Sidney Built First School in the 1870s and Its Rise
Local teachers mark NEA centennial with Sidney education history shows the city’s first wood school on Ninth Ave and Jackson St. replaced by a 1908 brick complex, bids in 1907 at 18,785, then a fire in the 1930s destroyed the building and parts became a bandshell and shelter in Legion Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educaon
Nebraska Education Association
Sidney
NEA
Ninth Ave
Jackson St
Telegraph
Marjorie Bardw
Sidney High School
Forbes- Greene Construction Co
Legion Park
Large Down Payment Aids When You Buy A Home
The article weighs buying versus renting noting home ownership brings deep satisfaction and security while offering permanence. It highlights that mortgage totals should not exceed one week's take home, and factors like heating, insurance, repairs, and future income affect affordability. Renting offers flexibility and lower upfront costs with no major debt or upkeep burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings and Mortgage Division
The
American Bankers Asso
Down payments matter in buying a home
Analyzes advantages of larger down payments when purchasing a house. Weighs renting versus owning, explains how a higher down payment reduces loan size, lowers interest costs, and shortens payoff time. Uses a $15,000 house example with 5 percent interest and 25 year vs 10 year terms. Emphasizes budgeting and long term value.
Hearing Tests Financed By Easter Seals
The Nebraska Society for Crippled Children funds large scale audiometric surveys to screen school children for hearing loss. Trained testers operate through Easter Seal county committees with Uni of Nebraska support and re check every three years. About five to seven percent show impairments, prompting medical follow up. S. Orson Perkins oversees the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Youngstar
Nebraska Society For Crippled Children
Nebraska
County
Easter Seal Society
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Kearney State Teachers College
Easter Seal
State Society
Omaha
S. Orson Perkins
Civil Defense Urgency Urged At Denver Conference
Gov. Steve McNichols led a one day regional civil defense conference in Denver with state, city and county officials from Colorado and neighboring states. Sidney Coun ty Commissioner George Fleming and his brother Ralph attended. Speakers urged urgent civil defense and public works planning to avert complacency that could fuel a national tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Steve McNichols
Colorado
Sidney
George Fleming
Ralph
Gov. McNichols
Colorado Good Roads Assn
Colorado State Chamber of Commerce
Colorado - Arkansas Valley Inc
Montana Contractors Ass
American Association of State Highway Officials
McNichols
Fleming
Snow Bank Aids Arrest Of Youth In Sidney
The Cheyenne County sheriff credits weekend snow for aiding the arrest of Freddie Engberg 18 of La Juanta Colorado on a forged check charge. Engberg’s car, stuck in a Highway 19 snow drift south of Sidney, was abandoned overnight. Nebraska Safety Patrol located the vehicle and led to Engberg’s arrest and scheduled arraignment on the forged instrument charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Freddie Engberg
la Juanta
Colo
Engberg
Sidney
B. O. Stavely
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sheriff’s Office
Colorado
Probate hearing set for foreign will in Cheyenne County
In Cheyenne County Nebraska a probate petition seeks the Last Will and Testament of deceased Simon Fishman. The hearing is scheduled for April 10 1957 at 10:00 AM before County Judge C W Smith. John Peetz Jr is named administrator with will annexed, attorneys Peetz and Balderson represent the party.
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Simion Fishman
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Denver
Colorado
John Peetz, Jr
Nis
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Ching
Montgomery Ward
Airet
Mardy- Clark
Robert Barlow
Curtiss Candy Co
Chicago
Snow Bank
Simon Fishman
C. W. Smith
New York’ University
Philippines
British West Indies
Nationalist
China
Saratoga
United States
Virginia
Ohio
Easter Island
Chile
Spain
Desert
Marine Corps Supply Center
Barstow
Calif
Marine Corps
Jack McCallister
Havana
Cuba
Venice
San Marco
Basilica
Villanova
Phil Reavis
New York
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