WAiJUt ARE RISING ON THE NEW Meyers uni west ruin**
ture anil Carpet building at the east edge of O’Neill. View here is
looking east through the rear door of the 13,ooo square fm»t building.
Highway 20-215 Is beyond the far side of tin* structure. Meyers plan
to occupy incur new home some time iius tali. ihe site is north of
Woolly’s cafe and Spitzenberger’s Chevy-Ohls. Masonry walls will
support a stead roof. Front window will be (Mi feet wide with about
a S5ft. accent wall at the south end of the window.
Eagles Travel
To Ainsworth;
Take 15 Points
The O’Neill High Eagles collect
ed 15 points at the first annual
Rangeland Conference Track
Meet at Ainsworth. Big Rich Hill
tossed the shot 50’ 4Vis” for first
place, breaking his own school
record set a week ago. The big
fella won second in the discus
with a throw of 140' 10”.
Larry Lieb placed third in the
180-yard low hurdles with a time
of 21.7 seconds, only three-tenths
of a second off the school re
cord.
Senior Mick Miller placed fifth
in the pole vault, soaring 10’ 4Vfe”
before being eliminated. The Ea
gles relay team finished fifth
behind the sparkling performance
of junior Bob Halstead who gal
loped the 440 in under 55 sec
onds in the first timed quarter
for the young sprinter. Other
members of the mile relay were
Charlie Hill, Larry Krugman and
Rich Hill.
The Rangeland Championship
was captured by the eastern di
vision as Ainsworth edged Gor
don in the final events for top
honors.
The OHS squad dropped a dual
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Phone loti Oolrteo Bklj.
meet to Neligh on Tuesday. First
place performances for the Ea
gles included Rich Hill (shot and
high hurdles), Bob Halstead (100
and 220), Larry Lieb (low hur
dles), Mick Miller (poe vault),
and the mile relay team.
The Eagles will travel to Nor
folk on Friday for the Class''B"
District Track Meet.
O’Neill will host class “D”
schools in the area today in their
district track meet at the O’Neill
High cinder patch.
Convocation
Held For
Honor Students
Principal Marv. Miller presid
ed at the annual Honors Conv<>
cation last Tuesday at the O’Neill
high school auditorium. The
school’s top scholastic students,
as well as the athletes and mu
sicians, were honored for their
year’s performance.
Commercial imstuctor Don
Iuirson opened the program
with the presentation of typing
s|>eed pins. Receiving the 45
words-pcr minute pin were jun
iors Diane Gillespie and Chris
tine Ilerley. JoAnne Maschi
was awarded the certificate
she earned for placing in the
top ten per cent in shorthand
at the March interscholastic
tests at Kearney. JoAnme also
received a 100 words-per-minute
pin in shorthand.
Jim Taylor presented the foot
ball letters to lettermen from
this season’s football squad. This
presentation was followed by re
cognition of the freshmen boys
I
TWO "BIG SALES"
Every Monday in Verdigre
REGULAR HOG AUCTION
1000 to 1200 Hogs starting 11:00 a.m.
Pigs — Boars — Bred Sows — Baby Calves — Milk
Cows — Butcher Cattle — Bulls — Stocker and
Feeder Cattle.
Sell at 7:00 p.m.
The number of consignments are increasing with each Monday
sal®. — IF YOU HAVE LIVESTOCK FOR SALE, BRING IT
TO OUR MARKET ON MONDAYS.
Keep in mind the
"ANNUAL HORSE and PONY SALE" - May 20
WHETHER BUYING OR SELLING — attend the sales at our
“Nationally Certified” AUCTION MARKET.
COME EARLY AND EAT YOUR DINNER AND SUPPER AT
OUR NEW MODERN CAFE.
GOOD HOME COOKING — HOMEMADE ROLLS AND PIES
VERDIGRE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Don Jensen, Mgr. Phone 4861 in Verdigre
who participated in the sports
throughout the year.
Miss Meyers awarded Delores
Rosenkrans with the outstanding
math student award for the school
term.
Zachariah Bough presented the
outstanding American Problems
student award to Terry Kurtz.
Mrs. Alice Berigan recognized
the new members of Thespian
Troop 882 and introduced the pre
sent members that performed
in this year’s school plays. Ter
ry Kurtz was presented his cer
tificate for outstanding work in
art ability at the interscholastic
tests at Kearney. Mrs. Berigan
then awarded Terry the outstand
ing English student award.
Dean Houfek honored senior
Dan Schaaf for his oustanding
and versatile work in the field
of industrial arts after mention
ing the girls who participated in
this season’s volleyball activities.
