Sidney Teachers Seek Salary Hike Aiming at NSEA Base
Cheyenne County educators press for higher pay citing below average salaries, cost of living, and 1960 mill levy rankings. The Educators' Club presents a salary improvement study with plans for a 5.48 mill increase over two to four years to reach NSEA base levels.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Sidney
U. S
Alliance
Gering
Kearney
Ogallala
NSEA
Board Hints February Action On Teachers Pay Request
School board members signaled a February review of a base pay increase for teachers after a cautious reception to the Monday presentation. They urged further study to weigh blanket versus category specific raises while balancing taxpayer concerns and educational quality.
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Nebraska
Council Refuses Zoning Variance For Mrs Johnson
Sidney city council acting as the Board of Adjustment unanimously refused a zoning variance to allow Mrs Mabel Lee Johnson to operate a real estate office in a residence district on West Jackson Street. The zoning board had recommended against rezoning but suggested a temporary variance if legal. The council gave Mrs Johnson three months to relocate, noting potential precedent concerns.
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Mabel Lee Johnson
West Jackson Street
Sidney
Board of Adjustment
City Zoning Commission
Johnson
L. M. Clinton
Mrs. Johnson
Bids Taken For Shelter House Renovation
Hartzler Plumbing Co. and Nienhaeser Construction were named the low bidders for park shelter house improvements. Hartzler bid 749.92 dollars and Neinheuser 465.00 dollars for a total of 1,214.92, under the engineer's 1,375.00 estimate as city council awarded the contracts Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartzler Plumbing Co
Nienhaeser Construction
Hartzler
Neinheuser
New Parking Meters Set For Jackson Street
The Sidney City Council voted three to two to install parking meters on both sides of Jackson Street between 11th and 12th Streets. The move followed a request by Ken Pittam of Sidney Flooring and Supply Co. who noted downtown workers' needs.
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Sidney
Jackson Street
11Th
12Th Streets
Ken Pittam
Sidney Flooring and Supply Co
Hahler
Pittam
Sidney Court Switches to Four Jury Terms a Year
District Court in Sidney will begin four annual jury terms starting with the January term. Judges Beck and Kuns announced that all district court terms henceforth will be jury terms, replacing the previous two terms and the practice of jury calls by special order. The January docket includes six criminal cases two equity cases and several civil matters with a jury likely called in about two weeks.
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Sidney
Beck
Kuns
Midwest-Jordan State Wildcat Drills 3100 Feet Oil at No 1 State
Midwest Oil Corp and Tom Jordan report 3100 feet of free oil from drillstem test in J sand at No 1 State NESE 36¢17n-50w in Cheyenne County. Immediate gas surfacing in 25 minutes. porosity 23.1 percent and permeabilities high. Nearby fields and multiple new tests listed in Red Willow and Hitchcock counties.
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Midwest Oil Corp
Tom Jordan
Cheyenne County
Faro
Dalton Field
Pelster Field
Morrill County
Kelly
Texaco, Inc
Harsch
Silver Creek
Red Willow County
Granite
Barber-A
Sleepy Hollow Field
Red Willow
Barber-Bec
Sleepy Hollow
Blair and Associates and
Muffin Drilling Company
Berger
Hitchcock County
Wildcat
Reiher Field
Murfin Drilling
Nehring
Culbertson Field
New City Studies Water Well Locations
City Engineer John Cramer of Lincoln studies three sites for a new city well to replace the troubled downtown Sidney well. Potential locations include a spot at 14th and Toledo and another on city property, with seepage issues noted at the existing site.
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John Cramer
Lincoln
Sidney
14Th
Toledo
Narjes Named Outstanding Young Farmer of 1960
Edward H Narjes of 10 miles southeast of Sidney wins the Sidney Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer award after topping six nominees. Judges cited his progress in farming, soil and resource conservation, and community leadership. He will compete for the state title Feb 11 in Red Cloud.
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Edward H Narjes
Sidney Jaycees
Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Narjes
Ken Benzel
Rich Ladine
Bob Poppin
Jack Easterly
Bob Spearow
Narses
Red Cloud
Sidney
Sidney High
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cheyenne
Sidney Area
Roger Plantz
Ron Rapp
Ivan L. Liljegren
Gene Bonkiewicz
ED Narjes
Telegraph
Frontier Service Hit Northern Route Prospects Questioned
A Civil Aeronautics Board examiner testified that traffic on a northern Nebraska route shows a highly favorable prospect to meet standards, while Frontier Airlines failed to provide adequate service. Nebraska plans to continue witnesses, led by Jack D. Obbink, to argue air service is vital for economic survival in a sparsely served state.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Nebraska
Frontier Airlines
S. S. Colker
Colker
Frontier
Collier
Jack D. Obbink
State Department of Aeronautics
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Educators’ Club Committee
Sid Phelps
Jackson St
Sidney Court
Midwest
Jordan State
New City
Narris
Narjees
Tou cHckens
Frontier Service
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