Sid Vizina Remembered For 1938 Bank Robbery Shootout
Chief Vizina, longtime Sidney officer and civic leader, recalls the 1938 Fort Mor bank heist and the fatal gun battle that propelled him into law enforcement. He later served four years in the regular police force after a stint as a special deputy.
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Sid
Tatco” Ldits
Fort Mor
Colo
Charles Keth Lipps
Myron Earlen
Kansas State Reformatory
Sid Moore
Viz
Ray Tremain
Lipps
Rowan
Moore
Irina
Ng Moore
Van
Glennenburg
Ed Light
Garden City
Kansas
Bandit
Columbia Broadcasting Sys
Vizina
Chief Vizina
Wye- Braska
The
Boy Scouts
Northeastern Colorado Law Enforcement Association
Nebraska Sheriff and Peace Officers' Association
Housewives urged to try DUO DUSTIN CLOTH
A local ad promotes DUO DUSTIN CLOTH for house dusting and polishing in one step with no lint or muss. Roll available for 50 cents from THE TELEGRAPH. Also advertises Scotch Tape for gift wrapping seals that do not require moisture.
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Telegraph
Xmas Designs
the Telegraph
Lorenzo (By Mrs. Frank Meier) Christmas social life notes
Mrs. A L Kennedy and many neighbors visit in Sterling and Hershey. Families attend funerals, dinners, and outings in Omaha Broadwater Scottsbluff Sid ney Peeiz and other towns. A Christmas party by the F I M club features a 6 30 dinner, tree, decorations, games, and gift exchange.
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Don Schachterle
Sheila
Bruce
L. K. Nelson
Sidney
Lee Schnieder
Rebekah Lodge
Peeiz
Ted Fleming
F. I. M. Club
South Sund social notes from Sterling area
Mr and Mrs G W Bonser of Sterling were Sunday dinner guests at the Joe A Oliverius home. Several residents made business trips to Sidney and Sterling including W R Brown D Brown and Al Kier. Families gathered for visits with C A Pope Chester Bruns and others and Alpha Omega Club attendance noted in Crook.
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G. W. Bonser
Sterling
Joe A. Oliverius
August Lentier
Sidney
al Kier
D. E. Dickinson
E. W. Zalesky
Glen Kokes
Alvin
W. R. Brown
Don Brown
Lodgepole
Holyoke
C. A. Pope
Merino
Chester Bruns
Kokes Farm
Ed Ahlberg
Ronald
Frank Vosicka
Frank Kokes
Mesdames W. R. Brown
Glenn Dickinson
Alpha Omega Club
Crook
B. J. Barnhart
Brazil's Tree of Life wax and wood valued resource
Brazil's carnauba wax, harvested from five to six ounces per tree yearly, totals 26 million pounds annually. Wax sells at about 1.85 dollars per pound, up from 32 to 36 cents before the war. The carnauba wood endures salt water and insects and is used in construction.
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Sterling, Colo
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Charles Cady
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Floyd Fleming
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Ed Walker
Hugh Paris
H. H. Sellhorn
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Cheries Cady
Ronald Dean Paris
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Cheyenne
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Ernest Moses
Walt Phelps
Omaha
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Ray Ward
Buhl
Idaho
Mrs. Fleming
Melvin Phelps
Ervin Phelps
Jimmy
Robert Hiett
Marvin Fleming
Linda
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
G. W. Brown
Home
Warren Waite
Tree of Life
Merry Christmas
Sidney Recreation Club
JOE A. Gibson, Inc
Ford Dealer
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