Sidewalk Sales Tug of War Lights Up Sidney Streets
Sidney merchants stage Sidewalk Sales Day this Saturday with a tug of war on Illinois Street and a street race in front of Star Market. North squad led by Vern Draper clashes with South stars led by Milt Handser as store owners display bargains all afternoon.
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Sidney
Illinois Street
10Th Avenue
Northern Territory
Star Market
Vern
Bob Lloyd
Tom Hennig
Bill Peterson
Mel McCoy
North
Gene Wahrman
Gordon Russell
Clark Wicks
Milt Handsel
Telegraph
Sidney Chamber Chief resigns for Brainerd post
Jack Laimer, longtime Sidney Chamber of Commerce manager, resigned at a board meeting to take the Brainerd Minnesota chamber job. He will depart August 4 and return to his native state. A search committee was formed to hire a successor, with Lloyd Carr as chairman and members Ralph Welch E W Jimerson Lew Mehling R C Cunningham and Bob Decker.
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Jack Laimer
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board of Directors
Laimer
Brainerd
Minnesota
Laimers
Mr. Laimer
Morris, Minn
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Lloyd Carr
Ralph Welch
E.W. Jimerson
Lew Mehling
R.C. Cunningham
Bob Decker
Range Conditions Improve in Nebraska From June Rains
Nebraska range and feed conditions rose nine percentage points in June due to abundant rainfall. By July 1 the rating reached 89 percent, four points above the previous year and two above the five year July 1 average, with 80 to 89 deemed good and 90 to 99 very good.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle Forecast Sees Showers Thundershowers With Warm Trend
After noon and evening showers and thundershowers are likely. Otherwise mostly fair this afternoon through Thursday with highs 85 to 95 and lows 55 to 65. Five day outlook shows average temperatures a few degrees above normal, highs 90 to 95 and lows around 60, with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers on most days.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Clinton Thorpe Knicely Elected By Western Bar
Three Sidney lawyers were elected officers of the Western Nebraska Bar Alsa. L. M. Clinton becomes president and J. L. Thorpe is vice president with Jack Knicely as secretary. The Mc Cook gathering chose Sidney as next year’s meeting site likely in June or July. Tom Colfer of McCook is the immediate past president.
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Sidney
Western Nebraska Bar Alsa
L. M. Clinton
J. L. Thorpe
Jack Knicely
Bar Association
McCook
Tom Colfer
Services Pending For Mrs Worth Of Dalton
Mrs Vira Worth of Dalton who died in Boulder Colorado will be buried in Dalton. Services Thursday at 10 a m at First Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev Don Price and Rev Melvin Morrow with burial in Dalton Cemetery. Craig Mortuary in charge. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Byron Wells of Boulder and Mrs Corwin Bess of Scottsdale Ariz four grandchildren and siblings. She was born January 13 1893 in Gretna Nebraska.
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Vira Worth
Dalton
Boulder
Colo
First Presbyterian Church
Don Price
Melvin Morrow
Dalton Church
Dalton Cemetery
Craig
John Davison
Don DeyErmand
George Winkelman
Fred Rathman
Ray Graff
Reinhold Miller
Mrs. Worth
Gretna
Neb
George
Mary Connor Horn
George H. Worth
Minatare
Nebraska
Manhattan
Kans
Meadow Lawn Country School
Byron Wells
Corwin Bess
Scottsdale, Ariz
Bert Horn
Torrington
Wyo
Sadie Lackey
Denver
Edna Dirks
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Rebekahs
Garden Club
West Dalton
Grace Carter Dies Tuesday in Lodgepole Community
Grace Carter a lifelong resident of the Lodgepole community died Tuesday evening at Memorial Hospital. She had lived in the Rest Home in Sidney for the past three or four years. Funeral arrangements are pending at Craig Mortuary awaiting a brother's arrival from Denver.
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Grace Carter
Lodgepole
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Miss Carter
Craig Mortuary
Denver
Youth Group Pushes Sidney Trade School Bid
The Sidney Youth Council plans to have 30 members write letters to a state senator urging support for locating a state trade school in Sidney. A booth will host petitions during the Crazy Days event this weekend.
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Sidney Youth Council
Sidney
Sidney Council
Mike Janda
Sioux
Nebraska
Lincoln
Janda
C. B. Dorwart
Ramm Rites Held Today For North Platte Native
Funeral services in North Platte for Jack L. Ramm 42 former Sidney resident who drowned in Minnesota were led by Rev John N Slice at First Lutheran Church. The body will go to Omaha for further services Thursday at First Covenant Church with Rev William Freeman officiating. Ramm, district plant supervisor for Northwestern Bell in North Platte, born December 16 1922 in Omaha, had lived in North Platte since eight years ago and worked 24 years for the telephone company. He was a member of First Lutheran Church Teleph Pioneers and Elks Lodge 985.
