Cable Program Survey Proves Accuracy Keeps Confusion Alive
The Sidney Telegraph and the local Community TV Co. ran a week long spot check of prime time and weekend daytime listings from the Feb. 7 issue. Of 321 programs listed, 291 were checked and 289 appeared as listed, while daytime checks found all 60 listings correct. The note explains channel non-duplication and dial-number mismatches, and highlights that cable viewers outside Sidney also rely on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ditor
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph
Sidney Community TV Co
I’el
Telegraph
Kwgn-Tv
Channel 2
Denver
Sidney Commuunity TV Co
Frontier Broadcasting Co
Cheyenne
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Sidney TV
Channel 6
Alliance
Channel 13
Channel 3
Sterling
Channel 5
Sidney
The
TV Guide
Entries Lacking for Kiwanis Stars Show
Kiwanis chairman Ron Welch announced date changes for the Stars of Tomorrow talent contest due to few entries. Deadline extended to Feb 26 with auditions March 14 15 and show March 16. Prizes include a $50 savings bond trophy and district contest trip. divisions span K-12. An entry blank appears in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Ron Welch
The
Telegraph
Ron Barker
Grand Larceny Charge On File In County Court
A Richfield Minnesota woman faces grand larceny charges in Cheyenne County Court after a theft of 350 dollars in property from a Potter Conoco Station. Kim Enfried Anderson, 18, was arrested in Potter by Town Marshall David Tiles. The complaint cites theft from Mr. Thies who owns the station, with Cheyenne County Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh assisting.
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Aoman
Richfield
Minn
Conoco
Potter
Kim Enfried Anderson
David Tiles
Anderson
Thies
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
No Ordinary Inductee Is He
One man was called for induction and ten for physicals this month by the Cheyenne County Selective Service Board. Robert E. Lee of Lodgepole reported to Fort Lewis Washington for basic army training. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee of Lodgepole and expects ribbing about his name. The March call is for two inductees and one for physical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
County Board Tables Request of Senior Center Support
A newly formed senior citizens group appearing before Cheyenne County commissioners asked for county funding for a Senior Citizens Center serving the county. Local funding of 25 percent of start up costs was noted to unlock federal funds, but the decision was tabled pending a legal opinion. In other business, commissioners accepted Foster Lumber Co. low bid of 8255.80 for bridge lumber to repair flood damaged bridges.
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Association of Senior Citizens
Cheyenne County Commissioners
Panhandle
Foster Lumber Co
Sixth Annual Auto Auction Planned for Saturday
The Sidney New Car Dealers Assn hosts its sixth annual automobile auction this Saturday February 22 at the Cheyenne County maintenance building in west Sidney. The sale opens at 11:30 a.m. with about 100 cars pickups trucks and other vehicles advertised. Auctioneers are Dale Katen of Sidney and James Martin of Chappell.
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Sidney New Car Dealers Assn
Cheyenne County
West
Sidney
Dale Katen
James Martin
Chappell
Rites Pending For Mrs Sitz Obituary Details Given
Mrs Muriel Sitz 78 died Tuesday night at Memorial Hospital after a two week stay. She had lived in Sidney over 40 years, came with her husband LeRoy Sitz who ran Sitz Mills until 1954. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. A full obituary will appear in The Telegraph.
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Muriel Sitz
Memorial Hospital
the Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Icy Highway Collison Injures Four Sidney Residents
Four Sidney residents were injured in a three vehicle crash on icy Highway 30 one mile west of Bushnell at 9 this morning. Injuries ranged from back and head to leg fractures with Mrs. Jay Wilson and Miss Jo Ann Owen among the injured. The cars involved included a 1963 Dodge Air Force pickup driven by James Lose 20 of Warren Air Force Base, a 1966 Plymouth owned by Mr. and Mrs. Owen and driven by Mrs. Wilson, and a 1964 International sand truck driven by Jesse Munoz 38. The Owen car spun into the other lane after colliding with the sand truck, then was hit by the Air Force vehicle. The Owen car was a total loss. about 200 dollars damage to the other vehicles. Miss Wilson was transferred to a Cheyenne hospital. Airman Lose and several truck passengers had minor injuries and were treated. The sand truck driver and passenger were uninjured.
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Sidney
Bushnell
Kimball County Hospital
Jay Wilson
Julie Wilson
George Owen
Jo Ann Owen
Dodge Air Force
James Lose
Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Owen
Wilson
Department of Roads
Jesse Munoz
Kimball
Gusman
Air Force
Lose
Inflation Echoes in Hospital X-Ray Upgrade Plans
Memorial Hospital weighs replacing its aging x-ray machine after a week out of service due to obsolete tubes. Adminstrator Darold L. Hendee notes inflation has pushed costs, with a new unit likely costing 35 000 to 40 000 dollars. The current machine cost just over 8 000 dollars and has produced over 250 000 images since the 1950s. The board will review price and specs at the March meeting.
