County Fair Plans Packed Schedule to Boost Attendance
Cynthia Morris a 14 year old 4 H Club member from Sidney will enter a skirt in the Cheyenne County Fair style show and compete in 4 H events. The Golden Gals Club led by Mrs. Robert Irwin and Mrs. Keith Deaver supports youth activities. The fair runs Aug 6 9 with entry day Wednesday and a full lineup of 4 H displays, a wheat show, band concerts, a melodrama, fashion show, livestock parade, and a Fat Sale.
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Cynthia Morris
Penny
Cynthia Penny
Keith Morris
el Rancho Road
Sidney
Golden Gals Club
Robert Irwin
Keith Deaver
Cynthia
St. Patrick's Academy
Cheyenne County
Cheyennne County
Panhandle Players
Westernaires
Panhandle
McGinley Receives Send-Off Dinner Ahead of Campaign Tour
Congressional candidate Don McGinley was honored with a $10-a-plate send-off dinner hosted by Keith County supporters. Kenneth Newcomb of Paxton and Frank J. Kersenbrock of Ogallala led the committee. The testimonial dinner took place at the Elks Club in Ogallala as McGinley and his wife take a vacation before a campaign tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McGinley
Kenneth Newcomb
Paxton
Frank J. Kersenbrock
Ogallala
Keith County
McGinley- For-Congress
Elks Club
McGinley
County Holds The Line On 1958-59 Levy Plans
Cheyenne County plans no road or bridge levies for 1958 59 preserving low tax posture. Forecasts show general fund at 2.20 mills generating slightly more than 1957 while bridge and road funds require no new levies due to existing cash reserves. Relief and Soldiers Sailors funds stay at minimal 1 and 0 levies with sizable balances. County fair levy remains 20 mills yielding about 9930 57 with reserves noted.
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Cheyenne County
Fowest
I. L. Pindell
Pindell
Mrs. Florence Trognitz 94 Pioneer of Sidney Dies
Florence McWilliams Trognitz died at 94 in a Bridgeport rest home after a fall in June. A Sidney resident since 1890, she was charter member of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church. She was married to Charles E Trognitz, who predeceased her in 1929. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. Gehrig and Son directing.
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Sidney
Bridgeport
Florence Trognitz
Charles E Trognitz
Chicago
Trognitz
Cheyenne County
Bridgeport Rest Home
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
H. B. Taylor
Greenwood Cemetery
Carl James
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Florence McWilliams
Newcastle
Penn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harvest Picture Taken By Konecky at Sparks Farm
Emil Konecky, an employee of Sioux Ordnance Depot, took the harvest scene at Harry Sparks place. A two year photo hobbyist, he captured the operation with outstanding quality and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sparks Place
Mateer
Emil Konecky
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Louis Bowers 32 Dies of Pneumonia in Peetz
Louis H Bowers 32 lifelong Peetz resident died of pneumonia at a Sterling hospital after a two day stay. Funeral 9 am Tuesday Sacred Heart Church Peetz with Rev Thomas J Gilmartin officiating. burial Peetz cemetery. Rosary 8 pm Monday church. Survived by parents Thomas J and Theresa S Bowers two sisters Theresa Wise Seattle and Catherine Nelson Peetz two brothers Thomas Carson City Nev and John F Washington DC.
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Louis H Bowers
Peetz
Sterling
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Thomas J Gilmartin
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Louis Henry Bowers
Thomas J
Theresa Steyaert Bowers
Theresa Wise
Seattle
Wash
Catherine Nelson
Thomas
Carson City
Nev
John F
Washington
D. C
Cars Damaged In Intersection Collisions Reported
Sidney police cited two unrelated accidents at the 14th and Linden intersection. No injuries occurred. total property damage about $615. Glenn Roach and Esther Frerichs failed to see each other before colliding. A second crash involved Jimmie Stuck backing from a stall and striking Dorothy Williams's car. Williams’s damage pegged at $15.
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Sidney
Lt. Smith
Les Couch
14Th
Linden St
Glenn R. Roach
Linden
Esther A. Frerichs
George Ott
Jimmie G. Stuck
Ashland
Kan
Dorothy L. Williams
Lanol
Williams
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday
A fair weather pattern continues with a low between 55 and 65 degrees tonight and a high near 90 degrees on Saturday. The weekend should remain dry with light winds and mainly sunny skies.
Vandalism Surge Reported in Cheyenne County
Sheriff Schulz reports a spree of property damage across the area including demolished combines, wrecked tractors, torn fences and shot tire valves. He warns of a gang, urges residents to report suspicious cars or groups and to provide any details to stop the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W. Schulz
Gurley
Brownson
Multiple-Combine Plows Through Panhandle Wheat Field
Harry Sparks hired Dale Starks and seven combines from Manchester Oklahoma to harvest 46 percent hail damaged wheat near Huntsman. The field yielded 24 buckets to the acre with wheat testing 59 pounds, stored commercially after the crop was brought in. The Sparks family has lived at the east of Huntsman since 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Harry Sparks
Dale Starks
Manchester
Okla
Sparks
Montana
Harry
Huntsman
Last Gasp Harvest Sends Cheyenne County Wheat Over Six Million
Cheyenne County farmers report a record wheat crop in 1958 with yields above thirty bushels per acre, totaling over six million bushels despite drought and heavy rains. Dryland and irrigated fields show variable results, with hail losses on a few units and quality down from 63 to 57 pounds per bushel. Farmers anticipate similar acreage for 1959 amid rising costs and government penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Department of Agriculture
Telegraph
Dalton
Panhandle
North Platte Valley
Alliance
Box Butte
Henry Henke Dalton Farmer Dies Suddenly
Henry C. Henke a 67 year old Dalton area farmer died Wednesday night in an Alliance hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Monday at 9 30 a m from St Marys Catholic Church Dalton with burial in Dalton Cemetery. He was born July 30 1891 in Ft Laramie Ohio and lived on a Dalton farm since 1917. He married Stella Hoefer in Elgin Nebraska on February 12 1919. Survivors include his wife nine children 15 grandchildren two brothers and four sisters. Memorials may be sent to the church building fund.
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Henry C. Henke
Dalton
Alliance
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cletus Semper
Dalton Cemetery
Ft. Laramie
Ohio
Henry Christian Henke
Frederick
Elizabeth Gangs Henke
Stella Hoefer
Elgin
Neb
Marcella White
Central Point
Ore
Rita Bennett
Ft. Collins
Marie Franss
Lodgepole
Raymond
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted at 144 a Bushel
Local elevator sources report a wheat price of 144 dollars per bushel today marking a firming tone in regional grain markets. No broader context provided.
Storms Bring Rain and Tragedy Around Alliance
Weather in Sidney featured 86 degrees with sun and clouds. Storms struck Sterling with hail and a cloudburst, while Alliance reported a fatal lightning strike on Thelma Kelly of Detroit at the Ward ranch. A twister near Alliance damaged a door and window screen at the Amsberry farm. Local forecast calls for hotter weather with a low of 50 to 60 and highs near 90 Saturday.
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Sidney
Sterling
Alliance
Thelma Kelly
Detroit
Mich
Ward Ranch
Alliance Hospital
Kelly
Jane Ward
Lloyd ‘Amsberry
Colo
Great Western Sugar Factory
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Punkin
Cheyenne County Fair
Thompson
Charles Trognitz
Corte Madre
Calif
Margaret McWilliams
Aliquippa
Marie Richards
Mongohick
Harvest
Konecky
Louis Bowers
Schulz
Henry Henke
Dalton Farmer
Church Building Fund
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