Monday Hailstorm Slashes Diagonally Across County
A Monday hailstorm carved a diagonal damage path across Cheyenne County from Dalton toward Sunol, destroying wheat crops and poultry, stripping paint, smashing windows, and washing ditches full. Reports cite 75 percent to 100 percent crop losses in several farms, with heavy rain and hail measured in Gurley and surrounding areas.
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Dalton
Sunol
Huntsman
Irvin Campbell
Glenn Harris
Harry Shoemaker
Charles Bancroft
Bill Waite
Gurley
Voters Face 330000 School Addition Vote in Dalton
Dalton voters go to the polls Friday to decide a 5.9 mill levy for a 330000 addition replacing part of the old school building. Supporters cite structural needs, accreditation, and better facilities. opponents warn taxes amid recent hail damage and tough times.
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Dalton
91-C
Board of Education
Richard Krause
North Platte
Hahn, Dunn and Gardner
District 91-C
Lions Club
Sidney newspaper rates and mailing notice
Announcement provides change of address process and subscription prices for the Sidney publication. Rates are $8 yearly inside a 50 mile zone, $9 outside, and $8 per year by carrier. Single copies cost 10 cents. Postal details note Second Class Postage Paid at Sidney Nebraska with box 219 contact.
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Sidney
Nebr
Lincoln board sets tougher high school standards
Lincoln The State Board of Education approved stricter standards for 93 Nebraska public high schools affecting about 3600 pupils in poorer districts. Unanimous adoption followed a public hearing with praise for raising standards. About 12 to 18 tiny schools may not meet the new rules, which require better curricula libraries facilities and more qualified teachers or loss of state approval.
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Lincoln
State Board of Education
Nebraska
Leroy Ortgiesen
Department
Division of Instruction
Ortgiesen
Baby Rattlers Seen In Town
Harry Tucker on Ash Street in Sioux Villa found a small rattlesnake on his front steps. A neighbor boy helped dispose of it and Tucker now warns parents to keep children away from the “worms” with buttons on their tails.
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Harry Tucker
Ash Street
Sioux Villa
North Bluffs
Mr. Tucker
Non Compliers65 Program Hinted To File Wheat Allotment
Farmers seeking a new wheat farm allotment for 1966 must file with the ASCS County Office by July 1. Eligible applicants have no 1965 wheat allotment, no interest in other wheat allotments, and rely on farming for over half their income. Submit a written application on the farm form before the deadline.
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ASCS
North Ward Post To Hunt A Popular Principal
Darrell Hunt, longtime Frances Willard School principal, will transfer to North Ward to serve as its head. He is married with two daughters and active in community affairs. the change follows class trimming at East that eliminated a principal position.
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Sidney
Ivan Adams
North Ward
Barstow
Calif
Adams
Kearney
Darrell Hunt
Frances Willard School
East
Hunt
Pope at Large After Bank Killing and Robbery
Duane Pope, 22, a recent college graduate, is sought in a bank killing and robbery. Reports say authorities have closed in as he fled in a 1939 Buick convertible later abandoned at a Wichita location after leaving the vehicle at a Salina rental agency.
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Duane Pope
Pope
Big Springs
Salina
Kan
Wichita
Employees Days Set June 24 26 in Sidney
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce retail committee set June 24 26 as Employees days a promotion featuring an employee of the year. Merchants were asked to nominate by letter or call the chamber office. Chamber manager Jack Laimer said nominations are coming in slowly and the deadline was extended a few days.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jack Laimer
Trailblazers Tour Weekend in Sidney and Tragic Truck Crash
The Trailblazers Antique Auto Club hosts a two day tour in Sidney with registration, parade routes and a banquet, while a 28 year old Denver truck driver, Robert Lee Maier, dies in a one vehicle crash near the Port of Entry station on Highway 19. Maier, employed by Rust Sales, was alone in a tandem axle truck that overturned after leaving the road. cargo and fuel spilled, fire foam used, and responders assisted. Maier is survived by his wife and two children. services planned in Denver.
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Rust Sales Co
Denver
Sidney
Robert Maier
Telegraph
Trailblazers Antique Auto Club
Cheyenne County
Denver Club
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Marathon Oil Building
Fort Sidney
Marathon Building
Memorial Rest Home
Sidney Country Club
Legion Park
Cheyenne
Sterling
Fort Collins
Trailblazers Club
Nebraska
Prospector
Denver, Cole
Port of Entry
Highway 19
Robert Lee Maier
West
Bayard Avenue
Rust Sales Company
del Shipley
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Maier
John Peetz Jr
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Red Cross Summer Swimming Registration This Week
Registration for the summer Red Cross swimming program is this Thursday and Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 west of the pool in Legion Park. Those unable to register then may register at the pool at the start of lessons. Fees are 50 cents for children and one dollar for adults.
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Red Cross
Legion Park
Panhandle Forecast Says Showers Likely Soon
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a few afternoon and evening thundershowers. Low tonight 45 to 55. High Thursday in the 70s. Five day outlook shows near normal temps through Monday with frequent changes, highs near 80 and lows near 50. Thunder showers scattered throughout the period. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Decrease In Grade Enrollment Forces Shift From East Ward
Sidney School Board unanimously approved moving Francis Willard school East Ward students to South Central and North Ward due to staffing and enrollment declines for fall 1965. Kindergarten through sixth grade classes will be restructured with buses rerouted. East Ward principal reassigned to North Ward.
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East Ward
Sidney School Board
Supt. Pedersen
Francis Willard School
South
Central
North Ward
Burlington Tracks
South Ward
Central East South North
Earliest Wheeled Vehicle Found in 5000-Year-Old Hearse
Archaeologists uncover a Mesopotamian tomb with a 5000-year-old hearse representing the oldest wheeled vehicle. Analyses suggest early humans used stones to shape tools, indicating primitive tool use and innovation.
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Mesopotamia
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Keith Spiker
Lodgepole
Sidney, Nebraska
Haif
North Ward Post
G. J. McGinley
Ogallala
Nebraska Stock Growers Assn
McGinley
Association
Lake McConaughy
Morrison
Bermel Hall
East Lincoln Highway
Delbert Downing
Midland
Texas
Don H. Shriner
Nebraska Centen~ Tal Commissio
John Goodwin
Oklahoma State University
Robert C. Liebenow
Chicago Board of Trade
C. W. “Bill” McMillan
American National Cattleman’s Association
Charles M. Quarre
Bakersfield
California
Eve” Bowing
Merriman
Reagan V. Brown
Texas A. & M. University
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