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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
1
The Sidney Telegraph promotes a six county area event called Employees Day, produced with the Sidney Chamber of Commerce retail committee. The campaign targets residents across western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado, inviting locals and visitors to Sidney for value promotions and shopping.
A Cheyenne County Wheat Referendum Committee spokesman warns a no vote May 21 could cut county wheat income by 2.85 million dollars, with total county losses projected at 7.12 million if the referendum fails. The piece lists polling sites across Cheyenne Kimball Morrill Garden and surrounding counties and notes Colorado polls.
The report lists estimated financial implications by county for yes and no vote options. Banner Box Butte Dawes Devel Garden Kimball Morrill Scotts Bluff Sheridan Sioux show probable incomes and losses under each stance.
Leslie L. Christy 74 former Sidney resident and farm implement dealer died recently in Rapid City South Dakota. He moved from Sidney to Lead in 1946 and to Rapid City in 1948. Born in Iowa he married in Sioux City in 1912. The couple came to Sidney in 1931. Christy retired five years ago after running a trailer court at Lead and selling implements at Rama City.
Funeral services were held for Kermit L Maine 52 a prominent business and civic leader who died Sunday. The Rev John Stayton officiated at First Methodist Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Moore a Sidney native served in WWII and was a longtime city councilman and mayor under the council manager system. He was active in Rotary, the Country Club, and led The Fort Sidney Colonels. He married Glenis A Pearson in 1937 and spent life in Sidney except for service.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper reaches nine orbits of Earth while resting in the spacecraft. Officials report everything appears on track for the planned twenty two orbits as night falls in MST.
Sioux Army Depot invites area residents to its Armed Forces Day open house on Sunday May 19 from 1230 to 430 pm. Col Stanley W Smiley urges attendance to view a large Rocky Mountain Empire depot with bus tours train rides fire engine rides and a Minuteman missile exhibit plus artillery and small arms demonstrations and driving reaction tests.
An apparent oil discovery was reported in Cheyenne County west of Dalton with No. 1 Beyer well testing 2912 feet oil 264 feet oil and gas cut water and 90 feet oil cut mud. Offset No. 2 Beyer located nearby while Love-Courson Drilling Co. serves as contractor. Banner County reports a wildcat No. 1 Post near Mead Field. Additional wildcats include No. 1 Kontny in CNW NE Sec 9-13-43 and No. 1 Nelson in Potter County with several contractors and operators.
Washington reports the Air Force says one hundred Minuteman missiles in Montana can deliver double the earlier nuclear yield. Lieut Gen Thomas P. Gerrity says range, warhead, costs and schedules are clarified and plans call for 950 missiles in layered bases across Montana South Dakota North Dakota Wyoming and Missouri. The first wing at Malmstrom now 150 missiles with 5750 mile range. next wings aim for 6300 miles. Boeing leads assembly with late summer start. sixth wing at Grand Forks expected four times current kill power.
Memorial Hospital reports a basement incinerator trash fire at 1 30 pm Wednesday. An ember from the incinerator ignited trash waiting to be burned but caused no damage to the hospital as staff closed ward doors to keep smoke out. Hospital administrator Leo Bolin said no injuries or damage occurred.
Turbulent weather moved into the Nebraska Panhandle from the west with funnel clouds sighted near Pine Bluffs Wyoming extending toward Scottsbluff and Chadron. Kimball and Sidney reported showers and light hail around noon and 1 PM, while warm season storms Tuesday brought moisture totals ranging from .15 to .35 inches, heavier in Alliance.
The Sidney Telegraph reports construction progress on the Minuteman missile complex across Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. The Corps of Engineers notes the timetable is being met with no major setbacks, as Residency 11 near Sioux Army Depot finishes drilling and excavation and other sites progress toward launcher and control-center installations.
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