Sidney Telegraph archival snapshot of 10 years ago
A century glimpsed roundup notes broad local history from Sidney. Highlights include installation of the 2000th main residential phone, school grounds fencing concerns, and political shifts in Cheyenne County. Also covered are railway town life, community events, and retrospective political advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sidney
Senate
Cheyenne County
Ruby Spindler
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Canasta Club
Bob Gardner
John Engel
George Fisher
Clarissa Culp
Gurley
Llmer Ladine
Fox Theatre
Maroons Down Alliance
Thriller
Frank Vizina
Victoria Stransky
Wymore
Rozetta Siemers
Fred Siemers
Huntsman
Nebraska
Andy Greenlee
Greenlee
Washburn
Andy
Catholic Church
Theresa Vacik
Michael McNiff
Santiago
Lena Jessen
Julius Caesar
Ida Hammer
Vendee
Anna Jessen
Reading
Abraham Lincoln
Florence Fuller
Q. R. McAdam
O. E. Anderson
Potter
J. B. Halston
Higgins
Lee Ravert
Dalton
Andrew Lindberg
Vv. F. Kucera
Colton
Neb
Wood
Borgquist
Milton Ahrens
Bank of Nebraska
South Omaha
Ellen Aylward
Omaha
C. P. Chambers
Campaign spending rises as editors debate public office costs
As editors note, campaign contributions illustrate the price of securing a public post. The Lincoln Star reports Sen. Roman Hruska has about 70 thousand in contributions, reflecting broad spending that may skew elections and raise calls for spending caps or tighter laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
The
New York Times
Sen
Roman Hruska
Hruska
Congress
Nebraska
Washington
Lincoln Star
Farm Group backs elective State Education Chief on ballot
The Cheyenne County Farmers Union votes yes on Constitutional Amendment 300 to make the State Commissioner of Education an elected position. The resolution argues the current appointed commissioner wields broad influence over school law and local education, with accountability to the public lacking under appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska State Journal
Cheyenne County Farmers Union
State Commissioner of Education
Commissioner of Education
Board of Education
Protestant Priests Join Auto Plant to Aid Workers
In Cologne Germany three young Protestant pastors quit pulpits to work on an assembly line in a local auto factory. The move mirrors the former French worker priest movement and aims to gain firsthand insight into working men's problems for a closer ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
Jack H. Lowe
Frontier Refining Co
Cheyenne
Lowe
Telegraph
Clayton Mintken
France
Herman Mintken
P. J. Heaton
Sans Couci Club
Percy Button
Jarvis Bush
Guy V. Doran
Jeff Bush
Pine Ridge
Alliance
Donnie Kennison
Bushnell
Weyerts
H. C. Quinn
Josephus Daniels
Wilson
Scottsbluff
W. J. Thompson
Sterling
Denver
North Platte
Sidney Run
Gustave Runge
Alwine Dumke
David Powers
Powers
Leavenworth
Kans
Georgetown
Colo
Gen. Morrow
Fort Sidney
S. E.sparrow
Twenty-first Infantry
Fort Russell
Lee Boyle
H. H. Boyle
Mike Tobin
Department of Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Department
Udall
Fire Island Seashore
New York City
Ozark National Scenic
Utah
Canyonland National Park
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Vancouver B. C
Phoenix
Ariz
George H
Fleming
Sidney, Nebraska
Nebraska Association of County Officials
District Legislative Committee
NRECA
Wheatbelt Public Power District
St. Pat’s
Don Wagon
Larson Machinery Co
Wheatbelt