Sidney Opposes CAA Switch Scheme Over Relocation Rumor
City officials scrutinize a rumor that the Civil Aeronautics Administration offices and high frequency radio ranges in Sidney and Akron may be moved to Sterling. The unverified report prompts inquiries and potential Nashville contacts, while Sidney plans VOR modernization next month.
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Sidney
Sterling
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Akron
Colo
Sterling Journal- Advocate
CAA
States
Murrey Fuller
Nebraska State Aeronautics Department
Nebraska
Washington
New Driver Licenses Issued in Cheyenne County
Beginning next Tuesday September 3 Cheyenne County motor vehicle drivers may obtain new licenses at the county treasurer office. Old licenses must be shown and 2 dollars paid for a 197-59 driving permit. No examinations are required for current license holders. Mail renewals require a self addressed stamped envelope and a transmittal copy kept.
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Cheyenne
M.M. Inhelder
Blaze leaves family dead after early morning fire
Nine days after a house fire one mile north of Sidney Mrs Pauline Kittleman remains in critical condition at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. The blaze killed her husband George and three children, with Mrs Kittleman and a 15 month old twin daughter escaping before flames trapped them. The fire began when Mr Kittleman poured a flammable liquid into an old stove at about 5 am on Aug 19.
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Sidney
Pauline Kittleman
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Oil and Gas Drilling Active Across Four Counties
Drillers pursue four county wells with two or three attempts in Cheyenne County expected to be logged as either producing or dry holes by weekend. Same Oil Co. coring sand stone below 4600 feet at Fastenow No 1 in 17 13 49 area. lower J sand depth could yield production. Heider Field sees Johnson H No 2 reach 4172 feet after pipe issues. British American Oil Co. operates Wills No 2 at 3205 feet in Heider Field and Maas No 2 at 1656 feet in Gaylord Juelfs Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Same Oil Co
Heider
Potter, Petroleum, Inc
British - American Oil Co
Gaylord-Juelfs Field
Wills
Two Building Permits Boost Total In City
Two more building permit applications were filed with Sidney City Inspector Dick Lands this morning. One permit worth 13 600 covers ongoing work for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. A delay arose from a technical misunderstanding. The second permit, for 25 000, covers repair work at Maddox Motor Co. damaged by fire earlier this year. Permits for the year to date exceed 700 000 in the city.
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Sidney
Dick Lands
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Maddox Motor Co
Inspector Land
Sewers And Streets Dominate Sidney City Council Meeting
The Sidney City Council, with no public attendees, authorized advertising for a sewer cleaning machine to handle both sanitary and storm sewers. The $3,700 unit will be funded by the sewer department while the street department uses bucket attachments for storm sewers. District cost totals were listed: Lodgepole Creek Addition 3427.43. Valley View Addition 3401.78. Park Manor Addition 14354.25. Country Club Heights Sixth Addition 29663.
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Sidney
Murrey Fuller
Fuller
Lodgepole Creek
Valley View
Park Manor
Country Club Heights
Delays expected for patching on Sidney Avenue
Sidney street chief Clair West said road patching on Illinois Street Highway 39 will start only when weather allows. Work planned for 4 to 6 am using an asphaltic mix, with prior delays due to recent showers and standing water in holes.
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Illinois Street
Clair West
City of Sidney
West
Highway 39
Marshal Is Freed in Potter Murder Case Closure
In Sidney, 38 year old Potter marshal Langley walks free after Judge C W Smith quashes a second degree murder charge stemming from Aug 5 death of James Thomas Stanford. LangleyDefense argues he did not commit the crime. no district court appeal expected.
