Primary Balloting Planned For Sidney Council Nominees
Eight petitions filed by deadline for Sidney City Council seats. Four will be elected in the April 7 general election, with a primary on March 17 to trim five candidates for four-year terms. Two-year term candidates are Arlo Jones Ferris Preble and Robert Hossle. Incumbents up for reelection are Preble Cornelius and Dorwart. Robert Clark seeks State Senator instead. A caucus March 3 will nominate police judge and two school board seats. Roy Gish is current police judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Arlo Jones
Ferris Preble
Robert Hossle
C. J. Cornelius
C. B. Dorwart
Jack Fish
J. L. Thorpe
Otto Aufdengarten
Preble
Cornelius
Dorwart
Robert Clark
Tobin
Board of Education
Roy Gish
James Edwards
leBaron Goodwin
Oil-Gas Case Hearings Set for Nebraska Commission
Six cases are set for the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Tuesday at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel starting 10 a.m. Hearings include alleged site cleanup failures after well abandonment. D. G. Hamilton of Wichita is defendant in two actions, with Continental Casualty Co. named in one. Additional filings include drilling location request by Jack H. McCollum, pooling petitions by Walter A. Ohmart Jr., Shell Oil unitization in the J sand at South Potter Field, and the commission seeking field rule changes for Dry Creek Field. Educational Lands and Funds lists three state oil and gas lease parcels in Banner Hooker Morrill counties for March 3 sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
D. G. Hamilton
Wichita, Kan
Nebraska
Continental Casualty Co
Chicago
Jack H. McCollum
Cheyenne County
Walter A. Ohmart Jr
Scotts Bluff
Shell Oil Co
J’ Sand
Potter
Cheyenne
Dry Creek
Hitchcock
Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Banner
Hooker
Morrill
County Agent Sees Snow as Harbinger of Early Spring
County Agent Ivan Liljegren optimistic about a change in weather says last Friday’s snow blankets the region and signals the start of spring storms. He warns timely moisture is vital to agriculture while residents note the cold snap and snow packed roads as mild February continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Liljegren
Nebraska Panhandle
Liljegren
Lilje
Grei
Sidney
Winter Weather Outlook For Today
Cloudy with occasional snow flurries this afternoon. Westly winds 20 to 30 mph, diminishing this evening. Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight 10 to 20 degrees, high tomorrow near 40 degrees.
Hospital Remodeling Starts Soon at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital will begin remodeling in about a week with completion expected in sixty days. The project adds eight rooms and enlarges the physical therapy department, laboratory, and offices, plus a new board meeting room. Ray Josten won the $17,632 bid over three other bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Memorial Rest Home
Ray Josten
Nienheuser Construction Co
Carl Christ Construction Co
Bracht
Board of Directors
Leo Bolin
Josten
Carl Christ
Bolin
Elks Lodge Hosts Four Lodges In Western Nebraska Meet
Sidney Elks Lodge No. 1894 will host four western Nebraska lodges Chadron Alliance Scottsbluff and Ogallala next Saturday and Sunday February 22 23 for an inter city meeting expected to draw at least 200. Each lodge will bring 10 candidates for an initiation Sunday morning chaired by Chadron. The two day program includes registration hospitality hour dancing breakfast initiation ceremony smorgasbord and a one dollar Sunday dinner. The Kings Men will perform Saturday night and Rolland Waite awaits as exalted ruler with Chester Marshall of Kearney attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Elks Lodge
Nebraska
Chadron
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Ogallala
Elks
Chester Marshall
Kearney
Nebraska State Elks
Rolland Waite
Sidney Lodge
Car License Deadline Is March First
County Treasurer Mable Jorgensen urges motor vehicle owners to renew 1964 licenses by March 1. Courthouse closes Friday and Saturday. motor department hours 8:30 to 4. Farmers may use farm plates when not leaving Nebraska. commercial plates needed if other states are involved. Local pickup trucks may use either, with many needing commercial plates. Fees rose from 8 to 15 dollars. Servicemen tax free with verified status. Refunds possible for those leaving state or county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Jorgensen
Nebraska
Jorgensen
Town and School Caucuses Set March 3 in Four Communities
Four Cheyenne County towns will hold town and school caucuses on March 3 to nominate candidates for the April 7 general election. Dalton nominates for three town board seats, police magistrate, and two or three school board terms. Gurley plans town and school caucuses with several board terms up for grabs. Lodgepole schedules afternoon caucuses at the high school for town and school board nominations. Results will shape terms for village boards, school boards, and police magistrates in each community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Lola Rathman
Gus Kragel
Lawrence Miller
Earl Munshaw
Cleve Gillespie
Roy Ziegler
W. L. Chichester
Lodgepole Henry Jenik
Lodgepole
H. W. Quinn
Ralph Fraass
Lloyd Bondegard
Dick Smith
A. L. Kripal
Junior High Concert Band To Play Sunday
The Sidney Junior High Concert Band of 84 members will perform Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Junior High auditorium under director Ror Riedler. No admission will be charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior High
Sidney Junior High
Ror Riedler
Lee Store to Close Two Days for New Department Opening
The Lee Store will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to complete preparations for the formal opening. The opening is set for nine a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Lee Department
Eye Glasses Collected For Donation At Lodgepole
The Lodgepole Lions Club collected 70 discarded eyeglasses for donation to the needy, especially abroad. Wayne Campbell, Eye Bank chairman, and Don Hafer, club president, examine the collection during the annual Ladies Night at Lodgepole Legion Hall. About 100 attendees enjoyed a dinner and program featuring Dale E. Kindred, Frontier Airlines station manager, who spoke on airline services and presented a film, Holiday In Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Lions Club
Wayne Campbell
Eye Bank
Don Hafer
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Dale E. Kindred
Frontier Airlines
Airlines
Hawaii
Lloyd’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union Pacific
Burlington Railroad
Ford
Sidney High School
Gibson Motor Co
George Hinn
Ken
Lynn Lundy
Sidney High
Robert Johnston
Denver
James Norris
Gurley
Gurley Village
Goldie Wolcott
Lee Foster
Elmer Freudenberg
E. H. “Bud” Reinemuth
Melvin Kurth
Bob Poppen
The
American Legion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!