C&NW Would Make Terminal jur

STATE HIST SOC

err

OF THE FRONTIER¡±

?VOICE

C&NW Would Make

Clearwater Pastor Is

Retiring

A

series

of

Roman

clergy appointments

Catholic

in this area

announced last Thursday by

Rev,

Gerald

T.

Bergan,

archbishop of Omaha The apbecome

effective

pointments

Saturday, June 1.

Rev. Roger Hayes, pastor of

St Therese church at Clearwater

for a number of years, is being

retired for reasons of health. He

has

been

several

hospitalized

times during the past few years.

Rev, Charles Brodersen, assistant at St. Boniface church, Elgin,

will succeed Father Hayes. He

will reside at Neligh and serve

St. Francis church there and the

Clearwater church as a mission.

Rev.

Robert Steinhausen, asMichael church,

at

St.

sistant

South Sioux City, will become

pastor of St. Mary church, SpenWilliam

Rev.

cer,

succeeding

Foster, who has been appointed

pastor of the newly established

at

Ralston

Gerald

St.

pariah

was

Most

(outside Omaha).

Three Tears

Here

Rev. Thomas Hitch, assistant

St. Patrick church here three

been

reassigned as

years, has

Blessed

Sacrament

assistant

at

church, Omaha. A native Omahan, he came here in June, 1954,

succeeding Rev. Kenneth Carl.

Father Hitch¡¯s successor will be

Rev. Robert B. Duffy who was

ordained May 11 at Omaha. His

home parish is Holy Angels at

Omaha.

Rev.

Henry R. Schorn, who

was born and reared at Atkinson

and also was ordained May 11,

has been assigned as assitant at

St. Bridget church, Omaha.

Rev. William Kelligar, assistant at St. Joseph church, Atkinson, will do graduate study.

He will be succeeded at St. Joseph by Rev. Robert Morocco,

who is newly-ordained.

Father Kelligar expects to go

to Catholic University, Washington D. C., where he will study

and also teach. He will go to

Washington in December.

at

Lewis W. Berry

Expires at 97

Funeral Set Friday

at Atkinson

ATKINSON¡ªLewis W. Berry.

97, died early Tuesday, May 28,

at his home a short time before

he was to be removed by amMemorial

to Atkinson

bulance

hospital. Death was caused by

complications of his advanced

age.

He lived about 22 miles southwest of Atkinson.

Funeral service's will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, May 31,

Rev.

at the Soger funeral home

officiate.

will

Barnett

Curtis

Woodlawn

will be in

Burial

cemetery.

The late Mr. Berry was born

November 22, 1859. at State Center, la., the son of Dan and Charlotte Berry.

His wife, whose maiden name

Clarrotta Naughimer, died

was

in 1933.

Survivors include: Son¡ªHoward V of Atkinson; three grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

C. E. Hallock, 55,

Dies of Gun Wound

BURWELL¡ªC. E. Hallock. 55,

was found dead early

Tuesday, May 28, at his home

A corner¡¯s jury rule the death

of Burwell

accidental gun shot.

death occurred

The

Swan Lake vicinity in

as

county.

Survivors

include

and his mother.

in the

Garfield

the

widow

Father O¡¯Sullivan¡¯s

Brother Dies¡ª

Very Rev. Timothy O¡¯Sullivan

returned Saturday from Chicago,

111., where he had been called by

the serious illness and death of

his only brother. John, sr., who

died early Tuesday, May 21 at

82. Father O¡¯Sullivan is the only

surviving member of an Irishborn family of four girls and

six boys. The aged brother is

survived by one son, John, jr.,

a Chicago lawyer.

$100 Ak¡¯

Scholarships¡ª

Receive

vocational agriculture instructors from this arhave been awarded one-hunea

dred-dollar scholarships by the

Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben for advanced summer school study.

Among the 15 in the state receiving the awards were Laurence

Lange of Atkinson and

Two

Nebraska

Harold John? of Bassett.

Conference Next

Week¡ª

Methodist clergy from the area and church delegates will attend the annual Nebraska Methodist conference in Lincoln June

held in

Sessions will be

4-8.

