City Business District Is Matching Building Pace
City Clerk Gordon Tobin told Rotary Club that Sidney’s business district has kept pace with growth. Since 1948, seventy new business structures were built at a cost around two million dollars, and over one hundred new business and professional offices opened in seven years. With about five hundred new homes, the ratio of business structures to residences is roughly seven to one, a balance Tobin calls fairly desirable. He noted growth occurred mainly in new structures while basic businesses remained steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Rotary Club
Tobin
City rezones triangle for supermarket in Sidney
City Council rezoned a south Sidney triangle from residential to restricted business at owner Carl Christ’s request to allow a supermarket. Members heard adjoining landowners and noted off street parking plans. The council also okayed sewer project plans, lighting studies, and paving district 38. Building permits total near 406 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Sidney
Carl W. Christ
Christ
Terry’s
Johnson and Grabill
Virgil Knowles
Cramer
Lincoln
Phoe Valley View
C. B Dorwart
Record on U S ammunition output in 1952 defense push
The Department of the Army authenticated that American industry and Army ordnance plants produced over two billion dollars of ammunition in 1952, including 52 million artillery rounds and over three billion small arms rounds, under nearly two thousand firms. Major General E L Ford notes production rise from Korea to 30 million artillery rounds in six months, with many experimental items pending standardization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Ordnance
Department of the Army
L.G. Smoak
Sioux Ordnance Depot
SOD
Ordnance Department
E. L. Ford
Army
Korea
Ford
Army Air Force
Navy
Financial Drive For Boy Scouts Opens
A kickoff breakfast for Advance Gifts committee members launched the local finance campaign for the Wye-Braska Area Boy Scouts Council. The drive precedes the main campaign starting February 17, with L. K. Nelson directing and Dr. Marvin Sherrerd chairing. Team captains are Paul Hakes Bernie Goldstein Bud Farrell Kenneth Bales and Weldon Stewart. The committee aims to exceed the goal to ensure continued scouting support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wye-Braska
Boy Scouts Council
L. K. Nelson
Marvin Sherrerd
Paul Hakes
Bernie Goldstein
Bud Farrell
Kenneth Bales
Weldon Stewart
Crowds Hailed For Farmers Day Program In Sidney
A Farmers Day event at the Sidney City Auditorium draws broad crowds with a daytime program starting 4:30 pm featuring Emmett Dignan H R Dines and Jerry Sotola. Local farmers gain insights from panelists including Ivan Walker Joe Bonkiewicz Jr Clark Fuller A O Olson and County Agent Ivan Liljegren. Evening events include a pancake feed and a Chamber of Commerce meeting with John Cleary addressing Nebraska Small Businessmen Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Dignan
Denver
United States National Bank
H. R. Dines
Spencer Chemical Company
Kansas City
Jerry Sotola
Chicago
Sidney Merchants
Telegraph
Ivan Walker
Dalton
Joe Bonkiewicz, Jr
Lodgepole
Clark Fuller
A. O. Olson
Ivan Liljegren
Sidney
George Round
Lincoln
C. B. & Q. Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County Extension Service
Jemima
John Cleary
Omaha
Nebraska Small Businessman’s Association
Sixteen Year Old Held On Charge Of Bad Checks
A sixteen year old boy Raymond Tucker admitted he hadn’t seen his parents since 1949 after running away. He pleaded guilty to writing a series of rubber checks and was committed by District Judge John Kuns to the Nebraska Board of Control likely for the Boys Training School at Kearney. Tucker, originally from Atlanta, has lived on his own for years and passed no account checks from January, leading to a trail as far as Spokane, Washington where he was captured after Spokane authorities contacted local officers. Sheriff W W Schulz said an alarm had been issued but yielded no results until Tucker’s arrest. Deputy Arnold Braasch retrieved him last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
Raymond Tucker
John Kuns
Board of Control of
Nebraska
Kearney
Tucker
Atlanta
Georgia
W. W. Schulz
Spokane
Washington
Schulz
Arnold Braasch
High School Band Concert Time Corrected
A page one correction states the high school band concert on Sunday starts at 2:30 PM, not 3:00 PM as previously listed. The event remains at the same location and involves the school band and faculty.
