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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1971
Page
1
A.C. Andy Peterson of Lodgepole and Mae Lowder Peterson have been chosen as King and Queen of Lodgepole’s 1971 Old Settlers Reunion. The two celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary this month and will headline a two day Labor Day event.
The Nebraska State Highway Commission approves two DOR recommendations for the Sidney Interstate 80 interchange. A new eastward north-south connector with a new overpass near Union Pacific tracks and closer ingress routes along Highway 19 are planned. Final approval rests with Governor Exon and federal highway officials, with notices to follow in about sixty days.
The 35th annual Nebraska women’s state bowling tournament will be split between Kimball and Sidney in 1972 with doubles and singles in Sidney and team events in Kimball. The event runs from February 26 across ten weeks, seeking record participation and $16,182 in doubles singles prize money.
Gov. J. James Exon asked U.S. Ag Secretary Clifford Hardin for a 90 day pause on Oct. 1 delivery of 1967 68 corn and milo stored on Nebraska farms The move aims to limit losses from drought and allow farmers to choose delivery timing for better prices, he said.
A Sunday thunderstorm drenched the Panhandle bringing 0.4 to over 2 inches of rain. Sidney logged 1.39 inches at the airport, downtown Sidney about 2 inches, Dalton 1.14, and areas near Dalton up to 2 inches. Lightning struck the Ken Pittam home in Sidney causing minor damage. power outages hit Dalton briefly. Flooding impacted downtown Sidney and the 13th Avenue underpass. railroad gates opened to ease traffic. The soaking moisture benefits wheat seeding, irrigated crops, and gardens across the region.
A 15 year old Sidney youth Steven Studnicka was killed in a one car crash on a Cheyenne County road 4.4 miles north of Sidney at about 10 35 p m on Friday. He would have begun his sophomore year at Sidney High School today. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. The car involved carried Lawrence Brachtenbach Jr and Anthony Frauendorfer who were not injured.
A state Democratic survey shows only 3.3 percent of potential 18 and 19 year old voters registered. Of 2,869 registered in 76 responding counties, 1,406 Democrats, 1,192 Republicans and 271 Independents. Panhandle totals are 148 registrations with Republicans leading in most counties.
Generous gifts to fund a move and restoration of Lodgepole’s Union Pacific depot total six thousand dollars. Key donors include Doris Bates Rowan of Broken Bow, the Cheyenne County Historical Association, and Lodgepole residents. The building will be moved after Labor Day to west Lodgepole and restored as an old time depot with living quarters and freight rooms.
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