Woman Shot In Sid ney Duo Under Police Pursuit
Mrs Louise Thomas of Pine Ridge South Dakota lies in serious condition after a .410 shotgun wound in a Sidney residence. James Anderson Alliance 48 fled after the shooting during a drinking dice game. Anderson was captured at 6 15 a m two miles from the Glidewell place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Thomas
Pine Ridge
S. D
Thomas
James Anderson
Alliance
Anderson
Sidney
Glidewell Place
Taylor Hospital
Mrs. Thomas
John Brown
Busby Smith
Bill Rezac
Ed Bennett
Glidewell
Rezac
Robert Johnson
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Nebraska Safety ‘Patrol
Alice Red Cloud
Ground Breaking For New Sidney Hospital Set Oct 25
The hospital board approved low bids totaling 610 250 after a Tuesday bid opening. Architect Frank N McNett and Verne Pangborn prepared papers overnight for federal submission, saving at least ten days to start construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Pangborn
State Hospital Advisory Board
Frank N. McNett
Sidney
Steward
John Claussen and Sons
Grand Island
W. J. Hagan Company
Sioux City
Gunnarson Plumbing and Heating
North Platte
Electric Service Co
McNett
Claussen
Ogallala
Chappell and Kimball
Gurley
City Auditorium
Southworth Joins Gibson's as Firm Member in Cheyenne
Robert Southworth, ex Walton Motor Co. sales manager, joins Joe A. Gibson Inc. as general manager. A Cheyenne native with Ford Motor Co. experience in Denver and Detroit, he is a Navy veteran, a graduate attorney, and FBI special agent for two years. He is married with five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Southworth
Cheyenne
Joe A. Gibson
Sidney Elks to Lead 75000 Dollar Hospital Campaign
The Sidney Elks Lodge agreed to raise at least 75000 dollars for the new Cheyenne County Community Hospital. Exalted ruler E L Hoover said a committee will organize the drive at the next meeting and start with ground breaking tentatively October 25. Ira Steward, hospital board chair, named Rudy Munderloh John Peetz Jr and Jack H Lowe to liaison with the Elks for coordination and direction of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Elks Lodge
Cheyenne County
E. L. Hoover
Sidney Lodge
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Ira Steward
Elks
Rudy Munderloh
John Peetz, Jr
Jack H. Lowe
The
Ohio Gives $7 500 More To Hospital
The Ohio Oil Company donated seventy five hundred dollars to the Cheyenne County Hospital Association, increasing total company contributions to seventeen thousand five hundred dollars. Ira Steward accepted the check from J S Leonard, Sidney district manager, as the campaign aims for a seventy five thousand dollar goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Company
Cheyenne County Hospital Association
Ira Steward
J. S. Leonard
Sidney
Ohio
Ohio Company
Hospital campaign seeks funds for new furnishings and equipment
Hospital board officials said additional funds are needed mainly for furnishings and equipment. They hope to make the county have one of Nebraska's best and most modern hospitals. Details of the campaign will be publicized in The Telegraph and on KSID radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
KSID
Hoover
Small Power Districts Protest New Rules In Nebraska Panhandle
Representatives of small REA cooperatives and power districts in the Nebraska Panhandle protested new government power marketing criteria. The rules require 20 year contracts with no withdrawal clauses and a 90 day signing window, forcing districts to buy excess power for years. Wheatbelt Electric’s Charles Ham warned the plan could cost about 100000 dollars for his association before demand and facilities catch up. The group met Rep. A L Miller in Sidney to urge reversal and warn of higher future rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Nebraska Panhandle
Bureau of Reclamation
Charles Ham
Wheatbelt Electric Membership Association
Sidney
Rep
A. L. Miller
Sidney Weighs Costly Underpass Plan For 12th Avenue
City officials outline a crossroad project with Union Pacific Railroad and state officials to fund a 700000 dollar underpass on 12th Avenue. Drainage correction could cost 35000 to 50000, with damages via a board of appraisers. Ballot would seek a 50000 dollar drainage bond and a general obligation for damages, needing 60% approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney
E. Y. Grupe
Murrey Fuller
Grape
Union Pacific Engineers
12Th Avenue
Lodgepole Creek
South 18Th Avenue
Toledo Street
South
Goldstein Chosen President of Fort Sidney Days Inc
Bernie Goldstein was named president of Fort Sidney Days, Inc., at the annual meeting held Wednesday night. Other officers include J. L. Thorpe as secretary and Bob Root as treasurer. A large crowd attended. no plans were made for next year’s Fort Sidney Days, with date and details to be discussed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Goldstein
Fort Sidney Days, Inc
J. L. Thorpe
Bob Root
Miller Finds Little Demand for Price Supports on Cattle
Rep. A. L. Miller of Nebraska's Fourth District says there is scant appetite for government price supports on cattle despite a recent price slump. He notes many hard hit were overextended or speculators, and sees no broad push for federal intervention. He cites strong Eisenhower popularity, uncertain farm policy, and a proposal to shift the excess wheat plow-under date from May to June 15. He was in Sidney for a government clinic and met with an REA delegation seeking more power from the Reclamation Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Miller
Nebraska
Rep. Miller
Fourth District
Feisenhower
Agricultural Department
Sidney
REA
Reclamation Bureau
Holdrege Woman Hurt In Accident
Mrs. Jean Jensen, 27, of Holdrege, was injured Tuesday afternoon when she drove her car under a truck 10 miles west of Sidney. She was thrown from the auto and treated at Sidney Hospital for shock and abrasions. The truck driver, Edward Harrell, 26, owned by Rogers Truck Line, attempted a left turn on U S 30 to pass. Jensen could not pass and her 1952 Ford sustained $800 damage. Nebraska Safety Patrol investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Jensen
