Coffey Hoffa clash explored in Sidney man’s war with Hoffa
Sidney city manager Tom Coffey describes a 13 year feud with Teamsters chief Jimmy Hoffa culminating in a failed trucking business, legal battles, and a 1956 shutdown. The story, My War With Jimmy Hoffa, is in the January 4 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, told to Bard Lindeman.
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Teamsters Union
Jimmy Hoffa
Senate
Coffey
Alma
Nebr
Mr. Hoffa
Hoffa
Ial
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Union
Stanford
Omaha
Senate Rackets Committee. Last September, the Coffeys
New York City
Saturday Evening Post
Nebraska oil news signals brisk wildcat activity in five counties
Nebraska oil and gas officials report four Scotts Bluff wildcat ventures plus one each in Furnas Kearney and Kimball counties as 1963 outlooks show about 445 wells and an 11.6 percent drop in statewide production from 24.88 million barrels.
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Wildcat
Scotts Bluff
Furnas
Kearney
Kimball
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Knight and Miller
Sun Oil Co
Toltek Drilling Co
Lowry
CSE
Toltek
Stuarco Oil Co
Oil and Gas Futures Inc
Chase and Dines
Murfin Drilling Co
Emery State
NW SW
William Benish Dies at 69 in Sidney
William Benish 69 died suddenly Tuesday evening at his Sidney home from a heart attack. A native of Cheyenne County and longtime farmer, he retired in 1956 and moved to Sidney in 1961. Funeral services will be Friday December 27 at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Vivian four children 12 grandchildren and siblings. many relatives.
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William Benish
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Potter
Anton
Jessie Daniel Benish
North Potter
William Griffith
Kenneth
el Paso
Texas
Donald
Anna Nelson
Joseph
Rudy Busacker Died Suddenly in Portland
Former Dalton resident Rudy Busacker died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Portland Oregon last Friday Funeral services were held Tuesday He is survived by his wife Gertrude seven children two brothers and two sisters of Portland and Scottsbluff and Portland residents.
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Dalton
Rudy Busacker
Portland
Ore
Gertrude Plorin Busacker
Everett
Floyd Conklin
Leona
Dorothy
Lars
Wayne
Bernice
Herbert
Otto
Henry
Scottsbluff
Minnie
Emma Thoreen
Papal Honors Awarded in Diocese of Grand Island
Bishop Paschang announced papal honors for three priests and three lay women in the Grand Island diocese. Monsignor Lawrence Portrey of St. Ann's Lexington and Mrs Helen Spencer of Sidney receive high titles and medals for service. Other honorees include Monsignor Andrew McDonald Alliance and Monsignor Carl Hayden Grand Island, plus lay recipients Mrs Albert Kjar Lexington and Mrs Arthur Trihy Grand Island. Mrs Spencer to receive medal after year’s start.
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John L. Paschang
Grand Island
Sidney
Lawrence Portrey
St. Ann’s
Lexington
Frank Portrey
Pontifice
St. Patrick’s
Helen Peetz Spencer
Andrew McDonald
Holy Rosary
Alliance
Carl T. Hayden
Nebraska Register
Albert A. Kjar
Arthur Trihy
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Vatican
Spencer
Sidney Praesidium
Legion of Mary
Sacred Heart
Sidney Parish
Monsignor Portrey
Lawrence A Portrey
Weather Outlook Cloudy with Light Snow
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional light snow this afternoon, then partly cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow.
Port of Entry to Close December 31 in Statewide Move
The Port of Entry near the South of Sidney will shut by end of business December 31 as Nebraska eliminates all weighing stations. No details on alternate weighing methods for the area have been released. State Senator Terry Carpenter sponsored the economy measure, while Senator George Fleming criticized the bill for job losses and travel inconvenience.
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Sidney
Terry Carpenter
George Fleming
Telegraph
State Line
Bridgeport
Mable Jorgensen
Cheyenne County
Hugh “Hap” Mowery
Walter Robbins
Dave Crowley
Herb
Rabe
Chappell Register
Devel County
Chappell
Big Springs
Register
Carol Girardot
Nebraska State Department of Motor Vehicles
L. E. Lydiatt Recovers After Christmas Stroke
L. E. Lydiatt, longtime Lodgepole schools superintendent before retirement, returned home on Christmas Day after a stroke. He was hospitalized Sunday but the stroke was not severe and he is recuperating well at home.
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L. E. Lydiatt
Lodgepole
Heavy fines levied in Cheyenne County youth alcohol case
In Cheyenne County court Curt Adler faced a $250 fine plus costs for obtaining alcoholic beverages for minors. The three youths involved were each fined $100 and costs.
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Curt Adler
Cheyenne
VFW Receives Class C Liquor License in Sidney Decision
Sidney city council approved a new Class C liquor license for Porter McGuire Post No 610 VFW despite protests from some liquor dealers. The meeting also transferred a package liquor license to Eugene Zwicki, issued an occupational license to Schank Plumbing and Heating Co, and approved sale of property at 14th and Forrest to P J Heaton Jr.
