1954 Stories and Local News Highlights
1954 stories continue from preceding page cover a twister wreck, a child’s death from sand collapse, Lions district governor election, rising phone rates, weather and hail effects on wheat, regional bar association meeting in Sidney, a new oil pool southeast of Gurley, a new elevator in Gurley, hotel contract costs, Masonic Lodge anniversary, summer heat, county attorney race changes, police cautions on illegal liquor, Co op grain elevator vote, Radcliffe Pool opening, county court denial, Telegraph enters 81st year with tri weekly schedule, Cheyenne County wells, Old Settlers Day crowds, Potter/Dalton festivals, Sidney High Class A status, wheat seeding after rains, packing plant roof collapse, state wheat crown for Potter, Franzen Field unitization, government bond funds ownership query, Woten No 1 wildcat in northwest, Polio outbreak in Sidney, Wheatbelt Electric plans, 75th Christ Episcopal, petition for district court clerk, expansion at South Ward School, a bullsnake sighting, Ittner wildcat stirring leasing, city growth, Col Wayne Wood as SOD commander, unionization bid for city workers, Wamsley Insurance sold, Sidney football wins and losses, Minatare opener win, increased wildcat oil in Cheyenne County, city approves tenth liquor store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wid Twister
Ner Potter
Kornan Frahm
Waldo Dearing
Fort S
We.tern
Nebraska
Sidney
North Censis Co
Department
Army
Dimickwell
S.dney
Masonic Lodge
Pat Heaton
Jack Kneely
Sol Willis
Farmer’s Co-op
G.a. Co
Ohio
Radcliffe Pool
Tate
Gaylord Maddox
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Sidney High
Star Packing Plant
Fred Elmauist
Potter
Lincoln
Sure Oil
New Franzen
Doran Farms
Gem Oil Co
Northwest County
Clyde Chick
Wheatbelt Electric
Christ Episcopal Church
Ruby Spindler
South Ward
Martha Amen
Bullsnake
Ryan Oil
Ittner Wildcat
Northwest
New Addition
Wayne Wood
Luther Smoak
Wamsley Insurance Agency
Sidney Gridders
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Bridgeport
Alliance
Minatare
St. Pat’s
Wildcat
Brandin
Iron Bar
Reformatory
Netraska
Bob Jobman
Darrel Koehn
Gering
St. Bonaventure
Kimball
Claire Belle Koester
Brannan
Valley View
State
Lions
Hotel Corporation
George Coulter
Panhandle County Officials Association
Geo. Kolzow
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Collier Electric
Sitzmill
Charles Ham
Pillsbury Mills
Wyoming- Nebraska
July Phone union walkout hits Sid ney office
Sid ney reports a summer fire of events with political filings and fiscal matters. Democratic governor candidate Pat Heaton Sr. announced. A school land funds petition failed for lack of signatures amid a heat wave as wheat harvest begins and temperatures spike to 107 degrees.
