January 28 1977 in history and local notices
Friday January 28 1977 features historical anniversaries including the 1878 New Haven telephone switchboard and 1915 Coast Guard creation. Obituaries list Floyd Wesley Welton 53 of Sidney Leah Andrews 76 of Chappell Carrie M Clark 94 of Chappell and Albert M Sherman 94 of Sidney with service details and survivors. Weather pans to cold wind snow flurries in Panhandle, then warming by Tuesday and extended clear spells.
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Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Arthur Rubinstein
New Haven
Conn
U.S. Coast Guard
Congress
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Formosa
UPI
Preliminary hearing set for Feb 17 for Simpson siblings
The preliminary hearing for Monnello Jacqueline Simpson and her brother Jerry Simpson is tentatively set for Feb 17 in Cheyenne County Court. They are charged with robbery and first degree murder in the death of Fred Skiba of Rancho Cordova, California, to determine if a Cheyenne County crime occurred and whether probable cause exists to believe the defendants are guilty.
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Monnello
Jacqueline Simpson
Jerry Simpson
Tom Sonnta
Fred Skiba
Rancho Cordova
Calif
Cheyenne
Cheyenne County
Sidney residents cited for speeding and violations
Citations issued across multiple residents: Robert G. Gaston 20 Potter cited for speeding. James W Meick 28 Sidney cited for stop sign violation. Rick Nienhuser 20 Sidney cited for careless driving. Also Mary E Makey 48 Sidney Peggy L Troidl 41 Dalton David E Gray 22 Potter Jill M Sanderson 22 Lodgepole cited for speeding. John T O'Connell 26 Sidney cited for speeding.
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Robert G. Gaston
Potter
James W Meick
Sidney
Rick Nienhuser
Mary E. Makey
Peggy L. Troidl
Dalton
David E. Gray
Jill M. Sanderson
Lodgepole
John T. O'Connell
Local Names Admitted and Dismissed in Sidney Potter
Admitted in Sidney are Brad Sutton Tyanne Heck man Myrtle Holtman and Mike Martinosky. Potter admits Priscilla Fritsche. Dismissed in Sidney are Victor Meyer Iliff Harriett Foos Peetz Christine Anderson.
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Sidney
Brad Sutton
Tyanne Heckman
Myrtle Holtman
Mike Martinosky
Potter
Priscilla Fritsche
Victor Meyer
Iliff Harriett Foos Peetz
Christine Anderson
Sidney events mix bake sale and dances this weekend
On Saturday January 29 Sidney's Band Auxiliary hosts a bake sale at 9 a.m. in the Jack and Jill Store and Men's Family Center. The Panhandle CB Club elections are at 8 p.m. at Gurley Community Hall. A Federation Square Dance workshop runs 3 to 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Prairie Schooners square dance follows at 8 p.m. with Mal Minshall calling. Monday features Chey Loh Drill team meeting and American Legion Auxiliary Parley dinner. Tuesday has WIFE meeting at 9:30 a.m. in Cheyenne County Courthouse basement.
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Floyd Wesley Welton
Sidney
First Baptist Church
Ray Stokes
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr Welton
Memorial Hospital
Shoshone
Idaho
Arthur
Minnie Grubb Welton
Rosetta Ann Ruhank
Denver
VFW
American Legion
Wesley Charles
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Dean Edward
Lincoln
Stephen David
Beatrice
Darlene
Charlene
James
el Dorado Springs
Grace Kynss
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Sidney High School
Jack and Jill
Hs . Otors Wea
Panhandle CB Club
Gurley
Panhandle
First United Methodist Church
Birth of Eric Baker Schott in California
Mr and Mrs Jack Schott of Fair Oaks California announce the birth of their son Eric Baker weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces on January 24. He has a sister Stacy and is welcomed by grandparents Gilbert Myers Dalton California Jack Schott Sr Roseville California Elsie Schott Citrus Heights California great grandparents Ethel Myers Dalton Carl Baker Phoenix Arizona and the mother is Penny Myers of Dalton formerly.
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Eric Baker Schott
Jack Schott
Fair Oaks
Calif
Eric Baker
Stacy
Gilbert Myers
Dalton
Jack Schott Sr
Roseville
Elsie Schott
Citrus Heights
Ethel Myers
Carl Baker
Phoenix
Ariz
Penny Myers
Safe-Play Sales Top $1 Million in 1976
Safe-Play Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Sidney reported 1976 sales exceeded one million dollars for the first time in six years, reaching 1,005,000. At the annual meeting, Dr. Carl Cornelius was re elected chairman, Leroy F. Spieker president, Arlo Jones vice president, and Ruth Spieker secretary. Board members re elected included Dr. Cornelius and Richard Fix, with William Vaughn added to the board. Edward Bauman also serves on the board. The meeting highlighted upcoming Safe-Play and Tub-Wear product introductions planned for the year.
