Chamber considers Route 30 move for office and tourist center
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce contemplates relocating from the Elks Lodge basement to a ground floor office on Illinois Street Route 30 to boost tourist information and local business. Financing faces hurdles but the housing committee has full authority to pursue a monthly payment plan and a suitable site.
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Chamber of Commerce
Illinois St
Route 30
Telegraph
Chadron
Route 20
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Elks Lodge
Elks
Sidney C of C
Chamber
Wayne Moran
Nebraska
Sidney
Housing Committee
New Deere Tractors At Line Display Saturday
The new John Deere line, shown premier in Dallas a month ago, will be on display Saturday at The Sidney Implement Co. Designed for precise power control and farmer comfort, the tractors feature variable-speed and four and six cylinder engines, Syncro-Range transmission, hydraulic systems, hydraulic power brakes, live dual-speed PTOs, front PTOs, and a selective hitch for 3-point equipment after years of field and lab testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Dallas
Sidney Implement Co
Wheat Queen Entry Deadline Set for Monday
Nebraska Wheat Queen contest entries must be submitted by Monday with candidates required to be county residents, high school seniors or older, and from families earning part of their income from wheat. The queen will be crowned Oct 13 at the Nebraska Wheat Show in Chadron. Jolene Larson of Gurley currently holds the title.
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Nebraska
Duane Foote
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Chadron
Dawes County
Jolene Larson
Gurley
Nebraska Wheat Queen
Potter Bridgeport Bands To Play At CSTC Band Day
Chadron State Teachers College marks its Golden Anniversary with Homecoming Band Day on September 20 2 p.m. The Ninth Annual Band Day features 14 high school bands from Potter Mitchell Minatare Bridgeport Alliance Hemingford Crawford Chadron High Chadron Prep Hay Springs Gordon Custer S D Hot Springs Provo Ls D and the college band. Homecoming Queen candidates are Joan Bowman Dee Dishman Roberta Gardener Robyn Brest and Delores Norman.
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Chadron
Chadron State Teachers College
Chadron State
Randolph Foster
Potter
Mitchell
Minatare
Bridgeport
Alliance
Hemingford
Crawford
Chadron High
Chadron Prep
Hay Springs
Gordon
Custer
S. D
Hot Springs
Provo
Ls. D
Memorial Hall
Joan Bowman
Dee Dishman
Scottsbluff
Roberta Gardener
Robyn Brest
Delores Norman
White Clay
Drilling Begins On Flessner Well Near Lodgepole
Ambassador Oil Co. set surface casing on the No. 1 Flessner wildcat about seven miles NW of Lodgepole in SWSE Sec. 15 15 47. No production yet within miles. Nebraska Drillers operates. test not reported but swabbing about 200 barrels daily. Nearby discovery: No. 1 Harris NW of Bushnell in Sec. 33 16 58. Miami Petroleum Co. ran production casing on No. 2 B Waitman in Morrill County.
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Ambassador Oil Co
Flessner Wildcat
Lodgepole
Kimball County
Harris
Bushnell
Nebraska Drillers
Miami Petroleum Co
Waitman
Morrill County
Cars Making Debut This Week In Sidney
The 1961 auto mobiles debut this week in Sidney with Elwell Motors showing the new Dodge line led by the Dart. Joe A Gibson Inc displays Ford models including the compact Falcon. Maddox Motors offers the new Plymouth and Valiant, while additional new cars will be shown in coming weeks. Pictures of the Dodge Ford Falcon and Plymouth are in today’s Sidney Telegraph.
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Elwell Motors
Chrysler Motors
Joe A. Gibson
Sidney Man Pays $75 On Driving Charges
Duanel Eckley appeared before Judge C W Smith in County Court Tuesday and paid 825 plus costs on a reckless driving charge and a $50 fine on a speeding charge of 100 miles per hour at night.
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Sidney Man
Duanel Eckley
C W. Smith
Nebraska Grouse Area Opens Largest In Modern Times
The Nebraska Game Commission announces the 1960 grouse season from October 1 through October 16. Open lands will include areas closed for 32 years, reflecting a rising population and shifting habitat due to farming and climate changes.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Game Commission
Sand Hills
Lodgepole Horse Takes Third At Ak-Sar-Ben
Fred Quinn's quarter horse Hobo Ace earned third in the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show quarter horse colts foaled in 1959. Sonny Champ by Perry McGlone of Dearborn Mo. won first and Bills Sex by J M McDonald of Hastings Neb. took second.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Fred Quinn
Quinn
Perry, McGlone
Sonny Champ
Dearborn
J. M. McDonald’s
Bill's
Hastings
Neb
Blythe Spirit Tryouts Set at Sidney Bligh School
Tryouts for Panhandle Players first 1960-61 production Blythe Spirit will be held at the Sidney Bligh School auditorium Sunday and Monday at 7 30 pm. Jim Patrick new high school drama and speech instructor will direct the play in late October. Both male and female roles will need filling.
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Panhandle
Blythe Spirit
Sidney Bligh
Jim Patrick
New High School
Vote Registration Complicates Sidney Election Setup
Sidney County Clerk I L Pindell says city voter registration complicates setting up election and counting boards for the November 8 vote. Four wards are not yet divided into districts, risking delays and incomplete returns to Lincoln. council will wait to test the current ward system before changes.
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Sidney
I. L. Pindell
Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Pindell
Mr. Pindell
Beig
Tom Coffey
Te City
Coun
Registration Of Voters Upheld In State Ruling
The Attorney General advised Sidney that vote registration for Nov 8 and future elections is legal and within city council authority. Registration has progressed well with Oct 29 as the registration deadline for the presidential election and other races on Nov 8.
