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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1946
Page
4
Gerry Fahy on terminal leave from Army Nurse Corps returns from Washington and Pittsburgh. Local residents engage in property transfers, visits, and family milestones including births, resignations, and military connections across Ogallala Denver Cheyenne areas.
Houseguest Mrs. T. W. Mc Mann from Cheyenne will visit Sidney during her stay with Mrs. Ralph Os. She plans to call on Mrs. W. B. Swenson as part of her visit this week.
Mrs R N Lehrer arrives Saturday from Seattle to visit at the home of Mr and Mrs P L Martin. Mr H D Stirling buys 1617 Linden Street residence, replacing Mr E P Sparks who resigns due to ill health. Mrs Stirling and their son join Mr Stirling in Sidney. Sparks family moves to Redwood Falls Minnesota. Mrs Joe Crowe of San Antonio and Mrs Richard Richards of Denver visit Captain and Mrs B F Snyder. Crowe and Richards were stationed at the Sioux Ordnance Depot. Chester Hickham named assistant manager at Sidney Montgomery Ward after Army service in Europe. previously York assistant manager and McCook worker. Mrs Emma Mahr leaves for Denver. Mrs J K Mahr returns from Los Angeles where she visited her mother.
Henry Heaton of Cheyenne stayed with his brother P. J. Heaton and family during the fore part of this week, visiting relatives and nearby friends.
Mr and Mrs Chester Vetter of Atlanta spent last week in Sidney as guests of Mr and Mrs Alfred Seegrist. Mrs Vetter bought Neila's Beauty Shop while visiting. They left Georgia for business duties and expect to return around February 1 to settle here. Mr Vetter recently completed three and a half years in the European Theater. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Eddie Huffaker's Des Moines departure after visiting Mrs Huffaker's parents. Mr and Mrs Walter Phelps of Lorenoz mentioned in the same note.
Lt Garnett Radin, recently discharged from the Navy Nurse Corps, stays with her sister Mrs Lawrence Osborn and family in Sidney. She served as chief nurse at Guam Naval hospital. Her daughter Maxine has lived here with her aunt during her mother’s absence. Her son Bobbie, a College of Agriculture student at Lincoln, spent the weekend in Sidney. The family will reside in Sidney.
Lowell Seegrist, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Seegrist, spent a leave with his parents before reporting to duty aboard his ship in Long Beach California. Promoted January 1 from seaman first class to petty officer third class. C Ph M Donald A Warner and Mrs Warner and two children arrived from Seattle for a visit with relatives Mr and Mrs Frank Hengl and Mr and Mrs H A Warner.
Lodge Pole area items record J F Carter announcing a grandson in Lubbock, Denver Stock Show trips, family visits, and many social events. Obituary news for Mrs Ed Raddatz plus numerous local calls, dinners, and gatherings. A Fletcher sale draws a large crowd as wind and dust impact Saturday routines.
Sidney high school student Frances Evans wins a National Poetry Contest honor and will be published in the 1946 Anthology of High School Poetry. The piece Prelude to Death imagines crossing into an afterlife isle beyond life, darkness, and memory.
Dalton residents share furloughs and station changes as World War II veterans move to posts in California Texas and Washington. Richard Blome joins Whidbey Island. Joe Pappas seeks early discharge. Forrest Mintken visits. Orville Freeburg and Al Zorn receive discharges. Captain Jack Scherer heads to California. Neal Thompson and Pete Thompson visit. Bob Swenson discharged at Fort Worth. DeVere Larson on leave from Denver hospital.
The University of Nebraska College of Agriculture hosts the annual Organized Agriculture meetings from February 4 to 7 with several Cheyenne county attendees expected. County Agent W. P. Bullock has received final plans and confirms the event opens on Monday.
The article notes two general sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday with groups on honey, livestock, rural economics, dairy, farm aviation, and horticulture. Roberto de la Rosa of Mexico talks Tuesday on US relations and Senator C Petrus Peterson of Lincoln addresses the Nebraska Plan on Wednesday. All meetings are public. The 1945 premier seed producer will be named Tuesday at the Crop Improvement banquet.
Grandchildren Gale and Sharrol Talich attended a family gathering with several Talich relatives. Supper guests included the Martin Reetz family in the Ted Stahl home. Bud Hobson and daughters visited Ed Block for Sunday dinner, while John Theis and family joined John Hokom’s family for dinner. Lester Theis and family spent the evening there, and Farmers Union Local No 750 met at Sunnyside school with the next meeting planned at Ray Rex roth home in February. Lester Theis and family later visited Sam Irwin on Saturday evening. Mrs Dale Talich and Duane spent Monday at her home.
Sunnyside community snippets list Mr and Mrs Ted Stahr Verle and Mr and Mrs Ralph Talich and family visiting E A Johnson Wednesday. The Talich family hosted Harold Hernbloom on Tuesday. Lowell Hokom and kin visited Wednesday. Stanley Olson stayed with uncle Oscar Olson from Wednesday to Friday on his way home from service in Japan. Brandl and Feikert families linked weekend visits in Stamford. Verle Stahl Bobby Crabb Gale and Sharrol Talic joined Betty and Robert Ome last Wednesday. Theis and Hokom families hosted birthday anniversaries at Johnsons.
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