Around The Town Community News Roundup
Weekend visitors travel from Denver and Mitchell to Sidney for family gatherings. Arvin Livingston hosts a birthday picnic with out of town guests Verlin Livingston and family. Dalton and Holyoke residents join a Legion Park picnic after visits with relatives. Idaho and California trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Boulder
Phil “Anderson
Edward
Karl
Denver
Sidney
Fen. Bolke
Ui Arvin Livingston
Wayne Livingston
Mitchell
Civitan Club Organizing Meeting Planned for Friday
A new Civitan club plans a Friday 6 30 p m dinner at Yendis Cafe to attract men 21 and older. The group aims to promote citizenship through service with projects for families the handicapped and safety programs.
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Civitta
New ‘Club
Civitan
Yendis Cafe
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Metro
Former Resident Bill Tewell Speaks at Rotary Dinner
Rotary Club dinner guest speaker was Bill Tewell, a Sidnsy area native living in Beirut for years, who discussed Arabia. Over 50 members attended along with Dale Chambers of San Mateo, California as guest of honor. Dr. E S Sherrerd chaired the program. Dr. George Taylor led a brief business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fke
Rotary Club
Bill Tewell
Sidnsy
Beirut
Lebanon
Arabia
Dale Chambers
San Mateo
Calif
E. S. Sherrerd
George’ . Taylor
Sidney Ladies Attend Sales Award Luncheon
Chartered buses carried 160 Avon representatives from western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming to Cheyenne for an awards luncheon at the Plains Hotel. Attendees from Sidney included Mrs. Ray Tsuruda, Mrs. Learra Appelhans, Mrs. Muriel Crosby, Mrs. Ray Alberding, and Mrs. Mary Peetz. The Wyoming Nebraska territory won the 73rd anniversary safe in the state area and all reps received a Golden Slipper award. Corsages were given to Mrs. Appelhans of Sidney and other honorees. The King's Four provided musical entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Nebraska
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Plains
Sidney
Ray
Tsuruda
Learra ' Appelhans
Muriel Crosby
Ray Alberding
Appelhans
Melvili Hendrickson
Benkelman
Pearl Ziegler
Stratton
Ruth Eggers
Lewellen
King’s Four
Community Event Schedule And Club Meetings
July events include Kiwanis Club and Medical Association gathering at the Kensington shelter house at 6 30 p.m. Also Civitan organizational dinner at Yendig Cafe with complimentary meals for prospective members. Panhandle Players offer two one act plays at the junior high auditorium. August features Ladies Bowling League organization at city auditorium basement and a Toastmasters meeting at 6 30 p.m. Tuesday brings Sidney Toastmistress Club at 8 p.m.
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Bastéint Star
Ahd
Kensington Family
Legion Park
Kiwanis, Club
C K.D. Medical Association and Auxiliary
Civitan
Yendig Cafe
Panhandle
Junior High
City Auditorium
Toastmasters Club
Golden Anniversary for Len and Mrs. Pike of Peetz
Golden anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Len Pike of Peetz observed with an open house at the Commercial Hotel on Aug. 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. The couple married Aug. 3 1909 Hubbell Neb. and have since run the Peetz hotel since 1939. Their son Len Jr. and family from San Lorenzo Calif and daughter Louise Pike Young a bulbar palsy victim in 1945 are noted.
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Len Pile
Peetz
Commercial
Pikes
Hubbell
Neb
Tennessee
Pike
Len Jr
San Lorenzo
Calif
Louise Pike Young
Final Rites Held For Harry Richardson 12
Final rites were held for Harry Leland Richardson 12 killed in a Saturday auto bike crash west of Sidney at the Church of Christ. Rev. Sidney Ellis of Akron Colo officiated and burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery under Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Survivors include his father James H Richardson and mother Juanita Richardson and siblings Larry James Laverne Faye and Vicki Lea.
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Harry Leland Richardson
Sidney
Sidney Church of Christ
Sidney Eiis
Akron
Colo
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Gary Birdsall
Sam Reitz
Albert A. Peterson
Thomas Rezanina
B. G. Miller
Jimmy Jessop
Lad
Topeka
Kaw
James H. Richardson
Juanita Richardson
Eldorado
Kan
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Potter
Frances Richardson
Larry James
Laverne Faye
Vicki Lea
Gurley Couple Announces Engagement of Donna Ewert
Mr and Mrs Donald Ewert of Gurley announce the engagement of their daughter Donna Louise to Kenneth Weyerts son of Mr and Mrs Cornelius Weyerts of Gurley. No definite wedding date set. Donna is a Gurley High School graduate class of 1959. Kenneth graduated Lodgepole High School in 1956 and farms with his father.
