1966 Sidney Soap Box Derby Heads to July 10 Race
Eleven youths race wooden non motor cars for a $500 savings bond and a paid trip to Akron Ohio. Derby events run July 10 with 8 45 a m opening draw and 1 30 p m main race on the south hill near Sidney finish near Plains Drive In. Local sponsors include Sidney Jaycees Sidney Telegraph Jack Jill Market American National Bank Egging Cab Kokjer Chevrolet and KSID Radio with Derby Director Jim Lodes.
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Roses
U. S
Akron
Ohio
Sidney
Plains Drive
Sidney Jaycees
Sidney Telegraph
Jack & Jill Market
American National Bank
Egging Cab Company
Ksid Radio
Kokjer Motor Company
Sidney Chevrolet
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Derby
Jim Lodes
The
Jaycees
Sidney Contestants Rally For Rose Race At Sidney
The list of contestants includes Don Madden Keith Kaylor Bill Wood Greg Butts Jan Headley Dean Hazlitt Bret Belden Jim Knockstedt Phil Houser Bob Matthes and Carl Roelle with car sponsors from Case Phillips 66 Sabin's Standard Service Reads Army Store Jack and Jill Market Far mer's Co op Elevator and Sidney Implement. Inspections were held to ensure all cars meet specs and all racers are impounded until race day. Winners will repain to bear the Sidney Jaycees name and be sent to Akron for the All American. The event includes roller skating swimming and a Fox Theatre outing with each entrant given two tickets to three events. The public is invited to attend Sunday to cheer on a favorite racer.
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The
Roses
Don Madden
Keith Kaylor
Phillips 66
Bill Wood
Sabin
Standard Service
Greg Butts
Reads Army Store
Jan Headley
Jack and Jill Market
Dean Hazlitt
Farmer’s Co-op Elevator
Lorenzo
Bret Belden
Sidney
Jim Knockstedt
National Association of Letter Carriers
Phil Houser
Bob Matthes
Carl Roelle
Sidney Jaycees
Akron
Fox Theatre
Sidney boys chase glory in 1966 Soap Box Derby
The 1966 Sidney Soap Box Derby builds on a rich history from Dayton to Akron. Eleven local entrants construct cars to exacting standards under Jaycees guidance with Kokjer Motor supplying entry forms and KSID Radio promoting registrations for ages 11 to 15. The winner earns a $500 savings bond and a trip to Akron for the All American Derby in August.
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Sidney
Frank Johnston
Jaycees
Sidney Telegraph
KSID
Kokjer Motor Company
U.S
Akron
Summer water safety tips to prevent Nebraska drownings
Lincoln Nebraskans face summer lake and river fun with warnings from Game Commission director M O Steen. Keep children supervised, use preservers, avoid tiring heat, never swim alone, and prefer pools to lakes. Wear Coast Guard approved life jackets, enforce preserver rules for under 12, and boat carefully in bad weather with safety measures.
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Lincoln
Steen
U. S. Coast Guard
Sunol News Cortneys Will Be Honored At School Reception
A community gathering is planned in Sunol gym on Saturday July 9 at 8 p m to honor Mr and Mrs Francis Cortney and family. Hosts invite all to attend and bring a cake as the Cortneys visit Sunol from their former post as superintendent.
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Francis Cortney
Sunol
Francis
Gordon Hornbek
Cindy
Stockton
Calif
Hornbceks
Gordon
SAD
Sharpe
Gordon Hornicek
Donald Lafler
John Hornicek
Arnold Michelman
Lodgepole
Ralph Lafler
Carrie Dimick
Sidney
Gene Hodges
Ken
Sundl
A. A. Fenske
John Webb
Nebr
William Behrends
A. J. Fenske
Guy Armstrong
Broken Bow
Alan Webb
Big Springs
Esther
Leah Booth
Jim Booth
Gary Church
Charles Freed
Denver
Firth Booth
Dan
Corky Booth
Ben Vacik
Memorial Hospital
Ben
Debbie Niemann
Auburn
I. A. Caldwell
Twigg
Elaine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mr. Caldwell
W. E. Caldwell
York
A. R. Caldwell
Caldwell
Local Social Notes From Sidney Area Events
California guests dined with Mrs. Russell Church and Denny. Denver visitors Mr. and Mrs. Joe Urban left for Denver after their nephew James Urban died. Girl Scouts Troop 14 met at Mrs. Mervin Finnell’s home, toured Sidney, lunched at the park, shopped for camp supplies for July 12-14 at Ogallala, and stopped at the A&W on return. Mrs. Agnes Stimka spent Monday night with her daughter and family in Sidney, hosting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grothe and Starlene.
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Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar Rapids
James Congrove
Clarence Mashek
Elton Smith
Thomas Neeley
Leon Hill
Cheyenne
George Smith
Denver
Rowena Zimmerman
Big Springs
Everett Kurth
Dalton
Stanley Smith
Colorado Springs
Lyle Christ
Troy Smith
Clarence Smith
Peggy Bale
Sidney
Gene Hodges
Ken
Cindy Hornicek
Scottsbluff
Ivan Rowan
Max Baca
Leonard Dickinson
Gary Church
Russell Church
Ogallala
Art Ronefelt
California
Denny
Joe Urban
Robert Mikas
James Urban
Girl Scouts
Mervin Finnell
Park
Agnes Stimka
Henry Grothe
Starlene
Early American weeklies and the Franklin press Legacy
The Pennsylvania Gazette and early print culture shaped colonial news as Franklin era editors and printers used devices like the Franklin Press and Gordon Press. At Harold Warp Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska visitors view 30 000 historical items illustrating how America predated modern journalism.
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Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
Franklin Press
Gordon Press
Harold Warp
Minden
Nebraska
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