Sidney Voters Decide Flood Control Bond Issue Tomorrow
Residents of Sidney Nebraska head to the polls Thursday from 8 am to 8 pm to decide Ordinance No 795 approving a $300000 general obligation bond for flood and storm water control. Ballots list funds, tax levy, and the plan to issue only the low bid.
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Sidney
North Ward
Central School
East Ward
South Ward
United Methodist Church
City of
Nebraska
Forrest Street
Robert Hossle
Cheyenne County
Potter Days Celebration Opens With Friday Events
Potter Days in Potter Nebraska kicks off Friday with Entry Day exhibits at the Fire Hall and school displays. The football game pits Potter High against Gurley High with Miss Potter coronation at halftime. A late tape dance follows at the Legion Hall.
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Cheyenne County
Potter High
Gurley High School
Miss Potter
Potter High School
Becky Andersen
Pam Baack
Kristi Boehnke
Diane Carlson
Cathy Juelfs
Gloria Madden
Saboina Madden
Linda Nagengast
Barbara Obenderfer
Colleen Sanders
Connie Sanders
Ardie Schuessler
Jane Slama
Susan Sprenger
Jennifer Steele
Gaylene Thies
the Legion Hall
Exon Aims Move to End Food Tax via Petition Drive
Gov. Exon sought a 1972 ballot change to end state sales tax on food items with a petition drive. Former Cheyenne County Clerk Ralph Englert accepted the form but did not promise filing. Secretary Beermann refused the petition for lacking affidavits, prompting potential court action.
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Cheyenne County
Ralph Englert
Allen Beerman
J.J. Exon
Englert
Exon
Allen J. Beermann
Beermann
Democratic Party
Beerman
Secretary of State
Meyer
Nebraska Farm Prices Steady in August 1970 Report
Nebraska farmers saw overall price levels hold steady in mid August with slight year to year declines. The all farm index stood at 297, crops at 169, and livestock at 345. wheat averaged 1.21 a bushel, corn 1.16, grain sorghum 1.87 per cwt, hogs 18.20 per cwt, and beef cattle 30.50 per cwt with various month to month moves.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Trans Nebraska Carrier records August boarding surge
Trans Nebraska Inc president Dan Brewra announced a record month with 69 passengers carried in August. The firm reports 16 employees and 509 boardings for August, up 77 from July’s 522 as activity grows across Alliance Chadron Denver and Omaha routes.
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Dan Brewra
Trans-Nebraska Inc
Alliance
Chadron
Denver
Omaha
Brown
Trans-Nebraska Airlines, Inc
Trans-Nebraska
Teacher Pay Ruling Halts Most Raises
Washington alerts that the Cost of Living Council largely bars pay hikes for U S school employees, with NEA claiming up to 80 percent of teachers could miss fall raises. Officials urge clarity as eight SHS faculty on ten month contracts gain raises while about 90 percent forego the $100 base increase.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
National Education Assn
Council
Arnold R. Weber
Treasury
Charles Walker
Weber
Montgomery County
NEA
Walker
Russell Pedersen
SHS
Big Red Dominates Outlook in Sidney Telegraph Feature
The September Western Outlook issue, edited by Ed Sykes, highlights Big Red football fans with Bob Pinkerton's column offering 1971 advice to Coach Bob Devaney. It notes forward throwers Taggitt and Brunsen and cites contributions from Don Bryant and NU sports lore.
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Toda
Sidney Telegraph
Bob Pinkerton
Kimball
Bob Devaney
Cornhusker
Pinkerton
Taggitt
Brunsen
Gothenburg Times
Jim Helmes
Central Nebraska
Larry Frost
Gothenburg
Don Bryant
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Jack Lowe
Mac Radclif
Department of Road
Will Spindler
Indian Service
Caroline Sandoz Pifer
Jules Sandoz
Sidney
Clinton
Supreme Court
Lawrence M. Clinton
Western Outlook
Ed Sykes
Old Settler Winners Announced in Lodgepole Parade
The 1971 Lodgepole Old Settlers Reunion parade honored numerous groups and individuals with awards. Float and wagon winners included Lisco State Bank, Deuel County Jaycees, George Dickinson, and the Sidney Wranglers. Pony and saddle group champions named across multiple divisions, with top buggies owned by Leonard Dickinson and the Sellers brothers.
