Local Notes Packed with Travel Visits and Births
Local notes recount numerous family visits and trips from Sidney to Denver Colorado Springs Cheyenne and Omaha. Mentions include Mr and Mrs Frank Boyle and daughter Ruth visiting cousins in Cincinnati and other relatives traveling between Kerrville Sioux City Potter Lodgepole and Scottsbluff. Birth notices list several newborns with dates in August from Lonsdale Egging Hofman Erickson Swenson Mitchell DeMers Euler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boyle
Ruth
Denver
Los Angeles
Walter Streeve
Peggy
Kathy
Cheyenne
Streeve
Veterans’ Hospital
Melvin Phelps
Melba Phelps
Eleanor Phelps
Ray Wilt
Leland Spindler
Robert
Omaha
Fremont
Robert A. Barlow
Scottsbluff
Anohier
Don Sam
Rae McReynolds
Ashland
Nebr
Joe Hertzler
Torrington
Wyoming
Jim Smith
Leon Lafler
Marilyn
Marva Ladine
Jack Welsh
Don Howard
Barbara
Sidney
Roche Hospital Admits and Dismissals Note
Admitted list includes Paula Gentle Ruth Gentle Alberta Gentle Mrs Joe Egging Gurley Mrs Mary Ann Lonsdale Miss Norma Benzel Don McDonald Potter Mrs Ervin Hofman Perry Mel Irvin Mrs Erwin Wheeler Potter Mrs Marvin Thompson Mrs Robert Erickson Mrs Robert Yhanna William Moeller LeRoy Lippstrew Dalton Mrs Bob L Swenson John George Gaylord Maddox Mrs James Mitchell SOD Baby Jane Burke Mrs Kenneth DeMers Sunol Myrtle Smith Potter Master Rickie Valen Dismissed list includes Charles Nelson Paula Gentle Ruth Gentle Alberta Gentle Warren Oswald Chappell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lansdale
Kenneth Dimick
Lodgepole
Perry Mcirvin
John Meyer
Lois Adams
Peetz
Robert Yhanna
LeRoy Lippstrew
Dalton
Marvin Thompson
Wm. Moeller
Donald McDonald
Potter
Donald Hyde
Soh
Marjorie Crawford
Jack George
Gaylord
Maddox
Ervin Hofman
Paula Gentle
Ruth Gentle
Alberta Gentle
Joe Egging
Gurley
Mary Ann Lonsdale
Norma. Benzel
Don McDonald
Perry Mel Irvin
Erwin Wheeler
Robert Erickson
William Moeller
Bob L. Swenson
Malicious Mischief Will Be Prosecuted
The Sidney Police Department reports rising cases of malicious mischief by youths across the city trampling flowers damaging buildings and creating a nuisance. Acting Chief Virgil Greever warns future offenses will prompt police action urging parents to supervise children often led by gang mob rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Police Department
Virgil Greever
Hospital Admission and Discharge Log Features Local Families
A hospital notes multiple admissions and discharges by day with names and towns across Potter, Chappell, Kimball, Pine Bluffs and Lodgepole. Included are births on August 12 to Lyle Evertson and on August 15 to Virgil Poggensee, and additional newborns announced for August 16 and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Horrock
Lyle Evertson
Kimball
Virgil Poggensee
Chappell
Eugene Arnold
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Lloyd Bauer
Lodge Pole
Fund Drives For Stricken Child And Model Plane Meet
The Kenny Lee Barr fund total reached 443.25 this week boosted by Gurley sponsored events and mail gifts. Kenny Lee, brought home from Denver’s Children’s Hospital on August 7, remains weak but active briefly. his fifth birthday on November 5 looms as hope to be home. Contributions included Gurley-Dalton Red Cross 50.00, Grace Lutheran Church groups 22.00, Center Ladies Aid 5.00, Demerrit 5.00, Gilbert Sorge 15.00, Charles Gabriel 2.00, Carter and others, with many small sums listed. Model plane enthusiasts from several towns will attend the Sidney meet September 4-5. Ben King coordinates. Pre-flight contests Sunday at Sidney Municipal Airport. Monday events at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The seventh annual meet is open to all. Timers and helpers needed. Bob Duis donated a Buccaneer Special to raffle for expenses. a jet propelled model from Scottsbluff set 101 mph in a recent meet, hoped to return for the Sidney event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Lee Barr
