On This Date In History June 2 1975
Today is Friday June 2 1975 the 178th day of the year There are 187 days left in 1975 Highlights include Truman ordering Air Force and Navy to aid repelling North Korean invasion of South Korea in 1950 and Joseph Smith killed in Carthage Illinois in 1844 Brigham Young leading LDS Church since 1847 telegraph link between New York and Boston in 1847 prices collapse on New York Stock Exchange in 1893 Nazi saboteurs captured in 1942 Athens bombers in 1943 Kennedy welcomed in Ireland in 1963 South Africa protests about mixed receptions in 1963 Nixon visits Moscow in 1975 and birthdays for Bob Keeshan and Juan Trippe Thought for today quotes Mencken on marriage and hanging Bicentennial note recalls Continental Congress invasion of Canada authorization in 1776 by AP
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Harry Truman
U.S. Air Force
Navy
South Korea
Joseph and
Hyrum Smith
Carthage
Ill
Brighamping
Church of Jesus Christ
New York
Boston
New York Stock Exchange
FBI
Long Island
Athens
Greece
John Kennedy
Ireland
South Africa
United States
Spanbodks
Richard Nixon
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Bob Keesham
Juan Trippe
H.L. Mencken
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Canada
Panhandle Forecast and Local Meeting Dates
Weather outlook shows hot partly cloudy today with highs in the 90s and cooler tonight with mid 50s. Saturday turns sunny with upper 80s, Winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing tonight. Community notices include 4-H Lodgepole Valley Camp work day, CBD Club meeting at Sidney Fire Station, NRD meeting at The Marathon Building, and School District 33 C annual meeting at Lorenzo School.
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Panhandle
Birth of Candace Louise Cox in Sidney
Mr and Mrs Bill Cox of Sidney welcome Candace Louise Cox a seven pound three ounce daughter born at Memorial Hospital at 1150 am on June 26. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Franklin A Cox of Sidney and Mr and Mrs Francis A Merrell of Crawford with great grandparents listed as Mrs W L Schneider of Tyndall and Mr and Mrs John Merrell of Gibbo.
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Candace Louise Cox
Bill Cox
Sidney
Candace Louise
Memorial Hospital
Franklin A. Cox
Francis A. Merrell
A Crawford
W.L
Schneider
Tyndall
S.D
John Merrell
Gibbo
Death of Loveland man Harry Bessire Dalton
Harry Bessire 84 of Loveland died last week. He was an uncle of Robert B. Ankeny of Dalton and brother of Mrs. Mary Ankeny of Sidney. Survived by widow Jessie two brothers Blaine of Ariz Glenn of Calif and one sister Mary Ankeny of Sidney. Preceded in death by four brothers and sisters. Lived in Dalton circa 1944 45 and held extensive land holdings at that time.
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Dalton
Harry Bessire
Loveland
Robert B. Ankeny
Mary Ankeny
Sidney
Jessie
Blaine
Ariz
Glenn
Calif
Bessire
Admitted and dismissed names listed for several towns
The report lists admitted and discharged individuals by town including Sidney and Dalton as well as GURLEY LODGEPOLE POTTER and Strasburg Colorado. Notable entries include Debra Hamilton and a baby girl born June 26 to Mr and Mrs Darwin Reimers in Dalton.
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Sidney
Virginia Cox
Bill Cox
Dalton
Willis Beyer
Barbara Reimers
Gurley
John Bruce
Lodgepole
Agnes Disney
Victor Deaver
Tom Rutt
Dale Lindsay
Nancy Sherlock
Willis Beyer Gurley
Ellen Larson
Kathryn Forter
Dale Talich
Potter
Morton
Wills Strasburg, Colo
Debra Hamilton
Darwin Reimers
Thefts Reported at Senior Center and Jackson Street
At 10:02 a.m. Wednesday police investigated the theft of an eight ball from a pool table at the Senior Citizen Center with entry through an unlocked window. At 2:33 p.m. Wednesday police investigated the theft of stereo speakers and tapes from a vehicle on the 800 block of Jackson Street.
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Senior Citizen Center
Jackson St
Heritage Trail Tour cruises through Colorado area
The Rocky Mountain Region Antique Car Clubs of America held its annual Heritage Trail Tour last weekend sponsored by Trailblazers Antique Car Club. Forty two cars and one hundred participants registered in Kimball, traveling to Redington, Bridgeport, Chimney Rock, and Scottsbluff with events at a Ramada Inn. Awards honored Bert Lehman for farthest driven, Adolph Grenmeyer as first to register, and Leonard Rossi the hard luck trophy. Sunday featured visits to Scottsbluff National Monument and a car display at KIMB radio.
