Sidney memories span storms to new highway links
In Sidney 75 Years Ago a petition for a wagon road north of Myrtle street circulated amid cross-town disputes over Chestnut street crossing. A warm spell eased tensions as a coal chute project worth 30,000 dollars loomed. 65 Years Ago town news covered storms, derailed gravel loads, and local moves including school openings and public events. 55 Years Ago local infrastructure, dances, and farm notes filled the columns with community life and a growing highway network shaping Sidney’s future. 25 Years Ago festival plans, church anniversaries, student injuries, and a record warm summer appeared as the county tracked weather and events in the region. 5 Years Ago a dramatic lightning strike damaged a home and TV set, while local youths prepared for college and military moves, framing a continuing pattern of statewide activity.
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Myrtle Street
Chestnut Street
Sidney
Morrow
Major Boyle
Ebstein
Bonstell
Patton
Sparrow
Parmeter
Fort Sidney
Grand Island Reunion
Mac Radcliff
F. W. Vath
Wath
Nottion
St Patrick’s Academy
Sidney Mercantile
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Ab Persinger
Lodge Pole
Belmont
Potter
Bronson
James McLernon
North Platte
George A. Beecher
J. C. Neubauer
Rudolph Kruze
Lincoln
State University
Will Sullivan
Sanders
Mattie Griffith
Irene Sullivan
Grace McIntosh
Blanche Oberfelder
Grace Hart
Sadie McFadden
Katie McFadden
Grace Moore
Katie Brennan
Luella Adams
Gertie Sanders
Louise Sullivan
Masters Earl Sanders
Sidney Oberfelder
George Gorham
Guy Doran
Willie Jessen
Hugh Barnhart
Eddie Griffith
Roy Struthers
Herman Bockstadter
McLeron
McLernon
Postmaster McLernon
Sidney Commercial Club
Cheyenne County
Tobin Opera House
Ellen Ickes
Denver
D. A. Barnhart
A. J Haskell
C. T. Howard
Lee
Dalton
Bridgeport
Bassett
Omaha
Here
Alliance
Black Hills
Cheyenne
Elmer Westerhoff
Sheriff's Office
Collier
Louis Benton
Gurley
Harry B. Coffee
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Warner Brothers
Hollywood
New York City
Jenkins
County ‘Board of Health
B H. Grimm
W. W Schulz
Edith Oldershaw
Old Settlers
Lodgepole
Gary Robinson
Ordville
Ray Evans
Lodgepole Express
Kenneth Rose
Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association
REA Lines
Arthur Borcher
James William Lee
Bridgett
Old Cheyenne County
Morrill County
Walter Johnson
Colton
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Johnson
Sidney Rural Fire District
Kear
Nebraska State Teachers College
Telegraph
Dempster
Miller
J. J
Daiton’s Clothing Store
Dobbs
County Court House
Nebraska
Maude Leonard
Osage Street
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jack R. Knicely
Boy's & Men's
Jears
Heaton and
Heaton
Attorneys At Law
Olzi
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