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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1973
Page
1
Banner County resists state demands to fund retirement and court costs. The battle centers on Duis Amendment limits and state claims for maintenance of County and District Courts since 1967. Cheyenne and Panhandle counties warn of large statewide costs if Banner prevails.
Local elevators pay farmers a bushel for wheat marking the first $4 cash price in Cheyenne County and fueling a rally as export demand pushes cash wheat above futures. Chicago Board of Trade futures closed at 4.24 a bushel with limit moves for the eighth straight day. Farm buyers report strong activity while many producers weigh options amid rapid price gains.
Dawes Sioux and five other Panhandle counties challenge the one mill local levy to fund the Western Nebraska Technical Community College system. They contend the Duis amendment limits state funding and seek a Cheyenne County filing next week with Dr H C Q Nelson noted as college board president. Garden and Grant counties indicate partial or outside participation. Scotts Bluff and Box Butte have not acted yet.
Harold J. Kuhns, manager, reports 365 visitors from 22 Nebraska cities, 27 states, Canada and Germany toured the Fort Sidney Commander's Home in July. Sidney residents accounted for 37 percent of visitors. Colorado and California guests joined others from Massachusetts to Hawaii. The Cheyenne County Historical Association received four old marbles and a pipe from Shane Smith at the Lodgepole board meeting held in the old Union Pacific depot now a museum.
Consumers face scarce gasoline and food, with beef growing tighter nationwide. Grocers warn meatless days may trigger stockouts within two weeks, as March 29 price controls linger and prices for pork and poultry rise to record levels amid a shrinking beef market. Hospitals, restaurants, and supermarkets scramble for limited supplies while freezer sales surge and packers use trimmed cuts to stretch ceilings.
City Council held bids for water and sewer casing at the southeast I 80 interchange but no awards were made. Don Lynch of Scottsbluff bid 42946, Filsinger Excavating of Sidney bid 43239.50. Both expect a week to secure material and could complete in about two weeks.
The Wheatbelt Public Power District lost service for about an hour due to a transformer bushing failure on the Bureau of Reclamation line near Julesburg Colorado. About 1,500 customers were affected as five substations went out and power was restored by 12 50 p m after rerouting feeds and locating the fault.
The Sidney Telegraph releases a 16 page Back To School Edition directed by Dennis Berry featuring news and calendars for Potter Dalton Sidney St Patrick's Chappell Lodgepole Gurley Western Nebraska Technical College Cheyenne County rural schools and Educational Service Unit 14. It includes new teacher photos and Chappell news and back to school shopping tips.
Cheyenne County Fair Parade chairman Chuck Willey warned that no parade will be held this year unless at least 50 parade entries are received by Friday. Only 15 entries exist so far, with many non competitive groups like horseback clubs and queens. If 35 more entries are not gathered, the August 18 event will be canceled. interested parties should contact Jack Bruns or Chuck Willey.
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce approved support for Western Apparel Day to boost downtown merchants and citizens wearing western dress on the August 18 Fair parade. A Chamber float will tour Sterling Sidney Lodgepole Potter and Dalton with notable 1970 and 1973 Nebraska Mother and Young Mother of the Year ôs. The Chamber also sponsored I 80 dedication ceremonies and discussed Gov Exon breakfast and Elks Parade donations.
The High Plains Agricultural Laboratory hosts a Fall Field Day Friday at 1:30 p.m. with Densel O’Dea as MC and Jim Cederburg welcoming. Nebraska specialists discuss millet as an alternate wheat crop, sorghum varieties, cold tolerance, and cool season grasses.
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