Potter Days festival kicks off with football opener and parade
Potter Days schedules two day event starting Friday with Potter High School football opener against the Dalton Tigers at 7 30 p m on Potter field. Entries for agriculture and exhibits accepted Friday in Potter with judging near the airfield Saturday morning. Parade at 10 30 a m features ten bands and 400 dollars in prize money for floats.
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Potter
Potter High School
Potter Coyotes
Dalton Tigers
Bruce Juelfs
Potter Days
Juelfs
Potter Airfield
Main Street
Legion Hall
Dave Thies
Cochairman
Fred Enevoldsen
Law Officers Set Meeting in Nebraska Cities
Sheriffs and deputies from round Nebraska gather in Sidney on September 16 for a Nebraska Sheriff and Peace Officers Association meeting. A follow up workshop in Columbus is set for September 23. Subjects include civil actions and a closing panel with L E Hansson Charles E Lenz Glen Allen and Sam Stern. Sheriff Brumbaugh and President Fred Stenkamp will give opening remarks. All sessions occur in the district courtroom.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Sheriff and Peace Officers Association
Kermit Brumbaugh
Columbus
Neb
L. E. Hansson
Lancaster County
Charles E. Lenz
Douglas County
Glen Allen
Lincoln
Sam Stern
Brumbaugh
Association
Fred Steinkamp, Jr
Gage County
District Court
Teachers Attend All Day Workshop At Central
Sidney elementary teachers held an all day workshop at Central while students had a vacation day. The session was conducted by the Rocky Mountain Laboratory Inc a eight state organization with speakers including Dr Willis Candiver Montana State University Frances Bade Jefferson County Colo school psychologist and Charles McCluskey a University of Wyoming doctoral candidate. Russell Pedersen Sidney superintendent of schools serves on the lab council. Headquarters are in Greeley Colo.
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Sidney Public Schools
Central
Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Inc
Willis Candiver
Montana State University
Frances Bade
Jefferson County
Colo
Charles McCluskey
University of Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Lab
Russell Pedersen
Sidney Superintendent of Schools
Greeley
City Council Weighs Park Plan Changes
City Manager John Baudek says the Monday September 9 meeting will discuss park development plans including moving several ball fields into a single area and removing roads between playing areas. Action is needed that day to meet a Federal assistance deadline.
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Sidney
John Baudek
Baudek
Amazon Project Presentation Set for Thursday in Sidney
Father Thomas Krupski heads the Amazon Project talk and slide show at 8 p.m. Thursday in St. Pat's High School auditorium. The event highlights a Nebraska supported effort to aid Amazon natives with local resource development without foreign aid.
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Amazon Project, Inc
Brazil
Sidney
Thomas Krupski
St. Pat’s High School
Father Krupski
Amazon
Mary Ann Egging
Ted Egging
Gurley
Dean Thedes
Egging
Kraupski
Telegraph
America
Plane dispute taken to court over J-3 Piper partition
Roy W. Spurling has petitioned the district court to partition the J-3 Piper aircraft held in partnership with Darrell Cruise of Dalton. Spurling says the plane is deteriorating and should be disposed of, but Cruise will not voluntarily partition the property.
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Roy W. Spurling
Darrell Cruise
Dalton
Spurling
Area Land Bank Managers Meet in North Platte
More than 80 managers fieldmen and directors of Federal Land Bank Associations in western Nebraska will gather at the Holiday Inn in North Platte on Tuesday September 10. The session is part of a six city series for 82 associations in four states. Arthur Buffington vice president of the Omaha Land Bank will discuss past lending and projections. Erik Spangler and Milford Beeghly will report on Farm Credit Board activities. Foster Smith and Don Harford will report on the District Land Bank Stock holders Advisory Committee. Glenn LeDrout of Byron Reed Company will give the luncheon address.
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North Platte
Federal Land Bank
Nebraska
Holiday Inn
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Arthur Buffington
Omaha Land Bank
Everett Spangler
Federal Farm Credit Board
Milford Beeghly
District Farm Credit Board
District Land Bank Stockholders Advisory Committee
Foster Smith
Callaway
Don Harford
Haigler
Glenn LeDrout
Byron Reed Company
Omaha
I 80 Highway Work Planned Across Panhandle
Nebraska plans three I 80 contracts totaling 23.3 miles from Chappell to the Colorado line with bids opened Oct 3 at Lincoln Central Office. Construction progresses Paxton to Big Springs, Sidney interchange design is done, right of way soon, with service by about three years if funding permitting.
