Today in history and birthdays for January 16 1976
Bulletin highlights mark historical events from 1920 Prohibition to 1944 Eisenhower London arrival and Nigerian coup aftermath ten years past. Notable birthdays include Ethel Merman and A J Foyt while a Shaw quote frames Thought for Today. Bicentennial note recalls a Continental Congress gunpowder seizure plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
U.S
Portugal
Brazil
Congress
Hawaii
Carole Lombard
Las Vegas
New
Dwight Eisenhower
London
Aguiyi Ironsi
Nigeria
U.S. Commerce Department
Ethel Merman
A.J. Foyt
George Bernard Shaw
New Jersey
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Bermuda
George III
Panhandle Weather: Cold Night and Warmer Weekend
Partly cloudy and colder Friday night with lows in the low to mid 20s. Saturday turns windy and warmer with highs in the low 50s and west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Extended outlook shows a chance of snow Monday, otherwise partly cloudy with highs in the 40s west and 30s east, and freezing lows through Monday cooling to 5 to 25 Tuesday morning.
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Panhandle
Court action and vehicle collision reports from Sidney area
Court records list multiple State cases with charges including marijuana possession assault and battery and other offenses dismissed or pending by the county attorney. Traffic collisions noted involve a 1970 VW driven by Brian Johnson and a 1976 Ford driven by Andrew Adams causing about $125 total damage, plus a 1971 Dodge driven by Jane Matzke sliding into a parked 1964 Chevrolet pickup with around $115 total damage.
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James E White
William Glenn Bokelman
Harold Bill Schepker
Thomas L. Taylor
Leland Blake
Donald Kopetsky
City of
Sidney
Valentine T Lopez
State
Donald D Gordon
Jay T Fish
Brian Johnson
Potter
Ford
Andrew Adams
Peetz, Cole
Johnson Auto
Adams Auto
Dodge
Jane Matzke
Gerald Johnson
Scottsbluff
Matzke
Deaths and funerals in Dalton area and surrounding states
Obituary record for Louis G Siemer former Dalton area farmer who died in Mesa Arizona at age 9. He homesteaded near Dalton circa 1906 immigrated from Germany and later moved to Mesa in 1952. Survived by wife four sons two daughters 13 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Burial at Mountain View Memorial Gardens Meza. Also lists pallbearers for Arthur E Wright Ella Rose Durnell and Stanley R Robinson funerals. Community events and lodge installations scheduled over January 17 19 with details on local clubs and groups.
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Dalton Area
Louis G Siemer
Mesa
Ariz
Siemer
Lamond Lessman
Dalton
Germany
Mary
Clair
Stanton
Calif
Harold
Hillsboro
Ore
Lawrence
Portland
Sylvester
Orem
Utah
Rose Welch
Golden
Colo
Mary Williams
Huntington
Walter Rick
Dallas
Tex
George Riek
Donald Riek
Billings
Mont
Don Burrows
Sidney
Mountain View Memorial Gardens
Meza
Jury pay ready for Sidney jurors 1975 76 term
Pay certificates for all who reported for jury duty or served as jurors during the term from July 1, 1975 to January 2, 1976 are ready for pickup in the Clerk of the District Court office, Court house, Sidney.
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Sidney
Admitted Sidney and Dalton Names
A list of admitted individuals includes Jose Sickler Larry Johnson Jerry Herrera David Allington Doris Howe Katrina Dittmar Judy Madden Willard Aurich Travis Van Anne Shirley Miller John Schlaman Jean Willburn Margarite Amates Travis Van Anne Anna Schumacher Alvina Sanders.
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Sidney
Jose Sickler
Larry Johnson
Jerry Herrera
David Allington
Doris Howe
Katrina Dittmar
Judy Madden Dalton
Willard Aurich
Travis van Anne Peetz
Colo
Shirley Miller
John Schlaman
Jean Willburn
Chappell Margarite
Travis van Anne Gurley
Anna Schumacher
Lodgepole
Alvina Sanders
Births Lisa Kathleen Willburn in Sidney
Mr and Mrs Bill Willburn of Sidney announce the birth of a daughter weighing four pounds three and a half ounces at Memorial Hospital at 4 43 a m on January 13. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Willburn Crestone Colorado and Mr and Mrs Victor Green Colorado Springs Colorado. Great-grandmother is Mrs Margaret Owens La Juanta Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Willburn
Sidney
Lisa Kathleen
Memorial Hospital
Kent
Elizabeth
Matthew
John Willburn
Crestone
Colo
Victor Green
Colorado Springs
Margaret Owens
la Juanta
Nebraska harvests bumper crops amid drought despite gains
Nebraska farmers reported a record 1975 feed grain output with 34 percent higher tonnage than 1974, led by corn at 50.2 million bushels and soybeans at 332 million, while dryland corn nearly doubled from 1974 and sugar beets hit a record 18 million tons. The report notes drought hurt 1974 results, but 1975 yields varied by crop with irrigated corn up and sorghum down from peak years.
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John M. Willis
Associated Press
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Federal Division
Sidney High School grads 34 complete GED tests in 1975
Thirty four individuals completed the General Education Development Test at Sidney High School in 1975 under chief examiner Ralph Spencer. The average graduate age is 35.5 with 9.7 years of formal education. Mrs Jean Rankin directed the adult preparation course. Twenty eight graduates received a diploma from Sidney High School and six from other schools. state rules require a standard score of 40 on each of the five tests.
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Sidney High School
Ralph Spencer
Jean Rankin
Nebraska State Department of Education
Camp supporters invited to 1976 meeting at Fort Sidney
Dear Editor thanks go to City County 4 H and many groups for a new kitchen and recreation facility at Lodgepole Valley 4 H Youth Camp. On Wednesday January 21 at 8 00 pm the Annual Meeting at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel will discuss goals for 1976 and elect four retiring board members. A Dutch dinner served at 30 pm, and a tour of the new camp building will follow.
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Lodgepole Valley
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletin Board
The
Louis G. Siemer
Sidney Bicentennial Meeting
Sidney Public Library
Prairie Schooners Square Dance Club
First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Mal Minshall
Frank Welch
AF & AM
Masonic Temple
Chadron State College
Order of de Molay
American Legion Auxiliary
Lexie Gard
Lisa Kathleen Willburn
Che
Idney
National Newspaper Association
Ak-Sak-Ben
Nebe Ask
Illinois Street
Sidney Telegraph
Larry .E. Beyer
Frank Partsch
Ena Sample
Henry Meysenburg
Cheryl Schoenever
Dee Havorka
Jan Headley
Sidney Newspapers, Inc
Thesociated Press
Nebraska Press Association
Vienday
Sidney National
Sidney National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jones Center
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