Root Rot Hits Wheat In County Residents Cite Losses
Cheyenne County extension agent Ivan Liljegren says winter wheat in the county suffers widespread crown root rot, mainly in eastern and southeastern areas, with limited moisture preventing recovery as spring rains fail to appear. The disease is common on exposed sides, no control exists, and RAD urges crown root rot research here where it is prevalent. Liljegren notes the crop is in generally good shape and five to ten days earlier than normal for early May.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
RAD
Shrine Club Holds Annual Spring Party at Hastings
The Lodgepole Valley Shrine Club hosted Tehama Temple officers C. Vernon Evans and L. W. Bud Palmer at the Masonic Temple Sunday night. About one hundred Shriners and wives from Kimball, Potter, Dalton, Gurley, Sidney, Lodgepole and Chappell attended. A 6 30 smorgasbord followed by entertainment, headlined by magician Bill Morton of Lincoln, capped the evening. The club recesses for summer with a September 20 meeting at Lodgepole. spring ceremonial set for Hastings May 25 and the Shrine Nebraska High School Football Bowl in Lincoln August 17.
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Lodgepole Valley Shrine Club
Tehama
Hastings
Masonic Temple
Tehama Temple
C. Vernon Evans
L. W
Bud) Palmer
Palmer
Temple &Pomser
Kimball
Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Sidney
Lodgepole
Chappell
Bill Morton
Lincoln
Cloudy Skies Fail To Produce Moisture In Panhandle
Over the weekend Sidney recorded only three hundredths of an inch of moisture as cloudy skies and forecasts failed to deliver. Misty rain barely moistened parched grass with a trace near two hundredths in another report. Forecasters predict light showers possible Monday and a cold week with lows 25 to 35 and highs near 60.
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Panhandle
Sidney
Dave Elis
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Violaltly
County Loses Gas From Storage Tank
Cheyenne County Sheriff reports theft of 40 gallons of gasoline from county road equipment parked near a construction site about five miles south of Colton. Suspects smashed a lock to steal fuel and damaged a padlock and chain. six rear view mirrors from trucks at the plant near Burlington tracks were also taken. Gas sold at about $10 each.
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Cheyenne County
Colton
Burlington Tracks
18Th Avenue
Caemirtiais
Peggy Reckard 8 Dies After Six Month Illness
Peggy Reckard eight died at home after a six month illness. Funeral services pending. Born March 16 1955 in North Platte she lived in Sidney since 1956. Survivors include her parents brother Patrick ten grandparents aunts uncles and cousins. Funeral rites planned by Rev John Stayton at First Methodist Church with graveside in North Platte.
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Peggy Reckard
Robert O Reckard
John Stayton
First Methodist Church
North Platte
Craig
First Methodist
Sidney
Denver
Peggy
South Ward
Patrick
Clyde McKain
Worth Platte
Clayton Reckard
Evelyn McKain
Merle McKain
Soil Stewardship Week Observed Amid Regional Conservation Work
A county progress report notes steady conservation activity under the Soil Saving program. Soil Stewardship Week runs May 19 to 26 with church services planned on Sundays. Terracing and contour bench leveling cover dozens of acres as farmers continue land improvement and irrigation planning.
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Verlin Livingston
Harold Bond
Parked Car Struck at Drive-In Parking Lot
Police report an accident at a drive-in parking lot where Kathleen A Dein of 247 West Drive struck Helen Sargent of 1436 12th with damage to the parked car set at 50 dollars. The other vehicle sustained no damage.
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Kathleen A Dein
West Drive
Helen Sargent
Nuclear blasts eyed to unlock deep oil reservoirs
J Wade Watkins of the U S Interior Department told 500 API members in Casper that underground nuclear tests to stimulate petroleum production face uncertain economics with an estimated $1 million test cost and a two year horizon. He warned of radioactive contamination but suggested deep remote sites and shapes to direct the blast. He noted proven oil reserves at 318 to 364 billion barrels and shale reserves at 2 to 6 trillion barrels, stressing the need for more study.
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J. Wade Watkins
U S. Department of Interior
American Petroleum Institute
Rocky Mountain Dstrict
Casper
Watkins
Interior Department
Former Sidney Resident Dies in Lincoln at 81
Henry B Nelson, 81, of Lincoln and former Sidney resident, died last week after months of illness. Funeral services were held April 24 at Second Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, burial in the family plot at Wahoo. Widow Ella Nelson survives. the couple were active in Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney and in community affairs. Several former Sidney residents now in Lincoln attended the services.
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Henry B Nelson
Lincoln
Sidney
Second Presbyterian Church
Wahoo
Ella Nelson
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Damage Heavy In Two Car Smash At 23rd Ave
Verla Painter of Terrytown Nebraska was found guilty of careless driving after a two car collision at 23rd Ave and T Jiners St. Damage totaled $775 with Painter’s car at $400 and Jorgenson’s at $375. Painter fined $10 in police court. Don Jorgenson owned the damaged vehicle.
