Centennial contest lists 36 Nebraska counties and 158 communities
Thirty six counties and 158 communities are officially entered in the Nebraska Centennial Community Betterment Contest. Cheyenne County is included. Winners will be announced November 11 at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. Eleven judges will evaluate entries by population with final judging based on reports and site visits. Criteria: actual results 65 percent, suitability 10 percent, involvement 20 percent, presentation 5 percent. Judging begins October 17 with semi finalists notified October 18 and visits October 19 and 20.
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Division of Nebraska Resources
Cheyenne County
Pershing Auditorium
Lincoln
Ing
Legion To Hold High School Oratorical Contest In Sidney
American Legion Post 17 will sponsor an oratorical contest at Sidney High School and St. Patrick's Academy. Carl Crouse named contest coordinator. Winners advance to district and state events with national finals in Lincoln Neb on April 13 1967. Scholarships total 1750 for top national winners announced by the Ladies Auxiliary.
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American Legion Post 17
Sidney High School
St. Patrick’s Academy
Floyd Lanks
Carl Crouse
American Legion
Virgil Knackstedt
Gary Boye
Sidney
North~ East High School
Lincoln
Neb
United States
Congress
Ladies Auxiliary
America
Marion Whitaker
New Orleans
National Scholarship Department
W. F. W. Auxiliary
West 34Th Street
Kansas
Colorado Farm Mechanization Fair at Sterling Oct 19 20
Hundreds of farmers from Colorado and nearby states will attend the first Colorado Farm Mechanization Fair in Sterling October 19 and 20 at Logan County Fairgrounds. The event features 40 exhibits of modern farm machinery, a Shrine Hillbilly Band benefit show, and free admission with various awards announced at the National Auxiliary convention in New Orleans.
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Colorado
Sterling
Colo
James Golden
Colorado Farm Power Council
Yampa Valley Electric Assn
Steamboat Springs
Golden
CFPC
Power Council
Lsted
Steveling
Logan County Fairgrounds
Shrine el Jebel Hillbilly
Fairground
Ray Richardson
Public Service Co
Richardson
Car Drawing Highlights Elks Dance In Winter
The item notes Elks dance as a event during winter scenes with wildlife observations on how wild turkeys feed alongside white-tailed deer in deep snow. It mentions pheasants first shot in Nebraska around 1902 from private releases in southeastern Nebraska. City, Mo. 64111 auxiliary members donate over three million dollars and more than six million hours annually to volunteer work for veterans, community service, Americanism, youth groups, civil defense and veteran family legislation.
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Nebraska
City
Wheatbelt Public Power District Receives Training Award
Wheatbelt Public Power District in Sidney will receive a training award from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Denver Tuesday. The award honors Wheatbelt Public Power's training and orientation this year of foreign students in the operation of a rural electric cooperative. Charles E. Ham, district manager, will accept, presented by Lawrence M. Lorenzen of the AID-Far East Program.
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Wheatbelt
Scratch Pads For Your Business Or Home
A small Sidney Telegraph item advertises scratch pads available for business or home use. The notice provides a brief promotional message with pricing and contact or location details pointing to 83¢ at 11th Avenue.
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Sidney Telegraph
11Th Ave
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