Sept 24 1973 birthdays and historical milestones
Bulletin notes major events on this date including the formation of the U S Supreme Court in 1789 with John Jay named chief justice, wartime betrayals, market panics, Babe Ruth farewell, Eisenhower heart attack, Meredith admission case, and United Nations milestones. Includes births of John W. Young and Anthony Newley and a thought attributed to Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
George Washington
John Jay
New York
Louis XIV
France
Holy Roman Empire
Benedict Arnold
West Point
Wall Street
Jay Gould
James Frisk
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
R. H. Rogers
Sidney
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Colo
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
U.S. Senate
Britain
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Swaziland
United Nations
Sacramento
Calif
John W. Young
Anthony Newley
Abraham Lincein
Panhandle Weather Reliably Cool This Week
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows 37 to 42. Tuesday remains cool with highs in the mid 60s and a 20 percent rain chance. Winds west northwest 5 to 15 mph tonight. Extended outlook through Friday shows mid 30s to mid 40s lows and 60s to 70s highs with continued cooling trend.
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Panhandle
Associated Press
Theft reported from truck and multiple incidents noted
At 5 51 p m Friday a radio was stolen from a truck reported by Francis Runge. Saturday 10 47 a m Richard Rocha cited for DWI and resisting arrest. 12 15 a m Saturday theft eight track tape player and 19 tapes reported by Lyle Borcher Rt 1 Box 153. 8 46 p m Saturday vandalism rock thrown through window at Triangle Sheet Metal 10th and Osage. 9 12 p m Saturday vandalism cans thrown at cars on Elwell Motors car lot 908 Ilinois. 11 35 p m Saturday intoxication suspected drunk picked up at 620 Ilinois. 1 30 p m Sunday assault on officer William L R Resley Sidney cited and released on 100 bond speeding and assaulting an officer. 1 29 a m Sunday disturbance 2475 Monterey Drive reported by R V Borchert 1210 Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Runge
Richard Rocha
Lyle Borcher
Rt. 1
Triangle Sheet Metal
Osage
Elwell Motors
Ilinois
William L. R. Resley
Sidney
Monterey Drive
R. V. Borchert
Country Club
Trent Jonathan Raddatz Born in Sidney
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Raddatz of Sidney are parents of Trent Jonathan Raddatz a nine pound seven and one half ounce boy born at 9 22 am on September 20 at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. He has a brother Shawn. Grandparents and great grandparents are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trent Jonathan
Raddatz
Jerry Raddatz
Sidney
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Shawn
Stan Raddatz
Gene Darnstaedt
Henry Darnstaedt
Alvin Reed
Madge Shorter
Rapid City, S.D
Deaths Herman Leisner 77 Pierce dies
Herman Harry Leisner died Saturday in Pierce at 77. Services were held at UCC church with burial in Lamberth Cemetery west of Pierce. Survived by three sons John Harry Aziz and Jim and five grandchildren. He retired in 1959 after 17 years at Souix Ordnance Depot. He had lived with son John in Pierce due to health and was hospitalized Aug 28 before moving to Pierce Manor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Harry Leisner
Pierce
UCC
Lamberth
Leisner
Souix Orderance Depot
Mabel
John
Pierce Manor
Harry
Phoenix
Aziz
Jim
Tacoma, Wash
Coming Events Calendar for Sidney Area
A week of public meetings and club gatherings is listed from Sept 24 to 29 in Sidney and nearby towns. Included are council and road district meetings, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, Weight Watchers, Lions Clubs, church events, and a demolition derby with entry details. Local organizations host lectures, luncheons, and community planning sessions. Key venues include Council Chambers, Bridgeport High School Auditorium, and Cheyenne County Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney City
Council Chambers
Nebraska Department of Roads
Cheyenne County
Bridgeport High School
Kiwanis Club
Fort Sidney
Christ Episcopal Church
Sidney
Rotary Club
Fort
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association
Wheatbelt
Potter Garden Club
Potter
Dalton
Trinity Lutheran Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit
Legion Club
University of Nebraska
D. B. Warner
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Potter Senior United Methodist Youth Fellowship
du Cum
Kenneth McRoberts
Cheyenne County Court House
Rotary
Bank
Chappell
Lions Club
Chateau
Jolly Neighbors Club
Sidney Wranglers
Golden Hour Extension Club
Bernie Koehn
Larry Peetz
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital Census Snapshot
This morning at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital there were 33 patients and one newborn in the nursery. Admissions in Sidney include Tammy Brauer Jennifer French Jon Mueller Lula Heath Lynda Rehmer Charles Golding Chappell Nellie Kalb and Henry Kalb. discharges in Sidney include Karoline Sparks Jane Kloberdanz Estella Haze Carol Franzen Tammy Brauer Dorothy Bruner Helen Sargent Jon Mueller Larry Lurber Potter and Jean Aurich.