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23Rd Ave
T Jiners St
Verla K Painter
Terrytown
Neb
Don Jorgenson
Newton
Jorgenson
Verla Painter
Painter
Frontier Legal Aide Richard A Fitz gerald Promoted
Richard A Fitz gerald was named Vice President Legal and Secretary of Frontier Airlines in Denver. Lewis W Dvmo announced the promotion today. Fitzgerald joined Frontier in 1962 after serving as Vice President Washington Affairs for Seaboard World Airlines.
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Denver
Richard A Fitzgerald
Frontier Airlines
Lewis W Dvmo
Frontier
Fitzgerald
Washington
Seaboard World Airlines
County Students Shine in District VI Music Contest
Cheyenne County schools excelled at the District VI music contest in Scottsbluff with multiple Superior, Excellent Plus, and Excellent ratings across instrumental and vocal categories. Notables include Pat Olinger, Lynn Robinson, Bob Jay, Lynn Robinson again, and several choirs and bands earning top marks. St Patrick's Academy also posted strong results with multiple solos and duets.
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Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff
Pat Olinger
Lynn Robinson
Bob Jay
Larry Nelson
Death of Mrs Richard Schlaman 72 in Cheyenne County
Mrs Richard Schlaman 72 died April 27 at De Paul Hospital Cheyenne after two days illness. Funeral May 1 at 2 p.m. in Immanuel Lutheran Lodgepole with Rev John T Schmidt. burial Lodgepole Cemetery. Survived by husband, three sons Adolph Oscar Otto. three daughters Amelia Bendegard Ela Studmicki Verma Gade. 33 grandchildren. one sister Maria of Bremen. three brothers two sisters preceded her. Memorial to Immanuel Lutheran Church Lodgepole. Born October 21 1890 Vorwerk Hannover Germany.
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Richard Schlaman
de Paul Hospital
Cheyenne
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Lodgepole
John T. Schmidt
Craig
Immanual Lutheran Church
Doret
Schlaman
Polden
Immanuel Futheran Church
Logepole
Cheyenne County
Surviers
Richard
Adolph
Grand Island
Oscar
Sidney
Otto
Ladgersie
Lloyd
Amelia) Bendegard
Latzesele
Former Sidney Resident Rita Singer Dies in Wyoming
Rita Lola Singer 75, longtime Sidney resident, died Saturday in Evanston Wyoming rest home after long illness. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Craig Mortuary with Rev John Stayton officiating and Greenwood Cemetery burial. Born January 26 1888 in Ogallala she lived in Broadwater Sidney and Evanston, survived by three daughters and ten grandchildren.
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Rita Lola Singer
Sidney
Evanston
Wyo
Craig Mortuary
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Rita Fola Bennett
Ogallala
Andrew H
Cynthia Reed Bennett
Broadwater
Singer
Former Sidney Resident Dies After Fall in Loveland
Irene Russell 85, longtime Sidney resident, died Saturday in Loveland Hospital after a fall that caused a broken hip three weeks earlier. Funeral services at the Assembly of God Church in Loveland with burial in Loveland Cemetery. Survived by husband Jack, son E B Foster of Sidney, four grandsons including Robert F Foster, and daughter in law Crystal McCaulley who preceded her in death. Mr Foster cared for his mother the past ten days and the family travels to Loveland for burial.
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Jack
Irene) Russell
Sidney
Loveland
Assembly of God Church
Loveland Cemetery
E B Foster
Robert F Foster
Crystal McCaulley
Civil Service Exams Open for Cartographic Draftsman Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces examinations for Cartographic Draftsman GS-5 GS-6 GS-7 to fill vacancies in the Bureau of Reclamation across 18 Western States including Alaska. Salaries range from 4 565 to 5 540 a year with equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies. Applications go to Executive Secretary Central Board of Civil Service Examiners Bureau of Reclamation Denver Colorado. Further details at the U S Post Office.
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U. S Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Reclamation
Alaska
Central Board of U
Cisa
Building 53
Denver Federal Center
Denver
Colorado
US Post Office
Six Girls Compete For Cheyenne County Rodeo Queen
Six area contestants compete for the Cheyenne County Fair Rodeo Queen title in Sidney. A panel will judge personality at 1 PM May 12 and horsemanship at 2 PM with public admission free. Winner earns a 75 dollar scholarship, runner up as queen’s attendant, and both receive Western outfits. Contestants include Norma Lee Brunkhardt, Ernestine Mae Childers, Lezlee From, Barbara Kurz, Janice McDermott, and Jean May McMillen.
