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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1950

Page

5

Sidney Maroons Face Chappell On Home Floor Tonight

Sidney Maroons won two of three conference games last week and host Chappell tonight, after a 1 1 overtime win over them on their floor last month. Jensen led scoring in a 46 33 win over Chadron, while Gordon 40 and Chadron 33 games closed the week.

Sidney Maroons Penne Chappell Gering Gordon Chadron Chappell Buffs Sidney Club Bridgeport Montgomery Harden Jensen Cardinals Buehrer O Smith O McWilliams Gordon ' Fg Ft Pf Russell Purdy Goodrich Sasse O Homgrain Haslow Mills Roger Dillon Wolf Eitemiller Tscharner

Class B Race Heads to Home Stretch in Western Nebraska

The Class B cage race tightens as Kimball, Mitchell and Ogallala each hold one conference loss. Gering faltered after a Mitchell win, while Sidney sits at .500 in league play. Five conference games loom this week with Chadron, Mitchell, Gering, Bayard, Bridgeport, Sidney, Gordon and others on the slate.

Chadron Mitchell Gering Bridgeport Sidney Gordon Bayard L Kimball Ogallala Crawford Nebraska Kimball

Irish Defeat Platte Team In Post Tournament Win

St Patrick's Academy Irish defeated St Pat's of North Platte 40 to 37 in a hard fought Friday game. Pat Ferguson led scoring with 22 points as the champions head into a busy week with road games at Sterling St Anthony's Oshkosh and a home date with Peetz.

Grand Island St. Patrick’s Academy St. Pat's of North Platte Pat Ferguson Sterling St. Anthony’s Oshkosh Peetz

Sunol Outpaced By Venango In Friday Narrow Loss

Sunol High School suffered a 43 to 38 defeat at Venango, snapping the undefeated run. Martin led Venango with 17 points, while Zalesky scored 15 for Sunol. Sunol had won 11 straight before the setback and had beaten Big Springs 57 to 24 last Tuesday.

Sunol High School Mustangs Venango Sunol Big Springs Martin Zalesky Hadden Bagby

Automane pencil sharpeners headline in telegraph era

Automane pencil sharpeners are described as inexpensive in a Telegraph edition noting practical office supplies. The item is presented as a low-cost accessory for daily use.

Telegraph

Baseball May Be Played At Fair Grounds

Sidney considers moving baseball to the fair grounds to ease finances and enable night games. The fair board may install hard ball lights if city and American Legion Club back the project. Mayor Dorwart favors Legion Park but suggests a local corporation fund a development with gate receipts held until subscribers are paid.

Sidney Fair Grounds Fair Board American Legion Club Ther Srovieusts Sioneys Legion Para Grannstand Dalton C. B. Dorwart Legion Park L0cal Corporation

Wilnes Emerges as Husker Sharpshooter on NU Squad

Sophomore Norm Wilnes of Sidney has yet to start regularly for Nebraska but leads the team with the highest field goal percentage at 45 percent. Scoring ace Milton Whitehead of Scottsbluff tops the squad with 243 points and a 16.7 point per game average, while Wilnes is poised to earn his letter and become a standout Sid ney athlete.

Norm Wilnes Sidney Nebraska University Harry Good Wilnes Sidney Star Milton “Bus” Whitehead Scottsbluff Bus Sidney High

Yearlings Will Meet Sterling Frosh On Wednesday Court

The Sidney Frosh basketball team hosts Sterling Frosh Wednesday at four p m on the high school court. In a recent 41 32 loss at Sterling Junior High Wahner and Ballinger led the rally for Sterling. Expected starters include Ballinger Wahner Hendon Simers Ringelman or Loos for Sterling and Chapwell Seevers King Glassburn Maley Beebe Ziegler Deeder or Jones for Sidney.

Sidney Frosh Sterling Vrosn Sterling Junior High Wahner Hawk Ballinger Sterling Frosh Hendon Simers Ringelman Loos Ray Maley Chapwell Seevers King Glassburn Maley Beebe Ziegler Deeder Jones

Gun Club Holds Practice Shoot Ahead of Registered Meet

Members of the Sidney Gun Club held a Sunday practice to get into condition for their first registered shoot scheduled for March 5. Scores were recorded for the session and prepared for official results.

Sidney Gun Club

Gurley Downs Dalton 39 to 23 in conference bout

Gurley High defeated Dalton 39 to 23 as Jerry Kallhoff led with 18 points and Virgil Schumacher added 10. Glenn Brestel toped Dalton with 11 before fouling out. Gurley reserves won 50 to 24 behind Gerald Rohde's 12. Gurley travels to Sunol for a non senior game next.

Gurley High Dalton Jerry Kallhoff Virgil Schumacher Glenn Brestel Brestel Gurley Gerald Rohde Kurth Sunol Sunolive

Cigarette Paper Supply From Minnesota Seed-Flax Straw

Since early in World War II most cigarette paper in the United States has been produced from Minnesota seed flax straw, a key material source for tobacco product manufacturing.

United States Minnesota

St. Pat's Holds Illustrious Grand Island Tourney Record

St. Patrick's Academy basketball teams boast a storied run in the Grand Island Diocese tournaments since the war. They captured championships in 1948 and 1950, produced two MVPs Gene Durbin and Pat Ferguson, and had six players named to all tournament teams including Durbin Kallhoff Peetz Heaton Ferguson and Martinosky. The fourth tournament occurred this year in Sidney with next year set for Spalding.

Grand Island St. Patrick’s Recreation Hall Sidney Robert Kemper St. Mary’s John Martinosky St. Pat's Marvin Arensdorf North Platte James Doyle St. Pat's North Platte Tom Fox Spalding Academy George Shinker Assumption Academy Chadron Pat Ferguson St. Patrick's Academy Raymond Miles VFW Duis St. Patrick’s Academy St. Pat’s Gene Durbin Durbin Lloyd Kallhoff Dick Peetz Pat Heaton Ferguson Spalding

Sunol and Lodgepole Game Site Change Announced

Coaches announced the Lodgepole versus Sunol game will be moved from Sunol to the new St Patrick's Recreation Hall due to expected crowd size. The match now set for Thursday February 23 but timing may shift with attendance considerations.

Lodgepole Sunol St. Patrick’s Recreation Hall Sidney Hall

Change announced as Sunol and Lodgepole lead conference

The announcement stating the change was made early and notes that Sunol and Lodgepole each have top teams this year sharing the lead position in the Lodgepole Valley Conference standings.

Sunol Lodgepole

Pippitt’s Team Sets Record At Sidney Alleys

Pippitt’s squad rolled 2,888 on Friday to establish a Sidney alleys record against a pickup league team. The tally shows Pippitt’s 2,888, All-Stars 2,692, Miller’s 616 pacing the effort. His third game of 244 stood out as a top individual performance of the year.

Pippitt Sidney

Canyon compares to Grand Canyon in Arizona beauty

The wonderland of Rocks near Douglas Arizona is often likened to the Grand Canyon for its striking scenery and beauty, drawing comparisons from visitors and writers.

Canyon Wonderland of Rocks Douglas, Ariz Grand Canyon

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