Interdenominational Festival of Faith Draws 1235 Worshippers
More than 1200 people packed the Junior High Auditorium for a five week interdenominational program ending with the Festival of Faith. A 124 member choir from 29 churches performed as Dr Gustave Ferre urged adherence to church essentials, stressing God is love and the church as a community living that belief. Local pastors led prayers and readings, with costs estimated at 700 to 1000 dollars covered by offerings.
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Junior High
Theria
Corner School of ‘Religion
Lincoln
Gustave .Ferre
Ateosphere
Ferre
God
Jesus
R. L. Townsend
Sidney
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Garden
Nebraska
Peetz
Colo
Campbell Piano Co
Sidney Schools Close for Thanksgiving Holiday
Schools in Sidney close Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The break begins Wednesday after the regular schedule and affects St Pauls Lutheran School, St Patricks Academy, and the Public Schools. Public School students will receive an extra day vacation on Monday as teachers meet to study common problems in the 1958-59 school year.
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Eet
Sidney
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
St. Patrick’s Academy
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted by Local Elevators
Wheat price set at 1.8 dollars per bushel by local elevator sources.
No Damage In Fire Near Fairgrounds
A small stubble fire north of the fairgrounds caused by a passing train was extinguished by Sidney Volunteer Firemen about 10:40 p.m. Sunday with no damage reported.
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Sidney
Fairgrounds
Snowshoe Weather Forecast Sees Light Snow and Winds
A five day outlook warns scattered light snow and strong northerly winds in Snowshoe. Temperatures dip to the 20s Monday night, with Tuesday highs near 30 to 40 and overall near normal through the week.
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Mercury
Businessmen Speak To High School Classes
Visiting businessmen spoke to two Sidney high school classes under Ancel Lewis’s guidance. Ed Short discussed job applicant expectations in the junior home room. Don Heath addressed the consumers economics class on purchasing foods from a consumer’s standpoint.
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Ancel Lewis
Sidney High School
Don Heath
Couple Remarry After 26 Years In Cheyenne County
A Colorado couple who wed 26 years ago in Cheyenne County returned to the County Judge's office to remarry. Each had prior marriages, making this their third. They planned a renewal every 25 years but illness delayed this ceremony.
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Colorado
Cheyenne County
Oil Explorers Bat .000 Over Weekend in Nebraska Fields
Five wells were plugged and abandoned in Cheyenne and Morrill Counties over the weekend. Notable projects include Nebraska Drillers and Enbrook Oil and Gas Co No 1 Schmidt, Midwest Oil Corp and R L Mannings No 1 Ladegard, Falcon-Seaboard Towle Field extension, and others. Fourteen drilling notices were filed with the University of Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division, listing wildcat prospects in Kimball and surrounding counties.
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Cheyenne
Morrill
Nebraska Drillers
Enbrook Oil and Gas Co
Schmidt
Cheyenne County
Midwest Oil Corp
R. L. Mannings
Ladegard
Falcon - Seaboard
Towle
Hopkins
Potter Ohio Oil Co
O'Connell
O’connell
Lorenzo
Nebraska
Waitman
Morrill County
HUM Drilling Co
Dow and McHugh
McMillen
Sidney
Coring
Ohio
Meijer
E. C. Reed
Telegraph
Chandler & Simpson
Sidney Man Endorses TB Seals After Curing Hospital Stay
Joseph G. Tully of Sidney recounts his TB illness and a dramatic recovery at the Kearney state hospital. After weighing 106 pounds, he left at 161.5 pounds and became a booster for TB treatment, praising rest, medication, and the hospital staff. He urges patients to follow doctors and supports TB seal sales via KSID interview.
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Sidney
Joseph G. Tully
Kearney
William Nutten
Tully
Kearney Hospital
Joan Hart, Maager
County Welfare Office
Elizabeth Schwarsnick
KSID
Joseph Tully
Telegraph
Sidney Ground Observer Corps To Be Disbanded
The Sidney Ground Observer Post at the Country Club will be discontinued before Jan 31 as Nebraska shifts to a modern radar system. State officials note three radar lines and coastal and airspace coverage now reduce civilian observer needs. Local observers such as Mrs. Bob Clark Mrs. W W Schulz and Mrs Sol Willis were active in Sidney.
