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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1975
Page
9
Friday April 1 marks 175 days left in the year with historical notes from Napoleon to Nixon. Local police and ambulance calls in Sidney and Dalton include vehicle crashes, medical transports, and a list of adoptions and births.
Residents eligible for a $13 per exemption food sales tax credit must file by April 15 with the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Open a credit form at Box 4818 Lincoln 68509. include refunds for missed credits or amend returns if needed. Eligible Nebraskans who lived in state six months qualify, even without income tax liability.
A list of April events across Sidney including a flea market at St Pauls Fellowship Hall, an Easter Egg Hunt at Legion Park, a spring convention in Scottsbluff Gering area, a Drove 94 Tea at Elks Lodge, a Saddle Club Trail Ride pot luck, Knights of Columbus activities, BPO Does meetings at Elks Lodge, and support group gatherings at Christ Episcopal Church and Legion Club with officer elections and luncheons.
Leslie R. Gilliam, 74, of Grand Island died Sunday at Veterans Hospital after a short illness. Services were held at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home. burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Memorials suggested to the heart fund. Gilliam, born December 30, 1900, in Sparta Missouri, worked in California in construction and contracting, served as a Navy Seabee in World War II, and moved to Grand Island in 1972 with wife Irma Ramsey. He left a sister pair in Sidney and a brother in Spearfish. The notice also mentions John William Bryan Lorance of Holyoke with Sidney ties and a separate Sydney police report about flying white ants attacking the Darlinghurst station.
The Cheyenne County Historical Association approved a 1975 76 budget of 9886 with plans for Phase 2 renovations on the Fort Sidney Officers Quarters and a $2500 maintenance allocation for the Fort Sidney Post Commander’s Home. They seek matching state federal funds and expect income from a one mill levy along with donations and memberships. The group donated wood pillars to the Lodgepole Historical Society for a Bicentennial band shell project and set an April 23 annual meeting at the Fort Sidney Motel featuring Bob Cape of Dalton speaking on Mud Springs. The Tourist Committee reports 20 of 41 Sidney tourist businesses donated 20 each to fund two Interstate 90 billboards estimated at 1000 total cost. The project aims for mid May completion with signs painted and erected on pipe frames donated by the city and gas company. The Police Department noted a blizzard driven surge in calls with about 1000 switchboard inquiries, five larcenies under 300, one over 200, several breaking and entering incidents, six recoveries, 7900 miles logged, 262 police calls, and 28 traffic accidents in March.
The College Placement Council says employers favor practically educated graduates while liberal arts hiring declines. By 1980-81 about 1 million broadly educated graduates are projected, nearly triple 1960, amid recession and long term shifts away from teaching and social services. CPC urges expanded minors, internships, and career counseling. meeting set for Washington May 27-30 to address education career matching.
A memorial art scholarship for St Patrick's or Sidney High School graduates funds $200 toward any college. Recipients must submit an art portfolio and attend an interview with the scholarship committee. deadline is April 25. An alternate will be chosen, and the memorial fund has reached $1,000. Mercury is described as the smallest planet and closest to the sun.
The Associated Press reviews the 59th Legislative Day actions with passage of multiple bills including LBs 67 302 437 448 480 493 335 and progress on numerous general file items. Adjournment times and committee activity noted with rounds of recesses and reconvening.
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