Do It Yourself Boat Safety Device Helps Keep Boat Upright
A homemade weight device using an anchor or bucket attached to the bow helps stabilize boats in rough water on Nebraska lakes. The article details how lowering the weight aids steering and keeps the motor dry, with cautions to avoid storms. It also reports the drowning of 15-year-old Margaret Stibley at Jumbo Reservoir and the ongoing search by local and Denver divers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bishop
Sidney
Bishop
State Fish and Game Department
McConaughy
Nebraska
Miss Stibley
Kenneth Crow
Pete Fogale
Peetz, Cole
Stibley
Peetz
Anna Stibley
Sheriff Hastings
Logan County
Hastings
Denver
Jumbo
Sedgwick
Colo
Peetz High School
Edward
Harvest Armada Advances Toward Panhandle Wheat Load
At Chap ple Farmers Elevator Glenn Taylor reports Wilmer Castle delivered a 59 pound load of Wichitica wheat from three miles south of Chappell. Moisture 16.5 percent, higher due to heat. expects yields to fall with recent temps. Big Springs elevator has barley and few wheat loads, anticipates more by mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Taylor
Wilmer Castle
Chappell
Taylor
Farmers Elevator
Big Springs
Wheat Harvest Speeds Up Across Nebraska Amid Heat
Heat waves push wheat harvest into full swing across central and western Nebraska with readings in the mid 90s. Farmers expect peak cutting by July 18 to 20, while northern areas face moisture shortages lowering yields. McCook Kearney Hastings report good conditions, but northwest districts near Alliance Crawford show reduced prospects due to heat and dry spells. Harvest gains momentum as port of entry activity increases and yields show 13 percent moisture in some fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sidney
Panhandle
State Department of Labor
McCook
Kearney
Hastings
Alliance-Crawford
Kansas
July fourth in Sidney sees minor crashes and grass fires
Over the July 4th holiday there were no highway fatalities in the Sidney area. The Safety Patrol logged heavy traffic with four investigated accidents causing no injuries and four grass fires extinguished by Sidney firemen. Notable incidents include a red light violation at Illinois and 13th Avenue and several fender benders with modest damages.
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Sidney
Safety Patrol
Robert D Skinner
James van Winkle
van Winkle
Illinois
13Th Avenue
Skinner
Roy Bauer
Water Use Surges In City During Hot June
Sidney households increased daily water use from about two to three million gallons to roughly four million as heat hit. June 1961 total reached 85.995 million gallons, up from 77.087 million in 1960, with a record day of 5.403 million and a low of 878 thousand. Drake notes no new well plan timing and all wells down about one foot from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Leon Drake
Drake
Water Department
Sidney School Board hires Norman Fletchall as superintendent
The Sidney School Board hires Norman Fletchall of Sidney to start Sept 1 as supervisor of buildings and grounds. His current helper Corky Hoyt will stay on. Two teachers are released and two contracts approved to replace them. Wesley Cook of Gering is hired to teach eighth grade social studies and assist coaching two sports. Edwin Rath of St Francis Kan will teach high school science head wrestling coach and assist another sport. Lavern Kosta and James Godfrey are released to pursue other opportunities.
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Sidney
Norman Fletchall
Fletchall
Wesley Cook
Gering
Bob Cook
Colorado State College
Greeley
Edwin Rath
St. Francis
Kan
Rath
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Kansas
Lavern Kosta
James Godfrey
William Kalous
Kosta
Iowa
Godfrey
Cooler and Showers Forecast for Sidney and Panhandle
Weather outlook calls for light rain around Sidney with partly cloudy morning hours and chances of showers across the Nebraska Panhandle. It may be cooler Thursday with highs not expected above 90 degrees and scattered showers in the forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle
Denver conference could shape future of local air service
James Sandstedt Nebraska Aeronautics Director travels to Denver to meet Frontier Air Line officials amid ongoing disputes over southern Nebraska routes. Cities seek maintained schedules and fuller service while Frontier proposes cutting to one daily round trip. talks remain confidential after Kearney meeting with city leaders.
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James Sandstedt
Denver
Frontier Air Line
Nebraska
Landstedt
L. B. Maytag
Frontier
Air Line
Sandstedt
Sidney
Kearney
Sidneyites Aunt Nell Allison Dies in Colorado
Miss Nell Allison aged 85 aunt of Earle Winter of Sidney was found dead Monday at her Flagler Colorado home, reportedly in sleep. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2pm in Flagler with burial in Superior Nebraska. Mr Winter and niece Mrs Ethel Ellison of Sidney will attend.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Sidney
Ted Schaefer
James Schaefer
Edward Haupt
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Stibley
Hastings
Denver
Nell Allison
Earle Winter
Flagler
Col
Superior
Winter
Ethel Ellison
Nebraska oil fields receive new official names
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission assigned official names to recently discovered fields. In Dundy County Sunray Mid-Continent’s No 1 Ham area became Rock Canyon and No 1 Shafer became East Indian Creek. Frontier County saw Spring Creek Field for No 1 Zimmer by Edwin Foster Blair and Assoc Murfin Drilling. Red Willow County named South Silver Creek for Tipps Drilling and Sage Oil’s No 1 Sage. Kimball County received Otter for No 1 Robinson and Pintail for No 1 Hanson by Tom Wessels. Vogt and Divide fields were merged into Bull Canyon to simplify identity.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Dundy County
Rock Canyon
Sunray Mid - Continent Oil Co
East Indian Creek
Frontier County
Spring Creek
Edwin Foster Blair
Pintail
Tom Wessels
Hanson
Nebraska
Red Willow County
Tipps Drilling Co
Sage Oil Co
South Silver Creek
Red Willow
Kimball County
Bull Canyon
King Koin Launderette Grand Opening Friday
The King Koin Launderette at 1820 Illinois in Sidney opens Friday July 7 from 9 AM to 9 PM. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Elsen, it offers 24 hour coin operated washing and drying with free use for the first day and a delay on coin operated dry cleaning due to a new machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Koin Launderette
Illinois
Curtis Elsen
Sidney
Mr. Elsen
Oil discoveries expand western Nebraska field activity
In western Nebraska, Kimball County reports one confirmed oil discovery and a probable well, while Morrill County adds two producers in the Waitman Field. Wyoming Western Oil Co reports 4 647 feet of oil in a Voss drill stem test, and Love-Miller eyes the Kimball No 1 Lobb as a potential producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Morrill
Nebraska
Kimball County
Wyoming Western Oil Co
No I Voss
Lobb
Love-Miller Oil Co
SESW
Jason Lobb
Sidney
Morrill County
Waitman
Miami Petroleum
Cheyenne County
Harper Oil Co
Superior Oil Co
Travis State
Potter
Gurley Woman Hurt by Mower Touches Fingers Tips Severed
Mrs Ed Lueken of Gurley caught her right hand in a power mower Tuesday evening, severing the tips of two fingers and badly injuring a third. She was treated at Memorial Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lueken
Gurley
Memorial Hospital
Street Sale Week Sets Sidney Stores Promos
The Sidney Telegraph highlights a street sale week with store ads. Local businesses promote discounts and events this week inviting shoppers to visit downtown Sidney for special offers and featured products.
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Sidney
Sidney Telegraph
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Highway 30
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Gerald Brestel
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Stewart C. Rabb
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Couch
King
16Th Ave
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Sidney Municipal
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