Air Force surveys Sioux depot for Titan missile sites
Air Force surveys at Sioux Ordnance Depot and eleven other sites aim to locate Titan ICBM launch locations. Sen. Chavez cited surveys as part of a broader look at new weapons systems like Atlas Titan and Minuteman, with no official depot confirmation but reports of unannounced visits and routine inspections.
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Air Force
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sioux
Sen. Chavez
Neil McElroy
Strategic Air Command
Bernard A Shiever
Air Force Ballistic Missiles Division
Atlas
Titan
Indictment in Cheyenne County Oil Stock Scheme
Two men William J McCarthy and Frank Peter Crosby face federal charges for using the mails to defraud the public of more than 2 million dollars in Texas-Adams Oil Co stock. The two year investigation by the Post Office Department SEC and New York Attorney General followed local study by the county attorney and Nebraska Department of Banking, with stock inflation and massive shareoffs outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Attorney General's Office
Texas-Adams Oil Co
Ment
McCarthy
Crosby
Texas-Adams
New York City
Pittsburgh
Denver
Harold Johnson
Nebraska Department of Banking
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
William McCarthy
Frank Peter Crosby
Top Quality Is Feature Of County Fair Displays
Cheyenne County fair opens with record entries across 4-H buildings and competitions. Hereford and Angus livestock dominate. Grand champion 4-H beef honors go to Don Ray Cruise of Sidney with reserve to Ken McMillen. Various age groups win purple ribbons in showmanship and breed categories as 125 animals enter fat calf judging. Judging continues Friday with exhibits to be ribboned and shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Don Ray Cruise
Sidney
Ken McMillen
Gary Talich
Jeanne Miller
Gurley
Clayton Shoemaker
Dalton
Dave Allington
Sunol
Larry Talich
Paul McMillen
Paul Hutchison
John Brown
Sidney Clayton Shoemaker
Angus Keifer
Russell McMillen
Peggy Allington
Bob Rowan
Dalton-Gurley
Jess Higgins
Ronald
Les Flohr
F W Flohr
Golden Gate
Howard Reimers
Ray Cruise
Don
Religious display barred at county fair grounds
A Knights of Columbus sponsored religious display was ruled out at the county fair after a last minute dispute between the fair board and the carnival company, which had an exclusive contract for rides and concessions during the fair. The display truck was parked on Illinois Street with a permit, though officials noted no local protest to the display.
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Fair Board
Carnival Company
Warren Cunningham
Carnival
Cunningham
Knights of Columbus
Ilinois St
Tenth Ave
Insurance Center Debuts This Weekend in Sidney
The Telegraph highlights the opening of The Insurance Center at 13th and Jackson St. in a special section. Readers are directed to the third section for full details on this new development in Sidney’s business scene.
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13Th and
Jackson St
The
Telegraph
Sidney
Weather Warm Dry Fair Forecast For Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County fair enjoyed warm fair conditions with 94 degrees by afternoon. Panhandle readings hit 96 at Chadron and Valentine and 93 at Alliance and Imperial while Sidney saw no rainfall. The forecast calls for similar conditions with highs near 95 tomorrow and lows around 60 for the next five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Fair
Panhandle
Chadron and
Valentine
Alliance
Imperial
Sidney
Weather Bureau
Parked Car Struck on Curb by Truck in City
Police reported a minor traffic incident today as a truck driven by Carl Kurz backed into a parked car belonging to Warren Mettlen. The collision occurred at the curb on 12th Street near the elevator building. no damage to the truck was observed.
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Carl Kurz
Warren Mettlen
12Th Avi Hickory
Oil-Gas News from Morrill and Surrounding Counties
Morrill County reports a new No 2 Juells well by Baumgartner Oil near Juells Gaylord field with nine feet of J sand pay at 5 217 feet depth. Straddle tests yield oil and gas, with later discoveries in Kimball and Cheyenne counties and several new producers in Banner and Benzinger fields.
