Sidney Jaycees elect new officers led by Folkerts
The Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce last night elected officers for the coming year. Bill Folkerts was named president with J D Peters as first vice president and G F Bush as second vice president. Also elected were Bob Hazlitt treasurer Jack Bruns secretary Stan Belieu state director Roger Robbins Ben Belden Conrad Ribera and Arlin Hartman as directors. A team photo shows Belieu Folkerts Ribera Hazlitt Bush Belden front row and Robbins Peters Bruns Hartman back row.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Sidney
Bill Folkerts
J. D. Peters
G. F. Bush
Bob Hazlitt
Jack Bruns
Stan Belieu
Roger Robbins
Ben Belden
Conrad Ribera
Arlin Hartman
Belieu
Folkerts
Mrs W D Smith Leads Telegraph Campaign in Sidney Race
As The Telegraph goes to press, pro rated votes show Mrs. W. D. Smith of Sidney ahead by a narrow margin in the $3,000 circulation expansion campaign. Close follow are Mrs. Lloyd Goranson of Peetz Colorado, Mrs. Elmer H. Phelps of Lodgepole, Ira Mae Keefer of Sidney, Mrs. Margaret McCabe of Dalton, and Lois R. Dindinger of Potter.
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Telegraph
W. D. Smith
Sidney
Smith
Lloyd Goranson
Peetz
Colo
Elmer H. Phelps
Lodgepole
Ira Mae Keefer
Margaret McCabe
Dalton
Lois R. Dindinger
Potter
Lois Dindinger
Berenice Hunt
Sund
Beryl Nissen
Hazel M. Faustman
Chappell
Florence Ludeman
Gurley
Robert Rolls
Ordville
Marjorie Daugherty
Donald Hazlitt
Lorenzo
Beverly Pearson
Wanda Line
Bea Sentency
Mildred Ott
Wendell Abrame
Melvin Criswell
Senators Inspect Sioux Depot as Trade School Site
State officials and four Legislature Education Committee members toured Sioux Army Depot to study facilities for a possible state supported trade school. Senator Fleming touted $10 million in property to be turned over if approved, with hearings underway and decisions expected soon. The trip included Lt. Gov Sorensen and Farm Director Finigan, and a defensive freeze on equipment remains in place until a decision is made.
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Sioux Army Depot
Nebraska
Sioux
George H. Fleming
Sidney
Sen. Fleming
Cyril Williams
Egging Farm
Gurley
Panhandle
Philip Sorensen
Perle Finigan
Sen
Fleming
Frank Morrison
Milford
Lincoln
Department of Defense
Lester Harsh
Arnold Ruhnke
Rudolph Kokes
Services Set for Martin Block at Holy Trinity
Martin Janssen Block 78 died at Memorial Hospital Sidney after five days confinement. Funeral service Saturday at 10 a.m. from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Henry Monnich presiding. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Blanche two daughters Evelyn Jurgens and Arlene Reetz son Rolland two brothers and two sisters seven grandchildren. Memorials designated by family.
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Martin Janssen Block
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Greenwood Cemetery
Block
Arlene Reetz
Potter
Rolland
Alamosa
Colo
Ralph
Gothenburg
Alfert
Cozad
Herman Bruns
George Kaiser
History Assn Meeting Set For April 28 In Sidney
The Cheyenne County Historical Association will hold its annual meeting at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel on Wednesday night April 28 at 7 30. Dr. James E. Thayer will review frontier history, drawing on his research for a western history inspired musical play. The Sidney Colonels vocal group will perform, including some of Thayer's compositions. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. Roy Macadam urges members and others interested in western history to attend.
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Cheyenne County Historical Assn
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
James E. Thayer
Thayer
Sidney Colonels
County Audit Begins at Courthouse This Week
County auditors have started their regular review of county officials books at the courthouse. The team includes Carol Lyons of Ogallala, and George Berg and Robert Hitchins of North Platte.
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Carol Lyons
Ogallala
George Berg
Robert Hitchins
North Platte
Panhandle Weather Forecast Sees Mild Temperatures Ahead
Partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with lows around 30 to 40 and highs from 65 to 75. Five day outlook calls for temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal through Monday with frequent minor day to day changes. Highs in the 60s and lows near 49, occasional scattered light showers expected.
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Panhandle
Big cattle sale at Sidney Livestock Pavilion
Over 1,000 head from Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska listed for Saturday at the Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion. Choice white face and Angus cattle drawn from top herds. A strong market was noted at last Saturday’s auction.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Sidney
Farmers in Cheyenne County Paid No Federal Income Tax in 1964
Cheyenne County farmers largely avoided income tax in 1964 as drought losses and falling incomes left many with net losses. Officials note similar trends across the Great Plains, with 40 percent of regional farmers not owing federal tax and county figures showing about half of local farmers tax-exempt due to sustained economic strain.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Great Plains
Dalton
Taxes Due Prompt Payment Warning in Cheyenne County
Mrs Mable Jorgensen Cheyenne County treasurer warns that those who have not paid the first half of real estate taxes by May 1 will incur seven percent interest from that date. The notice emphasizes timely payment to avoid additional charges.
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Mable Jorgensen
Cheyenne County
Treasur
Potter Volunteer Fire Ball At Legion Hall This Saturday
The Potter volunteer fire department sponsors an annual fundraising ball this Saturday night at the Potter Legion Hall. Music will be provided by Leon and the Four Strings.
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Potter Volunteer Fire Department
Potter Legion Hall
Leon
Four Strings
Panhandle Farm Equipment Show At Gurley Draws Crowds
Aerial photo shows forty acres of equipment at the Egging farm southeast of Gurley as Panhandle Day opens under clear skies. The event sponsored by the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture and Sidney Implement Dealers Assn. draws visitors from coast to coast including Canada’s Agriculture Minister A. H. MacDonald. Demonstrations and displays run from 9 a.m. with plans for an annual show, all unfolding on schedule amid thousands inspecting millions of dollars in machinery.
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Egging Farm
Gurley
Verne Draper
Photo Center
Panhandle
Egging
Virtue Ally
Nebraska Panhandle
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Department of Home Economics
Sidney Implement Dealers Assn
Nebraska
Mead
Home Economic Department
A. H. Mac Donald
Saskatchewan
Canada
Grass Fire Report: Sidney Fire Dept Responds to Three Blazes
Sidney volunteers fought three grass and weed fires this week with two fires Monday near KSID radio and Sky Manor, and a midday blaze on the Alex Benzel farm west of Sidney. No damage reported.
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Sidney
KSID
Sky Manor
Alex Benzel
Banner County ranch land and Kimball home auctioned
The Evelyn M. Larson estate sale netted over $217000. The Banner County ranch of 2943 acres sold in seven tracts with top prices of $44 per acre for grassland and $125 for cropland, bought by five local ranchers Ralph Anderson Walter J. Peterson Paul Moss berg Leonard R. Larson and Wayne E. Pile. The Kimball residence sold for $13500 to Douglas and Joan Knapp. Asmus and Rychecky of Scottsbluff conducted the auction.
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Evelyn M. Larson
Banner County
Ralph Anderson
Walter J. Peterson
Paul Mossberg
Leonard R. Larson
Wayne E. Pile
Kimball
Douglas
Joan Knapp
Asmus and
Rychecky
Scottsbluff
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Sidney’s
Jaycees
Sioux Depot
Jerry Warner
Eric Rasmussen
Maurice Kremer
A. H. McDonald
Province of
Martin Block
History Assn
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