Per Capita Local Government Cost Rises in Cheyenne County
Census Bureau report shows Cheyenne County local government cost at 334 per capita in the year, vs national 299 and Nebraska 290. Total national expenditure 59.9 billion. Cheyenne debt 142 per person vs national 410 and Nebraska 277. Local tax revenue 253 per capita, remaining from federal and state funds.
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New York
Cheyenne County
Census Bureau
United
Sta
Nebraska
State highway official extends I 80 west to Oshkosh Interchange
Bob Mason state highway superintendent moved to extend Interstate 80 about 13 miles farther west at 11 a m Tuesday. No ribbon cutting due to bad weather. The event involved removing paper from signs and was documented in Telegraph photos with more details on an inside page.
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Bob Mason
Oshkosh
Telegraph
Prizes Planned For Cheyenne County’s First Baby 1970
Cheyenne County offers numerous gifts for the first baby born in 1970. To qualify, the baby must be born in the county, parents must reside there, and the birth time must be stated in a physician’s written statement. Prizes include a $5 gift certificate, a year of The Telegraph, baby food jars, car wash, blankets, jewelry bracelet, hosiery, savings account, shoes, formula, flowers, and more from local merchants.
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Cheyenne County
Western Drug
Safeway
Telegraph
Sidney 66 of
Atkins Family Shoe Store
Fix Pharmacy
House of Flowers
Stick
Panhandle Forecast Sees Light Snow and Colder Temperatures
The Panhandle region is mostly cloudy with northwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Occasional light snow is possible today tonight and Thursday morning with highs near 30 today and Thursday and lows of 5 to 15. Snow chances are 5 percent this afternoon 30 percent tonight and 10 percent Thursday. The five day outlook calls for temperatures about six degrees below normal with occasional light snow, highs 20 to 30 on cold days and near 40 on warm days, and lows near zero on cold nights, 10 to 20 on warm nights.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
NFO Leader to Speak at Saturday Rally and Supper
National Far mers Organization president Oren Lee Staley will address a rally at the National Guard Armory this Saturday evening. A chili and oyster soup supper starts at 6 p.m. with door prizes including a color TV, a Shetland pony, and cash prizes. Tickets cost $1.25 and are sold by NFC officers, Hobby Shack Cedar Lanes Miller Implement and Model Cleaners. Medieval laws in France Italy and the British Isles supported Leap Year privileges for unmarried girls and fined single men who refused marriage offers.
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Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
National Guard
Hobby Shack
10Th
Cedar Lanes
Miller Implement
France
Italy
British Isles
Mrs. Marrin Dies After Long Illness in Dalton
Mrs. Lawrence Marrin 59 died at Memorial Hospital after a year of declining health. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. Monday in St. Marys Catholic Church Dalton with Rev. Cletus Semper officiating. Burial in Dalton Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday in St. Marys. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widower two sons John J. and L William Marrin Jr a daughter Mary Jo Smith a sister and two brothers and four grandchildren.
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Dalton
Lawrence Marrin
Memorial Hospital
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cletus Semper
St. Mary’s Church
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
St. Mary’s
JoRita McNulty
Denver
Colo
Thomas E. McNulty
Lawrence W. Marrin
Marrin
Dalton State Bank
L. William Marrin Jr
Northglenn
John J
Deadline Set for VA Form Returns in Cheyenne County
January 15 is the deadline for income questionnaires sent to over 18 000 Nebraska veterans widows and parents receiving benefits. Leo Gorman Cheyenne County Veterans Service Officer urges timely submission or January VA checks will be delayed. Office located in the courthouse south part with hours 10 a m to 5 p m Monday through Friday.
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Veterans Administration
Leo Gorman
Cheyenne County
Veterans’ Service
Nebraska
Nebraska State Patrol seeks applicants for new trooper class
The Nebraska State Patrol announced a new trooper class to replace recent retirements and vacancies. Applications require high school education, age 21 to 35, 5'10" minimum height, U.S. citizenship, Nebraska residency, and excellent physical condition. Eligible applicants contact nearest state patrol office.
