Valley elders may reveal why West Sidney flood occurred
City Manager Tom Coffey plans to interview long time residents along Lodgepole Creek west of town to explain flood causes beyond topo maps and engineering studies. Lincoln backing state efforts to determine cause and prevention. A temporary 18 inch dike was built, and a city bridge sustained damage from the July 14 flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffey
Valley
West Sidney
Tom Coffey
West
Sidney
Lodgepole Creek
Lincoln
Memorial Hospital
Second Oral Vaccine Day Set Sunday No Make Ups Planned
The second Sabin oral polio vaccine day will be this Sunday at Sidney and Dalton. Vaccination runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Memorial Hospital Sidney and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dalton school auditorium. No make up day is scheduled. A form published in The Telegraph will speed arrival. must list all recipients and be signed. twenty five cents per person requested though no one denied service. Community service sponsored by Cheyenne County physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabin
Sidney
Dalton
Memorial Hospital
J. B. Pankau
Telegraph
Physicians
Cheyenne County
Moisture Above Normal Delays Panhandle Harvest Pace
The weather bureau reports moisture in the Panhandle well above normal for seven months through July, with May, June and July exceeding norms. Excess rainfall hinders harvest progress as hay stands wet and fields delay cutting, while lush grass and weeds appear across regions. Farmers expect better seeding conditions for the 1963 winter wheat if near-normal rainfall returns by August, though many sow in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Panhandlé
East Central
Panhandle
Rig Is Moved In To Drill Wildcat On Rezac Farm
Enbrook Oil and Gas Co and Ring-West Drilling Co planned to move on location today to drill the No 1 wildcat well on Rezac’s farm northwest of Sidney in Morrill County. Sam Gary and Regal Drilling Co set surface casing at the No 1 Ross well but were shut down due to muddy fields. Shell Oil Co reports a new producer in Southwest Potter Field Kimball County at No 1 Rasmussen Nelson. A D sand DST from 5533 49 ft yielded 200 ft oil, 1M ft oil and gas cut mud and 30 ft water. J sand DST from 5656 64 ft yielded 30 ft cut mud and 90 ft water. completion planned in D sand as Southwest Potter area remains a D sand hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enbrook _Oil,and Gas Co
Ring-West ‘Drilling, Co
Sidney
Sam Gary
Regal Drilling Co
Ross
Morrill County
Shell" Oik Co
Potter Field
Kimball County
Rasmussen-Nelson
SE Sec
Potter
Blessings in Disguise After Sidney Hail Storm
A June 16 hail storm tore through central Sidney causing widespread roof, siding, and window damage and dented cars. The disaster spurred heavy repair work benefiting roofers, suppliers, auto body shops, and many workers despite insurance losses.
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Sidney
Twe Repar Specialis
Three Car Collision Leads to Charges in Sidney
Police report a Monday afternoon three car crash at 10th and Illinois involving a 1956 Ford driven by Donald E. Krieger and a 1956 Pontiac driven by Ernest Baack. Krieger was charged with wilful reckless driving after his car struck the Cadillac driven by Verna L. Hart, causing about $50 to Krieger and Hart and $100 to the Cadillac.
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10Th
Illinois
Donald E. Krieger
Craig
Ernest Baack
Krieger
Verna L. Hart
Country Club Drive
Hart
9Th Avenue
Ford
Russell J. Clark
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Paul H. Husmann
King
Husmann
Postmasters to be named in Cheyenne County soon
Three town postmaster jobs in Cheyenne County will be set on a permanent basis. Lodgepole Dalton and Gurley applicants have taken Civil Service exams with Lodgepole now held by Mrs Gilbert Helfrich and Dalton tested by ten candidates. Gurley calls for applications soon with Lisco testing planned. Final selection follows three or four weeks after testing with three high scorers named per post and veterans preference and political considerations guiding the choice.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
Lodgepole
Gurley
Gilbert Helfrich
Nea
Pete'’ Thompson
Harold Ahlschwede
Conventions Planned In August Here At Chamber
August calendar lists District 5 National Hairdressers Assn meeting Aug 5 6 directed by Mrs Wes Berry. Western Nebraska Press Assn conference Aug 11 at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel with about 75 editors. Aug 1 ladies invitational golf tourney at Country Club. Aug 14 Hereford Breeders Assn picnic at Legion Park to close two day tour. Tom Allington of Sunol leads local arrangements. Aug 17 19 BPW state fall board meeting planned here.
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Chamber of Commerce
National Hairdressers Assn
Wes Berry
Nebraska Press Assn
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
West End
Country Club
Hereford Breeders Assn
Legion Park
Tom Allington
Sunol
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Not Guilty Plea Entered By Transient Robert Rhoderick
Robert A Rhoderick a transient, 37, was arraigned in Cheyenne County court Monday and entered a not guilty plea to grand larceny and breaking and entering charges. He is held on 500 bond for district court. Rhoderick is charged with larceny from Mrs John Block at 916 13th on July 22.
