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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1957
Page
3
Hollywood gossip notes a public feud between Dianne Foster and Cameron Mitchell amid The Barkey Ross Story renaming Monkey on My Back. Other items include Julie London and John Ireland friendship, Vera Miles pregnancy delays for Hitchcock, and Zee Zsa Gabor’s diamond anklet for an El Rancho Vegas opening.
Robert Fulton, famed steamboat inventor, pursued submarine craft and built several submersible warships. One notable vessel was named the Nautilus, reflecting early interest in underwater propulsion and military use.
Armed Forces 24th Division in Korea lists Sgt. Ralph A. Meyers son of Mrs Mable A Meyers of Sidney. He is a squad leader in Company I, 19th Regiment, entered the Army in 1949 and was last stationed in Chicago. Also noted is Larry L. Sharp an airman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs L M Sharp, attending Basic Aviation Machinist's Mate School at Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis. Pvt. Virgil H. Horst, 23, son of Otto F Horst of Sidney, assigned to the 451st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion at March Air Force Base California. Horst enlisted last September, trained at Fort Bliss, and previously worked for John Deere Plow Co.
Panhandle Players chose John Patrick comedy The Curious Savage for its upcoming season. The decision was announced at a Friday meeting at the junior high, with about 40 attendees. Director Connie Madsen described the play and a unanimous approval followed. Open tryouts will be scheduled after board approval, six to seven weeks before opening night. Charter members pledged season tickets, with a cap of about 200 per performance. The run length depends on season ticket sales.
Admitted: Sidney includes Donald Ringleman Neil Parady Mrs. Russell Wamsley Mrs. George Deaver Mrs. Kenneth Butts Herb Aldrich Mrs. Cass Muro Mrs. Pensword Williams Carroll Laroux Peggy Shar man. Gurley lists Joe Schoolcraft. Lodgepole adds Allen Lindley Glen Henry. Dismissed: Sidney names Connie Wilson Sanford Butcher Cynthia McCluer Clarence Smith Donald Ringleman Mrs. Clifford Sanford and daugh ter Mrs. William Cummiskey and baby Mrs. Monica Rodriguez and daughter Mrs. William McCarty and daughter Mrs. Russell Wams ley and Mrs. Ray Neitz and son. Gurley: Mrs. Buck Allison. Kimball lists Joyce Goranson.
Two 15 year old Wellington boys Gerald Redmond and Richard Sloan were found juvenile delinquents by County Judge C W Smith after a March 5 Cheyenne County crime spree. Arrested in Bridgeport with loot from Cheyenne County robberies, they received two year probation and were paroled to their parents.
The Sidney Rotary Club plans to attend the District 176 Rotary International conference April 23 to 25 in Alliance. Representatives from 33 western Nebraska clubs will join the event led by district governor Rasdal of Ogallala. Speakers include H. C. Anderson of Shreveport Dr. William A Brandenburg of Wayne William S. Eddy of Marysville and Ralph G. Brooks of McCook.
Lloyd Castner son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Castner of Sidney was among 35 University of Nebraska student senators in a mock Legislative session sponsored Friday and Saturday by the Nebraska University Council on World Affairs.
Entries for the Jaycees Teen-Age Road-E-O must be in by April 20 with the event in Cheyenne County planned for April 27. The all day event includes a written test at 9 a.m. and driving tests at 1 p.m. entrants must be 20 by September, hold a driver's license, and have no moving violations in six months. Location and officials from Cheyenne County law enforcement will assist. winners receive a trophy, prizes, and an all-expenses paid trip to the state finals June 8-9.
The Sidney Draw News reports a social gathering at Zike Skating Rink where District 36 students joined District 39 guests for an evening of skating and enjoyment. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed with visits to homes, dinners, and teas noted through the week, including Mrs. Thelma Meenan, Mr. and Mrs. H Van Aelstyn, and others. The piece also records hospital and home visits, tea events, and a community show attended by several residents.
An 18 year old Warren youth slipped during skating and fell in a sitting position. His skates became lodged between the ice and his rear quarters. Police report thirteen stitches were required.
South Sund News reports a series of visits and hospitality in the Houser home. Guests include Art Ostermier and Gus Ostermier of Parma Ida, with Gus returning home Wednesday. Other visits feature Earl Cruise and Joe Hornicek in Sidney, Loomis Booth and children in Sunol, Harvey Nelson near Crook, Walter Frerichs and Henry Beebe of Caldwell Ida, plus Lola Armstrong of Sterling visiting Ralph Armstrongs.
A new Alliance flying club elected officers at a meeting with 18 aviation enthusiasts. Officers are Louis De Laurentis president Dr Robert Bowen vice president and J W Cover Jr secretary treasurer. Two others were elected to a five member board: Bernie Girard Jr and Deane Powell. Fifteen attendees deposited checks to show interest though no membership fee is set yet tentative down payment to buy an airplane is $50, may vary with membership and plane cost.
Daily KSID schedule lists programs and times for Tuesday and Wednesday including Sign on Sunrise Serenade News Weather Martin Agronsky Three T’s Breakfast Club Paul Harvey News Jack Paar Make Up Your Mind Ebony & Ivory New & Weather The New Yorkers Record Varieties Martin Black Show My True Story Country Style U S A Red Cross Show Lenten Organ Vespers Under the Capitol Dome Record Varieties Mel Allen Sports Edward P Morgan National Guard Show The Band Stand Pacific Rhythms Fights Sports & Music Mystery Time Your Chamber of Commerce News & Weather House Of Wax Sign Off.
Chadron based C and NW Railroad cuts freight pickup and delivery to out of state destinations. In state shipments like Omaha to Chadron still receive service awaiting Railway Commission decision on discontinuing all pickup and delivery. Any out of state shipment shipped before midnight Sunday March 24 remains in limbo.
The focal Chadron freight office has advised that Henry Burden, a Scottish immigrant who invented the plough and cultivator, also designed the machine that turned out horseshoes at a rate of 60 per minute for the Union armies in the Civil War.
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