Panhandle forecast and local incidents briefed
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of evening thundershowers and warm extended outlook. Night lows mid 50s to mid 80s highs with light winds. Reports from Friday to Sunday describe vandalism theft and vehicle disturbances at multiple Sidney area locations and several arrests for intoxication. Obituaries note the deaths of Theodore Emery Leach and Gale Carson Brooks with service details and survivors.
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Panhandle
Crqundy
Covier
Holechek
Oshkosh
Gale Carson Brooks
Garden County Hospital
Gardan County
Berniece E
Sidney
Births notice for Travis Trenton Portenier and kin
Mr and Mrs Tim Portenier of Craig Colorado announce a 7 lb 13 4 oz son Travis Trenton born June 1 at Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Main and Mr and Mrs Ronald Portenier. Also listed are Lesley Ruth Chappell born May 24 to Mr and Mrs Stephen Chappell of Omaha with grandparents and great grandparents named. Jason Kent Halley born June 2 at West Nebraska General Hospital Scottsbluff at 11 46 p m a 6 lb 8 oz son welcomed by sister Trinity. Grandparents Lyle Halley and Donald Hadden. great grandmothers listed.
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Theodore E. Leach
Sioux
Theodore Emery Leach
Fort Collins
Colo
Love
Limon
Simla
Theodore
Leach
Maywood
Neb
Beela Benjamin
McCook
Culbertson
Naval
Hastings
Sidney
Sioux Depot
Flagstaff
Ariz
Navajo
Ronald
Malcolm
Alvin
Gordon
Daugher
Trudy Ellen Brown
Travis Trenton Portenier
Tim Portenier
Craig
Travis Trenton
Memorial Hospite
Timothy Allen
Robert Main
Ronald Portenier
Lesley Ruth Chappell
Stephen Chappell
Omaha
Lesley Ruth
George Chappell
Don Criswell
Chappell
Ruth Criswell
C.J Kleeman
Sioux City, Iowa
Jason Kent Halley
Kent Halley
Morrill
Jason Kent
West Nebraska General Hospital
Scottsbluff
Trinity
Lyle Halley
Donald Hadden
Francie Hadden
HH Halley
Wray
Cheyenne County Chamber Dinner and Prenatal Class Notice
Monday event announces Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber of Commerce dinner at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel at 6 30 pm with guest notice to Mrs Olive Spearow and a three week prenatal class for expectant parents beginning at the hospital. Tuesday lists United Fund budget meeting at 7 9 pm Fort Sidney Shelter Room. Wednesday June 8 opens a five day revival at Church of The Nazarene 15th and Jackson at 7 30 pm with public invitation.
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JONES
Cheyenne County
Janet United Fund
Fort Sidney
Church of the Nazarene
15Th and
Jackson
Sidney May building permits top 146 thousand dollars
City Inspector Dean Starr reports May permits in Sidney totalled 146 997 dollars. Major residential permits ranged from 23 750 to 37 000 at 2405, 2429, 2421 Stevens and 2112 Blackfoot. Other notable permits included basement work at 1034 Std and additions at 2447 El Rancho and 2205 13th, plus fencing and storage structures across several addresses.
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Sidney
Dean Starr
Stevens Avenue
Blackfoot
el Rancho
Fair Grounds
Newton
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals Across Locations
Admits include Sidney Melanie Lafler Clark Fuller Carl Olson Dorothy Woolf Chappell Albert Parmelee. Dismissals list Sidney Grace Cruise Mellisse Wilmarth Dalton Elizabeth Pelster Craig Colorado and Mrs Timothy Portenier and baby Peetz Colorado Verla Fees.
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Sidney
Melanie Lafler
Clark Fuller
Carl Olson
Dorothy Woolf Chappell
Albert Parmelee
Sidney Grace Cruise
Mellisse Wilmarth Dalton
Elizabeth Pelster Craig
Colo
Timothy Portenier
Baby Peetz
Colo Verla Fees
Car Upset Near Gurley In One Vehicle Crash
One car wreck at 12 45 Saturday on a county road one mile south and eight tenths mile east of Gurley. Kirt T Deaver 19 Gurley drove a 1974 Subaru eastbound when he lost control and overturned into a ditch. No injuries. damage listed at $1000. Trooper Steve Evans investigated.