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Donald Ewert
Gurley
Donna Louise
Kenneth Weyerts
Cornelius Weyerts
Miss Ewert
Gurley High School
Lodgepole High School
Sidney Couple Weds in Sterling Civil Ceremony
Miss Sandra Shoopman daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Shoopman of Sidney became the bride of Glenn Hoppes son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Hoppes of Sidney in a civil ceremony performed Monday July 6 at Sterling Attending were the bride's sister Miss Sharon Shoopman and Keith Onkert both of Sidney After a brief wedding trip to Estes Park and Loveland Colo the couple resides in Sidney where the groom is employed at Kellies Conoco They are 1959 graduates of Sidney High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Shoopman
Leonard Shoopman
Sidney
Glenn Hoppes
Marvin Hoppes
Sterling
Sharon Shoopman
Keith Onkert
Estes Park
Loveland
Colo
Kelley’s Conoco
Sidney High School
Newcomers Club Names Officer Slate for August Election
Newcomers Club met in the Episcopalian Parish Hall with 30 members and six guests. Officers announced: Roger Plantz president, W C Allen vice president, Jack Katz secretary, Orville Beck treasurer. A constitutional amendment takes effect in September after the August 25 election. Special guests include past presidents and honorary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomers Club
Episcopil
Davey McRenold
Will Rugeon
Jim Teets
Allen Parker
Keith Sayre
Victor Baxter
William Myegis
Roger Plantz
W. C. Allen
Jack Katz
Orville Beck
Co. B. Extension Club
Howe
Dick Jackson
Ruth Sarr
William Usher
Doug Earnhart
Charles Schmutte
Plantz
Mable Lee Johnson
Kids Golf Day At Sidney Country Club
Twenty six participants attended a Kids Golf Day at Sidney Country Club yesterday. Larry Nelson and Dean Wilson hosted the luncheon. Jerry Swanson and Nelson won low putts, Mark Benz took longest drive on No. 1, and Pat Olinger won high putts. Next week's hosts will be Tom Wilson and Mike Janda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Country Club
Larry Nelson
Dean Wilson
Jerry Swanson
Mark Benz
Pat Olinger
Tom Wilson
Mike Janda
Rites Thursday For Henry D Heeg 91
Funeral rites for Henry D Heeg 91 longtime Sidney resident will be held Thursday at 9 am from St Patrick's Catholic Church with Msgr Thomas Siudowski officiating Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery Grandsons will be pallbearers A rosary will be taught at the Gehrig and Son Funeral Home at 7 30 pm followed by Knights of Columbus rosary at 8 pm Memorials may be made to the church building fund Heeg born November 10 1868 in Germany came to the United States at 19 lived in Chicago married Grace Carroll in 1895 then moved to Sidney in 1919 to farm Heeg wife died in 1930 one son died in 1938 Survivors include two sons four daughters 25 grandchildren 48 great grandchildren one brother and one sister
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Henry D. Heeg
Sidney
St Patrick’s Catholic Church
Thomas Siudowski
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Heeg
Gehrig and Son
Knights of Columbus
Twin Births Reported at Memorial Hospital
Michael Sedlacek is the newborn son of Michael and Mrs. Joseph Sedlacek of Kimball born July 29 at 6:00 a.m. weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents are Joseph Sedlacek of Paxton and Matthew J. Wilson of North Platte. William S Jallen’s son was born July 28 at 9:58 p.m. weighing six pounds 10 34 ounces. Grandparents are John C. DeMers of Sunol and Melvin Vallen of Bemidji Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Sedlacek
Kimball
Michael
Memorial Hospital
Juliana
Joseph Sedlacek
Paxton, Neb
Matthew J. Wilson
North Platte
William S Jallen
Raymond
Sheila
John C. DeMers
Sunol
Melvin Vallen
Bemidji, Minn
Poiter Man Is Wed In Florida
Mr and Miss Richard Dale Mueller wed in Cantonment Florida at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The bride Barbara Ann Sharpless is the daughter of Osmond Sharpless of Cantonment. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Herb Mueller of Peer. The couple resides in Pensacola where Mueller serves with the U S Marine Corps. officiant Rev W C Schrade presided at a seven pm ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dale Mueller
Pensacola
Fla
Musther
U. S. Marine Corps
Mueller
Barbara Ann Sharpless
Osmond Sharpless
Cantonment
M. Ard
Herb Mueller
Peer
W. C. Schrade
Irtm Nusls Lutheran Church
Luther Griffey
Francis Wood
Recent Wedding Of Local Couple Told
Mr and Mrs Keith Wilson were married Thursday July 16 in a civil service by Judge C W Smith. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Gerald Rapp of Sidney and both sets of parents attended. The bride Ouida Perry is the daughter of Opal Boss and the groom is the son of Paul and the late Mrs Wilson. The couple reside at 161814 Illinois St Sidney. The bride is a Sidney High School graduate employed by Northwestern Bell. The groom attended Sidney High School and served three years in the U S Army, now employed by Panhandle Tractor Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Wilson
Illinois St
Sidney
C. W. Smith
Gerald Rapp
Wilson
Sidney High School
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
U S. Army
Panhandle Tractor Service
Officials To Visit Hospitals In August
Verne Pangborn Nebraska Hospitals Division director will conduct a four day inspection tour starting August 4 accompanied by Keith Beilby and Ursula Frantz. The itinerary includes Bassett Grant Kimball Sidney hospitals and plans for a new home for the aged in Gordon and a Chadron Hospital addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Pangborn
Nebraska
Keith Beilby
State Health Dept
Ursula Frantz
Bassett Hospital
Grant Hospital
Kimball
Sidney
Gordon
Chadron
Additon
Admitted and Dismissed Names in Sidney and Kimball
A list records admissions in Sidney including Carola Hahler Lawrence Wamsley Mrs Clifford Mc Kellips Lynda Dyane Aufdengar ten Dan Campbell and others with Cynthia Karg Lodgepels Mrs Charles Oliver ius Kimball and Peter Mrs Elmer Seyfang. Dismissals in Sidney include Gene Lienemann Dean Jordan Gerald Beene and daughter Juanita Frickey Eila Mikkelsen LaVern Thomas and others.
