Ohio Wildcatting Moves Continue Near Sidney
Ohio Oil Co. plans more wildcat wells in the McLernon area northeast of Sidney, including Johnson No. 1 on Robert W. Johnson farm. Location details place it SE SE SW, Section 35 15 49, about a mile from McLernon producers. New activity also targets Ladegard No. 2 in Huntsman field with drilling on Section 1 14 50, while Brocklesby Nos. 1 and 2 report gas and oil production nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil. Co
McLernon
Sidney Tion
Johnson
Schivasnick
Sparks
Ohio
Huintsman
Ladegard
Rheumann
Huntsman
University researchers seek better weed control in Nebraska crops
Weed researchers at the University of Nebraska will continue their investigation this year to find more effective methods to curb annual headaches for farmers. Deane Finn Dayton Kling man and Neal hafer trial varying nitrogen with weed control practices in plots with broom grasses and hairy chess. They test herbicides mixed with TCA and dinitro compounds, mowing and burning, and fertility treatments to boost smooth brome vigor. Early results show 65 percent sagebrush kill with ester 2 4 0 per acre and plans include spraying alfalfa stands and large cottonwood trees in Arapahoe and Humboldt areas to measure time to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
Deane Finn Dayton
Klingman
Neal
Hafer
Lincoln
TCA
Aeronaututs
Alfcraft
Sasfer
Arapahoe
Humboldt
Agents to Attend Bridgeport Spring Planning Meeting
Cheyenne County agents Viole t Shepherd and Ivan Liljegren will travel to Bridgeport this Thursday for the spring program planning session involving all agents on the tandem program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport’ Meeting
Cheyenne
Violet Shepherd
Ivan Liljegren
Bridgeport
Arford No. 1 Near Crucial Depth Reported by B A
British American Oil Producing Co reports progress on several Logan County wildcats. Arford No 1 is at 3910 feet as of Monday, with Yenter A 8 at 4080 feet and Monroe No 1 at 5265 feet en route to Morrison sand tests. Ziegler No 1 reaches 5230 feet with completion pending. Oil shows in D and first/third Dakota sands. possible backfilling to a productive sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British-American Oil Producing Co
Logan County
Colo
Sidney
Monroe
Graylin
Dakotas
Oil drilling in Cheyenne County shows limited gains
State No 1 well Northwest of Cheyenne County failed to recover gas or oil after passing three Dakota benches. The bore is 5 830 feetdeep heading toward Lakota sandstone with a Morrison test anticipated. Diggers include A B Cobb and Associates of Cut Bank Montana. Nearby, Williams and Franklin of Denver pursue a test on state school land in Northwest Cheyenne County while Perle Smith of Casper to drill the wildcat. Superior Oil Co of California and McDaniels Oil Co plan further Morrill and Deuel County tests amid ongoing exploration by Claude Stout Kratz and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
NW WN
Dakota
A.B. Cobt.and Associates
Cut Bank
Mont
Wiliams
Franklin
Denver
Perle-Smith
Casper
Jones
Sidney
Sinclair’ (Oil )Co
Charles ‘E
Claude,Stout ,Kratz No
Crop Varieties Circular Revised at University of Nebraska
A revised extension circular on Nebraska crop varieties is off the press at the University of Nebraska and available through county extension offices. It lists recommended varieties adapted to Nebraska, distinguishes acceptable and not recommended choices, and notes thorough testing before designation. The publication updates recent literature with new varieties and details Extension Circular 100 revised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Nebtask
Queen of the S Club Crowned at Pep Banquet Dance
Ann Kokjer was crowned S Queen at the annual Pep Club banquet and S Club dance Friday. Ed Haupt and George Barlow presided as club leaders. banquet at Methodist Church, followed by coronation and dance at Sidney High School Auditorium with talks by coaches and student leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Kokjer
Miss Kokjer
Ed Haupt
George Barlow
Methodist Church
Carol Golden
Leo Shuman
Bill Burr
Dennis Wamsley
John Harden
New York Crime Pictures Booked
Fox Theatre in New York City will screen motion pictures about the Kefauver Crime Investigation committee on Wednesday and Thursday. The broadcasts drew large audiences and reduced business at area theaters and clubs. The film features questioning of Frank Costello Virginia Hill William O’Dwyer and others with Senators Kefauver To bey and Special Investigator Haley. Fox manager Elmer Haines says the film serves public service and democracy in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kefauver
Villages Vote Today In Cheyenne County Elections
