Town News Briefs Include Travels and Local Visits
Dr and Mrs J A Abbutt return from a six month stay in Mesariz. They visited their grandchildren in Farmington New Mexico and stayed with relatives in Rangely Colorado. John Chapman and Walter Herboldsheimer visited Wesley Chapman in Cheyenne Veterans Hospital. Rodney Plum and Tim Johnson spent weekend with Keartley Teachers College students. Richard Wiggs named to New Mexico State University Dean's List for high scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Abbutt
Mesariz
Gene Volkert
Gale ‘Davis
Farmington
N. M
Inlaw
Walter Prange
Rangely
Colo
John Chapman
Lodgepole
Walter Herboldsheimer
Wesley Chapman
Veterans Hospital
Cheyanne
Chapman
Veterans Hospital, Cheyanne
Cleon Plum
Rodney Plum
Tim Johnson
Gothenburg
Keartley Teachers College
Plum
Harold Barnes
Joe Barnes
Pocatello
Idah
George Chandler
Incom
Utah
Sidney
North Platte
New Mexico State University
Richard Wiggs
Las Cruces
John Wiggs
Ordville
Richard
Sidney High School
Charles Kinney
Sod
Scout Troop 90 Honored At District Camporee
Boy Scout Troop 90 of Sidney earned first place as outstanding troop at the Tinka Tonk District Camporee near Reddington on April 28 29 and 30. About 100 scouts attended. Five Troop 90 members Tom Wilson John Wolfin Steve Bailey Mike Vaughn and Russell Death received Honorary Chief awards. Claude Wuthier is scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Sidney
Tinka- Tonk District
Reddington
Camporese
Tom Wilson
John Wolvin
Steve Bailey
Mike Vaughn
Russell
Beene Rites Held for 56 at Local Funeral Home
N C Beene 56 died suddenly Thursday morning and last rites were held at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home this afternoon The Rev Dan W Allen of Kimball First Baptist officiated Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery Beene is survived by wife Marie and six children Ronald Paul Michael Robert Donald and Gerald Also two sisters Leonous Ellis and Arabelle Gillan Mr Beene worked for Whitlock Truck Lines at the time of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gehrig and Son
N. C. Beene
Dan W. Allen
Kimball “First Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Beene
Marie
Ronald
United States Air Force
Paul
Michael
Robert
Donald
Oniha
Gerald
Las Cruces
N. M
Mika Services Held For William V Mika
Funeral services held this morning at St Patrick Catholic Church for William V Mika 71 native of Cheyenne County. Rev Vincent Pelster officiated with burial in Greenwood Cemetery under Gehrig Mortuary directions Pallbearers were grandsons Dick Smith Wayne Henzel Donald Oliverius Glen Henzel and Charles Hawkins. Born in Lodgepole June 29 1889 he farmed there until 1936 moving to Sidney in 1938 He married Philomena Jedlicka on March 4 1916 Survivors include his wife three daughters Minnie Henzl Florence Hendrix Helen Smith all of Sidney one son William Mika also of Sidney 21 grandchildren two great grandchildren one brother and four sisters Frank Mika Lodgepole Agnes Stimka Sunol Katherine Mika Lodgepole Eva Treinen Laramie Sophie Bailey Laramie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
William V. Mika
Cheyenne’ County
Vincent ‘Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig ™Ind Son Funeral Home
Dick Smith
Wayne Henzel
Donald Oliverius
Glen Henzel
Charlés
Hawkins
William Mika
Lodgepole
Mika
Lodgepoler
Sidney
Philomena
Jedlicka
St. Parrick
Hia
Minnie Henzl
Florence Hendrex
Helen Smith
Frank Mika
Agnes Stimka
Sunol
Katherin Mika
Eva Treinen
Laramie
Wyo
Sophe Bailey
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs. Virginia Lauderback in April
A bridal shower for Mrs. Virginia Lauderback, to marry Paul Nagengast on May 6, drew about 30 guests at the home of Mrs. Margaret Nagengast. Decorations featured red roses and a pink net heart, with hearty bridal games and prizes for Mrs. Fehringer Holt Fehringer Raulinaitis. Refreshments included heart shaped angel food cakes with strawberries. Hostesses were Mrs. Nyle Ley Losetta Fehringer Nes Wieser Mrs. Paul Dalton and Mrs. Don Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lauderback
Margaret Nagengast
Donald Fehringer
