Kimball Girl to star in Florida playhouse season
Sonia Torgeson of Kimball will be ingenue Sabrina in Sabrina Fair at Palm Tree Playhouse Sarasota Florida this winter with other shows including My Three Angels Summer and Smoke and Time of the Cuckoo rehearsals began December 20 for a January 4 opening. Her career began in high school stage work and includes Denver University theater BA honors and Broadway credits with Rebecca at Civic Theatre and Barter Theatre roles.
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Kimball
Florida Playhouse
Sonia Torgeson
Palm Tree Playhouse
Sarasota, Fla
Sabrina
Sabrina Fair
Sarasota
Miss Torgeson
Margaret Perry
Barter Theatre
Virginia
Judith Anderson
Annual Polio Drive Starts On Tuesday
The 1955 March of Dimes campaign in Sidney opens tomorrow led by J. H. McNish with Clarence Castner and Gene Lienemann returning as local finance and events chairs. The VFW will spearhead business solicitation with Tom Lenzen arranging two man teams, aiming for Jan. 19. Events include a Polio Square Dance Jan. 15, the Teen Agers Ball Jan. 17, and a Mothers March led by Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, date to be set. A film They Shall Not Want featuring Helen Hayes is available for showings.
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J. H. McNish
Sidney Drive
Clarence Castner
Gene Lienemann
Castner
Lienemann
VSTM
Jeu
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sidney
McNish
Ameristan
Leginnas
The
Legion Auxiliary
Silver Belles and
Beaux
City Auditorium
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
March of Dimes
Helen Hayes
Dewey Lovell
Potter
Sidney Families Welcome Foreign Guests For Yule
Three young visitors stayed with Sidney families during the Christmas holidays. Weewoone Park of Korea, a University of Wyoming student, stayed with the Barker family and impressed locals with his personality. Wallis Carrillo from Honolulu stayed with Dr. and Mrs. George Taylor while studying at Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska. Mrs. Joyce Carman from Northampton England stayed with Miss Vicki Zerr. she recalled England and shared views on topics from social issues to royal pomp. Carman, who lived in the U.S. 1946 to 1950 and returned to England in 1950, is exploring where to live in the United States, praising Sidney as friendly and industrious.
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Sidney
Weewoone Park
Korea
University of Wyoming
Don Barker
Ron Barker
Park
Hawaii
Wallis Carrillo
Honolulu
George Taylor
Midland College
Fremont
Nebi
Joyce Carman
Northhampton
England
Coventry
Carman
Vicki Zerr
Miss Zerr
Boston
Mass
SOD Worker Cleared In Joy Riding Case
A Cheyenne County jury found San tos Morales aged 21 a six man panel innocent of joy riding in another man’s car on November 13 Morales had pleaded not guilty and requested a trial mark the first county court jury trial of the year Jurors deliberated less than an hour before verdict
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Cheyenne
Santos Morales
Morales
55 License Tab Buyers In Long Courthouse Line
Long lines formed at the Cheyenne County courthouse in Sidney as people waited to buy 1955 license plates. Veterans said the queue would last another week or ten days, then taper. Buyers needed their old registration and new tax notice to obtain the tabs.
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Long Courthouse
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Wickards End Yule Display Won't Be Assembled In '55
The Nativity Scene by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wickard in Lodgepole closed after six seasons. They refuse commercialization, donating over $1,000 to the 1955 polio March of Dimes drive. The display drew more than 7,000 visitors this year and will not be reassembled.
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Lodgepole
Ernest Wickard
Nebraska
Rodriguez Baby First In 55 At Sidney Hospital
A baby girl born January 1 at 9 25 a m in Sidney Hospital claimed the title First Baby of 1955 for Cheyenne County. Parents Mr and Mrs Monica Rodriguez, residents of Ordville, will receive a prize list advertised by The Telegraph KSID. The family has another daughter. Dr C B Dorwart assisted, marking his second New Year’s Babe delivery. Rodriguez is an employee of SOD and returned from 16 months overseas in Korea.
