County Government Day brings high school lawmakers together
Ninety six Cheyenne County students from eight high schools attend County Government Day at the courthouse. County officials, mock trial, a noon luncheon, speeches by Gerald Matzke and local leaders from Dalton Gurley and Sidney, plus a KSID tape reaction, highlight a day of civic education and pre election campaigns across multiple towns.
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Cheyenne County
American Legion
John Peetz Jr
Mr. Peetz
Yendis Cafe
Gerald Matzke
Sidney Attorney
Dalton High School
Gary Aten
Lodgepole
District IV Legion
Charles Ray
Hemingford
County Legion
Lloyd Schmidt
Fred Rathman
Dalton
Roscoe Bills
Phil Quinn
District IV Auxiliary
Roy Gabriel
Gurley
KSID
Atlas E Sites Being Removed at Warren AFB
Cheyenne The inactivation of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing at Warren Air Force Base will affect 724 military personnel and 20 civilians. The nine Atlas E missile sites are on the base complex, with March 31 1965 as the effective date. Sites lie 30 to 65 miles from Cheyenne across Wyoming Nebraska and Colorado.
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Cheyenne
389Th Strategic Missile Wing
Warren Air Force Base
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Newlyweds Lose Possessions In Iliff Farm Fire
Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Claude Conde lost all possessions in a fire at their farm home near Iliff five miles northeast. The Condes who married Aug 8 had new furniture and wedding gifts. The home rented from Carl Kaufman Sterling was discovered ablaze by Mrs Herb Kaufman who heard the living room window pop out.
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Claude Conde
Iliff
Conde
Mary Ann Arellano
Reuben Arellano
Sidney
Condes
Arellano
Herb Kaufman
Carl Kaufman
Sterling
Leadership Contest open for 16th Elks Youth event
Nominations are open for the 16th annual Elks National Youth Leadership Contest led by Robert McRea. Youth under 19 from area high schools enter to be recognized for leadership in school church and community activities with local state and national awards including savings bonds and cash prizes.
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Elks
Robert McRea
Sidney Elks Lodge
McRea
Harold Lessig
Lessig
Gurley
Elks Lodge
Local Fire Incident Saves Kerosenes Drums and Tank
While returning home, Mr. Kaufman saw smoke and flames from a window. He used a garden hose to douse the blaze and prevent damage to a large kerosene drum. Neighbors helped move a threatened propane tank. The Condes are temporarily staying with the Arellanos in Sidney.
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Mr. Kaufman
Condes
Arellanos
Sidney
Three Hurt Continued from Page 1
Deputy Morris stated Mrs Lafler drove a 1960 Ford westbound to pick up her children when her car collided with a northbound 1951 Ford pickup driven by Mr Tumbleston. The crash sent the truck into a ditch and the car into a wheat field. Mrs Lafler was pinned.
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Morris
Fleming Sees Sidney as Strong Site For Nebraska Trade School
Sen George H Fleming argues a second state trade school could be housed at Sioux Army Depot near Sidney at little or no cost, potentially saving three to six million in state funds. He pushed lawmakers in Lincoln to favor Sidney over North Platte, noting Army cooperation and property transfer prospects. Gov Morrison backs Sioux for its economic efficiencies while western senators push a western location for any new school.
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George H. Fleming
Sidney
Nebraska
Sen
Fleming
Lincoln
Legislative Council
North Platte
Ferne Orme
Sen. Fleming
Sioux Army Depot
Sioux
Morrison
Milford
Business Institute of Sidney to Open Office Monday
The Draughon’s School of Commerce affiliate, the Business Institute of Sidney, Nebraska, will open its office Monday signaling a new local commerce college. Howard C. Lile outlined two year programs in accounting and business administration, secretarial training, Gregg and Speedwriting shorthand, typing, and a Nancy Taylor finishing course for executives, with potential expansion based on demand.
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Business Institute of Sidney
Howard C. Lile
Draughon’s School of Commerce of
Kansas City
Lile
Gregg
Nancy Taylor
Box 101
Sidney
Nebraska
KSID
Goldenrod Cafe Sold To New Sidney Owner
The Goldenrod Cafe was sold this morning by George Pace to John Henneman of Sidney and the buyers took immediate possession.
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Goldenrod Cafe
George Pace
John Henneman
Sidney
Noon Periods Shortened In Sidney Elementary Schools
The Sidney Board of Education approved shortening noon periods across elementary grades from 90 minutes for first grade to 70 minutes for fifth and sixth. Beginning next week, 20 to 25 minutes will be cut to add teaching time for English mathematics and reading, reducing fatigue and playground accidents while preserving lunch and return time.
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Sidney Board of Education
Sidney
Russell Pedersen
Supt
Pedersen
Mrs Folkers Rites Monday In Sidney Nebraska
Mrs Ben Folkers 70 died in Cheyenne at De Paul Hospital Thursday evening November 19 after illness. Services Tuesday? actually Monday November 23 at 2 p.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Sidney with Rev Henry Monnich officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include widow Ben, three daughters Lenora Chapman Aurora Colorado Helen Jerman Atwater California Mary Ann Rosenthal Satellite Beach Florida one son John Denver ten grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren six brothers Henry Will Edward Ernest Frank Raymond one sister Hannah Bartels Gurley. One daughter Gerald Hughes preceded in death in 1938. Mrs Folkers was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Sidney VFW Auxiliary Lutheran Church Women.
