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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1961
Page
6
Seventeen Sid ney High School students will take the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test on Tuesday March 7 at 8 20 a.m. The three hour exam begins the seventh annual Merit Scholarship program. Semifinalists from each state are named next fall and finalists are chosen from that group.
Rep. Dave Martin of Nebraska’s Fourth District announced Gary Padley of Gothenburg Patrick Larson of St Paul and Robert Dunning of Spalding as nominees for the U S Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point N Y. They compete with other Nebraska nominees for three vacancies with a Feb 15 deadline.
Alpha Jota chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha plans a Secret Desire costume party for February 23 for members and guests. Mrs. L. L. Swanson presided at the Thursday meeting at Miss June Ray’s home and conducted the jewel pin ritual for Mrs. Ernest Deaver. The evening ended informally with refreshments served by the hostess.
Funeral services for Abert D. Greenlee 66 lifelong Sidney resident will be held Saturday at 10 a m from Christ Episcopal Church with Rev W J Barnes of Ogal lala and Rev Max L Kors officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery directed by Craig Mortuary.
Jana Susan Lehman aged three celebrated a Sunday party at her parents Ed and Mrs Lehman Lehman home. Susan Bonstead and Mrs Lehman directed games. Guests included Cam Stormberg David Stormberg David Kaminski Pammy Adams Glenn Semeyer Andrea Becoux Maurice Becoux and Michael Lehman with Valentine favors and a heart shaped birthday cake.
James Langford and Knights Life Insurance announce Kenneth C. Olson of Sidney as Special Representative for Sidney and surrounding area. Olson, an Air Force veteran and University of Nebraska agriculture graduate, is a native of Sidney and former County Extension Agent for the UN Extension Service.
Circles of the Women's Association of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church met Thursday in members' homes for lessons on The Gospel of John. Rachel Circle hosted 12 members and one guest, with March 16 plans announced. Miriam, Mary-Martha, Elizabeth, and Ruth Circles also met. hostesses and lesson details for March 16 were given alongside guest and courtesy notices.
Forty members of Union Pacific Oldtimers Club 29 and Auxiliary met at the VFW Hall for a chili and covered dish supper with Valentine decorations. Mrs. Dean DeLong and George Tucker led brief business, then members played hearts. honors went to Mrs. DeLong A F Whitmire and Delton and Mrs. Delton Lamm.
Funeral services were held Tuesday February 14 at Kowanda Church for William Martin Smith age 72 who died February 11 in Holyoke Colorado. Interment followed at Kowanda Cemetery with pallbearers Wendell Ahnstedt Lloyd Cheramy Glen Ahnstedt Theodore Edward and Carl Smith. He was born July 7 1888 in Powellsville Ohio and lived in Goodview near Oshkosh then taught school bus routes. Survived by son Clifford of Holyoke Colorado four daughters Mildred Pettite Esther Ahnstedt Mable Moore Leila Burchard 14 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren two brothers Henry and Carl and three sisters Mary Ridgely Lizzie Doolittle and Viola Doolittle.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Weimer of Scottsbluff celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Longfellow School cafeteria Scottsbluff from 2 30 to 5 p m Their five children Tack Sidney Alex Mrs C L Ross Sacramento David Wray and Edward Niles attend
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