Complaints On TV Will Get Hearing
Lloyd Wetenkamp new manager of Sidney Community TV Co spoke to Cheyenne County Chamber board about viewer complaints and will present at the Citizens for Cheyenne County Development meeting on Nov 25 at the Vo Tech school at 7 30 p m. He will answer questions while Ed Cole and president E K Yanney led a busy meeting discussing motel costs and chamber plans. The cost of a 100 room motor hotel with lounge and pool was about 1 480 000 with a 298 000 down payment.
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Lloyd Wetenkamp
Sidney Community TV Co
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Citizens For Cheyenne County Development
Vo-Tech
Wetenkamp
E. K. Yanney
Chamber
Ed Cole
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce
North Platte
Cole
Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Yanney
Holiday Inn
Ramada Inn
Sidney
Sugar Beets Payments In Mail Loan
The Great Western Sugar Company will send a $25,772,000 beet grower payment on Nov 19 to growers in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana. Robert R. Owen cited severe October weather delaying harvest and lower sugar content despite a larger tonnage. A Dec 15 initial payment covers beets delivered Nov 5–30. Government Sugar Act payments of $5,000,000 accompany the company sum.
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Great Western Sugar Company
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Robert R. Owen
Great Western United
Owen
St Pat's High School Open House Sunday
St Patrick's High School invites the public to an open house this Sunday from 2 to 4 PM. Visitors can view the modern facilities, talk with teachers, join guided tours, and enjoy refreshments in the cafeteria.
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St. Pat’s
St. Patrick’s High School
Farm Bureau Member Drive Kicked Off
The 1970 Cheyenne County Farm Bureau membership drive began with a pancake and breakfast at the office on Wednesday. Earl Gilbert of McCook spoke to the group as district field representative. The breakfast was served by the ladies committee led by Mrs. Ron McMillen, with Leo Wolff as membership chairman. Cheyenne County reached its state membership goal last year, being the 15th in Nebraska to do so.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Earl Gilbert
McCook
Ron McMillen
Leo Wolff
Cheyenne County
NFO Meeting Set For Monday Evening
The Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization chapter schedules a 7:30 p.m. Monday meeting at the National Guard Armory to report on the recent zone session held Thursday at Shelter House. County chairman Bob Harms will run the session with Richard Sunthen from NFC grain department in Corning, Iowa leading zone reports on grain holding action and price increases.
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Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization
National Guard
NFO
Shelter House
Bob Harms
Richard Sunthen
Grain
NFC
Corning
Iowa
Camp Fund Surpasses Goal For Youth Camp
The Ki-Ba-Chy-Mo Youth Camp construction in east Sidney exceeds its $5,000 goal as donations arrive at a luncheon during the 4-H leader training meeting at Fort Sidney. Ak-Sar-Ben will match $5,000, with Sidney pledging $7,500 and additional gifts expected. The Farmers Daughters 4-H club gave $75 from a stationery sale. Ivan Liljegren led the campaign as master of ceremonies for an Ak-Sar-Ben luncheon. Dr. C. B. Dorwart praised Liljegren for making the Youth Camp a reality. Ed Cole of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce lauded the united effort.
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Farmers Daughters 4-H Club
Sidney
Ak-Sar-Ben
C. B. Dorwart
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Geri Deaver
Diana Hruska
Jane Kahl
Kim Aaron
Rosemarie Hruska
Carolyn Hruska
Telegraph
Fort Sidney
Ak- Sar-Ben
East Sidney
Southeast
Cheyenne
Liljegren
Ed Cole
Officials Needed For Area Basketball Games
Tom Barnes, veteran official, urges help to curb a statewide shortage of referees. He appeals to young men with knowledge of basketball to contact him at 254 4011 days or 254 4702 evenings, promising training and progression from B games to varsity. Barnes cites crowd abuse as a causing factor.
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Tom Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Ogallala
Cause of Autos Being Sideswiped Leaves the Scene
During high winds on Monday two cars sideswiped west of Sidney to avoid a trailer weaving in the breeze. About $450 total damage occurred. the swinging trailer vehicle departed. Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh investigated on Highway 30, 2.3 miles west of Sidney. Edmund Pohl, 34, Fisherville, Ontario, Canada, drove a 1968 Ford westbound. Mark Henderson, 65, Bridgeport, drove a 1968 Ford panel eastbound. Damages: $400 to the Canada car, $50 to the other. No injuries reported.
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Sidney
Kermit Brumbaugh
Highway 30
Edmund Pohl
Fisherville
Ontario
Canada
County Holds Consider Grain Inclusions Names Captains
A regional discussion explored adding other grains to the holding action. County captains for the effort were named, including LeMoyne Myers of Dalton, chosen for Cheyenne County.
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LeMoyne Myers
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Weather Panhandle Forecast for Fall Conditions
Panhandle forecast shows fall like weather this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions on Saturday. Temperatures push into the 40s this afternoon and the 50s on Saturday, with overnight lows 15 to 25. Precipitation near zero. Five day outlook calls for a few degrees below normal through Wednesday, then a warming trend and little change thereafter with highs 45 to 55 and lows 20 to 30 and minimal precipitation expected.
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Panhandle
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Bitter Nebraskan Wind Rips Panhandle Then Foreshadows Warmup
A southern Panhandle region endures a brutal night with temperatures around 10 degrees and winds up to 46 mph, creating a wind chill near minus 20. By this morning winds ease and a warm trend is forecast, with readings climbing toward 60 degrees this afternoon as a warm front from Montana approaches. FAA reports reflect the capricious Nebraska weather pattern.
