City Council Race Opens as Petitions Due This Saturday
City voters eyeing Sidney council seats must file petitions by Saturday with 50 to 100 signatures. Petitions served to City Clerk Gordon Tobin. forms available from him. Two terms expire this year. Mayor Rudy Munderloh undecided about running again and Robert Clark seeks renomination. A March 1 caucus will not affect council nominations. election slated for April 5.
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Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Rudy Munderioh
Robert Clark
Clark
Ferris Preble
Preble
Munderloh
the Telegraph Today
Sidney
Board of Education
Council
Bart Taylor
Former Teacher Al Dalton Dies Of Bullet Wound
James Curtis Jensen, 33, former Dalton public schools music instructor, died in Omaha from a forehead bullet wound. Found in Elmwood Park Saturday, he had taught band and voice in Dalton for years and later Griswold Iowa. At death he was employed as music teacher in Springfield Nebraska. He reportedly suffered a corneal disease and left behind a wife and two children.
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Dalton Public
Omaha
James Curtis Jensen
Dalton
Griswold
Iowa
Elmwood Park
Douglas County Hospital
Jensen
Springfield
Neb
Hospital Admissions Include Local Officials Over Weekend
Chief of Police Sol Willis and County Commissioner Cecil Hunt were admitted to Sidney Memorial Hospital with back pains and flu respectively. Willis had been ill for weeks. Other weekend dismissals included Ray Maley of Sidney who suffered a heart attack, and Dale Gill of Regan plus Russell Wise of Bismarck, both injured when a double decker cattle truck tipped over on the overpass east of Sidney.
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Sol Willis
Cecil Hunt
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Hunt
Willis
Ray Maley
Sidney
Dale Gill
Regan
N. D
Russell Wise
Bismarck
Grain Market Wheat Price from Local Elevator
Local elevator sources quoted wheat at 1.7e per bushel today highlighting a grain market update. The report notes a single price observation without broader market context or additional commodities.
Former Russian Premier Kerensky to Speak in Sidney
Former Russian premier Alexander Kerensky will speak Friday night at 8 in the Sidney Senior High School auditorium with free admission. Sponsored by the Sterling Colorado Rotary Club and Sidney Rotarians, the visit follows a Sterling stop on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Bolshvik
Kerensky
Sidney
Europe
United States
Palo Alto
Calif
Hoover Institute On
Alexander Fedorivich Kerensky
Sterling, Colo
Rotary Club
Sidney Rotarians
Sterling
Portia
Wildcats Plugged Ten North Nebraska Wells
Two wildcat ventures north of Potter were plugged and abandoned over the weekend ending hopes for new oil fields in the region. Wytex announced the No. 1 Doran at 5,385 feet with no shows, eight miles north and five east of Potter. Exeter Drilling Co. plugged the No 1 Anderson north of Potter, while McDaniel Drilling Co. was nearing total depth at the New Smith wildcat north of Potter and Ohio Oil Co. neared total depth at the No. 2 Graff in the Graff Field northwest of Dalton. Ten notices of intent to drill were filed for the week of February 1 1960 including D. J. Pickrell and A. N. Brown No. 1 Trenerry in Banner County and Pan American No. 1 G. Evertson in Kimball County along with Wytex Brown & Huff and Chandler & Simpson No. 1 Gotte.
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Wildcat
Potter
Wytex
Doran
Exeter Drilling Co
No 1
Anderson
Exeter
McDaniel Drilling Co
New Smith
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
D. J. Pickrell
A. N. Brown
Trenerry
Banner County
Shell Oil Company
Ewing
Scotts Bluff County
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
G. Evertson
Kimball County
Wytex Oil Corp
Brown & Huff
Cheyenne County
Chandler & Simpson
Gotte
Cow Butchered and Barley Stolen in County Cases
Cheyenne County sheriff investigates two incidents southeast of One: 200 bushels of barley stolen and the illegal butchering of a steer or heifer. Parts of skin and bones found abandoned. estimated weight 400 to 500 pounds. Sheriff Schultz calls the work clean and not amateurish. brand and ear marks removed.
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Cheyenne County
Haines Family Mourns Sudden Missouri Death
Marvin Smith of Chillicothe Missouri, stepfather of Elmer E. Haines of Sidney, died suddenly Saturday. Mr and Mrs Haines and Priscilla left Sunday for the funeral.
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Marvin Smith
Chillicothe
Elmer E. Haines
Sidney
YR's Plan Sidney Young Republicans Organizing Meeting
The Sidney Young Republicans convene an organizing meeting at 7 30 p m tonight at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Loran Schmit of David City and Mrs Connie Roeser of Ogallala state YR chairman and co chairman will assist in forming a local young GOP chapter.
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Sidney Young Republicans
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Loran Schmit
David City
Connie Roeser
Ogallala
State
Stonecipher Named State Rural Youth Advisor in Nebraska
Charles Stonecipher was named state advisor to the Nebraska Rural Youth clubs at the Rural Youth Mid Winter Institute in Lexington. He and Beverly Shepardson receive two year terms and will meet twice yearly to aid projects and activities. Ted Elbracht is president, Helen Searles is vice president, Alice Simmer secretary, and Alice Elbracht news reporter. The group plans a 198 summer camp in western Nebraska, possibly Chadron, with multiple county members attending.
