Chart For Future City Area Progress Is Goal Of CC Council Group
A Sidney Chamber of Commerce led plan calls for weekly Thursday noon luncheons to brainstorm future city growth. Industrial Council members expect to discuss creating at least 630 new jobs in three years to replace Sioux Army Depot losses. First meeting set for June 4 at 12 15 PM at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel, with brief agenda and open invitation to business and professional leaders.
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CC Council
E. R
Jim) Jimerson
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Jimerson
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Council Committee
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Sioux
Industrial Council
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Well Known Gurley Man Died Today
Gil bert F Sorge 57 a 50 year resident of Gurley died early this morning at Memorial Hospital after being taken there three days earlier Funeral rites are pending at The Gehrig Son Funeral Home Born June 17 1907 in Deshler Neb to Henry and Meta Sorge Came to Cheyenne County 50 years ago mostly on the Sorge home farm Married Mildred Westerhoft in September 1933 at Weyerts Lutheran Church east of Gurley Survived by widow four sons Lawrence Lincoln Roger Abilene Tex Stewart and Bruce at home two daughters Rowena Idaho Falls Ida and Maxenne at home five grandchildren mother Meta Sorge Sidney three sisters Harold Borcher Sidney Mrs Marvin Becher Claremont Minn Mrs Walter Redder Bloomington Minn two brothers Leonard San Antonio Tex Edward Portland Ore
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Gurley
Memorial Hospital
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Mr. Sorge
Deshler
Neb
Henry
Meta Moses Sorge
Cheyenne County
Sorge
Fliers Invited to Meeting at Gurley Plant
Pilots and prospective pilots are invited to a general information meeting Thursday night at eight o'clock. The session will be held at The Egging Co. plant southeast of Gurley with Don's Air Service of Alliance in charge.
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Egging Co
Gurley
Don’s Air Service of Alliance
Essay Winners To Washington Tour From Dalton
Shirley Jean Mika and Larry Gene Flohr of Dalton win all expense paid trips to Washington D C for a week. Their guardians are Mr and Mrs Eugene Pelster and Mr Fred Flohr respectively. Betty Jean Weed of Dalton also earns a tour with parents partnering with the NREA. The group joins 26 Nebraska teens touring the capital in a rural electrification contest sweep.
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Shirley Jean Mika
Larry Gene Flohr
Dalton
Lincoln
Washington, D. C
Shirley
Eugene Pelster
Larry
Fred Flohr
Wheatbelt
Raymond Weed
NREA
Nebraska
Sidney Public School Budget Sets At 953205
The Sidney Board of Education approved a 953 205 budget Monday night up from 889 670 last year. The increase funds new staff additions and benefits, social security, drivers education expansions, and tennis court renovations. Federal and state aid reduce reliance on taxes, with a proposed levy rise of about 2.5 mills.
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Sidney Board of Education
Russell J. Pedersen
Pedersen
Sidney High School
St. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney
John Hettrick
State Department of Education
Jim Titterington
Gross Point
Mich
Judy Bauer
New Telephone Directories For Sidney And Nine Towns
New directories covering Sidney Bushnell Kimball Dix Potter Lodgepole Chappell Gurley and Dalton are being distributed this week. The Sidney listings are first in the book followed by Yellow Pages and other exchanges to ease use.
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Sidney
Bushnell
Kimball
Dix
Potter
Lodgepole
Chappell
Gurley
Dalton
Sidney High Class of 1964 Commencement Night
Thirteen years of hard work culminate as 113 seniors of the Sidney High Class of 1964 gather for commencement at the Junior High auditorium. Among the 12 National Honor Society graduates is Lawrence Carl Boye, with his father Rev Clarence C. Boye participating in the program. a 7:30 p.m. slide show precedes formal ceremonies at 8 p.m.
