Sidney Urges Industrial Unit to Offset Sioux Reductions
The Chamber of Commerce Special Services Committee warns of a 15 percent personnel cut at Sioux Ordnance Depot and urges forming a non profit industrial corporation to lure new industry. They cite Deputy and Congressional input and note the depot may shrink from about 2,200 during WWII to roughly 750 by year end while remaining Nebraska’s largest active installation other than Omaha's SAC.
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Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Special Services Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Sioux
A. L. Miller
Nebraska
Miller
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Youths Involved In Seven Auto Thefts According To Patrol
Nebraska Safety Patrol reports two 14 5 year old youths arrested in Gothenburg after a car theft at Ledgepole. The pair is to have juvenile hearings in Lexington where the first car vanished. They allegedly then stole seven autos in Gothenburg North Platte Stoneham Colorado Sterling Sidney and Lodgepole including Edwin Groshans’ car in Sidney and a Kripal Motor Co. machine in Lodgepole triggering an alarm.
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
Gothenburg
Ledgepele
Lexington
North Platte
Stoneham
Colo
Sterling
Sidney
Lodgepole
Edwin Groshans
Kripal Motor Co
Arguments Across Potomac Echoed in Lodgepole Basin
The piece links ideological battles over nuclear and conventional warfare to Army plans and budget cuts. It notes Defense officials asserting capability to fight general war and limited aggression, while Army leaders warn deterrence harms conventional strength. It reports cuts at Sioux Ordnance Depot and broader civilian layoffs amid a 20 percent civilian reduction and hints at further manpower squeezes next year.
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Lodgepole Creek
Potomac River
Potomac
Defense
Wilson
Nathan Twining
Arthur Radford
United States
Army
Maxwell Taylor
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Western Nebraska
Sidney
Rep
A. L. Miller
Sioux
Record Wheat Harvest in Cheyenne County 1957
Cheyenne County reports 202,815 harvested wheat acres and an estimated 6,000,000 bushels produced in 1957. The soil bank trimmed about 16,292 wheat allotment acres and 11,119 seeded acres were destroyed before harvest, contributing to the shortened acreage and impact on potential production. The yield reflects one of the county's best wheat harvests despite reduced acreage.
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Cheyenne
ASC
Nebraska Agricultural Statistics
Soil Bank
Collection Effort Planned On Unpaid Pledges For Hospital
The Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital building fund will press for collection of about 45000 in unpaid pledges. The finance committee authorized suit where feasible with Mrs. Thomas OConnell Sr. directing efforts and E L Hoover of The Nebraska Mutual Credit Assn. assisting. The hospital, not in financial distress, seeks to pay a 35000 debt tied to the building from operating revenues. many pledges are deemed collectible.
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Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Telegraph
Board of Directors
Thomas O'Connell Sr
O'Connell
Mother and Son Burned At Home in Steam Vaporizer Accident
A Sidney mother and her five year old son Wayne were treated in Memorial Hospital for second degree burns. Mrs Pete Seward and her son were in satisfactory condition. Wayne, asleep, toppled a steam vaporizer causing burns to his back shoulders and arms, and his mother was burned while rescuing him.
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Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Pete Seward
Wayne
New Oil Production Record Set in Nebraska Week
Nebraska daily crude output rose to a weekly average of 56,778 barrels, surpassing the prior high of 56,243. British-American Oil Co plugged its McNish No. 2 in the Gaylord-Juelfs Field after a test showed substantial mud and water-cut. this marks the fifth cluster in the field while Heider Field reports BA’s crew drilling Wills C No 3 north of Potter.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
British - American Oil Co
McNish
Heider
Potter
Wills C No 3
Lodgepole Girl Brenda Namuth Dies At 12
Brenda Kay Namuth, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Namuth of Lodgepole, died early today at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Gehrig and Sen Funeral Home with Rev. Norman Schraider officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Born Sidney March 14, 1945, she leaves parents, one brother Delbert, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howarter of Sidney.
