Veteran Sidney teachers prepare for new chapters
Three long time educators Vergal Winn Mabel Nielsen and Miss Marie Nicholson face retirement at Sidney High but promise continued community work and mentoring. Winn 68 plans ham radio tower projects and electronics study Nielsen will relocate to Sidney and teach no more yet remains active in clubs and church Nicho lson joins Winn in retirement as a neighbor while Mrs Mattie Bryan continues special education material development and community outreach with Panhandle Players past work cited as evidence of lifelong dedication.
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Vergal Winn
Sidney High School
Amope
Sidney High
Winn
Nebraska
Nance County
Belgrade High School
Grand Island
Kearney State College
Mason City
Neb
Glenwood
South Dakota
Wes
Terville
Kearney
Harrisburg
Colorado
Greeley
Crook
Navy
Sidney
Mabel Nielsen
Howard County
Miss Nielsen
Dannebrog
Hay Springs
Callaeway
Farwell
Shelton
St Paul
Callaway
University of Nebraska
Nielsen
American Association of University Women
Business and Porofessional Woman’s Club
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
T.B
March of Dimes
Mattie Bryan
Bryan
Myrna
Western
Glenn Hildreth
Chadron State College
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Central Elementary School
East Ward
The
Panhandle Players
Englert Leads Effort to Reform Nebraska Election System
County Clerk Ralph Englert travels to Lincoln with a five person panel to study SB 542 a bill proposed by Senator Terry Carpenter and co sponsored by others including Robert Clark of Sid ney The plan aims to collapse all elections yearly into a single event promising large savings per ballot Cheyenne County could save about 16 dollars per ballot in election costs Meanwhile in Washington D C Congressman Dave Martins bill to investigate lumber and plywood prices has cleared the Rules Committee sending the measure to the House floor as housing costs climb nationwide and slow construction
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Ralph Englert
Lincoln
Nebraska
Terry Carpenter
Robert Clark
Sidney
Englert
Cheyenne County
Washington, D.C
Dave Martin
House
Martin
20 Year Olds Come Of Age In Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraskans 21 20000 now legally adults after Gov Norbert T Tiemann signed LB 167 lowering the age of majority to 20 The law takes effect immediately due to an emergency clause A 20 year old may drink legally sign contracts and patronize bars but voting age remains 21 requiring a constitutional amendment LB168 pending would put voting age at 20 for next year
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Lincoln
Norbert T. Tiemann
Merit Badge Engineering New For Scouts
Engineering is a new merit badge pamphlet from the Boy Scouts of America. It explains high school preparation, engineering branches, and hands on tasks like Slide rule use. Scouts pick three topics such as bridge building and traffic engineering.
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Boy Scouts of America
Lewis Mehling
Sidney
Wyo-Braska Boy Scout Advancement
Mebling
Mehling
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Socity of Civil Engineers
Engineers’ Council For Professional Development
Panhandle Forecast: Fair Weather Through Saturday
The Panhandle forecast calls for generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures on Saturday. Highs near 30 to 40 this afternoon, lows tonight 5 to 15, highs Saturday 35 to 45, snow probability near zero. The five day outlook shows near normal temperatures through Wednesday with a warming trend highs in the 40s and lows 15 to 25 with little if any precipitation.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Labor Demand Rises in Four-County Area
The Sidney Nebraska labor office reports February job placements totaling 65 in non agricultural work, 15 temporary, and 3 farm placements. Clerical and sales lead with 12 positions, followed by service 20, machine trade 1, structural work 26, and miscellaneous 6. 91 new applications were filed, including 12 veterans and 55 women, with unemployment claims up slightly from January and year ago, driven mainly by construction.
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Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Banner County
Francis R. Hiner
Sidney
Nebraska Departement of Labor
UP Centennial Train Stops In Sidney July 18
The Union Pacific Centennial train will stop in Sidney on Friday July 18 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ed Cole of Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce said the display may be a genuine early locomotive or a replica featuring a steam locomotive a vintage box car an old train crane an old coach and a blacksmith car mounted on four modern flat cars near the UP station.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
U. P
Empty Houses Sold Fast Under FHA Plan in Sidney
A special FHA program, led by Bob Cook of The C.A. Story Agency, is moving vacant Sidney homes quickly by repairing and selling them with no down payment to buyers. About 50 empty houses, including VA and non FHA financing, are part of the experiment, making Sidney a test case for reclaiming idle housing. Interested buyers are urged to contact their realtor or Mr. Cook for details.
