Officials To Be Sworn In Thursday In Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County commissioners order a final meeting next Tuesday and plan a noon Thursday swearing in on Jan. 8 for the two new commissioners George Bailey and Kenneth Rose and for Clerk of the District Court Elva Davison who won the general election. Incumbents Ed Swanson Milt Nissen I A Caldwell Kermit Brumbaugh Don Tedesco and Ralph Englert begin four year terms.
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Board of Cheyenne County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Doug Boyd
Sidney
Billie Smith
Potter
Paul Huff
Lodgepole
George Bailey
Dalton
Kenneth Rose
Elva Davison
Ruby Spindler Hendle
Ed Swanson
Milt Nissen
I.A. Caldwell
Kermit Brumbaugh
Don Tedesco
Ralph Englert
Rites For Miss Ruhter On Thursday
Miss Rosa Catherine Ruhter 76 died Monday noon at Kimball Manor where she lived two years Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at First Christian Church with Rev Ellis Wotan officiating Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge Memorials designated to First Christian Church Born April 15 1804 at Roseland Nebraska to George and Margaret Schiffer Ruhter Moved with parents to Gurley in 1905 and later came to Sidney
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Rosa Catherine Ruhter
Kimball Manor
First Christian Church
Ellis Wotan
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Miss Ruhter
Roseland
Neb
George
Margaret Schiffer
Ruhter
Gurley
Sidney
Former Sidney Dentist’s Wife Killed Monday
The wife of former Sidney dentist Dr. M J Murray of Omaha and their seven year old granddaughter died in an automobile crash on George Washington Memorial Parkway Arlington Virginia Monday. Dr Murray listed in critical condition and several relatives were seriously injured. Mrs Alice Murray 70 and granddaughter Lisa Holman were killed when the car went through a guard rail and fell 300 feet into a ravine.
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Sidney
M.J. Murray
Omaha
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Arlington
Arlington Community Hospital
Murray
Murrays
Betty Ann Holman
Vienna
Donna May
Julie
Alice Murray
Lisa Holman
Holman
Holmans
South
84Th Street
Obituary of Sidney Resident In 1943 Death Notice
The deceased lived at Memorial Rest Home before going to Kimball and was a member of the First Christian Church. Survived by three brothers and two sisters including Bessie M. Stockdick of Katy Texas, Paul H. Ruhter of Aurora Colorado, W J Ruhter of Peetz Colorado, Robert C Ruhter of Sidney, and Irene G Kruger of Sidney. Preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.
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Memorial Rest Home
Kimball
First Christian Church
Bessie M. Stockdick
Katy
Tex
Paul H. Ruhter
Aurora
Colo
W.J. Ruhter
Peetz
Robert C. Ruhter
Sidney
Irene G. Kruger
Fire crew responds to 3 a.m. house chair fire
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department answered a call at 3 a.m. at the Jack Knicely home 1430 Newton. A small chair fire was reported and quickly extinguished.
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Sidney
Jack Knicely
Newton
New Year Weekend Driving Caution Urged in Three Nebraska Counties
Sgt Felix Koenig of the Nebraska State Patrol urges careful driving over the New Year weekend in Kimball Cheyenne and Deuel counties. Traffic fatalities for 1970 rise above 1969 with eight in Cheyenne four in Kimball and four in Deuel plus a farm and private road death. Notable losses include LeRoy Dowle Phyllis Fox John Mott Dolphas Robert Thompson Own Schuler Esther Schuler Ricky Bode and George Emanuelson across multiple towns.
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Felix Koenig
Nebraska State Patrol
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
LeRoy Dowle
Sidney
Dalton
Phyllis Fox
Detroit
Mich
John Mott
Tucson
Ariz
Point of Rocks
Potter
Dolphas Robert Thompson
Turkey
Cheyenne County
Own Schuler
Esther
Ricky Bode
Lodgepole Crossing
Union Pacific
George Emanualson
Lodgepole
Light and Water Commissioner
Prizes For New Baby Are Ready In Cheyenne County
The first baby born in Cheyenne County in 1971 will receive gifts from Sidney merchants. Requirements: county birth, resident parents, and exact birth time by the attending physician. Prizes include formula, dress cleaning, a father’s suit, gift certificates, Gerber baby food, a baby blanket, car alignment, flowers, and a savings account.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Merchants
Fix Pharmacy
Model Cleaners
Dixie Discount
Gerber
Safeway
Stickney
Greenlees
Goodyear
House of Flowers
Sidney
Swedish King Calls Lady Frieda For Christmas Poem
Lady Frieda Maria Widstrand, born Swedish Princess, received a Christmas Eve call from King Gustav in Stockholm thanking her for a poem written for him. The king announced his intention to read the poem at early morning worship on Christmas Day. She learned of the gift’s arrival during the brief Royal Palace exchange.