First Methodist church there.

Entertained¡ª

Mrs. D. H. Clauson entertained the Past Matrons club at her

home on Tuesday.

?

jur

O¡¯Neill Terminal

Father Hitch Goes

to Omaha Parish

TEN

9:30-9:55 A. M.

Mon.

Substitute for Omaha-

Wrd.

¡ª

¡ª

This Issue

0

S*t.

North-Central Nebraska¡¯s BIGGEST Newspaper

Chadron Offered

general officers

of the

North Western railroad Saturday at Bassett bared

a substitute proposal for passenthe

450ger-mail-express on

The

mile Gmaha-Chadron line.

area is now served by trains

13i

and 14¡ªthe last two remaining

all of

trains serving

passenger

northeast and most of north Nebraska.

The head of the delegation,

Larry Provo, vice-president and

comptroller, told 15 members of

a special committee of the Savethe-Trains association the substitute proposal would:

Three

Chicago

Volume 77.¡ªNumber 5.

&

Chadron).

conditioned

O¡¯Neill and

at

7:30 a.m., and O¡¯Neill at 7:15

a.m., daily except Sunday. Two

buses would be employed, both

equipped for passengers-mail-

Chadron,

leaving Chadron

express.

¡ªSubstitute truck for O¡¯NeillValentine and return,

daily

for baggage,

except Sunday,

mail and express.

1

i

I

War Dead

in Services

The

Knight of St.

Gregory

honor will bo conferred on William J. Froelich, sr., of O'Neill

and five Omahans today (Thursday) in a pontificial mass to be

offered by Most Rev. Gerald T.

Bergan, archbishop of Omaha.

Six priests of the

archdiocese

will be elevated to the rank of

Colors, Band, Various

Groups Will March

to Cemeteries Today

monsignor.

Rev.

Bartholomew

Leahy of

Fremont, former assistant pasof St.

tor

Patrick¡¯s

Oathoiic

church here, will bo among the

priests

elevated.

In addition, papal honors will

go to 10 other persons.

Members of Mr. Froelieh¡¯s immediate family, friends and sev-

War dead will be honored at

O¡¯Neill and other points throughout the nation today (Thursday).

services are

Brief

planned

here.

Members of Simonson post

!>3 of the American Legion, auxiliary, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,

Municipal band and a group of

flower

at

girls will assemble

the Legion

auditorium at 9:45

O Neill if t' Is

(Kditoriul

Cattlemen Make Iowa, Illinois Tour

?¡örnttn

n

itm

n

__

v

on

Vi

mi

?

Saturdajrtipn

Hoerle Rites Are

Held at Chambers

Plans for Rodeo

Parade Take Shape

To Holt County with

Parents in 1888

Speak

Bands, Rope

Artist

Are Signed

Rite

Double Rites

Accident Victim¡¯s

Burial Wednesday

Mewmaw

Speak

Big Bluegrass

Foreseen

McNair, Howard,

Seger Enlistees

Johnson

(above), son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lowell Johnson, was awarded

runnerup title as the best acKansas

tor

of the

year at

State college

where

he is a

were prefreshman.

Awards

sented at the Oscar banquet.

His entry was on his lead role

performance in the ¡°Merry

His parWives of Windsor¡±.

ents drove to Manhattan Saturday to bring Jim to his home.

They visited Ottawa. Kans., at

the Lee Osborn home and tourarea.

a

tornado

devasted

ed

The Osborns are formerly of

O¡¯Neill.

(¡°Jim¡±)

Page Alumni Holds

D. McNair of O¡¯Raymond

Neil, for signal corps; Ambrose

J. Howard of O¡¯Neill, for signal

L.

PAGE¡ªMembers of the Amer- \ corps;

Lambley of

Jerry

ican Legion

auxiliary were to Ainsworth, for the reserves (two

sponsor the annual alumni ban- years of active duty); Phillip J.

quet Wednesday evening, May Rudloff of Verdigre, for the re29, at 6:30 o¡¯clock.

serves

(two years of active duFoy Clark of Norfolk was to ty); Marlowe D. Jensen of Royal,

be toastmaster.

for the reserves (two years of

The classes of 25 years ago, 10 active duty to begin September

years ago and the present grad- 1); Harold E. Seger of O¡¯Neill,

for the reserves (six months of

uating classes will be honored.

