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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1960
Page
14
Millionaire industrialist Jim Robbins and designer Maury Baldwin review three Detroit cars they hope to qualify for the 500 mile Indianapolis Speedway Classic. The jet assisted tubes are meant to boost speed and power. Car 97 set a 1958 record of 145.974 mph before it crashed.
Bowling lanes update shows Laneette standings led by Madsen's Speedqueens and Lincoln Lifers both 78 54 with several teams close behind. High team series includes 2235 for Madsen's Speedqueens and 2220 for Miller Implement. Individual highs feature Irene Fleenor 209 and Thurma Bauerkemper 508 in series. Alabama was settled by the French in 1702.
Gordon Printz an all conference guard named to the North squad for the 1960 Shrine Bowl Football Game set for August 20. The North will train at Midland College Fremont under Coach Art Rowhovde and feature 66 players from 35 Nebraska cities and 45 schools. The game is slated for Memorial Stadium at the University of Nebraska.
The Big Twelve League standings list teams led by Chappell Livestock and Whitaker Decorators with high scores. Bill's Super Service and Sidney Community TV follow, while Arapahoe Pipe Line and Bond-Robinson show mid-pack results. Scratch scores highlight top series by Chappell Livestock and Whitaker Decorators, with individual totals ranging from the high 200s to mid 500s.
Rose Rapp rolled the high game 235 to lead Nebraska Women's Bowling during week three at Scottsbluff. She bowled for The Mill team as WNX and other local squads competed in the state tourney with scores from D. Larson 223 J. Echternach 205 L. Ottoson 201 L. Click 197 and others. High average listed as 224 by R. Yoder 177.
Nebraska Game Commission census shows Enders Lake crappie fishing booming with 321 fish by 13 anglers and 288 by 23 anglers. Swanson Lake bass and walleye catches boost totals. Largest walleye weighed 8 pounds at Medicine Creek. Multiple anglers report significant bass, crappie, and walleye hauls across Harlan and Medicine Creek reservoirs with notable catches from Arapahoe McCook and Holdrege areas. The Keokuk Dam on the Mississippi is mentioned.
Lincoln leads the state with 10 year old Robert Wolfe winning a New Name Contest by the Game Commission. His entry Two Rivers Recreation Area renamed the area formerly Cowles Lake on the Platte River. Winners include Janet Rodekohr and Mary Smith with second and third place awarded. Two Rivers opens to trout fishing this summer with Chadron State Park hosting a week long vacation for the Wolfe family.
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