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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1961
Page
2
The article weighs wall material options from gypsum board to fiberboard and wood paneling, noting cost, fire resistance, and durability. It also answers a reader that textured vinyl can be painted with detergent cleaning, odorless thinner for tough spots, and an oil-based primer sealer before alkyd paint. It adds military notices unrelated to home topics.
Social notes recount visits and hospitality across Mt Vernon Mitchell Scottsbluff Bridgeport Sidney and surrounding towns. Families including the McMillens Sprenger Runge Rowen and Hammond host and attend meals and social events with relatives and friends over a busy weekend.
James E. Phillips of Sidney son of Mr and Mrs V J Phillips of 1316 1th Ave serves aboard the tank landing ship USS Summit County out of San Diego California and will participate in Feb 26 ceremonies honoring the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force’s 19th anniversary. Dwain Eng listed boatswain’s mate third class USN from Sidney aboard USS Navarro at Lang Beach California will take part in Feb 20 ceremonies recognizing the same anniversary and force personnel contributions to national defense.
A birthday for Mrs Hap Williams took place at the Rodney Williams home with extended family visiting from Sterling and Denver. Many neighbors and friends attended dinners, card games, and weekend gatherings at multiple local homes, with a later Scout program planning meeting and Parvuli Dei award notices.
Scout Den No 2 met with den mother Mrs Delbert Johnson and assistants as boys answered roll call with a George Washington prompt. They read about his life and did paper craft while singing the Star Spangled Banner. Den No 3 met and made bird seeders with Ron nie Adams treating. Den No 4 is discontinued for now. The Blue and Gold banquet at the Legion Hall drew 165 with guests including Lorenzo and Peetz teachers, Sterling guests, Rev Fr James Gilmartin, and families. most scouts earned awards and Kenny Bucker graduated.
Mrs Cletus Hill of Lawton Oklahoma amasses over 100 model pianos, each under four inches tall, turning a living room into a miniature showroom for her hobby.
AP reports Leslie Caron vows to stop professional dancing to focus on acting and family duties. She cites discipline of nuns and irreconcilable life as wife mother and actress after appearing with Maurice Chevalier and Charles Boyer in Fanny.
In downtown Springfield a pigeon penthouse tops the Boston Store. Louis B. Margolis says it was specified in the sales agreement with Second Presbyterian Church. Henry P. Quentin recalls it as a matter of sympathy since pigeons lived in the church belfry. The birdhouse remains vacant for years due to elevator noise from a shaft below.
An 18th Infantry veteran entered the Army in 1949 and served at Fort Riley Kansas before sailing overseas in February 1959 for a new tour of duty in Mannheim Germany.
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