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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1975
Page
3
Short news items from Sidney Nebraska dated January 24 1975 include local notices and community updates with concise reports on town happenings and public affairs.
Today marks the date with several historical notes and birthdays. The Panhandle forecast calls for partly cloudy skies windy and cooler with highs around 50 and lows in the 20s. An extended outlook forecasts mixed precipitation and modest temperature changes through Tuesday.
At 7 53 p m Wednesday a citizen assist and 9 09 p m report led officers to a secure door at Conoco Service Station 1145 Illinois St where the owner was contacted and building secured. A 9 11 p m finding of an insecure door at Bookkeepers and Village Toys 10th Ave and Jackson St prompted an officer to secure the premises. A 10 36 p m Wednesday call reported a prowler at 533 Lucille Lane with no suspects found after search. Investigating Thursday morning 10 45 a m breaking and entering at Goldtrap Printing Country through an alley door yielded a cassette tape player a calculator and other items valued at 270.
At 7 05 p m Wednesday a grass fire was reported mile post 64 East of Sidney on Highway 30 no damage occurred and the scene was under control.
Court actions show numerous speeding tickets and fines across states from Colorado to Utah. Notable cases include Daniel Jones in Bellvue paying 10 dollars and costs for speeding, and Norman Lavery in Kennewick facing a 30 dollar fine with costs. Other entries cover careless driving and no operator's license with 10 to 25 dollar fines.
Friday chili feed at Sidney High School cafeteria 5 to 9 pm public welcome. Saturday no gift open house for Harry Schumaker golden wedding 2 to 4 pm Gurley Community Hall. Lodgepole Valley Shrine Club dinner at Sidney Country Club social hour 6 to 7 pm dinner 7 pm. Lodgepole Saddle Club Hay Rack Ride 6 30 pm club house with refreshments. Monday BPO Does Drove 94 regular meeting 8 pm officers in formal wear hosts Sharon Houser Esther Houser Ruth Spieker. Tuesday American Legion Post 17 meeting 8 pm Legion Hall special event to be considered.
Mr and Mrs Gale Raddatz of Sidney announce the birth of an eight pound daughter, Kimberly Rae, born at 9 07 am January 13 at Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Stan Raddatz and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Yost, with Mrs Madge Shorter as great grandmother.
Admitted: Sidney Ernest Reker Wyatt Lurber Barbara Dress Lodgepole Valerie Bartling Kimball Rhonda Seeman. Dismissed: Sidney Elizabeth Minshall Velma Smith Lucinda West Carrie Beyer Roy Lanks Alice Mitchell Chappell Garnett Roth Leila Owen Lodgepole Stella Richards Kimball Opal Killner Iliff Colo Arlene Debus Peetz Colo Carolyn Adams.
Funeral services for Jennie J Nelson 91 died Wednesday at Chappell Rest Home were held at 2 p.m. at Berea Lutheran Church with Rev Arthur Grimm officiating and burial in Berea Cemetery. She lived in Devel County since 1885 and had been in the rest home three years. Survivors include daughter Verdeen Hughes Crawford son Marion Denver five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Preceded by husband Ralph Nelson and children Louise Dale Lewis. TROIDS RITES pallbearers Neal Thompson Theodore Egging LeMoyne Meyers Earl Munshaw Pat Ernest Wayne Rhode.
City officials and Ladies Chamber of Commerce representatives plan a future meeting to assess installing bicycle route signs along Sidney streets. Pat Dorwart, chair of a chamber subcommittee, said feasibility is still being checked and city approval is needed. Funds may be allocated pending final approval.
The piece notes beef packer American Beef faced bankruptcy after delayed cattle payments cited by farmer Barney Drayton and others. It discusses the 1969 act, penalties for insolvent buyers, and state and federal oversight, plus calls for stronger payment protections and bank requirements for Nebraska packers.
Union Pacific announces a new general traffic agency in Grand Island overseeing western Nebraska and the Black Hills area. A J Braman becomes head of the agency, while Robert Hynes is named resident traffic agent at Gering to focus on customer service. Eastern Wyoming traffic shifts to C W Wagner in Cheyenne.
Twenty high schools from Western Nebraska enter the District 6 One Act Play Contest at Chadron State College with the state contest to follow in Kearney. Reads list of schools and titles scheduled Wednesday through Friday across Chadron area venues.
An old Union Pacific Depot in Sidney was torn down after decades of local memory. The letter recalls how the structure reflected a bygone era and their community’s ties to rail travel, departures for war, and reunions. The author mourns a loss tied to land value, taxes, and progress.
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