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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1971
Page
1
The March of Dimes kickoff dinner for Western Nebraska workers will be Thursday December 2 at 7 p.m. at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Local and state chairman P J Heaton Sr leads the event with school and community representatives from Cheyenne County. The fund raising drive starts in January.
October bond sales in Cheyenne County reached 27882 dollars, lifting ten month total to 300521 dollars, about 93 percent of the annual quota, per H G Spearow. Spearow said October was another strong month for Nebraska bond sales with statewide totals at 4113709 dollars, 18 percent above last year.
The MIA youth group of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints won the Grand Prize in the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Youth Christmas Window Display for the second year. The Sub Delts took second place in Sidney while Girl Scouts topped Potter with Methodist Youth Fellowship second. Luther League dominated Dalton as only entrant. Grace Lutheran Luther League won Gurley with ninth graders second. First place prize was 15 dollars and second place 10 dollars.
One inch of snow with 0.03 inch moisture blanketed Cheyenne County Sunday night into Monday. Forecasters expect more snow this week with temperatures near the chilly mark. FAA flight service reports Friday 23 to 45, Saturday 25 to 53, Sunday 20 to 36, and by noon today 20 to 26.
Mostly cloudy and rather cold through Friday with occasional light snow flurries. Highs in the 30s, lows 10 to 20. A 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation each period. Extended outlook from Wednesday to Friday shows snow possible Wednesday and Friday with highs in the 40s and lows around 20.
Attendance was strong at Western Plains Livestock weekly sale with buyers from a wide area bidding feeder pigs at 9 to 14 dollars cwt and heavy butchers to 18.60. Cattle prices ranged from baby calves at 102 dollars per head to steer and heifer calves in the 33 to 44 dollar range and dairy stock cows up to 253 per head. A follow-up dairy sale is planned for December 11 and forecasters expect 50 to 75 feeder pigs, 150 Holstein steers, 200 to 250 heifer calves and 75 steer calves this Saturday.
Allen Arringdale executive director of the Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency will attend a two week training seminar in Washington DC. The program is run by the Leadership Institute for Community Development under federal oversight.
The Cheyenne County area shows 299 active establishments employing about 1,800 people with payrolls totaling 7.432 million dollars this year. Early holiday shopping and ample inventories hint at a strong season with many outlets and competitive prices.
A five car chain collision occurred Saturday at the Highway 19 and 30 intersection when a westbound car turning left from 30 onto 19 triggered the crash. The crash caused considerable damage but no serious injuries were reported. Telegraph Photo accompanies the story.
The Rev and Mrs Lester Boehm and family depart for Milwaukee Wisconsin this weekend as he accepts an associate pastor post at St Martin’s Lutheran Church. They leave Sidney where he served St Paul’s Lutheran for over five years and where Mrs Boehm worked as North Elementary School secretary.
A Clifton New Jersey express truck carrying 171000 in liquid gold and silver was hijacked by masked bandits in the summer.
A chain reaction crash at 12 45 pm on the Highways 19 30 intersection east of Sidney damaged five cars with no serious injuries. Kenneth Knerr sustained a back injury and was treated at Memorial Hospital. Damages totaled 1500 miles on the Neibauer car and 300 on the Brimhall vehicle. two distant cars were drivable.
A car driven by Mel Hiett of Sidney was hit by Carolyn McMillen of Sidney Friday in the lone Sidney city limits accident of Thanksgiving weekend. The 2:10 p.m. collision on Maple occurred as Hiett stopped at a stop sign and resumed, with McMillen behind him turning left and failing to notice the stoppage. Damage was minor and no citations or injuries were reported.
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