Light Snowfalls Bring Christmas Cheer Across Nebraska
A light persistent snowfall blanketed the countryside Tuesday with no wind. Temperatures dipped to a low of 6 degrees and high around 83 degrees. Snow totals ranged from two to three inches with moisture content between .11 and .23 inches. Observers in Sidney Gurley Lodgepole and Dalton reported varying amounts and chilly morning lows.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney
FAA
Dave Ells
Mercury
Henry Jenik
Lodgepole
Gurley
Earl Lessig
Ron Tighe Appointed TV Manager in Sidney
Sidney Community TV announces Ron Tighe of Sidney will become Manager of the local cable system effective January 1 1964. He will also manage Kimball Community TV, replacing Charles Pope who moves to Sterling Colorado.
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Sidney Community TV Company
Ron Tighe
Sidney
Tighe
Kimball Community TV Company
Kimball
KSID
Omaha
LaVonne
Kerry
Koreen
Casey
Manor Road
Mr. Tighe
Charles Pope
Mr. Pope
Sterling
Colorado
Bill Brazeal
Alliance
Ger~ Ing
Memorial for Dr. Sloan lauded Potter physician at 94
Dr. William T. Sloan 94 died Monday at Memorial Hospital after a fall led to complications. Services held at Craig Mortuary, with a Dec 29 memorial at Potter Methodist Church. Born 1869 in Summerset Kentucky, he moved to Potter in 1922 and served as village physician, railroad doctor, and longtime Mason. Survivors include daughters Olivette and Jeannetta. Memorial Rest Home designated.
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Potter
William T. Sloan
Memorial Hospital
Craig Mortuary
Ervin Keil
Potter Methodist Church
Denver
Sloan
William Tibbs Sloan
Summerset
C. W
Mahalia Kate Sloan
Union Pacific Railroad
Potter Territory
Nebraska State Medical Association
Masonic Lodge
D. Hoagland
Potter Methodist
Mitchell
Dean Hagemeister
Olivette Sloan
Jeannetta Sloan
East Lansing
Mich
Great Salt Lake Water Salinity Report
The article reports that Great Salt Lake water is eight times saltier than seawater, noting the unusually high mineral concentration and its impact on local ecology and evaporation rates.
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Great Salt Lake
Ocean
Burlington Crossing to Get Flashing Lights in Sidney
City officials report progress on installing flashing signals at the 13th Street Burlington crossing in Sidney. State and CB&Q officials show support with a state funding split of 60 percent and 40 percent railroad share. A state roads engineer will inspect the crossing on December 19.
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13Th Street
Burlington
Sidney
Tom Coffey
C. A. Christensen
Cb&q
Coffey
Orpheus L. Polk
State Department of Roads
VFW
P. J. Heaton Jr
Paine
14Th and
Forrest
Weather Summary for Local Area Tomorrow
Partly cloudy conditions with a slight warming trend. Lows tonight forecast from minus zero to minus ten degrees. Highs tomorrow expected around 25 to 30 degrees.
Lee Store Manager Promoted to Norfolk District Superintendent
Hollis Peratt longtime manager of The Lee Store in Sidney is promoted to district superintendent of District 74 for Hested Lee Newberry Co. He will start January 1 and supervise 19 stores across northern Nebraska and central western South Dakota. He plans store remodeling and will assist Minor North Dakota project. Peratt 3 year company veteran born Fairbury Neb began as stock man in 1933 later held multiple managerial posts. He and family will move to Norfolk after selling their Sidney home.
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Hollis Peratt
Lee
Sidney
Hested-Lee-Newberry Co
Norfolk
Nebraska
South Dakota
Peratt
Minor
N. Dak
Fairbury
Maryville
Kaw
Aurora
Neb
Superior
Laramie
Wyo
York
St. Paul’s
Denver
Mikell Janis
Youth Service Council
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Bergenfield
New Jersey
Stephen
Omaha
Suzanne Jane
Vandalism Charges Filed Against Three Youths
Deputy reports charges of malicious injury to property filed in county court against Larry Shelley 19 of Dalton Don Flora 19 of Dalton and Monty Young 17 of Gurley for vandalism at the Laing Well site west of Dalton on November 30. They allegedly smashed a Wheatbelt Public Power District meter and damaged nearby buildings totaling about 50 dollars.
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Laing Well
Dalton
Kermit Brumbaugh
Larry Shelley
Don Flora
Monty Young
Gurley
Civic Leaders Stake Out Interstate 80 Plan At Hearing
Sidney leaders and farmers urged a dual interchange and south overpass on Interstate 80 to serve Highway 19 access and oust using city route 19. They warned one access route would risk safety and hurt business while highlighting local landmarks and the Sioux Army Depot corridor.
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Sidney
Frank Mattoon
Chamber of Commerce
Mattoon
Wayne Moran
Chamber
Moran
Sioux Army Depot
City 19
385
Bob Decker
Ben Franklin
Chuck Willey
Foster Oil Co
10Th
Illinois
Willey
Rudy Mundersoh
Rudy’s Market
Lew Mehling
American National Bank
Ken Noteboom
The
Tom Coffey
Camera stolen in Sidney linked to youth theft ring
Sheriff W W Schulz seeks owner of a Bell Howell 198 mm movie camera found stolen from a car in downtown Sidney last Thursday night. Kimball County Sheriff Jim Shaul reports Frank Jaramillo millo, 22, in custody with stolen articles. a ring of 13 to 15 year olds allegedly shoplifted across Kimball, selling goods in Cheyenne.
