Sidney Maroons Complete Unbeaten Football Season Since 1931
Sidney High School capped its season with a 26-0 shutout of Chadron at Chadron, marking the Maroons first undefeated campaign in 50 years. Larry Miller led the ground game with 120 yards on 10 carries as Sidney outgained Chadron 281 to 38 and never punted. Ted Miller added 44 yards, Wickstrom 82, and Hecker scored twice, including the final TD on a 13 yard end around. Chadron threatened briefly in the second period but fell short, as Sidney controlled the game with a dominant defense and steady rushing attack.
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Chadron Cardinals
Chadron
Sidney
Jack Hecker
Larry Miller
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Ted Miller
Iefe
Terry Wickstrom
Jack Langdon
Jerry Swanson
Swanson
Keith Talley
Jan Laux
Cardinal
Hecker
Paydirt
Saults
Cardinals
Chadronites
Wickstrom
Dix
Bushnell
Jerry Stuckert
Dalton
Joe Brown
Larry Lessman
Gary Miller
Harrisburg
Potter Controls
Potter
Panthers
Larry Langley
Mervin Meyer
Jared Stecher
Scottsbluff Bears Capture Cass A Harrier Crown
Scottsbluff won the Cass A state cross country title at Lincoln with 20 points, beating Kearney and other schools. Sid ney placed 12th in a 17-team Class A field, while Lincoln Northeast Bellevue Boys Town Omaha Westside and Omaha Ryan trailed. Individual winner was Scottsbluff sophomore Allen Russell in 9 46 for 1.9 miles. other placers included Dick Gatch and notable Maroons results.
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Maroons
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Bellevue
Boys Town
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Omaha Ryan
Bearcats
Cass
Kearney Allen Russell
Scottsbuff
Piece
Pender
Dick Gatch
Melbeta
Roger Robbins
Rick Taylor
Hans Zellweger
Dave Sherrerd
Chadron Coach Hails Sidney Team In Strong Praise
Chadron Cardinals coach Gordon Fuzz Watts commended Sidney for being the finest opponent in eight seasons, praising Sidney coach Harold Chaffee. Chadron also notes a 27-0 defeat to Gering, a tougher loss than to the Maroons.
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Gordon
Fuzz"’ Watts
Chadron
Sidney
Cardinals
Harold Chafffee
Gering
Maroons
NPV Loop Oshkosh Rolls in North Platte Valley clash
Oshkosh stretched its unbeaten string to 17 with a 40-13 win over Bayard in NPV Conference action. Bridgeport upset Kimball for second place while Mitchell beat Minatare 27-0 to climb into a fourth place tie. Wheatland defeated Morrill 33-18. Oshkosh led 27-0 at halftime as four players scored for the winners.
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Bayard
North Platte Valley
Eagles
NPV
Bridgeport
Kimball
Mitchell
Minatare
Wheatland
Morrill
Tom Rutz
Muinatare
Mrs Anita Brandon Wins Telegraph Football Guessing Contest
Mrs Anita Brandon of Sidney edged eight rivals on tie-breaker to win 10 dollars in last week’s Telegraph Football Guessing Contest. She predicted Texas to beat SMU 27 0, exactly matching the actual score, amid a field where 16 entrants had 13 correct picks.
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Sidney
Brandon
Texas
SMU
Roy V. Mahlman
Duke Anderson
Potter
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Gary Boye
Helen Cook
Melvin Nelson
Peetz
Duane Warren
Dean Elsen
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Pittsburgh
Northwestern
Indiana
Purdue
Ilinois
Area Football Scores roundup from Nebraska cities
Sidney 26 Chadron 0 Sidney St Pat s 7 North Platte St Pat s tie North Platte 21 Gering 7 Bridgeport 6 Kimball 0 Harrisburg 49 Lyman 27 Bushnell 31 Dalton 7 Oshkosh 40 Bayard 13 Wheatland 32 Morris 18 Potter 13 Chadron Assumption 0 Alliance St Agnes 49 Arthur 20 Gordon 26 Bassett 0 Sunflower 27 Dix 20 Mitchell 27 Minatare 0 Lodgepole 14 Paxton 0 Schedule Tonight Alliance at Scottbluff Hemingford at Crawford
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N. P. St. Pat's
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Gering
Bridgeport
Kimball
Harrisburg
Lyman
Bushnell
Dalton
Oshkosh
Bayard
Wheatland
Morris
Potter
Chadron Assumption
Alliance St. Agnes
Arthur
Gordon
Bassett
Sunflower
Dix
Mitchell
Minatare
Lodgepole
Paxton
Tonight Alliance
Scottbluff
Hemingford
Crawford
Double Play St. Louis: thefts collide with arrest chain
A man who reported his car stolen ended up in jail with the thief after the burglar boy crashed the stolen car into a parked police cruiser. While police questioned the youth, the owner appeared to claim the vehicle and was soon arrested by detectives who had been seeking him for burglary.
