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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1966
Page
1
An inch of snowfall left a fine, quiet coating with .09 moisture recorded by the FAA flight service station and .10 in town, as noted by Sam Countryman, a volunteer government observer.
Nebraska has produced nearly $700 million in crude oil since 1939 with 16 counties active by last Jan. 1 and 78 600 acres under production. In 1965 Nebraska had 1619 producing oil wells and 39 gas wells. total wells drilled since 1904 reached 10 223.
A State Department of Education team will visit Sidney next Monday and Tuesday to review the public school system. The 1959 AA rating placed Sidney among Nebraska’s first five districts. the extensive seven year evaluation covers administration, faculty, curriculum, and student activities with interviews across all schools.
Eighteen liberal arts colleges vocational schools and universities will be represented at the 15th annual college night program to be held at the Sidney High School auditorium Monday evening Nov. 7. The program begins at 7 p m with introductions and visits with three college representatives. Refreshments will be served and parents are urged to attend for first hand information about colleges.
Cheyenne County men in their early 30s received mail from the Selective Service Board. Classifications questionnaires ask men ages 26 to 35 to update draft status. Single men or childless married men in this bracket are eligible for call, and some may be drafted as available draftees run low.
John Whittle of Sidney, a US Navy dental technician stationed in Hawaii, assisted in treating President Lyndon B. Johnson’s toothache during his Far East trip. The Whittles report their son was called to aid the dentist in easing the President’s pain while in Hawaii.
Mostly cloudy with light snow or flurries this afternoon and tonight. Partly cloudy Saturday with variable winds. Lows 20 to 30, highs 45 to 55. Snow chances 10 percent today, 20 percent tonight. Five day outlook shows 4 to 10 degrees below normal through Wednesday, turning colder early next week then warmer midweek. Highs 45 to 55, lows 15 to 25 with scattered snow early next week.
The Sidney community dominated the Nebraska Water Pollution Control Association awards in Grand Island. Ben Spady earned the Scott Wilbur award for top plant operation. Floyd Lanks received a past president’s plaque and was named National Federation director and Arthur Sidney Bedell award recipient for leadership and service.
The Sydney Telegraph reports an advertisement for Democrat Jack Curless running for county sheriff was inadvertently omitted on Wednesday. The apology notes the omission and confirms the intended campaign message.
Pacific Vegetable Oils Corp in Sidney began processing soybeans this week hoping to source enough beans from central and eastern Nebraska to operate into late spring. The plant has 200000 bushels and seeks at least 500000 more, with farmers delaying sales for better prices. Twelve workers are employed as processing starts, with most beans from Grand Island area and safflower stock awaiting later processing.
The newly remodeled Stage Tavern reopens under Rich Fahey and Ernie Deaver this weekend. A free drawing will award a stereo, and beer specials run with one cent 12-ounce gelato? price from 12 noon to 4 pm and again 6 to 8 pm.
The Rev. Gordon Harmon pastor of the Assembly of God Church in Dalton since May 1962 has resigned effective Sunday Nov 27. The Harmons plan to move to Cheyenne Wyoming where Harmon will work for H and R Block Income Tax Service during the season and in evangelistic work the rest of the year.
Cheyenne County begins building the Roy Nelson farm dam six miles east of Potter and one mile north of Highway 30. The 500 foot long, 35 foot high earthen structure will hold 480 acre feet of water, aid flood control, and may spur more dams and terraces across the county. Contractor is Howard Lukassen of Kimball under Soil and Water Conservation supervision. Completion depends on weather.
Dave Ells ends a 30 year run as a volunteer weather observer and hands over gauges and records to Sam Countryman the new observer. Ells who also served 20 years as Cheyenne County Veterans Service Officer notes he will soon break the gauge routine and enjoys the hobby while planning travel. Countryman a FAA air operations specialist takes over and likens the setup to a new toy as he begins monitoring temperatures and precipitation.
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