Two Panhandle residents dead in Gillette crash
The Nebraska Panhandle reported no traffic fatalities over the holiday weekend but two Lisco residents died in an automobile collision near Gillette Wyoming Saturday. In Sidney two youths from Dalton were injured when a motorcycle hit a car at an intersection. Ronald Dykman and Donald Winkleman were hospitalized with injuries. A separate overpass crash on US 385 US 30 injured Gloria Sanks and John Harley Jr. Rain impaired visibility. The fatalities were Mrs. Alice L Bell and Mrs. Carrie E Grabner with double funeral services held at Broadwater Presbyterian Church.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
Lisco
Gillette
Wyo
Sidney
Safety Patrol
Dalton
Ronald Dykman
Dalton Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Dykman
Donald Winkleman
Mel Busekist
The
U. S. 385
Lloyd Searles
Searles
Buschist
US. 30
East
Gloria Sanks
John Harley, Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
Harley
Busekist
Sanks
Depres
Alice L. Bell
Carrie E. Grabner
Broadwater Presbyterian Church
Broadwater Josehill Cemetery
Record 442 Die in Traffic Mishaps
The National Safety Council called for quick action to cut highway deaths after 442 lives were lost in a three day Fourth of July period from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday. The total surpassed the prior 1955 holiday record of 407, with 34 boating accidents 126 drownings and 110 other fatalities, bringing the overall toll to 712.
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National Safety Council
NSC
Sidneyite's Mother Dies In Springfield
Mrs. John T. Williams aged 80 mother of Mrs Ira Johnson of S O D died early Monday in a Springfield Illinois hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday. Survivors include another daughter Mrs Helen Hill of Springfield.
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John T. Williams
Ira Johnson
S.O.D
Springfield
Johnson
Helen’.Hill
Nebraskans Plan Summer Picnic in Long Beach
Nebraska residents and former residents in or near Long Beach California are invited to attend the annual summer picnic of the Nebraska Society of Long Beach. The event at Bixby Park on Saturday July 16 will include speakers and a program chaired by Sally Feist secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nebraska
Long Beach
Calif
Nebraska Society of
Bixby Park
Sally Feist
East 3 St
Thirty New Drilling Locations Listed In Nebraska Counties
Cheyenne County blanked as 30 new drilling sites are recorded by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Kimball and Banner Counties receive the majority with ten and eight wells. Three Morrill County wells include one wild cat. Texaco and other firms file wildcat locations in Deuel Morrill Kimball Banner and Chase counties. Please turn to page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Cheyenne County
Kimball
Banner
Morrill County
Baumgartner Oil Co
Willson Ranch
Deuel County
Texaco Inc
Troelstrup Livestock Co
Sidney
Tom Palmer, Inc
CSW
Lane Extension
Franco-Central Oil Co
Moore
Wildcat
Chase County
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Singleton Estate
Sinclair Field
Banner County
Chandler & Simpson
Stevens
Brook Field
Kimball County
Sam G. Harrison
Hottel
Raymond Oil Co., Inc
Peterson
Raymond Field
McDaniel Co
Snyder
CNE
South Texas Development Co
Robert Schulein
A. N. Brown
Et al
Belgum
Steve Hand Wins Pony Race at Brush Rodeo
Steve Hand age 11 from Sidney won the kids pony race at the Brush Colorado rodeo riding his shetland Flame. He received a silver bit for the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Hand
Brush
Sidney
Brush, Colo
Steve
Les Hand, Jr
Flame
McGinley Backs Jackson for Democratic VP Nominee
Rep. Donald McGinley joined eight Democrats in urging Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. The letter was sent to Senators Kennedy Johnson and Symington and to Adlai Stevenson. Jackson leads a Senate subcommittee he created to study government policy machinery and has championed wheat legislation including the wheat marketing bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Donald McGinley
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
John F. Kennedy
Lydon B. Johnson
Stuart Symington
Adlai Stevenson
Jackson
Senate
McGinley
Bridgeport Plans, Parades Mark 60th Anniversary Event
About 5,000 people joined Bridgeport celebrations spanning Camp Clarke Days and the July 4th rodeo. Parade attendance totaled 3,000 to 4,000. grand prize went to Bridgeport Progress Club for a butter making entry. Mrs. Jaycees of Sidney won first in historical division with a medicine show. Pioneer registrations listed 200 names. oldest pioneers included William E. Chambers and Gertrude Dunn. Herschel Rice won all around cowboy honors at a two day rodeo featuring 50 cowboys from four states. Event winners included Jerome Fleece, Bing Keller, Billy Ewing, and Bob Whitlock. Free barbecue closed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Progress Club
Nebraska
Gertrude Dunn
Cheyenne County
Harry C. Long
Northport
Florence Nelson
Potter
Alfred Leafdale
Redington
J. C. Dugger
Mabel Scott
O M. Robison
Ike Roberts
George W Leafdale
Harrisburg
J. W. Pattison
Gering
Mary L. Rice
Pearl Ludling
William A. Tinsley
Grace Muhr
Minnie Johnson
Alliance
George Cromer
W. K. Ruby
Broadwater
Herschel Rice
Kansas
Wyoming
Colorado
Rice
Jerome Fleece
Sutherland
Bing Keller
Bingham
Red Cross Provides Grant Not Loan Aid to Tornado Farmers
Red Cross officials in Cheyenne County said rehabilitation aid for tornado victims is a grant not a loan and requires only an application for record keeping. Aid covers food clothing rent repairs furnishings tools and medical care. One victim, Mrs Roy Howerter, was hospitalized after the June 27 tornado.
