Women Bankers Hold State Meeting Here in Nebraska
About three dozen members of the Nebraska Group of the National Association of Bank Women concluded a two day convention in North Platte the group's fifth annual meeting west of Kearney. New state chairman is June Ingram of the Platte Valley State Bank Kearney with Virginia Braithwait Lexington State Bank named co chairman. Officers include Thelma Pelleys Wilcox treasurer Harmka Itzen Kenesaw state chairman and Arlene Ferrill Sidney secretary. A Sunday banquet featured Anna Petteys of Brush as principal speaker and Lela B Heisey and Eva McBrice reported on national and regional conventions. The group urged full embezzlement sentences and discussed burglary safe guards loan rates and bank automation.
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Nebraska
National Association of Bank Women
Kearney
Kerney
June Ingram
Platte Valley State Bank
New State Chaiman
Virginia Braithwait
Lexington State Bank
Lexington
Thelma Pelleys
First National Bank of
Wilcox
Harmka Itzen
Adems County Bank
Kenesaw
Arlene Ferrill
Sidney National Bank
Milwaukee
Lela B Heisey
Carleton
Eva McBrice
Blue Hill
Cincinnati
The
National Assn
Bank
Thelma Petteys
Wilcom
Arlene Jerrill
Sidney
L*ft
Harmka@ Itzen
Thompson
Northwestern Nebraska towns sign natural gas franchise
Chadron Crawford Hemingold Gordon and Hay Springs officials sign a natural gas franchise with Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co. Rushville to decide Feb 29. Plans include extending the alliance pipeline and hiring about 50 workers for a Northwest Nebraska summer.
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Chadron
Crawford
Hemingold
Gordon
Hay Springs
Kansas-Nebraska
Rushville
Allasks
Nebraska
Four Wheatbelt Officials Attending NRECA Conclave
Four Wheatbelt Public Power District officials join more than 200 Nebraskans at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn convention opening in St Louis Missouri. Wheatbelt delegates include Charles Ham Stan Primus Vic Johnson and Arnold Peeks. Yvonne Young of Sargent Nebraska will reign as Miss Rural Electrification America. Virginia Olson of Sargent Miss Nebraska REA competes for the national title. Delegates hear from Sen George Aiken Rural Electrification head David Hamilton Walter Harrison and Clyde Ellis. Wheatbelt will participate in panels with leaders from nearly a thousand systems. 25th anniversary of rural electrification celebrated.
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Wheatbelt Public Power Districts
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
St Louis
Charles Ham
Stan Primus
Sidney
Vic Johnson
Julesburg
Arnold Peeks
Chappell
Yvonne Young
Sargent
Ned
Rura
Electrification of America
Miss Young
Custer Public Power Dist
Virginia Olson
Ot’ Sargent
Nebraska
St. Louis
George Aiken
Vermont
David Hamil
Rural Electrification Administration
Walter Harrison
Clyde T. Ellis
NRECA
Wheatbelt
Assa
Ernest J Nelson Gurley Mailman Dies Saturday
Ern est J Nelson Gurley rural mail carrier died Saturday evening at his ranch home southeast of Broadwater He was 60 and had lived in Gurley 38 years Funeral services were set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Grace Lutheran Church Gurley with Rev Henry Trawny officiating Burial would be in Dalton Cemetery under Nelcchek Funeral Home Bridgeport Born August 9 1899 on a farm near Oakland Neb he studied at University of Nebraska College of Music and Marine Corps where he served as director of the Marine Band four years at Parris Island He later worked on the Burlington railroad and in 1924 became rural mail carrier out of Gurley Survivors include wife one son John Denver two daughters Marilyn Sprinkle Columbia Mo one granddaughter Nelson Sprinkle Columbia two sisters Even Gollehon Salt Lake City and two brothers Joe Nelson Gurley Oscar Nelson Minatare
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Ernest J Nelson
Gurley
Broadwater
Grace Lutheran Church
Henry Trawny
Dalton
Nelcchek Funeral Home
Bridgeport
Mr. Nelson
Oakland
Neb
University of Nebraska College of Music
Marine Corps
Marine Band
Paris Island
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Burington
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Marilyn Sprinkle
Columbiat Mo
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Columtia
Even Gollehon
Salt Lai2 City
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Oscar Nelson
Minatare
Wheat Growers Call Benson Program Ruinous
Nebraska and surrounding states express fierce opposition to Secretary Benson’s proposed farm bill and 75 percent to 90 percent price supports. Growers warn of overproduction, higher storage costs, and possible bankruptcies, with talks of a 14 state meeting in Chicago to push coordinated action.
