Bay Station Robbery Sparks manhunt for two suspects
Two men, believed to be Bernard Mulligan of Red Bank New Jersey and Paul Allan Craig of Guthrie Center Iowa, are sought in connection with the 1:45 am Bay Station robbery east of Sidney. McKinney, 21, Red Bank NJ, in custody, says he rode with them. officers describe Mulligan as 6 ft 1 in, about 200 lb with dark hair, Craig 5 ft 8 in, about 150 lb with a prior Iowa record.
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Bay Station
Sidney
Pearlie Copley
W. W. Schulz
Bernard Mulligan
Red Bank
N. J
Paul Allan Craig
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Michael W. McKinney
Schulz
McKinney
Mulligan
California
Craig
Grand Island
Joe Lautner
Chappell
Sunol Plans Second Alumni Reunion on August 31
The Sunol School hosts the second Sunol alumni reunion on Saturday August 31. All Sunol graduates and spouses are invited along with former elementary and high school teachers. A 6 30 p m covered dish dinner will start activities, each family bringing a dish and table service.
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Sunol
SHS Band Seniors To Return Clean Uniforms
Sidney High School band seniors who graduated in June must have their uniforms cleaned and returned to the band room by August 26. Director Sid Phelps urges prompt return after the Fort Sidney Days parade and notes uniforms are needed for new members two weeks after the parade.
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Sidney High School
Sid Phelps
Fort Sidney
Cheyenne County
Elmer Haines Accepts North Ridge Theater Post
Elmer Haines, longtime Sid ney Fox Theater manager, confirmed he will become manager of the new North ridge Theater in the San Fernando Valley near Beverly Hills Los Angeles. The Sept 4 opening is his first major Fox assignment. Haines will relocate with his wife and daughter as Sidney plans a future visit. He is a former Lions Club president and active civic figure.
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Elmer Haines
Sidney
Fox Theater
Northridge
San Fernando Valley
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
Calif
Haines
Fox Theaters
Mr. Haines
Lions Club
Homntown Stamps Inc
Nebraska
Elks Lodge and
Chamber of Commerce
Five Locations Announced For Kimball County Drilling
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission released notices of intent showing five new drilling sites in Kimball County during the week ending July 29. Other activity was logged in Scotts Bluff and Red Willow Counties with multiple operators and wildcat wells listed in Baker, Muffin, and Mead fields.
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Kimball County
Nebraska Ou! and Gas Conservation Commission
Scotts Bluff
Red Wulflow
Thomas Producing Co
Sara Kurtz
Red Willow County
Wildcat
c-Stoeppelworth Drilling
Stuarco Oil Co, Inc
Mrs Murl Pearson Dies. Rites Planned in Sidney
Ada Pearson 72 died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday August 6 at 10 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Sidney with Rev. W A Hawkins officiating. Burial follows Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. in Harvard Nebraska. Craig Mortuary handles arrangements. Mrs Pearson born January 30 1891 in Crab Orchard Neb moved from Tecumseh to Harvard then Sidney. She was survived by three daughters Lisa Sapp Leona Hagelback and Wava West two sons Gilbert and Gervin twenty grandchildren ten great grandchildren and two sisters Greta Mahoney and Marie Beatty. She was preceded in death by husband Clarence.
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Mar
Ada Pearson
Memorial Hospital
Memorial Rest Home
Assembly of God Church
W. A. Hawkins
Chadron
Clinton Thompson
Clarence A. Pearson
Tecumseh
Harvard
Neb
Sidney
Pearson
Assembly of God Church In
Lisa Sapp
Leona Hagelback
Wava West
Tacoma
Wash
Gilbert
Open Class Fair Entries At Cheyenne County Fair
Interest runs high as Cheyenne County Fair opens August 11 with Open Class entries in livestock, home economics, and crafts. Superintendents list events, judging rules, and hours for entry drops, with divisions for dairy cattle, swine, horses, poultry, rabbits, crops, and arts and crafts under a Danish judging system aside from horse events.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Livestork
Derry Cattle
Kenneth Morgan
Swine
Clifford Darwinson
Marvin Meyer
Sheen
S. C. Fisher
Kenneth Fleming
Vern Sinsel
Ed Narjes
Agricultural Products Division
Dale Flora
Whert
Cert
Ted Seed Pieturers Assn
Arts and Crafts
Jess Higgins
Evin Cammpbell
Burgett Peetz
Darrell Hun
Ed Lessman
LeRoy Tessman
Darrel Cruise
Marvin Aurich
Alice Rexroth
Howard Kurz
Irwin Ehlers
Norman Swanson
Flowers
William Wait
E. Osborn
Herb Rabe
Robert Pepen
Bill Jackson
SHS Band Practice Dates Announced for Sidney High
Fort Sidney Days Cheyenne County Fair activities involve SHS band with 1962 63 members. Director Sid Phelps sets practices 7 to 8 am on Aug 8 9 10 to avoid summer job conflicts. Newly graduated members urged to attend and march in last Sidney High Band appearances.
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Sidney High School
Fort Sidney
Sid Phelps
Tourist Succumbs After Heart Attack in Rochester
Charles Fenese Harris, 86, of Rochester New York died Saturday after suffering a heart attack while en route home from Portland Oregon. He had been hospitalized eight days with pneumonia complications. He served in World War I and worked for Eastman Kodak Co. Survivors include his widow Ann and brother Glen of Caton New York. Services will be held in Rochester with burial at Riverside Cemetery. Craig Mortuary is handling arrangements.
