Three Rodeos and Carnival Highlight Cheyenne County Fair
The 1971 Cheyenne County Fair opens with 8 am entry activity and noon deadlines. A large carnival, Mid-Way The Strate's Midwest Show, and three rodeo performances with a $4,200 purse attract top exhibitors and about 300 professional cowboys. The event features Frank Strout and Judy Strout with performing animals, Wieland Family acts, a buffalo barbecue, parades, 4-H shows, livestock judging, and open class competitions across Thursday to Monday.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Weatherman
Burwell
Strate’s
Big R.C
Frank Strout
Border Collies
Judy Strout
Wieland
Potter Barbecue Club
Sidney High School
Wielands
Sidney
RCA
Buetler & Sons
Elk City
Oklahoma
St Patrick’s High School
Fair Board
Wayne Campbell
Loring Tobler
Charles Lafler
Stewart Brown Sr
Harold Draper
Bernard Fuchrer
Francis Runge
Duane Kahl
Ron McMillan
Woman Killed in Trailer City Fire Near Sidney
Mary Ellen Bogart, 44, died in a trailer home fire at Trailer City east of Sidney. A 16 man Sidney Volunteer Fire Department crew fought the blaze after 4 a.m. and the mobile home was a total loss with most damage in the rear bedroom area. The victim was alone. husband and son were en route from Cheyenne as investigators review the cause.
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Trailer City
Sidney
Mary Ellen Bogart
Associated Press
Grand Island
Local reaction favors Nixon wage price freeze in the region
Washington issues interpretive guidance as Kansas Nebraska Gas Co rate case in Sidney confirms the July 12 ordinance effective after publication. Local officials note pre August 15 prices and wages remain valid, while educators and unions seek clarity on salary adjustments and retroactivity. Businesses brace for slower price shifts as Ohio?
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Washington
Nixon
Kansas- Nebraska Gas Co
Sidney
K-N
Bob Harris
Russel Pederson
Sidney Telegraph
Frank Williams
Omaha Education Association
John Lynch
Nebraska State Education Association
Chicago
Williams
CFA
Nebraska State School Boards Association
UPI
Cost of Living Council
Jack Scott
Roman Hruska
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Omaha
Northwestern Bell
CWA
Bell Telephone System
Korea
Bill Peterson
Greenlee's
Peterson
Dick Smith
Communication Workers of America
Smith
Detroit
Emmett Clark
Kokjer-Clark Chevrolet
Congress
General Motors
Clark
Memorial Hospital
Darold Hendee
Hendee
Dennis Wamsley
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Fort Sidney
Wamsley
Associated Press
Panhandle to Form Technical Community College Area
Scott sbluff Neb Western College and Western Nebraska Technical College in Sidney discuss a panhandle technical community college area under legislative bill 759. County officials plan to inform 11 county leaders and tour facilities as Aug 26 meeting sets the next step with Nebraska Western College leaders and local chamber representatives.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska Western College
Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
WNTC
Technical Community College
Panhandle
Nebraska
Ken Mayer
Nebraska Western
William Ptacek
William McCulloch
Alex Easton
Doug Gilbaugh
Roland Warner
Clark Williams
Milton Green
Banner
Box Butte
Dawes
Devel
Cheyenne
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Sioux
Placek
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Mr Cole
James Payne
Gene Lienemann
John Gottschalk
Frontier Announces New Sidney Service Schedule
Frontier Airlines plans an evening flight 949 from Rapid City to Denver via Chadron Alliance Scottsbluff and Sidney starting September 15 replacing morning 941 from Scottsbluff to Denver. The move aims to improve connections but eastbound Lincoln Omaha service remains unavailable until the next day. Frontier will seek subsidies for more eastbound panhandle routes.
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Jones
Frontier
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Denver
Omaha
Lincoln
Two Accidents Reported In City Streets
Alfred Jung of 837 Olsen Drive owned a car damaged 35 dollars after being hit from behind while parked on West Osage Street. Francis McElfresh of 1255 7th Avenue drove the striking car as he pulled away from the curb. A second crash occurred Monday at 2 50 PM on 13th Avenue involving a 1971 Mercury driven by Glenda A Henzi of 2640 Verde Lane and Charles W Harman of Beaver City Nebraska who was turning onto 13th Avenue.
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Alfred Jung
Olsen Drive
West Osage St
Francis McElfresh
7Th Ave
Jung
13Th Ave
Mercury
Glenda A Henzi
Verde Lane
Charles W Harman
Beaver City
Neb
Trans-Nebraska Air Boards Record July Boarding High
Trans-Nebraska Airlines reports a new all time high in boardings for July. Don Brown, president, said the Alliance based carrier carried 522 passengers in July, a record for the month. The airline serves Alliance and Chadron with daily flights to Omaha Lincoln and Denver except Saturdays. Daily day boardings neared a new daily record.
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Trans-Nebraska Airlines
Alliance Municipal Airport
Don Brown
Times-Herald
Trans-Nebraska
Trans- Nebraska
Alliance
Chadron
Omaha
Lincoln
Denver
Longtime Peetz Man Claude Gillham Dies in Longmont
Claude E. Gillham a 54 year Peetz resident died Wednesday morning in Longmont Colorado at age 75. He farmed near Peetz most of his life and led local groups including the LeRoy Van Valkenberg American Legion Post and the Northeastern Colorado Sportsman League. Survived by son Donald Gillham and daughter Vonda Carter with six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral plans in Peetz United Methodist Church pending.
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Peetz
Claude E. Gillham
Longmont
Colo
Mr Gillham
Waverly
Neb
Emma Gilmont
Archer
LeRoy van
Loyd Barnett
Military Police Escort Nixon Group Refuels in Sidney
President Nixon security team, a group of military police, briefly refueled at the Sidney airport Tuesday morning en route to Jackson Hole Wyoming for a brief presidential visit. The helicopter flight began in Washington D C and is among the highest craft to use the Sidney facility.
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Richard M. Nixon
Sidney
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Nixon
Washington, D.C
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Atal
Community College
Paul Jones
Frontier Airlines Today
Sidney Air Service
Asdney
Trans -Nebraska Air Boards
President’s Security Force
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