Sidney's Toll Dialing to Speed Up Phone Usage
Sidney is becoming a major communications center as Northwestern Bell installs toll dialing equipment. When completed, callers dial O for long distance, give city and number, and are connected directly by automatic dialing. Cutover in Sidney Ogallala Chadron area mid January, with rest of system following. The change promises near instant connections, faster than past decades, and operator training emphasizes calling by number. Sidney now third largest Northwestern Bell switching point in Nebraska, with about one thousand long distance calls daily and 42 permanent operators plus expected expansion.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sidney
Ogallala
Chadron
Sidney Exchange
Ar Arnstiof
Arnst
Western Electric
A Dé R. Miller
Northwestern Beil
Telegraph
Miller
11Th and Jackson
Bellin
Nebraska
Grand Island
Omaha
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Holiday Mail Volume at Sidney Post Office Surges
Postmaster John W. Martinosky reports a Christmas mailing rush at the Sidney post office with a projected twenty percent rise from last year. He urges quick parcel mailing to avoid delays and stresses cards have sentimental value as Christmas nears.
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Sidney Post Office
John W. Martinosky
Martinosky
Moose Club Opens New Sidney Rooms Next Week
The Moose Club in Sidney will hold a grand opening next Wednesday and Thursday with public open house both nights. An orchestra and entertainment will accompany the event as the club moves to the former American Legion Club Rooms after weeks of renovation. The facility features a knotty pine bar, new lounge, barroom and dance hall furniture, and thorough floor refinishing. Seele Edwards named club manager with Pat Deir as assistant. Moose Lodge organized in 1948, previously at the bowling alley, now has 110 members.
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Moose Club
Sidney
American Legion Club
Seele Edwards
Pat Deir
Moose Lodge
Neal Dunlavy
Boyd French
Harold Keith
Layton Maddox
Klem Miller
Frank Helms
E. L. Hoover
Miller
Helms
Cleover
Farm Bureau Board Will Elect Officers
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau board meets in a special session next Monday night. An officers election will follow a dinner at Yendis Cafe Party Room hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bond.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau Board
Yendis Cafe
Harold Bond
Sidney faces defense housing extension needs
State and federal health officials spent two days in Sidney assessing sanitation and utility needs to support the defense housing program. City Manager Virgil Knowles warned that sewer and water extensions and waste collection cannot be funded indefinitely, though electric and street work may proceed. The group included I Bernstein and Philip Slagel, with Charles Beal of FHA. Knowles expects an aid grant and forms soon. The program targets 200 houses with 125 for sale and 75 for rent, prioritizing Sioux Ordnance Depot workers, while rent controls are being reimposed. Congress must appropriate funds next January, Knowles hopes for assistance to proceed.
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Federal Health Services
Sidney
Defense
Virgil Knowles
I. Bernstein
U. S. Public Health Service
Kansas City
Philip Slagel
Nebraska Department of Health
Charles H. Beal
Housing and Home Financing Agency
Defense Housing Program
Knowles
Health Department
HHFA
Beal
FHA
Omaha
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Cheyenne County
Bernstein
Congress
Join Sidney Municipal Band This Monday Night
Local town band seeks musicians of all levels to join at Sidney high school band room starting at 8 O clock on Monday nights. Dean Kil l ion, director, announced plans for a city group about a month ago and calls for more members to build a proud municipal band in Sidney.
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Sidney’ High School
Sidney Municipal Band
Dean Killion
Sidney High School
Sidney
Newcomers Plan Turkey Dinner for Members
The Newcomers Club plans a Monday December turkey dinner at 6 30 p m in the basement of Sidney City Auditorium. Members and husbands are urged to attend and those not contacted who wish to join club activities should call 2274.
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Sidney City Auditorium
Kings Daughters Fund Surpasses $1000 Total
The Kings Daughters fund reached 1047 by noon, aiding charitable work in Sidney. Canned goods from a New Fox Theatre matinee and requests for bedding donations are planned, with calls to Mrs. Rena McCleneghan or The Telegraph for help and beneficiary names. Contributions include Crusaders class, stores, and individuals, totaling 1047.00.
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Kings Daughters
New Fox Theatre
Sidney
Rena McCleneghan
Telegraph
Crusaders
Methodist Church
O. P. Skaggs
Mary Lonsdale
A. E. Wright
J. W Vaughn
Gambler S
Geo. Hendricks
J. M. McDonald
J. C. Penney
Sidney Considers Becoming First Class City
Sidney City Council weighs upgrading status as population nears 6000. City Attorney says change would be simple and show evidence of growth. Council discusses using first class status to gain control of Sioux Villa housing project, with Army prospects pending.
