Co‑Op Dinner Meeting Set for January 15
The Farmers Union Gas & Oil Cooperative invites members to its annual dinner meeting at the National Guard Armory on Wednesday January 15. Banquet at 6 30 pm, program and meeting at 8 pm. Farmland Industries of Kansas City MO will supply a speaker. One director will be elected for a three year term. incumbent Ed Lessman of Dalton’s term expires. Holdover directors include Ralph Fraass Lodgepole chair Harold Brauer Sidney Secretary Verlin Livingston Sidney and Harold Schuessler Potter.
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Farmers Union Gas & Ol Cooperative
Elmer Jung
National Guard Armory
Farmland Industries
Kansas City
Ed Lessman
Dalton
Ralph Fraass
Lodgepole
Harold Brauer
Sidney
Verlin Livingston
Harold Schuessler
Potter
Mercury Plunge Marks End Of 1968 In Subzero Weather
Subzero temperatures closed 1968 with brutal cold across the region. A Federal Aviation Agency station logged 22 degrees below zero Monday morning after a Sunday high of 32. By 11 p m Sunday it was seven below, gradually sinking further. by 11 a m today it stood at 10 below. Light winds kept the chill bearable while snow from prior days coated the ground in some counties. Precipitation totals were light with slight snow in Sidney and traces after midnight as well as .08 inches on Saturday. Denver and Cheyenne reported cold readings near 22 and 23 degrees respectively. Roads were slick but service stations reported brisk car-starting activity and crews cleared streets and highways, though county roads required caution.
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Federal Aviation Agent Flight Service
Sidney
Nebraska
South Dakota
Denver
Cheyenne
Dalton 4-H Delegate Named To Grain Marketing Clinic
Lincoln Neb 4 H member Gene Nelson aged 16 from Dalton has been named delegate to the 18th annual 4 H Grain Marketing Conference in Chicago January 29 to 31. He was elected for his crop projects and interest in marketing, competing with 33 states. Nelson is active in 4 H eight years, part of North side 4 H Club, and formerly Kernals and Chaff 4 H. He has won Champion Market Wheat trophies, bronze Ak Sar Ben medals, and a biology medal at Chadron State College Scholastic contest. He is a junior at Dalton High School and holds several student government roles.
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Lincoln
Nelson
Northside
Kernals and Chaff
Cheyenne County
Chadron State College
Massachusetts
Dalton High School
D-Club
Luther League
Complaints Listed by Police From Weekend
A rash of vandalism complaints and a lost purse were reported to Sidney Police over the weekend. Ed Bauman said four shop windows were broken at his auto repair shop, then two more windows were broken on his pickup near 1517 21st. Frank Barrett said a right door window on his car at Marathon Building was shot out. Mrs. Carlson lost her purse with credit cards and about $25 in cash Friday night. ring 245-4319 if found. Jim Paxton said a wooly brown and black dog bit his son while delivering papers in Northwest Country Club Heights.
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Sidney
Ed Bauman
Frank Barrett
Marathon
Carlson
Prizes Listed For The First Baby of 1969
The first baby born in Cheyenne County in 1969 will receive many gifts from local merchants. Winners must be born in the county, parents residents here, and birth time certified by the attending physician. Last year’s baby was Angela Sue Stimka of Sidney.
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Cheyenne County
Angela Sue Stimka
Tom Stimka
Sidney
Western Drug Co
Safeway
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney 66 Oil Co
Greenlees
Lockwoods
J.C. Penney Co
Village Toys
Sidney National Bank
Sidney Beauty Academy
Atkins’ Family Shoe Store
Fix Pharmacy
House of Flowers
Stickney’s
Model Cleaners
Ben Franklin
McDonald’s
Third Game Put On Jan 10 At Gering School
Sidney High fans will see a three game card at Gering with the Sidney reserves meeting Gering reserves at 5:00 p m and the Sidney varsity facing Gering Bulldogs at 7:00 p m The final juco clash features Western Nebraska Junior College against Sheridan Wyoming at about 9:00 p m Former Sidney standout John Seidel plays for West Nebraska in the juco game The time change was made to accommodate the added college contest.
