Oil News Shows Sparse Activity in Western Nebraska Rigs
Only three drilling rigs were active in Cheyenne County on Monday with depths not reaching productive levels. Oman Ohio Oil Co moves on Hooker County wildcat while Shell and British-American report progress on Cheyenne and Logan County wells. several fields in Potter, Padroni, Mount Hope and nearby areas show activity with tests, perforations, and swabbing planned or underway.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Ohio Oil Co
Hooker County
Mullen
Ohio
Cookfield
Sunol
Sidney
Shell Oil Co
South Potter
Wildcat
L. B. Wilson
West Peetz
Logan County
Dorothy Strange
Schwabe
Ramey No. 5
North Sterling Reservoir
Walker Pool
Sterling Advocate
Davon Oil Co. of
Denver
North Sterling Irrigation Co. No
Texas Company
Padroni
Shell Oil Company
Mount Hope
Todenhoff
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
West Padroni
Chase ‘County
R. E. Atkinson
Woodward Oil Company
Jackpot Oil Company
Suhr, Fiedler and Lock
Holyoke
Colo
George S. Anderson
Southwest Industrial Electronics Company
Schultz
Service Drilling Company
Kan
Perkins County
Neb
Assessment Deadline Near in Sidney as Files Lag
County Assessor Roy Gish warned The Telegraph that about a thousand assessment declarations are still due in Sidney. He noted roughly 25 percent of residents have not filed and reminded the April 20 deadline, extended to April 21 due to Sunday. Penalties of fifty percent apply for late filings. Rural areas are mostly complete. Sidney remains the slow spot and could strain staff this week.
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Sidney
Roy Gish
the Telegraph
Gish
Cheyenne County Property Value Climbs Sharply
Cheyenne County recorded assessed property value of 35,101,456 dollars, up from 25,224,741 in 1947, reflecting inflation and rising valuations. Nebraska overall saw state and subdivision taxes rise from 32,950,800 in 1918 to 120,653,280 last year, with schools taking about half the property tax dollar and state government accounting for about twenty cents.
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Cheyenne County
Philip Johnson
Nebraska
Tax
Val Peterson
Johnson
SOD Employee Hurt Thursday
Cyril Frost, 60, a munitions handler at the Sioux Ordnance Depot, was struck and run over by a truck Thursday afternoon. He suffered pelvis and foot fractures plus bruises, was hospitalized in Sidney overnight, then moved to Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver. By Monday his condition was good though long hospitalization awaited. officials called the accident unavoidable and occurring around 2 PM while he worked.
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Cyril Frost
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Frost
Sidney
Fitzsimmons Hospital
Denver
SOD
Lucky Shoppers Win Two Prizes
Lucky shoppers day yielded two merchandise prizes valued at 20 dollars each. Clarence Hansen matched Hardy-Clark Furniture’s number to take a foam rubber bath mat, while Mrs. Margaret Martin matched Hoover’s hardware numbers to win an electric iron. The 32.50 cash jackpot went unclaimed and will double next month. Residents without Lucky Shoppers cards may call Mrs. N. E. Christner at 2089.
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Clarence Hansen
14Th Avenue
Hardy-Clark Furniture
Hoover’s Hardware
Margaret Martin
Illinois
Cheyenne County
N. E. Christner
Sidney Highs Students Attend District Music Clinic
About 100 Sidney high school musicians travel to Scottsbluff for the district music contest Thursday and Friday. The event features chorus, bands, and clubs with small groups and soloists, including the flute trio of Donna Steward Cleo Kennedy and Margie Copley and the brass sextette and drum ensemble. Soloists include Joan Scherman Doris Davis Beverly Wasser Jean George Ardie Simpson Larry Tobler Charles Bagby and others. accompanists are Don Shipman and Charlene Anthony.
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Sidney High School
Scottsbluff
Toz Othe
M. Chorus
Donna Steward
Cleo Kennedy
Margie Copley
Brass
Lowell Shuman
Tom Gilliland
Larry
Tom Gillihan
Larry Jones
Jeff Bush
Dale Borcher
Marcelyn Dedrick
Dale Maley
Eileen Westerhoff
Don Shipman
Charlene Anthony
Pioneer Resident of Kimball County Dies
Funeral services were held last week for Mrs. Caroline Mae Lynch 77 a member of Kimball County pioneer families She died while visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs Frances Taylor in Vancouver Washington Lynch daughter of Judge and Mrs Henry Prouty early Kimball settlers Born in Greenfield Vermont she moved to Kimball at age 13
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Kimball
Caroline Mae Lynch
Frances Taylor
Vancouver
Wash
SOD Worker Killed in Highway Collision Near Hershey
Mrs Mildred Boyer 39 an employee at Sioux Ordnance Depot died when her car overturned on Highway 30 about 1.5 miles east of Hershey while en route to Stapleton Nebr Easter weekend. Her son Jimmy 10 was hospitalized in North Platte. husband Gerald Boyer also an SOD employee was injured. Mrs Boyer born January 4 1913 at Brady Island Nebraska and employed at the depot since January 30 this year. Gerald Boyer has worked at the SOD since August 15 1951. Funeral details not yet available.
