21 Jul 1958
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1958
Page
1
OCR fragment lists parcel notations and section lines to a northwest region around Morrill with entries such as NE 27.16N, NE 17N, NW SE 7, and NW 29 18N, indicating scattered deeds or survey references in distressing partial form.
Fragmentary text notes field and section references with place names and abbreviations. Reading suggests a legal or land description fragment mentioning Morris Inc and state notes but lacks full context or clear actions. Further readable content required for a coherent summary.
Dr M J Maher of Sidney will receive a charter member certificate from the Optometric Extension Program during a banquet at the Albany Hotel in Denver July 27 29. Dr Carl D Marsden chairman notes Maher is in an exclusive forever closed group and history records the profession's progress. Maher practiced in Omaha before joining the program and has since resided in Sidney.
Court morning session saw KK Lambert and Fred Darling both of Sidney plead guilty to co habitation. Judge W Smith bound them over to District Court for trial with bonds of 300 each and custody of the sheriff until posting. Wilburn Wilson Callan and Daniel Delcamp charged as minors in possession of liquor. Lach found guilty and fined 25 dollars plus 4 dollars costs. John H Bolinger guilty of intoxication and fined 25 dollars with 5 dollars 25 cents costs. He remained in custody of the sheriff until payment.
A weekend storm across Cheyenne County dropped over two inches in some areas, halting the wheat harvest for at least a week. Hail damaged crops in parts of Potter and Sidney, with winds up to fifty mph causing property losses. Farmers report uneven rainfall and a bleak forecast for the next thirty days, extending costs and delaying resumption of cutting.
Mrs. Claude Wagner of Sidney bruised leg injuries in a two car crash at 13th Ave and Jackson St when Albert Benish of Sidney failed to stop at a sign on Jackson St. Damages not estimated by investigators. Separately George A Kushanek of Megargel Texas failed to note no left turn at 10th Ave and Illinois St, colliding with LaVern L. Schilling of Sidney. Damages estimated at 275 to the Kulhanek car and 300 to the Schilling vehicle by city police.
Local elevator sources reported a wheat price of 144 per bushel today. The quote reflects market activity and binds buyers and sellers to the stated level.
Space remains for merchants at the County Fair with eight by eight foot spaces at $5 and sixteen by eight foot spaces at $10. Gene Lienemann, display space chairman, notes about half the spaces are reserved and urges Sidney business firms to reserve. Dealers are asked to display implements and cars, and to contact for details as space is limited.
Sheriff reports a youth admitted entering the Rose Hardware store in Potter stealing a rifle, a pellet gun, and ammo. He broke a rear window to gain entry, got muddy, later swapped the rifle, and was found with the mud encrusted gun. He is held at a private home awaiting charges.
The county sheriff reports several thefts of parts tools and gasoline from combines. He notes the incidents lack a uniform pattern as the custom harvesting armada arrives in the region.
West Virginia man Orda Nickolas held on a drunkenness charge fell from a solitary confinement cage in the city jail. He broke his leg and was taken to Memorial Hospital around 9 p.m. Saturday after initially denying injury. Officer James Seifert reported the fall from about seven feet where he was sleeping.
Deputy Brum baugh investigated an accident eight miles east of Sidney on Highway 30. A wide load from a truck driven by Ronald T Noyes collided with a house trailer parked on the shoulder. The combine suffered 3000 dollars in damage and the trailer 3000 dollars in value.
A northern Cheyenne County storm wrecked railroad cars near Lodgepole and washed out bridges along Rush Creek. Trees uprooted, crops damaged by hail, and basements flooded as county roads and a school basement took on water. Damage totals run high with ongoing inspections expected.
Construction in Sidney accelerates as spring boosts permits with Methodist Church project leading the year at 248000, commercial work totaling 362826 and residential activity reaching 130050 plus remodeling. New permits include homes on Spruce and Osage streets plus signage and additions downtown.
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