Retired Potter Rancher Carves Intricate Wooden Chains
C P Herboldsheimer, a Potter area rancher and wheat farmer, has become a noted woodcarver. In about five years he has crafted hundreds of wooden objects including functional knives and long colored chains up to 40 feet, with nearly invisible joints. He draws praise at hobby shows in the region and spends winters in Texas. He estimates chains take many days to complete and plans further work with solid wood links.
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C. P. Herboldsheimer
Potter
Herboldsheimer
Texas
Canada
Accused Slayer Of Robineau Is Found In Texas
A soldier charged in the January shooting death of Michael Robineau of Denver failed to appear for his San Angelo trial. Authorities say Miguel Ibarra of Odessa is jailed in Laredo under another name and will face burglary charges before return to Texas for murder counts. Robineau, 21, was found dead near Wall in West Texas after missing on his way home from Ft. Sam Houston where he served six months as a Army reservist.
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Colorado
San Angelo
Texas
Laredo
Miguel Ibarra
Odessa
Tex
Michael Robineau
Denver
M. H. Robineau
Robineau
C. W. Zike
Sidney
West Texas
Wall
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Cheyenne County Chamber to honor new Sidney businesses
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce plans a dinner to honor all new Sidney businesses in recent months. A two member committee will work with the chamber manager on date and program. The board also named Ken Pittam to represent the chamber at stockholder events for Sidney Community Hotel Corporation and discussed remodeling plans.
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Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Chamber Board
Lodgepole
Jerry Krutsinger
Russell Fisher
Ed Cole
Chamber
Ken Pittam
Chamber of Commerce
Community Hotel
Jim Payne
Washington
Cheyenne County
Roman Hruska
Cole
State Highway Department
Dewey Larson
Fort Sidney
E. K. Yanney
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
Yanney
John Gottschalk
Sidney Telegraph
Clarence Kripal
Kripal
Forst Sidney Motor Hotel
Third Blast Victim Dies At Knerr Farm Home
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Elmer Knerr the third victim of a gas heater explosion at the Knerr farm north of here on Oct 13. Her husband died at the scene and the daughter in law Mrs Lillian Knerr died two days after the blast. Deuel County Attorney Bob Richards said the accident occurred during an attempt to light the gas water heater.
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Chappell
UPI
Elmer Knerr
Knerr
Here
Ohio fugitive in custody in Kimball County
Jerry A. Knight, 28, of Akron Ohio, wanted on probation violation, was stopped for a faulty muffler near Kimball and admitted probation status. Nebraska State Patrol confirmed the wanted status after checking with Ohio authorities and noted use of a credit card not belonging to him. He waived extradition and is jailed awaiting Ohio authorities.
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Kimball
Ohio
Kimball County
Nebraska State Patrol
California
Jerry A. Knight
Akron
Knight
Educators Urge Keep Educational Service Unit 19
The Sidney Educators Association voted to support Educational Service Unit 19 in the November 5 general election. A ballot wording dispute may affect voter understanding about retaining or excluding the unit. Bob Clark Sr. urged retaining income tax and a parole board, and spoke on amendments and economic consolidation of county offices.
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Sidney Educators Association
Educational Service Unit 19
Cheyenne County
Bob Clark
Sidney
Clark
Vo~Tech
Sideney
Tian
Peetz to Discuss Colorado School Financing Reform
Peetz Plateau Educational Association will host a program at Peetz School on Tuesday October 29 to review Colorado’s school financing. Judy Booth urges public attendance noting 70 percent of education funds come from property taxes and that equal funding burdens differ by district wealth. She cites a 1967 comparison showing mill levy growth per classroom unit varies greatly between districts. The Nebraska Education Association cited Colorado children as victims of an outdated funding system.
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Peetz Plateau
Colorado
National Education Association
Colorado School Journal
Deadline Friday for general election registration
Last day to register for the November 5 general election is Friday afternoon. County Clerk Ralph Englert offers help. check your status at the clerk's office. Most are already registered if no name, address, or party change has occurred. Nebraskans face many amendments as campaigns intensify. The Omaha World Herald backs Nixon and urges retention of the state income tax.
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Ralph Englert
Omaha World Herald
Richard Nixon
Nebraska
Panhandle Weather Forecast Shows Mild Thursday
Decreasing cloudiness this afternoon gives way to fair tonight and Thursday. West winds 15 to 20 mph, highs around 50 this afternoon, and tonight's lows 20 to 30. Thursday highs in the 50s, rain chances under 5 percent. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures Thursday through Monday with highs near 60 and weekend showers.
