Potter Farmers Win SWCD Annual Picture Award
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District dinner honored Mary Nelson and son-in-law Warren Nelson for farming south of Potter. Ervin Wheeler of Potter Cooperative Grain Co. presented the award. the Nelsons have cooperated with the district since 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Mary Nelson
Warren Nelson
Potter
Ervin Wheeler
Potter Cooperative Grain Co
Nelsons
Cheyenne County
County SWC District Celebrates 25th Year
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District marked 25 years with a dinner meeting attended by over 125 people. Former leaders were honored, a 25-year award given, and Joe Adelman of the Kansas City police portrayed a comical scientist as the program's finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Kansas City
Board of Supervisors
Clyde Johnson
Cheyenne County
Wyoming
Sidney
Cheyenne
Bill Bullock
Lee Girardot
Mr Johnson
Johnson
Girardot
Scottsbluff
Bullock
Sidney Telegraph
Jack H. Lowe
Jarvis C. Bush
United States
Telegraph
Nebraska
Joe Styskal
Mr. Johnson
Lester Willoughby
Potter
Lemoyne Johnson
Lodgepole
Rex Carey
Dalton
Berton Cunningham
Gurley
Charles Helfrich
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Grafton Crabb
Edward Sanders
Robert Spearow
Keith Sprenger
Leon Larson
Mr Bullock
George Coulter
Arvin Livingston
Ray Cruise
Fred Lehmkuhl
Weekend Auto Accidents Involve Three Sidney Residents
Three Sidney residents were involved in weekend auto accidents reported by the Sidney Police. Everett Frerichs of 2647 Laredo Street was westbound on Illinois when his car was struck by a vehicle driven by Howard Dobbins of Merrifield Minnesota. The crash occurred Sunday at 11:45 a.m as Dobbins changed lanes near 7th and Illinois. Amos H. Charles of Woodward Oklahoma drove a truck that struck Noel Clark of 2315 Newton Street while Clark was parallel parking at 10th and Illinois. The incident happened about 10 a.m. Saturday. Charles M. Funk of Sutherland Nebraska had his car parked at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel when struck Saturday morning by an unknown white vehicle. Minor damage reported. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Everett Frerichs
Laredo
Ilinois
Howard Dobbins
Merrifield
Minn
Dobbins
Illinois
Amos H. Charles
Woodward
Oklo
Noel Clark
Newton
Clark
10Th
Charles M. Funk
Sutherland
Neb
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Autumn Chill across Panhandle with Tucson Link
Weather report compares Cheyenne County climate to Tucson with highs near 55 to 60 degrees and nightly lows in the 30s. Panhandle forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s and a colder, shower chance by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Arizona
Federal Aviation Agency
Tucson
Panhandle
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Two County Teachers Up For Office In NSEA District VI
Cheyenne County educators Top nominees for District VI offices in Nebraska State Education Association as announced this weekend Mrs Jean Rankin of Sidney Public Schools seeks secretary and Robert Davis of Lodgepole seeks treasurer Other nominees include President elect Craig Madison Chadron Jim McDermott Alliance John McLellan Gering secretary Roger Watson Gordon treasurer Ray Frankes Scottsbluff and Harold Hock Chadron NSEA director Elections will be held in coming weeks with terms starting January 1 A proposal to raise NSEA dues will be considered at December delegate assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska State Education Association
Jean Rankin
Sidney Publice Schools
Robert Davis
Lodgepole
District VI
Craig Madison
Chadron
Jim McDermott
Alliance
John McLellan
Gering
Roger Watson
Gordon
Ray Frankes
Scottsbluff
Harold Hock
NSEA
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Fall on October 31
The changeover from daylight to standard time occurs Sunday, October 31 as mandated by law. Clocks roll back from 2 am. if you go to bed at 10 pm Saturday, set the clock back to 9 pm first to gain an extra hour of sleep.
