Press Day Emergency at The Telegraph Christmas Issue
A malfunction on the Goss offset press delayed The Telegraph’s Christmas edition. With a broken timing belt, local help from Western Nebraska Observer's Bob Pinkerton and Joe Hernandez enabled a night-and-day fix. Suburban readers thanked staff and allies for patience and support.
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The
Telegraph
Grandma
Grandpa Lowe
Tucson
Goss
Charlie Wolford
John Lessig
Rapid City
Rapid
McCook
Dot Carey
Paper Boys
Western Nebraska Observer
Kimball
Bob Pinkerton
Butch Taylor to Ohio State Post
Dr. George P. Taylor Jr who recently earned a PhD in psychology at the University of Minnesota has accepted a leadership role at Ohio State University in Columbus. He will head and establish the new Department of Psychology within the Department of Physical Medicine, starting in March. He currently works at the Kenny Institute of Rehabilitation in Minneapolis.
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George P. Taylor Jr
University of Minnesota
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Taylor
Kinny Institute of Rehabilitation
Minneapolis
Tele graph to skip issue Monday January 2
The Telegraph will not publish a Monday issue on January 2 and the business office will be closed on the preceding Saturdays.
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Telegraph
Caution In Murder Of Sgt Seefeldt Still A Mystery
A Panhandle weather summary notes fair conditions this afternoon, tonight, and Saturday with slowly warming temperatures. Lows tonight 5 to 15, high Saturday 30 to 40, with snow probability under five percent. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures through Wednesday, warmer weekend, colder early next week, then warmer again. Highs around 40, lows 10 to 20, with possible snow early next week.
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Panhandle
Frontier Air Lines
Driving Urged as Holidays Near by Nebraska Patrol
Col. Dan J. Casey chief of the Nebraska Safety Patrol urges safe driving during the holidays. He notes factors raise crash risk and says all troopers will be on duty over the long week. Sgt. Felix Koenig reports radar use and patrol airplanes will be deployed in Kimball Cheyenne Deuel county area.
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Dan J. Casey
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Felix Koenig
Kimball-Cheyenne-Deuel County
Panhandle
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Santa
Telegraph
Ernest Ruhter Rites Set for Dec 24 at Sidney
Funeral services for Ernest George Ruhter of Peetz a retired farmer will be held Saturday December 24 at 10 a.m. from the First Methodist Church in Sidney with Rev John E Staytorn officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery Ruhter died December 21 at Memorial Hospital in Sidney He was born August 22 1889 on a homestead northeast of Sidney to George Henry Ruhter and his wife Early life included moves to Hastings Gurley and a Sidney Draw homestead He later moved to Peetz Colorado where he lived at death He married Carrie G Peterson January 30 1944 Preceding him in death were his parents one brother and one sister He was a member of the IOOF lodge in Peetz Survivors include his wife one step daughter Katherine Rasmussen four grandchildren and three great grandchildren three sisters Bessie Stockdich Rose Ruhter Irene Krueger three brothers Paul William Robert Pallbearers are Don Meier Walter Stewart Lee Hawkins Jack Peters Lester Vernon John Fehringer Memorials to the Sidney Methodist Church The Craig Holechek Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Ernest George Ruhter
Peetz
First Methodist Church
Sidney
John E. Staytorn
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Ruhter
Memorial Hospital
George Henry Ruhter
Hastings
Carrie
Katherine Rasmussen
Kimball
Bessie Stockdich
Katy, Tex
Rose Ruhter
Irene Krueger
Paul Ruhter
Aurora, Colo
William Ruhter
Robert Ruhter
Don Meier
Walter Stewart
Lee Hawkins
Jack Peters
Lester Vernon
John Fehringer
Craig- Holechek Funeral Home
Accidents On Ly Road Near Sidney Figures In Ice Toll
Trooper Paul Manley reported two heavy damage accidents on ice slicked Highway 30 near Sidney. A 1963 Chevrolet panel truck owned by Union Pacific rolled onto its top in a borrow pit, driver Donald McVay 37 unharmed. A 1960 Kenworth lettuce truck driven by Howard Fuller 43 and co driver Paul Schumm 31 toppled onto its side. both drivers treated for cuts and bruises. Damages near 12000 dollars. Funeral services for Marine Sgt. Gerald Seefeldt will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church South Divide and burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Seefeldt, 26, was murdered near Lakehurst Naval Air Station. Autopsy showed four bullet wounds near the heart and wounds on neck and head. Authorities seek a suspect. Car found abandoned. Marines questioned. Survivors include wife Roberta Phillips Seefeldt, two sisters, and parents.
