Bombs blamed for Gurley Oshkosh explosions
Vandalic acts with homemade bombs occurred in Gurley and near Oshkosh early Thursday. A telephone booth outside Tallmans Cafe was blown off its wall in Gurley about 1:30 am. A bomb damaged a drilling firm pickup cab west of Oshkosh. Sheriff's offices and the FBI lab will investigate. Rewards offered for information.
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Tallman’s Cafe
Gurley
Gurley Telephone Company
Telegraph
Tallman’s
Oshkosh
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Garden County
Ray Lloyd
Brumbaugh
Fred Otte
Minatare
FBI Laboratories
Washington, D. C
Lloyd
Haggard Drilling Co
Miss Jorgenson Joins Sidney Public School Staff
Miss Helen Ann Jorgenson will join the Sidney public school faculty for the term and replace Mrs. Beverly Mohart Magers in the Educable Mentally Retarded program. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Jorgenson and will receive her Master of Arts degree at Colorado State College in Greeley this quarter.
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Sidney Public School
Helen Ann Jorgenson
Beverly Mohart Magers
Miss Jorgenson
D. W. Jorgenson
Colorado State College
Greeley
Gering Weighs City Takeover Of Gas Company
Gering City Council in a special session approved a May 14 ballot question on using eminent domain to acquire the Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co. system. The move centers on whether the city should assume control of gas mains pipes meters and related facilities serving Gering and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Fox Manager Is Recognized For Top Performance
Vern Austin Fox Theatre manager in Sidney wins showmanship and gross operating profit honors in the Intermountain district drive. National General Corp awards cash prize and a certificate signed by district officials John Melnard Jack McGee and William Thedford.
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Vern Austin
Fox
Sidney
National General Corp
Fox Intermountain
Mr. Austin
Austin
NGC
John Melnard
Jack McGee
Intermountain
William Thedford
Social Studies Workshop Set at East Ward School Sidney
Educational Service Unit 19 announces a social studies workshop for area teachers at East Ward School in Sidney on Saturday March 14. Director William Kelley says the session starts at 8 30 a m with Unit 19 staff and PERC cooperating. Sheldon Brown state consultant for social studies will be the speaker.
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Educational Service Unit 19
East Ward
Sidney
William Kelley
Unit 19
PERC
Sheldon Brown
Panhandle Forecast Calls for Fair, Cool Weekend
General ly fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with highs of 40 to 50 this afternoon, 20 to 30 tonight, and 50 to 60 Saturday. Precipitation chances are zero. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy warm Sunday and increasing clouds with a turn to colder by Monday or Tuesday. Highs 45 to 55, lows in the 20s. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Wheat Clinic Set for March 11 at Chappell Fire Hall
A special wheat clinic is scheduled for March 11 at the Chappell Fire Hall. The program runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with coffee at 9:30 a.m. Speakers include Dr. Robert Hatch on wheat as livestock feed, Dr. Eric Kerr on diseases, and Louis Daigger on soils and fertilizer.
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Chappell Fire Hall
Deuel County
Ray Sall
Deuel County Weed Authority
Robert Hatch
Area Extension
Charles Fenster
Area Extension Agronomist
Eric Kerr
Lloyd Andersen
Lincoln
Nebraska
Louis Daigger
Dever County
Daigger
Group To Farm Bureau Meeting in Alliance
A Cheyenne County Farm Bureau group attended a Panhandle area meeting of county board members in Alliance. Attendees included Francis Runge as president Dave Dorman Roland Green and Billi McDowell. Earl Gilbert McCook field man spoke on membership. Reports were heard from Bill McDowell and Dyle Dillon.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Alliance
Panhandle
Francis Runge
Dave Dorman
Roland Green
Billi McDowell
Farm Bureau
Earl Gilbert
McCook
Mr. Gilbert
Bill McDowell
Dyle Dillon
Opening Day of Food Stamp Sale in Cheyenne County
On the first day of the program in Cheyenne County, about 150 people will have received stamps after 124 purchases totaling nearly 10000 dollars in certificates sold for 2657.25 dollars. The event drew long lines and the welfare director urged eligible residents to apply, with future sale days set for March 18 and then the second and fourth Wednesdays starting in April as Mr. Knackstedt tours towns in the county.
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Cheyenne County
Virgil Knackstedt
Welfare Office
Knackstedt
Dalton
Gurley
Potter
Lodgepole
Doug Boyd
Second District
Telegraph
KSID
Rollin S. Rolofson
Lincoln
State Welfare Department
Roger Kenton
Mike Thorpe
Wayne Russell
August Zilmer
Two File For City Council
Three filings for office were reported this week by Sidney City Clerk Gordon Tobin. Lloyd Wetenkamp of Sidney Community TV and Marvin J. Mangers of Rite Way Laundry Truck seek seats on the city council. Mrs leBaron Goodwin filed for reelection to the Sidney Board of Education, with an earlier filing by Mrs Dave Young.