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Federal Housing Administration
Sidney Market
Bob Cook
C.A. Story Agency, Inc
FHA
Cook
Veterans Administration
Sidney
Mr. Cook
Youth Center At Lodgepole Being Studied
Lodgepole youths and community members plan an open meeting this Sunday at 4 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church to discuss starting a Lodgepole youth center. If interest grows, leaders will be appointed and plans formed. all church members students and concerned citizens urged to attend.
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Lodgepole
Gloria Dei Lutheran
Sizemore Rites Set Here Monday At Funeral Home
Lawrence R. Sizemore 48 formerly of Sidney died Thursday in a Denver hospital after a month’s confinement. Funeral 2 PM Monday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Max Kors of Christ Episcopal Church officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery with military rites. Survived by widow Ada Livoni Sizemore, daughter Lory Jean, mother Elsie Sizemore, sisters Mabel Mauser, brothers Doyle, Cole, Marvin. father and two brothers preceded him in death.
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Sidney
Lawrence R. Sizemore
Denver
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Max Kors
Christ Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Kirk
Nebr
Sizemore
Ada Livoni
Scottsbluff
Lory ‘Jean
Elsie Sizemore
Berthoud
Colo
Mabel Mauser
Doyle
Change To Fort Sidney Getting Serious Study
The proposed rename of Sidney to Fort Sidney gains general approval. About 1,900 signatures from two thirds of registered voters are needed to petition district court, which could approve without broader state or federal action. Tourism and local history motivate the expansion of the city’s name.
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Fort Sidney
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Cole
Stars of Tomorrow Show at Sidney Junior High
Talented youths from the area perform Sunday at Sidney Junior High Auditorium in Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow. Seventeen acts advance to the district contest with a $50 savings bond and trophy for the grand prize. First and second runnerup trophies awarded. auditions last week selected the 17 acts across elementary junior high and senior high divisions.
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Sidney Junior High School
Kiwanis Stars
Supreme Court Upholds Injury Suit Decision
The Nebraska Supreme Court affirms the Cheyenne County District Court decision to dismiss an injury suit filed by Leslie C. Landmesser Jr. against several law enforcement officials. Landmesser was hurt in a tear gas projectile explosion left in a Sidney house after a police operation.
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Lincoln
Neb
Associated Press
State Supreme Court
Cheyenne County
Leslie C. Landmesser Jr
Landmesser
Sidney
SBA Officials At Vo Tech Unit Seminar
Norman Otto and Ben Davis of the Small Business Administration presented a workshop to 62 students at the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School on March 11. They outlined challenges of starting a small business and explained financing sources, types of business organization, location, regulations, taxes, insurance, and management of a typical small business.
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Vo-Tech
Cessna Aircraft Co
Wichita
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Merle Rudebusch
Jim Joyce
A&p
Robert Stephenson
Ted Neilson
Cessna
Ron Hugart
Bill Manning
Norman Otto
Ben Davis
Small Business Administration
Omaha
Distinction Made In Narcotics Court Hearing
Clarification notes that the James Sterling involved in a narcotics court appearance on Wednesday is not the same individual as the former Lodgepole resident now living in Salina Kansas. The two share a name but are different persons in crime court records.
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James Sterling
Lodgepole
Salina
Kan
Oil Drilling Permits Slowly Issued in Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reports only three new oil drilling locations permitted last week. Locations include Sioux County No 1 Skavdahl in Lot 1 Sec 2 28 55 with Gable Drilling as contractor, and wildcat sites at Banner County No 1 Vowers and Kimball County No 1 Johnson using Braden Gear Drilling and Hershberger Exploration. No new producers were reported. West Engelland Field expansion near Sidney failed with an offset well plugged and abandoned. Northwest tri county Sioux Dawes Box Butte remains the busiest area.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sioux County
K&m Associates
Chris L.christensen, Jr
Skavdahl
Gable Drilling Co
K&m
Banner County
Vowers
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
R. L. Poundstone and Hershberger Exploration Co., Inc
Kimball County
No. 1
Johnson
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Mary Thompson
Double M Oil Co
Tri-County
Sioux-Dawes-Box Butte
NFO Meeting Set by Cheyenne County Chapter
The Cheyenne County Chapter of the National Farmers Organization will hold a meeting on Tuesday March 18 at 7 30 in the basement of St Mary's Catholic Church in Dalton.
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Cheyenne County
The
National Farmers Organization
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Dalton
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Sizemore Rites
Funeral Home
Cessna Aircraft
VolTech
Tresa Sullivan
Jane Pelster
Jeryl Lessman
Karen Gibbons
Mini Singers
Eileen Tobin
Jerry Juedes
Kristi Bennett
Julie McRoberts
Kay Glassburn
Carol Hahler
Loretta Hinman
Perry Ahlschwede
Larry Glassburn
Supreme Court
SBA
NFO Meeting
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