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Mildred Boyer
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Hershey
Stapleton
Nebr
Boyer
Mildred Elliott
Nebraska
SOD
Brady Island
Red Cross Seeks Local Help for Cheyenne County Campaign
Cheyenne County chapter of the American Red Cross asks Sidney residents to support flood relief efforts and chapter projects. Donations go to Frank Mattoon, campaign chair. The report notes 1951 activities including free swimming lessons for 681 area children, Home Service handling 320 cases, aid to 37 families, 146 telegrams for service members, and funding for Blood for Freedom train visits plus disaster donations nationally.
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Cheyenne County
The
American Red Cross
Sidney
Frank Mattoon
Home Service
Leo Thomas
South
Midwest
Lewis Sterling Taken To Specialist After Denver Hospital Visit
Lewis Sterling, 27, was critically injured in an automobile accident on Saturday April 5. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver on Friday for specialist observation. A local physician reports his condition remains generally good despite severe head injury dislocated shoulder and body bruises.
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Lewis Sterling
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver
Sterling
Easter Services Fill Sidney Churches Overflowing
Easter joy swept Sidney as Good Friday and Easter morning services drew overflow crowds citywide. Churches offered multiple services and the Community Choir performed The Seven Last Words of Christ, with a Big Springs cantata rebroadcast later by radio. Families reunited and spring fashions filled the town amid chilly, yet typical early spring weather.
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Sidney
Sidney Community Choir
Hjalmer Carlson
Chappell
Christ
City Auditorium
Carlsony
Big
Last Rites For Rose Nagengast On Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock Wednesday afternoon in The Gehrig Funeral Home for Mrs Rose Nagengast 45 who died at Cheyenne Friday night after a brief illness Rites directed by Rev Fr Albel of St Patrick s Catholic Church Interment in Greenwood Cemetery Survivors include widower six children four sisters and one brother with two children dead born January 13 1907 at Stanton Nebraska married November 24 1926 at Clarks Nebraska lived in Sidney before moving to Cheyenne five years ago
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Gehrig
Rose Nagangast
Cheyenne
Albel
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Nagengast
Stanton
Nebr
Rudy Nagengast
Clarks
Sale of Bonds 146 Thousand
Defense bond sales in Cheyenne County for March reached 146141.25 dollars announced by County Chairman H G Spearow. Nebraska total sales rose to 7989577.41 dollars, up 2438230.93 from February. Series EE sales hit 5978999.66 dollars the highest in 22 months.
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Cheyenne County
H. G. Spearow
Savings
Leland R. Hall
Nebraska
Defense
Hall
Third crew begins Platte pipe line construction
A third crew starts laying the twenty inch Platte pipeline to Wood River Illinois. Contractors R H Fulton and J T Brodie oversee the Holdrege to Nebraska Kansas line segment as the team works westward from the state line through Cheyenne County. Two earlier crews completed 500 miles of the 1056 mile route, and QO Burden Construction Company finished Salisbury Missouri to Wood RiverIllinois.
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Platte
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Wood River
Illinois
Cheyenne County
Worland
R. H. Fulton
J. T. Brodie
Holdrege
Nebraska-Kansas State Line
QO. R. Burden Construction Company
Salisbury
Missouri
Road No 30 blamed as truckers switch to No 6
The Telegraph cites multiple sources noting heavy truck traffic on No 6 since No 30 neglect left it nearly unusable. Informants warn No 6 crowds may tear up, risking a repeat of No 30’s deterioration. Critics say Nebraska road funding delays threaten tourist revenue and future prosperity.
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Nebraska
T-Men Check 57 Offenders By Week End
The Jaycee T-Man committee in Sidney reports 57 reminder letters mailed after the campaign's second week. Offenses include lack of arm signals on turns, double parking, running stop signs, speeding, and defective head lights. Police pledge to continue public education to improve driving habits and curb illegal parking.
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Jaycee
T-Man
Sidney
Delno Karr
T-Men
Sol Willis
PTA Installation At Final Meeting Sidney Group Sets New Officers
New officers for the Sidney Parents' Teacher Association will be installed at the final regular meeting to be held at 8 o'clock Wednesday night in the Junior High School building.
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Sidney Parents’ Teacher Association
Governor cites 230 million needed to fix Nebraska roads
Governor Val Peterson told the Cheyenne county Safety Council that Nebraska requires about 230 million dollars to bring the established highway system to a satisfactory standard. Current annual construction funding is about 9 million, with no clear plan for new roads in underserved areas. He noted a 1950 referendum failure and said a legislative program is being studied to secure funds, hoping for action in the 1953 session amid flood and road deterioration concerns.
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Val Peterson
Cheyennre County Safety Council
Nebraska
Harold D. Keith
Keith
Peterson
Lodgepole
Legislative Council
Highway Department
Bond Baby First At New Cozad Hospital
Mr and Mrs Roy Bond of Lodgepole welcomed their grandson as the first baby born in the new Cozad community hospital. The infant, son of Rev Nye Bond, pastor of Cozad Methodist Church, earned more than 1000 worth of merchandise prizes for this distinction.
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Roy Bond
Lodgepole
New Community Hospital
Cozad
Nye Bond
Bond
U S Marshal Stops Friday Night Guests in Cheyenne Jail
U S Marshal stops two prisoners brought by Deputy Marshal John Ingram from Lower Detroit to San Francisco. William Jones, 24, sought for gang warfare and Peter Bankowsky, 16, accused of forgery, were held in Cheyenne County jail Friday night.
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Cheyenne Couty
U. S
John Ingram
Lower Detroit
Michigan
Ingram
San Francisco
Calif
William Jones
Peter Bankowsky
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Rose Nagengast
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