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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1961

Page

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Sioux depot not on closure list amid U S base cut plan

Congressman Dave Martin said he is unofficially advised that Sioux Ordnance Depot is not in the first phase of a Defense Department shutdown at a time when 52 bases are slated for closure. The plan aims to save about 229 million dollars annually, with 15 thousand U S personnel affected.

Dave Martin The Telegraph Today Defense Department Sioux Telegraph United States Canada Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Offutt Air Base Sac Lincoln Air Base Lincoln Associated Press Army Ordnance Redstone Ala Benecia Calf Grand Blanc Army Storage Facility Mich Raritan Arsenal N. J Cincinnati Army Ordnance District Ohio Rossford Ordnance Depot Toledo Mt. Rainier Army Ordnance Depot Wash Robert McNamara White House McNamara

Stagrowers Schedule Four Meetings in April

Cheyenne County Wheatgrowers Assn. sets four early April meetings in Lodgepole Potter Gurley and Lorenzo. April 3 at Lodgepole Legion Hall April 5 at Potter Legion Hall April 7 at Gurley school gymnasium April 12 at Lorenzo school gymnasium. Information from Ron Maas Potter.

Cheyenne County Wheatgrowers Assn Lodgepole Legion Hall Potter Gurley Lorenzo Ron Maas

Democrats Take Off To Visit With Governor

The weather outlook for Easter weekend is fair and warmer with clear to partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures. Stores closed noon to three for Good Friday services as Sidney observes Holy Week with the Union service at First Methodist Church and interdenominational cooperation among nine churches. Services continue through Sunday and into next week with strong attendance and a civic call for relaxed meetings during Holy Week.

Sidney First Methodist

Easter Services Detailed in Sidney Telegraph Church Pages

The Sidney Telegraph provides generous space for church notices with complete details of Easter services. Readers are directed to the church pages for full information on services and related arrangements.

Sidney Telegraph

17 Club Formed to Support Sidney Teen Baseball Program

A parents organization named the 17 Club formed at a Wednesday meeting to aid Sidney teens aged 14 to 18 in the local baseball program. It aims to raise funds via April sticker sales and oversee Jaycee Midge All Stars and Gibson Ford Legion ties, hiring coaches to develop on field skills. The group lists Bob McKay as president and Chuck Willey as treasurer with a board including ML Bobo Al Ladine and John Hinrichs among others.

Sidney Bob McKay Ue Adams J Thorpe Chuck Willey Jaycee Midge All Stars Legion John Hinrich Lenhart Schubert Mel Adams G V. Yauney Mel Pheil Leonard Perez Oscar M. East M. A. Stovall Joseph Ringleman Floyd Crouse O. Willard M. L. Bobo al Ladine Chuck Dalton J L. Thorpe

Bond Issue Defeated in Ogallala Vote

Ogallala voters rejected a $829000 school bond issue in a special election held Wednesday.

Ogallala

Hearing on Truck Certificate Resumes May 22 in Denver

The hearing on a permanent certificate for a Denver to Sidney truck line resumes May 22 in Denver. Clark Williams of WNX says the Interstate Commerce Commission confirmed the date after the company requested an early continuance supported by letters from Sidney businesses. A decision is expected shortly after the hearing.

Denver Sidney Clark Williams WNX Interstate Commerce Commission Williams

Miss Evelyn Clark Retires From Sidney Post Office Today

The Sidney post office bids farewell to Evelyn Clark after one and a half decades of service. She recalls starting as a substitute clerk in 1920 under Postmaster I L Pindell and performing duties from sweeping to parcel deliveries in a faded old building.

Sidney Evelyn Clark L S Slawson Hardy Hardware Phyllis Corbett Radcliffe and Tewell Greenlees Glenn van Gorder I. L Pindell Miss Clark 10Th and Jackson Lester Perry Dave Ells

Sidney National Hikes Interest On Savings Accounts

The Sidney National Bank announced today it is now paying three percent interest on savings accounts. Bank president Leo Krieger said the bank aims to offer the highest legal maximum rate for local savers. The announcement appears in a page advertisement in The Sidney Telegraph.

Sidney National Bank Leo Krieger Sidney National Sidney Telegraph

Two Terms Given For Assault And Robbery

William Dean Ellis, 20, received two prison terms in district court for abducting and robbing a Sioux Ordnance Depot employee. He was sentenced to six months for threatening assault and three to seven years for robbery by Judge Kuns of Kimball. Hubert Shumaker was forced to drive Ellis to Ogallala but was unharmed.

William Dean Ellis Ellis Oklahoma Kuns Kimball Hubert Shumaker Ogallala Shumaker

Chadron Music Groups In Performance Here

Chadron State College vocal group The Englaires and the Wind Ensemble will tour the area next week. Members include Patty Zalesky of Lodgepole and Don Wade of Sidney. Appearances: April 4 Bridgeport 8 p.m. April 5 Chappell 8 p.m. April 6 Lodgepole 9 a.m. Sidney 10 30 a.m. Kimball 2 p.m.

Chadron State College Englaires Patty Zalesky Lodgepole Don Wade Sidney Bridgeport Chappell

Ayle Rites At Peetz Tuesday

Alvey S. Ayle 81 longtime Peetz resident dies in Sterling hospital after months of ill health. He built in Sidney before moving to Peetz to run Peetz Lumber Co. Funeral set for Tuesday 2 p.m. at Peetz E A B Church with Rev Raymond Scott. burial Greenwood Cemetery Sidney. Memorials to Crippled Children Easter Seals Fund. Born April 7 1879 in Ypres County Illinois. Survived by wife Kate, daughter Frances Anderson, sons Millard and Orval, four grandchildren, one great grandchild, and four brothers.