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Ficki
Cheyenne County
Art McMillen
Fair Board
Loring Tobler
Lowrey Lindell
Arvin Neilson
Merl Bobo
Fred Kriesel
Ralph Dalton
Norma Lee Brunkhardt
Viv
Victor Brunkhardt
Sidney
Lorenzo High School
Ernestine Mae Childers
Max Childers
Miss Childers
Peter Helfrich Dies at 90 Services Set for Wednesday
Peter J Helfrich 90 a former long time resident died Sunday in a Boulder hospital where he had been a patient for a month. Funeral services are Wednesday at St Patrick's Church with Rev Vincent Pelster. Rosary is Tuesday evening at Gehrig Son Funeral Home. Greenwood Cemetery burial. He was born August 8 1872 in Hebron Nebraska and had two marriages. Surviving are sons George C Helfrich of Boulder and Charles Helfrich of Lund 26 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren and four brothers Al Bert Carl of Portland and Ed of Orleans along with other relatives. The Helfrichs moved to this area in 1929 and later to Boulder 15 years ago.
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Peter J. Helfrich
Boulder
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Vincent Pelster
Gehrig & Son
Greenwood Cemetery
Peter J Helfrich
Hebron
Nebraska
Charles Helfrich
Orleans
Ann Gchley
Chicago
Alice Joyce
Helfrichs
Sidney
Mars Evelyn Baker
Center
Louise Krogh
Pauline Timm
Neligh
Nen
George C Helfrich
Goulder
Lund
Gilbert
Bert
Carl
Portland
Gre
Coast Guard Seeks Officer Candidate Applicants
The Commandant of the Coast Guard announces openings for Officer Candidate School at Yorktown Virginia with sessions on September 15 1963 and February 9 1964. Applicants aged 21 to 26 with bachelor degrees are eligible with priority for those in law or oceanography. After 17 weeks of training, graduates are commissioned Ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve and serve three years active. Further information available via Commendant PTP-2, U S Coast Guard Washington DC.
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Us$ Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Yorktown
Virginia
US Coast Guard Reserve
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington, D
Funeral Services Held For Jesse W. McBride
Funeral services for Jesse William McBride 70 who died suddenly last Thursday were held this morning at the First Methodist Church. The Rev. John Stayton officiated with burial in Greenwood Cemetery and military graveside rites. McBride, born Oct 7 1892 in Merritt County Nebraska, served in WWI and later worked at the Sidney Fire Department retiring as Captain after a heart attack. He was a member of the American Legion and Woodmen of the World.
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Jesseph
Iam McBride
John Stayton
First Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Robert Bueecker
George Niekum
Earl Bledsoe
Dale Pfau
Melvin Pfau
Felix Koenig
Jesse William McBride
Merritt County
Neb
George
Susan Darnall McBride
U.S. Army
Seward
Hazel Leona Paden
Holyoke
Cala
Sidney
Mr McBride
Sad’s Fire Department
Tme
Me McBide
The
American Legion
Woodmen of the World
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Liljegran
Shrine Club
Duis
By Roger Plantz
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation Service
Thompson
McKinney
Frontier Legal Aide
Barbara Kurt
Janice McDermott
Lezlee
Jean McMillen
Girl's Glee Club
Cliff Rowan
Sharlyce Gulzow
Jean McMullen
David Reetz
Valerie Lamm
Ruth Juedes
Jeff Reetz
Lonnie Thies
Jeanne Wooten
Jeanne Woten
Superior Girl's Glee Club
Carol Pironka
Kathy Miller
Brent Stoll
Pat Huff
Kathy Larreau
Sandy Schmidt
Carol Bruns
Nancy Kastens
Roland Schmidt
Charles Schmidt
Good Plus
John Helfrich
Greg Wise
Trumre
Glenna Richards
Chantel Misegad
Margaret Helfrich
Lorenzo Superior
Elverna Walker
Garry Brown
Bob Hunter
Kathy Fleming
Ernestne Childers
Galen Kriesel
Bry
Nathy Spearow
Sharon Mose
Buddy Pace
Linda McNurlin
Dalton Superior
Diane Berry
Donna Allen
Wayne McRoberts
Superior
Janet Harris
Gary Larson
Bett. Weed
Mary Lou Knudson
Diane Aurich
Gins
Vinus Sax
Goed
Cood Messis Hever Pann Sale
Mane Huzensler
ST Patrick’s Academy
Susan Hoag
Donna Deaver
Waren Deaver
Jain Pelster
Wyoming
Loveland Hospital
Lorenzo Edga School
Bud
Lodgepole High School
Barbara Kurz
Carl J. Kurz
Miss Kurz
St Patricks Academy
Sae
Daniel J. McDermott
Janice
Bridgeport High School
Jean May McMillen
Joe McMillen
Miss McMillen
Potter High School
Jobs
Peter Helfrich
Jesse W. McBride
Sidney Mens Chorus
Kermit Moore
Ed Hinrichs
Bach Row
Jock Weimer
Elmer Ladine
H. C. Q. Nelson
Yarold King
Mens Chorus
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