saturday, June 23. For enervations call 404M, 590 or 735. '^:<i- -'- •' ***** * •• - ..-‘32^:^£^2Ei.:. ummamK^m THREE TOURIST FAMILIES were made hon *rary members of the O'Neill Rodeo association and the Nebraskaland Cowpuncher association Fri lay, Saturday and Sunday. One group was chosen each day. All were made guests of the city for the day with free lodging, meals and attendance at the rodeo. The certificates were signed by Nebra -ki: Governor Frank B. Morrison. O’Neill Mayor D. C. Schaffer and Chief of Police Chris McGinn. Selections were made at random as typical tourists. Friday’s guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Goldner and their son. Mark, all of Troy, Ohio (top photo); Saturday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Stratton, Palmer. Alaska, with their two sons. Billie and Mark (center photo); and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fussel, West Orange, N. J. (bottom). O’NEILL OPEN CHAMPION Bill Fox, Albion and runnemp Bob C arroll Bill Fox, Albion, Takes Honors in Links Meet Bill Fox , Albion swept top hon ors in the 41st Annual Open Golf Tournament held at the O’Neill Country club this weekend. Fox won the championship flight by defeating defending champion, Bob Carroll, O’Neill, in the final round Monday. Fox, two down after the first nine holes, went to work in the second nine and birdied four of the first six holes to win 3-2. Eighty-one divot diggers quali fied for the local classic with the tourney divided up into five flights with 16 men in a flight. The winners: Championship Flight — Bill Fox won over Bob Carroll, Ben Grady won consolation. First Flight — Tom Liddy won over Jim Clifton, Vern Reynold Car Accidents Reported Here During Week A number of auto accidents were investigated by O’Neill police during the past week. Thursday afternoon autos driven by Blanche Havranek and Roy Parker collided at the intersection of Everett and First street. The Havranek auto was damaged on the front and right side and the Parker auto was damaged on the left side. Considerable property damage resulted Saturday when an auto driven by Berniece Harrington went out of control while back ing from a parking space in front of the Royal theatre, crossed the street and collided with a car owned by Jerry Schmidt. The Schmidt car was pushed into the front of the O’Neill Cleaners building, breaking the plate glass window and knocking out part of the brick wall. The Schmidt car had just been recently repair ed following a two-car mishap. Wednesday afternoon cars driv en by Frank Osborne and Russel Briener, Inman, collided at the intersection of north Madison and Adams street. Considerable dam age was done to both autos ac cording to Police Chief Chris Mc Ginn who investigated the acci dent. A car-pedestrian accident was reported Thursday when Jerry Kloppenborg was hit by an auto driven by Don Austin while cross ing the street near the corner of Fourth and Douglas. Young Kloppenborg was taken to the doc tor and released. Edith Pofahl Rites Held At Clearwater EWING—Edith Pofahl, 61, died June 13 in her home south of Ewing. Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 in Snider chapel and at 2 p.m. in the Lu theran church in Clearwater. The Rev. D. L. Braunersreuther offic iated. Pallbearers were Fred Sis son. Lambert Bartak. Harold Werkmeister. Charles McDonald, Frank Bohn and Charles Bartak. Burial was in the Lutheran ceme tery in Norfolk. Edith Marguerite Huff was bom June 11. 1901, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Huff. Omaha. Mrs. Pofahl is survived by her husband, Louis, five scats, Max, Norfolk. Martin, Dean, Roger, and LeRoy. Ewing, one brother. Fred Huff. Kansas City, Mo., and 19 grandchildren. She was a member of the Lu theran church since infancy and joined the Clearwater Concordia Lutheran church May 1, 1961. Mrs. Pofahl had been in failing health for several years. son won consolation. Second Flight — Arnold Gable man won over John Conard, Pete Schlejsener won consolation. Third Flight — Gary Gillespie won over Bud Miller, Bill Artus won consolation. Fourth Flight — Larry Rice won over Fred Eby, consolation won by Ben Troshynski. Newt Mullendore and Bill Ar tus were chairmen in charge of the tournament. After a heavy rain Saturday evening the cojrse was described in good shape un der sunny skies at tee-off time Sunday morning. Bill Fox edged veteran Max Golden in the semi-finals of the championship flight by sinking a 12-foot putt on the second hole in a sudden death play-off. Final rout*>3 were played Monday. Sale Oates Claimed JUNE 23 — MRS. RICHARD STRUBE PERSONAE PROPER TY SALE. Block north of new armory building in O'Neill. See complete listing in this issue. Ed Thorin, Roy Kirwan auction service, O’Neill and Butte. '■ftirf: /. Jfi.. . ■■"t-f **>**•!:■.