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Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
South Dakotan Gets Early Pheasant Kill
A Hillsburg, South Dakota motorist near Gurley hit a pheasant, one of Cheyenne County's first kills. The windshield shattered as the bird passed through or was knocked free, and the driver kept control and could not locate the pheasant afterward.
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Cheyenne County
de Qotio
Hillsburg
S. D
Gurley
Hruska to Speak at Cheyenne County GOP Barbecue
Cheyenne County Republicans host an old fashioned barbecue with beef sandwiches and sides at Elwell Parking Lot nine and Illinois. Sen Roman Hruska and Attorney General Clarence Beck visit Saturday along with Clarence Meier. El Jebel Hillbilly band performs at Junior High School Auditorium with two shows. Free quarter of beef to be awarded Saturday afternoon.
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Sidney
9Th
Illinois
Lodge Pole Valley Shrine Club
Shrine Hospitals For
Elwell
W. J
Bill” Robinson
Roman Hruska
Omaha
Clarence Beck
Eral
Clarence Meier
Beck
Meier
Denver
UF Response Good From Advance Gifts
The initial phase of the 1961 United Fund drive reports satisfactory advance gifts. Jack H. Lowe notes mail replies are promising and will speed up personal contact teams this week. Eight two man teams and additional mail and possibly telephone solicitation aim to reach the $15,000 goal.
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United Fund of Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Jack H. Lowe
Lowe
United Fund
D. J. Garcia
Dave Olinger
Gerald Matzke
Mrs. Saum Elected 1961 President of Nebraska Garden Clubs
Mrs. Harry Saum of Dalton was elected 1961 president of the Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska. Other officers include Mrs. S. P. Taylor Norfolk first vice president Mrs. E. S. Sommer Lincoln second vice president Mrs. Edwin Cochran Omaha recording secretary Mrs. Fred Upright Grant corresponding secretary and Mrs. Oscar Miller Stratton treasurer.
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Omaha
Harry Saum
Dalton
Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska
S. P. Taylor
Norfolk
E. S. Sommer
Lincoln
Edwin Cochran
Fred Upright
Grant
Oscar Miller
Stratton
Federal Land Bank to Build New Sidney Office
The Federal Land Bank plans a brick 25000 dollar office at 9th and Jackson in Sidney. Carl Christ Construction Co. has the contract and the city council approved the project. Temporary offices have been used on Illinois Street and demolition of the old 9th and Jackson building will start this week. The new facility should be ready in three to four months.
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Federal Land Bank
Sidney
9Th
Jackson St
Carl Christ Construction Co
W. D. Harte
Land Bank
Bank Zha
M. W. Osborn
Illinois St
New S and H Green Stamp Center Opens in Sidney
Sidney unveils a new S and H Green Stamp redemption center at 1020 Illinois St with a three day gala. A Friday nine am ribbon cutting led by Mayor Kermit L. Moore kicks off the event, with awards gifts and grand prizes for visitors. Local merchants join in a jubilee weekend to showcase extended premium merchandise and larger store space for stamp holders.
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Sidney
S and H
Illinois St
Kermit L. Moore
Redemption Center
Fox Theatre
Bagby’s Texaco
Christensen Radio and TV
Dick’s Conuco
East Side Bay Service
Ernie’s Texaco
Gamble’s
West Texaco
Greenlees’ Inc
Lockwood’s
Mayfair
Merchants Transfer
Model Cleaners
Rudy's Inc
Sidney Flooring and Supply
West
The
Telegraph
Refunds Planned for Bayard Taxes in Weather District Case
Morrill County Treasurer Irene Foster said about 10 000 in Bayard area 1958 taxes for the North Platte Weather Modification District will be refunded. Approximately 1 800 refunds have been issued. Taxpayers will receive checks, not credits, as the Weather District was dissolved by a Supreme Court ruling.
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Bridgeport
Morrill
Irene Foster
Bayard
North Platte
Weather District
Supreme Court
Tne Mill
Potter man seriously hurt in tractor mishap near Potter
Joe P. Schwartz, 72, was listed in serious condition at Sidney Memorial Hospital after a tractor-truck collision on U S 3 about 10 45 a m two miles west of Potter. Ken Thompson of Kimball driving a passing truck struck Schwartz's towed pickup causing the crash.
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Potter
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Joe P. Schwartz
Paul Manley
Schwartz
Ken Thompson
Kimball
Thompson
Mr. Schwartz
U P Layoffs Hit 44 in Cheyenne County in 1960
The Union Pacific Railroad furloughed forty four workers in Cheyenne County during 1960 due to a steady decline in rail revenue. 317 people were on payroll in 1959, 273 as of August 31 this year, with most based in Sidney. Departments affected include maintenance of way, mechanical, and transportation.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne County
Sitney
Union Pacific
U.P
Sidney
Transportation Department
E. C. Schaffer
Statler Charged In Billfold Thefts In Sidney
Statler, 18, of Sidney, is jailed in Cheyenne County on grand larceny charges. He allegedly admitted taking 165 dollars from wedding party billfolds in Sidney this month, including 100 dollars from Russell Hilliard of Scottsbluff. He pled nolo contendere to the county court, waiving a hearing, and was bound over to district court with a 1000 dollar bond.
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Gary
Statler
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Russell Hilliard
Scottsbluff
C. W. Smith
Cheyenne
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New Deere
Flessner
el Jebels
Council
Cil
South
Mrs. Saum
S&h Green Stamp Center
Ern Drug Store
Meddow Gold Dairy
Joe Schwartz
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