Memorial Day Observance and Local Civic Viewpoint
A large crowd gathered at Greenwood Cemetery near Sidney for Memorial Day ceremonies led by American Legion Commander Oscar Hollinrake. Col V R Rawie delivered the main address on Communist strategy, urging a united front against communism. Senator Carl Curtis spoke at a joint Rotary event criticizing farm and education policies, federal aid, and Medicare proposals, urging agricultural price support and limited government involvement.
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Sidney
Greenwood Cemetery
Oscar Hollinrake
American Legion
Drexel von Forell
First Christian Church
V. R. Rawie
Crawford
Neb
Frank Mattoon
Col. Roche
Congress
U. S
Carl Curtis
Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs
Department of Agriculture
Curtis
Potter Rodeo Opens This Weekend At Potter
The 12th annual Big Potter Rodeo runs Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6, with top cowboys from across the nation and prize money likely to exceed last year’s 3310. Performances start at 1 30 p m each day with events including calf roping bulldogging bull riding bareback riding saddle bronc and a girls barrel race. Ron nie Rossen former world champion bull rider appears as a special attraction with stock by Summit Rodeo Company. Admission is 2 for adults and 75 cents for under 12. Jim Wise returns as rodeo clown and Hadley Barrett will announce with his band at the Saturday night dance.
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Potter
Ronnie Rossen
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Jim Wise
Hadley Barrett
Potter Legion Hall
SHS Band Heads to Lincoln for Nebraskland Parade
Sidney High School 115 piece marching band will perform in the Nebraskland parade in Lincoln Thursday, leaving at 4 a.m. Arrangements include a university tour and Capitol visit. Grand Marshal is Dale Robertson.
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Sidney High School
Lincoln
Town & Country Motel
Sidney
Duane Johnson
Duane Nichols
Marie Osborne
Don Robinson
Gene Zwickl
Lloyd Mintken
Harry Benzel
Benny Hochman
Bud Empson
Susan DeVier
Fort Sidney Days
University of Nebraska
Art Gallery
Museum
Capitol
Dale Robertson
Sidney High
Mickey Robinson
Rod Anderson
Telegraph
Fleming s Bay Motel On Shore Of Grand Lake
Mrs George Fleming will operate the ten unit El Fleming O motel at Grand Lake Colorado this summer while Senator Fleming finishes his legislative session Their son Phil will join her The motel sits on the north shore near the lake with four new units and a welcoming coffee pot always on auto drop in visits encouraged
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Lincoln
George Fleming
Flemings
Grand Lake
Colo
Fleming
Phil
New Air Mail Schedule Set for Sidney Post Office
Postmaster Leo M. Gorman announces a June 1 effective air mail schedule with new closing times. Trips include 42 at 8:30 a.m. to Rapid City via Scottsbluff Alliance Chadron, 51 at 8:40 a.m. to Denver, 54 at 4:15 p.m. to Omaha East mail, and 45 at 6:15 p.m. to Denver East and West.
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Sidney
Leo M. Gorman
Rapid City
S. Oak
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Chadron
Denver
Colo
Ast
Omaha
Neb
Drouth Relief Rules Outlined for Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County ASCS awaits official instructions to define its role in the drouth relief program for the county and 19 others in Nebraska. President Johnson designated twenty Nebraska counties as agricultural disaster areas for special federal consideration.
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Cheyenne County
ASCS
Nebraska
Johnson
Ag Sec
Freeman
ASC
Lawrence Thompson
Cheyenne
Washington
County Agriculture Stabilization Committees
Burgled Farm Home Sought by Cheyenne County Sheriff
Cheyenne County officials seek the owners of a white one story farm home about 20 miles south of Bridgeport. Deputy Brummaugh says two theft suspects in South Dakota have confessed to taking items from the unoccupied farm including two power lawn mowers a 17 inch Zenith television stroller and two suitcases of clothing. The home reportedly had only the house and a windmill. Contact the sheriff's office with any identification.
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Cheyenne County
Bridgeport
Kermit Brumbaugh
South Dakota
Lodgepole Lions Hold Successful Old Settlers Barbecue
Lodgepole reports a highly successful Old Settlers barbecue benefit held Saturday night in the Legion Hall. A pancake feed, served for a little over two hours, raised about $200 for the barbecue fund. Next Lions Club event is the annual family picnic on Sunday, June 13, at Wise Meadows.
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Lodgepole
Old Settlers
Legion Hall
Lions Club
Wise Meadows
Midwest Oil Strike Near Sioux. Summer Classes Begin
Midwest Oil Corp drilled No. 1 Sioux Ordnance well on Sioux Army Depot edge and may prove an oil producer as tests continue. Meanwhile Midwest Business Institute in Sidney reports summer classes start June 14 with 47 enrolled. September enrollment at 65. Registration, books, and room assignments proceed to avoid last minute issues.
