Around The Town 72 Weekend Travelers and Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Clarence Alley spent the weekend in Sharon Springs Kansas with her parents Mr and Mrs George Atherton. Ed and Mrs Henkle vacationing in California visited Pasadena with Lon Miller and Lloyd Barlow. Namuth and Allen notified of Sept 1 1961 Grand Island School of Business class. both to pursue accounting. Otto Ernest family two week California trip included Mesa and San Diego visits. Leo Bolin family weekend in Denver with Kenny Stamey and J Harmon relatives. Connie Borgmann Midland College student named outstanding Judge of Phi Alpha Sorority receiving a gold bracelet. Mr and Mrs Vernon Rood and Emily hosted Sunday supper with J L Hawk family. Pat Ashby sails to Sea Brook Texas to expand yacht business. Ells couple to San Francisco then Honolulu for month with son and daughter in law. Samples visited Rob Samples in Scottsbluff and McNish family for 30 30 club dinner. Merritt family in North Platte due to illness of Mrs Merritt’s mother Mrs Buchfinck who underwent emergency surgery and is improving. William Adams spent Sunday in Gering for 25th wedding anniversary of cousins the McKeens. James and Mrs McKeenan also attended. the McKeenan parents celebrated their 58th anniversary last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Ernest
California
I Inlaw
Gerald Scholten
Scottsbluff
Mesa
Ariz
Mr. Irnest
J. H. Abbott
Sidney
Mr. Scholten
San Diego
William Adams
Gering
Ray MckKeenan
Mr. McKeenan
James McKeenan
Sidney Public Schools Menu Through March 6
Tuesday February 28 beef and gravy cabbage and carrot salad peach sauce doughnut bread and butter sandwich milk. Wednesday March 1 meatloaf with vegetables green beans grapefruit sections milk. Thursday March 2 creamed turkey mashed potatoes jello with fruit peanut butter cookie. Friday March 3 tuna and noodles peas buttered apple sauce chocolate cake fee salad sandwich. Monday March 6 navy beans with ham lettuce salad mixed fruit cooke mik.
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Navy
Potter High School Speech Winners Named for March Contests
First place winners at Potter High School speech contest held Friday and Saturday will represent the school at two March events. Lodge Pole Valley speech contest March 8 at Potter and Class B district contest March 17 in Alliance. Judge comments note top finishers across categories including Colleen Egging James Resznthil Kay Lee Wandyne Musil Danny Knight Mary Wheeler Iris Herboldsheimer and others.
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Potter High
Potter
Alliance
Colleen Egging
James Resznthil
Fia
Path Lee
Nancy Ballegeer
Kay Lee
Mars Vin Moench
Wandyne Musil
Jared Seker
Barton Terman
Karen Moench
Danny Knight
Marvin Meyer
Marilyn Wills
Iris Herboldsheimer
Mary Wheeler
Jerry Jacobs
Valerie Lamm
Hope Eddy School of Dance performs at Lions Club Night
Cindy Jackson and Debbie Earnhart of the Hope Eddy School of Dance at S.O.D. were on the program for Lions Club Ladies Night Wednesday. They performed a Bluebird ballet number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Jackson
Debbie Earnhart
Hope Eddy School of Dance
S.0.d
Lions Club
Methodist Men’s Club Box Social Canceled
Neal Atkins president announces cancellation of the Wednesday night meeting due to conflicts with other activities. The box social event will be rescheduled at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Men’s Club
Neal Atkins
Local Court Dismissals and Named Parties
Dismissed entries include Sidney and Peetz listed residents such as Neva Overman Bessie Loy and Colleen Marshall with others. Additional names appear for Sunol Gurley Clifford Draper Peetz Mrs Joe Costello and Lodgepole Mrs Wallace Hern bloom Chappell among several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Colleen Marshal
Brenst Graham
Alene Hickman
Beverly Kinnersley
Carrie Jensen
Thomas Rocha
Antonette Gesell
Henry Ehmke
Peter New
Phyllis Clark
Luther Rinehart
Sunol
Terri Mashek
Gurley
Clifford Draper
Peetz
Joe Costello
Neva Overman
Bessie Loy
Bonafacio Gutierrez
Ora Talhelm
Richard Brabo
Linda Holz
Colleen Marshall
Aubrey Russell
Cheryl Schnell
Paul Biggs
Walter Daniel
Terry Moore Sund
Wayne Adams
William Still
Lodgepole
Wallace Hernbloom Chappell
Edward Myles
Freda Triplett
Weyerts Welcome Daughter Carla Jean at Memorial Hospital
