Soap Box Derby Race Set by Sidney Jaycees on Sunday
The Sidney Jaycees schedule the Soap Box Derby for Sunday June 23 with trials at 6 am and finals at 1 30 pm on Highway 19 from the Y south of town to the Plains Drive-In Theatre. Winners receive a $500 savings bond and a chance to compete in Akron Ohio for $30 000 in scholarships plus a wrist watch and racing diploma. Sponsors include The Sidney Telegraph American National Bank Kokjer Motor Co and KSID.
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Sidney Jaycees
Highway 19
Plains Drive-In
Jaycee Barber Shop
Akron
Ohio
Jaycees
Sidney Telegraph
American National Bank
Kokjer Motor Co
KSID
District of Columbia
Canada
Nebraska
Thee
Sidney
Kearney
Norfolk
Omaha
Scottsbluff
Sidney Soap Box Derby Day Proclaimed by Nebraska Governor
Gov Frank Morrison proclaims Sunday June 23 1963 as Sidney Soap Box Derby Day urging local participation. The proclamation notes derby entry requires patience perseverance know-how and ingenuity and honors Sidney Jaycees for a youth event in the area.
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Governor Morrison
Sidney
Bill Folkerts
Swaeby
Jerry Svoboda
Jack Robarcheck
Bob Neimeller
Don Burns
Frank Morrison
State of
Nebraska
Ned Swacby
Sidney Jaycees
Frank B. Morrison
State Capitol
Lincoln
Oil-Gas Drilling Push Across Counties Expands Ventures
Oil and gas activity grows with multiple Cheyenne and adjacent county wildcat locations. Mohatt No 1-15-E spuds west of Sioux Army Depot. Duft Field Jacobsen No 1 planned. Civile R Ranches Buhrdorf 1 in Anderson Field. Winslow and Hayes Johnson-A in an unnamed field. Doheny Fisher wildcat in Kimball County. Case No 1 in Kimball joint venture yields 1800 feet on J sand. Cedar Valley Field adds three wells in Scottsbluff County with two more completions expected.
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Puben Petroleum Co
Cheyenne County
Sioux Army Depot
Don Rounds Drilling Co
Sidnaw
Duft
Vincent and Welsh
Jacobsen
Civile R Ranches Inc
Buhrdorf
Anderson
Winslow and
Hayes
Johnson-A
Patrick Doheny
Fisher
Kimball Discovery
Kimball County
Charter Oil Co
Knight and Miller and
Exeter Drilling Co
Bushnell
Morrill County
Lindgren
Kimbard Enxorloraton Co
Burgooning
Firemen Practice- On Ham Eggs Yet
Sidney volunteer firemen prepare for an interstate tournament on June 30. They hold five o clock practices to boost skill, but rain interrupted a session until Chief Harvey Vizina improvised breakfast with ham eggs and coffee.
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Sidney
Buc
Providence
Harvey Vizina
Wheatgrower Meeting Held at Peat Sidney Hotel
County Wheatgrower group met for a regular June session at Spm Inc and the Peat Sidney Hotel with directors in attendance.
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Chee “County
Spm Inc
the Peat Sidney Hotel Directors
Wheat Plow-Up Day Sets Rules For Cheyenne County Farmers
Thursday June 20 marks the final day to dispose of excess wheat acres to qualify for price supports and benefits. Cheyenne County has 1 453 farms with varying allotments under two programs marketing quota and wheat stabilization. Over 700 farms operate under stabilization with 20 to 50 percent acre curtailment and diversion payments while 948 over sown farms may destroy excess or face penalties.
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ASC
Bob Buhrdorf
Cheyenne County
Buhrdorf
Jerry Names Run Deep as Three Babies Born
Memorial Hospital welcomed three new arrivals on Tuesday June 18 all with fathers named Jerry Jerry Hein first saw a daughter at 7 07 a m Jerry Drake later fathered a son at 9 08 p m and Jerry Aaron followed with a son at 3 11 p m Mothers accompanied the families in the hospital room reports say
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Jerrys
Memorial Hospital
Jerry Hein
Jerry
Jerry Drake
Jerry Aaron
Coffey-Backed Bill Advances in State Legislature
LB726 passed the State Legislature 31 to 7, altering the gasoline tax distribution formula to villages and cities. City Manager Tom Coffey led the effort, projecting over $5,000 yearly gains for Sidney.
