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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1969
Page
9
The Nebraska Educational Television Commission may use city land in Chadron for a Channel 13 rebroadcast tower. The contract was approved by the City Council and the commission is negotiating with Seymour Cable Co. for a tower already erected at the site.
OSHKOSH The first of and pas leases to be filed in many months were recorded in the county clerk's Oshkosh office. They cover 4 160 acres on the south Table with most leased at 1 dollar an acre. Continental Zonergy Corp. secured the lands, county clerk John McCord said the latest leasing here since early spring. The largest tract leased was 960 acres and the smallest 320 acres across seven parcels.
Chappell’s new Post Office opened for business as patrons collected mail and inspected the facility. Construction contracts were awarded in August 1968 with work beginning in October. Contractor Carl Christ of Sidney led the project for owner Reuben Sitzman of Scottsbluff, who leased the building to the Post Office Department. The building cost about $65,000.
CHAPPELL The Union Pacific Railroad has sold stock in the Express Agency and its depot access along the line ends August 1. Hearings are pending. For now goods must be delivered to Sidney. The Chappell Chamber of Commerce protests and urges protests to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Lincoln.
Kay Wright, 18, received Rushville Red Cross Swim and Stay Fit emblem at Madison Pool after overcoming open heart surgery at eleven. A Rushville High School 1969 graduate, she attends Chadron State College planning physical education teaching or therapy.
SCOTTSBLUFF reports Panhandle corn yields and bean quality depend on when Jack Frost arrives. With corn thriving in good weather, a hard frost could determine final yields, especially for dry land beans in the eastern North Platte Valley region.
Goshen and Scotts Bluff County growers fear beans may not be ready before the first frost. Monte Hendricks says silage could come from Scottsbluff if late freezes occur, but a corn crop remains uncertain. Morrill County beans are beginning to dry, with harvest starting in 5 to 10 days as county agents warn of weather risking yields. Meantime, Don Knotts film details cap a box office note at the Fox Theatre with multiple roles and ratings on screen.
Ivan Griffith and his 13 year old daughter Jodi of Bridgeport are hiking a 105 mile circuit around Lake McConaughy. They started at the fish trap south of Lewellen, headed east, and by Tuesday were about halfway, camping near the dam at Ogallala.
Senator Roman L. Hruska urged high school seniors and other youths to apply for admission to the service academies for 1970. Applications should be filed to allow October and November Civil Service Commission qualifying exams, with exams set for October 4. Hruska will fill one Military Academy, one Air Force Academy, two Naval Academy vacancies, and nominate ten to compete for Merchant Marine Academy statewide spots. Eligibility requires birth between July 2, 1948 and July 1, 1953, plus excellent physical condition. write to 313 Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
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