Czechs At Lodgepole Celebrate Their Past
Large crowd of Czech descendants gathered at Lodgepole for Czech Day festivities with native dress foods dances and displays. The Novotny family led a dinner of roast goose sauerkraut and dumplings while Lavern Queen led prayers and Gordon Ingram provided fiddling tunes. Attendees included long standing families from Nebraska and Colorado with scrapbooks maps and photos on display.
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Alice Hulensky
Gering
Donald Lafler
Sidney
Mary Hornicek
Lodgepole
Floyd Trebick
Fred Kilgore
Joe Fairfield
Marjorie Bale
Czechoslovakia
Novotny
Kimball
Floyd Treblik
Lavern Queen of
Albert Jelinek
Charles Kielian
Joe Kielian
Jenik
Vosika
Seda
Mika
Henzl
Slama
Hornicek
Groek
Sterling
Julesburg
Denver
Colo
Pine Bluffs
Cheyenne
Wye
Lodgepote
Sunol
Potter
Chappell
Bridgeport
Minatare
Dalton
Dix
Ogallala
Comstock
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Gurley
Nebraska
Don Lafler
Alice Hulinsky
Ledgepole
Oldsters Get Free Passes at Bayard High School
The Bayard High School Student Council starts a project to honor senior citizens by giving them passes to all high school activities, enabling elders to attend games and events without cost.
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Bayard High School
Richard D. Arnold Wins Week's Football Contest
Richard D. Arnold wins the Sidney Telegraph Football Prediction Contest prize of 25 dollars after a photo finish with three others who all predicted 19 of 20 games correctly. He won on the tie breaker by forecasting Nebraska to beat Minnesota 52 to 7, narrowly beating rivals who predicted 28 7 and 28 17 scores.
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Richard D. Arnold
Sidney Telegraph
Arnold
Nebraska
Minnesota
E. M. Noteboom
M. Selzer
Kansas
Tennessee
Monte Herboldsheimer
Bushnell
Walter Schumacher
Peetz
Telegraph Office
Golf Course Expansion Faces Strong Opposition in Sidney Survey
Sidney residents oppose expanding Hillside Golf Course to 18 holes with 79 percent saying no and 11 percent yes. Support clusters in 36-55 year olds and Country Club and North Side neighborhoods, while Valley View Sioux Villa Olson Craig show minimal backing. City Manager Ed Prince notes ongoing tabulation as city reviews swimming pool support.
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Sidney
Ed Prince
Hillside Golf Course
Country Club
North Side
Valley View
Sioux Villa
East Central
West Central
Olson Craig
Funds Reach 30 Percent as United Fund Drive Pauses
With most campaign work done, organizers report $5 424 raised, 30 percent of an $18 000 goal for 1973. About two thirds of advance gifts and business contacts are still not received, urging timely contributions to finish the appeal for 11 beneficiary groups including Boy Scouts Red Cross Salvation Army and United Services Organization. Last year Sidney raised about $13 000 for 10 groups.
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United Fund
Drive
Boy and Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Travelers’ Aid
United Services Organization
King’s Daughters
Sidney
Cheyenne County Eyes Veterans Day Observance Date
Ed Cole of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce asks residents to choose between Nov 11 and Oct 22 for the county Veterans Day observance. Federal law fixes Oct 22 for federal workers while Nebraska plans Nov 11 unless it falls on a weekend. Gov sets Nov 12 when needed. The chamber outlines decoupled events and a 1973 theme “For God and Country.”
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Sidney Ellis
Cheyenne
Cole
Sidney School Board to Review Language Arts Curriculum
The Sidney Board of Education meets Monday to review Kindergarten through 12 Language Arts curriculum with Curriculum Committee representatives answering questions. They will also review the 1972 73 audit, accept fork list bids, and examine school insurance coverage options before November bids. The board discusses the State School Board Convention in Lincoln November 8 and 9 and resolutions to be acted upon.
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Sidney
Board of Education
Lincoln
Grain car rules adopted. locals doubt impact
Nebraska Public Service Commission adopted pro rata grain car rules to allocate cars by past shipments load capacity and storage. Elevator managers in Dalton, Lodgepole and Lorenzo express skepticism as rail supply remains tight amid West Coast embargoes and Gulf port congestion. Analysts note fewer stored surplus wheat and a dip in elevator usage as shipments head to ports.
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Gail Bergstad
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lodgepole
Farmers Co-op
Hart Quinn
Quinn
Chet Phelps
Farmers Union Co-op
Lorenzo
West Coast
Gulf Ports
Phelps
Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Gulf and West Coast
Associated Press
Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Turnbull
Retail sales in Southern Panhandle rise 19.5 percent in Q2
University of Nebraska figures show Southern Panhandle retail sales up 19.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, with Cheyenne County alone at 19 percent higher. Deuel and Kimball counties also rise while northern Panhandle regions report larger gains. statewide second quarter up 14.9 percent.
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Southern Panhandle
University of Nebraska
Bureau of Business Research
Cheyenne County
Southern
Panhandle
Devel
Kimball
Deuel County
Kimball County
Sheridan
Box Butte
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Oldsters
William K Mitchell
Paul H. Brauer
Wyatt Lurber
Jack Schilling
Dale Nicholson
Leroy Bruce
Larry Pippitt
Wesley Nelson
Larry Miller
Dalton Coop
Miller
Independent Cable Inc
Farmers Co-Op Grain
Banner
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
Garden Counties
Sioux, Dawes
Douglas
Sarpy Counties
Lancaster County
Dakota County
Chase
Dakota
Garden, Loup
McPherson
Grant
Hooker
Rock
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