Flying Veterans Reenact Coast-to-Coast Air Mail Flight
Lincoln dairyman Larry Liebers and Sidney pilot Al Christensen joined a two day reenactment of the original U S air mail route from New Jersey to California. The 40th anniversary flight faced weather delays with Christensen completing Sidney to Cheyenne on Friday. Lincoln mayor Kermit Moore received a letter from North Platte's mayor and the event featured Silver Wings Fraternity pilots and local ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Dairyman
Larry E Liebers
al Christensen
Sidney
U.S
Kermit Moore
Christensen
Moore
Cheyenne
Silver Wings Fraternity
North Platt
Lincoln Man
Wayne Moran
Ed Bauman
Cliff Wolf
North Platte
Lincoln Flier
Liebers
Sidney Flier
Gurley
Hruska Set To Attend Cheyenne GOP Barbecue at Dollar Days
Sen Roman Hruska will attend a Cheyenne County Republican barbecue during Dollar Days in Sidney on Oct 1. The event, organized by county GOP chair W J eta Robinson, features all you can eat barbecue for a dollar and a free quarter of beef giveaway. Proceeds go to the county GOP treasury, with Thunder the Grand Champion Angus serving sandwiches at Elwell parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman ‘Hruska
In .A. Cheyenne
W. J. Eta Robinson
Angus
Fair
Sidney
Elwell
Sth
Sinas
Thunder
Lina Bayne
Dalton
Ross Bayne
Robinson
Sen
Hruska
Kvuska
Labor supply slackens as employment office reports August activity
The Sidney employment office, led by Francis R. Hiner, notes August shows a usual July decline tied to wheat harvest but higher overall traffic than a year ago due to job seekers from other areas and students. Local office placed 676 workers, 485 in agriculture. 27 new unemployment claims filed. 47 vocational tests administered. non agricultural demand down slightly in July. 147 orders for 282 workers in August. stenographers and sales clerks remain in short supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney (Employment
Francis R. Hiner
State Employment Service
Sidney
Hinér
Goldwater To Speak In Lexington Tuesday
Senator Barry Goldwater will address the Dawson County Republican Women’s Club in Lexington at 3 pm on September 13. The public is invited and Goldwater will attend a $10 a plate appreciation dinner in Kearney that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Len Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Goldwater
Dawson County
Republican Women's Club
Kearney
Cool Weather Brings Relief as Rain Yet to Follow Panhandle
Western Nebraska farmers welcomed cooler air as a cold front cleared the heat, but rain remains scarce. Farmers in Cheyenne County report early wheat sprouting with moisture aiding root setup, while overall Panhandle rainfall failed to provide lasting benefits. Seeding progress shows 9 percent of winter wheat and 23 percent of rye planted, with 46 percent of fall legumes sown as drought and heat curb crop prospects in the upper Platte Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Panhandle
Sidney
Alliance
United States
Cheyenne County
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Upper
Platter Valley
Heavy footed driver with speedy car hits Cheyenne County court
Tony Caruso of Hill City Illinois faced two speeding charges after a fast start near Paxton Nebraska and a second stop east of Sidney. He paid $15 plus costs in the first case and $20 plus costs in Cheyenne County court. He said he would have to put a block under the foot feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.P
Ill
Cheyenne
Tony Caruso
Paxton
Neb
Sidney
Caruso
Rauner Heads Farmers for Kennedy Johnson Move
Robert Rauner, a Gurley farmer, is named State chair of Nebraska Farmers for Kennedy Johnson, part of a national drive to win farm votes for the Democratic ticket. The movement targets farm families with county by county organizing and advocates a different farm program than the Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rauner
Nebraska
Rauner
Hershel Loveless
Iowa
Kennedy-Johnson
Ezra Benson
Benson
Nixon-Lodge
Nixon
New Farmers
Kennedy
Johnson
Arcenn
GOP
Eisenhower Benson
Rauneft
Democratic Congress
Soil Bank
Miss Neubauer Struck By Car In Sidney
Sidney resident Valeska Neubauer was hospitalized after being struck by a car at Illinois Street and 1st Avenue. The driver, 17 year old Danny R. Lenz of Gurley, was told to report to police Monday for questioning. Neubauer sustained a head injury pelvis fracture and multiple scratches and bruises.
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Valeska Neubauer
Sidney
Sth
Illinois St
Sol Willis
Danny R. Lenz
Gurley
Miss Neubauer
Ilinois St
Lenz
Willis
Reker, 91, Sidney resident, dies after long illness
Fred Reker died Thursday at Memorial Hospital after six weeks as a patient. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from South Divide Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. The Craig Mortuary handles arrangements. Memorials go to Lutheran Old People’s Home. Born May 5, 1869 in Hanover Province Germany, he came to the U.S. in 1886, lived in Kentucky, married Lena Hoffmeyer in Bear Branch, Indiana, and homesteaded in Cheyenne County in 1902 near Sidney, where he lived until his death. He was a charter Farmers Union member and long active in South Divide Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors: daughters Clara Bushman of Dayton, Ohio. Elsie Driever of Aurora, Oregon. sons Ernest, Carl, Herman of Sidney. 11 grandchildren. 23 great-grandchildren. one brother August of Madison, Indiana. Preceded in death by wife in 1948 and son Martin in 1954.
