Firemen To Have Annual Awards Event
The North Platte Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association will hold its annual awards banquet Saturday evening at the Elks Auditorium in Sidney. Social hour at 6 p.m. followed by a 7 p.m. banquet. Trophies will be presented for spring tournament events. The association covers departments across the Nebraska Panhandle. President Paul Stewart of Morrill speaks for the group, about 250 attendees expected.
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North Platte Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Elks Auditorium
Sidney
North Platte Valley Association
Nebraska Panhandle
Paul Stewart
Morrill
Broadcasters To Meet Here
NORFOLK Nebraska Broadcasters Association elected Joe di Natale president at Tuesday meeting. Sidney chosen as next year's convention site. Vernon Stedry named vice president Amos Eastridge reelected treasurer. Charles Thone renamed association executive secretary. Two year board directors elected: James McGuffin Paul Jensen Glen Phenning.
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Norfolk
Joe di Natale
KODY
North Platte
Nebraska Broadcasters Association
Sidney
Vernon Stedry
KHUB
Fremont
Amos Eastridge
KMTV
Omaha
Charles Thone
Lincoln
di Natale
Rodger Larson
KFOR
James McGuffin
WOW Omaha
Paul Jensen
Koln-Tv
Glen Phenning
Kawl
York
Potter Farmer Dies At Fremont
Otto R. Bergt 84 of rural Potter died Tuesday in Fremont Neb while visiting his son Harold. Funeral services Friday Sept 23 at 10 30 am from Potter St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Albert Prouty and Rev G H Boehnke officiating. Burial Potter Lutheran Cemetery Pallbearers Ernest Gerler Edgar Aurich Walter Hilpert Herbert Schuessler Arthur Baack Ed Boehnke. Survived by wife Paula two daughters Eunice Polster Salt Lake City and Bernice Carls Pomona Calif one son Harold Fremont 12 grandchildren one great grandchild and one sister Craig Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements.
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Otto R. Bergt
Potter
Potter St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Albert Prouty
G. H. Boehnke
Potter Lutheran Cemetery
Ernest Gerler
Edgar Aurich
Walter Hilpert
Herbert Schuessler
Arthur Baack
Ed Boehnke
Fremont
Neb
Harold
Perry County
Missouri
Hooper
Cheyenne County
Paula Lueder
Ferohna
Paula
Deadline Near for Wool Market Referendum Ballots
Eligible voters must submit ballots by Friday Sept 23 to the ASCS county office. Raymond L. Davis, chairman, confirms eligibility requires owning sheep or lambs aged six months or older for at least 30 consecutive days since Jan 1. Ballots can be mailed or delivered in person to the county office serving the farm headquarters.
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ASCS
Raymond L. Davis
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Gas Service Wins Dalton Parade Prize
Dalton Gas Service replica of the State Capitol at Lincoln won top honors at the Dalton Fall Festival parade securing both commercial and sweepstakes. Heizer's Grocery and Dalton Co-Op placed second and third, with Howard Sheets and D A Grain fourth and fifth in floats. Kids’ entries led by Sherry Watchorn and by Paul Ankeny and Dale Henke earned top placings.
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State Capitol
Lincoln
Dalton Gas Service
Dalton
Heizer’s Grocery
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Dalton Co-Op
Howard Sheets
D & A Grain
Sherry Watchorn
Paul Ankeny
Dale Henke
Darrell
Randall Miller
Jane Schinzel
Dalton School
Herb Fecht
Richard van Anne
Virginia Gillespie
Chris Rhode
Steve Hopkins Jr
George Winkelman
Mary Andersen
Chris Oversdahl
Harry Huet
Clara Clough
California
Colorado
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Idaho
Arizona
Dick Hall
Julesburg
Colo
Spectacular lighted Dalton festival parade thrills crowd
The 39th annual Dalton Fall Festival closed with a spectacular evening parade. Lighted floats from Dalton businesses wowed a record crowd as Dalton Gas Service won the commercial parade award and Sweepstakes and Heizer's Grocery the Wheatbelt Public Power District prize. Other winners included Dalton Co-Op, Howard Sheets and D and A Grain Co amid bands from Gering Sidney Gurley Potter Lodgepole and Oshkosh.
