This Day in History and Birthdays Today
A compact bulletin lists key historical events dated today including the 1954 launch of the USS Nautilus and the 1793 beheading of Louis XVI. It notes Stonewall Jackson's birth, Davis’s resignation, Lenin's death, Alger Hiss perjury verdict, and modern anniversaries. It also marks birthdays of Jack Nicklaus and Jinx Falkenberg and a thought for today.
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Groton
Conn
Louis XVI
France
Thomas ‘‘Stonewall” Jackson
Clarksburg
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
US Senate
Union
Nikolai Lenin
New York
State Department
Alger Hiss
Soviet Union
Cuba
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Richard M Nixon
George S McGovern
South Dakota
United States
Jack Nicklaus
Jinx Falkenberg
Artemus Ward
Panhandle Forecast Sees Snow Flurries and Warming Temperatures
Tonight mostly cloudy and a bit colder with a slight chance of snow flurries. Lows in the middle 20s. Tuesday clears and warms with highs in the middle 40s. Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Extended outlook shows partial cloudiness midweek, then mostly fair and above normal temperatures into Friday with highs upper 40s to 50s and lows in the 20s and low 30s.
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Panhandle
Police Beat Report Bunch of Alcohol and Theft Incidents
Police logs list several incidents from Friday to Sunday including 10 27 pm auto theft and driving under the influence arrests. Suspects include Gary Lee Richard 1026 Quince Minnie J Henzl 1330 Quince and John E Urike with multiple alleged offenses. An attempted breaking and entering at Big D Liquor Store and vandalism at Kansas Nebraska Gas Co are noted along with a child shot by BB gun and threats of gun use. Max Johnson of Sidney reports rifle theft from home.
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Gary Lee Richard
Quince
Ervin Radatz
Sterling
Colo
Minnie J Henzl
John E. Urike
Dennis Wamsley
2Rd
Lorretta Delano
Quince St
John Eurike
Urike
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted
Annie P. Smith and Shaunna Molineux admitted to the hospital. Ken Crookshank Carl Christ Bernadine Barnart Mable Beese Frank Longan Angie Lindquist Dina Musil listed as discharged.
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Annie P. Smith
Shaunna Molineux
Ken Crookshank
Carl Christ
Bernadine Barnart
Mable Beese
Frank Longan
Angie Lindquist
Dina Musil
Porter lifelong Sidney oilman and councilman dies at 85
Robert James Porter former Sidney City Councilman and pioneer independent oil jobber died Sunday at Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home at age 85. Services are set for 10 am Wednesday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev Max Kors officiating. Born August 13 1889 in Lincoln he moved to Sidney in 1918 and married Sigrid Montgomery in Phoenix on January 18 1932. He and Sigrid lived in Sidney where Porter Oil Co operated a small refinery on the west edge of town. Survivors include wife Sigrid a step daughter Elsie Monroe of Denver a step granddaughter Lois Willey of Sidney and a brother George of Sidney. He was preceded in death by his first wife Sadie in 1930 and by a sister and a brother. Porter a World War I veteran was a Presbyterian and a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner with the Scottish Rite Shrine of Lincoln.
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Robert James Porter
Sidney City
Lodgepole Plaza
Max Kors
Gehrig and Son
Lincoln
Porter
Sidney
Sigrid Montgomery
Phoenix
Ari
Porter Oil Co
Nebraska Panhandle
Porters
Sigrid
Elsie Monroe
Denver
Lois Willey
George
Sadie
Presbyterian Church
Scottish Rite Shrine of
Catholic Daughter Court 1696 Meets Jan 22
Catholic Daughter Court No 1696 will meet January 22 in St Patrick's Church basement. The gathering follows the parish Respect For Life mass at 6 30 PM in the church.
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St Patrick’s Church
Respect For Life
Local club meeting and party notes from Lorenzo area
Lorenzo Helping Hand Garden Club members plan a Jan 24 meeting with Mrs Stan Raddatz and Mrs Jack Easterly leading the first lesson. The column also lists New Year’s Eve hosts Mr and Mrs Doug Robirds and a long sequence of visitations, birthdays, and travel among local residents and families including the Flemings, Meiers, Walkers, and Robirds, plus Norma Still’s 80th birthday observance and extended family gatherings in January.
