Little Denmark Danish Church in Kimball County
The St. Peter's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church near Potter Kimball County sits as ruins from a once tight Little Denmark rural community. Built with local stone and woodwork by Jens Petersen and Julius Nielsen parish records note dedication in 1903 and incorporation in 1910.
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St. Péter's
Potter
Kimball County
Little Denmark
Little Rock
Eugene Schmidt
St. Peter's Church
Eric Hansen
Hansen
J. Madsen
Brush
Colo
Jens Petersen
Julius Nielsen
Denmark
Petersen
Nielsen
Schmidt
Little Stone Church
Little
United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
C. H. Schmidt
Rasmus Nelson
Mads Larson
Andrew Anderson
Christian Peterson
Anderson
Nelson
Tke
St. Peter's
Andrew and
Elsie Anderson
Andersons
Blair
Prizes Await New Year's First Baby in Sidney Area
Local merchants sponsor prizes for the first baby born after midnight on New Year’s Day 1975 in Cheyenne County. The birth must occur in Sidney trade area with physician statement confirming exact time. Prizes include pantyhose, toys, dining, fuel, portraits, car services, gift certificates, savings accounts, baby items, and more from sponsors such as Village Toys, Pizza Hut, Western Auto, Duis Wright Photography, Dick’s South 66, Silver Dollar, Greenlees Store, Safeway, Sidney Flooring, McDonalds, Goodyear, Cedar Lanes, Sidney National Bank, and others.
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Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Sidney Trade
Village Toys
Barker Cleaners
Pizza Hut
Western Auto
Duis- Wright Photography
Dick’s South 66
J. C. Penneys
Fix Pharmacy
Dude's Steak House
Greenlees'’ Store
American National Bank
Safeway
Sidney Flooring & Supply
McDonalds
Goodyear
Cedar Lanes
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
Sidney Ford- Mercury
Western Drug
Atkins Family Shoes
Sidney National Bank
Stickneys
Government witness disputes Sioux sovereignty at Wounded Knee hearing
Government witness Cash testified that Sioux arrived after others and gained horses from the southwest, challenging claims to a sovereign western South Dakota. Defense argues a 1966 treaty blocks jurisdiction over 1973 Wounded Knee crimes, while judge Urbom weighs witness calls and completion of cases for numerous defendants awaiting trial.
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R Lincoln
Mie Cash
University of South Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri River
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
John Thorne
U.S. District Court
Warren K. Urbom
Urbom
Thorne
Nelson
Piano teacher honored in $25,000 endowment
Former Sidney attorney Hammond McNish honors his piano teacher Mrs. Helen Johnson of Sidney with a $25,000 endowment to the University of Kansas fine arts department. The gift will fund a pianist position over five years and recognizes Johnson’s seven decades teaching music.
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University of Kansas Fine Arts Department
J. W. Johnson
Sidney
Hammond McNish
Kansas University Endowment Association
Hammond
Irvin E. Youngberg
The
Endowment Association
Board of Trustees
Youngberg
Helen Johnson
Clark Calls for Tax Cuts Amid Nebraska Budget Strains
State Sen. Robert L. Clark of Sidney says the 1975 Nebraska Legislature will likely raise taxes or cut programs to cover a $20 to $40 million funding gap. He favors cutting programs and outlines impacts from education funding, governor proposals, and capital costs while urging coordinated higher education and state financing for vocational systems.
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Nebraska
Robert L. Clark
Sidney
Clark
Southern
Panhandle
State College Board
State Reformatory
Lincoln
Reformatory
University of Nebraska
Omaha
State Labor Dept
Jade Corp
Exon
Sidney United Fund
Pacific cold front heads toward Nebraska in holiday forecast
An incoming weak cold front from the Pacific Northwest is expected to pass Nebraska Tuesday, clearing by nightfall. The National Weather Service predicts fair New Year’s Eve weather with a gradual warming trend. Temperatures will rise into the upper 30s to low 40s New Year’s Day, with chilly nights dipping into the teens northwest and mid 20s southeast. Local highs ranged from 38 degrees Sunday to near 0s in some spots Monday night.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Nebraska
National Weather Service
Kearney
Grand Island
Allianty
Exon shapes budget with less revenue
Gov. J. James Exon prepares a legislative budget based on revenue projections $10 million below Board of Equalization figures from November. Preliminary data show a potential end of year deficit of $12.5 million, though cash flow management may offset actual shortfalls. Budget officials reassess all programs for funding levels.
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Lincoln
J. James Exon
Board of Equalization
Gary Chunka
Chunka
Exon
John H. Jacobson
Jacobson
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Nebraska Prairie
Cash
Johnson
McNish
Pacific
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