New Trial Ordered for 8 Officers in Tear Gas Case
The Nebraska Supreme Court divided on municipal versus county liability and ordered a new trial for eight officials over a 1964 tear gas incident in Sidney. Landmesser, then 19, was injured when a shell exploded while a neighbor handled it. The court upheld immunity for the city and county but sent the individual defendants to the jury. The eight officers named are Ronald Ahlberg Sol Willis Sanford Butcher Irvin Smith Myron Peter John Bauer Jr Gene Morris Kermit Brumbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska Supreme Court
Cheyenne County District Court
Leslie C. Landmesser, Jr
Cheyenne County
Sidney
District Court
Landmesser
High Court
Ramona Rhoden
Cording
Ramona
Myron Peter
Ronald Ahlberg
Sol Willis
Sanford Butcher
Irvin Smith
John Bauer Jr
Gene Morris
Taxi Service Quits Leaves Sidney With No Public Transport
Sidney loses taxi service after Guy's Cab suspends operations as insurance lapses. State Railway Commission to inspect. Chamber of Commerce reports forms for new applicants. Fulbright cites driver shortage and accident as reasons. Alliance bus continues. local interest in restoring service grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
State Railway Commission
Guy’s Cab
Railway Commission
Guy Fulbright
George Felsch
Fulbright
Fulbrights
Alliance
Panhandle Bus Lines
12Th
Iinois
Egging Cab Company
Gurley
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska rail chief laments UP plan to drop daylight trains
Chairman Fred N. Peterson of the Nebraska Railroad Commission says he is perturbed by Union Pacific's request to discontinue Trains 5 and 6, the state’s sole daylight passenger runs, noting Burlington also seeks to drop Trains 7 and 8. He blames Congress for shifting mail to trucks and says the commission will participate in Interstate Commerce Commission hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred N. Peterson
Nebraska Railway Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska
Burlington Railroad
Peterson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sidney
Westland
Post Office Department
Nebraska Governor Calls Special Session on Redistricting
Gov Norbert Tiemann convenes a special Nebraska Legislature session solely to address congressional redistricting. No other business will be on the agenda as stated by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Tiemann
Nebraska
School Board Meets Monday in Sidney
The Sidney School District Board of Education will meet in a regular session Monday, Dec. 11, at 7 45 p m in the junior high building. Virginia Clinton will report on Headstart and George Hinn with T R Tillotson will present the secondary school report. A transfer of funds will be acted upon that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney School District Board of Education
Virginia Clinton
George Hinn
T. R. Tillotson
Bob Roderick Named Jaycee Of The Month For November
Bob Roderick is Jaycee of the Month for November for his work on the Honey Sunday program in Sidney. He reported a successful drive and noted funds to the retarded children's fund at the local welfare office. Bosses Night is set for January 27 to name Boss Of The Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Roderick
Sidney
The
Jaycees
Roderick
Childrens’ Fund
Mens’ Service Organization
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle Weather Forecast: Snow and Cold Continues
Occasional light snow this afternoon with about one inch accumulation and NW winds 15 to 25 mph. Tonight stays cold with low 5 to 15, high 25 to 35 Saturday partly cloudy. Snow chances 60 percent this afternoon, 20 percent tonight, under five Saturday. Five day outlook shows highs 30 to 40 and lows 10 to 20 with light snow likely through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Golden Gifts Days Draws Second Prize Giveaway
Sidney residents can win a large chest freezer this Saturday December 9 as the second drawing for Golden Gifts Days. Ten big prizes are offered each week with winners announced Saturday mornings at the downtown containers and Jones Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Jones Center
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Flooring and Supply
Dr. Edwards Named President at Nebraska Veterinary Meet
Dr. James Edwards was elected president elect of the Nebraska State Veterinary Association at its state convention in Lincoln. Dr. Jack Hadley of Aurora became 1967 68 president and L E McClaughry of Omaha was secretary treasurer. Senator Maurice Kremer of Aurora received honorary membership for leadership in agriculture and veterinary legislation. Stan Matzke Jr. of the State Technical School at Curtis outlined progress on the soon to begin Veterinary Technology Program in Curtis in October 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edwards
Nebraska State Veterinary Association
Lincoln
Edwards
Jack Hadley
Aurora
L. E. McClaughry
Omaha
Maurice Kremer
Legislative Committee On Agriculture
Stan Matzke Jr
State Technical School
Curtis
Sidney Post Office Extends Window Hours for Christmas
Starting Monday December 11 the Sidney Post Office will stay open longer from 8 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. to handle Christmas mailing. Post Master Ferris Preble asks patrons to mail early and use street corner boxes for new deadline times as train dispatching from Sidney ends. All mail except airmail now moves by postal department trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Ferris Preble
New Deadline Times
Loveland Man Otto Rauss Dies at 74
Otto Rauss 74 of Loveland Colorado died Thursday morning after a heart attack the previous day. A former Sidney resident he was uncle to Walter Stueve of Sidney and survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for Monday Dec 11 at 2 pm at Imanuel Lutheran Church Loveland.