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Red Cross
Cheyenne County
Sunol
LaVern Anthony
Colorado
Roy Howerter
Howerter
McGinley Objects To Higher Federal Pay in Budget Clash
Rep. Don McGinley of Ogallala says he voted against overriding Eisenhower’s veto on a 740 million dollar federal pay raise. He argues the bill enlarges the federal payroll beyond necessity amid budget problems. He cites 15,000 ASC and 535,008 postal workers as evidence, but opposes 1,028,000 additional federal employees. He pressed for Senate amendments to scale coverage.
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Don McGinley
Ogallala
Eisenhower
ASC
McGinley
Senate
Former Lodgepole Man Dies in Auto Accident
Robert L. Schmidt 36 of Casper was killed June 30 in a one car crash seven miles south of Casper when the panel truck he drove rolled over. Tools in the back struck him in the cab causing instant death. He formerly lived in Lodgepole and was born August 15, 1923 in North Platte. He served in the Navy 1942-45 and belonged to the Lodgepole American Legion. Funeral services were in Casper with military rites at Pleasant View Cemetery in Lodgepole. He is survived by his wife Arlene Passmore of Ames Iowa two children Bet and Michael his father Adolph Schmidt of Pisco two sisters Mrs Charles Oliverius Lodgepole and Mrs Earl Brown Denver. He was preceded in death by his mother in 1957.
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Robert L. Schmidt
Casper
Lodgepole
Adolph Schmidt
North Platte
U. S. Navy
Lodgepole American Legion
Pleasant View
Merlé Bartlett
Craig
Don Hyde
Arlene Passmore
Ames
Iowa
Bet
Michael
Adolph Schmid
Pisco
Chailes Oliverius
Earl Brown
Denver
NU Receives Grants for Plant Research and Vegetable Study
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents accepted two grants totaling 48152 dollars. The National Science Foundation provides 30000 dollars to study coumarin in sweet clover and its link to dicoumarol causing cattle bleeding disorders. The SBA awards 18152 dollars to analyze Nebraska vegetable processing and distribution.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
National Science Foundation
Small Business Administration
University
Nebraska
F. A. Haskins
Department of Agronomy
Haskins
Clarence J. Miller
Miller
Phone Call To Sidney Renews Interest In Missing Airplane
A Sidney Civil Air Patrol call renewed interest in a missing Cessna reported last June 15. The search area extended across western Nebraska with a CAP led by L. A. Lindstrom and P. J. Heaton, Jr. coordinating efforts from Chappell to Kearney and contact with Air Force officials in Lincoln.
