People You Know Highlights Local Notables
Sidney column profiles two district court clerks, Mrs. Ruby Spindler Henkle and Mrs. Nila Ely, noting Henkle’s decade in office and their duties from juror notices to passport records. It also covers obituaries and life histories of local residents including Henry Hargens, M. W. Alexander, Mrs Myron Tucker, Jess Barnhart, Lee Hagemeister, and a travel feature on Mrs. Anna Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Nebraska
Ruby Spindler Henkle
Nila Ely
Henkle
Dan Campbell
Ely
Henry Hargens
Long Pine
Neb
B H Hargens
Marne
Holstein
Germany
Dennison Fown
Manning
Iowa
IT Hargens
Great Falls
Mont
Annie Benninghouse
America
Anna Baker
Juanita van Aelstyn
Cheyenne
Wash
Butte
Cayden
Conservation minded counties tackle road flood damage
Roger Plantz describes Scotts Bluff and Banner counties adopting flood prevention by soil and water conservation. Commissioners promote dams and terraces above roads, fund dam costs, and secure farmer permission to build. Prevention saves roads, often repaying costs after few storms, as conservation targets the disease by removing causes rather than repairing damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotts Bluff
Banner Counties
WNUCC backs trade school in western Nebraska
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce directors urged a Western trade school, noting Milford as the only state facility. They asked to attend a State Board of Education hearing on a second school, invited Len Dale Erlewine of Grant to November meeting in Sidney, and pressed for completing the east-west interstate before a north-south route. They supported highway routing north of North Platte areas, attended a labor relations workshop, and accepted Russell Hodge's resignation as vice president due to business commitments.
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North Platte
Western
Nebraska
United Chambers of Commerce
Milford
State Board of Education
Len Dale Erlewine
Grant
Sidney
Don Thompson
McCook
U'S Chambers of Commerce
Modern Wes 4H Club elects officers at meeting
The Modern Wes 4H Club led by Mrs Dot Danielson met at her home on Sept 26. New officers were elected: Kathy Cur less as president, Chers Bruenger as vice president, Betts Giron as treasurer, and Margaret Castellan as news reporter. Committees named: Dottie Wills on calling, Cathy Benzel and Judy Behm on planning, with Margaret Castelbin as reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Danielson
Kathy Curless
Chers Bruenger
Betts Giron
Margaret Castellan
Dottie Wills
Cathy Benzel
Judy Behm
Margaret Castelbin
Arizona woman aided in motorist difficulty incident
An AP report describes a bystander named Benson Anz helping a woman with a motorist issue. The incident features a German protocol and an exclamation from the woman as she declines further assistance. The narrative tone reflects a brief eyewitness account from the scene.
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Benson Anz
Arizona Hehway
Bill Wandad
Chevratet
Pole-type crib plan promises reduced corn losses
University of Nebraska Extension engineers developed No 73271 plans for a pole-type crib to store corn and prevent losses from snow-fence cribs. The design includes a concrete floor a roof hatch and four strands of No 9 wire for cross tying poles about 22 feet long. The plans cost 25 cents per copy and are available through County Extension offices.
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University of Nebraska Extension Agricultural Engineers
Engineering Extension Office
College of Agriculture
Lincoln 3
Nebraska
Civil Defense Stockpile Guidance Urges Two Week Home Prep
Experts urge Americans to build a two week food and water reserve for post attack survival. The plan calls for canned meats vegetables and staples with durable packaging, stored in home or fallout shelter, and updated with family needs. Guidance covers quantities by family size and emphasizes keeping stockpiles accessible and rot free.
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United States
National Plan For Civil Defense
Kimball Defense Plan Gains Momentum At Meeting
The Kimball Civil Defense session at the courthouse drew 75 to 80 attendees as Ralph Ballenger outlined fallout shelters as a practical choice over bomb shelters. He noted basement and dugout designs, with basement types cheapest. Several locals already plan or are building shelters. Schools and the Kimball County Hospital anticipate space for storage and emergency patients. A county radio link and fallout education film were part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Civil Defense
Ralph Ballenger
Ballenger
Kimball County Hospital
Kimball County Civil Defense
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M. W
Alex" Alexander
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Gothenburg
Alexander
J. R. Miller
Ted Alexander
Cheyenne County
Alxander
Havenna
Gladys Bell
Alexandre
Grover Cleveland Alexaner
Myron Tucker
Judge Tucker
Seabuck
Ore
John W ‘Wild Bil Tucker
Tucker
Sol Wills
Wild Bill
Lee Hagemeister
International Flying Farmers
Hagemeister
Estes Park
Colo
Potter
Colorado Mountain
Tucson
Arizona
Flying Farmers
Hagemeisters
Dean Hagemeister
Tommy Kloberdanz
Fred Kloberdanz
Tommy
Lodge Pole Creek
Deen
John Quinn
Lincoln
Quinn
McKinley McIntosh
St. Patrick’s Academy
Europe
Congress
Nebr
P.O
Soi
Dungeness
Kent
England
National Grid
Roger Plantz
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation Service
SWIM
Kay
Ann Hughes
Los Angeles
Race Marie Reid
Ann
WNUCC
Russell Hodge
Scottsbluff
Kremlin
W. Kuiracofe
Gelesburg
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