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Lodgepole Old Settlers
Dan Markel
Lisco State Bank
First State Bank
Lodgepole Pep Club
Franss Blacksmith Shop
Servisoft
Vic Grasz
Deuel County Jaycees
Goodview 4-H Club
Arnold Haack
Leonard Dickinson
Calvin
Richard Sellers
George Dickinson
Don Lafler
Marion Dickinson
Saddle Club
Sidney Wranglers
Trail Blazers
Chappell
Ron McMillen
Bud Rankin
Joe Quinn
Sandy Skov
Crystal Christenson
Mike Vosika
Darrell Riley
Jimmy
Kelly Ross
Todd Dughman
Kathy Peeks
Bonnie Riley
Joan Bondegard
Cory Fraass
Ival Baca
Randy Ommen
Faye Dickinson
Charlene Sick
Clifford
Judy Grimes
Kay Criswell
Judy Stegeman
Steve Grasz
Penny Smith
Kim Grimes
Bonnie
Bruce Riley
Akeson
Tim Bond
Donna Franklin
Ward Bond
Lisa Franklin
Joe
Alice Daeers
Baldridge
Julie Mika
Shebi Bondegard
Steve
Terry Akeson
John Wertz
Virgil Disney
Eli Pace
Frank Madison
Gurley
Tabor Brandt
Archie Greenwood
Dalton
Dorwart Moves to New Office as Partnership Ends
Announcement of dissolution of the Dr. C. B. Dorwart and Dr. L. S. O'Holleran partnership effective Sept. 15. Dorwart relocates to new Jones Center offices with staff Frances McIntosh and Pat Rohde. O'Holleran remains in Jackson building. Dorwart, Sidney’s longtime physician since 1937, denies retirement. remodeling underway at former Bookkeepers and Village Toys location.
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C. B. Dorwart
L. S. O'Holleran
Dorwart
Jones Center
O’holleran
Jackson
Frances McIntosh
Pat Rohde
Cheyenne County
Sidney
R. E Roche
Area Teams Open This Weekend in Cheyenne County Gridiron
Friday night features Gordon at Sidney High Gurley at Potter Lodgepole at Dalton. Saturday night includes Peetz hosting Lone Star and Sidney St Patrick’s vs Lyman at Weymouth field. Sidney pursues win number fifteen in Western Conference play after three undefeated seasons.
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Cheyenne County
Gordon
Sidney High
Gurley
Potter
Lodgepole
Dalton
Colorado
Peetz
Lone Star
Sidney St. Patrick's
Lyman
Weymouth Field
Red Raiders
Broncos
Sidney
St. Patrick’s Irish
Red Raiders Most Likely In Class B
Sidney High administrators await state enrollment data used to assign athletic classes. For 1971-72 SHS reports 304 male students, with 238 in grades ten to twelve and 66 in the freshman class, down from last year’s 313.
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Sidney High
Sidney
SHS
CSC Sociology 232 Social Problems course in Sidney
Chadron State College offers an undergraduate Sociology 232 Social Problems course in Sidney starting this fall. The organizational meeting and first class are Thursday Sept 16 at 7 p.m. at the Senior High School. Classes meet 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays for about 15 weeks for three credits. Instructor Harold Gilbertson. Cost 55.50 Neb residents and 88.50 non residents.
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Chadron State College
Sidney
Harold Gilbertson
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Fair Premiums Available This Week
Ribbon winners may collect premiums at the Extension Office in the Courthouse from 8 to 12 and 1 to 5. After Saturday September 10 premiums will no longer be available.
Damage High In Accident On Highway 30
A two vehicle crash at 4 33 a m on High way 30 near Sidney involved a Hertz rental truck driven by William Earl Hubbard Jr and a Mercury station wagon driven by Gary Lee Statler. Statler was turning left when the truck tried to pass. Damages totaled 125 to the truck and 1000 to the Statler car with no injuries reported.
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Highway
Sidney
Hertz
William Earl Hubbard Jr
Bellgarden
Calif
Gary Lee Statler
Denver
Colo
Statler
Fall Festival Meeting in Dalton Details Plans
A final planning meeting for the Dalton Fall Festival is tonight at 8 p.m. in the old Fire Hall Dalton. Harold Borges returns as chairman with Rev Cletus Semper as vice chairman Ron Dykman in charge of exhibits Marva Nelck secretary and Katherine Pelsler treasurer.
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Dalton
Harold Borges
Cletus Semper
Ron Dykman
Marva Nelck
Katherine Pelsler
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Legion Park
Railroad Park
Bruce Juelfs
U.S
Trans-Nebraska Carrier
Dr. Dorwart
ABIG
Old Settlers Museum
Walter Dykman
Dykmans
Dykman
Old Settlers
Tenue
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