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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1969

Page

9

Sgt Beeken Honored For Heroism In Vietnam Action

Sgt Beeken received the Army Commendation Medal for valor at Fort Carson Colorado after heroism June 17 1968 under Viet Cong attack. He also earned a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. He served in Vietnam April to December 1968, then returned to the United States for medical treatment. He now serves as an instructor at Fort Carson. He is a 1966 graduate of St Patrick High School and the son of Mr and Mrs Leslie H Beeken of Sacramento formerly Sidney residents.

Leslie E. Beeken Fort Carson Colo Beeken Serpennt Becken Vietnam United States Fort © Arson Colorado Springs U.S. Reconda School Spt St. Patrick’s High School Leslie H. Beeken Sacramento Calif Sidney 173Rd Airborne

Ruinous State Described On Wheat Farms

Washington wheat farmers warn of inevitable ruin without more government help as stocks rise and prices stay low. Glen Hofer of the National Association of Wheat Growers urges extension of price support laws with stronger export and domestic sales terms.

Washington House Agriculture Committee Glen Hofer National Association of Wheat Growers Nixon

Sterling plans indoor pool and recreation center near NJC

Sterling officials consider a brick veneer complex proposed by Henry Glisan of Fort Collins to adjoin NJC housing. The project seeks to remove a 1917 pool hall ordinance restricting minors and Sunday closings, with a hearing set for Sept. 23 before final approval and a 60 day construction window. The facility would include an Olympic size pool, recreation room, laundry, gym, and sauna.

Sterling Colo Sterling Council Henry Glisan Ft. Collins Prospect Plaza NJC Glisan Graydon Dowis Dewis

Campground At Sidney Lauded By Traveling Public

Mrs J C Kanouse of Laceyville Pa praises Sidney fairgrounds camping facilities. She and her husband, traveling from California to Alaska via Interstate 80, found free electricity at the site during a thunder shower on Friday July 18. She asks the community to thank those who made the overnight stay comfortable.

Fairgrounds J.C. Kanouse Laceyville California Alaska Power and Light Company Sidney

Printing Service Ad From Sidney Telegraph

Local print shop offers pickup and rapid printing with delivery. Call 234 5555 for fast service. Sidney Telegraph at 830 Yith Ave promotes prompt printing for customers.

Sidney Telegraph Yith Ave

West Nebraska Visitors Council Sets Promotion Plan

Western Nebraska Visitors Council advertising and promotion section met in North Platte to plan color brochures and brochures for travel advantages in Western Nebraska. Ed Sykes Ogallala leads promotional efforts and will draft a brochure layout and other materials for communities and visitors. Membership categories were approved including business $10 annual, community $25, organizational $25, and individual $1 with no voting rights. The council adopted the slogan Dedicated to showing the REAL WEST to the WORLD and approved a buffalo head decal with Nebraska outline and WNVC letters. Discussions continue on formal ties with Old West Trails Foundation toward official Regional Council status.

Nebraska Western State of Old West Trails Foundation Regional Council of the Trail

Farmers Increasing Crop Insurance to Shield Storm Losses

Washington reports farmers are buying more crop hail insurance to offset annual losses, with hail storms causing about 284 million dollars in crop damage. Last year a record 3.5 billion dollars coverage was purchased protecting wheat corn soybeans and tobacco, with 126 million in premiums and 69 million paid to growers. The Agriculture Department notes all risk insurance from the Crop Insurance Corp. has paid about 5.4 million annually in bail claims recently.

Washington Agriculture Department Corn Belt Crop Insurance Corp

IRS Questions and Answers Tax Tips for Taxpayers

This local IRS column answers common tax questions for readers. It covers records for new workers like a beautician, W-2 attachments, keeping deductible expense receipts, tips reporting for Social Security credits, updating W-4 after divorce, adjusting estimated tax payments, and using the decedent's fair market value as the basis for inherited stock.

U.S. Internal Revenue Service IRS

North Sidney gas producer now shut in

Natural gas is found in two horizons of the D sand at a well north of Sidney in the Engelland Field but the well is shut in awaiting connection to a gas gathering system. The No. 1 Kettler was drilled by Braden Gear Drilling Co two miles north of the original discovery site. Other fields show oil and gas activity with several wildcat proposals and planned drilling across Cheyenne, Deuel, Kimball, Banner and surrounding counties.

Sidney Engelland Howard Kaler Braden-Gear Drilling Co Nebraska Scotts Bluff County Ferguson Cayman Corp R. E. Maresh Cheyenne County Exeter Drilling Co Deuser Deuel County Chappell Continental Energy Corp Oakley and Hayes Nitzel Ges Braden-Gear Goodwin Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Kimball County Continental Resources Corp B-W Drilling Co U. S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co Chamberlain Hussner Field Gable Drilling Co Chandler and Associates Kasmarek Rue-Griffith

Dust Gathers In County's Rain Gauges

Cheyenne County faces worsening drought as August through September totals stay tiny. Observers report Dalton at 1.10 inches since Aug 1, Potter 0.65, Lodgepole 0.40, Sidney only 0.02, with wheat farmers drilling into dust. Forecasts linger around low rain chances, one day promising relief.

Cheyenne County Great American Desert Dalton Don Dey Ermand Potter Lodgepole Sidney Sam Countryman George Coulter

Sidney Public Schools List of Bills and Vendors

A long vendor list for Sidney Public Schools shows numerous suppliers and amounts, including American Express, Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw Hill, and local firms. Totals suggest an extensive accounts payable ledger with numerous line items and small to mid sized payments.

Sidney Public Schools

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