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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1976
Page
3
Gladys Pyle retires from the Gift Shop in downtown Sidney after 28 years of service. She plans to visit relatives travel and tend her rose garden while staying active in the community and First United Methodist Church. She praised the friendly customers and coworkers she has known over the years.
Members of the Sidney Rotary Club heard about Sidney's shortest highway at the Ft. Sidney Hotel. Lloyd Carr of Overland Air Service spoke on the airport's importance to the community. The 6600 foot strip brings about 500 visitors monthly by light aircraft and Frontier Airlines serves the area with substantial passenger loads. The government Flight
A collage of school lunch menus for Dalton and Potter schools lists Monday through Friday meals including scalloped potatoes, beef and gravy, potato soup, hamburgers, and fish squares with sides and milk. The weather and air service note mentions Overland Air Service briefing pilots and providing ambulance flights to Denver, plus Rotary nominees for 1976 77 with officers and directors, and a Charlotte theater loss of its screen to high winds before a New Year film.
The regular Unit Meeting of Lodgepole United Methodist Women will be in the church basement Thursday at 2 pm New calendars for 1976 will be available and meeting places for Groups I and II will be arranged Groups will reorganize and elect officers on Jan 23 Mrs Wayne Campbell will present the lesson Hostesses will be Mrs Ernest Meyer and Mrs Mark Hafer.
Colorado State University announces 833 fall graduates including 611 bachelors 168 masters and 54 PhDs. diplomas will be mailed with June commencement possible. Among bachelors was David M Walters of Sidney. Captain Donald K Hays son of Sidney residents earned regular Air Force commission and is assigned to George AFB California after earning math physics degrees at Chadron State College.
Gurley Volunteer Fire Department will receive 30 hours of Firefighter I instruction. Bill Meehan of the Nebraska Fire Service announced the course, meeting one night weekly for 10 weeks starting January 7 at 7 p.m. at the Gurley Fire Department. The statewide program is certified by the State Department of Education.
Friendship Circle of Faith themed installation for Nancy Fornander as Honored Queen at the Masonic Temple. Beth Richards installed as Honored Queen with a full slate of officers and appointees named in the ceremony.
United Methodist Joy Circle met at the church for December. Mary Gillham and Merna Meier led the program as fourth graders under Allan Mickey sang Christmas songs with Miss Mora on piano. A Mary narrated film. officers elected: Lyra Sethaler president Merna Meier vice president and Mary Gillham secretary. The group sang carols and held a gift exchange with Ella and Leatha Hawkins as hostesses.
New York AP reports Sgt. Al Toefield of the NYPD Youth Dialogue Program is a former bicycle racer who helped open Central Park hours for bikers. He coordinates the annual Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathon held in Central Park over Memorial Day weekend, drawing about 10,000 cyclists nationwide. He notes many program members join the event to promote police youth understanding.
A woman comments on household noises that disturb daily life from doors and curtains to appliances and pets. She recalls storms, wind shifts, car sounds, alarms, washing machines, and even rattlesnakes, noting how noise affects her and others and inviting readers to share new words.
In mid Africa the Watchtower Society reports tens of thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses in Malawi suffer brutal treatment for refusing to acclaim the ruling Congress party. Many fled to Mozambique and Zambia but returned, facing beatings, denial of jobs, and other abuses while leaders defend nonalignment with any regime.
Create spacious dining rooms or sunporches by using sheer curtains, flagstone linoleum, and green foliage. Add a light, airy feel with a glass topped iron dining set and a glass serving cart. Shelves for displays, rattan furniture, and glass doors from Sidney Flooring & Supply Co enhance the look. Plastic foliage offer low maintenance greenery.
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