Four Nebraskans in Political News This Week
Mrs Hazel Abel Lincoln businesswoman filed for Republican gubernatorial nomination becoming the fifth to seek the post She would be the third woman governor if elected Senator Carl Curtis filed for re election to the U S Senate and ex governor Victor Anderson was expected to announce his decision on a gubernatorial bid Governor Ralph Brooks remained hospitalized amid speculation he might withdraw from the Democratic Senate race Frank Morrison of Lincoln was mentioned as a possible replacement if Brooks withdraws
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Hazel Abel
Lincoln
U. S
U. S. Senate
Abel
Telegraph
Ralph Brooks
Lincoln General Hospital
Frank Morrison
Victor Anderson
Anderson
Republican Party
People of
Nebraska
Carl Curtis
Minden
United States
Curtis
Former Senator Hazel Abel Seeks Nebraska Governorship
Lincoln businesswoman Hazel Abel, 71, filed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination and became the fifth GOP candidate in the May 10 primary. She urged tax overhauls, farm sector aid, education improvements, state parks, and better public services while pledging a steady leadership style and a November Republican victory. Abel previously won a Senate primary in 1954 and filled a vacancy after Dwight Griswold's death.
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Lincoln
Hazel Abel
U. S
Abel
Nebraska
Apel
U. S. Senate
Dwight Griswold
Poll shows split views on women voters in Nebraska race
A street poll in Lincoln asks residents whether Mrs Haz2 Abel the Republican candidate for Nebraska governor would draw more votes from men or women. Fifteen men predicted women voters. six women agreed. Nineteen said votes would come from men. eleven women joined that view. One person declined.
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Haz2
Abel
Lincoln
Nebraska
Ife
Farm backed bill eyed as wheat industry remedy
McGinley promotes a farm backed bill to ease wheat industry woes while Elks Foundation scholarship winners are announced across Nebraska. Lodgepole High senior Philip John Ihrig named first alternate for the Most Valuable Student award. regional and district winners receive scholarships totaling hundreds of dollars and potential national prizes.
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McGinley
Lodgepole High Schsor
Philip John Ihrig
E. G. Ihrig
Elks National Foundation
Nebraska Elks Assn
Mark O. Morris
Kearney
Ann June Wahi
Lincoln
Ronald Greene
Omaha
Judith Ann Dunlap
Lexington
Patricia Granville Ditton
Gering
National Elks Foundation
Thrig
Delmar Dean Coe
Scottsbluff
Marilyn Beth Hastings
York
Lodgepole
North West
Marcia Adrienné Dillon
Ainsworth
North East
Thomas D. Thalken
Columbus
Janet Kay Janssen
South West
Charles A. Peck
McCook
Constance Jean Carlson
South East
Donald Siefkes
Johnson Files For Commissioner District One Post
Lodgepole farmer Lemoyne Johnson filed for Cheyenne County Commissioner from the First District. He will face Cecil Hunt, incumbent of 16 years, on the Republican ticket while Hunt runs as a Democrat. Johnson emphasizes non political county governance and holding the line on taxes. He lists extensive agricultural and regional board experience and a long Cheyenne County residency since 1918. He is married with several children.
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Lemoyne Johnson
Lodgepole
Cecil Hunt
Sundl
Hunt
Cheyenne County
Johnson
Cheyenne - Deuel County
McGinley Co-Sponsors Bill Aimed at Wheat Surplus Cuts
Congressman Don McGinley backs a bill modeled on farm groups' suggestions to reduce Commodity Credit Corporation surpluses by 150 million bushels yearly and save the government about 364 million dollars annually. The plan lets farmers plant harvest or store freely but restricts marketing to domestic use and some exports, with retirement of 10 percent of base wheat to soil conservation.
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Don McGinley
Congress
McGinley
The
Telegraph
National Assa of Wheat Growers
National Grange
National Farmers Union
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Carl Bruns
Chappell
National Wheat Growers Association
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hickman Elected Commander Of Sidney VFW Post 610
Chet Hickman won the Sidney Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 610 election to lead the post as commander, succeeding Lorde Adams who becomes a three year trustee. Hickman, a World War II veteran, served in Europe in an anti aircraft battery. Other officers named include Neal Craig, Charles Colling, Harold Mathews, Glenn Sutton, Gene Bennett, Harold Revell. Installation set for April 12. Pancake feed planned March 19 to raise funds for the junior baseball association, with a bake sale the same day. Next district VFW meeting is April 3 at Bridgeport.
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Chet Hickman
Sidney
Glenn Sutton
Gene Bennett
Harold Revell
City Auditorum
Junior Baseball Association
VFW
Bridgeport
Two Farm Auction Sales Planned in Sidney Telegraph
Two farm auctions are advertised. John Zalesky property four and a half miles south of Sunol will be sold March 17 at 10 am at the courthouse front door with the north half of section 19 13 47 and buildings. Lowry Lindell serves as sale referee and Heaton and Heaton attorneys. J B Bauer Jr will run a March 21 sale nine miles east and half a mile south of Soney at 10 50 am listing fifty Angus cattle and farm machinery. Peter Repp will cry the sale and The American National Bank is the clerk. Listings and terms appear in the advertisements.
