County Fair Cash and Honors for Exhibitors at Cheyenne County
Don Ray Cruise a 14 year old Sidney ninth grader shows two calves for the Cheyenne County Fair. Fireball a 1150 pound Hereford is his favorite. Ray Cruise leads Huntsman Hustlers with 21 calves readied for judging. The Aug 7 9 Cheyenne County Fair features free gate access, 4 H baked goods, fashion shows, bands, Panhandle Players and Westernaires. The schedule includes 4 H talks, demos, a fat calf sale and a watermelon feed with a Crash Drama and prize stock shows.
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Don Ray Cruise
Cheyenne County Fair
Don
Sidney High School
Fireball
Hereford
Ray Cruise
Sidney
Ray
Huntsman Hustlers
Walter Miller
Cheyenne County
Panhandle Players
Westernaires
Panhandle
Cross Roads
Don Ray Cruse
Railroader Hurt In Fall At Depot Near Sioux Ordnance
D. J. Plummer of Bridgeport, Burlington employee, is in fair condition at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital with a fractured elbow and facial and arm lacerations after a fall from the top of a freight car at the Sioux Ordnance Depot area Tuesday afternoon. He also suffered a sprained ankle and received emergency care before transport by ambulance to Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Plummer
Bridgeport
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Plummer
Burlington
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney
One Injured In Accident On Highway 19
A truck car collision on Highway 19 south of Gurley at 2 20 PM Monday injured M M Mitchell 68 of Brush Colorado. He suffered a slight concussion and cuts. Homer C Kelly 22 Conroe drove the truck. he was uninjured. Damages were about 400 to the truck and 1000 to the car.
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Highway
Gurley
M M Mitchell
Brush
Colorado
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
del Shipley
Mitchell
Homer C Kelly
Conroe
Kelly
Sidney Men Are Presented Awards
Two Sidney men Paul Hakes and Dr Chris A Bitner receive Certificates of Appreciation from President Eisenhower for five years of service to the local Selective Service Board as member and medical adviser. The award notes their patriotic service without expectation of compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Paul Hakes
Chris A. Bitner
Selective Service Board
Mr Hakes
Dr Bitne
Dwight Eisenhower
Weather Aids Harvest as Cutting Gains Continue in Nebraska
Harassed wheat men gain three calm cutting days with sun and light wind in western Nebraska. State reports 70 percent harvest statewide. Cheyenne County estimates 45 to 50 percent complete. Test weights down for late grain, but yields and quality remain strong. Weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday.
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Sidney
Weather Bureau
Imperial
Chadron
Alliance
Wyoming
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Cheyenne
Nebraska
State Division of Employment Se
Cheyenne County
Sidney Lad Enters Beirut Action
Jimmie D Rogers a boilerman third class USN in the USS Essex family, son of Mrs. Anne Rogers of Sidney Nebraska, took part in UN action in Beirut Lebanon. Essex squadrons flew 150 sorties after Marines landed and provided cover for day two operations. The carrier has operated in the Mediterranean since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S Sixth Fleet
United Nations
Middle Eaast
USS Essex
Jimmie D Rogers
Boierman
USN
Anne Rogers
Sidney
Nebr
Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
United Fund Budgets Read Dates Set for 1958 Campaign
United Fund board sets dates for the 1958 59 campaign with tentative budgets presented by W J Robinson Guiding Star Council Girl Scouts P J Heaton Jr Salvation Army and Red Cross chairwoman Vern Anthony and Waldo Dearing SOD and W W Wilson Scottsbluff Also present were King’s Daughters Johnson employee solicitation chair and Mrs Marvin Traeger Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Nebraska and a budget hearing scheduled for Aug 11 at 7 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce office Written budgets from all participating groups will be due. Campaign dates announced include Sept 17 advance gifts Sept 20 employer employee training Sept 24 business district solicitation Oct 9 residential solicitors training and Oct 15 opening of the general campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J. Robinson
Guiding Star Council
Girl Scouts
P J Heaton Jr
Salvation Army
