Berlin refugee recalls terror under Russians and wartime losses
Mrs. Frey, born in Berlin, describes 1943 bombing loss of her six room apartment and years in basements and air raid shelters. She recounts Russians taking cities after street fighting, rapes, shootings, and widespread fear. She recalls refugees, POWs, and famine differences between zones, and witnessing killings and deportations.
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Hitler
Romania
Ural Mountains
Germany
Mothers Tea and club events fill Presbyterian parlor
Girl Scout Troop 4, led by sponsors Mrs. Ralph Gentle and Mrs. Wayne Ayers, hosts at Mothers Tea in Sidney Presbyterian Church parlors with a candlelight service and nine investitures. Dozens of members, pins for fifteen and a year’s membership awarded, plus square dancing under Miss Ethel Klentz. Also Bridge Luncheon hosted by Mrs. N. W. Ladegard for Busy Dozen Club with three bridge tables and prizes.
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Ralph Gentle
Wayne Ayers
Presbyterian Church
Bonnie Mathewson
Connie Jurgens
Rhetta Robinson
Julianne Westfall
Sally Coyle
Myrna Kragel
Lucille Koehn
Carolina Hendricks
Janet Hartman
Bonnie McDaniels
Paula Gentle
N. W. Ladegard
Rena McCleneghan
N. S. Miller
A. E. Ahrens
Ed Henkle
Dalton Bridge Club
Roy Gish
Verne Ankeny
Dalton
Rex Carey
Don Dey Ermand
Carr Ross
Ankeny
Gish
Telegraph Promises Custom Columnar Pads on Request
The Telegraph notes it can furnish columnar pads and sheets in almost any size and can order stock if not currently in stock, with delivery in a few days.
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THE
Telegraph
Happy Dew Drops Sewing Club Elects Officers
The Happy Dew Drops Sewing Club met at the Ervin Wheeler home led by Burdeen Carlson with Mrs Wheeler as assistant. Officers elected were Sharon Wheeler president Sonja Shoemaker vice president Suzanne Coulter secretary treasurer and Linda Rose news reporter. The next meeting is June 2 at the Kenneth Rose home.
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Happy Dew Drops Sewing Club
Ervin Wheeler
Burdeen Carlson
Wheeler
Sharon Wheeler
Sonja Shoemaker
Suzanne Coulter
Linda Rose
Kenneth Rose
Sunshine 4-H Club Elects Officers in Pot ter Meeting
The Sunshine 4-H Club of Potter organized April 29 at a family party in the Legion Hall. Officers elected include Beverly Carlson as president Janice Anderson as vice president Dorothy Christensen as secretary Glenna Lipska as treasurer and Betty Carlson as news reporter. The club plans a Winter Wardrobe and Hows and Whys for Young Cooks project and elected Glenna Rose Lipska as delegate to the Junior Fair board.
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Sunshine 4
Busy Bees of Gurley Organize Meeting for Year
The Busy Bees of Gurley met at Mrs. Harold Johnson’s home on Friday May 27 with eight girls present. Mrs. Johnson will lead, Miss Bette Porterfield assist. Officers: Jane Rowan president, Norma Jean Rohde secretary, Darlene Segelke treasurer, Bonita Bartels song leader, Beverly Rohde news reporter. Meeting adjourned to June 10 at Jane Rowan’s home.
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Busy Bees OF
Gurley
Harold Johnson
Bette Porterfield
Jane Rowan
Norma Jean Rohde
Darlene Segelke
Bonita Bartels
Beverly Rohde
Snappy Sewers Club Elects Officers for Year
Clairebelle Koester served as host to Snappy Sewers Club members and mothers on May 25. Officers elected for the coming year include Clairebelle Koester as president Marianne Maher as vice president Elaine McElfresh as secretary Ardith Scheurmann as music leader and Betty Johnson as news reporter. Mrs C V Innes remains leader for the Snappy group.