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Hendee
Banks in Cheyenne County Close for Washington's Birthday
All banks in Cheyenne County will be closed Saturday in observance of Washington's Birthday, affecting customers who rely on daily banking services and teller operations.
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Cheyenne County
Washington
Pope case moves forward as motions filed in murder charges
Weather outlook for Panhandle: mostly cloudy with light snow possible tonight and Thursday. Winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures 35-45 highs, 10-20 lows. Pope legal action set to trigger a district court hearing within two weeks on motions to dismiss murder charges and challenge death penalty provisions as unconstitutional. Pope, from Roxbury, Kansas, already convicted in federal court, faces renewed state murder charges for the Big Springs bank robbery killings and wounding.
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Panhandle
Duane Earl Pope
Devel County
Robert Richards
Pope
Lincoln
Chappell
Robert Crosby
Wallace Rudolph
District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansan
Federal District Court
Supreme Court
Winter Weather Impacts Sidney Area with Icy Roads
Cold arctic air brings 29 degree temps and 25 mph winds with a wind chill of minus two. Snowfall totals two inches from sun to mon plus light drizzle this morning. Nebraska patrol notes wet to icy roads in all directions, icy patches in sheltered spots, fog in Ogallala, and blowing snow limiting visibility in the Panhandle.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney Municipal
Nebraska State Patrol
Sidney
Ogallala
Panhandle
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel hosts Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture meet
The all day Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture gathering will be held at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel tomorrow. The public is urged to attend any or all of the outstanding program.
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Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Nebraska
Workshop and luncheon series at Fort Sidney hotel
Fort Sidney hosts a Thursday program with a personal development workshop for women led by Dorothy Brown and Shirley Eckert, a joint luncheon with Sister M. Thomas More as speaker, and an afternoon session on egg, milk, and pork production featuring Ed Narjes, Jerry Sheehan, and others from Leprino Cheese Co., Denver, and Chappell Neb.
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Dorothy Brown
Shirley Eckert
M. Thomas More
Ed Narjes
The
Chicken House
Jerry Sheehan
Leprino Cheese Co
Denver
Cole
Ted Peeks
Chappell
Nebr
New Well Hits Oil Near Gurley in Cheyenne County
An apparent oil discovery six miles west of Gurley recovered 60 feet of oil in a J sand test and 1,135 feet in another from the No. 1 Lachine location, with mud, water, and oil-cut material reported. The venture involves Paul Karcher and partners with Gable Drilling Co, near Clara Field, marking Cheyenne County’s third 1969 discovery.
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Gurley
Petroleum Information
No. 1
Lachine
Paul Karcher
Ackman-Schulein and Associates
Gable Drilling Co
Clara Field
Cheyenne County
Potter
Terman
Sidney
Nelson
Nebraska
Elks Club Hires Retired Army Captain as Manager
The Sidney Elks Lodge hires George Wadlow of Denver as manager starting March 1. His wife will assist. Wadlow brings officers’ club and Elks experience from service and Cut Bank Montana. Lodge remodeling moves activities to the ground floor. opening announced later.
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The
Elks Lodge
Sidney Elks Club
George Wadlow
Denver
Elks Club
Cut Bank
Mont
Wadlows
Elks
Population decline spurs Cheyenne County development plan
A Nebraska Panhandle study links population loss to oil activity decline and Sioux Army Depot closure. Cheyenne County shows a 19.2 percent net migration drop from 1960 to 1967, prompting a Citizens for Cheyenne County Development program and a Friday meeting at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to seek federal funds for conservation and growth projects.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Panhandle
Citizens For
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney Telegraph
Panhandle
Sioux Army
Kimball County
Scotts Bluff
Sioux
Meeting on Cheyenne County Development Group Forming
A meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to discuss forming Citizens for Cheyenne County Development. The public is welcome. letters were sent to county officials and leaders, and chamber members are urged to attend.
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Citizens For
Cheyenne County
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Cheyenne County Eyes $750,000 for Historic Restorations
E K Yanney announces funds already requested for Cheyenne County historic restorations, with at least 750000 expected from the Federal government. He calls for citizen unity to pursue RC D D programs across Banner Kimball Deuel and Garden counties and notes past county achievements in hospital, depot, golf course, and youth facilities while anticipating I 80 completion by 1974 and rural migration shift.
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E. K. Yanney
County of C
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole Valley
Panhandle
eeeVerde Lane
Sidney
Sidney Frontier Village
Fort Sidney
Cheyenne County Civic Center
Gravel Pit
Eeesidney
Olsen-Dorman Watersire
Motron
Yanney
C of C
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Rc&d
Ewa Corporation
Sioux
Sioux Army Depot
Eso
High Plains
University of Nebraska
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Mr. Yanney
Clifford Hardin
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Mrs. Sitz
Baker, Timlin
Sidney Elks Lodge
J.B. Baker
Mike Timlin
Daryl Conger
WNOA
Asme
Tom Lasater
Matheson
Lloyd Anderson
Bert Evans
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