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Dalton
Capitol
West
Nebraska
Dalton Gas Service
Heizer’s Grocery
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Dalton Co-Op
Howard Sheets
D and A Grain Co
Panhandle
Gering
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Potter
Lodgepole
Oshkosh
Harvest boost drives Sidney July sales surge
Sidney retail sales jumped in July due to a bumper winter wheat harvest, lifting the town's 12.7 percent year over year rise and 12.4 percent over June while the general business index rose 3.8 percent. Nebraska wide retail sales gained 4.1 percent year over year but fell from June. Farm equipment led Nebraska with a 22.7 percent July gain per the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration report.
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Sidney
University of Nebraska College of Business Administration
Nebraska
1 800 Head Moved East
A cattle shipment valued at about 300000 dollars was handled by The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion this week. The 1 800 head, described as choice and light yearlings, moved by rail and truck to Herb Klug of Columbus from the Sioux Army Depot grazing lease held by Giffert Kennedy and Weber. Dave Truss supervised the shipment. Klug previously bought cattle from the Sioux range last year, marking one of the region’s largest sales and shipments.
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Sidney
Herb Klug
Columbus
Sioux Army Depot
Giffert
Kennedy
Weber
Dave Truss
Klug
Sioux
Huge Sunflower Grows Wide in Local Yard
Frank Frauendorfer exhibited a sunflower 14 inches wide with a 14 foot stem. He planted two sunflowers this year. one flourished while the other barely developed. He estimated seed count loosely and joked a man with fifty acres could supply all the stores in the world.
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Frank Frauendorfer
Mr. Fraundorfer
Memorial Hospital room rates rise with $50,000 cost hike
Memorial Hospital braces for a $50,000 operating cost increase next fiscal year due to new wage, unemployment, and inflation laws. Room rates will rise to $21 for semi private and $28 for private, with rest home pricing also adjusted. Plans include relocating the boiler, expanding the kitchen, and remodeling rooms, funded without federal Hill Burton support by a $175,000 loan.
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Memorial Hospital
Memorial Penta
Memorial Rest Home
E Board
Howard Duncan
Scottsbluff
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Darold Hendee
Chicago
Hendee
Nebraska Hospital Accountants Assn
United States
The
American Hospital Assn
Educational Foundation of the American Hospital Accountants Assn
Punt Pass & Kick Contest Registration Open
Sidney area youth ages 8 through 13 can enter the fifth annual Punt Pass & Kick contest. Winners advance through zone and district rounds to a Tour of Champions and a chance to appear at the NFL Play-Off game in Washington D C and the Orange Bowl. Registration runs through October 7 at Gibson Ford Mercury.
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Sidney Trade Area
Washington
D.C
Ford Dealers of America
National Football League
Sidney
Gibson Ford Mercury
Washington D.C
Miami
Fla
Ken Noteboom
Gibson’s
Pp&k
Mendation
Noteyoom
Pp&e
County Tax Statements To Be Late
Cheyenne County Treasurer Mable Jorgensen says personal tax statements will be mailed late this year, likely after the November 8 general election. Delays stem from state valuation questions affecting mill levy timing and a half mill Educational Service Unit No. 17 levy contest, with tax due on December 1 and collections hindered by late mailings.
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Mable Jorgensen
Cheyenne County
Jorgenson
Nebraska
Jorgensen
Jaycees Seek New Members Campaign At Sidney Club
The Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce launches a two team membership drive through Oct 18 with prizes for most new members. Eligible applicants are men ages 21 to 35. New members include Dean Larabee and Ron DeVier.
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Sidney
Bob van Meter
Country Club
Jaycees
Dick Baliman
Ogallala Jaycees
Demo Party Names State and District Vice Chairs
State Chairman John Mitchell announced the reappointment of J. J. Exon of Lincoln as Democratic State vice-chairman and Irene Bystrom of North Platte as state vice-chairwoman. Assistant vice-chairmen in the three congressional districts were Jack Cavanaugh of Douglas County Board, William Hoppner of Pender, and C. A. Story of Sidney.
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J. J. Exon
Lincoln
Irene Bystrom
North Platte
John Mitchell
Jack Cavanaugh
Douglas County
William Hoppner
Pender
C. A. Story
Sidney
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Lotsa
University of Nebraska Extension
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Timmons
Nebraska Legislative Council
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University of Nebraska
Frontier Airlines
Baltimore
Maryland
Dallas
Texas
Story
Demo Vice-Com
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