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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1969
Page
1
Delbert E. Lane of the University of Nebraska Extension says a late spring and adverse field conditions favor the till-plant system. It combines cutting stalks with planting fertilizing and applying herbicides in one operation, suited to light or heavy soils with proper equipment and timely cultivation.
Sherman Keil 69 died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital after a nine month illness. Funeral services at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Darrell Davis officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by daughter Shirley Beyer of Sidney, sister Edith Wilhelm of Kansas City, brothers Harl Keil Omaha Roy Exeter and Earl Bayard, and three grandchildren. Memorials designated for Light Memorial Presbyterian Church. Born December 18 1899 in Fairmont Nebraska.
Panhandle forecast shows partly cloudy to cloudy skies through Thursday with a few very light snow flurries. NW winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon with highs in the 40s and lows around 20. Thursday highs near 40, 5 percent precipitation chance each period. Five-day outlook averages 4 12 degrees below normal, with highs in the 40s and lows 15 to 25, scattered light showers likely.
A site for the Lodgepole youth center is under study with two options the old stone hotel and the former plumbing and heating building. Property owners are urged to contact the youth or sponsors. The locating committee comprising Clarence Kripal Rodney Theis Ralph Englert and Rev Raymond Thiel met to plan a constitution to be submitted to the town board.
Cheyenne county reports February bond sales at 35,340 with county total 54,088 for 12.0 percent of 1969 goal. Statewide February sales amount to 4,090,202 across all counties, per H Glenn Spearow county chairman.
Nebraska farmers expect to plant 4 831 000 acres of corn this year up 3 from last year with most gains in the northeast where oats and corn rise while sorghum and barley fall soybeans slip sugar beets rise and dry beans climb 35. Weather could still alter signups and actual plantings.
Nebraska rules let 20 year olds drink liquor and bet on horse races but bar them from bingo. Attorney General's office notes the bingo law fixes 21 as the minimum age, while other statutes use minor to set adulthood age. The 20 year old change affects drinking and racing, not bingo.
Cheyenne County Clerk Ralph Englert pushes a plan to hold one primary and one general election every two years for all levels. SB 542 would harmonize municipal and school laws with general election rules, eliminating many local race costs and consolidating dates.
Walter Gruwald, a long time Cheyenne County resident, was named Outstanding Farmer for the second straight year at Sidney Kiwanis Farmers Night. The event at the Country Club drew about 30 area farmers. Charles Fenster spoke on Great Plains work at Scottsbluff, with Ivan Liljegren commenting on local agriculture.
Sidney city representatives traveled to Lincoln for official business. City Manager Baudek attended a League of Nebraska Municipalities meeting on pending legislation, Floyd Sanks and Ben Spady spoke on municipal water works, and Willis King and Armor Beese attended sessions on electric utility systems.
Sidney police reported minor vandalism with letters pulled from the St Patrick’s High School building Wednesday night. A refrigerator cart was stolen from Bill Folkerts’ truck. Stickney’s Inc said several oil filters fell from a truck east of Sidney. Drive carefully.
Nebraska Banking Dept caps contract loan interest at 9 percent with special terms for installment loans charging 1 1/2 percent per month on the first 1000 and 1 percent on the remainder. Automobile buyers could face 18 percent on the first thousand and 12 percent on the rest. Banks may charge less based on credit. prime rates for large firms in Nebraska run about 7 1/2 percent. Legal loan rate for municipalities remains 6 percent. federal rates must align with state limits.
State Senator Robert Clark says LB 91 adding business education and coeds to vocational tech schools is advancing toward select file with a vote possible within two weeks. He notes LB 920, proposing outright grants for higher education, has an April 21 hearing. he seeks financing details and plans Easter recess meetings in April with ESU 19 officials county leaders in Kimball.
Potter voters face alcohol by the drink decision, potentially making the village the third in Cheyenne County to permit sale. Also on the ballot are two- to three-year village and school board seats with candidates named for Potter, Lodgepole, Gurley and Dalton. Sidney has no election this year.
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau pancake feed is moved from March 31 to Friday April 11 at the 4-H building to allow state president Roland Nelson of Lincoln to speak. Event is open to all members and their families with the revised schedule and program.
Interest in forming a Dairy Herd Improvement Association grew after a Monday meeting. About thirty dairymen from twenty large herds attended and are invited to an organizational lunch at 11 am next Monday March 31 at Yendis Cafe hosted by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. Phil Cole from the University of Nebraska outlined organizing steps. Such a group would monthly test butterfat and establish herd record keeping.
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