Arthur ‘Holt
Loretta’ ‘Fehringer
Ed’ ‘Raulinaitis
Dalton Couple Announce Engagement of Kathleen Weed
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Weed of Dalton announce the engagement of their daughter Kathleen Louise Weed to Vernon Jopman son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jobman of Dalton. No wedding date has been set. Kathleen attends West Nebraska General Hospital School of Nursing in Scottsbluff and Vernon is a sophomore at Chadron State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Weed
Dalton
Kathleen Louise
Vernon Jopman
Ray Jobman
Dalton High School
Miss Weed
West Nebraska General Hospital School of Nursing
Scottsbluff
Chadron State Teachers College
May events calendar for Cheyenne area clubs and groups
A May schedule lists Rotary, Toastmasters, and local club meetings in Cheyenne County. Activities include Kin dergarten registrations, P.E.O. chapters FR BC, Odd Fellows, Xi Iota Exemplar, Sororities, Kiwanis, A A U W, Job’s Daughters, Rebekahs, Silver Belles, Martha’s Guild, WCs and church women's groups. Community groups plan dinners, registrations, and regular gatherings May 1 through May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Cheyenne County
E.O
Odd Fellows Lodge
Frank Welch Masonic ‘Lodge
B.S.P
Kiwanis Club
Xi Rho
B. P. Sorority
U.W
Sidney
B.S.P. Sorority
Job's
Rebekahs
Silver Belles and Beaux
Square Dante
V.F.W. Club
Miss Fort Sidney Tea Highlights Pageant Charm
A tea at the Ft. Sidney Hotel showcased nine Miss Fort Sidney candidates with poised interviews and fashion displays. Judges, Mrs. Daryl Conger and Mrs. Richard Brauer, plus helpers Mrs. Harold Tremain and Mrs. Bill Wehmiller, guided the event, while outfits ranged from beige and lavender to black and moss green, capturing local pageant charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Conger
Richard Brauer
Jaycees
Harold Tremain
Bill Wehmiller
Jaycee
Oleg Cassini
Carol Landmesser
Carol
Clara Childers
Eileen Herboldsheimer
Diane Puffer
Diane
Karen Pelster
Aurora Borea
Lis
Corinne Vizina
Patty Zalesky
Patty
Karin
Carolyn Atkins
Sidney
Miss Fort Sidney
Ed Haupt
Gerald Robbins
Haupt
Conger
Rick Miller
Jerry Hile
Don Gilbreath
Bob Lafler
Robert Bauer
Gerald Helfrich
E. C. Garcia
V T
Miller
Bill Usher
Nebraska's Disgrace editorial praised by Sidney paper
The Sidney Telegraph applauds the editorial on the Interstate Highway titled Nebraska's Disgrace calling it a sharp, on target commentary. The letter from Sidney, Nebraska dated April 22, 1961 sends congratulations to the editorial staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebr
Nebraska
Giant steel factory at Betten Dorf Iowa noted
One of the world’s largest steel plants is located in Betten Dorf Iowa, marking a major industrial site with significant production capacity and regional economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettendorf, Iowa
Spring Concert Set For Tuesday At Sidney Public School
The annual all school Spring Concert occurs Tuesday night at 7 30 in the Junior High auditorium with about 550 students in the instrumental program. Performances include two flute groups, fifth and sixth grade bands, Junior High preparatory and concert bands, and Senior High concert band. Three groups have competed this year earning Superior ratings, and Mendelssohn Overture for Band will be played by the Senior High band. Each group performs up to ten minutes, the program lasting roughly 90 minutes, directed by Sidney Phelps and Larry Delinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Public School
Troy
Sidney
Sidney Phelps
Larry Delinger
Rebekah Kensington Holds Regular Session
Rebekah Kensington met Wednesday afternoon April 26 at 2 p.m. in the NCCF Hall basement with 19 members present. Mrs Ed Lipke presided. Lore call notes announced next meeting theme Mothers Day. Mrs Paul Randall read an article for the good of the order titled Court Week 65 Years Ago. Canasta was played with Mrs Doyle Foland winning high prize and Mrs K R McHatton second. Consolation went to Mrs Harvey Jacobson. Lunch was served by Mrs Martin Block Mrs John Engel and Mrs Alma Averill. Next meeting May 10 hosted by Mrs Josephine Cloud Mrs Frank Boyle and Mrs Fred Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Kensington