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Benson
Nebraska
Ezra
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Telegraph
Ike
Congress
House Committee
South Dakota
Iowa
Chicago
Wheat Growers Meet Over New Export Wheat Grade
Wheat growers will hold a meeting at Ogallala on Tuesday to discuss a new cleaned grade of wheat for export. Principal speaker Burt Whitlock of the U S Department of Agriculture. Samples gathered by the Wheat Growers Assn were shipped from Ogallala to the Omaha Grain Exchange for purity testing.
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Ogailala
Burt Whitlock
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Growers Assn
Ogallala
Omaha Grain Exchange
Dies on Sunday Jake Walker 89 Funeral Thursday
Jake D Walker 89 a Cheyenne County resident for 28 years died Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a five day stay He was born January 11 1871 at Sugar Grove Quio married Mary Wibben May 23 1917 in Red Cloud Neb They lived in Rue Hall Colorado Sidney and then settled in Sidney Survivors include his wife one son Silas two daughters ten grandchildren three sisters and one brother Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Henry Monnich officiating Burial at Greenwood Cemetery under Gehrig and Son Funeral Home supervision
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Jake D Walker
Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mr Walker
Sugar Grove
Quio
Adam
Dorothy Walker
Mary Wibben
Red Cloud
Neb
Rue Hall
Colorado
Sidney
Hey Trinity Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Silas
Loyd Tilghman
Kenneth Rudolph
Crook
George Walker
Blue Hill
Mae McCord
Shelton
Edward Howe
Campbell
Cruella Davis
Hastings
Raymond Richard
Europeans to Get Funds Back After Wells Not Drilled
Fort Collins judge Donald Carnenter orders Loveland oil operator Horace Watkins and partners to repay three European investors 2180 dollars plus interest. Investors claimed 21000 dollars was paid to drill in western Nebraska but obligations were not fulfilled. Court records identify Prime Alexander of Yugoslavia now in Versailles, Antonine Camas of St Moritz, and Prince Paul of Yugoslavia now in St Moritz.
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Fort Collins
Donald Carnenter
Loveland, Cole
Oil Opera
Horace E Watkins
Watkins
Nebraska
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Versailles
France
Antonine Camas
St Moritz
Switzerland
Prince Paul
Sidney May Rejoins Effort to Save Airline Route
Sidney May could join Hastings McCook and Imperial in a regional push to retain Frontier Airline service in southern Nebraska. City officials say Sidney has not been contacted but would consider any option to keep air service, amid Frontier's potential suspension due to low patronage.
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Sidney
Hastings
McCook
Imperial
Nebraska
Tom Coffey
Frontier
Jack Obbink
Corey
Fronter
Services Tuesday For Nathan Mick Resident 73 Years
Nathan S Mick 77 died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after short illness. A Sidney resident since childhood, he worked for Western Ice and Storage Co before retirement. He was Past Noble Grand of 100 F. Lodge. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. from First Christian Church with Rev. H. H. Utterback officiating. burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Nathan S Mick
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Mick
Western Ice and Storage Company
100.F. Lodge
First Christian Church
H. H. Utterback
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Liam H
Lydia Jane Leichty
Bertha Hadley
Gerald J
Cheyenne
Frank
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Wilhaum Ho
Sacramento
Calf
Daugners
Mare A G.aorze
S.caev
Pets J Neon
Peter
Yeat
Ep-S Ster
Harry Brewer
Stephbrokher
Allen H Brockiway
Farmers Union Co op Plans Appreciation Day
Farmers Union Service stations in Lodgepole Sidney and Potter plan Appreciation Day Thursday for patrons and members. Free lunch will be served all day and soil samples can be sent to Nebraska soil testing laboratories at no charge. Numerous specials available in all three towns per advertisement.
