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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1957
Page
1
The Sidney police squad cars combined logged 5985 miles in August, with day and night shifts patrolling. The month saw 1 double parking, 2 speeding, 2 reckless driving, 5 disturbances, 20 intoxications, 1 drunken driving, 26 motor vehicle incidents with injuries, 602 overtime parking tickets, 1 larceny over $50, 7 larcenies under $50 and 5 juvenile cases.
Two Sidney residents suffered injuries in separate crashes. Rose Davison, 66, was struck at the Tenth Avenue Jackson Street intersection by a car driven by Patricia Davis, 34, after a sun glare incident. Davison was hospitalized with leg bruises while Davis cited sun glare.
Theft of a table and four chairs from a trailer at the Commonwealth Trailer Sales lot east of Sidney was investigated today by Deputy Sheriff Eugene Morris.
Everett Collier of Collier Electric Co. says Sidney TV microwave service will miss the World Series, with tests planned after completion to ensure clear reception. Tower near Fort Morgan Colo beams to Sterling Cole and Sidney, then to Kimball. operation may start mid to late October.
Federal tax refunds ranging from 36 cents to $18 are due Sidney residents. Charles Pope of the Sidney Community Television Co says refund forms were mailed with monthly bills. Refunds totaling $16000 could be issued if all eligible contract purchasers apply.
Construction on the runway addition for Sidney Municipal Airport is set to begin within two weeks. Two equipment loads were moved to the site this week and Fremont Contractors, Inc. of Fremont, Nebraska, arrived to start material checks after being awarded the $145 000 contract.
In Cheyenne and Kimball counties new wells show mixed results with several wildcats and developing producers. Petroleum Inc reports Johnson H No. 2 in the Heider Field west of the opener producing after a D sand water test and a J sand with oil and gas. New discoveries near Kimball and Bushnell include Herbert No. 1 and State No. 1 with gas and oil shows. Multiple dry holes and plugbacks noted across fields including Banner and Hoatby areas.
The following price for wheat was quoted today by local elevator sources at 1.75 dollars per bushel.
Genevieve Abougit an 18 year old from dePuy Haute Loire France is a Sidney High School senior living with the Hull family. She notes teachers focus on profession, not home life, and French girls’ fashion concerns clash with local dress. Genevieve plans to become an airline stewardess with future study in Spain and France. She arrived Aug 13 in New York and traveled to Billings Montana then Sidney, meeting the Cook family at Nye ranch. They toured Yellowstone and Grand Teton with a Blackfoot nurse guest at a picnic.
The Nebraska Hospital Advisory Board will review Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital's application for Hill Burton funds to add a nursing home wing. The project may cost up to 200000 dollars with 40 percent from Hill Burton, supported by the Doran Foundation and Ford Foundation funds. If approved, work could begin next spring on a 30 bed ground floor facility serving seniors in Sidney and surrounding areas.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary members from five western Nebraska communities will meet Sunday for the semi annual sessions of District No. 2. Sidney Post 610 and its auxiliary will host the meetings with the post at 1 p.m. and the auxiliary at the Elks Club. A joint social hour will close the afternoon at the VFW Post Home. Glen A. Mitchell of Bridgeport will preside as district commander. Delegates will attend from Lyman, Kimball, Bridgeport, Scottsbluff and Sidney. Local arrangements are handled by Mrs Carl Olson and Joe Hajek.
The Department of Agriculture tightens rules on wheat overseeding. A telegram to the Nebraska and Cheyenne County ASC notes a 1958 law allowing up to 30 acres for feed or seed but trimming past production credits for excess wheat.
The first shipment of Asiatic flu vaccine, 50 shots, arrives for Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital staff. Hospital administrator Leo Bolin says more vaccine is hoped for, with potential distribution to local doctors if the order is fulfilled. No immunity exists yet to this new flu strain.
Donations for Sidney's two new Himalayan bears total 91 by noon today with contributors including Bill Smith Sears Roebuck and Co Hammond McNish Chris Maas of Potter and Triangle Sheet Metal Heating. The fund seeks 125 and asks contributions to The Sidney Telegraph or KSID radio.
A representative from the US Railroad Retirement Board will be at the Nebraska State Employment Office in Sidney at 10 30 am on September 10. Persons seeking information on Railroad Retirement, Disability, Wife or Survivor benefits and Railroad Unemployment or Sickness Insurance benefits are urged to call on him.
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