Farmers Union Co op expands grain storage in Cheyenne County
Gurley co op lets 110500 contract to Tillotson Construction Omaha for eight cement tank bins adding 274000 bushels. New storage will cover Wheat from this year with completion in about 60 days. Dalton elevator adds 250000 bushels. Sidney co op adds 70000. Total Cheyenne County storage rises over 500000 bushels ahead of 1958 harvest. Nebraska Panhandle expected 20-25 million, Cheyenne 6-7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union Co-op Grain Company
Gurley
Ross Handley
Co-op Board of
Tillotson Construction Co
Omaha
Arnold Draper
Draper
Dalton Co-op Society of
Dalton
Farmers Union Co-op Grain Company of
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Panhandle
Lincoln Sowers Will Visit Here
The Lincoln Sowers Club of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce plans an overnight stop in Sidney on Tuesday April 29. An advance group arranged a banquet and entertainment at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel with a Dutch treat dinner at 7:30 after a 6:30 social hour. Tickets are $2.25 and available at the Chamber office. seating is limited and tickets should be picked up by noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Sowers Club
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln
Pump Test Set At Potter Farm
An irrigation meeting with a pump test is planned for Tuesday April 29 at 9:30 am at the Dewey Larson place about five miles southwest of Potter. Dean Axthelm extension irrigation specialist from Lincoln will conduct tests and discuss problems and phases of irrigation including moisture determination and border irrigation as an innovative efficient method. All farmers interested in irrigation are invited.
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Dewey Larson
Potter
Dean Axthelm
Lincoln
Axthelm
April 30 Deadline Dates Highlight Farm Aid Actions
Don Rapp ASC manager warns farmers of April 30 deadlines affecting 1957 crop barley oats rye and dry beans including loan maturities purchase agreement deliveries wool program payments and reseal or loan conversion intents at the local ASC office.
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Don Rapp
ASC
Old Timers At Sioux To Hold Dinner Friday
More than one hundred couples are expected to attend a dinner meeting of the Sioux Old Timers Club at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel Friday night. Membership is limited to those with ten or more years at Sioux Ordnance Depot. Of 840 employees, 255 are members, a record for long-term service. Col. George C. Abert, Clark Williams, and Jack H. Lowe will speak, with James Hettinger as master of ceremonies.
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Sioux Old Timers Club
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sioux Ordnance Depot
George C. Abert
Sioux
Clark Williams
Scottsbluff
Jack H. Lowe
Sidney
James Hettinger
Hettinger
Lowe
Mr. Williams
Washington, D. C
Department of the Army
Secretary of Army
Petition Drive Seeks Tax Change in Nebraska
A statewide campaign May 2 and 3 aims to gather 56,700 signatures for an initiative petition to bar state property taxes by a constitutional amendment. The Nebraska Equity Council leads the drive. The petition would prohibit levying property taxes for the general fund after January 1, 1959 and require annual state appropriation to common schools to reduce local property taxes.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Equity Council
Postponed Meeting Of Cheyenne County Historical Assn
The annual meeting and officer election of Cheyenne County Historical Association scheduled for tonight at 7 30 at Fort Sidney Hotel is postponed due to weather. President Roy Greenlee says a new date will be announced later.
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Cheyenne County
Local Teenage Road E O Set For May 18th
The Sidney Jaycees announce the third annual Teenage Road E O final for Sunday May 18 with a preliminary written portion on Saturday May 17. If weather delays the driving portion it will be postponed to the next Sunday.
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Sidney Jaycees
Lanny Welton
Tore Strum
Lew Schneider
Joe Andrzejewski
Jerry Dow
Lawrence Saali
St Patrick’s High School
Sidney High School
Saali
Nebraska
Red Cloud
Air Age Clinic Invites Sidney Teachers Saturday
An air age education clinic will be held in Sidney on Saturday April 26. Registration opens at 8 15 a m at the junior high and a conference summary closes at 3 p m in the auditorium. About one hundred teachers from Kimball Sioux Ordnance Depot Devd County and Sidney expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kimball
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Devd County
Charles Elmlinger
University of Nebraska
Phil Geary
Nebraska Department of Aeronautics
Everett Collin
Civil Air Patrol
Millard Bennett
Lions Club Talent Show draws 30 towns in Panhandle
The Lions Club Talent Show set for Sunday May 4 at 1 p.m. in the high school auditorium will attract entrants from 30 towns in Western Nebraska. Carl Ziegler says top Panhandle talent will represent the district here, with the winner advancing to state finals at Hastings during the Lions Club convention in June. Ralph Thompson serves as Master of Ceremonies.
