Cheyenne County Hospital Plans Clear Final Hurdle
The Cheyenne County Hospital plan by Architect Frank McNett has cleared state health service review and moves to federal evaluation in Kansas City. The T shaped design allows future expansion, with bids expected after imminent action on schematics. Local land donated by the Dorwarts abuts Valley View area. Nebraska to receive roughly 497,634 federal dollars for community hospital construction in the new fiscal year. Sidney project will consume over half of the 1954 allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Community Hospital
Public Health Service
Kansas City
State Hospital Advisory Board
Frank McNett
Grand Island
State Health Service
Vern Pangborn
Cheyenne County Hospital Association
Pangborn, McNett
McNett
C. B. Dorwart
Dorwarts
Hospital Board
Valley View
Nebraska
Berne A. Pangborn
Division of Hospitals
Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rogers
Sidney
Legislature nears adjournment amid tax bill and truck rules
On the 88th day of the session senators push toward June 4 adjournment as work intensifies. Key issues include a five percent tolerance for overweight trucks, higher motor vehicle license fees, diesel tax parity, and LB 185 altering vehicle tax to a token $1 now and monthly payments instead of a year late credit system. If enacted the shift would prevent double taxation and require taxes before license issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue Committee
Raw Garbage Ban To Be Pressed In State
Nebraska officials announce a crackdown on feeding raw garbage to hogs. State veterinarian Dr J L George says the law, in effect since December, carries a 100 dollar fine plus costs and an extra 100 dollars for each day of continued feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
J. L. George
Donor Drive Aids Polio Fight With Blood Train Visit
Sidney plans a two day Blood for Freedom train visit urging 200 pints. Only 60 donors signed up at Hardy-Clark Furniture, not enough for one day. Eligible donors 11 pounds to 59 years, a pint helps armed forces CD and gamma globulin. Free Fox Theatre ticket offered. Call or sign up at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Hardy-Clark Furniture
Elmer Haines
Fox Theatre
Hardy Clark
JeBaron Goodwin
Bob Clark
N. C. Livoni
Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises Next Friday at Sidney
Eighth graders of Cheyenne County will receive diplomas Friday afternoon in a traditional program presented by the students. County Superintendent Edith Oldershaw announced readiness for the annual commencement at 2:00 PM in the Sidney City Auditorium. The program features the Dalton School Band, vocal numbers, skits, recitations, and instrument solos, with diploma presentations by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Edith Oldershaw
Sidney City
Dalton
Paul Janson
Holy City
Cs Ee Cubatadacce
Sherryl Music Accompanist
Linda Nelson
Judy Dykman
Lorenzo
Janice Lessman
Donna Proskocil
Douglas McLaughlin
Seco
Melvin Brown
Jean Statley Ace
Robert Bauer
Eetogiee Maditeusuns
Giuigiha Aecaphe
Carol Handley
Joan Jurgens
Glenda Crees
Cpte Ryeettinge Antebe
Ague Tata
Datohariebios
Sidney Jr. High School Chorus
March of the Dwarfs
Foster
Harriet Taylor
Margaret Ann Olson
God Bless
America
All
James Lightly
Row
Py Carma
Paris
Larry French
Accidents over Mother's Day weekend report no injuries
Across multiple incidents over the Mother's Day weekend, no injuries were reported though property damage was substantial. A bus car collision near Sidney caused 285 dollars in damage, with 35 on the bus and 250 on the Studebaker. Other crashes in Lodgepole Sunol and on Highway 30 resulted in 125 and 75 dollar damages, and a 400 dollar car loss in the Sunol sideswipe. The Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol investigated all events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Arthur L. Baker
Sod
Studebaker
Ruth A. Engel
Concord
Calif
George Jobman
Lodgepole
First State Bank
Danny Howell
Chappell
Charles Dickinson
Howett
Dickinson
Sunol
Mercury
Maxine Witham
Craig
Colo
Earl Canada
Bertrand
Nebr
Roy Chadwick, Jr
Ogallala
Potter Store Looted By Robbers Friday
Between six and seven hundred dollars worth of merchandise was taken from Deans Hardware at Otter during the night Friday. Deputy Sheriff Bart Taylor said two men were involved, based on footprints outside the door and window. They forced a rear door panel, entered, then exited afterfinding another door and broke a window in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean's Hardware
Otter
Bart Taylor
Sick Wheat Under Study In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren reports growing interest in sick wheat with studies on 15 farmers and 20 fields hailed last fall. Fields will be rechecked this spring and next year as Dr Bosalis of the University of Nebraska leads broader investigations into the retarded crop performance after hail events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Bosalis
University of Nebraska
Scout Pack 89 Meeting Tonight Advancements to be given
Boy Scout Troop 89 will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Band Shell. Advancements will be announced and a program presented. All members and interested boys are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 89
Duane Wilkins and Leader Dog: A New Life
Duane Wilkins a 19 year old from Ordville who has been blind since birth earned a Leader Dog Prince through Lions Club training in Rochester Michigan. Prince guides him through Sidney giving independence and security while staying by his side at all times. The pair illustrates how skilled service dogs transform lives for the blind and reflect the Lions Clubs dedication in Sidney and Sioux Ordinance Depot communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Clubs
