143 Girls In 4 H Activity At 49 Fair
Fourteen three 4 H groups demonstrated clothing food and homemaking at Cheyenne County Fair. Let's Sew had 84 exhibits with 25 blue 34 red 25 white ribbons. Learning to Sew 159 exhibits with 33 blue 93 red 33 white. Summer Wardrobe 63 entries with 22 blue 28 red 13 white. Winter Wardrobe 19 entries with 15 blue 4 red. Learning to Cook 56 entries with 12 blue 24 red 20 white. How’s and Why’s 63 entries with 17 blue 19 red 27 white. First year canning 48 entries, 23 blue 25 red. Advanced canning 8 entries, 5 blue 3 red. Learning to be a Homemaker 116 exhibits with 16 blue 36 red 64 white. Girls Room 45 entries with 11 blue 15 red 19 white.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Violet Shepherd
Coal Burning Tractor On Display At 1949 Fair
Erickson wheat farms north of Potter showcased a coal burning Case tractor built in 1902 at the 1949 Cheyenne County Fair. Ed Erickson notes he uses the relic during threshing seasons and may rely on it more if wheat reductions limit modern farming.
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Erickson Wheat Farms
Potter
Ed Erickson
Cheyenne County Fair
Mr. Erickson
Erickson
Community News Highlights From Peetz Area
Peetz residents share travel plans and graduations as Mr. and Mrs. Don McGill and Jimmie head to the Rockies for a mountain trip. Don and Ka Willeford returned from Greeley, Donald Schachterle earns an MA and joins Manuel High in Denver, with a move pending. Kenneth Gillham and family plus Roy Gillham tour Mesa Verde and other sites. Ralph Kitchel’s California visit precedes a stay with Chris Chamberlain and Elmer Davis. Dr. Byron Weeth arrives from Seattle to visit his father H. J. Weeth, while his son vacations in the Black Hills. John Hartwayard’s family departs for a mountain vacation. Girl Scouts hold a pool party at Legion Park and host a wiener roast. Hostess badge work wraps up as school nears. Claude Gillham and Vonda Lea, Leslie Ross, Mary Jo, and Jane enjoy a fishing trip in the mountains. Jack Easterly, Ivan Gillham and Dick Ross report their annual mountain outing. Last Tuesday’s severe wind hail and rain cause damage. insurance adjusters busy amid broken windows, leaking roofs, and ruined gardens and feed crops.
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Don McGill
Jimmie
Rockies
Ka’ Willeford
Greeley
Donald Schachterle
Manuel
Denver
Kenneth Gillham
Roy Gillham
Mesa
Verde
Alamosa
Grand Junction
Durango
Ralph Kitchel
California
Chris Chamberlain
Ee Beahn
Elmer Davis
Esther Davis
Phyllis
Watsonville
Byron Weeth
Seattle
H. J. Weeth
Weeth
Black Hills
John Hartwayard
Maple Grove Family Notes and County Fair Weekend
Maple Grove social column records visits among the Miles family and neighbors, with Ed and Hazel Miles hosting and birthdays celebrated. Several families attended the county fair over Thursday to Saturday, and Elis Jewett wedding guests joined activities at multiple homes in the area.
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Ed Miles
Hazel
Tom McGowan
Ray Miles
Carol Tremain
Denver
Warren Wickhorst
Verne Sharman
Albin Johnson
Jerry Stengel
Harvey Miles
Hazel Miles
Lorring Tobler
Julia Rasmussen
Frank Rasmussen
B. Nelson
Carl Christ Sr
Evelyn
Wm. Frerichs Sr
W. T. Sharman
Leslie Hookham and
Clyde
Death of Mrs G W Bonser of Sterling Prominent Nebr. Resident
Mrs G W Bonser of Sterling died in a Sterling hospital after a lengthy illness. Born February 20, 1877 in Garrison Nebr she taught rural schooling before marriage to George W Bonser of Hayden Nebr. She is survived by her husband a half brother and several in laws and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Sterling with interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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G. W. Bonser
Sterling
al Kler
Glenn Dickinson
Klers
Bonser
Garrison
Nebr
Daniel Darnell
Mina
Guy Darnell
George W. Bonser
Hayden
Raymond
Wm. Darnell
Andover
Ohio
Ovilla Darnell
Peoria
Pearl Darnell
Marshalltown
Mar
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Tee
Peetz
L. Potter
Jack Easterly
Ivan Gillham
Dick Ross
Maple Grove
D. E. Dickinson
Warren Waite
Kansas
Waite
J. R. Brown
Este
Western [Implement CO
Chrysler
Beutel
America
MADDO
Illino
Midwest Electrical Construction Co
A. Howard W. Stentz
Maple St
Sidney, Nebr
Free
Rea
Abet
Firestone Supreme Wreme Fiber
Pers Prmd Ase
SMART
Firestone
Coié
Chett
Kinsey Home and Auto Supply
10Th Ave
Sidney
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