Fidelity Inc Formed as Potential Elks Home Investor
Sidney Elks Lodge No. 1894 backs Fidelity Inc to acquire or construct a permanent Elks home. Five prominent Sidney men listed as incorporators include Carl Ghasi E L Heever Laver and Carl Oleen with Fred Lehigh. Public notice notes the nonstock corporation aims to erect lease or manage a building for charitable civic and cultural uses.
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Sidney Corporation
Sidney Elks Lodge
Sidney
Lodgepole
Fidelity,, Inc
Elks
Carl
WS Ghasi
E. L. Heever
Frank Pivonka
Lodge
Telegraph
Fidelity, Inc
The
Angeles
My True Security Contest Slated for February 15
Cheyenne high school seniors invited to participate in the annual My True Security contest to be held in Sidney Monday February 11. The winner will receive a plaque and his taped speech will be ened in the state contest. The winner there receives a $200 scholarship and advances to the national contest. The contest is sponsored annually by the Jaycees.
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Cheyenne
Einy
Sidney
Flu Outbreak Causes Absences at Sidney High
Sidney's senior high school reported 67 more pupil absences this week due to illness, most from flu. Among the absent were Tom Jones principal and Mrs Mary Winn commercial instructor. Junior high absences rose about 20, North Ward saw higher lower grade absentee rates, while other schools showed no unusual increase.
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Sidney’s Senior High School
Tom Jones
Mary Winn
North Ward
Nou
Three Oil Gas Cases Tied To 40 Acre Spacing Rule
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission lists three docket items for the February hearing in Sidney focusing on 40 acre drilling and spacing units. Signet Operating and Exploration seeks 40 acre units for Sutton Field in Cheyenne County, while the commission requests boundaries and 40 acre spacing rules for Barrett Field in Kimball and Banner counties and for Davis Field in Banner County with related field rules and periodic tests.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sidney
Commission
Signet Operating and Exploration Company
Sutton Field
Cheyenne County
Oil-Gas Commission
Barrett Field
Kimball
Banner Counties
Davis Field
Banner County
Elementary School Parents to Confer Tuesday
The second parent-teacher conferences of the school year are set for Tuesday afternoon February 9 from 1 to 4 o clock at all four elementary public school buildings. Mrs T R Tillotson, elementary consultant, heads the semi annual event. Dismissal is at noon and lunch is not served in elementary buildings.
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T R. Tillotson
Demolition Blasts at Sioux Depot Not Harmful Says Commander
Col Harvey Bower of Sioux Ordnance Depot defends demolition of obsolete ammunition. He says careful control and scientific research show blasts do not damage nearby buildings and explains why demolition is necessary within the Army program. The Telegraph publishes this to clarify public understanding and maintain good relations with the community.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Army
Harvey Bower
Sioux
Telegraph
Col Bowe
Col. Bower
Western Nebraska crops eyed as wheat remains king
Swinbank, UNL extension agronomist, told Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture that safflower millet grain sorghum winter barley flax and rye offer viable second choices for western Nebraska under certain conditions. He noted safflower oil suits paint and varnish industries and highlighted sorghum potential in Alliance and Chappell if winters are mild and frost comes after October 1.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska
J C Swinbank
College of Agriculture
Western Nebraska
Swinbank
Panhandle
Northern
Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture session sparsely attended
Bad road conditions and winter weather cut attendance at the Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture session in Sidney. About 100 farmers and wives attended the day-long talks though no single session reached 50 at once. City Auditorium hosted groups from Kimball and Lodge Pole with speakers Chet Walters, Father Clyde Whitney, Dr William E. Colwell, and C Bertrand Schultz addressing youth, conservation, eating, and university topics.
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Nebraska
Kimball
Lodgepole
City Auditorum
Chet Walters
Clyde Whitney
Scottsbluff
William E. Colwell
Hay Springs
C Bertrand Schultz
Lincoln
Fort Sidney Days Set for June 23–25
The Fort Sidney Jaycees named five members to the Fort Sidney Days board and announced June 23, 24, and 25 as the festival dates. Board members are Don Wells Daryl Conger Jerry Robbins Virgil Reed and Jack Pollock. The group meets next Tuesday at 3:30 PM at the Ohio Oil Co building. The Jaycees also voted to donate 300 to the Little League Baseball program. Five visiting Chamber of Commerce members attended the meeting Carl Christ Jr Don Heath Hollis Peratt Warren Ellison and John Elwell Jr.