• ^ kE serious injury when his truck overturned four miles west of Atkinson Tuesday. Mr. Moos was taken to the Atkinson hospital and later released. The truck went into the ditch and overturned when the power steering apparently failed to function. Atkinson-Stuart Airport to Host Fly-In Breakfast Stuart-Atkinson Airport will be host to a Fly-In Breakfast Sun day, June 24 from 9 to II a.m. The breakfast will be prepar ed and served by members of the Atkinson Chamber of Com merce and theS tuart Community Club. During the event dedication will be held for the new runway lights and beacon light. It is hoped to have several new model airplanes on display along with the Thedford parachute jump club. The food and program activ ities will be furnished free of charge. Atkinson School Landscaping Done ATKINSON—The final touches of the landscape plantings ar the elementary school have been completed and the results are visible to the public. Trees and shrubs are taking their turn as the season progresses and there has even been considerable bloom on many of the shrubs already this year. The plantings have been done under die instruction of the chair man. Mrs. Olive Skrdla. Many flowering trees and shrubs have been worked into the landscaping to add color at different intervals during the season. Atkinson Schedules July 7 For Sabin Oral Vaccinations New Telephone Building to be Started in Week Karl Otte Construction Com pany of Wayne, has been award ed the contract for the new tele phone building at O’Neill accord ing to Harry' Petersen, North western Bell manager. The 4,500 square foot build ing and garage are a part of the overall service improvement program to bring dial telephones to O'Neill in the summer of 1963. Plans call for the construc tion of the $110,000 building to start in about one week and be ready for the installation of the new equip ment by the end of the year. John Sullivan Services Held Wednesday J :hn Sullivan, 75, died June 16 in Chicago, 111. Funeral services were held June 20 at 9 a.rn. at St. Patrick's church, O'Neill. Father Duffy officiated. Pall bearers were Arnott Buxton, Wil liam Jansen, James Earley, George Janousek, Robert Shaw and Joe Grutsch. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Graveside mil itary services were held. John Vincent was the son of M. M. and Abbie Sullivan. He was a former pharmacist in O' Neill. He is survived by one sister, Sister M. Virginia, Alliance. wiMBiiiri..... Girl Injured When Struck by Auto Tuesday Venessa Brewer, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Brewer suffered a badly broken leg when she was struck by a car Tuesday morning while play ing near her home on east Clay street. Driver of the car was Gail Switzer, a neighbor living just across the street from Brewers. She was hit as Switzer backed out of his driveway. Venessa was taken to St. Antho ny’s hospital where her leg was placed in traction. 91ie will have to remain from (our to six weeks. Eagle Hustlers Take First in Rodeo Parade The Eagle Hustlers 4-H club, Page, walked off with first place honors in the annual rodeo pa rade held Friday evening. Win ner of the first place in the com mercial division was the William Knitter company. Other winners in the non-com mercial division were: Midway Ranchers and Rancherettes. sec ond; Elkhorn Valley, third; Op portunity Stars, fourth. The Vet erans of Foreign Wars placed fifth. Johnson's Drive-In placed sec ond in the commercial division and Marie’s Beauty Shop was third. Harano Begins Summer Program at Dorsey The Dorsey Presbyterian church has begun it’s summer program with the return of Roger Harano, who is a student at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, This