Annual Union Services At Methodist Church Thanksgiving Service Planned
The Sidney Ministerial Association holds its annual Thanksgiving Service in the Methodist Church on Thanksgiving Day at 10 o'clock with Rev. Harold B. Taylor as speaker. Combined choirs from several local churches will sing, and offerings support the association’s Bible school and work. Turkey dinners, holiday closures, and entertainment options at the Fox Theatre and a Charity Ball at the City Auditorium are noted as part of Thanksgiving activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Ministerial Association
Methodist Church
Harold B. Taylor
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Ministerial Association
Methodist
Christian, Nazarene, Limit
Memorial Presbyterian
Trinity Lutheran
Christ Episcopal
Minia
Gefray
Neral
Sidney
Cheyenne
Oath
The
Telegraph
Fox Theatre
Fox
Elmer Haines
Kings Daughters
City Auditorium
Dick Mango
Ben
Make Soil Plans During Winter SCS Emphasizes
Cheyenne County soil district office will offer weekly Friday afternoon sessions in the post office basement to help farmers prepare long range conservation work programs. The program, led by Lee Girardot, will halt field work during freezing weather while planners focus on farm-wide planning and free technical advice alongside available district machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ania
SCS
Cheyanne
Girardot
Cheyenne County
Soil Conservation District
Slips in Telegraph Highlight City Board and Welfare Meeting
The Friday Telegraph notes two memorable slips. The planning board members will serve without gap meaning without pay and free to yap their heads off. A welfare directors meeting was misdated as held in the Gering City Jail, not City Hall, a harmless error in a jail unlikely to host such discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Telegraph
Panhandle
Gering
Gering City
Gering City Hall
Weekend ice coats Cheyenne County roads and cold snap
Weather records report Cheyenne County faces icy roads and a cold snap with five degrees above zero Monday morning rising to twenty by mid morning. An accident west of Lodgepole injured 26 year old Calvin Oliverius as his 1948 Dodge rolled over on slick highways. Duck hunters faced mixed luck amid fresh snow three to six inches deep and a moisture reading of .30 inch at Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Sidney
Lodgepole
Calvin Oliverius
Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol
Oliverius
Cheyenne County
Dave Ells
Western Implement Company Moves to New Union Pacific Site
The Western Implement Company has relocated to the Union Pacific industrial tract on the town's east edge. The move is complete but opening plans are not yet ready, with formal announcements forthcoming. The firm serves as the local Massey Harris farm equipment distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Western Implement Company
Union Pacific
the Telegraph
Massey Harris
Terracing Proves Its Value Near Lodgepole
Photos taken near Lodgepole show terracing reducing erosion and saving topsoil. The images illustrate why terracing is a popular soil conservation method in this region and how it prevents permanent soil damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Telegraph Will Be Printed Wednesday
The next issue of The Telegraph will be printed on Wednesday instead of Thursday to allow employees a full Thanksgiving Day holiday. No copy will be accepted after ten a.m. Wednesday. We appreciate the cooperation of contributors and advertisers to observe this deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Telegraph
U P Worker Louie Beebe Dies Suddenly at Sidney
Funeral services were held Sunday for Louie Cecil Beebe Union Pacific employee who died of a heart attack after returning home from work Friday night. Beebe born in Council Bluffs Iowa worked 31 years with Union Pacific most recently as water service foreman in Sidney. He lived in Sidney with his wife Elva Swan Beebe and five children from his first marriage. He served in World War I and was a Methodist. Burial plans called for Columbus Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Cecil Beebe
Union Pacific
Columbus
Nebr
Gehrig-Dugan
Benj. Schwartz
Mr. Beebe
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Sidney
Naomi Richardson Beebe
Elva Swan
Methodist Church
Kenneth
Gwendolyn
Denver
Ward
Naomi
Omaha
Carl
Newcomers Eligible For Sidney Civic Music Members
New residents of Sidney who did not live here when memberships sold last spring may buy six dollar adult memberships and lower rate student passes. The 1950 1951 series opens Friday November 24 with Ferrante and Teicher. Later acts include The National Male Quartet and Marion Bell. Attorney J H McNish is president, Mrs J H Lowe secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sidney Civic Music
