16 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1959
Page
1
Sparsely reported transfer of remains from Sidney Nebraska boot hill to Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Kansas occurred in the early 1920s. Some bodies remain in Sidney, a surprise to locals and traced to uncertain cemetery procedures.
Nebraska GOP official John Peetz lauds John Cooper as a favorable candidate for western Nebraska. He notes Cooper’s booster role for western needs, knowledge of farm and wheat issues, and his background in Republican state finances as a driven, well informed businessman.
State Senator John R Cooper 48 of Humboldt filed for governor as a Republican. He serves in the unicameral from the First District and has held local posts in Humboldt. The filing happened in Falls City and Lincoln, amid remarks on efficiency in government and industry growth.
Police Chief Sol W'lis warned parents to keep their youngsters off the lagoon at Legion Park. The ice is not thick enough for skating yet. On Tuesday police chased a group of youths from the ice and two younger children were seen sitting in the middle chopping a hole in the ice.
Cliffod D Draper of Gurley was fined 100 dollars and costs in Cheyenne County Court on Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. His driver's license was suspended for six months.
The Seventh Day Adventists Church at 2396 Maple Street will dedicate its new building this Saturday at 2 39 pm. Pastor N C Peterson and Elcer Carl W Pine are featured speakers. construction began five years ago and was largely done by church members. The public is invited to attend.
William Torrez 27 and Adam Jeon King 19, both of Ovid, paid fines in police court after attempting to cross Union Pacific tracks near 11th Ave between Grant and Hickory. Torrez suffered head injuries while King was shaken. car damage around 175 dollars. Both jailed pending fine payment.
Sidney Civitan Club sponsors a new Gear Grinders Safety Club to promote auto safety for youths. Thirteen high school students from Vorenzo St Patrick's Academy and Sidney High School attended an organizational session at Rails Cafe. Officers were named and planned activities include a car wash to raise funds for needy families at Christmas.
Benjamin J Barnhart 57 died of a heart attack at his farm home southeast of Sund Monday. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at the Craig Mortuary with the Rev Norman Schroeder of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiating. Burial in South Sund Cemetery. He was born January 29 1902 in Emo Ontario Canada and moved to Cheyenne County in 1915. Survived by his wife Mary Pinix Stadlar eight children and one sister Flo Gallant of Wellington BC. Pallbearers named Oscar Copter Glenn Dickinson Gail Jarred Martin Beckmann Herbert Statur and Glenn Koehes.
Police reported a theft of an electric toaster from Gambles Store on Tuesday afternoon. The incident involved a portable kitchen appliance taken from the shop's display area. No suspects are named in the initial report.
Sterling Colorado oil man Rex Monahan shows a promising No 1 Mary Egging well near Gurley. Drill stem tests in the D sand yield 930 feet of oil and 510 feet of oil and mud cut water, with earlier tests showing substantial oil and water. If production meets expectations, offset drilling may follow and a new Gurley field could emerge. The Gurley area previously hosted the Mary Egging and Sell No 1 wells, with Ohio and other operators contributing to development. Nationwide, Western states report 4 302 wells completed in January, led by Northern New Mexico with high success in oil and gas.
Len Fenske of Lundell files for a fifth term in the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. As a long-time member of the budget committee he argues for higher pay to attract capable lawmakers and defends anti secondary boycott stance while praising labor overall.
United Fund chairman Gerald Matzke reports $13,289.79 raised, $1,710.21 short of the $15,000 target but $1,490 above last year. Last year totaled $11,800. Donations may be mailed to Matzke, with about 88.6 percent of the 1959 goal reached.
DIX services for Guy Albert Barrett 68 will be Thursday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian Church with Rev S G Williams of Dix officiating. Burial will be in Kimball Cemetery. Barrett born June 4, 1891 near Hull in Banner County lived in Banner and Kimball counties, worked on ranches and as a barber, married Stella Viuphn in 1919, moved to Dix in 1920, served as custodian of Dix Elementary School, member of Union Presbyterian Church, died after collapsing at work Monday evening.
Sioux Ordnance Depot will curtail operations from December 25 to January 3 to allow an extended Christmas vacation with annual leave charged. Guard firefighting and other mandatory services continue. Pay actions: Friday workers paid December 24 and January 1 checks available December 30. mailed checks available by request.
Sidney firemen responded to a Thursday evening alarm at 730 pm for a car fire at 1230 Elm. The blaze was confined to the engine and blamed on defective wiring. damage estimated at 75 dollars.
A 15 year old Sidney youth, Mike Maher, sustained head injuries when he fell from a moving car around 9 55 p m. He was listed in good condition at Sidney Memorial Hospital. Police said details were incomplete but the youth apparently fell off or was thrown from the back as the car started to move.
The Gear Grinders Safety Club sponsors a car wash this Saturday from 8 30 a m to 5 p m to aid needy families at Christmas. Volunteers will pick up and deliver cars at East Side Conoco 603 Ill Carter Service Center 20th and IN and H H Sinclair 12th and Ill.
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