Charles Ham Named Boss of Year
Charles Ham, manager of Wheatbelt Public Power District, named Boss of the Year for 1962 at the Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce Bosses Night. Don Heath presented the award. other honors went to Arlan Hartman for bronze key, Doug Earnhardt for silver key, and Merle Bobo for the Distinguished Service Award. The event at Yendis Cafe featured Paul Husmann as master of ceremonies and a talk by Don Brown on Young Men In Action.
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Sidney Trunior Chamber of Commerce
Charles Ham
Wheat Belt Public Power District
Daryl Conger
Wheatbelt
Dstrict
Ham
Sidney
Arlan Hartman
Jaycee
Doug Earnhardt
Jaycees
Conger
The
Merle Bobo
DSA
Chamber of Commerced
Sidneys Safeway
Heath
Forrest Belieu
Don Brown
Nebraska Jaycees
Paul Husmann
Yendis Cafe
Lincoln
Gurley
Schirra Completes 6 Orbit Journey From Cape Launch
Cape Canaveral reports Walter M. Schirra Jr. logged six earth orbits after a precise Atlas launch at 7:15 am EST. The Navy commander, age 31, broadcast a Hallelujah upon word of successful orbit and planned descent around 4:30 pm CST northeast of Midway.
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Cape Canaveral
Associated Press
Walter’ M. Schtern Jr
Midway
Sui
Schirra
Earth
Telstar Communications Sa
Nne
Hawaii
Virgil Grissom
Ci Minuteman Stimulates Economy In Rural Area
Lincoln Nebrussa reports a Ci Minuteman program aimed at boosting the rural economy. Officials cite increased investment and job creation as evidence of impact across farming communities.
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Ci Minuteman
North Dakota Missile Project Spurs Bonanza in Small Towns
In Minot area North Dakota a $13.3 million missile site for Minuteman missiles brings 4,500 civilian and military workers and Boeing purchases of $250,000 monthly. Silo costs average $385,000 each with launch centers about $670,000, reshaping a quiet agricultural area as Site Activation Task Force conducts open community outreach amid cautious optimism.
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Air Force
Richard Kos
Tenko
Max
N. D
Kostenko
Boeing Co
Minot Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
North
SATAF
Thomas S. Jeffrey
Spokane
Wash
Sidney Pushes Bid For Vo-Tech School
Cecil Stanley of the Nebraska Department of Education visited Sidney to discuss a potential state run vocational technical school. He noted a strong case for Sidney due to available city land and housing, but emphasized no binding recommendations and uncertain state funding. Other candidate towns include Grand Island Hastings Norfolk Columbus Omaha Curtis Ogallala Alliance and Scottsbluff.
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United States
Cecil Stanley
State of
Nebraska
Sidney
Stanley
Milford
Lincoln
Sioux Villa
Grand Island
Hastings
Norfolk
Columbus
Omaha
Curtis
Ogallala
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Homecoming Plans At Sidney High School Friday
Sidney High School outlines Homecoming events including a 2 30 p m parade from Illinois to 9th King to courthouse, a 7 30 p m football game versus Kimball, a halftime Queen crowning, and a post game dance at Ft Sidney Motor Hotel until midnight. Royalty nominees include six for King and six for Queen with three finalists each, voting today.
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Illinois
King
10Th Street
Kimball
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Jerry Anthony
Les Landmesser
Jack Langdon
Jerry Langdon
Larry Nelson
Jerry Swanson
Janice Cutright
Jean Cutright
Pam Hammond
Patricia Olinger
Judy Smith
Linda Wright
Seaton to Speak at Sidney Republican Rally Thursday
Fred Seaton GOP candidate for governor plans to speak at six oclock Thursday evening at the National Guard Armory in Sidney. Illness forced postponements earlier this week but Seaton expects to attend the rally briefly, not staying for the full meeting.
