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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1957
Page
3
Background scripture references 11 Kings 22 1 23 30 and Chronicles 34 35 with a devotional reading on Palm 119 57. The note links prophetic reform themes to praise, urging reflection on leadership, obedience, and scriptural fidelity.
An essay argues that while leaders in capitols hold influence, real power rests with the people who elect them. It notes the danger of complacent voting, contrasts local and national power, and recalls Josiah as a king chosen by tradition, not the people. It calls for informed participation in November elections.
Five Goodview Boy Scouts completed swimming and lifesaving merit badges under Bob Henton in Chappell Sunday, achieving Eagle rank for Dale Kastens, Jim Haskell, and Terry Hafer. Numerous local visits and family gatherings followed across West Point Nebraska, Sidney and surrounding homes through the weekend.
Sunday services at 8 15 and 10 30 a m Sunday School at 9 30 a m broadcast over KSID at 4 30 p m Choir meets Monday at 7 30 p m Adult membership class Monday at 7 30 p m Teachers meeting Wednesday at 1 30 The Lutheran Hour and TV This Is The Life air every Sunday.
Rev Cletus P. Semper presides at St Dominic's Church Broadwater Nebraska with Mass every Sunday at 9 00 a m Confessions Saturday before the third Sunday at 7 00 p m First Friday Mass at Bridgeport 7 00 p m Thursdays during Lent devotions at 7 30 p m
The Church of Christ at 17th and Jackson led by H. R. Thornhill conducts Bible study for all ages at 1 a.m. Communion and worship at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Bible study at 7:30 p.m. First Lutheran Church in Potter lists Sunday School at 9 a.m. Divine Worship at 10 15 a.m. Luther League at 7 p.m.
Numerous visits and dinners mark a busy week in Chappell and surrounding towns. Families including the Boyd Wiest, Kastens, Hecker, Wellsandts, Walsh, Stevens, Hokom, Sprengel, Kruse, Bond, and Christensen shared meals, Sunday dinners, and neighborly gatherings. Travel seen to Omaha Lincoln Denver and Walden with several teaching and school-related trips noted.
Social notes detail visits among Scottsbluff area families including the Wel lants, Stoneciphers, Haskells, Earnharts and Bartlings. The weekend brings a birth of Barry Jay Oltmanns in Oshkosh and several Sunday gatherings in Lodgepole and Chappell with relatives from Fremont Omaha and Sterling Colorado.
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings across Lorenzo area. Pensacola guests Mr. and Mrs. Ross Langley travel toward Hawaii, while numerous neighbors share suppers, birthdays, and casual visits with Phelps, Meier, Fleming, Benzel, and Peters families, highlighting a bustling community calendar.
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