Santa Claus To Light Sidney Christmas Lights Nov 27
Santa will debut in Sidney on Friday Nov 27 at 5 p.m riding a big red fire truck signaling the lighting of Christmas lights and store windows. He will be on the street 5 to 8 p.m. with other appearances 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec 4 11 and 12. Santa HQ opens Dec 16 2 to 6 p.m. on Illinois Street. Two drawings worth 100 in merchandise prizes will be held Dec 9 2:30 p.m. and Dec 21 7 p.m. Winners must be present. Ten shop nights set Dec 4 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 with 4:30 p.m. close on Dec 24 and Christmas Day off.
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Santa Claus
Sidney
Sriday
Santa
Illinois Street
Banks Watch Shop
Telegraph
Jack Laimer
Chamber of Commerce
Potter Girl Is Wheat Princess at NWGA Meet
Wayne Allen of McCook reelected president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association at Ogallala meeting. Officers named for NWGA and Wheat Hearts auxiliary include Ron Maas Potter Bob Stoddard Harrisburg John Sullivan Wallace Dick Lewis Arapahoe and Mrs Dale Erlewine Grant as president. Overseas sales to Japan and Russia highlighted with rising exports and reduced carryover, boosting U.S. wheat prestige.
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Wayne Allen
McCook
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Ogallala
John Sullivan
Wallace
Ron Maas
Potter
Bob Stoddard
Harrisburg
Dick Lewis
Arapahoe
Keith County News
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
NWGA
The
Wheat Hearts
Dale
Japan
Allen
Nebraska
U.S
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ed Jaeneke
Agricultural Stabilization Service
Russia
Jaeneke
Ralph Thompson Dies At 58 In Pueblo
Ralph C. Thompson 58 a former Sidney businessman died of a heart attack Sunday at his Pueblo Colorado home while helping a neighbor move a stove Funeral rites are set for 2 pm Wednesday at Roach Funeral Home Pueblo burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery Thompson was born April 2 1906 in Pueblo He worked in the Pueblo sheriff s office and served as Under Sheriff He later led security at Climax Molybdenum Co during World War II He later ran a photography business in Sidney and Phoenix before moving back to Pueblo He was active in Lions Club Chamber of Commerce Masons and Red Cross Surviving are his widow Ruby Vallery two brothers Howard and Kenneth both of Pueblo and J Fred of Gordon He and his family recently moved to 713 West Abriendo Drive Pueblo The Photo Center in Sidney will close all day Wednesday November 25 in his memory.
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Sidney
Ralph C. Thompson
Pueblo
Colo
Ward
Roach
Roselawn
John Fred
Nellie Thompson
Sheriff’s Office
FBI Academy
Washington, D. C
Thompson
Climax
LaVern Draper
California
Thompsons
Santa Barbara
Sepulveda
West Abriendo Drive
Alton
Kan
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Thompson
The
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
American Red Cross
Ruby Vallery
Howard
Kenneth
J. Fred
Gordon
Tulsa Post Office Building Bid Opens Under Leasing Plan
A public bid opening for a new post office building in Tulsa was announced by Regional Director Charles W Shoemake. Royal Corporation of Tulsa submitted the apparent low bid of 3450 for a ten year term. The facility will cover about 2052 square feet interior with 8680 square feet of parking and maneuvering space. The department holds a purchase option on the Sherman Street site between Chestnut and Olive to be assigned to the winning bidder.
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Potter
Charles W. Shoemake
Post Office Department
Shoemake
Royal Corporation
59Th St
Tulsa
Sherman Street
Chestnut and
Olive
Scottsbluff OKs Collier Cable Franchise Tonight
Scottsbluff City Council is expected to pass an ordinance tonight granting a franchise to Collier Community Television Co. for a cable system. Collier is the only company that has prepared an application. two other firms withdrew their initial interest.
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Scottsbluff
Collier Community Television Co
Collier
Sidney Gains Ground as Western Cattle Market
Western cattle producers from Colorado and Wyoming increasingly ship to Sidney Nebraska’s Livestock Pavilion after a steady to strong sale. Officials cite top rail access and consistently strong prices, with Eldred ranch cows sale at 10 to 13. Prices for black steers whiteface steers and cows show solid demand from eastern buyers. A large dispersal sale of 300 Charolais cattle is planned for December 14, with a bull sale planned for next spring.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Sidney
Nebraska
Eldred Ranch
Sandhills
Dave Truss
Pavilion
Sidney Pavilion
Lesley Lambert
Hereford
Colo
Movie Discount Show For Kids at Fox Theater
The Sidney Telegraph runs a Thanksgiving morning movie discount at the Fox Theater. Children pay 15 cents with a coupon from today's Fox Theater ad, which also offers a 20 cent discount at the box office. Extra coupons for family members are available at the Telegraph office until Wednesday closing. Fox Manager Verne. Austin says capacity is 1,000 youngsters.