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Sidney
Tom Coffey
First Sound Man Tommy Tucker Visits Sidney
John William Tucker known as Tommy Tucker and Wild Bill Tucker, a Hollywood sound man and silent film imitator, visits Sidney after returning from California. He toured Legion Park with Girl Scouts, recalling early cinema days and towns he sampled as a youth in the area. He spoke of being born in Beatrice and living in Sidney in 1894, with father James Tucker a Cheyenne County judge.
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John William Tucker
Tommy Tucker
Wild Bill Tucker
Buffalo Bill
Cody
Sidney
Beatrice
Guy Doran
Clark Fuller
James Tucker
Cheyenne County
Mr. Tucker
Greenwood Cemetery
Holly
Wood
Tobin Opera House
Hollywood
Mr Tucker
California
Legion Park
Isabel Montero Uses Kind Host Family As She Heads Home
Isabel Montero a 17 year old Costa Rican exchange student who lived with the Roland Biggs family in Sidney will depart Thursday for Costa Rica via Denver. She spoke 35 times to Cheyenne County groups about her country and described Costa Rican schooling with ten subjects studied at varying frequencies.
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Betty Knicely
Costa Rica
Isabel Montero
Sidney High School
American Field Service
Roland Biggs
Denver
Isabel
Alajuea
Biggs
U. S
Monteros
Tom
Lodgepole Creek
Sidney
Potter
Claude Biggs
Estes Park
Elmer Hartmans
Janice
Memorial Hospital
Rene Pfeil
Cheyenne County
Mrs. Biggs
Mr. Biggs
Retailers Plan July Sidewalk Sale and Crazy Days
The Chamber of Commerce committee reserves July 11 12 and 13 for Crazy Days and July 12 for a Sidewalk Sale with outdoor displays. Co-Chairmen are Bob Decker and Tom Hennig and clerks are urged to wear crazy costumes. The events aim to boost retailing through showmanship and varied promotions.
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Bob Decker
Tom Hennig
Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Rodeo Holds Sunday Try-Outs For Bucks
Herman Rodgers urges riders to attend a Sunday evening try-out at the Bridgeport grounds on June 23. New bucking stock will be used for the first time as Bridgeport and Morrill County gear up for the big annual July Fourth Rodeo.
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Herman Rodgers
Morrill County
Sidney to Open Bids for School and Rest Home Additions
Bids for a $250,000 plus remodel at the Sidney high school and a $90,000 rest home addition will be opened July 9 and July 23 respectively. Plans include new classrooms, a science lab, and a north wing with cafeteria, study hall, and a library in the junior high. Rest home work and furnishings depend on federal funds and reviews.
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Sidney
Memorial Rest Home
Russell J. Pedersen
Kimball
Pedersen
Arter & Specce
27Th St
Lincoln
Neb
Rest Home Expansion Plans Move Forward in Sidney
The Sidney hospital board approves eight room addition to the rest home and envisions a 20 bed east wing linked to the hospital with pediatric and max care facilities. Howard G. Duncan of Scotsbluff is the architect. $36,000 Hill Burton funds will aid the project with bids due next month barring federal delay.
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Leo Bolin
Howard G. Duncan
Scotsbluff
Bolin
Duncan
Sidney
Fleming's Driver Education Plan Advances in Legislature
Sen George H Fleming of Sidney wins approval for LB 478 creating a state driver education program funded by higher license fees. Courses offer at least 30 hours classroom and 6 behind the wheel and would be available to all 14 to 18 year olds including private and parochial students. An amendment to make instruction mandatory was changed to may, granting districts discretion.
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George H. Fleming
Sidney
Morrison
Sen
Fleming
Arnold Ruhnke
Plymouth
Vester Ryan dies at 3 in Kimball County hospital
Vester Paul Ryan aged 3 died Sunday in Kimball Hospital. He visited Kimball County first in 1913 and belonged to the Cheyenne IOOF Encampment at Sidney.
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Derbytown
Derby Downs
Lécally
Ned Swaeby
Jaycee
Bill Maddox
Barney Smith
Jerry Hile
Ken McMillen
Jack O'Brien
Donald Burns
Larry Musil
Dick Baliman
Pete Fahey
Stan Belieu
Bob Niemeller
Winter Drug Co
David Lafler
Sidney Derby
Wheatgrower Meeting
SHS
Laramie
Bridgeport
Mr. Pedersen
M. Petersen
O.K
Vester Ryan
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