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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1961
Page
1
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce seeks $17,000 to fund its 1961 programs and reach 61 goals. A 100 percent membership drive is aimed at enrolling every eligible resident, with 125 members already signed up and a last-minute clean-up campaign planned to boost turnout.
Oil well activity reports show Faro Offset swabbing formation oil at 10 barrels per hour from J sand at 4776 to 4777 feet No. 3 Reimeys well in Cheyenne County. Drill stem test recovered just over 200 feet of oil and 1700 feet of water. other prospects in Nebraska include Taft well in Banner County and Regal Drilling Co progress in Scotts Bluff and Ewing areas.
Funeral services for Alfred M. Virgil 34 will be Thursday at 9:30 AM from St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Vincent Pelster officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary at 8:00 PM tonight at the Craig Mortuary. Survivors include his parents sisters and brothers. Born January 12 1927 in Denver he moved with family to Sidney Beatrice and Julesburg in later years.
A Bridgeport sale of Blanchard and Lindgren Polled Herefords saw 2 bulls offered. Banner Domino 821 topped the sale, bought by Revert Elsen of Sidney, while the second high went to Harry C. Danks of Provo.
Sidney High School celebrates its first basketball win over Scottsbluff since 1954. The Maroons defeated the Bearcats 62 to 52 at Scottsbluff, thrilling coach Cook and a cheering crowd. Details appear on the sports page.
Mrs. Patrick S. Kennedy aged 69 died Monday evening at Memorial Hospital shortly after suffering a heart attack at her home 1815 Maple Street. Funeral Friday at 9 am from St. Patrick's Church officiated by Rev. Vincent Pelster with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary Thursday at 7:30 pm at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Memorials to St. Patrick's Church. She was a member of the Altar Society. Born July 7, 1891 in Doniphan. Survived by husband six sons and three daughters, 23 grandchildren and one sister.
The Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor Fort Sidney Days again. The event will be held in mid June with dates to be announced. The organizing committee will be chosen at the February 21 meeting at the Yendis Cafe.
Morgan J. Doughton, the first Pennsylvanian elected president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, visits Sidney for a Thursday dinner at Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel. The 33 year old bachelor will address the gathering after a 6:30 social hour and 7:30 dinner. Tickets are available from Jaycees or Kokjer Motor Co. and should be picked up promptly. Doughton, from Mansfield, Pa., Harvard graduate and former Army Air Force veteran, aims to strengthen Jaycee chapters and boost bipartisan political participation among roughly 200000 Jaycees across 3900 communities. He founded Junior Achievement in Allentown and works to improve government and youth economic understanding. He also led groups aiding children from broken homes at the State Hospital.
Cheyenne County Welfare Board criticizes LB 177 LB 291 and LB 113 in the state legislature. Hearing on LB 177 focuses on raising old age assistance to 75 for all except nursing home residents. The board urges a flat 75 maximum for all old age cases.
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department hosts the Firemen's Ball at the National Guard Armory Saturday night featuring Millard Music and his Orchestra. A February calendar staple for over 50 years, proceeds fund year round community projects such as rescue and first aid gear Santa's toy shop and Little League Baseball.
Wyoming ASC official George Haldeman warns in a Telegraph letter that the bushel allotment proposal could favor the 15 acre wheat farmer, drain 55,000,000 acre original allotments, and hurt Great Plains growers by raising normals while reducing others' quotas. He calls to repeal the 15 acre clause and restore 1954 allotments.
O J Weymouth will step down as Sidney superintendent effective July 1 1962 ending a 36 year career in the district. He discussed retirement options and recalled a varied past including baseball railroading and military service before joining the Sidney system in 1925. The board also approved higher teacher salaries and new rules requiring extra college credit every three years and a compulsory retirement age of 65 with possible extension to 68. A new 48 passenger bus was authorized pending bids.
Lodgepole residents led by E. K. Yanney raise 1900 toward a 2500 target to keep TV service local. FCC rules demand an automatic shutoff and signal designator for the booster station to meet CONELRAD emergency requirements. Currently Lodgepole relies on a Kearney station.
KNOP TV station manager Bill Wood writes Lodgepole on February 6 1961 planning a full satellite to provide NBC programming from 7 AM to Midnight across Western Nebraska. The letter invites Lodgepole to discuss aiding the satellite project which would require financial help from several towns and offers convenient talks.
Sidney school officials condemn SB 362 proposing sale of western state school lands. They argue land is a stronger investment than bonds and plan to urge their representative to oppose the bill. The board also backs the Jensen sales income tax proposal before the state Senate.
Top beet growers in 1960 within the Ovid factory district were honored at a banquet sponsored by the Great Western Sugar Co. More than one hundred attended. Ross Glassburn of Sunol and H. L. Schnell of Sidney were cited for high sugar production. New growers in the county were recognized for high tonnage output.
Bernard Tomich, a Kimball farmer, sold 107 pound lambs on the Omaha market Monday for 17.50 per hundred. He had 298 lambs in his shipment. Monday's cattle run at Omaha was light due to bad weather with top steers at 27.25.
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