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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1967
Page
1
The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion reports top calves at 32.25 for 423 lb steer calves and 29.80 for 483 lb steer calves with other weights and cattle types selling well. A special sale is scheduled for Saturday Jan 21 with 600 cattle listed and buyers from corn belt regions expected along with local feeders and packers.
Benny Hochman, main speaker at Steamboat Springs Jaycees Awards Night, will discuss his youth in a Nazi concentration camp in an address titled From Hell To Here. He'll then speak in La Junta at a district Chamber of Commerce meeting on Jan 23 and in Deadwood for the South Dakota Junior Chamber convention on Feb 4, with Mrs. Hochman accompanying.
Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs William H Steele of Dix were conducted at English Lutheran Church Kimball with burial in Kimball cemetery. She died Friday in Sidney hospital after marrying William H Steele in 1914 and moving to Banner County in 1918. Survived by husband five sons one daughter a brother and a sister, plus 25 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Word arrived of the death Saturday morning of Jack Fine formerly of Scottsbluff where he ran Jack Fine's Fur Shop now Ruth's Furs for several years. He had lived in Vero Beach Florida since 1956 and was a World War I veteran born in New York State and well known in Sidney.
United Fund campaign stands at 10371.68 dollars, about 2000 short of the goal. General chair man Benny Hochman said the shortfall will force budget cuts for participating organizations. He urged anyone who can donate to contribute.
Nebraska County Extension Boards from across the state plan a March 3 meeting at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln to discuss the future role of the Cooperative Extension Service and the first annual meeting of the Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards. Governor Norbert Tiemann and State Senator Stan Matzke Sr. will speak at the event with extension officials invited to attend.
Cheyenne County 4-H announces weigh-in day Saturday January 21 for the annual Weight Gain contest. Calves will be weighed and tagged at the fair grounds. Youth interested should contact a 4-H leader or extension office. Last year 58 boys and 23 girls enrolled in Market Beef Projects and nine boys with one girl in breeding heifer projects.
Occasional light snow flurries with one inch or less accumulation. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy and cold Tuesday with lows near zero to 10 and highs 20 to 30. Five-day outlook: temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal through Saturday with daily fluctuations. Highs 25 to 35, lows around zero to single digits.
A Nebraska bill LB78 to permit the city of Sidney to acquire utility systems at Sioux Army Depot is set for a Public Works Committee hearing. Sponsor Sen. George Fleming aims for early effect in 1967 and notes broader use for other Nebraska communities. City Manager George Felsch and vocational school director Merle Rudebusch plan to attend. education officials may testify.
Wheat grower leaders in Cheyenne County report 1967 allotment up about one third from 1966 and a reduced carryover expectations. Robert Rexroth, Cheyenne County ASC member, says 1967 production should lower carryover to 400–425 million bushels by next July and lift 1968 carryover toward 500 million. He notes Cheyenne County’s 1967 allotment at 183,665 acres, part of a national 68.3 million acre total, reflecting a policy of balancing supply with demand through wheat programs and improved prices and incomes.
Cheyenne County Centennial Committee representatives from Potter Dalton Lodgepole Sunol Gurley and Lorenzo met in Sidney to announce a kickoff program for Nebraska's Centennial year. The event tentatively set for March 7 at the Elks Auditorium will last one to one and a half hours with local entertainers and emphasis on old timers. Coffee and cookies will follow. Groups planning observances are urged to report dates to committee chair Mrs. Leroy Hadden to avoid conflicts.
Sidney police continue checking leads after a teen or young man in a blue sweater snatched $15 from an open cash drawer at Lee's Department Store around 6 30 p m last Friday. Chief Sol Willis described a sketchy suspect, as officers pursue multiple leads and verify the amount of loss.
The December nonagricultural employment decline is seasonal, with a 25 percent drop from a year earlier. Unemployment claims fell nearly in half from 1965 but rose slightly from the prior month. Sidney Nebraska Department of Labor reports 1,157 applications, 759 nonagricultural placements, 833 agricultural placements, 180 counseling interviews, and 577 aptitude tests for 1966. office covers Banner, Cheyenne, Deuel and Kimball counties.
Cheyenne County Welfare Board at its Jan 4 meeting approved three Aid to Dependent Children applications and one transfer ADC case. Four AD applications were conditionally approved, pending funds. thirteen Old Age Assistance cases were reviewed and continued, along with eleven ADC continuations. Dec 31 active cases included 12 child welfare, 20 Crippled Children, and eight foster homes. December totals for categorical assistance and medical vendor payments were $12,121 and $16,369.50.
In Cheyenne County 1966, 85 marriage licenses were issued, marking a year of Cupid’s harvest over the calendar year January to December. The previous year saw 94 licenses, indicating a slight decline in marriages. Sydney Finch, County Judge, notes the figures on file.
Governor Tiemann signals support for Lorraine Orr of North Platte as the next Nebraska Republican party chairman. Orr, known in Sidney and active in the last campaign, currently serves as state Republican vice-chairman. A December meeting at Donald Ross’s cabin in western Omaha discussed the chairman issue with key figures including Hruska, Curtis, and Witthoff.
Dick Stull of Potter Nebraska held his lead in steer wrestling at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver. He posted a 6.3 second time Friday while Larry Hammond of Boulder Colorado fired a 6.6 on Saturday, the best effort by any competitor so far.
Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture president Gene Lienemann announced the next meetings for February. Oshkosh hosts the Feb 7 session, Harrison hosts Feb 8, and Kimball hosts Feb 9.
The 1967 Cheyenne County Fair restores the Open Class Beef Cattle competition with rules set by Vern Brauer. Entries limited to two per class per person, ownership of animals 90 days prior, no 4-H cattle in open class, weight disputes resolved at entry, and no breed distinction in fat or feeder classes. Classes include fat steers and heifers and pens of feeder cattle with purses for top spots. a fat cattle sale follows the 4-H sale.
A light snowfall with sticky quality fell Friday night, mainly causing hazardous driving and one collision between a semi and a car at the east overpass. Strong dusty winds and cold temps kept weekend conditions uncomfortable. A warm front brought 52 degrees overnight. arctic air is due Friday night with minimal snow recorded. Temperatures ranged from 15 to 54 on Friday, 19 to 32 Saturday, 15 to 52 Sunday, and noon today 28 to 52.
Senator George H. Fleming of Sidney reported to Nebraska education leaders that a rehabilitation school could be established at Sioux Army Depot with federal aid three to one. He noted the depot dispensary would fit a sheltered workshop program serving handicapped and disabled residents, with Scottsbluff already setting up a similar clinic for eleven Panhandle counties.
Harold Chaffee of Sidney is among fifteen Nebraska teachers chosen to staff the Helpmobile program by the Nebraska State Education Association. The series runs Feb 11 in McCook Feb 18 in Nebraska City Feb 25 in Alliance and March 4 in ONeill with sessions for English library resources and physical education across grades. A new panel on Special Education appears this year and over 2000 teachers are expected to attend. No charge is made as the program supports teacher self improvement.
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