Sudden Weather Shift Roars Across Western Nebraska
A violent cold front struck on Friday Oct 3 1969 bringing rain sleet hail thunder and a rare lightning display. The storm caused minor outages in Wheatbelt Public Power District lines near Chappell and brief interruptions for Sidney and Cheyenne County residents including a 911 service hiccup. Cattlemen and farmers faced mixed impacts as moisture arrived and some feared frozen beets while wheat growers welcomed the general moisture since August.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Rocky Mountain West
Cheyenne
Wheatbelt
Hail suppression drive launched for Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Hail Suppression Corp officially incorporates and seeks funds for a 1970 season starting next spring. After a Tuesday meeting volunteers began a drive targeting at least $34,000, as October hail hit Sidney and surrounding areas, prompting support for cloud seeding with Maurice Birkholz of Cloud Modification Inc. at 4 1/2 cents per acre. Harold Tremain leads the group with directors from Sidney, Potter, Gurley, and Dalton, aiming to harness Mother Nature with non experimental hail control methods.
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Cheyenne County
Hail Suppression Corp
Sidney
Mother Nature
Cheyenne
Harold Tremain
Bob Misegadis
Louis Miller
Burgett Peetz
Cliff Herboldsheimer
Potter
Kenneth McRoberts
Dalton
Bob McKay
Ed Brauer
Herb Fecht
Ted Houser
Phil Curtiss
Lavern Flessner
Gurley
Francis L. Goodwin Jr
Bob Buecher
Maurice Birkholz
Minot
N. D
Cloud Modification Inc
Birkholz
North Dakota
Tremain
Ed Zwickl Rites Set Wednesday at St Patrick’s
Edward W. Zwickl 57 died Sunday noon at his Hermosa ranch home after returning from church. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Patrick’s Church with Rev. Lambert Phillips. military graveside rites at Greenwood Cemetery. Rosaries at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Survivors include brother Leo Zwickl and sister Mrs Madeline Gorman of Sidney.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Edward W. Zwickl
Hermosa
S.D
Lambert Phillips
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Knights
American Legion
Leo Zwickl
Madeline Gorman
Sidney
St Pat Irish Triumph In Raw Homecoming Rain
In a frigid Homecoming clash ST. PAT players stayed bundled in blankets and coats as rain wind hail and snow swept the stadium. Spectators moved to the booth and lunch stand for shelter while the Irish persevered and secured the victory.
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ST. Pat
Telegraph
Group 6 Bankers To Meet Tuesday
Scottsbluff Nebraska Group VI of the Nebraska Bankers Association will hold its annual meeting at Scotts Bluff Country Club Tuesday. Registration starts at 2 p.m. in the Ladies Lounge, program begins at 3 p.m. Thomas H. Olson of Lisco State Bank presides. Adton Jeffrey, Nebraska Bankers Association president and First National Bank of Wayne head, and Edwin A. Langley of Lincoln, state banking director, will speak. Panel topics cover Cash vs Accrual Accounting and Computers Their Impact on small and medium banks. Election of officers closes the afternoon session.
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Scottsbluff - Nebraska Bankers Association
Group VI
Scotts Bluff Country Club
Thomas H. Olson
Lisco State Bank
Adton Jeffrey
Nebraska Bankers Association, Inc
First National Bank of Wayne
Edwin A. Langley
Lincoln
KN moves managers in Nebraska divisions in personnel shifts
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas announces changes reassigning division managers. J D Krutsinger will move from Sidney to Scottsbluff to lead distribution. Lee Walker shifts from Scottsbluff to Alliance. L J Stelling moves to Hastings as sales rep. Six towns shift from Scottsbluff to Alliance division.