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ST. Louis
Lynch Street
Chadron State opens new Campus Center building
Chadron State Teachers College unveiled a new $650,000 Campus Center built without state funds funded by revenue bonds. The facility includes dining, bowling alleys, snack bar, bookstore, ballroom, alumni and student offices and will host inaugural events this weekend beginning with a dinner Sunday and an inaugural ball Monday.
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Chadron State Teachers College
Chadron College Committee
State Normal Board
Freeman Decker
State Commissioner of Education and Normal Board
F. Clark Elkins
Chadron State
Wallace Crites
Edwin C. Nelson
E. Albin Larson
Normal Board
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Henry Freed
Carl Speirs
Kearney
Sunflower Clinches LPW Crown With 27 20 Win Over Dix
Sunflower Eagles pull away in the third quarter to beat Dix 27 20 and claim the Lodgepole Valley Conference title. Merlin Moyer sealed it with a late interception after Dix tied 14 14 at halftime. Bushnell beats Dalton 31 6 as Stuckert scores four times and Potter sweeps nonconference wins including 13 0 over Assumption.
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Sunflower
Dix
Bushnell
Dalton
Lodgepole Valley
Tri-County
Eagles
LPW
Harrisburg
Lyman
Potter
Chadron Assumption
Bowling meet yields high scores at Gurley and Elkhorn events
High team game was Gurley Farmers Union with 891 scratches led by Yutta Thomas who posted the top individual game at 192. Elkhorn Bar & Lounge took the high team series with 2496, while Pat Hahler registered the top individual series at 546.
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Gurley Farmers Union
Yutta Thomas
Elkhorn Bar & Lounge
Pat Hahler
Thief Loots Horn Lake High Safe In Mississippi
In Horn Lake Mississippi an unnamed burglar broke into a high school safe and stole 658 dollars. The thief ignored a sign claiming all money is deposited in the Hornado bank and left no further clues.
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Horn Lake
Miss
Horn Lake High School
Hornado Bank
Sidney Irish Stuns Deadlock With North Platte Finish 7-7
The Sidney Irish and North Platte Platter St Pat's fought to a 7-7 tie Friday night at North Platte in muddy conditions. Sidney with a 6-1-2 season mark saw strong defense in the final seconds after North Platte drove to the Irish four. Durbin and Cabela connected for the early TD as Sidneys 80 yard march capped the first half. Swanson sparked North Platte with a late long scoring run, but the game ended with a goal-line stand.
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St Pat's Irish
North Platte
Platter
St. Pat’s
Sidney Parakes
Trish
Sidney High School
Big Springs
Sidneyites
Platters
Ken Swanson
Sidney
Roger Dillion
Jerry Cabela
Mike Durbin
Durbin
Cabela
Bulls
Clinton Dorwart
Swanson
Dillon
Tony Fitzpatrick
Sidney Irish
Joe Beyer
Sunrise-Sunset Schedule for Scottsbluff Hunters
Readers are reminded that upland bird and small game hunting is allowed sunrise to sunset. Waterfowl hunting starts at noon on opening day. For areas north or south of Scottsbluff time shifts apply: every 13 miles west adds one minute, every 13 miles east subtracts one minute. Scottsbluff uses Mountain Time. Hunters should set watches to the hunting time zone. The schedule shows sunrise and sunset for Nov 13 to Nov 17 with times.
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Scottsbluffs Mountain
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Gurley Farmers Peetz Elevators
Trailer City Martin Water Service
Andersen's Photo Ser
Potter Five
Golden Rod Cafe
Brandin’ Iron
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Weller Bourbons
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