Today in History and Birthdays Bulletin for August 18
Highlights of notable events on this date include Virginia Dare born in 1587, Sardinia captured in 1708, Western Australia representative government in 1870, U S neutrality declared in 1914, and key World War II and civil rights milestones. Birthdays include Shelly Winters and Walter Hickel. Thought for today and a Bicentennial footnote round out the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
N.C
America
Sardinia
Western Australia
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Quebec
Canada
James Wilis
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
White House
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Israel
Egypt
Bucharest
Romania
Shelly Winters
Secretary of the Interior
Walter Hickel
George III
England
Panhandle Forecast Warmer Today With Sunshine
Today in the Panhandle expect mostly sunny skies and a warm day with highs in the 90s. Tonight will be clear with lows in the upper 50s. Tuesday remains sunny and hot with highs in the 90s and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Extended outlook shows Wednesday to Friday partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of thunderstorms in the east, highs mid 70s to mid 80s and lows in the 50s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Associated Press
Vehicle collisions and incidents report from weekend chronology
On Friday and Saturday 1963 to 1975 model cars and a pickup sustained damage in several hits and parking lot collisions. Names include Lucy VanNess Deborah Gartner Sam Arellano Dennis Kennedy John Schilz Gary Goen Michael Gehrig Norma Flohr Donald E Green Patrick Moore and others. Two drivers faced charges for following too close and DWI. A lost child alert was issued on Jackson Street and a loud party disturbance was reported on King Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Lucy VanNess
Dodge
Deborah Gartner
VanNess
Gartner
Chevrolet
Sam Arellano
Dennis Kennedy
John Schilz
Kennedy
Schilz
Pontiac
Gary Goen
Michael Gehrig
Ford
Norma Flohr
Flohr
Gehrig
Donald E Green
GMC
Patrick Moore
Green Auto
Moore Auto
Green
Jackson St
King St
Local club notices slate August events across venues
Chey-Lohs drill practice on Aug 18 at 7 p m Saddle Club Arena. Jerry Sparks noted for Fellow Craft Degree Aug 19 at 7 30 p m Masonic Temple. Southern Panhandle CB Club picnic Aug 23 at Lodgepole Park 4 p m bring dish and own service. Chey-Lohs meet Aug 25 7 p m Saddle Club Arena with Cindy Benzel hostess. Royal Neighbors of America rescheduled meeting Aug 2 8 p m Genevieve Gadd home 1242 Spruce Sidney Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chey-Lohs
Saddle Club
Frank Welch Lodge
Jerry Sparks
Masonic Temple
Southern Panhandle CB Club
Lodgepole Park
Saddle Club Arena
Cindy Benzel
Royal Neighbors of America
Sidney Camp
Genevieve Gadd
Spruce
Hospital Notes Admits A List Of Patients Across Several Towns
A page lists admitted patients Vivian Hickox Dorothy Schemeer George Armstrong Rhonda Gascha Cindy Wiles Regina Miller Linda Dittmar Velma Payton Blanche Block Susan Anderson Paul Paxton Bob Goldtrap Edith Schmitt Christine Anderson Gary Gillham and more in Sidney and nearby communities. Discharges include David Rhoades Joaquin Lopez Elaine Nelson Viola Cheney Joe Henzi Hulda Mewes Hilbert Borcher. Other entries show Peggy Thompson Ada Lehn Alice Duke Leota Meyer Margaret Bloom Edna Hilpert and Minerva Fry in various facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Vivian Hickox
Dorothy Schemeer
George Armstrong
Rhonda Gascha
Cindy Wiles
Regina Miller
Linda Dittmar
Velma Payton
Blanche Block
Susan Anderson
Paul Paxton
Bob Goldtrap Dalton
Edith Schmitt Peetz
Colo
Christine Anderson
Gary Gillham
David Rhoades
Joaquin Lopez
Elaine Nelson
Viola Cheney
Joe Henzi
Hulda Mewes
Hilbert
Deaths AMELIA FAIRMAN Funeral services held for 84
Amelia Fairman died earlier this month at Lutheran Nursing Home in Omaha. Born Sept 19 1891 in Bloomington she married Albert Bentzinger in 1910 and Clyde Fair an in 1936. Survived by four children Opal Thorpe Leta Wilcox Lavern Bentzinger Dean Bentzinger, 15 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Fairman
Nebraska City
Lutheran
Omaha
Fairman
Bloomington
Albert Bentzinger
Clyde Fairan
Wilbur
Opal) Thorpe
Sidney
Glenn
Leta) Wilcox
Antioch
Calif
Lavern
Benny?) Bentzinger
Fremont
Dean Bentzinger
Kroy names Joseph Freeh as national sales manager
Joseph P. Freeh, a 25 year veteran in sales and training, named national sales manager for Sidney Manufacturing Corp to lead distribution of Kroy center pivot irrigation systems. He will help expand the dealer network and develop new products while relocating to Sidney. Freeh has held roles at Ford Tractor RCA Rockwell Philco-Ford and Management Recruiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Freew
Sidney Manufacturing Corp
Ed Killham
Sidney Manufacturing
Sidney
Sioux
Inc Freeh
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Ford Tractor
Detroit
RCA
Indianapolis
Denver
Rockwell International