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Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Tammy Brauer
Jennifer French
Jon Mueller
Lula Heath
Lynda Rehmer
Charles Golding Chappell
Nellie Kalb
Henry Kalb
Karoline Sparks
Jane Kloberdanz
Estella Haze
Carol Franzen
Dorothy Bruner
Helen Sargent
Larry Lurber
Potter
Jean Aurich
Frank Norwood service held in Sterling for shooting victim
Funeral services were conducted Saturday in Sterling for Franklin R. Norwood a former Sidney resident who died after a shooting at a Sterling cafe He was born May 24 1929 at Clearwater grew up in California came to Sidney in 1948 and served four years in the U S Army during Korea He married Louise Sweet in Sidney and later Mary Ann Wilhite Norwood is survived by five sons one daughter his mother a brother a sister and several stepchildren Charges against Mary Ann Wilhite are pending in the shooting authorities say Rev C N Van Dyke officiated the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Franklin R. Norwood
Mary Hutchins
San Francisco
John
Poteau
Oklo
Donna Brandt
Fayettesville
Ark
David Wilhite
San Diego
Dannie Wilhite
Rose Marie Wilhite
Mary Ann Duke
Kathy Schroder
St. Louis
Mary Ann Wilhite
Sidney Council Eyes Zoning Changes Tonight
The Sidney City Council will hear a Zoning Commission report on Schnell Farms West Interchange changing agricultural land to commercial for a Holiday Inn. A separate hearing covers Eltra Corp industrial zoning east of Greenwood Cemetery and emergency water main purchase. Also on the agenda are a Pizza Hut beer license, a senior citizens van bid funded by a state aging grant, and a city seal symbol debate sparked by designer Rebecca Everitt. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Zoning Commission
Schnell Farms
Greenwood Cemetery
Eltra Corporation
Eltra
Pizza Hut of Sidney, Inc
Pizza Hut
Illinois
Nebraska
Commission On Aging
Denver
Rebecca Everitt
Ted R Hecker retires at memory as longtime UP veteran dies
Ted R Hecker 70 a 34 year Union Pacific railroad veteran and Cheyenne County resident died early Saturday at Memorial Hospital after a yearlong decline. Funeral services are set for Tuesday 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with Rev Rodney Wilmoth officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Hecker born May 31 1903 in Harrison Iowa married Marie George in 1960 and lived in Gurley and Sidney. He is survived by his widow two sons Ray and Harvey two daughters Lois and Mary Ann and many in laws and grandchildren. Memorials are requested to Memorial Hospital.
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Cheyenne County
Union Pacific Railroad
Ted R Hecker
Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Rodney Wilmoth
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Theodore Roosevelt Hecker
Harrison
Iowa
Joseph and
Mary Boone Hecker
Coleridge
Sidney
Union Pacific
The
Methodist Church
Old Timers Club
Marie George
Gurley
10Th Avenue
Ray Hecker
Dillon, Mont
Harvey Hecker
Cottonwood
Calif
Lois Trettenero
Mary Ann Kerr
Sterling
Sidney Letters Critique of Council Spending and Local Pride
A reader criticizes Sidney City Council for favoring outside purchases and opinions, arguing locals are treated as unwise and that decisions waste funds. The letter accuses officials of eroding community pride and mocking residents as “hicks” while funding outside voices and costly downtown paint schemes.
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Bulletin Board
Otrry
Herman Leisner
Richard W. Roberts
Bernard Gase
Paul Sheaman
Melvin Hiett
Alvin Dorman
Lavern Couch
Charles Smith
Gade
Dave Allington
Elmo Wilt
Gene Hodges
Billy Behrends
Corky Booth
Earl Gell
William G. Gade
Rcd&pc
Bridgeport City Hall
East Ward A
High Plains
American Guild of Organists
First Presbyterian Church of
Kimball Volunteer Fire Dept
Kimball Jaycees
Kimball County Fairgrounds
Steve Sterling
Kimball
Tri Alene
Western
Tei Printing Go
Illinois St. Vioney
Nebr
Treic
Chayanne County
Nebraska’ ‘Press
Assdciated Press
Coeserouspeweee
Frank Norwood Service
Norwood
Ted Hecker
Dennis E Schreiner
Harold Schreiner
Marine Corps
Naval Air Station
Whidbey Island
Oak Harbor
Wash Schreiner
Potter High School
Marines
Hecker
Council
Motorola
Eleanor Gordon
Diane Kokjer
Newton
Pat Whitmire
Linden
Westbend Teflon
Kathleen Venable
I Ilinois
Apply
13Th Avenue
Belleistipeakr Ees
Barbara Test As
Joseph Cotten and
A. Atelke Sommer
FOX Theatre
VE Brett
PDL
LELU
Choice
Cross
Ecal
ALL
Angus & al
Angus
Lester Rhoades
Wilmer Castli
Angus & 3
Crose
Kahr Bros. Ich
Angus Stra
Otto Schlaman
Angus & Is Cross al Re Los
Wittig & Witt
Fuove Fraass
Angus Stirs
Oscar Schlaman
Staag & Scheele
Angus Cross
Harold Kalb
Angus & Es Tt
Tira
Wee
Laly
Anous
Kase
Stra
Carl
Gary Brunth
Angus & Creas
Ios
Glen
Bri Sruns
Anges
Cres
Ay Wess
Kendall Atkins
Ville Kastens & Son
Angus & Angus Cress
Clinton Shaw Ch
Lechman
Angus & Angus Crees
Martin Ander
Angus & Angus Cross
Bill Hughes
Bch
Wayne Fraass
Beyer Farms, Inc
Angue & Angus Crees
Clinton Shaw
Angus & Angus
Coppate
Chappell Livestock’ Auction Market, Inc
Bill Micne
Wrazage
Leonard Newbury
Jim Martin
Mataline
Cheyenne
Devel, Morrill & Garden Counties
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