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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
1
A Sidney survey finds fewer than half of teens seeking summer work have secured jobs. Most openings go to males in agriculture, city offices report seven summer positions filled by students, and many employers expect to refer applicants elsewhere.
Mountain Home Idaho Chief Master Sergeant Galen A Thomason retires after more than 27 years of service. An intelligence superintendent at Mountain Home AFB he served overseas in World War II Korea and Berlin crisis. He is a Stratton Colorado native with education from Hawaii South Carolina Omaha and a wife Eva M Lenzen of Sidney.
The Cheyenne County Democratic Central committee will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday June 4 in the Shelter Room at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. All Democrats are urged to attend. Officers and delegates to the State convention will be elected. The committee met Thursday morning and adjourned to June 4 as required by law.
Local Friday Sidney Telegraph page notes sections from Dalton Gurley and other area items are missing this issue and will run in Monday edition.
Bernard Donelan of Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District reported that Lake McConaughy holds about 1,900,000 acre feet of water, four feet above last year at this time, six inches below the 1,916,500 acre feet peak. The lake’s maximum capacity is 1,948,000 acre feet and it irrigates 255,000 acres.
Deuel County 4 H Horse Show will be held in Chappell on Sunday with registration at 9:00 a m and showtime at 10:00 a m Entrants compete in Junior and Senior divisions in Western Pleasure Reining Pole Bending and Barrel Racing Entries were due May 25 with post date entrants ineligible for all around trophy No entries accepted on day of show In case of rain the event shifts to June 9 Lunch will be served on the grounds.
Partly cloudy this afternoon with a 10 percent thunderstorm chance. Tonight and Saturday remain mostly fair with a slight warmup. highs near 70 today and in the 70s Saturday, lows in the 40s. Precipitation under 5 percent tonight and Saturday. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures Saturday to Wednesday with highs in the 70s and lows 45 to 55. Slight thunderstorm chances early in the week.
May 1 conditions put Nebraska winter wheat at 91.77 million bushels, up from April 1 and possibly the fourth largest on record. The yield could top 30 bushels per acre if conditions hold, with subsoil moisture good but risks from hail rust and weather ahead.
Specialists at Scotts Bluff Experiment Station report panhandle Nebraska wheat shows variable yellowing tied to nitrogen availability and soil temperature. Early seeding, loose seed beds, weed pressure, and hail damage affect stands. favorable weather may salvage much of the crop with tolerant varieties like Lancer Trapper and Scout.
Nine hopefuls compete for Miss Cheyenne County 1968 title in a Sidney Jay cee sponsored pageant at the junior high auditorium. The winner earns a $500 scholarship to the Business Institute of Sidney, with runners up receiving $250 each. Judges include Lierman, McGinnis, and Potter.
Lodgepole Board of Education announced the 1968 69 appointment of Eugene Thompson as Superintendent of schools. Thompson a 1954 Lodgepole High School graduate currently in Indio California is a former elementary and junior high principal with a 1963 Chadron State College master’s degree and additional graduate work at South Dakota and California. He and his wife Audrey have two children.
Marathon Oil reports the No. 16 Doran well in the Doran Field west of Sidney Nebraska yields seven barrels of oil per hour in swab tests. Completion equipment will be moved in as weather and ground allow with plans to pump for commercial production.
The State Board of Educational Lands and Funds selects 23 counties to prepare land for sale, totaling 294 parcels with leases expiring by January 1. No additional Cheyenne County sales are planned in the next 12 months.
Police checked two minor traffic crashes and a theft at the Quick Wash on west Illinois where a large coin operated vacuum was stolen Wednesday at 10:55 p.m. A vehicle driven by Roger A. Pearson struck the guard rail at Legion Park spillway causing 25 dollars of damage to the car and 5 dollars to the guard rail. Another crash at 10th and Toledo involved Jerome Buehrer and Georgianna Hines with details pending.
A warning issued by C. J. Walstrom chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry warns buyers to be alert when purchasing flowers and shrubs. He notes increased housing leads to unscrupulous dealers in landscaping stock and that inferior products are sold by those who do not know proper care before sale.
Wayne X. Deaver council president says the Boypower 76 drive by the Wye-Braska Council of the Boy Scouts of America supports an eight year expansion program. The plan was outlined at the 58th National Council meeting in Chicago and aims to localize the national long-range effort for youth and national needs.
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