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Cheyenne
Dale Langley
Langley
Sidney
Potter
C. W. Smith
James Thomas Stanford
Stanford
Oklahoma
Katie’s Place
Potter Beer
Pheyamne County Memorial Hospital
Rain Aids Wheat Seeding In Panhandle States
The Panhandle region sees scattered storms aiding early winter wheat seeding while sporadic rains bolster summer follow fields. Crop experts note some growers have begun seeding with most activity expected in September, though hail remains a risk to millet and similar crops. Cheyenne County anticipates a near record grain sorghum harvest due to prior rains. safflower output is rising toward Plains Oil Mills near Sidney. Nebraska corn shows a favorable trend with cool temps and showers. yields good to excellent but moisture shortfalls in northeast and southwest regions. Grasshoppers reduce prospects in southeast and east central areas. some corn harvested for silage in drier zones.
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Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Plains Oil Mills
Sidney
Nebraska
Two-Car Crash Damages Vehicles on Seventh Avenue
A 1946 model car was totaled and a 1655 machine sustained damage following a collision at Seventh Avenue and Linden Street at about 3 12 p m yesterday. Sidney police responded to three incidents with two minor ones. Drivers were Glenn Hoppes 16 of Sidney and James C Frandsen 70 of Phoenix Arizona. No injuries reported.
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Seventh Avenue
Linden Street
Sidney
Linden
Glenn Hoppes
James C. Frandsen
Phoenix
Ariz
Young Hoppes
Grain Markets Wheat Price Quoted by Local Elevator
Wheat priced at 1.72 dollars per bushel by local elevator sources today. Pricing reflects market conditions and supply factors influencing grain trades in the area.
Stork Story Provides Escape Then Lands Driver in Trouble
Harold L. Baldwin, 20, of Kimball, speeding 95 mph on Highway 30 west of Sidney, claimed his wife was in Kimball hospital due to an impending birth. The hospital check revealed no Mrs. Baldwin. Baldwin was arrested Sunday on a Cheyenne County warrant and Monday pleaded guilty to wilful reckless driving and minor in possession of liquor. A $50 fine was imposed on each charge and his license suspended 30 days.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Highway 30
Harold L. Baldwin
Kimball
Baldwin
Kimball Hospital
Old Settlers Event At Lodgepole To Highlight Labor Day
The 33rd annual Lodgepole Old Settlers Reunion and Picnic will mark Labor Day in Cheyenne County with a full day program in Lodgepole. A parade, carnival rides, and entertainment for all ages are planned, with most county businesses closing for the holiday and government workers observing the day. The Telegraph will publish the complete program Friday, and the next issue appears Wednesday Sept 4. Sidney schools plan to reopen the day after Labor Day.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle
The
Telegraph
Sidney
Petition Seeks South Sidney Paving District No 84
A petition handed to City Clerk Gordon Tobin requests 37 foot wide bituminous paving in south central Sidney. Signed by 18 property owners, it covers Rose Street 13th to 11th Avenues Spruce Street 13th to 15th Avenues Fourteenth Avenue Rose to Toledo Streets and Fifteenth Avenue Quince to Toledo Streets. The council will consider the petition at the next meeting and a new paving district, No 84, is likely.
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Fuller
Tenth Avenue
Park Motel
Panhandle Drug Service
Innes Liquor Store
Quince Street
13Th Avenue
Lodgepole Creek
Toledo Street
11Th Avenue
Toledo
Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Rose Street
13Th
Ith Avenues
Spruce Street
15Th Avenues
Fourteenth Avenue
Rose
Fifteenth Avenue
Quince
Toledo Steets
Farmer Charged With Second Degree Murder In Fence Death
In Keith County Nebraska 35 year old Lemoine Meyer was charged with second degree murder after 15 year old George Schneider was found dead hanging on a barbed electric fence at a farm operated by Meyer and owned by his father Henry Meyer. Meyer pleaded innocent and bond was set at 5000. The incident occurred August 16 as officers said Schneider planned to harvest sweet corn from the fenced field. Sheriff Wayne Elliott and County Attorney Fermin Feltz led the investigation.
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Ogallala
George Schneider
Lemoine Meyer
W. I. Tillinghast
Meyer
Young Schneider
Schneider
Keith County
Wayne Elliott
Henry Meyer
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Jack
Lodgepole
South
Fermin Feltz
United States
Sidney National Bank
King Street
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