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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1972
Page
6
Nebraska adopts a hunter orange law requiring at least 400 square inches of fluorescent material on back head and chest for deer and antelope hunters. The rule aims to prevent fatal shootings after two last year when victims were mistaken for game. Antelope opener is Sept 23 and orange gear deadline approaches.
Larry D. McCaslin son of Mr and Mrs Gerald McCaslin of Sidney is named to the Deans List for the spring semester at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He is a senior Civil Engineering major in the College of Engineering.
The Nebraska State Fair Ag Hall hosts a four display meat exhibit August 29 to September 6. It highlights cattleman production versus consumer demand and lets visitors match meat cuts. View the champion 4-H carcass and open class carcass with cuts and origins. The display also shows beef price changes over 25 years.
Washington AP reports poultry growers contend higher costs this year due to smaller feed grain crops and demand for soybeans exports. NBC notes 1972 corn output may fall 11 percent, soybeans remain strong but with low reserves. A USDA view and trade talks predict firmer corn and soybean markets next year with higher production costs, plus potential hog expansion could endanger broiler profits.
Warren Fairchild of the Bureau of Reclamation urged educators to distinguish between conservation and preservation. At the Conservation Education Association meeting in Lincoln, about 140 delegates from 35 states and Canada attended as the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission hosted the four day event.
Court notices announce probate petitions for Louisa L Jorgenson and Eugene Marvin Ellis estates with hearings set for September 8 1972 at 10 AM and August 31 1972 at 10 AM. Executors and administratrix named Elmer LeRoy Adams and Olinda Ellis, plus final accounting for Roger Brennan estate with August 24 1972 hearing.
A community gathering in Legion Park followed a parade with the Remeka Johnson Herboldsheimer and Kahl families among attendees. Extended visits included Walter Hammond and family, Max Williams and others from Alliance and North Platte, with social meals at the Chateau Cafe.
Warren Fitzgerald of Gib bon, a Democrat, campaigned at the Cheyenne County Fair while seeking to unseat Rep Dave Martin in the U.S. House Third District. He defeated Ted Reeves of Central City in last May's Democratic primary. Martin, Mattoon & Matzke 155-2 5
In Columbus Ohio AP reports five of the eight drivers with 100 dashes in 1972 are Canadian born. Herve Filton of Montreal leads a list that also includes Greg Wright, Ross Curran, Keith Waples and Buddy Gilmoure, all Ontario natives.
Goodview area residents hosted friends and relatives visiting from Oshkosh Denver and Watertown with overnight stays dinners and open houses. Notable events included the R N Huff 50th anniversary celebration and Scott Bondegard winning the Cheyenne County Fair Grand Champion Steer. Wayne Bond and family travelled for a REA board meeting in Bismarck ND before returning home.
Mr and Mrs Ervin Wheeler hosted a Tuesday evening picnic with attendees including Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rose Mr and Mrs Bud McMillan Mr and Mrs Ed Winn Mr and Mrs Leo Olsen Mr and Mrs Rudy Dedic Mrs James Coulter and Bob Rev and Mrs Leon Foster of Sidney. Bud McMillan weekend visit to Harry Hart home in Cozad marked by a birthday gathering for Jean Jim and Jay Hart with Kent Ohio guests. Mrs JW Bertramson joined Allan Nelson for Sunday dinner at a local cafe and later visits with Mrs Bertramson. Albert Nielsen hosted callers. Other out of town visitors included James Rosse Omaha Delbert Nelson Granada Hills CA and Stewart Nelson Crete with daughter.
In Winchester Hampshire a schoolteacher recalls an 11 year old pupil’s witty definition of imagination. The boy wrote that a bee’s stinger is only a fraction of an inch long, the rest of the 12 inches is imagination.
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