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Sidney
L. M. Clinton
Virgil Knowles
Sioux Villa
Clinton
Fred Thompson
Sioux
Rites set for Susan Jane Martindale first white Nebraskan born
Susan Jane Martindale 91 longtime Scottsbluff area resident died Tuesday in a Morrill nursing home. Born August 26 1860 near Sidney she was among Nebraska territory’s first white births. Surviving is one son in Douglas Wyoming. Funeral services at Read Funeral Home Scottsbluff Saturday at 100 a.m. with Rev. Ralph Rasmussen officiating. Burial in Creighton Valley Cemetery southwest of Melbeta.
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Susan Jane Martindale
Nebraska Territory
Morrill
Martindale
Sidney
Douglas
Wyo
Read
Scottsbluff
Ralph — "Rasmussen
Creighton Valley
Melbeta
Annexing Suit Filed By Council Annexing Properties Move
The city has begun a district court action to annex land surrounding the southwest and south edge of town. Notice has been served on owners including Herman Van Aelsijn, Ben Jurgens, Jurgens, Lulu Osborn, Maurice and Eleanor Gordon, Violet Minshall, Robert Gregory, Clayton Radcliffe, C. G. Hume, Leona Ostermeier, William Gipfert, Virgil Knowles, School District No. 1, and Valeska Neubauer. The case aims to include land west of 19th Avenue and south of Toledo Street for future residential and industrial growth, with objections expected to be minor. The city argues annexation benefits all and improves control of conditions, noting the district may affect the Country Club Heights area. Some parcels are tied to contemplated schools or residential sites, including Knowles’s tract. Planning actions already address zoning at Wellner’s subdivisions, while a small triangle near the city park awaits inclusion and rezoning.
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L. M. Clinton
19Th Avenue
Toledo Street
Herman van Aelsiyn
Ben C. Jurgens
Jurgens
Lulu G. Osborn
Maurice Gordon
Eleanor Gordon
Violet Minshall
Robert L. Gregory
Clayton S. Radcliffe
C. G. Hume
Leona Ostermeier
William Gipfert
Virgil Knowles
Knowles
Boses
Country Club Heights
Sidney
District Court
Wellner
Wellners
Planning Commission
Carl Christ
Ohio Oil sues to clear title on Beyer mineral leases
Ohio Oil Company files suit in district court to quiet title on the north half of section 24 township 14 north range 50 west. It alleges Beyers granted to M E Roberts and James Kemp a mineral deed and that Roberts kept a mineral deed conveying an undivided interest. Ohio seeks to bar Roberts and Beyers from asserting any claim to the oil and gas rights on the property.
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Fred J. Beyer
Clerk of District Court
Ohio Oil Company
M. E. Roberts
A. D
Roberts
James E. Kemp
Beyers
Ohio
Roberts and Keny
Renewed Oil Search Slated On East Sidney Structure
Deep drilling tests continue in the Huntsman field north of Sidney Ohio Oil Co deepens its Pahl No 3 to probe lower formations with a granite test. Beyer B-2 shows saturation at 4705 4720 ft as drill stem tests are prepared. Mitchell and Levine contract Dunbar Drilling for Olsen No 1 wildcat in 23 13 53 area. Ferne Olsen landowner. Shell Sinclair involvement noted with Government No 2 on Sioux Ordnance Depot. depth 4935 ft. baling and water production efforts ongoing. Sinclair Peterson No 1 coring at 4480 4530 ft. Gilbert No 1 Morrill drilling beneath 3800 ft.
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Huntsman
Sidney
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Cheyenne County
Gurley Pool
Beyer
Ferne Olsen
Shell
Sinclair
Texas Co
Sioux Ordnance
Sinclair Oil Co
Peterson No. 1
Dalton
Gilbert No. 1
Morrill County
Denver- Julesburg
Shamrock Oil and Gas
Logan County
Colo
Earl X K. Carey Drilling Company
Denver
Greasewood Inn
Morgan County
Tolan
Deep Rock Oil Company
Dundy County
Nebr
Rocky Mountain
Shell Oil Company
Richey
Montana
Williston Basin
McCone County
Sidney Seeks New Elks Lodge Amid Campaign
A renewed push to form an Elks Lodge in Sidney gains momentum with local volunteers joined by Elks from Panhandle lodges. Key organizers include R. F. McNamara, Jack Aleff, George Phillips, Carl Farmer, George Schultz, and Capt. Ed Dailey, with support from Sioux Ordnance Depot and Scottsbluff members. A January 27 meeting will decide charter approval as Nebraska hosts 21 lodges.
