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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1966
Page
1
A newborn girl was left at Memorial Hospital late Saturday night with a note. Dr. C B Dorwart examined the infant, finding it physically healthy. Parents must identify themselves and sign a relinquishment for adoption. without this, the baby cannot be adopted for five years. Public disclosure of the parents' identities is not required.
Sidney United Fund officials promote payroll deduction to boost giving. Benny Hochman notes firms like NW Bell Telephone Memorial Hospital Marathon Oil Clinton McNish already use it, urging others to follow. Just 50 cents weekly from pay would add up by year end. Kickoff is Oct 3 with advance gifts underway led by J H McNish and Dr Lloyd O Halloran. Sioux Army Depot’s Lt Col Cyril Williams leads the local drive.
Cheyenne County Historical Assn board met Sept 14 at the home of Mr and Mrs Francis Hiner with full attendance. They discussed structural changes to the Commanding Officer house removing wiring and pipes, heating plans, and museum office relocation to display a parlor set. Two other sets to be placed in the old library basement. restoration progress noted with appointments to source upholstery and drapery materials.
Mrs A F Weber 77 died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after five days as a patient. Funeral services set for 2 30 PM Tuesday at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev Carl L Nelson presiding. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Body lies in state 5 PM Monday to 11 AM Tuesday at The Craig Mortuary. Surviving: widower L Joe Weber of Idaho Falls, daughter Mildred Dahms of Phoenix, two sisters Augusta Frank Mildred Newsum of Colorado Springs, brother Yv O Johnson of Los Angeles, five step grandchildren. Mrs Weber a church and P E O member.
Funeral services were held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Potter for Normand W. Oberndorfer 41 who died Thursday morning. The Potter native and Korean War veteran farmed northeast of Potter and served as a church trustee and Men's Club president. Survived by widow Adella Horst three daughters Barbara 12 Charlene 8 and Peggy 6 a brother Leonard Potter and two sisters Mrs Harvey Benzel Potter and Mrs Ray Kuehn Sidney.
The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion hosted a brief cattle run with 670 lb steers fetching 26.50 and 760 lb steers at 26.00 to a Sandhills buyer. Hog prices slipped to a top of 21 with a market drop, while a pavilion spokesman urged hog growers not to panic and to finish hogs to 200-220 pounds for better sale prospects.
The piece reports Cheyenne County residents confront higher prices with 1965 to 1966 inflation. It notes an added $887,000 annual spend to buy the same goods, and local families face reduced buying power: $206 more per family at $7,925 income, $312 at $12,000, and $104 at $34,000. Fixed incomes suffer most.
The Float Center of the Nation Dalton hosts a two day Fall Festival with entries, a Dalton versus Dix reserves football game, and two parades the morning 10 30 and the night 7 30 lighted parade. Exhibits judging at 8 am Tuesday followed by street sports horse events and a carnival. Awards program at the school auditorium closes the day. Daltonites boast home made and designed floats and urge all to attend.
An oil field about five miles west of Bridgeport in Morrill County expands to nine producers after the No. 4 Dunlap well yielded 2,400 feet of oil in a drill stem test, while a dry hole was plugged at the No. 4 een. Multiple counties report new wildcat spots and field openings including Kimball, Banner, Cheyenne, Dundy, Lincoln, Box Butte and Sheridan counties, with firms such as Regal Drilling Co., Banner County venture partners, Sundance Oil Co., Kimbark Exploration Ltd., Braden-Gear Drilling Co., and The Texas Co. staking and testing sites across the region.
Chappell schools await ETV installation as wiring and television sets are added. Superintendent Thompson notes the delay. once active, students will access high school level classes in American Literature and History and current events, plus elementary courses in art science and math. The program includes Places and Things in Depth, currently telecasting Senate hearings.
Walt Shannon of Bridgeport drew crowds at Potter Days with a diverse barbed wire collection dating up to 150 years old. He explains identifying origins, patent dates, and discontinuations, noting about 20 wire types and plans to add display cases with explanatory slips.
Nebraska oil output stayed above 36 000 barrels per day in July with total monthly production at 1 142 468 barrels and Sleepy Hollow Field in Red Willow County contributing 79 098 barrels. The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission notes ongoing potential from secondary recovery as Sleepy Hollow nears maximum results in two to three months. Major fields listed include Ackman Cedar Valley Enders Fernquist Filon Harrisburg Houtley Johnson Juelfs Gaylord Kimball Midway Minatare South West Potter Reiher Reimers Silver Creek Singleton Sleepy Hollow Sloss Stage Hill Vedene Waitman Willson Ranch and 12 exploratory plus 23 development wells were approved in July.
Bruce Snyder, director of Panhandle Community Action Agency in Gering, reports two projects underway and new articles of incorporation being drafted to form a multi county organization. The group may add Cheyenne County with a meeting next month and hopes to establish a Cheyenne County Community Action Council if interest exists. Project Headstart aims to serve pre school children from low income families with a five month program beginning around January. Two centers are planned in Scottsbluff with potential sites in Gering and other county areas.
Sidney Public Schools seek to keep lunch price at 25 cents per meal. Supt. Russell Pedersen says it may be impossible due to rising milk and bread costs. Depleting federal surplus foods reduce selections, notably butter and cheese, complicating efforts to hold the price.
Lush green wheat sprouts across Cheyenne County and the southern Panhandle amid favorable weather. Nebraska crop outlook for 1966 shows record corn yield and production, with beef cattle on feed rising statewide and in the Omaha area.
Joseph E Kelley is appointed State Master of the 4th Degree for the District of Nebraska for the term September 1 1966 to August 31 1968 by Supreme Knight John W McDevitt and the Supreme Board. He succeeds Patrick J Norton of Boys Town. Kelley joined Knights of Columbus in 1940 and received the 4th Degree exemplification in 1955. He has been Grand Knight of Msgr Anton Link Council Sidney and a District Deputy for six years. He belongs to St Patrick's Parish Sidney.
Wool growers are urged to cast ballots in the referendum on the wool and lamb market development program. Eligible voters are those who owned sheep or lambs six months old for at least 30 days since January 1. Votes are at the ASCS county office through Sept 23, in person or by mail.
State highway officials in Sidney last week told the State Highway Advisory Commission that Interstate 80 is advancing westward and should open west of North Platte sometime next year.
State Engineer John Hossack announced two new Interstate stretches open to traffic this week. The Maxwell west to North Platte segment covers 12 miles, and the Omaha area interchange to the John F. Kennedy Expressway will also open. Ribbon cuttings are planned in Western Nebraska on Thursday and in Omaha on Friday. Eastbound traffic will reach the Gilbert interchange in Hamilton County once Maxwell to North Platte opens.
Work has begun on a 2.5 mile I-80 section at the Nebraska Wyoming line to connect with Wyoming I-80 and U S 30 in Neb Traffic speed will depend on funding. Sidney expects two interchanges southeast and southwest, per Don Coffey Nebraska Highway Department design engineer, awaiting Federal approval.
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