13 Apr 1956
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1956
Page
1
Sidney High School musicians lead the western Nebraska district music contest in Chadron with 13 superior and eight excellent ratings. Honors announced include soloists, duets, trios, quartets, and sextets across instrumental and vocal categories from Jim Nielsen to Dianne Hinrichs and Roger Worrell, as competition continued.
Continued mild conditions expected with a low around 35 tonight. Tomorrow's high should reach the 60s to near 70 as the day trends toward a partly cloudy sky.
State Hospital Advisory Board praised Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after a thorough inspection on Wednesday night. Vern Pangborn of the Department of Health led the tour and called the hospital extremely well run. He said Sidney hospital is a bright star in the state and thanked Administrator Frank Harris and the kitchen staff for a fine meal during the visit.
William H. Juedes 75 of Potter dies in Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after two weeks of hospitalization and recent surgery. Funeral at Gehrig & Son with Rev. O L Mueller officiating. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, three sons, five grandchildren. one son preceded him in death. Pallbearers named.
Sidney reports eleven local chapters have confirmed sending winners to the Miss Nebraska Pageant. Chadron Hartington Lincoln Scottsbluff Wakefield Chappell Alliance Omaha O'Neill Columbus and Sidney will participate with five or six more expected by the May 1 deadline. The pageant will be held over two evenings with talent and poise Monday one night and bathing suit personality and final judging the second night. A 1,200 seat capacity exists for each evening in the new junior high building. Miss America 1955 Sharon Kay Richie will preside during an extended Italian tour stop after winning Miss Colorado last year.
Sidney begins the 1956 Cancer Society fund campaign Monday under general drive chairman Frank Mattoon. Dan Smith heads business solicitations, with Sidney Volunteer Fire Department members as contacting teams. Home to home checks are led by co chairs Mrs Ward Olson and Mrs Ralph Welch. Residential captains include Mesdames Ancel Lewis Merle Pfau Harold Bond Bob Heitz Leslie Sabin Don Bricker Lebaron Goodwin Jr Francis Hruska Lawrence Schilz Rudy Munderloh Bob Hassel Herman Jurgens Godfrey Lopez Frank Harris Alice Carlson Joe Bailey. Campaign slogan urges Fight cancer with a checkup and a check as twin aims: research funding and early detection education.
Funeral services set for Bertha K. Busse 74 who died yesterday at Pioneer Hospital in Dalton. Rites at 1 15 p m from Craig Mortuary and 2 p m at Grace Lutheran Church Gurley with burial beside husband Frederick W. Busse. Survivors include two nieces and two nephews.
A six man coroner’s jury is set to convene at 9 30 am in the district courtroom in Sidney for an inquest into the Saturday night traffic death of William C. Earnhart 23 of Lodgepole who was a passenger when a car left the road and struck a ditch bank Funeral services for Earnhart were held Wednesday This is the first Sidney inquest since 1953.
Sidney residents spotted a lit oil drilling rig in the west edge yard of Rogers Truck Lines. Officials said a new rig from Lewis Drilling Co. of Wichita is being assembled for field testing before deployment and features modern equipment.
Week closes with no new producing wells in Cheyenne County as two wells are plugged as dusters. New locations include Spearow No. 7 and three wildcats in Farr Sachs and McMillen fields. Deep tests by Shell in Kimball County boost hopes for Julesburg Basin discovery.
Cheyenne County commissioners debate whether to pursue a bond election for a courthouse expansion or levy a 1 percent mill for ten years. A May primary timing option hinges on next Tuesday's meeting and legal advertising rules. Possible paths include doing nothing, issuing bonds for north or south wings, or raising a levy without a vote. Leaders have yet to decide.
The twenty sixth annual Spring Feeders Day at the North Platte Experiment Station is set for Thursday April 26. The program begins at 10 30 a m with afternoon talks at North Platte High School Auditorium. Speakers include James Adams Everet Peterson Johnny Matsushima Tom Dowe and Ralph Cole among others.
First in a series of mercury vapor bulb replacements was completed yesterday on Tenth Ave. The update, part of the lighting system overhaul installed nearly four years ago, includes washing the lamps. Additional bulbs are planned for Tenth Ave between Hickory and Jackson and on Illinois St from Eighth Ave to 12th.
Rep Miller says the farm bill has more good in it than bad and hopes President Eisenhower will sign it. He notes the dual parity provision helps farmers financially and has received many calls from wheat farmers urging passage, though some provisions are not ideal.
An extended deadline allows filers until Monday midnight due to April 15 falling on a Sunday. IRS agent John Frenking said the Sidney office will open 8 am to 5 pm to assist late filers. Penalties rise from 5 to 25 percent plus interest for late returns.
A stage production of The Wizard Of Oz will be presented at City Auditorium next Wednesday at 1 30 p m under the Fox Theatre. Reed Lawton Productions Hollywood and Penthouse Productions New York stage the show. The same company previously presented Goldilocks and the Three Bears in Sidney to popular acclaim.
Rogers Truck Lines has joined a Sun Life Insurance Co. of Canada program. Agent Jack Bentley states the plan covers life, sickness and accident pay, hospitalization, surgical benefits and polio insurance for employees and their families. Life coverage exceeds $500,000.
Elwell Motors announced the Bonneville Dodge will be exhibited at the Sidney Spring Show on April 20 and 21. The car has won 306 awards in the unlimited closed car division at Bonneville Flats Utah, including 27 international records. Owner John Elwell says they are proud to display the vehicle in Sidney.
The National Guard Bureau approved the low bid for a Sidney armory with work to begin within ten days and finish in 320 days. Sutherland Construction Co. of Colorado Springs bid 189,235 dollars, higher than the engineer’s estimate, and will oversee the project east of Legion Park near KSID. Col. W. E. McConaughy will meet the contractor to stake the site.
Marie A. Runge will become manager of Sidney Country Club on Saturday April 21, replacing Ed Brooks who has purchased a Denver business. The clubhouse will stay open through next Tuesday then close for inventory and details, reopening the following Saturday for dinner. Brooks bought an interest in Club Havana, Denver.
Plans for the Sidney Civic Music 1956 57 membership drive were approved at an Elks Club meeting. Workers will start rounds next Monday to finish by the following Saturday. Renewal memberships were received at the final 1955 56 concert, leaving the group with 520 members and aiming for a four concert season with tighter budgets to secure top talent.
Sidney High School students announce Loyalty Week from next Tuesday through April 22. The program aims to reappraise family school and church values with faculty support but no teacher participation. Mayor Doyle Foland proclaims the week.
The Telegraph notes the tenth anniversary of the Bagby Texaco Firestone dealership in Sidney. Owner Ken Bagby, a Texaco dealer for 21 years, announces a week long sale with free door prizes as part of the celebration.
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