First Golden Gift Days Drawing Saturday in Sidney
Sponsors Western Drug Co and Sidney Federal Savings and Loan were omitted in initial notices. Golden Gift Days draw begins with heavy post Thanksgiving shopping, cold wind and full stores. Tickets deposit sites listed and first prize event set for Dec 2 with three Saturday drawings. display at Sidney Flooring and Supply Co. and rules require ticket submission and winner certification.
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Sidney Flooring and Supply Co
Western Drug
Sidney Federal
Golden Gift Days
Sidney
Western Drug Co
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Golden Gift
Illinois St
Panhandle Weather Forecast Warns of Mild Rise
Fair conditions and slowly rising temperatures through Tuesday. Tonight's low 5 to 15 degrees, Tuesday highs 40 to 50, precipitation under five percent. Five day outlook shows near normal temps with variable changes, highs 35 to 45 and lows 10 to 20, with scattered snow midweek and again later in the period.
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Panhandle
Co-Op Named Second in 13-State Appliance Sales
The Farmers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil Co. of Sidney earned recognition for top appliance sales in a 13-state area, ranking second to Scottsbluff at a Kansas City meeting. Stan Wells received a Samsonite briefcase, with Lee Wells and Clayton Mahaffey present. The Nebraska Panhandle lies in Colorado District. The trio returned to Sidney last Wednesday.
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Farmers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil Co
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Kansas City
Stan Wells
Mr. Wells
Lee Wells
Clayton Mahaffey
Nebraska Panhandle
Colorado
Complete The Questionnaire For VA Checks
Almost 33 000 Nebraska veterans widows orphans and parents receive monthly VA payments. Entitlement depends on income per VA announcement relayed to Cheyenne County Veteran's Service officer Leo M Gorman. Over 14 000 claimants will get a questionnaire with December 1 1967 checks. must be returned by January 31 1968 else February check is withheld. Service Office at Court House offers help 1 PM to 5 PM weekdays.
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Nebraska
Veterans Administration
Leo M. Gorman
Cheyenne County
Court House
Oil-Gas Leases to be Sold on Dec 5 by State Board
The State Board of Educational Lands and Funds will hold an oil and gas lease sale on December 5. Readable fragments list tracts in Frontier County and Scotts Bluff County including sections 16-7-26 and 16-8-27. Sioux County tract 16-29-54 and all of section 36-21-55 are included.
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State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Frontier County
Scotts Bluff County
Sioux County
Panhandle Partners Propose Panhandle State Set Up
Residents of the Panhandle plan to form a new self named state in Far Western Nebraska. A meeting at the Drake Hotel will discuss founding a 11 county region with a mythical capital and elected senators as a way to boost economic cultural and religious attributes. The effort aims to coexist with Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce and pledges equality and rights for all residents. The declaration anticipates a January 1 1968 establishment date for The State of Far Western Nebraska USA.
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Nebraska
U.S.A
Panhandle
Drake Hotel
Sidney
PPP
Tern
Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Personal tax on nonprofit items clarified in Nebraska
Nebraska officials clarified that certain personal property items not used for profit are exempt from property tax. The review resolved whether utilities items like lawnmowers cameras and weapons should be taxed. The 1967 Legislature exempted household goods and personal effects but an attorney general opinion had limited scope.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Murell McNeil
McNeil
Attorney General’s Office
Norbert Tiemann
VFW Chief to Visit Scottsbluff Monday December 4
Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander in Chief Joseph A. Scerra will visit Scottsbluff on Monday December 4. He will speak at a banquet at VFW Hall and address the Lions Club at noon, recounting Vietnam service and election observation duties. He traveled to the Far East and Vietnam, with a long VFW career since 1945.
