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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1960
Page
1
August already hotter than July with forecasts of continued heat. Temperatures recently reached 98 degrees, 97 and 95 on consecutive days. The pattern shows 13 of 14 days above 90 in late July and early August, with scant precipitation expected.
The Grand Island Board of Education again refused federal aid for city schools. The vote 5 to 2 allowed no discussion as the district passed up about $20,000 under the defense act, marking the third straight year of rejection.
C H Mannie Kreader of Dalton says the United States consumed 600 million and exported 500 million bushels last year for a total use of 1.1 billion. He projects the 1960 crop at about 1.3 billion bushels during a Nebraska Panhandle luncheon with the Guatemala wheat team.
The Nebraska chamber board was told to not sidetrack plans for a local industrial corporation until a constitutional amendment on revenue bonds is decided. Leo Krieger urged finishing the corporate setup, noting uncertainty about approval at the polls and the risk of falling behind peers with active industrial groups.
The city council plans to review plans for a new municipal building at the next regular meeting. Recent moves include selling the city auditorium for 50000 and an offer of 40000 for office property at 1112 Jackson St. A target budget of 125000 would combine these funds and housing authority money, with Sterling and Denver designing a tentative plan on the band shell block.
The Sterling Fair Caravan will stop in Sidney Friday at 4 30 p.m. led by A K Rudel Sterling Chamber of Commerce Fair manager. Fair dates are August 8 to 11 at the new Logan County Fairgrounds.
Two assault and battery cases were heard in Cheyenne County court over the past two days. Kristina Bertus and Olara Hanson of Trailer City were released on $35 bond with Aug 12 hearing dates set for an incident at Trailer City. Gary Campbell of Sidney appeared and was released on $100 bond for an incident on July 30 with Aug 10 hearing set.
Lively discussions on American politics opened a three day visit as a six man Guatemalan wheat team toured Cheyenne County facilities and met local growers and processors. The group will head to Dickinson North Dakota after a Sidney luncheon where debate centered on Guatemala’s wheat needs and possible U S Guatemala trade plans.
Bennie Herboldsheimer of the Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Assn says the U S Department of Agriculture plans a new wheat certificate system to satisfy foreign buyers by offering unblended export quality. Officials note complaints that Canada Russia and Argentina ship cleaner wheat and that Congress action may be needed to classify unblended wheat as an export grade.
Forty six National Guard members from Sidney Ogallala and Alliance leave Friday for Camp Ripley Minnesota for a two week training. An advance detachment left Sidney earlier. main convoy travels via Pierre South Dakota and Wheaton Minnesota arriving Sunday. Units include headquarters and A and B batteries with Major Ned Dolan commanding the convoy. Return is scheduled for Sunday August 21.
Weather forecast indicates no large temperature changes through tomorrow. Lows tonight are 69 to 70 degrees with highs expected in the 90s.
Sheriff W W Schulz said four hitchhikers two women aged 24 and 21 and two men were removed from a Union Pacific boxcar in east Sidney. They had traveled from Lubbock Texas to North Platte and planned to go to Casper Wyoming. No charges filed but charges possible if caught again.
Harvest in the southern Panhandle finished in record time aided by excellent weather and ample manpower. About 2,665 people contacted the Sidney office in July with most inquiries tied to harvest work. Fewer combines were available than in 1959, and non farm job demand rose slightly from June to July.
Funeral services for Raymond Maley 59 prominent Cheyenne County farmer and former Sidney High School teacher and coach will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. R. L. Townsend officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic rites. Maley, a longtime church member and former sports reporter, died Tuesday after a heart condition. He was a 1924 Coe College graduate with a master’s in education from the University of Colorado and taught and coached in western Nebraska from 1933 to 1956 before retiring to farming in Sidney area. Survivors include his wife Inez, two sons Dr. S. Wayne and Dale R. of Boulder, daughter Marilyn, two grandchildren, a brother Orin, and nephew Howard Maley.
The Wheatbelt Public Power District officers and key staff will tour Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District properties next Monday and Tuesday. The trip begins at Kingsley Dam near Ogallala at 7 30 a m and ends with an 8 30 a m breakfast in Ogallala on Wednesday. They will view installations and operations at Ogallala Paxton North Platte Lexington Bertrand Holdrege and Gothenburg to promote understanding of Nebraska water resource conservation and development.
The Sidney Public School Board approved a 10210 dollar bid for a full automatic fire alarm system in all district buildings except South Ward, which now meets state fire prevention standards. Soverine Fire Equipment and Supply Co. of Gering submitted the lone bid. The board scheduled the September meeting for the second Monday due to Labor Day. The annual audit by Hanson Audit Co. reported books and records in excellent order with expenditures supported by invoices and vouchers.
The Chamber of Commerce Board says it cannot endorse or participate in selling advance carnival ticket books to Sidney merchants for the upcoming fair. They cite a policy against solicitations and note the fair board will have local people assist carnival representatives in selling tickets, a plan the board neither supports nor opposes.
The Chamber of Commerce retail committee set dates for late 1960 promotions including Back-To-School August 18 to 20 tied to the Cheyenne County Fair and Dollar Days September 30 to October 1. The Christmas Shopping Opener is December 2, with extended Friday shopping nights and early closures on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve at 4:30.
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