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Ben Folkers
Cheyenne
de Paul Hospital
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Elizabeth Johanna Kieselhorst
Phillips, Neb
John Kieselhorst
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Sidney
Ben
Lenora Chapman
Aurora
Colo
Helen Jerman
Atwater
Calif
Mary Ann Rosenthal
Satellite Beach
Interstate 80 open to Brady area Monday
Lincoln State Engineer John Hossack announced a 13.3 mile stretch of Interstate Highway between Gothenburg and Brady will open Monday at 8 a.m., about two weeks ahead of schedule. The $5 million segment was slated for early December and will initially allow eastbound travel only, extending westbound routing by 10.7 miles already completed.
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Lincoln
John Hossack
Gothenburg
Brady
Hossack
Interstate expansion shifts westbound exits to Gothenburg
Westbound traffic will leave the Interstate at Gothenburg instead of Cozad,.state engineer Hossack said. The Gothenburg Brady segment brings total completed miles to 215. Nine miles from Brady to Maxwell are contracted, with plans to contract 13 more miles from Maxwell to North Platte later this winter.
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Hossack
Cozad
Gothenburg
Brady
Maxwell
North Platte
Student Dances Scheduled Here
Cheyenne County students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to Saturday night dances at the American Legion Club in Sidney. Sponsored by the Sidney Jaycees and KSID, with Jaycees and their wives as chaperones. Some programs will air on KSID. conduct rules cover attire and club boundaries. Special admission cards are issued and punched per dance. If popular, dances may continue for months.
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Cheyenne County
American Legion Club
Sidney
Sidney Jaycees
KSID
Two Accidents Hit Sidney Late Thursday
Two accidents within about 35 minutes kept Sidney police busy on Thursday afternoon. At 4:07 p.m. at 15th and Jackson a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Minnie Peters and a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Lyle Stewart collided, with about 150 dollars in damages to each vehicle. A second rear end crash at 4:42 p.m. on Illinois near 15th Avenue involved a 1951 Chevrolet driven by Emilie Delgado and a 1957 Ford driven by David Cox, with damages of 200 and 75 dollars respectively. Another minor collision occurred at 8:30 a.m. today at 19th and Newton, causing 5 dollars damage to a 1953 Ford driven by Lyle Van Cleave and 25 dollars to a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Cheryl Pottorff.
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Sidney
15Th
Jackson
Minnie Peters
Lyle P. Stewart
Ervin Smith
Dlinois
15Th Avenue
Chevrolet
Emlie A. Delgado
Forrest
Ford
David E. Cox
Delgado
19Th
Newton
Lyle van Cleave
Verde Lane
Cheryl R. Pottorff
Country Club Drive
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Annabelle Reimers
Tom Ewing
Milan Lessman
Deann Can- Sler
Russell Rushman
Marie Hutzenbiler
Betty Jean Weed
Larry Meyers
Cheryl Lessman
Dennis Ravert
Dan van Anne
Connie Cape
Rodney Weir
Robert Hinrichs
Linda McNurlin
Bernie Dailey
Pam Lindley
Margaret Helfrich
Nancy Kastens
Bob Lee
Rose Marie Misegadis
Linda Gade
Maurine Peterson
Jerry Dickinson
Cheryl Fraass
Joan Haskell
Greg Wise
Lorenzo
Kathy Fleming
Marlaine Walker
Kay Nelson
Butch Meier
Garry Brown
Jim Andersen
Nicola Andersen
Pat Phelps
Eileen Caywood
Ron Brunkhardt
Potter
Lonnie Theis
Nancy Springer
Kent Olson
Cindy Reitz
Janice Schubarth
Lyle Larson
Andrea Steward
Colleen Schnell
Mike Slama
James Nagengast
Russell Nielsen
Rick Benzel
Jim Swanson
Sharon Wilson
Bob Selzer
Cindy Connelly
Steve Harlan
Bonnie Countryman
Linda Sutton
Bevon Neumann
Vannie Pittam
Allen End
Rodney Anderson
Tom Nightengale
SUNOL
Kathleen DeMers
Sandra Mashek
Ricky Booth
Gary Lashley
Bob Hodges
Sharon Fenske
Linda Misegadis
Dean DeMers
Mike Kilgore
Donna Rood
St, Patrick’s Academy
Nancy Rauner
Jim Hart
Phil Koester
Louis Egging
Colleen Gorman
Rich Deaver
Don Devie
Jan Treinen
Marie Collins
Alice Krajewski
Ed Giron
Rita Giron
Atlas-E
U.S. Royal Retreads
U.s.‘Royals
Business School
Goldenrod
Oa Sde
Bae Metee
Lee
Wards
Illinois
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