Chadron Council Reinstates Earlier Bar Hours
Chadron bars face hours rollback after protests. City Council directs city manager and attorney to draft an ordinance restoring previous limits 11 p.m. weekdays and midnight Saturday. In Kimball County, Highway 29 paving bids are set for April 18 totaling 3.4 million dollars with 12.4 miles armored paving north from the Kimball line to Kelly's Corner. Chadron State Stampede rodeo planned for May 17 18 at the fairgrounds with regional college entrants.
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Nine teachers quit Alliance staff striking prompts change
A segment reports nine Alliance teachers have quit, with four more signaling resignation. The move highlights staffing pressures at Alliance schools and potential disruption to classes.
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Kimball Post Office Sees Steady Revenue Rise
Business at the Kimball post office continues to boom with receipts climbing over the last three months ending March 31. Net receipts rose steadily, reflecting strong mail volume and local demand.
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Post Office Handles Record First Class Mail Volume
Postmaster Ted Mundell reported more than 6,600 pieces of first class mail counted by the cancelling machine on April 1 with about 3,000 additional pieces handled by the post office that did not require cancellation. The period shows an $11,524 figure, up 17 percent from the previous year, and higher than any of the 1932 to 1940 years, with receipts in the latter four years just under $12 thousand.
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Chadron Proposes $109 055 Budget For 1957 58
Chadron plans a $109 055 city budget for 1957 58 and schedules a special April 17 meeting to review allocations with board representatives. The proposal, prepared by City Manager F K Kyle, is based on a 20 93 mill levy from 1956 valuations of $4 875 280, yielding about $4 800 per mill and a cut from the current year’s 21 39 mill levy.
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Uncle Sam Is Big Winner In Quiz Contests
The CBS show The $64,000 Question raised its top prize to 256000. Bronx 10 year old Robert Strom has won 128000 so far and owes 82980 in taxes. If he wins the top prize he would net 48220 after taxes. Charles Van Doren rose as NBC’s top winner on Twenty-One.
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Property values fall from 1953 Chadron peak
The Chadron budget notes property valuations have declined since a 5 696 600 high in 1953, indicating continuing fiscal pressure.
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Tax bite halved quiz prize for top winners
The NAM notes that a $129,000 victory nets about $32,000 after taxes with a $256,000 prize yielding only $16,220 more than a $129,000 win. It cites the tax collector’s impact on earnings and warns of hidden contestants and large take home reductions on quiz show winnings.
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Robert Strom
van Doren
Sunday Guests Visit Area Families
Lola Armstrong of Sterling and Wilbur Houser with family were Sunday callers at the Ralph Armstrongs and J. W. Houser Sr. home. Gerald and Judy Gentry visited Barnhart children. Melvin Kokes and friends stayed with Denver hosts. Frank Kokes and son Glen attended a Ben Rieken card party Friday night.
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Judy Gentry
Barnhart
Melvin Kokes
Denver
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Glen
Ben Rieken
Local Families Attend Weekend Visits Across Homes
Mrs Bud Bartling visited the B J Barnharts Friday in their parental home. Mr and Mrs B J Barnhart with daughter Ruth stopped by the D and Dickinson home Sunday evening. The Houser family dined with J W Houser Sr and family Sunday. Afternoon calls came from Loomis Booth family Ron Krueger and Margaret Krueger. Chas Dickinson spent Monday with D E Dickinson home. Mrs Ralph Armstrong and daughters traveled to Chapell and Big Springs for business and called on relatives.
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J. W. Houser Jr
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Loomis Booth
Ron Krueger
Margaret Krueger
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D. E. Dickinson
Ralph Armstrong
Chappell
Big Springs
Two New Divorces Filed in District Court
Two new divorce actions are entered in district court. John R. Mieras sues Virginia Lee Mieras for extreme cruelty. they wed June 5, 1954 and have one child. Doris Cronk seeks a divorce from Fred Cronk for cruel and inhuman treatment. they married July 9, 1938, with three minor children and a requested restraining order.
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Doris Cronk
Fred Cronk
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