Tri-State Highway 71 Association to hold annual meeting
Scottsbluff Nebraska hosts the Tri-State Highway 71 Association annual meeting on June 8 at 6 30 p m at Scotts Bluff Country Club. Gering Chamber of Commerce hosts with Erv Heimbuck of Hot Springs South Dakota president. Governors and state highway engineers from Nebraska Colorado and South Dakota are invited to attend. Officers for the coming year will be elected and state vice presidents will report on highway progress.
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Scottsbluff
Tri-State Highway 71 Association
Scottsbluff Country Club
Erv Heimbuck
Hot Springs
S. D
Gering Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
Oshkosh Bank Sold to Local Partners in Nebraska
Don Fecht of Oshkosh and Bill Olson of Ogallala purchased the Nebraska State Bank of Oshkosh from Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ferrell and Mrs. Harold Haberman. Fecht becomes president and Olson executive vice president and cashier.
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Oshkosh
Don Fecht
Bill Olson
Ogallala
Nebraska State Bank of
Fecht
Dalton High School
Alliance
Mr. Olson
Lisco
Lincoln
Nebraska
Chappell Deuel County 4-H Horse Show Invites Entries
Chappell Deuel County’s Trail Blazers 4-H Horse Club hosts an Invitational 4-H Horse Show at the fairgrounds west of Chappell on Sunday June 4. Junior riders 13 and under compete against seniors 14 and over in western pleasure rein ing pole bending barrel race and flag race with ribbons and trophies awarded after the final event. Entries postmarked by May 25 to the Chappell Extension Office. Numbers issued starting 9 a.m. Invocation at 9:45 opens the day. Last year saw 100 entries from nearby clubs.
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Chappell
Deuel County
Trail Blazers
Fairgrounds
Earthen Dam Finished in Cheyenne County
The largest earthen dam in Cheyenne County was completed this week on the Roy Nelson farm six miles east of town. Howard Lukassen of Kimball was contractor as the 500 foot long, 38 foot high structure holds 480 acre feet of water and 32 acre feet permanent storage, diverting floodwaters that have damaged four county road bridges and submerged railroad tracks on Lodgepole Creek.
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Cheyenne County
Here
Roy Nelson
Howard Lukassen
Kimball
Lodgepole Creek
Lexing ton High to Nominate Bridgeport Leaders
Bernard Scheer, Bridgeport superintendent of schools, accepts the post as Lexington High principal for the coming year. He has served eight years in Bridgeport as teacher coach principal and superintendent. Arnold Ostdiek, presently at Brainard, will replace him as Bridgeport superintendent.
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Bridgeport
Bernard Scheer
Lexington
Scheer
Arnold Ostdiek
Brainard
Alliance Day Antique Car Display at Arch Daugherty Farm
Alliance Day on May 21 features a vast antique tractor collection with over 80 running gas and kerosene units and 80 antique farm tools. Everett Mann collection includes 1903 Jackson Steamer 1906 Buick 1900 Kiplinger 1907 Brush cars. An albino calf from Pat Crouse farm will be shown. Skydiving show by Charles Jensen and Dennis Laughlin. Food and drinks available at the site.
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Alliance
Arch Daugherty
Highway 385
Everett Mann
Jackson
Buick
Kiplinger
Brush
Pat Crouse
Charles Jensen
Dennis Laughlin
Elmer Kissack Dies at 71 Local Educator and Businessman
Elmer R. Kissack, 71, longtime Scottsbluff businessman and former educator, died at home after a career spanning teaching at multiple districts and 18 years in Flint Michigan. He earned degrees from the University of Wyoming and taught and led schools including Cody and Glenda before moving to Scottsbluff in 1944. He founded an office equipment firm in Scottsbluff in 1947 and later established a store at Alliance with his sons.
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Marie Frances Pfeffer
Corwith
Iowa
University of Wyoming
Mountain School
Mountain View
University of Wyoming Prep
Glenda
Cody
Flint
Mich
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Mitchell Lions Club Organized Under Sponsorship
Mitchell Lions Club was organized with sponsorship from the Gering Lions Club. Nineteen charter members were admitted and the charter remains open until July 1. Ed Snare was named president and W A Herman secretary treasurer at the first meeting.
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Mitchell - A Lions Club
Gering Lions Club
Ed Snare
W. A
Tony) Herman
Mitchell Lions
Harry Knight
Hemingford
G. W. Garber
Scottsbluff
J. B. Dobbin
Gering
Paul Fisher
L. W. Alexander
Hooper
Lion International
Mitchell Club
Lyman Club
Nebraska Stock Growers Convention Scheduled in Chadron
The 78th annual Nebraska Stock Growers Association convention will be held in Chadron June 8 through 10. Speakers include John Gurthie Portersville Calif president of the American National Cattlemen's Association John North Omaha attorney Charles Corkle Norfolk auctioneer Dave Martin U S congressman and Ace Reid Keerville Tex cartoonist. Banquet speaker Dr Walter Judd former medical missionary to China and ten term U S congressman from Minnesota is a Rising City Neb native.
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Chadron
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
John Gurthie
Portersville
Calif
American National Cattlemen’s Association
John North
Omaha
Charles Corkle
Norfolk
Dave Martin
U.S
Ace Reid
Keerville
Tex
Walter Judd
Medi~cal
China
United States‘Congress
Minnesota
Rising City
Neb
Picnic indoors as weather disrupts annual School District 69 event
Sunday afternoon school picnic moved indoors at the schoolhouse due to rain. The last day of school followed on Monday with Rural track meet in Sidney Tuesday where Patti Miller won best girl. Families from Poudre Canyon to Gurley joined Mother's Day gatherings and dinners across several households in the district.
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School District 69
Sidney
Patti Miller
Percy Dimick
Poudre Canyon
Colo
Bruce Dimick
Kenneth Dimick
Carrie Dimick
Dorothy Wolff
Debbie
Scottsbluff
Walter Wiegers
Wyona Emphvie
Boys
Dalton
Vernon Jobman
Broadwater
John Frerichs
Floyd Fraass
Lodgepole
Willard Frerichs
George Frerichs
Georgia
Bob Rufenacht
Casper, Wye
Mattie Rufenacht
Virgil Horst
Gurley
Pete Rufenacht
Robert Miller
Jim Miller
Anna Thompson
Carl
Art
Lawrence Thompson
Ray Jessen
Barney Berta
Dale Weyerts
Greeley
Colorado
Cornelius Weyerts
Ed Wittig
Hay Springs
Fameily
Kenneth Weyerts
Lil Ewert
George Narjes
Wyoming
DeAnn Weyerts
Margaret Alexander
Bellflower
California
Lena Block
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Nebraska Panhandle
Overland Air Service
Piper Sales and Service
Elmer Kissack
Lions Club
Jamie Haworth
F.D.I.C
Eagle News
Et Telegraph
HONDA
Honda ‘Ya
14Th & Illinois
America
Chevrolet
Chevy
Kokier Motor Company
Sidney, Nebraska
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