Petitions To Nominate City Council Aspirants
City Attorney L M Clinton announced petitions nominating candidates for Sidney Nebraska city council must be filed with the city clerk by February 9. Under the city manager form, candidates are nominated by petition, with 25 to 50 signatures, and the primary is set for March 11 followed by the general election on April 1. The retiring council members this year are Jack H Lowe and J Fred Thompson.
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City Attoranney L. M
J. Fred Thompson
H.E. Pierson
Walter Cork
Doyle
Foland
Sidney
Gordon“ Tobin
Nebraska
Clinton
Tobin
Tenth Avenue
Union Pacific
Fort Sidney Meeting Slated Monday Night
Fort Sidney Days celebration changes to Monday night from Tuesday with a 7:30 start in the City Auditorium basement. Fred Thompson, last year’s chair, leads the meeting to discuss important questions for the annual event.
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Fort Sidney
Fred Thompson
Band Preparing For Sidney High School Concert
Sidney High School band members are preparing for a February 10 concert with ticket sales run by students and local volunteers. Tickets cost six, three and one five cents. The program will include a six member drum corps and a three member flute group performing When Johnny Comes Marching Home and Three Blind Mice. The band, now one of the area's top ensembles, has grown recently and adds highlight performances at local events.
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Sidney High School
Sidney
Dean Killion
Johnny
Sidney High
Sidney High School Band
Sharon Daniels
Jo Brumsales
Pe Rea Planck
Arline Hiner
Georgia Kennedy
Marcelyn Dedrick
New Alarm Aims for Sidney Fire Department Fund Drive
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department seeks funds to buy an electronic portable alarm system. A central control button would trigger units at homes or carried by firemen, improving early morning alerting and crew response. The drive funds schools, recreation, and a Fireman’s Ball on February 14 at the City Auditorium with Lee Williams and Orchestra.
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Sidney
Fire Department
Sidney City Auditorium
Lee Williams
Former Sidney Resident John Payton Dies at 82
John Payton, 82, a well known former Sidney resident, died of a heart attack in Loveland. Funeral services will be held in Loveland with burial at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney under Gehrig Funeral Home. Rev Neal Morris to direct graveside rites. Born February 27, 1870 in Indiana, Payton lived in Sidney for years before moving to Loveland after his wife’s death. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday Telegraph.
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John
Payton
Sidney
Cale
Loveland
Idniana
the Telegraph
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Dalton Residents
Mr and Mrs Jacob W Frerichs former Dalton residents celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary at their Franklin Nebraska home Saturday February 9 with open house from 2 to 5 PM.
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Jacob W. Frerichs
Dalton
Franklin
Nebraska
Dime Dance Benefit Aims to Boost March of Dimes
The American Legion club hosts a Dimes Benefit Dance tonight to raise funds for the March of Dimes campaign. Open to all, a fifty cent cover per couple covers the event, with all services donated to maximize proceeds. Millard Music's band provides music at no charge.
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American Legion Club
the Legion Club
Millard Music
Dimes Drive Sees About $2000 In Sidney
Incomplete returns from the March of Dimes drive in Sidney show roughly $2000 raised to date, county chairman John W. Martinosky said. Outlying areas hint at stronger results. donations continue from Vetsco events and the American Legion Club dance, with final county-wide efforts aimed at doubling the 1951 total. Col. A B Rapp and son Emerald donated a calf at the call auction, though the donor name was initially omitted.
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March of Dimes
Sidney
John W. Martinosky
Martinosky
Vetsco
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
American Legion Club
Sidney Livestock Sales
Col
A. B. Rapp
Col. Rapp
Emerald
Fire Victim Aid Growing Slowly
The fund to aid Mrs. Carleen Krueger and family and Mrs. Grace Heath, fire victims, is growing slowly. By Thursday total contributions reached 57 dollars with donors including Alvin Duis five dollars and C E Nelson one dollar. Contributions may be left at The Telegraph office and will go to the designated recipient.
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Carleen Krueger
Grace Heath
Krueger
Heath
Alvin Duis
C.e-Nelson
Wamsley
Paul .E. Pearson
F. E. Longan
Aonor
Sgt Mitchell Listed As Prisoner Of War
Sgt Mitchell of the 1st Cavalry named a prisoner of war by Chinese and North Korean Reds, wife Marjorie Mitchell reports. He has been missing in action since November 1, 1950, but wrote Jan 26 that he is well with plenty of food and clothing. Mrs. Mitchell is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Duffy Sr of Sidney.
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Odie E. Mitchell
Marjorie ‘Mitchell
Mitchell
1St Cavalry
Ince
Ernest Duffy
Sidney
Architect Is Next Step In Hotel Effort
Sidney Community Hotel Corporation moves toward construction with architects being interviewed to draft plans for the northwest corner of 9th and Jackson Street. The board aims to start by early summer, contingent on resolving steel issues and securing mortgage financing. Carl W. Christ, Sr. chairs the architect selection committee.
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Sidney , Community Hotel
Sidney Community Hotel Corporation
9Th
Jackson Street
Hockenbury Systems, Inc
Carl W. Christ, Sr
Masons To Move To New Location In April
The Tyrian chapter A F and A M of Sidney has purchased the entire second floor of the Hardy-Clark Furniture store for a new Masonic Hall. B X Z Construction handles remodeling, adding a large meeting hall a smaller room a kitchen dining room reception area and paraphernalia room. The Providence chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will also use the space for a grand opening planned in early April.
