Sixty-One State School Land Lots Sold At Auction
West Sidney public sale of 61 state school land lots conducted by Elmer H. Mahlin saw St Patrick s Academy buy 56 plots for roughly 9750 to expand school and church facilities. Monsignor Siudowsk i was unavailable for comment. Other sales included Mable Lee Johnson buying three lots for 209 and two parcels for 400 each to an unidentified buyer. About 98 lots valued near 25000 were offered.
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West Sidney
Elmer H. Mahlin
State Board of Education Lands and Funds
St. Patrick’s Academy
Thomas Siudowski
St. Patrick’s Parish
Pine
Osage Streets
23Rd
24Th Ave
Mable Lee Johnson
Sidney Réaltor
Ingnety
Brighter 1959 Labor Picture with More Placements
The four county Sidney area reports a brighter job picture with rising placements and a drop in jobless claims. March figures show 122 new applications down from 200 last year, 128 non agricultural placements up from 91, and 29 farm placements vs 12 a year ago.
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Sidney
Francis Hiner
Beneef
Mr. Hiner
Hiner
State Labor Department
Banner
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Oil discoveries and drilling in Nebraska and surrounding fields
Reports from Nebraska and nearby states describe new oil finds and active drilling. G. Kissinger’s No. 1 Young in the Martin Field north of Potter shows nine feet of pay, potentially a seventh well in the field. Ohio Oil Co. tests at No. 1 Getter in Linn Field, Kimball County, with six feet of show and hopes for production. several wildcat and new locations are listed in Banner and Kimball counties. Total weekly production declines from around 69,000 barrels daily to 3,939 as weather improves and market slackens, with Petroleum Information noting 400 oil and 90 gas wells producing nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Kissinger
Martin
Potter
Kissinger
Ohio Oil Co
Kimball County
Linn
Ohio
Morgan County
Cole
Ruyle
Rake
Jet Drilling Co
Banner
Brinkerhoff
Pan American Petroleum
Soule
Banner County
Johnson
Colorado Southern Petroleum
McKinnon
Tom Wessels Jr
Christensen
Glen
Perkins Oil
Nebraska’oil
Gemiand
Petroleum Information
Wyoming
New Mexico
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted By Local Elevator
Wheat price listed at 174 dollars per bushel by local elevator sources.
Reservations Due for Chamber Meeting Next Week
Chamber of Commerce members must call the secretary’s office at No 2800 by 5 p.m. tomorrow to reserve spots for the first annual quarterly meeting at the country club next Tuesday April 1. Members already received tickets. extra tickets cost $2.50. Carl Christ Jr. is in charge.
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Chamber of Commerce
Secretary’s Office
Country Club
Carl Christ ,Jr
Wettest Sidney area panhandle records prompt weather delays
The Panhandle sees a volatile pattern with near freezing temperatures and light snow flurries after a warm Monday. Sidney reports nearly four inches of March moisture making field work slow. Cheyenne 3.92 inches and Deuel 2.60 inches. A warming trend toward the weekend is forecast with showers possible into April.
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Panhandle
Mercury
Sidney Area
Sidney Trade Area
Cheyenne County
Deuel County
Turnout Bigger Than Primary in Gurley Election
Heavier voting than the primaries marked town board and school board balloting across Dalton Gurley Lodgepole and Potter In Dalton 197 voted for town board while school posts drew 130 votes Rathman Panas Hez er 44 Pritchett 24 Nelson 83 Reimers 45 Flora 101 27 Allen Gurley Ahim 34 Lessman 33 Schumacher unopposed Troidl unopposed Lyons 64 59 Higgins 81 43 Lodgepole elected two two year town board seats and two three year school posts Yanney Schmidt won school terms 110 90 Fraass 37 Kehl Fraass 26 Potter Rose 120 Juelfs 111 Sheets 71 Larson 62 Wheeler 152 Slama 151 Dewey 90 Enevolsen 90
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Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Brule
Cheyenne County
Dalton Ted Ranas
Fred Rathman Jr
Kermit Nelson
Dale Flora
Rathman
Panas
John He Z‘er
Cecil Pritchett
Nelson
Howard Reimers
Flora
Jess Allen
Carl Ahim
Verdell Lessman
Ahim
Virgil Schumacher
James Troidl
Don Lyons
Burton Cunningham
East
Myrtle Higgins
Harold Draper
E K Yanney
Photragher Lloyd Schmidt
Arnold Kehl
Glenn Fraass
Ken Rose
Stan Juetts
William Sheets
Raymond Slama
Ervin Wheeler
Nell Tebrinke
Rose
Juelfs
Sheets
Dewey Larson
Edwin
Harmeen
Edward Winn
Wheeler
Slama
Bruce Juelfs
Don Enevolsen
1959 Miss Fort Sidney Entry Sherri Bauman
Sherri Bauman, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Bauman, is a Sidney High School senior and former 1958 Homecoming candidate. She participated in National Honor Society band and student government activities, studied abroad in Germany, and is active in Panhandle Players church groups and choir. Sponsored by Insurance Center.
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Athis
Fort Sidney
Sherri Bauman
Ed Bauman
Sidney High School
Sherri
American Field Service
Germany
Panhandle Players
St. Paul's Tuberan Church
Walther League
The
Insurance Center
North Platte and western towns vote in local elections
Voters in North Platte approved a school bond. Brule backed liquor sale defeat 69 to 60. A. T. Larson likely defeated incumbent J. L. Kennan for North Platte mayor. Morrill approved leash law six months. Hemingford village races ended in a Pippitt win after a tie with Bacon. Most western towns held routine town and school board elections.
