Juniors Split and Prepare to Meet Gering 9 Sunday
Sidney's Gibson-Fords junior baseball team split two games here at Legion Park. They lost 13-6 to Gerry's Sports Shop of Lincoln on Wednesday and won 12-1 against Kimball on Thursday, with four runs in the first inning. Fred Yauney led the Sidneys with three singles. They tourney schedule includes three more road games this week.
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Sidney
Gibson-Fords
Legion Park Diamond
Gerry
Lincoln
Kimball
Gibson- Fords
B. Mirelez
E. Stahla
Mirelez
Randy Baade
Bill Cunningham
Larry Pfeil
Morris
Yauney
Rock
Phil Cronk
Gene Morris
Ron Wieser
Don Keiper
Capitol City
Fred Yauney
Cronk
Wieser
Baade
Sidney Jaycee
Potter
Potterites
Sidney Midgets
Chappell
Chuck Dalton
Larry Willard
Lowell Ottoson
Harr
D. Sommers
K. Ottoson
Hart
Larson
Zink
Coulter
Winn
Willard
D. Hart
John Whittle
Joe Ringleman
Dan McKay
Peetz Tops Haxtun 15 2 in Non League Showdown
Peetz stayed unbeaten in a non league matchup at Haxtun winning 15 to 2. A six run fourth inning broke the game open as Maynard Wieser led Peetz with four hits in five plate appearances. Wilson and Weers had multi hit games for Haxtun while Bert Fenninger and Jack Fehringer shut down the host bats. Next for Peetz is a PBS game at Sidney Sunday night and a non league clash at Potter Monday afternoon.
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Peetz
Haxtun
Maynard Wieser
Bob Nelson
Wilson
Weers
Bert
Fenninger
Jack Fehringer
Banks
Haxton’ Whitfing
Sidney
PBS
Potter
Potterfield Mondey
Aso St. Hee
Doggett Scratched After Pikes Peak Practice Wreck
Curley Doggett Nebraska stock car racer was scratched from the Pikes Peak Hill Climb lineup after his 1959 modified car slid into a drainage ditch during tuneup spins. He escaped with minor injuries and plans to race next year. Jul 17 at Pueblo and Jul 23 at Englewood are on his schedule.
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Curley Doggett
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Nick Sanburn
Doggett
Pueblo
Englewood
Nebraska
L. D. Stackhouse
Wheat Ridge
Marines Guard U S Property Worldwide Embassies
U S Marine Corps security detachments guard United States property at embassies consulates and other sites worldwide ensuring protection of diplomatic missions and facilities.
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U. S. Marine Corps
United States
PBL Slates Full Sunday Schedule in Panhandle Play
Potter hosts SOD at Brownson Field in the only afternoon game. Peetz visits Scottsbluff and Kimball travels to Sidney for night tilts. Leaders remain undefeated as Kimball and Scottsbluff clash while Potter and SOD fight the cellar. Four games set with two weeks left in the PBL schedule.
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Gams
Kimball
Scottsbluff
Peatz
Sidney
Potter
Sod
Brownson
Eee
Peetz
Legion Park
Coloradoans
SOC
Scottsbluff Merchants
Scottsbluff Field
Bluffs
PBL
Two Town Team Baseball Games Slated July 4
On Monday July 4 Sidney’s Athletics visit SOD at Brownson diamond and Potter hosts Peetz at Potter field. Both afternoon games begin at 2 30 with a doubleheader feel in the area.
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Sidney’s
Sod
Brownson Diamond
Potter
Peetz
Potter Field
Boaters Reminded Of Safety Rules For Boat Safety Week
In support of Boat Safety Week July 3 to 9 the Farmers Insurance Group Safety Foundation outlines five basic rules for safe boating. Benford Wells of Sidney notes driving carefully on water and land, not overloading boats, keeping fuel in marked containers with a fire extinguisher, staying alert in congested waters, and supervising junior operators.
