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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1969
Page
2
Five Kimball men propose a missile museum at an Atlas Missile site south of the future I 80 corridor. The site is currently used for school based vocational education. State and federal approval would be needed for private ownership. A March 8 meeting will further discuss the proposal.
Garden county saw another highway deer fatality when Eugene Robinett of Lewellen struck a deer five miles west on Highway 26. Sheriff Ray Loyd notes about 150 dollars damage to the car and estimates at least 20 deer killed on county roads this year. Drivers left the scene if damage was light. Farmers report costly deer as herds roam Oshkosh to Lewellen, wandering into farmyards and feeding on corn in canvas cribs.
Oshkosh residents learn their son Craig Joseph Rhiley Jr., 22, commander of an Army helicopter, was wounded in hostile action in Vietnam on February 13. He was hospitalized for a lower left leg injury. the helicopter did not crash or burn and no further details were provided.
Clyde L Johnson, 37, San Bruno California, was stopped for speeding on Highway 30 two miles east of Bushnell. A Reno rental contract dated August 27 1968 tied him to a theft case while FBI Reno and Burwell Sheriff's office seek forgery charges. A stolen credit card funded transport as Johnson faced checks in Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. He is held in Kimball County Jail.
Marvin Nuernberger heads a Kimball to Potter highway meeting with state and local officials. The group favors moving I 80 half a mile south of current Route 30 alignment, while opponents push to keep it where it is. Local bodies indicate support to stay parallel to the present road. The outcome appears to favor the existing location.
Bushnell voters face a special election on March 4 at Town Hall to decide liquor by the drink. The ballot action asks residents to approve or reject the measure in a pivotal local decision.
The 34th annual Kimball County Co-op Oil Association meeting debated joining Kimball County Co-op Oil with Pine Bluff Co-op Fuel and Supply. New directors Hagstrom and Freeburg elected. proxy and mail voting by by-law amendment approved. A March 29 tentative Pine Bluffs meeting set. Farmland Industries and Nebraska Cooperative Council approved the merger in principle.
Chadron city officials announced the fifth and final well in the south Chadron field is complete and testing shows it pumps 1000 gallons per minute. Engineers report this well outperforms the earlier wells with less drawdown, confirming ample municipal water. The field lies 18 miles south of Chadron along Highway 385. the plan originally called for four wells.
About 115 people and families are expected to qualify for USDA Food Stamps when offered this week in Alliance. Stamps will be sold to eligible recipients at Hemingford Utilities and the Alliance Municipal Building by Welfare Office staff. Cash only, no checks. Recipients must buy the full allotment and then purchase regularly to stay eligible. Stamps function as cash at participating groceries, issued per USDA tables based on income and family size.
Police arrested three Scottsbluff youths on charges of malicious destruction of property after glass breaking in Gering and Scottsbluff. They were released to parents as juvenile authorities may handle future steps. Gering High School suffered 22 windows shot out. other damages included car and home windows struck by pellet gun or blunt objects.
Notices inform creditors to file claims by June 4 1969 or be barred and a hearing on claims set for March 4 1969 at 10 00 AM and June 5 1969 at 10 00 AM. Also notices of final settlement in the Mary E Hill estate and appointment of administratrix for Leon V Hardy estate with hearings on March 4 1969 at 10 00 AM.
Notice states under Section 58-135.01 licenses may renew for one year from May 1 1969. Protests by residents due by March 15 1969 to City Clerk. If three or more protest, a hearing will decide whether continuation of license should be allowed. Names include Kenneth A Wickstrom and Sidney entities and others in Sidney Nebraska. City Clerk Gordon R Tobin signs.
Gering chamber hears executive forecast a total of about 14 million for 1969 excluding nearly 2 million from Innes machinery. Assistant sales manager GERING Leonard Eisenach says growth targets place Lockwood ahead in potato field equipment and aim to lead processing equipment next year.
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