Carr and Bolin elected Sidney Chamber leaders at morning meeting
Carr was elected president and Bolin vice president of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce at a lengthy morning session at the Yendis Cafe. The group urged more entrants for the Christmas Lighting contest and urged calling the Chamber office at 254 5851 before 5 p.m. Friday December 17 to be judged. The BPW Club will judge residential entries for a first prize of 75 dollars and other prizes. The directors approved a merger proposal with Union Pacific and Rock Island railroads and moved toward relocating the Chamber office and County Historical Society to the old library building once the new library opens. They discussed dues comparisons with Ogallala, McCook and North Platte, and set a special meeting for December 20 to review dues. An upcoming Interstate 80 interchange location meeting was announced for tonight at City Hall. A policy statement review and potential bylaw changes were noted for a future session. The Railway Commission advised Burlington freight cuts and Union Pacific LCL cuts, with opposition to eliminating Burlington passenger trains Casper to Alliance. The Chamber accepted a space donation from The Sidney Telegraph for a monthly member report. Retiring president Lew Mehling closed the meeting thanking members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Carr
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Leo Bolin
Ron Mercer
Chamber
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Chamber Office
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Bolin
The
County Historical Society
Sidney
Ogallala
McCook
North Platte
E.R. Jimerson
City
John Elwell Jr
State Railway Commission
Sidney Chamber
Burlington Railroad
Mercer
Railway Commission
Burlington
Casper
Alliance
Carr
Sidney Telegraph
Lew Mehling
Space Ship Rendezvous Is Success
Four US astronauts achieved a historic space rendezvous 185 miles above Earth as Gemini 6 pilots Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford met Gemini 7 crew Frank Borman and James Lovell nose to nose within six to ten feet. The event occurred on Gemini 6’s fourth orbit over the Pacific, with the pair planned to return to Earth around 10:26 a.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Pacific Ocean
Schirra
Earth
Panabaker Xmas Display Open Saturday Night
The famed Christmas scene at the Ralph Panabaker farm east of Dalton will be open to the public Saturday evening December 18. Visitors may view Santa's Village, Santa's workshop, carolers and other displays through January 1. This year three illuminated plastic carolers decorate the porch replacing the illuminated Santa and snowmen of prior years.
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Dalton
Santa
Panabaker
Mrs Kinney Rites Friday in Bloomfield Nebraska
Mrs. Kinney dies at Memorial Hospital from heart attack and funeral rites are set for 2 PM Friday in Bloomfield with Scott-Prescott Mortuary directing. Surviving kin include four daughters Wanda Wiggs Ina Rolls Jo Ann Rihn Karen Grigg and six sons Farnum Herbert Dean Lee Rex Dale. one sister and two brothers also noted. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handles local arrangements.
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C. W
Emma Pauline) Kinney
Memorial Hospital
Bloomfield
Nebr
Scott-Prescott
Charles William Kinney
Wanda Wiggs
Organ
N. M
Ina Rolls
Sioux Army Depot
Jo Ann Rihn
el Paso
Texas
Karen Grigg
Kimball
Neb
Farnum
Onawa
Iowa
Herbert
West Point
San Diego
Calif
Lee
Las Cruces
N.M
Rex
Gallup
New Mexico
Dale
Fulton
Herbert Krohn
Bloomfield, Neb
Norman Bruegman
Fritz Bruegman
Lakefield
Minn
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Postoffice Hours Extended in Sidney Through Dec 20
Effective today the Sidney postoffice will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. The new hours stay in effect through Monday December 20.
