Golden Gift Days Begin Friday in Sidney Nebraska
Golden Gift Days, Sidney’s largest holiday merchandising event, runs Friday November 25 through Friday December 16 with final prize awards on Saturday December 17. Eighty five participating business houses issue tickets for more than 1500 in prizes across three draws on December 3 10 and 17. Tickets may be redeemed at Elwell Motors showroom and Chamber of Commerce if matching winning numbers are displayed each Saturday.
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Sidney
Eignty
Sidney Business Houses
Nebraska Panhandle
Colorado
Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne
Devel
Morrill
Kimball
Nebraska
Logan County
Colo
Elwell Motors
Ilinois St
Elwell
Chamber of Commerce
Dlinois St
Elwell Motor Co
10Th Ave
West
Decker’s Market
South
Jones Shopping Center
Thanksgiving Services Tonight at Sid ney First Methodist Church
Union Thanksgiving services will be held at 7 30 this evening in the First Methodist Church in Sidney. The program features readings of President Johnson's Thanksgiving Proclamation by J L Thorpe Sidney mayor with multiple pastors delivering prayers sermons and a dedication offering and benediction from a range of local churches including First Methodist First Christian Church Light Memorial Presbyterian Church Christ Episcopal Church Calvary Baptist and others.
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Union
First Methodist Church
Sidney
Johnson
J. L. Thorpe
John Slayton
Stayton
Drexel von Forell
The
First Christian Church
M. E. Douglas
G. B. Abke
Church of the Nazarene
Carl L. Nelson
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Nelson
von Forell
Max Kors
Christ Episcopal Church
Elmer Mundy
Calvary Baptist Church
Douglas
Land of the Singing Sky stage cast plans Friday show
A large historical home spun musical production titled Land of the Singing Sky is slated for Friday and Saturday at two prairie venues and Ogallala village. The cast includes Wagon Master Dr. James Edwards Roy T G Frerichs Gilbert Gullible Doug Reetz Sam Hil and many others with a wide chorus and dancers. Production staff list covers technical director set design stage management costumes and publicity among numerous contributors.
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Prairie
Ogallala
Point of Rocks
Wagon Master
James Edwards
Roy
T. G. Frerichs
Gilbert Gullible
Doug Reetz
Sam Hil
Glenn Houtz
Pitchman
Robert Clark Sr
Gullible
Lois Ham
Sam Hill
Eulalia Pelster
Bailey
George Hinn
Jean
Bonnie Countryman
Max
Benny Hochman
Pa Huk
Weert Frerichs
Kelly
Dick Hall
Cook
Hull Cook
Duane Nichols
California
Joe
Ken Moncrief
Jack Corbin
Glenn Hornbeck
Major North
Ric Beese
Duane Johnson
Henry Loebe
Tom Edwards
Jim Ellison
Bruce Outright
John Schou
Linda Thayer
Connie Fleener
Dan Long
Land of the Singing Sky
Charles Everitt
John Frerichs
Betty Taylor
Mary Plantz
Frontier Plans Group Discount
Frontier Airlines announces group fare discounts effective January 1 to attract conventions events and business travelers. Denver based carrier president Lewis W. Dymond says discounts apply to one way and round trip with tiers from 10 to 14 persons up to 20 or more, offering 20 to 30 percent on one-way and 25 to 33 1/3 percent on round trip.
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Denver
Frontier Airlines
Lewis W. Dymond
Frontier
Mrs. Rexroth Dies At 80 Rites Friday
Anna Elizabeth Rexroth 80 died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital in Sidney after a month there. Funeral 10 AM Friday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Henry Monnich officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. She was active in church groups and local farm and AAA activities, survived by three daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, and three sisters.
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Cheyenne County
Anna Elizabeth Rexroth
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Holy Trinity Church
Craig-Holechek
Anna Elizabeth Boschulte
Fontenelle
Neb
Charles Boschulte
Ray W. Rexroth
Fremont
Lodgepole
Sunol
Rexroth
ULCW
Suno Garden Club
Clover Circle Club
Farmers Union
Agricultural Aaa
Walter Closman
Doris
North Platte
Alice Rexroth
Gurley
Helen Rexroth
Robert
Amelia Brand
Clara Brand
Gertrude Rexroth
Denver
Mother Of Two Sidney Women Crash Victim
Mrs. George D. Gardner Sr., widow of the two Sidney women, died from injuries after a head on crash on a ranch road near Hyannis. Her husband, 67, and the 22 year old driver Lyle Boots were hospitalized in Alliance in satisfactory condition. The Gardner car carried son George D. Gardner Jr., 25, who escaped with minor bruises. Grant County Sheriff Walt Bowen investigated the accident on the Harry Minor ranch road three fourths of a mile west of the home.
