Dalton weather observer wins Thomas Jefferson award
Don Dey Ermand of Dalton has been named a recipient of the U S Commerce Weather Bureau Thomas Jefferson award for nearly four decades of weather observation. The announcement came from Secretary Luther Hodges with five observers honored nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Dey Ermand
Neb
Jefferson
Statesman-Scientics
Ralph Barker
Rockport
Mass
Leo L. Buteneur
Havana
Iil
Adelhelm Hess
Conception
Lewis E. Worley
Muskogee
Ohin
Weather Bureau
John Campanium Holm
Edgar L. van Tassel
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Funeral set for Noyes Sutton in Valley Nebraska
Noyes Sutton died Monday night after a long illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at Valley Funeral Home Valley Nebraska. He was the father of Mrs Rupert Rauner of Gurley. The Rauner family traveled from Valley to attend.
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Valley Funeral Home
Valley, Neb
Noyes Sutton
Sutton
Rupert Rauner
Gurley
Rauner
Valley
Dalton Pastor Named Fellow for Alcoholism Institute
The Rev. E. L. Nelson Jr of Dalton Presbyterian Church Dal ton Nebraska received a full fellowship to the Washington Institute of Scientific Studies for the Prevention of Alcoholism at American University in Washington D C from July 29 to August 9. The program trains leaders in education and preventive measures addressing alcohols physical social and economic impacts nationwide. Nelson and his family depart July 22 returning mid August.
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E. L. Nelson, Jr
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Dalton
Nebraska
Washington Institute of Scientific Studies
National Committee For the Prevention of Alcoholism
American University At
Washington D.C
Eet
Ifte
U. S
Nelson
Washington
Eclipse Watching Hints Important Safeguard Vision
Public eclipse warning advises never to look at the sun directly using glasses smoked glass or exposed film due to retina burns. July 20 partial solar eclipse. suggests safe viewing via a pinhole projector or telescope on white cardboard and warns against binoculars or telescopes focused on the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
National Society
Publc
Alliance School Levy Raised After Clerical Error
Alliance Ohio school district No 6 levies taxes for 61.5 mills for the next year after a clerical mistake forced a rise from 60.0 mills. The budget remains $735,516 as approved June 28, but about $29,000 more will be required from taxes to cover expected expenditures.
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Alliance
Three Sentences Upheld in Kimball Court
District Judge John L. Kuns handed down multiple rulings Monday in Cheyenne County cases. George L. Coon pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Robert Beagell received a two year term for grand larceny. Thair Dixon drew one year for petty larceny. William J. Markel got 30 days on two counts with concurrent terms. Joe Rayes’ non-support case was continued. Robert Western’s assault case was continued after he requested counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Kuns
Kimball
Cheyenne
John Peetz Jr
George L. Coon
Texas
Joe Rayes
Robert Beagell
Nebraska
Thair Dixon
Ceilifeyville
Kan
J. C. Penney Co
William J. Markel
Lodgepole
Markel
Robert
Western
Model Plane Club To Be Organized
An organization meeting for a model airplane club will be held tonight at 7 o'clock in the Jim Skrdlant home at 2474 Coronado Court. Adults and youths interested in model planes are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airpine Club
Jim Skrdlant
Coronado Court
Deer Killed in Sunol Area Car Crash
A deer was struck and killed Monday at 7:45 p.m. on Highway 30 one mile west of Sunol by a 1963 Ford driven by George Siders 20 of Sidney. Damage to the car was $100. A separate county road crash Tuesday at 1:50 p.m. near Hand's Corner involved a 1960 Mercury driven by Dorothy Simmons 35 of Santa Paula and a 1963 Ford pickup driven by Wesley Rausch 45 of Kimball with $600 total damage and no injuries.
