Cubmaster Honored For Long Service In Pack 89 Banquet
Long time Cubmaster Charles Hawkins Sr was honored at Pack 89s Blue and Gold Banquet in the Elks Auditorium. The event recognized four years of service with fishing gear presented to Hawkins as he prepares to join Boy Scout work with Troop 83 alongside his sons Mike Larry and Gary.
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Pack
Elks Auditorium
Charles Hawkins Sr
W.W. Schulz
The
IOOF
Doyle Foland
Wye-Braska Scout Council
Jean Larsen
Mr. Hawkins
Pack 89
Sidney Mayor Proclaims Boy Scout Week Theme
Mayor Dean Wilson signed a proclamation designating Feb 7 to 13 as Boy Scout Week in Sidney. Cub Scout Scott Warren, 2 years in scouting, will receive the Lion badge at the Pack 90 Blue and Gold banquet on Feb 26. Boy Scout Patrick Moon, four and a half years in scouting, holds Star rank and is a veteran of Cub and Boy Scout ranks.
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Sidney
Dean Wilson
Wilson
Scott Warren
Patrick Moon
Scott
Duane Warren
Patrick
Ernest Moon
Mayor Wilson
America
Dimes King and Queen Crowned at Dance Fundraiser
The 1964 March of Dimes teenage dance will be at Elks Auditorium Sidney on Saturday Feb 8 from 9 p m to midnight. Crowning occurs about 11 p m with 14 candidates from Cheyenne County high schools including Sidney Potter Lorenzo Lodgepole Gurley Dalton and St Patrick Academy.
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March of Dimes
Elks
Sidney
Millard Music
Jerry Dykman
National Foundation
Cheyenne County
Sidney High School
Potter
Lorenzo
Lodgepole
Gurley
Dalton
St. Patrick Academy
Shirley Kettler
Bob Eddy
Sidney High
Joan Schnell
Ken Ottoson
Ernestine Childers
Bob Hunter
Marlene Miller
Stan Franss
Jolene Jurgery
Rick Ewert
Kathy Thompson
Larry Lessman
Bernadette Brogan
George Mohart
Dykman
Elwell Honored as Outstanding Young Man of Nebraska
John Elwell Jr. will be honored by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce at the Winter Quarterly conference in Grand Island. He is one of three Nebraskans named Outstanding Young Men, cited for leadership as Chamber of Commerce president and Western Nebraska United Chambers past president. Leaving for the conference were Ed Haupt and others. events include socials and a Sidney bowling tournament.
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John Elwell Jr
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce
Grand Island
Nebraska
Jaycee
Flwell
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska United Chambers of
Another Sponsor Joins 1964 Soap Box Derby in Sidney
The Platte Valley Customs Club Inc adds sponsor status to the 1964 Sidney Soap Box Derby. Founded in 1945, the club promotes safety in driving and auto care knowledge. A Saturday banquet will include state awards, followed by Sunday business to set future event sites. Local leaders discuss 1965 state convention bids and 1964 summer planning sites. The Norfolk May state convention, Don Brown’s campaign for national JC president, and the Dallas June national convention are noted. Local Jaycee officials plan attendance.
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Platte Valley Customs Club, Inc
Sidney
Lincol
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Chad
Don Brown
Omaha
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brown
National
Nebraska
Dallas
Texas
Jaycee
School Redistricting Debate in Cheyenne County
In Cheyenne County a heated discussion on compulsory school redistricting continues with meetings held by both sides. Supporters push consolidation to reduce the number of districts while opponents defend local control and rural pride. County figures note 14 rural districts with one or two teachers and seven high schools in the area.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Nebraska
John Webb
Sioux Army Depot-Ordville
Webb
Three Ag Meetings to Be Held Across Western Nebraska
Next week Harrison Oshkosh and Kimball host educational meetings on beef cattle industry. Notable speakers include Dr William Colwell and Dr Everett Peterson with topics on beef imports economics and production factors. Mrs Bess Rothman Boon will present charm with cents and fashion tips at all sessions.
