Cheyenne County approves moving land to form new cemetery district
Cheyenne County commissioners approve withdrawing 18 1/2 sections from Lodgepole Rural Cemetery District to form a Czechoslovakian Rural Cemetery District south of Sunol. Some land lies in Deuel and Garden counties. Deuel officials approve by telephone. Garden County approval pending. If approved, a board will be formed and work begins.
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Cheyenne County
Lodgepole Rural Cemetery
Sunol
Deve
Garden Counties
Deuel County
Garden County
Lodgepole and
Potter
Lodgepole
Wayne Campbell
Harry Lee
Gerald Matzke
Erratic Spring Snow Sparks Debate on County Consolidation
A Nebraska proposal by State Senator Sam Klaver to consolidate small counties faces firm opposition from Senator George Fleming. Fleming argues economics do not improve with mergers, citing minimal official cuts and hardship for rural residents. A spring snowstorm disrupted schedules, causing school closings and delaying Farm Progress Day events. Temperature records fell across Scottsbluff and nearby towns, with five inches of snow on the ground and varying moisture reports from Lodge Pole to Potter.
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Sam Klaver
Omaha
Nebraska
George Fleming
North Platte
Fleming
Telegraph
Lincoln
State Department of Roads
Farm Progress Day
Scottsbluff
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
FAA
Lodgepole
Henry Jenik
Dey Ermand
Potter
George Coulter
Plans Approved For Christian Church Building and Farm Day Postponed
The First Christian Church won approval for architect plans and a new $115,000 edifice on south 11th Avenue with an educational wing and seating for 208 in the pews. Meanwhile the Panhandle Farm Equipment Progress Day at Egging Co. was postponed a week due to winter weather, with up to 10,000 expected attendees and two thirds of displays already set up. Canadian exhibitors will return next week, weather permitting.
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South 11Th
Winter
Panhandle
Egging Co
Doyle Foland
Telegraph
Foland
Canada
First Christian Church
South 11Th Avenue
13Th and
Jackson
Hinde and Laurinat
Gurley Talent Show Postponed to Friday Night
The Gurley Lions Talent Show, moved from Tuesday due to a snow storm, will be held Friday at 7 30 p.m. in Gurley School Auditorium. Earl Lessig reports the same program will proceed featuring 27 entries.
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Gurley Lions
Earl Lessig
Gurley School
Nebraska Rural Youths Win Ag Scholarships For 1966 67
Nebraska announces 97 000 in farm and ranch youth scholarships for 176 students for 1966 67. Recipients include Kathryn McNurlin Gurley Loretta Wilson Sidney Roger Stutzman Deuel County Truman Sager Kimball Dwight Young Kimball County. Scholarships funded from USDA Rural Rehabilitation Fund via state and county committees.
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Lincoln
Pearle F. Finigan
Nebraska Farm and Ranch
Cheyenne County
Kathryn McNurlin
Gurley
Loretta Wilson
Sidney
Deuel County
Roger Stutzman
Truman Sager
Kimball County
Dwight Young
Nebraska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Nebraska
Finigan
Nbraska
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Ag Department
Farmers Home Administration
USDA
FHA
State Committee
Nebraska College
First Half Tax Due By April 30
Cheyenne County Treasurer Mable Jorgensen notes the first half of 1965 real estate taxes due by May 1 will incur 7 percent interest after that date. Tax statements were mailed last fall and many pay promptly through escrow accounts.
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Cheyenne
Mable Jorgensen
Tree Planting Tools Needed for Centennial Effort
County Agent Ivan Liljegren urges volunteers to bring shovels and post hole diggers to multiple planting sites for the Centennial tree project. If unable to work, bring tools for others to use. Up to 10,000 trees should be planted Friday and Saturday with a possible follow weekend finish. For printing needs contact The Sidney Telegraph.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Water Tower
North Bluffs
Fort Sidney Memorial Forest
Memorial Forest
Dick Thailing
James Green
Brownson
Clark Fuller
Dalton
Railroad Park
Dale Flora
Boy Scouts
Gurley
Henry Hinrichs
H. W. Quinn
Lorenzo
Kenneth Fleming
Potter
Gordon Reed
Lunol
Cecil Hunt
Garden Club
Sidney
Boyd Nursery
Cheyenne County Centennial Committee
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne
Gene Lienemann
Semi Overturns Near Sunol On Slick Highway
A double decker cattle truck slid off Slick Highway 30 near Sunol at 7 am Tuesday. Damage was $250 with no injuries. The eastbound tractor stayed upright in the north ditch, while the trailer blocked the road. Driver Ronnie Wynn of Memphis Texas and owner A C Piper of Paducah Texas were involved.