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Nebraska State Patrol
James E. Kruger
Kruger
Merit System
Nebraska
The
United States
Wild Game Feed Planned at Potter Church
The second annual Wild Game Feed led by Rev. Leon Foster of the United Methodist Church in Potter invites the public to a Wednesday evening event. From 5 30 to 7 30 pm attendees will sample deer antelope buffalo elk fish coon opossum pheasant rabbit and a mystery dish prepared to showcase game meat.
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Leon Foster
United Methodist Church
Potter
Foster
Coffee Second to Bananas as Honduras Exports
Coffee ranks second after bananas as an export in Honduras, with lumber and silver following. A large silver mine operates near the capital Tegucigalpa, termed Silver Hill in the local Indian name.
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Honduras
Capital
Tegucigalpa
Silver Hill
Paul Martin To Head Committee on Oil and Gas Law
Lincoln attorney Paul L. Martin was named chairman of the Nebraska State Bar Association Committee on Oil and Gas Law for 1970. President William J. Baird announced the appointment, with mid year reports due at the June 1970 meeting in Lincoln. Thomas M. Davies will serve as liaison to the association.
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Lincoln
Sidney
Paul L. Martin
Nebraska State Bar Association
William J. Baird
Omaha
Baird
House of Delegates
Thomas M. Davies
Martin
Association
Father Parks Heads Masons In Rapid City
Reverend C Fred Parks a 50 year Masonic member was installed as worshipful master of Rapid City Lodge 25 in joint ceremonies with Rushmore Lodge 220 District deputy grand master Lowell Holmgren installed as officer Parks family members Charles Parks of Denver and Florence Jackson of Sidney attended along with Howard Portz of Sidney They celebrated his birthday anniversary during the visit to Rapid City
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Masonic Lodge
Sidney
Howard Portz
Father Parks
Hair as haven for evil spirits in Cambodian belief
Cambodian belief holds that hair is the preferred hiding place for evil spirits. The notion reflects cultural fears and traditional practices surrounding hair and spiritual cleansing.
Fire damages Huntsman Gas Plant in Kansas Nebraska area
A late Tuesday fire at the Huntsman Kansas-Nebraska Gas Plant damaged a compressor unit used for filling the storage reservoir. No injuries reported as workers evacuated safely. Sidney Fire Department contained the blaze by 5 p.m. with extensive yet salvageable damage to building and equipment. Gas supply to customers remains unaffected due to ample stored gas. Quinton Drake and local officials will assess the cause in coming days.
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Huntsman
Kansas-Nebraska
Lodgepole
Highway 30
Clarence Kripal
Kripal
Telegraph
K-N
Sidney
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Quinton Drake
Hastings
Colorado Interstate Gas Co
Tristate
Colorado-Wyoming
Nebraska
Marathon Oil Co
Ohio Oil Co
John Moench Services To Be Friday
Former Potter resident John H. D. Moench 83 died Monday in a Dallas hospital after a month-long confinement. Funeral 2 PM Friday at First Lutheran Potter with Rev. Ted McIntyre. burial Potter Cemetery. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Memorials to Heart Fund. Survived by four daughters two sons a brother and a sister and 22 grandchildren.
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Potter
John H. D. Moench
Dallas
Texas
First Lutheran Church of
Ted McIntyre
Potter Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Heart Fund
Herman John Detrich Moench
Hanover
Germany
John
Anna Klintworth Moench
Julia Blake
Snyder
Neb
Fremont
Joplin
Moench
Lois Lee Amite
Los Angeles
Calif
Emma Munoze
Kimball
Carol Greco
Redwood City
Letha Cutler
van Nuys
Marvin
Earl
North Platte
Henry
Cheyenne
Wyo
Alena Buttenschoen
Las Vegas
Nev
Cheyenne VA Christmas Party Sunday at Cheyenne Hospital
The Cheyenne VA Christmas party will be Sunday January 4 in the Cheyenne Hospital lobby at 1 30 PM. Transportation requests should be directed to Mrs Lester McConnell president American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 at 254 5496.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Lester McConnell
Amercan Legion Auxiliary
Unit 17
Leap Year Privileges Legend Traces to Fifth Century
The Leap Year legend of special privileges for unmar ried girls traces back to the fifth century, noting early beliefs about timekeeping and social customs that linked leap day to potential romantic advantage.
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Mrs
Paul Martin
Masons
Rapid City
C. Fred Parks
Huntsman Kansas-Nebraska
John Moench
Cheyenne VA
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