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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
1
Loretta Krajewski and John Schlaman organize the 7:45 morning mass in the school auditorium for students faculty parents and the public. More pictures and stories about this unusual service are inside.
A persistent dry spell plagues western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado with strong winds and no rainfall. Farmers face higher costs from spray programs to protect wheat against cutworms as last week’s freeze damaged about 20 thousand acres. Kindergarten registration is scheduled for May 6 and 7.
Weather outlook from the U S Weather Bureau predicts above normal temperatures and moderate precipitation in western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado in May. Warm nationwide temperatures expected. moisture clustered north and south of the region. Agricultural hopes hinge on adequate precipitation for winter wheat, spring crops, and grasslands. Kindergarten registration set for May 6 and 7 with location by neighborhood and last name. Parents urged to bring birth certificates and observe class sessions.
Forecaster notes partly cloudy skies this afternoon tonight and Saturday. A few afternoon or evening thunder showers possible with 10 percent precipitation this afternoon and tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Highs near 70 today and in the 70s Saturday, lows in the 40s. Five day outlook calls for normal temperatures with highs in the 60s and lows near 40, with a few showers or storms anticipated early next week and again midweek. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
In the Nebraska Panhandle farmers face replanting sugar beets and spraying woes while cattle prices offer a bright spot. Pending rain, moisture would ease current gloom, and the official forecast hints at normal moisture. If May brings typical wetness, it could prove pivotal for farming mood and prospects.
Mrs. S. J. Simmerman county chairman of the 1968 Cancer Crusade presented The Sidney Telegraph with a special citation for helping strengthen the fight against Cancer. The recognition honors the paper’s generous use of space to emphasize the crusade during April Cancer Month.
Ross Boyer an Alliance rancher will headline the Loyalty Day banquet this Saturday at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. The event is hosted by Porter McGuver Post 610 VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary with a social hour from 6 to 7 and a 2.50 ticket. Tribute will honor past commanders presidents charter members and Auxiliary members receiving 25 year pins. Co chairs are Chet Hickman and Mrs Wesley Brown.
Oshkosh residents will vote next Tuesday May 6 on a 135000 bond to fund an addition to the Oshkosh elementary grade school and a large list of new equipment. Part of the money will surface the playground with asphalt for all weather use.
Sidney Police Chief Roy Bauer and City Manager John Baudek announced a crackdown on improper parking in residential areas. Tickets will be issued for vehicles parked on the wrong side of the street against traffic, described as a dangerous practice.
Funeral services were held for Ronald Akeson a six year old Chappell area farm boy who died when a hay stack in a barn burned while he and brother Terry played with matches The brothers were seven miles north of Chappell in Devel County Terry escaped and sounded the alarm firefighters found Ronald’s body as the barn was destroyed the Akeson family parent Mr. and Mrs Berton Akeson farmed in the area
The Sidney High Band Auxiliary sponsors a broom sale with residential canvassing from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. on both mornings. Proceeds support the Aquatennial trip fund.
Nebraska State Engineer Marvin Nuernberger told senators that without issuing $30 million in highway bonds this year and next, the I-80 completion west of Chappell and the Sioux City bridge would be delayed by one to three years. He noted engineering hurdles in Omaha area work, the need to back backlog highway needs, and suggested early bonding could allow all related projects to be finished during the 1973 season.
Lester W. Stecher 85 died Thursday in Memorial Hospital during hip fracture surgery. He lived near Potter and Sidney Nebraska, was a violinist, trap shooter, and community booster who helped run a Potter baseball team and brought the Denver Symphony Orchestra to Sidney. He left a son Joey, brother Louis, two grandchildren Jay and Jared, and a great grandchild. Memorials to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial Potter Cemetery.
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reports an eleven well drilling program in Dawes County on a Pan American Petroleum farmout. The plan follows recent aggressive activity in Sioux Dawes Box Butte area as industry interest remains strong. Some details, including exact locations, await permit filings.
The Western Nebraska Observer marks its 84th birthday on May 1 1885, when C H Randall produced the first issue in Ante lopeville Cheyenne county. Since then 4389 issues have been printed without missing a week as the paper begins its 85th year pledging renewed service to residents.
The June Western Outlook issue will focus on tourism and travel in western Nebraska. Distributed through The Sidney Telegraph and fourteen others, with a press run of 50 thousand and reach to highway centers and capitol tourist centers. It targets travel businesses and ads for the traverser in west Nebraska and eastern Wyoming and Colorado.
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