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Monica Rodriquez
Cheyenne Couty
Rodriquez
Sidney Hospital
Telegraph
KSID
Rodriquezes
Ordville
SOD
Korea
C. B. Dorwart
Herman Jiminez
Bronson
Holiday Oil Activity Lingers in Cheyenne County
Oil activity in Cheyenne County remains subdued as major companies delay 1955 drilling while independents pause at year’s start. Two wildcats, Balderson No. 1 and Wytex Ci zek No. 1, were abandoned with no shows. Ladine No. 1 and Denver No. 1 searches continue. In Kimball County, Reiseberg No. 1 begins within Kimball city limits, tied to Gotte Townsite No. 1’s promising 200 barrels per day. Lincoln reports 1954 drilling notices hit a record 543, with 64 filed in December.
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Kimball City Council
Kimball
Cheyenne County
Tight Sand
Balderson Drilling Co
Denver
Sidney
Balderson
Wytex Oil
Cizek
Wytex
Denver No
Kimball County
Lowell Williamson
Gotte
Lincoln
Drought Continues in 1954 Panhandle Moisture Report
The Scottsbluff Weather Bureau sums up a hot dry 1954 across Sidney and Cheyenne County. It records Sidney’s moisture at 11.47 inches and notes five inches lacking, highlighting continued drought conditions in the Panhandle.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Panhandle
One Injured In Series Of Car Mishaps
Cheyenne County news recalls a New Year period with multiple crashes on January 1. Highlights include an 18 year old driver from Chappell injured when his 19498 auto struck a bridge railing east of Sunol, a second collision entangling a 1954 Oklahoma City vehicle, and several other wrecks near Sidney and Potter. Police report totals around $150 in damages and one arrest for fictitious license plates. Weather and year end data note Cheyenne County moisture and temperatures for 1954.
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Cheyenne County
Jim Lockhart
Chappell
Sunol
Lockhart
William Silvers
Oklahoma City
Silvers
Roy Henderson
Sidney
Edward Daniels
Illinois St
Daniels
Ernest Fryer
Huntsman
Victor Forth
Wayne
Neb
Sidneyite
Patrol Fines Hit Record in Sidney Nebraska
In 1954 Sidney patrolmen Mel Busekist and Don Born reported 617 arrests yielding 13,482 dollars in fines, a high for the period and funding the local school. Cheyenne County saw seven automobile deaths that year, with 196 accidents investigated by Sidney troopers dropping from 196 in 1953 to 140 in 1954. Other totals include 1,980 violation cards, 268 warnings, 316 motorists aided, 245 highway obstructions removed, 54 safety programs, two stolen cars recovered, six officer assists, and 7,113 dollars from license plate fees paid by truckers lacking proper tonnage plates.
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iCheyenne
Nebraska
Sidney
Mel Busekist
Don Born
Cheyenne County
NSP
Busekist
Born
B 47 Bombers Seen Cleaning Sky Trails Over Region
The B 47 Stratojets from Forbes AFB Kansas, now a Stratojet wing at Lincoln and Forbes, are responsible for high altitude vapor trails over Cheyenne County. SAC says no special exercises in Sidney or at the Sioux Ordnance Depot. Some west coast aircraft conduct radar bombing missions near Omaha and may pass over the area en route to Omaha.
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SAC
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Forbes Afb
Kan
Lincoln Afb
Forbes
Topeka
West Coast
Omaha
Air Force
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Morrill County Fair Board
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Clarence Cook
Harlan Dugger
Pat Phillips
Ray Burden
Morrill County Fair
Morrill County
Fair Board
Devel County
Chappell—Devel County
Nebraska Citizens Council
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York
Hamilton Counties
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Douglas
Lancaster
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Heitze
Herb Stevens
Bridge Fund
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Heintze
Banner
Scotts Bluff
Huskerville
Boys Town
Princess Margaret
J. Hammond McNish
David Heizer
C. E. Heizer
David
Col
Wayne Wood
Leo Kirk
Thompson
Ladine
Larry Schreiner
Dave Thies
Cheyenne Couny
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Scottsbluff
Chadron
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Weather Bureau
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Kansas Aircraft
John Eisenhower
Susan
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