Panhandle Class of 1896 Reunion in Kimball City Park
Panhandle residents note the Kimball high school graduating class of 1896 will gather in Kimball city park on Sunday, June 16 for a picnic. Six “sneak day” members will attend, including Frank Brecht and others from Canada, Oregon, Colorado, Montana, plus Kimball locals. Fifty years earlier one boy and five girls graduated. all are living and plan to attend.
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Ont
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North Platte Valley events highlight regional notices
The 83rd annual Nebraska Christian churches convention will meet in Gering Tuesday through Thursday with hosts from Gering and Scottsbluff. Notable speakers include Dr. W. Daugherty, Dr. Alexander Paul, and Dr. J. Eric Carlson. Bridgeport plans a new Veterans of Foreign Wars post as local veterans units pursue chartering. A Scottsbluff Chamber project, America’s Valley of the Nile, will publish a 32 page magazine on the North Platte Valley with a 20,000 circulation featuring a rotogravure map and history of Gering and Scottsbluff.
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Kansas City
Alexander Paul
VFW
Bridgeport
C. S. Johnson
Harold E. Wilforth
National
Scottsbluff Post
North Platte Valley
Chamber of Commerce
America’s Valley of the Nile
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Clarence Graham
Ogallala
Casper
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Voters Decide Nebraskan Primaries In High Stakes Races
Voters in Nebraska head to the polls to settle the democratic nomination for second district commissioner and determine two names for the unicameral ballot. Rex Carey George Fleming and James Sparks lead the field for commissioner while Ray Babcock Albert Fenske or Henry Bloom face elimination. The Republican senatorial race pitting Governor Dwight Griswold against Senator Hugh Butler draws national attention as Nebraskans vote on governor and other offices in a statewide primary seen as a test of postwar political directions.
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Lorenzo
James A. Sparks
Sidney
Ray Babcock
Albert Fenske
Henry Bloom
Power Board Urges Sale of Power Lines
The Power Board calls for selling power lines stretching south of the Union Pacific to Newton Street center and west of Tenth Avenue. Polling will be in the courthouse basement with a second location at the Spearow Implement building. Polls close at eight, with totals counted at that time.
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Aunicipe Pool Opens Wednesday Invitation Extended
Cook invited everyone to use the pool to its fullest extent and urged the public to visit Legion park for picnics and outings describing it as the public's playground.
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Clean Up Campaign To Start Wednesday
Residents are urged to place trash in alleys if possible and on the street near curbs where no alley exists. Downtown stores display stickers and an advertisement runs in The Telegraph as a mayoral proclamation designates the week as Clean-up Week to push city action on a new garbage ordinance.
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City Manager Speaks At Rotary Club Meet
City manager discusses utilities operations to ease tax burden at a Rotary Club gathering. Palmis reads a poem praising a city manager with saintly and devilish traits. Roy Liggett introduces him. Warren Riddell attends from the Fort Collins commissioner board. REA auditors examined county books amid a Sidney Public Utilities sale that could pass today.
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Warren Riddell
Fort Collins
Another Bumper Crop Looked For In County
The agricultural bureau notes six percent of corn fields unplanted as of June 1 due to insufficient rain and urges replanting in some areas. It cites recent heavy rains in south central Nebraska improving corn moisture and reports spring small grains backward while grass and pastures grow well. Alfalfa should get a strong second crop, potatoes recover from a freeze though retarded, and early sugar beets suffer from May freeze with replanting. Lodgepole Valley sees extensive beet damage prompting some planters to switch to beans.
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Battle for Control of REA At Meeting
A clash over management of the REA escalated at a board meeting with factions pressing for control. The dispute centers on governance moves and a demand by REA for the former manager’s removal.
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Sidney Country Club Reopens Tonight After Refurnishings
The Sidney Country Club will reopen tonight with house refurbishment as the major upgraded feature. The house committee notes improvements are partial pending material availability and aims to attract non golfers, inviting members to inspect the changes tonight. Channeling Telegraph Want Ads.
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George Reed
Theodore Smith
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Egbert
Mr. Young
Arthur Borcher
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P. J. Heaton
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Powerlite
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Mount Vernon
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