Around The Town notes extended Lincoln, Sidney visits
The column lists many out of town travels and visits from Lincoln to Sidney and points in between. It notes Mrs. Mary Jane Gottschalk and Mrs. Ruth Barnes visiting Lincoln for Delta Delta Delta sorority events, funerals for Jeon Plum in Sidney, and numerous families visiting relatives, attending church committees, and planning travel to Kansas City and Coffeyville for Southern Baptist events. It also mentions surgeries, football games, and upcoming trips to Lincoln, Denver, and Mesa Arizona, with many named residents and families included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Gottschalk
Ruth Barnes
Lincoln
Lynn Gottschalk
Miss Gottschalk
Sidney
Jeon Plum
Horton Plum
Valinda
Lorena
Tina
Melany
Herlong
Calif
William Wooters
Dick and
Barbra
Sterling
Lugene Crow
Haigler
Neb
Wayne Crow
Arewell
Ivis Pursley
San Diego
Jack Crow
Mareia Tschantre
Kicmont
Howard Crow
Max, Neb
Guy Chorn
Scottsbluff
Harvey Chorn
Gleason Winters
Broadwater
Harold Hretten
Dalton
Curtis Ferris
Vert Goodman
Denver
Kenneth Mizell
McCook
Will Mizell
Kiley -Mizell
Chappell
Wid
John Backus
Boise
Idaho
Kate Smith
Harley Howard
Max
Glen Osbourn
Benkelman
Ken Elswick
Willard Russell
Robert Petersen
Het Uodge
Mary Chapman
Jim Houtchins
John Allen
Stanley Knox
Jerry Wurtman
North Platte
Delbert Ewaldt
Jim Hansen
Wood River
Ronald Joy
Donnebrog
David Waring
August Warning
Alpha Iota Hosts Meeting and Christmas Plans
Alpha Iota chapter members met at June Ray's home with Clark Fuller as guest speaker discussing the Cheyenne County Historical Association and renovation of General Morrow's home. They will sponsor a visiting Santa Claus again this year. The next meeting is December 8 at Kay Borgens' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Iota
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
June Ray
Clark Fuller
Cheyenne County Historical Association
General Morrow
Santa Claus
Kay Borgens
Don Burrows Featured Speaker At Sidney Lions
Don Burrows, industrial arts and vocational education instructor at Sidney High School, spoke at the Sidney Lions Club noon meeting at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel on vocational education. E L Hoover reported food at the Aunt Jemima pancake feed, with counts totaling eggs, sausage, milk, syrup, butter, and more. Net income to be determined after ticket sales, and a Lions board meeting was set for November 19 at 9 a.m. at the same hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Burrows
Sidney High School
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney Lions Club
E. L. Hoover
Lions Band
Band
Kensington Rebekah Lodge Meets With Thanksgiving Theme
Kensington Rebekah Lodge gathered at 2 p.m. in the IOOF hall basement with seven members and Mrs. Pearl Simpson presiding. Devotions by Mrs. Ray Tremain on Thanksgiving followed a program including Amy Bales on How Times Have Changed. A covered dish dinner is planned for Dec. 14. Hostesses were Mrs. Tremain and Mrs. Bales. Canasta yielded high score for Mrs. Katie Helzer and low score for Mrs. Hattle Lipke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Rebekah Kensington
IOOF
Pearl Simpson
Ray Tremain
Amy Bales
Tremain
Seventeenth Summer brings junior class drama tonight
The Class of 768 presents Seventeenth Summer in the Senior High Auditorium tonight and Saturday at 7 30. Adults 1 00 and children 50 cents. The play follows Leah Morrow and Jack Duluth through first love and family obligations as a cast including Angie Morrow Jane and Margie face rumors and challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior High
Jack and I
Bobbette Bryant
Angie Morrow
Jim Countryman
Jack Duluth
Jane
Alma Sullivan
Margie Rita Underdown
Jim Ellison
