Memorial Day address honors fallen heroes at Greenwood Cemetery
Capt John B. Kincaid of Sioux Army Depot gives the Memorial Day principal address at Greenwood Cemetery. He urges following the example of sacrifice set by soldiers sailors marines and airmen who died for freedom, recalls Civil War origins and Decoration Day origins, and calls for active citizenship and maintaining a living memorial worldwide including Vietnam.
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John B. Kincaid
Sioux Army Depot
Greenwood Cemetery
Kincaid
American
Appomattox
Columbus
Miss
Francis Miles Finch
Viet Nam
Weather outlook shows clouds and showers this afternoon
Considerable cloudiness and scattered light showers this afternoon. Tonight and tomorrow remain partly cloudy with lows 40 to 45 and highs 60 to 70.
Memorial Day Observance Includes Monument Dedication
Memorial Day in Sidney featured cool weather and smaller crowds but full morning activities. A parade led by the VFW color guard and Sidney High drum corps ended at the newly rebuilt Fort Sidney Monument for a dedicatory program with Arlo Jones Al Bruns Dr C B Dorwart and local contributors. A time capsule was placed. Greenwood Cemetery program followed with Commander Glenn Sutton Rev John Slayton Capt John B Kincaid Vernon Anderson and the Sidney High School band. Taps marked the close.
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VFW Legion Color Guard
Sidney High
Fort Sidney Monument
Sidney
Arlo Jones
The
Kiwanis
al Bruns
Sidney Kiwanis Club
John Slayton
John B. Kincaid
Sioux Army Depot
Vernon Anderson
American Legion
Sidney High School
Gayle Nelson
Eddie Ott
Greenwood Cemetery
American Legion Post 17
John Stayton
John Kincaid
Glenn Sutton
Telegraph
Fort Sidney Historical Monument
Vfw-American Legion Color Guard
Tom Lenzen
Marion Whitaker
Charles Colling
Bill Smith
Jack Wright
C. B. Dorwart
John
Cool Weather Continues Through Memorial Day Weekend
Forecast from Scottsbluff Weather Bureau predicts five more days of cool, cloudy conditions with temperatures two to eight degrees below normal through Saturday then a warming trend midweek. Highs around 70, lows in the 40s, with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely. Weekend temps were also cool, from 41 to 50 degrees, with light precipitation totals of .05 inch by Saturday and .01 inch by Monday noon.
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Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Officers Renamed Little League By Democrats
Cheyenne County Democratic Central Committee officers were reelected Thursday night at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Reelected were C. A. Story as chairman Tom Allington as vice chairman Mrs Allington as county chairwoman Don Robinson as treasurer and Mrs Otto Aufdengarten as secretary Delegates to the State convention named were E K Yanney Lodgepole Bob Ratner Gurley Maurice Nelson Potter and Mr Story Alternates chosen were John James J B Ratner Mrs Charles Ham and Paul Moss Jr Next meeting called by the chairman.
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Cheyenne County
Democratic Central Committee
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
C. A. Story
Tom Allington
Allington
Don Robinson
Otto Aufdengarten
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Bob Ratner
Gurley
Maurice Nelson
Potter
Story
John James
J.B. Rattner
Charles Ham
Paul Moss Jr
Little League Kickoff Set At Legion Park Saturday
The Little League season opens at 6 30 p m Saturday at Legion Park with a 6 10 p m reporting time for players. Lowry Lindell will host and city and association dignitaries will attend. Booster sticker sales begin Saturday morning with prizes for top sellers.
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Legion Park
Lowry Lindell
Tri State Supply
Plains Drive
Western Drug
Knights of Columbus
Sidney
Frazee Rites Not To Be Private
Funeral services for William Frazee age 29 who was accidentally asphyxiated last Thursday will not be private. Rites set for Tuesday June 2 at two o clock from The Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Friends are welcome to attend.
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William Frazee
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Frontier Boardings Dip This May Despite Higher Year Totals
Frontier Airline reports 133 boardings in May, down from 170 in May of last year. Year to date total reaches 628 passengers, above the 586 recorded at this point in the previous year, according to agent Dale Kindred.
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Frontier
Dale Kindred
Fifth Western Regional 4-H Training Contest Held at Deuel
The fifth annual Western Regional Training Contest will be held tomorrow at the Deuel County Fair grounds in Chappell. Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljgren notes the center of activity. Attendees include David Williams from Lincoln, extension animal husbandman, and Miss Marcelo Barelman, 4-H district leader.
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Chappell
Cheyenne County
Ivan Lilje
Gren
Deuel County Fairgrounds
Lincoln
David Williams
Marcelo Barelman
Story Re-elected Central Committeeman At State Democratic Meet
Four Cheyenne County attendees including C A Story county chairman returned from the State Democratic convention in Kearney. Story was reelected central committeeman from the 47th district and Leota Brauner of Kimball was elected central committeewoman. John Mitchell of Kearney was elected State Chairman. Maurine Beigert of Shickley defeated Terry Carpenter for the Democratic National Committeewoman post. Marvin Verve of Omaha won the Democratic National Committeeman position.
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Cheyenne County
Kearney
C. A. Story
Bob Ratner
Gurley
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
J. B. Rattner
Story
Leota Brauner
Kimball
Maurine Beigert
Shickley
Public Cited For Behavior Over Weekend
Sgt. Mel Busekist of the Nebraska Safety Patrol praised drivers in Kimball Cheyenne and Devel Counties for exemplary highway conduct over Memorial Day weekend. He noted minor incidents Friday but no accidents investigated after 2 p.m. that day through Monday morning. Patrol aircraft and officers logged average speeders with only two intoxicated drivers, buses checked were within limits, and tourist traffic rose with a surge of California plates.
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Mel Busekist
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Interstate 80 cost shown fuels westward delay talk
Senate figure map by W L Ruden shows 96 percent of Nebraska I-80 funds spent east of Lexington through March 31, with Lincoln-Omaha consuming 82.7 million of 123.2 million. Fleming urges earlier western work and a reexamination of schedules as Colorado plans I-80 completion by 1965 while Nebraska lags five to six years.
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W. L
Walt) Ruden
Dalton
Lorenzo Public Schools
Nebraska
George H. Fleming
Sidney
Sen. Fleming
Mr. Ruden
Lexington
Nebraska Advisory Highway Commission
Lincoln-Omaha
Department of Roads
North Platte
Big Springs
Kimball County
Sen
Fleming
Colorado
Panhandle
York-Lincoln
Grand Island
York
Kearney
Lexington-Kearney
Kirnhall
Chappell
Nebraska-Wyoming Line
Wyoming Highway Department
State Line
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Little League
Bernard Boyle
Omaha
John Mitchell
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