Nebraska Oil and Gas Year Highlights 1957 Review
Nebraska posted a strong oil and gas year with total crude production near 19.66 million barrels and a rise in proved crude reserves to about 63.06 million barrels. Natural gas liquids rose to 7.185 million barrels, while natural gas reserves fell from 226.402 to 189.339 billion cubic feet amid 134 million cubic feet of net reserve revisions. The report praises new field discoveries and revisions that buoy optimism for western Nebraska developments.
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Nebraska
How Not To Succeed In Business A Cautionary Tale
A roadside hot dog vendor thrives by shouting loud and relying on signs until his son warns of a market downturn. After the father doubly optimizes exposure, he reduces orders and signs, and sales plummet as the father concedes they are in a severe low mood driven by world and domestic strife.
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Shis Son
Amy Gon
From Newsboy to Oil Chief in Free Market Rise
John E Swearingen of Columbia South Carolina rose from newspaper boy to president of Standard Oil Company of Indiana. A Columbia State report notes his University of South Carolina education and rapid ascent from chemical engineer to executive VP in 1956 and then president 18 months later. Newsboys can dream in a competitive free market.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Great Lakes
Inky
John E. Swearingen
University of South Carolina
Pee
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Swearingen
Standard Oil
United States
It’s Your Job Education Quote From Bedford Daily Times
A Bedford Indiana Daily Times Mail feature reflects on education as a personal duty. The piece quotes a maxim about self motivation, teachers guiding but not forcing learning, and emphasizes individual effort in education.
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Bedford
Ind
Daily Times-Mail
Boosting Industry a Salute to Sidney Chamber of Commerce
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce earns praise for promoting local payrolls and public awareness. It pledges to support home growth while seeking new residents, arguing this balanced approach strengthens Sidney as a progressive Nebraska city. The piece urges continued active promotion of local businesses and workers to sustain civic pride.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska
Miss Fort Sidney Days Pageant Spotlight by Jaycees
The Miss Fort Sidney Days pageant, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, is a valued community achievement that showcases glamour, youth talent, and local involvement. It strengthens community gatherings and has helped Sidney's young women gain recognition at state and national levels.
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Fort Sidney
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Jaycees
Oil Depletion Allowance Seen as Insurance Against Shortage
The piece argues the 27 percent depletion allowance for oil producers is a justified safeguard. It cites Magnolia Petroleum’s dry 20,000 foot well at a cost of 1,054,500 and notes only about one wildcat in nine succeeds. It stresses that oil exploration risks vast sums and that the allowance helps secure capital for future drilling to meet rising demand.
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Magnolia Petroleum Company
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
United States
Free World
Brisbane man cites barn meals and nude yard parade in divorce
A Brisbane husband told a court his wife forced him to sleep in a barn and threw meals at him, while she allegedly paraded nude in the yard. The story notes some women are harder to live with than others as part of a press report from Grayson Kentucky.
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Grayson
Journal-Enquirer
Brisbane
Australia
Pump-priming debate against tax cuts sparks deficit fears
Waltham Mass News Tribune quips that national talk of tax cuts as pump priming risks extreme deficit financing. It warns that pay-as-you-go policies are abandoned and questions how citizens can be thrifty if tomorrow’s bills are ignored.
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Waltham, Mass
News-Tribune
New Ships Help Track Missiles
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP The Air Force bridged the final gap in its 5000 mile missile test range with the commissioning of five more ships as floating telemetry stations. Eleven ships carry radio receiving and recording gear to relay data from tests ranging from Grand Bahama to Ascension. The ships, nicknamed Marilyn Monroes for their rounded white radomes, are operated under Pan American Airways with F Erich Bruhn in charge. Replacement value is about 32 million dollars. six smaller vessels support Snark tests and the fleet can move 500 to 1200 miles from bases at Trinidad and Recife as needed.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Florida
Equator
South Atlantic
Dio
Grand Bahama
St. Lucia
Ascension
Pan American World Airways
Direct
Trinidad and Recife
Brazil
Buying spree to cure recession by household debt
The speaker embraces lavish spending as a national remedy, praising debt, installments, and buying binges despite warnings. He and his wife plan to maximize purchases, arguing money should circulate and that the White House endorses buying. They boast years of expenditure and disregard for savings.
Plattsmouth as Key Nebraska Rail and Capital Contender
Plattsmouth emerged as a railroad hub after 1869 with the Burlington reaching Fort Kearney, shaping its growth and influence in Nebraska’s capital debates of the 1850s. The town supported the South of the Platte faction against Omaha, while striving to secure county seat status amid shifting county boundaries and practical frontier politics.
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Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Omaha
Burlington
Fort Kearney
Fontenelle
Neapolis
Bellevue
Capial
Platte
Nebraska City
Brownville
Kansas
Crossword Puzzle Complete Grid Clue List and Answers
A crossword puzzle clue row lists Across and Down entries with numbers and hints. Includes names such as American humorist and Brazilian capital, plus various literal and abstract terms like nucleus, margin, and decree, forming a standard puzzle with multiple intersecting words.
White Poplar—Fast Growing Ornamental Tree for Sidney
James Neuman extols the White Poplar as a fast growing ornamental tree ideal for Sidney yards. It features white bark, dark green upper leaves, and a striking contrast with other trees. The piece warns of borers and wind risk, advises vigor maintenance, and notes potential insurance impacts and ideal planting sites.
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James Neuman
Sidneyites
Sidney
Victor Rapp
Theo Larson
1815
Newton
Glenn W. Draper
Legion Park
How To Read News for Clearer Understanding
A Canton Georgia North Georgia Tribune note stresses careful reading to grasp facts, figures and relationships. It argues education hinges on forming the habit of intelligent reading and viewing a newspaper’s columns with context and background.
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Canton
North Georgia
United States
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