Clark Gerdes To Push New Vo Tech Plan In Washington
A pilot family type vocational program for the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School at Sidney moves forward after preliminary approvals from local to federal levels. George Gerdes and Sen. Robert Clark travel to Washington next week to finalize details, with HEW and Nebraska officials, and local leaders from Sidney and Cheyenne County weighing housing based, trade training offerings for heads of households.
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Clark
Gerdes
Washington
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington D. C
Lincoln
HEW
George Gerdes
Robert Clark
Lin
Coln
State Department of Education
Vo-Tech School
Sidney Public School System
City of
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne
Sidney Vo-Tech
Sioux Army de
Pot
Nebraska
Sidney Vo
Ted
Alliance
Russell Pedersen
Merle Rudebusch
Jotn Baudek
Edward Bauman
Lloyd Carr
Ted Egging
Edward Cole
Shrine Dedication At Dalton Cemetery Memorial Day
Carl Baker funds a new Pieta shrine at St Marys Cemetery in Dalton to honor his late wife The 3000 pound statue from Italy stands on Colorado pink stone base near a redwood cross A Memorial Day service led by Bishop John L Paschang will precede a benediction by Rev Cletus Semper with public invited to attend
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ST. Mary’s Cemetery
Dalton
Michelangelo
Colorado
Carl Heins
Cletus Semper
St. Mary’s Parish
Vatican
Dalton Farmer
Carl Baker
Phoenix
Ariz
Dalton American Legion
John L. Paschang
Grand Island
St. Mary’s
Baker
Nebraska
Italy
Carl
Emma Baker
Father Semper
Feed Yard West Of City To Handle 15000 Cattle
Construction has begun five miles west of Sidney on the Dinklage Feed Yards a 160 acre complex to finish 800 to 900 pound steers and 650 to 700 pound heifers for slaughter with capacity near 15000 head and potential expansion to 20000. Daily feed use projected around 300000 pounds of wheat and corn as markets in Omaha and Denver are targeted with about 15 to 20 workers employed.
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Sidney
Louis Dinklage
Wisner
E. F. Mohatt
West
Dinklage Feed Yards
Omaha
Denver
Dinklage
Robert Conrad
Bancroft
Nebr
Sidney National Bank
Panhandle forecast shows clouds and scattered storms today
Cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a few thunderstorms this afternoon. Rain and drizzle tonight. Decreasing clouds Thursday. Highs 45 to 55, tonight’s low 35 to 45, Thursday 55 to 65. 60 percent precip this afternoon, 40 percent on Thursday. Five day outlook: temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal with showers and storms mainly in afternoons and evenings.
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Panhandle
Car Taken and Wrecked at Vo Tech School
A late model car owned by Vo Tech student Laverne Burtis was stolen from the campus housing area Monday night, driven through a fence, struck a post, and skidded 275 feet before ending on the road near the airport hanger. The vehicle sustained extensive damage including a dented bumper broken windshield and dented hood and top.
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Vo- Tech
Cheyenne County Sheriffs Office
Laverne Burtis
Vo‘Tech
Antique Auction Events Saturday in Sidney
Two auctions Saturday in Sidney offer household goods and antiques. The Grace McFadden Estate sale begins at noon at 1000 16th Ave with Lee Glant as auctioneer for Jean Mcintosh executor. At 12:30, Muriel Sitz Estate items at 1540 10th Ave with Col Dale Katen as auctioneer and clerk.
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Sidney
Grace McFadden
McFadden
Lee Glant
Terry Beutler
Jean Mcintosh
Mr. Glanz
16Th Ave
Muriel Sitz
Sitz
10Th Ave
Kermit Brumbaugh
Col Dale Katen
Wheat growth slowed by cool weather in western Nebraska
Cool damp weather slowed winter wheat growth in western Nebraska this week but the crop appears good and likely to avoid major cutworm damage. Farmers sprayed where worms threatened, moisture remains ample, and heading has begun in southern counties with generally good growth per government crop observers. Topsoil and subsoil moisture are adequate across most areas, corn planting around 65 percent, sorghum about 15 percent, soybeans around 10 percent planted.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Lodgepole Man Tops Anglers At McConaughy
Albert Brandl of Lodgepole joined Nebraska Game Commission Master Anglers after a Rainbow trout weighing five pounds four ounces and a Northern pike at 13 pounds eight ounces were landed at Lake McConaughy. Wesley Brouse of Sidney, Vern Smith of Chappell, and Louis Vogel of Chappell also added Rainbow catches. Bullhead weighing two pounds 12 ounces was taken by Helen Jensen in a Dawes County farm pond.
