Rain and Snow Bring Moisture to Panhandle Nebraska
A broad Pacific storm delivered rain drizzle and snow across Nebraska with central and eastern areas receiving the heaviest totals. Cheyenne County saw up to three tenths of an inch, Lodgepole more, while North Platte to David City reported half to almost two inches in some locales. Snow depths reach five inches at Alliance.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Potter
Lodgepole
Telegraph
Sidney
North Platte
David City
Alliance
Mulch Demonstration Move Aided By Snow Shift
Heavy snow on the Ed Lipke farm forces the stubble mulch demonstration to relocate from four miles north of Sidney to land four miles south of Sidney near Hand's Corner. The site change aims to reduce snow depth, with officials predicting a large turnout from out of state including a Canadian plane crew and several Colorado agronomists.
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Ed Lipke
Lipke Farm
Sidney
Lyndell Brown
Hand's Corner
Soil Conservation District
Canada
Colorado
Special Ft Sidney Days Edition to Feature Caricatures
The Sidney Telegraph announces a 90th anniversary Ft. Sidney Days edition to honor 1867 settlement history and 1884 village incorporation. Amarillo artist H. H Hutson will create caricatures of Sidney business and civic figures for a full history oriented feature.
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Ft. Sidney Days
Sidney
Sidney Telegraph
Union Pacific Railroad
Ft. Sidney
Telegraph
Icy Roads Linked to Fatalities in Sidney
Icy road conditions were blamed for the deaths of two Sidney women and injuries to four other people who were hospitalized. The report notes hazardous winter travel and subsequent medical responses following the accidents.
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Sidney
Weather outlook with cool night and rain chance
Fair tonight and tomorrow with lows from 15 to 25 degrees and a daytime high near 50. Light rain or snow is forecast for Thursday or Friday.
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Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Red Cross Drives Cheyenne County Fund in 1957 Campaign
This week long canvass targets Sidney business and residential areas for the Cheyenne County Red Cross fund drive chaired by Mrs. LaVern Anthony. Lions Club leads business solicitation with Warren Brown as general chair. residents are contacted by neighbors. A $4,000 quota is set, with donations directed to Mrs. Anthony at 2420 Park View Road.
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Sidney
American Red Cross
LaVern Anthony
Cheyenne County
Lions Club
Warren Brown
Anthony
Park View Road
Red Cross
Sidney High School Career Conferences Slated
Two career conferences for juniors and seniors at Sidney High on March 22 and 29 begin at 1 p.m. Guidance counselor Ralph Spencer announces consultants for each field, with a mix of civilian and Armed Forces sessions. Parents are invited to attend.
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Sidney High School
Ralph Spencer
O. A. Olson
Wayne Loch
Helen Ballew
Neal Atkins
Art Scott
Don Albers
Verm Anthony
John ‘Ehrenberger
George Hinn
Airforce
E. Loutsky
Scottsbluff
Army
Harold Guernsey
Coast Guard
Coastguard
Denver
G. L. Jones
Navy
George Edmundson
Sidney
Virginia Miller
Scottsbluuff
Bill Vecera
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
George Seelmeier
S 0
Willard Kerk
Jack Ramm
Gladys Bell
Burchard
Mrs. Hemmer 76 Dies. Rites Planned for Wednesday
Mrs. Theresia Hemmer 76 died Saturday at her Sidney home after a three month illness. She was born July 4 1880 at Humphrey Neb and married Matt Hemmer in 1899. Funeral services are set for Wednesday 9 a m at St Patrick s Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. The Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include five daughters four sons 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren plus sisters and a brother. Pallbearers listed.
