United Fund Seeks Support for Eight Member Groups
Sidney and Sioux Army Depot unite to fund eight member organizations with approved budgets led by Benny Hochman. Campaign kicks off with advance gifts chaired by J. H. W. McNish. Organizations include Red Cross 2400, Boy Scouts 5300, Girl Scouts 2200, USO 125, Kings Daughters 2200, Salvation Army 1450, Muscular Dystrophy 700, National Travelers Aid 50. aim to sustain local services and disaster aid.
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United Fund of
Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
J. HW
McNish
Benny Hochman
Hochman
Tauday
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Sidney-S.a.d
Sidney S.A.D
United Fund
National Travelers Aid
Sidney S.A.D. United Fund
Travelers Aid
Kings
United Way
Electric System Debt Payoff Seems Assured Next Year
City Manager Tom Coffey told the Sidney city council that the electric system debt could be retired by September 1 next year with funds on hand and expected revenues. He warned the department would be cash short if debt paid off by March 1. Coffey, leaving for Ft. Collins, said the payoff would free about 150000 annually for other uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Tom Coffey
Ft. Collins
Colo
City funds flood control project in Sidney area
The council approved a flood control project entirely financed by the city to manage flood waters in west and southwest Sidney. Mt. Plains Engineering Co. of Scottsbluff will prepare the project specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Mt. Plains Engineering Co
Scottsbluff
Sioux Villa housing report presented at Monday Council meeting
Mr. Coffey briefed the council on Sioux Villa noting 338 residents in the north side housing project, including 178 children. The informational report details rentals, vacancies, family types, and rates with no recommendations or actions planned. Forty six families have children.
Two New Nebraska Oil Wells Announced This Week
Nebraska oil activity rises with two new wells in Cheyenne and Kimball counties. Sterling Drilling Co. completed casing at No. 3 Deaser in the Eddy Field west of Dalton with Murfin Drilling Co. as contractor. Second Mobil Oil Co. casings the No. 70 Long Unit in Kimball County after a D sand test yielded 1,400 barrels. A new gas well near Sioux Army Depot in Cheyenne County shows potential for about two million cubic feet daily, with a second shut-in gas well nearby sparking speculation of a new gas field. Rumors of a regional wildcat program persist between Huntsman and Gurley. Braden and Gear Drilling Co. moves to Cheyenne County to drill the No. 1 Hill for Sundance Oil Co. in SE NE Sec. 9-16-50.
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Cheyenne
Kimball
Nebraska
Sterling Drilling Co
Deaser
Eddy Field
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Murfin Drilling Co
Mobil Oil Co
Long Field
Kimball County
Sioux Army Depot
Sioux
Midwest Oil Co
Denver
Gurley
Huntsman
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Braden and Gear Drilling Co
Sundance Oil Co
Trade School Delegation to Inspect Sioux Depot Property
Cecil Stanley of the Nebraska Department of Education will lead a four man team to Sioux Army Depot tomorrow to earmark property facilities and equipment for a new vocational technical school. They will arrive by Frontier Airlines at 9 30 a m Thursday weather permitting and depart Lincoln on the 4 40 p m flight after a day at Sioux. The survey aims to advance at the Board of Education meeting on October 1.
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Cecil Stanley
Nebraska
Frontier
State Board of Education
Sioux
County Teachers Meeting Set for Gurley Auditorium
The Cheyenne County Education Assn holds its first school term meeting Monday September 27 at 7 30 p m in the Gurley School Auditorium. The date was moved from September 20 to avoid the Dalton Fall Festival open ing day. Werdell Lessman reports a Leadership Conference at Camp Norwesca near Chadron in August will be reviewed. teachers may join at this meeting if not already members.
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Cheyenne
County Weighs Food Stamp Program Pause
Cheyenne County Board postpones requesting the Food Stamp program citing federal action timing, high county costs, and limited local impact. Officials note many eligible residents cannot meet the mandatory monthly stamp quota, reducing potential benefits and store compliance. If federal changes occur or demand rises, the board may reexamine near year end.