Reunion-Banquet

Dance, Golf Tourney

The

club¡¯s

annual

Country

opening dance is to be held Wednesday evening. May 29, startMusic will be furnished by

ing at 10 o¡¯clock,

the Duke¡¯s of Rhythm.

A golf tourney

will be

held

memorial day, starting at 1 p.m.

Members and their guests are invited

to

participate.

PAGE¡ªThe Golden Rule Extension

club

members

were

Melvin Held for

guests of Mrs.

the May lessonon outdoor cookery. The food was prepared over

the

Mrs. Don Nisfireplace.

Mrs. Ivan Heiss

sen and

were

leaders.

active

j

!

Workshop¡ª

Future

New officers of the

Homemakers of America, O¡¯Neill

chapter, departed Monday to attend a three-day state workshop

at Kearney.

duty).

¡ª

SI'ENCE R¡ª

Kersch, 30,

a

Robert

Earl

lynch gravel

con.

factor and a native of this comdied late Saturday, May

15. while working with the loader

mechanism

attached

a

to

¡örawlcr type tractor.

The

accident

a

occurred at

gravel pit north of Butte. Worktig with Kersch was Emil Kotas

if

Spencer, who scrambled to

safety when the loader came

town on Kersch.

j Mr. Kersch and Mr. Kotas

were attempting to

jack up the

motor of the caterpillar gravel

| loader so some

repairs could be

i

nunity,

Pronounced

Jacks

were

Dead

at Home

Succumbs

employed

sons

rites.

The late Robert Earl Kersch

born May 31, 1926, at Spenthe son of Robert D

cer,

and

Maude Allen

Kersch.

He

was

reared here was graduated from

Spencer high school, and June 3,

1950 was married at Lynch to

Lavina E.

Mills. They became

the parents of three children.

was

Earl Allen, 86,

SPENCER

For the past four years Mr.

of Boyd county¡¯s few re- Kersch has been living at Lynch

maining homesteaders, died ear- where he has been a gravel conat

his tractor.

ly Saturday, May 25,

home 6*A miles north of Spencer.

About

two

Mr.

years ago

heart

attack Kcrsch¡¯s brother, Danny, 16, was

He

suffered

a

which proved fatal. He became fatally injured in an automobile

accident on U. S.

ill the night before.

highway 281

Earl several miles west of Spencer.

His

Robert

grandson,

Kersch, 30, of Lynch, was killed

Survivors

include:

Widow¡ª

later that day in a tractor ac- Lavina; son¡ªDennis Ray; daugh¡ª

one

cident near Butte. Double funeral services were conduced at

10 a. m., Tuesday, May 28, in the

Community hall at Spencer with

Rev. Clyde A. Wells, Methodist

pastor, officiating. Burial was in

the Union cemetery

under the

direction of the Jones funeral

home.

r-auuearers

were

rreu

ocnem-

ost, Mandus Olin, Elmer Kaczor,

Arthur Boettcher, Oscar Mathre

and Carl Kayl.

The

late

Mr.

Allen

was

born

July 26, 1870, at Pageville, Pa*?

and Lovina Mca

son of Seth

.Commons Allen.

He came to the Spencer community in 1891 and homesteaded

north of here. Although retired,

he

continued to reside on the

place until his death.

On November 29, 1899, he was

married to Una James at Butte.

The couple became the parents

of nine children.

include:

Survivors

Widow¡ª

Una; sons¡ªJames of Winner, S.

D.; Grover of Spencer; Albert of

Sacramento

Robert

of

Calif.;

same

ters¡ªMarcia

Ann

and

Roberta

Ixvryaine; parents¡ª Mr. and Mrs

Robert

D.

