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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1957

Page

8

First Fall PTA Meetings Held Across Sidney Schools

The Sidney grade school Parent-Teacher Associations held their first fall meetings with about 60 attendees at Central School. Committees were named and the film The Story of Colonel Drake was shown. New officers were installed in the South Ward and plans were made for a 5:32 dinner on Oct 3. East and North Ward sessions featured speakers, committee chairs, and parent involvement initiatives.

Sidney Grade School Central School Raymond Oliverius R. C. Cunningham Elberne Luehrs Do. Heath Roland Biggs Frank McHenry Elvin Kahl James Loaris Howard Kurz Marie Nicholson Colonel Drake Pennsylvania Vergal Winn Cheyenne County Thomas Harvey Wesley Muller Arlie Zalesky South Ward J. D. Olinger Hollis Peratt Richard Land Harold Mahaffey Ken Bennett Peratt L. L.swanson H.C.Q. Nelson John Jensen William Fankhauser James Thayer McVickers North Ward Lloyd, Biederman A. W. Zilmer Mary Ellen Laubner Nancy Bott Alva Cox Arven Reynolds Charles Kurtz Montly Stanley Primus Biederman

Paper Carriers Are Feted At Contest Dinner

Omaha World Herald distributor Lyle Needham and Mrs Needham hosted 24 carriers for a contest dinner at East Side Cafe. The Sid ney Uppercrust won by gathering most new subscribers, earning a fried chicken dinner. the Sidny Hotshots were the runners up with a bean dinner. Prizes went to Roland Schobert Virgil Wells Pat Dalton for top lists and early turn ins.

Lyle Needham Omaha World- Herald Virgil Wells Pat Datton Mike Maher Art Ostermeier Conne. Friede Roland Schobert Len Downs Jim Knicely

Remarkable antelope eyesight noted in distant sighting

An antelope is described as having exceptional vision able to detect objects much smaller than itself from several miles away. The readable text emphasizes the creature's keen sight and distant observation.

Admitted and Dismissed Named in Telegraph Notices

The list records admitted and dismissed individuals by town including Sidney Cres encia Rocha Debra Chryst and Mrs. George Heumann plus Kimball George Bonner Jr Marion Whitaker Vicki Vogt and others. Other towns like Sterling Lodgepole Potter Peetz appear with additional names. Telegraph Want Ads promise results.

Sidney Debra Ann Chryst Cresencia Rocha George Heumann Arthur Nienhaeser Scotty Warren Lumir Musil Mel Busckist Barbara Brauer Eugene Padilla Howard Pohlman Rex Ross Kimball George Bonner Jr Sterling Marion Whitaker Chappell Gary* Poggensee Vicki Vogt Lodgepole Ernest Meyer Donald Kintz William Ki

Albert F. Gade to Celebrate 80th Birthday Sunday

Albert F. Gade of Cheyenne County will mark his 80th birthday with a quiet family dinner at the home of Everitt Gade. Attending are his son and family and his daughter and family, plus his brother William of Sunol and sister-in-law George Hinrichs of Dalton. several relatives in Omaha and St. Louis cannot attend. Gade, born in Michigan, moved to Cheyenne County in 1907, married Bertha Middelstead in 1910, lived in Lodgepole and Sidney, worked for Union Pacific 1939 to 1942, and helped organize St. Pauls Lutheran Church in 1917.

Albert F. Gade Cheyenne County Everitt Gade Gade Fred Meick William Sunol George Hinrichs Dalton Ted Gade Omaha Emma Abendroth Amelia Smith St. Louis

Lodgepole Youths Fined for Reckless Driving

Cheyenne County Judge C W Smith fined Clayton Way 20 of Lodgepole $25 after arraignment on reckless driving charges. The Nebraska Safety Patrol halted Way and two other youths on a county road north of Lodgepole last week. Each youth faced a $25 fine plus costs.

Cheyenne C. W. Smith Clayton Way Lodgepole Nebraska Safety Patrol Way

Brownie Troop 69 Holds First Permanent Meeting

A special Brownie Troop 69 meeting was held at Mrs. Robert Schilraff's home after school on Tuesday. Deb Thurston led the business session. new officers include Schilraff as president and Dana Morgan as vice president. Adult leaders named Delva Exum and Gene Morgan with planning by Clif Thurston.

