City Council May Take Stand Tonight On Site Of Interchange On I-80
City council may discuss Interstate 80 interchange sites southeast of Sidney and directly south at the hill crest tonight The state favors the southeast site while council members back the southern location The council must record its stance before the final decision later this month Construction of I-80 here is reportedly planned for 1969 The council can only recommend but the state aims to cooperate with local wishes The meeting agenda includes zoning, licenses, East Flood Dike project, police cars, and interchange propositions from the State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
State Department of Roads
Town
Board of Equalization
Francis T. Pritchard
Kenneth Wickstrom
Trea
Treas
West Flood
City Treas, & Utilities
Summit Drive
Alvarado Road
11Th Avenue
Christmas Spirit Prevails in Sidney Christmas Contest
Christmas lighting contest entries in Sidney must be received by 5 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office. A free prize drawing for youngsters 14 and under will be held at courthouse square Saturday night December 18 at seven o'clock. Numerous local businesses participate as the retail committee promotes Christmas shoppers with extended hours and Santa Claus appearances from December 17 to 24. Candy for Santa is provided by KSID and The Sidney Telegraph, the high school band plans carols downtown and at the shopping center on December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Courthouse Square
Safeway
the Photo Center
Greenlees
Star Market
Princess Shop
McDonald’s
Gamble Store
Powell Hardware
Read’s Army Store
Sidney Furniture Co
Lee’s
Lockwood Jewelry Co
Mode O’day
J. C. Penney Co
Sears
Fine’s
Snyder’s
the Western Drug Co
Duis Studio
Ben Franklin
Goodyear
the Village Toys
the Book Keepers
Sidney Office Supply Co
Jack and Jill
Laura’s
The
Winter Drug Co
Merrick’s Shoe
McCoy’s Shoe Store
Western Auto Supply Co
Santa Claus
C of C Retail Committee
Sidney Telegraph
KSID
Sidney High School
Potter Bidder Gets I-80 Job In Nebraska Plan
Missouri Valley Construction Co. of Grand Island topped four of five I-80 contracts west of North Platte in Lincoln with bids totaling 1.924 million for paving 12.6 miles and 1.385 million for grading plus 73,995 for culverts and 172,063 for three bridges. W. L. Schmidt Co. of Potter bid 50,823 for fencing. Other projects include Dawes County N-2 segment near Crawford with Roadmix Inc. at 108,296, and Banner N-88 near Harrisburg with Knight Bros Inc at 195,846 for grading and railing. Missouri Valley also bid 32,406 for a bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln -- Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
North Platte
Hershey
State Roads Department
W. L. Schmidt Co
Potter
Nebraska
Dawes
Crawford
Roadmix, Inc
Fremont
Banner
Harrisburg
Knight Bros, Inc
Robert E. Phillips, McCook
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Accreditation for Rest Home Receives Three Year Grant
Memorial Rest Home in Sidney has earned a three year accreditation from the American Hospital Association. Administrator Leo Bolin said a recent inspection covered the home facilities and services and found full compliance with current standards. The accreditation enables eligibility for federal or other programs relying on AHA guidelines. Memorial Hospital also holds full AHA accreditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Rest Home
Sidney
American Hospital Assny
Leo Bolin
Bolin
Association
Memorial Hospital
American Hospital Assn
Winter Holidays Panhandle Forecast and Snow Outlook
Forecasters predict mostly cloudy skies with light snow tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will run 7 to 14 degrees below normal through Saturday with highs near 30 to 40 and lows down to 5 to 15. Heavier snow is expected later in the week as cold air arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Noreal
Frontier Airlines
Sioux Favored for Western Nebraska Rehabilitation Center
Western Nebraska officials back establishing a state rehabilitation center at the Sioux Army Depot. The center would serve mentally retarded, physically handicapped, and recovered patients in the western third of the state with high quality facilities. Fred Novak cited strong support from over 200 officials via questionnaires and noted blended federal and state funding possibilities with 15 staff and initial capacity for 25 patients, expanding to 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sioux Army Depot
Sioux
Fred Novak
Education Department
Omaha
Novak
State Board of Education
Safflower Price Guarantees Raised for 1966 Season
Pacific Vegetable Oils Corp raises safflower price guarantees to 80 dollars per ton for nonlong term contracts at the Sidney plant and 82 dollars per ton for long term contracts in the five state area Nebraska Colorado Wyoming South Dakota and Kansas. Seed set at six dollars per hundredweight aims to cut cost to around 1.20 to 1.50 per acre, with a possible bonus on March 1, 1967 if markets are favorable. Plant continues safflower processing despite three-year yield declines and losses, while also processing soybeans to test alternative yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Pacific Vegetable Oils Corp