Gurley
Kenny‘ Lee
Gurney
Children's Hospital
Denver
Kenneth Barr
Kenny Lee
Kenny
Church
S. S
Demerrit
Gilbert ‘Sorge
Charles ‘Gabriel
Nick Carras
James Dalton
Elmér. Larsen
Walter Ewert
W. H. Sterling
George Rohde
Carl Ahlm
Eral Ausschwede
LaVern
Troids
Wilbur Schultz
Donald Krohn
Ross Gathman
Ross Handley
Sidney
Ben King
Scottsbluff
Bob Duis
Sidney Municipal
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
King
Furer Advises Preparing Seedbed Before Fences
Mr Furer explains the fence row should be leveled and prepared into a firm seedbed before seeding to grass. He notes early fall seedings are best if moisture is favorable and insect infestations are not severe. Weeds appearing in spring should be sprayed with 2 4 D to speed sod formation. Butter Mentioned in Hindu Vedas for sacral and culinary use with cows valued by butterfat yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furer
Organized Ag Meeting Set for Alliance This Fall
The Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture Association will sponsor a three day meeting November 8 to 10 in Alliance. The event aims to showcase progress in farming including new crops and irrigation while inviting prominent specialists. The gathering at Alliance City Auditorium will adopt a Farm and Home Week theme with R N Garwood heading the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Western Nebraska Organized
Agrculture Association
Bridgeport
Kenneth Wanpokike
Cheyenne
Violet Shepherd
Art Borcher
Vergal Winn
Nebraska
Carl Taylor
Departmet of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Alliance City Auditorium
Lincoln
R. N. Garwood
Association
Niagara Falls linked to Canada via Rainbow Bridge opened 1947
The Niagara Falls site connects to Canada across the Niagara River with the Rainbow Bridge extending 94 feet in length. The structure was completed and opened in 1947, marking a major cross border link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Canada
Niagara River
Grass Will Help Out Weed Growth in Fence Rows
Nebraska farmers can reduce weed problems by seeding brome grass western wheat grass or intermediate wheatgrass in fence rows. Extension weed specialist J. D. Furrer says a healthy grass stand outcompetes weeds and can spread along the fence row within a few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
J. D. Furrer
University of Nebraska
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Lonsdale
Joseph Egging
Ervin
Sunol
Calvin Euler
SOD
Office
Ward Larson
Barbara Lee Haws
Emily Thieman
Howard Christenson
George Lashley
Lyle Everton
Leroy
Floyd Schnell
John Culek
Ray Cline
Broadwater
Wm. Marriot
Dorca Spencer
Dix
Jess Long
Susan Killham
H. W. Ewert
Hilmer Nuss
Louie Schumacher
George Bartels
Erwin Riegger
Joe Deaver
Neal Rowan
Roy Gabriel
L. H. Matlock
John Groshans
Adolph’ Fastenau
Charles Gathman
Henry Fredricksen
Christ. Oversdal
Jimmie Folkers
Anne Borges
Don Meiers Vernon Goranson
Berton Cunningham
Bill Wolcott
Walter Grunwald
Louie Schwartz
John Niebuhr
George Lostroh
Kenneth Larsen
Gurley Pool Hall
Alfred Swanson
Gus Gilgren
Royal Ave Ride
U.S
Chevrolet
FORD
Plymouth
U. S
Eerth
The
Maddox Motor Co
Cheyenne County Fair
Chrysler, Plymouth & Diamond
Sloan’s Linoleum
Parco Linoleum
Armstrong Lingl
Congoleum
Armstrong
Wright Rubber
Miraplas
Bigelow Rugs
Handsel
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