Harrisburg Kimball Lead With Superior Scores
Harrisburg High and Kimball County High School topped district music competition with 14 and 12 superior ratings respectively. Readouts list many named ensembles and soloists from Banner, Morrill, Kimball, and other districts along with stage bands, quartets, and duets across multiple categories. Local schools plus performers such as Roni Kunnell Claudine Notz Dale Spear and Mary Ferguson feature among the large roster of participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner County High School
Harrisburg
Kimball County High School
Low - Merrill
Roni Kunnell
Bridgeport
Claudine Notz
Sunflower
Dale Spear
Potter
Kimball Co
Linda Shellhamer
Morrill
Mary Ferguson
Mitchell
Susan Gompert
Gordon
Steve Griffith
Loretta Brotzman
Lodgepole
Kay Glassburn
Grant Rudolph
Bayard
Tim Anderson
Janet Lind
Anne Buffington
Gurley
Curtis Asks For Academy Applications
Senator Carl T. Curtis announces a Civil Service Commission written exam for Nebraskan youths seeking nomination to the Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine Academies. Tests on July 8, 1969, will aid screening for 1970 entrants. selections include ten nominations per congressperson for three Merchant Marine openings. Applicants must be Nebraskan residents age 17 to 21, single, of good character, and pass a physical. Write to Curtis at the 5313 New Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Carl T. Curtis
Rep
Nebr
Civil Service Commission
United States Air Force
Military
Naval
Merchant Marine
Nebraska
Curtis
Air Force
Merchant Marine Academy
Senate
Fire Damages Ceiling In Doctor's Office In Peetz
A fire broke out in the back room of Dr. Turner's Peetz office on Monday. The doctor was present and about $100 of ceiling damage occurred. Community happenings include the American Legion Auxiliary meeting April 28 at 8 pm in the upstairs hall with officer elections and plans for Mother's Day dinner. The town notes describe civic improvements, visits, and family events through the weekend into April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Bernhardt
Denver
Ted Lindt
Ed Buehrer
David City
Neb
Schuyler
Omaha
Joe Fehringer
Victor Fehringer
Joe Wie Ser
Wheaton
Minn
Ignatius Braun
Joe
Victor Fehringers
Andy Fehringers
Harry Raymaker
Humphrey and
Clara Fehringer
Frank Sander
Anna German
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Joe Wiesers
Catherine Bellinder
Logan County Hospital
David Williams
Bob Williams
Cindy Williams
Hap
Rodney Williams
Nick Burr
Broadwater
Michael Bergner
Santiago
Calif
Delmar
John Buss
Martha Segelke
Sarah Coventry
Sharon
Nancy Segelke
Sidney
John Fehringer
Leo Fehringer
Nels
London 1632 Wicked Bible omits seventh commandment word
A London printed Bible from 1632 earned the nickname Wicked Bible after printers omitted the word not in the seventh commandment, changing the verse to read Thou shalt commit adultery. The mistake sparked uproar and led to censorship actions and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Auto Fire Near Courthouse Affects Kenneth Fries Car
Sidney firemen responded Monday to extinguish an engine fire in a 1956 model car owned by Kenneth Fries at 343 11th Avenue near the Cheyenne County Courthouse. Two firefighters stopped the blaze with about 25 dollars in damage. The crew included Keenen Klug and Kenneth Salmon, transferred from Oklahoma, now at San Diego Naval Base for boat training. Twelve men were sent to Denver for physicals this month. Mrs. Johnson reported May calls listing three inductees and six for physicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kenneth Fries
11Th Aveney
Cheyenne County
Keenen Klug
Kenneth Salmon
Oklahoma
San Diego Naval Base
Denver
Johnson
Marines Draft Two From Cheyenne County in April
Two men were sent to armed forces in April, per Mrs. Louis Johnson, executive secretary of the Cheyenne County Selective Service Board. Both were accepted into the U.S. Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Johnson
Cheyenne County
Mrs. Louis Johnson
The
Cheyenne
Governor Pushes Six Regional Offices Plan in Nebraska
Gov Norbert Tiemann proposes six regional centers to house state agencies for Nebraskans access. The locales listed include Ainsworth Norfolk North Platte Omaha Scottsbluff Gering and the tri city area of Kearney Hastings Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Norbert T. Tiemann
Tiemann
Ainsworth
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha
Scottsbluff- Gering
Tri-City
Kearney
Hastings
Grand Island
JohnsonS Conduct All Day Panhandle Board Meeting
Mrs. Louis Johnson of the County Selective Service Board led an all day workshop at the Drake Hotel in Alliance. Col. Lee Liggatt Col. Edwin Scott and Lt. Gen. Guy N. Henninger directed sessions from the Nebraska state headquarters in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Selective Service Board
Drake
Alliance
Panhandle
Lee Liggett
Edwin Scott
Guy N. Henninger
Lincoln
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Kimball
Roni Hannel
Kurt Oldenburg
Mary Ann Nelson
Banner
Clarinent
Lodegpole
Chrinet
Dix
Debbie Hobert
Lyman
John Gadaken
Thomas Co
Mark Madron
Banner Co
Dalton
Chadron Assumption
Gene Dowd
Frank Carpenter
Mike Coffee
Cornet
Robert Shipman
Clef Brass
Peggy Ahlschwede
Roger Hamilton
Madrigal
Boyd High
Sioux Co
Madrigal Gurley
St. Pat's
Barbara Schwartz
Gleen
Banner County
Kimball County
Nelson
St. Mary’s
Frank Fehringer
Francis Roelle
Ron Gillham
Kenneth Gillham
Jonathan Goranson
Danny Wood
Ras Roberts
Bud Goranson
Gary Meier
Pueblo
Colo
Jim Kerr
Jay Rockwell
John White
Oshkosh
Lewellen
Linda van Cleave
John Huss
Andy Hegerty
Virgil Disney
Raymond Wood
Randy
Bob Gillham
Viola Wood
Toy Norton
Larry Clemens
Longmont
Harmon Fairchild
Coach House Inn
Sterling
Ford
JOE A. Gibson, Inc
Illinois
Sidney ST. Patrick’s
Peetz News
Marines
Land Bank
Charles G. Sutton
MGR
Ninth Avenue
Mrs. Johnson
LTD
Imperial
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