Filsinger Crowned Boss Of Year At Sidney Bosses Night
Filsinger was named Boss of the Year at the Jaycees annual Bosses Night held at the Sidney Motor Hotel. Stan Belieu stood in for Forrest Belieu to present the plaque as other awards were given to KSID’s David W. Young and Jeff Bush. Lt Governor hopeful Phil Sorensen’s absence was filled by Ronald Jensen who spoke on the Economic Opportunity Act and its aim to lift the underprivileged and youths out of poverty.
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Qiville Pilsinger
Jaycops
Art Sidney Motor Hotel
Stan Belieu
Forrest Belieu
Phil Gottschalk
Sidney Telegraph
David W. Young
KSID
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Id Haupt
Jeff Bush
Haupt
Bust
Jaycees
Fort Sidney
Jaycee
Sidney Industrial Corporation
The
Presbyterian Church
Bill Folkerts
Ben Beldun
Bob van Meter
Pete Raymers
Mr. Raymers
Cochairman
Jerry Matzke
Phil Sorensen
Ronald Jensen
Morrison
Technical Assistance Agency
Nebraska
Jensen
Two Astronauts Die In Plane Crash In St. Louis
In a foggy morning crash at the McDonald Aircraft plant the Gemini 9 crew members Elliott Lee Jr. and Charles A. Bassett were killed. Backup crew Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan escaped unharmed after landing their T-38 nearby. The Gemini 9 capsule remained in the building while twelve workers were injured in the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
U. S
Elliott Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett I
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
St. Louis
McDonald Aircraft Corporation
Lee
Bas~ Sett
Mc~ Donald
Gemini Space
Phanton
Mc~Donald
Space Center
McDonald
Town and school board nominations arranged countywide
County caucuses Tuesday night will nominate for town and school boards police judge and magistrate positions. Sidney L Lodgepole Potter Dalton Gurley and other towns schedule 7:15 to 8:00 p.m. sessions with terms expiring for several current board members and judges.
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Sidney
Board of Education
Roy Gish
John Underdown
Carl Christ Jr. Lodgepole
Dick Smith
Ed Schmid
Lloyd Bondegard
A. L. Kripal
Potter’s Cansuses
Legion Hall
Francis Gaston
Eddie Killham
Keith Sprenger
Warren Johnson
Dalton
Dalton School
Lawrence Miller
Gus Kragel
Earl Munshaw
Glen Twarling
Kenneth Miller
Gurley
Harold Ludeman
Kenneth Larson
Lee Foster
Elmer Freudenberg
Herman Frerichs
Farm Bureau To Tally Petitions Tonight
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau will determine if the required signatures on property tax petitions have been collected. Officials express confidence that enough signatures will be gathered to meet the quota.
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Farm Bureau
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Mrs. S. C. Jensen Succumbs Sunday
Mrs. S. C. Jensen 74 died Sunday at her Sidney home. Services Wednesday at 2 PM from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Henry Monnich officiating. Survived by husband S. C. Jensen three sons Clifford and Wesley of Sidney and Robert of Otis Cole and one daughter Mrs. Cecil Preston six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Craig Mortuary in charge.
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S. C
Emma) Jensen
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Sidney
Henry Monnich
Jensen
Rankin, Il
S. C. Jensen
Hardy, Neb
Cheyenne County
Clifford
Wesley
Robert
Otis
Cole
Cecil Preston
Irene
Dale
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Legion Oratory Contest Draws Good Attendance
A large audience heard ten young speakers present on the Constitution of the United States at the American Legion District Oratorical Contest in Dalton Legion Hall. Virgil Knackstedt of St Patrick's Academy Sidney won first, Jill Jackson of Sidney High School took second, and Steve Gilliland of Kimball County High School placed third. Louis Johnson of Sidney chaired, with Carl Crouse assisting. judges were Rosalind Pierce J H McNish Bill Garber Bob Ludwig and Mrs Neal Craig of Sidney.