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Dix
Brule
A. T. Larson
J. L. Kennan
North Platte
Morrill
George Bacon
Lew ‘Pippitt
Hemingford
Pippitt
Aged Pay Hike Dies as Legislature Rejects Boost
The Legislature killed LB174, a bill to raise old age assistance from 70 to 72 dollars monthly. Sen A Fenske of Lund opposed the measure among 24 senators voting against, with 13 for and six not voting. Omaha Sen Sam Klaver proposed the increase, saying 3,875 aged people would benefit but the bill failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Brooks
Sen . A Fenske
Lund
Sam Klaver
Omaha
Klaver
Born's Skelly Service Grand Opening Weekend
The Born's Skelly Service station at 19th and Illinois announces a weekend grand opening with free candy and balloons for children and free cokes for attendees. A six pack of king-size cokes is offered with each 10-gallon gasoline purchase, plus a complimentary lubricating job with bottle returns. Door prizes will be awarded.
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Born
19Th & Illinois
Don Born
Kimball Students To Get TB Check
All members of the Kimball school band will be tested for tuberculosis after Band Director Harry McNeesh fell ill with TB. Students will receive skin tests and any positive reactors will be X-rayed. officials call it precautionary since McNeesh has played most band instruments.
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Kimball
Directo
Harry McNeesh
McNeesh
High School Wing Addition In Offing
Sidney plans a new wing for the Senior High to handle rising enrollments. Current projections show graduates rising from 85 to 120 next year and 130 to 140 within four years. Proposed wing would cost 40 000 to 50 000 dollars and be added on the north side to create extra classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
O. J. Weymouth
Fire code nudges city schools to add exits and alarms
The State Fire Marshal requires Senior High to install a third floor fire escape and automatic alarm, estimated at 4000 to 5000 dollars, with up to 2500 more over three years for compliance. Superintendent Weymouth notes East Ward is in good condition but may need extra exits for two basement rooms. South Ward North Ward and Central Schools are deemed adequate under the new rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J Weymouth
Weymouth
East Ward
South Ward
North Ward
Central
Practice Civil Defense Alert Slated April 17
An April 17 9 30 a m Civil Defense alert will be conducted in Sidney with wardens summoned by a prearranged signal likely a fire whistle A school evacuation drill will be requested Sol Willis Civil Defense director says statewide actions include disseminating warnings reporting damage and processing intelligence Full staffing at warning points will test Nebraska systems and local survival plans Sidney is viewed as a prime target area in Nebraska.
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Pactice Civil Defense
Sidney
Sol Willis
Civil Defense
Nebraska
Jaycees Name Officer Statesyn Nominations for 1959 officers
Nominations for 1959 Junior Chamber of Commerce officers were made last night at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel with elections set for April 20. Leading nominees include Hank Meysenburg and Charles Laffler for president, Gerald Matzke and Tom Kokjer for first vice president, Bill Usher and Jerry Robbins for second vice president, Pat Heaton Jr and Bob Lafler as state directors, Roy Bobo, Gerald Miller and Vince Maliszewski as secretary, Bryan and Jim Deaver as treasurers, and Tore Strom and Daryl Cong for two board seats.
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Syn
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Hank Meysenburg
Charles Lafler
Gerald Matzke
Tom Kokjer
Bill Usher
Jerry Robbins
Pat Heaton, Jr
Bob Lafler
Roy Bobo
Gerald Miller
Vince Maliszewski
Treasuer— Bryan
Jim Deaver
Tore Strom
Daryl Cong
Retailers Should Join State Group Advised
Sidney retailers should join the Nebraska Retail Merchants Assn. Neal Atkins told the Sidney Chamber of Commerce board at a noon luncheon. Dues are 6 dollars per year plus 1 for an employee. Atkins, manager of Greenlees Inc, praised the association's effort to aid retailers and push credit legislation in Lincoln.
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Sidney
Nebraska Retail Merchants Assn
Neal Atkins
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Atkins
Hastings
Nebraska
Greenlees’ Inc
Leonard Fine Named Director of Retail Merchants
Leonard Fine of Sidney has been named one of 20 directors of the Retail Merchants Assn. of Nebraska. He joins Henry Freed of Chadron and Harold Wiegand of North Platte as Northwest District representatives. Directors will elect new officers to replace John T Harris of McCook as president and Bob Garey of Hastings as executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Fine
Sidney
Retail Merchants Assn
Nebraska
Henry Freed
Chadron
Harold Wiegand
North Platte
John T Harris
McCook
Bob Garey
Hastings
Hotel Fire In Sidney Causes 200 In Damages
A fire at a Sidney hotel early Tuesday caused about 200 in property damage. Chief Sol Willis said a transient is being held pending payment of damages. Hotel staff attributed the blaze to bedding damage.
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Sidney
Sol Willis
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Labor
Ee Ey Weae Oils Sas
Newsy
Ther
Tom Wilson
Godfrey Lopez, Jr
James Kremeier
St. Patrick's Parish
Kremeier
Sidney Boy Scouts
Jerry Giery
CAA Electronics
Father Kremeier
Sidney Area Panhandle
Paul Fraass
Harold Kreider
Arnold Muicheiman
Dale Wis
Duis
Fenske
Sidneys
Jaycees
State Group
Cis
Fine
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