Alvey S. Ayle Peetz Sterling Hospital Iowa Sidney Peetz Lumber Co Peetz E.A.B Raymond Scott Greenwood Cemetery Gehrig and Son Funeral Home Mr. Ayle Ypres County Ilinois Jacob B Fannie Young Ayle Bridgeport Kate E. Millard Methodist Church Masonic Lodge Frances H. Anderson Madras Ore Millard C Orval T Albuquerque John Beloit Wis Earl V Longmont Colo Frank Thedford Neb Chester Pine Bluffs Wyo

Five New Members On Sunol School Board

The Sunol District 12 school board filled all five vacancies after resignations left one member. John DeMers Jr. remains as chairman while Dennis Kirk Cork Booth A J Fenske Harry Oliver ius and Muriel Crosby were named to the board amid a 45 attendee meeting.

Sunol Delmar Zalesky Bob Misegadis Bob Zalesky Clifford Davison Don Miller John DeMers Jr Dennis Kirk Cork Booth A. J. Fenske Harry Oliverius Muriel Crosby Mr. DeMers

Active Rigs Add New Luster To West Nebraska Prospects

Oil activity brightens in Nebraska part of the Denver Julesburg basin as exploration crews work in Sidney Gurley Dalton Cheyenne County and beyond using seismic and gravimetric tools to locate oil bearing structures. Eleven rotary rigs run in the Panhandle mark a record year while a new well near Dix in Kimball County reports oil showings. Blair Associates Zimmer prospect near McCook adds to the frontier county outlook.

West Nebraska Pat Brennan Denver Julesburg Basin Sidney-Gurley-Dalton Cheyenne County Red Willow Hitchcock Furnas Hayes Lincoln Panhandle Dix Kimball County Tom Wessels, Jr Hanson Frontier County Blair Associates Muffin Drilling Company Zimmer McCook Frazier County

Hinman to represent Chadron at national science parley

Nine members of the Industrial Arts Guild at Chadron State Teachers College will attend the National Convention of the American Industrial Arts Association in St. Louis Missouri from April 4. Travelers include Herbert Pabst Bill Freman Larry Fitzgibbon Malvern Mizner Valentine Vince McConnell Richard Colacino Chadron Robert Hotz Rushville Gary Reifschneider Gering and Kenneth Hinman Dalton.

Industrial Arts Guild Chadron State Teachers College American Industrial Arts Association St. Louis Missouri Herbert Pabst Bill Freman Alliance Larry Fitzgibbon Tobias Malvern Mizner Valentine Vince McConnell Wallace Richard Colacino Chadron Robert Hotz Rushville Gary Reifschneider Gering Kenneth Hinman Dalton Chadron State Bill Fireman Sergeant Ronald Bro Frank Thoendel Doane College

Nine New Oil Leases Are Filed This Week

County Clerk I. L. Pindell recorded nine oil leases for terms of five or ten years during the week ending Thursday. Names include Ella M. Keuper to Pan American Petroleum, Lee A. Adams obtaining three ten year leases, and others such as Henry Narjes Roy Krauter W. R. Rapp Fred W. Kriesel T. N. Jordan Jr. and Hattie Blome in various sections.

I. L. Pindell Ella M. Keuper Lee A. Adams Henry Narjes Roy Krauter W. R. Rapp Fred W. Kriesel T. N. Jordan Jr Mr. Jordan

Sleepy Hollow Oil Field Expands In Red Willow County

Nebraska oil developments grow as Sleepy Hollow Field in Red Willow County nears full development with about 10 producing wells. Drilling in both Sleepy Hollow and nearby Silver Creek suggests new basal sand pay zones resembling Cambrian sands, potentially expanding the statewide oil picture.

Nebraska H. N Dusty” Rhodes Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Sleepy Hollow Red Willow Silver Creek Field Burch Drilling Company

Fox Theater cancels Monday Tuesday matinees

Fox Theater plans to run Swiss Family Robinson matinees on Monday and Tuesday have been canceled. Programs will start at 6 30 p m those days. Fox Manager Glenn Carroll said the change was made too late to remove the Monday and Tuesday matinee schedule from the ads in this issue of The Telegraph.

Fox Theater Fox Glenn Carroll Carroll The Telegraph

Western Legislators Push Council Study After LB362 Blocked

Western Nebraska legislators urge a Legislative Council study of state school land practices after LB362 to sell lands failed. Sen. George Fleming supported the bill, while 33 senators opposed it. Sen. George Gerdes introduced a resolution to study all 1 627 000 acres between 1961 and 1963, aiming to raise lease value and rental revenue for schools.

Western Nebraska Legislative Council George Fleming Sidney George Gerdes Alliance Gerdes State Board of Educational Lands and Funds UB 362

Also Mentioned on This Page

Stagrowers Frank Morrison Demos Leonard Fine Ken Noteboom Maurine Nelson C. A. Story E. K. Vanney Don Brown Morrison Lloyd Carr Madeline Aufdengarten Enid Nelson Mary Ann Garcia Dy Ruth Jane Dotys Chadron Music Ayle Sunol School Board Thompson Herbert Krauter James A. Thompson Robert D. St. John
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