Telegraph Is Judged State's Best Paper In Large Non-Daily Class
The Telegraph won the General Excellence award in the Nebraska Press Association contest held in Omaha. Sidney Telegraph led Class 4 for towns over 2,000, while Pierce County Leader, Gretna Breeze, and Clearwater Record won Class 3, Class 2, and Class 1 respectively. Winners were announced at the Ak-Sar-Ben banquet in the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel with co publishers Jarvis Bush and Jack Lowe for the Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Press Association
Omaha
Association
Sidney Telegraph
Pierce County Leader
Gretna Breeze
Clearwater Record
Colorado
Jarvis Bush
Jack Lowe
Telegraph
Nebraska
Sidney
Bill Cox
George Miller
Don Russell
Sheraton-Fontenelle
Two Sidney Women Win Nebraska Press Awards
Two Sidney Telegraph staff writers won Nebraska Press association prizes in Omaha at the annual convention. Frances Craig earned honors for best news picture, a special series and a feature story in a weekly. Betty Knicely took poetry in a newspaper weekly page and special publicity. Mrs Craig's school activity series covered Cheyenne County. Knicely's work included a Panhandle Mother poem and publicity for Panhandle Players. Both also won earlier statewide honors from Theta Sigma Phi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Telegraph News
Nebraska Press Women
Nebraska Press Assn
Omaha
Frances Craig
Bety Knicely
Emma Schimka Funeral Held at Sunol
Last rites were conducted for Emma Schimka 74 of Sunol with services at the Craig Mortuary at 2 p m. Burial followed in the Bohemian Cemetery south of Sunol. She died Thursday at Memorial Hospital. Survivors include three sisters one brother eight nieces and one nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Schimka
Sunol
Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne County
B. J. Warrenburg
Craig Mortuary
Bohemian Cemetery
Glenn Fraass
Joe Bonkiewicz
A. J. Fenske
Loyal Hornicek
Emil Zalesky
E. H. Ehlers
Miss Schimka
Adam
Mary Novak Schimka
Sundl
Sidney
Ella Fraass
Talent. District skit and piano solos named
The article lists senior, intermediate, and junior division performers including Rex Prather Waiton accordion solo Susan Sprenger Potter piano solo Leon Krie sel Gurley pantomime Gayle Sterling Lodgepole flute solo Arvid Weist Brule vocal solo Connie Kehn Gering piano solo Debra Morgan Bushnell piano solo Pat Widhalm North Platte piano solo Brenda Adams Dix tap dance and Mark Beam Oshkosh piano solo. First and second place seniors plus first place intermediates and juniors will represent the district at the state contest in Kearney on June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Prather
Waiton
Susan Sprenger
Potter
Leon Kriesel
Gurley
Gayle Sterling
Lodgepole
Arvid Weist
Brule
Connie Kehn
Gering
Debra Morgan
Bushnell
Pat Widhalm
North Platte
Brenda Adams
Kearney
Guardsmen Meet in Sidney for Camp Ripley Training Plans
National Guard battalion and staff officers from Chadron Alliance Scottsbluff Gering Sidney and North Platte met in Sidney over the weekend to coordinate training camp maneuvers at Camp Ripley Minnesota from August 14 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Sidney
Camp Ripley
Minn
Chadron
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Gering
North Platte
Two New Oil Wells Approved in Cheyenne County
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issued permits for two new drilling sites near Dalton. Midwest Petroleum Inc and United States Smelting Refining and Mining Co announced the No. 1 Ollie Johnson wildcat in NW NE Sec 35 17 50 about three miles west of Dalton with Murfin Drilling Co as contractor. Baumgartner Oil Co plans the No. 1 Holt in CSW SE Sec 20 17 51 about thirteen miles west of Dalton in the East Juells Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Midwest Petroleum Inc
United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Ollie Johnson
NE Sec
Dalton
Murfin Drilling Co
Juells Field
Baumgartner Oil Co
Holt
Csw
SE Sec
Telegraph Printing Co Help for print ed forms
Need help with print edition forms. Visit The Telegraph Printing Co Inc at 83 Ith Ave where experts assist with form preparation and printing services.
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the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
Lth Ave
Llth Ave
School Lunch Menu And Attendance Officials Listed
A school lunch menu outlines meals for April 20 to April 27 including beef and noodles, hamburgers, Spanish rice, fried chicken, tuna salads, and beef with gravy. An estimated 40 attendees were present with officials Col Milton Maurer Col Wayne Drover and Major Alvin Daily from districts in Nebraska.
