Bulletin Board Today August 23 1974 Highlights
Friday bulletin notes key historical events on this date including King George III declaring open rebellion in the American colonies in 1775 and Columbus being accused of mistreating natives in 1500. It also marks milestones from 1869 1914 1937 1944 1947 and recent years along with birthdays for Gene Kelly and Ten Williams and a thought for today from Aldous Huxley.
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George the Third
England
Christopher Columbus
Haiti
Spain
Mary Baker Eddy
Church of Christ Scientist
Japan
Germany
Vietnam
Thieu
FBI
Ellsberg
Gene Kelly
Ten Williams
Aldous Huxley
Panhandle Weather forecast partly cloudy into weekend
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a 20 percent chance of showers or storms Friday night. Continued mild with highs in the 80s and a Friday night low in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Extended outlook Sunday to Tuesday calls for partly cloudy to mostly fair skies, highs in the 80s, and lows 55 to 65.
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Panhandle
Police Calls and Vehicle Collisions Across Sidney Area
Police logs detail multiple Wednesday events including collisions involving a 1966 Pontiac driven by Larry S Surber of Sidney and a 1974 Buick driven by John R Story of Omaha at 10th Ave Burlington crossing with charges of 100 to Surber and 432 to Story. Additional incidents cite damage to a 1972 Ford pickup owned by Eddie Joe Vigil in Cheyenne with no estimate, a 1953 GMC pickup driven by Dennis J Dougherty and a Sidney cyclist in a collision at 10th Ave and Illinois with 25 to the bicycle, a 1961 Pontiac driven by Reta Bonkiewicz and a 1974 Peterbilt tractor driven by Billy E Clark at 5th Ave and Illinois with 200 to Bonkiewicz and no truck estimate, a report of an assault at Legion Park, a door secured at The Chateau on 12th Ave and Illinois, a loud party claim, a collision involving a 1968 Ford truck driven by Dale D. Kettler and a parked 1962 Dodge truck on Cedar St with 250 to each driver, a report of gunfire within city limits, and a report of attempted breaking and entering.
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Larry S Surber
Sidney
John R Story
Omaha
10Th Ave
Burlington RR
Story Auto
Eddie Joe Vigil
Cheyenne
Wyo
Illinois
Dennis J Dougherty
Todd Baliman
Reta
Bonkiewicz
Billy E Clark
Dallas
Tex
5Th Ave
Bonkiewicz Auto
Legion Park
Chateau
12Th Ave
Dale D. Kettler
LeRoy Virgil
Cedar St
Kettler
Virgil
Births Douglas James Benzel and Kelly Ann Hyde
Mr and Mrs Jim Benzel of Crofton announce the birth of a son, Douglas James, weighing five pounds eight and a half ounces, born August 18 at a Yankton hospital. Grandparents are Adolph Benzel of Sidney, Mrs Ed Greer of Chadron and Paul Wade of Adron Cole. Also announced is five pound daughter Kelly Ann born August 13 at St Vincent's Hospital in Portland Oregon to Mr and Mrs Keith Hyde of Portland. Grandparents are Don Hyde of Lodgepole and Steve Fielding of Portland with great grandparents Gertrude Groeger of Sterling and Fielding of Miami Florida.
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Douglas James Benzel
Jim Benzel
Crofton
Douglas James
Yankton, S.D
Adolph Benzel
Sidney
Ed Greer
Chadron
Paul Wade
Adron
Cole
Kelly Ann Hyde
Keith Hyde
Portland
Ore
Kelly Ann
St Vincent’s Hospital
Don Hyde
Lodgepole
Steve Fielding
Gertrude Groeger
Sterling, Colo
Fielding
Miami, Fla
Lodgepole Valley Youth Casp Board Meeting
The Lodgepole Valley Youth Casp Board will meet at 8 p.m. at the Ak Sar Ben building near the campgrounds to consider revisions to the by laws.
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Lodgepole Valley Youth Casp
Ak-Sar-Ben
Sigrid Monts Porter Dies at 80 in Sidney
Sigrid Monts Porter 80 died Thursday in Sidney after a year of declining health. Funeral services set for 10 am Monday at Gehrig & Son Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She had been a Sidney resident since 1932 and was a retired office manager with Porter Oil Co. Survived by a step daughter, granddaughter, great grandson, sister, and other relatives. Memorial fund established to Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home.
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Gehrig & Son
Sigrid
Hilda Porter
Porter
Sidney
Stanbough
Mid
Robert J Porter
Phoenix
Ariz
Porter Ol Co
Elsie Monroe
Denver
Cole
Lois Willey
Brian Willey
July V Luft
Monroe
Wax Kors
Christ Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Plaza Nursing Home
Nebraska DOR Announces Largest Bid Setting Ever
The Nebraska Department of Roads reported the largest bid setting in its history for highway work totaling over 196 million dollars. The top project was a 2.7 million dollar one mile section on US 385 south of Dunlap in Box Butte and Dawes counties. Missouri Valley Construction Co of Grand Island was the apparent low bidder for the overall project, including grading, detour work, culverts, bridges, and asphalt surface. Total bids came in about 300 thousand dollars below estimates. The next bid setting is planned for September.