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Sidney
Elks Lodge
Panhandle
Elis
Sterling
Cheyenne
North Platte
Sioux Ordnance
The
Elks
Nebraska
R. F. McNamara
Jack Aleff
George Phillips
Carl Farmer
George Schultz
Capt
Ed Dailey
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Walt Hampton
Chadron
Elks“new Lodge
B. M. Diers
H. A. McCutchan
Ray Greenwalt
Glen Avery
Scottsbluff
District IOOF Rebekahs Meet at Chappell
The fifth annual session of the Lodgepole Valley District Association of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be held in Chappell on Saturday with attendees from Big Springs Bushnell Chap pell Dix and Sidney Sessions include Grand Lodge degrees a veterans jewels presentation and Theta Rho entertainment The evening features a Grand Master reception banquet with address by Guy Spencer and dancing at the IOOF Hall Officers include D W Miles president K R McHatton vice president J M Hanway secretary and Glen Bales treasurer A Sid ney lodge contingent plans to attend.
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Lodgepole Valley District Association
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Chappell
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Big Springs
Bushnell
Dix
Sidney
Grand Lodge of Nebraska
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Theta Rho
E. O. Richards
Legion Hall
Guy Spencer
D. W. Miles
K. R. McHatton
J. M. Hanway
Glen Bales
Sidney Lodge
Henry Geu Named Head of Farmers Oil Coop
Henry Geu, a young Sidney farmer, was elected president of the board of directors for the Farmers Union Gas & Oil Coop at the cooperative’s annual meeting in the City Auditorium Wednesday. Ed Meyer of Sidney presided for 22 years. Red Nelson was treasurer and manager. Louis Nienhuser, Ralph Fraass, and C. E. Nelson were named directors. Special speakers included Guy Williams of Denver’s Consumers Co-Op and Joe Schulte of Scottsbluff. A free lunch followed, and dividend checks were handed out to stockholders.
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Meyer
Ralph Fraass
Lodgepole
John Fraass
C. E. Nelson
Sidney
Guy Williams
Consumers Co-Op
Denver
Joe Schulte
Scottsblurt
Two Sent To State Prison In Cheyenne County Court
Judge I J Nisley presided in Cheyenne County district court. Two defendants pled guilty and were sent to state prisons, while Lawrence Hollon alias Lake pled not guilty and will face a jury on December 18 for assault with intent to do bodily harm linked to a November 24 incident involving Robert Lucero. Clarence Hotaling 22 was sentenced to one to two years in the reformatory for writing no account checks. Melvin McKellip 19 received a three year term in the penitentiary for burglary. Divorce decrees granted in Josephine E Allington vs George Allington and Ruby E Harmon vs Lloyd Harmon.
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I. J. Nisley
North Platte
Cheyenne County
Hollon
Robert Lucero
Lucero
P. J. Heaton
Clarence Hotaling
Nisley
Nebraska State Reformatory
Melvin McKellip
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Nistey
Josephine E. Allington
George Allington
Ruby E. Harmon
Lloyd Harmon
House And Furniture Auction On Tuesday
The home and furniture of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Sample at 940 Elm Street will be offered to the highest bidders next Tuesday December 18 at a public auction conducted by Emerald Rapp auctioneers. Sale starts at one o clock with Rapp and Frerichs as sale clerks.
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L. E. Sample
Elm Street
Emerald
Rapp
The
Telegraph
Rapp and Frerichs
Schnell Farm drilling deals boost Cheyenne County wells
The Ohio Oil Co farms out two Cheyenne County wells east of Sidney to Brown and True of Casper and an area near Huntsman, Dorman and North Sidney fields. A third new location, Lobo No 1, is to be drilled by Olds Drilling Co east of the Dalton field. Eleven locations are now active or staked in the Schnell area as coalitions seek an oil pool amid mixed results.
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Ohio
Sidney
George Schnell
Casper
Gulf Plains Corp
Huntsman, Dorman
North Sidney Fields
Fred Beyer
Lobo
Brown
True
Qhie
Huntsman
Voraian
North
Dalton
Baker No. 1
Davison
Ziegler
Bernard Knudsen
Morgan County
Colo
Cheyenne County
Denver-Julesburg
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Middlewest
U. S. 1St Marine Division
North Korea
Legion Club
Farm Bureau Board
Kings Daughters Fund
Farry
East Sidney
IOOF
Rebekah
Henry Geu
Ed Meyer
Lawrence Hollon
Schnell Farm
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