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Frieda Maria Widstrand
Gustav
Stockholm
Royal Palace
Frieda
Native Of Lodgepole Dies At 70
Bertha Cummings 70 a Lodgepole native died Christmas morning at Grand Island Funeral services were held at Lodgepole United Methodist Church with burial in Pleasant View Cemetery Zimmer Funeral Home Chappell handled arrangements She was born January 10 1900 near Lodgepole lived there then Chicago moved to Grand Island 1952 managed McDonalds millinery and married Orr Cummings in 1956 Surviving sisters Ida Collins Floren Pulcifer and Alice Hillman
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Lodgepole
Bertha Cummings
Grand Island
United Methodist Church
Pleasant View
Zimmer Funeral Home
Chappell
Bertha Bowser
Carrie Bowser
Chicago
Ill
McDonald's
Orr Cummings
Ida Collins
Sterling, Colo
Floren Pulcifer
Paramount
Calif
Alice Hillman
Five Youths Arraigned in Sidney Marijuana Case
Five youths charged with possession of Cannabis with intent to sell were arraigned in Cheyenne County court before Judge Sydney G. Finch. Lopez Allison waived preliminary hearing. bonds set at 500 dollars each. Stark Swanson Lafler remain in custody or bond as the case proceeds to district court due to felony status.
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Cheyenne County
Sydney G. Finch
Sidney
Robert Lopez
Daniel C. Stark
Brian L. Lafler
Lauren A. Swanson
Richard L. Allison
Lopez
Allison
Stark
Swanson
Lafler
John Peetz Jr
Nebraska
Well Known Sidney Lady Dies At 49
Mrs. Noreen Merritt, 49, died suddenly Monday in a local doctor’s office. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Church with Rev. Raymond Kosmicki. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Surviving: Melvin L. Merritt. son Michael M. Merritt. grandchild. brother Harrison Buchfink. sister Mary Reinmiller. Burial handled by Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Memorials to Memorial Hospital. Born North Platte April 27, 1921. lived at 2335 Newton since 1946. Active in Catholic Daughters, Beta Sigma Phi, Altar Society. golf and bowling enthusiast.
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Sidney
Noreen Merritt
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Raymond Kosmicki
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital
Noreen Margaret Buchfinck
North Platte
William A
Nora Theresa Gorham Buchfink
Melvin L
Lefty) Merritt
Newton
Michael M. Merritt
Knoxville, Tenn
Harrison J. Buchfinck
Mary B. Reinmiller
Omaha
Panhandle Forecast Warns of Unchanged Fair Weather
Frontier Airlines reports a fair Panhandle forecast with westerly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon. High near 40 today, tonight's low 5 to 15, Thursday's high in the 40s and zero precipitation. Weekend outlook shows partly cloudy skies, cooler temps, and a slight chance of snow Saturday with highs 35 to 45 and lows 5 to 15.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Mrs. Martha Aurich dies at 86 in Cheyenne County
Funeral services for Martha Aurich 86 were held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. Lester Boehm presiding. She died Monday at Memorial Rest Home after residing in Cheyenne County since 1919. Survived by two sons Erwin and Raymond and two daughters Irma and Frances with 16 grandchildren. Memorials to Lutheran Christian Education.
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Aurich
Cheyenne County
Memorial Rest Home
Martha Marie Stemmerman
Farrar
Herman
Katherine Stermmerman
Arthur A. Aurich
Gurley
Sidney
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Erwin of
Fowler
Cole
Raymond
Denver
Irma Darnstaedt
Frances Robbins
Redwood City
Calif
Sidney council approves gas supply deal and airport project
The Sidney city council approved a fuel supply agreement with Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co for the electric plant, set a Board of Equalization meeting for Jan 25, and authorized payment of 6518.70 to Carl W. Christ Construction for the airport project. The board also named B F Tommy Thompson as street superintendent, pending county approval, and updated holiday dates Memorial Day May 31 and Veterans Day Oct 3. Shrimp scarcity noted as historical contrast.
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Sidney
Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Sidney Municipal Airport
Carl W
Living Cost in Cheyenne County Rises 21 Percent Since 1966
A Oklahoma bureau based analysis shows Cheyenne County households face rising costs with CPI up 3.2 percent in 1967, 4.9 percent in 1968, 6.5 percent in 1969, and about 7.1 percent this year. Families must stretch dollars as services rise sharply and many incomes lag.
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New York
Cheyenne County
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Industrial Conference Board
Cheyenne
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Thayer
Nebraskaland Days
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Ogallala
Swing Singers
Ord
Ord High School
Jim Ochener
Carl Suminski
Betty Nelson
Diana Franssen
Pam Riddle
John Dale
Kathy Karre
Becky Gregory
Allen Cahill
Jo Remington
Kathy Dworski
Alan Koelling
Gary Kamarad
Melvin Sich
Ann Cummins
Rich Ackles
Stan Axthelm
Frank Miska
Ted Novosad
Sidney Lady
M.L. Merritt
Martha Aurich
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lester Boehm
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