National Library Week Boost With Wide Press Support
National Library Week in Nebraska runs April 3 to 9 with support from newspapers and 33 magazines. Hal Lainson chairs the effort and Kathryn Gesterfield contributes an Atlantic Monthly piece titled The Changing Place of the Library.
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National Library Week
Nebraska
Hal Lainson
Hastings State
Snd
Kathryn Gesterfield
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Public Clibrary
Atlantic Monthly
American Horse
American Weekly
Better Horses and Gardens
Boy's Life
Cosmopolitan
Good Housekeeping
Silver Belles Beaux Host Wednesday Square Dance Session
Ten dancers attended the Silver Belles and Beaux Square Dance Club session in the city auditorium. New member Mr. Ed Maul joined with guests Mr. and Mrs. B Hutchison and Mr. and Mrs A Alber of Ridgeport and Mr. and Mrs Keith Spiker. Callers were Gordon Richards and Virgil Knackstedt. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs Ellis Ruoy of Lisco and Mr. and Mrs Sam Chambers.
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Wednnesday
Silver Belles
Beaux Square
City Auditorium
Ed Maul
B Hutchison
A Alber
Ridgeport
Keith Spiker
Gordon Richards
Virgil Knackstedt
Ellis Ruoy
Lisco
Sam Chambers
Diana Spearow Feted At 4th Birthday Party
Diana Jo Spearow daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Spearow celebrated her fourth birthday Wednesday morning at a party in her home. Guests included Julie Edwards Jeff Corbin Barbara Anthony Dean and Dale Kahl. Activities featured games opening gifts and refreshments including ice cream and a white birthday cake with yellow flowers.
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Diana Jo Spearow
Merle Spearow
Julie Edwards
Jeff Corbin
Barbara Anthony
Dean
Dale Kahl
James Edwards
Milton Corbin
Vern Anthony
Spearow
Community event schedule for March across city organizations
A listing of civic and church group activities from March 1 to March 19 includes Elks Ladies card party, city auditorium rummage sale, Methodist WSCS cafe lunch, junior high band concert, public card party at St Patrick's Youth Center, and multiple club meetings such as BPW, Toastmasters, Rotary, W.F.W. Auxiliary, Xi Iota Exemplars, Alpha Beta Chapter events, Kiwanis, Jeb's Daughters, and various church circle meetings with services and communal gatherings.
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Elks
City Auditorium
Methodist
WSCS
MYF
Junior High
St Patrick’s Youth Center
C.D A
Eastern
Clifford Webster
Alpha Nu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Toastmasters
Sidney High Band
Cure Baptist Gleaner
Catholic Young People’s Club
King’s Novichters
P.O. Does
Rotary Club
City Auditorum
Circle 4 of
St Mary's Altar Soy of
Dalton
Cancer Crusade Kickoff Meet Set in Lincoln
Dr John R Heller director of the National Cancer Institute will speak at the American Cancer Society Kick off luncheon for the 1960 Nebraska Crusade at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Friday April 1 He will discuss The Hope In Cancer Research and notes his 1948 NCI directorship budget has grown from 14 million to 75 million in 1959 The event draws more than a thousand volunteers and officials including Governor R Brooks and Crusade Chairman A Q Schimmel.
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John R. Heller
National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society
Nebraska
Cornhusker Hotel
Lincoln
Heller
Nc.i
Heler
Sloan-Kettering Institute
Committee On Cancer Control
International Union Against Cancer
R . Brooks
A. Q Schimmel
Hinrichs-Midland College Couple Engaged
Engaged Dianne Llayne Hinrichs daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Hinrichs with Gerald Lotte of Valley Nebraska son of Mr and Mrs Er Whitacker of Denver. Dianne a science major junior at Midland College Fremont affiliated with Phi Omega and Midland A Cappella Choir. Gerald a Midland junior history major and vice president of Kappa Phi fraternity and 1959 Petrov Award winner. No wedding date set.
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Edward Hinrichs
Dianne Llayne
Gerald Lotte
Valley
Neb
Er_ Whitacker
Denver
Hinrichs
Midland College
Fremont
Phi Omega Sorority
Midland A
Madrigal Singers
Midland
Kappa Phi Fraternity
Petrov
Organizational Study Planned For WNU
The first of a trio of organizational study meetings for women of Calva Boone's Church was held this week in the church auditorium. Rev Andy Horn baker presented a plan for the Woman's Missionary Unit and it was decided to meet each Tuesday for six weeks for a noon luncheon and class period.
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Calva
Bo T'St
Mestarold Billingsly
Andy Hornbaker
Bunkerhill Club Plans Scrapbook Start and St Patrick Theme
Mrs Hilbert Borcher hosted the March 9 Bunkerhill Club meeting. Thirteen members answered roll call with something green for St Patrick. Mrs Harry Stein led the business session and scrapbook plans were set with Mrs Robert Steffens in charge. The afternoon ended with pitch games and a St Patrick theme funded by the hostess. Members will show their April 13 entries at Mrs Henrietta Borcher’s home.
