Yoder Family Reunion Heads to Chappell This Weekend
A Yoder family reunion will gather in Chappell on Saturday and Sunday, drawing about one hundred descendants of the late Mr and Mrs Chris Yoder. Four brothers and four sisters from the original twelve will attend, with cousins coming from Florida California Colorado Indiana Kansas Texas Iowa Idaho and Washington.
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Chappell
Chris Yoder
Sanford Yoder
Goshen
Ind
Elmer Yoder
College Place
Washington
Harry Yoder
South Gate
Calif
Sadie Albin
Filer
Idaho
Ezra Yoder
Emma Stutzman
Frank Stutzman
Cora Stutzman
Florida
California
Colorado
Indiana
Kansas
Texas
Iowa
County Rejects Plan for Panhandle Mental Health Clinic
Kimball County Commissioners voted against joining the Panhandle Mental Health Clinic project at Scottsbluff. Chairman R. J. Henson said they would revisit later, noting insufficient information and a low cost estimate. Most counties did join the project, but Kimball held back pending more data.
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Kimball - Kimball County
Panhandle
Scottsbluff
R. J. Henson
Henson
Bridgeport Farmer George Chikos Dies at 67
George T. Chikos 67, retired Bridgeport farmer, died Wednesday at Bridgeport hospital. Born October 25, 1898 in Melegala Greece he came to the United States in 1913, settled in Sidney, worked for Union Pacific, moved to a Bridgeport area farm in 1916, retired in 1962, and relocated to town in 1961. Survived by widow Mary Treantos, two sons Ted G. of Bridgeport and Andy of Denver, daughter Sophie Poulette of Los Angeles, sister Ann in Greece, five grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Greek Orthodox Church Bayard. burial Bayard Cemetery. Holechek Funeral Home in charge.
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Bridgeport
George T. Chikos
Melegala
Messenia
Greece
United States
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Mary Treantos
Bayard
Greek Orthodox Church
Ahepa Lodge
Pammessenian Society
Ted G
Andy
Denver
Sophie Poulette
Los Angeles
Ann
Demetrio Constandinides
New Kimball-Allen Funeral Home Opens at Walnut Street
Kimball Allen Funeral Home moves to 609 S Walnut this week with open houses Saturday 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM and Sunday 1 to 5 PM. The facility includes a 150 seat chapel and 100 additional lounge and lobby areas all air conditioned with a north entrance and adjacent parking. Owners Gil and Betty Allen, licensed funeral directors, moved to Kimball in 1949 and bought the business in 1958. Gil is also a licensed embalmer.
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Kimball - Allen Funeral Home
S. Walnut
Gil
Betty Allen
Kimball
Old Craig
Betty
Hail Damages Bluffs Area Near Scottsbluff
A violent hail storm struck the Scottsbluff area on Wednesday afternoon, damaging lush crops north of the city. Heavy damage centered around the Scotts Bluff Experiment Station, about five miles north and 1 1/2 miles west of Scottsbluff, with hail estimated at 1:30 p.m. and 72 inches of precipitation recorded at the station.
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Scottsbluff
Scotts Bluff
Customs Club To Host Sunday Drags
The Platte Valley Customs Club will hold drag races this Sunday June 26 at the Julesburg raceway Colorado. The morning program starts at 8 oclock with eliminations at 1 PM Mountain Daylight Time. Residents of Nebraska are invited to attend for a day of fun and racing.
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Platte Valley
Local Businesses Listed At Gehrig Parkview Drive In
A fragment lists a mix of local names including Gehrig and Son, Parkview Drive In, A-Minor, A W Root Beer, Welch Insurance and Ackerman Insurance along with KSID Plains Drive In and Community TV 18. The text appears as an address or business directory snippet from a regional newspaper.
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Tri State Supply Fix Pharmacy
Gehrig & Son
Parkview
Root Beer Welch Insurance
Ackerman Insurance
U.P. Old Timers
Ksid Plains
Horses to Centennial highlight summer meet at Littleton
Barbacoma the recent Cornhusker Prep winner at Ak-Sar-Ben heads for Centennial Race Track with J M McMillan ownership and trainer. Evans will bring 14 horse stable, including Poseys Special Lucky Junior Rep Red and Leas Lightning. Stable area hosts Lymann Rollins stringPan Tan Bradella Old Fox Black Rosette.
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Littleton - Barbacoma
Ak-Sar-Ben
Centennial
Ivan Thomas
Bf’s
Ramant
Duronl
Texas Tech
Aeroflint
Bill Milner
J. M. McMillan
Barbacoma
Turf Paradise
Phoenix
Thomas
Gomer Evans
Evans
Chicago
Alex John
Ak-Sar- Ben
Oaklawn Park
Hot Springs
Fairgrounds
New Orleans
Posey
Special
Lucky Junior
Rep Red
Lea
Lightning
Oaklawn
Evan
Garwin Hubble
Lymann Rollins
Pan Tan
Bradella
Rollins
Pedersen Attends California Education Conference
Sidney schools superintendent Russell Pedersen travels to Los Angeles to join educators at Claremont College for a fellows program on Creativity in Education and Innovations in Learning. The four campus program emphasizes history and social sciences with top education and government leaders leading panels on federal roles and innovation.
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Russell Pedersen
Sidney Schools
Los Angeles
Claremont College
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Nebraska Panhandle
Bluffs
the Hamm’s
Bob Friend
Sidney Tele
Elston Howard
New York Yankees
Sky Blue Waters
Roe Es
Customs Club
Hardy Clark
Robinson Insurance
Omaha
Pedersen
Wen Reots
Dodge
Elwell Motors
Illinois
Wigwam Cafe
Minatare
Nebraska
R. C. Allen Cash Register
Hamilton Beach
Westinghouse
Hobart
Ruth Brackman
Asmus & Rychecky Auctioneers, Inc
Baldies
U.S. Royal
Tger
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