Sidney census shows men in short supply and aging population
The 1970 Cheyenne County census reports 91 males per 100 females in Sidney and an average resident age of 30.8 years. Among 10,777 residents, 5,236 are male and 5,542 female. 47 of 100 are males, with 2,802 families in the county and 3,420 single structure homes averaging five rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
County
John Doe
Jane
Cheyenne County
Sam
Loren Avey Crowned Weekly Football Contest Winner
Loren Avey of 2628 Verde Lane won last week's football contest by nearly matching the Missouri Colorado tie by predicting 28 6 to the actual 27 7 Colorado win. Twenty one entrants missed three games as upsets by Lionis over Purdue and Washington State over Stanford skewed results. A 25 dollar prize awaits weekly winners with an extra 10 dollars for a perfect entry. Entries must be postmarked or delivered to the Sidney Telegraph by 5 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Avey
Verde Lane
Mr Avey
Colorado
Lionis
Purdue
Washington State
Stanford
Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Dinner Meeting
Ray Davis national vice president will attend the annual Cheyenne County Wheat Growers dinner at 6 30 pm at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. A highlight is the announcement of the Cheyenne County Wheat Heart of the Year Mrs Chet Frame Gurley, last year’s winner. Dinner and program will be followed by separate business meetings to name officers for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Davis
Potter
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers and
Wheat Hearts
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Cheyenne County
Chet Frame
Gurley
State Wheat Heart
Sidney City Council Meeting On Tuesday At 7 30 P M
The Sidney City Council will convene Tuesday night at 7 30 in the council chambers. The regular Monday meeting was moved due to the holiday and development funds are not available.
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Sidney
Two Drilling Sites Near Peetz Colorado Reported
Explorers stake two drilling sites near Peetz Logan County Colorado Tiger Oil Co and Melinda Oil Co reveal plans on DeLand lease Sec 20 12 52 and No 1 Oliverias Sec 9 11 5 3 about two and a half miles southeast of Peetz near the Nebraska border. Eastern Colorado shows ongoing oil exploration with fields south of Kimball possibly crossing into Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peetz
Logan County
Colo
Tiger Oil Co of
Denver
DeLand
Colorado-Nebraska
Melinda Oil Co
Sterling
Oliverias
Sec
Colorado
Kimball
Nebraska
State Freeway Corridor Proposed for Panhandle Route
Roads engineers propose a 71 96 mile State Freeway Expressway through western Nebraska with an $388 million price tag. The plan, a blend of studied corridors, aims to start construction as early as 1975 with a Mitchell to Scottsbluff segment estimated at 8.2 million dollars. The Highway Commission deferred action to its November 19 meeting awaiting further study.
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Lincoln
State Roads Dept
State Highway Commission
Panhandle
Strobel
Roads Dept
Dan Ramsey
Scottsbluff
Highway Commission
J. J. Exon
Nebraska
Mitchell
Wyoming State Line
Broadwater
Also Mentioned on This Page
Potter Farmers
Swcd Award
Great Plains
Nebraska Panhandle
Wheeler
SWC
Willoughby
Cunningham
Carey
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Kenneth Waddell
Lehmkuhl
American National Bank
South Platte Natural Resource
Devel Counties
Roger Plantz
Mr Girardot
Larry Joris
Phil McMullen
Mr Waddell
Carl Lovell
William Mutter
Pete Rehmers
Robert Koester
Lee Morris
Paul Wiles
Donald Haldeen
Richard Kollars
Larry Kubic
Gary Hessler
Dayle E. Williamson
Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Harold Backus
First United Methodist Church
Cliff Merholdsheimer
Wes Herboldsheimer
Wendel Mathewson
Potter Entertainment
Mary Ann Nelson
Joe Adelman
Kansas City, Mo
Joseph Adams
Wilburg Schaeffer
Sidney Telegraph News Department
Wheat Meeting
Peetz, Colo
Gunderson Addition
Cedar Lanes
John Baudek
Jack Ruff
Department of Economic Development
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