Ground breaks for Sidney hotel in city on Ninth Avenue
Ground was broken this morning for the $300000 Sidney hotel motel at Ninth Avenue and Jackson Street. The two story structure will begin excavation immediately with Chester Johnson of Mullen Nebraska to build and operate the hotel and Ralph Olsen to supervise construction. Johnson said he will likely bring in three or four men from his organization and local workers will be recruited if price is right. Board chairman Neal Atkins said interim financing through The American National Bank is arranged and the hotel corporation will use its own funds for initial work, with $150000 from the lender to be drawn as needed. The hotel will have 51 units plus a banquet room, coffee shop and lounge. Plans have been revised several times since money was raised seven years ago.
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Sidney
Ninth Avenue
Jackson Street
Chester - Johnson
Mullen
Nebr
Ralph Olsen
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Inhis
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Olsen
iThe Hotel Corporation
Atkins
County votes against crop plans in Cheyenne County tally
Cheyenne County farmers rejected marketing controls for the 1958 crop by 166 to 155 after counting, with ten challenged ballots pending. Nationally the referendum passed by 80.7 percent and Nebraska by 73.7 percent, but Cheyenne fell short of the two thirds needed. Precinct results show mixed support across Brownson, Bunker Hill, Chambers, Colton, Davison, Eagle, Gurley, Huntsman, Lodgepole, Lorenzo, Sidney, Union Valley, Pleasant View, Potter, and Trognitz.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Brownson
Bunker Hill
Chambers
Colton
Davison
Eagle
Gurley
Huntsman
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Sidney
Union Valley
Pleasant View
Potter
Trognitz
Annual Meet Set For Lorenzo Farmers Co op
The Lorenzo Farmers Co op Elevator holds its annual meeting on Tuesday June 25 at 8 p m in the Lorenzo High School auditorium. Rank Ramble of the West Central Co op Grain Co Omaha is guest speaker. Members urged to attend. Door prizes to be awarded.
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Laorenzo Farmers Co-op
Lorenzo High School
Rank Ramble
West Central Co-op Grain Co
Omaha
Temperature Reaches 90 in Cheyenne County Weather Boosts Window Repairs
The last day of spring brought summerlike tones as Cheyenne County records rose into the 90s with humidity near 48 percent. Residents note time to remove storm windows as a frontal passage lowers temperatures and brings cooler winds.
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Cheyenne County
Sunol Service Station Burglarized. Two Boys Sought
Sunol Hill's Service Station was broken into last night. A neighbor saw two boys flee toward a car parked west of the station and drive away. Entry came via a broken front door. Stolen items include three candy boxes salted peanuts six bottles of soft drink 1 144 quarts of motor oil and cigarettes.
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Hill
Sunol
Sheriff's Office
Vacant Lot Weeds Trimming Is Asked
Notices go to Sidney vacant lot owners asking them to cut weeds. If not done after a reasonable time the street department will trim and bill the owner on the next tax statement. Officials say weeding should occur several times during the growing season.
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City of
Sidney
Damage Heavy In Sidney Blaze At Maddox Motor Co
An early morning fire damaged the Maddox Motor Co. in Sidney with roof damage and smoke and water reach. Firemen battled flames from 2:53 a.m. to 6:50 a.m. injuring two firefighters and drawing aid from local volunteers and the SOD unit. The cause is under investigation by state fire marshal officials.
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Maddox Motor Co
Sidney
Tenth
Illinois
11Th
Jackson
12Th
Chief Vizina
Bergner
Case
Charles Hawkins
Willis King
Clarence Hansen
Francis Stone
Don Vizina
Floyd Lanks
Jack Hutchison
Virg Greever
Bud Gehrig
Harold Rupp
Russell Joder
Louie Nienhaeser
Richard Trausch
Bob Hassle
Dan Benzel
Harold Tobin
Dean Stettner
Roy Henderson
Ray
Thompson
John E Olson Dies at 70 in Sidney Area Rites Monday
John Emil Olson 70 of Sidney area died yesterday at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Henry Monnich. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born August 1 1886 in Sliminge Sweden and is survived by a sister Anna Nelson and brother Nels Olson plus four nephews.