Vern Anthony
Red Cross County
Waldo Dearing
S.od
W. W. Wilson
Scottsbluff
Boy Scouts
King's Daughters
Johnson
SOD
Marvin Traeger
Fairbury
Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of
Nebraska
Lindstrom
Traeger
Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney 4 H Boys Win District Range Judging Contest
A Sidney 4 H judging team from the Dryland Toughies led by Gary Policky, David Policky, Paul Policky, and David Hutchison won top honors at a district range judging contest in Bridgeport. Gary Policky earned the high individual award and Joe Policky led the group with a top adult judging award. The team advances to the state contest at Valentine on August 19, with coach Charles Stonecipher expressing hope they attend next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Bridgeport
Charles Stonecipher
Argent
Dryland
Gary
David
Paul Policky
David Hutchison
Gary Policky
Mike Policky
Joe Policky
Valentine
Charles Stonscipher
Clyde LeGate Rites Held in Homestead Oklahoma
Funeral services were held Monday at Homestead Oklahoma for Clyde LeGate 53 a former Lisco resident who died suddenly Friday of a heart attack at his home. Attending from Sidney were Mr and Mrs Forrest Belieu Mr and Mrs W O Golden and Mr and Mrs J W Vaughn, and LeGate was a brother in law of the Belieu Golden and Vaughn families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Okla
Clyde LeGate
Lisco
Sidney
Forrest Belieu
W O Golden
J W Vaughn
LeGate
Belijeu
Golden
Mig Vaughn
No Free Loading Four Cent Stamps On Letters Or Else
Postal officials deny any grace period as three cent letters will be due for four cent postage from August 1. Letters postmarked before midnight July 31 will be delivered, after that date letters arrive with a one cent due. Postcard rates rise from 2 to 3 cents, airmail letters 6 to 7 cents, airmail postcards 4 to 5 cents. Other increases for commercial and foreign mail expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tain
Sidney City Council approves storm sewer bid and five building permits
City Council opened bids for a storm sewer to drain floodwater to Lodgepole Creek with J. D. Olinger winning at 4 898. 00. A C Smith and others bid on related work. Five building permits were approved including bay windows, a garage and a shop addition. Joe L Freking seeks liquor store transfer with no objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
J. D. Olinger
Lodgepole Creek
A. C. Smith
Scottsbluff
Ed Grape
Olinger
Missouri Valley Coast Co
Grand Island
A. H Read
Cheyenne
Western Bridge and Coast Co
Omaha
Jack Banks
A _ Ruttner
Joe L. Freking
Charles B. Innés
Mr. Freking
Sidney National Bank Files Suit for 6426 21 Recovery
Sidney National Bank sues in District Court to collect 6426 21 on notes alleged signed by Jens P. Jensen and Helen Jensen of Sidney. The petition seeks interest for the overdue period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney National Bank
Jens P. Jensen
Helen Jensen
Sidney
Harvesting Bee Honors Dennis Walsh With Neighbor Help
In Cheyenne County a noon to night harvest at the Dennis Walsh place gathered a dozen combines and trucks to cut and bin wheat after his death from a heart attack. John Davison and Don Kreader led neighbors in the effort, with many others lending equipment and labor to beat a looming storm and store Walsh’s grain before dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Walsh
Cheyenne County
John Davison
Don Kreader
Walsh Place
Jay Peters
Harold Worth
Floyd Worth
Fred Flohr
John Weigand
Bus Sanders
Walt Twarling
Lee Shoemacher
Ola Brogren
Maynard Mayer
Edward Walsh
Ted Kallhoff
John van Anne
Jim McQuillen
L. H. Bowman
George Worth
Leonard Courtney
Raymond Weed
Bill Schaffert
Ray Streich
Oklahoma
Walsh
Dalton
Two Car Crash On Lodgepole Road Ends Without Injuries
St. Ron Ahlberg investigated a mid day two car collision on Lodgepole Road involving Harry Marsh and Robert L. Van Cleve. No injuries reported and police did not list vehicle damages.
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted at $1.45 Per Bushel
Local elevator sources quoted wheat at 1.45 dollars per bushel today. The price reflects current trading levels in the grain market.
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Thompson
Sidney Lad
United Fund
L. A Lindstrom
United Fund Board of Directors
Vic Printz
Clyde
Roswell Robinson
Carter Oil Co
School District No. 1
Dale Kruse
Sidney National
Job
Lodgepole Road
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