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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1960
Page
1
Interest rises in the 1960 city election as Bob Clark and Ken Noteboom are added to the race with petitions filed. Two more petitions seek signatures while supporters urge Mayor Rudy Munderloh to reconsider. Petitions due by Saturday determine if a primary on March or the regular April 5 election proceeds.
Nebraska oil output stays steady with daily production at 63,933 barrels for the week ending Saturday. Ohio Oil Co. plans drilling No 6 Stueve in Gurley Field area near Potter, reviving exploration once marked by the Mary Egging discovery. Love-Miller Drilling Co. is contractor.
Sgt. Mel Busekist outlines new road speed limits affecting trucks and heavy towing vehicles. Vehicles over five tons cannot exceed 50 mph day or night, while rural roads cap at 50 mph. Farm, rural, and school bus rules vary by vehicle type and road surface and time of day.
Officials announced the annual Firemen's Bail at the National Guard Armory on Saturday. Millard Music's orchestra will perform while funds raised support rescue equipment and youth programs. officials warn shortfalls could force activity cuts.
District Court jurors may pick up their certificates for the November term, as announced by Ruby Spindler, Clerk of the District Court.
Jaycee Directors of the Fort Sidney Days Corporation met Tuesday in their first planning session for the 1960 celebration and elected officers. Chairman is Jack Pollock with Jerry Robbins as secretary Daryl Conger as treasurer and directors at large Don Wells and Ken McMillen. McMillen replaced Virgil Reed who resigned from the post.
Former Russian revolutionary leader Andrew Kerensky will speak at 8 p.m. Friday in the Senior High School auditorium on whether Russia can be free again. The event, sponsored by the Sterling Rotarians, has no admission fee. Kerensky notes he helped establish Russia's only republic after the czarist collapse and explains the October Revolution later toppled it.
U S Senator Roman Hruska of Omaha gave a Lincoln Day address at Sterling High School Tuesday evening. Friday former Russian premier Alexander Kerensky will speak in Sidney under Sterling Rotarians sponsorship.
Palice Department Captain Roy Bauer and County Sheriff W W Schulz were among peace officers attending a FBI conference in North Platte on Tuesday. Primary subject was auto theft.
Public invited to a two day living drama workshop on human values led by Dr. William E. Hall of the University of Nebraska. Rotary and school leaders sponsor sessions with students and adults focusing on service, parenting, character, and citizenship.
An idea session for a Sidney historical project was held Tuesday evening at the Fort Sidney Motor Inn with Mayor Rudy Munderich and attendees from the Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Cecy County and the historical society. Tregoup proposed bringing in specialists to advise on establishment and operation. The group plans another open meeting soon. Topics included existing bridging sites possible park land expansion in West Sidney and reconstruction of Booth Hill cemetery.
A Sidney Young Republicans meeting at the Ft Sidney Hotel formed plans to organize a YR chapter soon. Attendees included state chairman Loran Schmit and state co chair Connie Roeser, plus university students Gay Podgers and Monroe Lusher. Temporary Sidney chairs were named as the group targets countywide outreach with a first organizational meeting set for March 29, with officer nominations.
Fidelity Inc proposes to buy the City Auditorium for 50 000 to fund a study of a new city office complex housing the police and fire departments. The plan aims to consolidate four to five city buildings and reduce taxpayer upkeep currently near 6000 to 7000 annually. The Northwest Bell building sale could also finance the move, with no tax increase, though critics warn remodeling the auditorium may not address warehousing and fire department space needs.
Two truckers escaped injury Tuesday morning when their trucks sideswiped 2.1 miles east of Sidney on U S Highway 30. Dale Allan R Forster of Sidney attempted to pass a semi that began a left turn driven by Ralph E Long of Hot Springs SD. Damage totaled about 750 dollars to Forster and 50 dollars to Long.
City Council extends Frontier Airlines contract by one year with no changes. It endorses Chamber of Commerce backed Greater Nebraska Interstate efforts opposing a Omaha interstate segment. A Feb. 22 hearing on a Passtime Club curfew violation is set. A bid of 4,525 from Garwood Co. is accepted for a new garbage collection unit. Previously, Joe A. Gibson Inc. bid 3,470.88 for a 24% ton truck cab and chassis. Youth Building location in the new park addition is approved pending council location final approval.
A morning trailer blaze at Trailer City injured only the exterior of a unit around 6 30 a m. Firemen suspected frozen pipes thawing as the cause, echoing a January 24 fire that destroyed another trailer at about $6000 in damages. The occupants are Mr and Mrs Merle Krugman and their baby.
Two Sidney youths were fined this week for drag racing. Richard Helfrich and Terry Wickstrom were found guilty and each paid $25 plus costs. Wickstrom also paid $10 for driving without a license. The pair were apprehended by the Safety Patrol on Sunday.
Mrs. Martin A. Heeg aged 63 died today at Memorial Hospital after a heart attack two weeks earlier. Funeral services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. from St. Patrick’s Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Parish Rosary Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. She leaves a husband, one daughter, six sons, twelve grandchildren, and four sisters and two brothers. Members designate the Heart Fund for memorials.
Washington Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton said he will not run for governor of Nebraska this year. He also noted no strong public demand for a Republican vice presidential nomination.
Barometers fell to 28.6 in the Sidney region but the cold air and Nebraska snowstorm caused little local damage. A storm spread across the central and eastern states with heavy snowfall in Colorado mountains. Wet snow aided Nebraska Panhandle crops last week by limiting soil blowing, though some winter wheat and barley acreage was lost in places.
Patsy Davis won first place for the second year in a row at the Regional Oratorical contest held at St. Patrick's Academy on Monday night. Dennis Rays took second.
Local elevator sources quoted wheat at 1.71 dollars per bushel today. No further details on quantity or market conditions are provided.
Fidelity Inc a Sidney non profit offered $50 000 to buy the City Auditorium and turn it into an Elks Lodge while keeping access for public meetings. City officials noted public sale rules and potential protests 30 percent vote and three week notices.
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