Hartmann enjoys busy Rotary district governor post
Hartmann, a Sidney native and retired educator, enjoys his role as Rotary district governor for District 563. He took the job last July, visited 31 clubs, helps plan the district conference in Sidney, and aims to boost Paul Harris Fellowships while honoring his late wife Lillian. He cites basketball and travel as hobbies and plans to attend the 1978 international convention in Japan.
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Rotary
Rimar Janastates Hartmann
Sidney
Hartmann
Sidney Club
San Francisco
Japan
Denver
Atlanta
Houston
New Orleans
Dodge County
Sidney High School
Paul Harris
Lillian
Elmer J. Hartmann
Rotary International
Martian Invasion of Sidney Town Sparks Editor Note
Sidney native David McCumber recollects returning home to Sidney and humorously recalls discovering so called Martian invaders in the town. The piece uses fantasy imagery to critique local life and even pokes fun at civic concerns while noting familiar places and neighbors.
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Sidney
David McCumber
The
Telegraph
McCumber
Los Alamos
N.wi
Monitor
el Paso Herald-Post
Homer
Hemingway
Virgil
Vonnegut
Cheyenne County
Lorenzo
Highway 19
Cedar Lanes
Iarbeide
Linden Street
JC Penney marks 75 years in Sidney store history
JC Penney, part of a national chain, celebrated 75 years in Sidney. The 1951 move to 916 Illinois Street added 7,200 square feet of selling space with Carl L. Ziegler as manager. Longtime Penney executive Jim Scott arrived in 1976 to lead the Sidney store, bringing experience from Sturgis and other outlets. The Penney family attends First United Methodist Church and Rotary, with Scott and Beverly’s two children, David and Denise.
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JC Penney
JB Byars
Osborn
10Th Avenue
Sidney
Penney
Illinois Street
Carl L. Ziegler
Haxtun, Cole
Jim Scott
Sturgis
Scott
Penneys
Penney’s
Beatrice
Kansas
Missouri
Beverly
David
Denise
Rotary Club
Cheyenne County
James Cash Penney Last Merchant Prince Of American Retail
James Cash Penney was a plain devout man born Sept 16 1875 near Hamilton Missouri. He built JC Penney into a major department store chain with autonomous managers and profits sharing after starting in Kemmerer Wyoming in 1902. He led the company as president until 1917 and as chairman until 1958, dying in New York City at 95 on February 21 1971.
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James Cash Penney
Missiouri
Kemmerer
Wyo
James Cash
Mary Frances Penney
Hamilton
Jim Penney
Hamilton High
J.M. Hale
Young Penney
Denver
Cole
Longmont
Penney
TM Callahan and Company
Callahan
Guy Johnson
Rockies
Callahan and Johnson
Partners
Evanston
Rock Springs
Cumberland
Johnson and Callahan
JC Penney
Puerto Rico
Europe
Tne
New York
Mr. Penney
New York City
Bergland to release figures sooner for grain sales
Agriculture Secretary Bergland ends secrecy on grain sales to Russia and China and expands 24 hour public notices to all countries. The move follows 1972 windfall concerns and aims to curb exporters seeking to cover orders. Officials say reporting will start as soon as possible with voluntary firm consent.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
Bob Bergland
Russia
China
Bergland
Ford Administration
Congress
Agriculture Department
National Association of Wheat Growers
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Harold Wilhelm
Wilhelm
GM abandons Wankel engine project in cars
General Motors Corp ends a seven year, 150 million dollar effort to fit the Wankel rotary engine into an American car. A four paragraph statement Tuesday said the lightweight engine cannot match fuel economy of piston engines or meet clean air standards.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
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Snyder
Masonic-Eastern Star Home
Fremont
Niagara
SWEET
PAX
van Pari
Coop
Illinoss Sidney
First United Methodist Church
John Laing
Laing
Mr Penney
University of Missouri
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