Spreading Harvest Happiness Is Hobby of George B. Siders
George B. Siders 1220 Quince tends a 50 by 100 foot backyard garden with corn beans beets carrots lettuce strawberries onions peas cucumbers and tomatoes. He refuses to sell produce, sharing generously with friends family neighbors and others in need while his wife Lilian helps. The couple have canned dozens of gallons of pickles and peas and distribute to 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mother Nature cooperated this year aiding broad distribution of harvest cheer.
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George B. Siders
Siders
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Siders
Lilian
Cynthia Michaels
Lorenzo
Wayne Hawkins
Peetz
Shirley Kopetzky
Scottsbluff
Vanita Lloyd
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ruth Kopetzky Grace
Idaho
George Siders
Lolita McNeil
Bancroft
VA Urges On The Job Training in Nebraska
The Veterans Administration announces a campaign to recruit employers for on the job training of Nebraska veterans. Director C W Nixon asks manufacturers and managers to contact VA Regional Office staff James C Smith for program setup support. VA pays trainees partially while employers train them and will expedite program approvals to start training and work promptly.
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Nebraska
Veterans Administration
C.W. Nixon
Presidnt
Nixon
James C. Smith
Smith
South 17Th Street
Lincoln
Thera
Two More Oil Wells Placed in Cheyenne County Field
Jomar Field adds two new drilling locations, No 4 Gathman in 35-16-50 NW, No 2 Bancroft in 26-16-50 SW. Bancroft aims to extend field north under Gear Drilling Co. Banner Drilling targets No 1 Micek in 4-15-48 NE of Sidney. Two completions in Banner County report 45 and 25 barrels daily.
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Jomar
Cheyenne County
Tom Jordan, Jr
Denver
Bancroft
Gear Drilling Co
Banner Drilling Co
Norris Oil Co
Cnw
Sidney
Red Willggw County
Silver Creek
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Ben J. Taylor
Nebraska
Stoeppelworth
Hayes County
R. Lashley
Granite
Banner County
Nelson
No Paper Monday Labor Day Edition
The Sidnes Telegraph announces no edition on Labor Day September 6. Employees return Tuesday and resume publication Wednesday September 11.
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Sidnes Telegraph
Panhandle forecast calls for cooler weekend with light showers
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon and Saturday. A few light showers possible tonight. Highs near 70 to 80, lows around 50. Rain chances near zero this afternoon and Saturday, five percent tonight. Extended outlook through Tuesday shows partly cloudy skies with highs in the 70s and lows in the mid forties to mid fifties.
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Panhandle
Crippled Children Clinic Set for September 11 at Elks Lodge
Sidney to host a Services for Crippled Children clinic at the Elks Lodge with Elks and County Welfare staff. Registration 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., examinations from 8 a.m., by Drs Miller Claussen and Marsh. Open to new and active patients with orthopedic or related conditions for treatment programs.
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Sidney
Elks Lodge
The
Elks
County Division of Public Welfare
Bruce Miller
Bruce Claussen
F.wayne Marsh
Special Food Stamp Sale Set for September Fourteenth
In Cheyenne County the welfare department reports 129 households and 385 people benefited from food stamps in August. Of these, 73 households are public assistance and 56 are non-public. Total stamps paid 5512.55 with value 9750 and a bonus 4237.45. The sale day is Tuesday September 14 from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Cheyenne County
Welfare Department
Float prize to be shared in county fair awards
The $75 prize won by the Community Action Agency in the County Fair Parade will be shared. Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp gets $25 and the CAA Day Camp Fund $30. The remaining funds go to other Community Action projects.
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Community Action Agency
Lodgepole Valley
CAA
Community Action
Pontiac Driver Involved In Evening Illinois Street Crash
Sidney Police report a 1965 Pontiac driven by 17 year old William Besley struck the left rear fender of a parked 1957 Chevrolet pickup owned by Walter Skrdlant. Damage totaled 175 dollars with 75 on the Pontiac and 100 on the pickup. The collision occurred 9 31 p m Thursday on Illinois street 75 feet east of 14th.
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Illinois Street
14Th
Sidney
William Besley
Solano Drive
Walter Skrdlant
Monterey
NPCAA appoints Allen Arringdale permanent executive director
At a Bridgeport meeting the NPCAA board confirmed Allen Arringdale Scottsbluff as permanent executive director after acting since March. The agency plans to address in kind donations and funding shortfalls with state officials, while preparing to testify in Lincoln on rural economic issues.