Coach Don Kokrda presented
his basketball letters to members
of this year’s cage team. Then
senior Rich Hill received the out
standing athlete of the year
aw-ard from Mr. Kokrda.
Dennis Houston presented su
perior solo rating pins to Ken
Peacock for his bass horn solo
and to the woodwind quintette.
Steve Reynoldson received the an
nual John Phillip Sousa Award
for the outstanding band mem
ber of the year.
Roger MacNeill of the vocal de
partment awarded superior solo
ists Pat Wilson, Wanda Hallgrim
son, Marilyn Peterson and Ken
Peacock for their gold pin per
formance in the District Music
Contest. The girls triple trio,
composed of Cheryl Mullendore,
Bonnie Tomlinson and Joyce Har
mon, also received superior rat
ings and gold pins. Senior Ken
neth Peacock was then awarded
the outstanding vocal music cer
tificate for the second straight
year.
Mrs. Eileen Seger named sen
ior Ann Johnson the winner of
the Betty Crocker Homemaker
award.
Boyd Blomenkamp recognized
his lettermen from this sea
son's wrestling team after
mentioning the high school stu
dents who took part in the sci
ence fair at Wayne. Freshman
Jim Widfeldt received his cer
tificate for placing in the top
ten per cent and a gold medal
for his second place in the
Kearney interscholastic tests.
Then Mr. Blomenkamp named
Jim as the outstanding science
student of the year.
Mr. Miller closed out the pro
gram by naming junior Dwain
Seopek as the outstanding his
tory student of the year, and then
presented Ann Johnson and Rich
ard Hill with the annual “I Dare
You” award from the National
I Dare You Foundation in St.
Louis, Missouri.
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Phone 273 Don and Darbne Denbeck O'Neill, Nebr.
Emnrjt Wins First In
Rural Track Meet
Over 300 students from Holt
county schools took part in the
annual Rural Track Meet held
Saturday in O’Neill. District 27
gathered top honors as they took
home seven first place wins.
District 20 (Emmet) placed
first, second or third in 18 events
an! District 20 placed in 15
events. In the smaller districts
District 238 placed eight times
and District 80 placed seven
times.
Apparently some of the win
ners had been practicing from
last year for the same names
were in the winning column in
several events.
Athletic Banquet
Held Saturday
At Page High
PAGE — The annual athletic
banquet was held Saturday eve
ning at the Page High school
auditorium.
Juani.a Ragland was the mis
tress of ceremonies. The group
was welcomed by Rita Larson
and Dick Linder gave the res
ponse. Supper followed served by
the pep club mothers.
Allen Goss gave an address
entitled “Salute”, Larry Walker
followed with his talk “Purpose”.
Jerry Collier. Kansas City, Kan.
was the guest speaker, Mr. Col
lier taught in the Page school a
couple of years ago. “Resume"
was given by Bruce Bowen and
LuAnn Nissen talked on “Tri
umphs". The school song ended
the evening's festivities.
Mrs. Bill Jackson, pep club
sponsor, gave letters to 31 mem
be-s of the pep club.
Football letters went to Bruce
Bowen, Dick Linder, Lynn Grass.
Larry Walker, Jim ’and John
Crumly, Randy Shaw,. Royvan
Ragland, Delmont Ahlman and
Mick StewaT.
The following received basket
ball letters, they were: Bruce
Bowen. Dick Linder, Tom Mel
i cher, Larry Walke-. Floyd and
Lloyd Sorensen, John Crumly and
R;ck Allen.
Supt. Gross who coaches the
volleyball team, presented the
following girls with letters for
volleyball, Becky Beeiaert, Janet
Anson, LuAnn Nissen, Caroline
and Marilyn Max, Carolyn Hall
man. Juanita Ragland, Diane
Kemper, Connie Nissen, Connie
Summers, Peggy Crumly, Dale
Miller. Connie Anson. Connie Sor
ensen, Lind 2 Alberts, Bonnie
Heiss. Jeanie Nissen. Karen Har
ris and Rita Larson.
The comation of Bruce Bowen
and Diane Kemper, as King and
Onefn. we~ the highTght of the
evening. They wee attended by
D Mr • v- ?nd Rha L2rscn.