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Morrill County
Baumgartner Oil Company
Juells
Baumgartner
Juelfs- Gaylord
Lindberg
Signet Oil Co
Nebraska
Kimball
Heidemann
Swsw
Roy Schaaff
D. Johnson
Bushnell
Banner County
Olsen
Jewis Field
Barrett-Edwards
Edwards Field
Lewis Brothers
Sturace
Carver-Dodge
Lewis Field
Johnson
Great Western 0
Rocky Hollow
CSW
Bishop Paschang Speaks at St Patrick's Fund Banquet
About 160 people attended a kickoff dinner at the Youth Center for the St Patrick’s Fund drive to build a new school and convent in Sidney. Bishop John L. Paschang urged Catholic unity and noted pledges totaling 57,500 as campaign activities begin with volunteers to solicit funds starting Sunday afternoon.
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ST. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney
Catholic Youth Center
John L. Paschang
Grand Island
C. B. Dorwart
Thomas Siudowski
Youth Center
Curtis Crum
Bishop Paschang
United States
Tom Siudowski
Thomas Dowd
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Robert Chamberlain
Dorwart
Jane Doe Identity Solved by Car Keys in Sheriff Case
A 25 year old woman unidentified by name was found after riding a cab to a former hospital. Her keys matched a car tied to Fidel and Antonia Rios, leading deputies to her uncle who confirmed she is his niece.
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Sidney
Kermit Brumbaugh
Union Pacific
Taylor Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Fidel Rios
Antonia Rios
Sterling
Cole
Sterlig
Gir
Jane Doe
Faulty Fixture Blamed for Gene Leinemann Fire
Fire at the Gene Leinemann residence was sparked by a short in a fluorescent bedroom fixture. A $10,000 loss occurred as flames reached window drapes. The Leinemann children were in the home. the mother evacuated them after an alarm was raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Harvey Vizina
Gene Leinemann
Leinemann
Sidney Merchants Appoint Leonard Fine District Rep
Leonard Fine of Sidney has been named district representative of the Women's Apparel Division of the Retail Merchants Association of Nebraska. Five districts are established with a leading retailer as district representative. Fine will coordinate activities in the Northwest District covering 20 counties.
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Hastings
Leonard Fine
Sidney
Retail Merchants Association of Nebraska
John Freeland
Nebraska
Guardsmen To Return Home This Weekend
The deputy commanding general of US Continental Army Command praised the Iowa Nebraska National Guard Thirty Fourth Infantry Division after summer field training at Camp Ripley Minnesota. He said the guard’s progress shows high morale professional attitude and readiness and noted the immense scale of citizen soldiers in training. The guardsmen return home this weekend.
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United States Continental Army Command
National Guard and Reserves
Guard and Reserve
Iowa-Nebraska National Guard Thirty-Fourth Infantry Division
Camp Ripley
Minn
Fort Benning
Warren C. Wood
Gering
Neb
Iowa
Nebraska
Chamber Man Here Meeting On Thursday
Bruce Shelton of the United States Chamber of Commerce met Sidney Chamber of Commerce government affairs committee noon at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. He said many chambers invite political candidates to speak on national issues and answer questions. The committee will seek board reaction at the next meeting.
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Bruce Shelton
United States Chamber of Commerce
Billings
Mont
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Waldo Dearing
SOC
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Shelton
Chambers of Commerce
Board of Directors
Early Start Planned for 1959 Soil Bank Program
Cheyenne County ASC officials announce an early signup for the 1959 Soil Bank with Sept 1 start plans by USDA. October 10 deadline, statewide instruction sessions, and new changes including a $13.50 per acre average annual payment and 100 percent above normal rates for five year participation. Priority given to 1958 cropland participants. state committees to set maximum annual rates.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
United States Department of Agriculture
Ogallala
Imperial
Sidney
Soil Bank
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Washington
Dennis Chavez
Air Force Survey
Minuteman
Offutt Air Base
Omaha
Niry
Jerry Miller
Chey
Enne
Assa
Geraldine Kurz
Larry Kurz
Elberta Kruz
Insurance Center
Oil-Gas News
Kimball County
Husker Oil Co
Webster
Reimers
W. F. Rogers Drilling Co
Tom Jordan Jr
Pelster Field
Dalton Field
Lullock Drilling Co
Academy
Sidney Merchants Retailers
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