Sidney Proclaims Annual Clean-Up Week Led by Mayor Thompson
A week starting April 26 is proclaimed Clean-Up Week in Sidney by Mayor J. Fred Thompson. City departments will cooperate with residents to sweep streets and alleys, with specific pickup routes and alley blading. City Manager Fuller urges public help as a two page cleanup advertisement, sponsored by nineteen Sidney houses, appears in The Telegraph.
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J. Fred Thompson
Sidney
Thompson
Murrey Fuller
Fuller
Sidney Houses
The
Telegraph
Eood
Five-vehicle Easter weekend crash spree in Cheyenne County
A three week initial drought of major accidents ends with a rash of five highway wrecks over Easter weekend in Cheyenne County. Two children, Cynthia and Carolyn Darnsteadt, suffer serious injuries while Corliss Darnsteadt and others escape with varying injuries. accidents included a stalled 1953 Ford taxi struck by a Streamliner train, a 1951 Ford rollover near Ordville, a drunken driving arrest in Fort Morgan, and a two-car collision on Highway 30 east of Sidney with injuries to the Darnsteads.
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Cheyenne County
Cynthia Darnsteadt
Carolyn Darnsteadt
Corliss Darnsteadt
Cynthia
Carolyn
Sidney
William Clark
Claude F. Wagner
Hecker
Wagner
Streamliner
U. P. 102
Ed Kopp
Ordville
Rodrigo Varelo
Cheyenne
Manuel Varelo
Varelo
Highway 30
Billy Ray Jones
Fort Morgan
Colo
Jones
Nebraska
Highway
John C. Murphy
Route 1
Corliss A. Darnsteadt
Murphy
Darnsteadt
Borrow
Mrs. Darnsteadt
Record of Large Damage Award in Potter Truck Crash
In a Potter area case, a district court jury ordered large monthly awards to two Hagler children from the 1953 crash near Point of Rocks. Michael Hagler and David Hagler will receive yearly sums totaling over 2,300 until they reach age 21, funded by Bekin Van Lines and The Masek Auto Supply Co. The suit, brought by administrator John Peetz, cited Kenneth Connor as the other involved driver. A new trial request within ten days remains possible. the verdict awaits Judge John Kuns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Potter
Marvin L. Hagler
John Pertz
Sidney
Hagler
Peetz
Michael Dennis Hagler
David Lee Hagler
Bekin van Lines
Masek Auto Supply Co
Scottsbluff
Kenneth Connor
Connor
Point of Rocks
Bekins
L. C. Davis
M. M. Maupin
North Platte
Gering
California
Lyle Holland
Lincoln
Lester A. Danielson
Orie Adcock
John Kuns
Assessing Deadline Looms for Personal Property Tax Declarations
County aims to finish personal property tax declarations by 5 PM today with a 50 percent late penalty. Roy Gish notes crowded courthouse lines from six to eight AM as last-minute filers arrive, while projections on totals vary. State figures hint at lower Nebraska overall, Cheyenne County down slightly, amid Governor’s campaign and broader tax implications.
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Roy Gish
Gish
George Peterson
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Peterson
Group 6 Bank Session in Alliance Nebraska
The annual meeting of Group Six of the Nebraska Bankers Association will be held in Alliance today. H L Carlson presides with officers Henry Kosman and Howard Lichty. Activities include a noon luncheon with Clay Stackhouse and an evening banquet featuring Michael MacDougall who will present The Card Detective.
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Nebraska Bankers Association
Alliance
H. L. Carlson
Devel County State Bank
Chappell
Henry D. Kosman
Scottsbluff National Bank of
Scottsbluff
Howard Lichty
The
Guardian State Bank
Palm Room
Alliance Hotel
Clay Stackhouse
C.S.S. U.S. Departments of Agriculture
Legion Club
Michael MacDougall
Resolutions Committee
Clarence Castner
Sidney National Bank
E. M. Knight
Alliance National Bank
Lyle Rabe
Dalton State Banks of
Dalton
Dale Sorenson
Gering National Bank of
Gering
Frank Pivonka
First State Bank of
Lodgepole
Donald Lichty
Sidney
American National Bank
A. J. Jorgenson
D. W. Jorgenson
George Barlow
Harold Burgett
McCormick Show Set For Wednesday
A field demonstration of the new M Ta torque amplifier on the McCormick Farmall will run Wednesday afternoon from 1 p.m. on the Ed Van Aelstyn farm in southwest Sidney. The working demonstration is sponsored by McCormick Farm Equipment Store of Sidney.
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McCormick Farmall
Ed van Aelstyn
Sidney
McCormick Farm Equipment Store of
Freshmen Lead Sidney High Honor Roll Growth
Sidney High School announced the fifth six weeks honor roll with freshmen leading by placing 17 of 36 named students. The list shows four seniors, six juniors, nine sophomores, and seventeen freshmen with various A grades and B grades across classes.
