Nebraska 4-H Week Highlights Growth and Impact
The 4-H program marks its annual week March 5 to 13 with over 2 million members nationwide and 27,000 Nebraska youths in 43,400 projects. State and county leaders note 1955 projections, club growth, and widespread benefits in farming, homemaking, citizenship, leadership, and community service, with member stories from John Brown, Mary Ann George, Kenneth McMillen, and Vera Hare illustrating personal gains from 4-H involvement.
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Nebraska
Wes Antes
University of Nebrack
John Brown
Stewart Brown
Lincoln
Mary Ann George
Bill George
Just Us
Kenneth McMillen
Sidney High School
Arthur McMillen
McMillen
Dry Land Toughies
Vera Hare
Clarence Hare
Vera
Additional Frei Survivors Listed
The Telegraph reports more survivors of Joseph Frei, Potter farmer who died last Saturday. He was buried Tuesday. New survivors include three brothers George of Chicago John of Omaha and James of Fremont and two sisters Mary Tichacek and Anna Madurajski of Dodge, Neb. He died exactly 22 years after his mother.
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Joseph Frei
Frei
George
Chicago
John
Omaha
James
Fremont
Mary Tichacek
Anna Madurajski
Dodge
Neb
March of Dimes Ken Mitchell To Come Home
Kenneth Mitchell, bulbar polio survivor and brother of Robert Mitchell of 2255 Osage, will return home to Sid ney from Omaha's St. Joseph's Hospital on March 9. He has lived three years in an iron lung and will require a rocking bed wheel chair and chest respirator. Cheyenne County NFIP will hire a part time nurses aid to assist with care.
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Cheyenne County March of Dimes
Kenneth Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
Osage
Dix
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Omaha
Neb
Kenneth
Sidney
Cheyenne County
NFIP
Family Life Workshop Set for March 22 at City Auditorium
Cheyenne County hosts a one day Family Life Workshop in the City Auditorium on Tuesday March 22 with lectures by Dr Otto Hoiberg Dr Kenneth Cammon Dr Garnet Larson and a panel on Community Resources for Family Life. An exhibit of publications and materials will be open for organizations and individuals interested in family life programs. Mrs Jesse Hobson of Lodgepole oversees the exhibit and Extension Service invites all in Cheyenne County and surroundings to participate.
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Cheyenne County
Otto Hoiberg
Kenneth Cammon
Cannon
Garnet Larson
Hoiberg
Jesse Hobson
Lodgepole
Mrs John Meyer Rites Saturday
Mrs John Meyer 42 died yesterday at St Luke s Hospital Denver in ill health for a year. Born April 21 1912 in Fort Collins she moved to Sidney in 1913. Survived by husband John six children mother two sisters two brothers. Funeral Saturday 2 p m at Potter Methodist Church. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Craig and Son Mortuary in charge.
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John Meyer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Denver
Colo
Meyer
Fort Collins
Glen Bales
Sidney
Sidney High School
Potter
Lodgepole
John
Lois
Carolyn
Lila
Marian
Marvin
Daryl
Amy Bales
Hilbert Borcher
Theodore Borcher
Powell
Wyo
Kenneth
Ross
Methodist
O. D. Hoagland
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig and Son Mortuary
Prison Trays Too Big Prompt Jail Door Adjustments
In Bloomington Illinois the county jail received food trays made by Joliet penitentiary inmates. The trays did not fit narrow passing openings so workers enlarged the openings by about a half inch using torches. The change corrected the problem.
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Bloomington, Ill
State Penitentiary
Joliet
Greyhound Day in Sidney Draws Big Crowds and Prizes
Greyhound Day in Sidney featured a bus tour for schoolchildren to the Sioux Ord nance Depot and an evening Travel Show at the City Auditorium. About 600 attended a program hosted by Paul Laub with Sam Thulin and Mayor J. Fred Thompson. Prizes were awarded including a dinner at Overland Cafe and a ladies overnight traveling cafe. Attendees praised Sidney residents as Friendly capital of Nebraska and thanked bus staff Ruben Hoke and Robert Drake.
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Greyhound
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Overland
City
Paul Laub
Greyhound Lines
Sam Thulin
Cheyenne
J. Fred Thompson
America
Sylvia Wirick
Kimball
New England States
Canada
St. Pat's
St. Patrick’s Academy
Larry Koester
David Weller
Gary Schwartz
Philip Krommier
Dick Ourda
Tommy Powell
Mickey Tachfeldt
Jornde Francis
Joe Wood
Cdsor
W. D. Powell
J. W. Johnson
E. D. Worden
E. W. Augenstein
Ruben Hoke
Robert Drake
Laub
Wood
Nebraska
Bad Weather Slows City's February Building Permits
City Clerk Gordon Tobin reports February permits totaled 99 600 dollars, about 50 000 less than January’s 159 200. Total building value reached 283 300 as of yesterday. Officials remain hopeful this year’s new construction value will exceed 2 000 000, as in prior years, with several commercial permits anticipated in coming months.
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Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Union Pacific Reports $600000 Freight Damage Decrease in 1954
O J Wallstein general claims agent for Union Pacific Railroad announced an 11 percent drop in freight loss and damage payouts in 1954 compared to 1953. The report highlights improved handling and savings across claims.
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O. J. Wallstein
Union:Pacific Railroad
Company credit placed on Omaha headquarters impact outcome
Wallstein stated that impact registers used in car handling tests reduced overspeed switching impacts by 39.2 percent in 1954 from 1953. He attributed the decline to the company’s ongoing campaign for freight loss and damage prevention, highlighting the Omaha headquarters as a reference point.
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Wallstein
Traffic Violation Ledger Listing Multiple Offenders
A brief compiled notice lists individuals cited for speeding, stop sign violations and defective brakes across towns. Entries note offenders, locations such as Sunol Sidney Gordon and Peetz, and fines ranging from five to twenty five dollars plus costs.
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Loomis Gooth
Sunol
Joe Gonzales
Sidney
Clarence Willis
Clarence Trujillo
Darrell Frey
Gordon
Lyle Barnica
Peetz
Charles Vernon
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