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Chappell
Nebraska Department of Roads
Sidney- Big Springs
Lincoln
Deuel County
Oshkosh
Colorado State Line
Sedgwick County
Paxton
Big Springs
Nebraska- Wyoming Line
John Hossack
Nebraska
Sidney
North Platte
Ogallala
Hossack
Sidney Community Hotel Corp elects new officers
The board reorganized naming L. E. Wamsley president and Jack H. Lowe vice president. Active hotel management is expected around Sept. 16.
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The
Sidney Community Hotel Corp
L. E. Wamsley
Jack H. Lowe
Meeting on Cheyenne County mental center plan in Elks Auditorium
A meeting to explore establishing a school and workshop for the mentally retarded will be held Thursday September 12 in the Elks Auditorium. Interested parties may attend and contact Mrs Hazel Darnell at 254 2755 for more information.
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Cheyenne County
Elks Auditorium
Hazel Darnell
Johnson Named Regional Scout Executive for Wye Braska Council
Leroy Johnson of Cedar Falls Iowa will become council executive of the Wye Braska Council Boy Scouts of America. He replaces Ted Hanley and will assume duties in October with prior service across Iowa and Nebraska.
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Johnson
Missouri Valley College
Boy Scouts of America
United States Army
Kay
Wyoming
Iowa
Granddads Golf Meet Opens Sunday at Hillside
Granddads Golf Meet, a charity 18 hole medal play event, will be held Sunday at Hillside Golf Course in Sidney. Registration starts 9 a.m. with a 3 dollar entry fee. The winner receives a trophy donated by a national distilling company.
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Hillside
Sidney
Carl Faddis
City Golf Pro
Graddad
Faddis
Winners Of Largest Family Contest At Fox Theatre
The Ted Egging family of Gurley won the Fox Theatre largest family contest. Ages range from 24 to 3 months with members Mary Ann 24 Walter 22 Louie 20 Patty 18 Teddy 16 Donny 15 Bobby 14 Sharon 13 Alan 12 Christina 11 Linda 10 Angela 9 Vincent 7 Duane 6 Rita 3 and Phillip 3 months. They will be guests of honor at the film Yours Mine and Ours with a Fox dinner at The Chateau and a family portrait at The Photo Center. The Eggings run The Egging Co. in Gurley makers of tractor and combine cabs. Runners up were the Martin Grant family of Sidney and the William Eddy family of Dalton with nine children.
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Fox Theatre
Ted Egging
Gurley
Egging
Mary Ann
Walter
Louie
Patty
Teddy
Donny
Bobby
Sharon
Alan
Christina
Linda
Angela
Vincent
Duane
Rita
Phillip
South America
Air Force
Lucille Ball
Henry Fonda
Fox
Vern Austin
Chateau
Cheyenne County
Egging Co
Martin Grant
Sidney
William Eddy
Dalton
Panhandle Weather Forecast Says Mild, Fair Weekend
The Panhandle forecast calls for fair and mild weather this afternoon into Saturday. Expect highs around 80, a low near 50 tonight, and rain chances under 5 percent. The five day outlook shows temperatures Saturday through Wednesday near normal with frequent changes.
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Panhandle
Sidney Telegraph Football Preview Highlighting 1968 Plans
The Sidney Telegraph dedicates a special football edition with stories by John Colone, detailing 1968 high school and college lineups, schedules, and prospects. The issue features color cover pages, upcoming seasons, and references to university schedules of regional interest.
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Sidney Telegraph
John Colone
Telegraph
King Pigskin
Ogallala's I-80 overpass links to $3 million complex plans
Keith County News reports Ogallala plans a $3 million I-80 interchange development including Gulf Oil service station, future motel and restaurant expansion, and a $605,000 right-of-way and overpass project. Voters will decide Sept. 13 on bond funding for right-of-way costs.
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Ogallala
Ogeallala
Gene Brady
Gulf Oil Company
South Platte River
Gulf
Ogallala 1-80
Ramada Inn
Holiday Inn
Pure Oil Co
Standard Oil
Texaco
Phillips 66
Mobil
Conoco
Gene Grady
Keith County News
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Roy Bauer
Lloyd Johnson
American Automobile Association
Cornhusker Motor Club
AAA
Amazon Project
Nebraska State Patrol
D. J. Whitefoot
West Highway
Hotel Board
Area Scout Council
Granddads
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