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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1960
Page
2
Sidney area notes Thanksgiving travels visits and gatherings across many families. Residents visiting relatives in Cheyenne Dalboir Julesburg and Kimball. local students and service members hosting dinners and sharing holiday moments with kin and friends. Names include Harries Gale Young Mangels Buhrdorf Nelson McIntosh, Foster, Bergner, Carlson, Jorgenson, Cork, Treinen, Story, Kieselhorst and many others.
P E O Chapter F1 met for a 1 o clock luncheon at Mrs Glenn Patrick's home. Twenty two members attended as Mrs Jack Knicely led the business session. The group voted to send 50 to P E O Hom e in Beatrice and 29 to the International Peace Scholarship Fund to aid foreign students in the United States. Five ten King s Daughters were approved for local Christmas giving. Mrs H C Nelson led the program, introducing Miss Helen Jorgenson who shared experiences as an American Field Service exchange student in Sweden with slides and souvenirs. Dr Greedice will host the December 5 meeting.
Mrs. John J. Treinen and Mrs. Treinen hosted a pre nuptial dinner at their home on November 17 honoring Miss Jeanette Raddatz and her fiancé Rodney Namuath of Lodgepole ahead of their wedding November 19 at St Patrick. Table decorations featured lavender and white. Thirty one guests attended.
Mrs Ruby Spindler and Edward H Henkle were united in marriage on Saturday November 12 at the Presbyterian Chapel in Las Vegas. Rev James R Herdon officiated. They will reside at 1815 Osage Street Sidney. Henkle is a retired farmer and Mrs Henkle serves as Clark of the District Court.
Thirty four Sidney Lions Club members held a Wednesday luncheon at Memorial Rest Home with residents as guests. Hospital administrator Leo Bolin welcomed the group, along with hospital board chair A. J. Jorgenson and rest home director Ruth Robbins. Ralph Thompson introduced members and staff. Plans were made for the District Cabinet meeting in Sidney in March.
A November into December calendar lists multiple local group gatherings. Activities include Lodge Pole Valley Shrine Club supper at Chappell, League of Young Adult Lutherans at Holy Trinity, and several meetings across BPO Does Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Nu, Business and Professional Women, Toastmasters, Rotary, Kings Daughters, Newcomers Club in Ft. Sidney Hotel, Silver Belles and Beaux a square dance with caller Eric Gross, Kiwanis Lodge Pole Valley Saddle Club CKD Medical Assn Auxiliary, WSCS Methodist, St Martha's Guild Episcopal, Christian Women’s Fellowship, and St Paul’s Lutheran Walther League.
A list of admitted and dismissed individuals by location Sidney Las Cruces and Dalton with names such as Delorese Smith Earl Cruise Marie Ackerman Pearl Soundsleeper Archie Greenwood and others. Newborn note records a Nov 23 male child to Mr and Mrs Foe Good.
The Rev. Keith M Williams, a longtime evangelist, will conduct a series of meetings at Peet Evangelical United Brethren Church from Sunday Nov 27 through Dec 4. Services start 7 30 p m nightly with special features including trombone-aires and vocal numbers by Williams and the church choir.
The annual SCS meeting will be held December 7 at 6 30 PM at the Youth Center. The meal is provided by St Patrick's Church women. Awards will honor conservation efforts by farmers and 4 H members. Dempsey McNiel state association president speaks. Tickets from board or district office.
Mr and Mrs Walter Skrdlant announce the birth of a son Anthony Walter born at 146 a m Friday November 25 in Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds four ounces Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James E Skrdlant Sidney and Mr and Mrs Albert Lukesh Kimball Great grandmother Mrs Nellie Egging Sidney
Ted C. Connell announced Thomas Lenzen of Sidney Route B Kansas as National Aide-de-Camp of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Connell praised Lenzen for past achievements and his role as a personal representative to advance progress in the VFW and in his community state and nation.
Ellen Carpenter and her brother Jim, long time residents of Atlantic City Wyoming, were honored for living in the ghost town for seventy years. The story notes their origins in Fort Sidney and Fort Robinson, their Oregon Trail journey, and Atlantic City’s potential revival with a new railroad and iron ore boom.
Harrisburg The Banner County Farm Bureau, after a meeting with Banner County ASC Committee, asks for an extension on destroying excess wheat. The past date, including 1960, was June 15, with a 1961 extension to June 25. The reason: wheat has more feed value if left longer.
A group of Sidney high school students won an all-expense trip to Denver via Frontier Airlines after submitting essays on air transportation. One writer, Howard Lang, and Carl B. Nelson from Sidney Senior High School argued that air transit accelerates repairs, parts delivery, and material supply for Sidney’s growth and global competitiveness.
Carl B. Nelson argues that Sidney needs quick air transportation to connect with larger cities for business and meetings. He notes most Nebraska cities with airports enjoy growth, and warns removing air service would hinder Sidney’s future progress.
Postmaster Leo Gorman urges early mailing to ensure delivery before Christmas. He notes expanded facilities and extra help to handle a record Christmas mail volume in Sidney. He warns against poorly wrapped packages and advises sturdy corrugated cartons, heavy wrapping paper, and strong cord.
The passage advises checking with the Post Office about package size and weight limits before mailing. It recommends sending Christmas cards by First Class mail with a return name and address, mailing long distance mail before December 10, and promptly following with local cards and gifts.
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