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W. W. Schulz
Bell & Howell
Sidney
Sherriff’s
Schulz
Kimball County
Jim Shaul
Shaul
Frank Jaramillo
Jaramillo
Shhaul
Kimball
Cheyenne
Farm labor today yields over five times 1919 21 crops
An hour of farm labor now produces more than five times as much food and other crops as in 1919 to 1921, reflecting increased efficiency and productivity in modern agriculture.
Davis No. 1 Lukassen Oil Well Tops In Panhandle
Davis No. 1 Lukassen wildcat in Kimball County yields 2 670 barrels of oil and 170 feet water from a drill stem test in the sand. Nearby Cheyenne County reports Weible No. 1 in Kame Field plugged by Kim Bark Exploration and Sundance Oil Co, and No. 1 Jurgens plugged by Ron Wessels. Sentinel plans to move on No. 1 Richards in McBride Field northeast of Potter.
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Panhandle
Kimball County
Edward Mike Davis
Lukassen
Kimball
Cheyenne County
Kame
Kimbark Exploration
Sundance Oil Co
Ron Wessels
Jurgens
Sentinel
Richards
McBride
Potter
Fight Then Flight At Mansfield Diner Ends With Fists
Police responding to a restaurant call found two women arguing and throwing water. Their escorts fought, dishes flew, a man at the counter was struck with a plate, and a sugar bowl struck another. The two couples who started the disturbance left without paying, employees said.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Fleming waits on court ruling before deciding on reelection
Sen. George H. Fleming of Sidney says he may seek reelection but will wait for the Nebraska Supreme Court ruling on the reapportionment bill. The bill changes his district from the 43rd to the 47th, adding Cheyenne Banner and Kimball counties while removing Morrill County. He supports the measure as constitutional but acknowledges a possible at large ruling could dampen candidacies in his region. Fleming aims to push for a state vocational trade school for Sidney.
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George H. Fleming
Sidney
Nebraska Supreme Court
Sen
Fleming
Cheyenne
Banner
Kimball
Morrill
Len Fleming
Nebraska
High Court
Sen. Fleming
Lincoln
Interstate 80 Route Hearings Draw Nebraska Neighbors
About 160 residents and leaders met at the Elks Auditorium as the Nebraska Highway Commission outlined an interstate route through the Southern Panhandle. Officials said I 80 will be integral by 1972 and that changes would be limited to about a half mile. Kimball leaders urged routing nearer the town.
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Cheyenne
Deuel
Kimball County
Elks Auditorium
Nebraska Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Panhandle
Kimball
Country Club
Country Club Hill
J. W. McBride
Minden
United States
Interstate 806 Alternate Route Through Four Nebraska Counties
A 120 mile proposed interstate route traverses Deuel, Lodgepole, Kimball and Sidney areas, diverting near Big Springs and Chappell before running west of Lodgepole and south of Highway 30, then into Wyoming. Interchanges are planned for Sidney and Kimball communities along the corridor.
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Deuel County
South Platte River
Big Springs
Colorado
Chappell
Lodgepole
Sidney
Potter
Kimball
Bushnell
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad
Interstate Interchanges Planned For Sidney Kimball and Lincoln
Dual Interchanges explained by John Hossack state engineer outline planned routes to serve heavy traffic and ensure better access. Interchanges shift east of Sidney and west of town with possible minor deviations near Kimball for the Atlas missile site. Construction timelines point to 1967 for active work, with earlier activity in the Milford to Lincoln corridor. Don Coffee emphasizes feasibility and economy in the route plan.
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John Hossack
Lincoln
Highway Department
Sidney
Town
Kimball
Hossack
North Platte
Milford
Don Coffee
Interstate Route Plans Set for 1967 Start
Bruce Gillian with the highway department describes interviews of motorists and IBM tabulation. He notes good roads cut costs and that construction could begin around 1967 with Nebraska’s interstate by 1970 and a premier highway by 1972. The Kimball delegation urges immediate zoning cooperation to speed the project.
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Bruce Gillian
Highway Department
IBM
Gillian
Nebraska
Kimball
Lincoln Man To Be Buried Here
Patrick Crogan 70 of Lincoln dies suddenly from a heart attack. Graveside services set at Greenwood Cemetery Saturday at 9 a.m. Rosary 8:30 p.m. Friday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Rev. Vincent Pelster presides. Veterans of Foreign Wars pallbearers. Survived by widow, one son Robert Denver, one daughter Mrs Keith Denver Colton, and nine grandchildren.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Patrick Crogan
Lincoln
The
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Vincent Pelster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
County Officials Travel to Omaha for State Meeting
Seven Cheyenne County officials departed Tuesday for Omaha to attend a state meeting of county government representatives. Attending were Ruby Henkle district court clerk, Joan Hart welfare director, Ralph Englert clerk, John Peetz Jr. attorney, and commissioners Carl Olson Bill Smith and A. A. Fenske.
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Cheyenne
Omaha
Ruby Henkle
Joan Hart
Ralph Englert
John Peetz Jr
Carl Olson
Bill Smith
A. A. Fenske
Sterretts Charged in Cheyenne County Burglary Case
Cheyenne County Attorney John Peetz Jr. files burglary charges against Ray and Kristina Sterrett operators of Trailer City for allegedly entering a Harris rental trailer and taking a television set. The Sterretts are out on a $100 appearance bond with a hearing set for December 19.
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Cheyenne County
John Peetz Jr
Ray
Kristina Sterrett
Trailer City
Peetz
Sterretts
Burton
Judy Harris
Sterrets
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Dr. Sloan
Stramit Corp
Graff
Stramit
Charles Hein
Kimballites
Columbus, Ohio
Statehouse
Columbus
Capitol Building
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