Miss Cheyenne County 1968 Crowned at Sidney Pageant
Jody Enevoldsen of Potter won the Miss Cheyenne County title on June 1, earning a $500 scholarship and a chance to compete in the Miss Nebraska pageant in York on June 29. First runnerup was Laurie Miller, with Peggi Allington as second runnerup.
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Jody Ene Woldsen
Cheyenne County
Sharon Kaylor
Laurie Miller
Peggi Allington
Business Institute of Sidney
Telegraph
Jody Enevoldsen
Potter
Don Enevoldsen
Enevoldsen
York
Atlantic City
Laurence Miller
Dalton
Tom Allington
Sundl
Sidney Jaycees
Sidney
Kimball
Georgia Killham
Miss Enevoldsen
Beth Ann Nelson
Gwen Keas
Sandra Lou Spoeneman
Carolyn Joann Nelson
Connie Adams
Linda Cape
Cape
Bond sales in Cheyenne County reach 132 thousand
E H Bond Sales four month total in Cheyenne County reached 132181 dollars, reported by county volunteer chairman H Glenn Spearow. The figure equals 17.4 percent of the 1968 county sales goal, while statewide sales total 18220158 dollars, or 24.1 percent of the state goal.
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Cheyenne County
H. Glenn Spearow
Gun Show Set for Ogallala by Junior Chamber
Gun enthusiasts from a three state area are expected in Ogallala next weekend for the first annual Gun Show sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Ogallala
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Boost Nebraska Stockgrowers Meet Opens With Cross Breeding Panel
Nebraska Stock Growers Association holds its seventy-ninth annual convention in North Platte with a cross breeding panel featuring Bob Shat tuck Hastings Dr Larry Condiff UNL Dr Rufus Cox Kansas State Univ Bill Condon Sterling Colo and John Sibbitt Alliance Stock Growers President E H Shoemaker Jr will open the session with an address at 1 30 p m Other highlights include reports on taxation cow belles and cattle numbers plus an address by State Tax Commissioner Murrell B McNeil The Cow Belles meet at 9 30 a m Friday and the banquet at Adams Junior High School follows with humorist John Henry Faulk as main speaker Saturday adoptions of resolutions officer elections and the 1969 convention city are planned.
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North Platte
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Bob Shattuck
Hastings
Larry Condiff
University of Nebraska
Rufus Cox
Kansas State University
Bill Condon
Sterling, Colo
John Sibbitt
Alliance
Stock Growers
E. H. Shoemaker, Jr
Nebraska
Robert Reierson
Denver
Bill House
Cedar Vale
Kans
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Paul Guyer
Eddie Collins
Adams Junior High School
Tom Allan
Omaha World- Herald
John Henry Faulk
Holiday Inn
Eighteen Windows Broken on Two School Buses
Eighteen windows were broken from two St. Patrick's Academy buses parked on the west side of the school, with a blunt instrument like a hammer suspected. A separate report notes Beth Nelson's car aerial was damaged behind the Brandin' Iron on West Illinois, with time given as 1:32 am Sunday.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney
Beth Nelson
West Tlinois
See America On TV Programming
See America on TV invites viewers to discover a new weekly program beginning this week at 7 30 on the Nebraska Educational Television Network. The June lineup visits Cape Cod San Francisco the Teton Mountains and Kentucky's Bluegrass State with half hour color episodes showcasing state culture history and heritage.
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America
Nebraska Educational Television Network
United States
Cape Cod
Baghdad
San Francisco
Teton Mountains
Bluegrass
Lincoln
Mailman Finally Gets Protection
Congressman Dave Martin notes the House passed a bill by 333 to 5 to make killing a postal worker who carries mail a federal offense. He cites a 1966 123 percent rise in assaults on postal employees and says Congress sought protection through the measure.
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Dave Martin
House
Congress
Car Safety Inspection Set In 69 Nebraska Law
The Nebraska State Motor Vehicles Department will implement annual safety inspections for all vehicles starting January. The $2 fee funds checks of brakes steering lights glass and other operating equipment. Passing vehicles receive window stickers. failing vehicles must be repaired. Inspecting sites pay $5 yearly permits. $1.75 of the motorist fee stays with the station and 25 cents goes to the state fund. An advisory committee meets June 15 to set rules. Members include Dawson Osmond Hargleroad Hergenrader Kaar and Smith.
