Is This The End Of A Romance With UP Payroll woes
The Union Pacific Railroad payroll in Sidney has fallen again signaling a long decline tied to automation and improved equipment. The piece notes the community’s historic ties to UP since the 1870s and explains how job cuts affect families and Sidney’s role as a railroad center.
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Jack H. Lowe
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney
U. P
Merce
Sioux
Sidney-Cheyenne
Sidney North-Platte
United States
Union Pacific
Council Bluffs
Ogden
Old Fort Sidney
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney Chamber of Commerce fosters growth as membership nears 308
At a Ft Sidney hotel meeting, membership workers outlined a push to reach at least 308 members to meet a 1963 budget of over 17 000 dollars. President Noteboom praised efforts, urged completion by February 6, and noted several new members and dues hikes.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Ft Sidney Motor Hotel
Wayne Moran
C of C
Ken Noteboom
E. E
Jim) Jimerson
Lloyd Carr
Dale Kindred
Hollis Peratt
Tom Hennig
LaVern Draper
Bob Decker
John Underdown
Louis Johnson
Marion Whitaker
Bill Peterson
Don Born
Ed Bauman
Arlo Jones
Leo Kreiger
Robert Lloyd
Forrest Bellcu
Jim Smith
L. A. Lindstrom
Larry Moore
Ned Robinson
Raoul Nelson
Moran
C of C Activites
SBA to Meet Small Businesses in Sidney Jan 31 Feb 1
The Small Business Administration will send a representative to Sidney at the Post Office on January 31 and February 1 to assist area entrepreneurs. Counseling on financial aid government contracts new product development and technical and managerial help will be offered. Interested persons should contact the Chamber of Commerce office or Leonard J. Fine to set times.
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Small Business Administration
Sidney
Wayne D. Moran
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
SBA
Chamber of Commerse
Leonard J Fine
F.ne
State Small Business Advisory Council For
Nebraska
Calf Weighing In Postponed By Weather
4 H calves weigh in originally set for Saturday Jan 26 has been postponed by Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren due to uncertain weather. A new date will be set between Feb 2 and Mar 2 based on conditions and announced over KSID and in The Telegraph. Members should keep identification sheets until the new weigh in.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Lilgren
Liljegren
KSID
Telegraph
Snow and Severe Cold Move Into Western Nebraska
A new cold front from Canada will arrive tomorrow bringing blowing snow and much colder temperatures. Sidney records a zero, Scottsbluff may drop to 15 below, with light snow ending tonight but more snow possible tomorrow. Brisk winds and little warming expected through mid next week, with a slight rise possible Monday.
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Nebraska
Canada
Sidney
Weather Bureau
Scottsbluff
Assessments Due March First Slow to Arrive
Cheyenne County Assessor Lloyd Mintken warns that personal property assessment schedules are arriving slowly. Returns must be filed by March 1 to avoid penalties. A 50 percent penalty on tangible goods and five times the tax on intangibles applies. Early filers avoid fines. law requires all owners ages 20 or older to file.
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Ico Sl Owly
Lloyd Mintken
Cheyenne County
Mintken
Nebraska
First 63 Oil Discovery Tops Week's Reports
Nebraska reports its first oil discovery of the year from Red Willow County. Wells include No. 1 Nicholson wildcat in CNW 26-2-27, No. 1 Geo Cain in 17-4-29, and No. 1 Harsch in 8-2-26. Production in Lansing formation and several plans to drill extend across Scotts Bluff, Hitchcock, Banner, and other counties. A state land lease sale set for February 5 in Lincoln offers 3,809 acres across five counties.
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Nebraska
Red Willow
Keith F. Walker
Nicholson
CNW
Lansing
Oil News
U. S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Geo, Cain
Sterling Drilling Co
Murfin Drilling Co
Harsch
Silver Creek
Amerada Oil and Gas Co
Hitchock
Farman
Scotts Bluff County
Panhandle
Canal
Gering
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Guy F. Pattison
SWNE
Chief Drilling Co
Scarlett
Sam Gary
Denver and
Regal Drilling Co
McClenahen
Sinclair
Nellie McClenahen
Banner County
Vincent and Welch
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
Fletcher G. Edward
Capitol Building
Lincoln
Chase, Garden, Hitchcock, Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Brumbaugh to Leave Deputy Sheriff Post
Cheyenne County deputy sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh resigns after eight years for financial reasons. He had served with Deputy Gene Morris and will leave effective February 8. Brumbaugh previously worked as a dispatcher in the Sidney Highway patrol and trained at the FBI Academy.
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Kermit Brumbaugh
Cheyenne County
Brumbaugh
The
Telegraph
W. W. Schulz
Gene Morris
Civil Defense Study Begins Tuesday in Sidney
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department will start a Civil Defense course at 7 p.m. Tuesday Jan 29. Chief Sol Willis says enough people signed up to fill one or two classes. Sessions are two hours weekly for six weeks at Sidney Junior High School with instructors Glen Ackerson and Frank Finney.
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Sidney
Sheep Growers Meet Features Lamb Banquet and Elections
The Cheyenne Deuel County Sheep Growers Assn held its annual meeting Thursday at Lodgepole Legion Hall with a lamb dinner for 75 attendees. New directors elected were Cliff Davidson and Mervin Hoppmann, replacing Ralph Franss and Don Criswell. Tom Greenan of the American Sheep Producers Council spoke on lamb and wool promotion, and a film on wool was shown.
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Cheyenne- Deuel County Sheep Growers Assn
American Sheep Producers Council
Lodgepole Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Cliff Davidson
Sidney
Mervin Hoppmann
Chappell
Ralph’ Franss
Lodgepole
Don Criswell
Dale Talich
Lemoyne Johnson
Gail Klingman
Tom Greenan
Denver
National Council
Gayle Sample
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Robert Bonkiewicz
Mark Bonkeiwicz
Cliff Davison
Hoppmann
Ralph Fraass
Lindstrom Seeks Help Repairing WPA Marker on East Illinois Street
Local residents seek guidance for restoring a deteriorated historical marker from 1938, erected during the WPA era to tell the Fort Sidney story. L. A. Whitey Lindstrom volunteers, inviting amateur wood carvers or skilled helpers to offer advice or assistance at Marathon Oil Co. offices. The marker, located near Sidney Implement Co., is partly worn and the wooden plaque is badly damaged.
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East Illinois St
L. A. (Whitey) Lindstrom
Marathon Oil Co
Sidney Implement Co
Fort
Sidney
Wheat crop may weather Nebraska cold snap with caution
University agronomists Swinbank and Virgil Johnson warn a warm spell followed by sharp freezes could cut wheat stands in western Nebraska. They note current mild January temps helped dormancy, but prolonged warmth and sudden cold could damage roots and future yields, prompting a cautious wait‑and‑see approach.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Agronomists
UN Agronomists
J. C. Swinbank
University Extension Agronomist
Virgil Johnson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Devel County Girl Suffers Frost Burns After Car Stalls
Fifteen year old Anita Schou of Devel County drove a car that stalled in snow on a twenty degree below zero day. She walked nearly two miles to reach a farmhouse, then continued another three quarters of a mile to the Dean King home where she found help. She was taken to Chappell hospital for first and second degree frost burns on her legs.
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Devel County
Anita Schou
Carl Schou
Chappell Hospital
Dean King
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