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Gordon Tobin
Sidney
Lloyd Wetenkamp
Sidney Community TV
Marvin J
Gerald) Mangers
Riteway
Three Mishaps Reported In Sidney Over Two Days
Sidney Police investigated three accidents in 48 hours. Edith Schmitt’s northbound car struck a parked vehicle near the Cheyenne County Courthouse causing about 50 dollars in damage. A second crash involved a Santos vehicle hit by a falling canopy beam at Frontier Station with no damage estimate. James Ross was charged with leaving the scene after backing into James Taylor’s parked car near The Mill with no damage estimates available.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Edith Schmitt
Dalton
11Th Avenue
Rose Robinson
el Rancho Road
David E. Santos
Dinois
Frontier Station
7Th
Social Security Number Vital To Tax Payments
Omaha reports Richard P. Vinal says the Social Security number identifies tax accounts and should be on all checks or money orders to ensure proper credit. He notes writing the payment’s purpose helps match it to the correct tax item.
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Omaha
Richard P. Vinal
Internal Revenue
Nebraska
Lessman Seeks Cheyenne County 2nd District Seat
Raymond Lessman filed as a Republican candidate for Cheyenne County commissioner in the second district at the courthouse on Wednesday. He will face incumbent Doug Boyd in the May primary, with Democrats George Bailey of Dalton and Dale Katen of Sidney also running.
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Cheyenne County
Raymond Lessman
Brownson
Lessman
Doug Boyd
George Bailey
Dalton
Dale Katen
Sidney
Moore House Not Totaled In Tuesday Fire
Bill Moore owner of the home says damage from Tuesday evening fire is not as extensive as first thought. He had no furnishings and was remodeling to move in June. Fire confined to attic, likely caused by short in wiring. Sidney Volunteer Fire Department praised for keeping the blaze in the upper part. Cleanup and renovations underway.
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Bill Moore
The
Telegraph
Sidney
District 76 Receives Federal Grant for Rural School Demonstration
I A Caldwell Cheyenne County Superintendent announced a federal grant to District 76 to support a continuous progress program. ESU 19 will provide consultant services and assist teachers patrons and the board. Mini grants of 1200 dollars fund teaching materials for the project. Caldwell noted the rural school is among a few to receive such funding this year.
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I. A. Caldwell
Cheyenne County
ESU #19
Esea Title V
Caldwell
James M. Hazelwood 59 Dies After Heart Attacks in Rapid City
James M. Hazelwood longtime Sidney resident and former Sioux Army Depot employee died in a Rapid City hospital after consecutive heart attacks. He had worked at Ellsworth Air Force Base for four years following his departure from Sioux. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home.
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James M
Jim) Hazelwood
Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
Rapid City, S.D
Hazelwood
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City
Sioux
The
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Nebraska Patrol Reports February 1970 Activity
The Nebraska State Patrol in Kimball Cheyenne and Deuel counties shows 14 troopers logged 11 accidents 540 warnings 438 equipment defect tickets 275 court summons seven drunken drivers one stolen car recovered and five felony arrests in February with no fatalities in the three counties.
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Nebraska State Patrol
Kimball
Cheyenne
Deuel
Felix Koenig
Hutchison Services To Be Saturday
Sidney resident Carl H. Hutchison 77 a plumbing and heating contractor died after a long illness. Funeral services set for 10 a m Saturday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Turpin officiating. Military graveside rites by the Legion VFW color guard and firing squad. Memorials to First Christian Church building fund. He was born July 30 1892 in Otis Colorado and moved to Sidney in 1916. Survived by widow Ruby two sons Carl of Lincoln and Jack of Sidney six grandchildren three foster grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents one son Roy and one sister.
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Sidney
Carl H. Hitchison
Memorial Hospital
The
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Harold Turpin
Brush
Colo
Legion Vfw
Frank Welch Lodge No
American Legion
Carl of
Lincoln
Jack
Roy
SBA Interviews At Davey Company Scottsbluff
The Small Business Administration will hold interviews on March 11 at the Davey Company located at 17 East 21st Street Scottsbluff to advise small business men on financial problems and services. Appointment urged for those seeking more information.
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Small Business Administration
SBA
Davey Company
East 21St Street
Scottsbluff
Banquet to honor Cheyenne County leaders at Chamber event
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce banquet will recognize community leadership and top citizenship Tuesday night at the National Guard Armory. Lloyd Carr leads the chamber. John Gottschalk heads the committee with Rae Jones as ticket chairman. Ross Boyer of Gering will be main speaker as the silver spur award debuts.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
John Gottschalk
Rae Jones
Gottschalk
Lloyd Carr
Chamber
Jones
Ross Boyer
Gering
Cheyenne County
Two Vehicle Crash in Potter and a Cow Killed Near Dalton
Nebraska State Patrol Trooper Max Ibach investigated two incidents this week. A 1966 station wagon driven by Mary Abbie Anderson collided with a 1961 Buick driven by Donald J. Moench in Potter with no injuries and about $100 damage each. Later a 1962 International truck northbound on Highway 385 struck a cow owned by Rodney E. McConnell seven and a half miles north of Dalton, killing the animal valued at $250. truck suffered no damage.
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Max Ibach
Nebraska State Patrol
Front
Chestnut Streets
Potter
Ibach
Mary Abbie Anderson
Donald J. Moench
Highway 385
Dalton
Roger A. Peterson
Kenosha
Wis
Rodney E. McConnell
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Jim Hazelwood
Hutchison
C. H. Hutchison
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