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Hilbert Borcher
Bunkerhill Club
St. Patrick
Harry Stein
Robert Steffens
Harold’ Smith
District 8 CYF Rally Planned Here on Sunday
The District Eight CYF Rally will be hosted by the First Christian Church Sidney this Sunday March 13 with about 70 youths and sponsors from Alliance Scottsbluff and Mitchell. Registration at 2 30 p m Speaker Rev Lawrente Williams Lincoln will deliver The Devils Tricks at 3 30 p m. A welcome by Penny Wright Alliance and other program items follow before a 5 p m bus meeting and elections. Dinner at 5 30 p m. Installation of officers and closing service conclude.
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Christian Youth Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Sidney
Christian Churches In Alliance
Scottsbluff and
Mitchell
Lawrente Williams
Lincoln
State Office of Christian Churches
Penny Wright
Alliance
Allianne
CYF Mines
Christian Women's Fellowship
Sidney Church
David Vorman
Judy Glassburn
Kyle Carhill
Bob Domain
Don Martin
Ron Hhet
Beverly Higgins
Jeannie Lanks
John Dorman
Jack Knicely
Miss Wright
Rod Hende On
Scottsbluff
Cheryl Herman
Charles Livingston
First Christian Church
Twin birth in Claremore marks 13th and 4th sets
Mrs. George C Bear a 34-year-old Creek Indian woman of Claremore Oklahoma gave birth to twin boys her 13th and 4th children and her fourth set of twins.
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Claremore
Okla
George C Bear
Around Town Residents host birthday while kin visit in Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Gorge Fleming spent Wednesday in String hosting dinner for Mesnaherire Smith on her birthday and visiting Ms May Smith who is 96 and recently discharged from Sterling hospital. Mrs Jesse Backemeyer traveled to Dallas Texas after the unexpected death of her brother-in-law Harry Rozell 52.
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Gorge Fleming
Mesnaherire Smith
May Smith
Sterling Hospital
Jesse Backemeyer
Dallas
Tex
Hary Rozell
Grand Island
Velma Burwood
Omaha
Ug Guelts
Ad Alys George
Weliesa' Weither
B.s Wfe
Fd Dirks
Wolves
Nara Haim
Ato Vint Laathe Iernoena
ALS
Eastern Star Meeting Confirms Five Candidates at Providence Chapter
Mrs Jack Woyoe ue Swoma tron of the Order of Eastern Star presided at the Wednesday session confirming five candidates. Special music by a long Chap chorus preceded the social hour hosted by Rex Olsen and Glenn Ackerson with numerous helpers. The April 13 program will feature the Men’s Community Chorus directed by William Fankhauser and George Hinn.
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Jack Woyoe Ue Swomatron
Orde of Gesen Star
Providence Chives
Cptonen Poe
Chor
VV Timlin
Hwep
Kid Ahrens
Wiliam Fankhauser
Vern Anthony
Thomas Sutton
Lester Cauch
Ed Swanson
Edna Dedrick
William Fankhauser
George Hinn
Rex Olsen
Glenn Ackerson
Fern Gould
Gordon Richards
Roland Riggs
Mirs Elizabeth Schwasnick
F. E Longan
Rexie Harmsen
AL. Cruise
Army Wife's Basic Black Dress Skit At SOD Women’s Club
The SOD Women's Club luncheon featured a skit A Salute to the Army Wife about a woman always ready with a basic black dress. Mrs Jack Rutherford led, with Schotzie the dog in a pink bow and a cast of 30 members and one guest.
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Army Wife
SOD Women's
SOD Women's Club
Germany
Jack Rutherford
Brenneman
Schotzie
M J Cravett
Caleb Eddy
M_ L Ivory
Floyd Brenneman
Phillip Lawless
Harvey Bower
Legion of Merit
Ronald Chiros
Sidney
SOD Women’s Club
Parents Council Sets Date For HS Parents Night
The Parents Council schedules a high school Parents Night on Wednesday March 1 at 7 30 pm in the junior high gym. It includes introductions of staff topics on dances and activities for next year and a brief election of next year's council during grade meetings.
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Parent's Council
HS Parent's Night
Central School
Saiu Dats
Robert McAlex
Mel Adams
Junior High House of Representatives
Senate
Presbyterian Ladies Attend Lenten Study Session
The Presbyterian Ladies gather for the second in a series of Lenten studies conducted by members. Mrs Jo ROM led the lesson on The Meaning Of Chest. Clyde Joanson organized duties with Kenneth Nateorom assisting as hostess for coffee. Next meeting planned.
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Hams
Wescat I
Nelson
Pate Clyde Joanson
Jo Rom
Deveree Se
Vrs
Kenneth Nateorom
de Veter Teo the Herce of
Vas
Joe
Assiec Dos Is
Miller
Local names listed in community notice with scattered surnames
A garbled denotation of residents and families appears in a community notice. Names include Schaenbury, Stevens, Oliver, Ruhter, Gere, Scannicher, Carlson, Murphy, Mohrordson, de Steffens, Beans, Lowen, and a son Yio Flawves Maa. Reading is incomplete and several fragments are indecipherable.
