Construction in Sidney Hits New Low in 1964
Sidney sees 1964 construction fall to its lowest since the 1950s oil boom, with total building permits valued at 328,649. Major 1964 items included a 139,800 single family project and 88,670 for commercial work, while month by month totals reveal a sharp drop from 1963. City Inspector Jim Paxton notes potential 1965 upturn with planned projects like a 150,000 library and a Conoco station at 12th and Illinois.
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Sidney
Jim Paxton
Sinclair Station
12Th
Finals
Goodyear
Hickory
Conoco
12Th and
Ilinois
Crawford-Charis Fleming Heads Area Development Board
Crawford area meeting names Charis Fleming as president of the Area Development group. Officers include Bob Mc Henry of Chadron as vice president and Lyle McConaughey of Whitney as secretary-treasurer. Ranger Van Doren spoke on Fort Robinson and the Job Corps Camp near Chadron. Discussion covered government land purchases in Crawford and the two branches of the State Game Commission, wildlife and recreation and parks.
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Crawford
Charis Fleming
Bob McHenry
Chadron
Lyle McConaughey
Whitney
Clifford van Doren
U. S. Forest Service
Fort Robinson
State Game Commission
Wildlife and Recreation and Parks
Ordville-Sioux Depot club notes and community news
Ordville and Sioux Army Depot monthly column records club activities across Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 93 Cub Scout Dens and the Sioux Saddle Club with new officers, honors, and upcoming meetings. Notable items include Rockettes bowling scores, Canasta Club winners, and a precinct boundary oddity for Gene Marta after 36 years as Democratic precinct captain.
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S.A.D. Ladies Bowling League
Rockettes
High Spotters
Echo V
Eal Rolls
Frances Ross
C.E.P
Mary Hawkins
Wilma Stmka
Emma Kinney
Eva Kahler
Brownie News
Brownie Troop 93
Minute Minder
Carol Lee Kintz
Ringling
Keri Lyn Upton
Sandra Jimenez
Regina Dimmick
Althea Schaf
Don Noxon
Louisville
Gene Marta
U P President Bailey recalls Sidney ties and early rise
Edd H. Bailey, new Union Pacific president, reflects on his 1929 earnings as a brakeman on the Cheyenne to Sidney run and recalls friends in Sidney, including attorney P J Heaton and the late Dr R E Roche. He credits derailment duty and traffic cleanup for railroad reliability and profit.
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Edd H. Bailey
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Sidney
Mr. Bailey
U. P
Keota
Colo
Bailey
U.P
Nebraska
P. J. Heaton
R. E. Roche
U. P. Sidney
Denver Post
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Ordville-Sioux Depot News
Ordville
Sioux Army
Cub Scout
Robinson
den Mother
Sioux Army Community Church Auxiliary
Albert Robinson
Ron Paris
Flagstaff
Arizona
Everett L. Mercer
Isaiah
Joe Bickhaus
Faye Noxon
Zacharias
Everett L, Mercer
J.U.G. Canasta Club
Alice Blair
Ella Kahler
Amy Robinette
Lou Blair
Blanche Humphrey
Emma Engel
Sioux Saddle Club
Dan McDermott
The
Ruth Cross
Ralph Cross
Rick Cross
Dale Lindholm
Linda Lindholm
Janice McDermott
Victor Printz
Steven Printz
Harold King
Stephen King
Loretta King
Beverly Lindholm
Bertha McDermott
Wilma Printz
Trea
Treas
Auditors
America
Internal Revenue Service
Illinois
Scheirich
Goodyear Service Store
Ford
Plymouth
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Mercury
Dodge
Ambassador
Chrysler
Packard
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