Explosion at Peetz water plant harms Edwin Manning
Edwin Manning escaped with facial and arm burns after a gas explosion at the Lewis Creek Field water plant southwest of Peetz on Tuesday. He was treated by a Sterling doctor and allowed to return to work. Meanwhile Segelke buys the adjacent pool hall from Wiesers, taking over August 1 but delaying reopening for remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Manning
Lewis Creek
Peetz
Mr. Manning
Sterling
Larry Segelke
Joe Wieser
Rocket Blamed for Prairie Fire Near Chappell
Mystery surrounds the origin of a prairie fire that burned a small pasture area near Chappell on Monday evening. Firemen responded at 9 12 after eyewitnesses reported an incendiary rocket and an explosion. Debris resembling a burned fuse or flare was found, though no metal or paper was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell
Anderberg
Jensen Nursery
Mystery tree in Sterling courthouse square identified
In Sterling Colorado locals long wondered about a flowering tree in the courthouse square. Assistant County Agent Bob Coissant sent a branch to Dr. H D Harrington who concluded the tree is a Sapindaceae native to northern China, genus Xanthoceras, species Sorfolia.
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Sterling
Colo
Courthouse Square
Bob Coissant
H. D. Harrington
University of Colorado
Harrington
China
Sidney Draw News Krueger Guests Michigan Bound After Visit Here
Mr and Mrs James Wills and family left Monday for Edwardsburg Michigan after a couple weeks visiting Mr Wills sister and family Mr and Mrs Charles Krueger Mrs Thelma Neenan of St Gabriel Calif and Mrs Frank Kurz were luncheon guests at the H Van Aelstyn home Tuesday. Several local families hosted visits and gatherings through the week including birthday observances and social calls at various homes in the Sidney area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Peter Moran
Denver
James Gilmartin
Farm Womens Club
J. C. Peters
Viola Wood
Bob Hawkins
Chuck McRae
Fritz ‘Gilgreen
North” Flatte
Albert Wernes
Cheyenne
Bradi\ Barth
Switzerland
Sacred Heart Church
Gilmartin
Jim McGill
Joleen
iRhodes
Iowa
Joe Brachtenbach
Brachtenbach
Greeley
Harold Segelke
McGill
Joe Brachtenbach Jr
Littleton
Art Kraxburger
Belleflower
California
Peetz
Laura Ketchum
Dyer ‘Ketchum
Harriet
Donnie Cates
Donald Fehringer
Frank Fehringer
Red Vernon
Paul Kraxburger
Howard Adams
Wayne Adams
Bushnell
Wayne
Maurice Nelson
Joe Reiners
Dean Bules
Bud Liggett
Alliance
Neb
Henry Theophilis
Albert Werner
Fritz Gilgreens
North Platte
Henry Nicholas
Champaign
Nicholas
Mesdames Nels Nelson
Bachelder
Hartway
Brown
Hagman
Herb
Stewart and Kent
Beryle Drescher
Nels Nelson
Charles George
Las Vegas
Nev
Ester Petre
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Leslie Ross
Bob Davis
Kenneth Williams
George Bartels
Glen Bartels
Carol Sharp
Roger Adams
Gerald Wooldridge
Lloyd Goranson
Cecilia
Patrick
Jumbo Reservoir
James Wills
Edwardsburg
Mich
Wills
Charles Krueger
Thelma Neenan
St. Gabriel
Calif
Frank Kurz
H. van Aelstyn
Henry Haupt
Jerry Haupt
Kent
Kathy
Robert Kurz
Howard Kurz
Youlanda
Cindy McLaughlin
Connie Dishman
Phillip
Kenneth
Randy Krueger
Bruce Juells
Potter
Pat Seidel
Jim Mohatt
Jerry Fehringer
Ladies Aid
St. Paul’s Church
Bill Armstrong
Otis
Robert. Kurz
Victor Swartz
Scottsbluff
James Willis
Dessie Wills
Dessie Peterson
Donna Davis
Sterling
Patty
Sandy
Pamela
Eugene Kerns
Bruce Juelfs
Raymond
Ann Fehringer
Chappell
Jim Mohart
Max Mathewson
Stanley Krueger
Don Bell
Carl Kurz
George Hunt
Sunol
Linda Gade Visits Relatives in Cleveland Ohio
Linda Gade visits relatives in Cleveland for two weeks starting Saturday. She travels with Jim Cashman and Mrs A D Jones and their children to stay with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Jim Cashman and family. Several local families and visitors are listed at a Chappell park picnic and other visits include Mrs Eddie Niemann and children Holly and Scott from Glenwood Springs. Allen Lee Hunt spent Saturday with local acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Gade
Jim Cashman
A. D. Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Eddie Niemann
Holly and
Scott
Glenwood Springs
Colo
A. A. Fenske
Chappell
Jimmy Jansen
Ogallala
Allen Webb
Big Springs
A. J. Fenske
Bill Behrends
John Webb
Esther Booth
W. H. Weber
Firth Booth
Orville Olson
Diane
Kenneth DeMers
Allen Lee Hunt
Frontier Days attendance and local visits populate weekend
Grandparents hosted a child while parents attended Frontier Days at Cheyenne. Longmont visitors stayed two weeks with the Hawks and Brauers returned home with them. Local residents attended Frontier Days, Bible Camp began at Ogallala lake, and neighborhoods shared social calls and a birthday celebration at the Horni cek home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Hunt
Cheyenne
David Brauer
Longmont
Colo
Walter Hawk
Hawks
Brauers
T. C. Allington
Peggy
Barbara Childers
Scottsbluff
Bert Allington
Bridgeport
Cork Booth
Marilyn Kretz
Bud Dailey
Bernard Dailey
Don Hunt
Joe Zimola
Ted Wurl
Sterling
Russell Church
Kenneth DeMers
Ogallala Lake
I. A. Caldwell
John Mason
Lodgepole
Loyal Hornicek
Joe Hornicek
Orville Kastens
Lorenzo
Scottsbluff Paper Named In $998000 Libel Suit
Bridgeport attorney Paul E. Rhodes files a $998 000 libel and slander suit in Gering District Court against the Scottsbluff Star Herald publisher Floyd Wisner reporter Len Propp state attorneys general Clarence Beck and Rush Clarke alleging a January 29 Star Herald article defamed Rhodes and harmed his business and family. The petition cites intent to embarrass Rhodes over contempt actions against Morrill County Court and includes references to Judge A W Crimes bench warrant and Judge McFarland contempt findings and appeal plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Gering
Bridgeport
Paul E. Rhodes
Rhodes
Clarence S. Beck
Rush Clarke
North Platte
The
Star-Herald
Floyd Wisner
Len Propp
Clarke
Clarence Beck
Morrill County
Chadron
Robert D. McFarland
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Peetz News
Ed Manning
Segelke
Joe Wiesers
Phillip Ketchum
Dyer Ketchum
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Chappell Field
Beckmann’s
Idea
William G. Griffiths
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Army
Griffiths
Harvey Bower
U. S. Army
Sidney
Krueger
Chevrolet
Elwell
Illinois
Sund News
L. F. Cunningham
Doug Caldwell
1. A Caldwells
Bauerkemper Motor Clinic
Forrest
Valley Cafe
First National Bank
Bayard
Nebraska
Gordon Roudebush
Elmer Magdanz
Aed
A Er
Augus
Cc Lew
Pine
McFarland
Crites
Bigaree
Doggett’s Auto Parts
Nebr
Agency
P.O
Malali Wendene
Volf von Aratee
Gibson-Ford
Ford Dealer
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