Rudebusch Elected Head of CAMPS in Panhandle Area
Merle Rudebusch administrator at Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School was elected chairman of the Area CAMPS committee covering 11 Panhandle counties. Leroy Lance became vice chairman and Orville Arborast was secretary at a Thursday Alliance meeting. Sam Cornelius will guest at the January Sidney meeting. Francis Hiner also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Rudebusch
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System
Panhandle
Alliance
Leroy Lance
Scottsbluff
Orville Arborast
APO
Plains
Sidney
Sam Cornelius
Francis Hiner
Manger
Farm Bureau Drive Starts in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau membership drive begins December 15 after a county board of directors meeting. Reports on the state convention were given by Dave Dorman and Francis Runge. Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Green represented Cheyenne County at the national convention in Washington, DC this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Dave Dorman
Francis Runge
Rollie Green
Cheyenne County
Washington, D. C
Jaycee Christmas Tree Sale Relocated in Sidney
The Sidney Jaycees have moved their Christmas tree sale headquarters from the Chevron station on West Illinois to the Larabee Used Car Lot on East Illinois due to circumstances beyond their control. Sales reopen at 6 p.m. today with hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Jaycees
Chevron
West Illlinois
Larabee
Illinois
Peters' Grandson Wounded in Vietnam Attack
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Peter report their grandson Lt. John Mays age 20 has been seriously wounded when his base camp near Cambodia was attacked on November 19. He is hospitalized in Yokohama Japan and is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Mays of Seattle Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Peter
John Mays
Vietnam
Cambodia
Yokohama
Japan
Robert Mays
Seattle
Wash
Windsheimer Rites Held Last Friday
Fred L Windsheimer a Gurley native aged 78 died unexpectedly Tuesday Dec 2 in Fort Morgan Colorado Services were held Friday morning at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Morgan Burial followed at Weyerts Lutheran Cemetery Gurley Gehrig and Son Funeral Home arranged the services Born July 4 1891 he lived in Gurley until 1946 Married December 31 1919 to Helen Dykman they farmed near Gurley moved to Hudson then Denver and Fort Morgan He was survived by six sons and five daughters plus 37 grandchildren and five great grandchildren Two sons Raymond and Kenneth preceded him in death plus other surviving relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Fred L. Windsheimer
Fort Morgan
Colo
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Weyerts Lutheran
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mr. Winsheimer
Helen Dykman
Hudson
Denver
Windsheimer
Ivan
Kalispell
Mont
LeRoy
Wiggins
Eugene
Vernon
Keith
Myron
Lafayette
Ann Woods
Portland
Ore
Alzina Leber
Viola Krueger
Shirley Albert
Alice McCulloch
San Jose
Calif
Raymond
Kenneth
Two Men Held for Colorado Parole Violations
Walter Connelly age 30 and Jack Sparks age 29 are held in Cheyenne County jail for Colorado authorities after Sidney Police arrested them on a disturbance complaint. They were wanted for parole violation in Denver and have prior time at Cannon City State Penitentiary for armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Cheyenne County
Walter Connelly
Jack Sparks
Sidney
Denver
Colorado State Penitentary
Cannon City
Wayne Stuthell Memorial Scholarship Created at Chadron State
Chadron State College announced the Wayne Stuthell Memorial Scholarship to be awarded first in fall 1970. The gift stems from the estate of Caroline Callie Stuthell, with additional funds from Dr. Edwin C. Nelson and CSC students and family, including William Windsheimer of Gurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Stuthell
Chadron State College
Edwin C. Nelson
Caroline
Callie) Stuthell
CSC
Officials To State Meets A Cheyenne County delegation attends Nebraska County Officials session
A large Cheyenne County contingent travels to Omaha for the 75th annual Nebraska County Officials Association meeting set December 10 to 12. Attending are Milt Nissen treasurer Ralph Englert clerk Doug Boyd Paul Huff Billie Smith commissioners Blaine Thompson highway superintendent Virgil Knacksted welfare director and Mrs Ed Henkle clerk of the district court. Also traveling are Mrs Nissen and Mr Henkle. County Superintendent of Schools J A Caldwell leaves for Lincoln to join the state association meeting and serves on the state executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Omaha
