Tree Planting Program Showing Results in Nebraskaland
The Sidney Lions Club undertook a tree planting drive in Cheyenne County during the Nebraska Centennial, planning to plant 10 000 Ponderosa Pines this month and urging residents to help locate sites and care for new trees. Ivan Liljegren leads the effort, with photos illustrating completed projects that enrich the county’s beauty and value.
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John Colone
Nebraska
Midwest
J.S. Morton
Cheyenne County
Nebraskaland
Canada
Cheyenne
John Q
Ivan Liljegren
Hillside
Sidney
Tractor Horsepower Past And Present At Progress Day
Tractor horsepower past and present will be demonstrated by an old time steamer and a modern power unit at Panhandle Farm Equipment and Progress Day on April 20. The second annual event, billed as the largest show of its type in the High Plains, is expected to draw farmers and ranchers from western Nebraska and nearby Great Plains and eastern mountain states.
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Gurley
Panhandle
High Plains
Nebraska
Great Plains
Mountain States
Weeds Cost More Than Control At Panhandle Farm Expo
Archie Greenwood of Cheyenne County Weed Control Authority warns weeds add cost and fire risk to property and urges pre-emergence herbicides within two weeks. The Egging Co day event partners with Panhandle Farm Equipment and the University of Nebraska, featuring machinery displays, field demos, and exhibits by over 50 firms. Demonstrations include irrigation sprinklers and several tractor and equipment showcases at sites near Gurley and Sidney.
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Archie Greenwood
Cheyenne County
Sidney Equipment
Egging Co
University of Nebraska
John Egging
Postage rates and address change notice in Sidney Nebr paper
Public notice detailing second class postage at Sidney Nebraska with subscription rates eight dollars per year inside and outside a fifty mile zone nine dollars outside the zone eight dollars by carrier and ten cents for single copies. It instructs readers to send address changes to Post Office Box 219 Sidney Nebraska.
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Sidney
Nebr
Dalton Hosts District Garden Club Conference in Dalton
The Dalton Garden Club will host the 15th annual spring conference of District 12 Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska on Wednesday at St Marys Catholic Church parlors. About 120 attendees are expected with state officers including Mrs Micheal Edwards and Mrs Charles Smith from Omaha and Mrs Harry Greathouse of Dix. The day features a noon covered dish, plant and driftwood sales, elections, talks on Civic Development and soil conservation, a vocal duet, and a driftwood demonstration.
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Dalton Garden Club
Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Albert Peterson
Kimball
Micheal Edwards
Omaha
Charles Smith
Harry Greathouse
Dix
Ira White
Dalton Club
Dennis Heizer
Dalton Boy Scout
Maynard Mayer
William Waite
Gurley Garden Club
Sess Sion
Hastings
Sandoz
Hay Springs
District Farm Meeting Friday in Gurley Nebraska
District I of the Nebraska Farmer's Union meets at 10 a m Friday in the Farmer's Co op Elevator meeting room Gurley Frank Johnson of Alliance presides A coffee hour at 10 with meeting at 11 A noon luncheon follows and an afternoon session Elton Berck state president from Lincoln will speak on What Direction For Farm Organizations In The Years Ahead
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Nebraska Farmer’s Union
Farmer’s Co-op
Gurley
Frank Johnson
Alliance
Elton Berck
Lincoln
Soil Steward Breakfast Set Here Tuesday
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts an 8 a.m. breakfast in Yendis Cafe as a Soil Stewardship Week kickoff. County ministers and former supervisors will attend, with May 15 to 22 designated for observance by all churches.
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Cheyenne County
Sol and Water Conservation District
Panhandle Weather Forecast Faces Cloudy Skies and Rain
Partly cloudy today and Tuesday with a few light rain showers tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight 30 to 40, highs Tuesday near 60. Five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 8 degrees above normal with day to day changes. Highs 60 to 65, lows 30 to 35, occasional light rain or snow at period start and end.
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Panhandle
Sidney Industrial Corps Offers $1000 for New Local Industry
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce’s Industrial Committee posts a $1000 reward for leads locating a new industry in Sidney. Open to all residents, with rules excluding board members and directors. Leads must be for a business employing 10+ in Sidney, submitted after April 11, first finder wins, details at the Chamber office 740 Illinois.
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Sidney Industrial Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Industrial Committee
Board of Directors
Industrial Corporation
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Olinois
National Library Week Highlighted By Sidney Librarian
The week of April 17 to 23 is National Library Week. Sidney Librarian R. W. Brown notes libraries use the period to measure achievements against shortcomings and to seek publicity and attract more patrons.
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National Library Week
Sidney
R. W. Brown
Sedgwick County watershed proposal draws near
The Sedgwick Sand Watershed spanning Cheyenne and Devel counties and parts of Colorado is among eight watershed requests to be considered April 21 by the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. It would affect 28,200 acres in Sedgwick County Colorado 8,950 acres in Cheyenne County and 28,000 acres in Deuel County. The plan aims to reduce flood water and sediment damage to Sedgwick and Ovid towns and nearby rural areas while addressing erosion.
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State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Nebraska
Colorado
Cheyenne
Devel
Sedgwick County
Colo
Deuel County
South Platte River
Sedgwick
High Line Canal
Ovid
Congress
Wayne County
Humbug
Kearney
Phelps County
Lost and Dry Creek
Scotts Bluff
Winters Creek
Creighton Valley
Pawnee
Johnson
Turkey Creek
Nemaha County
Peru-Brownville
Croe County
Camp Creek
Fairchild
Anteloope
Cherry
Sheridan
Turtle
Sarpy
Rites Set For Earl Russell 81
Funeral services were held Thursday at The Craig Mortuary for Earl Everet Russell 81 who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a short stay. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Harold Stayton officiating. Russell was born July 30 1884 in Philipsburg Kansas to George and Amanda Perkins Russell. He married Mary E Van Cleef May 29 1907 in Thayer County. They lived in Hubbell Nebraska then Sidney moving in 1927. Survived by a daughter Mrs. Roland Banks Sidney a daughter in law Mrs. Don Russell Los Angeles seven grandchildren 18 great grandchildren one brother A S Russell Chester and two sisters Mrs. Jessie Scott Salt Lake City and Mrs. Viola Luce Scott City Kansas.
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Craig Mortuary
Earl Everet Russell
Memorial Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
Harold Stayton
Philipsburg
Kan
George
Amanda Perkins Russell
Thayer County
Mary E. van Cleef
Hubbell
Neb
Brakes Fail At Top Of Viaduct Collision Near Sidney
A noon highway crash on Highway 30 at the viaduct top east of Sidney involved a 1960 Chevrolet pickup driven by Verne Sharman and a 1962 Oldsmobile driven by Leigh M. Rodney. Rodney’s brakes failed in the one-way top lane due to repair work, causing a head on collision that was avoided from becoming tragic thanks to low speeds. Sgt. Felix Koenig, Nebraska Safety Patrol, reported no severe injuries.
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Highway 30
Sidney
Felix Koenig
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Verne Sharman
Leigh M. Rodney
North Platte
Koenig
Rodney
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