Founding figure Charles H Simmons dies in Oregon
Charles H Simmons 86, a founder of Scottsbluff, died in Portland, Oregon, where he lived the last decade. He moved to western Nebraska in 1887, farmed near Scottsbluff, then settled in Gering until 1900. In 1900 he moved a small carpentry shop to Scottsbluff, opened the first post office, and recalls being among Scottsbluff’s first residents as rails were laid nearby.
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Scottsbluff
Charles H. Simmons
Portland
Ore
Mr. Simmons
Nebraska
Gering
Nebraska Panhandle
Scottsbluff Lieutenant Losing Leg in Army Hospital Amputation
Scottsbluff First Lieutenant George L. Vogler Jr. is recovering after a right leg above the knee amputation at Presidio Army Hospital, Calif., to stop infection from injuries sustained overseas. Vogler, a B-17 pilot and flight commander, was captured after parachuting from his plane near Arnhem in October and held eight months in a Barth, Germany prison camp.
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Scottsbluff
George L. Vogler, Jr
George L. Vogler, Sr
Vogler, Jr
Nebraska Beet Growers Association
Army Hospital
Presidio
Calif
Vogler
Barth
Germany
Arnhem
Holland
Fire destroys rigging at well near Crawford
Fire at the George Ostermeyer No 1 well five miles north of Crawford destroyed the drilling shed and motors. The operation, conducted by Amerada Petroleum Corporation, was interrupted as crews fought the blaze. No injuries reported.
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George Ostermeyer
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Crawford
Buick Announces New 1946 Models Fire destroys shed. wind aided blaze. workers escape
Fire at a shed near Fort Robinson razed the structure in minutes. A 45 mph wind fanned the flames as fire crews prevented wider damage. Amerada operations nearby paused with drilling resumed in about a week. No cause yet. Various Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings noted in Sidney and Denver areas following the event.
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Fort Robinson
Amerada
South Dakota Agricultural College
Local social notes from Sterling gathering
Mrs Frank Meier hosts Lorenzo as Mrs Marvin Fleming and Linda visit. Mrs M M Snyder with Joy Judy and Mrs Ted Fleming and Carol spend Friday afternoon in Sterling. Thanksgiving guests at W C Phelps home include Mr and Mrs Melvin Phelps and family Mr and Mrs Ervin Phelps with Jimmie and Glen George Fleming.
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Omaha
John Williams
Murrel Crosby
Erma
Shirley
Norman Wilnes
Sidney
Denver
Frank Meier
Hugh Paris
Gordon Haight
Daryl Meier
Karen
Gert Walker
Charles Jacobsen
Katherine Bowman
Floyd Miller
Janice
Sam Chambers
Ed Walker
A. L Kennedy
Shirley Ann
Lorenzo
Marvin Fleming
Linda
M. M. Snyder
Joy
Judy
Ted Fleming
Carol
Sterling
W. C. Phelps
Melvin Phelps
Ervin Phelps
Jimmie
Glen George Fleming
Fleming Family Social Roundup At Local Cabin Visit
A dense list of Sunday and Thanksgiving gatherings centers on the Fleming family. Neighbors and relatives including McIntosh, Smith, Hunt, Phelps, Langley, Peters, Marsh, Hart, Edson Madden, and others share meals, visits, and travel in a tightly tied community record. Names, places like Sterling Colorado and Ordville appear among dinners and weekend drops by the river cabin and nearby towns.
Tri-County Club Hosts Christmas Lesson and Crafts
Mrs Edgar Leafdale led Tri-County Club members on Friday evening, November 16, with a lesson on clothing pointers for 1946. The group also displayed articles made for the Christmas lesson and concluded with a dainty lunch.
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Tri-County Club
Edgar Leafdale
Women gaining votes after suffrage amendment takes effect
Upon the suffrage amendment becoming effective, estimates place 9 to 10 million women newly eligible to vote, in addition to the 17.5 million who already held voting rights through state actions.
Firemen To Meet At Scottsbluff Dec 2nd Conference
A district fire protection conference will be held in Scottsbluff December 2 announced by Rus sul D. Saiak secretary of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen association. George Williams Scottsbluff fire chief said invitations will go to nearby towns to discuss rural protection systems equipment reports and outdoor demonstrations if weather allows. The agenda includes new merchandise hazards and methods to reduce state fire losses. A late crop note advises planting leaf lettuce and globe radishes in the cold frame by early September and keeping the frame open until frosts.
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Scottsbluff
Russul D. Saiak
Schuyler
Nebr
Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
George Williams
Clelk
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Chadron
Ebraska Committee
United States Brewers Foundation
Charles E. Sandall
First Nat'l Bank Blag
Lincoln
Buick
Edgar Kreier
Edgar Meier
Otis
Colo
Marvin Crow
Gus
H. F. Fleming
Jim McIntosh
North Platte
McKinley MccIntosh
A. M. Smith
Sterling, Colo
Cecil Hunt
George Fleming
Fleming Cabin
E Langley
Agnes Seavey
San Francisco
Harold K. Langley
Lyman Langley
Jack Peters
Sterling Little Clark Marsh
Betty
Charlotte Langley
Eleanor Phelps
Donna Alman
Vey Marsh
Lena Carlton
Will Hart
Richard
Harry Fleming
Edson Madden
Floyd Fleming
Muriel Crosby
Will Hurt
Josephine Dettrick
Clifford Willis
Les Willis
Ordville Spen Tuesquay
Patty Fleming
Eleanor
Melba Phelps
Annie Ryan
H. E. Foster
Sioux Villa
3Rd Ave
Treader
Poe
Liris
Trs
Stickney
Willard
SUN Drug
Sidney Drug
Sidney—Chappell
Binet
U.P
Col. Rapp
Schubart Sale
Rapp Bros
Jim Hoover
Sre
Mobilgas
Iuperior
U.S.A
Ture
Socony-Vacuum
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc
Mobiegas
Soconmy
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