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Scottsbluff
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph A. Scerra
Gardner
Mass
VFW
Vietnam
Johnson
Armed Forces
Denver
Far East
Scerra
415Th Infantry
104Th (Timberwolf) Infantry
Europe
EAME
United States
Centennial Curtain Falls in Panhandle Centennial Finale
Nebraska marks its 100th year with a Panhandle centennial finale in Scottsbluff. Crowds exceed expectations as displays at Scottsbluff High School and the National Guard Armory showcase life, dances, and foods from area settlements. Gov Norbert Tiemann, Centennial Director Don Shriner, and chairs join a parade with state senators George Fleming and Terry Carpenter. Six county centennial queens attend, riding in the parade and attending an afternoon tea.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Tional Guard Armory
Gob
Norbert Tiemann
Centennial
Don Shriner
Gerald McGinley
Earl Cherry
George H. Fleming
Sidney
Terry Carpenter
Queens
Rosalyn Nelson
Cheyenne
Terry Norgard
Dawes
Sherry Mauser
Denel
Cheryl Kennedy
Garden
Toni Ramundo
Scotts Bluff
Sara Coffee
Sioux
Dave Willis Wins $50 In Final Grid Game
The Sidney Telegraph announces its 11th annual football contest winner Dave Willis of 1613 Manor Road Sidney with 17 of 20 correct and a close tie-breaker. Elmo Wilt Helen Hartzler and Mrs Glen Bosley also matched 17 of 20 while upsets marked the weekend. Final game payout rises to $50 with weekly $10 prizes and a $25 perfect-card award.
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Sidney Telegraph
Dave Willis
Manor Road
Sidney
Willis
Elmo Wilt
Sunol
Helen Hartzler
Glen Bosley
Lodgepole
Telegraph
Trailer hits car on county road in Peetz Thanksgiving Day
A two wheel trailer pulled by a vehicle driven by Edward Hartway 17 of Peetz broke loose on a Peetz county road and struck Kee nan Klug s parked car in Sidney. The Clark County report estimates 200 dollars in damage to the Klug car. The incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day according to the Colorado Highway Patrol.
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Peetz
Edward Hartway
Keenan Klug
Sidney
Colorado Highway Patrol
Klug
Cold Snap Brings 4 Above Zero In Sidney
A morning low of four above zero marked the season's coldest reading in Sidney as light snow unsettled western Nebraska. The region saw wind and a rapid temperature drop, with higher elevations receiving snow while plains stayed dry. The cold moved from Canada, and a warming trend was forecast with a 32 degree noon reading.
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Sidney
Nebraska
High Plains
Canada
Western
Montana
Weather Bureau
Read Santa's Letter Today
A festive note invites children to write Santa with their Christmas wishes. The Telegraph prints a special letter from Santa requesting letters to list desired gifts. Readers are urged to address submissions to Santa Claus care of the Sidney Telegraph in Sidney Nebraska.
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Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney, Nebr
Mrs. Nellie Diederich 66 Dies in Denver Rites Planned
Nellie R. Diederich age 66 died at a Denver hospital after surgery and nine days hospitalization. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gehrig & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Milfred E. Douglas officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Born Jan 27 1901 at Blair Nebraska, she lived in Yankton S D Scottsbluff and Valley before moving to Sidney in 1943. Married first to Charles Kruse, then Roy E. Diederich. Survived by five sons three daughters and numerous relatives including Myra Beck of Mission S D and Jerald Diederich of Hooker Oklahoma. Also four sisters and one brother.
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Nellie R. Diederich
Denver
Gehrig & Son
Milfred E. Douglas
Buriel
Greenwood Cemetery
Nellie Reba Beck
Blair
Neb
Yankton
S. Oak
Scottsbluff
Valley
Sidney
Carl Souerwein
Cody
Wyo
Addie Schunk
Arcata
Calif
Wheat Queen is Governor Guest
Lincoln Nebrasaskas new wheat queen Patrice Herboldsheimer of Potter attended Gov Norbert Tiemanns weekly news conference. The Potter High School senior won the title at the Wheat Growers Convention in Alliance and will attend a National Wheat Growers meeting in Wichita Kansas in January. She plans to appear at county meetings and the State Fair in her role. Also announced were three governor candidates Pete Horacek Don Riggs and Laurie Marsh at the Hi Y and Tri Hi Y model government event.