Kersch

of

Spencer;

sister-¡ªMrs. Walter R. (Loryaine)

Houseman of Pickstown, S. D.;

grandmother¡ª Mrs. Earl Allen

of

Spencer.

Anoka,

Bonesteel

Get Cloudbursts

The

smile

weatherman continued to

the O¡¯Neill region with

widespread rainfall during the

past six days.

A total of 1.10

inches of rain has been received

at O¡¯Neill, boosting the precipitation for the month to the neighborhood of five inches.

on

Cloudbursts

were reported at

and Bonesteel

Friday

night and early Saturday.

Anoka received 1.75 inches; Bonesteel, just across the South Dakota line, 1.93.

At the same time O¡¯Neill received .95 in a series of showers; Stuart, 1 inch; Niobrara, .35;

Anoka

Bassett,

120; Clearwater,

35;

Wash.; daughters¡ªMrs. Bristow, .50; Winner,

40; Long

Robert (Maude) Kersch of Spen- i Pine, 1 inch.

William

Mrs.

cer;

(Margaret)

Everett,

Kaul

of

Grand

Island; Mrs.

Vernie (Mabel) Irwin of Grand

Mrs.

Malvin

Island;

(Marion)

Loken of Albion.

One daughter, Marjorie, preceded her father in death.

May 23

May 24

May 25

May 26

May 27

28 May_

_

LAKE IS TREATED

KIN DIES

The men went to Ft. Chaffee,

CELIA¡ªMrs. J. T. Hilts of

ATKINSON¡ªHay days will be

training a one-day affair this year and

processing,

Yakima, Wash., came Monday by Ark., for

and

reassingment.

bus to visit her daughter, Mrs.

July 29 has been picked as the

tentative date.

Clarence Focken, and family and

The switch from

to attend the wedding of her Arriving This Week¡ª

a two-day

to a one-day

affair

William Moore of California is met with unanimous approval of

grandson, Clarence Focken, jr.

the

who will wed Patty Allyn of expected to arrive this week to the

sponsoring

group

Chamber of Commerce.

visit his father, Jim Moore.

Stuart June 2.

Robert E. Kersch, 30,

Victim of Accident;

F uneral a t Spencer

by persummoned to the scene to

lift the

scoop from the body.

Dr. D. H. Bendorf of Butte pronounced the man dead.

Double

funeral

services

for

Accompanied by their instrucwere

Kersch

and

his

J. Lively,

Mrs. A.

86-year-old

tor,

Sheryl Young, Karen Hartronft, grandfather, Earl Allen of SpenSharon Hart- der, a Boyd county homesteader

Joyce Summers,

(

were

at

conducted

10

a.

rn.

ronft, and Mary Etta Perry.

Tuesday, May 28, in the Community hall at Spencer. Rev

CHAMBER TO MEET

A. Wells, Methodist paswill I Clyde

of Commerce

Chamber

tor at Spencer, officiated. Buna!

meet at 7 p.m., Monday evening

was

in the Union cemetery unThe nomfor the June session.

der the direction of the Jones

and

inating committee will report

funeral home.

there will be an election of offiPallbearers were Lucian Loockv

will take

officers

New

cers.

Don Angel, Leroy Angel Wayne.

their posts at the July meeting.

Russell Angus and Wil-*

Monday¡¯s meeting will be held Black,

liam Spencer.

at Slat¡¯s Supper club.

Oak

Leaf

lodge

AF&AM,

Lync h,

conducted

graveside

AMELIA¡ªThe

lake

the

at

Billie Sammons ranch was treated this week to rid the pond of

Whaley.

fish.

Mr.

Sammons

explained

Sophomores: Joan Booth, Jean- that the lake had been overette Fricke, George Fuller, Shar- stocked and he wishes to restock

on

Hartronft, Gerald Kaczor, E- it with game fish.

laine Krugman,

Konnie Kurtz,

Merle Pease, Betty Rodman.

MRS. WHITE TO RESIGN

Freshmen: Richard Ernst, ConMargaret

White, police manie

Janet

Johnson,

Krugman, tron and water department clerk,

Bonney Lawrence, Barbara Mil- is going to resign her post as soon

ler, Paula Reed, Joyce Summers, as a replacement can be found,

Barbara

and

Wayman

Nancy she informed Mayor D. C. SchafWray.

fer this week.

