Cheyenne County Farms Qualify for Feed Grain Setup
Cheyenne County farms numbered 595 may qualify under the 1961 emergency feed grain program. Don Rapp, ASC office manager, announced three meetings this week at Lodgepole, Potter, and Sidney to explain details and average payment rates by crop and irrigation status.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
Don Rapp
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Potter Legion Hall
Sidney Senior High School
Rapp
12 youths blamed for Hunchback hoax scare
Twelve youths were identified by Police Chief Sol Willis as responsible for a “poor man’s version” of Victor Hugo’s Hunchback hoax that prompted dozens of emergency calls and planned police night details. The incidents, beginning April 3 and peaking April 6, spurred community fear and potential costs to taxpayers.
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Victor Hugo
Sol Willis
Willis
Robert Niemeller
Olsen Drive
Jim Jarred
Maple
Jerry Cabella
Chappell
Kelly Mason
Linden
Werdell Ickler
Dakota Road
Ron Hardy
Jackson
Tom Hazelwood
Osage
Gene Morris
Sky Road
Richard Rae
Solano Drive
Jack Hecker
Rose
Randy Baade
Rites Today for Myron Brown 62 Longtime Resident
Funeral services were held for Myron Dewey Brown a 62 year old resident of this area for 44 years who died Thursday evening in Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. The Rev Lyle Ingersoll officiated at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with burial in Gering Cemetery. Brown born February 13 1899 in Wayne Nebraska lived there until 1917 then moved to Cheyenne County. He was a truck driver and also resided in Morris and Kimball Counties. Survivors include his wife Marie of Bridgeport his mother Margaret Brown of Santa Ana California two sons Carl H of Gering and Eugene D of Sidney one daughter Louise M Smith of Bridgeport ten grandchildren and one sister Bernice Harper of Modesto California. One son Dewey Lee preceded him in death.
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Myron Dewey Brown
Memorial Hospital
Lyle Ingersoll
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Gering Cemetery
Mr. Brown
Wayne, Neb
William
Margaret Riddle Brown
Cheyenne County
Morrisl
Kimball
Marie
Bridgeport
Margaret Brown
Santa Ana
Calif
Carl H
Gering
Eugene D
Sidney
Louise M. Smith
Bernice Harper
Modesto, Calif
Dewey Lee
Sidney Industry Offers Stock To Expand Ho Maid Dressings
Sidney Industry, organized by C. S. Thornton and others, plans a $100 per share stock issue to fund refrigeration facilities and equipment for expanding Ho Maid salad dressings. The product is already sold in Sidney supermarkets and Safeway and Jack and Jill markets. further expansion depends on capital and space. Thornton aims to show a prospectus to interested investors after legal approval.
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Tock
Sidney
Ho- Maid Products, Inc
C. S. Thorton
Mr. Thornton
Nebraska
Thornton
Safeway
Jack and Jill
Sidney Grocers
Mrs Blome 32 Dead In Bridgeport Crash
Mrs Rollin Blome 32 of Bridgeport died in a head on collision on U S Route 385 four miles south of Bridgeport. Her husband, 34, and their son Curtis 10 were injured. Truck driver Alvin Schmidt 46 and his son Rodney 10 were treated for minor injuries. Curtis and Brian Blome are at home with Mrs Blome’s parents in Sidney. Funeral plans are pending.
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Rollin Blome
Bridgeport
Susan Boyd
Sidney
Douglas Boyd
Brome
Hattie Blome
Dalton
Curtis
Alvin W. Schmidt
Terrytown
Blome
Esley J. Kotschwar
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport Hospital
Schmidt
Rodney
Kotschwar
Route 385
Independent Oil Co
Morrill
Sidney High School
Rollin E. Blome
Brian
Rita
Nancy Keeling
St. Louis
June Powell
Laramie
Holececk Funeral
Susan Blome
U.S. 385
Farwell
E. H. Bly
Grand Island
Miners Strip Land and Seek Soil Stewardship Help
Duane Chamberlain warned at Cheyenne County Soil and Water Breakfast that intensive mining strips soil fertility, risking depletion and water shortages. Ministers were urged to promote Soil Stewardship Week May 7 to 14, with talks on conservation themes and a aerial tour to view soil practices.
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America
Duane Chamberlain
State Soil and Water Conservation Office
Soil Stewardship
Yendis Cafe
Cheyenne County
Safflower Price Raised to 75 At PVO GCM Mill
The PVO GCM safflower mill in Sidney says the guaranteed price for 1961 is $75 per ton, up from $70. Ned Robinson, manager, cites a optimistic edible oil outlook and says the increase applies to all safflower grown under contract to the Sidney mill.
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Pvo-Gcm
Sidney
Ned Robinson
California
Town Council Eyes Liquor License Transfers
The council meeting agenda includes two liquor license transfer requests. Freking's Liquor Store sold to Ray C. and Armenta Johnson, pending license transfer approval. Fred C. Meick seeks Elkhorn Tavern transfer if Class C license approved. Meeting time set for eight o'clock.
