Sidney Public Schools Board Sees Six Teachers Resign
The Sidney school board accepted six resignations including Buck Graham and six teachers Margery Curtiss Cheryl Johnson Margo Gish W T Miller Frances Nelson and Chuck Ward. Wages for custodians secretaries and nurses were raised and plans were set for a 180 day calendar starting August 26. Modular scheduling was discussed and a swimming pool study was tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Public Schools Board
Buck Graham
Busines
Graham
Gillette
Wyo
Sidney
Margery Curtiss
Cheryl Johnson
Margo Gish
W.T. Miller
Frances Nelson
Chuck Ward
Legion
Supt
Russell Pedersen
Alliance
George Hinn
Dalton Native Julia Quinn dies after two weeks illness
Julia Quinn 80 a native of Dalton died in an Omaha hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services were held at St Phillip Merci Church in Omaha with burial there. She was born Julia Johnston in Dalton on December 20 1888 to Andrew and Rosa Johnston and married Thomas E Quinn on October 3 1910. The Quins farmed near Dalton and Bridgeport before moving to Omaha about 40 years ago. Surviving are two sons Earl and Donald both of Omaha eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and one brother Fred W Johnston Sr of Sidney. A niece Mrs Martin Grant and nephew Fred Johnston Jr attended the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Julia Quinn
Omaha
St. Phillip Merci Church
Julia Johnston
Andrew
Rosa Johnston
Thomas E. Quinn
Bridgeport
Quinn
Earl
Donald
Fred W. Johnston Sr
Sidney
Martin Grant
Fred Johnston Jr
Money and Drapes Missing in Sidney Home Entries
Police reported three entry incidents including burglary at 1132 Pasadena Place where drapes were taken. About $300 in cash vanished in a separate February 29 burglary. A broken church window was also logged, with the victim's name withheld.
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C. A. Story
Sidney
Pasadena Place
Story
Panhardle Forecast: Partly cloudy with light showers likely
Partly cloudy conditions continue this afternoon and tonight with a small chance of light rain showers on Thursday. Lows range from 22 to 25 with highs Thursday 50 to 60. Precipitation probability under 5 percent this afternoon and tonight, and 10 percent on Thursday. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures from Thursday through Monday with small daily changes.
State to Issue May Bids for I-80 Work to Chappell
Nebraska's State Roads Department announced bids will be sought in May for a 16 mile I 80 segment from near Big Springs to Chappell. The project links U S 30 across the Panhandle with grading and structure work estimated at 1 4 million dollars. Paving contracts are deferred to 1969.
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State Roads Department
Nebraska
Big Springs
Chappell
Nebraska Panhandle
G. C. Strobel
Interstate priorities set for Nebraska stretch to Chappell
Nebraska officials placed the Big Springs to Chappell segment atop the interstate priorities after reviewing completed work amid federal funding cuts. State Engineer John W. Hossack noted the federal government covers about 90 percent of interstate costs, with the western Nebraska segment chosen ahead of the Omaha route.
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Big Springs-to-Chappell
Nebraska
John W. Hossack
Omaha
Interstate 30 widening near Paxton to Big Springs
The highway department expects to finish 37.6 miles of Interstate construction between Paxton and Big Springs this fall after a year of work. Preliminary plans start this year on 2.1 miles of Interstate from the Colorado state line to south of Big Springs.
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Highway Department
Paxton
Big Springs
Colorado State Line
Dry Winter Confirmed By Figures
Weather Bureau figures show a dry Nebraska winter with October to February rainfall at 52 percent of normal in the Southwest and 55 to 79 percent elsewhere. February brought sharp contrasts with 0.06 inch in Northeast and temperatures from 69 to 14 below zero. A weekend storm gave some relief in the Panhandle and Cheyenne County, helping winter wheat and rangeland.
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Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Panhandle
North-central
Central
South-central
Southeast
East-central
Northeast
Benkelman
Beaver City
Concord
Hartington
Sidney
Potter
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Fires cause two thousand six hundred dollars in February damage
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department reported two thousand six hundred dollars in damage from February fires. They responded to six rural and eight city calls, with about three hundred dollars rural damage and two thousand three hundred city damage. They conducted eight inspections, answered one rescue, had four fire hazard complaints, and held two practice sessions. City manager John Braudek was named an honorary fireman at the March 7 meeting.
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Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Sidney
John Braudek
Wheat Growers Warn Members Against Tax Petition Carriers
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association directors at Ogallala meeting cautioned members about ill advised petition carriers seeking to undo tax reforms. Joseph Halow, director for foreign operations, Great Plains Wheat, urged sharing warning notes and explained GPW shift to aggressive direct sales emphasizing U S wheat quality and milling customers.
