Sidney High names 1956 football letter winners
Thirty minutes of playing time earned a letter as Sidney High School honors 28 players from the 1956 football team. Seniors Don Schmidt and Joe Butler led with 361 and 355 minutes, while juniors Ron Gilbreath and Jim Inwin logged 303 and 293 minutes. Passing stats show Gilbreath at 40 of 75 attempts with 11 TDs. Schmidt 2 of 17. Don Thomas 3 of 7. no completions in two attempts. Also included is a stray note on Hippocrates and his writings on digestion and walking regimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Art Bauer
Jerry Mangels
Sidney High
Joe Butler
Ron Gilbreath
Jim Inwin
Mike Manuel
Dean Osborn
Mike Baeckel
Gary Timlin
Gerald Schultz
Jim Merry
Darold Thomas
Bill Barber
Gene Printz
Howard Maley
Cal Cutright
Dick Yonekura
Steve Peratt
Ken
Wyoming Cowboys Eye BYU Game Behind Star Jim Crawford
Wyoming's 1956 team, led by star back Jim Crawford, enters the BYU clash at Provo with a top Skyline Conference record and hopes of matching 1950 Cowboys. Other veterans include John Watts, Ova Stapleton, Dan Nickla, and linemen Carter, McClellan, Guinta, Jefferson, Langford, and Elder.
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Laramie
B.Y.U
Provo
Wyoming
Cowboys
Jim Crawford
Phil Dickens
Brigham Young
Skyline
Crawford
Greybull
Big Jim
John Watts
Ova Stapleton
Dan Nickla
Bowden Wyatt
Sam Carter
Leo MccClellan
Vince Guinta
George Jefferson
Jack Langford
Buster Elder
Western Nebraska district tourney debate and duck hunting musings
A columnist argues against locating Class A western Nebraska district basketball tournaments in Ogallala citing local profit and home advantage. He praises Ogallala High but suggests a location shift could benefit other towns and notes the team’s strong home schedule. He also questions duck hunting logistics along the North Platte River and Lodgepole Creek amid widespread hunting leases.
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Nebraska
Ogallala
Indians
Tribe
Gering
North Platte River
Lodgepole Creek
Western Conference Star Team To Be Named Tomorrow
Western Conference officials will meet in Sidney to award the 1956 conference football trophy to Sidney High and to select the all conference team. The Maroons won the debut gridiron title by defeating Alliance Gering and Ogallala. They will also discuss the spring track and field championship location and other conference business. The session starts at 10 a.m.
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Sidney
Sidney High
Maroons
Whipping Alliance
Gering
Ogallala
Bowling Standings and Highs from Nov 5 1956
Bowling standings show Mayfair Station leading with 20 wins and 5 losses, followed by West Nebr Exp and Cheyenne Co Hosp. High team series tops 2093 by Mayfair Station, with high team games led by West Nebr Exp at 777. Individually, Lois Lamm and Beverly Haupt lead in series and games, while Millie Wagoner Mary Mitchell and Phyllis Baird post notable scores. Industrial League and Tuesday Night standings mirror local club competition with Pittams Star Market and Foland among top performers.
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West
Nebr
Chéy. Co
Ohio Oi! Co
Brandin Fron
Hands Dairy
Nienhuesser-Fischer
Sidney Nat'l. Bank
Wamsley’s Plumbing
Farmer’s Ins
Brownson Cafe
American Nat
Bank
West Nebr
Cheyenne Co
Ames Iowa State and Kansas State face sixth place bid
Big Seven clash in Manhattan pits Iowa State and Kansas State for a share of sixth as Kansas State sits 6th with a 10 7 upset of Nebraska. Cyclones seek first league win and may endure a cellar drop with nine seniors highlighted including co captains Muelhaupt Sparks and linemen Blaney Bredeson Murphy Schwartz. Scheldrup misses game with knee injury.
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Ames
Iowa State
Kansas State
Manhattan
Nebraska
Cyclones
Cyclone
Chuck Muelhaupt
Oliver Sparks
Grant Blaney
Ron Bredeson
John Murphy
Ron Schwartz
John Holdefer
Fred Rippel
Pauli Shupe
John Scheldrup
Civic Music Group plans appraisal of talent contract
An open Sidney association meeting called for a thorough study of the Civic Concert Series contract amid criticism of past talent. A committee was formed to decide whether to continue booking the series for 56 57 with input from local groups and school funds to support student assemblies.
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Civic Music Group
Sidney’ Civic’ Music“ Association
Sidney High School
Ed Short
Sidney
Short
Civic
Roy Oliverius
C. B. Dorwart
George Hinn
William Fankhauser
Roger Epley
Association
Sidney Mens Chorus
Mens Chorus
Short Course On Taxes At University of Nebraska
The University of Nebraska hosts a two day short course on income tax and social security December 6 and 7 with speakers from the Internal Revenue Service the Social Security office and the university. The session runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the College Activities building on campus. Topics include the 1956 tax and social security rules and benefits. Registration is required with a 1 dollar fee and a tax text book available for 5.50.
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University of Nebraska
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Office
University
Everett E. Peterson
College of Agriculture
College’ of Agriculture
Telegraph Press Aids Keith County News In Ogallala Break
Tele gram pressroom facilities in Sidney published The Keith County News after a major breakdown at Ogallala plant. Printing halted hours before 3 p.m. yesterday. Telegraph offered its press. Only part of the first of two runs completed before the outage. repair planned early next week.
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Telegraph
Keith County News
Ogallala
Scottsbluff Councilmen Press Telephone Service Concerns
City councilmen in Scottsbluff criticized telephone service during a Tuesday night meeting. They approved sending a letter to the state railway commission urging a meeting in Scottsbluff to obtain firsthand information. The city previously asked for a commission investigation on June 28, contending the prior review was inadequate.
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Scottsbluff
State Railway Commission
Garden County Wheat Growers Meet Rescheduled to Nov 21
The Garden County Wheat Growers Association meeting in Oshkosh was cancelled by blizzard and set for November 21. President O W Hedlund says the program remains the same with officer elections and important business, plus a fine.
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Garden County
Oshkosh
Garden County Wheatgrowers Assn
Bizzard
O. W. Hedlund
Carl Bruns Discusses Italian Wheat Tour In Garden County
Hedlund urges all Garden County wheat producers to attend a recent talk by Carl Bruns on the Italian wheat tour. He promises a worthwhile meeting with broad topics of general interest for local growers. The note adds that there are over 70 million licensed drivers in the United States.
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United States
Carl Bruns
Hedlund
Garden County
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