Holdrege
Sidney
Hotel Project Is Not Dead Not Dead Says Sidney Hotel Board Leader
O L Maddox chairman of the hotel board of trustees assured The Telegraph that the Sidney Community Hotel project is not dead despite severe difficulties. He said plans remain in effect and bids will be invited again soon with progress expected in two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
O. L. Maddox
Hotel Board of Trustees
The
Telegraph
Services Held Thursday For Mrs. Hadley
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Thursday for Mrs E R Hadley 66 who died from a heart attack while alone at home in Sidney Neb Her husband was in Scottsbluff at the time Neighbors found her body in the basement and believe she had been dead about an hour Final rites were at the Sidney Methodist Church Burial was Greenwood Cemetery The Craig Mortuary directed pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named She was born February 11 1887 in Brooklyn NY and later lived in Hildreth Neb She married Ellea R Hadley in 1905 and moved to a farm near Potter before relocating to Sidney in 1947 She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Sidney Methodist Church Surviving are her husband two daughters Burnace Hadley of Denver and Mrs Maria Terman of Potter two grandchildren three great grandchildren a twin sister Mrs Frank Onken of Hastings and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Hadley
Potter
Sidney
Hadley
Order of Eastern Star
New Theatre Planned for Kimball on Chestnut Street
Miss Marie Goodhand, operator of the American Theatre, announced plans this week to erect a new theatre in Kimball on the west side of Chestnut Street just south of the Safe Way store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Marie Goodhand
American Theatre
Chestnut Street
Safeway
Three Million Construction Figure Nears
Sidney building permits issued since the start of the year neared three million with a 600000 hospital permit due later in October. Recent filings include multiple frame houses in Country Club Heights, a Jackson street residence, a Conoco service station, garages, a utility building, and a Sid neyd Laundry double garage, with costs ranging from 300 to 12500 dollars. Permanent totals and detailed addresses are reported by City Clerk Gordon Tobin.
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Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
N. C. Livoni
Mission Drive
Country Club Heights
Gesina Miller
Jackson
Conoco Service Station
Illinois
Tom Sutton
el Rancho Road
Marvin Jensen
San Marino
H. P. Nielsen
Osage
Vine Tech
le R. F. Harlan
Rose
Ed Swanson
Country Club Drive
G. H. Cronk
Cronk
J. B. Bauer
Linden
Maurice Gordon
W. D. Rezac
John Schneider
Borrest
Sidney Laundry
Burial today for Charles Reed prominent Weyerts farmer
Funeral services are held today at The Craig Mortuary for Charles E. Reed 73 a Weyerts Community farmer who died Monday in an Oshkosh hospital after seven weeks illness The Rev E G Ihrig conducts the service Burial is in Weyerts Lutheran Cemetery Pallbearers are Harm Hippen William H Harms Harold Olson of Lisco William Hyde Paul Ingwerson and Herbert Krauter Reed born December 27 1879 near St Louis Mo came to Otoe County then Cheyenne County thirty five years ago Survived by four sons Alvin Sidney Harvey Glenn Virgil four daughters Myrtle Wiegers Mildred Moist Hilda Bovard Ella Fender 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren One son Harold died in 1935 at 16
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Mortuary
Charles E. Reed
Weyerts
Oshkosh
E. G Ihrig
Weyerts Lutheran Cemetery
Harm Hippen
William H. Harms
Harold Olson
Lisco
William Hyde
Paul Ingwerson
Herbert Krauter
Charles Edward Reed
St. Louis
Otoe County
Julia Keen
Cheyenne County
Alvin
Sidney Harvey
Barstow
California
Glenn
Fort Riley
Kansas
Virgil
Sidney
Myrtle Wiegers
Lodgepole
Mildred Moist
Salem
Ore
Hilda Bovard
Lucasville
Ohio
Ella Fender
Julesburg
Colo
Harold
County Bands Attend Clinic At Scottsbluff Junior College
Cheyenne County bands from Potter Gurley and Sidney High Schools travel to Scottsbluff for the annual Band Clinic at Scottsbluff Junior College. The event runs 3:30 to 5:00 PM with a mass band performance directed by Dean Killion at 3:30 in front of the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne’ County
Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Junior College
Potter, Gurley
Sidney
Dean Killion
Highway Patrol Adds Officer for Sidney Area
Duane Collins joins the Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol to serve Sidney, bringing two and a half years experience from Gering and two years in the army. His Sidney assignment comes as existing patrolmen Mel Busekist and Don Born continue duty, with word of wider western expansion touching Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Highway Safety
Sidney
Duane Collins
Gering
Collins
Mel Busekist
Don Born
Bridgeport
Potter Father and Son Dinner Draws About 130
About 130 attendees gathered Wednesday night at the Potter Youth Center for the Father and Son Banquet. Rev. Ralph Bixel of First Christian Church Sid ney was principal speaker. Toastmaster was Rev. Paul Janson, with invocation by Rev. O D Hoagland. Kenneth Rose gave a welcome, Delmar Maas responded, and Dewey Larson chaired the program. Music by Linda Rose James West Don Challburg Jeanine Larson and Gene Willoughby complemented the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Youth Center
Ralph Bixel
First Christian Church
Sidney
Paul Janson
O. D. Hoagland
Kenneth Rose
Delmar Maas
Dewey Larson
Linda Rose James West
Don Challburg
Jeanine Larson
Gene Willoughby
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Southworth
Gibson’s
R. O. Wamsley
L. E. Wamsley
Wamsley
Maddox Motor Co
Goldstein
Fort Sidney
John Deere Plow Co
Sidney Jaycees
Dan Duncan
Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Miller
Charles Reed
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