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Nebraska
Ogallala
NWGA
Joseph Halow
Great Plains Wheat
Washington, D.C
United States
U.S
Great Plains
Halow
GPW
Wheat Specialist Speaks at Cheyenne County Seed Producers Meeting
State Wheat Specialist Dean Lancaster spoke at the Cheyenne County Certified Seed Producers Association annual meeting in Lincoln. He discussed new wheat varieties Trader and Trapper and new barley and millet varieties. Directors Fred Kriesel Raymond Walker and Lee Shoemaker were elected for two year terms. Special guests included County Agent Mrs. Ivan Liljegren Gerald Moline Bernard Kuksie Randall Linton and Gene Nelson. The group discussed increasing farmer sample submissions for the County Fair and announced the Nebraska Wheat Show would be discontinued due to lack of interest.
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Dean Lancaster
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Fred Kriesel
Gurley
Raymond Walker
Sidney
Lee Shoemaker
Potter
Ivan Liljegren
Gerald Moline
High Plains
Sioux Depot
Bernard E. Kuksie
Grant
Randall Linton
Gene Nelson
Dalton
Sidney forms warehousing and industrial sites corporation
A new Sidney Nebraska corporation named Sidney Warehousing and Industrial Sites Inc forms to develop former Sioux Army Depot properties for industrial use and warehousing. Incorporators are Robert L. Clark Edward H. Narjes Willis J. Robinson and Elmer O. Ladine. Capitalization 275000. Existence began March 7.
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Sioux Army
Sidney
Sidney Warehousing and Industrial Sites, Inc
Nebraska Business Corporation Act
Robert L. Clark
Edward H. Narjes
Willis J. Robinson
Elmer O. Ladine
Sioux Army Depot
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Sioux Industrial Development Corp
City of
Gen
City Sells Vacant Lots and Approves Highway Payment
City of Sidney certifies sale of eight vacant lots for unpaid taxes and approves final payment of 9 042.71 to the State Department of Roads for Relocating Highway 19. City considers sidewalk at 536 and 544 Keller Drive and leases depot land to Sioux Industrial Corporation. Cheyenne County delegation attends Ogallala highway hearing urging city led road standards and reform.
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State Department of Roads
Highway 19
Gordin Tobin
Fairacres Addition
Lodgepole Road
Fairacres
A. J. Haskell
Elm St
Grabill
Pasadena Place
Country Club Drive
Country Club Heights
Sidney
Summit Drive
Cheyenne County
Ogallala
Legislative Highway Committee
John Baudek
George Fleming
Fleming
Baudek
Legislative Committee
Jerome Warner
Devel County
Ramey Whitney
Chappell
Garden County
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Western Nebraska
Desire
Des Moines
Wichita
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
WMCC
Fort Robinson
Ft. Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Lake McConaughy
Scout’s Rest Ranch
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Agate
State Highway Department
Nebraska
Harold Easom
North Platte
Thane Davis
Hyannis
Highway Advisory Commission
Arthur
Blaine
Devel Garden
Keith
Lincoln
Perkins
McPherson
Chase Counties
Banner County Plans Real Property Reappraisal
Banner County Board of Commissioners has hired Brandt Appraisal Company of Scottsbluff to appraise all real property for tax purposes. The 1963 Legislature authorized the move. contract cost is $20,000 with new values to apply to the 1969 tax year. Orville Brandt and Roland Warner will begin once necessary materials are available.
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Harrisburg
Banner County Board of Commissioners
Brandt Appraisal Company, Inc
Scottsbluff
Orville Brandt
Roland Warner
McGrew
Mrs. Mabel Dimery 89 Dies in Beatrice Nebr
Mrs. Mabel Dimery 89 a former Sidney resident died Monday at the PEO Home Beatrice Neb. Funeral services will be Thursday 11 a m at Craig-Holechek Funeral Home with Rev Darrell Davis of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church officiating. She served on the Cheyenne County library board fair board and PEO Sisterhood. Survived by daughter Jane Schlumberger Fremont two grandsons J Martin Schlumberger Aspen Cole and Robert Lincoln and sister Mrs Florence Sunderland Lincoln. Memorials designated to PEO Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Mabel Dimery
PEO
Beatrice
Nebr
Craig-Holechek
Darrell Davis
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Martin Dimery
Dimery
Addington
Oklo
Fremont
Jane Schlumberger
J. Martin Schlumberger
Aspen
Cole
Robert
Lincoln
Florence Sunderland
Primary race filings widen in Cheyenne County Nebraska
Filing clock runs to March 15 for the May 14 primary. Sidney resident Robert L. Clark is the only announced candidate for the 47th District Nebraska Legislature, while incumbent Sen. George H. Fleming has retired. County offices see candidates for commissioner, weed board, and county judge on the ballot.
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Robert L. Clark
Sidney
Nebraska
George H. Fleming
Cheyenne
Paul Huff
Floyd Treblck
A. A. Fen- Ske
Muriel Crosby
Cheyenne County
Virgil Walters
Robert Lafler
Jack McVicker
Charles Mayer
Sydney Finch
Earl Gell
Theodore Houser
West Subdivision
Wheatbelt Public Power District Board of Directors
C Aa
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JoAnn Owen
Laurie
Harvey Herman
Curly
Telegraph
Pam Talich
Gibson Ford-Mercury
Eral Services Administration
Sioux
Council
OKR
Banner County
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