Cheyenne County selects Christ Co. bid for courthouse
Christ Construction Co of Sidney is the apparent low bidder at 447 528 for the Cheyenne County courthouse. Nine alternates raise the price. final contract date set for Nov 10 with completion by March 1, 1968. Architects Hahn Dunn Gardener review bids and revise plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Christ Construction Co
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Christ Co
Hahn, Dunn and Gardner
North Platte
Reiman-Wuerth Construction Co
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ritchie and Davis Construction Co
Colorado Springs
Ely and Sons, Inc
Christ
North
Moonlight Madness at Lee's Department Store
Clark Wicks, manager, urged Sidney shoppers during the Midnight Madness Sale at Lee's Department Store. Staff joined in, all in nightwear, as the Chamber of Commerce retail promotion marked its second year of the event.
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Clark Wicks
Lee’s
Sidney
Wicks
Chamber of Commerce
Telegraph
Rites For Susan Quinn On Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Quinn of Lodgepole will be held Monday at two o'clock from the First Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Aten officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery. She died Thursday evening in Memorial Rest Home in Sidney where she had resided since 1964. She was born January 7, 1881 near Reynolds, Nebraska. Survivors include three daughters, several sons, twenty four grandchildren and great grandchildren, sisters and brothers. Funeral arrangements are by Craig-Holechek Funeral Home.
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Susan Quinn
Lodgepole
First Methodist Church
Gary Aten
Pleasant View
Craig-Holechek
Memorial Rest Home
Sidney
Reynolds
Neb
Fairbury
Harry C. Quinn
Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
American Legion Auxiliary
Curtis Brown
Don Brown
Alliance
Fred Weibie
Lewellen
Harry H
Mountain Flying Film At Sidney Airport This Week
A film of interest to pilots on mountain flying will be shown at Sidney Airport at 7 p.m. next Monday and Tuesday. Ken Tillotson of the U S Weather Bureau Denver will present it, with Joe Haugan of the FAA stating the event. It covers mountain flying meteorology and is open to pilots and all interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Joe Haugan
Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service Station
Ken Tillotson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Denver
Pancake Feed Sponsored by Sidney Lions Club and High School Band
Housewives urged to vacate kitchens next Wednesday November 2 to attend the annual Pancake Feed in the Elks Auditorium. Served 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Adults pay $1 and children 12 and under 50 cents. Menu includes pancakes sausage eggs and coffee with more grills and faster serving planned.
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Sidney Lions Club
Sidney High School Band
Elks Auditorium
I 80 Paving To Paxton Is Next
The State Roads Department will open bids Nov 17 for about 5.1 million dollars in highway work. The plan covers 13.2 miles of Interstate 80 from Sutherland to Paxton, six bridges on Route 680 near Omaha, and grading on Route 480 in Omaha. The three interstate projects total over 3 million.
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Lincoln
State Roads Department
Sutherland
Paxton
North Platte
Omaha
Maple St
Chicago and North Western
23Rd
20Th Sts
Panhandle Weather Forecast Ahead of Weekend
Fair tonight and Saturday with lows 25 to 35 and highs 60 to 70. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures through Wednesday with frequent changes, highs 55 to 60 and lows 25 to 35. Light rain or snow showers expected at the start of the week.
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Panhandle
Christmas Promotion Deadline Extended by Chamber Committee
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the Retail Committee extended the Christmas promotion ticket commitments deadline to Monday noon October 31. Sidney merchants are urged to participate by giving double-stub tickets to customers during the holiday season. Customers deposit half the ticket in barrels and a weekly drawing will be held.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Sidney
Sidney merchants urged to join major Christmas promotion
The total tickets needed must be fixed by Monday noon to place orders and finalize the promotion budget. Sidney merchants not yet contacted by the retail committee should call the Chamber office for details. Interest is strong with nearly 100 firms already participating, aiming for the greatest Christmas promotion yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber Office
Rexroth earns trip to National 4-H Congress in Washington
Rollie Rexroth of Rural Sidney receives an all expense paid trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Washington, D. C., as the first Cheyenne County 4-H’er honored in years. He and Nebraska delegates will depart Lincoln November 26 and return December 2, with Rexroth also earning the Leadership Camp award to attend the American Youth Foundation Camp in Shelby, Michigan next August. The article also notes other 4-H awards and registrations, plus Rexroth’s long 4-H career and achievements in crops, beef, rope, electricity, and football at Sidney High School.
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Rollie Rexroth
Robert Rexroth
Sidney
Washington, D. C
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Lincoln
White House
Capitol
Rexroth
American Youth Foundation
Shelby
Mich
Connie Flora
Dale Flora
Dalton
Myron Woten
Cindy Benzel
Joe Policky
Halsey
Sidney High School
Henry Gell
Massachusetts
Union Pacific
Sidney High
Sheaman Named New District NSEA Officer
Paul Sheaman, Sidney High School instructor, elected secretary for District VI of the Nebraska State Education Association at the two day teachers convention in Alliance. New officers also include President Arthur G. Peterson of Mitchell, President-Elect R. Jay Roberts of Scotts Bluff County College, Treasurer Dr. Harold Koch of Chadron State College, and executive committee member Miss Ellen Christensen of Alliance, who presided as president this past year as about 2,000 teachers attended.
