Council Hears Sewer Woes Of Resident
Sidney council heard resident Neal Craig claim $720 in damages from a July sewer backup that flooded his basement six inches. City officials said the city is not liable once sewer use begins, and blamed misuses like clothing and toys for clogs. The meeting also approved a new garbage truck and packer bid, and retained Clinton and McNish to defend a $10,000 underpass damage suit, with Sept 10 set for a zoning hearing.
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Neal Craig
Forrest St
Craig
Clinton
Larry Clinton
Floyd Lanks
Murrey Fuller
Biel
Leach Corp
Packer
Sutton
Chappell
Hyde Pak
Winter-Weiss. Co
Denver
Elwell Motors
Fuller
Clinton & McNish
Rudy's Marks 10th Birthday in Sidney Celebrations
Rudy's Foodliner marks ten years on West Illinois Street in Sidney dating to 1946. Rudy Munderloh and officers Vernon Shoepman and Lois Mander-Joh praise customers for support and civic involvement. Anniversary events include a drawing with prizes such as a $25 Kansas City trip, an electric mixer, a pony for kids, Meadow Gold Swing Ride, and free gifts with balloons.
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Rudy Munderloh
Minderloh
Vernon
Shoepman
Lois Mander- Joh
Thes
Sidney Trade
Munderloh
Sidney
Rudy's
Kansas City
Jaycees
New Video Station Plan For Area Tells of Western Nebraska TV
Radio stations KOLT Scottsbluff and KCOW Alliance plan a joint Western Nebraska Television Inc. to beam a high powered signal to Sidney Scottsbluff Alliance Chadron Bridgeport Kimball and Panhandle towns. The project includes a live network affiliation color transmission future and local radio personalities. An engineering report within a month will specify transmitter site power and costs estimated at several hundred thousand dollars.
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Nebraska Panhandle
KOLT
Scottsbluff
KCOW
Alliance
Corporation
Western Nebraska Television, Inc
Sidney
Scottsbruft
Alisance
Chadron
L. L. Hilliard
J. W. Cover
Sandhills Broadcasting Corporation
Nebraska
T. C. Gregory
F. B. Girard
Walter Metz
Gene Ackerley
Bill Walter
Ackerley
Turn Unloading Rules Stressed In Sidney
Sydney police urge drivers to follow traffic rules after painting Turn Turn St now. Drivers must turn right from the right lane and left from the inside lane. Unloading passengers should exit toward the curb side. Police Chief Sol Willis warns violations will lead to arrests after a recent accident from a left side exit.
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Illinois ST
Highway 30
Sidney
State Highway Department
Sol Willis
Thompson
Withinoise St
Willis
Keen Teens Plan Auction and Bake Sale Event
Keen Teens at the Elks lodge plan an August 25 auction and all day bake sale with merchandise from Sidney merchants. M R Sigler of the Chamber of Commerce spoke on project potential. Pageant set for August 31 at the Band Shell and talent auditions begin next week.
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Elks Lodge
Sidney
M. R. Sigler
Chamber of Commerce
Band Shell
Rita Burgett
Jerry Wolf
Margaret Ann Olson
Jayne McIntosh
Jerry
Potter Days Queen to Be Chosen at Aug 24 Dance
Potter Days festivities include a Queen selection at a August 24 dance in the Potter American Legion hall with Millard Music and his orchestra. Attendants, 17 candidates sponsored by local firms, and voting via tickets end at 11 p.m. Friday. The queen and attendants will be crowned at 11:30 p.m. and Sept 11–12 mark the two day celebration.
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Potter
Potter State Bank
Goof Apparent On New Highway Striping In Kimball County
State Engineer L N Ross and Harold Keith of the Cheyenne Safety Council discuss a late center stripe and passing lane painting on Highway 30 in Kimball County. Equipment delays and a broken down striping machine delayed completion. tourists and bus drivers complained of confusing ridges and shoulder stripes.
