Sidney community explores museum to honor frontier past
A new advisory committee of the Sidney Community Improvement Program met to consider establishing a local historical museum. They identified culture as a high priority and seek volunteers to join sub committees, aiming to attract students and tourists drawn by Sidney’s colorful frontier heritage and the Black Hills Gold Rush Trail. The next meeting is set for 7 30 p m February 14 at the junior high.
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Sidney
Betty Knicely
Rudy Munderloh
Hammond McNish
Gordon Simmer
Bill Robinson
M. R. Si
Nebraska
Black Hills
Welfare Help To County Is Large Records Reveal
Cheyenne County received 382,689.75 in federal welfare funds and 23,732.02 from the state for aid to the aged blind dependent children and the disabled. County funds covered medic bills hospitalization and nursing home care.
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Cheyenne
New Minister Arrives at Soo Church
Rev. Albert W. Barber becomes the permanent minister at Sioux Ordnance Depot Community Church after eight and a half years at Lavaland Presbyterian in Albuquerque. He and his family arrived last week and will reside in Ordville.
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Albert W. Barber
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Barber
Lavaland Presbyterian Church
Albuquerque
N.M
Grove City College
Grove City
Omaha _ Theological Seminary
Wolf Point
Cutbank
Montana
Bellevue
Neb
Bill
Jim
Carber
Ordville
Freezing Temperatures Grip Sidney Area With Snow
The region faced bitter cold with eight degrees below zero at the airport and a minus ten at the Sioux Ordnance Depot. Three inches of light snow lay on the ground and roads were snowpacked and dangerous. Sun shone but officials warned no picnic plans while snow aided wheat fields with moisture and cover. Total January precipitation measured at Sidney airport stood at .29 inch, below normal .32 inch.
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Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Buick hubcap theft reported by Lyons Buick Co
Lyons Buick Co reported the theft of two hubcaps from a 1956 Buick sometime Tuesday morning to police yesterday. The incident involves a single vehicle and lacks further identifying details.
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Lyons Buick Co
Sidney Bank Plans New Home On Tenth Avenue Corner
Sidney National Bank will construct a modern new building on the southwest corner of Tenth Ave and King St, using recently acquired property from Charles Hornday. Bank President Leo Krieger expects work to start within six months with possible occupancy by year end but notes material availability and start date affect completion. Drive in services planned with design details still under review and costs undecided. The project adds momentum to the Tenth Ave business district alongside Dr. B. H. Grimm’s adjacent medical building.
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Sidney National Bank
Leo Krieger
Tenth Ave
King, St
Krieger
Charles Hornaday
Shannon Oil expands with six straight Rudolph Field producer
Shannon Oil Co reports three new Rudolph Field locations west of Sidney in Cheyenne County and notes Chambers No. 2 and McMillen No. 1 advances. O. E. Johnson says Chambers No. 2 tests strong with potential like Chambers No. 1, pumping about 150 bpd, while plans call for at least three more holes including Chambers No. 3 and 4 and possible further drilling on state school land in 16-13-51.
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Cheyenne County
Shannon Oil Co
Rudolph Field
Sidney
O. E. Johnson
Shannon Oil
Telegraph
Johnson
McMillen
Ohio Oil
Uptegrove
Spearow Field
Nelson
Wildcat
West
Love-Miller Drilling
Thompson
Sese
Sidney referendum drives liquor vote on pool halls bowling alleys
The city may vote on liquor by the drink in pool halls and bowling alleys after a petition sought a referendum. Sidney’s council passed the ordinance Jan 23 with one absent. 846 voted in April 1954, so 85 signatures are needed. petition signatures are being gathered with March 6 primary and April 3 general elections possible. Officials call it a historic move in Sidney.
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Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Four New Petitions In Circulation For Sidney City Race
Sidney voters face a primary next month as four additional petitions join Rudy Munderloh Bob Clark and Mrs Lois Ham. New candidates include Ferris Preble Dean Wilson Dick Maddox and Ed Bauman. Primary set for March 13 due to law change. caucus February 28 nominates school board and police judge.
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Rudy Munderloh
Bob Clark
Lois Ham
Nebraska oil producers needed to hit yearly goal
Nebraska must find 150 new oil producers annually to sustain a daily crude output near 37 000 barrels. State geologist E C Reed spoke in Scottsbluff noting 1955 saw strong Panhandle gains with 300 new wells, mostly in Kimball County, and about 30 new producers this year. He warned oil resources are nonrenewable.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
E. C. Reed
Ced
North Fate Valley
Panhandle
Kimball County
Settlements Approved in Oil Drilling Accidents
District Judge John Kuns approved two lump sum settlements from oil well drilling mishaps. Emmett Davis received 400 dollars after being struck by pipe on June 1, 1955, against Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co. Francis Wilkinson got 261 dollars after losing part of a finger in an August 24, 1955 accident with Murfin Drilling Co. A divorce case by Florence K Fraizer against Jay Fraizer was dismissed.
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John Kuns
Emmett Davis
Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co
Davis
Francis Wilkinson
Murfin Drilling Co
Florence K. Fraizer
Jay Fraizer
Airport Mechanic To Arrive Here In April
Sidney welcomes Bob Maine a permanent mechanic arriving around April 1 at Municipal Airport. He will lease the big hangar install a workshop in the rear and use the front for airplane storage. Maine will be the only full time aircraft mechanic between North Platte and Cheyenne. His presence is expected to boost airport traffic this summer.