N.C.C.F. Hall
Ed Lipke
Paul Randall
Doyle Foland
K. R. “.McHatton
Harvey Jacobson
Martin Block
John Engel
Alma Averill
Josephine Cloud
Frank Boyle
Fred Humphrey
Erosion at Niagara Falls Reduces Rock by Four Feet Yearly
The article notes Niagara Falls erodes rock at about four feet annually due to the force of the rushing waters. This natural erosion shapes the landscape over time and affects the falls' structure and surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
St Patrick’s Prom Crowns King and Queen of 1960s Night
St Patrick’s Academy held its Junior-Senior Prom with Constance Hruska and William Cunningham crowned Queen and King. The event featured an ice blue and silver theme, a banquet at Sidney County Club, and a dance at the Youth Center with a moon backdrop and angel hair decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney Country Club
Youth Center
China
Vincent Pelster
St. Patrick’s Church
Jack Cook
Sandra Williams
Jeanne Hiett
Joe Ringleman
Judy Dress
Kyle McQueen
Father Pelster
Cletus Semper
Dalton
Thomas Gilmartin
Peetz
Francis Clapham
Constance Hruska
William Cunningham
Billy Dorwart
Cindy Egging
Hugh Foy
Sharon Egging
Royce Plummer
the Rhythms
Bridgeport
Sister Grace
Joyce Behm
Carol Scott
Sandra Zwickl
Michael Durbin
Clinton Dorwart
Keith Hruska
Mary Jo Schadegs
James Vogt
Mike ‘Maher
SOD Pastor Heads Youth For Christ
The Rev. Wallace Bell of SOD Community Church was named chairman of Lodgepole Valley Youth for Christ. The Rev. John I. Neal of Wesleyan Methodist Church was named vice chairman. The Lodgepole Valley branch covers the local area and monthly evangelistic meetings are planned. Retiring chairman is Rev. Willard Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Bell
SOD Community Church
Lodgepole Valley ‘Youth For Christ' Movement
John I. Neal
Wesleyan Methodist Church
YFC
Lodgepole Valley
Willard Emerson
Local Births and Dismissals List Key Names
Newborn notices include a girl to Willis Brown April 28 and a girl to Eugene Printz on April 29, plus a boy to Preston Havens. Dismissals list numerous individuals by surname and residence across Sidney Sterling Elsie Lodgepole Peetz Gurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Teddy Plum
Georgene Parks
Otho Campbell
John Cross
Arnold Emmett
Frank Martinez
Vivian Scott
John Jezek
Mary Jane Havens
Roger Armstrong
Alvin Duis
Betty Zapp
SOD
Willis Brown
Sterling
Eugene Printz
Elsie
Rudolph Janssen
Lodgepole
Charles Oliverius
Harry Tucker
August Zilmer
Ed Hiett
Robert
Preston Havens
Graham Services Tuesday At Two In Lodgepole
Funeral services for Mrs. E. G. Graham, 66, will be Tuesday at two p.m. from the Lodgepole Methodist Church. The Rev. George Goodwin will officiate. Burial will be in Lodgepole cemetery under Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband, one daughter Mrs. John Eichner of San Jose, Calif., three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, two brothers Ross R. and Charles P. Jackson of Oshkosh, Neb., two sisters Mrs. Ruth M. Osborne of San Jose and Mrs. Bernice Anderson of Stockton, Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Methodist Church
E. G. Graham
George Goodwin
Lodgepole Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
John Eiichner
San Jose
Calif
Ross R. and
Charles P. Jackson
Oshkosh
Neb
Ruth M. Osborne
Bernice ¥. Anderson
Stockton
Look Who's Here Russell Owen Born in Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Hall announce the birth of their son Russell Owen born Wednesday April 26 at 7 16 am in Memorial Hospital weighing five pounds 13 ounces. He has siblings Dianan Lee Robert Ray and Randy Dean and grandparents Emil Jelinek Jr C W Truitt of Sidney and Minnie Hall of Sidney Emil Jelinek Sr of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Owen
Robert Hall
Memorial Hospital
Dianan Lee
Robert Ray
Randy Dean
Emil. Jelinek Jr
C. W. Truitt
Sidney
Minnie Hall
Emil Jelinek Sr
Lexington
Birth Announcement for Crysal Dawn Stegeman in Memorial Hospital
