Sub Debs Win County Window Contest Top Prize
Sub Debs from St Patrick's and Sidney High Schools win the sweepstakes prize in the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce window decorating contest. They receive 100 dollars plus 25 dollars for best Sidney display. Mor mons Church youth groups take Sidney second, Gurley juniors win first, seniors second, Dalton Cultured Duties Junior Gardeners first, Tillie Toilers second, Potter Girl Scouts first, Cub Scouts second, Lodge Pole senior class first, juniors second. About 31 groups competed. theme was Putting Christ Back in Christmas. Chairmen were Mrs. Charles Everitt and co chair Mrs. Francis Runge with committee members listed. Channel 3 feature Tuesday at 4:30 p m will cover Miss Debbie Hyde and sponsor Mrs. William Hakonson. sweepstakes check presentation to be made by Ladies Division representative.
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Cheyenne County
St. Patrick’s and
Sidney High Schools
Sub Debs
Gerald Pitman
Wayne Russell
Ed Henkle
J. W. Vaughn
Channel 3
KVTS
Sterling
Debbie Hyde
William Hakonson
Chamber
1970 Census Takers Are Needed Here
Cheyenne County Republican Chairman Frank Mattoon announced that tests to select enumerators and crew leaders for the 1970 census will be held Friday December 5 at 10 a m at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Work begins March 28 1970 with training. Pay averages 2 per hour plus nine cents a mile. Mattoon aims to field at least 40 applicants, with 10 enumerators and one crew leader chosen. Applicants must be 18 and able to work 40 hours weekly. crew chiefs and enumerators require at least five days per week. The county should be represented. Douglas and Sarpy counties will use mail enumeration as an experiment.
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Cheyenne County
Republican
Frank Mattoon
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Mattoon
Nebraska
Douglas
Sarpy
Panhandle Forecast Sees Mild, Fair Weather Ahead
The Panhandle region will stay fair and mild through Tuesday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 20s to 30s. Tonight’s low will drop to 20s, Tuesday’s high near 60, and precipitation is not expected. The five day outlook calls for above normal temperatures through Saturday, then midweek cooling with highs in the 50s and little or no rain.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Retail Meeting Of Cheyenne County Chamber
The retail committee of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday December 2 in the Chamber office. All retailers are urged to attend.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Cowries as Cash Persist in New Guinea Interior
In the interior of New Guinea, cowries remain a form of money with strings of shells exchanged for food, land, and brides, illustrating a persistent shell-based economy despite modern currency.
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New Guinea
Firemen Called Twice Sunday in Sidney
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department responded to two calls on Sunday. At 11:15 a.m. firefighters extinguished a couch fire at 1216 19th Avenue caused by a cigarette, damaging only the couch and not valued. In the afternoon a grass fire at 2418 Parkview Drive behind the Bob Roac home caused no damages.
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Sidney
Donald Jirsa
H Avenue
John Elwell
Parkview Drive
Bob Roac
Kiwanians To Fill Vietnam Gift Boxes
The Sidney Kiwanis Club plans to assemble Christmas packages for about 35 Cheyenne County men serving in Vietnam at their meeting tonight. The boxes will include drinks, snacks, socks, seeds, cards, mixed nuts, fruitcake, toothbrushes, pens, combs, and books, plus a letter from the Rev. Dr. Sidney McCraig and a copy of The Sidney Telegraph. Proceeds from recent apple sales funded the project, enabling public support to brighten the soldiers' Christmas.
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Sidney Kiwanis Club
Cheyenne County
Vietnam
McCraig
First United Methodist Church
Sidney Telegraph
Glen Houtz
Kiwanis Club
Call
This Issue Of The Telegraph Going Overseas
About 35 men from Cheyenne County serving in Vietnam receive The Sidney Telegraph in a Kiwanis Club Christmas package. The note expresses pride and wishes for a blessed Christmas and hopes they return home before next year’s season, with a broader wish for peace in 1970.
