First Minuteman Silo Liner Eased Into Place Milestone
The first silo liner for the Warren Minuteman site was lowered into a 15 foot hole at Site A-8, 12 miles west and six north of Pine Bluffs. The 36 ton steel liner required three cranes and two hours to set, part of a project spanning 200 missile sites. Cement will secure the liner to within a two inch plumb as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minuteman
Warren
Wyoming
A-8
Pine Bluffs
Cheyenne
American Bridge Company
Uni
Western Nebraska Observer
Former Sidneyite Boosts Morale Through Citizen Shows
Robert Harper of Denver, a Sidney native and insurance executive, leads the Bob Harper shows at the Federal Correctional Institution west of Englewood. He recruits talent, emcees, and works with the South Denver Kiwanis Club to fund college parolee education, library expansion, and craft needs while inmates attend performances and rehearsals.
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Denver Post
Robert Harper
Deriyer
Will Harper
Sidney
Robert*Harper
Denver
Annemrich
Federal Correctional Institution
Englewood
Robert W. Harper
S. Elizabeth St
Bob Harper
Harter
Arper
South
Kiwanis Foundation
University of Colorado
Harper
Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow
Bogan
U S. Justice Department
National Defense Executive Reserve
Amahl Musical Drama Set for Sidney and Chappell
The Christmas tale Amahl and the Night Visitors will be staged in Chappell at 7 30 p m Thursday Dec 27 in the high school auditorium and in Sidney at 7 30 p m Friday Dec 28 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Cast includes Mary Kay Carlson as Amahl and Vernon McKune as his mother with several local shepherds pages and dancers. A different Chappell cast will perform. proceeds are a free will offering with social hour and coffee after in Sidney. The story follows a crippled shepherd boy whose miraculous gift changes his life as three kings visit.
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Amahl
Sidney and
Chappell
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of
Sidney
Mary Kay Carlson
Hjalmer Carlson
Cha
Lloyd Criswell
Ruth Ebke
Carlson
Ruhe
Lucille Bennett
Dick Hall
Amhal
Weekend Wind Brings Cold Temperature Dive
The mild spell gave way to a temperature drop Friday night reaching 22 degrees by Saturday morning. A blustery wind then pushed the temperature down with a 40 mph high and gusts up to 55 mph around 10 a.m. Saturday before easing later.
Walters And Son consign to show at 1963 National Stock Show
C L Walters & Son of Sidney consign 130 bulls and 25 females to the Hereford sale at the Denver event. The sale on January 15 features top-quality cattle judged January 13 with breeders from 16 states expected to attend. The American Hereford Association sponsors the annual sale, a barometer for the industry.
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Denver
C. L. Walters & Son
Sidney
The
American Hereford Association
More People Show Interest In Shelter And Food Guides
Lincoln reports rising Nebraska interest in Civil Defense materials. Rollin Schnieder notes county Extension agents offer publications on fallout protection shelters and farm survival design. Fact sheets explain effects on rural areas livestock crops and dairy farming after a nuclear attack.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Rollin Schnieder
University of Nebraska
Schnieder
Rural Youth Institute At Hastings Sees 200 Nebraska Members
More than two hundred Rural Youth members from across Nebraska will attend the Mid Winter Institute in Hastings on February 12, 1963. John Orr of the University of Nebraska explains the Rural Youth group serves single young adults aged 17 to 30 in a state extension program. The theme Focus on Youth will guide discussions on moral aesthetic social and occupational values. Guest speakers include Rev Vernon Omaha Jerome Herink Leigh E W Janike Lincoln and Lawrence Tremain Superior with tours of a state hospital a fertilizer plant and an irrigation pipe company.
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Hastings
Nebraska
John Orr
University of Nebraska
Vernon
Omaha
Jerome Herink
Leigh International Farm Youth Exchange
Italy
E. W. Janike
University
Lincoln
Lawrence Tremain
University County Extension Cent
Superior
State Hospital
J. E. Poquette 78 Dies in Connecticut Funeral Planned
J. E. Poquette, 78, longtime Sidney resident, died at his daughter’s home in West Hartford, Connecticut. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in the First Methodist Church with Rev. John Stayton officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery with graveside Masonic rites. Craig Mortuary handles arrangements. A full obituary will follow in The Telegraph after the family arrives in Sidney.
