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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
1
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with lows near 15 to 25 and highs around 40 to 50. Snow probability under five percent. Five day outlook calls for temps about 10 degrees below normal with little change until turning colder weekend highs 25 to 35 and lows 5 to 15. Snow expected Sunday or Monday.
Milt Nissen was sworn in December 1 as interim Cheyenne County treasurer to complete the term of Mable Jorgensen. He will join other new officials sworn in January 1. The treasurer’s office closed for about three hours for the transfer and audit completion.
Construction has started on the Cheyenne County courthouse with an estimated cost around 450000 dollars. Ground breaking occurred Tuesday with county officials present, and the building will be designed to fit around the existing structure, allowing demolition of the old building to create a central courtyard.
A man, possibly Donald L. Parker claiming to be a Belle Fourche special deputy, shot himself with a .22 in Nebraska and fled after treatment at Memorial Hospital. Cheyenne County Sheriff W W Schulz reported the wound to the left leg and that Parker left to check his gun in a camper pickup, with no warrants issued and uncertain identity.
The State Roads Dept announced 26 more miles of Interstate 80 will open to traffic Friday. Eastbound between Hershey and North Platte and westbound between Maxwell and North Platte will be opened without ceremonies. This follows last week’s Gilmer Henderson segment, yielding a 290 mile continuous I 80 from Hershey to Omaha.
Golden Gift Days start in Sidney with eighty six participating businesses from Nov 25 through Dec 16. Ten awards are drawn weekly. winning numbers shown Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm at stores. Winners must be 16 or older and not immediate family of staff. cash not redeemable. tickets may be deposited at four downtown locations or at depository sites. unredeemed tickets before drawing lose claim.
State plans to boost Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School enrollment seek 600000 for 1967 69 with federal funds to expand a budget while the interim transfer of Sioux Army Depot properties continues. A second project creates an agricultural field laboratory with 2240 acres, aiming as a dryland station serving the southern Panhandle and testing crops under idle land programs.
Top prize in this week's Golden Gift Days is a 16-foot Deep Freeze. Other awards include a reclining chair bicycle and seven toasters. Deposit all ticket stubs in yellow barrels by Friday at four locations. If you win have it certified at the Sidney Chamber of Commerce office Saturday between nine and five. Awards by Elwell Motor Co. after five.
Dr. Roy Brandt of Alliance became president of the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association at the 70th annual convention banquets Tuesday night. Dr. Jack Hadley of Aurora was chosen president elect and will take office next year. Dr. James Edward of Sidney was reelected secretary treasurer.
City crews level and weed vacant lots across from The Goodyear Store at 12th Ave and Hickory St. Work also approved on Knights of Columbus property on Jackson St between 9th and 10th Aves. City aims to improve appearance and create off street parking, with no authority to enforce parking but high likelihood of public use. A new city owned lot will rise on Hickory St between 10th and 11th Aves, former Farmers Produce Co. site. Off street parking hoped to ease meter crowd and boost downtown business works.
Gurley remembers Pearl Harbor Day with a train wreck on the mainline. A southbound passenger train failed to clear the siding and was struck by a northbound engine. Two persons were injured as cars derailed and equipment was damaged.
Western Nebraska reports new drilling locations boosting oil exploration into mid December. Wildcat wells by Sundance Oil Co and Equity Oil Co aim to extend fields near Wewo ka Mott Barrett and Smith Field, discovered 1957 with substantial past production. Pebble and Easterly areas post test yields, while Gosper County sites see abandonment. State lands sale nets $736 in bonuses.
On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor altered U S history and memories linger in the community. The Telegraph spoke with locals who were in the Pacific or Hawaii at the time, including Mrs Bill Eddy of Dalton born in the Hawaiian Islands and Halsey Fuller a retired Navy officer who was in Manila. Eddy recalls canceling her 16th birthday party and witnessing wartime changes, while Fuller recalls a young service life in the Philippines as the day of infamy unfolded.
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