Retired Sidney railroader builds house from scratch
W E Henke, a 70th birthday hopeful and former Union Pacific assistant superintendent, spends days starting February on a self built two bedroom home at 2310 San Marino Sidney. He uses improvised gear to raise rafters and place a 24 foot basement beam weighing about 800 pounds. He envisions finishing by year end but doubts the timeline. He plans to sell the completed house and remain at 2365 Craig with his wife. Henke recalls boredom after retirement and says he learned a lot through the project.
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Con Marshall
W E. Henke
Henke
San Marino
Sidney
Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Craig
Nebraskans Slow to Buy as Sales Tax Rises
Nebraskans show no rush to buy expensive items to beat the tax increase. Department store officials and furniture dealers report steady or cautious consumer activity despite the Wednesday hike.
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OMAHA
Not nickel’s worth of difference in sales tax impact
Sidney shoppers did not rush to buy before a sales tax rise as firms report little or no change in sales. Local managers say the 0.5 to 1 percent hike has had minimal effect, while some cite August's improving economy as a factor.
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Sidney
Don Hadden
Sidney Implement Co., Inc
Ken Noteboom
Sidney Ford-Mercury, Inc
Elwell Motors
Clark Chevrolet
Western Market
Hardy-Clark Furniture
B & B Sales, Inc
State Board of Equalization
Omaha
Lincoln
Bellevue
Lester Marcus
J L Brandeis and Sons
Artist Hopes to Repair Sidney I 80 Sculpture
Hans Van de Bovenkamp arrived in Sidney to fix the 40 foot aluminum Interstate 80 sculpture Roadway Confluence. He reports bolts are broken and will weld new bolts to prevent piece rubbing as officials fence off the site.
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Hans van de Bovenkamp
Sidney
van de Bovenkamp
Cheyenne County corn crop hailed by area farmers
Farmers report an outstanding corn crop aided by sprinkler irrigation. Wayne Campbell says some fields may yield 30 tons, others at least 20 tons per acre. Cliff Herboldsheimer and Herman Jurgens describe strong yields with some late planting issues. USDA notes potential slight price dip and a possible rise in stockpiles if crops stay large.
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Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Wayne Campbell
Lodgepole
Cliff Herboldsheimer
Potter
Campbell
Herboldsheimer
Ensilage
Herman Jurgens
Sidney
Jurgens
Rich Krueger
Krueger
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Letters mailed for United Fund drive in Sidney
About 200 letters were mailed today to kickoff the United Fund Appeal in Sidney. The advance drive aims to reach a goal of 16 750 with inflation increasing needs across 11 local benefiting organizations.
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Jack H. Lowe
United Fund
Sydney
United Fund Appeal
Sidney
Sidney board calls special session on budget and bus case
The Sidney Board of Education will meet tonight at 7 45 in the Junior High School library to amend the 1975 76 budget by 2546 dollars and to consider providing school transportation for elementary students from Countryside Mobile Village, citing lacking sidewalks and a nearby bus route. Superintendent Ron Reichert plans to recommend bus service if approved due to safety concerns with the current route.
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Sidney Board of Education
Mobile Village
Sidney
Ron Reichert
Oil drilling activity picks up in southern Panhandle
Jack Fish of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission in Sidney says four rigs are available in the Panhandle, up from two in summer. Two wells are under way in Cheyenne County near Potter and Lodgepole, with seven notices of intent filed in Kimball County and one in Banner County. More testing is expected as activity flares in the Panhandle to match the southwest region.
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Sidney
Tri-County Association For
Kings Daughters
Lodgepole Valley
Southern
Panhandle
Jack Fish
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Cheyenne County
Potter
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Kimball County
Banner County
Oil and Gas Commission
Fish
Burglary Hits Rex's Watch Shop in Sidney
Rex Wolvin's Rex's Watch Shop at 1044 Illinois Street was broken into Friday evening. thieves stole watches and a heavy safe containing jewelry worth thousands. police believe multiple suspects involved and urge witnesses near 841 11th Ave between 6 and 9 p.m. Friday to contact authorities.
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Rex
Ilinois St
Sidney
Byron Bills
Bills
Farmer's Insurance Group
11Th Ave
Rex's Watch Shop
Rex Wolvin
Sidney Police Department
Sidney High School
Hearing not needed in tech college funding case
Attorneys for the Western Technical Community College Area told the state Supreme Court there is no need for a rehearing over funding of two-year colleges. They noted the ruling covers six technical college areas and contested whether the Alliance School of Practical Nursing was local before joining the tech system. The Alliance School was once run by the Alliance Public School District and governed by its board until it joined the technical college system.
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Lincoln
Western Technical Community College
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Sai
Alliance School of Practical Nursing
Tech School System
Alliance Public School
Board of Education
Technical Iets College System
Saihe
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Marcus
Outatate
Roy Smith
H.P. Smith
Smith
Nebraska New Car Dealers Association
Hans
South Dakota
U.S
American Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Jack H Lowe
Don Christensens
Shirley Flohr
Diane Cook
Dick Wills
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