Wheat Belt Electric Reaches 2000th Customer Milestone
Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association reports 2000th customer connected on March 27, representing about 90 percent of area farms in western Nebraska. Jeanne Schmidt of Broadwater welcomed by directors as line crews plan future two and three phase upgrades and maintenance advances. The coop’s fourth annual meeting in Sidney on May 27 will elect directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Nebraska
Wheat Belt
Harold Hermann
Wheat Belt Electric
Wheat Belt Line
Jeanne Schmidt
Broadwater
Ruth
Sidney
Critical condition for crash victim Miss Vivian Campbell
Miss Vivian Campbell, 21, one of four injured in a truck car crash east of Sidney, remains in critical condition after an internal hemorrhage required surgery. She suffered severe knee injuries likely needing future operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian
Campbell
Miss Campbell
Harold Water
Chappell
Sidney
Harvey Jacobsen
Waterman
Chappell Memorial Hospital
DeLois Stubbs
Harold Shepher
Sunol
Shoppers' Day Set For Thursday in Sidney
Shoppers' Day returns on Thursday April 10 as Sidney venue offers a $112.50 cash jackpot and merchandise prizes. Last month 80 year old Helen Armstrong held the winning number for the cash jackpot, with three merchandise prizes also awarded. Sidney residents needing a lucky shopper card may call Mrs. N E Christner at 2089 before Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Helen Armstrong
Sidney Trade
N. E. Christner
Hoffmeyer Burial Set
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth L Hoffmeyer age 89 will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 15 o clock at The Craig Mortuary and at 2 o clock in the South Divide Trinity Lutheran church Burial will be in the South Divide Lutheran Cemetery Mrs Hoffmeyer born February 26 1863 in Ohio County Indiana lived there until 1909 when she married William Hoffmeyer They came to Sidney that year settling on a farm in the South Divide where she lived until her death Mr Hoffmeyer who homesteaded on the farm home in the 80s died in March 1953 Mrs Hoffmeyer is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth L. Hoffmeyer
Craig Mortuary
South Divide Trinity Lutheran Church
Hofffmeyer
Royden Frese
South Divide Lutheran Cemetery
Educators To Hear Gilliam Dinner Meeting Set In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Education Association hosts a dinner at Yendis Cafe on April 21 at 6 30 p m with Hon Phillip Gilliam Denver Juvenile Court Justice as principal speaker. Rural and other teachers and board members may reserve through superintendents. Officers to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Education Association
Phillip Gilliam
Juvenile Court
Denver
Judge Gilliam
Cheyenne County
Oil Wildcat Drilling Surges in Panhandle Nebraka
Oil news notes a flurry of activity in western Nebraska with three new wildcat locations in Cheyenne Keith and Sioux counties and multiple pool wells. British American's No 1 L B Wilson in Cheyenne County draws attention as seismic data guides the venture. Sterling Drilling Co to drill NW NW NW of Section 27 17 52 two miles from a prior dry hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Keith
Sioux
Cheyenne
Kimball County
Banner County
L. B. Wilson
Sidney
Sterling Drilling Co
State of Nebraska
New Pool
Rock
Oil frontier updates from Brule and surrounding fields
Oil news from the Brule area notes Hill and Twin Oil Co. No. 2 Reed drilling past 1200 feet, Herboldsheimer No. 1 near Potter abandoned as dry, Hagemeister No. 1 in Kimball county started for 150 barrel daily capacity, Hagemeister No. 2 not yet. The Goodwin No. 1 not producing. rig moved to Montana. Fourth wildcat in Brule area to begin next week on a seismic high near Schaeffer, 9 1/2 miles NW of Brule. Kahl Nos. 1 and 2 and McLaughlin No. 1 abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Wildcat
Brule
R. A. Goodall
Ogallala
Township
Range
Planning Board Backs Addition To 13th Street
Sidney planners urged extending 13th Street past Toledo to Country Club Heights to ease congestion and discussed possible off street parking on main routes including Illinois. They also eyed adding a new housing zone for single dwelling units as a future step. The board meets monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
City Planning Commission
13Th Street
Toledo
Country Club Heights
Illinois
Potter Free of Debt After Four Decades of Bond Elimination
Potter is debt free for the first time in 40 years, paying off over 40 thousand dollars in two months. The village will burn the last bonds at a forthcoming celebration and expects a mill levy cut next year. Peak indebtedness was 66 thousand on a light plant and 58 thousand general obligations in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
REA
Gurley
Cheyenne Co
Lodgepole Village
Lodgepole
Dalton
Sidney
Lorenzo
John Brown Wins Americanism Essay Prize
John Brown, a freshman at St. Patrick's Academy, won $5 first prize in the American Legion and Auxiliary Americanism Essay contest on What My Government Means to Me. Marilyn Deaver second, Arlina Harte third, Judy Jervis honorable mention. State winner to receive a $25 Savings Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
St. Patrick’s Academy
American Legion
Marilyn Deaver
St. Pat's Academy
Arlina Harte
Sidney High School
Judy Jervis
State Department
George B. Hastings
Fuller And Fenske Top 43rd Race
