Two teen girls win champion 4-H calves at Cheyenne Co fair
Peggy Ahlschwede sixteen of Gurley won Grand Champion Hereford steer weighing 940 pounds named Again. Sharon Houser thirteen of Lodgepole took Reserve Grand Champion with Red Baron at 960 pounds. Both champions came from Arthur McMillan and Sons herd of Sidney. Several other Herefords and Angus cross animals were shown by local 4-H youths including Duane Anderson Joe Henke Sandy Houser Forrest Anderson Debbi Livingston Susan Leuhrs Dan Kastens Sam Houser Beverly Theis and Rick Christensen.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Peggy Ahlschwede
Gurley
Harold Ahlschwede
Sharon Houser
Lodgepole
Theodore Houser
Arthur McMillan and Sons
Sidney
Dave Williams
University of Nebraska
Joe Henke
Dalton
Sandy Houser
Forrest Anderson
Potter
Debbi Livingston
Susan Leuhrs
Dan Kastens
Anderson
Beverly Theis
Rick Christensen
Angus
Fraass Entered Kokjer Car Stolen Case in Lodge Pole
Sheriff investigates a fourth break-in at Fraass Sundries Lodge Pole with entry via rear window. A watch and purse are among stolen items from Fraass Sundries, while a white 1967 Chevrolet Impala Coupe with blue interior at Kokjer Chevrolet in Sidney is reported stolen Friday or Saturday night. Jumper wires found on another car.
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Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Fraass Sundries
Lodgepole
Franss
Kokjer Chevrolet
Sidney
Tom Kokjer
Decker Pays 49 50 For Steer Champion
Bob Decker of Decker's Market bought the grand champion steer at the Cheyenne County Fair for 49.50 per hundred. The auction began shortly after one o'clock and continued as The Sidney Telegraph prepared this edition. A full sellers and prices list will appear in The Telegraph along with other fair winners and event results. Exhibits showed high quality factors, contributing to the fair's success.
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Bob Decker
Decker
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
Telegraph
Sidney’s 47 Coldest Reading In U S Monday
Sidney was the coldest spot in the nation Monday morning with 47. A weak cold front to the north moved across the state bringing showers and a hint of autumn. Readings rose to 85 to 95 today as the county fair and centennial celebration continue under mostly clear skies.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Corn Loan Rate To Be Increased In 1967
The Agriculture Department said county price support rates for 1967 crop corn will rise by two cents a bushel from the usual levels. Nationally the average under the stabilization program stands at $1.05 a bushel, with county rates adjusted by proximity to major markets, higher where markets are nearer.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Berea Lutheran Marks 80th Year Anniversary
Berea Lutheran Church on State Highway 27 between Chappell and Oshkosh celebrates its 80th year with morning services at 9:15 and 10:30, afternoon services at two, a noon meal, open house at 3:30, and a memorial service at 4:30.
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Berea
Sidney Telegraph Centennial edition pickup notice
Readers with advance orders for The Sidney Telegraph Centennial edition are asked to collect them promptly. A limited number of extra copies were printed and all advance orders will be filled. The large size of the edition creates storage space constraints.
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Sidney Telegraph
Panhandle Weather Includes Warm Thursday After Fair Tonight
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday, with low around 50 and high near 90. Rain chances under five percent. The five day outlook shows temperatures 2-5 degrees below normal Thursday through Monday with cooler spells and scattered showers Friday Saturday and again Monday. Highs near 80 and lows near 50. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Tax Figures Nearly Ready for Cheyenne County Levies
Cheyenne County officials expect official tax levies for the coming year to be calculated this week after receiving potential valuation figures from County Assessor Ed Swanson. Delays came from a statewide Board of Equalization hearing affecting 91 counties. several western Nebraska counties have already announced high levies, with Hemmingford at 143.81 mills and Alliance at 103.09 mills, and localities anticipate little change from the elimination of the state property tax.
