Tight Race in Sidney Telegraph Readers Contest
A pro rated vote tally shows Linda Markel leading in the Sidney Tele graph $3,000 circulation contest with Goranson moving to second ahead of Dougherty. Subscriptions drive vote totals and a $20 bonus votes the $800 top prize. full standings list 17 contestants and their vote counts.
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Sidney Telegraph
Linda Markel
Goranson
Peetz
Marge Dougherty
Dan Markel
Lodgepole
Lloyd Goranson
Sidney
George Qoy Hare
Cecil Hume
Florence Ludeman
Gurley
Ruth Wicks
Margaret McCabe
Dalton
Etheline Criswell
Mary James
Dix
Doris (Taylor) Green
Save Money by Reading Grocery Ads
The June 1966 department of agriculture report to consumers says shoppers can save 25 percent by using store ads. Home economists tested the theory by shopping local ads in a single neighborhood.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Keith County News
Services For Mrs Hansen On Thursday
Mrs Rose Hansen 89 longtime Potter resident died Saturday at Memorial Rest Home where she lived four years Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Potter Methodist Church with Rev Erwin Kiel officiating Burial in Potter Cemetery under Craig-Holechek Funeral Home care Memorials to Potter Methodist Church missions She was born January 20 1879 in Jackson Nebraska married Peter Hansen 1903 Elba He died 1951 and two children died in infancy Survived by sister Mrs George Jason of North Hollywood California
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Rose Hansen
Potter
Memorial Rest Home
Potter Methodist Church
Erwin Kiel
Potter Cemetery
Craig-Holechek
Jackson
Nebr
Chris Hansen
Dannebrog
Neb
Elba
Peter Hansen
Hansens
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hansen
Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
George Jason
North Hollywood
Calif
Private Funeral Service for Sylvia Reese 71
Private funeral services were held Sunday for Sylvia Reese 71 who died after seven weeks in hospital Cremation was to follow Miss Reese a Nebraska native devoted to nursing born Oct 4 1896 near Farley Iowa taught nursing in Nebraska Michigan and Illinois for 27 years She resided at 1145 6th Ave Sidney survived by two sisters Mrs Frank Helms Sidney and Mrs LeRoy Beltz Ada Oklahoma and a brother Leslie Reese Sidney
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Sylvia Reese
Darrell Davis
Presbyterian Church
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Iowa
Miss Reese
Farley
University of Nebraska
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Nebraska
Michigan
Illinois
Sidney
6Th Ave
Eastern Star
Frank Helms
LeRoy Beltz
Ada, Okla
Leslie Reese
Two Republicans Vie for Fifth District Nebraska Rail Way Post
The Fifth District spanning over half the state has two candidates for the State Railway Commission. John W. Swanson of Eustis already served one four year term and Leslie Scott Taylor of North Platte, a salesman and Farnam instructor, compete for the post. The district covers 40 counties from Dawson to the borders with Wyoming and Colorado. the five commissioners are paid 10 000 annually and oversee railroad and utility rates and services across several industries.
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Nebraska
State Railway Commission
North Platte
John W. Swanson
Eustis
Leslie Scott Taylor
Farnam
Dawson County
Wyoming
Colorado
Commission
Fustal Electric Company
Seidel Hurt In Oil Rig Accident At Casper
Mrs. R. H. Seidel and family left for Casper after an oil rig accident injured her husband R. H. Seidel. He was struck on the head by a falling object at the site and taken to Casper Hospital in Wyoming. His exact injuries were not known but thought to be serious.
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R. H. Seidel
Casper
Seidel
Davis Sees Growers At Crossroads
Lincoln report shows Ray Davis president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn warns Nebraska wheat producers face major issues shaping farm business. Board meeting in Ogallala May 20 will discuss congressional action freight rates freight rate study agricultural appropriations. A film by the Idaho Wheat Commission titled Mr In Between will be shown for Nebraskan attendees.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Ray Davis
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Board of Directors
Ogallala
Davis
Cheyenne County
Idaho Wheat Commission
Wheat Acre Cuts Likely Dim Prospects for 1969 Plantings
Washington reports show farmers and grain groups favor a 10 to 15 percent cut in next year’s wheat acreage. The Agriculture Department notes a 45 to 48 million acre harvest would suffice for 1969, with 62.7 million acres sown this year and a record winter wheat crop forecast. Extension of the wheat program beyond 1969 is urged to curb production versus consumption and reduce surplus stocks.
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Washington
Oil Managers Meet in Sidney Thursday
About 30 to 35 oil industry supervisors from Kimball Sidney and Sterling will gather Thursday in Sidney for the Colorado Nebraska sub-section meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and Society of Petroleum Engineers. Bert Mangus of Marathon Oil in Casper will address the group on Prescriptions for Progress during a 6 30 p.m. dinner at the Fort Sidney banquet room.