July 29 Tentative

Hay Days Date¡ª

Dies Under

Loader

iiiminiunn

.'llli'lici

Earl Allen, 88, Came

to State in ¡¯91

Dancing Pupils

I uesday Recital

Boyd Man

Meanwhile, Charles Carroll of

council 701

of the

Carrollton

made.

a recognition

is planning

KC¡¯s

j; Mr. Kersch was

silting at the

honor

banquet in Mr. Froelieh¡¯s

held at 7 pan.,

to be

Sunday, | front of the tractor operating the

It was theorized that as

June 9, in the American Legion ; jack.

the motor

was

I

being lifted it

be

obtainTickets

hall here.

may

released the clutch which held

ed at either O¡¯Neill bank and

the scoop up

The scoop crashmust be purchased on or before

ed to the. ground,

pinning Mr.

7.

June

Friday,

Kersch beneath it In a sitting position.

Resident of O¡¯Neill

Years

Club Plans

ceremony.

hartley Brennan, 44,

111 Over Year, Dies

|

James

Knight of Columbus offiwill witness the investiture.

A recognition

dinner will bo

held at the Sheraton-Fontenellc

hotel immediately following the

Boyd Homesteader

Page

Country

4.)

page

cers

The parade will move west on

Douglas street behind the colors

and go to the cemeteries.

The band wall be heard in the

national* anthem,

¡®¡®The

Star

Rev.

and

Spangled Banner¡±,

Duane Limber, pastor of Wesleyan church, will make a brief

address.

The Legion¡¯s

firing

squad will fire volleys in salu/te

to the war dead and taps will be

sounded.

Flower

decorate

will

girls

graves.

The day also serves as a homecoming and many former residents

will return

to decorate

graves of loved ones.

Any merchant or professional

man who would like to have the

Legion arrange for raising and

their flags

memorial

lowering

day may do so by taking the flag

to the Legion club in advance.

Ewing

Knighted

on

eral

a.m.

Norfolltan

Wins Stage Award

Seven Cents

Investiture Today

in Omaha Cathedral

Train

Omaha

13,

O¡¯Neill,

would depart from Union station at 11:30 p.m.,

the

daily,

same as at present and with the

same

except there

equipment,

would be no pullman service.

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mu

(Mill

rv

vi

il/uiv

Train

pi

iMf,

v 1 lSIU

Omaha,

14, O¡¯Neill

tered

bus

of

at

load

would depart from

O¡¯Neill

Sandhilfc 'Cattle association of O¡¯Neill. They are pictured with Ansel of

4:30 p.m., arriving at Omaha at

members who left

a tour

of Iowa,

Wrage of Valentine, who was in charge of the

10:30 p.m.

Illinois and eastern Nebraska feed lots.

The tour

It is the second

annual tour

for the

group.

At present train

14

departs

originated at Valentine. Robert Clifford boarded

stockgrowers. Final stops on the week¡¯s trip will

from Chadron at 3:55 p.m.

at Atkinson.

Boarding at CTNeill were Ed Tren- be at Omaha and Lincoln.¡ªThe Frontier Photo.

To Offer Plan

The S-T-A committee agreed to

I

give consideration to the C&NW¡¯s

substitute proposal

and

report

the matter to civic groups and interested

parties in the various

cities and towns.

]

Ira L. Watson, Inman hay dealer and secretary-treasurer of the

association, said the association

3

would appoint a special committee to work out a substitute proposal reflecting the views of the

to

association.

CHAMBERS¡ªFuneral services

Plans for a big parade in conMembers of

the S-T-A comfor Jacob Hoerle, 75, were conat

nection with O¡¯Neill¡¯s forthcommittee from this area who heard

ducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May

ing two-day rodeo began taking

the proposal offered were District

EWING¡ªHarold

Milliken

of 28, at St. Paul¡¯s Lutheran church

shape this week.

