Homer Dillard Dies In Crash Near Mitchell
A 38 year old Sidney man Homer L Dillard died in a head on collision on Highway 29 twenty eight miles north of Mitchell. Paul W Holguin 24 Worland Wyoming also perished. Donald Pickett 30 and George Harman 25 Casper were injured but walked to a nearby ranch for help. Funeral services for Dillard set for 9 30 a m Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church with Masonic graveside rites at Grace Cemetery Perry Oklahoma. He was born January 11 1925 in Hallett Oklahoma served in World War II and worked as a mud engineer. Survivors include wife Fern Crutz four children and his mother and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Man
Mitchell
Homer L. Dillard
Osage
Paul W. Holguin
Worland
Wyo
Donald Pickett
George Harman
Casper
Jim Elliott
Mr. Dillard
Christ Episcopal Church
Max L. Kors
Craig Mortuary
S. R. Rathbun
Roy Greenlee
Paul Husmann
Emil Clark
Everett Hoover
George Goble
Masonic Lodge
Grace Cemetery
Perry
Oklo
Homer * Loy Dillard
Hallett
Okla
Herbert
Osa Marple Dillard
Oklahoma State University
Magcobar Products Corp
Fern Crutz
Drumright
Sidney
Hutchison, Kaw
Elie
Mary Jo
Charles
James
Osa Dillard
Hallett Okla
Mabel Inman
Shawnee
Fred
Jackson
Miss
Ben
Bartlesville
Vern
Auburn, Wash
William Rogers
Tulsa Okla
Dillard
Frank Welch Lodge
A. F
A. M
Former Sunol Resident Dies On December 25
Mrs. Carl Feikert, 76, longtime Sunol resident and former grocery and post office operator, died December 25 at Good Samaritan hospital in Kearney. Funeral services and burial were in Kearney. She is survived by her husband Carl of Kearney, two sons Charles and Arthur, two brothers Bernard Kelson and Robert Kelson, eight grandchildren, and a daughter Ahicne Selim and son Wayne who predeceased her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunol
Carl Feikert
Good Samaritan
Kearney
Feikert
Carl
Charles
Arthur
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bernard Kelson
Kimball
Robert Kelson
Cody, Wye
Ahicne Selim
Wayne
Dalton Resident Dies. Funeral Set at Dalton Lutheran
Lawrence Glen Friday Folden 39 of Dalton died Sunday after a lengthy illness at Fitzsimmons Hospital Denver He was a World War II veteran and belonged to the VFW Post Scottsbluff Neb Funeral services are Wednesday Jan 16 at 2 pm at the Dalton Lutheran Church Rev Ron Norman officiating Burial will be in Dalton Cemetery with military honors Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge He was born Jan 16 1923 in Scotts Bluff Neb He married Ruth I Muhr June 30 1961 in Kimball Neb Survivors include wife six stepchildren and several siblings Memorials may be sent to Dalton Lutheran Church or the Heart Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Glen
Folden
Dalton
Fitzsimmons Hospital
Denver
Dalton Lutheran Church
Ron Norman
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Friday"’ Folden
Scottsbluff
Neb
Kimball
Ruth I. Muhr
VFW
Ruth
Wesley Muhr
Harrisburg
Charles Muhr
Gering
Robert Reitzel
Utah
Ira Reitze
California
Zola Kennedy
Japan
Wanda Kearney
Ed Folen
James Folden
Elda Folden
Washington
Reva Nelson
Sylva Horner
The
Heart Fund
Rites Wednesday For Don Zellers Former Resident
Word has been received of the death of Don Zellers of Clear Lake Iowa former Sidney resident. Wednesday Jan 16 at 9 a.m. in St Patrick s Catholic Church with the Rev Vincent Peister officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with The Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday Jan 15 at the Funeral Home. Further information was not available when this issue was printed. Wednesday s paper will carry a complete story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Zellers
Clear Lake
Iowa
Sidney
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Vincent Peister
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Harold Glanz Buys Ron's Package Store
Harold Glanz has purchased Ron's Package Store from Ron Tighe and Gene Higgins effective today. The name has been changed to Glanz's Package Store. Glanz, a Sidney native, was manager of Read's Army Store for the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Glanz
Ron
Ron Tighe
Gene Higgins
Glanz
Sidney
Read's Army
York Rite Group Installs Officers at Lodge Temple
York Rite Association will hold an open installation of officers Thursday evening January 17 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic temple. All ceremonies are open to the public. The event was postponed from last week due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Valley
York-Rite Association
Masonic Temple
Sidney Elks Observe Freedom Week January Observance
Sidney Elks Lodge No. 1894 will mark Freedom Week January 14 to 19 praising freedom of speech and the press. Exalted Ruler Dyer Ketchum says the event stresses Americanism and the right to publish and read, with tributes to newspapers, radio, magazines, and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Elks Lodge
Dyer Ketchum
Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Dave Young
Sidney Lodge No
Snowbound Bus Passengers Gracious During Stay in Sidney
Nearly 130 travelers on four buses were stranded in Sidney from Friday evening until Saturday noon as snow blocked the Chappel Big Springs route. Passengers shared space in the Overland Bus Depot cafe and slept where they could, while those on later buses waited their turn to ride a train to continue east. Among the travelers were Air Force men and people headed to New York, California, Idaho, and Iowa. some planned to miss funerals but others pressed on, praising Sidney’s hospitality.