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Robert A. Rhoderick
Cheyenne
Rhoderick
John Block
McNish Named Local UN Day Chairman
Sidney attorney J. H. McNish was appointed local chairman of United Nations Day for October. The appointment was made this week by Mayor H. Dean Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McNish
Sidney
H. Dean Wilson
Million Bushels Of Penalty Wheat May Be Released
Cheyenne County ASC reports at least a million bushels of penalty wheat from past years may be sold this year due to a poor 1962 harvest. Farmers must prove eligibility with written production evidence and warehouse receipts. Expected sales could boost county farm income by about a million dollars.
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ASC
Cheyenne County
Don Rapp
Rapp
Combine
USC
Prowler Reports Continue In Sidney Area
Sidney police say reports of prowlers and peeping toms have lessened but continue to come in. Chief So Willis urges residents to lock doors and windows and maintain vigilance whether or not the scare persists.
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Sidney Police
Willis
Deer Killed By Car On Highway 30 Near Sidney
A deer was killed on Highway 30 about 5.6 miles west of Sidney near 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Trooper Felix Koenig of the Highway Patrol reported the collision.
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Sidney
Felix Koenig
The
Highway Patrol
Harvest Clean Up In Final Phase
Two or three warm dry days could end the 1962 wheat harvest as most fields have only a small amount left. Rainy muggy weather delayed cleanup, with some barley rye and oats cut. Safflower grows but weeds hindered, millet looks best so far. Rainfall reported at Lodgepole Dalton Potter and Sidney margins Monday.
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Lodgepole
Dalton
Potter
Sidney
Weather Forecast for Thursday Evening
Weather pattern shows few late afternoon thunder showers with otherwise fair skies. Lows tonight around 60 degrees and highs on Thursday near 80 degrees.
City Holds Tax Line 22.4 Mills in Sidney Budget
The City of Sidney adopts a total budget of $587,425 for the year starting August 1 with a 22.4 mill levy, unchanged from this year, raising $257,625 by tax. Operational costs total $164,020 with $93,605 allocated to bonds and interest. The budget adds funds for industrial promotion and the city library, and manager Tom Coffey notes it is a bare bones plan.
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Sidney
Tom Coffey
The
Sidney Telegraph
Nebraska Corn Crop Progress Up Despite Winds and Damage
Nebraska crop reporters said corn progress was exceptionally good last week though high winds caused lodging in some areas. About two fifths of corn tasselled, with eastern counties ahead of the west, while rootworm and beetle issues appeared in several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Bluffs Hospitals Seek Higher County Indigent Care Pay
Scotts Bluff County commissioners heard a plea from St. Mary and West Nebraska General Hospitals to raise welfare payments for indigent patients from 22 to 25 dollars per day. Hospital officials said their cost is 38 dollars daily, while Cheyenne County pays 22 dollars for indigent care at Memorial Hospital in Sidney.
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Scotts Bluff
St. Mary
West Nebraska General Hospitals
West Nebraska General Hospital
Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
County considers half mill levy for courthouse expansion
County commissioners discuss Lions Club request to raise funds for courthouse enlargement with a rough cost estimate from a contractor. A half mill could yield about $25,000 yearly, existing $100,000 in hand. Debate includes whether to delay or approve now, with plans for remodelling and microfilming records and storage space needs. Budget calls for 3.79 mills, and Cheyenne holds the lowest Nebraska county levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Sidney Lions Club
A. J. Jorgenson
Rudy Munderloh
Don Heath
Jorgenson
Cecil Hunt
Lions Club
Carl Olson
Sidney
Hunt
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Sees Membership Rise to 224
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce reports 224 members, eighteen more than last year, with ongoing efforts to boost dues and fund projects. President John Elwell Jr. cites a $2,500 funding gap for the year and pushes on with badge supply, courtesy stickers for tourists, and a drive to establish a state trade school in the area, aided by Senator George H. Fleming and lobbyist plans during the upcoming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
L. A. (Whitey) Lindstrom
John Elwell Jr
Menibare
Wayne Moran
Sidney
Asmuch
George H. Fleming
Milford
John Peetz Jr
Don Heath
Leonard Fine
Packers Offer to Buy 140 Acre Sidney Industrial Tract
Nebraska Meat Packers Inc has made an offer to buy the 140 acre site owned by Sidney Industrial Corp northeast of town. The offer was presented last night with some senior members indicating the majority favored selling. If accepted it would boost the packers bid by about seven thousand dollars and reduce the corporation’s available land for future industry. Nebraska Meat Packers began operations last fall and has grown in meat buying and processing, aiming to expand including feed lots. The tract lies directly east of the packing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Meat Packers Inc
Sidney Industrial Corp
Nebraska Meat Packers
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Baker
van Aelstyns
van Aelstyn
Rezac
McNish
Nebr
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