St Patrick’s Catholic School System Emphasizes Readiness and Excellence
Sidney's Saint Patrick's Academy highlights a broad education blending religious training with strong curricula in arts sciences languages and reading. Sister M Xavier notes high grade reading achievement, with 50 percent of first graders reading at a third grade level and many teachers holding or pursuing advanced degrees among a 20 member faculty including Ursuline nuns priests and lay teachers from primary to high school levels.
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Sidney
St. Patrick’s Catholic
U.S
St. Patrick's
M. Xavier
C.5
SL. Pat
St. Pat's
St. Patrick’s Fac
Ulty
Sister Xavier
St. Patrick’s
Sidney Catholic
Language Arts Bulletin
Globe Book Company
New York
St. Patricks
St Patrick’s Sidney Involved In Alliance Football Talks
At Alliance meeting last Saturday officials from Hemingford Hay Springs St Agnes and St Patrick’s Sidney discussed forming an 11 man high school football conference with Class C schools from Box Butte Sheridan and Cheyenne counties. The group plans a tentative schedule for 1961 and notes Lodgepole Valley League plays eight man football.
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Francis Cortney
St. Agnes’ High Alliance
Alliance
Box Butte
Sheridan
Cheyenne
Hemingford
Hay Springs
St. Patrick’s of
Sidney
Vincent Pelster
St. Agnes
Father Pelster
St. Patrick’s
Francis Clapham
Dalton Rites Today For Tine Endert Englert
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. for Edward K Valent ine (Tine) Englert 78 a Dalton resident since 1909 He was the first white child born in Wayne Neb He never married Burial was in Dalton Cemetery with Holechek Funeral Home directing Survivors include three brothers Jens Dalton Frank Grand Junction Colo Ted Sand Point Ida and four sisters Irene Stz inmmon s Burlington Kathryn Haglund Dalton Eve Keickwenn Medical Lake Wash Helen Frenzel Jackson Mo
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Ron
Dalton Trinity Lutheran Church
Dalton
Holechek
Jens
Frank
Grand Junction
Colo
Ted
Sand Point
Isha
Irene Stz
Mmons
Burlington
Kathryn Haglund
Eve Keickwenn
Medical Lake, Wash
Helen Frenze
Jackson, Mo
Check Artist Tracked After String of Rubber Endorsements
A six foot one man, 125 pounds with hazel eyes and black hair, described as middle aged, writes bad checks in Grand Island, Columbus, Fremont and Sydney. In two weeks he passed no account checks at Greenlees and J M McDonald’s for 97.84 and 112.78, signed as Frank O Dicker son and endorsed by James A Peterson. The fake payroll checks from Peter Kiewit Sons Company Omaha were patmed with a forged driver’s license.
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Grand Island
Columbus
Fremont
Sydney
Greenlees
J M McDonald's
McDonald’s
Frank O. Dickerson
James A Peterson
Peter Kiewit Sons Company
Omaha
Mild Weather Keeps Nebraska Winter Wheat in Good Shape
Government observers report Nebraska winter grains remain in good condition due to milder temperatures. Surface moisture improves where snow melted slowly in western and northern areas, while south central soils stay dry and freezes loom. Farmers anticipate protective snow before deeper freezes and expect spring rains to meet moisture needs. Wheat marketings have risen since year start as 1560 crop storage moves continue.
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Nebraska
South Central
Panhandle
Surgery After Eye Piercing At Work Injured Sidney Man
Clyde Christensen, 20, of Sidney, underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming, after a nail pierced his eye while working on construction at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Doctors said the eye suffered a penetrating wound with infection and referred him to Cheyenne specialists.
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Clyde Christensen
Sidney
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne Hospital
Christensen
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Notable Year Of Progress Cited For Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital reports a milestone year with 1960 debt freedom, new rest home auxiliary, and record highs in admissions 2058 births 791 surgeries and 16 115 days of care. Five directors reelected and Jorgenson named president as a expansion study committee formed.