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Sidney
Allen Karnik
Sidney Civil Air Patrol
Nebraska
Jim Downing
Hyannis, Neb
Marty
Mickey
Downing Ranch
Severson Lake
Karnik
Sidney Cap
L. A. Lindstrom
Air Force Search and Rescue
Lindstrom
CAP
Omaha
P. J. Stavneak
Nebraska Civil Air Patrol Wing
Tenth Air Force Air Search and Rescue Squadron
Lincoln
Air Search and Rescue
Civil Air Patrol
Longview
Wash
Kansas City
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Kearney
Chappell West
Western Cap
P. J. Heaton, Jr
Francis Casey
Plattsmouth
Chappell East
Elks Take Over City Auditorium in Sidney
The Sidney Elks Club has moved equipment into the City Auditorium and expects completion in days. July meetings are canceled and public use begins after the move, with policy on non Elks meetings to be set. An auction sale will fund a new city building while Northwestern Bell’s $40,000 offer for the current electric and offices building awaits contract finalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Elks Club
City Auditorium
The
Elks Club
Ellis
Fidelity, Inc
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
City Electric and City Offices
Telephone Company
Street Sale Set Saturday July 16 In Sidney
Final plans for Sidney's annual Street Sale were approved by the Chamber of Commerce retail committee. The event will feature rock bottom bargains and music by the Sidney junior high five band on a flat bed truck from 9 to 10 30 am and 2 to 3 30 pm. Merchants in outlying areas are urged to contact downtown locations for display space.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hollis Peratt
Wait Transferred To Wyoming Job
Robert Wait a Sidney resident and community leader is promoted to office supervisor for Ohio Oil Co. in McFadden Wyoming. The WWII and Korea veteran and Sidney High School and University of Nebraska alumnus has eight years with Ohio Oil. He and wife Kay and sons Charles and Bull will move.
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Robert Wait
Sidney
Ohio Oil Co
McFadden
Wyo
Wait
Ohio
Robert J. Wait
Sidney High School
Jaycees
American Legion
VFW
Masons
Elks Lodge
Pay Hike Lifts SOD Payroll Above Four Million
Congress approved a federal pay rise boosting Sidney area payrolls by over 100000 with Sioux Ordnance Depot taking the largest share. About 247 white collar workers at SOD gain roughly 98680 annually bringing total SOD payroll to 4031960 while blue collar staff remain unaffected.
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Congress
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Miss Fort Sidney Wins Swim Suit Pageant Division
Cheryl Ann Jacke of Shelton, 18, was named 1960 Miss Nebraska after representing Grand Island. First runner-up Shirley Donelan won a 350 scholarship. second runner-up Deanna Manning earned 250. Finalists included Janie Peck, Linda Nygaard, Kay Swoboda, with Nygaard sharing first in the bathing suit event.
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Columbus
Cheryl Ann Jacke
Shelton
Nebraska
Grand Island
Shirley Donelan
Ogallala
Fremont
Deanna Manning
Miss Kearney
Janie Henri Peck
Cheryl
Auburn
Linda Lee Nygaard
Fort Sidney
Janet Egging
Potter
Joan Sipes
Lynda Lee Mead
Frontier Announces Special Weekend Fare
Frontier Airlines unveils weekend excursion fares about one third off regular round trip first class. Valid Saturdays and Sundays for 30 days from issue date across 67 city system, with example Sidney to Denver at 16 plus tax and Sidney to Lincoln at 34 plus tax. Frontier office at the airport offers details.
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Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Sidney
Denver
Lincoln
Frontier Office
Arthur Schuessler Heart Victim Final Rites in Sidney
Arthur M. Schuessler 64 of 1328 15th St Sidney died of a heart attack Saturday at his Potter area farm. Funeral 2 PM today at St Pauls Lutheran Sidney with Rev C E Boye. burial Greenwood Cemetery Craig Mortuary in charge. Survivors include wife Ottilie six children 12 grandchildren a brother and a sister. Memorials designated to The Lutheran Hour.
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Arthur M. Schuessler
15Th St
Sidney
Potter
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
C. E. Boye
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Frank Mueller
Ernest Gerler
Ervin Ehlers
Ola Brogren
Homer Light
Edwin Harrison
Frohna Mo
Mr. Schuessler
Henry
Katherina Baum Schuessler
St. Louis
Ottilie Steffens
Potter Farm
Frohna
Schuessler
Herbert
Harold
Arthur Baack
John Katschor
Carl Katschor
Dearborn, Mich
Martin
Perryville
Henry Lorenz
Collinsville, Ii
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Sidneyite
Charles Jackson
Lodgie Kleich
Lloyd Reynolds
Guy Sickles
Frank Hannaway
Telegraph
O. Ge
South
Hyannis
Elks
City
Miss
Arthur Schuessler
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