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Aii Td Schaenbury
Feod Stevens Jetres
Ced S
Pitts
Vie Murphy
Mr " Mohrordson
Pow “Dunn
Steffens
Geral Lowen
Junior High Concerts and Meetings Schedule
Sunday events include a junior high concert in the auditorium and madrigal performances by high school groups with admission 75 cents for adults and high school students and 25 cents for grade school students. Later, golf trials in the coaches office and several junior high government meetings are listed with dates March 16 17 and 18.
Births Shine in Nebraska and Colorado Families
Sharon Lynn Sewall weighs six pounds 1% ounces at 7:45 pm Thursday in Scottsbluff hospital with grandparents Allen and Wr Sewall and Mrs Ida Wood. Jacqueline Ann George born Feb 25 in Denver weighs seven pounds seven and three quarters ounces. parents Mr and Mrs John L George of Denver announce, sharing great grandparents from Sidney and Greeley connections.
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Sharon Lynn Sewall
Virs Keane
Sewall
Scottsbluff
Sharon Lynn
Allen Clank
Fd Sewall
Sidney
Idi Wood
Marysville
Canf
Lily Brown
Wallace
Jacqueline Ann George
John Ll. George
Denver
Jacqueline Ann
Fred George
Peter Vonfeldt
Sterling
John George
Greeley
Birth of LaVonna Jean Snider at Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Arthur Snider announce the birth of a daughter, LaVonna Jean Snider, at Memorial Hospital. She weighed six pounds one ounce and was born at 9:15 am on Tuesday March 8. Siblings Arthur and Debra are reported as seven and three years old.
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LaVonna Jean Snider
Arthur Snider
LaVonna Jean
Memorial Hospital
Wml
Arthur
Debra
Avslie Op
Fred Steffensmere
Berar
Freeman-Blankenship Wedding Rites Held in Chappell
Miss Shirley Kreeman of Chappell and Billy Gere Blankenship of Lodgepole were married Sunday at Pour square Church in Chappell. The Rev Paul Francis White officiated before about 300 guests. Descriptions cover attire, bouquets, attendants, reception, and plans to reside in Chappell after a Texas-Oklahoma wedding tour.
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Poursquare
Caevoell
Shirley Ahlean Kreeman
Chappell
Billy Gere Blankenship
Lodgepo!t
Tous
St. of Chappell
Homer Blankenship
Sumdveld
Okla
Paul Francis White
Gary Thompson
Sidney
Burton Akeson Wiss Arlene Younzlund
Martene Wenney
Larry Rahe
Violet Freeman
Beth
Moss Harnett
Texas
Oklahoma
Devel County
Denver
Jewellen
Southern College of Commerce
Fort Worth
US Army
Don Brown Flying Service
Lodgepole
Extension Clubs Discuss Health Insurance Topic
The ONO Extension Club met Tuesday at Wis W Golden's home with all seven members present. Vice president Mrs Ed Kieslhorst led the business meeting and the group planned hospital tray decorations for October. Mrs James Hiett will host the next meeting on April 19 due to Half Week observances.
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Lunhheon
Icus
James Etheridge
James Ward
Wis Nels Farndahl
Dick Eddy
Ed Kieslhorst
James Hiett
Private Loren Radke Graduates Jump School at Fort Campbell
Army private Loren J Radke of Big Springs Kentucky completed three weeks of ground and aerial training earning paratrooper wings at Fort Campbell Kentucky. He enlisted in 1959 and completed basic training at Fort Riley Kansas after a 1957 graduation from Big Springs Rural High School.
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Army
Loren J Radke
Raymond J Radke
Big Springs
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Radke
Fort Riley
Kan
Big Springs Rural
U. S. Army
US Army Array Specialists Celebrate Winter Shield Exercise
Five John Alden aged 26 and unit members from the 44th Army participate with other personnel in Exercise Winter Shield at Griffenwooding area Germany. The annual Seven th Array maneuver involves about 69 000 personnel in communications and support roles. Battery C earned $357 for January 1959. son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Arden of Meridian Idaho, a graduate of Eagle County High School Gypsum Colorado.
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Germany
ANINC
John
Alden
Wif
Jaies Tives
Chapp
Neb
44Th
Grifenwoo
Eohoenfels Iarame
Sotthe
Vanter Smeld
Battery C
Entaibe
Servain
Prved Ovoesets
Janury
View Patrick
Arden
Meridian Idiia
Lagle County
Gypsum
Colo
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Cheyenne
Cancer Crusade
Dianne Elayne Hinrichs
WNU
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J. Gravery
F. P. Gregg
Floyr Brenneman
Philip Lawless
M. L. Ivory
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House of Representatives
Junor High
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Hepa All Sefol
Acmission
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Vleme
Pinny G
Pee Levear
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Diemer
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Promis
Stewartes Ves
Stewart
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J Bette
Tre Ower
Miece
Charlene Limra
Leroy Freeman
Perry Kram
Bud
Don Freeman
Uni
Virs
Don Brown
Lad
Jo E
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Oshkosh
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Kuosedi Young
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Billy Gene Blankenship
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