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Farmers Union Co-op
Lodgepole
Sidney
Potter
Nebraska Soil Testing Laboratories
Caucus Plans in Five County Towns Tuesday
Local election coverage notes caucus plans announced in five counties on Tuesday in a period of political activity. Wheat price at local elevators quoted at 1.74 dollars per bushel today.
Chamber OKs forming Sidney industrial corporation for future growth
Chamber of Commerce board approves creation of an independent industrial corporation to attract and fund building projects in Sidney. Initial steps include by laws, funding plan, and possible museum as a major local industry. Also approved were KSID air time, a 400 budget for tourist and convention work, and plans for a Youth Center at the city park site with a 1960 quarterly meeting set for March 29.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber Industrial Committee
Industrial Corporation
Dave Young
KSID
Chamber
Sam Odlund
AAA
Warren Ellison
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Country Club
City Park
John Elwell
New Owners Take Over Northside Market in Sidney
Mr and Mrs Russ Fisher announce purchase of Northside Grocery from Mr and Mrs Roy Thomas and rename it Northside Market. Jack Weideburg will operate the store, previously with Osage Grocery, Hank Schaaf heads meat department for both stores. Northside Market shares Osage schedule hours 7 30 am to 8 pm weekdays and 5 pm to 6 pm Sundays, open Sundays and closed Saturdays.
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Russ Fisher
Northside
Roy Thomas
Fishers
Osage
Sidney
Jack Weideburg
Weideburg
Fisher
Hank Schaaf
Grove'y
Muster Day Observed by Sidney Nebraska National Guard
The Nebraska National Guard marks Muster Day on February 22, honoring George Washington’s birthday and noting the Sidney unit, Battery B of the 568th Field Artillery, with a related story appearing elsewhere in the Telegraph.
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National Guard
Organized Militia
George Washington
Virginia Militia
United States
Sidney
Nebraska National Guard
568Th Field Artillery
Telegraph
Sidneyites Vote on Police Judge and School Posts
Cheyenne County voters plan caucuses Tuesday March 1 in Gurley Dalton Lodgepole Potter and Sidney to nominate candidates for two school board seats police judge and village posts. Health concerns prompt Police Judge Bart Taylor to withdraw. several terms expire and several incumbents seek re election.
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Cheyenne County
Gurley
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Sidney
City Auditorium
B. H. Grimm
Hull Cook
Bart Taylor
the Telegraph
Taylor
Odd Fellows Lodge
Gurley Gurley
Wil
Liam Wolcott
Kenneth Ewert
Elmer Freudenberg
Jim Troidl
Charles’ Weier
Wayne Iisen
Fred Rathman
W. L. Chichester
Bob Siefer
Ed Lessman
Gus Kragel
Lawrence Miller
Eugene Hart
Board of Education
Village Board of Trustees
Nell E. Tebrinke
Legion Hall
Carpenter Files on GOP Ticket for Nebraska Governor
Scottsbluff businessman Terry Carpenter, 59, seeks the Republican nomination for governor, joining three others in the April primary. He won’t appear on the same ballot as his wife, who runs on the opposite slate. Carpenter previously ran for governor as a Democrat twice, and this marks his first run as a Republican. He said his priorities are taxation, education, and roads.
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Scottsbluff
Terry Carpenter
John Cooper
Humboldt
Dwain Williams
Broken Bow
Lincoln
del Lienemann
Carpenter
Nebraska
Nebraska Tuberculosis Xmas Seal Drive Shows Decline
The 1959 Christmas Seal Sale totals show Cheyenne County at 1654.45 dollars, 149.49 above 1958, while the state total reached 149866.55 dollars, down 2344.89 dollars or 1.5 percent from 1958.
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Nebraska Tuberculosis Assn
Cheyenne County
Weather: mostly cloudy tonight with light snow in south panhandle
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and partly cloudy skies tomorrow with light snow in the southern panhandle. Temperatures fall to near zero to 10 above tonight and rise to about 25 tomorrow.
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Panhandle
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