Girls State reports presented at Unit 17 coffee
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 held its third annual membership coffee at the Senior Citizen Club. Dues were collected for 25 senior and four junior members. Becky Hawks reported her Girls State activities and election as City Treasurer of Van Buren and State Senator. Mrs Lester McConnell spoke as director of counselors. New officers were installed: Twyla Patten president, Goldie Johnson vice president, Jean McConnell secretary, LaRue Spearow treasurer, Fern Hjeitness chaplain.
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17
Senior Citizen Club
Becky Hawks
van Buren
Hazel Elwell
Twyla Patten
Goldie Johnson
Jean McConnell
LaRue Spearow
Fern Hjeitness
District Garden Clubs show Bicentennial flowers at Dix
The District 12 Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska flower show at Dix awarded Frieda Eckhardt and Ardeen McCord top prizes. Winners across artistic and horticulture divisions hailed from Oshkosh, Bridgeport, Kimball, Sidney and other clubs. Sixty plus entries came from 13 clubs, with a September meeting planned for the Dix group and a fraud lesson noted for the next program.
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Dix
Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska
Frieda Eckhardt
Ardeen McCord
Oshkosh
Soulettes, Till and Tell and
Country Gardeners
Harold Kraupie
Bridgeport
Kimball
Potter
Sidney
Chappell
Big Springs
Minatare
Dalton-Gurley
Suno
New Land
Independence
Marie Nickelson
Sidney Independence
Bertha Mount
Rema Tallmage
Dalton
Patricia Randall
Bayard Agriculture
Florence Linton
Maxine Schneider
Silence In the Forest
Edna Troutman
Diane Henry
Ardis Isaacs
Bertha
LaVerne Greathouse
Dix First
Sandy Rutledge
Inez Hall
Ethel Vincent
Scottsbluff
Fern Armstrong
Faye Wiegand
Helen Olson
Sylvia Tinkham
Erma Tallmage
Darlene Armstrong
Evelyn Kraupie
Jo Schwindt
Kimball Lofty Mountains
Ference Linton
Lenora Theis
Kandance Malwitze
Janice Waite
Mary Lou Peviey
Debbie Schwindt
Amy Schwindt
David Atkins
Paula Waite
Japanese Farmer Prosperity Amid Government Rice Support
Maas notes Japanese farmers with small plots produce about five percent of national wheat consumption while rice, protected by government payments of 800 to 900 dollars per ton, remains more profitable. Japan depends on imports for a third of its diet and worries over U S policy such as the soybean embargo.
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Maas
Japan
Montana
United States
Japanese Food Agency
Sudden Infant Death Seminar In Sidney Nebraska
A public seminar on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome will be held Thursday in Sidney as part of a statewide Nebraska Health Department series. The two hour session at First United Methodist Church on South 11th Ave aims to inform ministers and clergy about SIDS facts and coping strategies while noting the condition has no warning signals and its cause is unknown.
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Sidney
Nebraska Department of Health
First United Methodist Church
South 11Th Ave
Cheyenne County Clergy Association
Government urges national CB network for highway safety
Washington AP reports the federal government promotes a nationwide CB radio network, NEAR, to broadcast highway safety information via Channel 9. The program aims for 24 hour nationwide coverage, with states coordinating local emergency response and educating CB users on reporting incidents.
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Washington
Cbers
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Aip
Farm Bureau Insurance
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company
Wew
Des Moines
Duane E. Saner
Karl E. Madden
Jerry Hansen
Pizza Hut
Sidney, Nebraska
Jlika
Bell Peppers
Charmin
del Monte Puddings
al Watchers
DR. Pepper
Chuck
Chuck Steak
Fairmont Milk
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Dynamomagic
Melnor
Eit Ee
Wannes
PRASS
Nebr
Hunt
Clifton
Nebraska
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Ay Wan Ayy
Plainview
Plainview Club
Legion Park
Linda Deaver
Keith Deaver
Texas
Challala
Shuenoshenios
Front Street
Sors
Old West
Ogallala
ALA
Gillette
Vaa Welle
ULL
Michelin
Illinois Avenue
Tren
Tire & Muffler
Chris Maas
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
California
Ron
Tokyo
Transportation Department
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Coast Guard
S.J Stephany
Highway Safety
Citizens Band
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