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State Motor Vehicles Department
Nebraska
Larry C. Johns
Johns
Statehouse
Kenneth L. Dawson
Osmond
C. J. Hargleroad
Hastings
Floyd Hergenrader
Scottsbluff
K. B. Kaar
Lincoln
Roy Smith
Omaha
Two Car Mishap Investigated Near Sidney
A two car mishap Sunday at 1 40 p m at the junction of Highways 30 and 19 one half mile east of Sidney was investigated by John Trenerry of the Nebraska State Patrol. Dennis Pelster 17 of Dalton was turning left when his car was hit from behind by Walter J Sapp 55 of Superior Wise. No injuries were reported and about 45 damage to the Pelster auto and 375 to the Sapp car.
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John Trenerry
Nebraska State Patrol
Sidney
Dennis Pelster
Dalton
Waltermer J. Sapp
Superior
Wise
Pelster Auto
Sapp Care
Four injuries from Sidney traffic incidents include DWI charge
Police report four traffic mishaps since Friday in Sidney with three injuries and about 2100 in vehicle damage. A 13th Street underpass crash led to Steven Groshans charged with driving while intoxicated after crossing the center line. Betty Haven, Clair Hoven, and Betty Hoven sustained cuts. Additional crashes involved Edward Kieselhorst, Ann Craig, Lola Frericks, Pauline Lemon, and a minor park area collision. A later hit and run damaged Wayne Kubrick’s car.
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Sidney
13Th Street
Betty J. Haven
Steven Groshans
Groshans
Clair Hoven
Betty Hoven
Hove
Pauline Lemon
North Platte
Jackson
Frericks
Georgia Frericks
Lemon Auto
Old Court House
Anderson Excavating
Omaha
Western Nebraska Express
David Stallsworth
WNX
Wayne A. Kubrick
Kristin Pfeiffer Graduates With Highest Honor at Nebraska
Kristin Bitner Pfeiffer daughter of Dr and Mrs C U Bitner of Sidney earned one of 27 University of Nebraska seniors graduating with high distinction last week. She majored in history social studies and political science and plans remain undecided.
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University of Nebraska
Kristin Bitner Pfeiffer
C. U. Bitner
Sidney
County GOP Convention Set for Thursday in Fort Sidney
Cheyenne County Republican Committee schedules its annual convention for Thursday June 6 starting 7 30 p m in the shelter room at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Frank Mattoon county chairman says the meeting will elect new officers and reorganize for the coming year with emphasis on precinct chairmen and officers attendance.
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Cheyenne County
Republican Committee
Frank Mat=toon
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Mattoon
Deer Killed In Highway 30 Collision Near Sidney
A deer was killed in a mishap Saturday at 10 20 a.m. on Highway 30 five point eight miles east of Sidney. John Trenerry of the Nebraska State Patrol said a 1965 two door driven west by Michael A. Kuppin, 24, Monona Wisconsin, struck the deer as it walked into the path of the auto.
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Highway
Sidney
John Trenerry
Nebraska State Patrol
Trenerry
Michael A. Kuppin
Monona
Wise
Committee Forms To Study Branch Banking In Nebraska
An 18 banker committee in Nebraska promotes limited branch banking. Chairman W. W. Cook of Beatrice leads the effort with members Burnham Yates of Lincoln First National Bank and Trust Co. and Glenn Yaussi of Lincoln National Bank of Commerce Trust and Savings Co. No Cheyenne County bankers sit on the panel.
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Nebraska
Thor
Glenn Yaussi
National Bank of Commerce, Trust and Savings Co
Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Circulation Campaign Tightens As Leaders Hold Edge
In a close race for Sidney Telegraph subscribers, Marge Dougherty leads with 6 690 000 votes ahead of Linda Markel 6 610 000 and Nellie Hume 6 430 000. Joy Hare sits fourth, Margaret McCabe fifth, Lois Dindinger sixth. Campaign ends soon with prizes and 20 percent commission for final workers.
