Fort Sidney Days Kickoff Opens With Band Ceremony
The Sidney High School Band will open the 1960 Fort Sidney Days with a 7:30 p.m. ceremony at the band shell. Emcee P. J. Heaton Jr. will welcome guests, with introductions of honored guests, queens, and local officials. The event lasts 30 to 45 minutes before a square dance at the Hahler Jet.
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Sidney High School
P. J. Heaton, Jr
Fort Sidney
Edgar Anderson
Potter
Janet Egging Bonnie Brown
Virginia Berry
Kermit Moore
Sidney Band
Hahler Jet
12Th
Jackson
Save Those Badges Scouts Need Em
Fort Sidney Days buttons of 1960 will help put Sidney on the map after the celebration. Richard and David Heizer will swap sheriff badges at the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs next month. Scouts advertise their town using hometown swag with no money spent. The boys are sons of Mr and Mrs C E Heizer of Sidney.
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Fort Sidney
Sidney
Richard
David Heizer
Colorado Springs
Colo
C. E. Heizer
Western Garb in Style for Fort Sidney Days
Fort Sidney Days officials urge chamber members to have employees wear western garb. The costume contest has been dropped from prizes, but residents are still urged to wear costumes, especially western clothes, during the celebration.
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Chamber
Fort Sidney
Applaud Floats Salute Flag at Fort Sidney Days Parade
The Chamber of Commerce urges parade watchers to applaud floats and entries for their labor and effort. Wayne Moran says the parade reflects Western hospitality and urges courtesy. Cheyenne County servicemen remind viewers to tip hats whenever the U S flag passes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sidney
Wayne Moran
Cheyenne County
U. S
VEW Family Picnic Series Sunday At VFW Post
A Veterans of Foreign Wars family picnic and guest event is set for Sunday at 1 pm at the VFW Post Home on 21st and Illinois. Families should bring fried chicken and one covered dish plus table service. Free coffee and lemonade will be provided with horseshoes and cards for entertainment. Similar picnics are planned for the last Sunday each month through the summer.
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VFW Post
21St
Illinois
Post
GOP Women Set Precinct Meeting in Sidney
Mrs Anne Batchelder state chairman of women's activities for the Nebraska Republican party will address a public luncheon meeting of the Cheyenne County Republican Women's Club Monday. The session at 1 p m at the Sidney Country Club aims to discuss precinct level work and invites all interested women. Reservations: Mrs Joel Babcock 4361 or Mrs W J Robinson 2571.
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Anne Batchelder
Nebraska
Republican’ Party
Cheyenne County
Republican Women’s Club
Sidney Country Club
Joel Babcock
W. J. Robinson
Valley Shrine Club State Picnic at Legion Park
The Lodge Pole Valley Shrine Club will host its annual picnic at Legion Park on Sunday at 5 30 p m with basket lunch. The club provides drink and ice cream.
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Valley Shrine Club
Lodge Pole Valley Shrine Club
Legion Park
Abolition Of School District Studied In County Hearing
A hearing is set for Friday July 8 to decide if School District No 2 should be dissolved and attached to District No 1. County official Edith Oldershaw notes District No 2 has contracted for five consecutive years or more to educate its pupils. The notice, addressed to all residents of District No 2, complies with legal requirements and the hearing begins at ten a.m. in the District Court room at the courthouse.
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Friay
Edith Oldershaw
District No. 2
District No 2
Court House
Cattlemen's Picnic Slated Here Sunday
A picnic for cattlemen and their families is planned for Sunday June 26 at noon in Sidney's Legion Park. All interested in cattle, their merits and problems are invited to attend. attendees should bring their own family and a picnic lunch.
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Sidney’s Legion Park
Antique Auto Pilgrimage Ends in Sidney Parade
The 1960 Antique Automobile Club of America Rocky Mountain Region caravan will finish in Sidney with a Fort Sidney Days parade on Saturday. About 20 to 30 cars, including 1927 Chandler and 1918 Buick, travel 175 miles from Denver, aided by the Sidney Jaycees and Lodge Pole Valley Old Car Club. Ed Bowman, AACA honorary member, will emcee and may fly in a 1937 Ryan sports plane for the event.
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Antique Automobile Club of America
Rocky Mountain Region
Sidney Jaycees
Lodge Pole Valley Old Car Club
Bird City
Kansas
Canon City
Colo
Cripple Creek
Denver
Fort Morgan
Poudre Valley
A.A.C.A
Fort Collins
Sterling
Sidney
Fort Sidney
King St
Mth
Ed ‘Bowman
Sidney Area
Bowman
Harold Pals
America
Automobile Historical Society
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountain
Ford
Buick
Mason
Cadillac
Overland
Maxwell
Tornado Toll and Damage Across Sidney Potter Peetz Area
Residents in Sidney Potter Dix Peetz Julesburg and Holyoke report tornado damage from Monday night with shattered bricks at South Ward School and roof loss on sheds and garages. Power lines poles and trees damaged. repairs underway as crews clear debris and restore electricity after outages.
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Panhandle
Colorado
Sidney
Potter
Dix
Peetz
Julesburg
Holyoke
South Ward
James G. Skrdlant
Rose
Town & Country Market
Spruce
Toledo Street
Colton
Lodgepole
Ham
Wheatbelt
Gene Lienemann
Telephone Co
Jerry Miller
Cheyenne County
Roy Adams
Severe prairie storm leaves wheat wiped out in areas
A severe rain hail and wind storm battered the region Monday night causing scattered damage in rural districts. One area reports 100 percent hail destruction of wheat while other fields were untouched. hail sizes were described as large and stones as big as baseballs.
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Panhandle
Ralph Talich
Lodgepole
Telegraph
Paul Spearow
Gurley
Potter-Kimball
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Art Hendrickson
Kimball Observer
Kimball
Hendrickson
Peetz
John Fehringer
McRea
Bob Gillham
High Winds Blamed For Fatal Mishap In Kimball
Four year old Betsy Ann Hockett died when a storm on Monday night drove a vehicle into oncoming traffic on Highway 29. Driver Tom G. Vorse 17 of Scottsbluff escaped serious injury, but Fred M. Hockett and his wife swerved to avoid the crash. The toll for Nebraska traffic this year reached 102 with one other serious injuries reported.
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Kimball T
Betsy Ann Hockett
Fred M. Hockett
Kimball
Tom G. Vorse
Route 1
Scottsbluff
Highway 29
Hockett
Vorse
Nebraska
Mrs Dishman 37 Dies in Denver After Illness
Mrs Clyde A Dishman a 37 year old resident of Sidney died Monday in a Denver hospital after being taken from Memorial Hospital two days earlier. Born in Ireland she married Clyde Dishman in 1943 and the couple later moved to Scottsbluff and then Sidney. Survivors include her husband two children Robert and Colleen Sue both at home two brothers and a sister in Ireland. Funeral services are scheduled Friday at St Patrick's Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home.
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Clyde A. Dishman
Denver
Sidney's Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick’s Church
Robert Chamberlain
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Dublin
Ireland
Margaret Theresa O'Rourke
Christopher
Bridget Sweeny O'Rourke
Londonderry
North Ireland
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Dishman
Nienhueser and Fischer
Robert
Colleen Sue
Pool Hours Extended to 9 P.M. Wednesdays
Sidney's pool will stay open until 9 p.m. on Wednesday nights this summer to serve evening swimmers. Pool manager Mike Neaton confirms the extended hours.
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Sidney
Mike Neaton
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