City Manager Election Next Tuesday in Sidney
Citizens of Sidney vote Tuesday January 31 on adopting the City Manager form of government replacing the current Mayor-Council system. Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ward locations listed. A town meeting tonight at 7:30 at City Auditorium, organized by the Jaycees, will feature two Lexington officials discussing the pros and cons and allow public discussion.
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Sidney
City Auditorium
Northside
Eastside
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lexington
E. R. Cross
William Stewart
Jaycees
J. H. McNish
J. K. Mahr
C. B. Dorwart
Isne
Board of Public Works
A. J. Jorgenson
P. J. Heaton
Copy Of Ballot On City Manager Plan Of Government
A voter guide explains the ballot for next Tuesday’s City Manager issue. It instructs to mark X in the square opposite For the Adoption of the City Manager Plan of Government if in favor, or opposite Against the Adoption of the City Manager Form of Government if opposed.
Sidney Clothing Co. to Remodel Store in Modernizing Drive
Sidney Clothing Co. announces a remodeling sale to clear stock before a thorough modernization of its Sidney shop. Bernie Goldstein says the store will gain new fixtures and display counters, aiming to be among the area's most attractive men’s stores in western Nebraska.
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Sidney
Sidney Clothing Co
Bernie Goldstein
Western
Nebraska
Mr. Goldstein
Niebaum Infant Dies at Birth Funeral Held
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Larry Niebaum infant son of Mr and Mrs Dale Niebaum who died at birth that morning Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Larry Niebaum
Dale Niebaum
Greenwood Cemetery
Special Election for City Adoption in Sidney Nebraska
A special election is scheduled for January 31, 1950 in Sidney Nebraska regarding the adoption or establishment of city measures. Voter action will decide on the city’s constitutional or administrative changes as outlined in local government notices.
Scout Finance Drive Charted Ben King As Campaign Chair
Ben King of Sidney is named chairman of the Cheyenne County Boy Scout finance campaign for February. Other committee members include Keith Morris Emil Nelson Paul Mortensen and Ray Arnell. The 1950 appeal runs February 13 to 27 with dawn to dusk canvassing across 13 counties to fund Scouting services and council operations.
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Ben King
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Rae L. Jones
Cheyenne
Keith Morris
Sod
Emil Nelson
Potter
Paul E. Mortensen
Gurley
Ray Arnell
Dalton
Friends of Scouting
Wye- Eraska Area
Jones
Boy Scouts of America
Square Dance Fundraiser Hosted by Lodgepole Valley Club
The Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club sponsors a public square dance at the City SMALE DESH on Friday night February 3. John Brown's Orchestra of Broadwater provides music. Admission is sixty cents per person.
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Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
City Smale Desh
John Brown
Orchestra of
Broadwater
Muny Group of Lodgepole Valley Seeks Safer Towns
The Lodgepole Valley Municipal Association nears its third year uniting Chappell Lodgepole Kimball Potter Pine Bluffs Wyo Sidney and Julesburg Co. Members share municipal practices view equipment and discuss safety. They pursue accidents study and prevention measures at each meeting and aim to boost efficiency and neighborly ties.
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Lodgepole Valley Municipal Association
Lodgepole Group
Chappell
Lodgepole
Kimball
Potter
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Sidney
Julesburg
Colorado
Lodgepole Valley
Lodgepole Valley Association
Christmas Seal Drive nets $638 total
A total of $638 was received in the 1949 50 Christmas Seal campaign under the Sidney Business and Professional Woman's club sponsor. This topges $25 more than last year. Mrs Marguerite McMillan thanked the public and urged continued contributions to the tuberculosis drive.
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Marguerite McMillan
Sidney Business and Professional Woman's Club
Infant Robert Lee Owens Jr. Dies in Sidney
Services held at Hastings on January 18 for Robert Lee Owens Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Owens who died shortly after birth in Sidney on January 16. The Craig Mortuary arranged arrangements.
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Hastings
Robert Lee Owens, Jr
Robert Lee Owens
Sidney
Craig Mortuary
Dr H E Mantor Dies After Year-Long Illness
Dr Hugh E Mantor 75 died at his home near Edmonds Washington on Friday January 20 following about a year of illness. He graduated Omaha Medical College in 902 and practiced in Co nad then Sidney after a Post Graduate course in London. Survived by wife Stella and brother A Clarence Mantor of Nampa Calif. Funeral at Wiggen & Sons Mortuary Seattle January 24, with remains sent to Wenatchee for burial.