Ferrante
Teicher
National
Marion Bell
J. H. McNish
Local Music Association
J. H. Lowe
Rotary Tour Governor Leon Fine Begins Fresh Circuit
District Rotary Governor Leon Fine unpacked his bag this week for a brief respite during his strenuous tour of visits to call clubs in his district. He returned last weekend from visits to Hastings Ogallala and North Platte. He leaves again on Monday for Chadron Rushville and Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Leon Fine
Hastings
Ogallala
North Platte
Chadron
Rushville
Valentine
Meick Rites Wednesday in Sidney for Joseph Meick
Joseph Meick 63 a Sidney resident for nearly 40 years died Saturday at home after an extended illness. Services are set for 9 am Wednesday at St Patrick's Church with Msgr Anton Link presiding. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery under Gehrig-Dugan Funeral Home. Rosary at funeral home tonight. He was born June 18 1887 in Lipton Kansas and lived in several states before settling in Sidney. He married Clara Markle January 31 1912 in Sidney. Survived by widow five children two sisters three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Meick
Sidney
6Th Avenue
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Msgr
Anton Link
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig-Dugan Funeral Home
Mr. Merck
Lipton
Kansas
Denison
Iowa
Hartington
Nebr
Medicine Bow
Wyo
Clara Markle
Frederick
Ralph Cannody
Cheyenne
Welby Bouck
Potter
Kenneth Morris
St. Paul
Scouters Plan 1951 District Program Across Three Counties
Forty scouters from Devel Kimball and Cheyenne counties met Thursday night at Sidney Junior High School to map a three county district program for 1951. Robert Havercamp and LeRoy Johnson attended, Rae Jones chaired. Plans include a strong recruitment drive for Boy Scouts. Next district meeting set for December 21 at Sidney Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devel
Kimball
Cheyenne
Sidney Junior High
Robert Havercamp
Scottsbluff
Wye-Braska
LeRoy Johnson
Sidney
Rae Jones
Boy Scouts
Tavern Owners Meeting At Yendis Café Sponsored By Brewers Foundation
Tavern owners and employees are invited to a meeting today at 2 o'clock in the Yendis Café. Sponsored by the U S Brewers Foundation, state director A A Whitworth will present two films and a short talk, followed by a discussion on improving the beer industry's community standing. Dealers from Bushnell to Chappell are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yendis
U. S. Brewers Foundation
A. A. Whitworth
Bushnell
Chappell
Van Gundy Heads Stickney Store Transfers
Clyde Hanson, formerly of Torrington, becomes manager of the Stickney store in Sidney. Robert Van Gundy moves to Sterling to become head buyer for Stickney, overseeing stores in Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado. Both veterans helped grow Sidney’s auto parts outlet, while Van Gundy plans a return to his Sterling roots after selling their Sidney home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hanson
Torrington
Sidney
Stickney
Mr. Hanson
Robert van Gundy
Sterling
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Mr. van Gundy
van Gundy
Airport Commission
Lions Club
van Gundys
14Th Avenue
Potter Youth Center Opens Friday Night in Potter
The town unveils a $15 000 youth center built by community labor and gifts. A Boy Scout Court of Honor will award Eagle Scout to Mark Wiekhorst and Life Award to Robert Grothe, with R V Haverkamp and LeRoy Johnson leading the event. A covered dish dinner at 6 p m precedes an 8 p m program with singing and youth group contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Mark Wiekhorst
Ed ‘Wiekhorst
Robert Grothe
Henry Grothe
R. V. Haverkamp
Scottsbluff
LeRoy Johnson
Sidney
PMA Elections Under Way In Cheyenne County
Ballots were emailed to farmers last week for the election of Cheyenne County PMA community committeemen. Ballots must reach the PMA office in Sidney by November 30. Voters willChoose five community committeemen and a delegate and alternate delegate to the county convention. Delegates will meet December 7 to name county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
PMA
Sidney
Thanksgiving Services at St Pauls Church
Special Thanksgiving services will be held at St Pauls Lutheran Church at 10 oclock Thursday morning as announced by Rev Hy Dorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Hy Dorn
Gas Field Expansion Suppresses Western Nebraska Gas Supply
Exploration in the Julesburg Basin shows a large gas field may emerge in southwestern Nebraska and northeastern Colorado. Reports detail discoveries near Sidney, Logan County Colorado, and Lakota sand tests in Kimball County, with potential to link lines from the south via Cheyenne County. Industrial interest rises as North Central and Kansas-Nebraska Gas plan conjoined transmission, reshaping regional energy prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julesburg