Hospital Notes
ST. ANTHONY'S
ADMITTED: May 2 — Ivan
Potter, Lynch. Mrs. Nick Ramoid
and John Patrick Boyle, both of
O'Neill. 3 — Mrs Matt McCabe,
Mrs. Duane D. Alien, Page, Julie
Bosn, O'Neill, and Dennis Alder,
Emmet. 4 — Mrs. Merle Peter
son, Ronald Lee Gartner, both of
Chambers, Mrs. Wilbur Bennett,
Mrs. Walter Spangler, both of Ew
ing, Dixie Shaw, Margaret Wertz,
both of O'Neill and Mrs. Anna
Wertz, Page. 5 — Mrs. J. J. Har
rington. Delbert Robertson and
Gerald Graham, all of O'Neill,
Mrs. Darrell Neitzke, Spencer,
Gregory Scott Davis, Wayne and
Mrs. E. G. Win ter mote, Cham
bers. 6 — Gary Johnson, Butte,
Mrs. Nick Ramoid and Joseph
McLeish, both of O'Neill and Leo
Witherwax, Lynch. 7 — Mrs.
Richard Nelson, Mrs. Keith Rey
n Idson, Anne Mathre and Hans
Sass, all of O'Neill. 8 — Reinhold
Kaczor, Sjiencer, Mrs. Leonard
Hawk, Ewing, and Mrs. Maggie
Skiers, O’Neill.
DISMISSED: May 2 — Mrs.
Ciaience Gokie and baby girl, O'
Neill. Cheryl Bridge, Royal,
Pamela Kay Sinclair, Butte and
Mrs. Thomas Brodersen, Spen
cer. 3 — Ivan Potter, Lynch, Ra
mona Hornback, Spencer, Jolin
Patrick Boyle, Mrs. Nick Ra
moid, Mrs. Henry Vequist and
Jalie Bosn, all of O’Neill. 4 —
Mrs. Owen Parks and Mrs. Matt
McCabe, both of Page, Dixie
Shaw, Edwin Paulsen and Mrs.
Larry Brookhouser, all of O'
Neill, Mrs. Wilbur Bennett, Ew
ing. 5 — Mrs. Raymond MacNair
and baby boy, Mrs. William Ryan
and baby boy, Henry Schacht,
and Mrs. Clayton Burge and baby
girl, all of O’Neill, Georgia Mc
Ginnis, Emmet, Mrs. Bert Quick,
Butte. 6 — Gerald Graham, Ber
nadette Brennan, both of O’Neill,
Gregory Scott Davis, Wayne; Mrs
Merle Peterson and baby girl,
and Ronald Lee Gartner, both of
Chambers. 7 — Leo Witherwax,
Lynch, Gary Johnson, Butte,
Dennis Alder, Emmet, Joseph
McLeish, Hugo Holz and Mrs.
Blanche Cooper, all of O’Neill.
EXPIRED : Mrs. Anna Ruther,
Page, Phillip Harrington, O’Neill
and Mrs .7. .7. Harrineton. O’
Neill.
ATKINSON MEMORIAL
ADMITTED: April 29 — Mrs.
Delbert Hood, Butte, Henry Krier,
Stuart and Burton Bamhard, O’
Neill. May 3 — Mrs. Feme Davis
and Mrs. Lola Kenny, both of
Atkinson. 4 — Frank Schneider,
Mrs. Gerald Upton, both of At
kinson, William Horst, Joseph
Krysl, both of Stuart, Mr. and
Mrs. Darold Larson and Connie
Larson, all of Ainsworth.
DISMISSED: April 30 — Mrs.
John Mlinar, Atkinson, Mrs. Mur
iel Wardrobe, Ainsworth. May 1
— Mrs. Anna Meusch, Stuart,
Mrs. Russell Anderson and son,
Butte. 2 — Mrs. Delbert Hood and
daughter, Butte. 5 — Connie Lar
son, Ainsworth, Mrs. Feme Da
vis, Atkinson.
EXPIRED: Henry Krier, Stu
art.
SACRED HEART
ADMITTED: Mrs. Roy Drick
ey, Mrs. Isabel Filsinger, John
Hagberg, Mrs. Mary Hull, David
Kocian, Viola Luedke, and John
Schommer, all of Spencer. Char
les Kinzie, Mrs. Herman Zeisler,
Mrs. Clara Hahn and John Tie
fenthaler, all of Butte. Mrs. Ber
nard Webber and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Micanek, sr., Lynch, Jim
Viktora, Fairfax, Swan Pearson,
Bristow, Harry Lewis, Monowi,
Gust Weickum, Naper and Mrs.
Mammie O’Neill, O’Neill.
DISMISSED: April 30 — Mrs.
John Victora, Fairfax, and Ron
ald Hansen, O’Neill. May 2 —
Paul Cull and Carl Gnewuch,
Lynch. May 4 — Mrs. John Bow
man, Lynch.
O'Neill Locals
Bill Kelly is attending Hydron
ic Heating school in Omaha. Up
on his return he will combine
heating with his plumbing busi
ness.
