Cheyenne County Chamber Plans One Day Membership Push
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce maps a Feb 9 one day membership drive led by John Gottschalk. Sidney teams will recruit 350 local businesses with 65 advance solicitations and a kickoff breakfast. A buyers directory and March 3 vocal event accompany Chamber of Commerce Week activities.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Drive
John Gottschalk
Potter
Dalton
Lodgepole
Gurley
Sidney
Gene Lienemann
Lloyd Carr
Ed Haupt
Ed Bauman
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Read's Army
United Fund
Gottschalk
Frank Jones Named To Wheat Institute
Lodgepole resident Frank Jones becomes the National Farmers Organization representative on the board of the National Wheat Institute. The body met in Washington to arrange a plan with the Agriculture Department to manage a two million dollar fund for wheat research and promotion. Jones may face election in 1972 after years of active NFO work locally and nationally.
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Lodgepole
Frank Jones
National Farmers Organization
New National Wheat Institute
Washington
Department of Agriculture
National Wheat Institue
Jones
NFO
Nebraska stocks over 300000 fish in 1969 70 project
The Nebraska Game Commission with federal aid stocked more than 300000 fish in 1969 and 1970 for West Kimball Reservoir and Lodgepole Creek. 249300 game fish were released after renovations in 1969, plus 5087 trout from the federal government in Cheyenne and Kimball counties. Species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, catfish, bluegill, walleye, rainbow and brown trout. Sizes ranged from one to eleven inches. Brown trout dominated the creek stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Game Commission
West Kimball Reservoir
Lodgepole Creek
Raymond Frandsen
Sidney
Cheyenne
Kimball
Frandsen
City burns trash as landfill space runs short
City Manager John Baudek says burning at the city dump last week was necessary because the landfill is nearly full. The city hopes to buy adjacent land, but red tape and complaints from nearby residents hinder progress while Western Plains Auction Co. reports debris blowing onto its property.
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John Baudek
Western Plains Auction Co
Baudek
Lyal W. Clark Dies at 66 Football Coach Remembered
Lyal W. Clark 66 died in Columbus Ohio. A Sidney High School and Western Maryland University alum he helped Woody Hayes build OSU into a powerhouse with two Rose Bowl wins and no more than two losing seasons in 16 years as line coach. The Clark family and Sidney friends recall a long career and strong Ohio State ties.
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Lyal W. Clark
Columbus
Ohio
Sidney
Mr. Clark
Sidney High School
Western Maryland University
Sigurd
Roy
Allen Chambers
WMU
Woody Hayes
Western Maryland
OSU
Wheat begins to green across western Nebraska fields
Western Nebraska wheat fields are greening as warmer weather arrives. The weekly crop weather report notes strong winds caused blowing dust in the Panhandles and wind erosion damage in areas with limited ground cover. Livestock grazing stalk fields lowers supplemental feed demand as calving lambing and farrowing begin.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Cheyenne County Exceeds Christmas Seal Contributions
TB Seals totals for Cheyenne County top 1.149 million with 149 as a placeholder. last year at this time 1,461.10 was raised and 1969 total reached 1,533. Officials expect a stronger final report with a closing date of March 31. Dawes Devel Garden counties already exceed their ilan figures. The drive funds respiratory disease fight and community health improvements.
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Cheyenne
Dawes
Devel and Garden
Seal
Miss Scottsbluff Pageant Withdrawn By Jaycees
Scottsbluff Jaycees will withdraw sponsorship of the Miss Scottsbluff Pageant after a board meeting. Dean Freouf said rising costs, scholarships and prizes, and smaller crowds made the contest lose money, prompting the decision to redirect funds to community projects.
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Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Jaycees
Dean Freouf
Freouf
Matzke On Panel At NU Master Program
Thirteen University of Nebraska alumni return to Lincoln March 7 9 to meet students in living units and classes as part of the annual Masters Program co chaired by John Decker and Deborah Way. Notable participants include Stanley Hathaway Bailey Kuklin Robert L Marcotte Gerald Matzke Philip Sorensen Eleanor Swanson and Gerald Warren among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
John Decker
Saginaw
Mich
Deborah Way
Ralston
Nebraska Union
Bruce Bruggeman
San Francisco Bay
Gardian
Keith David
Chicago
Vera C. Foster
Tuskega Institute
Alabama
William Galbraith
American Legion
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
D.C
Stanley Hathaway
Eleanor Swanson
Omaha
Gerald Warren
Nixon
NFO Meeting Set for Thursday in Sidney Armory
Cheyenne County NFO invites all interested persons to an information meeting at eight p.m. Thursday in the National Guard Armory Sidney. The gathering will cover NFO activities and finalize plans for the countywide membership drive beginning soon.
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Cheyenne County
National Farmers Organization
National Guard
Sidney
NFO
Panhandle Ag Research Gets $20,000 Gift
The John R. Jirdon Foundation, Morrill, donates $20,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation for four years of agricultural research at Scotts Bluff Station in Mitchell. Projects focus on agricultural chemicals and beef cattle feed efficiency under environmental safety goals. Dr. Robert W. Kleis notes staff will recommend specifics by spring.