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Duane Wilkins
Ordville
The
Lions
Duane
Leader Dog Center
Rochester
Mich
Prince
Lfare
McMillan Oil Find Hypoes Interest Here
Recovery at the No. 1 McMillan wildcat nine miles west of Sidney tops Cheyenne County oil news. Gaylord Chizum reports potential production amid unverified claims of 1400 feet of oil. heavy mud suggests a possible producer. Ohio Oil Co reports another test in Preble field with 2500 feet of oil in D sand and strong gas shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Gaylord Chizum
Chizum
Ohio Oil Co
Preble
Preble No. 3
Ohio
Fort Hayes
Kugler Area
Cadell
Greenhorn
Anderson-Pritchard
Tulsa
Johnson and Kugler
Potter School Bids Let for New Consolidated Building
Potter Board of Education awarded the general contract to Carl Christ & Son of Sidney for 221,981, the plumbing and heating to Scottsbluff Plumbing and Heating Co. for 69,200, and Erwin Electric Company of Kimball for 17,130. Total contracts total 323,726. Construction to start soon and the building to be ready for occupancy in fall 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Christ & Son of
Sidney
Potter Consolidated School
Geo. EB. Henney
Potter Board of Education
Scottsbluff Plumbing and Heating Co
Erwin Electric Company of
Kimball
Deadline May 20 To Certify Seed
The seed certification deadline is May 20 according to Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren. Applications for wheat and other small grains must be filed at the county agent's office and carry the certification tag and lot number from the seed planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Leader Dog Prince Aids Oroville Youth In Novel Role
A German Shepherd named Prince serves as the eyes for 19 year old Duane Wilkins of Oroville after extensive training in Rochester Michigan. The story notes Prince and Duane are pictured with Sidney and Sioux Lions Club members who helped sponsor the leader dog.
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Prince
Duane Wilkins
Oroville
Duane
Rochester
Mich
Sidney and
Sioux Lions Clubs
Wilkins
Sidney Will Salute Ordnance Corps At Dinner Wednesday
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner and quarterly meeting on Wednesday night at the City Auditorium. Brigadier General John H. Hinrichs, chief of Field Service, Army Ordnance Depot, Washington, D. C., will keynote with a talk on Army Day observance and the Ordnance work, including Sioux Ordnance Depot, and the corps’ 141st birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance Corps
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
City
John H. Hinrichs
Army Ordnance Depot
Washington
D. C
Ordnance
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Hinrich
Jack H. Lowe
Army
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
New Jersey
Pomona College
Claremont
Calif
Tenth Field Artillery
Fort Lewis
General Hinrichs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ordnance School
Ordnance Department
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Army Industrial College
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Hinrichs
Chief of Ordnance
Usafpca
mid-Pacific
West Point
Yonn H. Hinrichs
Chamber of Commerce
Oil Fields To Be Toured By 100 Boosters
One hundred Omaha Boosters will tour Sidney on a six day Good Will Special Train trip starting May 10. They will visit 68 communities totalling 169 041 population, distribute 85 000 balloons and 250 000 pieces of candy, parade through towns, and be led by Dan Desdune's 22 piece band. Stops include Grand Island North Platte Broken Bow Laramie and three Kansas towns along 1876 miles of rail. George Kolzow oversees arrangements for the Sidney chamber and the quarterly civic club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Sus
George Kolzow
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha Trade Area
Dan Desdune
George Bryant
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Burlington
Union Pacific
Grand Island
North Platte
Broken Bow
Laramie
Three Men On A Horse Play At Potter In May
Potter American Legion and Auxiliary Post 291 offer Three Men On A Horse Thursday and Saturday at 8 pm May 14 and 16. The seesaw farce follows Erwin Trowbridge a meek verse writer who becomes race track tipster for three touts, driving his wife to distraction as fortunes unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Potter American Legion
Auxiliary Post 291
Playhouse
New York
Warner Bros
Acas
Frank McHugh
Allen Jenkins
Joan Blondell
Eddie Cantor
Erwin Trowbridge
Erwin
Glee Club
Agent Busy With 4-H Calf Tagging
Cheyenne County agent Ivan Liljegren helps 4-H club members tag calves raised as projects. He aims to complete tagging quickly and asks members to contact him if not reached. Work can be done after school or Saturday mornings. This year tagging is required for all dairy calves but not breeding projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
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O. K
Federal Board
Ike
Eisenhower
Rosemary Ruttner
Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce
Glo Tape
Jaycees
Fort Sidney
Ruttner
Senators
Scout Pack
Lone Graduate
Cleo Chambers
Lorenzo High School
Leader Dog
McMillan Oil
Potter School
Carl Christ & Son
Wayne Ayres
Sidney Lions
Waldo Dearing
Sioux Lions
Donal Endsley
Roy Rays
Sioux Club
Sight Conservation Committee
Doyle Foland
Sidney Club
L. K. Nelson
Civic Club
Potter
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