Spirit Of 1967 Cheyenne County Fair Unity Note
The Cheyenne County Fair and centennial of 1967 showcased unprecedented local cooperation. Farmers and townspeople joined planning and staging, with nearly all businesses closing for a day as a countywide gesture. Leaders praise Merle Bobo and committees, 4 H and extension service, mayors, and farmers for a proud, unified effort and optimism for future success.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Merle Bobo
Cheyenne County Fair Board
4-H
Improved Frontier air service begins in Sidney
Frontier Airline launches jet prop service to Sidney on Sept 1 with flight 566 from Denver arriving at 12 24 pm. Executives and city officials will inaugurate the route after a $400 000 runway upgrade to handle the Convair 580 and future jet prop operations.
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Sidney
Frontier
Dale Kindred
Denver
Frontier Airlines
Paul L. Benscoter
Lawrence C. Sills
Ed Gerhardt
Steve Lee
Allison
General Motors
Nebraska
Our Thanks to Weather Man at County Fair
A reader commends the weather man for improved conduct during the county fair and centennial celebration. The writer notes prior irritation from April to August, but now sees him as cooperative and agreeable, though warnings he may revert if behavior worsens.
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Redemp
Western Nebraskans press for new I 80 design near Big Springs
A Friday meeting at Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel drew 150 attendees from Sidney Kimball and Chappell to press for restudying the Interstate 80 junction near Big Springs. Governor Tiemann, highway officials, and local leaders pledged further study and safer curves on State Route 19, with Western Nebraska seeking Nebraska first in shaping the plan.
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Big Springs
Stan Larabee
Sidney
John Hossack
Larabee
Highway Department
Hossack
Nebraska
Denver
Point West
Chamber of Commerce
Tiemann
Dan Ram-sey
Scottsbluff
Charles Nutter
Bridgeport
Mr. Larabee
Kimball
Chappell
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
J. L. Thorpe
Tie~mann
Thorpe
Nebraska Panhandle
Ramey Whitney
Deve! Mountains
Nebraska Highway Department
Big Springs Junction
Panhandle
J O Lobb Services To Be Tuesday
Prominent Cheyenne County farmer Jason C. Lobb, age 85, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after about a year of declining health. Funeral services set for 10 AM Tuesday at First Methodist Church, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Craig-Holechek Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include daughter Sylvia Underdown and sisters Eva Day and Mary Regnault. Born January 30, 1882 in Rohrer Illinois, later moved to Clay Center Nebraska before settling near Sidney in 1908. Married Edith Baker in Denver March 28, 1921. she died August 17, 1951. Memorial Hospital and First Methodist Church designated for memorials.
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Cheyenne County
Jason C. Lobb
Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
James Oswald Lobb
Rohrer
Correction on Vizina sentence in Telegraph story
Deputy County Attorney Don Tedesco stated that Don Vizina 37 of Sidney had not served a prior penitentiary term and the earlier report should be retracted. Vizina was sentenced last week in District Court to one year in the State Penitentiary at Lincoln for forgery.
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Telegraph
Don Vizina
Sidney
Don Tedesco
Vizina
Lincoln
Egging Road project awarded to Missouri Valley Construction
The county board approved a $56,340 bid by Missouri Valley Construction Co. of Grand Island to hard surface four and a half miles of road south of Gur ley leading east from U S Route 385 to The Egging Co plant. Work to start within 30 days and finish within 45 days.
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Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Gurley
Egging Co
Missouri Valley
Fire calls weekend for Sidney department
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department responded to two weekend incidents. A Union Pacific flat car fire Sunday was caused by an overheated journal box. A small grass fire south of town occurred Saturday.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
Hottest oil discovery reported in Kimball County
An oil discovery in Kimball County described as the hottest in months by industry observers follows the No. 1 Beranek well drilled by Sundance Oil Co. and Midwest Oil Co. near Mott Field yielding 3,100 feet of 38 gravity oil in a drill stem test. Nearby activity includes Larson Ranch Field near Potter and Cook Field in Cheyenne County with multiple companies active.
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Kimball County
Nebraska
Sundance Oil Co
Midwest Oil Co
Mott Field
Goodwin
Wewoka
Larson Ranch
Potter
Stuarco Oil Co., Inc
Ackman-Schulein and Associates, Ltd
Triangle J. Oil Co
Rites For Geo Masse On Wednesday
A 62-year Sidney resident George Masse died after a seven day illness at Memorial Hospital. Services set for 10 am Wednesday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Paul W. Reimers of Trinity Lutheran officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Masse born December 25 1875 in Nagy Torac Hungary came to Regina Canada in 1904 then Chicago and Sidney. He married Laura Sheckler June 19 1913. Surviving include wife Laura son Earl Masse daughters Helen Hinrichs Mary Davis Hazel Stout Virginia Denton two stepsons two stepdaughters and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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Sidney
George Masse
Memorial Hospital
Gehrig and Son
Paul W. Reimers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Nagy Torac
Hungary
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Chicago
North Platte
Laura Sheckler
Union Pacific Railroad
Laura
Earl V. Masse
Sunnyvale
Calif
Helen Hinrichs
Mary K. Davis
Hazel Stout
Virginia Denton
San Diego
Ron R. Sheckler
Coos Bay
Ore
Ben F. Sheckler
Seattle
Wash
Edna Bates
Twin Falls
Idaho
Nebraska official to visit Sidney for State Wheat Show planning
Duane Foote of the University of Nebraska will be in Sidney on Tuesday August 29 to develop plans for the State Wheat Show set for Friday November 3. The meeting is at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel at 1 30 p.m.
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Duane Foote
University of Nebraska In
Lincoln
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Panhandle Weather Forecast Warns Warm, Dry Outlook
The Panhandle shows fair skies and rising heat with tonight’s lows 55 to 65 and Tuesday's highs near 90. Rain chances stay under five percent. Five day outlook calls for near normal temps Tue through Sat, easing cooler early then warmer late, highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s, with light showers possible midweek.
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Panhandle
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Oi-Temase
Colorado
J. O. Lobb
Jason O, Lobb
Egging Road
Stuarco Drilling Co
Bander and Couch
Filessner
Cook Field
Toltek Drilling Co
Christine Pohl
A. R. Pohl
Archbishop Bergan-Mercy Hospital
Omaha
Miss Pohl
Mike
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