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Merton Bowzer
Jerry Kocourek
Sidney
Hyannis
George D. Gardner
Alliance Hospital
Lyle Boots
Alliance
Harry Minor Ranch
Gardner
Boots
Grant County
Walt Bowen
George D. Gardner, Jr
Extended Care Starts Jan 1
Medicare extended care provisions start January 1 per Social Security Administration district manager Claire W. Schuneman. It defines a short term skilled nursing service after hospitalization, not custodial or long term care, to be provided in a nursing home or hospital setting. A free leaflet with details is available from the Scottsbluff district office at 1716 Avenue A.
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Claire W. Schuneman
Social Security Administration
Mr. Schuneman
Social Security
Avenue A
Scottsbluff
Government Day on Monday at American Legion Post 17
At the regular meeting led by Commander Floyd Lanks the American Legion Post 17 discussed Government Day events for Monday November 28 at 8 am in the courthouse. The oratorical contest will be held next spring under Carl Crouse.
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American Legion Post
Frank Longan
Legion
Alvin Bauer
Harold Gugelman
Donald Nightingale
Floyd Sanks Jr
Floyd Sanks
American Legion Post 17
Floyd Lanks
The
Carl Crouse
Post
Parents Advisory Council
Allington Bull Tops Sale With $1000 Bid At Oshkosh
Forty one bulls sold Monday at Oshkosh for an average of 545. The top price of 1000 was paid for an Allington animal by Mrs. C. R. Watson of Mitchell. consignors included Tom Allington and Sons and six bulls from guest consignor Charles Sodence of Hemingford. Buyers included Gerald McGinley of Buckhorn Ranch Keystone and Ed Herman of Lakeside. A registered heifer door prize went to the son of Howard Core of Oshkosh. Next year’s sale is planned for the third Monday in November.
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Oshkosh
Tom Allington
Howard Core
Allington
Rotary Governor Speaks To Club
James Chubb of Grand Island district governor of Rotary spoke to the Sidney club Monday night. He traced Rotary history and defined its role in human understanding and humanitarian progress. He praised the Sidney club as a bright district spot and noted strong attendance. President C A Bitner welcomed visiting Rotarians Quentin Nelson Warren Oswald and locals Lars Kamp and Gerald Harr.
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James Chubb
Grand Island
Rotary
Sidney Club
Lars Kamp
Gerald Harr
Mayors Seek Tax Revenue Share For Cities in Nebraska
Mayors from 16 Nebraska cities meeting with League of Nebraska Municipalities leaders call for earmarking a portion of any new sales or income tax for cities. They oppose relying solely on property taxes and note high property tax burdens. Attendees include Omaha Mayor A V Sorensen and officials from Lincoln Bellevue Grand Island Scottsbluff Sidney York South Sioux City Norfolk Holdreg Lexington Columbus Kearney Chadron Blair Fremont. Governor-elect Norbert Tiemann backs a combined sales and income tax.
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Nebraska
Gregory K.stuve
League of Nebraska Municipalities
Stuve
Omaha
A. V. Sorensen
Sorensen
Lincoln
Bellevue
Grand Island
Scottsbluff
Sidney
York
South Sioux City
Norfolk
Holdreg
Lexington
Columbus
Kearney
Chadron
Blair
Fremont
Kenneth Bowen
Red Cloud
Richard Marvel
Hastings
Robert Barnett
Norbert Tiemann
Death Claims Leslie Boyer Dalton Farmer
Leslie Henry Boyer 53, longtime farmer northwest of Dalton, died after a lingering illness. Born November 13, 1913 in Dalton, he married Glady Lorenz in 1938 and lived on a Dalton-area farm. Survived by widow, four daughters Edith Goddard Mary Quick Elsie Hill Martha Spurlin, two sons Dennis and Lauren in the Armed Services, and 12 grandchildren.
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Leslie Henry Boyer
Dalton
Dalton High School
Glady Lorenz
Sidney
Edith Goddard
Mary Quick
Laramie
Wyo
Elsie Hill
Clarion
Iowa
Martha Spurlin
Rockport
Dennis
Lauren
Armed Services
Augsburg
Germany
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Dave Narjes
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Jack Weimer
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Mildred Elwell
Johm Young Nelson
del Koch
Fanny
Betty Krieger
Sally
Aileen Reetz
Surveyor
Bill Rush
Pretty Shield
Sarahlou Danielson
Chorus
Ellie Aue
Mary Abbie Anderson
Maxine Wilson
Willistine Fankhauser
Joyce Miller
Virginia Hassle
Marilyn Johnson
Eunice Lindall
Betty Knicely
Connie Panwitz
Jo Selzer
Clark Fuller
Dr. H.C.Q. Nelson
Ralph Spencer
Patty Jelinek
June Zwickl
Connie Adams
Bev Haupt
R. W
Carmen Brown
Jack
Anna Rexroth
Frontier Plans Group Discount
Legionaires
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Ray Davis
Potter
Ron Cutler
Elsie
Ron Maas
Harold Tremain
Vic Haas
Hemingford
Legion Club
American Legion and Auxiliary
the Legion
Post and Auxiliary
Allington Bull
Rotary Governor
Leslie Boyer
Dalton Farmer
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