Dear Folks Stirs at Press Conclave and Local Tales
Frances Craig recounts a bustling district press convention in Kimball with editors and publishers from Western Nebraska. She notes socializing, a noisy dance, and encounters with Bob Pinkerton Tom Lally Jim Lane and others, plus a Hereford Breeders stop with 400 attendees. A corn patch scare ends with police help and a pup named Pokey joins the Browns, while a new red electric typewriter fascinates Margaret Ehmke and a joke about a teacher named Jesus Christ’s grandmother circulates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Pinkerton
Western Nebraska Observer
Kimball
Tom Lally
Badgeport
Jim Lane
Carpenter Paper Co
Dick Dotts
Opallala
Mr. Talbott
The
Chappell Register
Tick Pollock
Telegraph
Keith County News
Eddie Sykes
Ogallala
Legion Park
Stew Brown
Herford
Stew
Tippy
Ripley
Pokey
Jackie
George Ott
Roy Bauer
Cinder
Margaret Ehmke
Young Horsemen To Perform 4-H Light Horse Show
The 4-H Light Horse Project debuts at the 1962 Cheyenne County Fair with halter classes and showmanship, 9 30 a m Tuesday Aug 21 in front of the grandstand. Trophy prizes come from Sidney sponsors Mill Bar and Lounge and Mid-West Implement Co. The Cloverleaf Drovers formed by S C Chuck Fisher Kenny Fleming and Vern Sinsel with County Agent Ivan Liljegren began in March and attracted 16 members by April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Fair
Mill Bar
Sidney
Mid-West Implement Co
Halter
S. C
Chuck
Fisher
Kenny Fleming
Vern Sinsel
Ivan Liljegren
Donna Vach
Richard Hare
Judy Houser
Delores Hare
Dennis Langley
Kay Sinsel
County Fair Hosts Barbecue At Fairgrounds
Jury Terry Spiker superintendent of boys work and Mary Ann Egging superintendent of girls work head a large team under the Fair Board. Concessions lead Cunningham, finance Louis Mehling, education Edith Oldershaw, women’s division Louise Johnson, machinery Miller Implement, and the Cheyenne County Certified Seed Producers for the 1962 wheat show. Delectable barbecue beef sandwiches will be served free at 6 p.m. Monday at the west end of the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds with soft drinks provided. Potter Barbecue Club cooks the beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Spiker
Mary Ann Egging
Cunningham
Louis Mehling
Edith Oldershaw
Louuis Johnson
Miller Implement
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Fair Board
Potter Barbecue Club
New Parking Lot At Fairgrounds Ready For Use
The lighted lot in the northwest Cheyenne County Fairgrounds is ready for use per Fair Board member Lowry Lindell. A new Highway 30 entrance provides access, reflecting reduced ground space due to ongoing construction. Limited spaces remain in the east section, and drivers are urged to use the new parking area with signs guiding traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Lowry Lindell
The
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Telegraph Want Ads Sell Cars Fast in Used Cars Section
Telegraph want ads highlight cars of all makes and models. Readers are urged to check the used cars page for the exact vehicle they want at a price they deem fair.
Cutting Horses to Compete at Western States Event
The Fair hosts the Western States Cutting Horse contest Tuesday at 1 p.m. in front of the grandstand featuring top cutting horses. A sidelight race pits J. B. Baker's General against Al Sittner's Lady Bay, following Lady Bay's Fort Sidney Days victory with Rollie Biggs riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney Days
J. B. Baker
General
al Sittner
Lady Bay
Fort Sidney
Rollie Biggs
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Frances Craig
Hereford
Neal Copple
Press
Jesus Christ
Frances
Kure
Gratt
Young Horsemen
Saddle Club
Ronnie Richards
Scott Fisher
Karen Kurz
Bob Kurz
Larry McCastle
Sharon Sinsel
Ann Holloway
DR. W. &. Gunderson
D.C
By Jim Dickes
Mayfair
S&h
Hiways
United States Brewers Association
Ad Laelee Oraeen
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Wrarerelia
DART
Phoenix
Chevrolet
Weg
Beckmann’s
Sidney, Nebraska
John Deere
Nebraska
Bob
Jim
Hunk
Sidney Implement, Inc
Globe-Telegraph Printing CO
Jackson St
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