Boys Admit Taking Toys and Goods Stolen by trio of Sidney youths admitted thefts
Three Sidney teenage boys, aged 15, 16 and 17, confessed to stealing more than 250 dollars worth of children's toys. Loot sits at the Sidney police station awaiting identification by parents. Officers report the thefts occurred over several months, with items found in shrubbery and near the Union Pacific roundhouse.
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Sidney
Arez
Sidney Junior High
Newton St
Union Pacfic Railroad
Sol Willis
Wheat Harvest Nears Final Cuttings in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County 1956 winter wheat harvest moves into final stages with thousands of acres left to cut. Most fields combined as of morning and yields near 24 bushels per acre. total potential over 5 million bushels. Strong protein counts and high test weights noted, despite cutworms, dry spells, and Memorial Day hail.
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Cheyenne County
County
Laura
Thompson
Denver
Bob Lafler
Sidney
Ernest Meyers
Gurley
Potter
Morrill
Asda
Sidney to Testify in Omaha Hearing on Air Service
More than a dozen Nebraska communities including Sidney prepare to tell the Civil Aeronautics Board in Omaha what kind of commercial service they seek and why. Nebraska leads seven state testimony in the Seven States Air Service Case with cities arguing for routes and runway needs. final CAB order not expected before next spring.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Civil Aeronautics Board
Omaha
Seven States
Air Service
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Murrey* Fuller
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Thompson
Gene Warren
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Grand Island
United Air Lines
UAL
CAB
Alliance
Panhandle
Little Change in Cheyenne County Bank Deposits
No major shift in deposits across five Cheyenne County banks by June 30. The 1956 total reached $14,234,571.19, up from $14,030,024.47 a year earlier. Past peaks topped $15,000,000, but June 30 figures are usually the year’s low. Sidney Federal Savings and Loan added over $200,000 in savings since last year.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assa
Check Artist Sent To Pen In Parole Violation Case
Oren McHarness, 32, sentenced to 18 months in the state penitentiary by District Judge I. J. Nisley for violating a May parole on a no fund check. He allegedly wrote more bad checks in the Scottsbluff area. Special Judge Nisley approved a special jury call for Thursday to accommodate Francis Taylor who pleaded innocent to bigamy and requested a speedy trial.
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Oren McHarness
State Penitentiary
I. J. Nisley McHarness
McHarness
Scottsbluff
Special Call
Francis Taylor
Dhad
Pat Heaton Jr
Dr Claude R Watson Honored In Mitchell Event
Mitchell honors Dr Claude R Watson for 40 years of medical service and 50 years in practice, with the last 40 years in Mitchell cited in a Testimonial of Appreciation. The event recognizes his dedication as a physician and citizen in the community.
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Watson
Mitchell
Claude R. Watson
Kimball Adopts Record City Budget Above $100000
The Kimball City Council approved a budget totaling 104725.00, the first time the budget exceeded one hundred thousand dollars. Despite higher valuations boosting assessed value to 4315000, the tax levy rises only fractionally due to the basic value law reducing personal property assessments.
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Kimball
Alliance High adopts tougher graduation English course requirements
Alliance Board of Education approved a committee plan adding 10 hours to required subjects. The new curriculum mandates four years of English, two years of mathematics, two of history and social sciences, one of general science and two years of physical education unless excused for medical reasons. Committee members include Albert Reddish Dr Mat Felton and Gene Neuswanger and cafeteria lunch program inclusion was recommended.
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Alliance — Alliance
Board of Education
Albert Reddish
Mat Felton
Gene Neuswanger
Schol
Population up in School Distinct 21 census
School Dist 21 reports 683 children ages 5 to 20, up from 579 last year and 637 in 1954. The 1956 census shows 437 in the compulsory 5 to 16 range. In ages zero to four there are 119 toddlers. Girls outnumber boys 71 to 48 in pre school.
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Bayard
Ivan Chritian
Eugene Pinske
PTA
Registry Fixed For Postmaster Position
The United States Civil Service Commission established a registry for the permanent postmaster in Sidney. Three local men who applied are listed as qualified for appointment, with the actual appointment to be made in coming weeks, per the Telegraph.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Sidney
Allie Oil Co Forms Incorporation in Sidney
The Allie Oil Co of Sidney filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State on Saturday to engage in oil and gas exploration and allied activities. Authorized capitalization is 10000 dollars. Incorporators are Buford M. Allen and William L. Ingram, both of Sidney.
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Allie Oil Co. of
Sidney
Buford M. Allen
William L. Ingram
Peetz Farmer Files For Commissioner
H E Williams 54 announces reelection bid for Logan County Colorado commissioner representing the second district. He has spent most of his life in Peetz with four sons. two in college and two married.
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Peetz
Logan County
Colo
H. E. Williams Williams
Rites Today For Wallace White 56
Funeral services were held this afternoon from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home for Wallace White 56 found dead Friday morning in his Sidney home Rev R L Townsend led the service with burial at Greenwood cemetery He had lived in Sidney since 1941 and is survived by daughter Mary Elizabeth White of DeWitt Missouri His wife and two other daughters preceded him in death.
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Gehrig and Son
Wallace White
Sidney
R L Townsend
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr White
Mary Elizabeth White
DeWitt, Mo
Air Rifle Vandalism Hits Sidney Street Lights
Willis King, head of Sidney Electric, reports boys using BB guns breaking globes on streets. Damaged globes widespread, especially on the north side, with each replacement costing the city 850 dollars. Future culprits may bear the replacement costs.
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Sidney
Willis King
King
Meteor Trail Lights Up Sky Over Sidney County
A flaming object believed to be a meteor streaked through the eastern sky of Sidney last night before exploding near ground level. Witnesses described a giant ball followed by fire, skeptically within miles of Sidney, with no meteor crater found locally as the event lasted seconds just before 9 pm.
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Sidney
Agronomist Named to Lead Safflower Work in Plains Region
Walter F. Peterson of Sutton Nebraska has been named agronomist for safflower at USDA Agricultural Research Service. He will base at Scottsbluff Nebraska with trials at Box Butte and irrigated plots in Scottsbluff. His work supports breeding expansion and cultural practice studies as safflower adapts to western Nebraska and nearby Wyoming and Colorado. Plains Oil Mills in Sidney now processes safflower seeds for oil and protein.
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Lincoln
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Safflower
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Walter F. Peterson
Sutton
Hastings College
University of Nebraska
Peterson
Scottsbluff
Box Butte
Donald G. Hanway
University of Nebraska Agronomy Department
J. H Williams
College of Agriculture
Hanway
Plains Oil Mills
Sidney
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