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Antique Car Clubs of America
Trailblazers Antique Car Club
Kimball
Redington
Arnold Westerhoff
Jail Rocks
Eagles
Bridgeport
Board of Directors
Highway 92
Chimney Rock
Scottsbluff
Ramada Inn
Chuck Lafler
Dean Hecker
Bert Lehman
Denver
Colo
Adolph Greenmeyer
Col
Leonard Rossi
Scottsbluff National Monument and Museum
KIMB
Cheyenne
Newstle
Wyo
Feds ease crackdown on illegal fireworks dealers
Federal agents scale back the search for bootleg fireworks this Independence Day season. Mary K. Ryan of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says last year’s surveillance yielded little and directs investigators to cut contacts with dealers by about half. States enforce local laws, while 1973 saw 5,609 fireworks related injuries treated in hospital ERs.
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Washington
Mary K. Ryan
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Bureau of Compliance
Commission
States
Sidney Lions Club Meets at Chateau for Luncheon
Weber seated Lions Club leader with installation at the Wednesday noon luncheon. Retiring president Glen Draper presided and announced newly elected officers. Elmer Weber spoke on the Nebraska Lions Convention at Scottsbluff. Orville Swaney of Mitchell elected District Governor 38N through 1976. John H. Eldredge of Salt Lake City gave the state meeting keynote. Club voted 50 dollars to the Fourth of July Fireworks Fund. Majorie Bale attended as guest.
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Ditier
Sidney Lions Club
Chateau
Glen Draper
Elmer Weber
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Orville Swaney
Mitchell
John H. Eldredge
Salt Lake City
Ultal
Majorie Bale
Prairie Schooners Club graduates four couples
Prairie Schooners Square Dance club held a graduation dance at First United Methodist Church fellowship hall Saturday evening. Mal Minshall led the ceremony with diplomas presented by presidents Alan Bedients and guests included Vern Wells, Bill Dinkle, Bruce Christofferson, and other couples. The graduating class included Bill Dinkle, Dale Christofferson, Kenneth Grothe, and Vince Callahan, who then presented a gift to the Minshalls. The next Prairie Schooners dance is planned for July 5 at 8 p.m. with Trudy Halle hosting social hour.
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Dale Christofferson
Kenneth Grothe
Vince Callahan
Minshall
Bedient
Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
West Door
Trudy Halle
Cancer victim calls for all out war in U S
Orville Kelly of Davenport, 44, terminally ill with cancer, urged Americans to wage a full war on cancer during a two day workshop in Council Bluffs titled A Living Encounter With Death. He warned 365000 Americans will die from cancer this year.
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Council Bluffs, Iowa
Orville Kelly
Davenport
Kelly
Council Bluffs
United States
American Cancer Society
Sasek Rehired by Nebraska Public Service Commission
The Nebraska Public Service Commission voted 3-1 to reinstate staff engineer Gerald Sasek after a prior 3-1 firing. Chairman Rasmussen, Gay and Munnelly supported reinstatement. Romans opposed. Atty Gen. said closed meeting violated open meetings law. Rasmussen claimed firing aimed to intimidate PSC staff.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Public Service Commission
PSC
Gerald Sasek
Sasek
Eric Rasmussen
Duane Gay
James Munnelly
Jack Romans
Gay
Romans
Munnelly
Rasmussen
Paul Douglas
Old Settlers Reunion organizes 51st annual event
Lodgepole residents gathered at First State Bank meeting room Tuesday to set up the 51st Old Settlers Reunion for Labor Day weekend. Howard Hurst served as 1974 chairman and new officers include co chairs Dixie Kripal Audrey Thompson and Tamma Nelson with Roville Kastens and Clara Kay Bond as secretary treasurer. The Bicentennial flag presentation plan is tied to the Cheyenne County celebration. Next meeting set for August 5 at the bank room.
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Lodgepole
First State Bank
Howard Hurst
Dixie Kripal
Audrey Thompson
Tamma Nelson
Cochairmen
Roville Kastens
Clara Kay Bond
Cheyenne County
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The
Associated Press
Lodgepole Valley
Southern Panhandle Cbd Club
South Platte Natural Resources District
Marathon
Lorenzo
Lorenzo School
Poudre Valley Chapter of
Techy Mcnantait Antique Sar
William Thompson
William Yoder
Antique News
Feds Case Fireworks Hunt
Sidney Newspapers
Gay Minnis St
M “Mall
Nebr
P.O. Box
National Newspaper Association
Service O Agriculture
Nebraska Press Association
Lawrence E. Boyer
S Frank Partsch
Bev Haupt
Henry J Meysenburg
Reorge
Weber
Lions Club
Ed Haupt
Red Freeman
James Petersen
Leon Foster
Louis Neuman
Glen Spearow
John Rhine
al Bauer
Robert Balfour
Paul Adkinson
Rod Hinman
Prairie Schooners Club
Morris
Rod
Old Settlers Reunion
Old Settlers
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Charles Lafler
Phegee
Otony
P.S
Foland
Forrest
Oye
Mywe Ana Laventory, Wiedom
Maddox Motor. CO
14Th
Hines
Chrysler Plyarouth International
Yamaha-Chrysler Boats & Motors
Evinrude Motors
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