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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1966
Page
1
The United Fund in Sidney reports the campaign behind its $12,885 target with only about half raised. The drive urges people to review their contribution, opt to donate now or pledge and pay after year’s start, to simplify giving to multiple agencies.
Cecil Stanley assistant commissioner in charge of vocational education will speak at a banquet closing the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce meeting in Sidney. The event at Ft Sidney Motor Hotel includes a tour of the Vo Tech school at 10 a.m. and a noon luncheon followed by an industrial development seminar led by Gene Wheeler.
Businesses are reminded to display welcome signs Thursday for the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce meeting. The all day session will attract delegates from across more than the western third of the state, testing Sidney's hospitality as banners go up.
The Boys' and Girls' County Government Day of Cheyenne County will be held Monday November 28 at the courthouse from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. High school juniors elected county officers will attend, be sworn in, and receive certificates. A mock trial and noon luncheon with speaker Jim Harrison are planned, with local entertainment and a KSID recording of student reactions.
At a Sidney United Fund meeting the board and chairmen agreed drastic action is needed to wind up the campaign before Thanksgiving. By noon the total raised reached 7000 dollars, about 60 percent of the goal, with the business section campaign cited as the bottleneck. General chairman Benny Hochman urged captains to finish contacts or provide their lists for follow up.
A civil case in district court seeks 175000 in damages for injuries after an exploding tear gas cartridge on June 18, 1964. Plaintiffs name Leslie C. Landmesser Jr and the County of Cheyenne, City of Sidney, several officials, and others as defendants. The incident stems from police actions June 15 to quell a disturbance at the Rhoden home in Sidney and the cartridge’s later explosion during a teen gathering. Court proceedings began Tuesday and may continue through tomorrow.
Postmaster Ferris Preble urges early mailing for Christmas packages to Vietnam with a Dec 1 deadline for air mail under five pounds and notes five pound plus mailers are past due. Other dates: Dec 5 distant areas, Dec 14 nearby areas, Dec 10 greeting cards distant states, Dec 15 greeting cards nearby overseas air mail. Zip codes must be included and packages securely wrapped.
OVID district beet producers will be paid 2 422 500 for beets delivered through November 4, about 95 percent of the crop. An estimated 3,000 tons remain to be harvested by 12 growers in Crook Colorado Ogallala Hershey North Platte Maxwell and Sunol. Total area yield about 17 1/2 tons per acre with 15.3 percent sugar content. Wind blizzard and freezing October 14 17 damaged beet leaves reducing root sugar after that date.
Sidney Police investigated two recent crashes over the past two days. On Tuesday at 5:57 a.m. Susan Van Natter’s eastbound 1960 station wagon lost steering and hit a light pole near Victone Cleaners causing about 500 dollars in car damage with no pole damage estimates. On Wednesday at 7:40 a.m. Dr. E S Sherrerd backed from his driveway and struck a parked car owned by Robert Kennedy at 2343 Maple.
Three Sidney attendees at the Nebraska Chapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors annual meeting in Holdrege included Kin McMillen Ralph Robertson and Jim Paxton. Paxton was elected third vice chairman of the state organization. The 1967 annual meeting is planned for Omaha.
Paul Daly manager of the Farmers Union Livestock Commission in Omaha will headline the Cheyenne County Farmers Union annual meeting Friday at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel starting 11 a.m. Sessions resume after noon. Officers for the coming year will be elected.
Aerial photographs of farms were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rihn of Gurley and to Marius Offerson of Potter at Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual awards program at the Youth Center. Recipients included Albert Mahr Lo1ie Van Raay KSID and Keith Sprenger Bennie Herboldsheimer along with four grass seeding awardees Bob Aue Jim Deaver and others.
Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners approved a $90,000 contract with Brandt Appraisal Company of Scottsbluff for a county wide tax reappraisal to be completed around January 1, 1969. The firm will set up an office in Sidney and cover two years, with a $50,000 appraisal fee and work in 13 other Nebraska counties.
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