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Sidney High
Gering
Sidney
Gering Bulldogs
Western Nebraska Junior College
Juco
Sheridan
Wyo
John Seidel
West Nebraska
Panhandle Weather Forecast Turns Very Cold and Snow Likely
Partly cloudy conditions persist this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with a slight chance of light snow flurries. Temperatures plunge from five below to five above today with lows 10 to 20 below zero tonight. Tuesday highs near zero to 10 above with 10 percent snow chance this afternoon and near zero tonight and Tuesday. Five day outlook shows temperatures about 14 degrees below normal through Saturday with highs 15 to 25 and lows near zero. light snow possible at times.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
New State Senator Aiming For Budget Appointment Emphasis On Education
Robert Clark, newly elected from the 47th district, seeks a seat on the nine member budget committee and to boost education in Western Nebraska. He plans weekly columns in Sidney and Kimball papers and radio segments on KSID and KIMB, visits Beatrice State School for the Mentally Retarded, and to study state educational institutions. The start of the session looms January 7 with bills due January 20, and he expects the sales tax to rise to three percent by 1970.
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Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney
Kimball
KSID
KIMB
Clark
Lincoln
Cheyenne
Banner
Scotts Bluff
Panhandle
VoerTech
Kearney
Beatrice
Tiemann
United Effort Dominated Cheyenne County in 1968
A 1968 chronology by John Colone highlights Cheyenne County unity, the Sidney Chamber of Commerce extending countywide reach, and plans for 1969. It notes I-80 progress, a new county courthouse with female jurors, excellent wheat yields yet low prices, cutworm concerns, and population decline since 1960, with 1969 seen as a challenging but hopeful year for agriculture and regional growth.
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Cheyenne County
John Colone
Telegraph
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
L.E. Lydiatt
Bill Kelly
Lincoln
Big Springs
Nixon
University of Nebraska
Hardin
Sioux Army
Nebraska
Snow shoveling safety tips from AMA in Chicago
The American Medical Association warns snow shoveling can trigger heart problems. If fit, use small partial loads or push rather than lift snow. consider hiring help or using power equipment to avoid health risks. Wear cold weather protection to reduce arterial stress and breathing difficulties in cold air.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
West Nebraska builds new basketball facility delayed by snows
Construction of a new basketball facility at West Nebraska is behind schedule due to winter snows. Players lack a court to practice on, and Gering has offered their court. Sidney fans may attend a college contest as a fringe benefit if the schedule allows.
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West Nebraska
Raco
Gering
Sidney
Two Accidents Reported on Icy Sidney Streets
Sidney police investigated weekend accidents caused by icy roads. Norbert Loebe, 53, backing from 1520 Cedar, was hit by Joseph Ringleman, 62, who slid on ice, damage about 25 to Loebe and 80 to Ringleman. Sunday Richard Hutzenbiler, 22, Dalton, slid into a Parkview Drive In parking lot, hitting Dean Walmsley’s parked car, damage about 50 to Walmsley and 25 to Hutzenbiler.
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Sidney
Norbert Loebe
Cedar
Joseph Ringlemen
Cedar Street
Ringleman
Loebe
Richard Hutzenbiler
Dalton
Parkview Drive
Dean Walmsley
Walmsley
Hutzenbiler
SMBBL Resumes Action After Holiday Break Saturday
The Rotary sponsored SMBBL will restart this Saturday after a holiday break, announced by Gene Torezon, director of the program. There are 107 boys enrolled, with sessions focused on fundamentals then league play.
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Gene Torezon
Sidney Telegraph Office Forms Sale
Need sales books or any other office forms. Visit The Sidney Telegraph at 830 lb Ave for quality items at a good price.
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Sidney Telegraph
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Legion Park
Nebr
Dalton 4-H
Gene Nelson
Police
Gering School
Robert Clark
Capitol
Clarks
N Street
Statehouse
Phil Kurz
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