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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1973
Page
1
The 70 year old Potter Union Pacific Depot was moved by truck to Buffalo Bend where Jack Gray and ug Reetz will open a railroad artifacts and local history museum. They have about 200 authentic items and plan public access this summer with ongoing exhibit additions.
Julesburg residents in Cole describe strong links to Nebraska as Western Outlook Magazine highlights a Nebraska loyalist culture that softens only in football season. Editor Ed Sykes notes no rivalry despite shared borders, while the issue also reviews Nebraska Legislature decorum and a rash of fatal light plane crashes this winter.
Lee Spieker says two special numbers 254-3022 and 254-4066 will take donor calls with a fallback line 254-2052 at the Sidney Elks Lodge co sponsors. An eight hour broadcast from 1 pm features End of the Week Millard Music and Jack Ellis plus Sidney High Singers with heart disease information and interviews.
The Cheyenne County Extension Service sponsored a four session Fertilizer Shortcourse led by John Bishop and Louis Daigger. Participants learned soil physical properties waterholding capacity and nutrient availability including major and minor nutrients and soil pH effects. Daigger shared Panhandle Nebraska soil study findings.
University of Nebraska statistician Vernon Renshaw estimates a 4.1 percent two-year decline for Kimball, Cheyenne and Deuel counties from mid 1970 to mid 1972. Cheyenne falls 1.9 percent to 10 579, Deuel down 0.7 and Kimball down 10.2.
Extended outlook calls for mostly fair Sunday and Monday with partly cloudy Tuesday. Mild temperatures with lows in the 20s and highs in the upper 40s to 50s. In the Panhandle region, sunny and mild today tonight and Saturday with highs 52 to 57, lows near 20s, winds southwest to west 5 to 15 mph, and precipitation probability at 0 percent through Saturday.
Denver engineers from three firms urged further repairs to Kingsley Dam delaying public road access likely until June 1. They advised storage limits at 3260 feet until May 1 then 3265 feet, with Lake McConaughy at 3258.1 feet now and 3266.5 feet last May 1 after a damaging May 1972 wind.
City Manager Ed Prince announced a traffic flow survey to decide on potential changes in signs cross walks and other traffic controls. The study aims to indicate if current through streets should be rerouted or replaced with alternate routes.
Sidney Community Improvement Program builds environmental focus with April and May action months. Sandra Stewart details contest areas including recycling, tree use, cleanup, youth involvement, and a George the Kangaroo slogan. Four project areas organized under trees recycling cleanup and animal control with community offers of time and a potential public comment recording device.
Agriculture Department economists at the National Agricultural Outlook Conference forecast a 1973 dip in farm profits but still near record highs. They project exports to ease next year while farm debt rises, suggesting persistent leverage for many farmers and shifting views on debt freedom.
The Sidney Police Department recorded three vehicle accidents with no citations. On US 30 a 1969 Ford pickup driven by Everette Sperry sustained 100 dollars in damage after a collision with a 1972 truck tractor driven by Creole Scott. A 1965 Chevrolet driven by Ray Corderey incurred 150 dollars in damage in a Beverly Road crash with a 1971 Chevrolet driven by Richard Carman, with no damage estimate for Carman’s vehicle. At Lone Pine Trailer Court a parked 1972 Dodge owned by Shirley Joanne was struck by a 1968 Dodge driven by Ladonna Herrera, causing 75 dollars damage to the Dodge and 150 dollars to Herrera’s vehicle.
The Livestock Day Program unfolds Monday in Sidney basement meeting room with speakers Dr Jim Edwards Dr Ken Cook Sidney veterinarians Dr Eugene White UNL diagnostic lab North Platte Station Jim Gosey extension livestock specialist UNL and Robert Hatch area extension livestock specialist The schedule covers Livestock Improvement Program exotic beef breeds reproduction diseases common livestock problems and preventative medicine sponsored by Cheyenne County Extension Service open to the public.
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