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Nebraska Department of Roads
Thomas Doyle
Bippest
US 385
Dunlap
Box Butte
Dawes
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Gasoline survey shows best buy in Lincoln
The Cornhusker Motor Club reports Nebraska regular gasoline average at 56 cents per gallon with premium at 60 cents a gallon, a half-cent drop. The survey notes Hastings offers a low 479 cents for regular, while Lincoln stations average 538.22 cents, under the state average.
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Lincoln
The
Cornhusker Motor Club
Nebraska
Club
Hastings
Miss Nebraska Sharon Pele Prepares for Miss America Pageant
Sharon Pele from Ainsworth heads to Atlantic City for the Miss America Pageant Aug 30 to Sept 7. A 1974 Chadron State College graduate and Miss Nebraska 1974, she will perform a seven minute ventriloquism act with “Oscar.” Her family accompanies her after community fundraising of 2200 dollars.
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Sharon Pele
Ainsworth
Atlantic City
Miss Pele
Chadron State College
Nebraska
Alabama
Alaska
Sharon
Oscar
Leonard Pele
Rita
Chadron State
Pele
Sidney Lions hear energy dilemma talk at noon gathering
Sidney Lions Club heard Cal Corcoran of Wheat Belt Staff Assistant present a color slide narration on The National Energy Delima. Georgetown University research dept prepared the material. Harold Fiegenschuh chaired. Milt Nissen reported on the Nebraska Lions Dist. 38N Cabinet meeting in Ogallala Sunday.
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Cal Corcoran
Wheat Belt
Sidney Lions Club
Chateau
Research Department
Georgetown University
Milt Nissen
Nebraska Lions
Ogallala
Harold Fiegenschuh
United Fund Schedules Public Meeting
The United Fund board held a general discussion on improving this year’s drive led by Mrs Dennis Custer. The first organizational meeting is set for Wednesday Aug 28 at 7:30 pm in the Avco building and is open to the public.
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United Fund
Dennis Custer
Avco
Panhandle Library Advisory Council Set Workshop
Plans for a Lodgepole workshop on Sept 10 include reviewing annual reports budgets and state aid. The Scottsbluff HQ says the Aug 20 meeting established the agenda and Marge Curtiss of Sidney attended.
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Panhandle
West Commission schedules meeting for five western states
The Old West Regional Commission will hold a September 24 gathering as governors from North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Montana and Wyoming attend. The meeting will bring together representatives from five western states to discuss regional issues.
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Old West Regional Commission
The
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Curtis to endorse Mrs Smith at Scottsbluff luncheon
Senator Carl Curtis will formally back Haven Smith at a noon Scottsbluff luncheon. An aide said Curtis will campaign with Smith in Nebraska's 3rd District next week as she seeks the seat vacated by Rep Dave Martin. Smith faces Democrat Wayne Ziebarth of Wilcox.
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Carl Curtis
Haven Smith
Scottsbluff
Smith
Martha Rodrick
Mrs Smith
Curtis
Dave Martin
Wayne Ziebarth
Wilcox
Interstate 80 construction on schedule for mid-October
Nebraska Department of Roads spokesman Dennis Custer says Interstate 80 work is essentially on track with crews pushing to meet an October deadline. He notes the last leg of the project is targeted for completion by mid-October.
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Nebraska Department of Roads
Dennis Custer
Birth announcements and dismissed entries in Dalton and surrounding towns
Births list Gary Aesoph baby girl born August 21 and Cory Nelson baby boy born August 22. Dismissed entries include Sidney Mary Aesoph Aileen Nelson Richard Hart Margo Conway Beth Nemechek Eva Willis. Dalton Lucille Siefer Joh Cruise. Potter Rhonda Hammond. Sidney Carolyn Abke John Grothe Glenn Weller. Lodgepole Melvin Jurgens. Potter Debbie Underwood and baby.
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Sidney
Mary Aesoph
Aileen Nelson
Richard Hart
Margo Conway
Beth Nemechek
Eva Willis Dalton
Lucille Siefer
Joh Cruise
Potter
Rhonda Hammond
Carolyn Abke
John Grothe
Glenn Weller
Lodgepole
Melvin Jurgens
Debbie Underwood
Gary Aesoph
Cory Nelson
Joe Conway
Bond sales reach 70 percent of annual goal in Cheyenne
Cheyenne County reports $377,845 in U.S. Savings Bonds sales for the first seven months, led by July at $27,427, reaching 70.6 percent of the 1974 goal. State totals through July show $37,325,169 in sales, about $800,000 more than last year and 60.4 percent of the statewide goal.
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U.S. Savings
Cheyenne County
H.G. Spearow
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