Pioneer Moyer Restores Phone Link During 1906 Nebraska Blizzard
In March 1906 a Panhandle blizzard hit between Alliance and Crawford Nebraska. Young lineman 22 year old John Walter Moyer climbed pine ridge poles through ice and wind to splice a broken line. He connected a temporary ground and rerouted trains, keeping telegraph and telephone service alive until the storm cleared.
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Augustus L. Moyer
Crawford
Nebraska
Moyer
Alliance
Harrison
Ardemore
Fort Robinson
John Walter
Burlington
Alliance Toll
Belmont
Horseshoe Curve
Pine Ridge
Editor notes Jaycees deserve credit for lodgepole camp work
In a letter to the editor a reader calls for recognition of the Sidney Jaycees for hours of labor at the Lodgepole Valley 4 H Youth Camp painting cabins paneling interiors and repairing pipes. The writer notes Jaycees helped during winter checks and claims a board member who resigned felt unappreciated for their efforts.
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Marge Borcher
Lodgepole Valley 4-H
Sidney Jaycees
Jaycees
the Jaycees
Former POW visits U S first time in 26 years
James Veneris, a former Korean War prisoner who refused repatriation, arrives in Hawthorne with a mother visit and strong praise for China and Chairman Mao. He says he remains patriotic, denies indoctrination, and recalls life in China with reading, language study, work, and two marriages and two children.
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U.S
Chairman Mao
Chinese Communist Party
Richard Nixon
Ls Army
Korea
Veneris
Howard G Adams
China
Nebraska scientist clears first hurdle on calf diarrhea vaccine
Dr C A Mebus heads a team of three at the university reporting the calf diarrhea vaccine shows initial progress toward preventing a human form that is sometimes fatal in children under six. The research marks an early step in potential human use.
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University of Nebraska
C A Mebus
Editorial Letters Policy Clarifies Signatures and Condensing
The Telegraph states unsigned letters will not be printed and pen names or initials may be used only with the writer’s name and address. It reserves the right to condense letters and require real names for criticisms.
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Telegraph
Papillion Man Lyle Wilson Dies After I 80 Mishap
Lyle Wilson 71 died Saturday at Memorial Hospital in Sidney from an apparent heart attack while recovering from injuries suffered in a July 24 automobile crash on Interstate 80 ten miles west of Sidney. His wife was injured and flown to Omaha, their son survived uninjured.
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Lyle Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Wilson
North
Borrow
Q Omaha
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10Th Ave
Horace Greeley
City OF
Pepsi Cola
Power Tools
Shurfine
ORTHO
T.V
G.E. Brand
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