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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
5
Dalton announces Sept 18 and 19 celebrations with two parades including a new nighttime float parade, a morning parade, and a full festival of carnival, exhibits, and contests. Prizes total hundreds for floats, horses, and kids entries, with separate divisions for Kiddie Floats and decorated bicycles.
Walter Clark, held at Cheyenne County jail on nonpayment of child support, faces new complications after Kearney authorities seek him, alleging forgery totaling about 105 dollars. Sheriff W W Schulz says the case centers on the suspected crimes committed during his flight from Deputy Gene Morris.
Dr Homer B Hix Jr son of Rev and Mrs Homer B Hix of Potter was transferred last week to Calgary Canada named Employees Relations Manager for Mobil Oil of Canada Ltd Dr Hix has been an employee of Mobil Lconey Company in Dallas Tex for the past several years
A man already jailed at the Nebraska State Penitentiary for forgery was brought to Sidney for a hearing on a new offense from Oct 14 1959. James Sweeney, alias likely, was bound over to district court with a Sept 10 hearing hoped. He allegedly forged Elmer C Johnson’s name on a 128 check drawn on Farmers State Bank Lyman and passed it at Cheyenne County Lumber Co. during a purchase. His current Penitentiary sentence stems from a Holdrege forgery conviction.
The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary invites the public to a film on socialized medicine during its monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon September 12. The gathering starts at 2 o clock in the Auxiliary Room, basement of Memorial Hospital, with refreshments served.
Cheyenne County reports 90 percent of the 1962 winter wheat crop planted as ideal conditions persist. University team tests two Nebraska plots while millet cutting begins. rainfall varies across regions, pasture conditions improve, and overall crop prospects stay favorable despite some drought impact.
Cheyenne County records show last night’s Potter Bank robbery may be the first since 1916. Judge C. W. Smith, then vice president and cashier, witnessed the robbery and binding. A posse captured the gunmen, two locals killed two citizens, and sentences ranged from seven to life.
Eleven top midwestern high school bands accept invitations to Ak-Sar-Ben Midwest Championship Marching Band Contest at the Ak-Sar-Ben Rodeo and Live Stock Show in Omaha. Dates place the event at the Coliseum with 12 performances featuring Robert Horton. Bands are listed by class and origin.
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren will collect water samples from about ten irrigation wells on Monday. Samples go to the Lincoln soil testing lab for analysis under a statewide random program to assess chemical content and nitrate leaching from fertilizers.
Sidney High School marching band and 130 people travel by three buses five cars and two trailers to Denver for the National American Legion Convention parade Monday. Sponsors include Sid Phelps Larry Delinger Lloyd Talich Jan Kinney Frank Helms Ed Hinrichs Arnold Westrhoff J. W. Vaughn Joe Dodds Louis Johnson.
Mark Alan Oberndorfer seven teen day old son of Mr and Mrs Normand Oberndorfer of Potter died Sept 1 Born Aug 14 at Memorial Hospital funeral served Monday at 2 pm from St Pauls Lutheran Church north of Potter burial in church cemetery Rev R H Brauer officiated Craig Mortuary in charge Pallbearers were Kenny Stewart Allen Baack Dennis Baack Rex Boennke Survivors include parents three sisters Barbara Jo Charlene Sue and Peggy Lynn and grandparents Otto Horst and Martha Oberndorf er of Sidney.
Frontier Airlines history was made in August as the busiest month with 34,200 passengers and 9,329,000 passenger miles. Travel rose 5 percent in passengers and 8 percent in miles from August 1960, aided by trips to dude ranches national parks and resort areas. For the year ending August 31 the carrier carried 352,200 passengers and 95,325,000 passenger miles, increases of 7 percent and 11 percent respectively.
Sidney Industrial Corp. board discussed ways to contact prospects and gather rumors at the monthly meeting. Wayne Meran urged residents and businesspeople to report even wild rumors to help attract industry, noting rumors can be tracked down and lead to big opportunities.
The Potter State Bank suffered a bold robbery during the night the first in Cheyenne County since 1916. About $20650 in bonds travelers checks and coins were taken including 18000 in unissued US bonds and 2500 in traveler's checks. The cannonball safe remained intact and no safe was cracked. Authorities seek tips from locals and ask to notify the FBI or Sheriff Schulz.
David Janssen stars in Ring Of Fire at the Fox Theatre Sunday through Tuesday. He is a third cousin of Mrs. Dick Rayl of Sidney, a native of Nebraska born near Alma where his grandfather lives. Janssen's mother Bernice and sisters Terri and Jill acted on stage, and Terri was Miss California in 1960. His father works as a photographer in California.
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