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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1958
Page
7
Social visits and camp plans populate Sidney Nebraska scenes with guests from Chappell Ogallala Wheatland and Denver. Families travel for Lutheran and Presbyterian camps while locals attend events in Fremont Omaha and Alliance.
Sunshine Girls 4 H Club held its annual picnic at Legion Park on August 20. Members present included May Hedges Betty Daniels Rachel Wagner Ray Kominek Connie Albro Evelyn Hardesty Diana Kominek Billy Jo Daniels Karen Wagner Johnny Kominek Chuck Daniels Marcella Kominek Diane Wagner Gloria Filsinger Debbie Wagner Ricky Daniels and Billy Mae Wagner A weiner roast followed and games were played Connie Albro received an achievement gift The leader discussed upcoming winter meetings to finish a Home Living project with meetings once a month Reporter Liana Komuинck
The St Patrick's Altar Society plans a regular meeting on Thursday August 28 at 2 pm in the Youth Center. A public dinner will be served at 5 pm by society members led by chairwoman Mrs John Glant Jr with assistance from Mrs Jerome Lenzen Mrs Thomas Lenzen and several others.
Sharon Kay Rezanina celebrated her fifth birthday Tuesday afternoon with a party at her parents home Mr and Mrs William Rezanina. Guests included Denny Sherrerd Debby Larson Becky Larson Debbie Larson Frances Walkinshaw Naomi Delbert Allen Larson Mrs John Farmer Mrs Jesse Walkinshaw Mrs Delbert Larson and Sharon’s grandmother Birdie Myers of Sterling Colo. Absent were Larry Gonzales Jack Kaiser Tina Kaiser Harry Held Birdie Held and Billie Myers.
Monday listings show BP.O meets at Elks Lodge and Central School auditorium hosts Panhandle 35 MM Camera Club while First Methodist Church seeks reorganizers. Other gatherings include Catholic Daughters Youth Center Newcomers Episcopal Parish Hall Pebekah Kensington Kivams Club and Jaycee at city venue. Seventeen Club plans officers and initiations. Thursday includes St Patrick’s Altar Society and a public dinner starting at 6 pm.
Sidney residents Mr and Mrs Alex Benzel announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Elaine to Donald Russell Burns son of Mrs Marguerite Scheck. Ruth Elaine Benzel recently graduated from Sidney high school this spring and is employed. Burns served in the U S Navy and is presently employed.
New 4-H honors announced include Wheat Trophy to Jerry Miller. Swine Grand Champion fat hog awarded to Joe Beyer. Dairy Trophy to Dan Messing. Sheep Purebred ewe lamb to Vern Beyer. Beef Grand Champion fat steer to Don Ray Cruise. Weight gain winner Jerry McRoberts. fat heifer grand champion to Dave Allington. breeding heifer grand champion to Kenneth McMillen. pennants for Dryland Toughies and Just Us 4-H Clubs. Clothing Sewing box to Rosalind Campbell. Electricity clocks to Steven Davis and Leslie Flohr. Range Management ribbons with Purple, Blue, Red, and White awards for various exhibitors. Plant Presses and related blue and purple honors to Policky, McMillen, Hutchison, Runge, Andersen, and Sprenger.
Card club play at the Elks Lodge featured five tables. Mrs ii W Statler was high, followed by Mrs Raymond Kent and Mrs John Peetz Sr. Hostesses were Mrs Peetz and Mrs Si Behm. The next meeting is Friday September 5 at 3 PM with hostesses Mrs Beryl Drescher and Mrs Kent.
Naval Aviation Cadet Don K. Liles, son of Mr and Mrs Walter W Liles of Sidney, graduated August 1 from the Naval School Pre-Flight at Pensacola. The program covers naval orientation aviation science navigation and related technical subjects. Pfc Bernard R Wernsman of Fleming Colorado, a cannoneer with Battery C 538th Field Artillery Battalion, participated in a German based annual combat efficiency test after enlisting in January 1957 and arriving in Europe in September 1957.
American Legion Auxiliary District 4 convention scheduled for Tuesday September 16 in Minatare. Registration and coffee hour start at 8 45 am in the high school auditorium. Sidney Auxiliary skips August meeting. next session September 23 at 8 pm in the city auditorium Legion room. Merle Spearow leads program and Esther Swanson handles inquiries.
A compiled notice lists individuals linked to Sidney Tulsa and Missoula with several named spouses and children. The fragment references dismissals or separations involving Benny House and others across New Mexico Oklahoma Montana.
Mr and Mrs Harry Duncan announce the birth of son Harry Howard Duncan Jr born Monday August 18 at Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces He has two brothers Roger eight and Pat five years old.
Mr and Mrs Beverly Lee Kinnersley announce the birth of their daughter Jo Ann at 7 51 am on Thursday August 21 at Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce. She has a sister Lee Rae who is 20 months old. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frederic G Touney and Mrs Lillian Kinnersley.
A daughter Jeryl Lyn Lessman was born to Mr and Mrs Verdell Lessman on Thursday August 21 at 1055 pm in Memorial Hospital. She weighed nine pounds one ounce. Siblings are Brian Lee Bret Allen and Bart Dean. Grandparents are Harold and Mrs Lessman of Dalton Roy Porterfield of Gurley. Great-grandfather is Charles Lessman of Dalton.
Paraguay and Bolivia are landlocked nations in South America with no access to the sea. Both rely on neighboring countries for port access and trade routes, impacting their logistics, export costs, and regional economics.
Mrs Myrtle Hoffman district deputy of Royal Neighbors spoke at the Odd Fellow Hall meeting Thursday evening. She reported on the Supreme Camp in Los Angeles July 5 to 9 where she served as district delegate. Plans outlined for a party inviting Potter Chappell and Lodgepole Camps. Juvenile member Jernlynn George transferred to adult membership and Loretta Needham elected to beneficial membership. After the meeting 26 members adjourned to the Fort Sidney Hotel for refreshments.
Dorcas Circle 1 of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church met Thursday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs Alvin Bauer presiding. Eleven members attended with devotions by Mrs Anna Rexroth. Guest day featured a program planned by Mrs Swanson and Mrs Bauer including a Kenneth Fleming poem, hymn by Marilyn Cimberman, piano solo by Marlene Fell, and reading by Mrs Rexroth. A social hour followed with refreshments. Guests included Mrs Anna Siemers, Mrs Arnold Braasch, Mrs J J Darnell, Mrs Etta Block, Mrs A F Whitmire, and Mrs Leland Fell. Rexroth to host next Sept 17.
Nebraska debates county road speed limits as 93 thousand miles of county roads challenge law enforcement. Robert Meyers proposes tailored speeds while Col. C J Sanders notes limited patrol reach and funding. A 45 mile per hour limit is suggested but enforcement remains difficult.
Mrs Joe R Hornicek and houseguest Mrs George Held of Defiance Ohio visited in the Dr Dickinson home on Wednesday. Several local families are listed as guests or visitors at various homes, weddings, and gatherings over the week, including a wedding at Weyerts Church with Lois Flocke and Jerry Wittrock and an upcoming salmon fishing trip to Nanaimo BC for Ray and Eddie Barnhart and Marvin Bartling.
The family arrived home Wednesday evening from Denver where they visited relatives and also spent time in Broomfield at the Havnbac home visiting relatives during their trip.
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