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John E. Olson
Sidney
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
John Emil Olson
Slimminge
Sweden
Jens Olson
Nels Olson
Leonard Olson
Nels Nelson
Peetz
Clyde Nelson
Denver
Victor Nelson
Accident Victims Improve After Highway 30 Crash
Mrs Mary Jane Heath 38 and daughter Janine Kaye five of Clinton Ta are improving at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. They were critically injured Wednesday when their 1957 model car struck a bridge on Highway 30 two and one half miles east of Sunol. Mrs Heath has severe right leg injury and intense pain while Janine has a severe concussion and has not spoken but can drink water.
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Mary Jane Heath
Janine Kaye
Clinton
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Highway 30
Sunol
Ft Sidney Days Parade Sparks Crowds at Third Annual Events
Claudell Carter as Baby Doe and Steve Mattoon as Wyatt Earp win grand sweepstakes in Ft Sidney Days Kids Parade with top prizes of $8 $5 and $3. Historical winners are Bill Ladine Bart on and Bruce Lyons. Disneyland Fire Truck wins comical section. Evening events include Flag Day ceremony, Ft Sidney Days dance, and a weekend schedule with a parade water fight rodeo barbecue and carnivals.
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Claudell Carter
Baby Doe
Steve Mattoon
Wyatt Earp
Ft. Sidney Days
Wyatt
Bill Ladine
Barton
Bruce Lyons
Greg Brian
David Lafler
Susan
Paula Porter
Rich
Connie Innes
Liz
Jim Cunningham
Lynn Foudrey
Ted Heise
Bill Youncy
Paul Ringleman
Anderson
Ricky
Rodney
Wanna
Urgent Need for Wheat Combines in Oklahoma and Kansas
Francis Hiner of the Nebraska State Employment Service reports an urgent demand for 500 wheat combines and full crews in Oklahoma with several hundred outfits needed in Kansas. He can arrange contracts with farm work offices for southern Nebraska Panhandle harvesters willing to work southward. Harvesters in the region are urged to contact Hiner.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Francis Hiner
Nebraska
Hiner
Nebraska Panhandle
Addition for SOD School Given Okay
The Ordville school district awarded a contract to B C Steel Corp of Scottsbluff to build a full sized gymnasium and two classrooms as a separate unit south of the present school. The project, expected this fall, raises district grade capacity to eight with a new heating plant stage and basketball court plus music and science classrooms.
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Ordville
B & C Steel Corp
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Koenecke
Grain Markets Quoted Prices From Local Elevators
Local elevator sources report No 1 Wheat at 194 per bushel and No 2 Wheat at 1.93 per bushel. The brief pricing snapshot captures current wheat values from area grain traders.
Rodeo Entry List Swells at South Sidney Show
Forty five cowboys mainly from the Nebraska Sand Hills entered by noon for the Amateur Championship Rodeo in South Sidney set for tomorrow and Sunday afternoons. Grounds are Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club west of the Plains Drive-In Theatre. An estimated 75 to 100 entries are expected with five semi trucks of stock arriving from Bill O’Connor ranch near Elsie Neb. Events include steer wrestling saddle bronc Brahma bull riding bare back bronc and calf roping. Entries include Burwell James Svoboda Marvin Ogden and others from multiple towns.
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Nebraska Sand Hills
South
Sidney
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Plains Drive-In
Charlie Fischer
Joe Dodds
Bill O’connor
Elsie
Neb
Burwell
James
Dale Svoboda
Marvin Ogden
Bill Lie
Jim Messman
Max Staman
Mitchell
Paul Cowand
Bridgeport
Mike McGinley
Gerrig
Jim Kaufman
Gary Kaufman
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Hotel Corporation Board of Directors
C. B. Dorwart
Aonegg
Corporation
Lawrence Wamsley
C. A. Story
Dorwart
Lorenzo Farmers Co-op
Thompson Photius
Harvey Vizina
Fred Otte
Minatare
Harry Case
Kenney Bergner
Illinois Street
Farmer’s Co-op
Co-op
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ft. Sidney Fete
City Auditorium
New
National Guard
Ft. Sidney
Fort Sidney
18Th & Finois
8Th Ave
Courthouse
Saddle Club
South Sidney
Hahler
Armory
Beard
Sidney Country Club
LPV Saddle Club
Forsythe & Dowis
William Koenecke
Metallic Corporation
Texas
Braden Steel
District 166
Ken Dimick
Dimick
Mick
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