PVO
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Kansas
County Officials Urged To Beautify Roads and Election Names Two From This Area
Nebraska county officials were urged to join a national highway beautification program. State Engineer John Hossack urged zoning controls on commercial development along access roads and better appearance of county roads. The Nebraska County Officials Association adjourned its three day convention at the Castle Hotel with various officers elected for County Commissioners Association and related groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
John Hossack
Hossack
Nebraska County Officials Association
Castle Hotel
Republican governor candidate to meet Nebraskans in Sidney
Norvert T. Tiemann, a Republican governor candidate, will visit Sidney Wednesday for a get acquainted meeting. He will attend a 10:00 a.m. coffee at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel and invites interested people from all parties to attend and discuss Nebraska issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norvert T. Tiemann
Sidney
Nebraska
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Mr. Tiemann
Wheat For World Use Key Topic
Lincoln hosts a four day National Association of Wheat Growers meeting with discussions on using American wheat as an economic weapon to aid the free world. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman will outline world food crisis remedies at the Hotel Cornhusker banquet Thursday evening. Leonard G. Wolf of Brazil's Food for Peace will address My 50 Million Hungry Kids. Other speakers include Senator Milton Young Ed Jaenke Pat Greathouse and Congressman Graham Purcell along with Irwin Hedges on future overseas wheat sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
National Association of Wheat Growers
Cornhusker
Orville L. Freeman
Johnson
Rusk
Irwin Hedges
Christian Herter
Hedges
State Herter
Food For Peace
Brazil
Leonard G. Wolf
Milton Young
N.D. Rep
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ed Jaenke
US Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Pat Greathouse
United Auto Workers
Hybrid safflower seed debut eyed at West Sacramento meeting
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp introduces Saffola 161 hybrid safflower seed to about 200 growers in West Sacramento. Claassen projects a $15-per-ton premium over the 1966 floor price of $85, with 1965 crop prices above $80 per ton. PVO cites tighter edible oil markets and growing safflower demand as drivers for larger acreage and intensified production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp
West Sacramento
Carl E. Claassen
Pacific Oilseeds, Inc
Woodland
PVO
California
Claassen
Sidney
Ken Woodward
B. T. Rocca, Jr
San Francisco
Richmond
el Rancho
Safflower Yields Varied As Weather Hurt Crops Across Region
The region faced hot dry conditions and drying winds in August followed by cool wet weather and an early killing freeze in September. Safflower fared better than many crops but still suffered, with some areas reporting lower yields. Ken Woodward offers his safflower field expertise to growers and long term contracts of three to seven years for higher price guarantees.
Johnny Carson To Receive Big Red Hats
The Sidney Youth Council mailed three Big Red western hats to Johnny Carson and Ed Moe Mahon and Skitch Henderson. A letter asked Carson to publicize Sidney High School band Rose Bowl trip and suggested Ed and Skitch wear the hats on his Tonight show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Youth Council
Johnny Carson
NBC
Tonight
Ed MoeMahon
Skitch Henderson
Mr. Carson
Johnny
Sidney High School
Skitch
Firemen End Toy Repair Project in Sidney
Sidney volunteer firemen announce they have discontinued repairing old toys for Christmas due to limited hours. A number of toys remain on hand needing repair and are available for pickup by anyone who wishes to collect them.
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Sidney
Morrill County School Changes Get State's OK
Lincoln The State School District Reorganization committee approved a comprehensive Morrill County plan to form two unified districts. One would combine Bayard with eight rural districts, valued at about $9 million with about 700 students. The other would pair Bridgeport with 20 rural districts, valued around $2 million with over 950 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Morrill
Bayard
Bridgeport
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Potter Bidder
Rest
Santa
Cyril P. Williams
Teddy Chi
Telegraph
County Commissioners Association
Ira Radke
Chappell
M. V. Landreth
Page
Raymond Hahn
Paxton
County Welfare Association
Vern Smith
Otis Maddox
Geneva
Stanley Huth
Gering
Erma Ripley
Hebron
County Engineer’s Association
Virgil Cook
Ogallala
Hugh Dillon
August Stahla
Kimball
Clerk of District Court Association
O. H. Nichols
Ruby Henkle
Catherine Reilly
Columbus
County Treasurer’s Association
John Coyle
Seward
Sam J. Howell
Frank Steinberger
Schuyler
Leona Bahde
Wayne
Veterans Service Officer’s Association
Gormans
Leo Gorman
Sidney Postoffice
Cliff Wolf
Mr. Gorman
G.O.P
Toy
Morrill County
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