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FAA
Montana
Bill Dugan Dies At 54 In Scottsbluff
William E. Dugan, 54, of Scottsbluff, former Sidney resident, died Thursday at a Scottsbluff hospital. Funeral services planned at St Andrews Episcopal Scottsbluff and St James Episcopal Fremont. Burial in Fremont. He was a University of Nebraska 1939 graduate, WWII veteran, mortuary college alumnus, and partner in Read-Maser-Dugan Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff. Survived by wife Doris, son William F., and mother Mrs. H. C. Arnold of Lincoln. Memorial to Cancer Society.
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William E. Dugan
Scottsbluff
Sidney
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church
Fremont
Cancer Society
Campbell
Neb
University of Nebraska
Doris Smith
Lincoln
St. Louis College of Mortuary Science
Craig Mortuary
Read-Maser-Dugan
William F
H. C. Arnold
Goodwill Truck Delivering Donations in Potter Drive
The Women’s Society of Christian Service conducts a Goodwill Industries drive. The Goodwill truck arrives in Potter on December 9 to collect donations at a small white building east of the Methodist Church. Clothing is primary, plus small appliances, household items, and small wooden furniture. larger items like washing machines and sofas cannot be accepted.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
Potter
James Coulter
Methodist Church
Potter Family Dominates Wheat Queen Honors at State Event
Susan Herboldsheimer of Potter crowned 1970 Nebraska Wheat Queen at the state Wheat Growers convention in Ogallala. This marks the third consecutive Potter Wheat Queen title, continuing a family legacy with Lea Ann Nelson (1969) and Patrice (1968) prior winners. Debby Lynn Bondegard of Lodgepole was first runner up, Hazel Mae Dykes of Lyman second runner up, with Loretta Schumer named Miss Congeniality.
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Susan Herboldsheimer
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Potter
Nebraska
Susan
Alicia
Oklahoma
Patrice
Chadron State College
Cheyenne County
Debbie Lynn Bondegard
Lloyd Bondegard
Lodgepole
Hazel Mae Dykes
Lyman
Loretta Schumer
Elise
Neb
Farm City Week observance set for November
The 14th annual National Farm City Week will run November 21 through 27 with the theme Tomorrows Food and Fiber Everybody's Business. Neal Baxter of North Platte, state Farm City Week chairman and a University of Nebraska Extension District supervisor, says the observance honors farm urban ties and mutual contributions. Communities statewide plan varied events including the Farm City Youth Exchange sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Council and the Omaha Jaycees, sending a boy and girl from 12 counties to Omaha for three days of activities and a banquet with Dr. Donald Clifton as guest speaker.
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North Platte
Neal Baxter
Baxter
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension District
Nebraska
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Council
Omaha Jaycees
Iowa
Omaha
Angus Mentor Verne Sharman elected to American Angus Assn
Verne Sharman of Sidney has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. Secretary Lloyd D Miller reports 445 breeder memberships issued in the United States last month for registered Aberdeen Angus cattle.
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Verne Sharman
Sidney
Limited Truck Space Sparks Rationing Offload Delays
As trucks arrive with goods, space constraints force partial offloads and rerouting. Merchants report longer wait times as storage capacity remains tight and deliveries advance in small batches to prevent congestion. Local officials urge patience while coordinating with freight firms to ease bottlenecks.
Stolen Car Abandoned Near Sidney Nebraska
Cheyenne County Sheriff Ker mit Brumbaugh reports ongoing investigation after a stolen car found by county highway workers two miles north of Sidney on the city dump road. The vehicle owned by James Floyd Johnson of Birmingham Alabama, loaned to a brother at Camp LeJeune North Carolina, bore an expired Alabama plate and another plate on a rear seat. The FBI has been called in.
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Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Sidney
Brumbaugh
James Floyd Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
Johnson
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Alabama
FBI
Mrs Tallman Rites Set Following Gurley Woman Dies
Clifford Tallman 44 of Gurley died at Memorial Hospital in Sidney Thursday afternoon after an extended illness. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church Dalton with Rev. Vander Stoep officiating. Burial in Dalton Cemetery. Craig-Holchek Funeral Home in charge. Joan Fraass born June 16 1925 Lodgepole to H P and Mrs Fraass. Married to Clifford Tallman June 15 1952. Lived in Veteran Wyoming 1952 1962 then moved to Gurley to run a cafe. Survived by widower parents two daughters Sharon Houser and Shirley Kuxhausen both of Seattle wash two brothers Robert Fraass Scottsbluff and Duane Fraass Beatrice a sister LaWanda Oliverius Lodgepole and five grandchildren.
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Clifford Tallman
Gurley
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Trinity Lutheran
Veteran
Wyo
H. P. Fraass
Dalton
Sharon Houser
Shirley Kuxhausen
Seattle
Wash
Robert Fraass
Scottsbluff
Duane Fraass
Beatrice
LaWanda Oliverius
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County Teenagers Make $2.2 Million Annual Market
Cheyenne County teens, 2750 in number, spend about 2.2 million dollars yearly on clothing records beauty supplies radios snacks and more. National studies show U S teens have over 20 billion in personal income annually with 18 to 19 year olds the wealthiest group. Local teens influence about 4.36 million dollars of family purchases yearly including cars home furnishings and food.
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Cheyenne County
Institute of Life Insurance
Rand
America
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Nebraska State Patrol
Bruce Kreager
Farm Bureau
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Federal Aviation Agency
Bill Dugan
Angus
Mrs. Tallman
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