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Charles Stonecipher
Nebraska
Rural Youth
Lexington
Stonecipher
Beverly Shepardson
Ted Elbracht
Colfax County
Helen Searles
Dawson County
Alice Simmer
Hall County
Alice Elbracht
Lancaster County
Chadron
Cheyenne County
Mary Jo Schadegg
Clara Childers
Larry Kurz
Cynthia Morris
Denny Juelfs
Allen Chambers
Martin Stephens
Farm Bureau Sponsors Wheat Sessions in Sidney and Imperial
Western Nebraska wheat growers gather for two Farm Bureau meetings in Sidney on February 17 and Imperial on February 18. Warren Collins of the American Farm Bureau will speak on wheat production pressures and grower control, with regional Farm Bureau members from several counties in attendance.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Imperial
Ween
County Farm Bureau
Harold Kettler
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Warren Collins
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Collins
City
Lutheran Church
Kentucky
Western Kentucky State College
University of Ilinois
American Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Sheridan
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Morris, Deuel
Keith Counties
Rites Planned in Illinois for Mrs. Nellie Whitaker 70
Mrs. Nellie O Whitaker 70 of Sidney died early Saturday in Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Funeral services will be Wednesday at the Clayton Presbyterian Church with burial in Clayton cemetery. Survivors include her husband John A Whitaker of Sidney, sons Marion of Sidney and Vernon R of El Segundo California, one grandchild and two great grandchildren. The Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handled arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Cancer Fund or Memorial Hospital Rest Home.
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Nellie O Whitaker
Marion Whitaker
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Clayton, Ill
Presbyterian
Clayton
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Cancer Fund
Memorial Hospital Rest Home
Nellie O. Johnson
Sidlam
Ill
Alva
Emma Mitz Johnson
John A. Whitaker
Quinsy
California
Vernon R
John
Marion
el Segundo
Calif
Miller Implement Open House Set for 1960 Case Tractors
Miller Implement hosts a world premiere open house showcasing 1960 Case tractors. The event runs all day Tuesday with show rooms open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Families are invited. entertainment refreshments and door prizes include a $125 intercom system grand prize.
Interemerge Panhandle traffic warned by Western Interstate plans
The southern Panhandle faces loss of east west tourist traffic as Colorado accelerates Interstate work toward the Nebraska line. Completion of the extreme western segment is forecast for 1975. Dean Green proposes 1 million dollars for western Nebraska planning to compete with Colorado traffic at Big Spring Junction. Governor Brooks and the Highway Commission planned a closed session on priorities as Dean Green urges pre construction work and a reserve of projects for future funding.
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Panhandle
Colorado
Nebraska
Inter
Denver
Wyo
Ming
Western
Dean Roy Green
Greater Nebraska Interstate Inc
Kimball
Wyoming Line
Big Springe
George Fleming
Sidney
Fleming
Dean Green
GNI
Omaha-Lincoln
Ralph G. Brooks
Nebraska Highway Advisory Commission
Omaha
Green
Highway Department
Gene Kemper
Alliance Publisher
of Gni
Chamber Membership Drive Begins in 1960 Push
The 1960 Chamber of Commerce membership drive started with a breakfast and a revised plan. Workers will focus on about 150 firms not yet members while old accounts are cleaned up. By today 95 members had paid or pledged 6 026 dollars, over a third of the 17 900 budget.
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Chamber of Commerce
Warren Ellison
Enue
Ald
Sidneyite Aboard Record Setting Air Force Plane
Captain Frank J. Bowman of Sidney, a staff member on a Sewart Air Force Base C-130 Hercules, helped set a new Mc Murdo Sound Antarctica flight record from Christchurch New Zealand. The seven hour forty minute flight, amid headwinds and navigation challenges, carried supplies to Maria Byrd and South Pole stations as part of Exercise Deep Freeze 60.
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Sidney
Sewart Air Force Base
Tenn
McMurdo Sound
Antarctica
Christchurch
New Zealand
Frank J. Bowman
USAF
M. E. Bowman
Sewarts 61St
Air Force
U. S
Maria Byrd Land
Maria Byrd
South Pole Station
Sidney To Host WMCC Directors
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce directors meet in Sidney Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Any chamber member or interested party may attend. Adjournment is planned around 2 38 p.m. Topics include a western Nebraska display for the Omaha Sports Show March 8 an area industrial brochure and updated Greater Nebraska Interstate information on the interstate situation.
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Western
Nebraska
Fair Dates Set For Cheyenne County Show in 1960
The Cheyenne County Fair Board announced Aug 17 to 20 as the 1960 county fair dates with a rodeo booked for Aug 21. Exhibits close and are released Saturday evening. The county receives 1113.01 dollars from the State Racing Commission to be used for fair premiums. Fitzsimmons Shows will run the midway and Summit Rodeo Co. of Laramie will provide stock for an RCA rodeo on both weekend days.
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Cheyenne County Fair Board
Warren Cunningham
Fair Board
Cunningham
Cheyenne County
State Racing Commission
Nebraska
Fitzsimmons
Summit Rodeo Co
Laramie
Wyo
RCA
Soil Conservation Progress Emphasized In Special Recognition
The Sidney Telegraph dedicates a special section to Soil Conservation in Cheyenne County Nebraska, praising gains in reclaiming marginal land, reducing erosion, restoring soil fertility, and boosting farm values. It lauds farmers, the Soil Conservation Service, and local business support for preserving land and wildlife, stressing the farmer as America's most valuable citizen.
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Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne
The
Telegraph
Nebraska
the Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Soil Conservation Service
America
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Miller
Sidneyite
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