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Sidney Telegraph
Fox Theater
Fox
Telegraph
Verne
Austin
Peterson Named Nebraska Director of Independent Bankers Association
A.C. Peterson, president of The First State Bank of Lodgepole, was elected Nebraska director of The Independent Bankers Association IBA a national group with thousands of member banks. He will serve a three year term starting January 4 1965. The IBA founded May 9 1930 in Glenwood Minnesota aims to preserve independent locally owned banks and now ranks among the nation’s largest banking groups with headquarters in Sauk Centre Minnesota.
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Bauk Centre
Minn
A. C. Peterson
First State Bank of
Lodgepole
Nebraska
Independent Bankers Association
Lee M. Stenehjem
IBA
First International Bank of
Watford City
North Dakota
Peterson
Glenwood
Minnesota
Sauk Centre
Potter May Allow In Town Drilling For Oil
Potter Nebraska moves to study in town oil drilling with a lease option. Mayor Kenneth Rose says the lease would void if no drilling occurs within 18 months and that board approval is only a first step toward potential city revenue from oil leasing amid nearby successes.
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Potter
Neb
Potter Town
Kenneth Rose
Kimball
United Fund Still Working on Sid ney Contributions
About 140 Sidney businesses that have not yet donated to the United Fund will be contacted by phone in the coming week. By today contributions totaled around $12,000, and general chairman Benny Hochman says reaching the $5,000 more needed to meet the goal is likely if reminded.
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Sidney
United Fund
Benny Hochman
Hoch- Man
Collision on Illinois Street In Front Of Yendis Cafe
Sidney Police report a rear end crash at 10 20 p m Saturday on Illinois Street in front of Yendis Cafe. A 1961 Plymouth driven by Laura A Wilson 17 of 1904 Dodge was stopped waiting for a car when it was struck from behind by a 1960 Rambler driven by Bill Cromwell 17 of Chappell. Damages not estimated.
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Illinois
Sidney
Laura A. Wilson
Dodge
Bill Cromwell
Chappell
Weather forecast for Nebraska Panhandle turns cooler
Partly cloudy through Monday night and Tuesday with a low around 20 tonight and highs on Tuesday near 40 to 50. Five day outlook shows a gradual cooling trend to the weekend with average temperatures three to eight degrees below normal. highs in the 40s and lows from 10 to 20.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Several Oil Sites Active In This Area
Cheyenne County remains a busy center for oil drilling with multiple wells under way or planned. The No. 1 Livingston GWSE in Sec 32-14-51 southwest of Sidney is being washed down by Nebrask Drillers Inc and W. W. Farris in hopes of commercial oil. Texaco Inc plans a development test at No. 1 George Winkleman in Sec 3-16-51, while Exter Drilling Co and Baumgartner Oil Co have shifted to No. 1 Nelson GESW in Sec 9-12-52 in the Southwest Hendricks Field. Nebraska permitted 12 new wells last week, including several in Cheyenne County, with operators noted for each site.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Livingston Gwse
Nebrask Drillers Inc
W. W. Farris
Texaco Inc
Kame
George Winkleman
CNE NW
Exter Drilling Co
Baumgartner Oil Co
Nelson Gesw
Hendricks
Nebraska
Petroleum, Incorporated
Dow & McHugh
Rodgers
Morrill County
Wildcat
c/Allison Drilling Company
Sun Oil Company
A. R. Carlson
Scotts Bluff County
North Minature
c/Notlet
Tol-Tek Drilling
C. F. Raymond
Reed
North
Tol-Tek Drilling Company
Tom Wessels
Everett
Moorman
Swsw
Tol-Tek
Arvel C
Smith
Lee
Chase County
Wildcat c
Stoeppelwerth Drilling Company
Kimbark Exploration Company
Sundance Oil Company
Nelson
Cheyenne County - Wildcate/Kimbark
Banner County
Petroleum State Field
Fundamental Oil Company
State
CSW SW
Banner County - Wildcat
Auto Damages In Ditch Near Sidney
An estimated 300 damage occurred to a 1960 Chevrolet owned and driven by Ken Mc Millen when it went into a ditch in a field about 39 miles southwest of Sidney at around 4 p.m. Sunday. Deputy Sheriff Gene Morris reported no injuries and led the investigation.
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Ken McMillen
Sidney
Gene Morris
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Carole Elizabeth Schroeder
Eustis
Cynthia Mueller
Donna Jean Rickenbach
Chadron
Karen Hastings
Elsie
Rae He
Ralph Thompson
Tulsa Company
A.C. Peterson
Bankers Post
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