Nebraska
Colorado
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Huntsman High
Logan County
Colo
Peetz
Sterling
Rocky Mountain Empire
Ohio
Huntsman
Staney
Aroun
Macauley-Borough
Denver
Kimball County
E. J. Evertson No. 1
Evertson
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Southcentral
Ogallala
North Central
Lewellen
Kansas-Nebraska
Surfie
Deuel County
West
Nebraska Division of Resources
Nebraska Panhandle
Car Auction Thursday at Midland Motor on Thanksgiving Night
The Midland Motor Company announces its regular weekly car auction will be held Thursday, November 23, with sales starting at 7 30 p m. A. W. Lewis, the manager, confirms the timing and event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Motor Company
A. W. Lewis
Ohio Oil Production Offices Relocated in Sidney District
The Production department offices of The Ohio Oil Co. moved to the Doran Building on Illinois Street above Leon Fine and Sidney Clothing Co. Geology and engineering offices stay at Osborn Building on Tenth Avenue. The extra space reduces congestion from rising Sidney district activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Doran
Illinois Street
Leon Fine and
Sidney Clothing Co
Osborn Hasiding
Tenth Avenues
Sidney
Koenig Ashby Well Flows in Logan County Test
British American’s Koenig Ashby No 1 well in Logan County produced twenty barrels per hour in initial tests over the weekend. BA's Sidney office said the well looks strong, potentially among the basin’s best discoveries, as plans to drill a southwest offset proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan County
Sidney
Julesburg
Tulsa
United States
Koenig- Ashby
Colorado
Gurley
Ohio Oil Co
Committees Named for 1950 4‑H Achievement Banquet
Cheyenne County agents Kenneth Van Skike and Violet Shepherd name the kitchen dining room and decorating heads for the November 30 banquet. Kitchen chairs include Mrs Ernest Anderson Potter and others from Lodgepole Gurley Sidney while dining room leaders include Edson Madden Sidney and Mrs Lee Hawkins Peetz. Decorating chair is Mrs Leo Shuman Sidney with several Sidney Dalton Lodgepole and Gurley members. Program details to be announced. event to be held in the Auditorium basement with main floor program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Kenneth van Skike
Violet Shepherd
Ernest Anderson
Potter
Lumis J. Marek
Lodgepole
Aye Gunderson
Glen Lipska
Gilbert Sorge
Gurley
William R. George
Sidney
Edson Madden
Lee Hawkins
Peetz
Walter Dykman
Clifford Webster
Dalton
Henry Hinrichs
Leo Shuman
Albert Linton
City adopts single utility billing system for all services
The City of Sidney implements a new combined billing system for electricity water waste hauling and steam. City Manager Virgil Knowles says the change reduces postage costs and eliminates multiple statements for customers. Billing machine overhaul was needed to run the single statement system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Virgil Knowles
Knowles
Oil finds and new drill sites crown Cheyenne County weekend
Ohio Oil Co reports substantial gas recovery from State No 1 southwest of Sidney and a small oil show at Schwasnick No 2 on the McLernon High northeast of Sidney. New drilling locations include Pahl No 1 in Cheyenne County and Prophy No 1 in Yuma County. Frontier Refining notes poor prospects at J. D. Seimers No 1, while drillers press ahead into the Lakota series with ongoing tests and coring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
McLernon High
Cheyenne County
Frontier Refining Co
Here
Dakota Sands
Frontier
Oil Front
Huntsman High
Nebr
Ohio
Colorado
Yuma County
Dakota
Mather
Rae's Sporting Goods to Open in Osborn Building
Rae L. Jones, longtime local implement dealer, will open Rae's Sporting Goods store in the M. W. Osborn Building on Illinois Street. Remodeling is under way in a former Wheat Belt Club space with plans to announce product lines and opening details later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Rae L. Jones
Rae
M. W. Osborn
Illinois St
Wheat Belt Club
Jones
Driving Exams Friday Patrol at Courthouse
Driving license exams will be held Friday November 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the courthouse. The regular testing day falls on Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercury
Grafton Crabb
Crabb
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District
Crabbs
U. P
He Louie Beebe
Scouters
Potter Youth Center
Mark Weikhorst
St. Paul’s
Ohio Oil
Dorman
Dorman No
Qohio-Elsasser
Feldman-Elsasser
Feldman
Sporting Goods
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!