People You Know salutes local figures in recap
Ed Christofferson, Sidney High School football standout of the 1930s, now manages the Gamble Store in Rock Springs Wyoming. Sheriff Schulz reports Ed lived in Laramie before taking over the store. Merle Green, Sid ney High School coach in the 1920s, seeks former players in Concord California. Violet Shepherd, former Cheyenne County home agent, plans to attend Colorado State College sessions in Fort Collins. Claude Campbell recalls meeting John F Kennedy before he became president. Alta Cobb Wilson sends Christmas greetings from Denver. Clark and Jane Fuller visit Albuquerque and reflect on lineage and family traits.
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O. K
Ed Christofferson
Gamble
Rock Springs
Wyo
W. W
Bill) Schulz
Schulz
Laramie
Merle C Green
Sidney High School
Concord
Calif
Mr Green
Sig Clark
Lyle Clark
Woody Hayes
Ohio State University
Paul Vath
Stewart McMillen
Floyd Dresser
Spencer Flo
Red Rearden
Shorty Davis
West Coast
Mr. Green
PO Box
Iowa
R. P. Kepler
Iowa University
Greens
Sidney
Maine
Yesteryear
California
Bay Area
P.S
Lon Miller
Lodgepole
Miller
Denver
Nebraska
Violet Shepherd
Cheyenne County
Colorado State College
Fort Collins
Shepherd
National Home Demonstration Agents Association
Boston
Silver Springs
New Mex
Daley
Claude Campbell
Campbell Music Co
Scottsbluff
John F. Kennedy
Campbell
United States
White House
Bargain Day Radio Bench Boosts Police Communications
City Building Inspector Jim Paxton donated and built an elegant birch and steel gray radio bench for the police department. It incorporates a two-drawer typewriter unit and shelves for two-way radio gear. The project, done in spare time during inspector duties, saved about $80 in material costs.
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Jim Paxton
Uea
Paxton
Ag Officials Say Facts Are Distorted 62 Program Has Brought Results
A Cheyenne County Agriculture Office news release defends the 1961 emergency feed grain program. It argues the program raised net farm income by about 9 percent in 1961, steadied meat and dairy prices, cut government costs by more than $500 million, and reduced carryover stocks by about 200 million bushels. It notes improved rural incomes and lower taxpayer burdens while detailing long term stock reductions and offset payments to producers.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
Cron
COS
CCC Holdings
CCC
Defense
U. S
U.S
Khrushchev
Telegraph Office to Close December 23 24 25
The Sidney Telegraph office and shop will close Saturday through Monday December 23 24 25. No paper will be printed Monday December 25 or Monday January 1. Those doing business with The Telegraph are urged to note the dates.
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Sidney Telegraph
Telegraph
Found Not Guilty in Joyriding Case
County Judge C W Smith ruled Mark H Benz not guilty of a joy riding charge. Benz was defended by P J Heaton Sr with state representation by County Attorney Frank Balder son at the county court hearing.
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C W. Smith
Mark H. Benz
Benz
P J. Heaton
Frank Balderson
Nebraska sees bigger 1962 winter wheat crop
USDA forecasts Nebraska 1962 winter wheat crop at 85.68 million bushels on 3.06 million acres, about 10 million more than 1961. National yield at 944.13 million bushels vs 1,076.27 million in 1961. Nebraska rye seeding 332 thousand acres, 125 percent of 1961. Conditions Dec 1 at 95 percent of normal. Drive carefully and arrive alive.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Associated Press
Lincoln
Ken Logan
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Washington
United Press International
Monday Funeral for William Schuldt in Sidney
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for William J. Schuldt 93 of Sidney son of John and Dorthea Schuldt born October 24 1868 in Mecklenburg Germany who died Thursday in Memorial Hospital Reverend Norman Schroeder officiated and Ray Miller assisted Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery under Gehrig and Son Funeral Home pallbearers were Herbert Rabe Henry Leshmale Alvin Bauer Dr George Taylor Marius Christensen and Robert Rexroth Survivors include his wife one daughter two sons three grandchildren and two brothers
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William J. Schuldt
Henry Monnich
Memorial Hospital
Norman Schroeder
Lodgepole
Ray Miller
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Sidney
Greenwood Cemetery
The
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Herbert Rabe
Henry Leshmale
Alvin Bauer
George Taylor
Marius Christensen
Robert Rexroth
Mecklenburg
Germany
William John Schuldt
John and
Dorthea Arendt Schuldt
United States
Schuyler
Neb
Minnie Busch
Elks Christmas party invites only lodge children
Correction states that only children of Elks and Does are invited to the Saturday afternoon Christmas party at the lodge auditorium. The Telegraph was wrongly advised that the event was open to all children. The notice also promotes Telegraph Wantads for selling or trading items.
Christmas Blessings and the Bethlehem Gift of Love
A Christmas meditation by Frieda M. Widstrand blends biblical verses with reflections on faith and charity. The text links Bethlehem’s miracle to daily life, urging readers to carry Christ’s rebirth in their hearts year round and to share God given love and good will with others.
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Christ
God
Bethlehem
Christ Jesus
Rep Martin Drives 10000 Miles in Vast Nebraska District
Rep Martin surveys the expanded western two thirds of Nebraska from the new 3rd District, stating 149 public talks and over 10000 miles driven across 59 counties. He reports a 1961 session record of $958 billion in spending, urges curtailment of new programs, and defends fiscal restraint amid Cold War pressures.
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Martin
Nebraska
Nuckolls County
Superior
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Chief warns drivers to ignore Christmas displays
The Chief urges safe driving during the holidays, listing eight rules to prevent distractions. He advises shopping off peak hours, planning trips, weather readiness, keeping distance, aiding pedestrians, avoiding double parking, yielding right of way, and viewing decorations from a safe position. He stresses preparedness and courtesy to reduce accidents.
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Petol Willis
Sidney
Santa Claus
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Alia Wilson
Alta Cobb
Guy V. Doran
Clark
Jane Fuller
Albuquerque
Brownson
ASC
Freeman
William Schuldt
By Frieda M. Widstrand
Poe
Peace Corps
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