Back-To-School Information In Sidney Telegraph 1968
The Sidney Telegraph publishes a full back-to-school section for the western Nebraska Sidney trade area detailing preparations for the 1968-1969 term. Frances Craig leads the reporting with staff photos, noting additional school news forthcoming and urging readers to save the section for future questions.
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Sidney Telegraph
Nebraska
Sidney Trade Area
Frances Craig
The
Telegraph
Water Meters Humming In Sidney As Users Consume Huge Gallonage
Sidney water commissioner Floyd Sanks notes extraordinary summer water use with June figures rising from 27.1 million gallons to 75.7 million and July figures at 99.6 million, up from 70.3 million last year. He urges reading bills, assures water levels and pumping equipment are sound, and expects steady supply through the hot season.
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Sidney
Floyd Sanks
Sidney Water Commissioner
Lanks
Mr. Sanks
Herbert Littleton Ends 41 Year Career In Power Plants
Herbert Littleton, 68, retires after 41 years as a power plant operator in Sidney. Beginning in 1943 at Arapahoe, he faced floods, a broken back, and near disasters while maintaining diesel to gasoline powered generators, then stayed on at the Sidney plant until today. He plans to work around his home and visit the plant as a retiree.
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Herbert Littleton
Mr. Littleton
Sidney
Linden
Dorothy
Elm Creek
Neb
Llth
Hickory
Arapahoe, Neb
Arapahoe
Republican River
Sidney Hosts North Platte Fireman Tourney
Up to 250 members of the North Platte Valley Volunteer Firemens Association are expected in Sidney on Sunday for a daylong fire tournament sponsored by the Sidney Volunteer Firemen. Fifteen towns will be represented in events from 9 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 12th and Newton. Trophies will be awarded in five events plus an overall trophy. top events include a ladder climb, 50 ft hose event, hose changing, dressing competition and the cellar event. Public invited.
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North Platte Valley Volunteer Firemens’ Association
Sidney
Alleday
Final Fair and 101 Stampede Details Set
Final preparations for the 101 Stampede include a Cowboy Breakfast and Kids Rodeo with a $1 button admission. The opening ceremony Sunday features eight acts and a free barbecue, with Indian village exhibits and a parade led by State Senator George Fleming. Parade entries closed with 62 total, including 32 floats.
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Ben Belden
101
Fair Grounds
Elks Auditorium
Pine Ridge
Jim Neuman
Sidney
Chief Red Cloud
Ed Cole
Chamber of Commerce
Prairie Schooner
Potter
Telegraph
George Fleming
Chamber of Commerce Office
Accident Report Details on 10th Avenue Collision
Police traced a minor crash Tuesday at 6 58 p m near Legion Park on 10th Avenue. Patrolman R T Willis, following Kenneth Woodward driving northbound, said Woodward struck a SLOW sign at a street construction bend. No injuries or tickets were reported.
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10Th Avenue
Legion Park
R. T. Willis
Willis
Kenneth Woodward
Sidney
Woodward
Shell Oil plans 15 test wells in Wyoming and Nebraska
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports Shell Oil Co will drill 15 test wells across Goshen and Niobrara Counties in Wyoming and Sioux County in Nebraska. First hole north of Torrington plugged dry at 6800 feet. Additional wells in Goshen County underway. Oil leasing surges: over a million acres leased in Sioux County. county records show 1,132,579 privately owned acres leased. Nearby counties Box Butte, Dawes showing substantial leases. Nebraska officials caution that muddy sands offer intriguing but not yet promising prospects.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Shell Oil Co
Goshen
Niobrara
Sioux County
Torrington
Goshen County
Shell
Sioux National Bank
Harrison
Alvin Publow
Dawes County
Box Butte
Montana
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Comemission
Sidney
Weather Keeps Heat Up as Panhandle Farms Brace for Harvest
Mercury nears 100 degrees as feed grain moves and farmers report mixed results from recent storms. Wheat harvest wraps up while scattered millet and corn fields in Cheyenne and Sidney counties face hail damage. Many farmers plan overplanting to hedge against potential losses, awaiting June compliance. Government observers note 85 percent of Nebraska corn silked and rain needed in August for a possible record crop after a large winter wheat haul.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
Cheyenne
Sidney Telegraph
Panhandle
Nebraska
Martin Asks LBJ To Show Proof Of Gut
Representative Dave Martin urged President Johnson to reveal where at least six billion dollars in federal expenditures will be cut this fiscal year. He backed the tax increase and deficit reduction plan, urged action, and warned of further cuts in foreign aid poverty programs Pentagon waste and unproductive research. He demanded Congress direct immediate implementation of the six billion in cutbacks.
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Dave Martin
Johnson
Martin
Congress
Third District
Pentagon
Weather Panhandle Forecast Continues Warm and Dry
The Panhandle is expected to stay fair and hot through Thursday. Highs this afternoon and Thursday reach the 90s, with overnight lows around 60. Chance of rain remains under five percent.
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Panhandle
Vandals Strike Car For Second Time
Hugh Maxwell of 1110 Parkview reported to police that his car trunk was scratched and paint damaged on Tuesday night. The same car had been vandalized last week with a torn rear view mirror and the removal of an advertising sign from the door.
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Hugh Maxwell
Parkview
Fort Sidney Board Will Meet Thursday
The Fort Sidney American Legion Baseball board will hold its monthly meeting Thursday August 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sidney City Offices. Directors are urged to attend as finance past season and coming season items will be discussed.
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Fort Sidney
American Legion Baseball
Sidney City
Make Do Farm Tricks Save Wheat Crop in Hard Times
Ray Weed of Dalton shows how farmers improvise with aging equipment. He harvested a good wheat crop using a 21 year old truck and a 16 season combine, only noting a flat tire as trouble. He says he might buy a new truck and new corn if wheat rose to two dollars per bushel, like several thousand others.
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Ray Weed
Dalton
Ine
Mr. Weed
74 Bushel Wheat Yield in Dawes County
Chadron reports a 7 1/2 acre wheat patch in the Deadhorse Creek area averaged 74 bushels per acre. The field was owned by 16 year old Dave Smith with Meld as a 4 H project. Dave's father Gene Smith mapped 170 acres of wheat averaging over 50 bushels per acre.
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Deadhorse Creek
Here
Dave Smith
Dave
Gene Smith
Power Failure Sparks Outage Across Sidney Area
City officials blamed Tuesday’s power cut on burned wires from a pole near 11th and Toledo, lasting from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. South of Toledo felt the impact, hospital-free. A transformer fire at 12th and Newton caused another two hours of outage, while a burnt circuit box near the drive-in theater disrupted TV service.
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Sidney
John Baudekr
11Th
Toledo
12Th
Newton
Community TV Co
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Gurley
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Richardson
Weathe
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