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Nebraska
Harrison
Oshkosh
Kimball
Garden County High School
Moose Hall
William Colwell
Hay Springs
Earl Monahan
Hyannis
O. C. Yeakley
Swift & Co
Scottsbluff
Everett Peterson
University of Nebraska Agricultural Economist
U. S. Monahan
American Hereford Assn
Nebraska Stock Growers Assn
Moose Lodge
Oshkosh City Auditorium
Federle Hall
Robert Mann
Sioux County Extension Board
Clark Elkins
Nebraska State College
Chadron
WNOA
Nebraska Agricultural Extension Service
Elvin F.frolik
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
University of Nebraska
Frolik
Snyder's Clothing Co Remodeled in Sidney
Snyder's Clothing Co in Sidney undergoes a major front remodel to expand sales space by about 144 square feet and move the entrance, with a new glass aluminum door and recessed lighting as construction by Nienhuser Construction Co. and Moore's Glass and Paint Co. progresses toward a grand opening next week.
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Sidney
Snyder Clothing Co
Robert Lloyd
Snyder
Lloyd
Nienhuser Construction Co
Moore’s Glass and Paint Co
Snyder’s
Lodgepole Seeks New Water Source
Lodgepole town seeks additional water by tapping deeper underground pools under engineer John Olsson. Town clerk Henry Jenik says efforts continue after a shrinking supply prompted last summer water limits. The survey area is difficult, but work proceeds despite initial failures.
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Lodgepole
Henry Jenik
John Olsson
Lincoln
Jenik
Dog That Bit Boy Is Found Near Diff Oil Well
The dog that bit 7 year-old Russell Hume of Peetz last Monday and caused a county wide search after it escaped was found Wednesday afternoon. Logan County Sheriff's office reported at Sterling. Don Lafler of Sidney reported the dog near an oil well location northeast of Diff.
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Peetz
Russell Hume
Logan County
Car Collision at Neuman and Young Streets Lodgepole
An afternoon crash at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Neuman and Young streets intersection in Lodgepole involved a southbound 1958 Oldsmobile driven by 47 year old Stanley R. Stevens and an eastbound 1962 Chevrolet driven by 18 year old Kenneth A. Payne. Payne sustained minor injuries including a hairline bump and small laceration.
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Neuman
Young Streets
Lodgepole
John Trenerry
The
Highway Safety Patrol
Stanley R. Stevens
Kenneth A. Payne
Payne
Pace of Oil Wildcatting Rises in Nebraska Counties
Nebraska oil news reports a mild upturn with rigs active in several counties. Notable outcomes include two Cheyenne County discoveries and two Kimball County field wells, plus renewed wildcat and prospecting activity in Grant Banner Scottsbluff and Pawnee counties as drillers push deeper tests and offsets.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Kimball County
Wildcat
Grant
Banner
Scottsbluff
Pawnee
Houy
Carlson
Karnik
Midwest
Gurley
Scotts Bluff
Sun Oil Co
Schaneman
Banner Oil Co
Sam Gary
Weiss
CSW
Regal Drilling Co
Crash Survivor Wed To Former Sidney Resident
The husband of a former Sidney resident is among two survivors of a Navy cargo plane crash near Calverton New York. Six crewmen died including Capt. Edward Schultz of Albuquerque New Mexico. His wife Shirley Boyd, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wendell Boyd, is a former Sidney resident. Schultz is a radar specialist who sustained multiple injuries and underwent surgery. Mrs. Schultz and their four children were being joined by relatives in Denver en route to Albuquerque.
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Sidney
Calverston
N. Y
Edward Schultz
Albuquerque
N. M
Shirley Boyd
Wendell Boyd
Merrill
Barton Taylor
Schultz
Long Island
Taylor
Boyd
Denver
Boyds
Mrs. Schultz
Morrill
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Pan-American Petroleum Co
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W. B. Farrar Ranch
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William E. Journot
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