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Sidney
Murrey Fuller
Bob Maine
Topeka
Kan
Maine
North Platte
Cheyenne
Farm Lending Unit To Meet Next Tuesday
The Sidney Kimball National Farm Loan Association sets its annual meeting for next Tuesday Feb 7 in the basement of Sidney City Auditorium. A free dinner is provided by St Martha's Guild with Far rington Carpenter of Hayden Colo as principal speaker. Two directors will be elected for three year terms. Robert E Capé presides. entertainment and door prizes planned.
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Sidney- Kimball National Farm Loan Association
Sidney City
Ladies of St. Martha’s Guild
The
Episcopal Church
Farrington Carpenter
Hayden, Colo
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Colorado A & M College
William Harte
Robert E. Capé of
Dalton
LPV Speech Festival Set at Potter High School
The Lodgepole Valley Assoc declamatory and one act festival occurs next Saturday at Potter High School starting 9:15 AM. Five plays in the afternoon with more in the evening, featuring Broadwater Gurley Dalton Lodgepole Sunol Lorenzo Dix Bushnell Potter districts.
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Lodgepole Valley Association
Potter High School
Lodgepole Valley Conference
Broadwater
Gurley
Dalton
Lodgepole
Sunol
Lorenzo
Dix
Bushnell
Potter
Bill Boast
Kimball County High School
Mr. Hoffman
Scottsbluff High School
Give-A-Way Advanced By Clerk Of Court
The Cheyenne County District Court clerk Ruby Spindler runs a gimmick giving money to jurors. Seventeen names from the last jury panel are owed certificates totaling 221.10 dollars.
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Ruby Spindler
Cheyenne County
Street Lights Planned for Grabill Park Addition
Murrey Fuller city manager says Grabill Park Addition will get street lights as utilities crews install mercury vapor lights on Jackson Street between Ninth and 14th Avenues. Completion depends on weather and no finish date was given.
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Grabill Park
Sidney
Murrey Fuller
Jackson St
Ninth
14Th Aves
Fuller
Correction: Nina McIver’s Honor Roll grades
Sidney Junior High seventh grader Nina McIver earned three A’s and one B in the first semester. The recent Honor Roll story misstated her record.
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Nina McIver
Sidney Junior High School
Action Slated To Continue Civic Music Programs
The Civic Music Association met at the County Club to set next year’s programs and appoint committee chairs for the April membership drive. Debates focused on continuing the winter concert series to educate and entertain the community and to help nurture future radio television and movie stars through touring opportunities.
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Civic Music Association
Building Permits In Terrific Decline
January in Sidney shows a sharp drop in building activity with total city permits at 27 350, the lowest in recent memory. City Clerk Tobin notes three local builders have seven homes not yet issued permits for, valued at over 80 000, which could lift totals above 100 000. Large projects like the half million underpass are in the works this year.
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Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Sales Breakfast Attracts Crowd
Twenty two people enrolled in the Dale Carnegie Sales Course sponsored by the Sidney Lions Club. Dale Dahlberg Nebraska representative praised the turnout at a breakfast at Yendis Cafe despite below zero temps. Ten seats remain for classes in the Junior High School auditorium.
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Dale Carnegie
Sidney Lions Club
Dale Dahlberg
Carnegie
Nebraska
Dahlberg
Rural Youth Mid-Winter Institute Heads to Sidney
About 125 Nebraska youths gather in Sidney for the Rural Youth Mid-Winter Institute with events at the City Auditorium. New state YMW officers will be elected, mixers and banquets planned, tours of oil fields and Sioux Ordnance Depot on Saturday, and Learn Shops led by specialists.
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Nebraska
Sidney
City Auditorium
M. R. Sigler
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Wes Antes
Lincoln
Sioux
Jack H. Lowe
The
Telegraph
Wheat Belt Public Power District
Ish Schmitt
Scottsbluff
Senator Fenske Inspects Nebraska State Reformatory
Senator A A Fenske of Lund Monday joined a legislative committee on public buildings inspecting the Nebraska State Reformatory and Penitentiary, noted for troubles last year, as part of their oversight duties.
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Sen
Fenske
A.A. Fenske
Lund
Nebraska State Reformatory and Penitentiary
County Invites Architects To Discuss Courthouse Addition
Commissioner George Fleming announced a blanket invitation to architects to discuss adding to the Cheyenne County Courthouse. The board, including Cecil Hunt and George Coulter, seeks input on space needs for records and a district court jury, with about 87 000 dollars available by year end and an extra 10 000 potentially allocable without public consent.
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Cheyenne County
George Fleming
Fleming
Cecil Hunt
George Coulter
Denver
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Soo Church
Albert Barber
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Sidney Bank
B. H. Grimm
Shannon
Ohio
Uptegrove C No
North Peetz
Sidney’s
Ferris Preble
Dean Wilson
Lumber Company
Dick Maddox
Ed Bauman
Arlita Ingwersen
Kay Walsh
Leonard Benzel
Jay Peters
Myron Flessner
Reed
Harte
LPV
Potter High
Vocational Agriculture
Grabill
Ray
Nelly” Nelson
Ray Nelson Pontiac Co
Horn Motors
Anchorage
Alaska
County
Commission
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