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Cheyenne County
Vietnam
Sidney Telegraph
Kiwanis Club
Arthur Wittig rites set Wednesday in Sidney
Arthur O Wittig 69 lifelong Sidney area resident died unexpectedly during Sunday church services He was born October 28 1900 in Sidney son of Fred and Amelia Wittig He married Hulda Beckmann in 1922 He funeralized Wednesday at St Pauls Lutheran with burial in Greenwood Cemetery The Craig Holechek Funeral Home handled arrangements He was survived by his widow three children one sister one brother and four grandchildren Memorials may be given to Heart Fund or St Pauls Church
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Lester Boehm
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
Mr. Wittig
Fred
Amelia Eichler Wittig
Sidney
Hulda Beckmann
Seward
South Divide
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Alvin
Emma Nelson
Fred Wittig
Air Explorer Troop Organizing Here for Boys 14–18
Plans to organize an Air Explorer Scout Troop invite boys aged 14 to 18 to join. First meeting Friday Dec 5 at 7 30 p m at Overland Air Service building at the airport. Call leader Ken Wientjes 254 3560 for those unable to attend. Assistant leader Lloyd Carr. Members will elect officers and choose a regular meeting night.
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Air Explorer
Overland Air Service
Ken Wientjes
Lloyd Carr
Hindu Diagram Aids Motorists In Snow Start
In Madras where heat limits chill warnings, The Hindu published a diagram teaching motorists how to start cars if heavy snow and wet distributors affect engines.
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New Delhi
the Hindu
Madras
Police School Is Set Here
The Sidney Police Department will hold a two day police training school this week for Sidney officers. FBI instructors from Scottsbluff will conduct the sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Neighboring departments have been invited though attendance beyond Sidney is not known. Topics include search and seizure, court prep, auto theft investigations, public relations and report writing.
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Sidney Police Department
Sidney
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Scottsbluff
Interstate System numbering explained by Nebraska Roads
The Nebraska Department of Roads outlines a logic for numbering the Interstate System. Odd south north orientation contrasts with U S Highways, with I 5 and I 95 cited as examples. I 10 and I 90 run east west, reflecting deliberate contrast to prevent confusion. Nebraska notes I 80 spans Omaha to the Wyoming border and I 80 S runs from Big Springs to the Colorado border, totaling about 470 miles.
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Nebraska
U.S
U. S
Omaha
Wyoming
Kimball
Bushnell
Big Springs
Colorado
Draft Lottery Drawings Begin Amid Draft Law Highlights
American men aged 19 to 26 will watch the first draft lottery in 27 years at 6 p.m. as 366 birth dates are placed in a bowl to determine draft priority. KSID will broadcast after the news. Experts note loopholes may let deferments extend draft avoidance by timing college or work status.
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Dave Young
KSID
Sidney Community TV
Louis Johnson
Selective Service Board
Cheyenne County
Associated Press
Nixon
White House
Peter Flanigan
Flanigan
Cage Edition Highlights Cheyenne County Schools Sports
The Sidney Telegraph publishes today a basketball edition with pictures and stories of all Cheyenne County schools. Sports Editor John Colone wrote and produced the tabloid, with all photographs credited to him.
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Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne County
John Colone
Computer Jobs Open In Civil Service Fields
The U S Civil Service Commission issued a nationwide announcement for persons with computer training and experience. It describes opportunities across the Federal Government in computer operator and technician, computer specialist programmer systems analyst and equipment analyst grades GS-5 to GS-12 with salaries from 6175 to 13389 per year. No written test is required.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Net Worth Of Cheyenne County Family Is Estimated At 22400
Cheyenne County residents show an average net worth of 22400 per family based on assets like housing, autos, and investments versus debts. Regional figures place the county above the Nebraska and West North Central medians, with estimates detailing brackets from 10500 to 63500 in specific income ranges and a total local net worth around 84900000.
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Cheyenne County
New York
North Central
Nebraska
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