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J. E. Poquette
Sidney
C. Merritt Lane
West Hartford
Conn
First Methodist
John Stayton
Greenwood
Craig Mortuary
Telegraph
Rites Today For Kenneth Walkinshaw
Services for Kenneth Lee Walkinshaw 35 will be at 2 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. John E Stayton officiating. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include wife Jessie Pearl and daughter Francis Lee plus three sisters and two brothers. He died after a 13 hour heart operation in Denver.
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Kenneth Lee Walkinshaw
First Methodist Church
John E. Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Kenneth Pittam
Gene Cole
Howard Hurst
Jerry Krueger
Jim Blake
William Blake
Craig Mortuary
Blanchard
Iowa
William R
Loa Alice Walkinshaw
Jessie Pearl Meyers
Francis Lee
Seattle
Wash
Francis Edwin
Omaha
Alice Wilson
Silver Spring
Mary Brownfield
Sidney
Bonnie Jean Heady
Roseburg
Ore
Walkinshaws
Walkinshaw
Sioux Army Depot
Sidney Flooring
Masonic Order
the Elks
Fitzsimmons Hospital
Denver
Chadron Debaters Visit Lorenzo For Trade Block Debate
Chadron State College debaters gave a program at Lorenzo High School on Thursday. Special guests were the speech class from Peetz High School. The group debated the topic Whether We Should or Should Not Form a Trade Block With Other Non-Communist Nations.
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Chadron State College
Lorenzo High School
Peetz High School
Potatoes Named Plentiful This January
U S Department of Agriculture lists potatoes as a plentiful food for January. The winter potato crop is expected to be about ten percent smaller than last year.
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Lincoln
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Holiday Dance At Armory By Sidney High Band Parents
The Sidney High School Band Parents sponsor a post Christmas dance at the National Guard Armory on Saturday December 29 from 9 pm to 1 am. The Sidney High Stage Band debuts with 15 students under Ron Riedeer directed by Sid Phelps. Admission is 1 button, tickets from band members or at the door. Proceeds aid the band's Mexico City trip for the Fourth of July celebration featuring the band.
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Sidney High School
National Guard
Sidney High Stage
Ron Riedeer
Sid Phelps
Sidney
J. D. Olinger
L. L. Pippitt
Sidney High Band
Mexico City
Farm Bureau Responds To Rauner Kettler Criticism
Harold Kettler Cheyenne County Farm Bureau president replies to Robert Rauner amid claims the government must step back from agriculture. He defends Farm Bureau policy, questions Missouri Farm Association motives, and states support for the national Farm Bureau policy opposing heavy government involvement.
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Farm Bureau
Rauner
Robert Rauner
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Tas
Harold Kettler
Cheyenne County
Top Lighting Prize Won By Darnstedts
First prize in the Christmas lighting contest by the Chamber of Commerce and City of Sidney went to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Darnstedt at 1169 Country Club Drive. Prizes ranged from 75 to 5 dollars with honorable mentions for numerous homes, judged by local clubs.
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Chamber of Commerce and
City of Sidney
Eugene Darnstedt
Country’ Club Drive
John F. Lessig
Monterey
W. J. Robinson
Linden
G. C. Buehrer
San Marino
Jim Banks
Country Club Drive
Business and Professional Women's Club
E. G. Garcia
Birch
Oscar Marty
Sky Road
Russell A. Grim
Ist
Sioux Villa
Willis Lenz
Dodge
Neal Craig
Forrest
Rudy Munderloh
Ed Hinrichs
King
John Appelhans
George Taylor
Maple
Frank S. Cordiner
Newton
Darrel Hunt
Robert van Cleave
Coronado Court
Leon Karnik
George Fleming
Potter Man Aboard Frontier Flight Crashes at Grand Island
Ray Davis of Potter was among 40 passengers on the Frontier Convair that crashed near Grand Island Friday night. He was en route to Scottsbluff from Lincoln after attending a State ASC Board meeting. Mrs. Davis said he had bruises and scratches but survived. others were not seriously hurt.
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Ray Davis
Potter
Frontier Airlines
Grand Island
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
ASC
Davis
Frontier
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J. B. Bogan
Imperials
Frank Cramer
S. Madison St
Bill Hester
Acoma St
Don Cookson
Clipper
S. Humboldt St
Denver Kiwanis Club
Carol Sing
Walters
Son
Kenneth Walkinshaw
Chadron
Lorenzo
Kettler
MFA
Wheat Growers Convention
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Darnstedts
Ralph Panabaker
Panabaker
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