Nebraska County Officials Association
Milt Nissen
Ralph Englert
Doug Boyd
Paul Huff
Billie Smith
Blaine Thompson
Virgil Knackstedt
Ed Henkle
J. A. Caldwell
Lincoln
State Association of County Superintendents
Caldwell
Beef Workshop Rescheduled By Panhandle Extension
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren announced the January beef workshop was canceled by district supervisor Chet Walters as a Panhandle counties district meeting on January 14 takes precedence. Bob Hatch said the session will be held once rescheduled, focusing on livestock rations and disease control in local feed yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Chet Walters
Walters
Liljegren
Panhandle
Bob Hatch
Cadet Recruitment for Sidney Composite Squadron CAP
New members are sought for the Civil Air Patrol cadet program for ages 13 to 18. Weekly meetings at 7 p.m. Mondays in the National Guard Armory. activities include basketball, bowling, rifle competition, and some airborne missions. Cadets may visit Air Force facilities and attend encampments. Commanding officer is Tex Marymee of Julesburg. advisors are Sgt. Marion Gunderson, Wilbur Bennet, and Bill Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
National Guard
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Cape Kennedy
Florida
Houston Space Center
Sidney Composite Squadron
Tex Marymee
Julesburg
Marion Gunderson
Wilbur Bennet
Bill Moore
Lodgepole Offers 25 Percent Christmas Utility Discount
Lodgepole will again gift all residents this Christmas with a December utility bill cut of 25 percent. The measure provides direct relief to households as the town celebrates the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Panhandle forecast shows clearing skies and mild week
The Panhandle forecast calls for decreasing cloudiness this afternoon with generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Expect highs in the 30s this afternoon, lows tonight of 5 to 15, and highs Tuesday in the 35 to 45 range. Precipitation chances are near zero. The five day outlook shows temperatures around normal with small day to day changes, highs near 40 and lows 10 to 20, little if any precipitation indicated. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
School Board Meets Tonight in Sidney Junior High
The Sidney school board holds a regular meeting at 7 45 tonight in the Junior High Library. On the agenda are bids for a cafeteria mixer, approval of the Introduction to Education course, the 1970 71 continuous education plan, the salary meeting in Grand Island January 25 26, an EMR teacher, the Title V trip to Duluth Minnesota, and a report by Supt. Russ Pedersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney School Board
Grand Island
EMR
Duluth
Minn
Supt
Russ Pedersen
End of Wool Year Approaches for 1969
Lester Runge of the County ASC reminds wool and Mohair producers that the 1969 marketing year ends December 31. Payments depend on marketings completed in 1969, with post year sales in 1970 counted in 1970 payments to late 1971. Producers should finalize 1969 sale details and file for payments by January 31, 1970 at the Cheyenne County ASCS office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Runge
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Runge
Cheyenne County
ASCS
Theft of Four Semi Trailer Tires Investigated
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office probes Sunday night theft at the West Sidney Truck Stop after four tires were stolen from the right side of a parked semi trailer. Each tire valued about $70, rims included, totaling roughly $240. investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
West Sidney
Oren Cox
Oil Worker Killed Near Kimball in Rig Accident
Howard G. Atwood 27 of Kimball died in an oil rig incident early Saturday when a pipe broke loose and struck him. Investigators said internal injuries caused his death with the coroner listing the cause. It was his first night on the job for Gable Oil Drilling Co. He and his wife had moved from Brush, Colorado about a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Howard G. Atwood
Atwood
Kimball Hospital
Gable Oil Drilling Co
Brush, Colo
Mrs Cartright wins $300 in area Christmas Bonanza
Mrs Floyd Cartright of 829 15th Avenue won the first $300 prize in a Christmas Bonanza drawing sponsored by 30 Sidney and Lodgepole merchants. Ed Cole, Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce manager, presents the prize as part of a week one event featuring four other winners and unclaimed prize numbers. The second drawing is planned for next Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Cartright
15Th Avenue
Sidney and
