Fire damages high at Dr. Bitner home in Sidney
Sidney Fire Chief Harvey Vizina says damages from an early Thursday blaze at Dr. Chris Bitner's Bitner Drive residence will be high though no injuries were reported. The fire started in a living room couch likely due to a cigarette. the family escaped through a bedroom window with the dog waking the Bitners. Additional Thursday and Wednesday fires were reported west of Sidney and at Horseshoe Trailer Court with light or unknown damages.
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Sidney
Harvey Vizina
Chris Bitner
Bitner
Country Club Heights
Brian Bitner
Vizina
Highway
Paul Hecker
Horseshoe Trailer Court
Brownson
Leo Whetstone
Huntsman
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincey
Sidney High School 112 Graduates Win 28 Scholarships
A long list of scholarships valued at thousands of dollars was announced at Sidney High School commencement for the 112 graduating class. Awards totaled to twenty eight students including Regents scholarships, a University of Nebraska Regents program, Elks and PTA honors, and various local and regional awards recognizing top ten percent, leadership, and academic achievement.
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Sidney High School
Tom Edwards
Oberfelder
University of Nebraska
Hawksworth Memorial
University of Nebraska Regents
Elks
School Board
Pam Geu
Colorado State University
Linda Abrams University
of Nebraska Regents
School
Stitute of
Sidney
Constance
Fleenor
Catherine Hutton
A. D. Greenlee
Vicki Peters
Business Institute of Sidney
PTA
Katherine Jean Hall
Nancy Jo Knicely
School ‘Board
Ini
Roland Jay Rexroth
Danforth Foundation
Charles Deaver
Union Pacific
Elke
Cheryl Rae
McHenry University of Nebraska
Arthur Sullivan
Marathon Oil Co
Constance Rae Chaffee
Sidney Educators Club
Rotary
Jill Jackson
Connie Holbrook
Northeastern
James Russell Johnson
Ellis
Rose Hochman
Chadron State College
ackerman-Robinson Agency
Cary Engelbright
Donna Hume
Janet Kay Reichert
Kent R. Brauer
Jerald Benzel
American Legion
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Timothy Smith
Kiwanis
Paul L. Martin
Hotel Motel Guide Ready for Local Operators
The new hotel motel guide is available at the Chamber of Commerce office per manager Ed Cole. Operators of hotels motels and service stations are urged to call the Chamber to receive copies and distributors may obtain guides.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ed Cole
Chamber Office
Roy E Greenlee laid to rest in Sidney tribute
Roy E Greenlee 70 longtime Sidney merchant and civic leader is buried after a funeral at Christ Episcopal Church. The service was officiated by Rev. Max Kors with interment at Greenwood Cemetery as business houses closed in tribute. He died Tuesday in La Jolla California after surgery. His sisters Martha Jones and Catherine Greenlee attended with other relatives. pallbearers named Wesley Jensen Merlin Gish Elvin Kahl Wesley Nelson Jerome Buehrer Michael Hardy. Craig Holechek Mortuary handled arrangements.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Roy E. Greenlee
Sidney
Max Kors
Greenwood Cemtery
Wesley Jensen
Merlin Gish
Elvin Kahl
Wesley Nelson
Jerome Buehrer
Michael Hardy
Craig Holechek
Greenlee
la Jolla
Calif
Mr. Greenlee
Train Removals Meet Wide Opposition Across Regions
Louis Leichtweis of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said the public opposes discontinuing passenger service between Denver and Billings and Alliance and Billings. Hearings are set for June 8 Sheridan, June 16 Cheyenne, and June 19 Greybull. He noted protest procedures and possible carpool efforts by chambers and civic groups.
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Wyoming
Brotherhood of Railroad
Louis Leichtweis
Cheyenne
Denver
Colo
Billings
Mont
Alliance
Neb
Leichtweis
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Sheridan
Greybull
Commission
ICC
Thomas R. Roper
Chambers of Commerce
Burlington
Braised Beef Short Ribs in Dutch Oven
Oven braising works with a tightly covered Dutch oven. At a moderate temperature the ribs need about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. For about 2 1/2 pounds of ribs a cup of braising liquid suffices.
Twins coach denies spitball claim amid pitching notes
Pitching coach Early Wynn of the Minnesota Twins says he did not use a spitball claiming his knuckler was better. The record notes the New York Rangers scored 188 and allowed 189 goals in 70 NHL games last season.
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Early
Gus) Wynn
Minnesota Twins
New York Rangers
Dodgers Scout Scott Drysdale Seeks Talent
Scott Drysdale, father of Major League pitcher Don Drysdale, serves as a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, identifying promising players for the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Drysdale
Don Drysdale
The
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Sidney Telegraph
Russell Pedersen
SHS
Linda Abrams
Ken McKay
University of Wyoming
KSID
Kathryn Schnell
Sidney Beauty Academy
Charla Colling
Richard Miller
McCook
Earlene Yarnell
George Edmonds
Carl Christ, Jr
George Hinn
William Fankhauser
Roy Greenlee
Union
Besar
Nebraska
Dodge Boys
Elwell
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