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Sidney High School
Albert E. Nimtz
Rites Held For Potter County Farmer Arthur Johnson
Services were held in Sidney for Arthur Johnson 41 prominent Potter community farmer who died Friday from a self inflicted gunshot wound. The Craig Mortuary heard Rev Keller of Kimball officiate with soloist Jack Knicely Ruth Wallis. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Ray Wills Mike Tucker Nels Johnson Floyd Brothers Harold Kehn. Survivors include widow two daughters Marlene Kathleen brother Melvin Phoenix Ariz sister Mrs William Eber Avalon Calif. Johnson born January 12 1913 near Dix. He lived on farm northeast of Potter 15 years. He was United Lutheran Church member and Mason member. He died after wife and daughters left farm to attend Good Friday cantata. He called a friend who found him upstairs with a .32 pistol.
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Sidney
Arthur Johnson
Potter
Craig Mortuary
Keller
Kimball
Jack Knicely
Ruth Wallis
Greenwood Cemetery
Ray Wills
Mike Tucker
Nels Johnson
Gary Karlson
Floyd Brothers
Dix
Harold Kehn
Me'beta
Mr. Johnson
Magnus Johnson
Hildur Carlson
Scottsbluff
California
Washington
Marlene
Kathleen
Melvin
Phoenix, Ariz
William Eber
Avalon
Calif
United Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Peetz Lions Benefit Skit Night Thursday
Peetz Lions club presents a Hospital Benefit Skit Night at 8 pm in the Peetz Legion Hall featuring acts musical numbers and comedy by local citizens. Proceeds will be split between Sidney Community Hospital and the new Sterling hospital with other community benefits planned to aid neighbors to the north and south. Highlights include Dutch Michels dancing doll Del Hawkins hillbilly band and the Lions quartet.
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Peetz Lions Club
Peetz Legion Hall
Peetz
Sidney Community Hospital
Sterling
Dutch Michels
del Hawkins
Lions Quartet
Weather note: Easter weekend warmth ends with drizzle
A cold front brought showers and gusty winds ending the warm spell. Easter weekend highs reached about 80 degrees with a low around 31, then temperatures dipped to 39 early Monday before warming to 41 by midmorning. Dust storms sporadically reduced visibility.
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CAA
Mercury
Garden County Boy Wins In REA Essay
James H. French, 12, from Garden County wins the Wheatbelt Electric Membership Association third annual essay contest. Veronica Peeks, 13, and Janette Fetters, 12, place second and third. Honorable mentions include Barbara Hinrichs and others. Radios and phonographs awarded to winning students for their schools. Awards event pending presentation.
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Garden County
Wheatbelt Electric Membership Association
James H. French
Dist. 50
Lewellen
Veronica Peeks
Chappell
Devel County
Janette Fetters
Morrill County
Sheriff Returns St. Paul Prisoner
Deputy Sheriff Bart Taylor traveled to St. Paul Minnesota to retrieve Kenneth A. Morris who is sought by Cheyenne County authorities on several charges including writing bad checks taking a mortgaged car from the area without permission and nonpayment of child support.
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Bart Taylor
Kenneth A. Morris
Cheyenne County
Super Road Surveys Set This Week
A Nebraska planning group led by L N Ross meets in Lincoln to study the proposed four lane interstate from Omaha through Lincoln Grand Island to the Wyoming border. The federal share up to 60 percent could reach about 4 million for the stretch, with Nebraska required to match. The three day tour will inspect Lincoln to Omaha and Lincoln to North Platte segments along US 6 US 34 and US 30 corridors.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. V. Buck
Kansas City
Federal Bureau of Roads
William Mackintosh
Bureau
L. N. Ross
W. H. Mengel
Nebraska Highway Department
Omaha
Grand Island
North Platte
Wyoming
Kimball
Ross
United States
Congress
No. 1 Lobb Discovery Opens Gas Pool in Nebraska
Ohio Oil Co opens a new natural gas pool in southwest Cheyenne County near Lorenzo. The No. 1 Lobb produced 3.02 million cubic feet per day in tests from depths around 4,918 feet, with a second test at 2.82 million. Other wells announced include No. 1 Rezac for Loffland Brothers, No. 1 Edna Wilson by Derby Oil Co, and No. 1 Rohlfing nearby. Oil and gas discoveries extend in Doran Farms, Robirds, and Dorman areas, with additional completions and tests noted for Dimery No. 3 and Haupt No. 2. A new wildcat, E M Voss No. 1, flowed oil in Kimball County in the D sand, indicating potential new fields southeast of Dix.
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Ohio Oil Co
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Ohio
Lobb
Lorenzo
Chicago Corp
Doran Farms
Derby Oil Co
Wildcat
Jason Lobb
Edna Wilson
Colorado Line
Robirds
Loffland Brothers Drilling Co
Dimery
Miracle-Fifer
Dorman
Sparks
James Sparks
Nebraska
E. M. Voss No
P. L. Ramsey
New Drilling Co
Magnolia
Potter
Allely
Kimball County
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Donald R. Shipman
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Shipman
John Martinosky
Dorothy Wolverton
Kenneth Anderson
Ancel Lewis
Mary Ann Libsack
Mike Frost
Reba Kinne
Janet Hartmann
Deanna Moseman
Elaine Wittig
Donna Meyer
Michael Monnich
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Lucille Dean
Eardley Ham
Jim Hansen
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Jim Northrup
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