« >- i m T . 1..
i.VXJV.iiad x * *■** •
and Mrs. Mike Troshynski, was
recently discharged from the Na
vy. Mike spent three years in
the service, seven months of it
overseas. He will begin work
Monday at KBRX.
WSCS Meets
WSCS met at the church May
2 for their regular meeting, be
ginning with a 2 p.m. luncheon
served by Mrs. Melvin Marcel
lus and Mrs. Hazel Boatman.
At the business meeting sev
eral things were announced in
cluding an officers training to
be held at the church, May 22
for officers of the local church.
Vacation Bible school will begin
May 27 and be held for two
weeks.
The Rev. Kennicott installed
the new officers.
The lesson on “Pledges” was
given by Mrs. Harold Lindberg.
This was followed by the mem
bers signing pledge cards.
Catholic Daughters
The Catholic Daughters of
America held their regular
meeting at the K of C hall, May
7.
Election of officers was held
with Carolyn Neiers being elect
ed grand regent. Other officers
are Mrs. John < Helen) Turner,
vice grand regent; Mrs. John
iFlorence) Kersenbrock, prophet
ess; Mrs. Lambert (Agnes) Be
lina. financial secretary; Mrs.
Francis (Mary Ann) Tighe, his
torian; Mrs. Wallace (Estelle) O’
Connell, treasurer; Mrs. John
(Bemiece) Harrington, monitor:
Mrs. John (Margaret) Jansen,
lecturer; Mrs. Dominick (Jo
sephine) Bohn and Mrs. L. A.
(Mary Ann) Becker, organist.
Mrs. James (Mary) Havranek
and Mrs. Edna Coyne were elect
ed trustees for a three year term.
Plans were made for the 40th
anniversary celebration held at
the parish hall, May 26 with a
one o’clock luncheon.
After the meeting, lunch was
served by Mrs Ray Dendmger
and her committee.
A joint meeting of the V. F. W
post and Auxiliary of district 11
was field Sunday with 45 mem
bers in attendance
Mrs. Dendmger, department
treasurer, reminded the group
that all Americans should salute
the flag as it passes by
Election of officers was held
with the following results Pearl
Brukofsky, president; Luella Clm
genpeel, senior vice-president;
Pauline Pfrated, junior vice
president; Wilma Rudmck, trea
surer; Barbara Sprague, chap
lain; Norma Steele, conductress;
Goldie Tucker, guard; Myra Staf
fer, Ruby Green and Romona
Carr, trustees; Gladys Richard
son, Fern Segor, Darlene Kirk
patrick and Erma Wray, color
bearers; Margaret Scofield, his
torian
Following the meeting, lunch
was served.
Starlighter Extension C lub
Mrs. Charles Beilin was hos
tess to eight members of the Star
lighters Extension club, Tuesday
night. The ladies decorated vases
and made wood fibre corsages to
be used as prizes at the Exten
sion tea held here Friday night
Plans were made to have a
family dinner, June 9, in connec
tion with the lesson on “Meat
Cookery’’. It will be held at the
home of Mrs. Earl Miller.
Grant Peacock and Mr and
Mrs. Allen Reynoldson, O’Neill,
attended the Nebraska State Bar
bers Convention at Kearney, May
5 and 6. Grant Peacock was elect
ed as state Chaplain.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stowell
spent Sunday in Kearney visiting
friends.
St. Anthony’» Hospital Auxiliary
St. Anthony’s Hospital Auxiliary
met Monday at 8 p.m. at the
hospital with 13 members pre
sent.
Ten TV stamp books have been
turned in during the month of
April, bringing the total to 168.
More books are still needed for
the purchase of the portable low
boy whirl j>ool path for the hos
pital. A special thanks to the
New Outlaw Store for having do
nated half of the books receiv
ed thru their special sales for
the hospital.
The Auxiliary will be selling
greeting cards and small gifts.
If you are interested in buying
from the Auxiliary please write
Mrs. John Kersenbrock, 63o E.
Everett or call 443, O’Neill.
Everyone is to keep in mind the
bazaar to be held in October.
Homemade articles will be ac
cepted at the hospital at any
time.
After the business meeting a
social meeting was held with
Pauline Benze as hostess. Mrs.
Benze won special prize. The
next meeting will be held June 3
at 8 p.m. at the hospital.
Kathy Gallagher, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Gal
lagher accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
James Hoover to Omaha where
Kathy attended a Christ Child
camp meeting at Blair. The Hoo
vers visited his parents at Ben
nington.
Sharon Carr was a Sunday din
ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Roach and Larry, Page.
Carl Kamphaus, Bartlett and
Anthony Kamphaus, Lynch, were
Saturday overnight guests of
their mother, Mrs. Juliana Kamp
haas.
