Dalton Man Escapes Blazing Tanker Crash Near Sidney
A tanker carrying 5500 gallons of propane overturned at Hands Corner six miles south of Sidney. Jesse Allen of Dalton escaped a near fiery death, suffering third degree burns on hands and superficial facial burns. hospital reports him in satisfactory condition. The $55,000 damage included scorched lines and a telephone pole cross arm. Fire crews contained the blaze through the night as investigators traced the northbound, Sidney-bound truck’s skid into the ditch after the Hands Corner intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Jesse Allen
Dalton
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Allen
REA
Handy’s Corner
Memorial Hospital
Telegraph
St Patrick's Parish Chooses Architect for School Expansion
The executive board of St Patrick's Parish approves hiring an architect to study remodeling the existing Academy high school at Thirteenth and King and to draft plans for a future Junior and Senior High School on a west Sidney site. Construction start date remains contingent on costs and remodeling needs. The meeting was led by Joe Kelley with several board members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Parish
Vincent Pelster
Father Pelster
Academy
Thirteenth and
King Streets
Sidney
Lodgepole Creek
Peister
St. Patrick’s
St. Patrick's
Joe Kelley
C. B. Dorwart
Allen Karnik
P. J. Heaton
Matt Janda
Everett Mohatt
Charles N. Deaver
Ted Egging
John Peetz, Jr
Arthur Lenzeza
Leo Sxrieger
Dr. L. S. O’holloran
Louis Lehringer
Dro. J. Garcia
Big Cutover June 7 75 Percent Complete On Telephone Co
Northwestern Bell reports 75 percent completion of a major cutover to all number calling. The project, involving J R Miller and Western Electric crews, moves toward midnight June 17 as new equipment is installed for direct dial calls from multiple US points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
J. R. Miller
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Western Electric
Northwestern Bell
County Law Day Observance to Be Held May First
The Sidney area prepares for Law Day activities with speakers including Sidney attorneys and local students. The Cheyenne County observance will feature talks and radio broadcasts across the county as part of an America versus World Communism theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
America
Sidney
Cheyenne County
P Og Tleatom
Addess
Trucker Found Dead In Cab Of Run Away Truck
Grim cargo tragedy near East Bay station in Sidney ends with driver Novice C Beene 56 Kimball found dead inside his rolled Whitlock tractor-trailer. Witness John Barber and Pearl Copley report the vehicle rolled down a slight incline after air brakes failed and wedged in a pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
East Bay
Whitlock
Pearl Copley
East Side Bay
John Barber
Meeting Tonight For Cancer Volunteers
Volunteers for the Cheyenne County chapter of the American Cancer Society will meet tonight at 8 at the Ft. Sidney Hotel. Co chairs Frank Mattoon and James Teets say final plans for residential solicitation will be completed and urge anyone interested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Mary Brosius
Stapleton
Mrrs
Heaton
Friendly Neighbors Club
Sund Garden Club
Memorial Hospital
Cancer Fund
Cheyenne County
Ft. Sidney
Frank Mattoon
James Teets
William Mika Dies Friday Pioneer Lodgepole Resident
William V. Mika 71 a Lodgepole native died Friday at Memorial Hospital. Born June 29 1859 he farmed in Lodgepole before moving to Sidney in 1936. He married Philomena Jedlicka March 7 1916 in Sidney. Survived by his wife three daughters one son 21 grandchildren two great grandchildren one brother and four sisters. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Funeral Monday 9:30 a.m. at St Patrick's Church Greenwood Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V. Mika
Lodgpole
Memorial Hospital
Lodgepole
William Mika
Sidney
Philomena Jedlicka
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Philomena
Minnie Henzl
Florence Hendrex
Helen Smith
Frank Mika
Lodgepele
Agnes Stimka
Sunol
Katherine Mika
Eva Treinen
Laramie
Wyo
Sophie Bailey
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
St. Patrick’s Church
Vincent Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Dow McHugh Oil Find In D Sand Near Sidney
Dow and McHugh report oil from a drill stem test of the D sand six miles northwest of Sidney in the Sioux Ordnance Depot area. The No 1 Clow venture, located near Beyer Field, shows oil in 4796 to 4808 feet with 560 feet of light oil and 420 feet of water recovered, flowing pressure rising to 353 psi and shut in pressure to 894 psi. Dry holes lie to the east, southwest and southeast as drilling proceeded Friday afternoon in the J sand nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow and McHugh
Denver Independent
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Dow
McHugh
Beyer Field
Wildcat
Staris Don M Rounds Company
Chandler & Simpson
Flora
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Reimersfield
Exeter Drilling Company
Basler
Mrs. E. G. Graham Dies In Hospital
Mrs Ernest Graham aged 66 longtime Lodgepole resident died at Memorial Hospital after three weeks hospitalization. Born Hazel Dell Jackson August 1 1894 in Council Bluffs Iowa she married Ernest G Graham September 22 1935. Survived by husband one daughter three grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers two sisters. Funeral arrangements by Gehrig and Son pending.
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Ernest Graham
Lodgepole
Memorial Hospital
Graham
Memorial Rest Home
Sidney
Hazel Dell Graham
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Edward and
Katherine Jackson
Sioux City
Ernest G Graham
Methodist Church
John Eiihner
San Jose
Calif
Ross R
Charles P, Jackson
Oshkosh
Ned
Ruth M. Osborne
Calf
Bernice F. Anderson
Stockton
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Fort Sidney Days Queen Selection Set For Tonight
Tonight crowning of 1961 Miss Fort Sidney features 8 contestants from Sidney and nearby towns. Gerald Matzke hosts at 8 p.m. in the Junior High School auditorium with prize of trophy, $100 scholarship, and trip to Miss Nebraska Pageant in Columbus.
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Trumble
Sioux
St. Pat’s School
of Law
Sam Irwin
J. P. Fox
Cecil Hunt
Surol
Irs
Dean Hecker
William Nienhueser
Vern Nienhueser
A. A. Fenske
C. Beene
Kimball
Barber
Copley
Beene
Dow-McHugh
E. G. Graham
Sidney Days
Queen
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