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Sidney Poste
Christmas Lighting Contest Opens with Cash Awards
Deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. for the Chamber of Commerce Christmas lighting contest. Entrants can win part of 150 in cash awards judged next week by Business and Professional Women. Notify the Chamber by phone or mail if you plan to enter. displays must be officially entered to be judged.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Christmas City
Winne Bence Me
James McIntosh 59 dies suddenly in North Platte
James G. McIntosh 59 a pioneer Sidney family member died unexpectedly Tuesday evening at his home 1311 West E Street North Platte He had gone to a hospital that morning for a checkup but was stricken with a heart attack Funeral services will be at 10 o'clock Saturday in St Patrick's Catholic Church North Platte with Monsignor Thomas Siudowski officiating Burial will be in North Platte cemetery Rosary 7 30 p.m. Friday at Adams Swanson Funeral Home chapel He was Lincoln County attorney since 1942 and local attorney for Union Pacific railroad since 1945 Survived by widow Edith Ward married February 12 1934 a son James J McIntosh of Tucson Arizona a daughter Sandra McIntosh of Omaha a brother McKinley Sidney a sister Mrs Robert Johnston Port Chester New York and two grandchildren
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James G. McIntosh
Sidney
West E Street
North Platte
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Thomas Siudowski
Adams-Swanson
James L. McIntosh
St. Patrick’s Academy
Creighton University
Omaha
Georgetown University Law School
Washington,d.c
Lincoln County
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Patrick’s Church
Nebraska Bar Association
Lincoln County Bar Association
BPO Elks
Nuclear powered ships enter combat on Enterprise mission
Gary R. Conley, Airman Apprentice USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Conley of Sidney, recalls December 2, 1965 when nuclear powered warships first fought. He serves aboard USS Enterprise as it led air strikes against the Viet Cong in South Vietnam, with USS Bainbridge aiding on the carrier's flank. The two ships recently completed a 30 day, 16 000 mile voyage from Norfolk to the Western Pacific to join the Seventh Fleet, marking the shift of four atomic powered surface ships to the Pacific Fleet. Nuclear reactors promise nearly unlimited range.
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USS Enterpree
Gary R. Conley
USN
Charles C. Conley
Sidney
Enterprise
Viet Nam
Bain
Norfolk
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Bainbridge
Long Beach
Truxton
Snowy Crust Covers Area Boosts Winter Crops
Cheyenne County received up to .71 inch moisture from a four day system of rain and snow, soaking every square inch of ground. Crop observers hailed the moisture as a boost for winter wheat and other crops, with top growth still present. Snow totals varied by location, and temperatures stayed in the winter range with a low of 1 degrees and a high around 24.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Dalton-Gurley
Dalton
Earl Lessig
Gurley
Don Dey Ermand
Lodgepole
Henry Jenik
Sidney
Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
al Potter
George Coulter
State Eyes Spring Start for Nebraska Ag Center
University officials and Sen. Fleming discussed initiating a new agricultural research center at Sioux Army Depot in 1966 with a limited operation by spring and a larger rollout later. The project aims to study dryland crops, involving 2,200 acres in the southeast corner, while state and federal authorities continue property conveyance talks and inventory of needed buildings equipment and land as the State Board of Education weighs a use permit plan for a likely July 1967 funding window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska Ag College
Sioux Army Depot
George Fleming
Sidney
Warren W. Sachs
F. C. Hastert
L. G. Legg
C. R. Fenster
Alliance
Extension Service Experiment Station
Sen. Fleming
Clif Webster
Ray Cruise
Harold Tremain
Rural Area Development Committee
Nebraska
Panhandle
North Platte River
Defense Department
State Education Dept
Cecil Stanley
Washington
Stanley
General Services Administration
GSA
Sioux
Don Bradford
Bradford
Mr. Stanley
State Board of Education
Cyril Williams
Col. Williams
Floyd Miller
Two Lane Traffic On Overpass Reopens Next Week
The State Highway Department announced two lane traffic on the Highway 30 overpass east of town will resume next week. The goal is to open both lanes by Wednesday or Thursday, with one way traffic in effect until then.
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State Highway Department
Charles Slama Burial Friday
Charles Slama69 native of Chelsea Iowa died Tuesday in Scottsbluff hospital. He came to Potter in 1920 and farmed in the Potter area. Survivors include sisters Mrs Bessie Oeltjen Potter and Mrs Mildred Kidder Missoula Mont, and brothers Fred and Lewis Denver. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. Lutheran Church Potter burial Potter Cemetery Allen Mortuary Kimball in charge.
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Scottsbluff
Edward Charles Slama
Potter
Chelsea
Iowa
Missouri
Cheyenne County
Kimball Wrecking Yard
Slama
Kimball
Bessie Oeltjen
Mildred Kidder
Missoula
Mont
Fred
Lewis
Denver
Lutheran
Allen Mortuary
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Sidney C
John Egging
Charles Ham
E. R. Jimerson
Stan Larabee
Ed Baumann
Phil Gottschalk
Mrs. C. W, Kinney
Mrs. Kinney
James McIntosh
Trade School
Altho Federal Assurances
Ag Center
Charles Slama
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