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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1970
Page
1
The Nebraska Panhandle Community Action agency received 168000 dollars to run a Food Stamp information and assistance program in Scotts Bluff Kimball Cheyenne Morrill and Deuel counties starting July 1. Five new jobs will be created for 16 months including a director and four outreach workers.
Announcement of a 90000 housing services program to be run by Panhandle Community Action Agency was made by the Kansas City office of the Office of Economic Opportunity. L G Soto said funds cover 16 months from July 1 this year and will organize low income housing projects. Seven new personnel will be hired including urban and rural housing specialists and two organizers to plan and implement housing for displaced residents and migrant workers in Scotts Bluff Cheyenne Kimball Deuel and Morrill Counties.
Herman B. Jurgens paid 60 250 for three quarters of land a residence and other improvements at the liquidation auction sale of Forrest and Elsie Planck. The land is the west half of the northeast quarter of Sec 26 15 48. Plancks retained mineral interests and produced on the property. Auction included farm equipment furniture household goods and misc items. Harold Krauple conducted the sale for the Plancks long-time residents who now spend time in Arizona and Lake Montezuma. The sale was handled by the Oliver Darnall Agency with American National Bank as clerk.
Fire gutted the Lewellen Legion Hall late Tuesday collapsing the structure and its contents. Oshkosh and Lewellen fire units reported the blaze smoldered before discovery by a neighbor with no injuries. Ernest Fisher of Lewellen owned the building.
Northwestern Bell will convert Bridgeport to direct distance and touch tone dialing on June 28 replacing the manual switchboard in use since 1938. Manager Don Belden said rural lines are buried and Bridgeport is among Nebraska towns still using an operator switch. Gordon, Loup City, and Randolph are slated for dial conversion. Bridgeport took about two years to complete.
Miss Kathy Wright of Sidney participates in the Miss Nebraska 1970 pageant at York along with 19 other contestants. Contestants registered Tuesday noon and attended orientation and press conferences ahead of rehearsals. Preliminary judging runs Thursday and Friday evenings with finals Saturday night.
Sidney city crews begin a two inch overlay on 10th and 11th Avenues from Newton South to Lodgepole Road. Motorists should watch for trucks and avoid parking along 10th and 11th while work continues. Intersections near Toledo Pine and Osage to stay open after 5 p.m.
The Rev. Stanley Ganzel starts as pastor of the First United Methodist Church and will lead worship this Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The summer workshop times are 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Partly cloudy conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Thursday in the Panhandle. A 20 percent rain chance persists through Thursday with isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach 65 to 75 this afternoon, 60 to 70 Thursday, lows 40s to 50. Extended outlook calls for variable cloudiness with more showers Friday through Sunday and a cool Friday and Saturday ahead of a warmer Sunday.
Adults are urged to attend a 8 p.m. meeting tonight in the city council chambers. Plans for a jogging club and a muscle toning program will be discussed as part of the summer recreation program directed by Bob Roach and Glen Houtz.
Summer recreation activities run across the city with programs for elementary students on Mondays and Wednesdays, tennis for kids at the Junior High courts on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a morning conditioning program for all ages, and a jogging club meeting tonight. Teenage dances begin Wednesday at Jaycee Hall, and trampoline training starts late June at the Environmental Cottage. Government crop experts report adequate soil moisture statewide, corn and sorghum progress, and good alfalfa and hay conditions as planting and cultivation continue.
Rain fell hard and fast Tuesday evening in the Sidney area. The FAA flight service station measured .08 of an inch. Temperatures ranged from 52 to 84 on Monday and 52 to 85 on Tuesday, dipping to 46 to 67 by noon today.
The Dr J B Pankau estate sale in Dalton Tuesday failed to fetch hoped for prices but most property sold apart from Pioneer Memorial Hospital and its land. The hospital and land will be disposed of later after talks with interested parties. The town bought the office building for 1000 dollars to serve as a library. Two vacant lots went to the Dalton Telephone Co for 100 dollars each. Medical equipment went to doctors and staff from nearby communities.
A Nebraska 4 H citizenship trip group departs for Washington D C Tuesday after months of work funding their tour. The two week itinerary includes Chicago Gettysburg New York City Decatur St. Joseph and Arlington Cemetery with stays at the University of Maryland and visits to memorials government offices and Mt. Vernon. They will present a report on Cheyenne County 4 H history to Nebraska senators and are sponsored by Ken Sakurada and Mrs. Ken Miller.
The City of Sidney plans a June 30 bid opening for a major upgrade to its electrical system. The project adds three substations and transmission lines to connect with the Bureau of Reclamation, enabling energy supply from the bureau and reducing line losses. Estimated cost exceeds $200 thousand, says City Manager John Baudek, with work including new substations at the bureau station north of town and at 11th Ave and Hickory St, plus line construction and gear installation.
At the Monday meeting the Sidney board welcomed two new members, reorganized, and approved bids for Central Elementary School renovation. Gerald Matzke was named president with Neil Allison vice president. The district selected bank depositories, approved five teacher appointments, and financed the project with federal funds and investment interest.
John H. Mattoon, Sidney, named Grand Junior Warden at the 113th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Nebraska. Grand Master Hugh W. Eisenhart passed the post to Mattoon as Pershing Municipal Auditorium hosted the public installation in Lincoln.
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department was called to a grass fire along the Union Pacific Railroad right of way about noon Tuesday one mile east of Sidney. A passing train is listed as the probable cause and there was no damage.
The Summer Science Institute will run June 15 to July 24 at Sidney High School for Cheyenne Devel and Kimball county students who completed grades 10 through 12. Acceptance is limited to 40, with a B average required and science grade B Plus by recommendation. Two tracks Limnology and Environmental Biology include lectures field trips and overnight Rocky Mountain tours.
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