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Cheyenne
Lancaster County
Sidney High seeks adult course ideas for program
Kenneth Moncrief leads the adult education effort at Sidney High School and invites locals to vote on preferred courses. An announced list appears in The Sidney Telegraph with room for additional suggestions. Courses run ten weeks, one night weekly, with a $1 registration and $10 instruction fee, plus any extra materials.
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Sidney High School
Kenneth Moncrief
Mr. Moncrief
Festival Conventions and Potter Dalton Festivities Ahead
The 31st annual Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska convention convenes in Sidney September 26 28 with Governor Frank Morrison and speakers Herb Gundell and Glenn Viehmeyer. Potters Potter Days and Dalton Fall Festival follow with parades prizes races water fights a barbecue a football game and a busy schedule of exhibits floats and contests across Potter and Dalton.
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Frank Morrison
Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Herb Gundell
Denver
Colo
KLZ
Glenn Viehmeyer
North Platte Experiment Station
University of Nebraska
Potter and
Dalton
Green Amusement Co
Panhandle forecast shows clouds and light rain ahead
Weather bulletin reports mostly cloudy conditions in the Panhandle this afternoon tonight and Thursday morning with decreasing clouds Thursday afternoon. Occasional rain tonight and Thursday, low tonight 35 45 and high Thursday 50 60. Five day outlook calls for temperatures about 10 degrees below normal with highs in the 60s and lows 35 45, scattered showers mainly later in the period.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Son in Navy Safe as Betsy Sweeps New Orleans
Mrs. Louisa Reano reports her son Joe Reano a chief warrant officer in the United States Navy and his wife are safe after hurricane Betsy. Their New Orleans home escaped severe flood though utilities were disrupted and some wind damage occurred. He is nearing 30 years of service.
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Louisa Reano
New Orleans
Joe Reano
United States Navy
Rummage Sale For Hospital This Weekend
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary hosts a rummage sale and bazaar Friday and Saturday in the Osborn building beside the Fox Theatre with booths at the Elks Auditorium. Proceeds support hospital services. coffee and rolls served from 9 a.m. each day. Co chairs are Mrs. Orvin Golden, Mrs. Ed Hiett, Mrs. Roger Plantz, and Mrs. Arlin Caster.
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Orvin Golden
Ed Hiett
Memorial Hospital
Osborn
Fox Theatre
Illinois
Elks Auditorium
Sidney Business and Professional Women
Sioux Army Depot Ladies’ Club
Roger Plantz
Arlin Caster
United Fund Campaign Sets Goal of 15375 at Fort Sidney
The annual United Fund drive at Sidney and Sioux Army Depot kicks off with two breakfasts to raise 15375 for eight member groups. Benny Hochman leads. Jerry Kallhoff directs employer efforts and Mrs. Frank Mattoon and Mrs. Marvin Sherrerd lead residential drive.
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United Fund
Sidney and
Sioux Army Depot
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Benny Hochman
Jerry Kallhoff
Frank Mattoon
Marvin Sherrerd
J. H. McNish
Lloyd O’halloran
American
Coffey to Replace Booze as City Manager in Ft. Collins
City Manager Tom Coffey will move to Ft. Collins Colorado later this month to take a similar management post, succeeding a manager with the last name Booze. Rumor says, we are giving up Booze for Coffey.
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Tom Coffey
Ft. Collins
Colo
Coffey
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Boy Scouts of America
8.A.D
United Service Organization
United States
Free World
Kings Daughters
Inother
Sidney Municipal
Harold Hoskins and
Highway Department
Lincoln
Sioux Villa
Potter
Charles Smith
Omaha
State Federation
Albert Peterson
District 12
John Isaacs
Dix
Michael Edwards
Albert Kjar
Lexington
Bugne Hoerle
Ewing
Harry Greatehouse
Ted Lindquist
Wahoo
Fort Sidney
Lyle Johnsrud
Fort Benton
Mont
Rocky Mountain Region
Gundell
North Platte
Nelson
American Legion Hall
Old Co-Op
Front Street
Lodgepole
Harrisburg
Pine Bluffs
Chappell
Lyman
Legion Hall
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Park
Floyd Montgomery
Wheatbelt
Potter and Dalton
United Fund Campaign
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