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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1965
Page
4
Steve Ham explains wrestling scoring to boost audience interest. The article outlines periods, takedowns, escapes, reversals, pins, near pins, and point awards for both top and bottom positions, including neutral starts and changing positions in the final period.
Two Sidney High seniors Donna Landmesser and Dan McKay were chosen as March of Dimes representatives. A Cheyenne County banquet outlined duties, card distribution to all schools, and plans to sell crutches by Saint Patrick's Academy on January 16 and Sidney High on January 23. The March of Dimes dance will be moved to after basketball season. a king and queen will be crowned.
A reflective piece urges self examination at year start. It prompts readers to assess personality and character, noting biases toward others and the difficulty of spotting one’s own flaws. It cites honesty loyalty dependability and thoughtfulness as key traits to consider.
A note on a London letter envelope featured Baby Pix recipient Bevon Neumann, with praise from Linda Lewis and Merrie Robinson. The junior, active in Math Club, Honor Society, S Club, and Athletics Fellowship, loved fishing with his dad, once joked about almost catching a fish, and enjoyed calf riding as a youth.
The Sidney high school Pep Club celebrates 29 years since its 1936 reorganization limiting membership to 20 girls. Now with 125 members, about 55 percent of SHS girls belong to the club which promotes enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and school spirit through projects like the Sweetheart Dance and Homecoming activities.
Industrial Arts classes at the Senior High buzz with automechanics and woodworking as students undertake overhauls, casting, and cabinet making. Under Mrs Lundy and Mr Burrows supervision, students learn safety, supply their own materials for personal projects, and compare costs to uptown prices.
Sidney High School’s basketball team, the Maroons, faced a rough Chadron C Tourney showing. They slipped to eighth after losses to Alliance 69-50, Bridgeport 64-37, and Gordon, with coach Bob Cook noting the team’s season-long lag but also signaling a potential shift toward a positive attitude for upcoming Gering and conference play.
The speaker laments 164 leaving and a baby stepping into leadership. The baby now mentors the group, replacing the elder with a growing presence as the months pass, offering uneasy consolation that the infant will mature.
Carol Hartman, born November 29 1949 in Rawlins Wyoming, named this week’s student of the week. She has lived in Gran Ger Wyoming Laramie Wyoming and Salina Kansas and participates in National Junior Honor Society Junior High Pep Club and Junior High Cabinet. She has siblings and a family awaiting a school mascot.
A satirical piece argues commercialization of Christmas harms recipients buyers and merchants. It sketches a typical case of Johnny who dislikes gifts while parents and the merchant bear the fallout. The author urges buying only one personal gift next Christmas to curb the problem.
The Sidney American Legion Post No. 17 sponsors the annual oratorical contest to promote scholarship citizenship and leadership. Local competition between Sidney High School and St Patrick's High School will conclude by February at an announced time and place with five cash and metal prizes. Contestants must prepare an eight to ten minute oration on the constitution and extemporaneous remarks on topics chosen at the event. Copies of guidelines are available from social studies teachers.
In Tellicherry India postmark cancellations carry a quip praising correct addressing as a blessing that saves guesswork. The playful wording reflects local postal humor and efficiency emphasis for readers.
Sidney High unveils a rising girls athletics squad led by sophomores Phillis McMillan Becky Ladine Martha Nelson Jean Deir Diane Hyde and juniors Paulette Henkle. They host Alliance GAA in the Sidney Junior High Gym Saturday January 9 at 1 p.m. with Cheryl Thompson as substitute.
The National Honor Society held its Christmas tea on December 21 at Central School to honor new members and their parents. A total of 17 new students joined, joining 16 existing members, after a faculty vote. New members include Connie Schnell and several seniors. sponsor W. T. Miller spoke on the society’s aims, with refreshments and entertainment by Bruce Blanchard and others.
Miss Wilma Eberhardt joins Sidney High School as Spanish instructor after earning English and Spanish degrees at Huron College and an M A in Spanish from the University of Colorado. From Huron SD, she taught in Flanders SD and studied at USD Vermillion and Colorado University while living in a language house. She plans travel to the Philippines Japan and Germany and enjoys skiing golf knitting ceramics and music.
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