Funeral for Earl H. Douglas in Oshkosh
Relatives from Sidney and nearby attend the funeral for Earl H. Douglas at Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with burial in Alliance cemetery. Douglas died August 4 at Garden County Hospital after a lingering illness. Widow Addie Douglas is sister to Mrs. McNurlin and Mr. Longan.
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Sidney
Earl H. Douglas
Oshkosh
Dessie McNurlin
Burt Young
Sharon
Teresa
Frank Longan
E. McNurlin
Don
Joe
Gurley
Douglas
Garden County Hospital
Holechek
Alliance
On Tap Schedule at the Senior Citizens Center
The center posts a dense August events calendar with games and activities. From Aug 11 to Aug 21, residents can play pitch, sheephead, pinochle, cards, pool, and horseshoes, plus a potluck and a dance. Hours vary, with many events in the afternoon.
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The
Senior Citizens Center
Youth Meet Is Thursday At East Ward School
A general meeting for all youth in grades seven through twelve is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the East Ward School. Discussion of pertinent youth problems is the major objective. Individuals and youth groups may attend to share views or suggest topics.
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East Ward
Engagement Planned for Carol Jean Tonack and Daniel Walsh
Rushville couple Mr and Mrs Robert W Tonack announce the engagement of their daughter Carol Jean to Daniel E Walsh son of Mrs Mary L Walsh and the late Everett C Walsh of Sidney A September 5 wedding is planned at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Rushville The bride to be is a Nebraska University sophomore and Kappa Delta member while the groom to be is a Nebraska University junior majoring in architecture
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Robert W. Tonack
Rushville
Carol Jean
Daniel E. Walsh
Mary L. Walsh
Everett C. Walsh
Sidney
Church of Immaculate Conception
University of Nebraska
Kappa Delta
Former Pastors Celebrate Armed Forces Golden Anniversary
The Rev and Mrs C B Johnson of Sidney will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Aug 16. Married Sept 15 1920 at Gibbon Neb they served as pastors in Farnam Lone Star Kenesaw Curtis Alliance York Sidney Kearney and Wood River. They reside in Kearney with three children Jerald Johnson Shirley Ardith Wolstenheim and seven grandchildren. An open house is set 2:30 to 5 pm at First Christian Church Fellowship Hall in Kearney.
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Sidney Church of the Nazarene
C. B. Johnson
Gibbon
Neb
Farnam
Lone Star
Kenesaw, Curtis
Alliance
York
Sidney
Kearney
Wood River
Johnson
Ave. I
Johnsons
Shirley
Jerald Johnson
Nampa
Idaho
Ardith Wolstenheim
Anchorage
Alaska
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Jacobs Fund Apprentice Gets Boost From LCW
The Jacobs Medical Fund received a $5 boost from Lutheran Church Women at the August LCW meeting in the church. Miss Allice Rexroth led the gathering with a devotional on And All the World Shall See from Psalm 62 1 8. Pam Jessen of Lodgepole spoke on her four month study tour across Hawaii to Spain. Ron Gentry grandson of Richard Brauer Kimball residents summer apprentices at New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Cape May N J roles include The Tempest Hamlet Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead Man of La Mancha understudying Spoon River Escorial Toad of Toad Hall.
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Jacobs Medical Fund
Lutheran Church
Pam Jessen
Lodgepole
Hawaii
Japan
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Singapore
Thailand
Ceylon
India
Africa
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
Ron Gentry
Richard Brauer
Sidney
Kimball
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival
Cape May
N.J
Rosencranz
Goldenstern
Man of la Mancha
Carl Gentry
Kimball County High School
Hastings College
Nixon Receives Eisenhower Gold Medal From VFW
Washington August 7 President Richard M Nixon received the Dwight D Eisenhower Gold Medal Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the White House for his contributions to American unity and world peace. The award marks its first presentation and will be an annual honor.
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Washington, D.C
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
V.F.W
Ray Gallagher
White House
Veterans Organization
Nixon
Mid-East
Southeast Asia
Community Club Schedules And Meetings List
A compiled schedule of local club meetings and events this week. Kiwanis avoids meeting due to fair activities while Rotary CAP and Alcoholics Anonymous hold regular sessions. Lions Club and Ladies Golf Association meet midweek, with Toastmasters and VFW activities noted along with burial of August meetings.
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Kiwanis Club
Births of Lashley and Toof children in Memorial Hospital
Gary Dean Lashley Jr. was born Aug 6 at 1 32 a.m. at Memorial Hospital weighing five pounds 1 24 ounces. Grandparents are Richard Hart of Bridgeport and Charles Lashley of Scottsbluff. Rebecca Toof, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Toof of Columbus, born July 30 weighing eight pounds six ounces with three brothers and one sister. Grandmother is Anna Toof of Dalton.
