George Slept Here Memoir Sparks White House Dreams
A reader recalls a chilly 1950s visit by George McGovern and Eleanor at their home after a WWII era friendship formed through Aviation Cadets. The letter reflects on hospitality, the couple's later political rise, and a tongue in cheek note about the Lincoln Bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
McGovern
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Eleanor
Air Corps
Food For Peace
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois Normal University
San Antonio
White House
Lincoln
Crow
Merchants Offer Discounts for Midwest Shows in County
Sidney merchants cut carnival prices with tickets worth a dime off during the Midwest Shows Inc event to be held Wednesday through Saturday at the city parking lot on 10th and Hickory. Tickets are available at participating stores and from the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. VFW Post 610 sponsors the program with a large share of proceeds staying for county youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Merchants
Midwest Shows Inc
10Th
Hickory
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Veteran's of Foreign Wars Post
Congress Rejects Revenue Sharing in Rural Development Plan
Conferees agree on a compromise bill to fund rural revitalization with about 500 million dollars annually in grants and expanded development authority. The measure aims to boost small towns and rural living conditions, with industrial loans for larger rural communities and no revenue-sharing mechanism. Herman Talmadge called the outcome significant for rural legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate House
America
Nixon
House
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Herman FE Talmadge
D-Ga
City Council Meets Tonight in Sidney
A short advance agenda for Sidney City Council meeting lists bids for concrete work to repair dips in the municipal parking lot, approaches, sidewalks and curbs. The council will also discuss forming a sewer district in the Dorwart Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Dorwart
Nebraska engineers hold Mid-Term Meeting at Fort Robinson
The Nebraska Association of County Engineers highway superintendents and surveyors meet at Fort Robinson State Park Crawford for a two day event. F B Tommie Thompson Cheyenne County Highway Superintendent presides over the session with officials from federal state and county levels presenting. Attendees include Jerome Warner chair of the Nebraska Transportation Advisory Committee and FHWA personnel from Omaha and Kansas City plus State Highway Department staff from Colorado Nebraska and Wyoming and County Highway Superintendents and Surveyors from Iowa and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Association of County Engineers, Highway Superintendents and Surveyors
Fort Robinson State Park
Crawford
F. B
Tommie" Thompson
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Association
Jerome Warner
Nebraska Transportation Advisory Committee
Federal Highway Administration
Omaha
Kansas City
State
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Iowa
Officials Attend Lincoln Hearing on NPPD Plant Plan
Local officials Sen William Clark Mayor John Gottschalk City Manager John Baudek and Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce President Aaron Harmon traveled to Lincoln to attend hearings by Terry Carpenter's interim power committee on the location of Nebraska Public Power Districts proposed 180 million power plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clark
John Gottschalk
John Baudek
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Aaron Harmon
Lincoln
Terry Carpenter
Nebraska Public Power District
Elks Set Flag Day Ceremony at Lodge
Sidney Elks Lodge 1894 will host Flag Day ceremonies at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the lodge room. Exalted Ruler John Ward says the program is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Elks Lodge
John Ward
USDA Raises Winter Wheat Output Forecast in 1972
The Agriculture Department places the 1972 winter wheat at 1.192 billion bushels, up 2 percent from last year and 4 percent above May projections, aided by rain and favorable temperatures. The June 1 yield is pegged at 34.3 bushels per acre with improved prospects in the plains eastern corn belt and Montana, while durum and other spring wheat estimates await July release. Last year’s winter crop totaled 1.163 billion bushels with 35.2 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Plains
Corn Belt
Montana
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Panhandle
County
State Historical Society
Marvin Kivett
Vern Goranson
Sidney-Deadwood Trail
Mud Springs
Nelson Ranch
Carl Cornelius
C.W. Cutright
William Fankhauser
Hull Cook
Mitten Handeet
Mick
Kokjer-Clark
Chevrolet-Buick, Inc
Kokjer -Clark’s
Ata Nl
Man
USDA
Farmers Feed & Seed
Illinois
Texaco
Elva Ackerson
Coronado Ct
Sidney, Nebr
Bagby’s
Illinois West Texaco 20Th
Lil Hustler” Pickup
Datsun
Connie
Whitey
North 3Rd Street
Sterling
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!