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Bridgeport
Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency
NPCAA
Allen Arraingdale
Scottsbluff
Arringdale
CAA
Sam Cornelius
Office of Economic Opportunity
Cornelius
L. R. Whitaker
Gering
Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission
Harold Ledingham
Lincoln
Senate
Nebraska
Old Settler Observance Opens With Parade And Activities
Lodgepole's 47th annual Old Settlers Reunion begins Sunday afternoon and runs through Monday. A watermelon feed, flower show at the library, motor bike races, horseshoe contests, carnival attractions, and an Teen dance in the Legion Hall headline the schedule. Monday features a 10 am parade, Lions Club barbecue at 11, 1 pm program, evening events, a 9 pm Bohemian dance, music by the Novotny band, and main speaker Clark Fuller. Mr and Mrs A C Peterson are to be crowned Old Settlers King and Queen.
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Lodgepole
Old Settlers
Legion Hall
Mother Rush
Kearney
Lions Club
Novotny
Clark Fuller
A.C Peterson
Lucille Meyer
Clarence Kripal
Western Nebraska Technical College to Begin Fall Registration
Western Nebraska Technical College in Sidney opens Fall Quarter registration on Monday October 11 starting at 7:00 a.m. Vacancies remain in Auto Body, Auto Mechanics, Aviation Maintenance, Building Construction, Business and Office Occupations, Electrical Wiring, Electronics, Architectural and Mechanical Drafting, Industrial Welding, and Diesel Mechanics. Students completing a six quarter program earn an Associate Degree of Applied Arts. shorter programs award a diploma.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Mayor Lindsay Bets $2 on Money Wise at Roosevelt
In a Roosevelt Raceway opening, New York Mayor John Lindsay placed a $2 wager on the harness horse Money Wise in race seven at Roosevelt. The moment happened at Grand Central Station as the betting began.
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New York
Roosevelt Raceway
New York City
John Lindsay
Grand Central Station
Carr Ratings Nebraska Tops Carrs 1971 College Football Preview
The Sidney Telegraph publishes the first Don Carr Collegiate ratings with Nebraska ranked No 1 nationally and in the Big Eight. Carr projects Notre Dame second Southern Cal Texas and others in the top thirty with weekly updates and preseason predictions starting this fall.
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Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Don Carr
Carr
Nebraska
L.S.A
Huskers
Big Eight
United Press International
Notre Dame
Southern Cal
Texas
L.A.A
Auburn
Michigan
Tennessee
Ohio State
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Oregon
Telegraph
Sidney city worker dies after truck backing incident
Charles J F Thompson 51 of Sidney was killed instantly when he slipped from a sanitary truck on Grant Street and the vehicle backed over him at 10 20 a m Thursday. Funeral at Foursquare Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He spent his life in Sidney and worked in the sanitation department. Survived by his wife Martha and four sisters.
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Sidney
Charles J.F. Thompson
Grant Street
18Th
19Th Avenues
Foursquare
Wilbur Bennett
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Charles James Franklin Thompson
Sterling, Colo
James J
Ada M. Allen Thompson
Martha Heaton
15Th Avenue
City of
Vocational Training Plan At State Prison Is Approved
LINCOLN The Legislative Council executive board approved an experimental pre release vocational training program for state prison inmates. Cost is about 454000 with 292800 funded by the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration for one year. Inmates will train in construction and automotive trades and likely join work release before release, with centers planned in Omaha and Lincoln.
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Lincoln
the Legislative Council Executive Board
Charles Wolff
State
Wolff
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Omaha
Cold Front Brings Cooling Shift Across Region
The area cooled noticeably after a hot humid spell with forecasts predicting highs in the 70s for the next five days. FAA at Sidney Airport noted no precipitation since Wednesday while Rock Springs Wyoming reported a chilly morning low of 33 degrees and some snow.
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Federal Aviation Agnecy Flight Service
Sidney
FAA
Rock Springs
Wyo
Head Start To Begin September 13 Classes
Head Start classes will start on Monday September 13 under director Ed Mathews. Assisting this term is Mrs Wilbur Bennett.
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Ed Mathews
Wilbur Bennett
Alliance 120.891 Mills Tax Levy Sets All Time High
Box Butte County commissioners approved a 120.891 mill levy for Alliance property owners, equal to 120.89 per thousand. The rate rises 21.428 mills from last year, with increases in school and city levies driving the rise and Hemingford posting the second highest county levy at 88.157 mills.
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ALLIANCE’_ Alliance
Box Butte
Alliance
Hemingford
Hemingford Rural Fire District
Alliance Rural Fire District
Soap Scrimmages Preview Sid High Red Raiders and St Patrick
The 1971 season preview notes Soap Scrimmages at Weymouth Field over Labor Day weekend. Red Raiders play Saturday at 7 30 p.m. Admission is a bar of soap. St Patrick's meet Monday Sept 6 at 7 30 p.m. Both scrimmages help pick starting teams for Sept games. Red Raiders host Gordon Sept 10 and Irish face Lyman Sept 11.
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Sidney High Red Raiders
St. Patrick’s
Weymouth Field
Red Raiders
St Patrick's
Gordon
Lyman
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Charles Thompson
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