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Howard Lile
Business Institute of Sidney
Midwest Oil Corp
Sioux Army Depot
Midwest
Cheyenne County
Weather and oil development mix in Panhandle area
Partly cloudy conditions persist through tonight and Thursday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Five day outlook shows temperatures near normal, highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s, with cooler end of week and a warm start next week. In Gurley area Petroleum Inc moves into Sell Field with No 2 Sell GW drilling permit issued by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. nearby drilling and wildcat locations listed for Stuarco, Dow and McHugh, Exeter Drilling, Willson Ranch, Ladegard, Downer, and Spath Field activities referenced.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Petroleum Inc
Gurley
Tom West Sell
Denver
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Wessels
South East Gurley
Stuarco Oil Co
Dow and McHugh
McVicken
Exeter Drilling Co
Alex Boardman
Willson Ranch
Sidney
Jack Chalm
Strata Oil Co
Ladegard G
NW Sec
Rites Today For Mother Of Mrs K Bagby
Services were held at Bracken Mortuary for Margaret Wilson 88 of Ogale lala Neb who died May 31 in an Ogallala rest home after two years of ill health. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Survived by six children sixteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Mrs Kenneth Bagby of Sidney is listed as one of her children.
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Margaret Wilson
Ogalelala
Neb
Ogallala
Bracken Mortuary
Creighton awards honorary degree at Omaha ceremony
Three individuals were awarded honorary doctorates of laws at Creighton University in Omaha on Monday. The ceremony included remarks from church and university leaders highlighting service and scholarship.
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Creighton University
Omaha
Father Patrick's First Sidney Mass at St Patrick's Church
Father Cletus Patrick will say his first Mass in Sidney at St Patrick's on Sunday June 8 at 9 o'clock. A reception in the church basement follows from 1 30 to 3 p.m. He is the grande son of Mrs Mary Van Aelstyn. Dr and Mrs O'Halloran and children attended the Omaha ceremony.
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Cletus Patrick
Sidney
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Patrick
Mary van Aelstyn
Alfred Zlomke Dies at 73 in Sidney Nebraska
Alfred E. Zlomke, 73, died early this morning at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. ServicesFriday at 2 p.m. from Craig Mortuary, Rev. Carl L. Nelson officiating. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Born April 20, 1892 in Long Pine, Neb. Lived in Sidney since 1925. Married Helen Knapp on June 22, 1927. Presbyterian Church member. Employed by J. I. Case Co. and Hellbush Electric, retired 1952. Survived by wife Helen, four brothers Sam, Otto, Arnold, Glen, and five sisters Amanda, Helen, Lucille, Lillian, Madelyn. One brother Herman preceded him in death.
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Alfred E. Zlomke
Memorial Hospital
Zlomke
Craig Mortuary
Carl L. Nelson
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Zlomke
Long Pine
Neb
Otto Zlomke
Sidney
Helen Knapp
Presbyterian Church
J. I. Case Company
Hellbush Electric Company
Helen
Sam
Litchfield
Otto
Arnold
Grand Island
Glen
Columbus
Amanda Herboldsheimer
Winfield, Kans
Helen Sayles
Lucille Morrieson
Los Angeles
Calif
Lillian Bick
Madelyn Voss
Joseph, Mo
Herman
Rainfall uneven in Cheyenne County across Monday and Tuesday
Spotty showers varied widely across Cheyenne County with several towns reporting trace to .34 inch. Lodgepole saw the highest total at .34 inch, while Potter had only a trace. Reports show scattered rain across Dalton Gurley Lorenzo and surrounding areas with minor hail noted near Weyerts Church. The wheat fields show notable recovery over the past three weeks.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
Lodgepole
Henry Jenik
Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Gurley
Earl Lessig
Weyerts
Lorenzo
Deuel County
Chappell
Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney
Dave Ells
Auction of Grace Schulte belongings at 816 Illinois St
An auction sale of the personal effects of the late Grace Schulte will be held at the Schulte property 816 Illinois St this Saturday June 5 beginning at ten a.m. Antique dealers and others from a four state area are expected to attend the sale.
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Grace Schulte
Schulte
Ilinois St
May Frontier Aire boardings in Sidney total 123
Frontier Aire boardings out of Sidney for May reached 123, down from 133 the prior year. The month fell short of the five day goal and was three below April’s 127, but higher than the other three months of the year.
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Frontier Aire Lines
Sidney
Rites For Mrs Joseph Kubes Held Today
Mrs. Joseph Kubes aged 79 died Sunday after eight weeks in Memorial Hospital. Services were held at 9 a.m. at St Patrick's Church with Rev Vincent Pelster presiding. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Born August 30 1885 in Czechoslovakia she married Joseph Kubes in Crete Nebraska May 11 1908. Survived by husband a daughter and several grandchildren great grandchildren. Rosary was said Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home.
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Joseph Kubes
Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne County
Poteter
Sidney
Kubes
Czechoslovakia
Frank Jeranek
Crete
Neb
St. Patrick’s Church
Joseph
Robert Nelson
Bridgeport
Frances Tec
Rosary
Rubes
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
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Vernon Anderson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eddie Ott
Larry Gorman
James Thayer
Nebraskaland
Kenneth Rawie
Col
United States
West Virginia
New York
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Big Potter
Tion
The
Summit Rodeo Company of
Laramie, Wyo
Flemings Bay
Drouth
Sioux
Kimball County
Reserve Oil & Gas
K. Bagby
Father Patrick’s
Sidney Mass
O’halloran
Alfred Zlomke
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