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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1960
Page
6
Around The Town reports multiple travel visits and family gatherings. Dick and Mrs Dick Roberts returned from a two week eastern Kansas trip visiting Iola and Pueblo where their granddaughter Linda Meehan joined them. George Meehan is ill in Pueblo hospital.
Ruth Ann Davis and John Lessig of Sidney were married in a quiet Thursday ceremony at the home of the bride’s son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Duane Warren serving as attendants. A luncheon followed at Sidney Country Club and the couple planned a brief wedding trip to the Black Hills before settling at 1105 18th Ave. Lessig works as a mechanical superintendent for The Sidney Telegraph and Davis is a bookkeeper at Memorial Hospital.
The engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Joan Nelson and George F. Dana were announced by the bride to be’s father J. M. Nelson of Potter. The wedding is set for August 13 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Potter. Miss Nelson graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1956 and teaches in Cody schools. Mr Dana, Bradford High School graduate, holds an MS from the University of Oklahoma and works as a geologist for Husky Oil Co. in Cody.
A surprise birthday coffee was held Thursday at the home of Mrs. Robert Call honoring Mrs. Nellie Call. The table displayed green tapers and individual cakes. Guests included Mrs. LeRoy Miller, Mrs. Elizabeth Lund, Mrs. Ethel Wimner, Mrs. Pat Seidel, Mrs. Otto Ernest, Mrs. Pat Fisher, Jonesy and Bobby Call.
Charles Burton Harris of Sidney and Judy Kay Shoopman of Sidney wed. Myron Henry Flessner of Lodgepole and Jeanette Fay Bruns of Lodgepole. Joseph J. Kloberdanz of Denver and Dorothy M. Vigil of Denver. John Frank Lessig of Sidney and Ruth Ann Davis of Sidney. Donald Haldeen of Brule and Joan Simpson of Sidney.
Intermediate Methodist Youth Fellowship begins a two part study Sunday at 5 30 pm in First Methodist Church social hall. Topic The Joke s On You led by Mary Lou Johnson Peggy Empson Dennis Speer John Davis Chuck Wolf and Lynn Senteny. Refreshments will be served by Mrs George Richards and Mrs Carl Johnson.
Mrs. Charles Rapp hosted a farewell luncheon for four women as the Rapps plan to depart August 1 for Denver where he will attend a business school. Mrs. Rapp, long a receptionist at Ohio Oil, will join him. They will later host a birthday dinner honoring Mrs. William Folkerts with guests including Mr. Folkerts and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Helfrich.
Eight members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Dorcas Society Esther Circle met at Mary Oldenburgs home with guests Margaret Anderson Henry Monnich Minnie Schuldt Carleton Haze Alvin Bauer Byron Reeves and John Black. Esther Swanson led the business and lesson Pray For India based on a letter from Miss Mette Blair missionary to India. Plans for fall bazaar and silver tea in October were discussed. Next meeting a morning coffee August 18 at Mrs Swanson's home.
Keen Teens invite high school and college students to a dance at Sidney Country Club Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission is 30 cents per person or 50 cents per couple.
Saturday July 23 10 am Boy Scout Troop 89 bake sale at Safeway. Monday July 25 6 15 pm Rotary Club. 8 pm B P O Does. Tuesday July 26 Noon Civitan Club at Rails Cafe 8 pm American Legion Auxiliary 7 30 pm Newcomers Club at Ft Sidney Hotel. Newcomers urged to attend reserve by calling Mrs Will Turgin 3221.
Mr and Mrs Fred Quinn of Lodgeport announce the birth of their daughter Angela Rose at Memorial Hospital on Tuesday July 19 at 4 39 PM. The baby weighed seven pounds four and a half ounces. Siblings are Florence 10 Gloria 8 Jim 6 and Joe 3. Grandmothers are Mrs Susan Quinn and Mrs Tara Paters of Lodgepole.
Mr and Mrs M T Rattenne of Kansas City announce the birth of their son Michael Leo IV at 814 pm on Tuesday July 12 at St Marys Hospital Kansas City. The baby weighs seven pounds four ounces. Siblings Mitzi and Tamara and grandparents Wade Sterling and M L Rattenne are named.
Crete John D Lovell of Potter won a four year $660 Butler scholarship to Doane College for the 1960 61 school year. He will be a freshman at Doane this fall and is the son of Mr and Mrs Dewey S Lovell of 546 Sherman. The scholarship was funded by the late Sen Hugh Butler.
James Monroe became the fifth President of the United States in 1817 and was re-elected in 1820, marking a continued era of stability and political leadership.
Friday’s 8 pm band concert under George Hinn features two guest conductors and two guest vocalists. programs include General Lee March directed by Larry Pippitt King Davis Welch Folk Suite Jenny Jones All Through The Night Men of Harlech Colorama de Rose and other pieces with Cyrena Allman and Georgia Grimm as guest vocalists accompanied by Rodney Vaughn. Citadel Overture Pastels Alamo March and National Anthem conclude the program.
An instructor led home nursing course runs August 15–19 at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enrollment via Mrs. Joel Babcock by July 27. Cheyenne County Fair August 17–21 adds two 4-H classes and a wool contest with a $1000 prize, open to ages 13–22 with wool garments only. Also, safe picnic rules from Swift and Company advise refrigeration and cleanliness. A 4-H Style Show committee meeting is noted.
July meetings across Rockettes Point of Rocks Stitch and Stir Joyal Maids Kitchen Maids cover demonstrations on cocoa ambrosia hot pads and baking. Reports list new members guests and upcoming gatherings with dates and locations.
John Steinway Scoville, a longtime convention attendee from Sidney, returns from the national Elks gathering in Dallas and plans to attend the national VFW convention in Detroit next month. He chose Dallas over Denver and Los Angeles events, stating he keeps his nose out of politics. He also attended a VFW officers meeting in Kearney this Monday, with a July 26 2 p.m. session at the 4 H Building.
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