Fort Sidney Days Rodeo Promises Biggest Yet
Fort Sidney hosts the Fort Sidney Days Rodeo with top cowboys expected from nearby areas. Rodeo set for 1 30 p m Saturday and Sunday with about 165 stock, 45 more than last year. The Saddle Club grounds will add seating including drive in spots, trick horse acts from Kimball, a chariot bull race by Jimmie Warner and local clowns Charles Ham and Gene Lienemann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney
J. B. Baker
Lodge Pole Valley Saddle Club
Saddle Club
Baker
Kimball
Jimmie Warner
Elsie, Neb
Charles Ham
Gene Lienemann
Hadley Barrett
North Platte
Sheriff's Posse
Bridgeport
Kimball Saddle Clubs
Sidney Saddle Club
Sidney Saddle Clubs
Norman Kinsey Dies Noted Oil Man at 66 in New York
Norman V. Kinsey Sr. 66 of Shreveport Louisiana died June 5 in a New York City hospital after a brief illness. Born January 18 1894 in Anderson Indiana he moved to Shreveport in 1919 and became a pioneer in oil and gas as an independent operator and drilling contractor. He helped establish Louisiana drilling regulation and co founded Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline and Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp. He served on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission from 1948 to 1952 and was vice chairman in 1951 52. Funeral services were June 8 in Shreveport with relatives from Sidney attending. Survivors include his widow Eleanor Lamkin Kinsey a son three sisters two brothers and three grandchildren.
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Norman V. Kinsey Sr
Shreveport
Cheyenne County
New York City
Anderson
Ind
Harry and
Christine Mahr Kinsey
Norman V. Kinsey Jr
Minerals
Department of Conservation, State
Louisiana
Transcontinental Gas, Pipeline ‘Corp
Texas-Illinois
Natural Gas Pipeline
Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp
Interstate Oil
Army Store Plans Firearms Display At Read's
Gerald Read, owner of Read's Army and Sporting Goods, announced a firearms display to be completed by Wednesday. Patrons wishing to display items should bring them to the store by Tuesday night.
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Read
Army and Sporting Goods
Fort Sidney
Gerald Read
Carnival Kicks Off Fort Sidney Days In June
Alfred Forsythe and Dewis Carnival Rides plan Fort Sidney Days festivities starting June 22. Rides run from 6 30 p m Wednesday through Saturday with 15 rides, including four new ones and a Kiddieland area near St Patrick Academy. Special feature Anthony Laughton will host an Illusion Show on the road for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney
Alfred Osborne
Forsythe and Dewis Carnival
Jerry Wisdom
Sidney
Anthony Laughton
Charles Laughton
Laughton
Forsythe
Dewis
Mr. Laughton
Hollywood
U. S
Kiddieland
St. Patrick’s Academy
Nebraska
Portland
Ore
Firms Told Turn In Parade Entries Now
Business firms or organizations are urged to submit entries for the Fort Sidney Days Parade on Saturday June 25. Call parade chairmen Bill Wehmiller at 2188 or Bob Fleenor at 3510 by Monday, preferably immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Bill Wehmiller
Bob Fleenor
Rink To Hold Dance On Ft. Sidney Weekend
Zike's Roller Rink in Ft. Sidney schedules a Friday night dance June 24 as part of the Ft. Sidney Days celebration. Mrs C W Zike also considers a trampoline court at the rear of the rink. Trampolines have grown popular nationwide since their California origin.
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Ft. Sidney
Beardless Ones Ready for Baths at Fort Sidney Days
Fort Sidney days bring a Kangaroo Court at 2 p m before the American National Bank chair Jack Flohr announces two water tanks one for criminals and one for concession stand汤 baseball throwers may dunk local friends. Jail for the sentenced remains while Judge Ham warns some offenders could receive watered down sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney
American National Bank
Jack Flohr
Charles Ham
Rural Survival Plans Discussed by Panhandle Officials
County officials in Chappell heard Austin Bacon outline a state civil defense program for rural areas. He noted rural regions have been neglected and said protection would be county and city led through sheriffs deputies marshals fire chiefs and county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Chappell
Austin Bacon
Bacon
Down Payment Made On City Auditorium
Fidelity, Inc. has paid 5000 dollars as a down payment on the city auditorium purchase for Sidney Ellis Lodge No. 1894. The incorporators are selling three percent debenture bonds to raise about 50000 dollars plus remodeling costs. the city reserves use of portions of the building until a new municipal building is constructed, with timing undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity, Inc
City Auditorium
Oil Gas News Devel County Wildcat Site Announced
Devel County advances Nebraska oil news with Texaco No 1 Troelstrup wildcat in CNW NE Sec 10 12 43. Morrill County shares patches in Panhandle oil with Dunlap Field extension near Bridgeport. D Johnson and Plymouth Oil drill No 1 Dunlap NESE Sec 32 20 51 in an area opened by The Ohio Oil Co. Willson Ranch wildcat No 1, British American No 1 Nebraska-H wildcat, Miami Petroleum No 3 Davenport in Waitman Field. Site reports indicate active testing and core reads at two locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devel County
Nebraska Oil News
Texaco, Inc
Troelstrup
CNW
Morrill County
Panhandle
Dunlap
Bridgeport
D. Johnson and
Plymouth Oil Co
Ohio Oil Co
Baumgartner Oil Co
Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co
Willson Ranch
CNWSW
Miami Petroleum Co
Davenport
Waitman Field
Nwsw
Sidney Tops Nebraska With 87 Degree Morning Heat
At ten o’clock this morning Sidney reported 87 degrees, the state's hottest reading. Forecasters had warned of a cooling trend and late day thundershowers, with warmer, clearer conditions expected tomorrow if the forecast holds. Early radar showed towering thunderheads overhead, reaching well above 65,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Ne Oraska
Plains
Air Force
Memorial Rest Home Opens Doors for First Residents
The Sidney Memorial Rest Home welcomed its first residents, former hospital patients, into the new 310000 addition. George Handley, Mary Kennedy, Marle Pearson, and Susan Saab moved in, choosing rooms and noting more space and a quieter environment. staff reminded them the rest home is their home with shared lobby, dining, and recreation areas available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Mary Kennedy
Susan Saab
Marle Pearson
Joan Burr
Marguerite Amateis
W. H. Robbins
Memorial Rest
George Handley
Telegraph
Memorial Rest Home
Sidney Memorial Rest Home
Mr. Handley
Handley
Saab
Old Car Club To Shine In Fort Sidney Parade
The Antique Auto Club of America from Denver marks its silver anniversary with a feature role in the Fort Sidney Days Parade on Saturday June 25. The group will wear old time costumes and display cars including a 1905 Cadillac Runabout a 1906 Mason a 1911 Hupmobile a 1915 Ford Roadster a 1915 Model T and a 1927 Chandler Sedan. A 4:30 p.m. show on King Street between 13th and 14th precedes a Saturday dinner program with trophies for auto show winners. Weather permitting Ed Bowman the 1927 Ryan plane will fly in for the parade.
