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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1957
Page
2
The Fort Sidney hotel preserves a genuine crest from early military days. Chet Johnson credits Herman Ira John son and M. M. Herbert for research that produced the crest now displayed proudly. The crest links present Sidney with the fort’s proud history of safety and refuge.
A decorative lobby display greets visitors with bold lettering promising a new surprise upon entry. The message hints at welcoming guests and hints at upcoming events or reveals inside the building.
The passage notes a hotel lobby on the north side with a wall showing the word welcome repeated many times in special wallpaper, paired with a telegraph Want Ads slogan.
Telephone men are busy installing the latest equipment in all rooms and departments of the Fort Sidney Hotel. Each room will have an individual phone controlled by a private branch exchange system. The PBX board will be in the main lobby. Operators will be trained to aid guests in using the new facilities.
Louis Weibel a Sidney carpenter and cabin et worker will become the hotels main maintenance man, announced by Manager Chet Johnson. He will handle fixing and remodeling tasks as the new Fort Sidney Hotel opens and guests request books racks shelves and many other setup jobs.
Ogallala organist Jim Turner will perform at the Fort Sidney Hotel opening next Tuesday. Turner, an accomplished entertainer from Ogallala, is known for his wide repertoire and engaging organ artistry to entertain audiences for hours with familiar favorites and newer tunes.
Loyd A Johnson of Omaha will become chef at the new Fort Sidney Hotel when it opens next week. He led all food preparation at Omaha’s Blackstone Hotel Golden Spur dining room and has prior supervisory experience with other hotel groups. Johnson and wife Maurice plan to move to Sidney mid January with daughter Judith Lynn.
The hotel lounge will sit on the court’s north side with lobby and dining room access. It features a posture bar stall foam padded bar wall-to-wall carpeting and indirect lighting. Service runs daily from 10 a.m. and a snack tray feature operates 5 to 6 p.m.
Clemet Dean Schumacher weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces at birth on December 18 to Mr and Mrs Maynard Schumacher. They have a son and daughter. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alfons Schumacher. Harry Segelke hosted a birthday supper with relatives from Denver stopping over. Delbert Johnson underwent major surgery at St Benedict's Hospital in Sterling last week and is recovering. John Nelson had a hopeful appendectomy at Logan County Hospital Friday. Donald and wife visited Russell Iowa and planned to visit their son Jim McGill and wife in Indianola Iowa over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Fred Sharp arrived from Perry Oklahoma to spend holidays with daughter and family Mr and Mrs Edwin Manning. Visitors from Denver Cheyenne and Sterling shared meals and weekend gatherings with numerous local families Christmas parties and hospital updates noted Cecilia and Patrick Goranson and others visited grandparents in Sidney Scottsbluff and Steong regions.
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