Lodgepole
Low
G. F. Bush
Dan Fehrman
Peetz
Jeff O’connell
Lloyd Bauer
Cartright
Sugar Beet Hearings Set on 1970 Wage Rates and Prices
Sugar beet growers processors and other interested persons were reminded by ASC member Lester Runge of public hearings in Detroit Fargo Sacramento San Antonio Denver during December. Hearings start at 9 30 a m and cover wage rates and prices for beets under the Sugar Act with testimony entering a single record. Producers must pay fair and reasonable rates and prices as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to qualify for payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Runge
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Detroit
Michigan
Shelby Room
Pick-Fort Shelby
Fargo
North Dakota
Bowler, Inc
South University Drive
Sacramento
California
New
Federal
Cottage Way
San Antonio
Texas
John F. Kennedy High School
South Gen
19Th
Stout
Secretary of Agriculture
Graduates From USC Delinquency Control Institute
Forty one law enforcement officers from across the nation will graduate from the University of Southern California Delinquency Control Institute a 12 week program to improve handling of youth. Trooper John Trenerry Nebraska State Patrol is among the graduates. For the first time off campus community based training was conducted in Ventura County and Monterey Park to study local conditions and problems as USC shifts its DCI focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Delinquency Control Institute
John Trenerry
Nebraska State Patrol
DCI
USC
Ventura Area
Ventura County
Monterey Park
John D. Gerletti
One Accident Occurs Saturday in Sidney
The Sidney Police Department investigated a minor accident Saturday at 9 10 a m near 18th and Jackson. Orin Emerson of Sidney turned from Jackson onto 13th and was struck from behind by Richard Jurgens of 1030 Rose, who was northbound on 13th. No damages or injuries were listed. Jurgens charged in Police Court with failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
18Th
Jackson
Orin Emerson
13Th
Richard Jurgens
Rose
Jurgens
Sterling Man On Wanted List
A federal grand jury indicted Steven Lester Knowles 19 of Sterling on charges he helped dynamite four Public Service Co high voltage towers near Denver last January. He is the second person charged in the tower bombings following Cameron David Bishop 26 of Fort Collins who is on the FBI ten most wanted fugitives list. Bishop was last believed to be living in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado State University
Public Service Co
Steven Lester Knowles
Sterling
Cameron David Bishop
Fort Collins
FBI
Canada
Knowles
Wheat Board Meeting Set
An official meeting of the advisory committee to the Division of Wheat Development Utilization and Marketing Nebraska Department of Agriculture is set for 1 p.m. Thursday December 11 in the conference room of the Terminal Building in Lincoln. If needed the meeting will reconvene at 9 a.m. on December 12 to finish business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Robert Rauner
KSC Players To Perform Here Tonight
The Kearney State College Theatre performs Squaring the Circle at 8 p.m. in Sidney High School Auditorium. It marks the second local showing after Rumplestiltskin and is part of a federal Title I tour to eight South Central Nebraska towns. The cast comprises Kearney State College theatre students under Jack Garrison with Don Thomson as technical director and Fred Koontz directing the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney State College Theatre
Sidney High School
Kearney
New Society
Russia
Dr. Zhivago
Kearney State College
Cairo
Sidney
Jack Garrison
Don Thomson
Fred Koontz
Alliance Lady Named Secretary of 385 Group
Mrs Theresa Wood of Alliance is named secretary of the Nebraska section of the International Parks Highway Association IPHA to promote travel on Highway 385. E K Yanney state president announced the appointment after a meeting in Alliance with Constance Barnes. The group aims to coordinate Chadron to Chappell towns to boost summer travel and attract tourists by promoting IPH 385.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Wood
Alliance
Nebraska
International Parks Highway Association
IPHA
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Constance Barnes
Chadron
Chappell
Wood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rudebusch
Buck
William Bruce
The
Telegraph
Farm Bureau
Jaycee Tree Sale
Peters
Chadron State
William Windsheimer
Community Action Board
Sam Winner
Board of Panhandle Community Action
Senior Citizen’s Center
Glenn Weller
Larry Soto
Dengrou
CAP
USC Institute
Sterling Man
Wheat Board
KSC
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