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Lincoln
John R. Jirdon
Nebraska
Jirdon Foundation
Lionel Harris
Scotts Bluff Station
Kleis
Panhandle Forecast Turns Cold With Snow Showers
A Panhandle forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a chilly shift with occasional snow this afternoon and tonight, becoming partly cloudy Thursday afternoon. Highs reach the mid teens to mid twenties, lows drop to zero, and Thursday's highs stay in the 20s. Precipitation chances are about 60 percent this afternoon and tonight, near zero on Thursday. The outlook through Friday and Saturday shows more clouds and occasional snow with highs in the 30s and lows from zero to 10.
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Panhandle
Thurow Opens Second State Farm Location in Sidney
Jack Thurow expands State Farm presence to a second Sidney office at 11th Ave and Illinois St while Ralph Welch continues serving his Cheyenne County clients from 845 Olinvis St. The move doubles Thurow’s local footprint as record transfers and new client service shift to the new site. Police report Price Lee Policky, 19, of Broadwater, held on three Banner County burglary charges and seven Cheyenne County counts with burglaries across Dalton Gurley Potter areas and a Saturday arrest near Kimball. Charges filed Monday in Cheyenne County and Banner County courts, with goods recovered in Sidney Denver Scott’s Bluff and Larimer Street locations, valued around $2,000.
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Jack Thurow
State Farm Insurance Co
Sidney
11Th Ave
Illinois St
Thurow
Ralph Welch
State Farm
Cheyenne County
Welch
Olinvis St
Broadwater
Price Lee Policky
Grant Street
Banner County
Richard Larsen
Kimball
Policky
Larry Brower
Larsen
Charles Smith
District Court
Don Tedesco
Dalton
Gurley
Potter
Scottsbluff
Larimer Street
Denver
County Road Hearing Set for January 22
Cheyenne County commissioners set Monday January 22 as the annual road hearing. The session runs 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with possible afternoon hours. Citizens may present views on the road program. They also approved relocating a road north of Greenwood Cemetery 650 feet to avoid a sharp turn toward a Burlington underpass and relocating a bridge three miles south of Sunol due to Cow Creek flooding.
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Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners
Greenwood Cemetery
Burlington Railroad
Sunol
Cow Creek
Kouline
Officials To Meet Tuesday At Panhandle Association
Max Arnold of the Justin H. Haynes Co will be guest speaker at the Panhandle County Officials Association meeting at the Sidney Elks Club next Tuesday Feb 9. Topic: County Government and Data Processing. Social hour registration at 10 a.m. Luncheon at noon and afternoon business sessions. Presiding: William Nichol Scottsbluff, head of the association.
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Max Arnold
Justin H. Haynes Co
Panhandle County Officials Association
Sidney Elks Club
William Nichol
Scottsbluff
Association
Two Injured In Sidney Car Train Collision
Two Sidney women were hospitalized after a Tuesday afternoon crash at a rail crossing. A 1970 Oldsmobile driven by 74 year old Mary F Boyle was hit by a Burlington train on 10th Avenue as it traveled about 30 mph eastbound. Passenger Margaret Dissmore suffered a broken arm and fractured ribs after being ejected. The car was a total loss and witnesses said warning lights were functioning. Mrs Boyle was in critical condition with head injuries.
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Sidney
Mary F. Boyle
Illinois St
10Th Avenue
Burlington
Charles Marlett
Donald Challburg
David W Young
Boyle
Memorial Hospital
Margaret Dissmore
1514
Lm St
Juveniles May Be Charged In Theft
Sidney police pursue a lead in a home ransacking at 1525 Cedar occupied by Mrs. Rita Golden. Items including furniture and clothing were taken over the past three weeks. Three juveniles face possible charges while an adult may be implicated. no charges filed yet pending police results.
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Sidney
Cedar
Rita Golden
Roy Bauer
Cheyenne
Donald J. Tedesco
Mr. Tedesco
Sydney Finch
Golden
Procedure On Bad Checks To Be Explained
Don Tedesco invites merchants and firm representatives to a Friday 3 p.m. district courtroom session on the county bad check problem. The meeting will explain procedures using the county attorney and sheriff, answer questions, and is open to all with emphasis on merchant interest.
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Cheyenne
Don Tedesco
Tedesco
Breakin Reported at West Texaco in Sidney
Police say a breakin occurred Monday night at the West Texaco on Illinois Street. A rear window was forced, two lives were taken and about $57 in cash was stolen.
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Sidney
West Texaco
Illinois Street
Ground Hog Tradition Holds True
A sunny Ground Hog Day broke the warm spell as the furry forecaster predicted six more weeks of winter. Northwest winds around 8 a.m. brought a chill, with gusts largely absent and 60 percent chance of precipitation.
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Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
Northwest
FAA
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Wheat Institute
Matzke
Frontier Airlines
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