Three Operations In As Many Months For Baby
Sgt and Mrs David Wren of San Antonio Texas describe their son Christopher Brandon Stueve born Sept 16 with multiple birth defects. He has undergone three operations since birth including abdominal hernias and a bone graft with ongoing care at the Air Force Hospital in San Antonio. Despite serious hurdles Christopher remains healthy with a good appetite and hopeful outlook as his family praises medical progress and support.
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Sgt
David Wren
San Antonio
Texas
Wren
Kathy Stueve
Walter Stueve
Christopher Brandon Stueve
Christopher
Christophere
Air Force Hospital
Stueve
Chris
The
Ebbtide Drive
White Collar Growth Shifts Cheyenne County Labor Mix
Cheyenne County has shifted from blue to white collar work. White collar employment rose from 1980 in 1960 to about 44 percent of total by present, with national trends showing 37.5 million white collar and 27.8 million blue collar workers.
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Cheyenne County
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Cheyenne
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Closing Times In Sidney Vary For Holiday Weekend
Most Sidney retailers stay open until 4 30 p m on Thursday while grocery stores extend hours. City offices post office courthouse ASC office and other state and federal offices close at noon for the holiday weekend. The Telegraph office will lock its front door at noon Thursday.
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Sidney
ASC
Telegraph Office
Telegraph skips Christmas and New Year publication
The Telegraph announces no issue on Friday December 25 for Christmas and Friday January 1 for New Year. The schedule notes holiday break with no edition published on those dates.
Sidney City Offices Close For Holiday Weekend
To close for the holiday weekend, Sidney city offices will shut at 3:00 p.m. Thursday and reopen at the regular time on Monday morning.
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Sidney City
Sidney newspaper notices and subscription rates details
Public notice style brief listing change of address instructions and subscription pricing for Sidney Nebraska region. Mentions 1969 established paper, 1970 date, inside and outside county rates, carrier rate, single copy price, and mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Directors Named By Chamber of Commerce
Election results list Sidney choices Russ Fisher and Mike Selzer along with Gurley Dalton Lodgepole and Potter representatives Lee Foster Tom Olson Clarence Kripal and Don Enevoldsen. Newly named directors join holdovers in January 1971 for officer selection and year planning.
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Cheyenne
Accidents Reported by Sidney Police Department
The Sidney Police Department investigated two accidents with no injuries. On Monday at 2 21 p m Myra Wolfe of Lodgepole backed from a parking spot near Decker's Market and hit Ticky Tawney of Salem Oregon car causing about 35 dollars damage to the Tawney vehicle. On Tuesday Gerald Jacobson Jr of Sidney pulled from the curb at 1006 6th Avenue and struck Bruce Brauer of rural Sidney. Jacobson car had no damage while Brauer car sustained about 70 dollars damage.
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Sidney
Myra Wolfe
Lodgepole
Decker’s Market
Ticky Tawney
Salem
Ore
Tawney
Wolfe
Gerald Jacobson, Jr
6Th Avenue
Bruce Brauer
Jacobson Auto
Brauer
Post Office Window Closes Thursday Noon
The Sidney post office will open 8 30 a m to 12 noon on Thursday for window service only with no other mail handling. Regular delivery continues until close but no mail will be placed in boxes and collection boxes except the front box will not be picked up. No service on Christmas Day and no Saturday window service on Dec 26 though mail will go to boxes.
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Sidney
Ferris Preble
Trade Dollars Shift in Orient Coinage History
The peso served as standard coin in the Orient until the 1870s when the United States Japan and Britain's Asian colonies minted special Trade Dollars containing equally high silver content.
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United States
Japan
Britain
Mrs Vach Rites Set Thursday
Anna Caroline Hejhal Vach 78 died Monday at Memorial Hospital after a stroke at home. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. Thursday Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Max Kors officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials Heart Fund. Born Sept 4 1892 Howells Nebraska to Joseph and Barbara Hejhal. Married Joseph Vach Dec 31 1912 Dodge. Lived Howells then Cheyenne County 1916. Survived by three sons Milo Sidney Elmer Fresno Alvin Harrisburg two daughters Mildred Carlson Meridian Idaho Alma Roos Sidney 13 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren one great great grandchild.
