Fire damages heavy at Fort Sidree motel blaze
A fire at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel caused extensive damage on the second floor south wing after a cigarette smoking incident. One room was destroyed and seventeen rooms were rendered unusable while furniture carpeting and fixtures must be replaced. 13 firefighters battled the fire for about an hour and ten minutes. Henry Oliverius was in the room and is held on intoxication charges. no water damage occurred.
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Crook
Cole
Wamsley Wamsley
Scottsbluff
Wamsley
Jerry Lawson
Fort Sidney
Motor Hotel
Raw farm prices rise for sixth straight month in May
Washington report shows raw farm product prices up 2 percent in the sixteenth month, with gains in rice, cattle, hogs, soybeans, potatoes and peaches. Wheat, corn and eggs fell, sparking concern for some farmers while signaling higher retail beef prices this summer. Government forecasts say 1977 retail food prices may average nearly 6 percent above 1976. About half of the rise blamed on imported foods such as coffee.
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UPI
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Department
Sidney Junior Legion Wins Ralph Welch Memorial Tourney
Sidney defeated Cheyenne on Monday to clinch the Ralph Welch Memorial Day tournament. The complete rundown appears on page 8.
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Sidney Junior Legion
Cheyenne
Ralph Welch
Sidney pool bond plan advances for June 14 vote
Citizens group backs a $149,500 pool bond to build a new $285,000, non enclosed L shaped pool in Legion Park, funded 50 percent by Nebraska Game and Parks if approved by June 17. Construction would start this fall with a 10 year payoff, aided by Cheyenne County Chamber groups and Alpha Nu Beta Sigma Phi.
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Gordon Tobin
Bertram O'Conner
O O'Connor
Red Cross
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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Connor
Legion Park
Olsona Associates
Nebraska
Colorado
Gering, Scottsbluff
Alliance
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ladies
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Chamber of Commerce
Alpha Nu Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Sanitation program runs into trouble with new containers
City sanitation chief Louis Bennett reports ongoing issues with the new garbage system after 11 months. Overloaded 300 gallon bins and metal street cans cannot be lifted by forks, causing truck breakdowns and service interruptions. Bennet projects 60 to 90 days to fix major kinks, urges residents to keep heavy items out and limit disposal to normal household trash.
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Louis Bennett
City Sanitation
Bennett
Ue Sidney
Vandals Strike Nebraska Parks Stolen Picnic Tables
United Press International reports rising vandalism in Nebraska parks. Jack Johnson of the Game and Parks Commission notes nearly 50 picnic tables stolen from Lake McConaughy near Ogallala over three years, with an estimated loss of 50 dollars per table.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Jack Johnson
State Game and Parks Commission
Lake McConaughy
Ogallala
Sidney couple raise funds for multiple sclerosis in two drives
Jim and Evvie Jones spearheaded a Read A Thon and a Rock A Thon in Sidney to benefit the Nebraska Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Read A Thon gathered 3346.86 dollars from elementary readers, while 69 rockers helped push the 24 hour marathon total to 4041 dollars. Mrs Jones, living with MS for 15 years, hopes for a cure in her lifetime and urges continued community support. Details and winner photos appear inside the Telegraph.
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Sidney
Jim
Evvie Jones
Nebraska
Jones
Mrs Jones
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