Cheyenne County Redistricting Approved Amid Voter Decline
Cheyenne County commissioners approved a three district redistricting plan effective December 23, pairing districts with specific precincts and adjusting two dozen precincts through annexations. Six voting precincts are abolished under LB 163, with annexations to Lorenzo, Davison, Lodgepole, Gurley, Potter, Brownson, and other precincts. Sidney’s five precincts remain but shift among districts. maps illustrating changes appear in The Telegraph.
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Olin
Sidney
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Board of Commissioners
Ralph Englert
Colton
Lodgepole
Sidney 3
Sidney Rural
Paul Huff
Davison
Gurley
Sidney 2
Union Valley
Malton
Douglas Boyd
Brownson
Lorenzo
Potter
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Billie Smith
Chambers
Bunker Hill
Eagle
Huntsman
Ordville
Trognitz
Center School
Sioux Army Depot
Union Pacific
U. P
Burlington
Central
Illinois
18Th Avenue
Burlington Tracks
11Th Avenue
Country Club Drive
Trail Road
Country Club Heights
Potter Public School Burglarized During Night Break-in
Burglars damaged the Potter Public School overnight, smashing vault and shop doors and stealing about 200 dollars in cash and checks from the office. Mrs. William Lee surveys the mutilated vault door as police note the extent of the damage in this Telegraph photo.
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Potter Public School
William Lee
Telegraph
Chamber Elects Eight New Directors For 70
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce mailed ballots to members to choose eight new board members for 1970. Sidney candidates include Ed Bauman and Joel Birner among others for two year terms. Gurley Dalton Potter nominees for one year terms. Holdover E. K. Yanney will represent Lodgepole. existing directors Bob Conrad Lloyd Carr Jack Headley complete second year. Ballots due by noon December 8.
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Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Dalton
Potter
Ted Egging
Tom Olson
Don Enevoldsen
Chamber
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Bob Conrad
Lloyd Carr
Jack Headley
Chamber of Commerce
Four Auto Accidents Reported By Sidney Police
Tuesday saw four auto accidents in Sidney with no injuries. At 8:20 a.m. Sharon Hall's northbound car on 6th struck Beverly Mohatt's eastbound auto on King. damages not estimated. Around 11:30 a.m. Charlotte Lindsey’s car rolled from the Northside Market parking lot into a city light pole. Lindsey’s car damage about $125. A driverless truck owned by Dallas Greenwood rolled from the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel lot into Fred Keating’s parked car. damages not estimated. At 7:40 p.m. Vern Call's westbound vehicle on Jackson was hit by Arthur Jung's northbound auto on 7th. no damage totals listed.
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Sidney
Std and
King
Sharon Hall
Finden
Beverly Mohatt
Charlotte Lindsey
Northside
Lindsey
Dallas Greenwood
Sterling, Colo
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Winfred Keating
Vern Call
Sth Avenue
Jackson Street
Arthur Jung
Jung
7Th Avenue
Hail Suppression Group Plans Thursday Meeting
A meeting of Cheyenne County Hail Suppression Inc will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Wheatbelt Public Power District building. All interested in the program are urged to attend.
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Cheyenne County Hail Suppression, Inc
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Mike Douglas Shares New Role as Honorary Seal Chairman
TV impresario Mike Douglas known for a top show assumes a new post as National Honorary Christmas Seal Chairman. The announcement frames him as a key figure in the charity drive and holiday fundraising effort.
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Mike Douglas
Former SHS Band Head In State Post
Duane E Johnson, director of the Hastings College band since 1967, was named president elect of the Nebraska Music Educators Association. A Hastings College graduate and Chadron State master’s degree holder, he previously taught at Crawford Broken Bow and Sidney, taking the Sidney High School band to the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1966. He is past president of the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association and served on the NMEA auditions committee.
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Hastings
Duane E. Johnson
Hastings College
Nebraska Music Educator’s Association
Johnson
Chadron State College
Crawford
Broken Bow
Sidney
Sidney High School
Nebraska State
Breakins At Gurley And Potter Being Investigated
Cheyenne County Sheriff probes two break ins in Gurley and Potter. Lil's Grocery in Gurley reported merchandise losses including about 40 cartons of cigarettes, turkeys and meat. Potter School burglary caused cash and checks over 200 dollars, a Supt Mason Polaroid camera and film theft, and extensive door vault shop damage.
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Cheyenne County
Sheriff's Office
Lil’s
Gurley
Potter School
Kermit Brumbaugh
A. J. Mason
Mason
Brumbaugh
Infant Rites Set Thursday At Sterling
Sterling Colorado funeral services for David Jon Dick infant son of Ron and Janice Dick of Sharon Springs Kansas will be held Thursday at 10 am at Walters Funeral Home Sterling. Burial in Riverside Cemetery Sterling. He died December 2 after birth December 1 in Burlington Colorado. Survived by parents one sister Cheree Ryan grandparents Sam Dick Sterling and W L Griffiths Sidney great grandparents W G Kaylor Sidney Ethel Griffith Atkinson Neb and Maude Mahin Newport.
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Sterling
Colo
David Jon Dick
Ronald Dick
Sharon Springs
Kan
Burlington
Denver
Janice Griffiths
Sidney
Walters Funeral
Riverside Cemetery
Cheree Ryan
Sam Dick
W. L. Griffiths
W. G. Kaylor
Ethel Griffith
Atkinson, Neb
Maude Mahin
Newport
Panhandle forecast shows fair and mild next days
Forecast from Frontier Airlines notes fair conditions this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy skies on Thursday. Highs in the 50s, lows 20s to 30. Precipitation near zero. Five day outlook: temperatures a few degrees above normal through Monday, slight chance of light snow, colder weekend with highs 45-55 and lows 15-25.
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Panhandle
Mailing Hours To Vary Little
Christmas season hours at the Sidney Post office will vary little from regular hours. Windows open 8 30 a m to 5 p m on weekdays. Saturday Dec 6 8 30 a m to 3 p m. Saturday Dec 13 8 30 a m to 5 p m. Dec 20 back to 8 30 a m to noon. Mail early.
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Sidney
Interstate System to carry over traffic nationwide
The Interstate System will be the nation s key highway network serving both civilian and defense needs, carrying over 20 percent of all traffic in the United States according to planners.
First Draft Lottery Held and Young Men Wait
The first draft lottery in 27 years set birth dates in line order for 1970 draft calls. Sept 14 births top the list, followed by Apr 24 and Dec 30, then Feb 14 and Oct 18. Men 19 to 26 as of year end, classified 1-A or 1-A-O, face potential calls. those deferred retain their place. Nebraska officials urged against seeking early status details, noting local boards need weeks to update files and align call procedures.
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Alexander Pirnie
House
Selective Service
Col
Lee Liggett
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Nebr
Bon 219
SHS
Duane Johnson
Breakins
Frontier Airlines
Bob Wait
Lew Wilson
Jack Flohr
Frank Finney
Bud Mayer
Kiwanis
Eileents
Kiwanis Club
Vietnam
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