Crystal Dawn Stegeman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Stegeman of Chappell, born Thursday April 27 at 9 27 am in Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces. Siblings Larry nine, Katherine eight, Lanny seven, Lloyd seven, Wallace three. Grandparents O B Stegeman of Chappell and Myra Hester of Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Dawn Stegeman
Ray Stegeman
Chappell
Crysal Dawn
Memorial Hospital
Larry
Katherine
Lanny
Lloyd
Wallace
O. B. Stegeman
Lodgepole Couple Welcome Daughter Cynthia Ann
Cynthia Ann Stickley is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Stickley of Lodgepole. Born Thursday April 27 at 10 59 a m in Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds 13 ounces. Grandparents include James Haskell Louis Stickley of Lodgepole and Margaret Stickley of Cheyenne. Great grandparents J W Houser of Lodgepole and Mrs W W Haskell of Chappell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Ann Stickley
Russell Stickley
Lodgepole
Cynthia Ann
Memorial Hospital
James Haskell
Louis Stickley
Margaret Stickely
Cheyenne
J. W. Houser
W. W. Haskell
Chappell
Birth of Leonard Kirk Bayne in Dalton Dalton
Mr and Mrs Ray Bayne announce the birth of a son Leonard Kirk on Thursday April 20 at 12 10 a m in Pioneer Memorial Hospital Dalton weighing six pounds thirteen ounces. Maternal and paternal relatives include Cathy Lynn sister aged seventeen months Leonard Bayne of Dalton and Mr and Mrs E A Wolverton of Sidney. Great grandfather Chris Dybdahl of San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kirk Bayne
Ray Bayne
Leonard Kirk
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Dalton
Cathy Lynn
Leonard Bayne
E. A. Wolverton
Sidney
Chris Dybdahl
San Diego
Calif
Port Royal Remembered as Wickedest City in the World
Port Royal Jamaica earned a notorious reputation during the piracy era as a hub of pirate activity and vice drawing attention from traders and authorities. The city’s infamous status reflected its bustling harbor and lawless atmosphere amid 17th century Caribbean trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Royal
Jamaica
Watusi Poems Honor Cow in Long Tribal Verse Tradition
Watusi tribesmen of Africa compose extensive poems praising a single cow, with some works reaching about 1300 verses to extol its virtues and significance within their culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Series E Bond 20th Birthday Marked Today
The Series E Savings Bond turned 20 as of today with sales near the hundred billion-dollar mark. The Treasury paid tribute to advertising and entertainment industries in a public service ad honoring groups active since 1941, including the Minute Man symbol and contributors across agencies papers and media. Theodore Repplier, Advertising Council president, praised the sector for helping Americans own $43 billion in Bonds to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
America
U. S
Theodore S. Repplier
The
Advertising Council
Treasury
State's Wheat Men Lagging On Safflower
Nebraska's safflower acreage lags behind Montana despite higher prices and rising interest. Pearle F. Finigan, state agriculture head, says Montana's wheat growers back safflower strongly while Nebraska must seize the opportunity to expand the crop and support the Sidney plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Pearle F. Finigan
Montana
Pacific Vegetable Oilseeds
Sidney
Finigan
PVO
Fingan
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J.C. Jorgenson
Alvin Dorman
Kathleen Lewise Weed
Duis
Martha's Guild
Methodist
Ws.C.s
Christian 'C.W.F
St. Paul's Lutheran Ladies Aid
Presbyterian Womenation
St. Paul’s ‘Lutheran’ Ladies Aid
Holy Trinity Dorcas Society
W.F
Siindey
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. Seungs Oruaha
Mebseska
Central States Synod
United Lutheran Church of America
C. H. Zeidler
Northwestern Seminary
Minneapolis
Young
Zeidler
Trinity Lutheran
H. T. Munich
Trinity Lutheran Choir
Miss Ft. Sidney
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Imperial Palace Garden
St. Pat’s
Rev
Youth For Christ
Graham
Adolf Eichmann
Jerusalem
Eichmann
Bond
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