Sidney Red Raiders Face Toughest Class B Schedule in Nebraska
Sidney High School coach Tom Ernst previews the 1968 season citing a brutal schedule with seven of nine opponents winners last year. The Raiders host Fort Morgan in the curtain opener and aim for a balanced attack mixing conservatism with more passing. Ernst says several players could earn all state honors and vows a strong, one game at a time push.
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Tom Ernst
Sidney High School
Red Raiders
Omaha World Herald
Omaha
Sidney
Nebraska
Raiders
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Denver West
Morgan Club
Ernst
Sidney High
Sidney Country Club
Papillion
Wray
Cole
Cheyenne
Bob Devaney
Nebraska University
Management Change At Fort Sidney Hotel On Sunday
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel will switch management Sunday Sept 15 under Hotel Restaurant Management Inc led by Frank Thomson of Denver. Sidney Community Hotel Corp will own operate the business. a new liquor license may close the bar two to three weeks while the dining room opens Mon Sept 16.
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Hotel Restaurant Management, Inc
Frank Thomson
Denver
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
The
Sidney Community Hotel Corp
Thomson
Denver University
Fort Sidney
Retail Sales Meeting Set for Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce manager Lord Cole calls a special meeting for Monday September 16 at 7 30 p m in the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to discuss the retail trade outlook for Cheyenne County with hundreds invited and urged attendance.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Lord Cole
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Cole
Fort Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Retardation Association Work Begun in Sidney Area
A steering committee forms to set bylaws for a Kimball and Cheyenne County retarded children’s association after a 30 person Sidney meeting. Verlin Boldry urged joining with state and national groups. local steps include approaching the school board for a training teacher and supporting educational service units.
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Kimball and
Cheyenne County
John van Anne
Dalton
L. J. Darnell
Sidney
Larry Clinton
Rollie Bevan
Boldry
Kimball
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Old Field Tapped Again In Blodgett And Kreitzinger Areas
Oil drillers reopen fields in Kimball and Banner counties with multiple No. 1 wells. K M Associates operates the Blodgett No. 1 and moves to Kreitzinger No. 1 with Toltek Drilling Co. Sundance and Midwest pair with Stuarco on Brown No. 1 in Banner County. Indianola residents view rigs from their yards as Trico and Platte Valley drill the Esch No. 1 near 24-32-8. No other Nebraska activity reported.
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Kimball County
Blodgett
K&m Associates
Toltek Drilling Co
Kreitzinger
Swne
Sundance Oil Co
Midwest Oil Corp
Stuarco Drilling Co
Banner County
CNE NW
Sothwestern Nebraska
Indianola
Red Willow County
Trico Oil and Gas Co
Platte Valley Oil Co., Inc
Punt Pass Kick Entries Sought in Sidney Area
Boys aged 8 through 13 in Sidney can register for the eighth annual Punt Pass and Kick event. Registration runs at Gibson Ford Mercury until Oct 4, with free participation and provided footballs and tees. Winners receive gold silver and bronze trophies and may advance to Zone contests. Co sponsors include Gibson Ford Mercury and Sidney Public Schools.
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Sidney
Gibson
Ford
Mercury
Green Bay
Bart Starr
Atlanta Falcon
Billy Lothridge
St. Louis Cardinal
Jim Bakken
Pp&e
Gibson Ford-Mercury
Ford Dealers
National Football League
Sidney Public Schools
Panhandle Weather Forecast Outlook
Clear to partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Highs near 80 with lows 45 to 55. Rain chances under 5 percent. Five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures Saturday through Wednesday with highs 75 to 85 and lows 45 to 55. Isolated showers possible midweek.
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Panhandle
Services Set Monday For Mrs. Grace Barlow
Grace Hart Barlow 85 lifelong Sidney resident died early today at Memorial Hospital after five weeks hospitalization. Funeral 2:30 Monday at St Patrick's Catholic Church with Rev Kosmicki. interment Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary 4 p.m. Sunday at church. Funeral by Gehrig and Son. Memorials to St Patrick's elementary. She born July 23 1883 to John and Annie Hart. married July 14 1907 to Robert A. Barlow. he died 1953. Survived by three daughters two sons, two sisters, ten grandchildren, four great grandchildren. A fuller obituary to follow Monday.
