Minuteman Wing Activation Planned for July First
Activation of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing in western Nebraska is set for July 1. The wing will become part of the 13th Strategic Missile Division at Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and will include about 200 missiles and twenty launch control centers within a 100 mile radius of Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minuteman Missile Wing
Nebraska
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
13Th Strategic Missile Division
Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Wyo
90Th Strategic Missile Wing
U. S
Warren Afb
Wyoming
Colorado
William S. Kader
389Th
Strategic Missile Wing
George T. Chadwell
Warren
451St Stategic Missile Wing
Julius Pickoff
Lowry Afb
Colo
Thirteenth
Strategic Missile Division
SAC
5Th Air Force
March Afb
Calif
Eighth Air Force
Westover Afb
Mass
Boeing Co
90Th
Banner
Kimball
County Opposes Tax Formula Change in Gas Funds
The county board opposed LB726 to substitute the 1960 census for the 1950 census in gas tax fund distributions. They warn the county would receive a smaller share under the new method and sent the resolution to Senator Fleming for awareness when the bill reaches the floor. The board also authorized Arapahoe Pipe Line to lay oil gathering lines crossing county roads in the west part of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Nebraska
George H. Fleming
Sidney
Arapahoe Pipe Line
Bean Field Named in Kimball County Oil Area
The Bean Field in Kimball County was named after early wells drilled on the Ham property. Field naming is an arbitrary process overseen by the Nebraska Ottawa Gas Conservation Commission, often reflecting discoverers or local connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball County
Nebraska Ottawa Gas Conservation Commission
Scotts Blue County
Sidney Man Earns Honor for Minuteman Missile Work
Ernest G Moon of Sidney received a certificate of achievement for sustained superior performance as deputy resident engineer on the Minot Missile Complex in 1962. Presented by Maj. Paul F. Carroll at Kimball, the citation praises Moon’s decisive and professional work saving time and money for the Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Carroll
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ballistic Missile
Sioux Army Depot
Ernest G. Moon
Sidney
Mr. Moon
Minot
No. Dak
Ernest G Moon
Lth Ave
Dakota
Moon
Kimball
Ballistic Missile Construction
Cebmco
Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
Rural Field Day Date Change
Cheyenne County Rural Field Day is set for Saturday May 4, not May 24 as previously reported. Organizers urge participants to note the corrected date and plan accordingly.
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Cheyenne County
Donations Increase for Cheyenne County Museum Fund
Two more contributions arrive for the Cheyenne County Historical Assn museum fund. Harald Bond $25.00 Elmer Graff $100.00. Send checks to Cheyenne County Historical Assn care of Sidney Telegraph Box 219 Sidney Nebraska. Annual meeting set for Wednesday night at Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel. Donors automatically receive association membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Historical Assn
Harald
Elmer Graff
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney Nebr
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Two Men Hurt In Highway 19 Wreck
An accident on Hiway 19 south of the city limits Sunday evening sent two men to Memorial Hospital. Albert Reifschneider aged 63 from Monte Vista, the driver, said brakes locked as the car went off the road and overturned in a ditch. Walter Relka of Terrytown Nebraska, the passenger, remained hospitalized with a neck injury and was reported in satisfactory condition.
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Hiway
Paul Manley
The
Safety Patrol
Albert Reifschneider
Monte Vista
Manley
Reifschneider
Walter Relka
Terry
Highway 19
Alfred Reifschneider
Sidney
Terrytown
Neb
Sill
Sidney Star Details Rates and Postal Information
The notice lists mailing and subscription details for the Sidney, Nebraska paper dated April 22, 1963. It covers address change procedures, annual rates for within and beyond a 50 mile zone, carrier rates, and single-copy price, noting the paper's establishment in 1873 as Western Nebraska's oldest newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebr
Nebraska
Queen and Attendants Crowned at Pageant
The pageant crowned 63 Queen and attendants with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aude as Mr. and Mrs. second runner up. Miss Sharon Crouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Crouse, was first runner up. Kord J. Dykman of Lodgepole was named 1963 Colonel. More pictures on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Paul Aude
Sharon Crouse
Carl Crouse
Kord J. Dykman
Lodgepole
Telegraph
Fort Sidney
Judith Steinback
A. J. Younger
Janice Aude
Daugh
Telegraph Reporters Win Multiple Nebraska Press Awards
Two Sidney Telegraph staffers earned several honors at the Nebraska Women's Press Club meeting in Lincoln, included Frances Craig with three firsts for a 1962 special edition and a newspaper photo. Betty Knicely and Mrs Knicely also placed in feature and women's page categories. The Telegraph had previously swept similar awards in 1955 1957 1959 and 1961 and may send first place work to a national contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Telegraph News Department
Nebraska Women’s Press Club
Lincoln
Nebraska Press Assny
Frances Craig
The
Telegraph
Craig
Betty Knicely
Knicely
National Press Women
Gladys Benback
Lexington
Western Nebraska Observer
Kimball
Sidney Telegraph
Wildcat Venture Set Near Dalton
A wildcat oil location about three miles west of Dalton townsite was announced. Stuartco Oil Co Inc and Midwest Petroleum Inc will drill the No 1 Loxterkamp near North Faro Field Muffin Drilling Co is contractor and will move tools onto location Tuesday. Daily oil production in Nebraska last week averaged 63 820 barrels, up slightly from the prior week as the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission prepared for its regular monthly meeting at the Ft Sidney Motor Hotel Tuesday with seven cases on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuarco Oil Co., Inc
Midwest Petroleum Inc
North Faro Field
Muffin Drilling Co
Medraska
Ne‘eka Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Ft Sidney Motor Hotel
Weekend Warmth Follows Cold Snap Next Week
Weather forecast shows mild temperatures continuing through Tuesday with a brief colder Monday night. Nighttime lows range from 20 to 30 degrees, while Tuesday’s high climbs to 50 to 60 degrees.
