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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1949
Page
4
Local notices report deaths in Columbus and Solon, Nebraska relatives travel for funerals. Residents return from Denver and Lusk visits, with wartime veteran Frahm visiting Sidney. Hart family welcomes a son, and new Montgomery Ward staff join. Community events include Lodgepole gatherings and plans with extension agents and police staffing changes. Casual travel and health updates mark a busy period in Sidney.
The majority of beer retailers in Nebraska operate legal, respectable premises. Education programs, conducted by trained fieldmen familiar with ideal taverns, teach operators how to improve operations.
Betty Jane Schmick and Edward J. Filbin wed in a double ring ceremony at St. Agnes Catholic Church Scottsbluff on Wednesday attended by 100 guests. The bride wore powder blue with pink camellias. groom’s wedding band was a family heirloom. reception details note attendants Rita Thompson Jim Thompson and others.
A reception for relatives and friends followed the church nuptials. The couple will reside at 2105 Third Avenue after a wedding trip to Denver and Aspen. The bride, Tor rington High School graduate, works at Securities Credit in Scottsbluff, while the groom attended St Patrick's Academy in Sidney and Denver University, now employed by B and C Steel. Out of town guests included Keplers, Lorenzes, Schmicks, McIntyres, Ernests, Stikkers, and Thompson among Dalton Scottsbluff area families.
Wednesday the Kensington chapter hosts a covered dish supper at the City Auditorium dining room at 6 20. Thursday the Willing Workers Missionary meeting convenes at the Christian Church with co hostesses Mrs W E Chambers and Mrs Frank Gadd.
In a Friday hearing before Judge Robert A. Barlow Harold L Christensen of Kimball was found guilty of following too close on the highway. The arrest was made by the Highway Safety Patrol and he was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
Robert O Wyatt of the SOC was judged guilty of intoxication after a Monday hearing before Judge Glen Greenlee. He received a $5 fine plus costs.
The Telegraph reports on a board discussing the future of card filing cabinets in offices. Details remain unclear but the meeting signals potential changes in archival storage practices and cabinet utilization.
The Rev. Fred Parks, a former Sidney resident, conducted funeral services last week for William Peter Jessen who died at Wilmington on February 4. Jessen, born July 22, 1882 in Sidney, was the son of Lorenz and Mrs Jessen who came to Sidney in the 1870s. He lived in Colorado, Texas, and California before settling near Wilmington. Several Sidney natives now in the Wilmington area attended, Rev. Parks said.
The Sweetheart of Sidney High will be named tonight during the Sidney Scottsbluff basketball game as a new annual event. Balloting started yesterday with all four classes voting and the Pep Club will serenade the winner with a sweetheart song modeled after the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.
The Telegraph notes availability of letter and legal size folders designed to fit standard filing cabinets, offering organized storage options for documents and records.
Bruce Groves and Beverly Donna Muhe of Kimball obtained marriage licenses on February 11. The records list both parties with Kimball as their city of residence.
The Young Matrons Club met Wednesday at Mrs. Donald Deaver's home with eight members present. The lesson Your Day's Meals was led by Mrs. Thomas Lenzen. A delicious lunch followed the business meeting, served by the hostess. Reported by Mrs. Volkey Wise.
A regular meeting of the Cheyenne County Rural Youth group is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 p m in the Sidney City Auditorium. The session will cover local youth activities and upcoming events with members urged to attend.
The annual training meeting for new officers of the extension clubs in Cheyenne County will be held Friday in the basement of the Sidney City Auditorium. Weather delayed the usual January event, said Miss Violet Shepherd, home agent.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the many old friends who so kindly remembered me with calls, flowers and other kindness during my illness. Your thoughtfulness will years be gratefully remembered. Lynwood California.
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