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Rocky Mountain Region
Antique Automobile Club of America
Out of
Denver
Fort Sidney
Antique Auto Club
King St
Bowman
Sidney
Antique Automobile Club
Xing St
Blaze damages Bill Case home in Sidney fire
Sidney firemen answered two calls Thursday including a grass fire by the railroad and a major fire at the Bill Case residence 1607 Manor Rd. The wooden playhouse fire spread to siding and roof causing siding and roof damage with water and smoke damage noted. The 1:35 p.m. blaze was apparently started by youngsters.
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Sidney
West
Bill Case
Manor Rd
Mrs Claar Dies At 53 After Long Illness
Mrs Adren Claar 53 of Sidney died at her home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Assembly of God Church with Rev Clinton Thompson. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband Adren and children Judy Cloyd Byron Cloyce plus 3 grandchildren and 13 brothers and sisters.
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Adren Claar
Sidney
Assembly of God Church
Clinton Thompson
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Olive Ann Brown
Oberlin
Kan
Isaac
Effie ‘Masterson Brown
McCook
Denver
Judy
Cloyd
Byron
Cloyce
Potter
John Brown
Mamie Wilkenson
Holdrege
Timothy
William
Charles
James Brown
Esta Lawyer
Ida _ Barrett
Matie McBride
Robert Brown
Nina Rozelle
Meta Gillispie
Indio
Calif
Lena Carilio
Ogden
Utah
Cattlemen Begin Brucellosis Testing Program in County
About 500 cattle owners in Cheyenne County join a testing drive to qualify the area as modified certified brucellosis free. The plan covers more than 16 000 calves with a target completion by February 1, 1960. Calves tested this summer are free to farmers, as the government covers vaccines and costs. A county committee chaired by Allan Nelson coordinates precincts with numerous listed precinct representatives. Cattle owners may contact designated officials for details.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Charles Stonecipher
Trognitz
Lee Shoemaker
Dalton
Lodgepoole
Charles Wise
Lodgepole
Gurley
Bob Poppen
Sidney okays twice weekly garbage pickups
Sidney city officials announce a two pickup per week trash service starting Monday at no extra charge. City Manager Tom Coffey cites savings from preventive maintenance and aims to reduce odors and burning this summer. The plan runs all summer unless kept or extended, with a fixed eight-person sanitation crew and a boxed grass clipping rule for faster collection. Schedule lists pickups by district and day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Coffey
Coffey
Sidney
Sanitation Department
Doss
City to Proceed With Ist Repaving District
City officials said protests against creating a repaving district on Country Club Drive in south Sidney were not enough to block the project. The deadline for objections passed last night and bids will be sought, marking Sidney’s first repaving district. Most objections came from owners not fronting Country Club Drive.
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Country
Club Drive
South
Sidney
Country Club Drive
Grover Hatcher 64 Found Dead at Farm West of Sidney
Grover C. Hatcher, 64, was found dead at his Sidney area home early Thursday, likely from a heart attack during a fight. He and brother Oscar worked the farm west of Sidney. funeral Saturday at 16:30 from First Methodist Church. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery with military rites.
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Grover C. Hatcher
Oscar
Sidney
First Methodist Church
R. L. Townsend
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Hatcher
J. C. Hatcher
Cheyenne “County
Upland
Neb
U. S. Army
344Th Remount Division
Catherine Hatcher
Clinton and McNish to Move to Ground Floor Offices
The law firm Clinton and McNish will relocate to a ground floor suite at 834-11th Ave within weeks. They will lease the former Maytag Store space from Guy V. Doran after remodeling, with work starting immediately. They currently occupy second floor quarters at 101544 Illinois St.
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Clinton and McNish
11Th Ave
Maytag
Guy V. Doran
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Fort Sidney Days
Frontier Days
Frontier
Judy Read
Mary Caldwell
Buffalo Bill
Norman Kinsey
Army Store
Patterson-Johansson
Old Car Club
Lodge Pole Valley Old Car Club
10Th
Illinois
Newton
North Side
Union Pacific
Country Club District
Lodgepole Creek
Sky Manor
Valley View
10Th Street
Ist
Grover Hatcher
Clinton-McNish
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