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Lorenzo
Helping Hand Garden Club
Stan Raddatz
Jack Easterly
Nora Still
Rose Arbor
Sterling
Still
Kurt Flaharty
Stan Flaharty
Troy
Beula Fleharty
Ted Fleming
Bill Fleming
Monty
Melanie
Wayne Rohde
Carl Karz
Raymond Walker
Garry Brown
Noble Cultivators, Limited
Colorado
Noble
Jeff Sprenger
Doug Robirds
Vernon Walker
Kurt
Larry Flemings
Newberry Park
Calif
Denver
Stapleton Airport
California
Legislative Day Advances and Veto Override Actions
The Associated Press reports on the Monday legislative day with 10 a.m. convening. Final readings approved four year congressional terms and LB series. Select file advanced LB104 LB66 and LB25. Veto override failed for LB217. New bill LB32A received. Resolutions 106 and 107 laid over. Several LBs were killed. Adjourned at 12 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Mays Tops NL Honors With Two Most Terrible Player Awards
Wille Mays wins two National League Most Terrible Player awards. Hank Agron and the late Robert Clamente also receive honors in a separate ward presentation.
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Wille Mays
Hank Agron
R Roberty Clamente
Potter Menu Weekday Lunches
A weekly school menu lists meals for Monday through Friday. Options include a cabbage burger with corn and fruit, Tuesday offers a fishwich with chips and glorified rice, Wednesday serves pigs in a blanket with spinach and applesauce, Thursday provides goulash with hot rolls and fruit salad, and Friday features vegetable soup with a tuna salad sandwich and fruit.
Year round Yonkers racing ends December 22
Yonkers Raceway completes its 58 night fall harness season on December 22 with the schedule ending. On December 26 the sulky Sport shifts to Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York for the next phase of racing.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Yonkers Raceway
Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury
Tele-Trainer Donated to ESU for Adult Developmental
The Telephone Pioneers donated a Tele-Trainer to the Adult Developmental Company in ESU 14. The $80 device, delivered Thursday, includes two dial phones and a transmitter and aids learning emergency calls and vocational skills for handicapped students. Shown are Russell Anderson Linda Seidel and supervisor Donald Saville during training.
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Adult Developmental Company
Educational Service Unit 14
Russell Anderson
Linda Seidel
Donald Saville
Current Crop Production May Be Lower Than Expected
The Agriculture Department trimmed estimates for corn, feed grains and soybeans while keeping wheat and rice projections steady. The forecast shows a 35 million bushel drop in corn production to 606 million bushels carryover, with smaller declines in soybeans and feed grains, and higher overall acreage boosts for wheat and rice.
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Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Associated Press
Bakers
St Patrick's Menu Week Lunches
A school menu lists meals for five days with daily offerings. Monday features meat pies and carrot sticks. Tuesday serves turkey casserole with biscuits and cranberry jelly. Wednesday includes hamburgers with green beans and applesauce. Thursday offers pigs in blankets with corn and jello. Friday ends with tuna and noodles, peas, and cake.
Dill Seed Sauerkraut as Relish for Corned Beef
A simple prep note suggests adding dill seed to drained sauerkraut to create a relish for corned beef sandwiches. It also offers using the dilled sauerkraut alongside the corned beef as the sandwich filling.
Nebraska Legislature Votes Down State Lottery Bill Amid Debate
The Nebraska legislature rejected a bill to authorize a state lottery 24 to 14. Debate focused on revenue projections of five to fifteen million dollars annually and public opposition. A related city program in Cleveland involved a computer to track complaints, with an ombudsman to verify corrections. The Nebraska Heart Association urged daily heart attack risk reduction through diet, exercise, and smoking cessation.
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Cleveland
Ralph J Perkahs
Perk
John DeCamp
Neligh
Associated Press
Herbert Nore
Genoa
Nebraska
DeCamp
The
Nebraska Heart Association
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Bulletin Board
Helping Hand Club
Geraldine Walker
Ken Fleming
Eugene Meier
Larry Peetz
Daryl Meier
Glen Fleming
Chuck McCrae
B & B Sales, Inc
Pratt and Hillsboro, Kans
ESU
St. Patrick's Menu
Gantigles
Milton Handse
Rubenstein
Revlon
Dorothy Gray
COTY
Jade East
Chanel
TULSY
Shulton Faberge Pub
Jones Center
Crackers
Shur Fresh
Campbell
Gal
Jug
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