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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1969
Page
1
District Judge John Kuns rejected Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co. bid for a 25 percent rate increase, blocking an injunction to put the raise into effect while court action continues. Sidney's council had already approved a 6.7 percent increase, keeping current rates unchanged for most customers.
Alpha Mineral Resources Inc. holds about 22 thousand acres of state and private land near Bridgeport for uranium exploration. President David A. Moore says test drilling will begin within a month or two, with rigs similar to oil rigs and about 35 thousand feet of core drilling planned. No guarantee of deposits, but preliminary data justify the lease and drill program.
A cross country trip by car and trailer features Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Good, Foreign Service officers on leave from Bonn Germany. They tour 48 states in 400000 miles by 65 families, visiting Nebraska on a longer route to San Francisco then south.
Cloudy conditions and a dip in temperature forecast across the Panhandle. Light rain this afternoon may mix with snow tonight and Saturday with a 20 percent afternoon precip, rising to 50 percent tonight and Saturday. Highs 40 to 50 this afternoon, lows 25 to 35, Saturday highs 30 to 40.
Funeral rites for Daisy Dedic, 82, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Potter United Methodist Church. Rev. Leon Foster to officiate. burial in Potter Cemetery. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Memorials to church, Memorial Hospital and Rest Home. Daisy Frances Kubes born April 22, 1887, Crete Nebraska. Married Charles Dedic Feb 6, 1906 at Crete. farm west of Gurley 1927. moved Potter 1945. Surviving include three sons and two daughters. many relatives.
Cheyenne County commissioners are working with a Denver firm on a Christmas season decoration plan for the courthouse. A company representative met the commissioners on Wednesday and is expected to submit a plan with sketches at the next meeting. The old courthouse decorations, designed for a two and a half story structure, are considered worn by a courthouse official.
Mrs. Anna Cizek 90 a resident of Cheyenne County since 1920 died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital after five weeks there and five years in Memorial Rest Home. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Ray Kosmicki. interment Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements Gehri g and Son. Survived by three sons Joe Sidney Frank Oakland Calif Charlie Potter, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Born March 30 1879 in Czechoslovakia came to the United States 68 years ago. Married Frank Cizek in Chicago in 1902. moved to Potter in 1920. Member Catholic Church.
The City of Sidney begins a half million dollar program to modernize its electrical system and tie into the Bureau of Reclamation sub station north of town. A bureau contract will provide energy beyond the municipally owned plant. Bids open October 28 for nine transformers to support the expansion. The July 1 completion target is no longer expected to be met.
Between 600 and 700 volunteer firemen from across Nebraska gather in Sidney for the 80th Nebraska Volunteer Firemen's Association convention. Cheyenne County departments host at Fort Sidney with state and auxiliary officers presiding, a packed schedule includes workshops, memorials, tours, and a Saturday banquet at the National Guard Armory.
Two of western Nebraska's oldest oil fields in Kimball County were enlarged last week by development drilling. Reserve Oil and Gas Co. ran production casing at the No 4 McNish in the Enders Field and Exeter Drilling Co. with Chancellor Exploration added another well to the Long Field at the No 1 Pam Am State.
The 1970 Sidney United Fund enters its third and final phase on Monday October 13 with door to door residential soliciting to meet a $12 200 goal for eight member organizations. Current progress shows $2 365 raised in advance gifts and business drives with $9 835 still needed.
Union Pacific launches a new Livestock Special for cattle shipping from Oct. 1. The train runs daily from Pocatello Idaho to North Platte Nebraska with stops at key loading points, linking Ogden Utah via fast freight to Green River and then to Bailey Yard. The service targets peak cattle season and offers rapid interchange into several freight trains for destinations across Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri and the East. Local UP offices or livestock agents can provide schedule details.
Harry Northup of Santa Monica joins the Channel 5 schedule in the hour long western A Piece of Law to air tonight at 5 30 p m He plays Jeff after flying to Tucson with the cast last June and previously acted in Judd for the Defense Northup trained at Leigh Strasberg School in New York City after Sidney High School and Kowney State College years.
LINCOLN The State Supreme Court will be asked within the next week to rehear the appeal challenging the forced sale of state school lands. Loren Belker of Lincoln said the motion for rehearing typically precedes any appeal to a higher court. He added they will not let the matter die.
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