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Otto Rauss
Loveland
Colo
Sidney
Walter Stueve
Imanuel Lutheran Church
Scholarship Winners Feted at Lincoln Luncheon
Kathy Woten of Potter Rollie Rexroth of Sidney will be honored at a university 4-H Club scholarship luncheon in Lincoln. Val Kuska of Omaha is also to be honored. Recipients of Union Pacific Scholarships are hosted by University of Nebraska staff. county agents will not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Woten
Potter
Rollie Rexroth
Sidney
Lincoln
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne
Miss Woten
Rexroth
Union Pacific
Val Kuska
Omaha
Dorthea Holstein
University of Nebraska
Pat Dunham
Cheyenne County
Liljegren
Well Known Gurley Man Dies Thursday
George F. Ehlers 72, a Gurley farmer and World War I veteran, died at Memorial Hospital while being taken there with his wife for medical care after a sprained wrist. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Gurley Methodist Church with military graveside rites at Greenwood Cemetery Sidney. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. He was born April 6, 1895, in Hebron and lived in Cheyenne County since 1919. survived by his widow Ella VeLong, daughter Phyllis Heffelfinger, siblings Irvin, Gilbert, Irma, Leona, Erna, Melba, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
George F. Ehlers
Memorial Hospital
Mayfair
Sidney
Mr. Ehlers
Gurley Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
George Frederick Ehlers
Hebron
Frederick Ehlers
Deshler
Cheyenne County
Council Bluffs
Ella VeLong
Methodist Church
Phyllis Heffelfinger
Houston
Texas
Irvin Ehlers
Gilbert Ehlers
Irma Warneking
Erna Wortman
Carlton
Neb
Leona Gove
Lincoln
Melba LaRoche
Chicago, Ill
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree For $1
Hollenbach 33 received six months probation for writing a no fund check to Harlan's Bakery for 47.53 drawn on Sidney National Bank. Nebraska Forest offers Christmas trees at Halsey with a $1 permit fee, five permits per person, from ponderosa pine cedar and jack pine until December 17. Bring tools and cut tops only as stumps measure six to eight inches in diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hollenbach
Cheyenne County
John Peetz, Jr
New Jersey
John Kuns
Hollenbach
Harlan’s Bakery
Sidney
Sidney National Bank
Halsey
Nebraska National Forest
E.H. Benson
University of Nebraska
Forest
Highway 2
Benson
Funeral services for Gerald Crees in Sidney Nebraska
Gerald Duane Crees 23 of Sidney died in a truck crash on Highway 385 near Gurley. He was born December 9 1944 at Gurley to Dewey and Iva Crees and married Judy Headley in 1965. Survived by widow, son Jerry Allen, daughter Shawnel, two sisters, and two. He worked for McClure Drilling. He died about 11 30 p.m. when his truck left the road and overturned in a borrow pit. Nebraska highway toll for 1967 reaches 401 fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gerald D. Crees
Gurley
Highway 385
West Barrow
Mr. Crees
Max Ibach
Ronald Gussman
Nebraska State Patrol
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Gerald Duane Crees
Dewey
Iva Crees
Judy Headley
Jerry Allen
Shawnel
Phyllis Weyerts
Glenda Chipps
Denver
McClure Drilling Company
Crees
Borrow
Nebraska Tax Law Explained By County Assessor
County Assessor Ed Swanson explains Nebraska's LB 59 LB 144 and LB 826 repeal taxes on household goods intangible property and head tax effective Jan 1 1968. Businesses and farmers must file schedules by March 1 1968 detailing fixtures equipment inventory farming gear livestock and feed. Vehicles boats planes and other mobile property taxed separately unless exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Ed Swanson
General Doolittle to Present B-25 at Tech School
General Jimmy Doolittle will present a B-25 aircraft to the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School for air frame and power plant instruction. The ceremony is slated for January 8 likely in Omaha, with plans awaiting confirmation. The donation comes from R. D. Marcotte and Associates and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company of Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Doolittle
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Omaha
Merle Rudebusch
R. D. Marcotte and Associates
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
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EOD
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Freezer
van Hill
Durand
Michigan
Colton
Norris Teachworth
Allied van Lines
Nebraska Highway
Telegraph
George F, Ehlers
Uis
Dr. Edwards
Gerald Crees
Gen. Doolittle
Tech
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