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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
5
Bulletin summarizes June 6 historically with D-Day reference, anniversaries and notable births, plus a Panhandle forecast: mostly sunny today and tomorrow with highs in the 80s and cooler nights, light variable winds, and partial cloudiness into the weekend.
On Saturday June 7 the Sidney Bicentennial Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in the Library Meeting Room. On Monday in June the Past Matrons hold a noon meeting at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel, and Chey-Lohs drill practice is at 6 30 p.m. at the saddle club.
Admitted at Sidney Glen Haupt Olive Laaker Scott Eddy Rebecca Young Kathy Garrett Doris Blake Virgil Dean Donna Lashley Chappell Gene Kind Jr Charles Hafer. Discharged at Sidney Scott Eddy Chappell Charles Hafer Gene Kind Jr. Also listed: Dalton Cornelia Louderback and baby Lodgepole Ralph Talich Potter Leslie Wickhorst Peetz Colo Shirley Miller David Davis Yuma Colo Leona Knudsen Births: Mr and Mrs Dan Garrett Baby Boy.
Shane William Nightengale, eight pounds one and three four ounces, born at 7 57 a.m. June 3 to Shane and Mrs Duane Nightengale of Sidney. Andrea Lynn German, six pounds 151 2 ounces, born at 7 53 a.m. June 3 to Andrea and Lloyd German of Potter. Both families list grandparents and great grandmother in Sutherland and North Platte areas.
The U S Post Office in Sidney announces a written exam for mail clerk and carrier jobs. Applications accepted until June 20 with notification of test date. No experience required. Part time flexible roles start at 5.20 per hour rising to 6.54 with 18 plus age limit.
Death notices report the passing of former Sidney resident John M. Bukovsky aged 57 while vacationing in Kearney. Harold P. Craig 85, also a former Sidney resident, died in Concord California with services set in Greenwood Cemetery. Additional notices cover Mrs Fannie May Robb 77 of Casper and related family memorials with survivor lists and memorial details.
Police calls logged a 4:15 pm Wednesday theft of two hubcaps valued at 100 dollars. A 2:18 pm Thursday accident involved a 1971 Ford owned by Dennis Paxton in Sidney and a 1974 Ford van driven by Ray Hartzler in Sidney. Hartzler backed into Paxton at Gordon's Mobile Plaza, damaging the Paxton car's right front door. In Toledo an Owens Corning Fiberglas executive says a new Energy Management System uses a talking computer to help architects and builders estimate energy and fuel cost savings, asking questions via a simulated voice and touchtone responses.
Nebraska plans to use a portion of a Ford signed highway bill to shift federal money between highway project categories. State Engineer Tom Doyle said the move must occur by Sept 30 to qualify, while another part of the measure will be ignored.
The United Presbyterian Women met June 5 for a noon luncheon led by Circle I with Marie Nicholson presenting Rose Petals for the Medical Missions offering. Guest Mrs. Roland Reed, Presbyterian president, spoke of her Pakistan trip to visit the Lee Reeds. In Fresno AP reports James F. Greene notes up to 50 000 illegal aliens in the San Joaquin Valley construction sector and discusses shifting federal highway funds under a new priority primary system to semi rural roads. President Ford voiced reservations about the bill’s deferment provisions.
A total of 1522.28 donated by readers of The Sidney Telegraph will be applied next week to medical expenses from the failed effort to save 12 year old Bruce Vizina who died after a March traffic accident. The fund, closed earlier this week, included a 650 gift from St Patrick's Church parishioners and contributions from many individuals and groups including Thomas Lumber, Mary Grant, J D Kennedy, O N O Extension Club, and South Elementary School Sixth Grade Class.
Civil Air Patrol teams in Colorado and Nebraska expanded the search for a single engine plane carrying four Ridge Crest California family members. The aircraft vanished after leaving Grand Junction on the morning flight toward Minnesota, with ground units operating from Granby and airports within 150 miles of Akron, Colorado.
The Sidney Telegraph report on the planning commission edits created confusion by implying four new members. In fact three new members were added: Al Lukesh, Gene Lienemann, and Carl Johnson. The departures were R. C. Cunningham, Carl Olson, and John Echternach.
Job Service of Nebraska reports rising demand for workers as May sees 350 job applicants, up from 321 in April and far above 181 at the end of May last year. The May figure reflects more people seeking work despite fewer openings.
Carrier of the month reached 114 placements, up from 51 in April and 100 a year ago. Most new applicants were students under 22, with 68 under age 22. May placements totaled 79, down from last year’s 108. Roles leaned toward service, agriculture, and transportation. Of 79 placements, 66 were male and 13 female. Reach-out notices include Scottsbluff Claims Center in Sidney on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. for unemployment insurance talks, and Job Service staff visiting Chappell Courthouse Jury Room June 19 at 1 p.m and Kimball Courthouse Assembly Room June 12 and 26 at 1 p.m.
The Pony Express began in 1860 to speed mail from Sacramento to St Louis by fast horses and riders. It operated until 1861 when it ceased service, marking a brief but notable chapter in transcontinental communication.
A warrant targets Robert D. Rippetoe who sold sewing machines in Sidney on February 1 and did not deliver. Identified as a salesman for National Sewing Machine Co, he mailed letters promising a free $100 award check for a $159.95 portable machine. Victims paid full price or a down payment, with an estimated $1,000 taken. Rippetoe faces a felony charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. warrants issued in other towns.
University of Nebraska Lincoln researchers with Kansas State co authors present two bulletins on feeder cattle growing operations and meat trucking costs. They cover rate cost analysis of Nebraska meat trucking, costs per mile for trucking beef versus live cattle, and a survey of structural, operational traits in Nebraska and Kansas feeder cattle growing, including procurement, financing, transport, shrink, and vertical integration.
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