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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
1
Ft Sidney hosts a busy weekend with a Sidney Elks versus Laramie baseball game at 8 p.m. and Kids Day wrap up at Legion Park. A morning parade starts at 9, lineup at 9, parade at 10, with Illinois Avenue parking restricted until noon.
A seven rattle rattlesnake was killed inside Clarence Evans residence in the West Sidney Draw area. The homeowners could not explain how or when it entered the house. Nearby, a diamondback rattler was slain by Maurice and Wilfred Nelson and C. H. Hammond as it crossed a country road. Snakes remain present in the area prompting caution as warm weather returns.
Sgt. M. F. Busekist of the Nebraska Safety Patrol thanks The Sidney Telegraph for coverage of Operation Saturation. Fourteen patrolmen participated in a two hour operation using cars an airplane and radar on all highways into Sidney last Friday.
The forecast calls for fair weather through Saturday. Lows tonight are expected in the 50s to 60s and daytime highs reach the 90s on Saturday.
The Jaycees dedicated an amphitheater nicknamed Project No 1 during the Ft Sidney Days opening. Mayor Kermit Moore received the title as Pat Heaton Jr noted the project began years ago. Miss Zalesky and attendants were praised, and a square dance in the Safeway lot followed with Virg Knackstedt as MC.
Police warn Ft. Sidney Days observers to stay off building roofs and to avoid parking on Illinois Street between Ith and 2th Aves. until after the parade. The parade begins at ten o clock Saturday and trespass penalties apply for roof access without owner permission.
Officials urge Nebraska growers to obtain grain samples during harvest for the Nebraska State Wheat Show in Lexington on October 19. A one bushel sample from a good field spot is needed, with one peck required per entry, and all entries due by October 12.
New officers of the Lodgepole Lions Club will be installed at the Monday meeting in Legion Hall. They include Lew Quinn as president, Fd Block as first vice president, Don Hater as second vice president, Glenn Fraass as third vice president, Henry Jennik as secretary, Ernie Meyer as treasurer, Harry Wing as tail twister, Ed Misegadis as honorary member, and two board members Lloyd Schmidt and Charles Wise.
Nebraska Employment Service manager F R Hiner projects harvest will begin a week to ten days later than last year with starts from July 15 in Deuel County to August in Banner County. Temporary labor offices will open in Chappell Kimball and Dalton with Bob Woolman in Chappell and Lute Chichester in Dalton. Volunteer farm labor reps will assist farmers with daily and harvest needs.
Cheyenne County ranks fourth in Nebraska for federal employees with Sioux County hosting over 700 workers. Douglas and Sarpy surpass Cheyenne due to SAC activity, while Lancaster, with Lincoln as seat, houses the air base and many federal offices. Nebraska totals 15,402 federal workers with Douglas County leading.
The second half of personal taxes for 1960 will become delinquent July 1. If not paid by that date a seven percent penalty interest will be assessed.
Kimball County Grain Co operative members approve building a concrete 350000 bushel elevator at Dix costing about 207000 dollars on the Union Pacific depot site. Depot moved, siding installed, track added. Capital stock raised to 750000 dollars. directors re elected for three years.
June 30 is the final date to file applications for New Wheat Farm acreage allotments per ASC office manager Don Rapp. New allotments apply only to farmers without wheat history or prior allotments, excluding those with past allotments. Cheyenne County has extensive wheat land and no new allotments have been established since 195.
County agent Ivan Liljegren reports the first cutting of alfalfa hay is being put up this week and irrigated corn has shown good growth after hot days. Irrigation has been limited by rainfall but more irrigation began last week. Small grains look excellent though dryland corn pastures and safflower could use more rain.
Sidney school lunch program chair A E Wright warns the 25c price may not last if federal subsidies are cut. He notes subsidies fell from 6c to 4c per meal and argues for higher funding to avoid reduced meal access as participation grows. Wright plans to seek state and federal support at a Lincoln workshop.
Nebraska Panhandle oil patch records three probable finds this week with two in Banner County and one in Cheyenne County. Cheyenne County No. 1 Schubarth NE of Better yielded oil and gas in tests with water absence. Banner County No. 1 Trewerry showed heavy oil cut mud and large oil and water reads.
Deputy Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh completed a 12 week program at the FBI National Academy in Washington and Virginia praising instructors and the program. He notes the emphasis on professionalism and ongoing improvement, and cites extensive lectures notebooks and research while detailing firearms training and cross agency friendships.
Two accidents damaged five cars in Sidney. At 10 38 a m Ronald D Nelson backed into a parked car causing a second to hit a third in the Sinclair Fuel lot at 16th and Pine. Nelson not damaged. Huddleton and Solek sustained 300 and 200 in damage. Officers Couch and Willis investigated. A second wreck at Legion Park June 18 at 4 45 pm involved Schilz Mika and Printz with 35 and 75 in damage. No injuries.
Don Porter, longtime manager of the Montgomery Ward Store in Sidney, will assume management of the Ward store in Belle Fourche next week. The Belle Fourche location is a larger Sidney-type store. Ward’s announced the Sidney retail department will close July 29, with only catalog service remaining here thereafter.
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