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Theresia Hemmer
Sidney
St. Patrick’s Church
Albert Albel
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Theresia Batliner
Humphrey, Neb
Andrew
Fanny Niebaur Batliner
Humphrey
Matt Hemmer
Nebraska
Hemmer
Dora Frahm
Mary Hemmer
Clara Bales
Salem
Ore
Ellen Hockerson
Larkspur
Calif
Eleanor Teresa Dickes
Dalton
Frank S
Julia A. Reiners Dickes
Thomas A. Kallhoff
Kalthoff
Robert Kennedy
Conrad Allgood
Lloyd
Kimball
Thomas
James
Frank Dickes
Mildred Moore
Alfred Christensen
James Dickes
Sidney Sees Low Police Court Fines Revenue
A city report shows minimal crime activity in the current fiscal year starting last August. Police court fines total $394 of an estimated $1,300, while jail costs totaling $174.69 of a $600 budget reflect few prisoners, as officials note the city has had few law violators.
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Sidney
Panhandle Doctors Meet in Bluffs on Cardiac Conference
Doctors from 11 Panhandle counties gather in Scottsbluff for a Nebraska Heart Association conference focusing on heart malformations and surgical options. Speakers include Dr. S Gilbert Blount Jr of Denver and Dr. Theodore Hubbard of Omaha.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska Panhandle
S. Gilbert Blount, Jr
Denver
University of Colorado
Theodore Hubbard
Omaha
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Heart Association
Panhandle
Tragedy after snowstorm wrecks north of Brady
Two Sidney women died one mile east of Brady as a snowbound two car crash killed Violet Farmer 43 and Eleanor Kallhoff 44 while a third victim William Gardner 58 of North Platte also died. Several others were injured including the Gardners son Bryan 12 and Mrs Gardner’s husband. The wrecks occurred during a severe winter storm with icy roads and multiple spinouts across Cheyenne County Nebraska.
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Sidney
Brady
North Platte
Eleanor Kallhoff
Effie Foland
Delores Schnell
Violet Farmer
Columbus
North Platte Candy Company
William A. Gardner
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Kallhoff
Gothenburg
Doyle Foland
Schnell
Gardner
Bryan
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Farmer
Mayfair
Marvin Reckling
Tom
Sundl
Should Have Been 13th Truck Line Accidents Frustrate Friday
Rogers Truck Lines suffered a trio of Friday accidents. A Wytex Oil rig dropped at the Fred W. Reetz farm damaged a Rogers auto. A Rogers truck collided with a city car in Kimball. Later, three Sidney youths were injured when their car hit a Rogers truck on Colorado Highway 113 near Peetz.
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Rogers
Wytex Oil Corp
Fred W. Reetz
Potter
Wytex
City of
Kimball
Sidney
Colorado Highway 113
Peetz
Sterling Hospital
LeRoy Kinard
DeWayne Vos
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Melvin-Case
Colorado State Highway Patrol
Kinard
Virgil Huston
The
Colorado Patrol
Seven Year Old Drives Car Under Father’s Watch
Lemont W. Jahn of Ft Morgan taught his seven year old son Jahn to drive on Highway 30 near the Kimball Cheyenne County line. The boy steered while the father controlled pedals. Jahn was fined five dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving and holding a person in an embrace.
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
Mel Buschist
Kimball- Cheyenne
Lemont W. John
Ft Morgan
Dad
Jahn
Cheyenne County
C. W. Smith
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U. S. Weather Bureau
United States
Sidney Day
Sidneyites
Hutson
Dorman H. Smith
George Scarborough
National Editors Association
Cleveland
Southwest
Hut
America
Lee’s
Hollis Peratt
McGowan’s Market
Peratt
Thompson
Mrs. Hemmer
Bluffs
Katherine Disney
Ed Disney
Helen Jo Helfrich
Gilbert F. Helfrich
Helfrich
Jess Pratt, Jr
Dryden
Mich
Pratt
Sidney-and-east
Edward Caywood
Lucille M. Reynolds
Sunol
Richard L Burke
Walter Dobson
Ord
R. H
Lucky” Wester
Helfrich-Pratt
Orson Tracy
Kansas City
Virgil Harp
Albany
Farmer Violet Victoria Delve
Byers
Colo
Edward J
Isabelle Olova Helgesen Delve
Carl
Urin
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