E.

of

NcJackson

Judge

Lyle

Earl Allen. 86,

Norfolk will deliver the memorwith Rev. Carl

(left), Boyd

The rodeo dates are

Carroll (¡°Cal¡±)

Saturday

Stewart, ial

ligh;

E.

county homesteader, died early

Pullman o f

day address here, The proand Sunday, June 15-16, and the

Ben Vidricksen, and Ben Gilligan,

Saturday of a heart ailment;

officiatgram will be held in the school

Neligh

show is sponsored by the O¡¯Neill

Brewster

J. G.

all of O¡¯Neill;

his grandson, Robert Earl Kerauditorium, starting at 10:30 a.

ing, assisted by

Saddle club.

Program provides

and Lawrence

Hamik, both of m.

sch,

was

killed

later

r

30,

Mr. H o e 1 e s

(right)

for NACA-approved rodeo perStuart; M. H. Snider of Clearthe same day in a tractor-loadgrandson, Rev.

Ralph Munn will be master-offormances at 8 o¡¯clcok

Saturdav

water,

traveling representative ceremonies.

er accident. Double funeral serDarrell Hoe rle

Invocation will be

evening and at 2 o¡¯clock Sunday

for the S-T-A, and Mr. Watson.

vices were conducted Tuesday

offered by Dr. William H. Ross.

of Blue Earth,

a fternoon.

C&NW for three years has been

at Spener.

Minn.

Paul Gunter will play a trumpet

The

Saturday night

parade,

talking abandonment of the last solo, ¡®¡®The Little Colonel

Polka¡±,

Mr. Hoerle

starting at 7 o¡¯clock, will feature

(Continued on page 8).

and Doctor Ross will offer benetwo bands¡ªO¡¯Neill and Spencer

died late Thursdiction, after which the colors

¡ªand possibly one or two othday, May 26, in

will be retired by the Legion.

ers. The parade is being organizSt. A n t h o ny¡¯s

ceremonies

will

be

Regular

ed by the Lions club and is exHoerle

hospital.

held at St. Peter¡¯s cemetery and

pected to feature between 50 and

Burial was in the

Chambers

the Ewing cemetery.

100 floats.

cemetery under the direction of

Business firms

and organizaVENUS¡ªPhillip Boone Black,

Biglin¡¯s.

tions are urged to enter, Robert

Block and the

21, son of Carl

Music was furnished by

the

to

J. Krotter, Lions committee chairlate Mrs. Pearl Block, was killed

which

choir,

¡°Rock of

sang

man, said Tuesday.

accidentally last week in Califor- at

Ages¡± and ¡°Nearer My God to

16

ni.

Thee¡±.

Meanwhile, Johnny Rivers and

Reverend Pullman sang

He moved with his parents to

his golden stallion, a trick and

PAGE)¡ªMemorial

day services ¡°Heaven Is My Home¡±.

Bartley Brennan, 44, 817 South

Creston, Calif., in 1940. He was will be held Thursday at 2 o¡¯clock

Mrs. Eric Dankert. Mrs. Wilact, have been signfancy

11th.,

Norfolk, an O¡¯Neill resi- ed as roping

born here.

a special

rodeo attraction.

liam Jutte

at the high school auditorium.

and

Mrs.

Wayne

dent

from

until

Au- The Rivers addition is

May 1, 1938,

services

were

to be

Fnueral

Rev. Lisle

Mewmaw will be Smith were in charge of

being prothe gust 1, 1954, died at 12:50

am.,

conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, speaker.

vided by the Chamber of Comflowers. Pallbearers were Henry

in

a

Norfolk

26,

Sunday,

May

May 29, at St. Paul¡¯s Evangelical

merce.

Ruben

Following the exercises at the Myers, T. E. Alderson,

hospital after a cancer illness of

Lutheran church in the Venus- school, the audience will retire Peltzer,

Arthur Tangeman, C. more than a

The rodeo will feature bareyear.

Walnut communities. Rev. A. S. to the

bronc

Page cemetery where the F. Gillette and A. B. Hubbard.