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Paul Manley
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Borrow Pit
Donald R. McVay
Sutherland
Manley
McVay
Fairgrounds
Audrey
Howard Fuller
Salt Lake City
Paul Schumm
Cheyenne
Wyo
Memorial Hospital
Damge
Fort McPherson National Cemetery
Wallace
Nebr
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
Denver
Seefeldt
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Asbury Park
N.J
Calvin Wooley
Ocean County
Sgt. Seefeldt
Wooley
Thompson Lab Is Accredited Pedodontics
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Dental Laboratories in Chicago informs Jim Thompson that Thompson Pedo Lab has earned accreditation in pedodontics. Authorized since 1962 by the ADA and the Justice Department, the lab has provided about ten years of service. It is one of three Nebraska labs with this accreditation.
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Board of Commissions of the
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Dental Laboratories
Chicago
Jim Thompson
Thompson
American Dental Association of the
United States
Department of Justice
Nebraska
Officials To Be Sworn In Cheyenne County Ceremony
Official swearing in will occur in the district courtroom at noon on Thursday January 5. County Judge Sydney Finch will administer the oath to the November election victors. Returning to office are Clerk Ralph Englert Assessor Ed Swanson Attorney John Peetz Jr Commissioner Billie Smith Clerk of the District Court Ruby Henkle and Treasurer Milt Nissen. New officials include A Caldwell superintendent of schools Kermit Brumbaugh sheriff Doug Boyd second district commissioner and G F Bush county defender.
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Cheyenne
Sydney Finch
Ralph Englert
Ed Swanson
John Peetz Jr
Billie Smith
Ruby Henkle
Milt Nissen
Swanson
Nissen
Bel
A. Caldwell
Kermit Brumbaugh
Doug Boyd
G. F. Bush
Tin Can Lids Form a 10 Foot Christmas Tree
Mr and Mrs A J Koester display 1000 tin can lids as a colorfully lit 10 foot Christmas tree in their yard. Lids taper from small juice-can tops to large bottoms, suspended from a wooden frame on a blue foil-tapped pole. The base is a repurposed empty telephone wire spool encased in glass. The star at the top is carved from a lid. Lids are arranged gold and silver on opposite sides and reflect sunlight by day.
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A. J. Koester
Grant
Koester
Koesters
Ice Causes Two Auto Mishaps in Sidney This Week
Sidney police investigated three accidents over several days with ice blamed for two Wednesday night crashes at the Legion Park Bridge area on 11th avenue. Vaughn Meier, 21, escaped injury as his northbound car hit a light pole. A second collision followed between John Hall, 55, and Rodney Coupens, 18, at the same location with no injuries. A third crash on 18th Avenue near 18th and Jackson involved Raymond Miller, 17, and Ruth Wicks, 40, with no injuries.
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Sidney
Legion Park Bridge
11Th Avenue
Vaughn Meier
John W. Hall
Rodney W. Coupens
Coupens
Hall
18Th
Jackson
Raymond Michael Miller
18Th Avenue
Ruth D. Wicks
Carr Named New Sidney Industrial Council Leader
Carr takes over the Sidney Industrial Council succeeding Lew Mehling who officiated for the last time as president at Thursday noon’s meeting. Lloyd Carr will head the council per policy that the president be the junior past president of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce. Lt Col Cyril Williams reported progress in phasing out Sioux Army Depot. Stan Larabee, new Chamber president, outlined plans for the year while Jerry Krutsinger urged cooperation in the upcoming member drive. City Manager George Felsch noted a state highway appraiser will visit after year’s start to discuss Interstate 80 property owner impacts.
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Lew Mehling
Sidney Industrial Council
Lloyd Carr
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Cyril P. Williams
Sioux Army Depot
Stan Larabee
Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Krutsinger
Chamber
George Felsch
State Highway Department
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John Gottschalk
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Butch Taylor
Ernest Ruhter
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Gerald Seefeldt
New Jersey
Trinity Lutheran Church
Roberta Phillips
Memphis
Thompson Lab
Ska Stal
Proclaumct
Carr Takes
Sidney High Band
Lions Club Band Auxiliary
E. L. Hoover
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