Sidney election turnout described as light with council shifts
About 1,100 ballots were cast of 2,434 possible in Sidney with one incumbent kept on the school board and three new city council members elected. Stan Larabee and Dr. Del Koch won two four year council seats, George Elwood joined the two year vacancy, and Jack Knicely plus James Thompson joined the district one school board. A new city judge, W. W. Schulz, prevailed by a sizable margin. successors were to be sworn in April 8.
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Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Stan Larabee
del Koch
George Elwood
Jack Knicely
James O. Thompson
W. W. Schulz
J. L. Thorpe
David W. Young
C. B. Dorwart
Thorpe
John Elwell, Jr
H. C
Nelson
Roy Gish
Susan van Natter
Telegraph
New City
School Board
Dalton
Earl Munshaw
Donald Winkelman
Jim Thompson
Ed Schinzel
Larry
Dalton Town Board Adopts Cheyenne County Chamber Membership
The Dalton town board voted Monday night to join the newly formed Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. Ed Cole the chamber manager, Ken Pittam the chamber president, and Ed Bauman a board member appeared before the board amid Sidney Chamber's transition to a county wide scope.
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Dalton
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Ken Pittam
Ed Bauman
Chamber
Cole
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Cheyenne County
Blizzard Paralyzes Nebraska Panhandle Prompting School Closures
A severe blizzard struck the Nebraska Panhandle around 3 a m shutting schools from kindergarten to business and vocational programs. Winds up to 45 mph produced drifts up to four feet, with Harrison reporting 15 inches on the ground and statewide snow averages of four to six inches. Temperatures fell to single digits with strong wind chills, while travel and mail service halted and rail traffic faced delays.
Dick Hall to Appear With Fort Sidney Colonels Musical Time Machine
Dick Hall, ex member of a musical group, will join the Fort Sidney Colonels for The Musical Time Machine a montage of sea college and patriotic songs at Sidney Senior High School Auditorium. Two shows Friday and Saturday April 5 and 6 both at 8 p.m. Hall recently performed in Kiss Me Kate in Atlanta and led Guys and Dolls before a week extension. He has signed summer work with Kenny Theatres in Warren Columbus and Dayton Ohio. He will sing in the chorus and in supporting roles behind famous names including Ethel Merman and Arthur Godfrey.
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Fort Sidney
Harrison Howell
First City Retirement Check Issued
Clair West receives the first retirement check under the city program built with employee and city contributions. The plan pays from age 65, 25 percent of the five year salary average, with credit for 15 plus years, while police and fire rely on state Civil Service pensions.
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Clair West
Sidney Street
Telegrah
Glenn Gaddis Dies Suddenly At His Sidney Home
Glenn Arthur Gaddis 56 died this morning at his Sidney home after an apparent heart attack. A 16 year resident he was a Sidney salesman married to Vivian Wegner in Boise on Oct 26 1940. Born Dec 7 1911 in Plainview Nebraska he also lived in Scottsbluff before moving to Sidney in 1951. Survivors include wife Vivian two daughters Launa Jorgenson and Linda Griepen trop and son Dale Gaddis in Vietnam, one brother Arlan Gaddis and five grandchildren. Funeral services are pending at Craig-Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney.
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Glenn Arthur Gaddis
Spruce
Sidney
Vivian Wegner
Boise
Idaho
Plainview
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Vivian Gaddis
Linda Griepentrop
Morton
Ninois
Launa Jorgenson
Illinois
Dale Gaddis
Vietnam
Arlan Gaddis
Gillette
Wye
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
More School Land Is Sold in Nebraska Panhandle
Three more tracts of Nebraska board of Educational Lands and Funds property sold in the Panhandle. Bridgeport Equipment Co. bought the northeast quarter of Section 13, Township 19, Range 50 for 9600 dollars. Melvin Wegner paid 35200 dollars for another Morrill County tract. Henry Spalding of Chadron purchased 15360 dollars for a Chadron area tract.
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Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Panhandle
Duane High
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
Morrill County
High
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Equipment Company
Morrill
Chadron
Burglary Attempt Fails at Local Stations
Police describe three window break incidents this week as attempted burglary. Borns Skelly Service at 19th and Illinois reported east and north windows broken and entry gained through the north window but nothing missing as burglars fled. Earlier Marvin Anthony reported glass breakage at a vacant building and Enco Service Station at 10th and Newton.
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Born
Skelly
19Th
Illinois
Marvin Anthony
Enco
10Th and
Newton
Panhandle Weather Warns of Snow and Blizzard Conditions
Stock men caution area as light snow ends this afternoon or tonight. Strong northwesterly winds will cause blowing snow and blizzard conditions through the evening. Winds ease tonight, visibility improves, then a cold fair day Thursday with lows 5 to 15 and highs 35 to 45. Precipitation probability 80 percent this afternoon, 10 percent tonight, less than 5 percent tomorrow. Five day forecast calls for 2 to 5 degrees below normal with rain or snow at period end and highs near 50, lows in the 20s.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Rockies
North Platte
North Dakota
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Montana
Pan
Panhandle
Stockman
North Platte Rejoins Western Nebraska Chambers Group
North Platte returns to the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce after leaving two years ago when the group backed Sidney’s bid for a local technical school. Chamber manager Ray Watson said a state study panel recommended North Platte as a site and that WMCC support benefits the area.
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North Platte
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
WNUCC
Sidney
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Ray Watson
Watson
WMCC
J Sand Test Reported In Kimball County Nebraska
Petroleum information notes a J sand discovery in Kimball County with a well near Mintken Field yielding 290 and 326 barrels of oil in two 24 hour tests. The 6,560 to 6,564 foot zone lies near Mintken. Other western highlights include Toltek and Crown Central abandoning a well in Banner County and several new completions in Wyoming and Colorado with oil production reported from Muddy sand and Moyer wells in Weld County. Union Oil of California plans tests in San Miguel County near Andy's Mesa.
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Loughman
Warner Ranch
Wyoming
True Oil
Campbell County
Colorado
Okmar Oil
Weld County
Moyer
Union Oil of
California
Andy’s Mesa
San Miguel County
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Lloyd Bondegard
Clarence Kripal
Mer Zalesky
Dick Smith
Loren Block
Dan Markel
Gene Bond
Duane Bondegard
Otto Schluman
Joe Teague
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Fred Miller
Bryan Scarbrough
Lloyd Hack
Paul McKinney
Ursula Stander
Clinton Shaw
Duane Tobler
Robert Wistrom
Storm Lee
Dalton Town Board
Harrison
FAA
Overland
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Highway Patrol
Union Pacific Railroad
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Ferris Preble
Denver
Dick Hall
Fort Sidney Colonels
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Buddy Grecko
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