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Lincoln - Nebraska
Patrice Herboldsheimer
Potter
Norbert Tiemann
Herboldsheimer
Potter High School
Alliance
Wichita
Kan
Lincoln
Pete Horacek
Omaha
Don Riggs
McCook
Laurie Marsh
Norfolk
Five Cheyenne banks offer Blue Cross Blue Shield group coverage
Five Cheyenne County banks announce a new bank group plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield for depositors. Open enrollment begins Tuesday with automatic premium deductions and Medicare-Extended coverage for those over 65. Local doctors praise the program as a cost effective, broad hospital and medical protection.
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Cheyenne County
American National Bank of Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney National Bank
Dalton State Bank of
Dalton
Potter State Bank of
Potter
First State Bank of
Lodgepole
American National Bank
Nebraska Bank
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Sidney
L. S. O’holleran
O’holleran
J. B. Pankau
C. B. Dorwart
Nebraska Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Dorwart
Darold Hendee
Memorial Hospital
the Shield
Hendee
Grain Bank Topic Dominates NFO District Meeting
About 80 NFO members from District Three gathered in Sidney on Saturday evening for a general discussion focused on the grain bank program. The meeting, the first district gathering west of North Platte, drew participants from seven counties and highlighted the group’s price support efforts.
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National Farmers Organization
Sidney
NFO
North Platte
Wheat Growers Meet Tuesday in Cheyenne County
Wheat Growers will hold its regular meeting Tuesday November 28 at 8 p.m. in the Wheatbelt Public Power District meeting room located at 2104 Illinois. Secretary treasurer Elmer Nagengast announced the event.
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Cheyenne County
Treasuer
Elmer Nagengast
Wheatbelt Public
Illinois
Cattlemen Meet Here This Week in Sidney
The Nebraska Stock Growers Assn annual meeting in Sidney Saturday features an attorney, farmer feeder, and Bolivia native ambassador for People-to-People. Newsmen Jack Lowe Don Ringler Glenn Kreuscher and Ralston Graham sit on a panel moderated by Forrest S. Lee with talks by S E Torgeson and Dr Jose Carlos Guzman Baldivieso.
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Nebraska Stock Growers Assn
Sidney
Bolivia
Jack Lowe
The
Lincoln Journal and Star
Ralston Graham
University of Nebraska
Forrest S. Lee
Brownlee
Fort Sidney
E. H. Shoemaker Jr
North Platte
Bob Hanna
Valentine
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Crowley Rites Scheduled at St Patrick's Church
Funeral services for David A. Crowley 74 will be held at 9 30 a m Wednesday at St Patrick s Church. He died Monday at Memorial Hospital after two weeks in hospital and two years of failing health. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery with Rosary Tuesday evening at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Crowley born November 24 1893 in Cedar Rapids moved to Sidney in 1945 and was WW I veteran and traffic manager at Sioux Army Depot. Survives include two sons Joseph and James, daughter Mrs Jack Fry, three sisters and one granddaughter. wife Lenore predeceased him.
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St. Patrick’s Church
David A. Crowley
Memorial Hospital
Bernard L. Nelson
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mae Crowley
Catherine Crowley
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Thompson
Lewiston
Maine
Kimball Holds Two Runaways
A pair of runaways from Minneapolis are held in Kimball County Jail after arrest west of Bushnell Saturday morning by Nebraska State Patrol Trooper Richard Larsen. The youths are Mark S. Kramer 17 and Steven B. Bratt 16. Kramer drove and owned the automobile.
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Kimball
Minneapolis
Minn
Kimball County
Bushnell
Richard Larsen
Nebraska State Patrol
Mark S. Kramer
Steven B. Bratt
Larsen
Kramer
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Jones Center
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Decker Market
West Sidney
Bluffs
Nebr
Diederich
Wheat Queen
United Way
Crowley
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