Funeral services for Genevieve Johnson held in Sidney
Genevieve Johnson 72 died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital after a brief stay. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Craig Holechek Funeral Home with Rev. M E Douglas officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Fund. Born June 4 1898 Mattoon Illinois to John and Laura Williams. Married Ira Johnson Aug 7 1926 Springfield Illinois. Survived by sister Helen Hill Mesa and aunt A L de la Parra Mesa. Member of Eastern Star and Past Matrons Club.
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Craig- Holechek
Genevieve Johnson
Memorial Hospital
M.E. Douglas
Greenwood Cemetery
Cancer Funda
Springfield
Ill
Ira C. Johnson
Sidney
Johnson
Sioux Army Depot
Helen Hill
Mesa
Aziz
A.L. de la Parra
Order of Eastern Star
Ben Bolke Funeral Rites Held at St Patrick’s Church
Bernard Bolke 78 died Friday with funeral services conducted Tuesday morning at St Patrick’s Catholic Church. Rev Edward Flinn officiated and burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers included Art Lenzen Tom Lenzen Ken Peetz S W Cook Jr Homer Chapman and Baron Goodwin. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home managed arrangements.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bernard
Ben) Bolke
Edward Flinn
Greenwood Cemetery
Art Lenzen
Tom Lenzen
Ken Peetz
S. W. Cook Jr
Homer Chapman
lBaron Goodwin
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Walter Brestel Jr. Ducted in Campbell Church After Plane Crash
Walter Christopher Brestel Jr. was memorialized at First United Methodist Church in Campbell California on Wednesday of last week after being killed in a plane crash near San Gorgonia Pass in Southern California the previous Saturday. The Rev William Gould led the service with Sunnyvale Elks Lodge 2138 members assisting. Burial followed at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Brestel born August 5 1935 in Dalton to Walter Christopher and Gertrude Julia Brestel was a Dalton High School and University of Nebraska graduate who attended Berkeley Law School and served in the Navy. He practiced law in San Jose and was married March 21 1964 to Lorraine La Lone of Fortuna California. He was an officer and pilot in High Flyers Inc. Surviving are his widow two sons Mark and Michael a daughter Melandy his parents of Dalton and brothers Stanley of Dalton and Gienn of Columbus Nebraska.
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First United Methodist Church
Campbell
Calif
Walter C. Brestel Jr
San Gorgonia Pass
William Gould
Sunnyvale Elks Lodge
Oak Hill Memorial Park
Walter Christopher Brestel Jr
Dalton
Walter Christopher
Gertrude Julia Brestel
Dalton High School
University of Nebraska
Berkeley
Navy
Thomas J. Grogren
Thurmont L. Gray
San Jose
Lorraine la Lone
Fortuna
High Flyers, Inc
Mark
Michael
Melandy
Stanley
Gienn
Columbus, Neb
Funeral rites for James M. Walker in Lorenzo
Funeral rites for James M. Walker 86 longtime Lorenzo resident were held Saturday morning at the First Christian Church with Rev Ellis Wotan officiating. Interment followed in the cemetery with pallbearers Keith Spiker Daryl Meier Ivan Walker Raymond Walker Lyndelle Brown and Hugh Paris. Craig-Holechek Funeral Home directed services.
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James M. Walker
Lorenzo Community
First Christian Church
Ellis Wotan
Greenwood Cemetery
Keith Spiker
Daryl Meier
Ivan Walker
Raymond Walker
Lyndelle Brown
Hugh Paris
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
Retired Area Farmer Dies in Bridgeport at 78
Ray Shannon 78 of Bridgeport died Tuesday in Bridgeport hospital. Born March 2, 1892 in Tipton County Indiana he moved to College Springs Iowa in 1909 and farmed south of Bridgeport from 1920. He later worked as an electrical contractor and married Mildren Nelson in 1947. Survivors include his widow a daughter Margery Corman a brother Walter and four grandchildren.
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Bridgeport
Ray Shannon
Tipton County
Ind
College Springs
Iowa
Marie Johnston
Mildren Nelson
Margery Corman
Walter
Exon criticizes Nebraska press amid campaign tour
Exon blasted Nebraska newspapers as biased toward Gov. Tiemann while campaigning for office. He cited media bias as he toured with Ronald Reagan and John Kissack, urging Democrats not to skip the November vote and signaling confidence in his lead.
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Exon
Nebraska
Gov. Tiemann
Ronald Reagan
John Kissack
Sunnyside Family Dinner Hosted by Mrs Johnson
Mrs Olive Johnson entertained at Sunday dinner for several relatives including Mr and Mrs Ralph Talich and families of Chappell, Mr and Mrs Clarence Runquist, Mr and Mrs Lemoyne Johnson, Mr and Mrs Gale Talich of Sidney, plus visits to Morris Hernbloom and Albert Brand home. Sympathy extends to Mae Zalesky family for a loss. Various trips to Scottsbluff and Denver noted for residents. weekend guests include Scott Rungquist and Ralph Talibhes.
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Olive Johnson
Ralph.Talich
Clarence Runquist
Scott
Chappell
Lemoyne Johnson
Gale Talich
Sidney
Wallace Hernbloom
Morris Hernbloom
Carl Ulmschiender
Albert Brand
Richard Hernbloom
Mabel Hernbloom
Mae Zalesky
Chappell Hospital
Kenneth Jr. Darling
Denver
Joe Quinn
Earl, Edgar
Clyde Peters
Scottsbluff
Sara
Scott Rungquist
Ralph Talibhes
Russell Olson
Susan
Albert Brandl
Wallace Hornbloom
Kimball Judge Rules Marijuana Law Void Affects LB2
Kimball District Court Judge John Kuns ruled LB2 the 1969 marijuana bill unconstitutional for violating the state constitution. The ruling discharged Stuart W. Greenburg who faced a felony possession charge after being stopped near Kimball with 191 pounds of harvested marijuana valued at about 76400 dollars.