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Jaycees
Fort Sidney Days
Don Wells
Daryl Conger
Jerry Robbins
Virgil Reed
Jack Pollock
Ohio Oil Co
Taycees
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sidney
Chamber
Carl Christ, Jr
Don Heath
Hollis Peratt
Warren Ellison
John Elwell, Jr
Clothes Wash Proceeds For March Of Dimes
Speed Wash laundromat at 917 18th Ave will donate all coins from Thursday from midnight to midnight to the March of Dimes. Owners Mr and Mrs Willard Pfingston say funds raised come through the washers and go to the MOD fund.
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18Th Ave
MOD Fund
Willard Pfingston
Ray Maley Suffers Heart Attack at Home
Raymond Maley longtime farmer and former Sidney public school faculty member suffered a heart attack at his home Friday. After emergency treatment at his physician's office he was admitted to Memorial Hospital where his condition was reported today as satisfactory.
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Raymond Maley
Sidney Public School
Tilda
Memorial Hospital
Rest Home Addition at Memorial Hospital Nearing Completion
The rest home addition to Memorial Hospital is about 70 percent finished and could be ready for occupancy by April 1. Architect Frank McNeit said completion may take two months, with space for 40 residents and six hospital beds for maximum care. Rates range from 5 to 10 dollars daily, with private rooms available at higher costs.
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Memorial Hospital
Frank McNeit
Grand Island
Leo Bolin
Bolin
Ford Tion
Burton
Deran Foundation
Sidney
Chamber Membership Drive Starts Monday
The 1960 Chamber of Commerce membership drive begins Monday with 79 businessmen already mailing dues or pledges, about 33 percent of the 1959 total. Wayne Moran urged former members to pledge before Monday to ease the committee's work as Warren Ellison and Lam Odlund lead the effort. About 150 firms remain to be contacted over the three day drive.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Moran
Warren Ellison
Lam Odlund
Moran
Chamber
50 Star Flags on Sale by Sidney Jaycees
The Sidney Jaycees sell 50 star flags this week. Interested persons who have not yet been contacted may call Pat Heaton Jr., project chairman, at 3030.
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Sidney Jaycees
Pat Heaton, Jr
Lube Oil Clinic Planned Thursday
A Lube Oil Clinic for mechanics farmers and interested persons is set for 7 30 pm tomorrow at the Farmers Union Co Op service store in Sidney. Jim Garrison of Consumers Co Op in Kansas City will present with Harold Scott noting it is an informative session not a sales meeting. Demonstrations cover diesel propane engines with coffee and doughnuts to follow.
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Farmers Union Co-Op Service
Sidney
Jim Garrison
Consumers Co- Operative Association
Kansas City
Harold Scott
Federal Aid Funds Granted On Road Here
Cheyenne County commissioners received notice of federal aid approval from the U S Bureau of Public Roads for a 32 mile section north of Sidney on Haskell Hill Road. Work includes elevating the road with potential hard surfacing later, using county equipment, on a matching basis.
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Cheyenne
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Sidney
Haskell Hill
R. C. Ayres
Nebraska Department of Roads
Ayres
January Fire Loss Surges One Third of 1959 Total
Fire Chief reports January fire damage totaled 9675 dollars, one third of 1959’s yearly loss. Three major blazes struck Grace Heath residence, Burke Apartments, and Trailer City leaving six homeless. Firemen answered nine calls, seven city and two rural, with Trailer City alone accounting for about six thousand dollars.
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Bob Hossie
Grace Heath
Burke Apartments
Trailer City
Heath
Burke Apts
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted by Local Elevator
Local elevator sources quoted wheat at 1.69 per bushel today. The report notes a single price point with no accompanying futures or basis details.
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J. M. McDonald
Illinois St
Yendis Cafe
West Ilinois St
West Illinois
A. S. Hardy
Panhandle Drug Co
Llth and
Jackson
City Auditorium
National Guard
WNOA
Alliance
Chappell
Wnoa Sidney
J.c.chet Swinbank
C. Bertrand Schultz
Ft. Sidney
Clothes Wash
March of Dimes
Ray Maley
Sidney Memorial Hospital
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