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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
1
Sidney volunteers responded to two calls this week. The first, Tuesday at 5 45 p m three miles east of Sidney, could not be located. The second, today at 9 10 a m at Trailer City, involved an overheated flue on an oil burner with 100 dollars in damage.
A 1957 Pontiac driven by Merlin E Boehmer of Lodgepole hit two cattle on a county road near Sunol. A calf was killed and a heifer injured with a broken leg. Damages totaled about $475 to animals and vehicle. Cattle owned by Floyd Bruns. Report by Trosper Del Shipley of the Highway Safety Patrol at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
E K Yanney of Lodzepole and Chacron Henry Freed of Neibracka Normal Board will attend the Association of governing Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions meeting October 16 to 18 at Pennsylvania State College.
E. K. Yanney vice president Nebraska State Normal Schools Board and Henry Freed Chadron president state board will attend the 41st annual meeting of the Association of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions October 16 18 at Pennsylvania State University University Park The event includes work sessions on budget and financing problems Yanney a First State Bank Lodgepole cashier will speak on Revenue Bond Financing The speaker also holds roles as president of Western Nebraska Bank Auditors and Comptrollers and leads the State Normal Schools board
Representative Graham Purcell of Texas, chairman of the wheat subcommittee, said Congress may enact a new wheat program in March or April next year. He cited rising farmer interest and a possible voluntary program, noting hearings have been held but prospects for action this year are slim. A good 1964 wheat crop could spur momentum for legislation.
The first of 200 Nike missile sites near Ecbert Wyoming was turned over to Boeing Company for electronics installation and testing. The $340,080 Site A-6 construction started Oct 26, 1962 and will join other sites as they are completed for SAC activation in 1965. Colonel Ellis E. Pickering accepted the facility from Morrison Knudsen and presented it to Col. William E. Todd. Observers included Col. Floyd Wikstrom and Col. John Linck.
The Dalton Co-Op Association annual meeting featured a day of events at the Legion Hall with free pancakes and sausage. New director Robert Ankeny fills the unexpired term, while Ray Henke, Phil Curtiss and Ronald Dykman win election to three-year terms. terms limited to two consecutive cycles.
A 1962 Chevrolet stolen from Sidney was abandoned at B & L Alignment Co. and traced to Avis Rent-A-Car in Fort Smith Arkansas. Chief Sol Willis said the car was brought in two weeks ago for adjustment and the owner and FBI have been notified.
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approves drilling permits from the extreme west to the southeast. New wells surface in Scott Bluff, Cheyenne, and Banner counties, with plans for large underground storage and long pipelines. Several wildcats target granite beds, led by Scott’s Bluff and Cheyenne counties as activity surges.
Pupils in local elementary schools join a national drive with 4.5 million peers to cut deaths and property damage from fires. The year long Junior Fire Marshal program begins during National Fire Prevention Week October 6 to 12.
Next week October 6 to 13 marks Hire the Handicapped Week with emphasis from the Nebraska Employment Service in Sidney and nationwide. Officials urge employers to consider handicapped workers for responsible roles, noting many can perform efficiently. Francis Hiner praises past placements while Chester Hickman promotes opportunities on KSID radio to encourage self support and permanent employment.
Three new troopers joined the Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol in the Kimball and Sidney area. John Trenerry and Don Moharman will base at Kimball while Richard Larsen will be stationed in Kimball, all six month probationary.
Cheyenne County treasurer Mrs. Mable Jorgensen details how license sales funds are allocated. September receipts totaled 160,13.50 with 8,566.50 to Driver Education, 6,896.99 to the Driver's License department, and 550.10 to the county general fund. The general fund also receives ten cents per license in most classes. The Education Fund gets 150 per regular license, 4 per original probationary license, and 1 per each re.
Nebraska Department of Roads announced the second bid setting for Minuteman access roads in Banner County Cheyenne and Kimball areas. Naranche and Konda of Butte Montana bid 1 070 223 80 for 174 miles, with Roberts Construction of Lincoln bidding 1 147 159 55. Work includes grading culverts bridges guard rails and gravel surfacing.
Cheyenne County treasurer Mrs Mable Jorgensen reports license sales slowed late September and warning that renewals must reach 5 pm October 31 to avoid required testing. By week’s end 5474 regular and 598 probationary licenses sold, versus 7116 and 743 in October 1961, with expectations for higher totals due to missile and pipeline workers.
Mrs. M C James 67 of Albuquerque N M died after a heart attack. Word reached Sidney where relatives fly to bedside. Private funeral set for Oct 5 at 9 am at the home. Survived by daughter Mrs Richard Strickland of Albuquerque and five grandchildren. She had moved to Albuquerque ten years ago after her husband Dr M C James died in Columbus Nebraska.
Clover Leaf Drovers Cheyenne County 4-H Light Horse club hosts Fun Day on Sunday Oct 6 from 1 to 4 p m at the fair grounds. Horseback games include egg on a spoon race and musical chairs. a special surprise is planned. The event ends with a pot luck supper for Drovers members and families at the 4-H building.
A series of weekday auto accidents were investigated by Sidney Police. At Illinois and 18th, 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Shirley Siefer and Dorothy Mick collided as Mick turned right. Each car sustained 75 dollars in damage. A hit and run struck John Kinnersley’s 1963 Ford along Hickory Street between 9th and 10th at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday, rear fender damage estimated at 25 dollars. On Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. at 17th and Illinois, Emma Nelson’s 1957 Chrysler was hit on the right front fender by John Colone’s 1954 Oldsmobile, 185 dollars damage to Nelson. At 9 p.m. on 2nd Street in Sioux Villa, Robert Dodds’s 1953 Dodge rolled into Don Lingwall’s 1955 Mercury, damage 75 dollars.
The Sidney Telegraph reports an eastern man requests three sets of rattles to take home to his children. People who once collected rattles, when snakes were more common, are asked to consider sharing their sets to brighten the three youngsters.
Richard Sawicki reports his red white and bronze trimmed J C Higgins bicycle stolen from near the Youth Center. It disappeared between 12 noon and 3 30 p m Tuesday. notify Sidney Police Department or the owner with any information.
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