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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1966
Page
1
Sidney launches Golden Gift Days with 85 participating businesses including six new car dealers. About $1,500 in prizes will be awarded over three Saturdays starting October 3, 10, and 17. Shoppers earning awards by trading at any participating firm through December 16 will receive an early Christmas gift.
Golden Gift Days are under way in Sidney with 1500 dollars in prizes to be awarded over three Saturdays December 3 10 and 17. Tickets available at 85 participating stores from November 25 through December 16. Ten awards each week, winning numbers posted at Elwell Motor Co and participating outlets Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm.
James Van Anne of Dalton escaped with minor injuries after his 1963 Rambler rolled three times on Highway 385 five miles north of Dalton. The hood flew up while going uphill, he pulled onto the shoulder to avoid an oncoming car, then returned to the highway and rolled. He suffered skinned knuckles and a bruised lip. the car was wrecked and left door torn off. The other vehicle fled as Van Anne stepped away.
United Fund drive stands at 8000 dollars with a goal of 12875. General chairman Benny Hochman says volunteers will intensify the effort. Six retired workers join board members to seek donations and contributors are advised to send gifts to United Fund Box 383 Sidney Nebraska.
Construction will start within days on the 6000 foot Chadron municipal airport runway. Completion is planned for mid May 1967. City manager Edwin Weis and city attorney Kevin Bump met with FAA officials to discuss the project.
Christmas decorations brighten Sidney for the post Thanksgiving kickoff to the season. A total of 300 dollars of new decor adds green and silver garland to half of 40 iron Christmas trees on light poles in the business district. The display spans 10th and Mlinois streets as shown in a Telegraph photo.
The Business Institute of Sidney will hold its second annual business career workshop and dinner on Wednesday, November 30. Ron Heit, director, says the event aims to acquaint educators, prospective students, and others with the school’s facilities and programs.
Nebraskas Trooper Manley investigated two fog related crashes. Mrs Gwendl y Sommerfeld of MNiff Colo lost control on a county road at the state line driving a 1969 Oldsmobile. The car hit a pole, ended in a field, no injuries reported. A separate 2:35 a.m. crash on Highway 30 east of Sidney involved a 1966 Chrysler driven by Gerald Niblock from Roy Utah who hit a deer. The deer died and about 75 dollars damage occurred. a deer carcass vanished before removal. Manley cautions the thief that meat would not be edible.
Cheyenne County students from all area high schools converge on the courthouse Monday for the American Legion sponsored County Government program. The day opens with oath taking and election certificates, followed by a mock trial overseen by attorneys Tedesco and Bush. Noon luncheon, speakers, and performances precede an afternoon of office work, with a KSID tape recap to close.
State Sanitation Director T A Filipi says he will urge the Nebraska Water Pollution Control Council to classify waters in 14 towns, including Bayard and Oshkosh, to compel sewage treatment. He notes the communities failed to build facilities after years of urging by state and federal governments.
Nebraskans are warned of unauthorized firms selling advertising or Centennial merchandise across the state. The Centennial Commission urges demand for the official seller letter, verify the Centennial Seal on authorized items, and avoid payments until verified. Call the Centennial Commission Office if in doubt of legitimacy.
An oil discovery report from Sheridan County notes Texaco Inc running production casing at No. 1 Smith on Chadron Arch, signaling potential commercial finds at shallow depth. Nebraska oil output in September averaged 37,672 barrels daily, with Sleepy Hollow and Willson Ranch Unit leading. a December 6 sale of state oil and gas leases in Banner, Franklin and Sioux counties was announced.
More than half a million farmers will be contacted by the U S Department of Agriculture in late November and early December for an annual gathering of agricultural information. Survey data cover livestock poultry eggs crops farm labor wages and land in farms collected by enumerators and mailed questionnaires. Results flow from state offices to the Crop Reporting Board in Washington for final analysis. The survey, emphasizing livestock, aids in total livestock counts and provides state and national results for farmers and agri businessmen amid stock cuts and rising demand abroad.
The Rev. James D. Greene of Grace Baptist Church was elected president of the Sidney Ministerial Association Tuesday evening after the annual family Thanksgiving dinner. The Rev. John Stayton of First Methodist Church was elected vice president and the Rev. Elmer Mundy of Calvary Baptist Church was secretary-treasurer. Dinner was served by the Christian Women's Fellowship in the First Christian Church. The group set up Sunday services at Memorial Rest Home for the coming year and discussed a follow up session of locally sponsored Duvall family workshops, with no definite decision reached.
The city advances an $85,000 expansion at the Sidney Sewage Disposal Plant with a new digester doubling capacity. Airport runway work will pause until spring due to frozen ground, while Highway 19 detour is avoided this winter. Additional improvements include street leveling at Newton, Haskell Hill road, widened drive by fire station, and city offices drive-in window.
Charles Oliverius Jr., 20, of Lodge Pole, pleaded guilty in county court to driving while intoxicated after a 12:15 a m one car crash at the junction of Highways 30 and 19, about a half mile east of Sidney. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and his license suspended six months. The 1963 Ford left the road, knocked out two guard rails, causing about 200 dollars damage. The driver had minor knee abrasions.
Panhandle forecast shows generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with westerly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon and 10 to 20 mph tonight. Low tonight 25 to 35 high Saturday 50 to 60 with zero rain or snow through Saturday. Five day outlook calls for temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal through Wednesday. Highs 45 to 55 lows 20 to 30 with little or no precipitation indicated. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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