Kiwanis Star Show Set for Sidney March 5
Nineteen acts from area schools will perform at the Kiwanis Stars of March show in Sidney Junior High auditorium starting at 2 p.m. Contestants come from Potter, Dalton, Lodgepole, Lorenzo, Sioux Ord nance Depot, St. Patrick's and Sidney districts. Prizes include 25 and 10 dollar savings bonds plus a 75 dollar grand prize. Proceeds aid needy children with hot lunches and glasses.
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Kiwanis
Sidney Junior High
Potter, Dalton
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Sioux Ordnance Depot
St. Patrick’s
Sidney
Drese
Kiwanis Club
Lodgepole Drive To Keep TV Tops FCC Regs Boost
Lodgepole surpassed its goal by collecting $2,529.15 toward mandated TV booster tower improvements. The initial target was $2,500 and proceeds fund upgrades including an automatic shutoff to meet CONELRIAD regulations for a booster serving about 1,000 families.
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Lodgepole
Snyder's Store changes and local staffing shifts
The article notes plans to sell Snyder's Store in Sidney. Longtime employee is the current owner’s son, who has worked there since high school. The owner’s brother James will join the store in Denver, and Francis Butterfield moves from Snyder's to the Sidney post office.
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Sidney
Lloyd
James
Denver
Francis Butterfield
Snyder’s
Sidney Post Office
Rhodes alleges kidnapping in custody case
Bridgeport attorney Paul Rhodes claims he was kidnapped while in custody on January 23 in Sidney and driven to the Nebraska State Penitentiary to begin a nine month contempt sentence. The handwritten Mor rill County District Court filing calls his arrest there kidnapping and his confinement involuntary servitude and slavery. Sheriff Norval Houston led the arresting party and Rhodes was taken to Lincoln the same day.
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Bridgeport
Paul Rhodes
Sidney
Nebraska
Rhodes
Morrill County
Norval Houston
Lincoln
Retirement ice ends long postal career in Sidney
Miss Georgia Martin to hand back 1 318 hours of sick leave nearly 165 days. She plans to clean the basement, travel, and devote time to church and civic work. She recalls Armistice Day 1918 at the courthouse and has a long record in local service and hobbies like gardening and weaving.
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Ice
Sidney
Paul L. Martin
Edith Martin
Hammond
Ind
Sidney High
Georgia
Chambers
The
American Bank
Martin
First Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Yendis
J. Edward Day
Nocturnal Bell Like Alarm Signals City Schools Fire
Sidney school officials note after hours bell like sound from premises may indicate fire. New alarm systems respond to heat from sudden blazes, while daytime alarms trigger internal evacuations. City building officials warn residents about after hours sensor alerts.
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Sidney
Jim Paxteen
Pis
Okmar Wildcat Tests At Red Willow Nebraska
Okmar Oil Company conducts a drillstem test at top of Lansing No 1 Kircher C NE NW 27 4N 28W Red Willow County Nebraska. Sample top at 3207 feet with Kelly bushing 2558 feet as exploration speeds brisk across Red Willow with multiple drillings near Ackman Sleepy Hollow and Indianola prospects.
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Okmar Oil Company
Lansing
Kircher
Red Willow County
Nebraska
Lansing-Kansas City
Kelly
Sleepy Hollow Field
Ackman Field
Red Willow
Burnside and
Fisher
Indianola
Genco
Ackman
Sleepy Hollow
Panhandle
Banner County
American Petroleum
Olson-B
Petroleum State
Cheyenne County
Pfeifer Oil and Gas No
200 Bushel Corn Yield Wins At De Kalb Contest
Winners in the 23rd annual De Kalb five acre corn growing contest were honored at Bridgeport with Henry Hass of Bridgeport receiving a trophy for producing 200 bushels per acre in 1960. County and county-row results list top yields by name and place across Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux, Cheyenne and Box Butte counties.
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American Legion Hall
Bridgeport
Henry Hass
Morrill County
Lous Daigger
Hass
John Schmunk
Bay
Ard
Dale E. Smith
Bayard
Pete Amties, Jr
Broadwater
Larry Lund
Albert Amaties
Scotts Bluff County
Badge Stolen From Officer During Funeral Services
A gold badge worn for 34 years by humane officer John Henry at the Humane Educational Society was stolen from his home during funeral services for the veteran officer who cared for neglected and abused children.
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Chattanooga
Humane
John Henry
The
Humane Educational Society
Sidney High School Symphonic Band Plans Mid-Winter Concert
The tenth annual Mid-Winter Concert by Sidney High School Symphonic Band is set for Sunday February 26 at 2 30 p m in the junior high auditorium Director Sidney Phelps outlines the program featuring Commandos March An Original Suite Musica Simpatica March Intermezzo Finale Barber Jacob Rhoads Four Southwestern Folksongs The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise Baritone solo Ric Ladine Intermission The Brigadoon selections by the Sidney Men's Chorus and Panhandle Players Women’s Chorus The Purple Carnival March The Sound of Music art Original Dixieland Concerto Diane Carley trombone Carol Clark drums Helen Jorgenson clarinet Gail Christensen tenor sax Steve Hinrichs cornet Lloyd Searles bass Jubilee lighting effects Albert Hill Kenny
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Sidney High School
Sidney Phelps
Acmass
Ric Ladine
Brigadoon
Sidney Men’s Chorus
Panhandle Players
William Fankhauser
George Hinn
Alford
Sound of Music
Bennett
Warrington Carol Clark
Helen Jorgenson
Diane Carley
Gail Christensen
Steve Hinrichs
Lloyd Searles
Jubilee
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Ken Noteboom
Arlo Jones
Bill Kalous
John Wayre
Stewart Granger
Erwine Kova
Fabian IG
John Fiorducton
Jacks
Marlon Brando
Glenn Ford
Donald O'Connor
Walt Disney Presents
Gina Lolobrigida
Ernest Borgnine
Robert
Cary Grant
John Wayne
Alamo
Deborah Robert Kerr
Mitchum
William Holden
Susie Wong
Pat Boone
Cantinflas
Pepe
the Ladies Man
Jerry Lewis
Cimarron
Fox
Fox Theatre
A.m Not
Okmar
Rank Wildcat
Red Willow Co
Iminois
Scottsbluff
Jake Schwartzkopf, Jr
Mor
Commando
Musica Simpatica
Barber
Jacob
Rhoads
Albert Hill
Kenny
RUE
Hardy-Clark Furniture
Jackson
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