Federal Planning Aid in Panhandle Boosts Nebraska Economy
USDA planning assistance approved for 12 new Resource Conservation and Development projects in 11 Nebraska Panhandle counties. Local sponsors outline goals on soil and water conservation, water resources, industrial growth, and educational opportunities. Approval signals potential federal aid for future projects and economic gains.
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Panhandle
Nebraska
Don Kendall
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
USDA
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Morrill, Garden, Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Deuei Counties
Trade Fair and Centennial Plans Set to Boost Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce retail committee outlines a 1970 push with a revived trade fair on May 14 15 16 at the National Guard Armory and a tentative centennial celebration in August. Plans await Cheyenne County Fair Board input to avoid conflicts with the county fair and may include a centennial musical by Dr James E Thayer of Sidney.
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Cheyenne County
National Guard Armory
Ed Cole
Guard
Bill Maddox
Cheyenne County Fair Board
Cole
Fair Board
James E. Thayer
Sidney
Busy Retail Calendar Set For Sidney in 1970
Sidney retailers adopt a comprehensive calendar February through December 1970 with sales events such as Washington's Birthday Sale and Moonlight Madness. The plan includes a Good Friday closing suggestion, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Veterans Day closures, plus a morning Veterans Day parade proposal.
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Chamber
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
Preston Hogeland
Ben Franklin
John Storkel
Mr. Cole
Sticker Signals Vehicle Inspection Schedule in Nebraska
Nebraska motorists must check their windshield stickers for the annual vehicle inspection schedule. No 1 indicates January, No 2 February through No 12 December. fines up to 500 dollars or six months in jail for noncompliance.
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Nebraska
B. G. Springer
Nebraska Motor Vehicle Department
Springer
Motor Vehicle Department
Jaycees Seek New Members In Sidney
The Sidney Jaycees conducted an all day canvass to recruit members beginning with a 6 am kickoff breakfast at Yendis Cafe. The club, active for about 24 years, sponsors the Boss of the Year award and supports events at Fort Sidney, soap box derbies, junior wrestling, Christmas tree sales, and a youth education program. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce building. membership open to ages 21 through 35 with a $12 yearly fee.
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Jaycee
Yendis Cafe
Sidney
Jaycees
Fort Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Cutworm threat looms as extension expert urges cautious approach
Art Hagen extension entomologist warns Cheyenne County audience that pale western cutworms could surge this year, possibly sevenfold 1967 levels. He notes Endrin as a spray option but favors wait‑and‑see, cites mixed results from High Plains plots, and says early spraying in 1969 was largely unnecessary.
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Art Hagen
Scotts Bluff Experiment Station
Hagen
Cheyenne County Extension Sponsoring Board
High Plains
Jerry Moline
High Plains Station
Mr. Moline
Sidney Station
Alliance
Scotts Bluff
Moline
Robert Rexroth
Ted Houser
4-H Council
Leo Wolff
Women’s Extension Council
Rexroth
Rodney Mathewson
Myron Woten
Woten
Scottsbluff
Rites Set Friday for Potter Farmer Elmer Ruhrdorf
Elmer Henry Ruhrdorf 70 known as Potter farmer died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital after long illness. Funeral 10:30 a m Friday at St Pauls Lutheran Church north of Potter with Rev Bruce LaKamp. burial in St Pauls Cemetery. Craig-Holechek Funeral Home in charge. Memorials to Bethesda Lutheran Home for the Mentally Retarded Watertown Wis. Survived by widow four sons Wayne Potter Dale Watertown Keith Overland Park and Robert Sidney four daughters Arlene Benish Norma Johnson Shirley Messner Joan Worthman two sisters and 15 grandchildren. Preceded in death by one daughter Maxine and four brothers.
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Elmer H. Ruhrdorf
Memorial Hospital
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Potter
Bruce LaKamp
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Craig-Holechek Funeral
Betheseda Lutheran Home
Watertown
Wis
Elmer Henry Buhrdorf
Seward County
Fred
Wilhelmina Herring Ruhrdorf
Dix
Staplehurst
Neb
Helen Baack
Robert L
Sidney
Wayne A
Dale E
Keith E
Overland Park
Kan
Don Benish
Arlene
Wendell Johnson
Norma
Herbert Mess~ner
Shirley
Russell Worthman
Joan
Gering
Theodore Baack
Seward
Fred Rummel
Lincoln
Maxine
State laws expand road funds to Cheyenne County and villages
New Nebraska statutes consolidate road and street monies into a state level pool and parcel them to Cheyenne County and the villages of Lodgepole Gurley Dalton Potter and Sidney. Counties and villages must levy matching funds to access state aid with sets of figures showing required matches for 1970 71 budgets.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Sidney
Lodgepole
Dalton
Gurley
Potter
F. B
Tommy Thompson
Cheyenne County
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Panhandle Weather Forecast With Light Snow Odds
Variable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Highs 45 to 55, lows 15 to 25. Snow chances near zero on Thursday. Five day outlook shows temperatures a few degrees above normal with highs 30 to 40 and lows 10 to 20. Occasional light snow expected to be scattered through the period.