Carla Jean Weyerts, baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weyerts of Gurley, was born Thursday February 23 at 9 39 p.m. in Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds four hundred eighty four ounces. Grandparents are Cornelius and, Don Evert of Gurley. Great grandparents include Mrs William Ewert of Gurley and Mr and Mrs Heyo Schroeder of Ulysses Nebraska and Mr and Mrs Altman Kaiser of Gothenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carla Jean Weyerts
Kenneth Weyerts
Gurley
Carla Jean
Memorial Hospital
Cornelius Weyerts
Don Evert
William Ewert
Heyo Schroeder
Ulysses, Neb
Altman Kaiser
Gothenburg
Fehringer-Benisch Rites Unite Sterling Couple
Miss Amelia Fehringer and Joseph A. Benisch of Sterling united in marriage February 1 at St Anthony's Catholic Church. The 10 am ceremony drew 200 guests. reception followed in Peetz and gifts tables, with attendants named and a mountain Colorado Springs honeymoon planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Fehringer
Joseph A. Benisch
Sterling
St Anthony’s Catholic Church
Peter Urban
Bernard Fehringer
Peetz
Nellie Benisch
Wakeeney
Kan
Sabrina
Helen Fehringer
George Benisch
Maxine Kelsch
Local Club Schedules and Events For March
A sequence of meetings and social events appears: Rotary and Toastmasters Monday evening, followed by Odd Fellows Eagle Scout ceremony and several clubs at Ft. Sidney Hotel. Bridal showers, dinners, and veteran gatherings listed for March 7 to 8, with RSVP contacts 4455 and 9292, ending with a square dance festival March 4 at Potter Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Toastmasters Club
Odd Fellows Lodge
Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Newcomers Club
Ft. Sidney Ho
Jods Daughters
Rebekah Lodge
Kiwanis Club
ULW
Xi Rho
B.S
Martha Stephens
Presbyterian Women's Assn
Episcopal St Martha's Guild
Methodist
Wsc.s
Holy Trinity Dorcas Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
C.W.F
F.W. Hall
Cheyenne
Potter Legion Hall
Potter and Dix Clubs
Square Dance Festival At Potter On March 4
The public is invited to a square dance festival at Potter Legion Hall on Saturday March 4. Sponsors are the Squares and Fairs Square Dance Club from Potter and Dix. Guest callers will supervise the evening and refreshments will be served.
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Potter Legion Hall
Squares and Fairs Square Dance Club
Potter and Dix
Shrine Club Oyster Feed This Sunday
Shrine Club announces an oyster feed event this Sunday with details on location and times. The notice mentions the Ladee Pole Veley Shrine Club and related activities, inviting members and guests to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine Club
Ladee Pole Veley Shrine Club
Sanday
Kiwanis Show Nears Production Date
Kiwanis Club schedules 19 numbers for the annual show set for Sunday March 5. Dress rehearsal is Tuesday Feb 28 at 7 pm in the junior high auditorium. Keith Simpson presided at the meeting with Arthur Murphy and Jack Blanscot assigned to committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kisans Club
Keith Simpson
Arthur Murphy
SOD
Kiwanian
Sidney
Marysville
Jack Blanscot
Extension Club meeting includes bread baking lesson
Extension Clubs Lodgepole Homakers met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Lew Quinn’s home with 21 members present. Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Glen Bale led a Bread Baking lesson. Hostesses were Mrs. Bale Mrs. Lloyd Bauer and Mrs. Duane Bondegard. The article notes that electrum coins were first made in Lydia Asia Minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Homakers
Lew Quinn
Quinn
Glen Bale
Bale
Lloyd Bauer
Duane Bondegard
Lydia
Asia Minor
Electrum
Dan Knight Wins Legion District Speech Contest
Dan Knight son of Mr and Mrs Delmar Knight of Potter won first place in the American Legion District speech contest held at Potter Legion Hall Sunday. Sharon Crouse of Sidney High School and Jack Cook of St Patricks Academy took second and third. Knight earns a $25 savings bond and will represent the district at the state contest March 6 in Elgin Nebraska. Judges were Darrel Wood Lorenzo John Alden Kimball and Douglas Knapp Kimball. The article notes other local contestants from Gurley and Morrill high schools. A separate note cites Agriculture tests on hens linking excess light at a young age to late production and poorer development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Knight
Delmar Knight
Potter
American Legion
Potter Legion Hall
Sharon Crouse
Sidney High School
Jack Cook
St. Patrick’s Academy
Knight
Elgin
Neb
Darrel Wood