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Fred Seaton
GOP
National Guard
Seaton
Vigil honor awarded to Herboldsheimer and Colone at Camporee
Bennie Herboldsheimer of Potter and John Colone of Sidney were named to the Order of the Arrow Vigil honor at the Wye-Braska Area Council camporee near Mc Grew. The pair become the first since eight years to receive this distinction, with Herboldsheimer and Colone reflecting long service and leadership in Scouting.
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Herboldsheimer and
Colone
Cheyenne County
Wye-Braska
McGrew
Order of the Arrow
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Potter
John Colone
Sidney
Virgil Winn
Herboldsheimer
Cotone
Homecoming at St. Pat's Weekend Events
St Patrick's Academy outlines Homecoming activities starting Wednesday with a bonfire and pep rally at Legion Park Shelter House and a school site bonfire. A coronation of royalty precedes the big football game against St. Pat's of North Platte at Weymouth Field at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday followed by a youth center dance.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
St. Pat’s
North Platte
Shelter House
Legion Park
Weymouth Field
Gering
East Ward
McCook
Scottsbluff
St. Pat's
Weymouth
Hershey
St. Agnes of Alliance
Hemingford
Oil Discovery Near Dalton As Texota Patents Dalton Leases
Texota Oil Co of Denver reports an oil find from its No. 1 Gieseking well in Kimball County within one mile of Dalton Nebraska. The drill stem test yielded 150 feet of oil and 45 feet of oil cut mud. Nearby wells show gas and oil potential in Cheyenne County as Texota expands leasing around the Dalton townsite, signaling plans to drill within the city limits. County records confirm leases, with industry observers predicting rapid testing of the Dalton lease pattern.
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Oxidental Petroleum Co
Denver
Kimball County
Gieseking
CSW
Petroleum Inc
Cheyenne County
Vogler-C
Jacobsen
Dalton
Nebraska
Kimball
Texota Oil Co
Texota
James Smith
I. L. Pindell
Ohio Oil Co
Marathon Oil Co
Cheyenne
Smith
Gibson Appointed Mercury Dealer for Area
The Lincoln Mercury Division of Ford announces Joe A. Gibson Inc as Mercury dealer in the area. The Gibson organization has sold Mercury for several months, with the official announcement coinciding with the 1963 Mercury model line launch.
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Ford Motor Co
Joe A. Gibson
Weather Outlook With Increasing Clouds Tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair weather through tomorrow morning with increasing clouds in the afternoon. Tonight’s low is expected to be 40 to 45 degrees and tomorrow’s high 70 to 80 degrees.
October Brisk School Activity and Two Day Teachers Convention
October brings marching bands football games and homecoming festivities across area schools. Public schools will close Oct 25 and 26 for the District IV Education Assn convention in Scottsbluff while Potter Gurley Sidney and St. Patrick s Academy schedule homecoming parades games and dances with other campus events and picture days in mid October across Dalton Gurley Potter Sidney St Patrick s and Sunol communities.
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Scheos
District IV Education Assn
Scottsbluff
Sche
Lions Club
Iaids
Legion Nail
Lincoln
Ot Lo & Lydiatt
Dalton Dalton
Sunflower
Dalton
Dix
Potter
Harrisburg
Wll
Chadren
Schott
Robert Scoville
Lions
Gurley
Lodgepole
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Signage
Nebr
P O
Eeees
Western Tern
Chamber of Commerse
Revcee
Pan
Col. Schters Bel
Parachiuce
Point Arguello
Cal.i
Ason
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Australia
Bermuda
Schurna
Lincoln, Nebrussa
North Dakota Missile Project
Bonanza
Minot
North Dakota
Vo-Tech
SHS
Sidney High School
Kearney State Teachers College
Texota Records
Gibson
Mercury
Rotter Poe
Lydgepole
Ij Dix
Satuday
Chad
Scottsduff Co
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Chage
Seraigemen's
St Pauls Tuthe
Scvool
Lobg
Lodgeacles
Curley
Otoher
Shappell Geade
Eim
Schurte
Torrington
Kearney
Laramie
Sterling
North Ward
Division of Employment
Sunol
Lorenzo
Lorenzo School
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