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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1971
Page
1
A truck carrying wheat, owned by John Hinrichs Jr. of Sidney, ditched into the north ditch while trying to avoid a collision. The rig sustained about 12,000 dollars in damage. the undamaged wheat will be salvaged, damaged grain fed. The driver survived with no injuries.
Irish powered to 107 points as Class D tourney opens tonight. Sidney Downs edge Alliance to claim the league crown with coach and standout players leading the charge.
The groundhog’s six week winter warning rings true as western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado see one to five inches of snow with drifting. Motorists face slick highways and hazardous country roads while moisture hints at spring field work. storms from the southwest shift to the north, with heavier snow in Colorado and New Mexico but no major wind or temperature extremes expected into March.
A blustery Panhandle weekend brought dangerous driving conditions with drifting snow and low visibility. Snow depth reached four inches with 0.21 inches of moisture. temps dipped to single digits at times. Snow and wind disrupted Frontier Airline flights to Sidney and caused slick highways from Sidney east to Chappell and beyond.
Forecaster notes generally fair skies and a slow warming trend through Tuesday. Highs near 25 to 30 today, lows 5 to 15, and Tuesday’s high around 35 to 45. Snow risk minimal Wednesday night or Thursday, with lows near 10 to 20 and highs in the lower 40s. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
A 1959 Dodge driven by Deborah G. Rife, 20, Hastings, skidded on ice and slid into the south ditch along Highway 30, breaking a telephone pole and stopping in deep snow one mile west of Sunday after 3:15 p.m. State Trooper Ken State reported the incident.
An effort to add a fourth well to the Blue Bead oil field in Morrill County ended in fracture after the third well yielded 34 feet of oil sand. Drillers moved south and found no sand. No ruling out future drilling from the three producers.
A 17 year old Chappell resident Jay Johnson was jailed in Cheyenne County after burglary charges. Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh said Johnson was caught in the act at Franss Sun Dries drug store in Lodgepole around 8 55 p m Friday. Two youths reported glass breaking behind the store and Johnson surrendered after walking from the scene with his car two blocks away.
Bad weather trimmed consignments at The Western Plains Auction Co sale yet overall listings remained solid and prices held. Floyd Sargent notes a yo yo market with some classes rising and others easing. steer calves 42 dollars, heifer calves 38.50, yearling steers 34, yearling heifers 31.50, light Holsteins 34, heavy Holsteins 28, cows 22. Baby calves sold 55 to 116 per head. Hogs delayed by icy roads may appear next Saturday with large Holstein consignments and open heifers awaiting confirmation.
Governor J J Exon will appear in Sidney on Monday March 22 for his first official visit since election. Accompanied by Sen Robert L Clark and Sen Richard Marvel, he may be joined by staff. Benny Hochman of the Kiwanis Club will organize arrangements. The event aims to include service clubs and interested residents with tickets available to all. The plan may feature the Fort Sidney Colonels as entertainment, with hopes for attendees from Kimball and Deuel counties.
Maynard Pete Nagel of the National Farmers Organization will headline a sausage feed in the Oshkosh City Auditorium on Tuesday March 2. The Garden County NFO sponsors this event with the public invited to attend from 7 p.m. Nagel, a southern Minnesota native, previously worked at General Mills for 11 years and served in World War II. He has long ties to the Farmers Union and NFO and has held national director and executive assistant roles.
The city council will hold a hearing on the one and six year street improvement plan program at its regular meeting tonight. State law requires a pre planned road program subject to public hearing. In other business the council will hear the Fahey Stag Tavern beer license application, review bids for employee insurance, discuss railroad lease renewals, a terminal construction change order, the storm drainage report, and the city manager's report with public comments.
Cheyenne County agent Ken Sakurada announced the Panhandle Feeders Day program set for Tuesday in Alliance has been postponed to next Tuesday. The 9 30 am Elks Club meeting was delayed due to storm conditions in eastern Nebraska hindering speakers from arriving.
Assessing and licensing enter the final week. If not assessed by 5 pm Monday March 1 you face penalties. Homestead exemptions can be filed through March 15. Driving after midnight Sunday Feb 31 without 1971 tags will be stopped. licenses sell until 5 pm Friday.
Sidney police logged four weekend accidents with no injuries. Thelma Jones of Alliance parked car was struck by an unidentified vehicle near the Junior High School Auditorium causing about 90 dollars damage. Eva Sautner of 558 Charlotte backed into a passing car driven by Karen Elliott near 14th and Jackson with no listed damages. Janet Mattox of 535 Deborah Drive northbound on 20th Avenue hit a parked car owned by Joseph Corder at 1531 10th Avenue causing 50 and 65 dollars damage respectively. Details of the fourth mishap were unavailable.
Alliance officials plan a seven oclock meeting at the Drake Hotel to discuss Frontier Airlines downgrading service in Chadron Alliance and Sidney and to review highway needs in the Panhandle. Officials from Chadron Alliance and Sidney plus surrounding towns are invited.
Frontier Airlines will serve Sidney with Beechcraft 99 on north south routes starting March 1 connecting via Denver or Scottsbluff to Omaha Lincoln. Readable timetables show eastbound and westbound connections including Denver Scottsbluff Lincoln and Omaha with various departure and arrival times.
The Nebraska Department of Roads named apparent low bidders for a $13.1 million road project package. W L Schmidt Co of Poller was the apparent low bidder on guard rail work. Projects are in Dawes and Sioux counties with no local work in the immediate area.
Commerce Clearing House provides guidance from Treasury figures on typical deductions by income bracket. The Cheyenne County average gross income households report about 2030 in deductions, about 19 percent of earnings, with lower brackets deducting more share than higher ones. Charitable contributions 286, loan and installment interest 674, local taxes 690, medical expenses 380. records should be kept for substantiation, and IRS acceptance may vary.
Plans for a summer reunion of Sidney High School's 1961 graduates. Several missing alumni are sought and a contact list is requested through Mrs. Dean Meyer or Mrs. Al Willig, with names including Ilarian Pals, Carolyn Phillips, Tony Rock, Jean Wolstenholm, and others.
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