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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1961
Page
8
Mrs Juna Daly, longtime Lisco postmaster since 1934, retires December 31. She ran the office solo most of the time, with substitutes only during vacations, earning a place among the nation’s famed one-woman post offices.
Kimball County tax collections in November reached 451 753 55, a gain of 58 448 over November last year, helped by prompt payment of first half personal taxes and pre payment of real estate taxes. Delinquency for the 1961 personal tax half was largely cleared by December 1, with most taxes paid. real property notices were mailed early. Current tax payments totaled 441 540 04 for the month, up 60 424 from November 1960.
Kimball story notes Bob and Coleen Blackman raising chinchillas in a cement block ranch undergound pens. They own 73 coats already in existence, with about 15 males to be pelted this winter as fur experts tout chinchilla fur as extremely fine and lighter than mink.
Former Chappell High School teacher J H Armitage, who left in 1924 after teaching mathematics and Latin, will be honored by former students with cards and letters on Christmas Day. Now living in Santa Maria California at 508 North Lincoln, he remains active in checkers and bridge and enjoys good health.
Virgil Cooper of Oshkosh encountered a black bull on a dark night. The bull emerged from a burrow pit onto the road and struck Cooper’s pickup before he could stop. The incident caused damage and highlighted danger from nocturnal livestock on rural roads.
A vintage styled notice invites readers to explore the Telegraph want ads for selling or trading items. It highlights easy listings and quick exposure, urging participation from shoppers seeking deals and local bargains.
Hollywood preview of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm showing Yvette Mimieux and Russ Tamblyn filming a close up sequence in a Gypsy encampment. The article details Cinerama challenges, set design with a painted cyclorama, and the actresses vibrant appearance as the dancing princess.
Ruby of Lis Co is new president of the Garden County Agricultural Society succeeding Glen Garton with Allen Peterson as vice president and Dick Haddix as secretary-treasurer. New board members are Walt Queen Joe Emerson and Don East. The society owes 4850 dollars, up from 2500, and plans for next year’s fair set for August 24 25 56 with entries due morning of day one.
Indonesia and the Netherlands contest control of Netherlands New Guinea in a dispute dating from Indonesia’s 1949 independence. Consultation with Papuans is largely impracticable as most have never heard of either country.
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