Veteran Principal Reflects On Long Sydney School Career
Retiring Sidney Junior High principal T. R. Tillotson recalls a 26 year tenure starting as a teacher in Red Willow County. He details his rise from rural schools to junior high leadership, his degrees from USC, and a famous clash with ex Governor Ralph Brooks that softened into a lifelong friendship.
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T. R. Tillotson
Sidney Junior High
Tillotson
Ragna
Neb
Kearney State College
Harlan County
Kearney
Red Wilow County
University of Nebraska
Trenton
Kennesaw
Wymore
Schuyler
Sidney
Walter Cork
University of Southern California
Ralph Brooks
Supt. Brooks
Wyomore
Supt
Brooks
Tillotsons
St. Patrick's
Cabela brothers win Nebraska Small Business of the Year
Richard and James Cabela of Sidney receive Nebraska Small Businessman Administration recognition from Gov. Norbert Tiemann in the statehouse. The brothers founded the business in Chappell, moved to Sidney, and now ship about a quarter of a million catalogs nationwide.
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Cabela’s Inc
Sidney
Nebraska
Norbert Tiemann
Statehouse
Rick Budd
SBA
Richard
James Cabela
Lincoln
Chappell
John Deere Co
Cabelas
United States
Robert Hessle
Lloyd Carr
Cheyenne County
Chamber of Commerce
Noisy Rain Exceeds Half Inch Here
Widespread rainfall during the night Thursday brought welcome relief to an area already favored this spring. The rain ranged from 15 of an inch to more than a half inch at stations, with lightning and thunder observed.
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Sidney
Lloyd Dykman
Dalton
Veteran GI bill aid rising in Nebraska veterans
Cheyenne County veterans service officer Leo Gorman says 7250 Nebraska veterans receive Post Korea GI bill aid, up from 5300 last year. He notes higher summer and fall demand due to increased educational allowance and urges earlier applications. Office in Court House open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Leo Gorman
Cheyenne County
Gorman
Court House
St Patrick Graduation Set For Sunday Evening
St Patrick's High School prepares for Sunday graduation at 8 in the school auditorium. Rev Edward Flinn will deliver the main address with Loretta Krasiewski on organ, Rev Ray Kosmicki giving the invocation, and diplomas handed by Father Flinn. Class notes list 23 graduates including Deborah Brady and Nancy Deaver. Sister Renne Fehringer says Ted Egging leads the class of 1970. Brady is second.
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St. Patrick’s High School
Edward Flinn
Loretta Krasiewski
Ray Kosmicki
Nancy Deaver
Deborah Brady
Father Flinn
Virgil Knackstedt
Joette Pelster
Ted Egging
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Jack Edward Bennett
Vincent Leo Beyer
William Lee Bonkiewicz
Richard Burton Bonner
Deborah Jane Brady
Carolyn Mary Deaver
Nancy Jo Deaver
Deborah Ann Egging
Theodore Francis Egging
Stephen Thomas Kennedy
Joan Kay Krajewski
Susan Marie Lenzen
Nyla Faye Leypoldt
Barbara Ruth Mohart
Jette Marie Pelster
Clay Henry Radtke
Alan Clifford Runge
John Edward Schlaman
Barbara Lynn Schwartz
David Alan Seidel
Jeanette Louis Sterling
Barbara Jean Wallinger
Elizabeth Faye Walsh
Renne’ Fehringer
Pitts Tete aan Lilies Panhandle forecast
Panhandle forecast shows clouds and cooler air with a risk of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Tonight and Saturday remain partly cloudy with highs in the 60s this afternoon and near 70 on Saturday. Rain chances run around 40 percent today and tonight, then near zero Saturday. Extended outlook through Tuesday calls for partly cloudy skies with a few showers and storms Sunday and Monday, highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Glue Sales Must Be Registered Under New Statute
Cheyenne County Attorney Donald Tedesco says glue and similar substances must be sold only by retailers who keep a register. The LB 222 statute requires recording date, quantity, and purchaser name and address, with one year of accessibility for law enforcement. It also bans inhalation of acetone and related compounds to prevent intoxication or impairment.
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Donald Tedesco
Cheyenne
Tedesco
Sidney Business House
Charter Member Of Peetz Church Will Be Honored
The Peetz Community Church marks its 60th anniversary with honoring Mrs. Harry Adams the sole remaining charter member. The event Sunday May 24 features a morning service at 10 30 a.m. a basket dinner at noon and a 2 p m Commemoration.
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Peetz
Harry Adams
Blanche Fuller Giles
Pleasanton
Neb
Arthur Kraberger
Bellflower
Calif
Adams
Blanche Wagner
Amos Wagner
Colorado
Bayard
Roger Adams
Blanche
Sacred Heart Church
Wagner
Wagners
United Brethren In Christ
Nebraska
Reuben A. Giles
New “Peetz
L.L. Eply
York
Nebr
Maude
Dean
Denver
Don
Seattle
Lois Meaham
Richmond
Clark Seeks Quick Federal Approval for Family Based School Plan
Sen. Robert Clark says federal approval for a family based education program at the former Sioux Army Depot in Western Nebraska is expected within two to three weeks. The plan, centered at the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School, would serve fifty families with up to 250 children, involve two schooling options, and inject over $800 thousand into the region while expanding vo tech roles.
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Sioux Army Depot
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Robert Clark
Clark
Sen
Merle Rudebusch
Western Nebraska Vo-Tech
Lincoln
George Gerdes
Alliance
Nebraska Legislature
Sen. Clark
Western
Nebraska
Vo-Tech
Senator Clark Hits Vocational School Clash Over Sidney
Senator Robert L. Clark of Sidney calls a state board chairmans push to relocate or close the Sidney yo tech school overplayed and unhelpful. He notes colleagues and the education commissioner disagree, urging stable state support and improved curriculums for vocational training. Industry voices urge stronger math and science training to better prepare graduates for advanced roles.
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State Board of Education
Yo-Tech
Sidney
Robert L. Clark
Allen Burkhardt
Study Committee On Education
Nebraska-Wyoming
Sen. Clark
Burkhardt
Cecil Stanley
North Platte
Hastings
Norfolk
Milford
Sen
Clark
Nebraska
Mark Foster
Omaha
Western Electric
J. Frank Powl
Grand Island
Powl
New Holland Machine Company
Jaycee Leaders Installed in Joint Ceremony
Mrs Gerald Tremain and Bob Roderick were installed as joint Jaycee leaders in a ceremony at the Yendis Cafe on Wednesday. Telegraph Photo.
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Jaycee
Yendis Cafe
Gerald Tremain
Bob Roderick
Vandalism Touches Gurley School Early Thursday
Gurley school was broken into by vandals who pried windows and damaged property while stealing handmade tools two electric typewriters a transistor radio and an adding machine. Sheriff Brumbaugh Deputy Cox investigated the break in and noted other local thefts including a tractor radio and well pipe and cylinder taken nearby west of Sidney.
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Gurley
Kermit Brumbaugh
Oren Cox
Brumbaugh
Paul Narjes
Sidney
Old Sioux
Stanley Krueger
Sheriff's Office
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Richard Cabela
St. Patrick
Peetz Church
State Board
Gurley School
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