Sidney Public School System Ranked Among Top Seven in State
The Sidney public school system under Superintendent O. J. Weymouth is praised for its focus on community improvement and education quality. The district, growing from 1925 to a $2,000,000 operation, now includes four elementary schools, a junior high, and a senior high with a strong faculty and extensive programs. The enrollment for junior and senior high combined stands at 821, with many staff holding advanced degrees and decades of service in Sidney.
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Pat Brennan
Sidney
O. J. Weymouth
Sidney Public
Sidney Public School Sys
Puhe Educat
H.dipatcles
Weymouth
Ted Tillotson
Vergal Winn
Edna Scriber
Mabel Nielsen
Carl Crouse
School Board To Study Pay Hike For Teachers
The Sidney School Board will study a salary improvement plan submitted by the Sidney Educators' Club. The committee led by Sid Phelps has prepared the proposal after weeks of work and will present details at the Monday night meeting in the Junior High school.
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Sidney School Board
Sidney Educators’ Club
Sid Phelps
Telephone Answering Service Arrives in Sidney
In Sidney, Joe Dodds launches the first local telephone answering service. The system redirects calls from customers' numbers to the service where messages are taken, allowing business people away from their office to receive calls. Service available by day, week, or month, with Dodds operating from the Couch Hotel, home base for City Cab.
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Sidney
Joe Dodds
Dodds
Couch Hotel
The
City Cab Company
11 Year Old Suffers Minor Injuries In Sidney Auto Mishap
An 11 year old girl Charlotte Prather sustained minor injuries when the car she rode in struck a parked pickup owned by James Wagner at 15th and Dodge. Driver James M Starr of Sidney received a careless driving citation and fine after the 1960 Chevrolet collision. The girl was held overnight for observation and later released. her address is 1420 Pine Street.
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Dodge
Charlotte Prather
James Wagner
Prather
James M Starr
Sidney
Starr
Chevrolet
Starr Auto
Pine Street
Sidney Country Club Annual Stockholders Meeting Scheduled
The Sidney Country Club will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday January 11 at 7 30 pm in the clubhouse. Kermit Moore, president, issues the call. New officers will be elected and year end reports appear on the agenda.
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Country Club
Sidney Country Club
Kermit Moore
Wildcat Test in Red Willow Nebraska Sees Oil But Non-Commercial Shows
Tipps Plugs No. 1 Boyd in Red Willow County and No. 1 Aster in CSE area show limited mud with oil traces in Cambrian and Pennsylvanian samples. No. 1 Barber in CNW area reached total depth 3489 feet with oil and gas mud. logs indicate oil water contact near 3455 feet. Tor story notes parochial tournament on sports page.
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Red
Tipps Drilling Company
Boyd
Red Willow County
Reagan
Cambrian
Red Willow
Midwest
Gil
Barber
Lansing
Granite
Kelly
Sleepy Holleav
Nebraska
Tor
Tuesday Rites For Ella Mikkelsen 64 Lorenzo Resident
Ella Mikkelsen 64 lifelong resident of west Lorenzo died Friday after a lengthy illness at Memorial Hospital. Born in Norway she came to Lorenzo with parents in 1906 and resided there since. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Henry Monnich officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Surviving: brother Mikkel of Sidney and sisters Miss Filsie Mikkelsen Mrs Mary Clinton both of Sidney and Mrs Amelia Recberts of New Raymer Colo.
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Ella Mikkelsen
West Lorenzo
Memorial Hospital
Norway
Lorenzo
Martin and
Anna Boresen Mikkelsen
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mikkel
Sidney
Filsie Mikkelsen
Mary Clinton
Amelia Recberts
New Raymer
Colo
North Platte Leader to Speak at Jaycee Fete Banquet
Wendell Wood of North Platte will headline the Jaycees banquet Tuesday night honoring Cheyenne County's Outstanding Young Farmer. Wood, head of Northwestern Public Service North Platte, holds several civic posts and has received multiple Jaycee and chamber honors.
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North Platte
Wendell Wood
Jaycees
Cheyenne County
Wood
Northwestern Public Service of
Junior Chamber of Commerce
North Platte Jaycee
Benzel Iron and Metal Hit By Burglars
Police report a break in at Benzel Iron and Metal at Sixth and Hickory. Officers say burglars pried open a south door and stole $2 from the cash drawer.
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Benzel
Iron and Metal
Hickory
Record Oil and Gas Starts in Nebraska Reach New High
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reports 950 drilling permits issued in 1960, a state record, driven by robust activity in southwestern Nebraska and steady Panhandle drilling. Secondary recovery projects boosted November output with 299,850 barrels from Cheyenne Morrill Kimball and Banner counties. Six month average daily production neared 65,000 barrels, best week 69,650 barrels, and a low week at 64,188. Several wildcat and prospect drills span Cheyenne Kimball Banner Hauser Kimball Polk and Red Willow counties, including Champlin Quigley and Pubco Sleepy Hollow fields.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Commission
Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne
Morrill
Kimsball
Banner Counties
Cheyenne Wildcat Prospect
Cheyenne County
Midwest Oil Corp
No. 1
Wildcat
Pelster Field
Faro Field
Kimball County
Chandler and Simpson
Haskowec
U. S
Champlin Oil & Refining Company
Quigley
Red Willow County
Granite
W. E. Wickiter
Thompson
Harlan County
Kansas City
HL ™ Drilling Co
W. C. Poole
Ill
Anderson
Raymond Field
Banner County
Murfin-Lewis-Jones
Farr
Frontier County
Romatzke
Pubco Petroleum Corp
Hayes “B
Sleepy Hollow Field
The Flames to Play at Pastime Club Sidney
The Flames a versatile group of accomplished musicians perform at the Pastime Club in Sidney on January 12 offering rock and roll jazz popular and more. They invite patrons to meet the band at the venue and promise a lively night of entertainment with dance routines.
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Fames
Sidney
Arnie Wittig Becomes Cedar Lane Hill Champion
In Cedar Lane's Holiday Jackpot Bowling Tournament Arnie Wittig defeats Pat Pattison 561 to 550 to claim king of the hill. Thursday night features Wittig facing Gene Winston at 6 p.m. with other challengers including Sid Simmerman Larry Doyle Ken Petors Jay Eddington Cork Booth and Del Lamm waiting in the field.
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Cedar Lane
Arnie Wittig
Pat Pattison
Wittig
Pattison
Gene Winston
Sid Simmerman
Larry Doyle
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Rose Lee
Edward Townley
Dalton
Judy
John Townley
Lebanon
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Bernadine
Hank Meysenburg
Hochman
Townley
Frontier Airlines
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Denver
Channel 4
St. Anthony’s
Sterling
Dick Sherman
Jerry Persch
Ron
A,h
Wall
Sleepy Hollow
Kerst
Bartley Field
Superior Oil Co
Sundberg
Polk County
Nebraska Drillers, Inc., No. 1 Hindman, C SW SW 5 IN 27W, Wildcat
King of the Hill
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