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Sidney High
Lawrence Carl
Larry) Boye
Clarence C. Boye
Boye
Larry
Bob Fry
Area Surveys Show Western Nebraska Crops Rallying
Dryland crops and range lands in western Nebraska are in excellent condition entering June after cool weather and recent rain, reversing late May fears of drought damage. Wheat should grow substantially in the next two weeks with moisture. harvest possible around July 10 if conditions stay favorable.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statististics
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Great Plains
Cranby
County Board Buys New Truck at Meeting
Cheyenne County commissioners accepted the low bid of 2389.95 with trade from Kokjer Motor Co for a new panel truck at their Tuesday meeting.
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Cheyenne Couty
Kokjer Motor Co
Youths Deny Arson Action in Sidney District Court
Four youths charged with arson entered not guilty pleas before District Judge John Kuns. Fred Gonzales 17 and Jim Trujillo 21 face three counts each with counsel named. LeRoy Apodeca 19 and Reuben Gonzales 15 also charged in the Christmas night District 97 schoolhouse fire. Gonzales and Trujillo were arrested after a barn fire at Joe Dodds farm west of Sidney and a car fire owned by David Heizer.
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John Kuns
Fred Gonzales
J. L. Thorpe
Jim Trujillo
G. F. Bush
LeRoy Apodeca
Jack R. Knicely
Three Youths Arrested For Assault On Drive In Owner
Parkview Drive In owner Don Challburg was severely injured when three youths twisted his arm behind his back. County Attorney charged Bill Harvey Tom Harvey and Donald Deaver with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. Bail set at $300 each.
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Don Challburg
Parkview Drive
Memorial Hospital
John Peetz Jr
Bill Harvey
Tom Harvey
Donald James Deaver
C. W. Smith
Deaver
Challburg
Sidney Chamber Considers New Membership Year
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce board studies shifting from a calendar year to an Oct 1–Sept 30 schedule. A decision is expected soon after morning discussions at Rail's Cafe. The group also moved the teacher appreciation luncheon from late August to a fall night dinner. Wayne Moran said the change would give members more time to meet teachers. Endorsement for the Jaycee house numbering campaign was approved as it gets underway this week.
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Tom Coffey
Sidney Jaycees
Jaycees
City of
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Bauerkemper
Coffey
Bauerkemper
Ned Swaeby
Jaycee
Telegraph
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Rail
Wayne Moran
C Ofc
Jaycee House
Kite Derby Set For Cub Scouts At Camp Hubert Fuller
A kite flying derby for Pack 89 Cub Scouts is scheduled for 2 p.m. this Sunday at Camp Hubert Fuller located west and south of Sidney. Prizes will be awarded in several categories.
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Cub Scouts
Pack 89
Hubert Fuller
West
Sidney
Wheat Farmer Signup Shows Program Need
McCOOK NE 88 percent sign up of Nebraska wheat land for the 1964 certificate program shows a strong desire among wheat growers to join a national effort. Ervain Friede, McCook, NWGA public relations chair, notes 2,609,891 of 2,967,489 acres are signed up, praising the participation and NWGA role while aiming for higher wheat prices toward parity.
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McCook
Nebraska
Ervain Friede
i@ Nebraska Wheat Growers fation
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
Friede
NWGA
Mrs. Fulton Dead At 91
Clara May Fulton 91 died at her Cheyenne County farm home six miles southwest of Sidney from a heart attack. Funeral at First Methodist Church with Rev. John Stayton at 2 p m Thursday. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by four sons Joe Elmer George Floyd. three daughters Doris Jessie Anderson Effie Lucas. and a sister Jessie Morian.
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Clara May Fulton
Sidney
William A. Fulton
Creston
Neb
Gibbon
Cheyenne County
Iowa
Doris
Jessie Anderson
Midville
Utah
Effie Lucas
Jessie Morian
Dell Rapids
S. Dak
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Dale Butler
Chadron
Chadron State Teachers College
Virgil Meyer
Bertrand
Butler
Supt
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Dennis Dumler
Northwestern Bell
Dumler
Board
C of
Wheat Farmer
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