New Year Celebrations Plentiful This Season
The Telegraph notes a busy New Year with private and public observances. Fox Theatre schedules Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr film My Favorite Spy for Monday night at 12 30 o clock, while private clubs plan dances and noise makers. Legion, VEW, and Gurley American Legion host dinners and bands, plus skating parties at Zike's Roller Rink and YQOF hall.
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Musil
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Jets
Gayer
Lions Sponsor Twelfth Night Sing January 7
The Sidney Lions Club hosts a Twelfth Night sing on Monday January 7 at 7 pm at the Sidney Band Shell to close the Christmas season. Residents are invited to bring discarded trees for burning as Christmas carols around the fire conclude the program. Lions organizers include Rev. Harold B. Taylor Robert Wible Harold Herman Leroy Gish Weert Frerichs Ivan Liljegren Bob Clark Harold Curry and George Kolzow.
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Sidney Lions Club
Sidney Band Shell
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Harold B. Taylor
Robert Wible
Harold Herman
Leroy Gish
Weert Frerichs
Ivan Liljegren
Bob Clark
Harold Curry
George Kolzow
Guard Member Drive Under Way for National Guard
A recruiting drive is under way in Company K 134th Infantry to attract National Guard members with pay from 2.50 to 7.13 per drill day, averaging 50 dollars per quarter. Enlistees receive a promotion after four months, with permanent deferment for those under 18 and eligible ages noted. Company K, now 53 members, moves to larger quarters at 1540 Illinois and expands training and firing range facilities. New enlistees include Robert D. Cloud and Glen E. Reed of Sidney. Sgt. McDonald L. Whitmore was discharged for moving out of state. Sgt. Kenneth L. Smith transferred from Company B 195th. Cpl. Byron D. Claar promoted to Sergeant, while Clifford G. Sanford and Hector M. Smith were reduced to Private for nonattendance. Information available at the Armory or from unit leaders.
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National Guard
Company K
134Th Infantry
Guard
Illinois
Robert D. Cloud
Glen E. Reed
Sidney
Donald L. Whitmore
Kenneth L. Smith
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Lexington
Byron D. Claar
Clifford G. Sanford
Hector M. Smith
Cloud Seeders Drive Set in January Campaign
Norman Good of the Southwestern Nebraska Weather Improvement Association says local drives to enlist farmers in the cloud seeding program will begin in January after the National Weather Improvement convention in Denver January 10 and 11. Directors from the association will attend, with speakers including Vincent Schaefer and Harry Wexler among others.
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Denver
Norman Good
Chappell
Southwestern Nebraska Weather Improvement Association
Southwestern Nebraska Association
Good
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Vincent Schaefer
General Electric
Albert Mitchell
Water Resources Development Corporation
Eugene Bellay
Precipitation Engineers, Inc
Harry Wexler
U. S. Weather Bureau
Frank Frauendorfer Returns From Europe After Trip
Frank Frauendorfer came back Wednesday from a three month Europe journey visiting Germany relatives and Vatican. The voyage delayed by stormy Atlantic crossing left him in New York for Christmas. He observed less wartime hysteria in Europe and noted widespread smuggling across borders among nationalities and Americans abroad. He predicted England would bear air attack first if war resumes due to residual German strength.
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Frank Frauendorfer
Europe
Germany
Frauendorfer
New York City
Vatican
Pius
England
Panhandle '51 Traffic Toll At 30
Nebraska Panhandle ends Christmas weekend with 30 traffic deaths and 336 total for the year. Gilbert Garcia, 16, of Bayard and Ray Stamen, 34, of Bridgeport die in separate crashes near Dalton and Lisco. Abel Musquiz, 20, of Bridgeport faces motor vehicle homicide charges. The four day toll underscores cautions from state patrol and officials as New Year traffic risks loom.