Tony and
Tom Welch
Iis
Morrow
Wanls Gell
Mr. Morrow
Steve Nelson
Sidney High School
Bunker Hill Club Hosts Meeting at Mrs Borcher Home
Mrs Carl Borcher hosted the Bunker Hill Club gathering with Mrs Norman Steffens presiding. Eight members attended and the next meeting will be at Mrs Robert Steffens home for a noon dinner and gift exchange. Refreshments followed with Ten-point Pitch. High prize went to Mrs Paul Dalton and low to Dorothy Stine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Borcher
Bunker Hill Club
Norman Steffens
Robert Steffens
Paul Dalton
Dorothy Stine
Belles and Beaux Dance Club Names Officers
The Silver Belles and Beaux Square Dance Club held a regular dance on Wednesday evening November 9 with three squares present including beginner dancers. Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman were elected to serve as chairmen of the group with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Deweese as vice chairmen and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Person as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Belles and
Beaux Square Dance Club
George Coleman
Cechairman
17 Club Plans For Programs and Bake Sales
The 17 Club met November 9 at Cindy Wolf’s home to discuss a money making project. Members approved a bake sale on November 19 at Decker's Market and another sale before Christmas. A joint activity with Sub Deb Club was considered. Nancy Knicely, a Rotary exchange student, spoke on Australian life and customs with slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Wolf
Decker’s
Nancy Knicely
Rotary
Dr Cornelius Speaks At PEO Chapter FA Dinner
Dr. Cornelius was guest speaker at Chapter FA PEO sisterhood dinner. The event, hosted at Mrs. Thomas Kokjer Sr. home with Mrs. Robert Clark Jr. assisting, featured slides of Russia and notes on a summer trip. Mrs. Carl Cornelius chaired the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Cornelius
Chapter FA
PEO Sisterhood
Thomas Kokjer
Robert Clark, Jr
James Keating
Cornelius
Russia
Club To Have A Card Party At Lodgepole Valley
The Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club hosts a card party Sunday evening November 13 at 7 30 at the club house. All members and guests are welcome and urged to attend. Refreshments will be provided by committee members Leonard Rieken Dennis Jurgens Mary Treinen Dick Lindley. Bridge and pitch will be played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Leonard Rieken
Dennis Jurgens
Mary Treinen
Dick Lindley
Australian Beginnings Shape Local Music Meeting
A guitarist described as having learned her craft in Australia played during a meeting. A hostess served lunch and the session adjourned. The next gathering is planned for November 21 at Debbie Witters’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Debbie Witters
Cub Scout Den 4 Pack 82 Meeting Recap November 3 1966
The DEN 4 PACK 82 meeting opened with a song Ive got that Cub Scout feeling and roll call about Thanksgiving. The group played a thematic number game, awarded treats, voted on nut cup designs, with Jeff Hodglin and Tim Tschacher handling refreshments. Wayne Simms led America the Beautiful before the closing flag salutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Hodglin
Tim Tschacher
Wayne Simms
Eastern Star Initiation At Providence Chapter 108 Meeting
A stated Providence Chapter 108 Eastern Star meeting at the Masonic Temple featured an initiation ceremony. Officers and members announced December 9 and December 14 events, including a dessert luncheon, a covered dish dinner with 25 cent charge, and officer elections for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Order of the Easter Star
Masonic Temple
Ara Brown
Eastern Star Kensington