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Masonic Hall
Hearings Held In Past Week Judge Nisley
Criminal cases heard by District Judge I J Nisley last week included Ralph Segura fined 50 dollars plus costs for carrying a concealed weapon a bowie knife and ordered jailed until payment Frank Cerda fined 50 dollars plus costs for carrying a motorbike chain and jailed until payment The State vs Dale LaDow alleging assault was heard January 24 LaDow represented by P J Heaton and fined 42 75 plus costs for assaulting Ruby Lloyd on May 1
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J.nisley
Ralph Segura
Frank Cerda
Dale LaDow
Nisley
LaDow
P. J. Heaton
Ruby Lloyd
Sidney Man Dies in Car After Fumes in Garage
Edwin J. Engel 31 was found dead from carbon monoxide in his parents’ Sidney home garage. He had returned late, left the ignition on, and the car gas ran out. No inquest planned. Funeral Monday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include his parents and four sisters.
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Edwin J. Engel
John Engel
22Nd Avenue
Engel
Cheyenne
Jack Knicely
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of
Sidney
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Home
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund
Edwin John Engel
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Quartermaster Corps
Loraine Beyer
Evelyn Cleary
Brush, Cole
Harriet Johnson
Potter
Arlene Smith
Culligan Service Acquired By Gain in Sidney
Lee Gain of Sidney has acquired full ownership of the Culligan Soft Water Service franchise for Sidney and vicinity. He oversees 146 installations including at the ordnance depot, plans a new building at 18th and Jackson while continuing to use the current location at 81814 9th Avenue.
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Lee Gain
Sidney
Culligan Soft
Vicinity
Gain
Culligan
Ordnance Depot
18Th
Jackson Street
9Th Avenue
Barlow and Hunt Seek Reelection in County Races
County judge Robert A. Barlow and Commissioner Cecil Hunt have filed to run again and will appear on the April primary ballot. Both seek reelection as the only county offices expiring this year.
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Robert A. Barlow
Cecil Hunt
Deep Oil Test Abandoned Sets Three New Drilling Locations
Oil exploration in the Julesburg Basin shows a January lull with three new drilling sites announced in Cheyenne County. Ohio Oil Co. expands Kugler field near Sidney and Reimers field near Gurley as Gulf Plains takes a farmout north of Sidney. BA announces Bernard Knudsen No. 5 in Center Field, Logan County, while Schwabe No. 1 is being completed five miles west of Peetz.
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Julesburg
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Gulf Plains Corporation
Sidney
Dorman
North Sidney
Ohio
Reimers
Gurley
Birdwell No
Elsasser
Fred Beyer
Kugler
Kugler No. 1
British-American Oil Producing Co
Bernard Knudsen
Logan County
Colorado
Peetz
Lions Minstrel Show Shapes Up for February Dates
The Sidney Lions Club annual variety show runs February 15 and 16 with a packed lineup. Featured acts include Lodgepole Pole Cat quartet Bernie Step'n Fetchit Goldstein Jack River Bottom Knicely Ardlyn Lena Horn Simpson Joan Hazel Scott Pierson Bill Satchmo Lowe bands Ron Slip n Slide Barker and Neeley School of Dance performers. The show promises nonstop talent and colorful wanderers to entertain audiences.
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Sidney Lions Club
Bernie “Step’n Fetchit
Goldstein
Jack “River Bottom
Knicely
Ardlyn
Lena Horn” Simpson
Joan “Hazel Scott
Pierson
Bill “Satchmo
Lowe
Dixieland
Ron
Slip ’N Slide
Barker
Neeley School of Dance
Chadron Pair Arrested Here
Two Chadron youths aged 14 and 15 were arrested near Sidney by the Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol after an alarm for a no account check at a Bridgeport gas station. They were driving a stolen 1940 Ford and had robbed Alliance stores the night before. They admitted taking the car from Chadron and planned to seek work at the Sioux Ordnance Depot.
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Chadron
Sidney
Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol
Bridgeport
Alliance
Theodore P. Broberg
Duane Zarr
Don Born
Sioux Oil Refining Company
Crawford
Scottsbluff
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Miller Grocery
Coop Station
Bank opens extra hours for depot payroll in 1952
The American National Bank near Sioux Ord nance Depot adds special late Friday hours on depot paydays to handle the six million dollar annual payroll. President A J Jorgenson emphasizes service as key to customer convenience and benefiting Sidney businesses. Depot workers express appreciation for the enhanced service.
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American National Bank
Sioux Ordnance Depot
A. J. Jorgenson
The
American National
Jorgenson
Sidney
Pahl No 3 well setback in Huntsman Field Cheyenne County
The Ohio Oil Co plugged its Pahl No 3 deep test in the Huntsman Field at 7 208 feet after drilling from 4732 feet. The company found oil staining but no commercial prospects in deeper horizons. the field remains the Cheyenne County area’s largest oil and gas producer with limited activity elsewhere.
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Ohio
Huntsman
Pennsylvania
Shawnee
Douglas- Peedee
Lansing- Kansas City
Texas Co
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Texas
Military Reservation
Cheyenne County
City Slaughterhouses Earn Excellent Rating
Slaughterhouses operated by Rudy's Inc. and The Star Packing Co. of Sidney receive excellent ratings after inspections by the Nebraska Bureau of Animal Husbandry. The bureau notes the rating is reserved for establishments in full compliance with all department requirements and highly regarded by those who merit it.
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Rudy’s Inc
Star Packing Co
Sidney
State of Nebraska Bureau of Animal Husbandry
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Succuimbs
Legion Club
Sgt
Is Report
Masons
Culligan Service
Barlow and Hunt
Gulf Plains
North
Lions’ Minstrel Show
Huntsman Field
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