Robert Schilraff Deb Thurston Amera Schilraff Dana Morgan Priscilla Coen Kathy Exum Kathy Owen Patty Covel Chris Rankin Clif Thurston Carol Bailey Delva Exum Gene Morgan Paul Coen Ernest Burke Mary Martha Circle M. L. Pattison Elmer Hartmann Warren Pearce Ernest Seeger L. E. Wamsley Elmer Haines Ross Barker Ira Steward Marc Harold Keith G. H. Doran B. H. Grimm Arnold Westerhoff Clark Fuller World Service E. S. Sherrerd Frank Mattoon Darold Goering Forrest Belieu Wayne Ayers Wilton Greene Arlen Caster Belieu Esther Circle Robert Benner Benner Ace Ray Cruise James Cullins Marie Nicholson Edna Dedrick Jack McCormick M. M. MecVicker

Presbyterian Women's Association Circles Organized on Thursday

First meetings of the six circles of the newly organized Women's Association of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church were held at circle chairmen homes. Officers were elected and circle names set, with monthly circle meetings on the third Thursday and a general session the first Thursday.

Women's Association of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church Rachel Circle William Fankhauser Clarence Castner Bill Giles H.C.Q. Nelson Henry Frahm T. &. Smith Arven Reynolds Nelson Elizabeth Circle Claude Wuthier E.T.C. Jones David Truss James Mauldin Spencer Cronk Aaron Weber World Service Glenn Draper

Maple Grove News Club Lacks Regular Meeting

Social items note a luncheon at the Cee Tremain home with three F. N Club members present. Several local families hosted or visited relatives across the week, including Sharman, Miles, Tremain, Runion and Peters households, plus a Cheyenne move for a service member.

Maple Grove News Club

Regional Assessors Discuss New Laws

Roy Gish a Cheyenne County assessor and president of the Nebraska County Assessors Association attended a Cree of the Northwest Nebraska County Assessors Association meeting in Alliance Wednesday night. They discussed new legislation passed by the last State Legislature and laws governing auto registration and trailer courts. The association elected E. L. Jimmerson of Bridgeport as president Ida H. Bradt of Kimball as vice president and Clarence Chamberlain of Chadron as secretary treasurer.

Roy Gish Cheyenne Nebraska County Assessors Association Northwest Alliance Association E. L. Jimmerson Bridgeport Ida H. Bradt Kimball Clarence Chamberlain Chadron

Social Visits Highlight Sunday Gatherings Across Town

The report lists multiple households hosting dinners and Sunday gatherings, including the Ed Miles, Bill Schnell, Verne Sharman, Clarence Dorman, and Donald Miller residences with families and children visiting or sharing meals. A final note recalls Doc Kearns as a boxing era associate of Sheriff Wyatt Earp, a TV hero of the West.

T. N. McGowan Ed Miles Earl Gell Bill Schnell Harvey Benzel Verne Sharman Charles Smith Albin Dorman Clarence Dorman Oscar Schlman Dick Schlman Doc Kearns Wyatt Earp

Convicted Killer Chessman Arrives for High Court Hearing

Caryl Chessman, 36, arrived in Los Angeles to face a Supreme Court review of his 1948 trial. He has spent nine years on San Quentin’s Death Row with 76 executions by the gas chamber recorded in that period. An associated AP Wirephoto caption notes a separate line about an Amazon woman in the Caspian region.

Caryl. Chessman Los Angeles U. S. Supreme Court Chessman San Quentin

Also Mentioned on This Page

Parent-Teacher Association East Ward Donald Wilkinson Neal Atkins George Owen Melvin Foster Frank Helms Fritz Nagel Roy Johnson Roy Bobo Lenhart Schobert Roy Oliverius Denver Mary Runge Atkins M. E. Morgan Pearlie Copley Joseph Policky Doyle Butts Howard Berg Richard Henkel William Mutter Melvin, Hiett Dewitt Glass 10Th Ave Telegraph Bruce Couch Duis Alvin Duis Thompson Lodgepoler Brownie T Presbyterian Women’s Association Guy V. Doran Miriam Miriam Circle Marvin Sherred Sherrerd F. N Club Cee Tremain LaVerne Flessner Harvey Miles Albert Runion W. T. Sharman McCook Charles Steward Cec'l Tremain Max Adams F. M. Bonkewicz Margaret Peters Jay Peters Bob Hawkins Donald Miller John Bauer Jr Marguerite Sterling Wamsley 18Th Ave Reimers’ Certified Reimers Nebraska Howard Reimers Caspian Sea Town Skelly Illinois Mcintosh Butch Mac’s Liquor Mercury Lincoln—Mercury EDSEL
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