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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1973
Page
1
Eltra Corp announces a 100000 square foot Sidney plant to start early next year. It will reach 150 to 160 workers and aim for 10 million dollars in annual sales, producing telephone and communications cable for Independent Cable Inc, an Eltra subsidiary.
A major industry push centers on Eltra choosing Sidney for a new plant with labor surveys and site preparations underway. Officials note community support, planned initial daytime shifts, and possible future expansion while PGI signals ongoing industrial investment in the Panhandle town.
Aaron Harman, formerly K N district manager in Sidney, becomes Sidney division manager replacing Jim Keating who retires Oct 31. Harman, a 4 year Sidney resident active in local business groups, began at K N in 1953 and has held multiple posts in Colorado and Nebraska. Rod Hinman named Sidney district manager to replace Harman.
Twenty-five blank checks were stolen from a Dohren Trucking Co. truck in Wisner while at Sidney Diesel. Checks numbered 270 through 2725 on the Bank of Norfolk were taken. Area businessmen are warned not to accept these checks and should contact the Sidney Police Dept or Cheyenne County Sheriff's Dept.
Bellevue State Sen. Frank Lewis says the Hiram Scott College campus takeover by the University of Nebraska is not an eastern versus western Nebraska issue. He advocates western expansion and campus incorporation to expand agricultural programs like land and farm management, irrigation and rural health. Lewis notes possible post recommendation actions by Gov. Exon and cites statewide coordination as the top higher education problem.
Gov J James Exon says a major fertilizer producer is closing distribution sites in Nebraska to push products abroad. He warned the 1974 corn crop could fall 40 percent without adequate supply and urged Nixon to impose mandatory fuel allocations for propane diesel and No 2 heating oil to avert farm shortages.
Memorial Hospital in Sidney will host a coronary care course starting Wednesday for all registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. Dr C J Cornelius and Mrs Carm Brown will teach with guest lecturers. the program runs one week with sessions 7 to 10 pm in the Conference Room and materials costing about 9600 dollars loaned by the Nebraska Regional Medical Program.
The Sidney United Fund launches phase three with door to door collections at 6 30 p m aiming for an $18 000 goal for 1973. Chairwoman Mrs George Niekum expects about $6 000 from tonight’s residential canvass. $1 611 has been raised so far by advance gifts and business drives. Local groups including D O E S Sub Deb and 17 Club join in the effort.
Cheyenne County Court House assembly room will host a training session for volunteer probation counselors Thursday at 7 p.m. The session will explain the program before the first training. Volunteers will commit two to four hours weekly assisting probationers toward rehabilitation.
Cheyenne County Commissioners meet in regular session to hear a proposal for a county wide predator control program led by LeMoyne Johnson of Lodgepole with funding expected from ranchers. Johnson argues coyotes threaten sheepmen’s livelihoods while six road department workers seek pay increases. Also on the agenda are appointments to the Area Aging Commission and a report from Highway Superintendent F. B. Thompson.
Box Butte County Sheriff Don Underwood reports the theft of about 400 bushels of seed wheat from a quonset owned by George Morehead in the county southwest. Entry via bolt cutters suggests a pickup hauled the grain away in two trips, with about 1,800 bushels still in place. value estimated at $2,000.
Graduation exercises at Western Nebraska Technical College will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday to mark the end of the summer quarter. Eleven students will graduate and Rev. Rodney Wilmoth of First United Methodist Church Sidney will deliver the address. Fall quarter begins Monday.
Rovetta Anderson of Sidney won The Sidney Telegraph football contest by predicting 13 correct results in week two. The $25 prize came from the lie breaker game Wisconsin versus Nebraska, whose actual score was 20 to 16.
Nebraska State Senator Richard Marvel of Hastings says he is interested in running for governor in 1974. He cites state problems, western Nebraska issues, and the need for careful Republican choice to field a competitive campaign. Marvel notes no definite plans yet and mentions colleagues Sen Robert Clark and Sen Gerald Stromer at the Fall Farmers Day Celebration in Kimball.
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