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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
3
A long catalog of businesses and services appears as a civic loyalty salute with many named firms in Sidney. The notice notes steam engines are being tested in police cars and in trucks and buses.
The Chappell FFA Chapter held its first meeting on December 6 with Kimball Chapter officers present to install Chappell’s officers. Twenty one vo ag students received the Greenhand Degree the entry level for FFA members. Officers named Allan Bruns president Tom Essman vice president Robin Johnson secretary Bill Pickerel treasurer Tom Carter sentinel. The chapter is sponsored by Thomas Jones Yo-Ag Instructor in Chappell.
Lisco will host a Christmas lighting ceremony at the fire hall on Sunday December 12. The block from Lisco State Bank to Lisco Superette will be roped off for the event. Father Joseph Abele will deliver a message and Mrs Mary Stringer will assist with special music by the Lisco mixed sextet. The highlight is the turning on of the new Nativity scene.
Harry Kuska has been elected district chairman of the Western Nebraska County Superintendents. The district covers Banner Box Butte Cheyenne Devel Garden Kimball Morrill Sheridan and Sioux counties. Kuska will oversee the Panhandle district spelling contest set for next April in Oshkosh.
Paul and Beverly Gladson of CHAPPELL A Julesburg couple confessed to a string of robberies across Keith Garden and Devel counties. The pair admitted stealing from homes near Big Springs Lewellen and vacant farms and took a gun shells jewelry sweaters and cash before being jailed in Devel County awaiting trial. A separate break in at Ben's Tavern in Big Springs netted about 17 dollars.
Three senior students at Chappell High School were named Outstanding Teenagers this year Virginia Hayes daughter of Donald and Mrs Hayes Sam Stegeman son of Ray and Mrs Stegeman and Scott Clark son of Raymond and Mrs Clark A faculty committee from the Chappell School System nominates yearly for this program.
WW Skidmore of Blossom found unusually large sweet potatoes in his fall harvest. One tuber weighed seven and a half pounds and another reached five and a half pounds, prompting curiosity about his backyard crop.
Mixed puzzle content with several crossword clues and unrelated news briefs. Highlights include clues like Tibetan monks and sun dried brick, plus AP items on dove feeding legality in Austin and the New York auto show. Also notes Dallas police Mary Trout named first woman sergeant.
Dr Vivian Wood of the University of Wisconsin School of Social Work finds the grandchild provides pride and comfort to grandparents after studying 257 grandparents. Her analysis suggests strong social value in grandchild grandparent ties.
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