22 Nov 1967
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1967
Page
1
Sidney's pre Christmas sale features Golden Gift Days offering hundreds of dollars in prizes over three Saturdays March 2 9 and 16 1967. Local merchants including Ackerman Robinson Agency American National Bank Atkin's Family Shoes and many others participate in a city wide promo to lure shoppers with prize drawings and special offers.
Cheyenne County will be represented at the Nebraska Centennial finale in Scottsbluff this Saturday November 25 by the South Divide Czech Dancers. The Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority of Sidney will host a Kolache booth in the Armory with free coffee and 4000 kolaches to sell. Highlights include a parade with regional bands and dignitaries, a morning coffee for mayors, and a 11 a.m. festival kickoff. Czech food booths and an antique show at the high school run 1 to 6 p.m. A 4 p.m. tea for centennial queens and mayors wives is planned at the Country Club.
Lennis Addison Lindley 62 died suddenly Tuesday on Highway 30 near Lodgepole from a heart attack. Funeral at Gehrig & Son Funeral Home Friday with Rev. John Stayton. Greenwood Cemetery burial. Memorials to Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club. Survived by Elsie Klawann Lindley. father Joseph Lindley. sister Hazel Johnson. brothers Harlan and Max.
Golden Gift Days begin Friday in Sidney with weekend drawings on December 2 9 and 16. Prizes include a dishwasher vacuum cleaner deep freeze console color TV and more. Tickets available at participating stores and prizes posted at Sidney Flooring and Supply Co and other locations.
Cheyenne Wyoming drug salesman Gordon E. McCue 36 was arrested on burglary charges after being found in the alley by 1040 Jackson near the Elks Club. He had a cash register and was captured after a short pursuit during the early hours of Tuesday November 21. A preliminary hearing is set for Monday November 27 at 2 p.m. to decide whether the case moves to District Court or is dismissed. Local leads are being checked in the Friday night armed robbery of Terry's Liquor in Sidney with a composite drawing released.
The morning drop to six above zero gave way to a 34 degree reading by 11 am in Sidney. Officials warned of possible more cold and snow in the Nebraska Panhandle over the weekend, while light snow on Tuesday caused slick streets and icy patches.
A Dalton man escaped injury Tuesday morning when his car left the county road six miles east of Dalton. Stanley Brestel, 42, was east bound at 10:30 p.m. when he lost control and went into a ditch causing about 200 dollars in damage. Sgt. Felix Koenig investigated for the Nebraska State Patrol.
Franklin Dedrick, 48, a Sidney native and longtime businessman in Denver, died suddenly Sunday night of a heart attack. Funeral services were held in Denver with interment at Ft. Logan Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Helen, two children, his mother Edna Dedrick of Sidney, a brother Jack of Seward, and a sister Marcelyn Hamilton of Kirby SD. Contributions to the Heart Fund were requested.
Fair and warmer this afternoon and tonight in the Panhandle. Thursday will be partly cloudy with lows from 15 to 25 degrees and a high near 40. Precipitation probability under 5 percent.
Bob Roderick was elected to the Sidney Jaycees board of directors at the regular meeting held Tuesday night at the Country Club. He will fill the vacancy created when Joel Birner became secretary. The group discussed Honey Sunday sales, proceeds benefiting the retarded children's fund, and planned Christmas tree sales next week at the Olsen’s Body Shop site across from the courthouse. A Nebraska Game Commission movie about pheasant hunting titled Phil Harris Hunts Nebraska was shown.
Sidney city officials urge Nebraska state help to curb rats at the city dump near the former rendering plant. City Manager George Felsch says exterminators cannot treat the plant site since it lies outside city limits. He notes SB528 and cites the University of Nebraska for guidance but reports no state presence as of yesterday.
Farmers in Cheyenne County cite drought and fire risk as key reasons for posting no hunting signs this year. They fear rapid spread of stubble or grass fires, following a prior half million dollar prairie fire. A Sunday stubble field fire near Dalton raised concern, though no damage occurred. The Game Commission reports normal hunting abuses and no spike in arrests, while the cold snap and river conditions may ease fire fears. Goose and duck hunting along the North Platte River continues as conditions shift.
The Sidney Jaycees announce Christmas tree sales at their regular meeting. Trees will arrive by truck Monday or Tuesday and be sold from the building across from the courthouse, formerly Olsen's Body Shop.
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