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Sidney
Civil Defense
W. W. Schulz
Ground Observer Post
Country Club
Austin S. Bacon
Nebraska Civil Defense
Nebraska
U. S
Austin
Arctic Circle
mid-Canada
Canada
United States
Bob Clark
Sol Willis
Bad Check Charge Dismissed In Gering
A no account check charge against Tex Gene Carroll of Trail City in Sidney was dismissed in County Court at Gering on Friday after the county attorney requested dismissal and Carroll agreed to pay the costs and restitution.
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Tex Gene Carroll
Trailer City
Sidney
Gering
Carrell
Nebraska Wheat Growers See Big Britain Export Upswing
Nebraska and other states may boost exports of hard red winter wheat as Banks Ltd of Britain plans to bid for at least one million bushels monthly. The move follows five years of grower effort and a new federal protein certificate program ensuring consistent quality. Carl Bruns applauded the change as proof of progress.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Alliance
Great Britain
R. R. Thom
Banks, Ltd
Nebraska Group
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Telephone Taxes Averaged $2.82 Monthly Per Phone in 1957
J R Miller of Northwestern Bell in Sidney reported Nebraska telephone taxes averaged $2.82 per month per telephone in 1957. He announced a Cheyenne County payment of $21,328.48 for the first half of 1958 property tax, with total 1958 county tax at $64,662, up 24 percent from 1956. He argued federal excise tax on local telephone service contributes to the tax burden.
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Nebraska
J R. Miller
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sidney
Miller
Cheyenne
Northwestern Bell
Card Party Raises $300 for Scholarship
A junior high auditorium card party Friday raised 300 to fund a scholarship for a student entering teaching. Over 150 people attended, doubling the Educators Club prior year total of 150.
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Educators Club
United Fund Drive Reaches $11 566 88 At Noon
The United Fund stood at 11 566 88 dollars by noon Monday, up 135 5 cents from Friday, per Chamber secretary Ada Hansen. A new $100 business donation was received. remaining contributors are urged to mail or drop checks at the Chamber, with the drive about 1934 dollars short of the 13 500 dollar goal.
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United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Hansen
Chamber
Early Payday Shift at Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sioux Ordnance Depot personnel scheduled to be paid on November 28 1958 will instead receive pay on Wednesday November 26 due to a scheduling adjustment. The change affects all eligible employees and is effective immediately.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
New Nebraska Wheat Growers Elects Leaders At Alliance
George Gerdes of Alliance was elected president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn with Robert Rauner of Gurley, John Lienemann of Scotts Bluff, Jim Hoyt of Hitchcock and Wayne Allen of Red Willow as vice presidents. The women’s Wheathearts named Mrs Gene Gerdes as president. A three point production control program was adopted including a two price system, bushel based allotments, and stockpiling to normal levels. Delegates urged a workable plan to expand domestic use and foreign markets with support from a friendly Department of Agriculture.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Alliance
Jim Hoyt
Hitchcock County
Robert Rauner
John Lienemann
Scotts Bluff County
Wayne Allen
Red
Willow County
George Gerdes
Box Butte
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Gerdés
Far East
Nebraska
Gurley
Rauner
Red Willow County
The
Wheathearts
Gene Gerdes
Wayne, Allen
McCook
Ted Olson
Venango
Herbert Hughes
Imperial
Commodity Credit Corp
Nebraska Organization
Department of Agriculture
Research, Finance, Transportation and Public Relations Committee
Transportation Committee
Hastings
Denver Gateway
Gulf of Mexico
Western
Lienemann
Kansas’ City
Gulf
Minneapolis
Community of Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
National Wheat Growers Convention
Denver
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Peets
Thompson
Ralph’. Dixon’ Jennings
First
Presbyterian
Smith
Trinity
Méthodist
Norman
Sthroede
Ang Lutheran
Thes
Lynas Jones
Paeeet
Thodist Church
Merle Bartlett
Lodgepole Methodist Church
Hjalmar Carlson
Evangel Wisdom
Leonard Handley
Oil Explorers
Sidney Man
Gerdes
Alliance Daily Times-Herald
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