Funeral rites were conducted back bronc riding, saddle

Gedwillo of O¡¯Neill was to of- American

The late Mr. Hoerle was born

Brahma

Legion, with George

riding,

bulldogging,

at

9

29.

a.m.,

Wednesday, May

ficiate.

Wettlaufer, commanding officer, October 6. 1881, in Ontario, Can., in Sacred Heart Catholic

bull riding, calf roping and a lachurch

Mrs. Robert Miller of Star is a will have

charge of the services. a son of Kasper and Magdelene at Norfolk. Burial

dies¡¯ barrel race.

was in Prossister of the deceased.

Hoerle.

rodeo

Sunday¡¯s

performance

at Norfolk.

Hill cemetery

pect

Pvt. Earl Miller arrived home

He came to Holt county with

Rev. Thomas

DeBacker, assist- will be preceded by a concert by

in

Sunday to attend funeral serhis parents in 1888 and lived in

ant pastor at Sacred Heart and a the Neligh band.

vices.

the

near former

Conley

community,

O¡¯Neillite, officiated..

here, until 1906, when he moved

The late Mr. Brennan was born

Irii Show Being

to the Clearwater community.

at Elm Creek June 1, 1912, the

The

Delayed a Week¡ª

dancing pupils of Mrs.

On August 28, 1907, he was

Atkinson Woodrow Melena presented a reson

and Mrs,

The

of Mr.

ATKINSON¡ª

Bartley

Harvest

married to

Maggie Pearl Hil- Brennan. He was reared at NorIris society's annual show, or- cital at the public school auditorliard at Platte Center.

he was

folk where

graduated

iginally scheduled for Saturday, ium Tuesday evening. Miss KonThe couple lived at ClearwaProspects for a big bluegrass

from Sacred Heart high school. seed harvest are

June, 1. has been postponed un- nie Kurtz was pianist and Alan ter until

good, according

when

moved

1927,

they

On

he

marJune

8.

Van

Vleek

was

master-of-ceretil Saturday,

February 21, 1936,

to reports

from seed

dealers,

onto a farm southeast of Chamried

Miss Letha Porterfield of ranchers and

The delay is because of the re- monies.

county extension

bers.

Besides

he

did

farming,

16 years he was a

For

weather, it

cent cold and wet

Wayne.

Among those taking part were.

agents in Holt, Brown, Rock and

carpentry work.

resident of O¡¯Neill where he was

Mrs. F. J. Sally

announced by

was

Herley, Levita Philbrick,

Keya Paha counties.

from

the

farm

in

Retiring

employed as a salesman for Conpublicity chairman. Cherlyn Van Vleek, Ruth Ann

Brady,

Bluegrass is heading and striphe

continued with his car- tinental Baking compay.

Doors will be opened at 2 p. m. Watson, Judy Booth. Linda Gil- 1947,

is expected to start about

ping

moved mid-June.

1954 he

Ann

On

Linda penter work and constructed his

dersleeve,

August,

There is no admission charge.

Kelly,

own home at Chambers. He also

and

in

his family

to Columbus

Roberta

Becker,

Shelhamer,

The

Nebraska state

employSlaymaker Diane Gillespie, Patty Heerman. built a dwelling in Arizona for June, 1955, he was transfered to ment service has announced the

Mesdames

Amy

his wife and himself, and they Norfolk.

Atkinson

of

Barnes

Kelly,

and Ruth

Kay

Lynn

McCarthy,

and

volunteer farm

following

He

became ill

Dick Martin, Billy D. McIntosh, spent the winters there until be

early in 1956 ranch labor

were O¡¯Neill visitors in Tuesday.

representatives in

became

ill

two

about

to

in this area:

years ago. and

submitted

surgery

Billy Pruss Jim Reimer, Charles

Mr. Hoerle and his wife were Omaha.

He returned to work,

Sevcik, Peggy Martin, Suzanne

O¡¯NEILL¡ªWilliam Miller.

