Exemplar Degree Initiation at Dalton Sorority Chapter
Alpha Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Dalton held initiation into the Exemplar Degree by Xi Iota from Sidney. Thirteen members were admitted at Mrs. B. H. Grimm’s home, with Xi Iota later installing officers for Xi Iota and Xi Mu chapters. Officers, games, and refreshments followed, including bridge and canasta prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Sorority
Alpha Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Dalton
Sidney
Xi Iota
B. H. Grimm
Alpha Nu
Lowell Davis
Xi Mu
Grimm
Robert van Gundy
Allen Stikker
L. W. Dirks
Canasta A
Forrest Planck
Candle Preservation Through Shellac Coating
A light shellac finish on candles prevents bending or limpness in warm rooms. The method coats the surface to maintain rigidity and shape, offering a simple step for longer-lasting candle form.
Local Notes from Sidney events and travels
Mr and Mrs Don Mears and their two daughters travel to Omaha after visiting Mrs Mears aunt Miss Agnes Ladine and other relatives. Audre Haze leaves for Gothenburg after attending Sidney High School commencement with sister Miss Grol Ladine graduating. Mrs Ed Erikson heads to Long Beach California amid illness of her sister. Mrs P E Cahoon and Mrs George Moore, another sister, have been in Long Beach for over two weeks. Mrs Robert Wait goes to Denver to be with daughter Milicent Wait who entered St Joseph’s Hospital and had a spinal operation. Henry Deings Jr of Sidney, named as one of nineteen Gamma Lambett honorary band fraternity at University of Nebraska. Doris Samson spends weekend in Loveland, Colorado visiting mother Minnie Senzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Mears
Omaha
Gamma Lambett
Universty of Nebraska
Deines
Henry Deines
Doris Samson
Loveland Colo
Minnie Sensel
REA Marks Anniversary of Rural Electrification Effort
The Rural Electrification Administration marks sixteen years of service to rural America on May 11. Since its founding, farm electrification expanded from one in ten to almost all farms with power through cooperatives that received start funds from REA. A 1950 survey shows farm co op members use 25 percent more power than 1949, and farm households increasingly acquire electric appliances. The agency now also helps bring rural telephone service, a necessity city families take for granted.
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America
Rural Electrification Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Rea
Towa
Congress
Food of the Gods and the salad bowl idea
A quirky note defines Theobroma cacao as the food of the gods and quips that chocolate derives from it. It adds a playful rule for a salad bowl where every leaf is lightly tossed and coated with dressing before serving.
New Program Expands Rural Phone Service to Farm Homes
The date 06 program allocates loan funds to place phones in more than 65,700 farm homes currently without service and to improve service for nearly 56,000 additional rural subscribers.
Gwennie Receives a Pet Monkey for Birthday
Eight year old Gwennie Reiner got a monkey named Hooligan as a substitute for a gorilla dream. Her cousins bought the ape in Denver, and Ohio Oil Company workers built a metal cage with a swing and bars for its home in Gwennie’s bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwennie Reiner
Paul Reiners
Bob Kallhoff
Marvin McNurlin
Jack Harris
Denver
Ted Oliverius
Ohio Oil Company
Gwennie
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T. C
T. C. Club
Shelter House
John Treinen
J. B. Ruttner
William Raddatz
Frank Gallagher
John Peetz
al Koester
Loretta Fehringer
Jerome Karnik
Treinen
St. Martha’s Guild
L. C. Barstow
CWF
First Christian Church
Clarence Dorman
August Mielke
Christian Womens Fellowship
Melvin Hietz
Neal Morris
Paul Pearson
Women’s Society For Christian Service
H. W. Ells
C. W. Hornaday
Elmer Holtman
A. M. Leafdale
J. O. Lobb
Circle Number Two
Ed Brockels
John Elwell
Geo. Young
H. E. Jacobson
Westminster Circle
Russell Dedrick
F. A. Bush
Henry Klutz
Marvin Sherrerd
Presbyterian Church
Harold Keith
Wayne Ayers
W. E. Cunningham
American Legion Auxiliary
City Auditorium
WSCS
WCTU
Ray Jones
Scottsbluff
Highway 19
O& Sidney
Roland Winte Carleg
Hal Roach
Frances Rafferty
Larry Olsen
Curley
Walli
Wheat Belt Association
Les Williams
Gurley, Nebr
Satu Susay
FOX
Rama
Cesar Romero
Mona Freeman
Charles Bickford
Cee
Rags Toriches
Terry Moore
William Demarest
Bing Crosby
MR. Music
Thurs
Mickey Rooney
the Fox
Joe Yestiddy
Bil Maulain
FOX Theatre
Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer
Willow Run
Henry J
Fashion Academy
Kaiser+Frazer
Midland Motor CO
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