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Clairebelle Koester
Marianne Maher
Elaine McElfresh
Ardith Scheurmann
Betty Johnson
C. V. Innes
Sewers and Mrs Carl Johnson Assist Leader Discuss Year
Miss Violet Shep herd attended to discuss lessons for the coming year. Betty Johnson is the reporter.
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Carl Johnson
Violet Shepherd
Betty Johnson
Bracelet Recovered Thanks to Telegraph Want Ads
Mrs. G Wendt of Dix Nebraska praised The Telegraph want ad page after a treasured bracelet lost in Sidney was found by Jess Preble and returned to the newspaper. She had hoped for its return during a forthcoming ad payment visit and credits the ads with bringing back the sentimental jewelry from a German gift exchange.
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Telegraph
Cars Collide on 10th Avenue Causes Light Damage
A Thursday morning collision on 10th Avenue just north of the stoplight caused light damage to a 1937 Chevrolet driven by Duane F. Rayl of Sidney. The vehicle was stopped when struck by a 1935 Ford driven by Glenn A. Moon who did not see the first car stop in time to avoid the crash. Sidney police investigated the incident.
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10Th Avenue
Duane F. Rayl
Sidney
Glenn A. Moon
Sidney Junior Legion Falls 10-5 to Kimball Juniors at Fairgrounds
The Sidney Junior Legion ball club performed under par Thursday, losing 10 to 5 to the Kimball Juniors at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. Clinger Schindler and Stahlap had two runs each for the winners, while Ovenden scored twice and Peterson Jensen and Smith added one run apiece for Sidney.
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Sidney Junior Legion
Kimball
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Clinger
Schindler
Stahlap
Ronald Ovenden
Peterson
Jensen
Smith
Kimball and Sidney Poor Fielding Mark In Games
Kimball posted five hits ten runs and four errors while Sidney contributed three hits five runs and six errors in the contest highlighting defensive struggles and battering offense.
Canada Ranks Second in Size Behind Soviet Russia
Canada is described as the second largest country on earth, surpassed only by Soviet Russia, highlighting its vast geographic extent and global ranking.
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Canada
Soviet Russia
Telegraph Fills Tray Sizes With Metal Cardboard A Z Index
The Telegraph reports on metal and cardboard filling trays offered in three standard sizes and accompanied by an A to Z index to fit them, detailing practical packaging and organization tools for storage or shipment.
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Beta Alpha
Beta Sigma Phi
Sidney Country Club
Don Watts
Eugene Bonkiewicz
Martha Pierson
Frances Johnston
Charles Dalton
Bettymae Miller
Virgie Atkins
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St. Martha’s Guild
W. D. Harte
C. B. Bentley
J. H. Lowe
C. B. Innes
Jennie Johnson
Lowell Davis
Episcopal Diocesan
Leon Fine
Leonard Fine
Country Club
Chris Bitner
William Burleson
Bernie Goldstein
Glenn Patrick
Hull Cook
Alpha Iota
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Hazel’s
Maxine Willis
Eleanor Phelps
Dorothy Benzel
Doris Kucera
Clarice Christiansen
Judy Jurgens
Judy An Jurgens
Marcelyo
Barbara Jurgens
Virginia Gamble
Barbara
Dianne Hinrichs
Alice Bules
Dianne Puffer
Marilyn Miller
Brown
Bess Simpson
Marian Wiedeburg
H. P. Craig
K. S. Agnew
Alvin Duis
Miss Wiedeburg
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
City Auditorium
John Elwell
Herbert Byrd
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Clarke Grieve
Veterans Hospital
Georgia Martin
Ed Claycomb
Glenn Hornbeck
Herschel Spearow
D. E. Weimer
Don Jorgenson
R. F. Stark
PTA
Foland Machinery
the Fox
Robert Cummings
Loretta Young
Wendell Corey
Paramount
the Telegraph
Junior Legion
Western Implement CO
Nebraska
Massey-Harris
Grant Street
Bill Wolf
Klem Miller
Ontier
Frontier
L& L
Frontier Service
Frontier Station
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