Sioux Army Depot payroll nearly 4 million boosts local economy
Figures released by Col. Stanley W. Smiley show the 1962 payroll at Sioux Army Depot reached 3,946,009, about 73.67 percent of 5,356,000 operating costs. Depot purchases from small western Nebraska firms exceeded 400,000, and overall local impact includes taxes, Savings Bonds, and substantial purchases in Sidney and nearby towns.
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Sioux Army
Stanley W. Smiley
Western
Nebraska
Sidney
Army
U. S
Double Loss Strikes Sidney Family As Fathers Die
Mr and Mrs Charles W Mitchell and family endure two funerals after the deaths of Clifford P McConnachy and Harry E Mitchell. McConnachy a 67 year old Adelaide born retiree died of a heart attack at home and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Mitchell aged 74 died in an Omaha hospital after a two week illness with services at St Patrick’s Church in Omaha and burial there. Survivors include Thelma A Mitchell and Thomas W Mitchell in Crorp l aney and Sidney residents.
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Charles W. Mitchell
Sidney
Mitchell
Remark
South Australia
Adelaide
Australia
Violet Irene Currie
McConnachy
United States
Harry E. Mitchell
Omaha
St. Patrick’s Church
Paxton-Vierling Steel Co
Laura
Charles W Mitchell
Thomas W. Mitchell
Dalton Establishes 10 PM Curfew for 18 and Under
IDALTON The Dalton Village Board enacted a 10 pm curfew for all persons 18 years and under. Village clerk Mrs. Fred Rathman Jr said the measure followed careful consideration by the school board.
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Idalton
Dalton
Fred Rathman Jr
Four Nominated For Gurley School Board
At the Gurley School caucus last Tuesday night four men were nominated for two three year terms on the school board. The nominees are Dolan Larson Charles Weir Harold Ludeman and Bob Poppe. Incumbents Kenneth Larson and Wayne Elsen have served six years and declined renomination. Voting will be held April 2 at the village and school election.
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Gurley
Dolan Larson
Charles Weir
Harold Ludeman
Bob Poppe
Kenneth Larson
Wayne Elsen
Dr Leo J Thomas 60 dies in Sidney funeral Tuesday set
Sidney resident Dr Leo J Thomas 60 died at his home Saturday after a lengthy illness. Funeral services Tuesday March 12 at 2 30 p m in First Methodist Church with Rev John Stayton officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials to United Fund. Thomas born June 28 1902 at Oxford Nebraska. Survived by wife Wilma three daughters Kay Koos Carole Ann two brothers and stepparents.
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Leo J. Thomas
Sidney
First Methodist Church
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
United Fund
Thomas
Sidney United Fund
Leo James Thomas
Oxford
Neb
Clayton, E
Anna Swanson Thomas
University of Nebraska
College of Dentistry
National College of Chiropractic
Chicago
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Kimball
Mable Lott
Wilma Snyder
Red Cross
Mid-Pacific
Dad
Order of de Molay
Legion of Honor
Cheyenne County
Republican Party
Lions Club
Wilma
Kay Koos
Fontenelle
Iowa
Carole
Lincoln
Ann
Frank C
Lubbock
Texas
Joseph
Poland
Ohio
Olaf Johnson
Eugene
Oregon
Dan Root 63 Former Sidney Resident Dies in California
Dan Root age 63 a former Sidney resident died March 8 of a heart attack in Fairfield California He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in Sidney married Marjorie Shipman in Sidney in 1921 He studied at the University of Wyoming and became a school administrator serving as Fairfield superintendent before retiring last year He and his wife traveled to Japan after retirement Dr Earl S Sherrerd of Sidney is his cousin and Donald Shipman of Denver is a brother in law
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Dan Root
Sidney
Fairfield
Calif
Mr Doot
Union Pacific Railroad
Marjorie Shipman
University of Wyoming
Root
Japan
Earl S Sherrerd of
Sidrey
Mr. Root
Donald Shipman
Denver
Two New Oil Sites Staked In This Area
Nebraska oil activity expands with Stuarco Oil Co and Robert Shulein staking two wildcat locations east of Potter and a 5,250 foot J sand test by Muffin Drilling. Dawes and Scotts Bluff counties add new wildcats as daily oil production rises to 64,231 barrels after winter curtailment.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Stuarco Oil Co
Robert Schulein
Potter
L. L. Nelson
Muffin Drilling Co
Exeter Drilling Co
Adair and Jenkins
Davison
Exeter
Marathon Oil Co
Johnson
Johnson Field
Huntsman
Dawes County
Tucker Drilling Co
Augustine
Smith Drilling Co
Granite
Earl Wolvington
Tucker
Kingwood Oil Co
Banner County
Nebraska
Four Advantages Cited To Growers In Feed Program
Growers joining the 1963 feed grain program gain four benefits says Herbert Krauter chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee. Benefits include price support for 1963 corn sorghum and barley, guaranteed income from diverted acres, price support on established yields, and an advance diversion payment at signup upon request. Participating growers must reduce corn sorghum and barley by at least 20 percent of base acreage and devote diverted land to conserving use beyond normal conserving acres.