Eastern Star
Virgil Walters
James Edwards
Gerald Hyde
Ray L. Cruise
Ladies' Aid Of St. Pauls Elects Officers
St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid met on Thursday November 3 with 33 members and two guests. Lavern Armstrong was elected vice president and Jim Peterson secretary. Don Burrows was elected treasurer while Henry Haupt remains president for another year. Birthdays for October were celebrated for Martha Aurich and Kenneth Mitchell. Rev. Lester Boehm led devotional on Christian Stewardship. Next meeting features a Christmas luncheon with guest speaker Mrs Paul Reimers speaking on her Holy Land trip and slides. Hostesses were Mrs Arno Thomas and Mrs Alvin Wittig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
Clara Richter
Altenberg
Adela Oberndorfer
Potter
Lavern Armstrong
Jim Peterson
Don Burrows
Henry Haupt
Martha Aurich
Kenneth Mitchell
Lester Boehm
Paul Reimers
The
Holy Land
Arno Thomas
Alvin Wittig
Gamma Tau Chapter Dinner and Program Meeting
Gamma Tau met Thursday evening at Mrs. Dale Schoonover's home for dinner and a business program. Dr. Darold Hendee from Memorial Hospital spoke on the hospital blood bank and donor needs, presented by Mrs. Schoonover. Social hour with coffee followed. Mrs. Walter Skrdlant assisted. A bracelet gift was given to Mrs. John Benzel, who will soon leave Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Tau Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Dale Schoonover
Earl Martin
Darold Hendee
Memorial Hospital
Schoonover
Walter Skrdlant
John Benzel
Signia
Baptist Women's Group Plans Missions and Christmas
The Woman's Missionary Society of Calvary Baptist Church met at the parsonage. Plans were set to adopt a rest home patient and remember them at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The week of prayer for Foreign Missions was announced with the pastor in charge. Mrs Mundy presented the theme Japan in costume with aides Higginson and Vowell. A flower was given to each attendee and hostess Mundy served pumpkin pie. Attendees included Hariman Besley Glazier Merklin Pickett and others. The next meeting is December 13 at Mrs. Jim Vowell’s home with a review of Sao Paulo Hears the Gospel and a Christmas gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Calvary Baptist Church
Leon Higginson
Frieda Maria Wid- Strand
Elmer Mundy
Japan
Higginson
Jim Vowell
Frank Harriman
Lee Roy Besley
Meg Glazier
Jadean Merklin
Ray Pickett
Mundy
Sao Paulo
Gene H. Wise
Southern Baptist
Brazil
Troop 130 Meeting at Central Auditorium November 9
Troop 130 met at the Central Auditorium on November 9. No treats due to the patrol forgetfulness. Honors tea planned for next week from 3:45 to 5:00. Members split into groups to assign tasks. Closing led by the 7th group. Song practice included Ping-Pong. Cathy Nelson, scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Auditorium
Cathy Nelson
Scout Troop 85 Wool Contest Held In Ogallala
The Sidney Lions Club announced Scout Troop 85 will re organize Monday night at 7 30 in North Ward School auditorium with Gene Tumbleson as Scoutmaster. All former members and interested boys with parents invited for refreshments. A Make It With Wool contest held Nov 5 at Ogallala saw several Cheyenne County girls honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogallala
Sidney Lions Club
North Ward
Gene Tumbleson
Cheyenne County
Pam Martin
Dalton
Vickie Fuehrer
Sidney
Gwen Nelson
Kathy Waten
Potter
North Platte
Pawnee
Women’s Auxiliary
National Wool Growers Association
American Wool Council
del Rae Beerman
Parent's
Honey Sunday Set by Sidney Jaycees for Nov 20
