Nebraska voters set GOP gains in county races
Nebraskans elected Carl T Curtis to a six year U S Senate term. Norbert Tiemann will return as governor. Dave Martin held his 3rd District seat. Kermit Brumbaugh will be Cheyenne County sheriff. Milt Nissen becomes county treasurer. Doug Boyd is district two commissioner. Multiple county offices saw unopposed returns including John Peetz Jr clerk of the district court Ruby Spindler Henkle and Ralph Englert. Ed Swanson and I A Caldwell won county offices as well.
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Carl T. Curtis
United States Senate
Norbert Tiemann
Nebraska
Dave Martin
Curtis
Morrison
Tiemann
Sorensen
Martin
Homan
W. G
Billie
Smith
John Peetz Jr
Ruby Spindler Henkle
Peetz
Henkle
Ralph Englert
Ed Swanson
I. A. Caldwell
Sundl
John Webb
Webb
Englert
Swanson
Caldwell
GOP
Statehouse
Cheyenne County
Sen. Curtis
Washington
Frank Morrison
Bush becomes Cheyenne County’s first public defender
Sidney native G. F. Bush, a University of Nebraska law graduate, is Cheyenne County’s first public defender after securing 3266 votes and receiving no opposition. The public service milestone was approved by county commissioners months earlier.
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G. F. Bush
Cheyenne County
Mr. Bush
Sidney
University of Nebraska
Forty More Weeks Of Retraining Approved
Federal funds of 55016 will finance two twenty week sessions of clerical training through the Sidney Public School system. The first session stays at Sioux Army Depot, with the second likely there as well, citing housing and cafeteria facilities. Trainees must be unemployed, and past clerical graduates have secured jobs.
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Sidney Public
Department of Labor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Russell Pedersen
Sioux Army Depot
Earler
Sioux
Pedersen
Dave Martin
Joe Schaf
MDTA
Commissioners to sign courthouse contract after bid review
The board of commissioners meets Thursday at 9 with architect Hahn Dunn and Gardner of North Platte to view bids for the new courthouse project. Carl Christ Construction Co. of Sidney submitted the low bid among four. Subcontractors include Cesco Electric of North Platte and North Platte Plumbing and Heating. Work could start this year. the old courthouse from 1911 will be demolished and offices moved under one roof to save rent.
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Board of Commissioners
Carl Christ Construction Co
Sidney
Hahn, Dunn and Gardner
North Platte
Christ Company
Cesco Electric
Christ
Soil Awards Banquet Noted for Next Monday Event
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District invites the public to its annual meeting and dinner next Monday evening at 6 30 p m. at the Youth Center. Tickets cost 150 and are available from district supervisors or at the door. Dr Robert Manley will present pioneer Nebraska talks with slides songs and guitar accompaniment.
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Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Robert Manley
University of Nebraska
Hiram Scott College
Scottsbluff
Manley
Pioneer Nebraska
Reserve Now For WMCC Meeting in Sidney
Western Nebraska United Chamber of Commerce meeting in Sidney on Thursday November 17 features an all day program with out of town delegates. Activities include a 10 a.m. tour of the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School at Sioux Army Depot a noon luncheon a 2 30 conference on industrial development and a 5 30 social hour plus 7 o'clock dinner at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel Cecil Stanley director of vocational education for the State Department of Education will deliver the main banquet talk.
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Chamber of Commerce
Western Nebraska
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Cecil Stanley
State Department of Education
Panhandle Weather Outlook For Home Area
Gener ally fair this afternoon and tonight. Increasing clouds and warmer Thursday. Winds west 5-15 mph this afternoon, under 10 mph tonight. Lows tonight 5 15, high Thursday 35-45. Snow chance near zero through Thursday. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2-12 degrees below normal through Monday.
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Panhandle
County voters back GOP sweep in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County followed national and state trends Tuesday by voting heavily for Republicans. U S Senator Carl Curtis was reelected easily, Norbert Tiemann won governor, Dave Martin captured the 3rd district seat, and the state house results were strongly GOP. Curtis faces questions about future campaigns.
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Cheyenne County
U.S
Carl Curtis
Norbert Tiemann
Phil Sorensen
Dave Martin
John Homan
Contested races highlight Brumbaugh Nissen Smith Boyd wins
In Cheyenne County, Brumbaugh Republican sheriff wins going away over Curless Democrat. Democrat Milt Nissen defeats Underdown Republican and write‑in Jorgensen. Doug Boyd Republican joins county board, beating Lenzen Democrat. Billie Smith Democrat narrowly retains second district seat over Runge Republican. Reelected officials include Engler Spindler Henkle Peetz Jr Swanson. Caldwell named superintendent of public instruction. Bush unopposed for public defender.
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Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh
Jack Curless
FBI
Milt Nissen
John Underdown
Mable Jorgensen
Doug Boyd
Tom Lenzen
Robert Lafler
John Peetz Jr
Ed Swanson
I. A. Caldwell
John Webb
G. F. Bush
Counties vote to stay in Educational Service Unit 19
Voters in Kimball and Cheyenne Counties chose to remain active in Educational Service Unit 19 while Garden County voted to withdraw. Deuel County did not place the issue on the ballot. Kimball results were incomplete but 739 opposed exclusion to 493 in favor. Cheyenne stayed in Unit 19 1767 to 1674. Garden declined participation 666 to 489.
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Kimball
Cheyenne
Garden County
Deuel
Kimball County
Unit 19
Cheyenne County
Countywide echo of state vote on tax petitions and amendments
Cheyenne County mirrors Nebraska in voting on the 15 constitutional amendments and tax petitions. Precinct tallies from over 1900 of 2168 show statewide trends with county results for income tax No 300 property tax reform No 301 and Amendments 1 through 4, indicating broad alignment with state opinions and political offices.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Ballot results show varied votes on school amendments
The Board of Education votes list for and against numerous amendments. Amendments cover land value for agriculture, school transportation, judge removal procedures, tax bases, governor term limits, tax real estate payments, school land costs, educational fund investments, district representation, and tax exemptions. Key figures include For and Against tallies with province wide counts.
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Board of Education
United States
Runge Publicity Deplored in Narrow County Race
Francis Runge narrowly lost to W G Billie Smith in the third district county commissioner race as The Sidney Telegraph omitted his name in one story and misspelled his name in others. Smith leads unofficially by 27 votes with some absentee and disabled ballots in question. Smith, a Democrat, says a farm dog bite caused a sore seating issue during a campaign visit near Potter, noting it was a Republican dog.
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Francis Runge
W. G
Billie’ Smith
Sidney Telegraph
Telegraph
Mr. Runge
Frances
Francis
Lester Runge
Runge
Smith
Ralph Englert
Potter
Off-Year General Election Sets County Voting Record
Cheyenne County tally totals 4023 votes across 15 amendments amid a heavy snowstorm. Officials Kriesel and Lodge Pole observers describe the counting as the worst they remember as final returns arrive from Sidney and Dalton precincts in the early morning hours. Ralph Englert county Clerk oversees the slow, tedious tabulation as snow hampers visibility and road conditions.
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Cheyenne County
Fred Kriesel
Gurley
Lodgepole
Davison
Dalton
Sidney
Methodist Church
Central School
Ralph Englert
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Curless
Nissen
Underdown
Jorgensen
Boyd
Lenzen
Lafler
Carl T, Curtis
Wg, Smith
Ruby Henkle
I, A, Caldwell
Soil
WMCC
Wayne Harr
Garden
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