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Sidney Telegraph
Marge Dougherty
Sidney
Linda Markel
Lodgepole
Nellie Hume
Joy Hare
Margaret McCabe
Dalton
Lois Dindinger
Potter
the Telegraph
Lloyd Goranson
Peetz
Florence Ludeman
Gurley
Ruth Wicks
David Schobert
Forecast Of Dry And Warm June Welcomed By Farmers
Western Nebraska expects a dry warm June as the U S Weather Bureau forecast aligns with a wet May. Extension agent Ivan Liljegren notes past patterns show May wet and June dry, aiding wheat harvest while reducing stem rust, with Scottsbluff observers praising the crop and USDA projecting about 30 bushels per acre for the season.
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United States Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Sidney Telegraph
Liljegren
State University Experiment Station
Scottsbluff
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Gas Workers Vote For CWA Membership
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company employees voted 302 yes to 292 no to join the Communications Workers of America AFL CIO. The company operates in Hastings Nebraska with staff across Wyoming Colorado Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska. L L Swanson says 15 to 20 Sidney workers may join and Omaha union officials will draft a contract outlining wages vacations hours overtime and other conditions.
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Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Kansas-Nebraska
Hastings
Neb
Wyoming
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
L. L. Swanson
CWA
Sidney
Swanson
Omaha
James R. West
Burial costs for veterans backed by VA
The Veterans Administration will pay up to 250 for burial expenses of eligible deceased veterans if the claim is filed within two years after burial or cremation. Claims may be filed by the undertaker or the paying party. Eligibility includes wartime service or post August 4 1964 service with discharge not dishonorable, plus peacetime veterans with service connected disabilities or discharged for such disabilities. Active duty deaths are covered by the military.
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Veterans Administration
C. W. Nixon
Lincoln
Nebraska
Route 30 resurfacing may disrupt summer travel
Tourists and out of state cars flood Sidney via US 30 as road work delays extend beyond the Fourth of July. Wet weather slowed May progress, with the contractor delaying start and additional crews to resurface Illinois Street and part of 10th Avenue. Heavy summer traffic will be rerouted through town during the project.
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Sidney
Lodgepole
State Highway Department
Sidney-Lodgepole
Robert Mason
Mason
Sidney- Lodgepole
Ilinois St
10Th Avenue
Area 4-H Convention Draws Statewide Youth Leaders
Sidney duo Keith Rexroth and Bruce Luehrs join regional delegates at the 52nd State 4-H Club Week in Lincoln June 4 7. The event aboard the University of Nebraska East Campus features workshops tours banquets and a career day in Omaha with attendees from Bridgeport Broadwater Lisco Chappell and nearby towns.
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Sidney
Lincoln
University of Nebraska East
Keith Rexroth
Bruce Luehrs
Keith
Bruce
Omaha
George Watson
Amy Lease
Kim Nielsen
Carol Sherfey
Sheryl Coulter
Bridgeport
Broadwater
Jerry Cunningham
Sandra Anderson
Dave Abel
Marjorie Keenan
Deborah Lindquist
Patrick Phillips
Lisco
Julie Duffield
Chappell
Two Added To Sales Staff At Larabee Company
Larabee Olds-Cadillac Co. in Sidney adds two sales staff members, Dean Larabee starting March 1 and Merle Bobo joining Monday. Dean, son of Stan Larabee, previously worked with his father and at Masek Auto, married to Diane Schilz with son Darin. Merle Bobo, Sidney resident since 1950, married to Vonnie with three sons, has prior Auto sales at Kokjer Motor Co.
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Larabee
Olds-Cadillac Co
Sidney
Dean Larabee
Merle Bobo
Stan Larabee
Masek Auto
Diane Schilz
Darin
Bobo
Kokjer Motor Co
Vonnie
Panhandle Forecast Sees Warm Tuesday With Showers
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight with a chance of a few rain showers Tuesday afternoon. Highs near 90 today, lows in the 50s, Tuesday highs around 80. Precipitation under 5 percent tonight and this afternoon, 10 percent Tuesday. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with 70s highs and 45 to 55 lows, occasional afternoon and evening thundershowers.
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Panhandle
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Stockgrower Meeting
Kristin Pfeiffer
GOP
Seares
U.S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain West
Associated Press
Larabee Company
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