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Hastings - Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Scottsbluff
Alliance
S. D. Whiteman, Jr
J. D. Krutsinger
Sidney
Lee Walker
L. J. Stelling
Hastings
Krutsinger
Kansas-Nebraska
Bayard West
Glenrock
Wyo
K-N
McCook
Creighton
Nebraska
Haxtun
Yuma
Colorado
Walker
Oxford
Genoa
Plainview
Kimball
Jeff
Anita
Victor
Chadron State College
Stelling
Alliance, Holdrege and
Hebron
Natural Gas Distributing Company
Natural Gas Distributing
Sutton
Red Cloud
Whiteman
Bridgeport
Northport
Broadwater
Lisco
Oshkosh
Lewellen
Panhandle Weather Forecast With Light Showers Likely
Partly cloudy conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with a few light showers possible tonight and Tuesday morning. Westerly winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. Highs 50 to 60 this afternoon, 55 to 65 Tuesday, lows in the 30s. Precipitation near zero this afternoon, about 10 percent tonight and Tuesday. Five day outlook shows below normal temperatures early then a warming trend then cooling with midweek showers. Fair weather persists through the week with highs 55 to 65 and lows in the 30s courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Rate Hearing Set Thursday on Gas Rate Increase Injunction
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co seeks a 25 percent rate hike and an injunction to force Sidney to accept it. District Judge John Kuns set October 9 for a hearing, with no guaranteed decision that day. The city approved a 6.7 percent hike, while 88 of 108 Nebraska towns served have accepted the proposal. Sidney, Scottsbluff, and Gering have not and face injunction actions.
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Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Sidney
K-N
John Kuns
Kansas-Nebraska
Kans
Lewellen
Bayard
Minatare
Henray
Dalton
Gurley
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Gering
Three Hurt In Collision Near Sidney Nebraska
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on a county road six miles south and 3.1 east of Sidney at 3 PM Friday. A 1963 Chevrolet pickup driven by Paul Rezanina, 59, Sidney, was eastbound and turning left when it collided with a 1964 Chevrolet sedan driven by Lesten Smith, 23, Aurora Colorado. Rezanina suffered facial cuts, a dislocated shoulder, and a sprained ankle. Smith had chest injuries. passenger Richard Franss, 23, Aurora, lost eight front teeth. Seat belts were present in the Smith car but not used.
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Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Max Ibach
Nebraska State Patrol
Paul Rezanina
Route 2
Lesten H. Smith
Aurora
Colo
Rezanina
Smith
Richard Franss
Special Sale Set For Saturday At Sidney Livestock Pavilion
A special call and yearling sale is scheduled at The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion this Saturday Oct. 11. Dallas McDuffee reports strong listings and daily increases. Last Saturday hogs topped at 25 dollars and cattle brought notable prices including 30 black steers 400 pounds at 35.50, 13 black steers 490 pounds at 35, 19 whiteface heifers 604 pounds at 26.90, 11 Holstein steers 798 pounds at 23.50, and 10 whiteface heifers 330 pounds at 34.
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Sidney
Dallas McDuffee
Two Agencies Debate Oil Lease Powers at Sioux Depot
A dispute over mineral rights at the former Sioux Army Depot in Sidney Nebraska centers on whether the Interior Department or the General Services Administration has authority to lease the land. GSA plans to parcel the acreage to attract bids while Interior challenges this claim. efforts include rescinding Public Land Order No 704 and obtaining a 60 day appraisal to guide disposal decisions.
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Carl T. Curtis
Sioux Army Depot Reservation
Sidney
Sen. Curtis
Department of the Interior
General Services Administration
GSA
Sioux Army
Nebraska
Department of the Army
United States
Sioux Army Depot
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Sidney United Fund Drive Starts In Modern, Self Service Push
The United Way unveil a new business drive in Sidney beginning Monday with a self serve pickup at 830 11th Avenue trailer house in front of The Sidney Telegraph Building. Business firms are urged to gather solicitation kits and note their participation in window displays at the Fox Theatre. Free coffee and rolls welcome visitors as the drive aims to wrap up in the coming week.
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United Way
Wheatbelt P.P.D
Sidney
Sidney United Fund
United Fund
11Th Avenue
Sidney Telegraph Building
Fox Theatre
United Fund Group
Telegraph
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Dinklage
Eddie Zwickl
Ed Zwickl
J.D. Krutsinger
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