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Farmers Insurance Group
Safety Foundation
Benford Wells
Sidney
Des Moines Lawyer Encounters 1932 Teachers Contracts
An attorney found multiple 1932 contracts for teachers with salaries of 52 dollars a month. Each contract included clauses declaring null and void if school funds exhausted or if the schoolhouse was destroyed.
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DES Moines
Midget 9 Splits Four Games This Weekend Schedule
The Jaycee All-Star Midgets open with Gering at 1 30 Sunday at Legion Park. Remaining games list Grant Potter Julesburg Chappell with Potter beating Sidney 8 6 and 8 7 earlier. Sidney clashed for a 23 1 rout over Chappell, with strong pitching by Larry Willard.
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Jaycee
Gering
Legion Park
Grant
Potter
Julesburg
Local Club Scores and Team Results
Snapshot of 1930s style recaps shows multiple scores: Midgets SOD 12 Jaycees 0. Major League Elks 10 Western Drug 8. Sidney National Bank 15 American National Bank 1. B Minor A and R Orioles 10 Welsh's Giants Gehrig and Sons Yanks 7. Oleson Body Shop Braves 6. Rex's Indians 12 Jerry's Conoco Sox 11.
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Jaycees
Elks
Western Drug
Sidney National Bank
American National Bank
A&r Orioles
Welsh’s Giants
Gehrig & Sons Yanks
Oleson Body Shop Braves
Rex’s Indians
Jerry’s
Conoco Sox
Closman Wins Country Club Handicap With 66
Walt Closman fired 31 on the inside nine and 35 on the outside for a 66 total at Sidney Country Club to win the weekly men’s day handicap. He posted a 62 with two-stroke per nine handicaps. Jarvis Bush was runner up with 31 on a 37 handicap. Carl Schmidt Jr. and M L Merritt tied for third with 32 on five-stroke handicaps. Ed Swanson announced the President’s Handicap Tournament begins the first week in July.
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Walt Closman
Sidney Country Club
Closman
Jarvis Bush
Carl Schmidt, Jr
M. L. Merritt
Club
Ed Swanson
Friday Nite Social League Final Week Highs and Standings
Final week results show top individual games and series. Ken Pottorff led with 236 in a 236 174 win. Don Kahl 216 184. Larry Doyle 207. Allen Karnik 202 187. Wendell Abrams 195. Leo Krieger 188. John Peetz 188. Gene Zwickl 181. Stina Doyle 183. Chas Mitchell 179. Pete Sewald 175. Hurst Pittam 175. Leading teams include Kent Karnik 25 2 632 and Pittam 506.
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Ken Pottorff
Don Kahl
Larry Doyle
Allen Karnik
Wendell Abrams
John Peetz
Leo Krieger
Don Hart
Stina Doyle
Gene Zwickl
Chas. Mitchell
Pete Sewald
Hurst Pittam
Iligh
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Gibson-Ford
Sterling
AB H McGowan
Pp Grace
Stuckert
Budecke
If Stahala
O| Wynn
Lux
Downer
AB Yauney
Keiper
If Wieser
Ss Baade
Salazar
C Cronk
East
Rf Hammond
Rf Morris
Cf Ramos
Cf Cunningham
Foley
Nelson
Jack Echringer
Dave
Fehringer
Bern
Finney
Rf Lesa
T Koester
Williams
C Weers
P Burton
Buderis
Orth
Sheel
Thompson
Fetzer
Carmen Basilio
Gene Fullmer
Salt Lake City
Fullmer
Sidney Kimball Scottsbluff Peetz
Potter Sodgos
Martin Senour
Martin Seniour
Powell Hardware
Illinois
Junior
R. Sommers
P Harr
Cp Anderson
Jessop
If Adams
Slama
Conner
E Brad Igh
Tia
I AD - Zink
H Ramos
Thorpe
Ss Schobert
Mangels
Dalton
Ib Adams
If Whittle
P Ringleman
P McKay
Town & Country Oil CO
Gibson
18Th & Illinois
FORD
Bauman
19Th Ave
Bedford Wells
Mid-Century Insurance Co
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