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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1960
Page
1
CAP units from Sidney search across the area for a missing plane carrying two aboard. The operation, aided by a Telegraph photographer, continues without success as authorities review flight data and weather conditions.
For days a widespread search centered on Sidney as civil air patrol units scoured the five state region from Ogallala to the Wyoming line for a Piper Comanche carrying Dr George Goossen and Kenneth Munn. Authorities believe the plane went down in New Mexico after radio contact ceased.
Nebraska communities along the Southern Route urge the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce to mediate with Frontier Airlines amid a looming service cut. Wayne Moran says the Lincoln meeting seeks legal options to delay reductions and build closer ties among Frontier, the state, and local towns including Sidney McCook Sterling.
Scouts in the Waco-Braska Area Council join a national nonpartisan effort to boost turnout on Election Day. About 4 000 scouts and leaders will distribute Liberty Bell placards to homes and hang them on doors and in windows, encouraging citizens to vote.
State Safety Patrol reports a Tuesday morning collision on the east approach to the Route 30 overpass. A 1955 Chevrolet driven by Florence White, 48, Dalton, crossed the center line and collided with a 1959 Ford driven by Gene W. Schlottfeld, 37, Sidney. Both cars were towed. damage estimated between 809 and 1009 dollars. drivers uninjured.
Sidney Lions Club volunteers will pick up residents to help register for the November general election. Call 3030 on Friday or Saturday morning to arrange transport and necessary affidavits if you cannot visit the clerk’s office. Last day to register is Saturday October 2, ensure eligibility to vote.
Cub Pack sponsors a pancake feed at Odd Fellows Hall in October. Proceeds go to Cub Scout needs. Pancakes and coffee served from 2 PM to 2 PM. price 75 cents for adults 50 cents for children.
Sidney High School Honor Society members will provide babysitting and rides within the city limits Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Kathy Raddatz or Eva Jo Carey. Cheyenne County Democratic Central Committee will offer same services through week and on election day November 8, plus absentee and disabled ballots. Call the committee office on Illinois Street.
Kenneth Thomas Lubash 9, son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Lubash, died at Memorial Hospital from a fall from a tree at 2015 13th Ave. He suffered skull fractures, surgery failed to revive him. Funeral 9:30 a m Friday at St Patrick church. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary 7 30 p m Thursday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. He was born April 29 1951 in Sidney. He is survived by five brothers and two grandmothers.
Oil firms announce new wells in Morrill County and Waitman Field. The No. 6 Robirds wells in Pebble Field west of Lorenzo, surface casing set. Other wildcats include Ruhrdorf No. 1, Zuhlke No. 1, Walker No. 1, Schaffert No. 1, Nerud No. 1, with Miracle Fifer as contractor.
Voters at the Lee Store in Sidney weighed in on the President's Sundae poll. As of yesterday noon the Nixon Kennedy race stood 41 to 41 in a dead heat.
County Treasurer M. M. Inhelder announced that holders of probationary drivers licenses must renew by October 28. The notice emphasizes the renewal deadline and the responsible official.
The 1961 United Fund drive at Sidney and Sioux Ordnance Depot enters its final phase with residential captains and a push to include all donors. No returns yet from Sioux Ordnance Depot, a meeting to review uncontacted donors is planned, and organizers hope to wrap up by November 1.
David A. Hamil national REA administrator and former Logan County farm youth spoke at a state REA convention in Sidney. He recalled farm electrification lacking in his youth and noted 97 percent of U S farms are now electrified with 500 uses for electricity on the farm. He visited relatives near Sterling and plans to someday return.
State Treasurer Richard Larsen announced that idle funds earned 902072 in interest over 22144 months in office. He noted 2000090 in general fund US Treasury bills matured with a discount of 59102, all of which was credited to the general fund.
The Nebraska Rural Electric Association endorsed a state constitutional amendment to allow counties cities and villages to acquire real and personal property for private industry. It also backed an amendment on preferred stock without voting power and with differing par value. The body approved sixteen resolutions covering safety management and funding, licensing concerns, and support for the Nebraska Electric Generation and Transmission Co-Op, with notes on Norris Hall and Roosevelt era resource goals.
District One Farmers Union in Sidney reelected Ray Crawford of Alliance as district president. Henry Geu of Sidney was named vice president and Harold Brauer of Sidney became secretary treasurer. Elton Berek and Ernie Peterson addressed the group on amendments for the November 8 ballot.
LeRoy Glant, newly operating as Lee's Auction, heads his third sale this Friday. Col Rapp states he and his family severed ties with the firm but urges continued public support for Glant and the former business.
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