Four incorporated villages Dalton Lodge pole Gurley and Potter hold votes for village officials and district school boards. Dalton elects two trustees from four candidates and two three year terms on 91 C school board. Gurley district races include two year and one year terms. Lodgepole and Potter boards have multiple trustee and school board candidates. Results updated in The Telegraph Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Lodgepole
Gurley
Potter
J. B.fankau
J. A. Sie‘er
Orville Johnson
James West
Elmer Westerhoff
Raymond Graff
Mabel Brunner
Franklin Borges
Roy, Gabriel
Carl Ahlm
Don ‘Meier
Robert Hinrichs
Tabor Brandt
Chris Rohde
Arnold Draper
Harold ‘Ahisenwede
Francis Race
John Schoen
Harold Gibbins
Charles McRoberts
Lodgevale Board of Trustees
Harve Lindley
A. C. Peterson
H. P. Fraass
Hary Lindley
Frank Pivonka
Charlie Vice
Clarence Meyer
George Emanuelson
Potter Board of Trustees
Charles Slama
Dean Hagemeister
Dewey Lovell
Dewey Larson
Emil Nelson
District No .9
Ervin Wheeler
E. M. Clatterbuck
Chris Terman
Lester Willoughby
Telegraph
Lee Strong
Alliance and
D. Shellbarger
Paul Jones, Jr
Marx Keohnke
Times-Herald
Alliance
Broadwater
Board of Education
Ray Munkres
Otis Wiggins
Elmer Walter
Eddie Rice
C. A Surgin
J. R. Minshall
D. R. West
Ray Peters
L. W
Election day in Sidney with four candidate race for two seats
Voters in Sidney face a light turnout for two school board seats with incumbents K S Agnew and Albin Olsen opposed by Alvin Duis and Francis Hiner. Polls open 8 and close at 8 with results likely after closing. Other western Nebraska towns plan contests on city councils boards and recreation levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Ik. S. Agnew
Albin Olsen
Alvin Duis
Francis Hiner
Duis
Hiner
West Ward City Auditorium
Northard
North School House
East Ward
East School House
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Board of Education
March 1951 Dry and Cold in Nebraska Panhandle
March 1951 brought unusually dry conditions and frigid temperatures to the panhandle. Chadron Alliance Scottsbluff Sidney record the month as the 12th coldest in 57 years with mean highs around 30 to 32 and lows near single digits, while total moisture was only 0.44 inches at Chadron and well below normal across the four stations. Snow fell mainly on March 2 and 19–20, yielding 1 to 3 inches in the south and up to 5 inches in the north, leaving March generally three-fourths of normal snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Alliance
Sidney
Panhandle
Scotesbluff
Livingston Rites Today for Mrs Jeanie Livingston
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeanie Livingston, 80, will be at 2 pm Tuesday at the Methodist Church in Lodgepole, with Rev. C. R. Fitz officiating. Burial follows in Lodgepole Cemetery. She died Saturday in a Scottsbluff nursing home. Survived by son J. A. Livingston of Sidney, two granddaughters, two sisters in Texas and Canada, and several stepchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Livingston
Scottsbluff
Methodist Church
Longepole
C. R. Fitz
Lodgepole
Roy Tobler
Millard Queen
Ronnie Englert
Fred Lehmkuhl
George Emanuelson
Archie Hafer
Livingston
J. A. Livingston
Sidney
Mary Bowman
Imperial
Texas
A. Gibbon
North Montreal
Canada
Hubert .Anderson
Glendale Calif
Grace Stahlsnecker
Grand Island
W. E. Livingston
North Patte
J. E. Livingston
Oakland
Calif
Five Farmers Honored For Soil Conservation Activity
The Telegraph held its second annual Soil Conservation Recognition Dinner last week naming five Cheyenne County farmers for outstanding soil conservation work. Recipients were Lee Hawkins Peets Leon Larson Earl Krueger Bert Allington Sundl and LeMoyne Johnson. Wilkie Collins regional agronomist spoke on the need for ongoing erosion control to preserve land fertility nationwide. The event drew about one hundred attendees including SCS officials from western Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Charles Helfrich
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District Organization
SCS
Mr. Helfrich
Lee Hawkins
Peets
Leon Larson
Potter
Earl Krueger
Colton
Bert Allington
Sundl
Tom Allington
LeMoyne Johnson
Lodgepole
Wilkie Collins
ACS
Lincoln
Collins
Cheyenne
Nebraska
The
Connaued
Beilee
Galtet
Toempenn
4-H Scholarships Awarded by Union Pacific
Lincoln Nebraska twenty six high school 4 H club members are named as $100 Carl Raymond Gray scholarships recipients from Union Pacific. The funds will support study at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. State 4 H Club leader Wesley M Antes announced the awards listing recipients including Robert Hawkins Duane Boudezard Richard W Schaffert Roy Schwasing Dorothy Grabbe and Brock Dutton from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Carl‘ Raymond Gray
Union Pacific
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Wesley