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Paul Sheaman
Sidney High School
Nebraska State Education Association
Arthur G. Peterson
Mitchell
R. Jay Roberts
Scotts Bluff County College
Harold Koch
Chadron State College
NSEA
Ellen Christensen
Alliance
Christensen
Bridgeport to Get Cable TV
Bridgeport City Council approved a cable TV franchise at a special meeting awarding the contract to Jim Thompson of Mitchell. Mayor Berg announced eight channels and a monthly $6.50 per hookup charge with no installation cost during the construction period.
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Bridgeport
Jim Thompson
Mitchell
R. A. Berg
Cleanup urged in United Fund drive
The United Fund campaign totals about $5,000 this morning as general chairman Ben ny Hochman calls for finishing solicitations and collections. A $900 boost comes from N W Bell Telephone Co and payroll pledges.
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United Fund
Benny Hochman
N.W. Bell Telephone Co
Jurors Summoned for Cheyenne District Court Duty
Jurors are called to appear for duty in the District Court of Cheyenne County on Wednesday November 9. The summons requires reporting and readiness for possible panel selection and trial proceedings in the county court system.
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District Court of
Cheyenne County
SEC Enjoins Cheyenne County Oil Operators in Omaha Firms
The SEC obtained a final judgment of permanent injunction against Midwest Petroleum Inc Great Plains Oil Company and Shay J Beninato of Omaha for misrepresenting oil well interest sales. The order bars untrue claims of rapid profits and high daily oil production and notes most money went to defendants rather than drilling costs. It cites leases from a geologist with optimistic reports.
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Midwest Petroleum, Inc
Great Plains Oil Company
Omaha
Securities and Exchange Commission
United States
Richard E. Robinson
Donald J. Stocking
Commission
Denver
Shay J. Beninato
Beninato
Cheyenne
Richardson
Kimball
Nebraska
Weld
Logan
Colorado
Logan County
Weld County
13 Graduate Today From The SOTC
Thirteen students graduate this afternoon at the Sidney Occupational Training Center in what may be its last formal ceremony. Director Joe Schaf says enrollment will drop to about 83 as the center phases out in favor of a trade school. The 2 p.m. ceremony at the depot cafeteria honored clerical majors including Donna Abbott and Ruby Motes of Sidney, plus classmates from Omaha Scottsbluff Chadron Sioux Falls and North Platte. Frank Rohnke completed the building maintenance class.
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Sidney
Joe Schaf
SOTC
Depot
Donna Abbott
Grand Island
Marilyn Black
Omaha
Alden Brockman
Window Break-In Investigated at Sidney Co-Op Store
Sidney police are investigating a vandalism at the Farmer's Union Co-Op store late Thursday night. A rock broke a window on the grease room door, and officers are reviewing footage and seeking witnesses.
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Sidney
Farmer’s Union Co-Op
Grease Room
Mrs Homer Light Funeral Saturday in Kimball
Louise Marie Light 77 of Kimball died Thursday at Kimball hospital born December 19 1889 Wenedy Illinois married Homer Light June 6 1914 in St Louis moved to Potter 1919 later to a farm then Kimball 1964 member of St Pauls Lutheran Survivors include husband two daughters Vivian Gunderson and Venetta Davis brother Henry Jung St Louis two sisters Conrad Schutz New Memphis and George Schutz St Louis funeral Saturday 2 pm St Johns Lutheran Kimball Rev Walter Klipp officiating burial Potter Cemetery memorial to Kimball County Hospital
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Kimball
Louise Marie Light
Kimball Hospital
Wenedy
Homer Light
St. Louis
Potter
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Vivian Gunderson
Venetta Davis
Henry Jung
Conrad Schutz
New Memphis
George Schutz
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Walter Klipp
Potter Cemetery
Kimball County Hospital
Moving The Frontier Music Co Relocates Within City
Moving The Frontier Music Co shifts offices this week from 1109 10th Ave to 820 18th Ave. The change updates their address while maintaining operations and services for customers and partners.
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Frontier Music Co
18Th Ave
10Th Ave
Mark Foster Heads to Denver for P P K Meet
Mark Foster from Gurley will compete in the district Punt Pass and Kick contest at Denver this Saturday starting at 11 a.m. He won the 10 year old division in Sidney with 223 points, the top score among all ages. He faces six rivals in Denver, with districts drawing boys from Colorado and parts of Nebraska New Mexico and Texas.
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Sidney
Gibson Ford-Mercury
Mark Foster
Lee R. Foster
Gurley
Denver
Mark
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Texas
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John Peetz JR
Carl Olson
A. A. Fenske
Bill Smith
Ralph Englert
Sioux
Sioux Army Depot
Cyril Williams
Viet Nam
Williams
Col. Williams
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Moonlight Madness
Congress
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Denver-Julesburg
Sheridan County
Texaco, Inc
Stuarco Drilling Co
CSW
Frontier County
Pubeo Petroleum Corp
Red Canyon
Richardson County
Ivan Joy
Leonard Stout
Old Falls City
Pritchard- Schock
Morrill County
Regal Drilling Co
Tom Wessels Jr
Ducker
Red Willow County
Ben J. Taylor
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Taylor
Banner County
Bander and Couch and Toltek Drilling Co
CNW
Box Butte
Hoosier Oil Co
Larson
Sheaman
New District
SEC
Mrs. Homer Light
CoOp Group
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