New Excitement in Sidney Christmas Parties Set
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announces annual Christmas parties for children and trade territory residents will be held December 16 and 17. A feature film and three cartoons will be shown with Santa Claus giving candy and balloons. Attendance is limited to preschoolers through fourth grade to prevent overcrowding and fire hazards.
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Sidney Trade
Gordon Tobin
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Tobin
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Overdose of pills caused Miller death
Janice M. Huntington 35 died from an overdose of sleeping pills, either accidental or suicidal, per Dr. Carl Russom, Omaha pathologist. Found in a Sidney tourist car, the body was sent to Newton Iowa for funeral services. Survivors include her mother Edith Turner and husband Chester Huntington. The case followed a bar encounter and a hotel room lead with Earline Miller identity.
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Janice’ M. Huntington
Carl Russom
Omaha
Sidney
Gehrig
Newton
Iowa
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Earline Miller
Wade
Huntington
Applications for Depot Jobs Offered at Sioux Ordnance Depot
The Sioux Ordnance Depot seeks laborers and toolkeepers with pay from 91 cents to 1.23 dollars per hour. Applicants must be U.S. citizens 18 or older, with veterans and federal service exceptions noted. Applications available at nearest first or second class post offices within 150 miles of Sidney or at St. Paul, Minnesota, and will be received until further notice.
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Sioux Ordnance
Board of
U. S. Civil Examiners
Orowe
United States
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Sidney
U. S. Civil Service Region
City Manager Election Date Will Be Set
City officials contemplate a City Manager proposal election and review petitions seeking a special vote. Law and bond covenants raise questions about governance changes and potential lawsuits, with a January 30 timing suggested for the election.
Rural Area Vandalism Reported in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County faces a spree of break-ins and vandalism across rural routes and schools. A gang wrecked 32 mailboxes on Sidney Gurley and Dalton routes and damaged four rural schools Liberty 39 District 39 District 17 and District 80 near Gurley. Authorities, led by Schulz Deputy Braasch and County Attorney L M Clinton, say more research is needed before suspects are named. The crime began Monday night with two men robbing Lodgepole hardware store and Smiths Elevator. about $10 cash and later equipment theft at Ohio Oil Co Mary Egging No 3 well near Gurley accompanied by Frac stones.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
W. W. Schulz
Arnold Braasch
L. M. Clinton
Liberty 39
Colton
District 39
Liberty
District 80
Foster Lumber Co
Smith
Lodgepole
Ralph Carlton
Ohio Oil Company
New Mary Egging No. 3
Greenlees to Hold Opening This Weekend
Greenlees announces the formal opening of its newly modernized department store this Friday and Saturday. A two day event features one hundred free awards for attendees and an official Telegraph advertisement promoting the fully new Greenlees store. Public invitation urged to visit during the opening.
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Greenlees
Telegraph
Suspects Held In Two Check Cases
Thomas Berry, 26, released September 26 from the Nebraska State Penitentiary after jailbreak time, is held by Cheyenne County on forgery charges after allegedly signing Vernon Anderson’s name on a check passed at Preble's Grocery drawn on the American National Bank in Sidney. O L Hughes of Sterling Colorado is held here on a no account check charge for writing a check on a fictitious account at the same bank, allegedly passed at the Brownson Tavern.
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Thomas Berry
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Cheyenne
W. W. Schulz
Arnold Braasch
Berry
Vernon Anderson
Preble’s
American National Bank
Sidney
O. L. Hughes
Sterling
Colo
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Schulz
Hughes
Brownson Tavern
Oil Leases For Sale In Kimball County Schools Lands
The state board of educational lands and funds offers two new oil leases in Kimball county. Section 16-12-55 near the Colorado border south of Kimball and section 36-15-56 two miles southwest of Kimball will be sold at public auction in Lincoln at 10 a.m. on December 16.
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Kimball County
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Colorado
Kimball
Lincoln
Kokjer Named to Sidney Public Works Board
T. E. Kokjer was named to fill a vacancy on the Sidney Board of Public Works caused by Dr. R. E. Roche’s resignation. The appointment was confirmed by the City Council after nomination by Mayor C. B. Dorwart. Guy V. Doran has been acting chairman since Roche’s withdrawal.