Sunday, June 24, the Dor sey congregation is Invited to worship at Cleveland Bible camp at 11 instead of in the Dorsey church. Atkins on will lx* host to a North Central Ssbin oral mnoculatton at the Atkinson (Ire hall Satur day July 7. Anyone from within th< follow ing area is eligible for the Sabin vaccine The East-West boundary line will run from O'Neill to Ainxworth-to the south on an East-West line through Harwell. North line to the Dakota line in both instances. The polio ImiiiiinUnlion pro gram K sponsored by the At kinson Health <te|Nirtment, the Atkinson Chamber of Com ■neree, anil the Atkinson Clinic. Service* hy the doctors .mil their uliles will In- provided free of charge along with the sahan vaccine. The Atkinson Chamber of Com merce will underwrite the coat of the program, which is ex pected to !«• approximately $1000. Persons who participate in the vaccination program will lx* giv en the opportunity to contribute to the fund to help defray the expense. The vaccine will lx* purchased at sjx'cial low prices for public clinics of this kind. If 2.000 per sons receive the vaccine (6,000 doses) the cost to the sponsors for the vaccine will lx* approx imately $N!jO. Other expenses will include loaf sugar on which to place the two drops of vaccine each person receives. The sponsors ask only that they lx* notified in advance by per sons who will be here to receive the Sahan vaccine so that they will know the approximate num ber of doses to order. The vac cine conies in a frozen state and cannot he returned. In order 10 benefit from those intending to obtain shots, this information must l>e known by Ihe Atkinson Chamber of Commerce hy not later than June 30. Pauline Mahony Elected Vice-Prefect at Omaha Pauline Mahony, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mahony, O'Neill, was recently elected vice prefect of (hi* sodality of St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing. H. Parker Top Cowboy At Annual O'Neill Rodeo Howard Parker, Gordon, took honors as All-Around Cowboy at the O'Neil] rodeo last weekend as he placed first in the bull riding and earned second place honors in both go-rounds of the saddle bronc competition. Closest com petition for the honor was pro vided by Sterling Bowers, Bur well, who placed first in the sec ond go-round of the bare back event, fourth in the bull riding and fourth in the dogging. Parker won $167.79 for his efforts and Bowers won $163.80. Other winners were: saddle bronc, first go-round, Veldon Mor gan, $47, Howard Parker, $35.25, Orville Galino, $23, and Dale Svo boda, $11.75; second go-round, Jim Svoboda, $41.12, Howard Parker, $41.12, Orville Galino, $23.50 and Dale Svoboda, 11.75. Bare back: Dick Wolfe, $83, Gale Stevens, $41.50, Tuffy Bar ent, 41.50, Jerry Green, $41.50; second go-round: Sterling Bow ers, $83, Gary Powles, $51.89, Bill Mooney, 51.89, and Sid Thurston, $20.75. Calf roping. Wayne Cornish $137, Jerry Skinner, $102, Sid Thurston, $68.50, and Djane Wil son, $34.25. Second go round: Jerry Skinner, $137, Duane Buss, $102.75, Larry HoLlenback, $68.50, and Duane Wilson, $34.25. Bull dogging: Wayne Cornish, $130, Monte Elam, $97.50, Max Cornish, $65, and Sterling Bow ers, $32.50. Second go-round: Byron John son, $130, Stan Barent, $97.30, Jake Simonson, $65, and Ernie Ross, $32.50. Brahma bull — Howard Parker, $91.42, Butch Pofahl, $91.42, Km Roggish, $65.55, Sterling Bowers, $48.30, Jerry Olson, $31.05. Barrel race: Kay Whitaker, $64, LeXann Teaford, $40, Lois Mc Conaughy, $40, Barbara Johnson, $15.33, Danni Whitaker, $5.33 and Lila Launer, $5.33. Second go-round: Lois McCon aughy, $64, Kay Whitaker, $48, Sandy Graff, $32, and Lexenn Teaford, $16. s JHIS BI° BRAHMA BCXL Sunday afternoon cleared the arena of spectators before dumping Gail Stevens (shown aboard). The row of fence-climbers barely made It to safety as the bull took his spite out on anything that moved. The action was seen Sunday afternoon at the' O’Neill rodeo where quick work by the rodeo association members plus a warm sun and wind transformed Saturdav night’s quagmire into a usable arena. Near capacity crowds saw the Friday and Sunday performances but afternoon and evening rains Saturday held the spec’ators to a minimum.