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Anna Vach
Memorial Hospital
Gehrig and Son
Max Kors
Greenwood Cemetery
Anna Caroline Hejhal
Howells, Neb
Joseph
Barbara Svistak Hejhal
Dodge
Joseph Vach
Howells
Cheyenne County
Vach
Sidney
10Th Avenue
Milo
Elmer
Fresno
Calif
Alvin
Harrisburg
Mildred Carlson
Meridian
Idaho
Alma Roos
Hemingford Votes on 450000 School Annex Addition
Voters in Hemingford School District 10 will cast ballots in a special election Tuesday to approve a 450000 bond for an annex to the high school. Plan includes gym stage shop music room kitchen dining area and three classrooms. Passage requires 55 percent. failure triggers a six month wait for a new bond vote. Polls at Hemingford Utilities Building open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Hemingford
Hemingford Utilities
Panahadle Forecast Sees Warmer Late Week And Cooler Weekend
Forecast calls for fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a rise in temperatures. Highs near the 20s this afternoon with a low around 0 to 10 tonight and a Thursday high in the 30s to 40s. precipitation chances zero. Extended outlook through Sunday shows variable clouds and cooler air with a chance of light snow Saturday and highs in the 40s with lows around 10 to 20.
Cold Snap Keeps Wind Chills Near Minus Twenty Five
The week starts with frigid weather and a wind chill around minus 25 Tuesday evening as the wind subsides after 9 p.m. The FAA station logged a morning low of 8 and a high of 36 on Monday, 35 on Tuesday, and 23 by noon today.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Nine To National NFO Meet
The National Farmers Organization held its annual convention in Louisville Kentucky ending Friday. Cheyenne county delegates reported strong determination and unity at the three day event. National President Oren Lee Staley received a standing ovation as he unveiled plans including a post January 1 Commodity List in red meat grain and specialty commodities.
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National Farmers Organization
Louisville
Cheyenne County
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
NFC
Staley
Griffith Appeal For Release Is Denied In Lincoln Hearing
Hugh Griffith a 58 year old convicted slayer of his wife Anna in Sidney nearly 20 years ago had his request for commutation of a life prison sentence denied at a Lincoln hearing. Prosecutor Jack Knicely led opposition with testimony from Hannah Frerichso Sidney mother of the slain woman former Sheriff Schulz and Police Chief Bauer plus petitions from 170 locals. District Judge John H Kuns who heard the 1952 trial also protested Griffiths release.
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Hugh Griffith
Anna
Sidney
Lincoln
Griffith
Jack Knicely
Knicely
Hannah Frerichso
W.W. Schulz
Roy Bauer
John H Kuns
Telegraph Today
Three Directors to Leave Wheatbelt Public Power Board
Three positions on the Wheatbelt Public Power District board will open this year as Arnold Hy Peeks and Ted Smith of Chappell along with Ken Peetz of Sidney retire. Replacements are George Germer and George Zimmerman of Chappell and Carl Schneider of Redington. The retirees include two charter members dating back to 1946 when the cooperative started as Wheatbelt Electric Membership Association. The district has grown from 738 customers in 1946 to 1,800 today.
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Wheatbelt
Ted Smith
Arnold
Hy) Peeks
Chappell
Ken Peetz
Sidney
Wheatbelt Public Power District
George Germer
George Zimmerman
Carl Schneider
Redington
Peeks
Smith
Peetz
Schneider
Wheatbelt Electric Membership Association
Arthur Borcher Sr
Harold Spiker
Gus Scheele
Emery Harrum
Herb
Grain Men Oppose Rail Move In Bushnell Potter Dix
The Nebraska State Railway Commission allowed Union Pacific to end full time agents at Bushnell Potter and Dix and replace with a Kimball mobile agency. Depots must stay for at least one year. after that, UP may seek removal. Grain men at hearings opposed the plan citing harvest season busyness and rising grain shipments. Zimmerman returns to the board after two years.
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Lincoln
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Bushnell, Potter and Dix
Kimball
Aliens Must Report Soon
R C Williams of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service announced an address reporting period in January. All aliens nationwide must report their addresses using forms available at Post Offices and INS offices during January with few exceptions.
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R.C. Williams
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Williams
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Railway depots face strain from rising workload in 1969 70
Testimony shows small towns could ill afford loss of depot agents. In 1969 Dix Bushnell Potter and Jacinto siding received 966 warloads, about 3.7 per day. In the first six months of 1970 the total rose to 1,605, averaging 6.2 per day.
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Dix
Bushnell
Potter
Jacinto
Cheyenne County Couples to Mark Silver Anniversaries
New York telegraph reports Cheyenne County expects about 180 couples to celebrate their 25th year of marriage in the coming year. Insurance statisticians project that most couples, despite rising divorce rates, will live past 25 years with high odds for golden anniversaries as medical advances have improved longevity. Government data show 74 percent of locals over age 14 are married, higher than national and Nebraska averages.
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New York
Cheyenne County
United States
Insurance Company Statisticians
Nebraska
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Christopher Wren
Sidney, Nebraska
Mrs. Vach
Hemingford’s School
Frontier Airlines
Robert Crosby
Wheatbelt Board
Linn
Anton Nelson
Mr. Zimmerman
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