Panhandle Officials to host meeting with Rep Martin in Chadron
Congressman Dave Martin will speak at the Panhandle County Officials Association quarterly meeting at the Chadron Elks Club on Tuesday October 8. Dawes County official Bob Bannan is secretary and John Paris is president. Other speakers include Murrell McNeil and Allan Beerman who will discuss taxes and ballot amendments. Additional state legislators are expected to attend.
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Chadron
United States
Dave Martin
Panhandle
Allan Beerman
Bannan
VFW Chief to Speak at Ogallala Fall Conference
National VFW commander Richard Homan of Sugar Grove West Virginia will attend the State VFW Fall Conference in Ogallala. He will speak at the banquet Saturday night at the Elks Club. Homan was chosen at the Detroit convention in August. The VFW auxiliary also holds its annual Ogallala convention over the weekend.
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Ogallala
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Richard Homan
Sugar Grove
W. Va
Elks Club
Homan
Detroit
Alliance Hosts Junior Grain Show And Crops Contest
Alliance will host a Junior Grain Show and Crops Contest on October 31, one of four fall events replacing the Nebraska Wheat Show this year. The series runs October 29 Hastings, October 30 North Platte, November 4 Lincoln and is open to 4 H and FFA members. Classes cover wheat oats barley rye grain sorghum and soybeans with non wheat entries due October 23 and requiring ten pounds of grain. Wheat samples had an earlier deadline for baking top samples before the shows.
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Alliance
Hastings
North Platte
Lincoln
FFA
Jan Garber to perform at Chadron State College campus
The idol of the airlines Jan Garber and his famous orchestra perform at Chadron State College Campus Center Ballroom during Homecoming on Friday October 4. The dance runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with tickets $2.50. Garber’s group features Marv Nielsen and the Garber Trio. Two long-time band members are Frank Macauley and Freddie Large. More than 1 000 recording sides and five films mark his career.
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Chadron
Airlines
Jan Garber
Campus Center
Chadron State College
CSC
America
Marv Nielsen
Garber
Frank Macauley
Freddie Large
Post Office Awards Build Contract in Chappell
Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson announced a contract to Reuben and Helen Sitzman of Scottsbluff Nebraska to build and lease the new Chappell post office. The project aims to provide modern space and equipment to improve mail handling at lower long term cost per President Johnson directive.
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Chappell
W. Marvin Watson
Reuben
Helen M. Sitzman
West 35Th
Scottsbluff
Neb
Post Office Department
Johnson
Farmers Day at Kimball Sets Parade and Exhibit
Kimball hosts Farmers Day on Saturday October 5 with a parade, honors for an outstanding local farm family and a Plains Historical Society exhibit. The parade uses the Vote68 theme and events follow through October with a series of lodge meetings and activities including bingo Las Vegas and Halloween party.
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Kimball
The
Plains Historical Society
Kimball High School
War Orphans Education Expenses Deductible
The Veterans Administration announces that War Orphans Educational Assistance payments are now treated as scholarships for tax purposes. About 42 000 dependents receive up to 130 dollars monthly for full time study, with smaller amounts for part time.
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C. W. Nixon
Lincoln
Nebraska
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Nixon
IRS
Sidney United Fund Posters Distributed
Sidney Boy Scout Troop 90 members distributed window posters to local businesses as the United Fund Drive nears its October kickoff. Posters were given to Corner Barbershop heroes Dan Bruns and Bruce Hochman, highlighting a campaign budget of 13,200 dollars supporting eight participating organizations including the Boy Scouts.
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Sidney United Fund
Boy Scout Troop 90
Sidney
Dan Bruns
Bruce Hochman
A. J. Bauer
Francis Hodglin
Boy Scouts
Telegraph
Corn Harvest Accidents Decline With Safer Equipment
Nebraska safety specialist reports a long term drop in corn harvest injuries due to upgraded corn varieties, uniform ear size, better snapping, and a switch from picker to combine. Improved cultural practices and chemicals reduced weeds. training and patience remain essential for a safe harvest.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Extension
R. D. Schnieder
Nebraska
Schnieder
Nieder
Lainie Kazan Expands Fame Into Brookyln Dress Shops
Hollywood social column notes Lainie Kazan plans a January dress shop opening in Brooklyn funded by her New York engagement, with another London outlet planned for March. The piece lists various celebrities at events, mentions Trini Lopez, David Janssen, Ellie, and other partygoers, plus a note on Henry Mancini with Ginny and daughters Felicia and Monica in the vocal chorus.
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Lainie
Hotel Plaza
New York
Brooklyn
London
David Janssen
Ellie
Stefanino
Justin Davis
Steve Crane
Raymond S
Jacques
Hope Clark
Henry Mancini
Ginny
Felicia
Monica
Mickey Mouse Birthday Party Sets Attendance Record
A large crowd gathered in Sidneytown to celebrate Mickey Mouse's 40th birthday with a “Birthday Cartoon Show” and “Never A Dull Moment” from Walt Disney. The matinee's highlight was a 50 pound cake baked by Douglas Harlan of Harlan's Bakery, shared by attending children including Brenda Melvin and Brad Craig and others pictured around the cake.
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Mickey Mouse
Mickey
Walt Disney
Fox
Douglas Harlan
Harlan’s Bakery
Melvin
Brenda
Geraldine
Cherie
Kathleen Craig
Linda Jacox
Charlene Lessman
Carla Johnston
Linda Schilz
Laurie Vecera
Brad Craig
Free influenza vaccines offered to Muscular Dystrophy patients
MD victims with muscular dystrophy or related neuromuscular diseases are urged to consult physicians about influenza immunization. The Muscular Dystrophy Association of America will defray inoculation costs as part of its patient service program. A Public Health Service report warns of a new Asian flu strain and potential fall winter outbreaks, noting influenza poses special risks to respiratory muscles in these patients.
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The
Public Health Service
United States
Barbados Population and Port Capacity Facts
Barbados with a population around 246000 is noted. At Kennedy Airport in New York Pan American’s freight operations are highlighted with a density figure and jet cargo handling capacity of up to 45 tons in 20 minutes at the terminal in the West Indies.
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Barbados
Kennedy
New
York
Pan American
West Indies
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