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Sidney
Lois E. Ellis
Eugene Zwicki
Porter-McGuire Post No. 610
VFW
Schank Plumbing and Heating Co
Carl Loch Plumbing Co
14Th and
Forrest St
P. J. Heaton Jr
City Accidents Reported In Local Incident Row
A 4 26 p m Thursday on 13th Avenue south of King a parked car was hit when Nancy T Haugan 1363 Summit driving a 1963 Ford misjudged clearance and struck Lloyd Seberg 1104 13th a 1959 Ford. A heavy damage accident 2 10 p m Saturday at 10th and King involved Richard C Blome Bridgeport driving a 1963 Pontiac and John Elwell 1814 Osage in a 1962 Chevrolet with $200 to the Blome car and $400 to the other.
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13Th Avenue
King
Sidney
Nancy T. Haugan
Summit
Lloyd Seberg
13Th
10Th and
Richard C. Blome
Bridgeport
John Elwell
Osage
Blome
Arsonists Blamed for Rural School Fire
A rural brick District 97 school four miles south of Colton was gutted Christmas night by fire. Authorities say vandals likely started it and may have been drinking party attendees. Firefighters used 4200 gallons of water. nearby District 56 building will host classes. 16,000 dollar loss.
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Colton
W. W. Schulz
Harvey Vizina
District 97
Sidney
Bob Irwin
Charles
Trinity Lutheran Church
Norma Jean Rogers
Sheriff Schulz
Frank Morey
Mrs Kiernan Dies at 56 in Sioux City Memorial
Mrs Forrest O Kiernan 56 of Sioux Army Depot died Thursday night at Memorial Hospital after a month of hospitalization. Services set Monday Dec 30 at 2 p.m. at Craig Mortuary with Rev W W Norton officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Forrest O Kiernan a son Richard M and granddaughter Kelley Sue. She was president of the Sioux Damsels.
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Forrest O. Kiernan
Sioux Army Depot
Memorial Hospital
Craig Mortuary
W. W. Norton
Sioux Army Depot Community Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Vera Mae Spain
Sioux City
Iowa
Richard C
Bessie Jane Fort Spain
Hastings
Forrest O
Richard M
North Platte
Kelley Sue
Assessment season opens in Cheyenne County Thursday
The Cheyenne County Assessor's office begins busy season Thursday January 2 through February 28 with four deputy assessors at the courthouse including Lloyd Mintken Deputy assessors at district locations list names and days. Office hours include noon to accommodate those unable to visit. All residents 21 and over must be assessed. Tax penalties apply for late submissions anduntaxed tangible and intangible property.
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Cheyenne County
Lloyd Mintken
M. J. Maher
Bob Hinrichs
Art Pelster
Ed Swanson
Dalton
Wayne Elsen
Dalton Motor Co
Gurley
Alice Hillman
Potter
Elmer Seyfang
Ordville
Michiko Ohi
Mintken
Visitor Uninjured In Train Wreck
Miss Kathy Patterson a Sidney holiday visitor from Mt. Home Idaho rode the City of Port land train in a wreck with a freight train at Rock Springs Wyoming. Her car left the track but she was uninjured. An elderly woman walking down the aisle was seriously hurt. Patterson is daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Patterson of Sidney and arrived 28 hours late.
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Sidney
Kathy Patterson
Mt. Home
Idaho
New Manager for Safeway in Sidney
Ed Coulter leaves Sidney Safeway after six months to return to Denver to oversee the store at 20th and Washington. New manager is Paul Desrosiers age 31 who transferred from Grand Junction Colorado and has 15 years with Safeway. He led the meat department for five years and has recently trained in store management in Denver.
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Safeway
Sidney
Ed Coulter
Denver
20Th
Washington
Paul Desrosiers
Grand Junction
Colo
Montrose
Desrosiers
Car Hits Deer on County Road Southwest of Potter
At about 7 p.m. Sunday an automobile struck a deer on a county road three and a half miles southwest of Potter. Police said Allan Nelson, 52, Potter, was driving northbound when a deer jumped into its path.
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Potter
John Oliver
The
Highway Safety Patrol
Allan Nelson
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National Magazine
Hastings College
35Th and Farnam
California
Mr. Coffey
Tom Coffey
Oil News
Wildcats
Carl A. Holly
Graham
Ring-West Drilling Co
Furnas Pubco Petroleum Co
Minnick GE
Sterling Drilling Co
Kearney Benson Drive-In Corp
Geraldine
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Cheyenne Mimbark Exploration Co
Sundance OffCo
Kame
Harris
WWE
Western
Sidney, Nebr
Msgr. Portrey
Helen Spencer
Duis
Msgr
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