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Brenda Kay Namuth
Ernest Namuth
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Gehrig and Sen Funeral Home
Norman Schraider
Greenwood Cemetery
Sidney
Brenda Kay
Delbert
Thomas Howerter
Another Stolen Bike Found In Same Place
A bicycle stolen recently in Sidney has been recovered. The bike, owned by Stephen Durbin, was found behind the city diversion canal northwest of Sioux Villa, nearly in the same location as a previous theft earlier this week.
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Sidney
Stephen Durbin
Cain
Sioux Villa
City Savings, Loan Moving To New Unit
The Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn will move to a modern new location in the Christensen Building at 1040 Ahneis St with a Saturday opening from 9 am to 8 pm. The long established firm traces to 1899 and has assets over 1.76 million while offering a special opening day contest and cash awards.
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Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Sidney
Association
Christesen
Ahneis St
Martius Christensen
10Th Avenue
Sidney Loan and Building Assn
August Granneman
Co. M. Wright
E. D Worden
N. W Ladegard
Malus Christensen
P. L. Martin
G H. Dean
Roy E Greenlee
William A Grosvenor
Leslie Neubauer
Ealy
Christensen
Leon Fine
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
Home Owners’ Loan
Carl Christ Construction Co
Sidney Ideal Stone Co
Ready-Mix Concrete Co
Smith and Hammond
Sidney Flooring and Supply Co
Triangle
Frank Loch Electric
Reeves and Ryan
Denver
Fixtures Inc
Englewood
Colo
Forfeiture of $27,000 Hotel Stock at Public Auction
The Sidney Community Hotel Corp auctioned unpaid stock with bids averaging about 40 percent of par value. Approximately $27,000 of stock will be canceled, reducing share count and increasing paid up stock value. About 25 attendees, led by Attorney Frank Mattoon, heard that $4,200 of original delinquencies and $13,420 paid had been advertised, with many large subscribers failing to honor pledges.
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Sidney Community Hotel Corp
Corporation
Donald Benish
Potter
C A. Story
Warren Cunningham
Chester Johnson
Harold Rupp
Frank Mattoon
Telegraph
Hotel Corporation
Neal Atkins
Mattoon
Hutt
Sidney Beef Co to get 100000 SBA loan for plant near Sidney
The Small Business Administration approves a $100,000 loan to Sidney Beef Co to remodel the former Sterling Packing property, with plans to build a 75,000 dollar contract by Carl Christ Construction. Neubauer says 15 to 20 employees will work, processing 300 to 400 head weekly and selling about 71,500 in stock to regional ranchers and businessmen.
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The
Small Business Administration
Kansas City
Sidney Beef Co
Dave Neubauer
Neubauer
Sidney National Bank
Sterling Packing Co
SEC
Denver
Colorado
Nebraska
Carl Christ Construction Co
Sidney
North Platte
South Platte
Capaci
Sandhills
Sterling Packsng Co
Neubauers
Star Packing Co
Sterling
Eastbound Mail Times Advance in Sidney Post Office
Sidney Postmaster Don Gillham announced earlier pickup changes to speed eastbound mail. Evening mail will connect with U P Streamliner No 102 as boxes shift pickups from 5:30 to 5. The post office requires mailing by 5:30 to assure faster dispatch.
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Sidney
Don Gillham
United Fund drive opens with strong start in Sidney
The first day of solicitation for the United Fund in Sidney shows good momentum. Dr H C Q Nelson reports a $1,250 advance against a $12,000 goal as 58 of 60 workers attend the kick off breakfast at Yendis Cafe. The campaign emphasizes employer employee and residential drives from mid October onward.
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United Fund
H.C.Q. Nelson
Tenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Sidney
J. R. Miller
Red Feathers
Nelson
Ralph Welch
Lee Sluman
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Kings Daughters
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Alliance
Jack Knicely
United Fume
Knicely
Agencia
Sidney Wil
Firefighters Tack Trailer House Blaze Near Sunol
Sidney firemen were summoned about 2 15 p m today to a reported trailer house fire one mile east of Sunol. Further details were not available as of The Telegraphs press time.
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Sidney
Sunol
Telegraph
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Safety Patrol
Social Neighbors Extension Club
Thompson
City Savings, Loan
Philadelphia
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