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Herbert Krauter
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Convicts Fail Escape Attempt Injures One At Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln AP The Nebraska Penitentiary escape ended in disaster as convict Frank Lucas 50 of Benton Harbor Mich suffered spine and hip fractures when a rope broke during a roof slide. Accomplices Jerry Lewis Thomas 21 and Edward Yates 20 from Washington state were captured on the roof and later sentenced to a total of 19 years for assault robbery and car theft.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Maurice Sigler
Sigler
Frank Lucas
Benton Harbor
Mich
Gothenburg
Neb
Lucas
Michigan
Jerry Lewis Thomas
Edward Yates
Washington
Thomas
Yates
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Oaken
Kenneth Oaken
John Kuns
Glenn Brestel Nominated For Dalton Town Board
Glenn Brestel was nominated at a special caucus Friday night to join the Dalton Town Board to replace Glen Twarling who asked to withdraw from the ballot. Twarling had been nominated Feb 26 for the town and school boards but chose to resign from the village ballot to focus on his children’s schooling.
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Dalton
Glenn Brestel
Glen Twarling
Mr Twarling
Telegraph corrected driver name in Friday accident report
A Friday item corrected the driver of a car involved in an accident. The name should read Dallas RR Langley instead of Dennis R Langley, and an apology was issued.
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Telegraph
Dennis R. Langley
Dallas RR
Langley
Minuteman Impact Reaches Warren Air Base Complex
As of February 12, Morrison Knudsen and Associates, with The Boeing Co, employ 984 and 160 respectively on the Warren AFB Minuteman complex near Cheyenne. Peak employment next spring could reach 2500 across Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado with over 75 percent from outside the area. Local payroll may top $1 million weekly. Boeing supplier spend about $200,000 locally. Eight electrical contracts exceeding $8 million were awarded to eight firms, including Cheyenne Light and Public Service Co of Colorado, Rural Electric Pine Bluffs, and others. The Air Force will reimburse over $3 million in connection charges, with power site bills about $1.5 million yearly.
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Morrison-Knudsen and Associates
Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Boeing Co
Air Force
Warren Afb
Highland Electric
Holyoke
Colo
Morgan County Rural Electric
Ft. Morgan
4-H Club Corrects Member List Omission
The Kitchen Kitties 4-H Club apologizes for omitting Nancy Sprenger from its member list. Nancy is noted as a very active club member and her inclusion is affirmed.
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Nancy Sprenger
Kitchen Kitties 4-H
Nancy
Five Nebraska workshops on feeding and management planned
The Nebraska Grain and Feed Dealers in cooperation with the University of Nebraska announce five workshops across the state in late March and early April. Howard Elm says sessions in Grand Island North Platte Bridgeport Norfolk and Tecumseh will cover beef cattle swine and dairy nutrition and management with researchers and extension specialists leading. Veterinarians are welcome to attend and topics include current research on feeds and feeding practices for livestock.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Grain and Feed Dealers
University of Nebbraska
Howard Elm
Grand Island
North Platte
Bridgeport
Norfolk
Tecumseh
College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Garand Island
Norfol's
Livestock Sale Described As Very Good In Sidney
The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion marked Saturday’s sale as very good with 513 head of cattle mainly steer and heifer calves. Top steers at 311 pounds hit $120 per head, stock cows reached $21.50. A regular sale is planned for Saturdays, with a special horse sale on Sunday March 17. Auctioneer Jerry Goeman of Bridgeport will preside at both events.
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Sidney Livestock Sales Pavillion
Dave Truss
Truss
Jerry Goeman
Bridgeport
Mrs. Ella McGlaughlin Dies in Cozad
Former Sidney resident Mrs. Ella McGlaughlin died over the weekend in Cozad where she lived. Funeral services were held today in Cozad with burial this afternoon in Greenwood Cemetery in the family plot. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handled local arrangements. Further information will appear in Wednesday’s Telegraph.
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Ella McGlaughlin
Sidney
Cozad
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
McGlaughlin
Minuteman Missile Sites Split Between Wyoming Nebraska
The U S Army Corps of Engineers confirms about 60 missiles will lie in southern Wyoming with the rest in northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Nebraska sites include Banner Kimball and Cheyenne counties with Sioux Army Depot overseeing Residency Two construction and Boeing aiding assembly.
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Minuteman
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nebraska Panhandle
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
Associated Press
Wyoming
Colorado
Sidney Telegraph
Nebraska
U. S. Air Force
Warren Air Force Base
Sioux Army
Corps of Engineers
United States Air Force
SATAF
Boeing Co
Electric Council To Convene On Tuesday
More than 100 Nebraska electricity use advisors will attend the annual meeting of the Nebraska Inter-Industry Electric Council in Omaha Tuesday. The event, joined with the Nebraska-Iowa Electrical Trade Show, features luncheon speaker John Turrel of Chicago and other leaders from Farm Electrification, Omaha Public Power District, University of Nebraska Extension, and local farm equipment firms.
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Nebraska Electricicity
Nebraska Inter-Industry Electric Council
Omaha
Nebraska-Iowa
John Turrel
Chicago
Farm Electrification Council
Thomas Mickey
Nebraska Farmer
Walter Scholes
Omaha Public Power District
Ed Janike
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Hillis Newman
Fremont
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Sioux Depot
Thelma A Mitchell
Cr Or
Gurley School Board
Leo J, Thomas
Lodgepole Troop No. 93
FIRST
Trop 93
Lodgepole
Charlie Schmidt
Eft
Mike Markel
Scott Smith
Dawes
Dalton Board
Dennis
Warren ‘Air Base
Stars of Tomorrow
Sidney High School
Jim Selzer
Bob Selzer
Eddie
Owl
Dan Zwick
Greg Fitzgerald
Highliters
Boeing
Free World
Electric Council
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