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Hugh E. Mantor
Edmonds
Washington
Mantor
Omaha Medical College
Conad
London
England
Sidney
West Coast
Stella
A. Clarence Mantor
Nampa
Calif
Wiggen & Sons
Seattle
Wenatchee
Groundwork Laid For Cheyenne County Fair 1950
A State Fair Managers Association meeting in Lincoln set plans for the Cheyenne County Fair on August 17 to 19 with eight to twelve vaudeville acts per night and midget auto races August 28 and 19. E L Hoover and Frank Pironka of the Cheyenne County Fair Board signed contracts with Colonel Wilbur's Fair Revue. A Hollywood Revue will headline, while carnival concessions face Nebraska anti gambling laws affecting participation. The board weighs open class competition and plans extensive Cheyenne County tours to boost exhibits.
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State Fair Managers Association
Lincoln
E. L. Hoover
Frank Pivonka
Cheyenne County Fair Board
Wilbur
Hollywood
Mr. Hoover
Nebraska
Fair Board
Hoover
Pironka
Fair Managers
Cheyenne
Olson Resigns Longtime Cheyenne County Fair Board Post
Albin Olson, an irrigation farmer near Sidney, resigns from the Cheyenne County Fair Board after 23 years of continuous service. He asks his resignation to take effect by February 1, noting he has served as chair and held other offices, and was largely a one man fair board. His record is the longest in Cheyenne County board history.
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Albin Olson
Sidney
Cheyenne County Fair Board
Olson
Cheyenne County
Dan Campbell seeks reelection as Cheyenne County clerk
Dan Campbell, completing his fourth term as Cheyenne County district court clerk, files for reelection as a Republican. He took office January 1, 1935 and has faced little opposition in 16 years, with expectations of more candidates emerging soon.
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Dan Campbell
Cheyenne County
Campbell
Nine Inches Of Snow Halts Dry Period
Western Nebraska reports a nine inch snow blanket across Sidney and Panhandle areas, with high today near 35 and bitter lows around ten below. Snow growth slowed traffic, but streets cleared downtown. crops, especially winter wheat, gain moisture and protection. Several towns faced isolated service outages and icy roads remained. The Weather Bureau notes Nebraska’s first general snow is over but the cold wave persists.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Panhandle
Colorado
Kansas
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Sidney Street Department
State Highway Patrol
Highway Department
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Norfolk
Omaha
Grand Island
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Weather Bureau
Howerter Sale Is Off and Other Farm Auctions Listed
The Earl Howerter farm sale east of Sidney is postponed indefinitely as he has changed his mind about leaving the farm. Upcoming sales include D. M. Mauer near Dalton with 640 acres at 10:30 Monday January 30 and Conrad Sterkel near Potter at 12:30 Tuesday February 1, with Rapp and Rapp auctioneers.
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Earl Howerter
Sidney
Howerter
D. M. Mauer
Dalton
Emerald Rapp
Dalton State Bank
Conrad Sterkel
Potter
Rapp
American National Bank
Telegraph
Rites For Gordon Orr At Scottsbluff Today
Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock this Friday afternoon for Gordon Orr former resident of Sidney who died suddenly Tuesday night in an Alliance hospital where he had been for four days His death was total unexpected as Mr Orr was planning to return to work on Thursday He was in his forties and employed at the Coca Cola bottling plant in Sidney from 1942 to 1947 then transferred to the Alliance branch He is survived by his wife and a daughter nn
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Gordon Orr
Sidney
Allance
Orr
Mr. Orr
Coca Cola
Alliance
Surne
Ohio Says Cruise No. 1 Well May Be One Of Largest Gas Producers
Cheyenne County oil and gas overview notes Huntsman High Area Ohio Oil Co. Cruise No. 1 (7-14-49) completed as a commercial gas producer in the third bench of the Dakota sandstone with initial tests around 12 million cubic feet per day, later reports surpassing that. Mather No. 1, Gurske No. 1, and several Ohio producers are listed with depths and drilling progress, while other wells show non production or suspension as the district refines its exploration.
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Ohio
Mountain Area
Ohio Oil Co
Dakota
Sidney
Wyo
Est
Rocky Mountain Sea
Mather No
Dakota Landstone
Guische No
Mather
Cruise
Orin Mather
Aurora
Nebraska
Gurske
Sicney
East
Gurley
East Gurley
Ideal Drilling Co
Hopkins No
Mary Egging
George Hopkins
Omaha
The Power Of The Press In Western Nebraska Snowfall
The piece notes telegraph ads and news items influence, reporting that western Nebraska wheat needs five to ten inches of snow to survive winter. Snow began Tuesday night in Sidney and by Wednesday morning over nine inches covered the ground, illustrating the press influence.
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Nebraska
Sidney
More Oil Leases Bought In West
Bids up to 75 cents per acre were presented to the board of educational lands and funds for oil rights on over 12 000 acres of state school land in Banner Garden and Morrill Counties. Highest bids came from Robert Evans Casper Wyoming and I H Davis Lebo Kansas at 75 cents per acre for 10 year leases in Banner and Morrill Counties respectively. Other high bids include Union Oil Oklahoma 25 cents in Garden County Superior Oil Wichita 60 cents in Morrill, Boering&Dynn Denver 55 cents, Union multiple sections 55 and 40 cents and 6 more at 25.