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T. E. Kokjer
Sidney Board of Public Works
R. E. Roche
C. B. Dorwart
Guy V. Doran
Board of Public Works
Dr. Roche
County's 4 H Officials For 1950 Selected
Mrs Arnold Westerhoff of Dalton was reelected chairman of the Cheyenne County 4 H committee at the organization meeting. Verlin Livingst on was named vice chairman with other officers and committees laid out for 1950 including spring party awards banquet health music and junior fair board assistance. The 4 H committee includes 20 members with at least one and not more than two from each of Cheyenne County's 15 precincts.
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Arnold Westerhoff
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Verlin “Livingston
Walter Dykman
Edson Madden
County Home Extension Council
Raymond Lessman
County Fair Board
Ernest Anderson
Carl Madden
Bob Hawkins
Louise Webster
Yvonne Hinrichs
Laverne Thomas
Deloris Lessman
Bob Rexroth
Louis .Miller
Frank Meier
Clyde ‘Johnson
Earl Anderson
Emil’ Johnson
Walter Dykmann
Clifford Webster
Lee Hawkins
Clarence Wittrock
Henry Hinrichs
Paul Spearow
Grafton Crabb
Wm. R. George
Aye Gunderson
Gerald Larson
Earl Gell
Dewey Larson
Jerry Larson
Ted Fleming
Verlin Livingston
Ted Carlson
Delbert Lessman
J. D. Meyer
Patsy Fleming
Janice Anderson
Arnold Westertoff
District Court opens for November term in 13th District
The November jury term of the 13th Judicial District of Nebraska opened Monday with Judge I. J. Nisley presiding. First three cases heard include Harry Conley of Kansas City versus Russell Hays of St. Angelo for $18,000 in an alleged rescission of a sheep sale contract. Also listed are Henry Journey of Sidney charged with arson to defraud an insurer and Joseph Clay of Pine Bluffs versus L. A. Juelfs and Stanley Juelfs for $9,183 plus interest. Jury selected for the Conley Hays case began about 10:30. Attorneys Fitzgerald & Smith, Martin & Davis for the plaintiff. J. Murray Palmer for the defense, with Kepler & Knicely.
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13Th Judicial District of
Nebraska
I. J. Nisley
North Platte
Harry Conley
Kansas’ City
Russell Hays
St. Angelo
Texas
Henry
Journey
Sidney
Joseph Clay
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
L. A. Juelfs
Stanley Juelfs
Conley-Hays
Fitzgerald
Clarence Mellbert
C. E. Nelson
Walter Cork
Leo J. Egging
Arnold Draper
A. Czorn
Ed Miles
Clarence Beyer
Problems Of Growing City Harass Council
Sidney City Council wrestled with airport funding zoning rules and the duty to extend water and sewer lines. The discussion touched on budget juggling, fund transfers, and a proposed ordinance to limit extensions, with council members airing strong opinions and the mayor urging restrained growth and orderly planning.
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Sidney
Airport Commission
A. J. Jorgenson
H. E. Pierson
C. B. Dorwart
Long
Water Department
Utility Department
P. J. Heaton
Judy LeBar Returns To Her School Work
Judy LeBar, who faced a heart condition from a deformed blood vessel, has returned to school after a successful operation funded by the Scottsbluff Elks lodge. She has gained weight and now travels to class with her sister Janet on a gift bicycle. Judy is the daughter of Mrs. Louis Berta of Broadwater.
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Judy
LeBar
Chicago
Scottsbluff’ Elks Lodge
Janet
Louis ‘Berta
Broadwater
RY Officers To Meet At George Fleming Home
Cheyenne County Rural Youth officers plan a meeting at the George Fleming residence Friday at 7 30 PM. All officers are urged to attend.
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Cheyenne County
George Fleming
Farmers Union Meets Thursday in Sidney
The Cheyenne County Farmers Union holds its annual meeting and officer election Thursday December 8 in the Sidney City Auditorium basement. Secretary Robert Rexroth states the session opens at 10 am with a noon lunch. A National Farmers Union representative may attend as the year ends. all offices to be filled for a one year term. Directors Ross Handley Russell Olson and Carl Mahr served in 1949.