Clark H. Fuller of Sidney and A. A. Fenske of Sunol lead the Fourth District senate race as non political results show Fuller ahead of Fenske by about five hundred votes. J Cedric Conover and Fred J. Lyon trailed with totals 1265 and 807 respectively amid county by county split. Prohs failed renomination, defeated by Carpenter and Morrison who advance to the fall ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark H. Fuller
Sidney
A. A. Fenske
Sunol
Ray Babcock
Fuller
Fenske
J. Cedric Conover
Bridgeport
Fred J. Lyon
Bayard
Conover
Lyon
Cheyenne County
Kimball
Morrill County
Morrill
Luyon
Cheyenne
Banner
Otto Prohs Offering
Terry Carpenter
Amos J. Morrison
Wheat Report Still Is Favorable
The April 1 winter wheat report shows excellent condition across Nebraska with strong surface and subsoil moisture. Snow from winter lingered in Cheyenne County while oats planting is delayed by wet fields. Butter production rose to 76,557,000 pounds in 1951, as March 1952 proved wet and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Cheyenne-Banner-Deuel
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Finalists In 43rd District Race Meet In November
Clark H. Fuller led the four county primary runoff for the 43rd District senate seat with A. A. Fenske in second place. Both candidates won easily Tuesday and are expected to wage vigorous fall campaigns for the final race on November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Senate
Clark H. Fuller
A. A. Fenske
Eisenhower Taft Write In Dominates Cheyenne County Vote
Cheyenne County Republicans backed Eisenhower in a two to one primary margin though eastern areas boosted Taft by write in. Eisenhower led 900 to 531 in write ins here while Kefauver outpolled Kerr statewide. Butler won the Senate race, Crosby defeated Anderson for governor, with locals noting concerns over Butler's age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Nebraska
Robert Kerr
Hugh Butler
U. S
Senate
Val Peterson
Robert Crosby
North Platte
Victor Anderson
Lincoln
Butler
Penalty Reminder for Personal Property Declarations
Cheyenne County Assessor Roy Gish warns taxpayers to file personal property declarations by April 20 to avoid a 50 percent penalty under state law. Delinquent filings risk penalties. offices in Sidney Potter Lodgepole Dalton Gurley offer nearby hours at local buildings to file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Roy Gish
Gish
Sidney
Potter—Farmers Elevator
Lodgepole—Farmers Elevator
Dalton—John Deere
Gurley — Wolcott’s
Gurley Elevator Sells to Denver Elevators Firm
The Denver Elevators took over ownership of the former Home Grain Company elevator in Gurley this week. The Denver firm now operates elevators in Sidney Huntsman and Gurley with Joe Vogt, former owner, appointed manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Elevators
Home Grain ‘Company
Gurley
Denver Company
Sidney
Huntsman and Gurley
Joe Vogt
Shuman Resigns from Sidney High School Faculty
Leo Shuman, athletic director and basketball coach at Sidney High School, resigned from the Sidney Public School faculty. Superintendent O J Weymouth said Shuman did not reveal future plans. Also resigning were Dorothy Becker, journalism and English teacher, and Evelyn Hoffmeister, third grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Shuman
Sidney High School
Sidney Public School
O. J. Weymouth
Shuman
C of C Plans Tour For Area Teachers
George Kolzow Sidney Chamber secretary and fellow secretaries at the Nebraska Chambers district meeting in Grand Island studied several Chamber projects including Education Business Day. The event will involve a tour of local business firms for area teachers. Mrs Kolzow joined them in Grand Island for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
George Kolzow
Sidney
Nebraska Chambers of Commerce
Grand Island
Burlington Meeting At Alliance Sunday
A special Burlington Railroad agents meeting will be held at the Burlington depot in Alliance this Sunday. Top officials will attend to discuss property and equipment improvements and a round table on improving shipping service and facilities for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Alliance
Thorpe Heads Defense Unit for Cheyenne County
Attorney J L Thorpe was named supervisor of the county ground observer corps by county director Robert Clark. He will appoint a chief observer for Dalton Lodgepole Potter and Sidney. The corps will run civilian observation posts in a national emergency with about twenty five observers per post. Potential volunteers should contact Thorpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
J. L. Thorpe
Robert Clark
Thorpe
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Sidney
Clark
Best Of State Boosts Taft's Stock In Cheyenne County Vote
Cheyenne County voters turnout Tuesday set a multi-decade record with 3,231 residents casting ballots. Eisenhower led Republican voting in most western areas while Taft surged in the east, with write ins and local names like Judge Barlow and P. J. Heaton appearing in race tallies. Kefauver led the Democratic ticket in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
North Side
Sidney No
Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
Haskell
Morrow
Harold Stassen
Cheyenne
Robert A. Barlow
Rae Jones
Bill
Gade
Harold Connors
Charles:Hornaday
John Peetz
Kuns and Nisley
Harold Cohners
R. P. Kepler
L. M. Clinton
Ray Graff
Eldred Merrick
Chet Killham
A. VT. Jorgenson
Dan Allen
C. B. Dorwart
Howard Stentz
Jack Lowe
N. R. Bright
M. J. Maher
P. J. Heaton
Estes Kefauver
Hugh Butler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association
Charles Ham
South Divide
Gilliam
Oil News
Panhandle
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
England
Planning Board
Fuller and
Gurley Elevator
O- Shuman
Frances Craig
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!