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Highway 30
Sunol
Treener Fel x Keen
George Siders
Sidney
Koenig
Hand’s Corner
Dorothy Jean Simmons
Santa Paula
Calif
Wesley Rausch
Monday Is New Date For Sale Of Livestock
Sidney Livestock Pavilion shifts weekly sale to Mondays starting July 22. Manager Dave Truss cites popular demand and lack of Monday sales elsewhere to attract more buyers and boost livestock prices for sellers.
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Sidney
Dave Truss
Truss
VFW Auxiliary Raises 260 For Sick Room Equipment
The Porter M Guver Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars raised 260 for sick room equipment through a Copper publication sale. A committee will choose equipment, with 23 members present as Mrs Ethel Reutzel presided. Absent members must respond by August 26.
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VFW
New Cy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ethel Reutze
S. J. Simmerman
Bill Daniels
Ervin Smith
Lynn Davison
Grand Island
Reutzel
Marion Whitaker
Loyde Adams
Nebraska Retail Sales Rise In May Across State
May retail sales in Nebraska rose 13 percent from a year earlier and 2.6 percent above April, with Sidney up 11.7 percent and Columbus the largest gain at 13.9 percent. The unadjusted city index shows a 1.0 percent year over year rise.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Nebrasa
University of Nebraska
Bureau of Business Research
Columbus
Fairbury
Kearney
York
Chadron
North Platte
Hastings
Falls City
Lincoln
South Sioux City
Norfolk
Alliance
Omaha
Grand Island
Nebraska City
Fremont
McCook
Broken Bow
Holdrege
Scottsbluff
Brule Seeks Watershed District to Fight Floods
Brule residents plan to circulate petitions to form a watershed conservancy district with legal authority to levy up to two mills for local flood control. A five member board will govern the district, enabling state help from the Soil and Water Conservation agencies to control flood damage to homes farms and roads. The plan follows approval by the State Commission for planning assistance this spring, similar to a Lewellen project.
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BRULE
Brule Community
Watershed Conservancy
Watershed Conservancy District
Conservancy District
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Lewellen
State Commission
Bruie
Don Heath to Transfer to Denver in Coming Weeks
Don Heath, longtime manager of the Safeway Store in Sidney for seven years and a civic staple, will soon transfer to run a Safeway in the Denver metropolitan area. The exact date isn’t set, but late August is likely. Heath has 25 years with Safeway and came from Lusk Wyoming, where he managed that store. His departure leaves a void in local civic groups as he serves on the city council and chamber board, leads various clubs, and participates in multiple fraternal organizations and church activities.
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Don Heath
Saffeway
Sidney
Denver
Mr. Heath
Safeway
Lusk
Wyo
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Shows Club
Elks Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Knights Templar
Lee Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boy Scout Board
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Wildcat Wells Draw Oil Interest in Cheyenne County
Oil and gas observers report two wildcat wells by Don Rounds and W W Ferris in Cheyenne County with No 1 Livingston at 3804 feet and land owned by Arvin Livingston. Equipment pending at No 1 Walters on C L Walters land while No 1 Woten near Potter shows activity. Panhandle producer Mead Field in Banner County reports a drill stem test recovering 540 feet of oil and 60 feet oil and gas cut mud.
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Don M. Rounds
W. W. Ferris
Cheyenne County
No. 1
Livingston
Arvin Livingston
Walters
C. L. Walters
Don
Woten
Potter
Banner County
Wyoming Western Oil Co
Mead Field
Mrs Rhodes’s Father H C Epz Dies in Texas
Funeral services were held in Sweetwater Texas for H C Epz 70 father of Mrs H N Rhodes of Sidney after a lengthy illness He died July 13 and was buried in Sweetwater Survivors include his widow a son and Mrs Rhodes and her twin sister Mr and Mrs Rhodes flew to Sweetwater for the services and returned to Sidney
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Sweetwater
Texas
H. C. Epz
H. N. Rhodes
Sidney
Epz
Local Accidents Cause No Injuries and Minor Damages
A string of recent incidents reported by the Sidney Police Department shows no injuries. Motorists incurred limited damage from collisions on Banks Parkview Drive, at 12th and Tiliness, 10th and Pine, and other locations, with totals ranging from 25 to 175 dollars. one incident involved a fallen tree limb causing damage to a 1963 Pontiac parked in a yard.
