Giles Resigns As SHS Coach To Be Norfolk Mentor
After one year at Sidney high school Bill Giles resigns as Maroon football and track coach to take the head coach post at Norfolk high. Giles, 26, cites a chance to advance and says he will also assist in track and basketball. He led Sidney to its first winning class A year since 1954 with five wins and four losses, and will leave when the term ends to attend summer school at Kearney. Sidney officials plan to name a replacement next week.
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Sidney High School
Bill Giles
Norfolk High
Norfolk Post
Giles
Sidney Howere
Norfolk
Dick Anderson
Rich High
Park Forrest
Illinois
University of Nebraska
Sidney
Ball
Gering
North Platte
McCook
Scottsbluff
Lincoln Northeast
Ogallala
Alliance
Gibson Ford Junior Legion seeks manager for Sidney team
The Sidney Baseball Association issued a call for manager or coach candidates for the Gibson Ford Junior Legion nine. Applicants may contact Al Ladine Paul Hakes or Joy Knacksted. Chuck Willey was named business manager. The team will compete in a four town league with Quallala Chappell and Grant, with league assignments announced in early May and first practice in early May. The season opener is slated around May 18.
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Sidney
Gibson Ford Junior Legion
Legion Club
al Ladine
Paul Hakes
Joy Knacksted
Sidney Baseball Association
Sol Willis
Association
Jack Bentley
Chuck Willey
Association Board of Directors
American Legion
Quallala
Chappell
Grant
Legion
Cheyenne
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Sterling
Cole
Lexington
Lincoln
Scottsbluff
Grain market price report from local elevator
Local elevator sources quote wheat at 192 dollars per bushel with a plug for supporting area merchants. The report notes today’s price and urges readers to buy locally.
Sidney Shooters Edge Bayard For Rifle League Title
Sidney rifle team beat Bayard 2329 to 2312 to move closer to the league championship. Walt Engelland led Sidney with 390 points, followed by Wayne Kennedy at 389. Bayard’s top scorer was J Huber with 381 as Bayard faced a 175 point handicap. A win next week over Bluffs No 2 would clinch the southern Panhandle Rifle League crown. Results from other matches were not available.
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Sidney
Bayard
Walt Engelland
Wayne Kennedy
J. Huber
Bluffs No. 2
Southern Panhadle Rifle League
Mustached Passenger Survives Plane Crash at Palm Springs
George Pernicano a 40 year old San Diego restaurant chain owner with a insured mustache valued at 50000 dollars survived a Palm Springs plane crash without injury among 18 passengers on board.
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Palm Springs
Calif
George Pernicano
San Diego
Sidney Track Team Heads to Sterling Dual Meet Today
The Sidney high Maroons travel to Sterling for a dual meet after the Sidney Invitational was canceled. Entrants include Dean Osborn Cal Cutright Gerald Rodgers and Larry Pippitt in the 100 yard dash. Pippitt Merry Irwin Beyers in the 220. Hazelwood Irwin in the 440. Cutright Lewis Printz Krauter in the 880. Pierson Ford Taylor in the mile. Osborn Gilliland Manuel and Printz in various hurdles and relays. plus Plum Wills Samson and Fischer in field events.
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Sidney High
Maroons
Sterling
Bill Giles
Dean Osborn
Cal Cutright
Gerald Rodgers
Larry Pippitt
Pippitt
Jim Merry
Jim Irwin
Beyers
Jay Hazelwood
Harold Irwin
Cutright
Leland Lewis
Gene Printz
Leroy Krauter
Harold Pierson
Ben Ford
James Taylor
Osborn
Terry Gilliland
Mike Manuel
Gordon Printz
Gilliland
Rennick
Pipritt
Fischer
Manuel
Merry
Bob Samson
Gerald Schulz
Rod Plum
Plum
Dick Wills
Samson
Junior Hi Teams To Torrington In Track Meet
A squad of 30 to 35 junior high trackmen will compete in the Torrington Invitational tomorrow. Two teams, Freshmen coached by Glen Ackerson and 7th and 8th graders tutored by Sandy Wafford, will enter 14 events each. They depart at 6 am. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is the highest Western European structure.
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Torrington
Glen Ackerson
Sandy Wafford
Transportation Leads SOD Men League High Scores
In the SOD Men's League Mel's Sinclair tops Transportation with a 34 17 record and high game 2464 team series. Individual high scorers include Ted Schaefer 537 and Dick Sedgwick 510 with Daisy Queen and General Supply among top teams.
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Transportation
Mel's Sinclair
Daisy Queen
Joel T&c Liquor
Sportsmans Bar
al Jones
General Supply
Ted Schaefer
Ted Schmutte
Saddle Club
Eddie Raulinaitis
Brownson Tavern
Ring Miller
Supermen
Dick Sedgwick
Capt
Lewis Srdich
Mel’s Sinclair
Bob’ Tolles
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Jack Parr
Kansas State College
Topeka
Kan
Parr
Johnny Werhas
Southern California
Los Angeles’ Dodgers
Coliseum
Los Angeles
Rod Dedeaux
Southern California Collegians
Sidney Shooters
Manuel, Samson
Renick
Eifel
Paris
Europe
National Guard Armory
Johnson and Scott
Atwater Motors
Masek’s Auto
Zalesky’s
Scott Atwaters
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Reba Kinne
Nebraska
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