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Sidney
Colorado-Nebraska
American Institute of Minning and Metalurgical Engineers
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Jack England
Kimball
Sterling
Bert Mangus
Marathon Oil Company
Casper
Wyo
Mangus
Fort Sidney
Panhandle Weather Forecast Shows Showers and Storms Likely
Partly cloudy conditions with showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Heavy storms with strong gusts possible this afternoon and evening. Highs 65 to 75 this afternoon, lows 35 to 45 tonight, highs 60 to 70 Tuesday. Precipitation chances 60 percent this afternoon and tonight, 30 percent on Tuesday.
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Panhandle
Confusing Ballot Tests Voters in Cheyenne County Primary
Cheyenne County issues a 12 hour voting day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Tuesday’s primary with two machines per precinct. Voters urged to vote early to avoid delays as the large presidential delegate ballot and machine voting may confuse some, while party races and county issues also appear on the ballot.
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Cheyenne
Ralph Englert
Englert
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Court House
Potter
Albert Fenske
Sydney Finch
Robert L. Clark
Sidney
Kimball
Banner
Scotts Bluff
Clark
Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Otto Aufdengarten
George Wallace
Morrill
Box Butte
Sioux
Dawes
Landmesser Case Opens Jury Trial In Cheyenne County
A jury was impaneled as District Court reopened in the Les Me C Landmesser Jr. et al v Cheyenne County and Sidney case filed Dec 27 1965. The suit seeks 175000 in damages over a 1964 tear gas incident that injured Landmesser when a Shell was mishandled by officers Ramona Rhoden testified. Women jurors serve for the first time in Cheyenne County history and the trial marks the first in the new courthouse.
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Les Me C. Landmesser, Jr
Cheyenne County
Ron Ahlberg
Sol Willis
Sanford Butcher
Ervin Smith
Myron Peters
Sidney
Gene Morris
Kermit Brumbaugh
Bill
Ramona Rhoden
Mike
Leslie Landmesser, Jr
Landmesser
John Kubas
Sidney Youth Faces Auto Theft Charges in Multiple Thefts
A Sidney youth, Ron Arthur Fish, 19, was arrested in Rawlins Wyoming after cars were stolen from Potter and Kimball and a 1967 Chevrolet taken from Burt Case’s farm. He was to be charged in Kimball County as more thefts, including a wrecked car in Dalton, are investigated.
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Sidney
Rawlins
Wyo
Potter and
Kimball
Dalton
Ron Arthur Fish
Burt Case
Fish
Cheyenne
John Peetz, Jr
Nebraska
Nebraska State Patrol
Max Ibach
Jack Fish
Earl Young
Potter
Kimball County
Harold Brunner
County Employees Retirement Fund On Ballot Tuesday
Cheyenne County voters will decide on a county employees retirement fund on Tuesday. The plan would tax employees three percent of wages with the county matching the amount, replacing the current absence of any retirement program.
McCarthy Campaign Work Extends Into Sidney Farm Areas
Colorado University faculty and students joined Sidney residents in door to door campaigning for Senator Eugene McCarthy. They urged parity for farmers and support for McCarthy's farm program including legislation for parity income and a strategic commodity reserve.
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McCarthy
Sidney
Kimball
Scottsbluff
Colorado
Eugene McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Gene McCarthy
Larry Weiss
Beryl Land
Robert Rogers
Gary Stahl
Colorado University
George Mercier
McCarthy Campaign Organization
Richard Pois
Randy Stare
Lyle Mitchell
CSU
Ft. Collins
Filon Field Well Permit Issued for No. 1 Micek
Patrick A Doheny hires Braden Gear Drilling Co for a Cheyenne County well in Filon Field No 1 Micek located SENE Sec 17 15 48. It is among three drilling permits issued last week by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission with others in Banner and Kimball counties.
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Patrick A. Doheny
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Cheyenne County
Filon
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Banner
Kimeball
Nobody Injured When Car Rolls
The Nebraska State Patrol reported two Saturday mishaps. Jerry Frerichs aged 19 from Lodgepole rolled his 1968 car after leaving the road northwest of Lodgepole, causing $600 damage with no injuries. A second incident in Plains Drive in Theatre lot involved William Rice 16 of Sidney and Michael McCarthy 16 of Lodgepole with slight damage to both vehicles.
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Nebraska State Patrol
Felix Koenig
Jerry Frerichs
Lodgepole
Frerichs
Barricades Removed Amid County Road Rebuilding
Cheyenne County Sheriff appeals for residents watchfulness after vandalism targets barricades signs and reflector lights on roads damaged by washed out bridges. Officials warn that removal risks serious wrecks and promise prosecution if vandals are caught.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
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M. E. Miller
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Gladys Rybolt
Bonnie Ewing
Kathleen Miller
John H. Ehmke
Grace Marx
Elmer Weber
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