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Gurley
Steve Evans
Kimball
Kirt T Deaver
Subaru
Mini-bike Accident Injures Bridgeport Man at Countryside Village
Cheyenne County Sheriff reports a Sunday night mini bike crash at Countryside Mobile Village. Orvald Marx, 47, of Bridgeport, lost control on loose gravel and was thrown from the minibike, suffering fractures to the shoulder, collarbone, and three ribs. The bike had no damage.
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Cheyenne County
Vandalism Reported at The Chicken House
The sheriff's office investigated vandalism after 31 shots were fired in the overhead and one in the door lock with no entry attempted. Sheriff Cox said investigations also included a Friday disturbance call and a checked but not stolen vehicle.
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Sheriff's Office
Sherrif Cox
Humid Weekend Weather Across Panhandle Regions
A hot humid weekend dominated the Panhandle with Scottsbluff reporting a half inch of rain and high humidity. Kimball noted two hundredths of an inch moisture while clouds lingered, keeping humidity elevated. Sidney reported temperatures from Friday through Sunday and a broad reliance on trucks for delivering goods to over 36 000 American communities.
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Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Kimball
Scottsbluff Bureau
Highway collision causes heavy damage near Sidney
Two car crash at 2.55 pm Saturday at the junction of Highways 30 and 385 east of Sidney caused heavy damage to both vehicles. Diane Spearow of Gurley drove a northbound car and George Seifert of Scottsbluff drove a westbound pickup. No injuries were reported and damages were about 1000 dollars to the Spearow car and 800 dollars to the Seifert vehicle.
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Sidney
Terry Livengood
Nebraska State Patrol
Diane Spearow
Gurley
George Seifert
Scottsbluff
Spearow
Greenlee sisters return to Sidney for Memorial Day visit
Catherine Greenlee of Seattle and her sister Martha Greenlee Jones of Prescott visit Sidney for Memorial Day. They tour Fort Sidney and view furnishings from the Greenlee family home. Catherine recalls teaching in Seattle and earning a university degree later in life. Martha left Sidney in 1917 and later taught and married in Arizona. Both remain tied to Sidney but have no plans to move back.
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Sidney
Martha Greenlee Jones
Catherine Greenlee
Frances Craig
Seattle
Wash
A.K. Greenlee
Prescott
Ariz
Martha
Arizona
Catherine
Greenlee
Stewitts
American National Bank
Inlaw
AD Greenlee
Sill
Fort Sidney
Fort Sidney Commanders
AK Greenlee
Anzona
Jack H Lowe
Robert
Sam) Lowe
Kenneth Johnson
University of Washington
AAUW
American Association of University Women
Miss Greenlee
Stockpiles and acreage cuts eyed to curb wheat booms
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland outlined plans to reduce 1978 wheat acreage and boost stockpiles to stabilize world grain markets. He has created a 300 million bushel farmer controlled wheat reserve and will decide by early August on an acreage-reduction program. He urged international cooperation and price floors ceilings to ease potential burdens from large crops.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Bob Bergland
Bergland
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Bulletin Board
Olinois
Grant
15Th & Osage
Illinois
Isaac Picket Pin Sr
10Th
Carolyn K Meier
David D. Peck
Brian Schilz
Bruce A. Bickford
Nebraska
Lineis
13Th Avenue
Chevrolet
Daniel W Peck
Buick
Sandra J Martinez
Peck
Martinez
Lith & Pine
Ford
Jane W Sippie
Charles H Fiedler
Sippie
Fiedler
17Th
Christopher Herrera
Trudy
M. Sedig
Gail C. Brooks
Telegraph
Edif
National
le Iba
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Larry E Boyer
Gordon Stofer
Illinois Street
iNei
Fui
Sidney Newspapers, Inc
NPA
ANA
NNA
UPI Upi
Linden
King
Parkview
23Rd
Lawrence
Summit
Federal Aviation Agency
Dads
Onyx
10Th Ave
P.O. Box
Greenlee Sisters
Streamline
Nebraska Panhandle
Bridgeport Specialty Products
Main ST
Bridgeport
America
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Bank Association
Abetel Land Bank
Jim Hericks
9Th Ave
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