Elm disease moves west threatening western Nebraska
Dutch elm disease, plaguing eastern Nebraska since 1960, has reached Devel County and could devastate elm populations in Sidney and Cheyenne County. Dr. David Wysong warns the Panhandle may suffer more due to higher American elm prevalence. A four point control plan remains in effect while researchers pursue resistant varieties and skeptical about cures.
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Nebraska
Devel County
David Wysong
University of Nebraska
Douglas County
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Wysong
Box Butte
Dawes
Sioux
Iowa State University
Ames
Wysong Siad
Creighton Alumni Meeting Slated for Sept 28 in Sidney
Creighton University officials will attend the Western Nebraska Creighton alumni party at Sidney Country Club on Sunday September 28. Rev. James E. Fitzgerald S J and Chuck Maxwell will represent the university. Over 135 alumni from Alliance Bayard Bridgeport Chadron and nearby towns are invited along with parents. A new color film A Majority Report will be shown at 6 pm followed by dinner at 7 30 pm. The Western Nebraska chapter serves alumni within 50 miles of Sidney including parts of Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado.
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Creighton University
Western Nebraska Area
Creighton Club
Sidney Country Club
James E. Fitzgerald
S. J
Chuck Maxwell
Robert E. Decker
Eleventh Street
Sidney
Western Nebraska
Creighton
New Elks Club Manager Takes Post in Sidney
Peter G. Horst, formerly of Scottsbluff, began duties as Sidney Elks Club manager on Sept 15. He previously worked as a Scottsbluff Elks Club bartender and led Elks committee efforts. His wife Lydia will join in about a month. The Horsts, with five married children, announce free coffee daily from 9 to 11 a.m. except Sundays, inviting public participation.
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Sidney Elks Club
Peter G. Horst
Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Elks Club
Elks
Lydia
Horsts
Elks Club
Extension home agents loom for Nebraska counties
Cheyenne County agent Ivan Liljegren reports the state will fund 52 home agents. Outstate counties may share about 46 percent of the previous count. Panhandle counties get six agents. Morrill Garden Cheyenne and Deuel seek joint posts, with action likely after year start. The plan signals shift to area home extension agents amid past vacancies and heavy county burdens.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Douglas
Lancaster
Panhandle
Scotts Bluff
Liljegren
Home Extension Council
Benish Estate Aids Hospital Beneficiary Bequest Details
Viola Benish's last will leaves Memorial Hospital and Home a several thousand dollar bequest with land and funds to the hospital balance after specific requests. Peetz and Brower handle the estate, with Gerald Matzke managing details of the bequest. Estate administration costs and federal taxes remain to be determined. The hospital census has been low, while the rest home portion runs near capacity.
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Darold Hendee
Brass theft at former Sioux Army Depot building
Cheyenne and Kimball County Sheriff's offices investigate the theft of brass door latches worth 2300 from a building on the former Sioux Army Depot property. Entry was gained by breaking windows. The owner is Walter Hilpert of Potter. The incident occurred in the past ten days and was reported recently.
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Cheyenne County
Sioux
Kermit Brumbaugh
Walter Hilpert
Potter
Newly Passed Community College Bill Threatens Sidney Vo Tech
The Nebraska Legislature approved LB 979 creating seven area community colleges, shifting vocational training into junior colleges and threatening Western Nebraska Vo Tech at Sidney with funding pressures. The plan favors Scottsbluff, raises county tax concerns, and bans four-year degrees.
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Vo-Tech
Sidney
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
Western Area Community College
Terry Carpenter
Nebraska
Associated Press
Bill Community College System
New Doctor Is A Native Of Sidney
Dr. Calvin Cutright returns to Sidney joining Dr. Carl Cornelius in private practice. A 1959 Sidney High School graduate, he studied at Nebraska universities, interned in Lincoln, served in the Air Force at Yokota Base, and now settles back with his wife Lolly O Connor and three‑month‑old daughter Kristin in Sidney.
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Calvin Cutright
Carl Cornelius
Cornelius
Cutright
O.F. Cutright
Sidney High School
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Omaha
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Air Force
Yokota Air Force Base
Tokyo
Lolly O’connor
Harold O’connor
Kristin
Frontier Looking Better In August
Frontier Airlines reports August net profit of 1.08 million on 8.79 million operating revenue, up 23 percent from last August. Passenger revenue totals 7.28 million as 103.6 million revenue passenger miles set a new monthly record amid an 8 percent rise in available seat miles and factors including a labor dispute, Labor Day timing, and stronger summer travel demand.
