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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
1
The second weekend snowstorm dropped 3 to 6 inches on the Sidney Dalton area, aiding winter wheat. Roads are slick but overall traffic accidents were fewer than last week, with snowfall totals varying by location and precipitation measures.
Ballots go out for five new Sidney Chamber of Commerce directors to serve two years starting January 1, 1961. Nominees include Ed Bauman, Don Dobbins, John Elwell Jr, J M James, Al Jon Karnik, and others. Ballots due by 7 30 pm December 13 with counts at the December 13 dinner to name the new slate. Current carryover directors listed.
Sidney police reported the November 1960 arrest total as the lowest in two years, with 11 cases in Police Court and fines of 28 dollars plus 28 dollars costs. Violations included two speeding, two intoxication, two careless driving, one reckless driving, one ordinance 525 violation, one vagrancy, one disturbance, and failure to yield. Police investigated 37 traffic accidents in November 1960 versus 30 in 1959, and 369 accidents for January–November 1960 versus 337 in 1959, including one fatality and 70 personal injury in the year’s first 11 months.
Funeral services are held in Scottsbluff for Carl Benzel aged 51 who died Thursday morning in a local hospital. He lived in Scotts Bluff County since childhood, worked for the State Highway Department, and is survived by wife Louise, two sons, a daughter, one in the Army, two sisters, three brothers, and six grandchildren. One son preceded him in death.
County clerk I L Pindell reports thirty three oil and gas related actions last week in Cheyenne County. Eight new leases were filed ten lease assignments recorded three individuals signed leases to others and twelve companies and individuals cancelled existing leases indicating ongoing producer activity.
Dean R. Osborn 20 of Sidney was hospitalized Saturday evening with head and chest injuries after the car he drove lost control on a county road near Berea and rolled over striking a small building. He was taken to Alliance hospital by the emergency unit of the Alliance Volunteer Fire Department. Auto damage was estimated at 990 dollars.
Falcon Seaboard Drilling recovered 114 barrels of oil in 14 hours from No 1 Schaffert wildcat in Morrill County. Tests show oil from xeidized J sand perforations 5245 to 5260 feet with a 5270 foot notch, plus a 1 inch sand at 5253 feet. Nearby offsets include No 2 Leafdale in Kimball County and No 3 Arp in Cheyenne County as crews pursue log interpretations and perforations.
J R Miller, manager of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co in Nebraska announces a check for 23842 81 will be paid to the county treasurer for the first half of 1960 personal property taxes The article notes the annual telephone tax average of 3 24 per month per line in Nebraska and compares it with prewar levels The piece also cites federal excise taxes and total statewide tax figures for 1959 totaling over 11 million dollars with telephone customers contributing about 2 9 million in addition to the federal levy
The Cheyenne County Farmers Union annual meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Yendis Cafe party room. Main speaker is Paul Daily of Omaha Farmers Union Livestock Commission Company. Officers will be elected and a delegate to the February State Convention chosen.
Bad weather on Sunday afternoon forced postponement of the Rev and Mrs C F Parks farewell event. It is rescheduled for next Sunday December 11 from 2 30 to 5 30 pm in the Episcopal Parish Hall with Mrs Joel Babcock and Mrs Richard Smith as co chairmen of the arrangements committee.
Sidney telephone users will dial new seven digit numbers next June as Northwestern Bell moves toward direct long distance dialing. Last four digits stay the same for most, with prefix 254 added. some numbers will change completely.
Nebraska Patrol units from Sidney investigated 23 crashes in November within Cheyenne Kimball Deuel Banner Garden counties. The month’s total ranks as the worst of 1960 in the Sidney district, with July highest at 47 and November tied with 23 for second-lowest in the year. Also noted were 32 625 miles driven 168 motorist assists 228 arrests 3292 dollars in fines plus 566 dollars in prior-case fines 459 warnings and 60 overtime hours by Sidney area officers.
Theodore Brauer of Sunol is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital after an accident Friday while working on a telephone line south west of Sunol. He reportedly fell from a truck and was brought to the hospital. Detai ls were unavailable.
The physician described the patient as suffering a skull fracture brain concussion and paralysis of the right arm and leg following the incident with neighbor Mrs Harvey Miles.
A two day 1960 convention in Sidney brings together the Nebraska State Irrigation Association and the Nebraska Reclamation Association. Key figures include Gov Dwight Burney and Floyd E Dominy as the program outlines water law, conservation, and irrigation policy with sessions, panels, and a banquet.
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