Gurley School Aims Week of Activities and Events
Gurley Public School plans a busy week with cheerleader tryouts at 3 12 pm supervised by Supt. Robert Scoville. Progress cards go home Wednesday and must be signed back by May 1. The Gurley band and chorus enter the District VI Music Contest at Scottsbluff on April 25. A spring program for Kindergarten through 2nd grade is set for Friday at 10 am. The sophomore class hosts a party Saturday April 27. Next year’s Kindergarten will visit this year’s class April 29 to May 2. Registration is Friday May 3. The 7th and 8th grades compete in a track meet at Dix on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley Public School
Robert Scoville
Gurley
Scottsbluff
Dix
Dancers from DeVonne Studio Entertain ChamBer Dinner
Young dancers trained at the DeYonne Studio of Dramatic Dance entertained at the Chuck Wagon dinner hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night. The omission was corrected in this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
DeYonne
Telegraph
Car Rolls on County Road Near Lodgepole. Driver Injured
Trooper Bob Cook reports a one car crash five miles north of Lodgepole at 1:30 am Sunday. Lloyd W Frerichs, 18, of Lodgepole, escaped with cuts and bruises after his 1957 car left the road, rolled once, and landed in a ditch. The vehicle was a total loss. Frerichs was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cook
Safety Patrol
Lloyd W Frerichs
Lodgepole
Grass Seeding Starts On Muny Golf Course
Grass seeding at the Sidney Municipal Golf Course begins with bent grass on the greens and Kentucky blue and rye on fairways. City officials say weather will determine if play can start this summer, while a temporary nine hole setup remains open for Country Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muny
Sidney Municipal
Milo Luckett
Sterling Cole
Don McRae
Coffey
Luckett
McRae
Sidney Country Club
Telegraph
Fair Board Approves Compact Car Events and Premium Book
At a regular meeting the Fair Board granted temporary approval to stage compact car contests on the race track area west of it to form a local club affiliated with the Sports Car Club of America. Open-class entries are encouraged and the 1963 premium book will be distributed July 1 with a new grounds map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McKinney
Erdley Ham
Fair Board
Compact Car Club
Sports Car Club of America
Lowery Lindell
Lindell
Burgett Peetz
Groundbreaking for St Patrick's High School ceremony
An crowd attended the ground breaking as Rev Father Vincent Pelster pastor John Webb Cheyenne County Superintendent Dean Wilson and clergy assistants Rev Robert Chamberlain Rev Michael Murphy and trustee L M Clinton took the first spadeful amid frosty weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Pelster
John Webb
Cheyenne County
Dean Wilson
Robert Chamberlain
Michael Murphy
L. M. Clinton
St. Patrick's
Carl W. Christ Jr
Louis Fehringer
Sister M. Rosalin
John L. Paschang
Grand Island
Don Happold Dies Suddenly in Sidney Rites Pending
Donald D. Happold, 39, Sidney resident for 18 years, died suddenly at 2 AM of a heart attack. He was a former Air Force pilot and prisoner of war, married to Betty Highland, with three sons. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Gehrig & Son Funeral Home prepped for services. Survived by his wife, three sons, two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
George Frerichs
Memorial Hospital
Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church
Irvin Langhelz
Weyerts Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Germany
Wolfje and
Effie Frerichs
United States
Clarence Horst
Ledzepole
William Peterson
Ovid
Memorial Rest Heme
Donald D. Happold
Sidney
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Wakonda
S Dak
Lawrence
Anna Kuhn Happold
Air Force
Webster, S Dak
Betty Highland
Sioux Army Depot
Grace Baptist Church
Betty
David
Reed A
Mark E
Edna Happold
Julhan George
Orlando
Flame
Hns
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Sidney Man
Oll Ab
Wildcat Venture
Dalton
Wildcat
DeVonne School
Geo. Frerichs
Tom Coffey
Fair Board Says
St. Patrick’s High School
Don Happold
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