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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1968

Page

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Voter Registration Totals In Cheyenne County Nebraska

Voter registration closed at 5 p.m. on Oct 25 with 5,018 voters registered to receive ballots for the Nov 5 general election. Republicans 2,801. Democrats 2,050. Independents 164. American Party 3. In Sidney Democrats 1,162. Republicans 1,574. Independents 94. American Party 2. The Telegraph will publish final totals next Monday.

Nebraska Cheyenne American Party Sidney Democrats Telegraph

Mrs Tobin's Mother Victoria Pritchard Dead at 81

Victoria Eugenia Sims Pritchard 81 died Thursday in Memorial Hospital after living in Douglas Wyoming and East Cleveland Ohio. Funeral at St Patrick's Church Monday at 10 with Rosary Sunday at 8 in Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Gordon Tobin and three sons plus siblings and 17 grandchildren.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Victoria E. Pritchard Memorial Hospital Cleveland Ohio Gehrig and Son Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery Edward Flinn St. Patricks Church Victoria Eugenia Sims Harwood Texas James A Susan Hardcastle Sims Douglas Wyo Kirkwood A. Pritchard East Cleveland Catholic Church Isabella Guild Gordon Tobin Sidney Kirkwood A, Pritchard Paulding Robert N, Pritchard Euclid, Ohio Howard F, Pritchard Kensington, Md Albert Sims

Missing Lug Nuts Cause Bus Mishap

A Nebraska school bus on a Dalton County road lost a rear wheel when lug nuts were missing. Driver Cleve Gillespie kept the bus on the road and stopped safely. No serious injuries among fourteen students, ages 11 to 14, though three were checked. Damages about 300 dollars. Investigation ongoing.

Dalton Felix Koenig Nebraska State Patrol Cleve Gillespie Broadwater Koenig

End of Daylight Saving Time This Week

The article reminds readers to turn clocks back one hour before sleep Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time ends at two a m Sunday. For most, the change occurs when going to bed, urging to reset to nine if you sleep at ten to avoid being off schedule and possibly missing church.

Regent Candidate Here On Thursday

Jack Elliott of Scottsbluff, seeking reelection to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents from District Six, spoke in Sidney Thursday in support of Constitutional Amendment No. 7 on the November 5 ballot. He urged adding two regents and shrinking district sizes to improve campaigning feasibility.

Jack Elliott Scottsbluff University of Nebraska Sidney Thurseday Elliott Board of Regents

Chief to Meeting in Falls City Neb Neb Po lice Officers Assoc

Police Chief Roy Bauer will attend a Nebraska Police Officers Association meeting in Falls City Nebraska from Sunday through Tuesday. The visit highlights ongoing cooperation between Falls City law enforcement and the state association.

Roy Bauer Falls City Neb Nebraska Police Officers Association

Stolen Money Recovered After Sidney Break-In

A sack of cash and checks stolen from the Sinclair station at 12th and Illinois was recovered Wednesday night. Police say $104 in cash and $66 in checks were taken after a door was opened. The money, found by station operator Colin Lindquist, had apparently been returned following an investigation.

Sidney Sinclair 12Th and Olinois Colin Lindquist

Frontier adjusts Sidney flights for daylight saving end

Frontier Airlines will modify some schedules as daylight saving time ends early Sunday morning. Flights serving Sidney will observe revised timetables with the time change affecting departures and arrivals.

Frontier Airlines Sidney

Three Field Wells Found In Western Nebraska

Western Nebraska could gain three new field wells after recent oil drilling activity. In Kimball County Hoff man Field, Bill Garber tested No. 1 A Mere dith. in Banner County Meecham Field Lyle Story and B W Drilling Co. found success at No. 1 Wyatt. and at No. 1 Fink in Smith Field Independent Oil and Gas Co. and Braden-Gear Drilling Co. completed a workover. Red Willow County Dominates permits. three wildcat wells loom in Brooks Swanson and Sughrone. North Minature Field shows strong drill stem test results.

Nebraska Weld County Colo Bill Garber Meredith Kimball County Hoffman Field Lyle Story and BW Drilling Co Wyatt Banner County Meecham Independent Oil and Gas Co Braden-Gear Drilling Co Smith Field Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Red Willow County Granite Brooks Ben J. Taylor Stoeppelworth Drilling Co Swanson Okmar Oil Co Murfin Drilling Co Sughrone NW NW Fonda Charles Coleman Scotts Bluff County W. B. Smethers and Stuarco Oil Co North Minature Field NW Sec

Panhandle Weather Forecast Quiet, mild with minimal rain

Fair conditions this afternoon and night with partly cloudy Saturday. Highs 55 to 65. Precipitation chances under 5 percent tonight and this afternoon, 5 percent on Saturday. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures Saturday through Wednesday, highs near 60, lows 25 to 35, with little or no precipitation.

Panhandle

Lions Pancake Feed One Of Best Ever In Sidney

Lions Club pancake feed co chairs Ed Haupt and John Ward report a record turnout of over 1300 at Sidney High School Band Auxiliary sponsored event. Details include 360 pounds pancake mix 75 pounds dry milk 180 dozen eggs 144 bottles syrup 225 pounds sausage 90 pounds butter and substantial coffee and milk quantities with minimal lines due to expanded cafeteria facilities.

Lions Club Ed Haupt John Ward Lions Sidney High School Milt Nissen Lewis Mehling Cochairman

Education Service Units face push to withdraw from Cheyenne County

In Cheyenne County a packed basement meeting heard NSIA representatives urge withdrawal from Unit 19 citing the Nebraska Master Plan. Opponents argued units cannot be reorganized, while supporters warned of rural school loss and administrative takeovers.

Voter Confusion Over Unit Plan And Income Tax Proposals

Local and statewide ballot wording on November 5 may mislead Cheyenne County voters. The unit plan seeks to exclude the county from Educational Service Unit No. 19 and the income tax issue would prohibit state income tax. Voters may misread For and Against boxes, risking opposite outcomes. Gove Norbert T. Tiemann urged defeat of the anti-income tax amendment, supporting the sales and income tax mix.

Cheyenne County Educational Service Unit No State of Nebraska Bal Gove Norbert T. Tiemann Tiemann Supreme Court

Unit System Dooms Rural Schools in Nebraska

Lemoyne Johnson, a Cheyenne County farmer, told Sidney Industrial Council that Educational Service Unit 19 wastes resources and threatens rural schools. He condemned its plan to establish a school for the retarded serving Kimball, Cheyenne and Deuel counties, arguing it is uneconomical and a step toward compulsory consolidation. He cited tuberculosis testing as existing state services and criticized Senator George Fleming for backing the units, while Fleming defended his vote. Johnson warned Sid ney’s future hinges on agriculture as population declines.

Unit 19 Cheyenne County Blundell NSIA Johnson Tri-County Association Sandoz Joseph Stalin Hitler Germany S.H. Brauer, Jr Great Plains Lemoyne Johnson Cheyenne Sidney Fleming Kimball Devel

Chappell Board Backs Unit 19 Ballot Measure

Chappell board of education endorsed Educational Unit 19 for the November 5 ballot. The unit aids special education service provision, supports regional cooperation with western Nebraska districts and higher education, and helped create the Panhandle Educational Resource Center. L. E. Lydia tte is Unit 19 director. Counties Kimball Cheyenne and Deuel are in the unit with Cheyenne County voting on exclusion.

Chappell Board of Education Unit 19 Chappell Board Lsted Nebraska Panhandle

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