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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
24
A jumble of used car offers and contact notes. Listings mention a 1965 VW Bug in good condition with a power phone number and a Plymouth Satellite with four speeds. Other entries advertise imprecise models, chrome accents, and asking prices. Call numbers provided for evenings and after hours.
A dense classified page lists numerous used cars for sale including a 1962 Chevrolet Impala, 1965 Mustang, 1966 Buick Skylark, and a 1970 VW 2 door. Ads note engine details, prices, contact numbers, and locations like 1844 16th Ave, 419 lb Ave, and 1410 sth Ave alongside sellers Larry Dounty Trancar Auto Sales and others.
A cluttered ad page lists trailers for rent and sale including Winnebago and tent trailers, storage and service, plus economy body shop. The weather section follows with a long regional forecast and temperatures across many cities, noting a June 15 record high and general fair conditions.
Police logs show multiple reports including property damage at Consumers Oil Co. and car incidents. Notable events include bicycles stolen, a gas poured home invasion, firecrackers sightings, and a missing person inquiry, with numerous disturbances, accidents, and thefts throughout the day and into evening.
The city announces a supervised playground program for ages five to twelve with registration daily from 1 to 5 pm Monday through Friday. A $1 per child fee applies, playgrounds run 1 to 5 pm Monday-Thursday and 1 to 4 pm Friday, with activities and several special events across Farr Park Henmere Park Luther Park Sunrise Park Sherwood Park Collinwood Island Grove Broadview. Each site offers a bus transfer to Centennial Park pool for swim days.
The May meeting of Cub Scout Pack 203 featured a nature quiz and awards for Bear and Bobcat ranks and attendance. The log notes patrol events, prowlers, firecrackers, suspicious activity, and a playground admission price of 30 cents as part of the activity schedule.
Larry R Sears to join Nelson Haley Patterson and Quirk as an associate in client services on July 1. A UNC alumnus with a public service background at UNC and KFKA radio, he has civic ties in Greeley and a doctorates path in progress. He and wife Jeanette have two daughters.
In Windsor, one man was arrested and a second person remained at large after saddles and riding tack were stolen from a garage between noon and 2 pm. Police recovered all items. Edwin Dean Schatter, 20, was charged as an accessory to grand theft. His partner allegedly did the actual stealing.
Lt. Carrol H. Long said Immanuel Lutheran Church will regular monthly deposits to the Longworth Fund for the rest of the year and possibly beyond. A letter to Greeley Officer Jim Longworth, paralyzed since being shot on duty in 1962, thanked him for his service and described the fund to aid his basic needs.
Dismissals from General Hospital on Monday June 14 include Thomas Fay Shelly Brewer Yolanda Alegria Mrs Harold Schrant Curtis Haugsdal Mrs Carl Mills Roy Kerns Cresencia Carreon Mrs Juanita Almaquer Mrs Dean Denne Mrs Eugene Kinsman Elmer Wiest Mrs Charles Seeley Gary Zederquist Mrs Donald Tapp and daughter Mrs Eugene Winter Honald Moore Patricia Smith Ruddy Vallejos and others listed with addresses in Craig Windsor Milliken Brighton La Salle Severn and nearby communities.
Stork Express births recorded at Weld County General Hospital and local homes include a son born to Keith and Horteree Brown of Horteer on Monday. a son to Fyron and Meyers of 1221 E 20th St on Monday June 14. a son to Gary Bard of 2310 Tilt Ave on Monday June 11. and a son to Ronald and Milliken Gray on Monday June 4.
The School District Six Board of Education will hold a Wednesday night meeting at 7 30 p m in the Wig Wags dog club room to discuss building sites for Island Grove Park. A 4 H dog obedience match follows Saturday with registration at 10 am and classes through the day. PRETORIA South Africa armament budget note appears as unrelated text.
Tom Griffith of Eaton was elected president of the Colorado Rural Letter Carriers Association at the state convention in Durango. He serves as vice-president of the Western States Conference of the NRLA, has 19 years as a rural carrier in Eaton, and 21 years in the Griffith era with local civic roles. The couple will attend the national convention in Portland, Oregon, in August.
Sheriff’s Department logs show a string of incidents including an electric guitar found on a property in Rank, a dog in a ditch near Greeley, a Platteville family dispute with a gun, $150 vandalism at a N 40th Ave home, a break in at a Galeton service station, and thefts at a construction site. Additional reports include a car dispute near West Greeley, a five year old bitten by a Chihuahua in Mead, tools stolen from a construction site at d Ave and 20th St, gunfire by three boys near Lamplighter Motel in Evans, a missing person from Dacono, a suspicious weapon, traffic investigation, and a baby death at Colorado General Hospital under investigation.
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