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Sidney Telegraph
John Zalesky
Sunol
Court House
Lowry Lindells
Heaton
J B
John Bauer Jr
Soney
Peter Repp
American National Bank
Thursday Rites Set For Former Potter Farmer 80
Funeral services for 80-year-old Frank G. Miniken former Potter farmer who died Monday in Lincoln will be at Wadlow's Mortuary Lincoln at 10 a.m. and Zion Lutheran Church Grand Prairie at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving daughter Amelia Merriman Lincoln. sisters Eddie Grover Portland Ore Katie Grell Margaret Wills Omaha. brothers William Rick Humphrey. two grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Frank G. Miniken
Lincoln
Wadlow
Arthur J. Crisp
Zion Lutheran Church
Grand Prairie
Neb
Church
Mintken
Cheyanne County
Illinois
Nebraska
St. Paul’s
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Amelia Merriman
Eddie Grover
Portland
Ore
Katie Grell
Margaret Wills
Omaha
William
Rick
Humphrey
Knicely Elected Rotary President in Sidney
Sidney attorney Jack Knicely was chosen Rotary president for the coming year at the annual officers election held during Monday’s session. He follows Dr. George Taylor. Jerry Miller is vice president with Dr. Marven C Sherrerd as secretary and Clark Grieve as treasurer. Directors named are Mike Selzer and Dr. Chris Bitner. Leland Lewis of Sidney High School becomes the new Student Rotarian for the month. Dr. James Edwards led a program presenting a book review on Seven Paths To Peace by Mrs. J. W. Johnson.
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Sidney
Jack Knicely
Rotary
George Taylor
Jerry Miller
Marven C Sherrerd
Clark Grieve
Mike Selzer
Chris Bitner
Leland Lewis
Sidney High School
James Edwards
Stag Dinner To End Jaycee Membership Drive
The 1960 Jaycee membership drive ends next week with a stag dinner at 6 30 p m Monday at the VFW Home. Interested men aged 18 to 35 may contact Don Gilbreath at phone 9274. The Jaycees promote Miss Fort Sidney Pageant Fort Sidney Days and annual boss of the year and outstanding young farmer awards.
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Jaycee
VFW
Don Gilbreath
Jaycees
Fort Sidney
Which Form Best Fits Your Federal Income Tax
In the second of a five part series Figuring Your Income Tax The Telegraph ex Plains outlines the benefits of the three available forms and guides readers on choosing the right option for their tax situation.
Lodgepole Seeks County Industrial Corp Move
Lodgepole residents urge Cheyenne County to form a county run industrial corporation instead of a Sidney led project. Lodgepole Lions Club members push broader county participation while Sidney Chamber awaits countywide interest before drafting by laws. Wayne Moran to survey other towns for support.
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Lodgepole
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Lodgepole Lions Club
Sidney Industrial Corporation
Wayne Moran
Cheyenne County
Sidney Chamber Board of Directors
Man Dies From Gunshot Wound In Suspected Self-Inflicted Incident
Herbert Little 35 of 1604 Illinois St dies from a chest wound after surgery to remove his right lung. Gulf Oil Corp supervisor and father of three, the shooting occurred about 2:40 a.m. Tuesday in Sidney and is deemed a self-inflicted accident per Deputy County Attorney John Peetz Jr. Funeral plans are pending at Craig Mortuary.
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Herbert Little
Illinois St
Little
Craig Mortuary
John Peetz, Jr
Gulf Oil Corp
Sidney
Sidney Pageant Set For April 29
The 1960 Miss Fort Sidney Pageant is scheduled for Friday April 29 at the Junior High auditorium. Benny Hochman chairs the pageant with Lew Wilson and Ferris Preble handling contestants and entries. W T Miller is production manager and Jerry Thaiken oversees judges. eligibility extends to Cheyenne County women aged 18 to 28. Entry blanks will appear in The Sidney Telegraph next week.
Oscar Awards Contest Offers TV Set and Passes
Sidney Community TV partners with The Sidney Telegraph to host an Oscar awards guessing contest. Enter eight categories for chances at a new TV set, a Fox Theatre year pass, and theatre passes for various durations. The ceremony airs Monday April 4 at 8:30 PM MST on Channels 4, 5, and 18.
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Fox Theatre
Sidney Community TV
Sidney Telegraph
The
Telegraph
Lions To Conduct Light Bulb Sale
The Sidney Lions Club will hold a house to house light bulb sale Friday night to raise funds for the Sidney Junior Baseball program. A package of assorted bulbs will be sold. The event is chaired by Everette Hoover.
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Sidney Lions Club
Lions Club
Sidney Junior Baseball Fund
Everette Hoover
Chamber Board Plans Screening Of Outside Fund Raising
Sidney Chamber of Commerce directors will act as a screening committee for out of town fund raising and ticket selling in the city. They aim to verify promoters before solicitation, focusing on telephone solicitations lacking listed numbers. The plan, drafted by President Carl Christ Jr. and Wayne Moran, seeks to shield members from questionable promotions while preserving legitimate activities. KSID radio and The Sidney Telegraph offered cooperation to enhance the process.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Sidney
Carl Christ Jr
Chamber
Wayne Moran
Chamber of Commerce
Que
Chambers
KSID
Sidney Telegraph
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Dist
Shing
Nebraska Elks
William Lee Gunnicks
Judy Brimm
Lingoln
Jack Windle
Nebraska City
South
Donald A Ru’s
North Plate
Lodgepole, NU
Lodgepole High School
University of Nebraska
Pacific
Seed Board of Directors
Midwest Wool Co-Op Assn
Ele
Midwest
American Sheep Producers Council
County Soil Conservation Board
Noxsus Weed
4-H
Incer
Frees
Fire Department
Clarence “Swede” Hanten
Dan Benzel
National Guard
Hickman
VEW Post
Knicely
TAX Office
County Industry Corp
Lions
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