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Virgil Knackstedt
St. Patrick’s Academy
American Legion
Dalton Legion Hall
Jill Jackson
Sidney High School
Steve Gilliland
Kimballounty High School
Knockstedt
Ashland
Telegraph
United States
St., Patrick’s Academy
Sidney
Kimball County High School
Louis Johnson
Carl Crouse
State Legion
Rosalind Pierce
Dalton
J. H. McNish
Bill Garber
Bob Ludwig
Neal Craig
Centennial Fever Spurs County Projects Drive
County groups and individuals rally with an ambitious list of Centennial projects as preparations intensify. Weather outlook shows fair, mild nights and days with near normal temperatures, light snow possible at period edges. Frontier Airlines notes accompany forecast.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Cheyenne County
Postmaster Exams Set For Sidney
The Civil Service Commission announces applications for permanent Sidney postmaster are due by March 22. The $8,110 yearly job will be filled by examination with no written test. applicants must have years of experience, leadership ability, and residence in the delivery area for one year before the closing date. Ferris Preble is acting postmaster, with Leo Gorman having resigned January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Sidney
Ferris Preble
Cheyenne County
Democratic Central Committee
Leo Gorman
Jan. J
Sidney Post Office
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Balmy March forecast hints at spring tease
The forecast calls March in with a lamblike calm though warm days remain uncertain. Recent days show a shift toward spring with lows in the twenties and highs near 50, as daylight lengthens and temperatures swing from 26 to 46 by noon today. A brisk breeze added to the noon scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Agency
Services Today For Mrs Geis
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Geis 66 of Dalton were held at Trinity Lutheran Church Dal ton with Rev Robert L Miller officiating Burial was in Dalton Cemetery A memorial was established to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Dalton She died Friday Feb 25 in a Bridgeport hospital born July 13 1899 at North Bend Neb She came to Bridgeport in 1930 to teach school She married Fred Geis at Grand Island June 10 1936 They lived in Morrill County since then She leaves a daughter Mrs Ernest Swearingen of Golden Colo two sisters Mrs Mabel Strickland of North Bend and Mrs Roberta Foster of West Virginia and one granddaughter She was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters
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Fred Geis
Dalton
Trinity Lutheran
Grand Island
Morrill County
Ernest Swearingen
Golden, Colo
Mabel Strickland
North Bend
Roberta Foster
West Virginia
North Lodgepole Oil Test Staked Near Lodgepole
Banner Oil Co and United Oil Co will drill the No 1 Taylor in section 30 46 near Lodgepole in Cheyenne County marking the first wildcat action in extreme eastern Cheyenne County for some time. The site recalls prior drilling by Sidney geologist Robert Cramer.
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Lodgepole
Banner Oil Co
United Oil Co
Taylor
Nwsw
Robert Cramer
Sidney
Cheyenne County
K N Open House Planned For New Gas Co HQ
The Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co plans an open house at its new 2044 Illinois Street headquarters this Wednesday March 2 from 9 a m to 6 p m. Hundreds are expected to visit the expanded facility formerly owned by VFW with added parking. Coffee and doughnuts will be served and free prizes awarded at closing. Jim Keating is district manager, Jerry Krutsinger Sidney manager, L E Nelson vice president will attend from Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Ilinois St
K-N
VFW
The
Sidney
Telegraph
Jim Keating
Jerry Krutsinger
Hastings
L. E. Nelson
21St and
Illinoi St
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company
VFW Post 610
Auxiliary
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Filsinger
Pete Raymer
Orville Filsinger
Ben Beldon
Lincoln
Town
Knackstedt
Legion
Seventeen Club
James Thayer
Betty Hadden
Kenneth Fleming
Lorenzo
Ervin Phelps
George Fleming
Lorenzo Girl Scouts
Sunol
Bereniece Hunt
Dale Flora
Les
Burlington
Verner Hinman
Dalton Lions
Cecil Rogers
Bridgeport
Mud Springs
George Felsch
Flora
Nebraska Centennial Commission
State Commission
Vern Goranson
Goranson
Dick Thailing
Geis
North Lodgepole
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