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Safe-Play Manufacturing Co. Inc
Sidney
Carl Cornelius
Safe- Play
Leroy F. Spieker
Arlo Jones
Ruth Spieker
Cornelius
Richard Fix
William Vaughn
Edward Bauman
Two Sidney men arrested in North Side Market burglary
Two Sidney men, LeRoy T. Hendrex and Gregory Garber, were arrested Thursday night by the Sidney police in a Jaw 23 break in at the North Side Market where meat and bread were stolen. Burglary charges will be filed in County Court this afternoon. Both suspects, 20 years old, are being held in the county jail.
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Albert M. Sherman
Sidney
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Holewick
Franklin Witter
Greenwood Cemetery
Sherman
Stanwood
Iowa
Blanche H. King
Maxwell
Cheyenne County
Colorado
LeRoy T. Hendrex
Gregory Garber
Sidney Police Department
Jaw
North Side
Atty
Tom Sonntag
Hendrex
Garber
Wheat stock to reach decade high in 1960s carryover
Washington officials cite an Agriculture Department forecast showing national grain stock rising faster than expected. Wheat carryover by next summer is projected near 1.1 billion bushels, the largest since 1963, according to analysts.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
March of Dimes Pool Tour Slated At Pepsis Tavern
Bayard hosts the annual March of Dimes pool tour nament plus cabbage burger feed and auction on Monday at Pepsis Tavern. The event is among Bayard’s biggest fundraisers.
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Bayard
Pepsies Tavern
Energy crisis grips Midwest and Northeast in brutal freeze
Ohio Governor Rhodes declared a state of emergency as zero and subzero temperatures grip the region. Rhodes would suspend bans on burning high sulfur Ohio coal, while New York Governor Carey activated the Energy Office to control gas allocations and ordered National Guard aid to clear snow in Buffalo. In New York City gas firms shut certain customers with alternative fuels, and New Jersey Governor Byrne issued conservation measures avoiding school closures, citing limited impact on gas supply.
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Ohio
James A Rhodes
Rhodes
New York
Hugh Carey
Energy Office
Carey
National Guard
Buffalo
New York City
Consolidated Edison
Brooklyn Union Gas
New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
NEW Jersey Natural Gas Co
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Shapp
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Commonwealth
Alabama
George C Wallace
Arctic cold grips Nebraska as Northeast energy crisis expands
Arctic air and 10 to 30 mph winds dominate Nebraska with subzero readings and wind chills. The weather map shows a high pressure ridge from Canada into Texas through Saturday, while eastern Nebraska enjoys sun and western areas see light snow. Separately, gas shortages trigger cuts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, forcing temperature restrictions and emergency measures as governors urge conservation.
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United Press International
Arctic Air
Nebraska
Canadian
Texas
Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
Valentine
Norfolk
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Leah Andrews
Zion Lutheran Church
Chappell
Oshkosh
Earl Moermond
Alton
Andrews
Henry Lutkehus
Carrie M. Clark
Carrie M Clark
United Methodist Church
George Wheat
Chappell Cemetery
Clark
Ogallala
Council Bluffs
Frank M Clark
Neola
Devel County
Lyons
Colo
Irvin
Leroy
Glenn
Howard
Lyman
Cole
Elsie Sheldon
Alice Bruns
Emma Cleveland
Federation
Prairie Schooners
Mal Minshall
Wendy Jacobs
American Legion Auxiliary
Marie Ackerman
Claakish
Founda
Sidney Telegraph
Larry E Boyer
Con Marshall
Illinois Street
Satan
Sidney Newspapers, Inc
NPA Anr
WNNA
UPI UP
Oumdup
Chadron
Chadron State College
Alliance
Box Butte County
Clint Schaff
Scottsbluff
Schaff
Roads Department
Roger Parks
Julesburg
Sedgwick County
Colorado Wheat Advisory Committee
South Park
Bishop Construction Co
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Lisco Ellis Ruby
Lisco
Rush Creek Ranch
Nebraska County Fair Managers Association
Leo Cooksley
Berwyn
McCook
Elmer L. Kuntz
McCook College
John Harms
Nebraska Western College
Kuntz
University of Science and Arts
Chickasha
Okla
Chadron State, College
Charles Woodhdams
Sedgwick
The
Alcoholism Council, Inc
West Nebraska General Hospital
Brule
Here
Keith County
Sterling
Karen Land
East
Maryland
Coast Guard
Wicomico
Nanticoke
Salisbury
White Corpo
Wheatland
Corn Belt
Hite Farm
Foland Farm Machinery
Forrest
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