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Sidney
North Platte
Air Force
Telegraph
Chappell
Overland Bus Depot
Cheyenne
Pfe Gilbert Marcha
Rawlins, Ws
Wacington
Fort Belvow
City
Portland
Ore
Carl Coffey
Leon
Emanuel Caba
Nampa
Idaho
Soux Falls
S. Cak
Will Paustian
Traer
California
Sacramento
Martin Brasshler
Hammond Times
Hammond
Ind
The
Times
Chappel-Big Springs
Julesburg
Big Springs
Mel Busekist
Highway Safety Patrol
Busekist
Arain
Overland Cafe
Big Springs Junction
Country Club Drive
Coronado Court
Willis King
Electric Department
Harold Thompson
Earl Elliott
Highway Patrol Office
Sutaq
Jim Livingston Injured in Fall at Local Post Office
Jim Livingston suffered injuries after a fall at the post office on Saturday morning. He was reported to have slipped and broken both wrists and will be confined at home while recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Livingston
Bus Drivers Weather Bottleneck Delays in Cheyenne
Cheyenne drivers cope with snow drift delays on the route between Chappe and Big Springs. Veteran driver H J Harris has 27 years on the road, with fellow operators C A Rapier and William Rulon waiting out the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappe
Big Springs
H J. Harris
Cheyenne
C. A Rapier
William Rulon
Snowbound Roads Ease After Storm With Subzero Threat Remains
Five inches of snow lingered with drifts on streets and highways while winds gusted to 45 mph. Moisture content was 0.61 inches per FAA station. Gas supplies stabilized after temporary thermostat limits as travel slowdowns persisted east of Chappell toward Big Springs.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Kansas- Nebraska
Chappell
Big Springs
Death of H. H. Van Aelstyn. Sidney resident for 55 years
Herman Harris Van Aelstyn 82 of Sidney died Friday at Memorial Hospital after a week of hospitalization. He lived in Sidney since 1908, was a farmer and trucker, and a member of St Patrick’s Church and the Knights of Columbus. Survived by Mary C., one son Edward, seven daughters, 14 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at St Patrick’s. burial Greenwood Cemetery. The family designates St Patrick’s Church building fund as memorial.
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Herman Harris van Aelstyn
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Vincent Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus
Denver
Colo
George W
Margaret Casey van Aelstyn
Greeley
Mary C. van Aelstyn
Fort Collis
van Aelstyn
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
The
Mary C
Edward
Anna M. Baker
Dorothy R. van Aelstyn
Helen C. Brooks
Redwood City
Calif
Genevieve M. Patrick
Thorton, Colo
Juanita R. van Aelstyn
Cheyenne
Wyo
Frances M. Twist
Ogden
Utah
Ethel L. Kennedy
Foxholm
N. D
Florence Chambers
St. Patrick's Church
Central Nebraska Weather Outlook Five Day Forecast
A cold air mass may push into central Nebraska with unsettled conditions. The Scottsbluff Weather Bureau notes partly cloudy skies through tomorrow with light snow flurries possible. Lows near -5 to 5 degrees and highs in the 20s. Through Saturday, temperatures will run 10 to 20 degrees below normal. Warmer by Friday and Saturday with highs 20 to 25 and nights near zero. A few snow flurries are expected midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Banks in Cheyenne County End Year With Higher Deposits
Five local banks closed 1962 with deposits up more than 1.2 million dollars higher than 1961, lifting total bank deposits past 16 million. Savings accounts at the Sidney Federal Savings and Loan rose by about 250 thousand, pushing year end totals to nearly 19.5 million.
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Cheyenne County
Federal Reserve
Sidney Fedearl Savings and Loan Assn
Loan Association
Sidney Banks
Potter, Dalton and
Lodgepole
American National Bank
Sidney
Sidney National Bank
Potter State Bank of
Potter
Dalton State Bank
Dalton
First State Bank
Sidney Federal and Savings Loan Assn
Savings Association
Sunol School Announces Kindergarten Class Start
Sunol School will begin a kindergarten class on Monday January 21 at 8 15 a.m. in Sunol announced by Supt Francis Cortney. Pupils will attend full day as the district offers only one semester. Birth certificates are required for age proof. Mrs Harold Fitzwater returns as kindergarten and first grade teacher. Mrs Marvin Pebley will teach second grade and also handle third and fourth grades.
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Sunol
Francis Cortney
Harold Fitzwater
Marvin Pebley
Marvin Pebley Will Take Over the Second Grade Which Mrs. Fitzwater
Ogallala to Keep National Guard Armory Hope
Ogallala will retain its National Guard unit under a Nebraska reorganizational plan. Officers learned at a North Platte conference that the unit remains artillery and will stay at roughly 70 to 75 men, sustaining hopes for an Armory construction as the reorganization unfolds.
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Ogallala
North Platte
Col
D. G. Penterman
Nebraska
National Guard
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Homer Dillard
York - Rite Group
Lloyd Schmidt
Highway 30
Lloyd's
Merty
Mike Selzer
Warren Ellison
Sidney High School
Mexico City
Rip Treasury
Selzer
Ellison
Heven
Ual
Born's Skelly
Carl Loch Plumbing and Healing
Model Cleaners
Farmers Produce
Fine’'s
Foland Farm Machinery
Fox Theatre
Frank Loch Electric
Haworth Hardware
Joe A. Gibson Inc
Laura’s
Olesen’s
Oaken’s Frontier
Pioneer Press
Calvin McLean
Winnipeg
Canada
Los Angeles
Omaha
Sylvia Mikkonen
Frederick
Dak
Victoria Hawkins
New York
H. van Aelstyn
H. BR. Vi
Aelztyn
Sunol School
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