A group of friends and rela
tives surprised Hugh Carr, Thurs
day evening on his birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ziska and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Ziska, Atkinson, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Walt Kaup and family, Stuart.
The occasion was the First Com
munion of Donna Kaup.
MARRIAGE LICENSE—
Ronald E. Dold, 24, Valentine,
and Marlene Kaup, 22, Stuart,
May 3.
Court News
COUNTY COURT—
J. C. Carnes, Chambers, care
less driving, fined $25 and $4
costs; officer — B. J. Cavanaugh,
May 2.
James J- Brotsky, Atkinson,
driving while under the influence
of alcoholic liquor, sentenced to
3 months in county jail, fined $100
and $4 costs and ordered not to
drive any vehicle for a period
of 3 months after his release
from jail; officer — R. L. Gude,
May 6. .
Melvin Stone, Wilbur, insuffi
cient number of life jackets in
boat at Swan Lake, fined $10
and $4 costs; officer — William
O. Anderson, May 7.
OrH fishins with
out permit, fined $10 and $4 costs;
officer — James J. Hurt. May 7.
Carol Smith, Atkinson, impro
per equipment in boat at Swan
Lake, fined $10 and $4 costs:
officer — William O. Anderson,
May 8.
Ronald D. Hollenbeck, O'Neill,
driving under suspension of op
erator’s license, sentenced to 30
days in county jail and ordered
not to drive any vehicle for a
period of one year after release
from jail; officer — R. L. Gude,
Apr. 26.
JUSTICE COURT—
5-7 — Joe Hansen, Driver for
Continental Baking Co., Norfolk,
overweight on capacity plate, fin
ed $11.00 and $4.00 costs, officer
— Clifford Kizzire.
5-7 — Very I LaFave. driver for
United Buckingham Freight
Lines,, Rapid City, S. D., over
weight on axle, $60.00 and $4.00
— Officer Richardson.
5-7 — Wallace Bathel, driver
for United Buckingham Freight
Lines, Rapid City, S. D. Over
weight on axle — $30.00 and $4.00
— Officer Richardson.
5-8 — Milton Olson, driver for
Colonial and Pacific Frigidways.
Storm Lake, la., ove-weigfat In
terior group 4 axles, $80.00 and
$4.00 — Officer Donald Richard
son.
Former O'Neillite
Dies in Colorado
Charles Griffith, 66, Logan,
Colo, passed away Monday eve
mug
Mr. Griffith wus born and liv
ed north of O’Neill for a num
ber of year* before moving to
Colorado
He u survived by his widow,
Paulrne and five children.
He is also survived by several
cousin* among them being Mr*.
Mable House, O'Neill.
Dorsey News
By Mn. Harold O-lHirn
Mrs. H. L. Hughes ami Mrs.
Willis Butterfield took in Crazy
Days in O'Neill an Friday,
Mrs. T J. Graham stayed at
the Osborn home while Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Graham, Mntiyu
and T. J. attended to business
in o Neill Thursday
Clay Mash mo and family were
visitors at the Graham home
Thursday evening
l ** I. S L . J.
V li f;u I HllU'i IIKUl ‘ -* ut
livering seed corn to his custo
mers the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Graham
and family were Sunday dinner
guests at the Cecil Miller home
They all then attended the Grand
Ole Opre in O'Neill.
Lester Denckson ami Clay
Mashino helped saw wood at the
Graham home Monday,
Mr. and Mrs Joe Pavlik and
son helped ut the Otto Ruzicka
home Saturday
Mrs. Lloyd Brady is planning
a picnic on Saturday to close an
other school term at District No.
4.
Dr. Charles Gaddie and Dr
Frank Rudloff of Illinois were
callers ut the Edward Carson and
Otto Ruzicka homes on Wednes
day. i
Mr. and Mrs Otto Ruzicka wen
callers at the Graham home San
day.
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ror the lovely cards. *ifW ""d
durum our »«ay in the l****,,i‘.
ami strict* our mum home- A ■l»
i tal thanks U» l" David and the
Sisters of the Sacred Heart Ho*
|iitnl lor the wonderful core we
received. , M .
Mrs tienneU IVvall »nd Mark
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ix.pt.ii * In- hu» made to he worn
In memory of Anwrten’a war
ili-sul >.n Poppy Hay In Msiy. The
little rinl crept* paper flower*
trill In* .llHlrll.nl.-it by volunteer*
from the American l*rRl<>ii Au*
Illary’* work for diaabled vet
t-rmi* siml needy children of
veteran*.
Poppy llm la May II In O’*
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