M. Antes
Robert Hawkins
Peetz
Duane Boudezard
Lodgepole
Richard W. Schaffert
Dalton
Roy. Schwasing
National Home Demonstration Week planned by Cheyenne County clubwomen
Cheyenne County Extension clubwomen outline four projects for National Home Demonstration Week from April 29 to May 5. The Home Extension Week committee chaired by Mrs Arnold Sunderman will oversee a tour on May 1 visiting homes using Color in the Home, a letter writing plan to connect with overseas pen pals, a tea for junior high girls, and the creation of a home economics scholarship for a high school girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Extension
County Extension Council
Home Extension Week
Arnold Sunderman
Wm. R. George
M. J. Merritt
Edson Madden
Sidney
Lloyd Aurich Dalton
Sunderman
Hen Jackson
Valentine
Ernest .Tyler
Cioks
Dak
E. J. Krejci
Schuyler
Cheyenne County
Rezac Takes Temporary Sidney Police Chief Post
Police Chief Bill Rezac will serve as acting chief of Sidney during Chief Sol Willis' FBI Academy attendance in Washington. Rezac moved from patrol duties to the chief position on Monday, with Willis scheduled to depart Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Rezac
Sidney
Sol Willis
FBI Academy
Washington
Rezac
Willis
City Seeks Defense Area Classification for Sidney
City officials pursue designation as a defense area to speed delivery of materials for housing and commercial projects. Senator Wherry backs early consideration citing Sioux Ordnance Depot activity and oil gas exploration nearby. City Manager Knowles notes shortages of copper wire water and sewer pipe and says the designation would aid rapid material flow for power and street lighting expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kenneth
Wherry
Washington
Nebraska
Sioux
Virgil Knowles
Knowles
Cheyenne County Plans Delegation to Recognition Day
Cheyenne County officials and extension leaders prepare a large delegation for Recognition Day in Scottsbluff. The event, hosted by the Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce, invites county chairman Mrs Stewart Brown and group chairs from Sid ney, Dalton, Gurley, and Lodgepole among others to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Charles
Cady
Ludwig Schroeder
Dalton
Lee Girardot
M.L. Merritt
Henry. Haupt
Frank
Klentz
Edgar ‘Sayre
Clarence Cox
Walter ‘Johnson
Esther
Swanson
Leo.Thomas
Keith Deaver
Eight Counties OK Cloud Seeding Plan in Panhandle
An eight county organization to direct cloud seeding over nearly four million acres in the Nebraska Panhandle was established in Sidney. Directors include H H Miseraois Sunol and Tom Allington with Forsling as president. The project, contracted with Water Resources Development Corporation, lists a base price of 45000 with forecasting added to 47500. Starting date tentatively set for Sunday April 15 with further county groups to be formed in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Panhardle
Sidney
Tom Allington
Sunol
Muriel Crosby
Cheyenne
H. H Miseraois
Sun
Deuel
Carl Bruns
Chaptel
Kimball
Guy Forsling
Ruel McMurray
Banner
Li D
Wyatt
Harrisburg
Bud Young
Pine Bluffs
Perkins
C. J. Gaddis
Grant
Albert Schroeder
Venango
Garden
Mise- Padis
Attoney
Tom, Cox
Water
Resources Development
Corporation
Denver
Panhandle Group
Panhandle
Garden and Morri
River
Keth
the Garden
Morrill
Sidney Girl Chosen For Nebraska Girls State Candidate
Jeanne Livingston a Sidney High School junior has been selected as the local candidate for Nebraska Girls State. She was chosen from four nominees by the school faculty and will participate in Girls State activities in Lincoln this June. Sponsorship is shared by the BPW Club and the American Legion Auxiliary chaired by Mrs. Rena McCleneghan and Mrs. Carl Christ Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Livingston
Studet
Sidney
Nebraska
Livingston
Lincoln
Sidney’Business and Professional Woman's Club
American Legion
Rena McCleneghan
BPW
Carl Christ, Jr
American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs Art Kenfield Improves at Sutherland Hospital
Mrs Art Kenfield remains a patient at Sutherland Hospital after receiving critical injuries in an automobile accident a few weeks ago. She is somewhat improved and, if her condition continues to improve, may be brought home to Sidney next weekend. Her daughter Mrs Troy Smith and sister Mrs Rita Starkey visited Friday in Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art. Kenfield
Sutherland Hospital
Sidney
Kenfield
Troy Smith
Rita Starkey
Sutherland
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Johnson No. 1
Labber Well
N. W. Ladegard
Uni
Arford No
Morrison
Ann Kokjer ‘Crowned Queen of
New York Crime Pictures
Cny
U. P
Cetek
O. K
Fea
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