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Panhandle
New Bookmobile Operator Named for Wester Plains
Bruce A. Kreager of Sidney will take over the bookmobile duties, replacing Rev. Abbe who resigned to lead a Nazarene Church in Virginia. Kreager starts next Monday, will aid Abbe for two weeks, and assumes full responsibility on February 2 after a Coast Guard service from 1964 to 1968 and work as a Nebraska State Patrol dispatcher in Sidney.
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Bruce A. Kreager
Sidney
R. W. Brown
Wester Plains
Kreager
Abbe
Nazarene Church
Virginia
Abke
Dalton
Coast Guard
Nebraska State Patrol
Rural members to lead Cheyenne Extension Board ties vote
The Cheyenne County Extension Sponsoring Board will keep rural residents as voting members for at least another year. A 1970 annual meeting proposal to admit urban dwellers failed after a tied ballot.
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Cheyenne County Extension Sponsoring Board
Platz Named Campaign Chairman for Cheyenne Heart Fund
Dr. John W. Platz is named Campaign Chairman of the 1970 Heart Fund Campaign in Cheyenne County by State Chairman Robert M. Nye. The statewide goal is $325,000 with Mrs. Guy Ellsworth of Sidney as Cheyenne County Heart Memorial Chairman and February designated as Heart Month for volunteer outreach and fundraising.
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John W. Platz
Heart Fund
Cheyenne County
Robert M. Nye
State Heart Fund
Nye
Heart
County Board OKs Federal Food Stamp Program in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners approved introducing the Federal Food Stamp Program with plans to implement promptly. Dennis J. Daly of the USDA said a state representative will visit Sidney to train the Welfare Dept and coordinate banks and retailers for eligibility and participation.
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Cheyenne County
Board of Commissioners
Dennis J. Daly
Food and Nutrition Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Daly
Nebraska
Sidney
USDA
United States
Welfare Dept
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dennis M. Doyle
Midwest
Doyle
Lafler Files for Cheyenne County Commissioner Seat
Lafler, a Lorenzo resident and longtime Cheyenne County farmer, filed today for the third district commissioner seat. He joins Kenneth Rose of Potter in the race currently held by Billie G. Smith of Potter. Lafler has 14 years on the Lorenzo board of education, 6 as president, and 11 years on the Noxious Weed Board, and is a Mason, NFC member, and United Methodist.
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Cheyenne County
Bob Lafler
Lorenzo
Kenneth Rose
Potter
Billie G. Smith
Lafler
David
Daniel
Julianne
Masonic Lodge
NFC
First United Methodist Church
Lorenzo Board of Education
County Board Elects Chair and Makes Appointments
Billie G. Smith, Cheyenne County commissioner from the third district, was named chair man of the board of commissioners at its organization meeting. He plans to retire at year end. Doug Boyd became chairman of the welfare board. Other appointments include Hubert Lubash grounds keeper, William Keefover county surveyor, Ralph Englert overseer of buildings, The Telegraph as official newspaper, and local banks as depositories. F. Blaine Thompson was reappointed highway superintendent with a pay raise to 10000. Resignations of Burgett Peetz and Merle Bobo from the Fair Board were accepted and Bernard Fuehrer Ron Dykman and Duane Kahl named to the board. Food stamp use in Cheyenne County was adopted.
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Billie G. Smith
Cheyenne
Board of Commissioners
Doug Boyd
Welfare Board
Hubert Lubash
William Keefover
Bridgeport
Ralph Englert
The
Telegraph
F. Blaine Thompson
Burgett Peetz
Merle Bobo
Fair Board
Bernard Fuehrer
Ron Dykman
Duane Kahl
Cheyenne County
Gas Rate Hike Hearing Underway In District Court
By 2 p.m. today the Kansas Nebraska Gas Co. hearing in district court was still under way as parties argued over proposed rate increases.
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Kansas- Nebraska Gas Co
Billy Johnson Recuperating at Home After Transplant
Billy Duane Johnson recovers at his farm near Chappell after a kidney transplant. He visits Denver weekly for doctors but expresses gratitude for care received. A letter from Billy Duane thanks supporters and is published in The Telegraph.
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Billy Duane Johnson
Chappell
Denver
Billy Duane
the Telegraph
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St. Patrick’s
Moonlight Madness
High Plains Experiment Station
Elmer H. Buhrdorf
Extension Board
Dr. Platz
Heart Campaign
County Board
Action OK
Billy Johnson
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