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Kimball County
L. N. Ross
Harold Keith
The
Cheyenne Safety Council
Keith
Victor Anderson
Ross
Nebraska
Ress
Department
Local Interest Dims in Hiway Plan as Sidney Sees Few Signups
Only 14 Sidney firms joined the International Parks Highway Association last week while 72 members come from Al Hance. Oshkosh leaders press a strong bid to route the federal highway through their panhandle town, arguing federal designation boosts tourist traffic and benefits business along Highway 19.
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Sidney
International Parks Highway Association
Texas
Canada
al Hance
Oshkosh
Panhandle
Ohio Oil tests OConnell No. 3 oil well near Lorenzo
Ohio Oil Co reports production casing run on OConnell No. 3 near Lorenzo in the J sand. D sand DST yielded 280 feet oil and 1,250 feet water, with a top test giving 200 feet oil. Rig moves to Selover No. 1 in Banner County Chain Field SESE of 14 17 57.
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Ohio Oil Co
Lorenzo
Banner County
Potter Girl Bruised In Automobile Mishap
Miss Joan Buhrdorf of Potter suffered multiple bruises in an auto accident on a county road near Potter. She was reported in good condition at Memorial Hospital. Details of the crash investigated by the Nebraska Safety Patrol were not released at press time.
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Joan Buhrdorf
Potter
Buhrdorf
Memorial Hospital
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Telegraph
Two Auto Crashes Reported By Police
Two property damage automobile accidents were reported in Sidney yesterday. A 1949 car driven by Fred Golden, 15, struck a tree after failing to turn onto Linden Street. Golden was arrested for operating a car without a proper license. Later, at about 11:20 p.m., William Noe, 51, of Sidney, rear ended Katie Anderson, 36, of Sidney, on South Tenth Avenue, causing about $235 in damage.
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Sidney
Fred Golden
Sixth Ave
Linden St
Golden
William Noe
Katie Anderson
South Tenth Ave
Cheyenne County Named Among Top Wheat Counties
A Commerce Department report lists Cheyenne County as 28th in wheat acreage and 16th in production for 1954, with 206 600 acres planted and 4 278 476 bushels harvested. National rankings show Montana and Washington counties leading in acreage and yield, Perkins County is the only other Nebraska county in the top 100.
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United States Department of Commerce
Cheyenne
Commerce Department
Nebraska
Chouteau County
Mont
Whitman County
Wash
Hill County
Lincoln County
North Dakota
Kansas
Montana
Oklahoma
Perkins County
Perkins
Reckless Charge Placed Against Hurt Driver Harold Schwartz
Harold Schwartz 22 of Sidney faces reckless driving charges in county court after a one car crash south of Sidney. He was injured when his car hit 14 guard rails on Highway 19 and overturned. he will be arraigned after leaving Memorial Hospital, per County Attorney Pat Heaton Jr.
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Harold Schwartz
Sidney
Pat Heaton Jr
Schwartz
Memorial Hospital
Highway 19
Brucellosis Meeting Scheduled by Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County anti Brucellosis committee plans a meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Legion Room of the Sidney City Auditorium. County Agent Ivan Liljegren reports the session.
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Cheyenne County
Legion
Sidney City Auditorium
Ivan Liljegren
Residents press for hard surfaced road into Sky Manor
One hundred fifty nine Sky Manor residents signed petitions presented to the Sidney City Council Monday night urging hard surface all weather access to the north side housing addition. They call the current road a nuisance dust traffic hazard and danger to life.
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Sky Manor
Sidney
16Th Ave
Manor Rd
W E. Jones
Jones
Murrey Fuller
Haskell Hill
Fair Booth Sales Sluggish at Cheyenne County Fair
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce reports very poor booth sales for Cheyenne County Fair exhibitors. Only a minimal number of display stalls are lined up despite a county merchant first choice rule. The chamber will continue booth arrangements for any business seeking space for next week’s fair.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
County Fair Board
Chamber
Dog owner fined in Sidney for loose dog violation
Mrs. Henrietta Tourney of Sidney was fined 25 dollars and costs in Sidney Police Court for permitting her dog to run loose in the city in violation of the dog ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Tourney
Sidney
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