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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1959
Page
9
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Nebraska Wheat Commission reported $451,176 in wheat tax receipts since the Nebraska Wheat Resources Act began on Sept 18, 1955 through Oct 30, 1958. Expenditures totaled $428,522 with $22,654 unallocated as of Nov 1, 1958. Marketing projects led spending at $227,466.
Bauerkemper Motor Clinic announced the installation of a Clayton Dyna motometer and an Ignitionscope to diagnose faulty engine operation. The new equipment, along with an Allen engine analyzer, makes the Western Nebraska shop one of the most modern specialized repair facilities in the region.
Twenty seven oil drilling notices were filed in Nebraska last week led by Verde Enterprises No. 1 Anderson wildcat in Cheyenne County north of Potter. The list includes numerous wells across Banner Kimball Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties with names such as Magnolia Petroleum Co. Alden Sloss Chandler & Simpson Miami Petroleum Co. and Sloss Unit 92. The announcements reference fields like Hoatley Downer Downer Extension Davis and Reeves and mark a broad pattern of drilling activity across Nebraska.
Lisco grade school fills its faculty for the 1959 60 term with Mrs. Allen Lookabill signing to teach fifth and sixth grades in place of Mrs. Charles Watson who resigned. Superintendent Rodney Hascall will return to lead seventh and eighth grades while remaining in the administrator role. Mrs. Paul Stutzman starts first and second grade duties and Mrs Elmer Riter teaches third and fourth grades. The lunch program remains outstanding with no changes to cooking or custodial staff.
Nebraska officials report nearly 74 of every 100 cropland acres in the Conservation Reserve will be planted to grass through 1958. Forest trees come second with about 11 acres per 100. Farmers in 423 Great Plains counties expect 4,414,000 acres of grass, with Nebraska contributing 127,639 acres.
Green Bay Assemblyman Jerome F. Quinn rushed to the state treasurer when his supposed monthly paycheck arrived. He opened the envelope to find only a blank sheet of paper, prompting a perplexing incident in Madison.
Alliance Miss Jeanine Anderson, a junior at Alliance High School, has been chosen for the International Christian Exchange Program for 1959 60. She will depart in July to live abroad with a family there while a student from Europe comes to stay with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs Virgil Anderson. In 1934 radar was developed at the Javal Research Laboratory.
Paul H. Robbins of the National Society of Professional Engineers says the group will not pursue its protest against the selection of a non engineer director of the Office of Saline Water. The decision follows information from Interior Secretary Seaton. Former Rep. A L Miller of Nebraska now directs the office, succeeding David S Jenkins. Robbins says they understand the situation better and remain on the principle that engineering work should be carried out under engineers with administrative responsibility.
Bob Mallatt was elected president of the Oshkosh Lions Club and will assume leadership in July, succeeding Merrill West. Other officers include Don Campbell as first vice president Sam Street Jr as second vice president Harold Haberman as Lion tamer Kent Fritz as tail twister Charles Greenlee as secretary and Roy Hartley as treasurer. Fritz and Greenlee win second terms. The club plans a state directed quail release of about 1,000 birds and forms a committee to discuss a recreation center for Oshkosh youths with evening access for ping pong dancing and other activities.
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