Haxtun Beats Peetz as Sterling Tops Ovid in League Play
Haxtun the front runner defeated Peetz 6 to 1 extending Peetz losing streak to first in West Central League. Sterling beat Ovid 8 to 3 for their tenth win while Peetz drops to 9-4. Sidney Chappell game postponed due harvest conditions.
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Sidney Haxtun
Ovid Chappell
Ovid
Haxtun
Thomn
Peetz Merchants
Peetz
Sterling ‘Merchants
Peetz Boys
Sterling
Miller
Krause
Chuck McCrae
Gary Miller
Maynard Wieser
Sterling Merchants
Dean Sittner
Bob Schott
Gary Hoke
Floyd Acre
Nick Bretz
Sidney Chappell
Semi Finals Set In Major League Tourney Tonight
Sunday’s action at Legion Park sends Lions vs Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus vs Elks in the Little League Major League tournament. Lions beat IOOF 10-5. Ellis robs Rotary 18-5 for berth. KC’s play Elks at 7 30 pm with Kiwanis opener at 5 30 pm.
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Kiwanis
Knights of Columbus
Elks
Legion Park
IOOF
Ellis
Rotary
Sol Willis
Tangle
Kc’s
One Tilt Championship Decides Season Split Winners
Willis says the title will be settled by a single championship tilt between the winners of the two season halves. The plan emphasizes a decisive, winner-takes-all game to crown the champion.
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Willis
Hernandez Wins 139 Pound Title at Camp Ripley Meet
Ferdinand Hernandez of Sidney claimed the 139 pound boxing championship at the National Guard two state encampment at Camp Ripley Minnesota. He defeated Gene Winter of Omaha by decision and helped Nebraska Guardsmen win boxing honors from Iowa though Iowa captured the wrestling laurels.
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Ferdinand Hernandez
Sidney
National Guard
Camp Ripley
Minn
Hernandez
Gene Winter
Omaha
Nebraska Guardsmen
Iowa
State Levy Raised 14 Mills Across Cheyenne County
The State Equalization Board set the state levy at 8.23 mills, 0.14 mill higher than 1956. Cheyenne County’s special levy for state hospital support stands at 0.56 mill, computed by County Clerk L. Pindell. County valuation is projected around 51,009,000, up from 50,084,700. India exported 344,400 tons of salt in 1956, up 25 percent, with Japan importing most of it and small amounts to Indonesia Nepal and Malaya.
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Jimmy Tomlin
Gordon Burnett
East Point
Cheyenne County
State Equalization Board
Nebraska
L. Pindell
India
Japan
Indonesia
Nepal
Malaya
Elements Study Is Planned At Bluffs
Two tours to view trace element deficient areas of Nebraska are planned by the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. Eastern and central Nebraska tours will be August 5 and 6, with a Scotts Bluff area tour set for August 16. Meet at Scotts Bluff Experiment Station at 8 a.m. on August 16 for an all day look at experimental work with trace elements on corn and beans.
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University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff
Clinton Hoover
Hoover
Armored Pvt Ferguson to complete basic at Fort Hood
Army brief notes Pvt Larry D. Ferguson will finish eight weeks of basic combat training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas early this month. Marine Cpl Orvin D Golden, son of Mr and Mrs O Duane Golden, will visit Seattle August 7 to 12 for Sea Far event aboard the heavy cruiser USS St Paul. Twenty Navy ships will visit Seattle for the Sea Parade in Elliott Bay, with public access during their stay.
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Fort Hood, Tex
Larry D. Ferguson
Sally
Lodgepole
4Th Armored Division
Fort Hood
Tex
Seattle
Wash
Marine
Orvin D. Golden
O. Duane Golden
St. Paul
U.S. Navy
Elliott Bay
Loss and Gain Both Reported In City
Mrs. Sadie Mellberg reports the theft of two inner tubes and later finds a shoe likely from the thief. Omar Schoggs reports the theft of two hub caps from a 1957 car in downtown Sidney. Arlene Ferrill reports a herd of cattle in her backyard, which police relocated within 27 minutes.
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Sidney
Sadie Mellberg
Newton Street
Sidney weighs downsized warehouse plans for city services
City Manager Murrey Fuller said Sidney quietly filed plans for a north Tenth Avenue warehouse to store city vehicles and centralize utility depots. The project, once valued near 49 000, now faces pared scope with underground fuel tanks saved as a potential annual 4 000 to 5 000 savings, while on site vehicle service plans are shelved for now.
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North Tenth Avenue
Sidney
Murrey Fuller
Dick Land
Fuller
North Tenth
Street Department
11Th Avenue
Newton and
Maple Streets
Seaman James Nestor Sentenced in Sidney Court
James Nestor, 50, of Pittsburgh, an able seaman, was sentenced in Sidney Police Court on a Saturday to ten days in jail or riding a train illegally.
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James Nestor
Pittsburgh
Sidney
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