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Kimball
John Kuns
Kuns
Stuart W. Greenburg
Los Angeles
Greenburg
Richard Larsen
Larsen
State Patrol
Koester Joins Garden County SWC District
Robert Koester of Sidney becomes a new Garden County Soil and Water Conservation district employee. He fills the vacancy created by Clarence Mercure who retired this summer to work at Midwec. Koester will assist farmers with planning and engineering conservation practices while his family stays in Sidney until semester break.
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Robert Koester
Lester
Sidney
Garden County Soil and Water Conservation District
Koester
Clarence Mercure
Bonnie
Cindy
Greg
SCS
Mercure
SWCD
Midwec
Pressure Cooker Time Saver For Home Cooks
A pressure cooker proves a quick time saver for homemakers. Fresh green beans cook in under a minute when pressure is set, and frozen vegetables require about one minute at 15 pounds to reach doneness.
Duck Hauling Law Tightens Regulations Nationwide
Minneapolis reports tighter federal rules on transporting bagged ducks for the 1969 season. Hunters may carry only one day's bag from the take to the first destination such as home lodging a locker plant or post office. The change, issued by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, appears in the federal waterfowl regulations summary.
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Minneapolis
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Mishaps Are Plentiful on Wednesday
State Trooper Max Ibach logged four accidents on a Wednesday, including two in a sleet storm. A Gurley intersection crash involved Velda Young and Troy Ladine, with minor damages. Lucien I Kicken was injured in a north of Sidney rollover and Phillip Sweeney near Neola and William Doyle were hurt in a Hi way 30 crash. Donald Mitchell’s car and a highway marker were damaged with no injuries.
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Max Ibach
Gurley
Velda A. Young
Dalton
Troy A. Ladine
Scotts Bluff
Sidney
Ibach
Lucien I. Kicken
Volkswagen
Phillip Sweeney
Neola
Iowa
Potter
William Doyle
Memorial Hospital
Donald C. Mitchell
Lincoln
Tickets Still Available for Cheyenne County SWCD Dinner
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts its annual dinner meeting Sunday Oct 18 at 6 30 PM in St Patrick s Youth Center. Tickets cost 2 50 and may be purchased at the district office or from board members. Speaker Danny Liska returns with a program titled My Wife For 20 Cows featuring color slides on Africa livestock farming and tribal life including Latuko Masai and Somali observations. An awards presentation for outstanding soil and water conservation work will also occur.
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Cheyenne
Arctic
South America
Mr. Liska
Africa
Sudan
Tanganyika
Sahara Sands
Liskas
Egypt
South Africa
Ape Army Invades Fox Theatre In Beneath the Planet of the Apes
At the Fox Theatre the Ape Army returns in Beneath the Planet of the Apes in color and Panavision. James Franciscus and Linda Harrison star in the sequel to Planet of the Apes, last year’s box office champion. An inset shows Elaine Taylor and Michael Crawford in The Games in Panavision and De Luxe Color.
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Planet of the Apes
Fox
Panavision
James Franciscus
Linda Harrison
Inset
Elain Taylor
Michael Crawford
Democrat Club Seeks Members for Sustaining Drive
Maurice A. Nelson Cheyenne County Democrat chairman calls all county Democrats to join the Democratic Sustaining Club for 1970 71. He says parties rely on donations from individuals and notes 90 percent of political contributions come from large donors. A drive will run this week. uncontacted residents should reach the county chairman or party workers. Tel Aviv AP A prefabricated air raid shelter for eleven people costs about 3200 dollars has been introduced on the Israeli market.
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Maurice A. Nelson
Cheyenne County
Democrat
Democratic Sustaining Club
Nelson
TEL Avia
Rexroth Joins Ag Committee
NORTH PLATTE Neal Pohlman of Stanton is the newly elected president of the Nebraska Agricultural Extension State Advisory Committee. Pohlman starts a one year term from Gary Darnall of Harrisburg. New officers elected include Eugene Chamberlain vice president and Mrs Delmar Jacobsen secretary. New three year members are Pohlman Mrs Chancy Decker Cambridge Herbert Krueger Avoca and Robert Rexroth Sidney. The committee advises the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service.
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North Platte
Pohlman
Chancy Decker
Cambridge
Herbert Krueger
Avoca
Robert Rexroth
Sidney
Bringelson
Andrews
Harold Brugman
Douglas
Delbert Beckman
Elgin
Orin Barlean
Rising City
Robert Rothwell
Hyannis
Charles Johnson
Wauneta
Wallace Anderson
Laurel
Donald Snoberger
Trumbull
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
Arab West Bank women form handicraft cooperative
Twenty four Arab women from the occupied West Bank have formed a handicraft cooperative, the first such effort by West Bank women. Trained in sewing and crafts in an Israeli Labor Ministry program, they have raised funds to rent production space and are negotiating with several firms for orders.
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Tel Aviv
West Bank of Jordan
West Bank
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Walter Brestel Jr
J. J. Exon
Maurice Nelson
Tom Allington
Sunnyside
Mrs. Johnson
Garden County
SWC
Ethiopia
J. D. Olinger
United Fund of Sidney
B. C. (Barney) Atkins
Atkins
United Fund
11Th Ave
Illinois St
Raoul Nelson
Business Drive
Cal Cutright
Ken McMillen
Plains
Sidney Poitier
Joanna Shimkus
Universal
Poitier
Miss Shimkus
Clint Eastwood
Shirley MacLaine
Juarez
Martin Rackin
Fox Theatre
Democrat Club
Rexroth
Spring & Mattress Health Center
Hardy -Clark Furniture
Jackson
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