Sidney Chamber Elects Pittam President and Yanney Vice
Ken Pittam chosen as 1968 president of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce with E. K. Yanney of Lodgepole named vice president. Six new board members join six holdovers as outgoing president Stan Larabee remains on the board as past president and chairs the Sidney Industrial Council. The board planning a Jan. 22 banquet at the National Guard Armory and a Cream Can award for attendance, with Edward B. Cole praising the new lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Pittam
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Pittam
Sidney Flooring and Supply
Yanney
First State Bank of
Chamber Board of Directors
Stan Larabee
Larabee
Sidney Industrial Council
John Egging
Chamber
Edward B. Cole
Cole
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Sidney Lions Club
Kay McCumber
Ladies Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board
Fort Sidney
Weather Panhandle Forecast Turns Cold With Snow
Increasing clouds and falling temperatures bring light to moderate snow moving north to south this afternoon. Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph cause drifting snow. conditions ease tonight as snow ends. Saturday features partial clouds and continued cold with subzero lows. Snow chances 90 percent this afternoon, 50 tonight, 10 Saturday. highs near 0s to 5 above and lows well below zero through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
GSA Accepts 38000 Bid for Depot Electrical Facilities
Wheatbelt Public Power District in Sidney reports the General Services Administration approved a $38,000 bid for the old Sioux Army Depot electrical distribution system ten miles west of Sidney. The sale is to close in about two weeks with Wheatbelt taking over lines and meters and integrating the depot into the Wheatbelt system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Sidney
General Services Administration
Old Sioux Army Depot
Here
Charles Ham
Wheatbelt
GSA
Nebraska
Ham
Air Force
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Telephone Rate Hike Rescinded by Nebraska Commission
The Nebraska State Railway Commission rescinded approval for Northwestern Bell to raise long distance rates effective Feb 1. A hearing on rates was ordered after a Thursday special session unanimously voting to withdraw the Dec 18 permission. The plan had included charges for person to person calls and station to station reversals plus a discount abolition for nighttime and Sunday in-state calls needing an operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Northwestern Bell
Railway Commission
Nebraska
Sidney Public Schools Board Sets Five Point Agenda
The Sidney Public Schools board of education schedules a Monday meeting at 7:45 p.m. in the junior high. Roll call and approval of bills open the session with discussion on the elementary school schedule led by elementary administrators. A lunch supervisor contract for next year and February meeting date are on the agenda along with a workshop date for professional negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Public Schools
Board of Education
Ambulance Service Faces $11432 Deficit in County
After seven months of operation through December Cheyenne County reports an $11432 deficit for ambulance service. Records show 115 calls to date with $1168 in revenue and ongoing county general fund support. Gehrig and Son previously operated the unit under county ownership with monthly $1800 on call fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Ambulance Service
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Gehrig
County General Fund
W. E
NFO to Hold Monthly Meeting January Ninth
The Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization chapter will hold its regular monthly meeting next Tuesday evening at 7:30 p m in the Sidney National Guard Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization
Sidney
Returns Wanted Fund Chairman Urges 1967 Campaign Push
United Fund Chairman Benny Hochman urged all solicitors and potential donors to wind up the 1967 68 campaign in the next few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Benny Hochman
Postage hike to take effect this Sunday
The United States Post Office Department predicts a 22 million dollar cost to implement rate changes starting this Sunday. First class mail rises to six cents, air mail to ten cents, and post cards to five and eight cents. Industry-wide expenses include printer overtime and poster distribution, with forecasts of higher yearly postage per person and mass stamp production efforts underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Post Office Department
Arid
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Franklin D.roosevelt
Washington
New Faces On The FAA Staff In Sidney
The Federal Aviation Administration adds two new staff members in Sidney. Kenneth Nordmeyer joined December 17 as an air traffic control specialist replacing Pete Nutting who moved to Des Moines. Phillip Haars started December 4 as an electronic technician from WMT-TV Cedar Rapids and does not replace anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Administration
Sidney
Kenneth Nordmeyer
Phillip Haars
Nordmeyer
Pete Nutting
Des Moines
Iowa
Garden City
Kansas
Barbara
Keller Drive
Mr. Haars
Wmt-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Jeanette
Country Club
Farming Frontiers ’68 Farm Show Set in Sidney
The Sidney Implement Company sponsors Farming Frontiers ’68 a farm business program in Sidney at the Fox Theatre starting 1 p.m. next Wednesday January 10 featuring films on electronic farming advances new crops livestock and agricultural research with TV host Chet Huntley and a Japan themed film Jim Jimerson manager says lunch will be served at the Implement Store from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Neescaster
Chet Huntley
Japan
Sidney Implement Company
Fox Theatre
Jim Jimerson
Accidents Reported In Sidney Area
Three minor traffic crashes investigated by Sidney Police caused light vehicle damage. At 11 40 a m a car driven by Ruth E Owen struck a parked vehicle. At 3 48 p m a collision between Karen F Pearl and Haroldean Brogren at a Jackson Sixth Street intersection. At 8 p m Julia F Cox and George W Armstrong collided on 15th and Forrest with about 325 damage to Cox’s car.
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Sidney
Maxine P. Thompson
Newton
Ruth E. Owen
Jackson
Karen F. Pearl
Haroldean Brogren
Dalton
Julia F. Cox
North Platte
George W. Armstrong
Forrest
Cox
Frank Kurz Dies At His Home In Cheyenne County
Frank Kurz 77 of Sidney Nebraska died January 3 at home likely from a heart attack. Funeral Mass at St Patrick's Church Monday with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary Sunday at Gehring and Son. Survived by widow two daughters Cecilia Heard and Marjorie Kennedy two sons Robert and Howard a sister quartet and a great grandchild. Memorials to St Patrick's school building fund.
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Cheyenne County
Frank Kurz
St. Patrick’s Church
Vincent J. Pelster
V. F
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehring and Son
Sidney
Otto
Karoline Mader Kurz
Elizabeth van Aelstyn
Cecelia Heard
Anaheim
Calif
Marjorie Kennedy
Stanton
Robert
Howard
Carrie Sparks
Katherine Walker
Emma Henderson
Boise
Idaho
Ann Parker
Hooper, Neb
St. Patrick’s School Building Fund
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Plains Research Lab
Bureau of Reclamation
Rural Electric Association
North Dakota
Electronic Data Processing Division
North Dakota Rural Electric Association
Manden
TVX
Lienemann
Meh
Ralph Englert
NFO
Burlington Railroad
Newton Street
Telegraph
FAA
New Hall of Chamber of Commerce Board
Charles Sutton
E,k. Yanney
New Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Richard Fix
Russell Fisher
Jim Payne
Jim Hendricks
Hendricks
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