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North Platte
Jack L. Ramm
Sidney
Minnesota
First Lutheran Church
John N. Slice
Omaha
First Covenant Church
William Freeman
Adams and Swanson Mortuary
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
The
Telephone Company
First Lutheran Church, Telephone Pioneers
Py O
Elks No
1965 Cheyenne County Fair Premium List Ready
The Telegraph printed and delivered 65 premium list books for the 1965 Cheyenne County Fair. The book outlines rules and premium departments for the fair held August 22 to 25, tied to Fi. Sidney Days, and distributed to the county extension agent's office.
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The
Telegraph
Commercial Printing Department
Budget Committee Backs Sidney Trade School Cost at One Fifth
Nebraska budget committee supports a Sidney trade school at 150000, far cheaper than North Platte or Norfolk at 750000 each. The deputy reports that free buildings and equipment at Sioux Army Depot reduce Sidney costs to hire faculty and run operations. Senator Fleming promotes the plan amid governor and Defense Department notes, while the Board of Education backs a statewide vocational system.
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Sioux-Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney
North Platte
Norfolk
Sioux Army Depot
George H. Fleming
Sidney Telegraph
Sen
Fleming
Gov. Morrison
Department of Defense
Sioux
Sen. Fleming
Sad
State Board of Education
Sidney's Dr. George Thompson Retires After Forty Years
Dr. George H. Thompson of Sidney retires July 1 1965 after forty years in practice. A Creighton graduate who arrived in 1925, he served in the dental corps 1942 46 and retired as a Major from the Army Reserve in 1960. He plans winters in Arizona with his wife Ella and will remain based in Sidney.
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Sidney
Dentists
George H. Thompson
Thompson
10Th Ave
Sidney Telegraph
United States Army
Dental Corps
Army Reserve
Dental School
Creighton University
Omaha
Nebraska
Hamilton County
Lincoln
Lodgepole
Dalton
Potter
M. E. Pettibone
Frank Snell
Lawrence Donahoe
Amiot
Webster
Pettibone
Snell
Florida
Donahoe
Summer 1965 Sizzles With Violent Nebraska Storms
Old timers recall a severe season as giant thunderheads formed daily since June. Cloudbursts of three to eight inches battered the Panhandle with hail and wind, flooding from Pumpkin Creek and Lodgepole Creek causing crop and building damage. Residents seek relief from the relentless weather.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Sidney
Banner
Morrill Counties
Lodgepole Valley
100 Trees Uprooted In Sidney
Severe storm pass through southern Nebraska Panhandle with 70 mph winds and 85 mph gusts, toppled about 100 trees in Sidney, caused power outages, and damaged homes. Roads muddy hindered crews. no major flooding expected though Harrisburg area received 7 to 8 inches of rain.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Harrisburg
Potter
Lorenzo
Peetz
Sterling
Sidney
Federal Aviation Agency
Oshkosh
Chappell
Wheatbelt
Tom Coffey
Legion Park
13Th Avenue
Charles Ham
Benny Hochman
Mission Drive
Elmer Gade
Neal Craig
North Bluff
Here
Burlington Railroad
Bridgeport
FAA
Three New Oil Sites Ready in Cheyenne County
Three additional wildcat drilling locations are set to begin in Cheyenne County increasing active or ready sites to eight. Petroleum Inc prepares No 1 Willoughby about a mile south of Potter townsite. W R Young of Denver plans No 1 Ladegard GWSW Sec 32-14-50 five miles west of Sidney. Kimbark Exploration No 1 Schwasnick in SESE Sec 13-14-49, about five miles east and three north of Sidney. One r2w Morrill County well is planned this week and a Sioux County wildcat was abandoned, dimming hopes for northward Nebraska oil expansion toward the SD-WY border.
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Cheyenne County
Petroleum Inc
Willoughby
Potter
Petroleum, Inc
Sidney
Morrill County
Sioux County
Nebraska
South Dakota-Wyoming
Garages Planned At Missile Sites
Warren Air Force Base awards Ardell-Horn Construction a $494000 contract to build 20 heated vehicle storage garages at Minuteman sites in Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska. Completion is 120 days after notice to proceed with concrete floors heating ventilation electrical and earthwork included.
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Cheyenne
Warren Air Force Base
Ardell-Horn Construction Co
Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
E W Maurer Takes Colorado School District Post
E W Maurer, former superintendent of Plateau School District RE-5 in Peetz, Colorado, is appointed business manager of Security-Widefield School District No 3 in Security, Colorado, effective August 1. The appointment was confirmed at the regular board meeting by Superintendent Richard Taylor. Security-Widefield District lies south of Colorado Springs and ranks as the ninth largest in Colorado.
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Plateau
Peetz
Colo
Security-Widefield
Security
Richard Taylor
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Harvest Stalled by Humidity Delays Cheyenne Wheat
Harvest in Cheyenne County and nearby areas is halted by persistent rains and unusually high humidity. Moisture levels rose above fifty percent at midday as farmers struggle to dry grain, with about forty percent of Chappell wheat still uncut. Forecast offers little drying weather ahead.
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Cheyenne County
Chappell
FAA
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Clinton
Thorpe
Budget Committee
George Thompson
Sidney Dentists
E. W. Maurer
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