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Charles Fenese Harris
Rochester
Nyy
Mr. Harris
Portland
Ore
Mo Herre
Jane
Caton, NY
Eastman Kodak Co
The
Presbyterian Church
Ann
Glen
Caton, N.Y
Riverside Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Oldtimers Return for Sunday Potters Game
The Oldtimers will play the Potter town team Sunday afternoon at Potter field starting at 2:30. Reported rumors say the veteran players are in heavy training and promise top form by game time.
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Potter Field
Yesteryear
Potter Town
Oldsters
Potter
Prizes Offered In Button Sale At County Fair Fort Sidney Days
The County Fair Fort Sidney Days button sale runs with prize drawings on rodeo nights. Registration is at the button sale stand on Illinois Street this Saturday. One night prizes include a Photo Center camera and Stickney’s transistor radio. the other night offers a Lockwoods watch and a transistor radio.
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Fort Sidney
Vince Calahan
Button Sale
Illinois St
Photo Center
Stickney's, Inc
Winers
Lockwoods
Two Slated To Appear Before Pardons Board
Two men from Cheyenne County, sentenced to Nebraska State Reformatory, will have hearings on September 12 before the Board of Pardons. Joe Apodaca, convicted September 11 1962 for breaking and entering and destruction at Telegraph Printing Co, is set for 9:15 am. Gunther Siedler, convicted August 28 1962 for forgery and violation of bench parole, will be heard at the same time. All concerned may appear at the State Reformatory in Lincoln to show cause why clemency should not be granted.
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Nebraska
Tragic Union Pacific Collision Claims Cheyenne Man
Arthur D. Gray 26 of Cheyenne Wyoming died in a train car crash two miles east of Potter at a Union Pacific crossing. The 1955 Plymouth he drove was struck by an eastbound freight train at 10 48 am with no eye witnesses in the fourth car of a county road line to Highway 30. Gray died at the scene at 11 07 am. engineer B E Ebel 45 of Cheyenne operated the 85 car eastbound train at 55 mph. Survived by wife and two young children, remains at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
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Union Pacific
Potter
Arthur D. Gray
Cheyenne
Wyo
John Peetz Jr
Cheyenne County
Gary
B. E. Ebel
20Th and
Maxwell
Gehrig ‘& Son
Weekend Rainfall Sweeps Area Bringing Mixed Totals
General rains soaked the region with variable totals from town to town. Sidney saw only 0.10 inch Saturday and Sunday nights, while Farmers FAA measured 0.95 inch Saturday and 0.85 Sunday. Lorenzo logged 0.30 inch Saturday and 1.00 inch Sunday. Gurley had 0.50 inch Saturday plus a Sunday shower. Sidney Draw reports 0.70 Saturday and 1.35 Sunday, temperatures cooled from 63 77 Saturday to 61 78 by Monday morning.
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Potter
Sidney
Dave Fils
Federal Aviation Agency
Lorenzo
Dalton
Sidney Draw
FAA
Residents Grandson Suffers Skull Fracture in Denver
John Bryan Aurich nine of Denver grandson of Mr and Mrs Ervin Aurich Sidney suffered a skull fracture Friday when he lost control of a vehicle fell and struck his head on the street near his home. He was listed on the danger list Saturday at Denver General Hospital. A hospital report said x rays were to be taken yesterday afternoon but results were not known on Sunday. The boy’s father Alvin Aurich and Mrs Aurich, of 231 King Denver, learned doctors were satisfied with his condition at that time.
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John Bryan Aurich
Denver
Ervin Aurich
S'dney
Aurich
Derve General Hospital
Sidney Telegraph
Mrs Otto Rauss Dies in Loveland
Mrs Otto Rauss of Loveland a former Cheyenne County resident died after a lingering illness Funeral services are set for Thursday Aug 8 at 2 p m from the Loveland Methodist Church Survivors include her widower Otto a daughter and three sons one son was killed in World War II Walter Stueve of Sidney is her nephew and relatives will attend the service
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Otto Rauss
Loveland
Cheyenne County
Rauss
Colton
Potter
Otto
Walter Stueve
Sidney
Herman Stueve
Sidney Sees 26 Days Above 90 In July Heat Wave
July in Sidney brought 26 days over 90 degrees with most well above 100 on a single day. Total rainfall reached 3.56 inches, marking above normal precipitation. The month followed cooler Julys in 1962 and 1961 with only seven or eight 90s.
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Dave Ells
Sidney
Open Class Horse Show Entries Due At Cheyenne County Fair
Entries for the Open Class and 4-H horse shows are due by noon Saturday Aug 10. Seven trophies await Open Class and five for 4-H with top prizes for grand champion mare stallion gelding and best 1963 foal yearling and two year old halter winners.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Chuck Fisher
Ken Fleming
Vern Sinsel
Saddle Club
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Joseph Zmola
Lodgepole
P.m. Suno
SHS
Cheyanne County
Triunty Wheatgrowers
Ron Maas
Cheyenne County Wheatgrowers
Elmer E. Haines
Kimball
Barron Kidd
Clyde A
Emrich
Skelly Oil Co
Clyde Emrich
Chandler-Simpson, Inc
Madden
Ibex
Edward Mike Davis
Tiger Oil Co
Teilford Ewing
Sentts Bluff County
c-Brinkerhoff
Young
C- Lewmont
Muffin Drilling Co
Fitchner
CNW
Sleepy Hollow Field
Wyoming Western Oil Co
Mead
Banner County
Mead Field
Murl Pearson
Pardons Board
Arthur Gray
U. P
Gray
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