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Sidney
Carola Hahler
Lawrence Wamsley
Clifford McKellips
Lynda Dyane Aufdengarten
Dan Campbell
Walter Wiegard
Thomas Phillips
Ralph Guerra
Robert Reckard
Bill Jalen
Keith Wilson
Tom Chionis
Richard Walker
Ernest
Miami
Okla
Florence Keen
Gene Lienemann
Dean Jordan
Gerald Beene
Juanita Frickey
Eila Mikkelsen
LaVern Thomas
A. T. Ross
Tom Birdsall
Byron Neel
Clarence Trujillo
Jeffery Benzel Gurley
Bobby Rauner
Chappell
Harry Roberts Peetz
Harry Segelke
Kimball
Joe Sedlacek
Art of Useless but Enjoyable Living Course in Chicago
The YMCA summer program Learning for Living offers a course titled Art of Useless but Enjoyable Living led by instructor Les Paul. It lists topics such as philosophy of cheese the art of Chinese food and gamesmanship as painless subjects.
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Chicago
YMCA
Les Paul
C A P Sidney Squad Hosts Turkish Visitors Weekend
The C A P Squadron in Sidney prepares to greet Turkish youths and two escorts Friday with a banquet at Ohio Oil Company followed by a tour of local oil fields. On Saturday they tour Lake McConaughy for boating and swimming, with departure Sunday to continue the state tour.
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C.A.P. Sidney
C.A.P
Sidney
Turkey
Ohio Oil Company
Lake McConaughy
Israel Bounded By Four Seas In Historic Phrase
The article notes Israel bounds four seas the Mediterranean Sea the Sea of Galilee the Red Sea and the Dead Sea as a geographic description. It emphasizes the diverse waters surrounding the region and its historic maritime significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
The
Mediterranean
Sea of Galilee
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Birth of Wesley Dean Wiegand in Memorial Hospital
Wesley Dean Wiegand was born Tuesday July 28 at Memorial Hospital at 7 32 PM. He weighed two pounds 124 ounces and is the son of Virgil Dean of Sidney and Mr and Mrs Walter H Wegand of Oshkosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Dean
Walter Lee Wiegand
Memorial Hospital
Virgil Dean
Sidney
Walter H Wegand
Oshkosh
Polish stamps trace Poland's history in Newark reminder
Now Henry J Puc of Newark, born in Poland, marks his homeland by collecting postage stamps from Poland's governments since 1918. His display spans monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, government in exile, and the Communist state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Henry J Puc
Poland
Hns
Panhandle Players Present Two Bonus One-Act Plays
Panhandle Players stage two one acts Friday at the Junior High Auditorium. The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, a World War I drama, follows a charwoman who imagines a war hero son to draw audience sympathy. Man in the Bowler is an English farce with a surprise ending about a ruby search and a mysterious bowler hat figure. Curtain at 8 15 p m with tickets 75 cents. season-ticket holders admitted free on presenting tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Players
Weert Frerivasa
Kenneth Dowey
Vera Time of Chappell
Don Wade
John
Marjorie Coffey
Mary
Phillip Ham
Leroy Ensley
Ronnie Bauerkemper
Steve Janda
Eleanor Sogner
Panhandle
Eleanor Stogner
Gast
Margery Coffey
Telegraph
Junior Leaders 4 H Club Holds Second Meeting
The Junior Leaders 4H Club met at the fairgrounds on July 20 with 18 members in attendance.
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Fairgrounds
Cass County Exchange plans recreation events and meeting
The Cass County Exchange outlines a picnic, swimming at Jumbo, bowling, and possible hayride or night swimming in Sidney pool plus a Cheyenne county tour. Junior Leaders adopt it as a project. Next meeting is August 17 at 7 30 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Judy Irwin reporter
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Cass County
Sidney Pool
Cheyenne County
Fairgrounds
Judy Irwin
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