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Gary Dean Lashley Jr
Gary Lashley
Maple
Gary Dean Lashley, Jr
Memorial Hospital
Richard Hart
Bridgeport
Charles Lashley
Scottsbluff
Rebecca Toof
Richard Toof
Columbus
Rebecca
Anna Toof
Dalton
Rebekahs Aid Jacobs Fund in Nebraska Rest Stop Drive
Rebekahs No 66 met in 10.C.F. Hall with Noble Grand Mrs. Leslie Sabin presiding. Sixteen members heard a note from Margaret and Ray King of Sutherland thanking the lodge for donating toward cookies and drinks at Interstate 80 rest stops. The group, alongside Odd Fellows, started the project July 4 and sent a memorial gift to Jacobs Medical Fund at York Home in memory of Ethel Davis. The charter was draped for Josephine Vallery, former Rebekah Assembly president, who died July 3 in Lincoln. August declared Round Up of Farmers, Members month. Lunch by Mrs Sabin and Mrs Bernice Gentry.
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Sidney Rebekah Lodge
No 66
10.C.F. Hall
Leslie Sabin
Noble Grand
Margaret and
Ray King
Sutherland
Lodge
Nebraskas
Interstate 80
Odd’ Fellows and Rebekahs
Rebekahs
Sabin
Bernice Gentry
Hospital census and birth in Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital reports 35 patients and three newborns. Admitted in Sidney are Mrs. Robert Lien Mrs. Burt Britton and Mrs. Gordon Fuller. Lodgepole adds Mrs. Oscar Olson. Discharged in Sidney Debra Finley. Potter lists Denzil Brake. Birth: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fuller at 1:51 am Monday weighing eight pounds three and one half ounces.
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Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Robert Lien
Burt Britton
Gordon Fuller
Lodgepole
Oscar Olson
Debra Finley
Potter
Denzil Brake
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Marin Society of Artists, Inc
Ross, Calif
John Harte
Harte
William D. Harte
Tiburon
Calif
San Francisco
Glen Wellers
David Weller
Jayne
Michael
Clarence
Ralston
Coleen Gass
Wendell Abrams
LaVern Draper
Lake McConaughy
Mike Hartzler
Ray Bayne
Virgil Greever
Robert Grothe
Jim Overman
Dean Starr
Sheyd Bauer
Baynes
Vida Belle Artlip
Beatrice
Chappell
Herb Statlers
Neal Craig
Wayne Weller
Darlene
Debbie
Diannia
Denver
Diane Jung
Lowell Hare
Ann Benkiewicz
Herb Statler
John Williams
Cheyenne
Frank Schwasnick
Nancy Heinlein
Tucson, Ariz
Mrs
Jack H. Lowe
Gordon F. Bryant
Tekamah
Suzanne Bryant
Omaha
Tom Bale
Jack Craig
Elmer Reinwald
Rites
Carol Jean Tonack
Mildenhall
England
James A. Dueker
Jeanette Dueker
Hord St
St. Louis
Raf
Dueker
513Th
U.S. Air Forces
Europe
America
NATO
Vietnam
A.J. Ducker
Burrwood
St.Louis
McBride High School
Washington University
Lackland Afb
Tex
Leola
Howard J. Madden
Potter, Neb
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eugene P. Fraass
Mayport
Fla
Mediterranean
Albany, GA
Navy
William D. Dorwart
Clinton B. Dorwart
Thomas R. Gilgren
William A. Gilgren
Elm
Franklin D Roosevelt
Selma
Ala
U.S. Marine Corps
Truman T. Sager
Ada Vass
Dakota Road
Nebr
U.S. Air Force
Erage Afb
Ae Catanian Sager
Dever County High School
Chappell, Neb
Jacobs Fund
LCW
Allice Rexroth
L.O. Witters
Bob Elsen
Bill Jallen
Ruth Circle
al Bauer
Marius Christensen
Alice Rexroth
Frank Morey
Nassau
CSC Group
Sunward
Bahamas
LaVérna Fanning
Wauneta
Peggy Bucks
Norfolk
Marie Johnson
Viola Bouldin
Peetz
Colo
Chadron State College
VFW Medal
Deanne Smith
Cheyenne County Fair
Gayle Gass
Susan Nielsen
Bev Theis
Telegraph
Rotary Club
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Municipal
Bill Moore
Wilbur Bennett
Clif Houk
Gurley Fire Hall
Francis DeBrunner
Lodgepole American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Episcopal Parish Hall
St. Pat’s Church
Providence
Lions Club
Chateau
Ladies Golf Association
Hillside
Duplicate Bridge Club
Sunol High School
Sidney Toastmasters Club
VFW
Legion Rooms
Odd Fellow Hall
Jacobs
Jacobs Medical Fundivje
Hota
Sidney American Legion
Dick Patten
John Clarkson
John Kercher
Mel Adams
Patten
Western Nebraska
Vo-Tech
Milford
Seward County
Leo Gorman
Chuck Willey
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