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Board of Educational Lands
Banner, Garden
Morrill
Robert Evans
Casper
Wyo
I. H. Davis
Lebo
Kan
Banner
Banner County
Union Oil Company of Oklahoma
Garden County
Union
Evans
Morrill County
Davis
Superior Oil Company
Wichita, Kan
Boering & Dynn
Denver
BPW Program On Good Neighbors
The Sid ney Business and Professional Women's Club held a Monday night meeting at Hazel's Cafe featuring a Good Neighbor program with Mexico and South America. Don Shipman Jr performed two piano selections, Richard Gideon reviewed a South America book, and Vergal Winn showed two films on southern neighbors. A Mexican handicraft display from Mr and Mrs Jess Osborn added color. Next regular meeting is Monday February 13 under Mrs Alvin Duis, Mrs James Westfall, and Miss Valeska Neubauer.
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Mexico
Sidney Business and Professional Women’s Club
Hazel
Jess Osborn
Rena McCleneghan
Violet Shepherd
Russell Dedrick
Alvin Duis
James Westfall
Valeska Neubauer
Great Virgil Booked For Four Sidney Shows In April
The Great Virgil, a nationally known magician, will perform in Sidney on April 12 and 13. The Lions Club announced four appearances including two matinees for school children and two evening shows at the Sidney City Auditorium.
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Virgil
Sidney
The
Lions Club
Sidney City Auditorium
Ohio Officials Being Moved in Oil Company Reshuffle
The Ohio Oil Company announces division and district post changes in Gurley and Sidney. R W McCanne becomes division production assistant at Findlay, Ralph Knipe moves from Terre Haute to Sidney, O W Speck Henry goes to Houston, with M J Bryce succeeding him at Casper. Herman Brunt is named Sidney general superintendent, E F Smigel transfers to Sidney, and Kincaid moves to Oregon Basin. Ohio plans Sid ney offices if new discoveries arise soon.
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Ohio Oil Company
Gurley
Sidney
Harold Healy
Casper
R W. McCanne
Ohio
Findlay
McCanne
Ralph Knipe
Terre Haute
Ind
Knipe
O. W. “Speck” Henry
Houston
M. J. Bryce
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Mr. Henry
East Gurley
Rocky Mountain
Huntsman High
Herman Brunt
Rawlins
Wyo
Brunt
Laramie
Healy
E. F. Smigel
Cody
Herb Kincaid
Kincaid
Oregon Basin
Dimes Head Urging Speedier Response
The March of Dimes drive in Cheyenne County progresses, with chairman John W. Mertinosky noting slow but steady returns from mailing cards. He urges all to respond amid boxes set up in Sidney businesses and reports the Lions Club donated its fines money at a Wednesday meeting.
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Cheyenne County
John W. Mertinosky
Martinosky
Sidney
Lions Club
Ohio Oil Cruise No 1 gas well shows 54 million cfp test
Ohio officials report Cruise No 1 gas well three miles north of Sidney produced 54 million cubic feet per day in a recent test. The finding, among the largest gas discoveries in the Rocky Mountain region, prompts plans for nearby drilling at Mather No 1 and Gurske No 1 as Ohio eyes a potential natural gas field near Sidney.
Tavern Reopening At New Location On Saturday
The Silver Dollar Tavern announces a reopening Saturday at 913 Illinois Street in a new building. Aubrey Haines, owner, says a game room in the rear will host bowling and other skill games for patrons. Most fixtures are new according to Mr Haines.
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Illinois Street
The
Telegraph
Aubrey Haines
Haines
Pierson Firm Goes On with Same Policies After Leader's Death
The Pierson Implement Co. will continue farm implement business under manager Chris Knudsen and salesman Albert Sittner. Mrs Pierson ex ecutrix notes no policy or service changes and that Oliver Corporation products will remain featured.
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Pierson Implement Co
Ray Pierson
Chris Knudsen
Albert Sittner
Pierson
Oliver Corporation
Soil Board To Meet In Cheyenne County District
A regular monthly meeting of the Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District board of supervisors will be held Tuesday afternoon in the soil office located in the basement of the post office.
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Board of Supervisors
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District
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Niebaum
Sidney, Nebraska
Scout Finance
Fund Campaign
Muny
Owens
H. E. Mantor
Scottsbluff
Oil and Gas
Huntsman High Area
Dakotas
Stueve
Knievel
Caywood
Marv Egging
George
Thompson
Elsasser
Baker
Kratz
Dimes Head
Soil Board
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