Rerouting of Highway Is Battled in Kimball Area
Kimball businessmen seek support from Sidney and other communities to oppose a proposed by pass of Highway 30. State engineers proposed a west slant bypass two miles east of Kimball, while locals want to keep the highway entering the city. Governor Crosby pledged another hearing before final route decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
George Kolzow
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Kolzow
State Highway Department
Kimball Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Christiansen
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Christiansen
Walter Ehlers
C. M. Halsted
Crosby
Depot Drives Four Week Fund Push For Cheyenne Hospital
Sioux Ordnance Depot will start a four week fundraising drive to aid the Cheyenne County community hospital campaign. Headed by Waldo Dearing the drive seeks one time cash or checks, with a minimum goal of about two thousand dollars averaging one dollar per person. Col. L. G. Smoak endorses the effort and supports a pledge free campaign run by depot personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Cheyenne County Community Hospital
Waldo Dearing
Dearing
SOD
Extension 101
Combined Charities
Salvation Army
March of Dimes
L. G. Smoak
Col. Smoak
Hospital Association
Polio Strikes Ayala Again in Navy Case
Dick Ayala of Sidney, a Navy enlistee, contracted polio a second time after an initial fall illness. He was treated in Scottsbluff Hospital, recovered, reenlisted in January, and is now under care at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland, with a more serious condition. His mother Mrs. Mary Ayala of Bridgeport reports the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ayala
Sidney Man
Navy
Ayala
Scottsbluff
Mary Ayala
Bridgeport
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Maryland
Sidney Educators Meet Monday Night
The Sidney Educators Club will hold its regular meeting Monday night February 16 at 7:30 in the East Ward school building. Hosts will be the East Ward faculty. Mrs. Ted Tillotson will discuss Improvement of Instruction and Vergal Winn will speak on public relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Educators Club
East Ward
Ted Tillotson
Vergal Winn
Childers To Seek Hearing On Parole Next Week
Orville Childers and Bill Bowman remain under life terms for the 1937 torture slaying of Sidney pioneer William F Moore. Childers plans to appear before the Board of Pardons and Paroles in Lincoln next Wednesday February 18 seeking commutation and parole. Sheriff Schulz and prosecuting attorney P J Heaton will attend and invite public input before Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Childers
Bill Bowman
State Penitentiary
Sidney
William F. Moore
Board of Pardons and Paroles
W. W. Schulz
Childers
Lincoln
P. J. Heaton
Dean Wilson Wins Bank Vault Door Guessing Contest
Dean Wilson of Sidney won a $100 savings bond for accurately guessing the weight of an American National Bank vault door. His estimate was 8 495 pounds. the door weighed 8 489 pounds. A three-way tie for third shared $25 bonds after a misapplied division rule, with M R Olinger also taking third despite a 8 475 pound guess. More than eight hundred people submitted guesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Wilson
Sidney
American National Bank
Wilson
Junior McFadden
Michael Write
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Harold Connors
M. R. Olinger
Seely Gets Five Years for Forged Checks Case
A jury found Leon Seely alias H. Castleberry guilty of uttering a forged instrument and tied to passing checks for 44.36 at S and S Liquor, 112.75 at Safeway and Penney’s. He received five years at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, plus three-year terms on two other counts to run concurrently, totaling 15 years. Identification tied him to stolen tools from Paxton Elevator, with police and witnesses detailing the scam and arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kuns
Castleberry
Kuns
Nebraska
Sidney
Leon Seely
Safeway
Penney’s
Shoup & Sons
Paxton
Leon Seeley
Charles A. Shoup
Peetz & Svoboda
George Saab
National Supply Company
George E. Berry
Burton Shoup
Don Rezac
Paul Pearson
Dale Talich
Kenneth DeMers
Jack Knicely
Keith County
Pipeline to carry 25000 barrels daily to Kimball County
A 79 man crew hastens a new oil pipe line from Kimball County to the Platte Line injection station east of Gurley. Work began Monday and neared South Potterfield Thursday. Pure Transportation Co will operate the line, with offices opened in Sidney. The project, starting at Smith Enders field, is advancing at about 1.5 miles daily and should finish by early March with dump stations ready by late March. The pipeline will support roughly 25,000 barrels per day and boost Kimball county drilling this spring and summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball County
Platte
Gurley
South Potterfield
Pure Transportation Co
Sidney
British- American Oil Co
Illinois Street
Smith-Enders
Two Injured In Thursday Crash Near Sidney
Two men injured in a one car wreck near the Brownson Tavern west of Sidney around noon Thursday. Arnold Barlow of Omaha suffered a concussion and head lacerations. Phil Meyer of California sustained head injuries. Both were taken to a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peer
Brownson
Sidney
Arnold Barlow
Omaha
Phil Meyer
California
Promotions Ordered In Co K 134th Infantry Neb NG Sidney
National Guard promotions effective February 1 include Ermald L. Wier to Master Sergeant and Donald R. Rezac to Sergeant First Class. Clarence L. Zalesky named First Sergeant, Dora F. Mueller advanced to Warrant Officer. Guard recruiting drives continue at the armory 1540 Illinois St with meetings Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K” 134Th Infantry
Nebraska National Guard
Sidney
Ermald L. Wier
Donald R. Rezac
Eugene H. Darnsteadt
Donald M. Lafler
Franklin A. Hand
Delbert R. Lessman
Daniel Chapa
Edward L. Haupt
Clarence L. Zalesky
Dora F. Mueller
Malster
J. G
National Guard
Mr. Mueller
Illinois St
Uptegrove Produces In Two Dakota Sand Wells
Ohio Oil Co reports substantial natural gas in the first two Dakota sand sections at Uptegrove No 1 seven miles north of Sidney. It is a step out from Marlowe area where three gas wells and one oil producer already completed. Tests indicate gas in top sands with no oil yet. initial tests yield about 0.5 to 3.75 million cubic feet of gas across intervals from 4527 to 4750 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Ohio
Johnson Field
Sidney
Johnson No
Ohio Oil Co
Wildcat
Uptegrove
Marlowe
Hiett No 1 Wildcat Well Plugged In Cheyenne County
The Hiett No 1 wildcat well in southwestern Cheyenne County was plugged and abandoned Thursday afternoon after reaching 5 255 feet. An electric log was run and the operators chose to abandon. The well was drilled by Jet Drilling Co for Derby Oil Co with financial support from British-American Oil Producing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Oil Co
Fred Schuler
Forest
Schuler
John F. Schuler
Cheyenne County
Derby Oil Co
Hiett
Jet Drilling Co
British-American Oil Producing Co
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Triangle
Industry
Ordnance
Scouting Movement
Sidney City Auditorium
Depot States
Polio
Seely
H. Castleberry
Two Sands
O— Krueger Wells
Dakota ‘D’ Horizon
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