Philco-Ford
Freeh
Management Recruiters, Inc
Oklahoma City
Okla
KROY
Killham
Laura Wience
Newberry
Arthur Littrell
Sidney Newberry
Littrell
Chadron, Gordon, Holdrege
Clark Wicks
Star Club of
New York Life Insurance Company
Star Club
New York Life
W. Carl Bargmann
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wicks
Durango
Colo
Births in Sidney and area announce five newborns
DARIN PAUL VAN NATTER born Aug 15 at Memorial Hospital weighs eight pounds five ounces at 10:28 am. James Bradley Smith born Aug 10 at Presbyterian Medical Center in Aurora weighs six pounds 10% ounces. Cynthia Ann Spence born Aug 8 at Memorial Hospital weighs five pounds nine and one quarter ounces. Shastan Dee Williams born Aug 3 at Memorial Hospital weighs six pounds 10% ounces. Each child welcomed by siblings and honored by multiple grandparents and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darin Paul van Natter
Jerry van Natter
Sidney
Darin Paul
Memorial Hospital
Jerry Ray
Tammy Sue
Gary Dale
Elmer van Natter
Frances Daniels
Clara Kraft
Grant
James Bradley Smith
James R. Smith
Byers
Colo
James Bradley
Presbyterian Medical Center
Aurora
Cresta Lea
Arlene Nienhueser
North Platte
Bob (Rose) Adams
Arthur Nienhueser
James A. Smith
Thornton
Myrtle Pr
Douglas Spence
Cynthia Ann
William
Justin
Evelyn Spence
Atkinson
Jesse Rivera, Sr
Kearney
Shastan Dee Williams
Larry Williams
Chappell
Shastan Dee
Jeremy William
Fay Williams
Victor Brunkhardt
Effie Stumpff
Sterling, Cole
Grace Williams
Thone cites windmills as future energy solution
Washington AP reporting Rep Charles Thone of Nebraska argues windmills will be among tomorrow's important solutions for the nation's energy problems. He frames wind power as a key future resource and emphasizes its potential role in U S energy policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Charles Thone
Rneb
Wind power and land sale shock at land auction
A dryland farm sold for an average of 1417 dollars an acre in two tracts 160 and 80 acres near Don iphan. A Realtor called the price unbelievable. Thone predicts windmills could supply half of the nation’s power and ERDA will publish a yearlong study on wind generated electricity with large plants and farmyard windmills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doniphan
Plains
Thone
Energy Research and Development Administration
McCollister to visit Sidney during Nebraska swing
Omaha Republican Rep. John McCollister will tour outstate Nebraska from Aug 25 to 26 as he readies a bid for the U S Senate seat of retiring Sen. Roman Hruska. He will address a joint Sidney Rotary and Kiwanis club meeting at 6 pm August 25 and meet local business leaders on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCollister
Sidney
Nebraska
McCollister
U.S. Senate
Roman Hruska
Omaha
Sidney Rotary and Kiwanis Club
Explosion at Castle Gate Mine Kills 171 Miners
A March 8, 1924 blast at Castle Gate coal mine in Utah claims 171 miners, including many workers from local families and the surrounding region. Officials launch inquiries as rescue operations wind down and communities mourn the losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Gate
Utah
Telephone directory delivery under way in Sidney
Northwestern Bell manager VG Maliszewski says about 4700 new telephone directories will be distributed in Sidney over the next two weeks. Customers should contact the business office if they do not receive a directory by the first of next month and discard old directories as many numbers have changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Bell
VG Maliszewski
The
Telephone Company
Sidney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletin Board
Wayner Paris
Greenwood Cemetery
Wayne R Paris
Pinedale
Wyo
Paul Levin
Grace Baptist Church
Ronald D
Elizabeth Paris
Elizabeth
Susan
Arthur
Hugh Paris
Dale Verton
Mae Gorman
Ronald D Paris
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mi Uwansen
Potter
Consolidated
Freightways
Robert Donahue
Central Area
Chicago
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Doug Murfield
Murfield
Kimball
Gordon Littrell
Lucille
Gordon's
Mobile Plaza
Methodist Church
Theodore Panas
Dalton State Bank
Colorado School of Banking
University of Colorado
Boulder
Colorado Bankers Association
Graduate School of Business Administration
Larry Boyer
Sidney Telegraph
Nebraska Press Association
John Saunders
Crawford Tribune
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Don Engle
Frank State JR
Imperial Livestock Auction
Chappell Livestock Auction Inc
Leonard Newberg
Chappell Livestock
Bill Michie
Jim Martin
Chappell Livestock Auction Market
Don Green
Playland of Fun
Illinois St
Overland Cafe
Newberry's
Cynthia Ann Spence
Sidney Newspapers Inc
My Minois St
Cheyenne County
Nebr
P.O. Box
National Newspaper Association
Lyme
Lawrence E. Boyer
Frank Partsch
Bev Haupt
Henry J Meysenburg
Bill Cox
Ebpaska Press Association
A Butler Agri-Products
Lg Dall
Connie’s
Dy van
Sterling
North 3Rd Street
Ibeas
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