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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1961
Page
7
Longmont visitors and family groups fill the town pages as Waterson and Bush families attend a Saturday wedding. Travelers return by train and plane from California and Alberta visiting relatives in Denver Portland and Cheyenne amid reunions and camp plans.
A list of local club meetings and activities from Aug 14 to Aug 19 including Rotary Kiwanis Toastmasters Eastern Star VFW Auxiliary Odd Fellows Rebekahs Job's Daughters and Elks events. Includes guest speaker Connie Jacobsen from the United Nations Youth Pilgrimage and several rummage sales at the Youth Center hosted by St Patrick's Altar Society and Holy Trinity Lutheran Dorcas Society.
25th wedding anniversary celebration planned for Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Reinmuth of Gurley. An open house will be held Sunday August 20 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Municipal Fire Hall Gurley. The couple married in Sidney by Rev J Sheaff and have resided in Gurley. Mrs Reinmuth teaches third grade at Gurley schools and Mr Reinmuth is head custodian for the district. Attending include daughter Ardis Golay and family Kimbera in Faulkton South Dakota and Mr and Mrs Walter Happer of Sidney and Mr and Mrs Ralph Reinmuth of Bridgeport.
Miss Judith Ann Bush married William Carl Waterson at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in a 2 PM ceremony on August 12 with 125 guests. The couple will reside in Turlock California where he works as an accountant and she will teach English at the high school.
The Fraass family 4-H project features Carrol Cheryl and Richard along with piglets lambs and cooking and sewing displays. Pigs were washed to prepare for the fair and escaped three times before final capture while the lamb helped during one chase.
Mrs. Herb Hruska Jr. who suffered a broken back and multiple fractures in a car wreck two months ago is convalescing satisfactorily at Memorial Hospital. Her physician notes the stay is still indefinite but she is able to have visitors.
Danny Knight 18 son of Mr and Mrs Delmar Knight of Potter suffered a deep neck gash in a freak Estes Park Colorado car door incident. Seven stitches were needed after companions Dick Hart of Potter and Jon Mahaffey of Sidney assisted him to a medical clinic. Doctors warned the cut nearly severed the jugular vein. The Knight family returned home shortly after the accident.
Funeral services were held at St Patrick's Church for George E Sullivan 71 found dead at home early Thursday He was a former Sioux Ordnance Depot employee Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery with military graveside rites Pallbearers were A G Pierson Edward Palmer Rudy Wiltein Mark Schilz William Duffy and Conrad Messing He was a native of Monmouth Illinois born November 9 1889 and lived in Nebraska before moving to Sidney in 1942 Survivors include his wife one son three grandchildren one sister and four brothers
Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Guy W Doran entertained at a dinner gathering in the Ft Sidney Hotel. Guests included Mr and Mrs W J Waterson of Turlock California Mrs Mildred Baker of Marysville California Mr and Mrs J C Bush Mr and Mrs Jack Baker and Mr and Mrs Guy F Bush.
Twelve Sidney youths departed Sunday for Estes Park to attend the Fellowship of Christian Athletes gathering this week. Attending youths include Merlin Gish Ronald East Jan Laux Jerry Swansen Lynn Nelson Dennis Sherrerd Don Martin Ken Bauer Keith Tally Terry Wickstrom Jack Langdon and David Policky. Bob Cook Sidney High School basketball coach accompanied them.
Three Sidney High School musicians travel to Gunnison Colorado for a two week Western State College music clinic. Cheryl Johnson Teannie Whitmire and Jeff Pippitt will study baton French Horn drum major and band work as instructors from Dean Killion and others.
Mr and Mrs W J Waterson of Turlock California hosted a rehearsal dinner Friday evening at the Ft Sidney Hotel banquet room for their son William C Waterson and his fiancée Miss Judith Bush Twenty guests attended the event. Blue and white delphiniums decorated the serving table and a fruit centerpiece graced the salad table.
4 H Club meeting led by President Linda Abrams with four absentees. Secretary called roll and discussed cleanup day and filling out record books. Cindy Ferrill reported on progress.
Bridgeport church holds groundbreaking for a new unit at St. Pauls Lutheran after Sunday worship led by Rev. Harvey Ehlers. Project cost about 45000 dollars with Nelson Construction Co. of Bayard supervising. work to start this month with completion by April 1 1962. Building committee includes George Hall chairman, David Neely, Vic Nuss, Ben Schwartzkopf, Walter Schmidt, Ruben Martin and Rev. Ehlers.
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