Sixth Grade Boys Lead March of Dimes Drive at East Ward
Rick Taylor and Dennis Cork coordinate a school wide campaign at Sidney East Ward to collect all 215 envelopes distributed to students. They supervise teams by grade levels and report totals to Principal Miss Mary Runge as part of a polio fundraiser with a Mother's March and a Polio Ball planned by Cheyenne County Rural Youth.
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East Ward
Rick Taylor
Dennis Cork
George Taylor
Walter Cork
Sidney
Rick
Dennis
Mary Runge
Earl Winter
P. J. Heaton Sr
Cheyenne
Polio Downturn Reported Across State in 1956
State Polio Division Director Al Rouse announced a 33 percent drop from 1955 and 75 percent from 1954 with 186 cases in 1956. Kimball County led with 31 cases, while Douglas and Lancaster Counties reported 33 and 26 cases respectively. Paralytic cases fell 14 percent from 1955, and vaccination data show 32 cases in 1956 among children with polio vaccines, none with three shots.
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Polio Divison
al Rouse
Rouse
Kimball County
Douglas
Lancaster
Disease cases shift to older groups with 1955 1956 data
The incidence of the disease shows a shift to higher ages. In 1956, 62 percent of cases were under 20 and 38 percent over 20, while in 1955, 66 percent were under 20 and 34 percent over 20, a 4 percent rise in the over 20 group.
Ogallala School Chief Wins Three Year Contract
Ogallala Board reelects Supt Leonard E Hanson for three years extending his seventh year in charge of Ogallala public schools. R M Terry and Helen Swanson win one year terms as high school and elementary principals.
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Ogallala
Thirteen Dates Deemed Essential for U S History
Fresno State professors Dr. Francis A. Wiley and Dr. Clair E. Nelson argue only 13 dates are essential for every citizen and 40 for college study. They list key moments from 1492 to 1941 including Columbus voyages and World War II entry as core milestones.
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Fresno
Calif
Fresno State College
Francis A. Wiley
Clair E. Nelson
America
Jamestown
North America
Spain
Bradley resigns to lead Des Moines Industrial Bureau
Sidney R. Bradley, assistant chief of the Division of Nebraska Resources and lifelong Lincoln resident, resigns to become executive director of Des Moines Industrial Bureau. Formed by local businessmen to attract industry, the post offers greater financial rewards. Bradley joined the division in 1953 after serving as executive assistant of the Nebraska State Medical Assn. and is a University of Nebraska graduate.
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Sidney R. Bradley
Division of
Nebraska Resources
Industrial Bureau
Des Moines
C. V. Price
Bradley
Lincoln
Nebraska State Medical Assn
University of Nebraska
Iowa
Logan County Fair Dates Set For September 3 to 5
Logan County selects September 3 4 and 5 for the Logan County fair at Akron with plans for junior exhibits and undecided on a grandstand and racetrack. Facilities are to be built across from the new high school as construction continues.
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Logan County
Sterling
Colo
Colorado Fair Assn
Akron
Logan County Fair Board
Grandstand
Elks Warn Against Youth Festival Planned in Moscow
The Elks alert schools and groups that the Sixth Annual Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow is a communist recruitment scheme. Howard Portz says the World Federation of Democratic Youth fronts the event and that the festival aims to lure American youth to communist ideology under a non political banner. Grand Exalted Ruler Fred L Bohn and Portz urge caution to parents and leaders nationwide.
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Elks
Moscow
The
Howard Portz
Sidney Elks Lodge
Portz
World Federation of Democratic Youth
Fred L. Bohn
Order of Elks
Bohn
Budapest
Community leaders warn against festival propaganda
The group condemned the festival as a communist ploy and urged parents and youth to be wary of its blandishments. They stressed informing communities about the true nature of the event and maintaining mutual respect and understanding.
Brownie Troop 32 Meets at Assistant Leader Home
Brownie Troop 32 gathered at Mrs. N.C. Livoni’s home on Friday afternoon to hear the Brownie story and learn The Hiking Song. Twelve members attended and the meeting date shifted from Thursday to Friday. Ann Hasenyager, reporter.
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Brownie Troop 32
N.C. Livoni
Ann Hasenyager
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