Airport Grants Surprise Scottsbluff and Mitchell
Government funds under the federal airport program were reported for Scottsbluff and Mitchell Nebraska. Scottsbluff received 17500 for land acquisition clear zones and installation of medium runway lights. Mitchell saw a 30000 allocation, the largest of seven Nebraska contracts, prompting surprise from city officials.
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Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Carsten Leikvold
ABC
Leikvold
Airpo
Nebraska
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Mitchelland
Sas
Hickman
Heiland
W. F. Mahan
Westmoor school and new high school project proposed
Citizens' committee urges immediate construction of Westmoor school and a new high school building plus additions to Longfellow and Roosevelt schools. Alliance leader Phillip A Hoff 46 died suddenly of a heart attack. he headed the Nebraska Potato Development division at Scottsbluff and chaired related associations. Survivors include his widow and six children.
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Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Armory
Clark and
Inérson
Lincoln Archi
Tine Suey
Citizen’s Committee
Westmoor
Longfellow
Roosevelt
Alliance
Phillip A. Hoff
Nebraska
Hoff
Potato Certification Association of Nebraska
Earl Barrios
Cozad
Nebraska Certified Potato Growers Association
Longtime newspaper publisher retires to Colorado
Ase Longtime publisher Ray Evans of The Big Springs Enterprise retires due to ill health and moves to Colorado. His sons Donald and Virgil will continue the paper, continuing the family tradition in small town publishing.
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Big Springs
Ray Evans
Colorado
Evans
Sidney
Enterprise
Donald
Virgil
Buglers Featured in Fourth Annual Spring Concert
Bugler's Holiday a cornet trio will be among the numbers in the fourth annual spring concert. Trio members are Wes Strasheim Don Hein and Dick Pittam Harry McNees directs the band. Sixteen seniors will play their last high school concert at Kimball. The district music contest at Sidney April 12 will close the band schedule. Jolene Blakeslee 9 band mascot will present a twirling act with band accompaniment.
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Wes Strasheim
Don Hein
Dick Pittam
Harry McNees
Kimball
Sidney
Jolene Blakeslee
Postoffice Thefts At Chappell Probed
Government inspectors investigate repeated mail box thefts at the Chappell post office. Checks disappearing from mail during unlocked Sunday afternoons prompted the probe as vandals tamper with boxes and remove letters.
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Chappell
Chappell Post Office
Mail Box Vandalism Warned To Youths
Authorities warn that widespread mail box vandalism causing substantial financial loss may be the work of youngsters. Conviction for mail theft carries up to $2,000 fine or up to five years in jail. Investigations will continue until culprits are caught and punished.
Brule Superintendent Turns Down Contract
Brule's school chief C. S. Alexander will not return as head of the Brule public school system next year. He had served eight years as superintendent after one year as coach. He refused a tenth year contract and resigned, effective at term’s end.
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BRULE
C. S. Alexander
Supt. Alexander
Supt Alexander
Board of Education
American Air Transport Service moves freight ahead of majors
The US Military Air Transport Service carries more freight than the combined cargo of the five largest private airlines in the United States. Mayonnaise takes its name from Mahon a port on Minorca where the salad dressing first appeared.
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US Military Air Transport Service
U.S
Mahon
Minorca
Spain
Four Old Cronies Tour Southwest and Praise Sidney
Ernest Baack and three companions returned from a two week Arizona trip. They visited Grand Canyon at sunrise and Oak Creek Canyon, saw baseball exhibitions near Phoenix and drove 300 miles. Baack praised Sidney as a good place to live and recounted humorous travel anecdotes.
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Sidney
Ernest Baack
Maple St
Arizona
Art Draper
Henry Ehmke
Charles Lessman
Grand Canyon
Oak Creek Canyon
Phoenix
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs
Baltimore Orioles
Mr Baack
Riverside mortician named new Riverside Exchange Club president
Earl Getchell was installed as president of the Riverside Exchange Club and received a coffin shaped gavel while place cards at the dinner were miniature tombstones, underscoring his profession as a mortician.
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Riverside
Calif
Earl Getchell
Riverside Exchange Club
Getchell
Bermuda Prints Its Own Paper Currency
Bermuda issues its own paper currency that carries the same value as the English pound sterling. The arrangement keeps the local currency distinct while pegged to the pound, affecting trade and daily transactions in Bermuda.
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Bermuda
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Briar Lane
Phillip Hoff
Potato Assn
Wood
Jabasset
Inh
Berea
Deuel County High School
Joyce Gingerich
Elmer Ebke
Kimball County High School
Band Parents Club
Illinois
Famousmaker
Cimara
Wilton
Sandelle
Allwool
2&In. Rotary
Ward
Draper
M Ehmke
Mr. Baack
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