The Sidney Jaycees vote to hold Honey Sunday on November 20 with members canvassing residential areas selling one pound containers of honey for $1. The third year aims to match prior success, with profits from selling about twelve hundred pounds donated to care and education of the retarded child in Nebraska. Last year’s check exceeded $300 and supported local cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Jaycees
The
Jaycees
Nebraska
The Juliets Plan November Dinner and Christmas Party
The Juliets met November 9 at Halsey Fuller home for their regular meeting. They arranged a family dinner for November 12 and a Christmas party for December 15 at George Heumann home after a luncheon at Yendis Cafe. The club gave its piggy bank to Larry James Van Mark and Mrs. Vincent Schmitt attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliets
Halsey Fuller
George Heumann
Larry James van Mark
Jim van Mark
Vincent Schmitt
Census Update At Memorial Hospital Friday
Memorial Hospital census at 8 a.m. shows 43 patients and three babies in nursery. Names listed include Josephine Pursley Michael Harless Jesse How litt Jr Donald Keiper Morgan Disbrow Bessie Curtis Rise Kaylor Mrs Tom Chion is Mrs Charles Oxford Mark McIrvin Nina Gill LeRoy Steege Robert Johnson Dorothy Watkins James Coulter Mrs Morris Challburg. Birth: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Josephine Pursley
Michael Harless
Jesse Howlitt, Jr
Donald Keiper
Morgan Disbrow
Bessie Curtis
Rise Kaylor
Tom Chionis
Charles Oxford
Mark McIrvin
Nina Gill
LeRoy Steege
Robert Johnson
Dorothy Watkins
James Coulter
Morris Challburg
Colburn Nelson
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Roger Plantz
Lincoln, Neb
Kansas- Nebraska
Shelly Deines
Leland Deines
Ken Kieselhorst
University of Neb Daka
Kathy Stueve
David Wren
Walter Stueve
Wren
States
Germany
Mrs. Weldon Stewart
Gary Melvin
Lodgepole
George Vosika Home
Clyde Simms
Lowell Hoktom Home
Forrest Tremains
Mrs
Alva Hart
David W. Young
Tekamah
I. P. Schaffer
Schaffer
Oakland
Thomas L. Kohrer
Kansas City
Carter Kokjer
L. J. Darnall
Hyannis, Neb
Floyd Neinmuth
Reinmuth
Mrs. Darnall
Darnalls
James Sell
Jody
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Sell
Boeing Co
Mrs. Sell
Nila Ely
Leon Lafler
Mesa
O Ro
Val Peters
Alfred Peters
A. E. Ladine
Agnes Ladine
Helen Minshall
Lynn Martin, Sr
Haigler, Neb
Lynn Martin, Jr
Harry Wilson
Harley Ellis
Andy Hemmer
Floyd Billiter
William Hanika
Wynot
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Hanika
Thomas McFadden
M. L. Pattison
Kay
University of Nebraska
Bill Tilghman
Carol
Debbie
Diane
Jimmy
Casper
Wyo
Tilghman
Leona Rezanina
Rezanina
Kimball
Jim Richardson
Wilma Lenzen
Dale Dillon
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Lions
Lion
Stan Larabee
Donald Hofer
Zone 1
James Bosley
Kensington
Connie Kuhns
Fitz
Janis Gell
Mrs. Morrow
Debi Thayer
Margaret
Ellis Vaughn
Art
Deanne Thies
Lordraine
Martin
John Jones
Kitty
Penny Pederson
Belles & Beaux
Dr. Cornelius
Ladies’ Aid of
St. Paul’s
Gamma Tau
Brownie Troop
Central School
Raoul Melson
Gerald Matzke
Girl Scout Troop 150
Lew Mehling
Valerie Reed
Kelly Hoaglund
Shelia Schooner
Peggy Sue Cotton
Penny Christy
Susan Ellermeier
Becky Blanchard
Susan Goen
Pam Wamsley
Cheri Nelson
Kathy Birner
Jennifer Johnston
Cheryl Hajek
Jane Matzke
Susan Boehm
Teresa Brachtenbach
Teresa Winston
Melissa Scott
Belinda Reed
Lynette Nienhaeser
Terry Martin
Lynn Mehling
Linda Thayer
Kathy Burnick
DeAnn Rathbun
Baptist Women’s Group
Lee Fuller
Viet Nam
James Snyder
Arthur Borcher
Cheri Curless
Sheila Brown
Cheryl Williams
Janet Hoemann
Mary Snyder
Jane Keith
Georgia Mobley
Terri Goen
Carol Cram
Jo Ellen Russell
Susan Borcher
Patty Maxwell
Peggy O’halloran
Pam Winston
Joy Reed
Hershelyn Goen
Bonnie Snyder
Laurie Vecera
Althea Schaf
Betty Glassburn
Kathy Stone
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