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Sunol
Felix Koenig
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Ronnie Wynn
Memphis
Texas
A. C. Piper
Paducah
Tree Farm program marked its silver anniversary in 1966
The forest-industry Tree Farm initiative, which treats timber production as a crop, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1966, highlighting sustained efforts to manage forests for long term yield and conservation.
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Forest-Industry
Ag Research Work May Start Soon on Sioux Army Depot Land
Charles Fenster of Box Butte County Experiment Station said an application for title to 2100 acres at Sioux Army Depot has been sent to federal Health, Education and Welfare as a preliminary step. Officials hope title will be conveyed within two months to launch summer fallow work and related preparations for an Ag Research Station, though no activity can begin until title is obtained. Fenster expressed cautious optimism about negotiations and the progress so far.
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Sioux Army Depot
Charles Fenster
Box Butte County Experiment Station
The
Telegraph Today
Fenster
Labor Survey Response Is Slow in Sidney Area
Sidney lags in the Labor Department questionnaire response, with only about 15 percent return in Sidney versus 30 percent area average. The Chamber of Commerce notes Kimball, Dalton, Chappell, and Big Springs show 40 percent, while 75 percent is needed to complete the survey, stressing confidentiality and regional growth stakes.
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Sidney
Labor Department
Chamber of Commerce
Big Springs
Chappell
Dalton
Kimball
Ron Mercer
Mercer
Farm program marks 25th anniversary in 1966
The program, launched in 1941 to grow trees as a perpetual crop, observes its 25th anniversary this year highlighting a long term forestry initiative.
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Forest-Industry Tree Farm
Chappell Legion Open House Set For Sunday
An Open House at the new American Legion Post Home in Chappell is scheduled for Sunday April 24 from 2 to 5 pm. The public is invited to visit the remodeled one story building north of the Farmers Filling Station. The hall first hosted events March 15 for over 80 Legionnaires Auxiliary members and guests celebrating the Legion’s 47th birthday. The new site will be the future home of The Cabelas Inc. fishing and hunting mail order operation after a swap with the Legion for the larger former hall. The renovated building includes a redesigned kitchen with new appliances and natural wood cupboards and a single floor layout.
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American Legion
Chappell
Pam
Farmers
Legionnaires
Legion
Cabela’s Inc
Cabela’s
The
Legion Hall
Panhandle forecast shows rising temperatures through Thursday
Fair conditions prevail with temperatures edging upward to the 40s Thursday. Overnight lows 10 to 20 with daytime highs in the 40s, then a five day outlook near normal overall. A warming trend continues weekend showers expected, with highs near 60 and lows 30 to 35. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Two Accidents Reported in Sidney on Monday
Sidney police investigated two separate crashes on Monday. Leslie C. Landsmesser, driving east on Elm at 16th, swerved to avoid a running boy and hit a telephone pole causing about 170 in damage with no injuries. Margaret Lieneman, driving west on King near 19th, was struck by a backing vehicle driven by Barbara J. Lambert, with about 100 in damage to the Lieneman car and no injuries reported.
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Sidney
Leslie C. Landmesser
Elm Street
16Th
Elm
Margaret Lieneman
King Street
19Th Avenue
Barbara J. Lambert
Lambert
Lieneman
Tornado season sees surge in Nebraska sighting report
Nebraska Civil Defense records show over forty tornado sightings in east and central Nebraska on one afternoon last May 8. During supper hour a funnel cloud struck Primrose, destroying much of the town and killing four residents.
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Nebraska Civil Defense Agency
Nebraska
Primrose
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Sidney Telegraph
Frida
Lth Avenue
P. O
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Chappell Legion
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