Nebraska reaches 200000 Northwestern Bell telephones milestone
The Sidney exchange now serves 2494 phones up from 1554 in 1945 and 326 in 1915, as Northwestern Bell notes rapid state growth. Nationwide figures show about 407000 Nebraskan telephones, with $55 million in plant investments, new Omaha and Sidney buildings, and a coast to coast radio relay path.
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Nebraska
Northwestern Bell
L. O. Arstad
Sidney
Northwestern Bell Company
Omaha
Grand Island
Chadron
Sioux City
Northwestern Bell Telephone
WMB Club Breakfast Supports Topeka Flood Family
Mrs Herschel Spearow hosted the WMB Club at a Tuesday morning breakfast at her home with guests Mrs Merle Spearow and daughter Jamalee. During the meeting the club approved a donation for a Topeka Kansas family left destitute by floods. Mrs Floyd Miller received a birthday gift from her secret pal. The event was a pleasant social morning.
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Herschel Spearow
WMB Club
Merle Spearow
Jamalee
Topeka
Kansas
Floyd Miller
Local Notes: births and moves across towns
Mr and Mrs Arlo Jones welcomed daughter Jeanette Jo on August 6 at Taylor Hospital. Sharon Brown, student nurse from Denver, visited her parents. Kenneth Burton family plan to move to Fullerton as he becomes manager of the telephone company. John Nicholson and wife Ellen Wookey Nicholson welcomed a baby boy on August 6 at Alliance Hospital. Their daughters Cynthia Sue and Patricia Ann visit grandmother Mrs G B Wookey in Sidney.
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Arlo Jones
Jeanette Jo
Taylor Hospital
Sharon Brown
St. Anthony's Hospital
Denver
Stewart Brown
Kenneth Burton
Fullerton
Burton
John Nicholson
Alliance
Hospital admissions and discharges listed by last names and places
Admitted: Margaret Evans Custer Okla Mrs Walter Kaylor Mrs Glen Mc Pherson Peetz Sunday Arlo Jones E Parker Chipman Cheryl Ann Warner Ray Wehde Howard Fisher SOQ Kenneth Mueller Potter Anna Lou Haire James Edwards. Dismissed: Carol Jorgenson Thomas Sutton and son Martin Grosze Gurley Margaret Evans Custer Okla Saturday Leroy Childers and daughter Neal Atkins Rolanda Krohn Joe Rudolph Crook Colo Alvin Narjes Jr and daughter Harrison Foley Potter Cheryl Ann Warner Anna Lou Haire Clark Schimalil and son. Births: Aison to Mr and Mrs E Parker Chipman August 5 son to Mr and Mrs Ray Wehole August 6 daughter to Mr and Mrs Arlo Jones August 6 son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mueller August 8 daughter to Mr and Mrs James Edwards August 9.
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Margaret Evans
Custer
Okla
Walter Kaylor
Glen McPherson
Peetz
Arlo Jones
E. Parker Chipman
Cheryl Ann
Warner
Ray Wehde
Howard Fisher
SOQ
Kenneth Mueller
Potter
Anna Lou Haire
James Edwards
Carol Jorgenson
Thomas Sutton
Son
Martin Grosze
Gurley
Leroy Childers
Neal Atkins
Rolanda. Krohn
Joe Rudolph
Crook
Colo
Alvin Narjes R
Harrison Foley
CherylIn Ann Warner
Clark Schimalil
Ray Wehole
History Of Local Notes 14 Years Ago In Sidney Area
History column recalls 14 and 24 and 44 years past in Sidney. Items include Zelena Worden assisting at Ben Franklin store, visits by Miss Evelyn Bagby and Miss Lena Jessen, Mrs. Bergstrom selling Olean Hotel, Miss Bixby visiting Mitchell, and local residents moving, traveling, or remodeling. Mentions of Barger family, Cowley and Hart families, and various trips to Cheyenne, Denver, and Omaha.
