Oil-Gas News Wildcat Wells Placed, Abandonments Reported
Cheyenne County oil activity shows no new locations as one wildcat is plugged and another abandoned. Neilson No 2 Wildcat is dry, Karnik No 2 location is being abandoned, while Buhrdorf No 1 continues drilling in Garden County. Ohio Oil and various operators report progress and activity across multiple fields in Nebraska and Colorado with several wildcats and field wells noted.
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Cheyenne County
Neilson
Potter
Champlin Oil & Refining Co
Garden County
Ohio
Wytex Oil Corp. Et al
Banner County
Wildcat
Shell Oil Co
Post
Kimball County
Heidemann Field
Thames, Inc. & Balderson Drilling Co
Richter
Leo Vicron Oil & Gas
Townsend No
Red Willow County
Albert R. Jones
Miles
Richardson County
Chandler - Musgrove, Inc
Kuyper
Rye Field
Pure Oil Co
Olsen
British - American Oil Prod. Co
Fink
Sunray Mid - Continent Oil Co
Baltersperger
Davis Oil Co
Fredericks
Torgeson
McDaniel Drilling Co
Neimann- Schaffert
Morrill County
Colorado
Logan County
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Committee
Center
North Sterling Reservoir
Sterling Drilling Co
T.C.T. Corp
Clara McNish
Goat Hill Field
Calvert Drilling Co
McKinely
Colorado Drives For Interstate Miles In Mountain Tunnel Plan
Colorado officials led by Sen. Gordon Allott and Gov. Steve McNichols push for a share of the extra 1000 miles of interstate designation. They emphasize economic viability and engineering justification for a tunnel through the mountains to ease scenic routes and avoid high mountain passes, aiming to win support from the White House and federal highway administrator Bertram Tallamy. The Colorado delegation stresses bipartisan unity and coordinated effort across Highway 6 and 40 corridor cities.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Steve McNichols
Allott
Eisenhower
Colorado
Rocky Mountain News
News
Washington
Gordon Allott
R-Colo
John Carroll
D-Cole
Bertram D
Tallamy
Mark Watrous
C. E. Shumate
Robert E. Livingston
Carroll
Senate Public Works
White House
First Property Revaluation Notices Mailed in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County assessor's office mailed the first of more than 3,000 real estate revaluation notices as part of a 35 000 county wide program aimed at property valuation equalization. Roy Gish said remaining notices will go out this week with Justin Haynes Co. reps in the courthouse basement to assist owners through May 20.
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Cheyenne County Assessor
Roy Gish
Justin Haynes Co
Denver
County Equalization Board
Equalization Board
Gish
Damage Counted In City Accidents
Sidney police logged several property damage automobile collisions over the weekend. Three car crash at Tenth Avenue and King Street caused $400 in damage. A 1948 car driven by Fleury Hendrex struck a 1952 car operated by Herman Stueve, spinning it into a third car. A second incident on Illinois Street involved Dewitt Jones and Walter Leverly with combined damage around $270. A third intersection crash near the city edge between Walter Kragel and Harvey Wood caused about $238 in damage each.
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Sidney
Tenth Avenue
King Street
Fleury Hendrex
Herman Stueve
Stueve
Lonnie Swain
Illinois Street
Dewitt Jones
Walter Leverly
Kimball
Walter Kragel
Harvey Wood
Kragel
Wood
County Adds Two Miles Of Highway To Public System
Cheyenne County Commissioners approved adding two miles of road to the county public highway system. Open stretches between sections 18 and 19 in 14-49 and 16 and 21 in 13-48 have been used as public highways for over ten years and are now officially county highways.
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Cheyenne
Caleb Payne Earns Honor for Heroic Life Saving Act
Caleb Payne received a life saving award at the Wheatbelt Public Power District annual meeting in Sidney. He aided Neal Custer after a 7200 volt shock, performing artificial respiration that restored breathing and saved his life. the event was witnessed by about 350 attendees. A special engraved watch from Employers Mutual of Wausau accompanied the honor. Stan Matzke spoke on Nebraska water resources.
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Wheatbelt
Sidney
Caleb Payne
Neal Custer Payne
Employers Mutual
Wausau
Wisc
Deuel County
Custer
Payne
Stan Matzke
Central
Nebraska Power and Irrigation District
Matzke
Nebraska
3000 Cattle Sold At Alliance Sale Sets Record Prices
Over 5000 head of stocker and feeder cattle sold in a record sale by the Alliance Livestock Commission Co with buyers from distant locations. Top yearling steers brought 23.10 per carload, others ranged around 21 to 25 dollars with calves advancing to 25.40. Weather hurt appearance but not prices.