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Sidney High School
Bridgeport
Nebraska Panhandle
Gilbert Garcia
Bayard
Ray Staman
Panhandle
Nebraska
Garcia
Abel Musquiz
Dalton
Raymond Hernandez
Sidney
Hernandez
Musquiz
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Arnold Austin
Plummer Funeral
Stamen
Osh
Staman
Faessler
Coronner’s
Oshkosh
National Safety Council
Midwest
Associated Press
West Frankford
Ill
Texas
California
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Sioux Ordnance Depot Payroll Tops Six Million Dollar Mark
The 1951 Sioux Ordnance Depot year saw over 1.5 million dollars in engineering projects plus more than 6 million in payroll. Major spending covered road and rail repairs, warehouse refurbishments, building 10-1-A, dock extensions, and ammunition area upgrades. Barracks and family housing renovations, security improvements, fire systems, vaults, and continued modernization occupied substantial funds as staff records and post facilities shifted to handle rising personnel.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Fifth Army Headquarters
Two Wells Tested in Cheyenne County Wildcat Drilling
Cheyenne County oil activity heats up as two wells reach testing stages this weekend. Schnell No. 1 east of Sidney coring at 4,363 feet near the first Dakota sand, with Brown and True of Casper as operators, while Gulf Plains Beyer No. 1 near Huntsman and North Sidney fields is also being cored starting at 4,636 feet. Ohio Oil Co. faces mixed results as Pahl No. 3 deep Huntsman test and Beyer B-2 swabbing in North Sidney are pursued. Sinclair abandons two western Nebraska wells and Gilbert No. 1 in Morrill County is shut down temporarily. Government No. 2 at Sioux Ordnance Depot begins testing in the J sand, while Government No. 1 nears pump production after water seepage troubles. Other operations include Olsen No. 1 wildcat in Cheyenne County at 1,708 feet and multiple Yenter pool wells in Logan County, Colorado, with ongoing drilling and completions.
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Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Schnell No. 1
Sidney
Brown and True
Casper
Wyo
Gulf Plains
Huntsman
North Sidney Fields
Ohio
Huntsman Field
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Dalton
Kimball
Kimball County
Sinclair
Morrill County
The
Texas Co
Sioux Ordnance
Dakota
Mitchell and Levine
Dunbar Drilling Co
Yenter
Logan County
Colo
Morgan County
Robert Linton Body Returns From Korea War
The body of Pfc. Robert S. Linton from Dalton arrived in the United States aboard the New Zealand Victory docking in San Francisco. The ship carried 304 American war dead from Korea. An escort will accompany his body from San Francisco. he was the son of Mrs. Florence A. Linton. Nebraskan Pfc. Robert W. Bravelett of Ainsworth was the only other local casualty.
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Robert S. Linton
Dalton
United States
San Francisco
Korea
Pfc
Robert W. Bravelett
Ainsworth
Linton
Florance A. Linton
Telegraph 1951 recap highlights Sidney and Cheyenne County
A news review previews The Telegraph’s 1951 chronology, recounting oil and gas growth and other major stories across Sidney, Cheyenne County, and surrounding territory. It notes strong progress and invites readers to share the issue with friends as the full 1951 story appears in the 1952 first issue.
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Telegraph
Sidney
Cheyenne County
the Telegraph
News Review
Ed Swanson Wins Lighting Contest in Sidney
Ed Swanson and spouse won first prize of 20 dollars for the Christmas lighting arrangement in Sidney this year. Joe Dodds couple took second with 12.50 and Bob Hassle couple won third with 7.50. Checks will be mailed today. Previous repeat displays were excluded this year. The JayCees praised all participants for civic pride in the Yuletide project.
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Sidney
Ed Swanson
Country Club Heights
Joe Dodds
Bob Hassle
JayCees
Yuletide Project
10000 Phones Added In ’51 In Nebraska
Northwestern Bell reports 1951 additions exceed 10,000 phones across 100 Nebraska exchanges, lifting total to over 215,000 with 21,000 rural lines. Central offices handle 32.4 million monthly calls, up from 31.325 million. Long distance calls rise to 834,000 monthly from 783,000. Investments climb from 51.35 million to about 55.6 million. Labor grows from 3,100 to 3,500, with operators increasing to 1,775.
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Northwestern Bell
Nebraska
L. O. Arstad
Northwestern Bell Central
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Sidney
Alliance
Rapid City
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Two Thousand Employed at Sioux Ordnance Depot 1951
Lt. Col. James D. Peterson released 1951 figures showing Sioux Ordnance Depot employed over 2,000 people, a postwar peak beating World War II by 700. Salaries topped 6.18 million while transportation exceeded 6.68 million. purchases and projects surpassed 4 million. 1951 paces included 260 million pounds moved and an 18 percent rise in civilian staff with 27 percent more military personnel, amid housing turnover challenges.
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Nebraska
Col
Peterson
Sec-Ordville Ar- Tow
Ieee Aa Eee Des Ge
Transportaines
Whetl
E. L. Ford
Ordnance
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Fifth Army
Col. Peterson
Agent to Lincoln for Short Course
Cheyenne County agricultural agent Ivan Liljegren departs this weekend for Lincoln to attend a January short course at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. He is among 32 Nebraska county agents taking the training January 2 to 25 focusing on photography and visual aids, soils, and fertilizer.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Lincoln
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Liljegren
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