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Joe Freking
Freking
Ray C
Armenta Johnson
Julesburg
Fred C. Meick
Elkhorn Tavern
O. K
Labor demand rises in March but trails year ago
The Sid ney employment office reports March labor demand up about 25 percent from February but just below March of the prior year. The office serves Banner Cheyenne Devel and Kimball Counties with a downturn in construction noted as a factor.
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Sidney
Banner
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Dalton Bank Raises Savings Rate to 3 Percent
The Dalton State Bank announced it now pays the legal maximum of three percent on savings accounts with over $450,000 in deposits. The increase from two to three percent adds about $4,500 yearly to local circulation. Interest will compound quarterly instead of twice a year.
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Dalton State Bank
Sidney Implement Fetes Owners Of New Type Tractor
Sidney Implement, Inc. hosted a banquet at the Fort Sidney Hotel honoring 24 local farmers who purchased John Deere’s New Generation of Power tractors to be delivered in the area. A Bell Telephone Company film on Time And Money Saving Devices in the Telephone Industry followed the event.
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Sidney Implement, Inc
Fort Sidney
Sidney Implement Firm
John Deere
Paul Narjes
Ed Wickhorst
Ed Narjes
Jens Jensen
Russell O’daniel
Wayne Harless
Percy Dimick
Walter Queen
Ken de Mers
Ray Anthony
Ray Cruise
Alex Benzel
Walter Hilpert
Glen Brothers
Fred Carlson
Clarence Jessop
Walt Johnson
Dan Booth
H H
Misegadis
Elmer Hass
Jim Hass
Earl Gell
Robert Rauner
Erich Bruer
Bell Telephone Company
Jim Jimerson
Sidney Implement
Sidney Pianists Compete in Chadron Kiwanis Contest
Kristin Cave and Sharon Crouse, Sidney stars of Tomor row, advance to Kiwanian Division 6 competition in Chadron on April 12. Winners may move to district contest in Greeley Colorado in May. About 10 Nebraska contestants join the Sidney duo at Chadron's auditorium starting at 8 p.m.
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Sidney
Kristin Cave
Sharon Crouse
Sidney Kiwanis Club
Chadron
Greeley
Colorado
Nebraska
Land Bank Hosts Open House at New Sidney Office
The Federal Land Bank Assn of Sidney will hold an open house at its new office building at 940 9th Ave next Saturday April 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. W D Harte manager said coffee and doughnuts will be served. Free flowers for ladies and cigars for men will be provided. The staff includes Harte and Viola Benish. Officers are Millard Musil president, Robert Nelson vice president, Lawrence Engstrom Peter Bourlier and Oren Clary.
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Federal Land Bank Assn
Sidney
9Th Ave
D. Harte
Mr Harte
Viola Benish
Land Bank
Millard Musil
Robert Nelson
Lawrence Engstrom
Peter Bourlier
Oren Clary
Cold Front Moves South With Snow Risk for Panhandle
A new cold front moving from Montana into the Nebraska Panhandle threatens more snow and lower temperatures. The storm center was in Wyoming this morning and, if not diverted, should reach western Nebraska. Stockmen alert for possible blizzards with calves at risk. wind could cause traffic tie ups and slick roads as temperatures drop below freezing. The five day outlook shows colder weather early in the week then gradual improvement.
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Panhandle
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska Panhandle
Sioux Depot Status Unchanged, Army Says
Rep. Dave Martin receives word from Lt. Col. Vollendorff that Sioux Ordnance Depot Sidney Nebraska faces no current or future status changes by the Army. About 700 workers remain at the depot, down from wartime highs, as fears of cuts spread amid broader base closures.
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Sioux
Department of the Army
Dave Martin
Nebr. 4Th
R. E. Vollendorff
Legislative Liaison
Rep. Martin
Jack H. Lowe
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Nebrasaka
Western Nebraska snow boosts Panhandle crops with moisture
Western Nebraska and Panhandle farmers welcomed a weekend snow shower that brought up to 1 inch of moisture in spots. Sidney logged .76 inches, aiding winter wheat and spring planting, while other towns recorded varied totals from .09 to .73 inches as temperatures swung from the 30s to the 40s.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Panhandle
Alfred Hanes
Culbertson
McCook
Weather Bureau
Kimball
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Hemingford
Valentine
North Platte
Casper
Cheyenne
Alliance
Imperial
Harrison
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Papotteatt
Hugo
Athrs 2
Myron Brown
Sidney Industry
Chamberlain
Ed Block
Lodgepole
Roger Plantz
United States
Ivan Liljegren
Wes Herboldsheimer
Kiwanis
Dalton Bank
Sidney Implement Fetes
Western
Martin
Mississippi Valley
Lexington
Holdrege
Ethel Reutzel
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Cecelia
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