People You Know: Fowler Dominates Colorado Golf Field
Soft-spoken Les Fowler of Boulder wins the Colorado amateur golf championship at Wellshire Golf Club in Denver with an 8-under-par 280, opening a three-stroke lead over rivals. Fowler, married to Sidney native Jake Ladegard, is a Boulder insurance executive with strong ties to Sidney. The column also notes Chick Boyes’s death, Edward Meehan’s Civil Service promotion, and Dr A L Miller and wife Jo touring Europe seeking an interview with Khrushchev, returning August 14.
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Van
Les Fowler
Boulder
Colorado
Wellshire Golf Club
Denver
Fowler
Sidney
Jake Ladegard
Nick Ladegard
Boulder Insurance
Edward Meshan
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Erie Ordnance Depot
Erie
Sioux
Pueblo
Cols
St. Patricks Academy
Sidrey
Army Medical Corps
South Pacific
Kwajalein
Saipan
Okinawa
Porter- McGuire Vfw
Europe
Nikita Khrushchev
A L Miller
Far East
South America
Nikita
Millers
Gripshelm
Washington, D. C
Japanese Holiday Sentiment and Local Obituary Notes
Mrs. Jervis and family recount a Yokohama to Ito weekend including hot springs visits, stay in a Japanese inn, baths, dining on unfamiliar foods, Go and rummy games, and a theater trip to Tokyo. The report also notes the death of former Telegraph printer Clare Skinny Long in Tempe Arizona, detailing his Nebraska roots and career.
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W. R. Jervis
Dan
Sidneyites
Yokohama
Japan
Ikego
U. S. Air Force Base
Ralph Dailey
Jervis
Nishikori
UCLA
California
Masako
Odawara
Atami
Ito
Bob
Danh
The
Mikado
Tokyo
Germany
Clare
Long
Telegraph
Tempe
Ariz
Mr. Long
Nelson
Western Nebraska
Western Nebraska Observer
Kimball
Guy V. Doran
Sidney
Ft. Collins
Arizona
Marguerite Vogler
Research expands market for wheat nationwide and abroad
Mannie Kreader of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association reports in Kernels and Chaff that wheat use in the United States rose over 50 percent in nine years. He cites research and market development, plus bulgur wheat growth from 600000 cwt to 3000000 cwt as a major factor, with demand seen in the Near East, Asia, and Latin America.
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Lincolin
United States
Mannie Kreader
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Ihas
NWGA
Kreader
Bulger
Near East
Asia
Latin America
Breader Sala
Wisdom Unwise Doing Time In Gurley Jail
Oda L Wisdom 52 a harvest hand from Hobert Oklahoma caused a scene in Gurley as he went door to door threatening and demanding money. He entered a beauty shop asking for a meal ticket. Sheriff Schulz jailed him after arraignment for intoxication and disturbing the peace with fines totaling 30 dollars plus costs. He remains in the Cheyenne County jail unable to pay.
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Oda L. Wisdom
Hobert
Okla
Gurley
Goldie Wolcott
Schulz Wisdom
Cheyenne
Hollywood gossip hints and real life in 1960s pages
Hollywood gossip column notes Hugh O'Brian fractures ribs in Paris then joins Champagne Flight in Vienna while Dolores Hart resumes with Roberto Olivera in Europe. Bob Taylor earns praise for bravery during Miracle of the White Stallions stunt sequence. Pat Wymore cancels Europe trip due to virus pneumonia, Max Schell plans Hollywood return in August, and Artie Waynes yacht voyage stalls in Hong Kong with family illnesses noted.
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Hollywood
Hugh O'Brian
Paris
Vienna
Dolores Hart
Game Company
Roberto Olivera
Europe
Dolores Hawekins
Gardner McMay
Cave
Gardnner
New Orleans
Gardner
Los Angeles
Bathing Salt Company
Max Factor Co
Ito
New York
Pat
Disney
Bob Taylor
Taylor
Artie Waynes
Hong Kong
Vida
Wayrie
Gary
Donovan
Cesar Romero
Ha'swaili
Pat ‘Williams
Lin
Marc ‘Biegal
Ann Miller
Vincent Forre
Alice Tyrell
Jackie Jensen
Zoo signs warn crowds as animals bite visitors
Speaking as an animal, a Memphis zoo director orders new signs that read WE BITE after signs outside cages fail to keep spectators out of reach of animal teeth. The move highlights safety concerns and ongoing tension between public access and enclosure safety.
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Memphis
Zoo
Tuscon school bulletin celebrates graduates with quirky sign
A sign posted on the bulletin board at Monterey Village Elementary in Tucson congratulates graduates with a playful misspelled message. The note reads Congratz to youse stewdance wich gadulated, reflecting local schoolyard humor.
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Tucson
Monterey Village
State Board Shuns Federal Aid In Education Fight
Lincoln Nebraska readers see the State Board of Education resist federal strings on aid programs as it delays a decision on participating in the Manpower Development and Training Act. Board fears federal control may require prior approval of projects, risking dualized programs if rejected. Miller and Stanley press to accept control rather than face duplication, while the board also pushes for state funding as enrollments grow. A mid August decision looms. Tennis. Lincoln man wins city hall battle and a tennis match. Elmer Shamberg defeats a city fence violation ruling on appeal. The Nebraska Community Betterment Contest offers $4,000 in prizes from state resources and utility sponsors to improve communities, with divisions by population and periods October 1, 1962 to Sept. 30, 1963. Informational meetings set for Sept. 24-27 in multiple cities. Assessment increases for utilities raise Nebraskan franchise taxes to $4,160,660. Major utility and other company changes noted, including Western Union and Railway Express.
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Lincoln
State Board of Education
Nebraska
Big Brother
Floyd Miller
Miller
Cecil Stanley
Division of Vocational Education
State Division of Resources
Univesity
Community Services Department
Omaha
Scottabluff
Ainsworth
State Board of Equalization
Western Union Telegraph Co. ,Inc
Railway Express, Agency, Inc
Rocketts 4H Club Meets For July Day Of Sewing
Rocketts 4H Club met at the home of Mrs. Bob Harms on July 3 with all members present. Mrs. Ernest demonstrated sewing patterns and marking material for blouses and Jolene Jurgens shared slides from Washington DC. A planned outdoor barbecue for dinner followed an afternoon of blouse cutting and marking, ending with a watermelon feed. The next meeting is scheduled for July 27 at Mrs. Ernest's home.
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Rocketts
Rocketts 4H
Bob Harms
Ernest
Jolene Jurgens
Washington, D. C
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Cheyenne County
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Harrison Carroll
Hugh O‘brian
Romero
Tively
Pat Wymore
France
Mack Caudle
Texas
Maximillian Schell
Altona
Max
Mediterranean
Sophia Loren
Wenger
Kirk
Huston
Syndicate
Capitol News
State School Board
Melvin Paul
Statehouse
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Elmer Shamberg
Shamberg
Lancaster County District Court
State Supreme Court
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