Sidney News Highlights Local Developments and Elections
August Jelion of Sidney estimates one dollar. August Jurgens, 49, unnamed, buys a farm near Highway 30 Association area. Kiwanis team wins league championship. Chares of Lev Olfers attracted by a women’s event. Weverts Church dedicates. Cherenne County records highest valuation ever, while commissioners see no reduction. Hospital construction 50 percent complete. Dave Young named KSID manager, replacing Max Young. Fenske family raises 100 bushes per acre on irrigated corn. New Ohio gas plant started. Service Pipeline via Nebraska replaces old line. City Planning Commission adopts master plan, hires city planner from Denver. County valuation at 49,760,000, highest in history. District court clerk Dan Campbell defeated in primary after five terms. J. L. Thorpe write-in for county attorney. Pat Heaton loses bid for governor. Sidney school enrollment 1,800 in public schools, 500 in St. Pat’s Academy. County road districts consolidated. Flash flood hits Sidney after 25-minute cloudburst. Lodgepole Creek banks exhausted. School starts again. Mrs. Lydia Plein, 61, dies of polio. Dr. W. T. Kalise, Sidney minister dean, dies. Cheyenne County Fair proves big crowd attraction. Wheat seeding begun. Dalton Fall Festival names two queens. County budget fixed. Sidney levy up one mill. New building total reaches 1,500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jelion
Sidney
Jurgens
Kiwanis
Levolfers
Weverts Church
Chersenne
Bey
Dave Young
KSID
Max Young
Fenske
J. L. Thorpe
Pat Heaton
St. Pat’s Academy
Lodgepole Creek
Lydia Plein
W. T. Kalise
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Sidney Levy
September Herb Quist Wins Sidney Golf Championship
September Herb Quist defeats defending champ G. H. Blip Doran 9 to 8 to win the men’s golf championship of Sidney and claim the $25,000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Quist
G. H. “Blip” Doran
Sidney
Sidney area highlights October events and changes
October Sidney saw federal funds for airport runways, leadership changes at Ohio Oil Co, a field gathering system to Maley Field, and a Tri-state air tour by Gov. Crosby. Charlene Anthony named homecoming queen, St Pauls Lutheran to expand, Engelland Pool growth urged, R P Kepler longtime attorney died, and J R Leonard named Jaycee Boss of the Year. Officials approve 13th Ave underpass design as polio cases ease. Oil Progress Week banquet noted amid local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
R. E. McMillen
J. S. Leonard
Ohio Oil Co
Maley Field
Bob Crosby
Charlene Anthony
Sidney High School
St.Paul's Lutheran School
Ohio
R. P. Kepler
J. R. Leonard
Jaycee
13Th Ave
Beating Chadron Prep St Pat’s Open Season With 12–0 Victory
St Pat’s defeated Chadron Prep 12 to 0 in the opening game as political campaigns peak locally. The region reports tight rental markets, ongoing beef harvest, and a daring bank theft in Scottsbluff with a quick capture in Bayard.
November-Chain Letter Game Appears in Sidney
Policeman seeks legality opinion from attorney general as a novelty scam spreads in Sidney. City endures Halloween with minimal hoodlum damage. Two Sidney men showcase Panhandle agriculture by growing peanuts in their backyards. Ruby Spindler defeats both parties to win a district court post. Bill Schulz secures seventh straight sheriff term while George Coulter wins a commissioner contest. Two thousand main residential telephones remain stalled and unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Panhandle
Ruby Spindler
Bill Schulz
Sherriff
George Coulter
December Wildcat Dwells Leads Northwest Oil Pools
December Wildcat Dwells sponsored by Max Pray and Ryan Oil of Denver opens two more northwest county oil pools. Dry holes plague early-month oil search. Demand for power peaks in Sidney as SOD expands and adds night shifts. City signs TV contract with Collier Electric and considers rate cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcat
Max Pray
Ryan Oil
Denver
Northwest County
Sidney
North Platte
St. Pat’s
Gurley
Dalton
Lodgepole
Ohio
West Sidney Field
L. K. Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
M. R. Sigler
Chamber
George Kolzow
SOD
Odd Fellows
City
Collier Electric
Sidney Man
Santa Claus
Hotel Corporation
Denver Group
Missouri
Bridgeport: Iron Bar Robbery and Reformatory Sentencing
Summary of events reports a robbery of Brandin’ Iron Bar with thieves later captured and sent to reformatory. Other items include political landslides, traffic fatalities near Gering, farm thefts, infrastructure plans, local honors, business openings, and community updates across Nebraska towns with various dates and figures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sidney Methils
Tom Gilliland
Lelégate
Boys Nation
Cunber of Commerce
Tnion Pacific
Charles Thomas
Secretary of the Navy
Ter
Glenn Greenlee
Ittner Field
Mel Busexist
Chappell
Bayard
Vergal Winn
Chadron Prep
Ogallala
McCook
Lodgepole Valley
Young Republican Club
County Wheat Growers Association
Sidney National Bank
Western Nebraska Oil and Gas Development
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Guy, Doran
Sidney Shoe Hospital
Harry Kelzer
Rusco
Aaee Yeuigant Co
Eer Yy
Good Housekeeping
Rusco Window CO
Bud’ Retzlaff
11Th Ave
Buick
Milton Berle
Lyons Buick, Inc
10Th Ave
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