Lorenzo
John Alden
Douglas Knapp
Kimball
Department of Agriculture
Roaring 20s Night Brings 1920s Themed Party To Ft Sidney Hotel
A Saturday night Roaring 20s dance party hosted by the 30-30 Club at the Ft Sidney Hotel recreated a speakeasy atmosphere. Guests wore period dress, enjoyed themed table markings, and a floor show with impersonators and Charleston numbers, ending with a raid by federal agents as part of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft Sidney Hotel
George
Don Sample
Scottsduff
Matt Janda
W. J. Robinson
Helen Kane
Marvin Sherrerd Hammond McNish
Shean
Gallagher and Shean
Jack Knicely
Rudy Vailee
Dick Dotts
Ogni
Ellie‘t Mess
Frank Mattoon
bPederal
Mattoons
Robinsons
Sherreros
McNishes
Jandas
Knicelys
Mike Selzers
Mike Selzer
Jensen Couple to Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs S C Jensen mark fifty years of marriage with a golden anniversary open house Sunday March 5 at 1442 Linden Street from 2 to 5 pm Friends are invited to call and the couple requests no gifts
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Duis
S. C. Jensen
Linden St
Jensens
Loyals Hear Guest Speaker On Sunday
Eighteen members of League of Young Adult Lutherans and guests met at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church basement. Wes Jensen led a devotional. Mr and Mrs Ed Brannan presided at a business meeting planning a pot luck supper March 26 at 6 p.m. Helen Jorgenson showed slides of a Sweden trip. hosts were Lieland Frickey and Gene Orton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Young Adult Lutherans
Chester Johnson
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Wes Jensen
Ed Brannanr
Brauer
Helen Jorgenson
Sweden
Lieland Frickey
Gene Orton
Lions Club Builds Lion Cage At City Park
ENID Oklahoma Lions Club completed a project last year constructing a lion’s cage in the city park as part of their community efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid, Oklaw
Lions
Cocoa Calico Cloverettes 4-H Club Formed
The 4-H Cocoa Casco Cloverettes name was chosen at the Feb 18 meeting. Officers are Linda Glanz president Kathy Tilghman vice president Cheryl Fraass secretary treasurer and Connie Tilghman news reporter. Projects include Lets Cook and Sew. Members learned measuring basics and prepared sandwiches from club recipes. Yearbooks were filled out and the next meeting is March 18 at 1 30 p.m. at Kathy Tilghmans home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Glanz
Kathy Tilghman
Cheryl Fraass
Connie Tilghman
Spaniards Begin Settling Venezuela in the 16th Century
Spaniards started settling Venezuela in the 16th century and began developing its agricultural resources, marking early colonial activity and economic exploration in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
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Clarence Alley
Sharon Springs
Kaw
George Atherton
Ed Henkle
Lon Miller
Lloyd Barlow
Pasadena
Kenneth E. Namuth
Rudolph Namuth
Todgepole
Larry Lee Allen
Phil W. Mashek
Grand Island School of Business
Namath
Sunol High School
Allen
Leo Bolin
Denver
Kenny Stamey
Bolin
J. Harmon
Connie Borgmann
Midland College
Fremont
Phi Alpha Sorority
Phi Alpha
Netgwigs
Vernon Rood
Emily
Walter Hawk
Wee
Pat’ Ashby
Sea Brook
Tex
David Ells
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Robert Barlow
Nancy Jane
Patricia
Samples
Hammond McNish
Monica
McNish
M. L. Merritt
North Platte
W. J. Buchfinck
Sidney Public Schools
Mik
Gtory
Fehringer
Benisch
Albert Fehringer
Robert Ruder
Frank Fehringer
Clarence Benisch
Nancy Fehringer
Kenneth Rhodes
Herbert Jagger
Robert Roberts
Skylark
Peetz Legion Hall
Legion Hall
Filis Western
Me S Nelson
Don Koester
Lyman Rhoades
Ross Gantt
Mmes Delbert Johnson
Alfred Bachelder
Dick Meyer
Barbara Benisch
Mmes
Mike Huss
Gerald Feh- Tinger
Vincent Heer
Paul Lecman
Colorado Springs
Trey
Phelps St
Peetz High School
Commercial Savings Bank
Trigo Company
US Airborne Division
Am,f Pinspotters, Inc
Viola Fehringer
Ralph Degenhart Sr
Jack Ellis
John N Treinen
Loretta Fehringer
Guess
Collyer
Goodland
Lakewood
Westminister
Keenesburg
Akron
Littleton
Colo
Wyo
Aberdeen
Idaho
Caledonia
Minn
Lindsay
Ned
Dollerschell
Kiwanis
Dan Knight
Legion
Gurley and
Morrill
Danny
Night Schou
Bassett Drug
Greenlees
Leon Fine
Back Row
Bkammond McNish
Mavin Sherrerd
Mr. and
Mrs. S. C. Jensen
Loyals
APT
Brownie
Revere
Kodak
Electric Eye
Cresswood
Kodeak
Slodak
NEW Century
S&s
Reold Genter
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