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Sidney
Grace T. Barlow
Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Ray Kosmicki
Greenwood Cemetery
St. Patrick’s Church
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
St. Patrick’s
Grace Hart
John
Annie McEvoy Hart
Robert A. Barlow
the Altar Society
American Legion Auxiliary
Royal Neighbors
Nebraska State Historical
Memorial for Roy E Gabriel in Gurley Community
Roy Edward Gabriel 54 died about 6 am in a Colorado Springs hospital after three weeks of hospitalization and two years of illness. A Gurley resident for 47 years, he was born February 1, 1914 in Bloomfield Nebraska and married Wilma Hart May 24, 1948 at Sidney. He served four years in the navy in World War II and belonged to St. Marys Church Gurley American Legion Gurley Fire Department and VFW. Surviving are his widow, his parents, a brother Frank in Bellflower California and a sister Anna Lane of Bonners Ferry Idaho. Interment is in Greenwood Cemetery after a 9:30 am Monday service at St. Marys Church Dalton officiated by Rev. Cletus Semper.
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Gurley
Roy E. @keeter
Gabriel
Colorado Springs
Colo
St. Mary’s Catholic Church of
Dalton
Cletus Semper
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Roy Edward Gabriel
Bloomfield, Neb
Charles A
Lillian Engel Gabriel
Sidney
Wilma Hart
St. Mary’s Church
Frank
Bellflower
Calif
Anna Lane
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Sidney Youth’s Leg Broken In Cycle Car Crash
Ambulance attendants lifted Steve Bruce of Sidney to a stretcher after a motorcycle hit a car at 13th and Forrest at 7 45 p m Thursday. Bruce suffered a broken right leg and was taken to Memorial Hospital. The crash forced a replacement on the Sidney Red Raiders starting lineup for tonight’s opener. Bruce was to play end.
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Steve Bruce
Sidney
13Th
Forrest
Bruce
13Th Avenue
Marjorie L. Ireland
Ireland
Memorial Hospital
Sidney Red Raiders
Telegraph
Vavrina Rites Set On Saturday
Funeral services for Jerry Vavrina 57 a well known lieutenant in the Nebraska Safety Patrol will be at 2 o clock Saturday afternoon in the Presbyterian Church at North Platte.
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Jerry Vavrina
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Presbyterian Church
North Platte
Potter And Dalton Set Fall Festivals In Cheyenne County
Potter Days opens tonight with a 7:30 p.m. football game in Potter. Potter parade is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with a 400 prize fund for floats and clowns, and a 3:30 p.m. barbecue. Dalton Festival features parades on Tuesday 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., a 500 prize drawing, exhibits, and a horse show. Both towns host contests, games, and free events as parts of the two fall celebrations.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
Potter’s
Potter
Main Street
Legion Hall
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Dix
Marathon Oil announces boardroom shakeup in Findlay Ohio
Robert E. McMillen elected director and executive committee member effective October 1. He becomes senior vice president administration succeeding Howard West who retires after 46 years. Harold Hoopman elected to succeed McMillen as VP production operations US and Canada. McMillen and Hoopman are former Marathon officials from Sidney Nebraska district.
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Findlay
Ohio
Robert E. McMillen
Marathon Oil Company
J. C. Donnell II
Mr. McMillen
Sidney, Nebraska
Marathon
Tripoli
Libya
Oasis Oil Company of Libya, Inc
United States
Canada
University of Pittsburgh
American Petroleum Institute
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
University of Hawaii
Hoopman
Casper
Wyo
Guatemala
Eastern Hemisphere
Mr. Hoopman
University of Wyoming
Harvard University
West
Marathon At
Mr. West
Marathon Oil Foundation, Inc
Club House Remodel Opens at Sidney Country Club
Sidney Country Club begins remodeling of its clubhouse to modernize the facilities. Josten Construction Co. will move kitchen and serving areas to the main floor and extend the dining social area to the east. Work starts Wednesday after stockholders approved the project.
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Sidney Country Club
Josten Construction Co
Scout Show Action Square set for Sidney Fair Grounds
The Tinta Tonka District Scout Show Action Square will be outdoors at the Sidney Fair Grounds on Saturday September 28 from noon to 9 p m Tickets go on sale September 16 and are sold by local Cub and Boy Scouts Dee Swanson District Scout Executive notes the show encourages boys to perform well and advance their scouting effort while attracting recruits leaders and support.
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Tinta~Tonka
Sid~ney
Fair Grounds
Action Square
Sidney Lions Club
Dee Swanson
Swanson
Deadline Near For ASC Vote
Deadline near for ASC vote next Tuesday Sept 17 as ballots mailed Sept 2 are due at the ASC office. Eligible voters are farmers in one or more farm programs. lists available in county ASC office and inquiries welcome. County convention Sept 27 at the ASC office to elect vacancies and choose chair and vice chair.
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ASC
Ray Davis
ACS
ASCS
11Th
Alvarado Road
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Fort Sidney Hotel
Retardation Association
Grace T, Barlow
Roy Gabriel
Sidney Youth
Potter and Dalton
McMillen
Marathon Co
R. E. McMillen
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