06 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1964
Page
1
The St Marys Dalton parish completed a $90,000 church mortgage with 60 families contributing since 1959. The brick church, dedicated in fall 1959 to replace a 51 year old frame building, saw debt fully dissolved in four years through bake sales, dinners, rummage events, and fundraisers.
Stars of Tomorrow rehearses at 7 30 p m in the Sidney Junior High auditorium with the Sunday show at 2 p m. Kiwanis sponsors say tickets are available at the door and proceeds fund the event. Co chairs Neil Allison and Vernon Shoopman announce Ron Reidler and the Sidney Junior High Concert Band will perform during judging. 19 acts out of 50 original entries compete for district prizes. An added attraction is the Hi Litems, 1963 grand prize winners, plus numerous soloists and groups from the area.
St Patrick's Academy of Cheyenne County earned a state tourney berth by beating Crawford 60 to 55 at Lodge Pole last night. It marks their second straight trip and caps another strong season for Coach Rollie Bevan as the Irish head to the state meet unbeaten last year.
Funeral services for Rudolph H. Namuth 63 will be Saturday March 7 at 10 a.m. from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Namuth a native of Cheyenne County born February 12 1901 in Lodgepole died after months of ill health at his home southeast of Sunol. He married Marguerite Zimmer man August 29 1933 in Sidney and farmed until his death. Survivors include his widow three sons Duane Ronald Fenneth a daughter Margean a grandchild two brothers Ernest and Walter and a sister Mrs Bertha Fraass.
A light snow event ends this afternoon with additional cold tonight. Partly cloudy conditions cover tonight and tomorrow with continued chill.
Mrs May Wilt 43 year area resident dies at Memorial Hospital after hip fracture. Funeral March 9 at Immanuel Lutheran Lodgepole with Rev John Schmidt officiating. Burial Plain View Cemetery north of Lodgepole. Memorials suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church. Born 1884 in Wellington Kansas, she married Cary Wilt in 1906. Survivors include three daughters and four sons, 13 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and siblings.
Harold V. Fuller Jr. 17, William C. Woodall Jr. 15, and Daniel Dale Brown 16, all from Missouri or Kansas City, were arrested two miles west of Potter after erratic driving. They allegedly stole a 1957 Chevrolet from in front of Devel County High School in Chappell. Sheriff Floyd Stahl expected pleas of guilty and noted the trio ran away from home aiming for the West Coast.
Claire W. Schuneman Scotts Bluff social security district manager urges self employed people to file 1963 federal income tax returns with self employment schedules prepared accurately and on time. Deadline April 15. Emphasizes completing Schedule SE on Schedule C-3 or Schedule F-1 for farming to record self employment earnings.
Volume 90 number 84 indicates a historic Friday edition dated March 6 1964 with founding year 1873. The visible fragment signals a standard era masthead, likely accompanied by local notices, notices, or listings typical of the period.
Hay Springs rancher Dr William Colwell plans to file for Congress in Nebraska 3rd District. He resigns as chairman of the Governor's Public Relations Committee for Agriculture and as a member of the National Agricultural Advisory Commission and as president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn. Democratic leaders see him as a potential challenger to Rep Dave Martin who filed for reelection earlier this week.
Cheyenne County Red Cross aims to raise 4000 with 1500 from outlying areas and 2500 from Sidney United Fund drive. Drive starts Monday March 9 with envelope pass along to finish in a month. Local programs include Water Safety First Aid Home Nursing Baby Care and Disaster services.
Marathon Oil Co reports the Span ish refinery in which it holds about a quarter of the stake began operations Tuesday. The 40,000 bpd plant sits on Spain’s northwest coast near La Coruna, built at about 28 million dollars by Petrofiber with Marathon linked to the Spanish government and private interests. It includes a marine terminal, docks, and storage for over two million barrels of crude oil and products. Marathon supplies Libyan crude oil by tanker to the site storage facilities since late January.
Red Cross leaders in Cheyenne County met Monday evening to plan the upcoming fund drive. Pictured are seated Rudy Munderloh chairman and several officers including Mrs Munderloh secretary Mrs Glenn Geiger assistant Mrs Harold O Connor water safety chairman and others. Standing Caleb Eddy disaster Ralph Robertson Gerry Dykman home service Jack Flohr treasurer Jim Paxton Dan Benzel first aid Lawrence Marrin vice-chairman.
Boeing will start moving technicians into western Nebraska and nearby states in May to assemble and check out 200 Minuteman missiles. About 400 workers will be in the Sidney area with housing in trailers near Kimball Wyoming and barracks at Sioux Army Depot. Training groups from the Site Activation Task Force will arrive for 90 day rotations, with final completion expected in 1965.
Sioux Army Depot has proved convenient and economical for the $200 million Minuteman missile program. Boeing and Air Force personnel use Sioux facilities for construction, training, and housing. The depot remains a hard core storage and maintenance site, with ongoing role in future military equipment support.
Petitions seeking a pro liquor by the drink proposal for Kimball are on track for the April 7 ballot according to city clerk Ted Nimie. The clerk confirmed petitions meet the required voter signatures.
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