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Fred Reker
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
South Divide Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Krohn
Brule
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Herman Kahl
Hanover Province
Germany
August Fred Reker
Ernest Henry
Clara Busher Reker
United States
Kentucky
Lena Hoffmeyer
Bear Branch
Ind
Cheyenne County
Reker
Farmers Union
Clara Bushman
Dayton
Ohio
Elsie Driever
Aurora
Ore
Ernest
Carl
Herman
August
Madison
Martin
Kennedy to keynote Panhandle fundraising dinner
Robert Kennedy 34,Harvard attorney and key Kennedy campaign strategist, is slated to speak at a Panhandle Democratic dinner and rally. The $10 plate event expected to draw 300 plus attendees. confirmation pending. Details to be set at Sept 15 meeting of 43rd district Democrats including Cheyenne Morrill Kimball Banner counties.
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Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Panhandle
Don McGinley
Ogallala
Harvard
Mersday
Cheyenne
Morrill
Kimball
Banner
Kennedy Brothers
Lefil
Sidney
Complete Levy List Published Today in Cheyenne County
The Sidney Telegraph prints the official approved levy list for Cheyenne County on page one section two. It covers all school districts special districts cities villages county and state levies for the 1960 tax assessment as approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraph
O.K
Board of County Commissioners
Eight-year-old Sioux Villa boy first Cheyenne County polio case of 1960
Richard Bonner Jr., eight, of 1813 2nd Ave in Sioux Villa, became Cheyenne County's first polio case of 1960. Doctors say he is not paralyzed, recovering from non paralysis polio. he had no polio shots and shows weakness only on his right side. Father works at Stickney's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Villa
Cheyenne County
Richard Bonner
Richard B. “Bonner
2Nd Ave
Sioux” Villa
the Telegraph
Young Bonner
Stickney’s
South Potter Farmers push five mile county road plan
A group of south Potter farmers asked county commissioners to consider building about five miles of east west road to fill gaps where none exist. The proposed route would cross two north south roads and connect with the Sidney Draw road at the east end. Attorney L M Clinton represented the farmers at the Tuesday meeting, with several farmers in attendance. Bennie Herboldsheimer C P Herboldsheimer Wendell Math ewson Keith Sprenger Howard Madden Gunhardt Olsen Silas Walker Gayle Jarred and others supported the request. The board took the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Potter
Sidney Draw
L. M. Clinton
Clinton
Bennie Herboldsheimer
C. P. Herboldsheimer
Wendell Mathewson
Keith Sprenger
Howard Madden
Gunhardt Olsen
Silas Walker
Gayle Jarred
Man Caught Here In 1956 Is Wanted
SA move underway in Lincoln to extradite from Pennsylvania a 1956 Nebraska Penitentiary escapee Harry Wiand 38 who fled in August 1956 while serving a two year term for bursary at Sidney Country Club. He was jailed in Pennsylvania in September 1956 and is at Montgomery Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Nebraska Penitentiary
Harry Wiand
Sidney Country Club
Montgomery
Governor Brooks Dies At 3 42 P M
Special bulletin reports Governor Ralph Brooks dying at 3 42 PM after noon. He had announced intentions to remain in the Senate race against Carl Curtis despite ill health and a hospital stay of 17 days in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Gov Brooks
Lincoln
Ralph Brooks
Senate
Sen
Carl Curtis
Robert Conrad
Demos To Select Dosek Successor
P. J. Heaton left Sidney for a Lincoln meeting to choose a new candidate for lieutenant governor after Dosek withdrew due to license revocation. State Sen. Norman Otto is the top contender, with Frank Morrison having significant influence on the decision. The special session is set for 2 p.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.
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P. J. Heaton, Sr
Sidney
Democratic State Central Committee
Lincoln
Edward A. ‘Dosek
Heaton
Democratic
Norman Otto
Frank Morrison
Sen
Otto
Mr. Dosek
Cornhusker Hotel
Russell V. Hanson
Newcastle
Nebraska
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Liebers, Wolf, Mohan, Moore & Bauman
Carr and Christensen
Kennedy Move
Hedy Colling
Charles C. Colling
Maple St
Hedy
Enouy
Potter
Waltham
Telegraph
Neubauer
Pioneer
Bob Kennedy
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Aapeee Polio
Morrison
Sen.Otto
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