Fire destroys Rae's Sporting Goods in Sidney blaze
A major fire gutted the one story Rae's Sporting Goods store in Sidney's central business district, damaging the Odd Fellows Building and the Log Cabin Tavern area as flames and smoke rose in a snow storm. Firefighter Roy Henderson was hospitalized and all rebuild plans were abandoned by owner Marius Christensen. The blaze drew aid from multiple departments including the Sioux Ordnance Depot. preliminary damage was estimated near 100000 dollars.
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Sidney
Harvey Vizina
Fred Otte
Minatare
Rae’s Sporting Goods
Odd Fellows
Log Cabin Tavern
Star Dust Hobby Shop
Roy Henderson
Rae’s
Marius Christensen
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Maroon Inn
Odd Fellows Building
E. J. Madsen
Madsen
Radio & TV Service
Sporting Goods
Rae Jones
Firefighters Contain Sidney Blaze Quickly
Sidney firemen laid out 900 feet of hose to cover the back and protect adjacent structures including the Municipal Power Plant. Counties departments and Chappell Halliburton Oil Well cementing Co. sent trucks. The fire was controlled before 8 p.m. despite a false ceiling complicating access.
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Sidney
Potter
Dalton, Gurley
Lodgepole
Peetz
Chappell
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Rex's Watch Shop
Madsen's
Maroon Inn
Odd Fellows
Llth Ave
Vizina
Weather: fair and warmer with clear tonight and tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures. Low temperatures range from ten to twenty six degrees tonight and tomorrow’s high is expected to be around 35 to 40 degrees.
Charge Pressed In Cutting Incident In Sidney Case
A charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm was filed in Cheyenne County Court over the Oct 28 cutting of Ramon Hernandez of Ordville. Hernandez was slashed on the left arm at a Sidney dance by a sugar beet topper’s knife, and his Ordville apartment was raided that same night. Danny Virgil, about 20, of Sidney, is named in the charge after a lengthy sheriff’s investigation.
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Cheyenne County
Ramon Hernandez
Ordville
Hernandez
Sidney
Danny Virgil
Sheriff's Office
Virgil
Christmas Lights On In Sidney Saturday Night
Sidney plans a 5 30 pm Saturday kickoff for Christmas lights and window displays organized by the Chamber of Commerce to emphasize a religious theme. Public ballots printed in the Telegraph invite votes for the best display, with KSID and Telegraph accepting mail ballots through December 1.
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Sidney
Sid
Farm Equipment Outlet Moves from Sidney to Denver
The wholesale division of the McCormick Deering Farm Equipment Co is relocating its Sidney warehouse to Denver with completion expected by Dec 1. Three wholesale staff will be laid off. retail operations remain unaffected. The move follows disputes over an increased stock assessment by the state tax office and concerns about inventory valuation.
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McCormick Deering Farm Equipment Co
Sidney
Denver
Telegraph
McCormick- Derring
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
Roy Gish
Gish
It Contest Offers Free Theatre Tickets
A county contest offers a free ticket to the Fox Theatre for reading the want ad page and counting the exact number of times the word it appears. Entrants must mail entries to the Fox Theater in Sidney Nebraska with a postmark by Saturday for a three day booking of You Can’t Run Away From It starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon.
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Fox Theatre
June Allyson
Jack Lemmon
Fox Theater
Box
Sidney
Nebr
Carlson Wildcat Abandoned as Dry near Sterling
Watex Oil plugged a north western Cheyenne County wildcat near Sterling. Christina Carlson No. Company reports the J sand and the D level were dry with slight Jo sand bench staining observed.
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Carlson
Watex Oil
Cheyenne County
Christina Carlson
Sterling
Willis Warns Motorists To Watch Snow
Sidney Police Chief Sol Willis urged motorists to prepare for more snow by ensuring good vision and traction. He cited tire chains as the best aid for stopping on snow and ice, and warned that slower, careful driving remains essential for winter safety.
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Sidney
Sol Willis
National Safety Council
Willis
Wheat Snowstorm Seen as Life Saver for 1957 Crop
Western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado farmers hailed a two week storm that dropped six to ten inches of new snow, adding valuable moisture to dormant winter wheat. Observers say melt and soil absorption will support a strong grass stand next year, with about twenty million bushels produced annually in the Panhandle region.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Truck Skids Into Nebraska Port of Entry Building
Harvey Bergman operator of the Nebraska Port of Entry station reports a Rogers Truck Lines truck driven by Alvis Roberts skidded on ice while entering the entry station yesterday at 1 20 p m The skid sent the vehicle into the northwest corner of the building causing about 200 damage to the structure and 5 to the truck for a broken headlamp according to the Cheyenne County Sheriff's office
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Harvey Bergman
Nebraska Port of Entry
Sidney
Rogers Truck Lines
Alvis Roberts
Cheyenne County
Wheat Growers Association Praises Gains in Nebraska
A 22 page Nebraska Wheat Growers Association manual highlights progress since 1947, noting 27 counties and 10 000 members by 1956. It cites higher supports for 1958 37, advocacy for freight rate cuts, summer fallow actions, and parity goals while urging Congressional support for a domestic 2 price system.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Louis Miller
Gurley
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
McCook
Sidney
Grain market prices show No 1 Wheat at 82 05 per bushel
Local elevator sources quote No 1 Wheat at 82 05 per bushel and No 2 Wheat at 204 per bushel. Prices reflect current market activity for wheat commodities in the region.
Bond Sales Continue Up In October County and state totals rise
Cheyenne County savings bond chairman H. G. Spearow reports October sales of Series E and H bonds at $119,330, lifting January-October county total to $1,159,208 or 118.2 percent of the 1956 goal. Nebraska October purchases reach $5,888,241 or 81.9 percent of the ten month total $81,476,398, with many inquiries for Christmas gifts and year end bonuses.
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H. G. Spearow
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Frank B. Heintze
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Arechitation
Nenariment of Caunaon
Ber
Chamber
Ralph Thompson
Thompson Photos
Hamilton
Ontario
Methodist Children’s Home
Atlanta
Jimmy Manesa
Martha Towe
State Wheat Commission
Congress
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