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Denver - Frontier Airlines
E. Paul Burke
Frontier
Frontier Airlines
Carnival To Benefit Two Area Funds
Carnival for Scout Pack 89 scheduled for next Tuesday Sept 30 at 7 30 p m in the Shelter House to raise funds for the Sidney United Fund and the Billy Johnson Kidney Transplant Fund at Chappel Den leaders work on booths as dens promote Boy Scouting public invited to participate Scouts urged to recruit friends and new members Round Up month noted Don Green says Man Power begins with Boy Power Awards were given at the August 28 family night and swimming party including to Jay Armour Larry Osborn Michael Rhoden Nick Swanstrom Scotty Easterly and Dave Petersen
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Shelter House
Sidney United Fund
Billy Johnson Kidney Transplant Fund
Chappell
Dens
Don Green
Sidney
Mr. Green
Jay Armour
Larry Osborn
Micheal Rhoden
Nick Swanstrom
Scotty Easterly
Dave Petersen
Family Type Plan For Vo Tech Advances
A family type education plan for Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School in Sidney moves forward with a federal submission. George Gerdes, former State senator, carries the proposal to Washington and Senator Robert L. Clark has aided HEW discussions. The plan aims to boost enrollment and expand regional tech education with a February start date.
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Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney
Washington D.C
United States
Washington
George Gerdes
Alliance
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert L. Clark
HEW
Kansas City
Cecil Stanley
Nebraska Department of Education
Sidney School Educators Okay Salary Proposal
At a Monday night Sidney Education Association meeting the group approved the 1970 71 salary schedule drafted by a committee led by Ken Moncrief. The plan goes to the board of education for approval. President Glen Houtz presided, noting his Philadelphia trip and National Education Association convention attendance. Treasurer Bill Rogers reported 300 percent membership across local state and national associations. Convention activities chair Paul Sheaman outlined plans for the District VI NSEA meeting in Sidney October 23 24, with district president Dr Harold Koch of Chadron set to speak at the October meeting.
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Sidney Education Association
Ken Moncrief
Board of Education
Glen Houtz
Whch
Sidney School
Philadelphia
National Education Association
Bill Rogers
Sidney
Paul Sheaman
NSEA
Harold Koch
Chadron
Marijuana Cache Believed To Be Nebraska Crop
Sterling area Logan County sheriffs recovered five plastic bags of fresh marijuana weighing an estimated 30 to 50 pounds in a barrow pit near a Sterling motel. A tip from a motel owner led deputies to the scene where suspects fled. the marijuana is believed to have originated in Nebraska and could be worth five to six thousand dollars when dried. Sheriff Vince Bianco noted increasing drug problems in the county and ongoing investigations.
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Sterling
Logan County Sheriffs Office
Logan County
Nebraska
Vince Bianco
Joseph Teague Dies at 59 in Lodgepole Nebraska
Joseph James Teague 59 a Lodgepole resident died Thursday at Miller Memorial Hospital Chappell He worked 22 years for Cheyenne County before retiring in July Funeral services 10 am Monday Sacred Heart Catholic Church Lodgepole Rev Lambert Phillips interment Pleasant View Cemetery Rosary 7 30 Sunday Craig Holechek Funeral Home Sidney He was born June 10 1910 Logan Iowa married Fileen Rubado February 13 1935 Survivors include wife two sons Robert El Paso Texas and Richard Sitka Alaska four daughters all Lodgepole ten grandchildren
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Joseph James Teague
Cheyenne County
Miller Memorial Hospital
Chappell
Teague
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Lodgepole
Lambert Phillips
Pleasant View
Craig-Holechek
Sidney
Sacred Heart Church
Mr. Teague
Lo=gan
Iowa
Oscar J
Ida Marie Teague
Fileen Rubado
Teagues
Farmers Co-Op
State Diplomats Expanding Ranks Across Nations
Nebraska diplomats contacted 270 companies in 50 cities in year one to promote home state industrial opportunities. Fifty-eight diplomats were elevated from envoy to ambassador at a banquet, including John A. Egging of Sidney. New envoys named include E. K. Yanney of Ludgenole.
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Nebraska
John A. Egging
Sidney
E. K. Yanney
Ludgenole
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