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Memorial Hospital
Ladies Hospital
Memorial Rest Home
Leo Bolin
Bolin
J. Jorgenson
Dean Hagemeister
Guy V. Doran
Charles N. Deaver
Clarence Meyer
Lodgepole
Jorgenson
Ray Cruise
Frank Schwasnick
Thomas O’connell Sr
Memoril Hospital
Sidney
Masons Install New Officers In Public Ceremony
Neal W Atkins was installed as Worshipful Master of Frank Welch lodge 75 AF & AM in ceremonies led by installing officer A F Whit mire. Public rites drew 84 attendees including guests from Potter and Lodgepole. new officers include Frank Balderson senior warden Charles Grigsby junior warden Forrest Bebecu treasurer Harold Bond secretary Warren Cunningham templecraft Wesley Jensen senior deacon Bill Petersen junior deacon Darrel Hunt senior steward LaVern Draper junior steward Mike Timlin tyler Robert Spearow chaplain and Marius Christensen marshal.
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Neal W Atkins
Frank Welchlodge
AF & A.M
A. F Whitmire
Marius Christensen
Marshall
Potter
Lodgepole
Frank Balderson
Charles Grigsby
Forrest Bebecu
Harold Bond
Warren Cunningham
Templecraft
Wesley Jensen
Bill Petersen
Darrel Hunt
LaVern Draper
Mike Timlin
Tyler
Robert Spearow
Encampment Expected To Attract 400
Four hundred persons are expected to attend the 10th annual meeting of the Tri-State Encampment Assn 10 F in Sidney next Saturday January 21. WYNECO includes lodges in Wyoming Nebraska and Colorado. Events run from 10 am registration through 11 15 pm fun degree with an 8 15 pm Patriarchal Degree and 10 15 pm Royal Purple Degree. Main speaker is Gene G Bianchi Sovereign Grand Master of Odd Fellows. Officers listed: Paul Koehn Sidney president Calvin Mendy Brush Colo first vice president Jack Ferguson Cheyenne second vice president Willis Benz Sterling treasurer William F Hawkins Sidney scribe.
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Tri-State
Wyneco
Paul Koehn
Sidney
Calvin Mendy
Brush
Colo
Jack Ferguson
Cheyenne
Willis Benz
Sterling
William F Hawkins
Dalton Area Well Swabs At 20 BOPH Rate
Midwest Oil Corp and Tom Jordan drill No 1 State SE 36 17N 50W west of Dalton. Initial swab tests show 20 barrels per hour natural flow from pay sections in J sand with perforations at 4721 4734 feet.
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Dalton Area
Midwest Oil Corp
Tom Jordan
Denver
Discovery
Dalton
Midwest
Jordan
Faro
Banner County
Marion Oil Company
Olsen
Monte
Soule
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil
Graf
Chamber Sets Nov 11 Closing Time 5 to 11 A M
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee approves closing from 5 to 11 a.m. on Veterans Day November 11, 1961 after recommendations from the Sidney American Legion and VFW posts. Veterans Day events include a parade and a Voice of Democracy contest.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sidney American Legion
VFW
Voice of Democracy
Court Drops Burglary Charge Against Youth
The district court dismissed the burglary case against Stephen Gonzales of Bayard tied to the Gurley Oil Company burglary. Also Monday, a drunk driving charge against William M. Reed was dismissed on appeal, and Robert Fairchild pled guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and received two years probation.
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Stephen Gonzales
Bayard
Gurley Oil Company
William M. Reed
Sidney Man
Robert Fairchild
Cheyenne County Leads Nebraska Oil in 1960 Output
State figures show Cheyenne County produced about 3.85 million barrels in 1960, roughly 14 percent of Nebraska total, up from 3.2 million in 1959. Six wildcats were drilled, 82 development wells completed, and overall county success about 31 percent, below the state 35 percent.
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Cheyenne County
State Oil and Gas Commission
Commission
Red Willow
Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska
Panhandle
Red Willow County
Reagan
Cambrian
McCook
Muffin Drilling Company
Wichita
Sleery
Scottsbluff Firm Awarded Bid for 1000 Grader Blades and Bolts
Nebraska Machinery Company of Scottsbluff won the bid to supply 500 grader blades at 8.13 each and 500 blade bolts at 0.23 each, totaling 1 741. Paper Calmenson Company of St Paul was the rival bidder with 1 584 total, but Scottsbluff secured the contract for quicker delivery.
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Nebraska Machinery Company of
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Machinery
Calmenson Company
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Commissioners
Scotts‘bluff Company
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BY Pat Brennan
St. Patrick’s School
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Gerald
Kennedy
Rmorial
Alliance Parley
Endert
Edward K Valentine
Tine) Englert
Law
Masons
Neal Watkins
Gene G Bianchi
Oakdale
Calif
Odd Fellows
Chamber
Denver-Julesburg
Scottsbluff Firm
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