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Panhandle
Rites To Be Friday For Mrs. Walker
Mrs. Ivan B. Walker 64 died suddenly at home from heart attack. Funeral at Potter Methodist Church Friday 10:30 a.m. Cremation in Denver. Body lies in state at Craig-Holechek Funeral Home Thursday noon to 9:30 a.m. Friday. Nebraska Children's Home in Omaha memorials preferred. Survived by husband Wayne, son Wayne, Stockton Calif. daughter LaDean Moore. five grandchildren. four brothers, one sister. lifelong Dalton Potter area resident.
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Dalton
Potter
Ivan B. Walker
Potter Methodist Church
Leon Foster
Denver
Craig-Holechek
Nebraska
Omaha
Potter and
Dalton State Banks
Anna L. Thatcher
Frank
Sue Saw Sweeley Thatcher
Deweese
Neb
Great Bend
Kan
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Casper
Wyo
Walker
Eldon Sweeley
Centralia
Wash
George Thatcher
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Mike Thatcher
St. Maries
Idaho
Harold Thatcher
Grants
N, Mex
Edith Sullivan
Douglas Wyo
Lodgepole Fire Station Bond Misstatement Corrected
The Lodgepole fire hall project will not require bonds or a tax increase. Funds will come mainly from the rural fire district and Lodgepole electric department revenue, with a cost not to exceed 20000 dollars. Plans call for a single block building on town property to relieve crowded quarters.
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Sidney Telegraph
Lodgepole
Clarence Kripal
Rural Fire District
Lodgepole Electric Department
Kripal
Gene Nelson Wins Trip To Chicago
Gene Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Nelson of Dalton has won an expense paid trip for himself and a chaperone to a Grain Marketing Clinic in Chicago in mid June. He earned the trip by taking top honors in the state 4 H grain marketing program.
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Gene Nelson
Kermit Nelson
Dalton
Chicago
Reward Offered To Curb Sidney High Vandals
A $100 reward is offered by the Sidney school board for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who damaged multiple windows at the Sidney High cafeteria. Windows were broken around 3 41 a m, causing about 125 in replacement costs and prompting boards to board up the two large panes for the Lions Club pancake feed at the cafeteria.
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Sidney High
Russell Pedersen
Sidney
Pedersen
Lions Club
Sidney Band
Board of Education
Santa Claus Special ships gifts to Vietnam troops
A joint U S Post Office and Pentagon effort readies a fast cargo ship named the 1968 Santa Claus Special to carry Christmas parcels to U S service members in Vietnam. The ship sails from Oakland in mid November, stops at Da Nang Qui Nhon Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon, with delivery about three weeks later.
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Vietnam
United States Post Office
Pentagon
U. S
Oakland
Calif
da Nang
Qui Nhon
Cam Rahn Bay
Saigon
Sidney and Chappell Dix Stay High In State Ratings
Western Nebraska high school football shows strong state ratings for Sidney, Raiders, Dix and Chappell. Sidney remains a top Class B pick, after early No 1 status and a fall to No 3 or 4 by newspapers. In Class D, Dix and Chappell stay near the top.
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Sidney
Chappell Dix
Nebraska
Panhandle
Metropolitan
Raiders
Scottsbluff
Dix
Chappell
Hotel Stockholders Urged To Support Refinancing
Stockholders of the Sidney Community Hotel Corp. are urged to return proxy cards before the Nov 6 special meeting. The board seeks a $150000 loan from The Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn to retire debt and fund operations. As of Monday night there were insufficient commitments to approve the loan.
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Sidney Community Hotel Corp
Board of
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn
L. E. Wamsley
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Wamsley
NSIA Leader to Speak on School District Plan
S. H. Brauer of Lincoln Nebraska state president of the Nebraska State Improvement Association will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday evening in the basement meeting room of the Cheyenne County courthouse The talk will cover the Nebraska master Plan for enforced reorganization of all school districts The public is invited to attend
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Cheyenne County
Wheat Growers Association
Armory
Phil Curtiss
Sidney
Louis Lehmale
Lodgepole
Elmer Nagengast
Potter
S. H. Brauer
Lincoln
Nebraska State Improvement Association
Nebraska
Co-Op Council Plans Oct 28 Meeting in Yendis Cafe
Cheyenne County Cooperative Council schedules its annual gathering at 7 p.m. on Monday Oct. 28 in the Yendis Cafe. The evening includes a dinner, a business meeting, and a talk by Gordon Busboom secretary of the executive council from Lincoln.
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Cheyenne County Cooperative Council
Gordon Busboom
Lincoln
Sidney Jaycees Offer Free Rides To Polls This Election
The Sidney Jaycees announce a get out the vote campaign offering free rides to the polls on election day November 5. More details on the rides will be announced later.
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Sidney Jaycees
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Mrs. Walker
Lodgepole Fire Station
NSIA
Co-Op Council
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