Stewart, Charrise Knight, Diane to celebrate their 50th wedding but later was forced to quit his

EWING¡ªJulian Sojka.

anniversary August 28.

of

his

Force. LeEllen Haynes.

because

declining

job

CHAMBERS¡ªT. E. Newhouse.

Mrs.

Hoerle

is hospitalized health.

Jacqueline Tomlinson, Connie

ATKINSON¡ªJoe Kokes.

Candice

Worcester. here.

include:

Widow¡ª

Survivors

Voider,

STUART¡ªJohn Newman.

He was preceded in death by Letha; son¡ªBartley, jr., Norfolk

Tommy Anderson, Terry CleveSPRINGVIEW¡ªDuane Cook.

David one son, Willie; also

school

sisters¡ª

land,

student;

Randy

Eymann,

high

by his parBASSETT¡ªTed Blake.

LeAllen ents, five sisters and six broth- Mrs.

Earl Schleuter of Los AnKipple, Dean LaRue,

James

Melena, ers.

Longenecker,

geles, Calif., and Mrs. Earl Bonawitz of Hawthorne, Calif.; bro- O¡¯Neill High Honor

Randy Schmeichel, Patty Lorenz,

Survivors

Widow¡ª

include:

Martin,

of West Los Ange- Roll Released¡ª

Patsy

McKay, Pearl;

Peggy

sons¡ªEarl

and

Clefus, ther¡ªWayne

Named to the combined first

Calif.

Mary Ross, Susan Abart, Ann both of Seattle,

les,

Wash.; Roy of

His parents

Gleeson, Linda Hunt, Ellen A- Winslow.

preceded him in and second semester honor roll

Harold of ClearAriz.;

death.

at O¡¯Neill high school were:

bart, Nancy Artus, Joyce Janz- water;

Lloyd and Lavern, both

Seniors: Marlene Ermer, Gording, Patty Hand, Linda Hunt, of

Chambers;

daughter¡ªMrs.

Linda

Kathleen

on

Reynoldson,

Fox,

Harder, Judy

Sylvia

Ed (Edna) Pavel of Chambers;

Curran.

DeMaris Lindberg, Judy

Liddy,

20

two

grandchildren;

greatSanders, Linda Serck.

Sherry Salak, Bonnie Tomlin- grandchildren; sister¡ªMrs. John

Irene Collins,

son, Ellen Artus,

Juniors: Lynda

Haynes, Gale

Haake

of

(Lizzie)

Chambers;

Sandra

Miles,

Laursen,

Jody

Mike

Holcomb, Judy Johnson,

brother¡ªAdam

of Clearwater.

The

at

army recruiting office

Patty Wilson.

Marion Moseman,

Faye

Liddy,

O¡¯Neill has announced the folJane

Linda

Murray

Petersen,

lowing recent enlistments:

|

1937.

May 30,

hursday.

To Honor

¡ªProvide for operating trains

13 and 14 between Omaha and

O¡¯Neill (instead of Omaha and

¡ªSubstitute air

buses

between

O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska.

CHAMBERS

Mrs. C o r d i a

Smith received word of the death

of her brother,

Claude Davis,

75.

He died Friday, May 24, at

his home at Debeque, Colo.

Hi

71

69

68

62

78

82

Lo

37

48

50

45

39

58

Prec.

.18

.92

T

Total_

1.10

Precipitation Hits

4.61 at Chambers¡ª

CHAMBERS¡ªPrecipitation

the

past few days increased the May

total to 4 61 inches here.

This

pushes the total for 1957 to 8.14.

It was not until July 1 a year

ago that the 1956 total reached

the eight-inch mark.

Chambers weather summary;

hi

60

70

70

68

65

May 22

May 23

May

May

24

25

May 26

lo

42

35

47

50

45

prec.

.01

62

¡ª

DELOIT¡ªOtto Reimer recently

made a business trip to

O., for the state.

Columbus,

Leaving Japan¡ª

Capt. and Mrs. H. M.

tenson and children will

Chris-

depart

today (Thursday) from Tokyo,

Japan, to their new assignment

in

the

Hawaii.

Mrs.

daughter

Coyne.

of

Christenson is

Mrs.

Edna

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