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Nebraska Game Commission
Albert Brandl
Lodgepole
Brandl
Lake McConaughy
Wesley £. Brouse
Sidney
Vern Smith
Chappell
Louis Vogel
McConaughy
Lake Maloney
North Platte
Helen M. Jensen
Dawes County
Bonding Will Advance I-80 By One Year
The Nebraska Legislature directed the Nebraska Highway Bond Commission to issue 30 million dollars in bonds over the next biennium, cracking a century-old bar to indebtedness. LB1305 cleared unicameral final reading 38 to 7 and becomes law upon the governor's signature.
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Nebraska Highway Bond Commission
Omaha
Nebraska
Sioux City
Marvin Nuernberger
Bethel Bible Church Opens in Sidney
A new church named Bethel Bible Church has been started in Sidney by Rev. Gerald Brestel. It is described as fundamental and non denominational, meeting in the former ice company building at 925 18th Avenue. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. with morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at 7 p.m. The first services were held last Sunday.
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Bethel Bible Church
Sidney
Gerald Brestel
Ice Company
18Th Avenue
Cheyenne County Named Busiest Spot For New Oil Drilling
Nebraska sees a burst of wildcat activity across Cheyenne County with multiple wells planned near Gurley Dalton and the Endo Field. Companies like Sterling Braden-Gear Toltek and Enbrook target several No. 1 wells while the Sleepy Hollow Field in Red Willow County yields about 285 thousand barrels in March, supporting a state daily average near 34 thousand.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Gurley
Sterling
Bill J. Brooks
Jack M. Johnston Drilling Corp
Braden-Gead Drilling Co
Arthur E. Clark
Toltek Drilling Co
Toltek
Triangle J, Oil Co
Braden-Gear
Endo
Dalton
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Nebraska-Colorado
Enbrook Oil and Gas Co., Inc
Allison Drilling Co
Hiett
Holly Resources
The
Oil-Gas Commission
Banner County
Petroleum Inc
NW NW
West Downer
Cross Field
Jack M. Johnston
Kimball County
IWSE
Bass
Skelly
Panhandle
Willis Peterson
Holt County
Elizabeth K. Lewis
Philips
Richardson County
BMB Oil Co
Sleepy Hollow
Red Willow County
Runaway Boy Captured After St Pat Graduation Event
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office caught a Castle Rock Colorado runaway boy twice in Sidney. The 15-year-old, unnamed, was found at Evan’s Truck Stop at 4 a.m., jailed, treated after a seizure, and later recaptured at Thomas Lumber Co. He returned home with his father. Patricia Gregg led St Patrick’s High School 1969 grad class, with Mark Bonkiewicz second. Gregg was senior head cheerleader, yearbook editor, Elks Most Valuable Student, and invited to Honor Section at UNL. Bonkiewicz was Student Council president and a top athlete, attending UNO. Both appeared in Merit's Who’s Who 1968-69.
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Cheyenne County
Oren Cox
Thomas Lumber Company
Lumber Company
St. Patrick’s High School
Patricia Gregg
Frank Gregg
Mark Bonkiewicz
Joe Bonkiewicz
Kathleen Bennett
Kathryn Davis
Dale Gorman
Connie Hiett
Susan Jenks
Nancy Josten
Michael Kennedy
Vicki Kruse
Sharon Mohart
Mary Runge
Steve Sutton
Karen Wieser
Miss Gregg
Elks
Sidney
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Bonkiewicz
Omaha
Merit Publishing Co
Opening Set For Jerry's Frontier Service Sta
Jerry's Frontier Service Station at 601 Illinois St will hold a grand opening this coming Thursday Friday and Saturday. Frontier is now a division of Husky Oil and Refining Co Ltd though the Frontier insignia remains in use locally. The event features free prizes inducements for Frontier gasoline and a Goodyear tie in on specials. Details appear in this issue's advertisement in The Sidney Telegraph.
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Jerry’s Frontier
Dlinois St
Frontier
Husky Oil and Refining Co. Ltd
Frontier Gasoline
Goodyear
Sidney Telegraph
Ogallala To Host 1970 Elks Meeting In Omaha
Ogallala Elks Lodge 1760 won top honors at the 57th Nebraska Elks Association convention in Omaha. Walter Stewart of Ogallala was elected First Vice President. Ogallala bid against North Platte to host the 1970 convention. The lodge’s 1968-1969 Ritualistic team led by Rod Smith received first place, with Kearney second and Scottsbluff third. Three Ogallala members earned All-State Ritualist plaques: William Mueller Leading Knight, Jack Pollock Chaplain, Jon Crook Inner Guard.
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Ogallala
Kearney
Scottsbluff
William P. Mueller
Jack Pollock
Jon Crook
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Thane McCormick
Bureau of Adult Vocational and Library Programs
Kansas City
Cecil Stanley
State Department
Lth Avenue
P. O. Box
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Tech School
St. Pat
Chase
Patty Gregg
Jerry
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