Sidney Wins Own Meet Sets Five Track Records
Sidney hosts an invitational that saw five meet records fall as the Maroon squad edged Gering Brady and others. Bruce Brittenham of Brady set multiple marks in sprints hurdles and field events while Sidney stars Kinney and Barton contributed strong showings. Julesburg’s McCone clocked 53.5 for the 440, and D. Kinney pushed the shot and discus records for Sidney.
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Gering
Brady
Dean’ Brittenham
Jerry Barton
Don Vizina
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D. Stackhouse
Oshkosh
Henry Meter
Minatare
Dale Kinney
Doyle Butts
Lewis Million
Kimbrough
Big Springs
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Bailey
Bauer
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Cline
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Hawkins
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Harden
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Ogallala
Peckett
Kimball
Montgomery
Brown
Johnson
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Kellner
Gardner
Wilkins
McCone
Julesburg
Kimpall
Robinson
Stoll
Million
Reavis
Jankobsky
Iwesburg
Jensen
Divila
Kampbell
Collins
Panhandle Hereford Breeders to Elect Officers
The Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association will hold its annual meeting and officer election Monday night April 25 at the Cheyenne County courthouse. Members are urged to attend to plan the coming year’s program.
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Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
Cheyenne County
Frosh Tracksters Defeat Gym Team Leads With Fast Sprinting
Sidney Frosh beat the 9th and 10th grade Gym team 90 to 30 led by Sabin Wiedeburg Bolz and Barlow. Don Sabin set a new Frosh 50 yard record with .06.1 as meet records fell in the 440 shot put discus and 100. Thirteen Sidney freshmen scored in two meets with Sunol upcoming test.
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Wiedeburg
Bolz
Barlow
Sidney Frosh
Ziek
Schneider Twins
Carl Moore
Sanders
Sidney Yearlings
Frosh
Don Sabin
Fresh
Sunol
Ray Maley
McWilliams
Smith
Sidney Green
Sidney
Tobler
Golden
Adams
Rogers
Bagby
Fotinas
Sebold
Moore
D. Schneider
D. Smith
W. Schneider
Zitek
Schubarth
Nelson
Chandler
Sellers
Wildlife Leaders To Meet Monday In Lincoln
Nebraska duck hunters are invited to Lincoln next Monday, April 25, for a meeting between the state game commission and the U S Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss duck hunting problems. Commissioner Jack H Lowe of Sidney will attend as the district representative. The hearing will feature pictures and talks on the continental duck situation and provide hunters a chance to share ideas on Nebraska areas.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
State Game Commission
Federal Wildlife Service
Jack H. Lowe
Sidney
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nebraska Game Commission
Brush-Up Shoot Staged At Sidney Gun Club
A brush-up shoot Sunday at Sidney Gun Club drew shooters preparing for the summer season of registered events. Top scores included Les Stecher 49-50, Wayne Kennedy 49-50, C. W. Shaffer 48-50, Ralph Fleming 48-50, Barney Anthony 47-50, George Fleming 46-50, Ray Pierson 45-50, Kenneth Fleming 45-50, Glen Fleming 44-50, Raymond Anthony 44-50, Art Holm 40-50, A. J. Jorgenson 40-50, Marvin Anthony 23-25.
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Sidney Gun Club
Les Stecher
Wayne Kennedy
C. W. Shaffer
Ralph Fleming
Barney Anthony
George Fleming
Ray Pierson
Kenneth Fleming
Glen Fleming
Raymond Anthony
Art Holm
A.J. Jorgenson
Marvin Anthony
Tryouts Slated for Junior Legion Baseball Team
The Sidney post American Legion sponsors junior league tryouts at Cheyenne County Fair Grounds Park this Thursday from 4 to 5 PM. Eligible players are boys in Sidney and surrounding area up to age 17. Bob Erickson will manage the team.
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Sidney Post
American Legion
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Sidney
Bob Erickson
Dix Election Halted Over Legal Technicalities
A special Dix election to bond $40,000 for a gym and auditorium was postponed after officials found the vote must be held separately in each of the eight districts. The election will likely be rescheduled in about a month.
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Dix
Fred Miller
Miller
Miler
North Platte River to Expect Heavy Summer Flows
A federal state snow survey report projects heavy summer flow for the North Platte river, likely surpassing a decade. Reservoir storage across four major sites totals 1,241,000 acre feet, below last year yet above normal. Kingsley and Sutherland hold 1,743,000 acre feet, about unchanged. Soil moisture remains good in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
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North Platte
Division of Irrigation, Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
Nebraska
Kingsley
Sutherland
Wyoming
Fresh stock of type writer ribbons offered
The Telegraph reports a fresh stock of typewriter ribbons now available at a very reasonable price of 75 cents each.
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Telegraph
Winter Cost 42 Million in Nebraska Losses
The Omaha World-Herald estimates direct winter losses in Nebraska for 1948-49 at 42,382,520 dollars. Major items include 16,037,750 dollars in cattle losses and 7,200,000 dollars in calf losses, with significant costs for railroads, hogs and sheep, telephones, and snow removal. Final figures may rise with snowbound operations.
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Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald
World-Herald
State Highway Department
Fifth Army
The
World Herald
Drum Bugle Practice by Boy Scout Troop 90
Thirty members of Boy Scout Troop 90 held their regular drum and bugle corps meeting in the band shell on Wednesday night. The opening flag raising ceremony was led by Robert Sayre, Melvin Chipps, and Jerry Robbins. The Scout Law was recited with each boy taking a part. Scoutmaster Godfrey Loper explained the troop budget with assistance from Mike Selzer.
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Boy Scout Troop 90
Shell
Robert Sayre
Melvin Chipps
Jerry Robbins
Godfrey Loper
Mike Selzer
Five Nebraska Cities Named to National Safety Honor Roll
Five Nebraska towns Alliance Columbus Fairbury McCook and York earned national Honor Roll status for a year without a traffic fatality, as announced by the Nebraska State Safety Council. The National Safety Council reported 401 cities nationwide receiving awards, with Nebraska tallying eight eligible locales. Awards will be presented soon by the Nebraska Safety Council.
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Nebraska
Alliance
Columbus
Fairbury
McCook
York
The
National Safety Council
Whch
United States
Colorado
Iowa
Nebraska Safety Council
Railroad Car Blaze at Union Pacific Crossing
Sidney Fire Department responded to a refrigerator car fire on the Union Pacific at the 10th street crossing near 11:45 p m Saturday night. A section of the roof burned and insulation smoldered until the blaze was extinguished. Damages were estimated near two to three hundred dollars. Cause was believed to be sparks or overheating of the charcoal burner in the car.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
10Th Street
Poppies Arrive for May 2 Drive by Legion Auxiliary
Poppies for the annual Poppy Day drive of The American Legion Auxiliary have arrived. Veterans in Lincoln hospitals made the paper poppies, directed by the Legion Auxiliary rehabilitation department, earning money for their work.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Rehabilitation Department of the Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
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