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Lions Club
Nebraska
Panhandle
Carl Ziegler
Hastings
Ralph Thompson
Easter Seal drives fall short of last year
Returns in the Easter Seal fund campaign for 1958 are more than $250 below the previous year. County chairman Mrs W P Ackerman urged potential contributors to give now and said she would accept donations before finalizing the report.
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W P Ackerman
Ackerman
Optimistic Oil Report Shapes Rocky Mountain Outlook
Experts from Sinclair Oil & Gas and California Co. shared a cautiously optimistic view of Rocky Mountain oil in Denver at the API district meeting. They cited steady drilling, rising gas demand, and expiring leases as supports for a brighter regional outlook, with potential upturn within 90 to 150 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Petroleum Institute
Rocky Mountain District
Rocky Mountain
C. W. Horstmeier
Sinclair Oil & Gas
Rockies
Horstmeier
S. W. Totten
California Co
Rocky Mountain Gas
Totten and
D. L
Totten
Connally
Prize horse auction nets $206 for county hospital fund
About 300 Sidney businesspeople and Cheyenne County farmers attended the Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting. A spontaneous auction of a prize horse, led by Pete Rapp with Gene Leinemann and Charley Hambrink, raised $206 for the Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital rest home addition fund. The evening combined a tour of the Sidney Beef Co slaughtering plant with a program on beef operations, safflower farming goals, and future plans for the sales pavilion and safflower processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Gene Leinemann
Charley Ham
Neal Atkins
Cecil Hunt
Don Jorgenson
Leslie Johnson
Ralph Welch
Clinton Gade
Harold Kvith
al Bruns
Ernest Burke
Erich Brauer
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Beef Co
Dave
Dick Neubauer
Sidney Livestock Sales
Dave Neubauer
Pete Rapp
Néd Robinson
Safflower
Neubauer
Rapp
Robinson
Whitney to Visit 4-H Building on Friday
Wayne Whitney extension horticulturist from the Agriculture College in Lincoln will be in town Friday morning April 25. He will make pre-arranged home visits and visit the new 4-H building at the fair grounds to offer recommendations for landscaping and beautifying the grounds.
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Wayne Whitney
The
Agriculture College
Lincoln
Fair Grounds
Ohio Oil finds boost for Morrill and Cheyenne counties oil exploration
Oil men say Ohio Oil Co. No. 2 Lane test in Morrill County yields 3000 feet of oil in J sand extending from a one-well field. Optimism grew for southern Morrill and northern Cheyenne drilling as recovery reported by district manager RE McMillen, with observers calling the result a potential strong producer and a “shot in the arm” for regional exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover - Julesburg
Telegraph
Ohio Oil Co
Morrill County
Morrill
Cheyenne County
Ohio
RE. McMillen
Oil unitization urged to save oil profits and resource
Denver expert L E Brock of Pan American Petroleum warned oil men that loss of oil equates to loss of profit and vital resource. He urged faster unit formation through organization and cooperation and outlined procedures for establishing units in a session of the API Production Division Rocky Mountain District. Drilling updates followed with Chandler-Simpson at No 1 Nagen gast well in Farr Field and Shell Oil announcing six wildcat tests in Scotts Bluff County with several wells listed by location and operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
L. E. Brock
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Tulsa
Okla
Brock
API
Rocky Mountain District
Chandler - Simpson
Farr Field
Skull Creek
Shell Oil Co
Scotts Bluff County
Half Inch Of Precipitation Received Here
A slow moving storm entered the Nebraska Panhandle and by noon dumped more than half an inch of moisture on the Sidney trade area. Blinding snow and increasing wind prompted Highway Patrol to warn travelers to proceed with caution. The Scottsbluff Weather Bureau predicted continued rain and snow with no severe temperatures, potentially impacting spring field work while crops remained secure.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney Trade Area
Highway Patrol
Sidney
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Nebraska
JC Convention Dates Set Here
Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce announces fall quarterly convention for October 10 11 12. President Vern Anthony released the plan after a directors meeting Tuesday night. The three day event is expected to draw 400 to 500 Jaycees and their wives from across the state. Delegates for the Omaha state convention May 2 3 4 are being sought and Jaycees able to attend should call Dick Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
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Gurley Co-Op
Lincoln Sowers
Potter Farm
America
Air Age
Rocky Mountain Region
Patrol
Azoo
Rest Home Building Fund
Chamber
Neal Atkine
Thompson
Best Home
Farmer Business
Ed Bauman
A. B. Jelinke
Dave Young
Jerry Miller
Bob Rauner
al Siemers
Paul Misegadis
Scotts Bluff
Shell Comport No 1
CSE SE
H. P. Gompert Farm
Mitchell
Shell Herrman No
Gompert
Shell Barbour No
CNE
Shell Laucomer No
Charles R. Lautomer
Barbour
Shell Ouderkirk No
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