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Alliance Livestock Commission Co
Harry Weber
Lisco
Herman Reitz
Hay Springs
D. D Nash
Henry
E. F. Mohatt
Sidney
James Daniel
Bayard
Firth Booth
Sunol
Charles Letcher
Wyatt Brothers
Harrisburg
Tom Hecht
Broadwater
County Historical Meet Set in Sidney for Wednesday
Cheyenne County Historical Association officers will be elected at its first annual meeting in the Sidney City Auditorium at 8 p.m. A three member nominating committee Jack Knicely Guy Doran and M W Osborn will present a slate of candidates nominations from the floor are allowed. The program will focus on local history and nonmembers may join at the meeting.
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Cheyenne County Historical Association
Sidney City Auditorium
Jack Knicely
Guy Doran
M W Osborn
Association
Mrs. Geo Deaver Dies After Stroke In Cheyenne
Mrs George Deaver 63 died Saturday at Cheyenne Memorial Hospital after a three week illness from a home stroke. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St Patrick's Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary and Knights of Columbus prayers precede. Survivors include husband five daughters five sons two sisters and 33 grandchildren with one son deceased. Memorials may go to St Patrick's Church fund.
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George Deaver
Cheyenne Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick’s Church
Albert Albel
Greenwood Cemetery
The
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Knights of Columbus
Leona Rose
Korhummel
Omaha
Leo
Elizabeth Nan Korhummel
Gilead
Neb
Sidney
Deaver
Patrick’s Church
George
Clara Workman
Crook Pallbeare
James
Donald
Arthur
Clarence Deaver
Everett Mohatt
Pete Weibe
Council Faces Small Agenda At Sidney Meeting
Sidney city council meets with a lean agenda. Bids will be opened for a new electrical distribution truck, with separate bids for the basic truck and a special body. About 10 000 was budgeted by City Manager Murrey Fuller. A 1947 truck now in use will be retired. The only unusual topic is a plan to renew occupation licenses for gas fitters, plumbers and electricians not active during the year per city inspection records.
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Sidney
Murrey Fuller
Benson Orders Minimum Aid on 1958 Drop
Nebraska farmers react as Secretary Benson preserves 1958 wheat price supports at 178 per bushel with a 55 million acre national allotment. A June referendum could end controls if not approved, risking a 50 percent parity price and no quotas. Wheat growers press for production controls as surpluses rise since 1952.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Department of Agriculture
Department
Ezra Benson
Benson
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Association
Nebraska Unicameral
Agriculture Secretary
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Sidney Area Faces New Rain and Severe Thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms and a potential tornado alert loom over the Sidney area as Cheyenne County receives rain. Forecasters expect a cold front to trigger activity this afternoon and tonight with up to an inch more rain and cooler temps tomorrow.
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Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Sidney 1957 Building Total Reaches 180 894
Sidney's 1957 building total rose to 180 894 after a $34 764 permit for remodeling and expansion at Lee's Store was approved. A prior $25 000 permit for a new building at 1040 Illinois St was issued, with more applications expected before month end.
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Sidney
Lee's
Illinois St
Library Closed Thursday For Librarians Convention
Sidney Public Library will be shut all day Thursday as librarian Nellie Niemoller and two staff members Mrs Coral McKay and Mrs Christine Thompson attend a district librarians convention in North Platte. Normal hours resume Friday.
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Sidney Public Library
Nellie Niemoller
Meick Damage Case Heads Toward Jury as Fourth Day Opens
In Cheyenne County District Court the civil trial of Fred Meick versus Western Utilities enters its fourth day. With the plaintiff close to resting, Western Utilities faces closing arguments after the pause likely to push deliberations past Wednesday. Meick sues for damages after an injury from a ditch collapse behind his home.
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Fred Meick
Western Utilities
Cheyenne County District Court
Meick
Merck
Cheyenne County Farmers Wait On Dry Spells For Field Work
Cheyenne County farmers report little field work this spring due to repeated March and April storms leaving soil too soggy. Some dry spells let irrigators advance, while others on dry land wait. Wheat has greened in some blown-free fields, and price support changes could shift plans.
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Cheyenne County
Sec. Benson
Department of Agriculture
Horticulturalist Announces Pruning Demonstration Tomorrow
Wayne Whitney of the University of Nebraska Extension will lead a pruning demonstration at the Al Brands farm starting at 10 am. He will prune fruit trees and answer questions on horticulture and landscaping for the public. The farm lies four miles north and three miles west of Lodgepole.
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Wayne Whitney
University of Nebraska Extension
al Brands Farm
Whitney
Brands Farm
Lodgepole
South Divide
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Legion Park
Cay Lee Brening
Thompson
Alliance
County Historical Meet
Geo. Deaver
Bruns
Courthouse Square
Ft. Sidney Days Board of Directors
Thomas Kokjer
Ferris Preble
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