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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1964
Page
11
Devel County Fair Board contracts an Animal Circus for August 27 and 28 at the fairgrounds. A charge will be made for those in high school or above. The circus offers 13 acts and is slated as a main feature of the county fair.
A petition in Alliance seeks to place a liquor by the drink issue before voters in the May 12 Primary. It asks residents whether to license the sale of alcoholic liquors by the drink and proposes ballot options for or against the license.
CHAPPELL The Devel Agricultural Improvement Association will hold its second meeting of the year on April 9. Orville Hays Superintendent of Akron Experiment Station will speak on Lets Up-Date Our Crops. Tickets from the County Extension office. Dinner at 6 30 p m at the 100F Hall in Big Springs.
BUSHNELL The Plains Historical Society and Bushnell Lions Club bring Dr Robert N Manley to Bushnell April 2 at 730 pm in the school auditorium His topic Nebraska in Word and Song blends history data with vocal music He teaches history at the University of Nebraska and attracts full classes Peter Bourlier was reelected president of Plains Historical Society Ken Bowman reelected vice president Salma Hammond treasurer Art Henrickson secretary
Chadron voters will decide on a $310 000 bond issue for a new junior high school in the April 7 election. The proposal previously lost 408 to 359 on June 25, 1963, the first school bond defeat in Chadron. Four men seek two city council seats and five run for two school board vacancies, with Charles Fred Fisher unopposed for re election to the police magis.
The slate lists council incumbents A. L. Riemenschneider and Gerald Linn with challengers Gordon Larson and J. H. Winfield. Four year terms apply. School board contenders include Mrs. Dudley Draxton La Verne Fitzgibbon and E. John Dorr chosen at nominating caucuses, plus Jerry Baker and Norman Eitemiller by petition.
Scottsbluff hosts the Nebraska Methodist Conference June 2 through 5 with 800 to 1,000 people expected. Bishop Kenneth W. Copeland and ministers planned arrangements as 600 voting delegates plus wives and visitors attend. This marks the first Scottsbluff gathering since 1949 with Scotts Bluff Methodist Church as host.
Airman Michael J. Wright son of Sidney residents Mr and Mrs Jacob J Appelhans is reassigned from Lackland AFB Texas to Keesler AFB Mississippi for technical training as a communications electronics specialist. He recently completed basic training and is a 1960 Sidney High School graduate and former student at Chadron Nebraska State College. Captain Raymond F Anthony Jr son of Sidney residents receives first oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flight. He attended Colorado and Maryland universities and Omaha and was commissioned in 1955. He is married to Sharon D Daniels.
The U S Civil Service Commission issues a new examination for Medical Technologist positions in Veterans Administration facilities across the United States excluding Hawaii and Alaska and in Puerto Rico. Salaries range from 4690 to 8410 dollars yearly. Requires appropriate academic training for entry level with further training or experience for higher grades. Applications accepted until further notice. Announcement 323 B and forms available from LaVerne Couch at the Sidney post office.
Hollywood gossip notes Steve Parker flies to Japan to watch his daughter Satchiko ride in a Tokyo international school outing then returns to Fox to work on John Goldfarb Please Come Home. Shirley MacLaine focuses on wardrobe for Goldfarb while Chris Noel heads to Mexico City to meet Hugh O’Brian.
Stoeppelwerth Drilling Co and Harry Hollum reveal limited data on No. 1 Diehl near Dry Creek Field, a farmout from California Oil. No. 1 Young GW yielded 227 barrels in 24 hours. South Texas Development, Katex Oil, B Kingston, and Don Rounds drill in Banner and Willow Springs areas as industry eyes Chadron Arch prospects for deeper reservoirs and expanded oil in western Nebraska.
The Nebraska farm outlook improved with recent moisture, though soil moisture remains deficient statewide. Rain and snow aided the Panhandle and most of Nebraska, but farmers hope for more precipitation by mid April. Cold snaps limited moisture absorption. shallow soil moisture penetration noted. Field work resumed in the south and southeast, with storms halting activity. Cattlemen faced a severe but brief winter storm. hay feeding rose and cattle condition held. Temps ranged from 74 at Franklin midweek to 3 above zero at Brewster Saturday.
Mutual Benefit Columbus Mississippi report on Mississippi State College for Women home economics majors training to teach Lowndes County welfare recipients. Courses include clothing from inexpensive materials and cooking methods using government commodity guidelines to raise living standards.
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