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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1961
Page
3
Local residents host and visit relatives across Nebraska and nearby states. The report lists numerous weekend visitors and longer trips including families from Burlington Wisconsin Cheyenne Colorado Springs Denver and Roswell as well as university and law students starting new terms. Names repeatedly appear with towns and events such as Gift Show and two week stays with relatives.
Jeanne Miller wins grand championship at the county fair 4 H Style Revue earning a state fair berth. Awards span magenta wool suit with satin trim and wool special award from the Cheyenne Devel County Sheep and Wool Producers Association.
Mr. and Mrs. James Grote and children Jimmy and Paula of Cincinnati arrived to spend a week with Mrs. Grote’s parents Mr. and Mrs. McKinley McIntosh. Miss Jayne McIntosh, back from Denver, will remain until university classes begin in Helena Montana. Mrs. David Ells will visit Chayler Nebraska with her mother Mrs. Melinda Enochson who will turn 95 on Wednesday. Senator and Mrs. George Fleming and son Phillip and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fleming and daughter from Lorenzo returned from Grand Lake after a week’s vacation. Georgia Martin returned from Hammond Indiana with Edith Martin whose elementary principal duties began last week. They stopped in Cedar Rapids to visit aunt Mrs. H. C. Lynn and cousin Howard Helscher.
The Gurley Garden Club hosts a flower show in the Gurley Methodist Church basement from 1 30 to 4 30 p m on Friday September. The public can enter and attend with entries due by 11 a m Monday September 4 5 p m. The Methodist Keystone Fellowship will host a hamburger fry at Laura Rudds home.
A list of admitted and dismissed individuals by town or lodge and a newborn birth notice. Newborn on Aug 27 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Loren Conaway. Names include Sidney Potter Lodgepole Peetz Chappell Kimball with multiple Mrs. and Mr. entries from various families.
A translator station for Chappell would relay KSTF Channel 10 from Scottsbluff Nebraska. It would sit about 144 miles west of Chappell, operate on Channel 12 with one watt ERP, and cover an 8 to 10 mile diameter area with a 500 micro volt signal for clear reception.
Cheyenne County Fair entries in the Women s Division featured displays by extension clubs. Juliets earned a blue ribbon for a hobbies table with streamer links to members names. Gurley Loyal Workers won white for historic display.
The Gurley Garden Club hosts a Friday show at Gurley Methodist Church basement with twelve classes for artistic arrangements including plastic artificial and dried pieces. Junior entries include tea cup basket or kitchen container setups. Entries must be in glass by 11 am, with judging 11 am to 1:30 pm before public viewing 1:30 to 4:30.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Barr of Seattle Washington welcome daughter Jodi Ardelle Barr born Friday August 11 weighing five pounds 11 ounces Grandparents are Dean Hill Sidney Kenneth Barr Seattle Great grandparents Paul Reiboldt Sterling and L L Hill Haxtun Colo
Four residents from Sidney received college degrees at the Colorado State summer commencement in the Garden Theatre Aug 17. Dr William R Ross conferred 746 degrees including 49 doctorates and 438 masters. speakers included Dr Albert H Rosenthal on Ideas are Weapons. Kalous Cave Hettrick Koos earned masters and bachelors in education and business education.
The Nebraska Potato Council announced a two day agri business caravan on September 21 and 22 with stops in eastern and central Idaho. Lloyd Andersen urged Nebraskans Wyoming residents Colorado attendees to join, with limited seats on a chartered plane. Stops include Idaho Russet potatoes, harvesting facilities, storage, packing plants, a starch factory and a large processing plant.
David A. Manuwal 18 of 747 So Logan St South Bend Ind won the $500 James E West conservation scholarship at the 48th national convention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The award honors a Scout chosen by the National Boy Scout Council for academic and Scouting achievement and conservation leadership. Manuwal helped patrol the St Joseph river at South Bend.
An Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow member leads conservation projects in South Bend and Jones Michigan, builds wildlife shelters, mentors Explorer Troop 544, and plans college study at Indiana University extension center. The Auxiliary funds youth programs and prizes for veterans dependents across 6,700 communities.
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