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Sidney and Vicinity
Zelena Worden
Ben Franklin
O. R. Bruckner
Chicago
Evelyn Bagby
Big Springs
H. K. Bagby
J. F. Gordon
Jeanette
Grand Island
Sidney
Co. A. Story
Helen Jane Johnson
Lincoln
J. W. Johnson
Carl Hutchison
Scottsbluff
Carl Bergstrom
Denver
Olean Hotel
Blanche Mann
Lena Jessen
Cheyenne
Rushia Hart
B. A. Lathrop
Julesburg
Winnie Bixby
Mittchell
Mahr
W. H. Adams
North Platte
Tarkington
Ella Erickson
Mrs. Heimer
Cody
Wyo
Mr. Heimer
Potter
Ticklers By George Mrs Lydia Mick Event Summary
Judge Shuman officiated the ceremony last Saturday. Mrs Kelly improves under Dr Birney care. Arcade manager Harry Winters installed a steam cork pulling machine to speed business.
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Lydia Mick
Judge Shuman
Kelly
Birney
Harry Winters
Rural Youth Plans Sadie Hawkins Party
Cheyenne County Rural Youth announces a Sadie Hawkins party on Tuesday night August 14 at 8 in the City Auditorium. Members are urged to dress accordingly.
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Cheyenne County
Forces note: Knosp completes radar electronics course
Armed Forces Lt Harold D Knosp son of Mr and Mrs C D Knosp Sioux Ordnance Depot recently completed a radar electronics course at Fleet Air Electronics Training Unit Pacific San Diego Calif Cpl Don Vizina discharged after three years service according to word to his parents He was with the Fort Ord post office throughout service He is now in Los Angeles visiting relatives for three weeks before returning to Sidney Pfc David Willis arrived last Sunday spending a furlough here with his parents.
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James V. Kline
Cheyenne
O. D. Kidney
McLaughlin Place
Cheyenne County
Wyoming
Norman Wilson
North Platte
Cly Davis
Cherokee
Iowa
Morris Davis
George Haxby
Minnie Stuhts
Haxby
Jerry Finn
Emma McEvoy
Harold D. Knosp
C. D. Knosp
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Fleet Air Electronics Training Unit Pacific
San Diego
Calif
Cpl
Don Vizina
Harvey Vizina
Cpl. Vizina
Fort Ord
Los Angeles
F. C. Vizina
Sidney
Pfc
David Willis
Mr and Mrs Sol Willis Return From Training
Mr and Mrs Sol Willis announce their son returns on August 19 to MacDill Air Base in Tampa Florida where he is starting electrician training.
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Sol Willis
MacDull Air Base
Tampa
Fla
Birds Refute Color Blind Belief With Curious Tank Study
An observed oddity shows birds avoiding a red painted gas tank after a previous gray coat. Gulls perched on the tank then veered away when it was repainted red lead, illustrating surprising color sensitivity in avian behavior.
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Ent Society News
Jessie Pippin
Twin Falls
Idaho
F. A. Barger
John T. Flood
Margaret
John
Washington, D. C
Anna Hart
Flood
United States Post Office
Inez Laly
Cleveland
Ohio
Bess Gearhart Morrison
John Pantenburg
Thermopolis
Edward Latta
Tekamah
Nebr
Gordon Bryant
McKinley Bryan
Royal Scudder
Malmo
S. A. Schmitt
S. J. Hedges
Eva Simpson
A. W. Crisman
Ann Radcliffe
South Dakota
Charles Semerad
A. McCann
Glenda
Harry High
W. F. Paine
Gracie McFadden
H. McFadden
Lon Brockaway
Highway 19
Flit Ricardo
Dean Stockwell
Beauty
Joe
Joe Palooka Vlor En
Stig Lem Errol
Joe Kirkwoor
George
Rural Youth Planning
Sadie Hawkins Party
Harriot Beecher Sigwe
Filmeo
Charles Darwin
Lamarck
Barbara Payton
Ward Bond
Gig Young Chaney
Midnite
Morgan
Warner Bros
Danny Kaye Cor Drinke Tierney
Heebie
Sweet Wow Sont
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