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Cheyenne
Ralph Englert
Englert
Ed Swanson
State Board of Equalization
Nebraska
Hemmingford
Box Butte
Alliance
Cheyenne County Celebrates Centennial Parade Aftermath
Cheyenne County marked five of the busiest days in a century with a 90 unit parade culminating in a noon governor speech at Fort Sidney. Gov Norbert Tiemann urged industry growth and a regional highway planning meeting. Merle Bobo tallies parade crowds near 20,000. the event featured a donkey drawn carriage with the governor and mayor. Johnny Ringo show drew about 2,000. a five day fair packed the county grounds with exhibits and observers.
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Cheyenne County
Norbert Tiemann
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Panhandle
Tiemann
Nebraska
Ile
Merle Bobo
J. L. Thorpe
Bobo
Johnny Ringo
Governor and highway official plan Friday I-80 talk
Gov Norbert Tiemann and State Highway Engineer John Hossack will hold a Friday 1 30 p m meeting in the Ft Sidney Motor Hotel banquet room to discuss Interstate 80 near Big Springs. He backs the current design while Western Nebraskans push alternative routing claiming it would send westbound traffic into Colorado.
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Norbert Tiemann
Sidney
Fairgrounds
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
John Hossack
Big Springs
Tiemann
Springs
Colorado
J. L. Thorpe
State Engineer’s Office
Interstate 80
Lincoln
Omaha
Parade float winners named in largest Sidney parade
Winners listed for the parade float contest as over 90 entries drew crowds of 20 to 25 thousand. Artistic and Youth categories include Prairie Schooners 4-H and Western Nebraska Vocational Tech. Church and Service categories feature Ft. Sidney Colonels and Patrick’s Catholic Church. Horses award recipients include Dickinson Family and Clover Leaf Drovers 4-H Club.
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Sidney
Artistic
Prairie Schooners
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Dude’s Steak House
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Fiereman’s Auxiliary
Beta Sigma Phi
Sidney Business Institute
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Ft. Sidney
Sidney School Bus Schedules for Sunol and Sioux Depot
The Sidney Public Schools will offer bus transportation for students at Sioux Depot School District 12 and Sunol. Routes and time schedules remain the same as last year. Buses start at the regular time on August 28. Sunol parents must arrange payment at the business office in the Junior High building.
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Sidney Public Schools
Sioux Depot
Sunol
Freedom Ending For School Kids
This week marks the final stretch of freedom for most regional students as the 1967-68 term nears. Schools plan August 28 as the first day, with teacher meetings underway to finalize openings and a Labor Day break on September 4 before a busy fall schedule. Sidney expects slightly lower enrollments at both public and St. Patrick's Academy.
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Sidney’s
St. Patrick’s Academy
Resolution Approves Wheat Withholding Plan in Nebraska
The Nebraska State Wheat Association approved a resolution urging the National Wheat Growers Association to join in a wheat withholding action to push prices higher. The plan aligns with the National Farmers Organization proposal for withholding all farm products. Nebraska association president Ray Davis of Potter noted the holding plan will be discussed at a national meeting next month in Denver.
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Ogallala
National Wheat Growers Association
Nebraska State Association
National Farmers Organization
National Association
Denver
Nebraska Association
Ray Davis
Potter
Veterans And Auxiliary Set District Meet
District 7 and Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary will meet in Sidney at the Legion Club Rooms on Sunday August 27 hosted by Lodgepole Valley members. Registration starts at 1 PM followed by a business meeting. A. F. Whitmire of Sidney is district commander and Mrs. Phillip Shuetz of Bridgeport is district president. District 7 comprises Kimball County 2297 Garden County 2824 Nile Valley 2005 Morrill County 2798 Box Butte County 2749 Sheridan County 2947 and Lodgepole 2448.
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Sidney
Legion Club Rooms
Lodgepole Valley
A. F. Whitmire
Phillip Shuetz
Bridgeport
Kimball County
Garden County
Nile Valley
Morrill County
Box Butte County
Sheridan County
Lodgepole
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Fraass
Kokjer
Doniver Peterson
Berea Lutheran Church
U. S
Berea Lutheran
Frontier Airlines
Trinity Lutheran
Deadwood
Gothenburg
National Bureau of Public Roads
Veterans and Auxiliary
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