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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1960
Page
1
The Ken Perkins family at 1649 Sky Manor constructs an A bomb proof underground shelter in their yard. Starting recently, the 20 by 12 foot structure sits partially dug with a tunnel planned to connect to the house basement.
Severe heat and drought strike the Nebraska Panhandle with temperatures above 100 degrees. Fires destroy sheds and threaten crops while pastures and range lands suffer. Irrigation holds crops steady. rain remains crucial for winter wheat and subsoil moisture.
Sheriff W W Schulz planned to depart Wednesday for Asheville North Carolina to extradite William A Ward who escaped from Hastings and is wanted for forgery. Ward had been committed to the State Hospital at Hastings but escaped in May this year. He has a long criminal record dating back to 1944.
Nebraska lawmakers report the Agriculture Department will pause moving a Fort Robinson historic cabin. The cabin, once a bandmaster’s quarters, now sits near a beef station and a state museum curator. Critics say moving it could disrupt a row of historic houses and tourists’ rents.
Residents must finish tree trimming by September 15 as winter weather closes the truck service. Ray Nicholson, head of trash collections, says the garbage truck will not operate after that date but twice weekly pickups continue through winter. The two-pickup system was a summer trial and tree limbs should be cut so one man can handle them.
The Jaycees invite all members and their families to the annual picnic at Krugers Lake east of Sidney this Sunday. Food and refreshments will be provided and there will be games and entertainment for children.
The Sidney Jaycees plan to distribute 8000 suggestion forms at seven local grocery stores starting Thursday to pick a community project benefiting many residents. Entries ask for a project name estimated cost and justification, with no signature required, and will be discussed on KSID radio.
NASA releases a revised Echo 1 satellite schedule for Nebraska showing local times and elevation degrees through September 2. The table lists directions and times including Sidney and other locations with elevations ranging from overhead to low in the sky across August 24 25.
The Sidney Telegraph offers a subscription campaign with prizes including bicycles radios watches and cash. Eighty four entrants have joined with a five week window to solicit new subscribers and turn in early to start earning $2 per subscription. Some choose cash over prizes and organizations like Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts can use the program for fund raising.
The PVO General Mills safflower mill east of Sidney will be rebuilt as a larger steel facility within two weeks and ready to process safflower seed by February. Some safflower will be stored this year while the rest goes to the Richmond California mill. rumors of not rebuilding are denied. Pacific Oilseeds Inc and Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp reps join field inspections of test plots as talks aim to expand acreage for year round operation with mills at Culbertson Montana and Richmond.
The United Fund of Sidney and Sioux Ordnance Depot approves $15,000 budget for 1961 with no cuts to participating groups. Campaign kicks off in late September with advance gifts and runs parallel to the employer employee drive starting October 4 at the depot.
A lightning strike Monday night caused telephone outages from Scottsbluff to Sidney and neighboring towns. Service between Scottsbluff and Sidney, Minatare, Oshkosh, Bayard, Om aha, and Lewellen was interrupted from about 8 p m until full restoration around 10 p m. A separate outage hit a downtown Sidney water well requiring pump repairs estimated at 500 dollars.
Remodelling has begun on the Fox Theatre site for the S and H Green Stamp Co to open a Sidney redemption store. The building, sold to Henry Narjes, also houses a barber shop and a shoe shine parlor. The current 925 10th Ave redemption store may be used by Dr M C Sherrerd after the move in early September.
LaVern Anthony resigns as fund drive chairman for Sioux Ordnance Depot and will relocate to Rapid City to join a local newspaper. UF Chairman Gerald Matzke says a replacement will be chosen soon and the 1961 fund campaign will start in a month with tasks to prepare materials and select captains and readers.
The Potter Days Queen selection will occur Saturday at the annual Queens Dance. Fourteen candidates vie for the honor, with last year’s winner Janet Egging later becoming Miss Fort Sidney. Music by Millard Musil and his orchestra accompanies the event.
The City Council approved diagonal parking on Jackson St between 8th and 9th streets. Phyllis Brumbaugh was elected to a four year term and Margaret Ehmke to a two year term as supervisors of Sidney’s voter registration. Eleven building permits totaling 42150 were issued, including a 23000 service station at 17th and Illinois.
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