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Sidney Police Department
Banks Parkview Drive-Iy
James Hare
Newton
Ronald C. Knanp
Har
Myron Peter
Lena George
Charlotte L Kenton
Mary L. Pittam
Pine
Edith Bowman
Walter B. Tyler
Reutel
Bowman
Chevrolet
Felix Koenig
Ford
Jeanine K. Theis
John H. Anderson
Linness Drive
St. Louis
Cass County trip aid supports Cheyenne 4-H plans
Eight Cheyenne County 4-H members traveling to Cass County weighed flying costs. The 4H Junior Leaders contributed 40 dollars, the Kiwanis Club 20 dollars, and other groups and individuals offered help. The Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee underwrote the remaining expense.
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Cheyenne County
4-H
Cass County
Junor
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Industrial Group Enters Third Year in Sidney
Sidney Industrial Corporation marks its third year after a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Elmer Ladine and John Elwell Jr. were reelected to two year terms on the board. Ken Noicboom becomes chamber president with Orwell replacing him. Krieg er remains president with Note boom as vice president and Wayne Moran as secretary treasurer. A seventh chamber member to be chosen next week. The group heard a progress report and outlined upcoming projects.
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Sidney Industrial Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Elmer Ladine
John Elwell Jr
Orwell
Ken Noicboom
Chamber
Ed Bauman
Leo Krieger
J. H. McNish
Gundhart Olsen
Potter
Krieger
Noteboom
Wayne Moran
Mrs Lockhart Injured In Car Truck Collision
Mrs. Lockhart is in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital after a collision northeast of Sterling Sunday night. Her left leg fracture and left hip dislocation followed a crash when a car struck a turning truck. Roy A. Shear of Sterling drove the truck. damage to the car was about $1000 and the truck about $100. The couple’s three older children Greg Kent and Keta were in the car. Keta sustained a minor head bump.
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Mrl Lockhart
Memorial Hospital
Sterling
Nehar Aes
Olatch
Roy A. Shear
4 H ers Collect Pop Bottles Saturday
40 4 H club members plan a pop bottle drive across Chyenne County on Saturday to raise funds for a Citizenship tour to Washington DC next summer. They will canvass Sidney Lodgepole Potter Gurley and Dalton starting about 9 2. Residents are asked to place bottles on their front porch or steps for pickup.
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Frontier
Lincoln
Casa County
Cheyenne County
Chyenne County
Sidney
Lodgepole
Potter
Gurley
Dalton
Visiting General Named To Nebraska Navy Depot Honor
General Kyser was honored at a luncheon in Sidney with Col. Smiley presiding and Mayor Wilson welcoming. About 25 people attended at the Sioux Officers Open Mess. Kyser inspected the depot Tuesday then departed for the Black Hills Army Depot at Igloo S Oak.
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Col. Smiley
Dean Wilson
Sidney
Kyser
Black Hills
Igloo
S. Oak
Nebraskee
Sioux Army Depot
R. C. Kyser
U. S. Army Supply & Maintenance Command
Washington, D. C
William Todd
Warren
Stanley W. Smiley
Sioux
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Weather Bureau Honor
Don Deyermand
Sidneyite
E. L. Nelson
Jerry Miller
Jim Higgins
Charles Irwin
Mike Policky
Ernestine Childers
Lorenzo
Peggy Allington
Sumol
Jean McMillen
Marlaine Walker
Frontier Airlines
Telegraph
Roby Felzien
Vetco
Daniels
Whitaker
Wesley Chapman
Marguerite Sterling
Rhodes
Cass Country Trip
Navy
U.S. Army
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