Spectacular 14 Car Derailment Hits Sidney Yard Limits
A northbound Burlington No. 72 derailed fourteen empty cars in Sidney yards at noon Sunday in the city’s largest derailment. No injuries were reported as wrecking crews cleared the tracks by 11 p.m. Damage was limited to rails and ties with no merchandise loss. Officials surveyed brake wear as a possible cause while denying official confirmation. The Denver to Alliance bound freight train saw the pileup span 200 feet across multiple tracks.
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Burlington
Sidney Yards
M. L. Flaherty
Sterling, Colo
C. R. Phillips
Sterling
Mr. Phillips
Herman Baker
Denvers
C. J Harty
Alliance
L. T. Elkinton
Phillips
Ray Valasek
Sidney
Valasek
Denver
Telegraph
West Sidney
Potter Man Ed Sterett Dies In Tractor Mishap
Edwin Sterett a 45 year old Potter farmer was found dead after a tractor accident seven miles north of Potter. He was plowing near the road when the tractor hit a ditch, dragging him 124 feet to his house. Mrs Sterett and daughter Karen were away in Kansas. Funeral plans pending notification of relatives. Final determination if counted as a highway death rests with state officials.
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Ed Sterett
Potter
Edwin Sterett
Iferras
Felix Koenig
Sterett
Art Miller
Karen
Kansas
Gasoline fire injures woman at home in Sidney
Mrs. Gerald McCaslin of 1605 Cedar received first and second degree burns on her legs Saturday when fumes from gasoline used to clean clothes ignited by a pilot light. Fire department said damage under $100 as the blaze damaged clothes and woodwork in the basement laundry area. Spectators followed fire trucks, urging residents not to obstruct operations.
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Gerald “McCaslin
1605 Cedar
Sidney Fire Department
McCaslin
Chamber and Depot Plans Amid Budget and Staff Changes
The Sioux Ordnance Depot will cut about 17 jobs by June 30 due to Army funding limits, with resignations likely covering most. The June 30 workforce is expected around 775, under Civil Service rules emphasizing veterans preference. The Chamber of Commerce board approved a 1959 budget exceeding 1300 for the Industrial Committee, outlining allocations for supplies, advertising, travel, and staff. the retail committee may spend 600, and Wayne Moran cites a 3000 to 4000 overall budget for committees.
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Sioux
Department of the Army
United Sates Civil Service Commission
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Industrial Committee
Dick Bauer
Bauer
Sidney
Charvoer
Wanye Moran
Moran
Trial Witnesses Invoke Fifth Amendment Case Dismissed
Three prosecution witnesses in a minor in possession case in Cheyenne County invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer. Judge C. W. Smith dismissed the charge for insufficient evidence, noting it may be the first time the amendment was used so broadly in the county. Carolyn Brestel faced the charge stemming from a May 8 motel party.
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Cheyenne
Carolyn Brestel
Memorial Weekend Brings Record Police Activity
One shooting leaves victim in serious condition at Sidney Memorial Hospital with charges pending. A 14 car derailment is the city’s largest yet, and one farmer Ed Sterett died in a tractor mishap, possibly counted in the highway toll. Two cars were stolen, one recovered in five hours. Two fires injured one person and sparked a car blaze. Memorial Day services at Greenwood Cemetery drew a large crowd as weather briefly cleared before more clouds and rain returned.
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Sidney Memorial Hospital
Ed Sterett
Gerald McCaslin
Greenwood Cemetery
Everingham Resigns to Take Beatrice Superintendency
Sidney school board expected to act on the resignation of Mel Everingham as assistant superintendent. Everingham announced his resignation to accept the Beatrice school system superintendency. Officials question if a quick replacement can be found for the 1959-60 term and consider promoting staff. The Everinghams reside at 1452 19th Ave with their two daughters.
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Sidney
Mel Everinghame
Sidney Public
Everingham
Beatrice
Grand Island
O. J. Weymouth
Ted
Weymouth
Sidney Schools
State Department of Education
Department
19Th Ave
Graveside Rites Set For Ogden Infant Son
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Ogden of Potter died shortly after birth at Memorial Hospital. Graveside rites are planned for tomorrow at 10 am in Greenwood Cemetery with Rev C E Brittain officiating. Craig Mortuary handles arrangements. Survivors include the parents and grandparents Frieda Ogden Venango Walt Bruenger Sidney.
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Aaron Ogden
Potter
Memorial Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
C. E. Brittain
Craig Mortuary
Frieda Ogden
Venango
Walt Bruenger
Sidney
Informal Reception Set Tuesday For Morans
An informal reception for Wayne Moran new Chamber Manager and his family will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the basement of city auditorium. Businessmen and their families are invited. Coffee doughnuts and punch will be served.
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Wayne Moran
City Auditorium
No Charge Yet In Fracas
Authorities await Ivory’s condition before filing charges against Austin Lanier who shot 31 year old Oliver Ivory in a dispute over money. Ivory, badly wounded, is hospitalized in Sidney. Lanier was arrested 12 minutes after the shooting and gave a statement. Ivory, Oklahoma City resident, had been living in Sidney four months for work. Lanier, a longtime Sidney resident, was from Tennessee originally. This followed a prior month with two burglars arrested quickly.
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Oliver Ivory
Austin Lanier
Lanier
Ivory
Oklahoma_ City
Okla
Sidney
Tennessee
Sidney-Scottsbluff
State Penitentiary
Grain market price quoted for wheat at 162 per bushel
Local elevator sources report a wheat price of 162 dollars per bushel today, indicating current market levels for the grain. The figure reflects immediate trading interest and may influence nearby buying and selling activity.
Sky Scanning Season Arrives In Farm Areas
Western Nebraska reports the first serious hail storms over two days with limited crop damage so far. Hail and wind plagued the region in late May. North Platte Valley saw hail near Scottsbluff Minatare and a storm north toward Bridgeport. Memorial Day brought more dark skies and small hail in Sidney. a damaging strip east of Gurney ruined fields and challenged pheasant crops as Arlo Jones traced the storm route.
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Nebraska
Strams
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Minatare
Bridgeport
Dalton
Sidney
Gurney
Arlo Jones
Fire blaze on 13th Ave ends in minutes
Sidney police blotter notes a Sunday car fire at 1229 13th Ave that was extinguished four minutes after the call. Alfred Christen sen owned the vehicle, with about $100 damage. Firemen say the blaze was likely caused by an engine short.
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Sidney
13Th Ave
Alfred Christensen
Two Cars Stolen in Sidney Turned Up, One False Alarm
Sidney police investigated two stolen car reports Sunday with positive outcomes. Mrs. Keith Deaver reported a car stolen at 11:27 a.m. and it was recovered undamaged at about 4:28 p.m. A Sidney man reported his car stolen but later called back, revealing a mistaken parking location and that the car had not been stolen.
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Sidney
Keith Deaver
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Lea
Emil Konecky
Chamber of Commerce
Mel Everingham
Ogden
Morans
Roy Bauer
George Ott
Ott
Sol Willis
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