Youth Council Restores Old Cemetery Near Sidney
Sidney Youth Council members cleaned and planted trees at an old cemetery east of Sidney along Highway 30. The site, with three grave markers including a Fort Sidney soldier, is being restored with help from the Cheyenne County Historical Association and Extension Service. About 19 people are believed buried there. future grave locations will be confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Enne County Historical Association
Extension Service
Plan for Missouri Basin water management meeting set
The Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee will present a comprehensive program for water and land resources management in the Missouri River Basin at a public information meeting on June 19, 1969 in Lincoln. The plan results from five years of study by state and federal agencies, with emphasis on Nebraska sub-basins and guidance for public and private investment in water supply, irrigation, navigation, wildlife, recreation, water quality and power. Attendees may question findings. comments will help shape the final report. Sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Water Resources and the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Basin
Labor, Commerce
Federal Power Commission
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Water Resources
Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Specialists Direct 4-H Horse Clinic at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Dick Warren of the University of Nebraska led a 4-H Horse Clinic at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds last Wednesday. The program covered grooming, halter class judging, a Gaits movie, conditioning for riders, and 1969 horse show rules with 4-H members demonstrating riding events while Warren commented on performances.
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Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Dick Warren
University of Nebraska
Mr. Warren
Liljegren
Prominent Iowan Named To Head VA Program
Donald E. Johnson, longtime Iowa VA leader and farm supply executive, was named head of the U.S. Veterans Administration by President Nixon. As administrator, he will direct the nation’s largest federal agency with about 170,000 employees and $7 billion in expenditures serving nearly 27 million veterans and their families. Born in Cedar Falls on June 5, 1924, Johnson grew up in West Branch and attended Iowa State University before and after World War II service, later studying at Eastern Oregon College of Education.
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Donald E. Johnson
Iowa
U.S. Veterans Administration
Nixon
Veterans Affairs
America
Cedar Falls
Johnson
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Iowa State University
Eastern Oregon College of Educase
Deer Antelope Permits Due In Nebraska June 13 1969
Nebraska Game Commission reminds 1969 deer and antelope permit applications must be in by June 13 for the public drawing set June 20 in the State Capitol East Senate Chamber. Nonresidents may apply July 1 for unfilled units. buddy permits allow two hunters to draw on one payment. Permit details cover unit rules, any deer permits, and fishing for white bass history and speargun tether limits.
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Lincoln
Game Commission
The
Senate
State Capitol
Commission
Conservation
National Commander Named From Iowa in 1964
The individual enlisted in 1942 and served with the 89th Infantry Division in Europe, earning the Bronze Star and the Croix de Guerre from Belgium. He was discharged in 1946 and later active in the American Legion, becoming Iowa Department Commander in 1952.
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Tion
la Grande
89Th Infantry
Belgium
American Legion
State of
Iowa
New Finishing For Draperies Uses Foam Backings
University of Nebraska expert Magdalene Pfister notes foam backings, a thin aerated acrylic coating, improve draping light blocking and insulation and can replace separate linings. Fire hazards drive interest in flame retardants as 1967 Flammable Fabrics Act revisions broaden scope. Glass fiber curtains offer fire resistance and easy rehanging as manufacturers test finishes.
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Magdalene Pfister
University of Nebraska Exetension Home Furnishings
Miss Pfister
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Old Cemetery
V.A. Program
Boy
Reclina
Hardy-Clark Furniture
Jackson
Sidney, Nebraska
Cidar
Chetsler Seaport
ANT
Chevrolet
Maddox Motor CO
Hlnois
Chrysler Motors Corporation
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