Tractor safety urged as Cheyenne farmers plant more fields
Cheyenne County farmers face longer tractor hours as demand expands acreage. ASC member Elwood Lostroh urges strict safety to cut deaths and injuries, citing 800 to 1,000 annual tractor deaths in the U S. Tips include avoiding ditches, keeping passengers off, slowing on slopes, proper hitching, PTO shields, wheels wide, and removing keys when stopped.
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Cheyenne County
Elwood Lostroh
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ASC
Four Sidney Students Tie for Top Prizes at NJC Math Science
Four Sidney students placed among the top three in mathematics and science testing at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling on Thursday. Seventeen Colorado high schools and three from Nebraska competed with about 60 percent of the 660 registered attending due to weather. Jane Matzke won first in Algebra I, Loren Steffens second in Algebra I, Mary Patterson third in Biology, and Pat Spaeth third in Geometry as the awards assembly was cancelled.
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Sidney
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling
Colorado
Nebraska
Jane Matzke
Loren Steffens
Mary Patterson
Pat Spaeth
Gillespie Wins Ak-Sar-Ben Teaching Scholarship
C A Colby Gillespie of Dalton a sixth grade Science teacher at North Ward School in Sidney was named one of forty Nebraska teachers to receive Ak-Sar-Ben post graduate summer school scholarships. Each grant is 150 dollars for study at the college or university of the winner’s choice. Nick T Newberry announced the statewide awards chaired by Stanley L Hawley.
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Nick T. Newberry
Nebraska
Stanley L. Hawley
Lincoln
C. A. Colby Gillespie
Dalton
North Ward School
Sidney
Sidney Police Investigate Weekend Vandalism and Theft
Sidney police investigated two vandalism cases and a theft over the weekend. At Sidney High School a bus window a shop side window and four punctured windows on a driver education car valued at 100 were damaged. A house at 659 Charolette Drive had all windows broken with 50 damage. A guitar valued at 600 was stolen from Gateway Cafe.
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Sidney
Sidney High School
Story
Charolette Drive
Sidney Jay
Cliff, Cole
Gateway Cafe
Panhandle forecast shows mild today with cooler Tue
Sunny and mild this afternoon with an upper 60s high and 5 to 15 mph winds. Tonight and Tuesday cooler with a high near 60 Tuesday and upper 20s tonight. Precipitation chances 5 to 10 percent. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy Wednesday and fair Thursday and Friday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s.
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Panhandle
Council Eyes Fresh Bids On Alley Work In Sidney
Sidney council will revisit bids for downtown alley repaving and a 10th and Hickory parking lot after engineer M C Schaff warned bids were too high. The meeting also covers a new police car bid, annexation of part of South Country Club Subdivision, and city financial reports.
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Sidney
10Th and
Hickory
M.C Schaff
Ed Prince
Leason
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
March
South Country Club Subdivision
Hillside Golf Course
Symbol Contest Deadline Near in Sidney for $250 Prize
More than a dozen entries have been submitted in Sidney's symbol contest. City manager Ed Prince urged more submissions before Friday deadline as a judging committee of city officials and councilmen selects a winner. The prize is 250 dollars for the accepted design prioritizing simplicity and clear symbolism. Contest rules and entry requirements are available at Prince's office and the library offers pamphlets on symbolism.
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Sidney
Ed Prince
Prince
Moisture Surges Aiding Nebraska Wheat Crops
Cheyenne County farmers report strong moisture through mid spring with 6.5 inches at Sidney versus two inches by April 1969. Experts warn heavy rainfall may not lift groundwater much due to soil intake limits and frozen ground. University tests planned to study runoff and irrigation efficiency.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
U.S. Weather Service
Ken Sakurada
University of Nebraska Extension
Dean Axthelm
Nebraska
Seward
York
Hamilton
Clay
Axthelm
Northwest Laboratory
Alliance
North Dakota Unit to Expand Power Reach to Wheatbelt Area
The Rural Electrification Administration approves a 51.8 million loan for Basin Electric and Wheatbelt Public Power District to add a 400000 kilowatt unit at Leland Olds and install pollution controls and a 53000 EVA substation near Dickenson North Dakota. Funds span North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming and support 110 REA financed systems across eight states.
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Rural Electrification Administration
North Dakota
Nebraska
Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Basin Electric
Basin Electric Board of Directors
REA
Leland Olds
Stanton
N.C
Dickenson
N.D
South Dakota
Wyoming
Dakotas
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
Vets Meeting To Probe Alcohol Drug Treatment
A Nebraska County Service Officers Association two day spring seminar at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel will feature public discussions on alcoholism and drug treatment in VA facilities. Dr C E Townsend and Dr A L Olson from Fort Meade VA Hospitals lead sessions with other veterans topics on insurance housing and education.
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Veterans Administration
Nebraska County Service Officers Association
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
C. E. Townsend
Fort Meade
S. C
A. L. Olson
Marion Whitaker
Cheyenne County Veterans Service
Western Nebraska Technical College
John Soll
Creighton
CSO Association
Ish Schmidt
Gering
Fort Sidney
Mrs Dorwart Honored for Motherhood Work in Nebraska
Lucille Dorwart received the 1973 William B Jaffe Motherhood Medal from the American Mothers Committee. The Nebraska Mother of the Year 1970, she was praised for ongoing work with the mothers program and with young mothers council groups in western Nebraska. Sandra Stewart of Sidney, the 1973 Nebraska Young Mother, was also recognized by the Legislature.
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Lucille Dorwart
Nebraska
William B Jaffe
American Mothers Committee
Dorwart
Young Mothers Council
Sandra Stewart
Sidney
Wheatgrowers Set Meeting in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Wheatgrowers Association schedules its regular monthly meeting for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Wheatbelt Building. Harry Lee issued the announcement.
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Cheyenne County Wheatgrowers Association
Wheatbelt
Harry Lee
City Seeks Park Financing Amid Shrinking Federal Share
Sidney aims to fund stages two and three of a park plan as federal grant money dwindles. City Manager Ed Prince notes last year’s sixfold funding drop, with $3 million requested in Nebraska versus $10 million demanded. Phase one, a $250 000 project, was financed by a $43 500 BOA grant and equal city funds.
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Sidney
Ed Prince
Prince
Nebraska
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOA
Legion Park
Certification Still Available for 1973 Wheat Programs
June 25 deadline looms for producers enrolled in the 1973 wheat and feed grain programs to request measurement and inspection services. ASC county chairman Ray Davis notes services cost a nominal fee to help farmers meet program compliance and assures that proper staking and reference of acreage ensures certification accuracy and eligibility.
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Ray Davis
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC) County Committee
ASCS
Davis
ASC
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Lions
NJC
Gillespie
Newberry
SUNN
Big North Dakota
Mrs. Dorwart
John Gottschalk
Markis Shearer
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