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Ward
Milton Maurer
York
168Th Artillery
Wayne X. Drover
Alliance
Alvin H. Daily
Anselmo
Fire at Don Hart home on Lodgepole Road
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 3 04 a m Friday to the Don Hart residence at 1319 Lodgepole Road where investigators say a lighted cigarette ignited a mattress starting a small blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Don Hart
Lodgepole Road
Bank Women Meet in Alliance for Annual Meeting
The Nebraska chapter of the National Association of Bank Women Inc will hold its annual meeting in Alliance on April 25 and 26 Registration will be at Guardian State Bank Friday and Drake Hotel Saturday Regional officer Regina Nagle of Omaha and state chair Minnie Asche of Columbus will attend The Saturday luncheon is at the Drake Hotel Banquet speakers include H B Rames of Lincoln on The Pharmaceutical Fallout Mrs Evelyn Whiting of Lincoln presiding Elizabeth Coad of Omaha will speak on The Woman's Point of View and join a panel discussion
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Alliance
Nebraska
National Association of Bank Women, Inc
Alli~ance
Frances Gerdes
Guardian State Bank
Drake Hotel
Regina Nagle
Omaha
Douglas County Bank
Minnie Asche
Columbus
The
Elks Club
H. B. Rames of
Lincoln
Evelyn Whiting
Elizabeth Coad
Omaha National Bank
Area ASCS Sessions Set for Wheat Program Briefing
Six area ASCS fieldmen meetings will inform county personnel on the new wheat program. Hans O. Jensen, Aurora, state ASCS chairman, said sessions will be held in York Tuesday Syracuse and McCook Wednesday Ogallala and Norfolk Thursday and North Platte Friday. After meetings counties will hold information sessions for community committeemen to explain the wheat program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
State
ASCS
Hans O. Jensen
Aurora
York
Syracuse
McCook
Ogallala
Norfolk
North Platte
Jensen
Around The Townsaways Europe trip and Holy Land visit
Mrs Frank Boyle returned Sunday from a five week Europe tour and Easter Holy Land trip. In Denver she was greeted by Mr and Mrs Frank Trowbridge and Mary Lee. Emery Blomquist and his wife left for Eureka California after a weekend with Herbert and Edna Rabe. The Rabe home hosted a family dinner with Carl and Louis Kraft Abbe Bruns George Bailey George Hinrichs Floyd Bruns Betty Ed Hinrichs and Scott. Mrs Elmer McKee came home Friday from Grand Island visiting sister Edna Oatman and brother Charles and Tom Talbot families. Sunday guests at Jack Knicely’s included Roy Sheaff. John Ross visited Glenn Patrick and District 7 World War I Veterans Barracks with them. Rosses are parents of Mrs Robert Patrick of Holdrege. Also ad for sales books at The Telegraph Printing Co. in Holdrege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boyle
Europe
Holy Land
Denver
Frank Trowbridge
Mary Lee
Eureka
Calif
Emery Blomquist
Herbert Rabe
Florida
Rabe
Carl Kraft
Louis Kraft
Gurley
Abbe Bruns
Elmer McKee
Grand Island
Edna Oatman
Charles Talbot
Tom Talbot
Glenn Patrick
John Ross
Oshkosh
Rosses
Robert Patrick
Holdrege
Sidney
Council Scout Program May 3 Dinner Honors Silver Beaver
The Wye-Braska Area Council Boy Scouts of America will host a 5 30 p m recognition dinner on Sunday May 3 at the Scottsbluff National Guard Armory. Silver Beaver Awards will be presented to outstanding scouters. Reservations are required at the council office in Scottsbluff. Dinner cost is 2 dollars per plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wye-Braska Area
Boy Scouts of America
Scottsbluff National Guard
Wye- Braska Area
Scottsbluff
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Gordon Journal
Reva R. Evans
Ord Quiz
Irma Leggett
Nebraska Signal
Geneva
Tyler Edgecombe
Pierce
William M. Cox
Rock County
Bassett
Emory Cross
Ainsworth Star-Journal
Fred Rose
Stanton Register
Marlin Waechter
Sargent Leader
R. L. Lindberg
Wauneta Breeze
Stan Smith
Curtis Hi-Line
Clarence D. Harpst Jr
Donald L. Russell
Wolbach Messenger
C. E. Thompson
Springview Herald
Avery Mu
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
George Hancock
William Zehr
Chappell
Max Jensen
Bridgeport
C. W. Bean
William Johnson
Vancil Stalnaker
Lodgepole Valley Barracks
Schimka
Mutual Life Ass
Uncorp
Sidney, Nebr
St. Patricks
Broken Bow
Lexington
Bank
Jack Knicely
Roy Sheaff
Northwestern Bell
Council Scout
Smiths
Illinois
Janda & Tobin Drug Store
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