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Cheyenne County Farmers Union
Sidney City
Robert Rexroth
John Meyer
National Farmers Union
Ross Handley
Russell Olson
Carl Mahr
Sidney Would Be Terminal For Oil Line
Frontier Refining Co proposes a 500 mile pipeline from Cheyenne to eastern Nebraska with terminals at Sidney Grand Island Lincoln and Omaha and a capacity of 200 million gallons per year. The line would be a common carrier with an economic study by Pacific Pipeline & Engineers to assess cost, timing, tariffs and profits.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Frontier Refining Co
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Frontier
Omaha
Lincoln
North Platte
Grand Island
Pacific Pipeline &, Engineers, Ltd
San Francisco
Tax Collections Big In November
County treasurer Herbert Stevens reported November totals at over 682000 dollars with 350973.25 paid on 1949 taxes. The 1949 tax payments reached about 36 percent of the total bill, similar to November last year. The 1949 county tax bill is 962688.03 dollars.
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Herbert’ Stevens
Stevens
Changes In Rank In Nebraska Guard Packed With Names
Changes in rank among enlisted personnel of Company K, 134th Infantry, Nebraska National Guard, announced by Sgt. Jack Baker of the Sidney unit. Personnel promoted include Cecil G. Vines to Master Sergeant, Charles E. Iverson to Sergeant First Class, Dwight Grassle, James Schaefer, Hector Smith, Donald Whitmire to Sergeants, Homer Baumgardner to Corporal, and Richard Burr, Charles Barlow, Howard Atkins, Richard Clemens, Harry Henkel, Earl Pierce, Eugene Sanders, Robert Sherrerd to Privates First Class or Privates.
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134Th. Infantry
Nebraska National Guard
Jack Baker
Sidney
Cecil G. ‘Vines
Charles’ E. Iverson
Dwight E. Grassle
James J.,schaefer
Hector M. Smith
Donald “L. Whitmire
Homer L. Baumgardner
Richard A. Burr
Charles R. Barlow
Howard T. Atkins
Richard R. Clemens
Harry H. Henkel
Earl W. Pierce
Eugene C
Sanders
Robert S. Sherrerd
Cruise No 1 test at 4750 feet shows gas pressure
Ohio Oil Company expects to complete a fourth stem test on Cruise No 1, after reporting heavy gas pressure on the second test and oil showings at about 4750 feet. O W Spec Henry observed progress in Sidney while Mary Egging No 3 reached 1250 feet and Knievel No 3 yielded 189 barrels per day with no water observed.
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Ohio Oil Company
Ohio
O. W
Henry
Sidney
Casper
Mary Egging No. 3
Claire Hess
East Gurley Field
Knievel No. 3
Oil Search On In Panhandle Oil Field
Western Nebraska reports reveal ongoing oil exploration with Denver buyers funding a new test near Gering. Baxter crew prepares to drill within 1000 feet of the Kingrey well two miles east of Gering as a first well faced water and cement issues. Hollingworth and Neeland partners push tests in Dawes County on Neeland land, with spudding planned this week. Major firms purchased acreage. Chadron hosts crews and scouts while details on depths and formations remain tentative. The panhandle activity keeps eyes on Ohio drilling as a broader regional focus.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Denver
Kingrey
Gering
Gering Courier
Baxter
Hollingworth-Amerada
Aban
Chadron
Gas blowout at Cruise No 1 proves hopeful but not giant
A drilling test near Sidney shows Cruise No 1 delivering about 2,800,000 cubic feet of gas daily at 4736 to 4750 feet with high pressure. Ohio officials warn the flow is not yet proven and deeper testing could reveal oil, gas continuity, or saltwater saturation as drilling continues toward the third Dakota bench.
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Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Ohio
Dakotas
Dakota
Gurley
Knievel No. 3
Aestern Nebraskans
R. W. McCanne
O. V
Henry
Casper
Telegraph
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Miller
Council
Kirkpatrick
Pettis
Supreme Court
City Manager Plan
Kokjer
Power Board
Judy LeBar
Farmers’ Union
Ohio Co
Cruise
Panhandle
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