Nebraska to Invest Eight Million in Southern Panhandle Roads
Nebraska plans over 8 million dollars in I-80 and spur work in Cheyenne Kimball Deuel and Banner counties with projects from Sunol to Kimball and Bushnell to the Wyoming line. The schedule spans 1970 to 1975 with a 1971 completion goal for segments and a 1973-1974 finish for remaining outstate I-80 work, plus a 1970 first-year program including paving near Harrisburg Bridgeport Oshkosh and various spur upgrades.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Kimball
Devel
Keith
Sunol
Chappell
Lodgepole-Sunol
Sidney
Wyoming State Line
Bushnell
Bushnell-Kimball
State Highway Department
Banner County
Harrisburg
Bridgeport
Deuel County
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Kimball County
Sunal Spur
Sidney-Lodgepole
Kimball West
U. S
Garden County
Oshkosh
Morrill County
Northport
U. S. 26
U.S. 385
Dix
Sidney depot derailment a minor scare in busy holiday season
Two empty boxcars derailed near the Union Pacific Depot in Sidney Tuesday with no injuries. Train crews and a U P crane worked to realign tracks while officials deem the incident minor and traffic restored by afternoon.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
U. P
Cheyenne
Barry Combs
Omaha
Kimball
Sidney Celegraph subscription and postage details
The notice lists postal and subscription information for the Sidney Nebr newspaper. It includes second class postage paid, address for change of address, box numbers, and rates: $8 per year inside 50 miles, $10 outside 50 miles, $8 per year by carrier, and single copies at 10 cents. The date shown is Wednesday December 24, 1969.
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Sidney
Nebr
United Fund Nears Sidney Goal With Donations Rise
Sidney United Fund eyes a final push to hit its $12,200 target as a $350 shortfall remains. UF Chairman Bennie Hochman cites new gifts from The Sidney National Bank and Memorial Hospital staff as evidence that close calls spur contributions.
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Sidney United Fund
Bennie Hochman
Hochman
United Fund
Sidney
Dear Santa I Do Not Know What I Want For Christmas
A reader letter from Julie Houtz asks Santa to decide her wishes this Christmas. The Missive, printed verbatim, shows a child’s earnest holiday spirit and ends with a cheerful Merry Christmas.
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Santa
Telegraph
Julie Houtz
Glen Houtz
Jackson
New Owners Take Over Parkview Drive In Restaurant
Parkview Drive In in Sidney changes hands this month as Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Burns assume operations on the 15th. The Burns, former Cheyenne residents now home in the Nebraska Panhandle, return to Nebraska with three children and plan an open house with free coffee and rolls on Friday, Dec. 26. They will raise hours of operation.
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Glenn L. Greenlee
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
the Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
A. E. Tennant
Church of Christ
Greenwood Cemetery
Memorial Rest Home
Mr. Greenlee
Belle Plain
Iowa
William T
Effie Houston Greenlee
Stockville
Neb
Ethel Earhart
Sydney
Kimball
Parkview Drive
Fred W. Burns
Burns
Cheyenne
Wye
Nebraska Panhandle
Scotts Bluff County
Nebraska
Cawley’s
Tater Flakes
Millars Coffee
Pamul
Cheri
Starla
Country Club Drive
Potter Lady Hurt In One Car Accident
64 year old Potter woman Doreen Harrison was hospitalized in Sidney after a one car crash on a county road north and east of Kimball. State trooper Allan L. Anderson said she lost control at a hill crest as her 1969 model car rolled twice and totaled. Mrs Normsen suffered a broken arm and back injuries.
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Kimball
Sidney
Allan L. Anderson
Doreen Harrison
Normsen
Food Stamps Reach Expansion Plan Across Counties
The Agriculture Department allocates 15 million dollars to help 290 counties start or expand commodity food programs. Secretary Hardin says funds cover administrative costs and aims to extend programs to all counties by June 30 with no direct food purchases.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Cheyenne
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Bank Door Vandalism Reported by Sidney Police
Sidney police investigate an act of vandalism at the American National Bank last Tuesday night. Someone kicked in the front door but the entry was not gained and no theft was reported.
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Sidney
American National Bank
45 Years With UP Has Ended
Wilbur E Henke assistant superintendent for Union Pacific Railroad has retired after 45 years of service. He began in Albion Nebraska in 1924 and held posts in Nebraska and Wyoming before becoming assistant superintendent of the Nebraska division in Sidney in 1960. He belongs to the Masonic Lodge Rotary and UP Old Timers Club.
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Wilbur E, Henke
Union Pacific Railroad
Henke
Albion
Neb
Nebraska
Grand Island
North Platte
Green River
Wyo
Wyoming
Sidney
Masonic Lodge
Rotary
Union Pacific Old Timers Club
ASCS Office to Close for Four Day Christmas Holiday
Lawrence Thompson of the ASCS announces the local office will close Friday through Monday for a Christmas holiday. Workers will enjoy a four day break as Thursday is Christmas and the office remains shut over the weekend.
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Lawrence Thompson
ASCS
The Flying Nun's Male Counterpart in Sidney
Father Lambert Phillips, nicknamed the Flying Priest, earned his private pilot license on November 23 after a year of off hours work. He learned in Sidney through ground school, Overland Air Service, and aides from Lloyd Carr. A plane crash during touch and go practice delayed his test but left him uninjured and undeterred. He plans to use flying for church duties and kept piloting with a Piper aircraft.
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John Colone
Flying Priest
Sidney
Lambert Phillips
Flying Nun
Father Phillips
Pve
Sidney Public Schools
Lloyd Carr
Overland Air Service
Phillip
Grand Island
Leaves Fire Behind Bank and Abandoned House
Sidney firemen responded to a leaves fire behind the Sidney National Bank Building about 10:30 p.m. No damage was reported. Earlier that day at 1:55 p.m. the Volunteer Fire Department fought a mattress fire in an abandoned house at 1402 Rose Street in the Radcliffe Estate. Fire officials say the blaze caused little damage and may have been set by children.
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Sidney
Sidney National Bank
Rose Street
Radcliffe
Minor two auto collision reported in Sidney
A minor two vehicle accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at 4 44 p m in front of 1106 Jackson Street. A pickup owned by El sie Lindley of 1500 Grant was parked curbside. A van driven by David Disbrow of 3440 Monterey and owned by Star Market backed from a parking space, swung wide and struck the Lindley pickup causing light damage. No injuries or charges were noted.
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Sidney
Jackson Street
Elsie Lindley
Grant
David Disbrow
Monterey
Star Market
Lindley
Stereo Stolen From Auto Reported By Bill Mead
The theft occurred Monday when a stereo tape player was taken from Bill Mead's car at 1220 Grant. Police urged anyone with information to contact the station.
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Sidney
Bill Mead
Grant
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