11 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1967
Page
1
Cheyenne County gears up for an extended Centennial Celebration and Fair with a dense schedule from Aug 19 to 23. The lineup includes 4-H horse shows and rodeos, parades, cutting horse contests, dances, and a grand parade, with free gate entry and midways open all day.
About 40 Cheyenne County 4 H boys train with horses as Pony Express re run nears Sidney on Monday August 14 1967 Proclaimed Pony Express week by Governor Tiemann the riders will truck horses from the county line to Sidney with mail bags passed along each mile The route continues Tuesday with another group from Sidney toward the eastern county line Special Centennial envelopes are sold by Mrs Jaycee members Chamber of Commerce or ride co chairs Bernie Gass and J B Baker and returned to postal stations en route
Second Class Postage Paid at Sidney Nebr Send change of address to Post Office box 219 Sidney Nebr Subscription rates 8 per year inside 50 mile zone 10 outside 50 mile zone 8 per year by carrier Single copies 10 cents.
Nebraska highway traffic engineer Robert Meyer said the newly opened Highway 19 curve south of Sidney may have been designed incorrectly given traffic needs. Five wrecks occurred in three weeks, including a fatality. Meyer blamed premature opening and inspection gaps, pledged signs and rumble strips, and discussed possible redesign due to the Interstate alignment.
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will meet at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel on Tuesday August 22 to hear J. H. Bander and Pete Couch seek permission to drill an unorthodox location in section 24 in Cheyenne County. Local motorists have faced a banked curve transitioning to a flat road, raising safety concerns. officials discussed signage warnings, potential flashing beacons, and possible highway redesign. Mayor Thorpe praised swift highway department action and reiterated hope for eventual banking of the curve.
Senator George H. Fleming of Sidney joins two interim study panels on the impact of sales and income tax laws and on discrimination in property acquisition. Western Nebraska peers also receive posts with Terry Carpenter chairing city county operations and Ramey Whitney on land reappraisals and budget matters. George Gerdes presides over the land reappraisal panel.
Sidney School District Board of Education will meet Monday August 14 at 7 45 p m in regular session at the junior high school. Agenda includes the school nurse salary schedule lunch report driver education cars summer Title I summary, hiring of three elementary secretaries, and discussion of language laboratory equipment replacement.
Sidney Police Court year ending July 31 1967 reports 266 cases settled by fines and costs totaling 4110 dollars deposited in the city treasury. Judge Roy Gish compiled the data from court records. May 1967 was the peak month with 493 dollars, November 1966 the trough with 163 dollars. Offenses listed include disturbance 42 vagrants 10 speeding 29 reckless driving 49 stop light violations 27 drunk driving 6 failure to yield 8 making a U turn prohibited 6 left turn prohibited 3 overtime parking 29 driving without a license 19 dog law 10 trespassing 3 and 22 miscellaneous violations.
Ron Hell the dean of the Sidney Business Institute announced the school purchased the Couch Hotel 631 Clintois to serve as a girls dormitory housing about 30 students in supervised apartment style living. Lawyers L M Clinton and J H McNish and Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Association finalized the purchase. The building is partially used now and will be remodeled for fall classes while over 30 percent more floor space in the Marathon Oil Company Building is taken for classrooms.
The Sidney Retail Committee will meet Tuesday August 15 at 6 30 a m at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to discuss local retail concerns and plans.
State Senator George Fleming will headline Cheyenne County Centennial opening ceremonies on August 20 at 1 p.m. at the fair grounds. Sidney Mayor J L Torpe gives the welcome, with Merle Bobo as Celebration Committee chair and Bergett Peetz as Fair Board chair. The five day festivities run August 19–23 with parades, bands, floats, and a free show on August 22 featuring Ken Carrett, the Canadian pipe band, West Kearney Indian Dancers, and Czech Folk Dancers.
Governor Norbert Tiemann told Frank Mattoon he will be in Sidney August 22 for the Centennial celebration but will not hold any town hall type meetings while there. The visit aims to avoid conflict with Cheyenne County events. a first meeting was postponed. The governor will attend a parade and luncheon for the Deadwood Sidney Trail Ride and speak at the fairgrounds in the afternoon.
Ed Cole announces Governor will speak at a noon luncheon August 22 honoring finishers of the Deadwood-Sidney endurance horse race, a Nebraska Centennial event. Stan Larabee to MC. prizes to racers. Tickets at $2.50, limited to 250.
No new oil producers reported in Nebraska this week though activity rises in Kimball and Morrill counties. Alli son Drilling Co. works both Kimball wildcats No. 1 Beronic and No. 1 BertramSon in sections 22-13-54 and 5-13-53, while Kimbark Exploration drills No. 5 Dunlap in Morrill County with Braden-Gear on contract. McRae-Dorough Co. continues wildcats including No. 1 Niehaus in Morrill County, location SW NW 25-19-52.
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