Death of Walter H. Happel at 78 in Memorial Hospital
Walter Henry Happel 78 died Monday after a 12 day hospital stay following a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church with Rev. John Stayton officiating and burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Born October 25 1889 in Navoo Illinois he married Martha Thimgan in 1914 and moved to Cheyenne County then Sidney. Survivors include his widow three daughters two sons three sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorials are designated to the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Happel
Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
Walter Henry Happel
Navoo
Til
Henry Happel
Raton
N.M
Martha K. Thimgan
Cheyenne County
Bunker Hill
Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
Burdett Read
lLyria
Anacortes
Wash
Ernest Reinmuth
Mella
Alliance
Clarence Reinmuth
Fern
Bridgeport
Leslie
Bud) Happel
Kimball
Melvin Happel
Long Beach
Calif
Lottie Spohn
Deshler
Jack Simpson
Cheyenne
Wye
Edward Rodenberg
James Westfall
Judge Finch Seeks Reelection Amid Registration Drive
Sydney G. Finch, Cheyenne County judge, filed for primary placement ahead of the May 14, 1968 election. Filing ends March 15. Absentee and student registration options noted as party rosters show Republicans leading Democrats in Sidney and surrounding areas.
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Cheyenne
Sydney G. Finch
A. A. Fenske
Lunol
Court House
Cheyenne County
Record Low and Severe Winter Weather Across Panhandle Region
A bitter cold wave produced subzero readings in Sidney and nearby towns, with minus 19 at Sidney and minus 20 in Dalton. The period saw a snowy, wet year with record precipitation in Sidney and above average totals across Chadron Alliance and Scottsbluff, plus a mild January followed by a cold December.
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Scottsbluff
Sidney
Chadron
Alliance
Alliance 98
Scottsbluff 98
Sidney 97
Begain
Postage Rates Go Up Sunday With Higher Letter Costs
Increased mail rates take effect next Sunday January 7 for all mail classes except parcel post and international mail. Regular letters rise to six cents and air mail to ten cents with post cards at five and air post cards at eight. First class up to 13 ounces six cents, air mail up to seven ounces ten cents, and a flat 80 cent rate for mail up to one pound beyond those weights.
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United States Postal Department
Postal Department
Air Parcel Post
New Mail Costs Hit 164900 In City
In Sidney the 1968 postal rate hike will raise local stamp and service costs from 134000 to an estimated 164900 dollars. The changes boost nationwide revenue to about 5900 million dollars, equating to roughly 29.50 per person, with higher class rates for letters air mail and publications.
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New York
Sidney
Congress
Post Office Department
Potter Man Sidney Williams Dies After Heart Attack
Sidney Hollingsworth Williams 69 a Potter farmer died Monday night after being rushed to Memorial Hospital by the Potter rescue unit. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Craig-Holechek Funeral Home. Williams born Sept 29 1898 in Appanoose County Iowa moved to Farnum Nebraska as a child and settled in Potter in 1948. He married Cora B Stebbins in 1918 at Stockville and lived in Potter farming until his death. Surviving are his widow two daughters Mildred Haworth and Phyllis Snyder two brothers and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by six brothers and one sister.
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Sidney H. Williams
Potter Farmer
Memorial Hospital
Potter Rescue
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
Sidney Hollingsworth Williams
Appanoose County
Iowa
Fred E
Phronnie Putman Williams
Farnum, Neb
Cora B. Stebbins
Stockville
Neb
Potter
Mildred E. Haworth
Kiowa
Kan
Phyllis E. Snyder
Corvallis
Ore
Roland Williams
Brady
Harve Ekert
Loveland
Colo
Emmett Kitcher
No taxi service in Sidney for a full month
Sidney remains without any taxi or public transport after Guy's Cab shut down at the start of the month. Only the defunct bus line now operates as Panhandle Bus Lines between Sidney and Alliance, while Overland Air pilots sometimes shuttle passengers as a courtesy. The airport reports rising traffic and frequent requests to transport residents, especially the elderly, to town.
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Sidney
Guy
Panhhandle Bus Lines
Alliance
Railway Commission
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Overland Air Service
Lloyd Carr
Overland
Frontier Airlines
Don Kiel
Overland Air
Roy Bauer
Sidney Street
New C of C Board Elected at Sidney Chamber Meeting
Six new directors join six holdovers on the Sidney Chamber of Commerce Board after mail ballots. New members include E K Yanney Lodgepole First State Bank Charles Sutton Sidney Federal Land Bank manager Richard Fix Sidney Fix Pharmacy Jim Hendricks Sidney Neon Russell Fisher Hipp Wholesale and Jim Payne Sidney Federal Savings and Loan. Holdovers are Ken Pittam Sidney Flooring Jerry Krutsinger Kansas Nebraska Gas Bill Vaughn Humphrey's Auto Pariship Neil Allison Masek Auto Supply Stan Larabee Williams Larabee Oldsmobile Cadillac and Mrs Kay McCumber president of the Ladies Chapter who will serve as immediate past president.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
First State Bank
Charles Sutton
Sidney
Federal Land Bank
Richard Fix
Fix Pharmacy
Jim Hendricks
Sidney Neon
Russell Fisher
Hipp Wholesale
Jim Payne
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
Panhandle Weather Outlook with Light Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy through Thursday with a few light snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Low near zero, high Thursday 15 to 25 degrees. Snow chances under five percent. Five day forecast shows five to ten degrees below normal with gradual warming. Highs 25 to 35, lows zero to ten above. Light precipitation and occasional light snow expected throughout the period.
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Panhandle
Mrs Howerter rites set for Thursday in Sidney
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas Howerter Sr. 86, who died Saturday at Rose Arbor Nursing Home in Sterling Colorado, will be Thursday at 2 PM in the First Methodist Church Sidney. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, four sons, three daughters, two sisters, one brother, 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. One son Glenn died in 1964.
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Sidney
Thomas Howerter Sr
Rose Arbor
Sterling
Colo
First Methodist Church
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Walters Funeral Home
Craig Holechek
Elizabeth Sarah Lamm
Essex
Iowa
Joseph Lamm
Belvidere
Neb
Dunning
Thomas B. Howerter
Lodgepole
Harry
Raymond
Omaha
Thomas B. Jr
Fort Collins
Donald
Funeral for Wilson Highland Wednesday in Sidney
Services will be held at 10 o clock Thursday morning in Christ Episcopal Church for Wilson B Highland 62 who died Saturday in the Veterans Hospital at Cheyenne Wyoming. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic rites. Highland Electric operator and ham radio enthusiast. Survived by wife Martha Pfeil son Kay mother Rosa Highland two brothers and one sister six grandchildren.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Wilson B. Highland
Veterans Hospital
Cheyenne
Wyo
Max Kors
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig & Son
Wilson Biense Highland
Waterloo
Iowa
Jacob
Rose Highland
Denver
Sidney
Navy
Highland Electric
Episcopal Church
Masonic Lodge
Elks
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Martha Pfeil
Goldfield
Nev
Kay
Rosa Highland
Paul
Santa Rosa
Calif
Harold
Unk
Lillian Boles
Colo
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W. H. Happel
Ralph Englert
Times
Dalton
Gurley
Sunol
Lorenzo
Sydney Finch
Telegraph
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau Office
States
United States
Canada
Mexico
Angela Sue
Angela Sue Stimka
Tom Stimka
Tom Stimkas
New C of C
Mrs. Howerter
Bill Highland
Wilson
Highland
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