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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1956
Page
3
A long list of holiday visitors and dinner guests is reported across Sidney and nearby towns. Families from Denver, Omaha, Loveland, and Fremont gather at homes in Gurley, Alliance, Sidney, Lodgepole, and Sterling for Christmas gatherings and weekend stays.
Hollywood confirms John Wayne and Pilar Wayne will celebrate Christmas in Rome while Wings of Eagles delays. Piper Laurie plans six months in New York, Kay Kendall returns to New York then January Les Girls with Gene Kelly, Edmund Purdum eyeing Europe for The Seawall, Lana Turner building Acapulco home, Bud Abbott recovering in Las Vegas, and other Hollywood figures juggling shoots and travels.
Mr and Mrs Jack Stack of North Platte arrived to visit their daughter and family Mr and Mrs T J O Connell. Mrs Thomas B O Connell will be a Christmas Day guest. UNL students returning from Lincoln for the holidays include Charlene Anthony Ken McMillen Dean Schmidt Jack King Wes Berry and Mr and Mrs Larry Jones.
Marriage licenses issued for Herman Unverzagt 25 and Verna L Schilz 21 both of Sidney. Marvin L Rector 26 of Azusa California and Ruthann Meyer 19 of Lodgepole. William P Welch 22 and Barbara B Beale 22 both of Sidney. Carter H Scales 21 of Louisville Kentucky and Mary E Hruska 21 of Sidney. Daniel M Short 36 and Dorothy Cooper 26 both of Kimball.
Charlie E. Ramsey age 22 and Jew ell M. Rogers age 20, both of Sidney, are identified in the report.
Mrs William McCarty hosted the Marathonettes Club at her home on Thursday afternoon with members in attendance for a social gathering and card games.
The Fox Theatre hosted starts Tuesday with a dessert lunch and bridge, honors to Mrs Dean Schultz high Mrs Merle Tong low and Mrs Sherman Nation traveling. The Wednesday Bridge Club met at Sidney County Club with Mrs Thomas B O Connell hosting and guest Mrs Charles Deaver. birthday cake for Mrs P J Heaton Sr as honors went to Mrs W E Gehrig high Mrs M J Maher second high and Mrs Heaton low. A note mentions Queen Bees and a Disney scene. Starts Thursday at the Fox Theatre.
The schedule lists KSID programs for Tuesday and Wednesday including Sunrise Serenade at 6 50, Morning Dramas, Shopping Hi-Lites, Luncheon at the Astor, Pacific Rhythms, Martin Block, Ebony and org, Skyrocketing Records, Edward P. Morgan, Life is Worth Living, and Sign Off with news and weather segments throughout the day.
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