County fair wheat show seeks hundreds of entries
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association promotes the 1956 county fair wheat show set for August 23 to 25. Entry bags available at the Sidney Chamber of Commerce American National Bank and Sidney National Bank. Sweepstakes and trophies awarded with samples advancing to the Nebraska State Wheat Show in Alliance in October.
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Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association
Muriel Crosby
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
American National Bank
Sidney National Bank
Cheyenne County
Alliance
Crosby
County Board Raises Valuations on Two Firms
The county equalization board added 153800 to the total valuation yesterday after reviewing two cases. One firm rose from 110000 to 260000, the other in Dalton increased from 250 to 4050, with no protest and no 50 percent penalty applied. Gish expects final values may drop below last year’s 50 million dollar record.
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Dalton
Cheyenne County
Roy Gish
Gish
July Ends On A Moist Note In Sidney Nebraska
July in Sidney Nebraska brought welcome rainfall and cooler than average highs staying under 95 with a top reading of 98. Irrigation kept crops productive while hail losses remained average or below. Total July water pumping neared 90 million gallons, well below last year’s record. Rainfall at Sidney Airport reached 4.59 inches, far above the normal 1.79 inches.
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Sidney
Panhandle
Nebraska
Floyd Lanks
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Sidney Teenagers Plan Friday Meeting
An attempt at organization by Sidney teenage youth is planned for Friday at 7 36 p m in the Sidney Junior High School Band room. All teenage students from Sidney High School and St Patrick s High School are urged to attend. The project is not sponsored by any civic group but is the effort of a group of students to organize a recreational program.
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Sidney
Sidney Junior High School
Sidney High School
St. Patrick's High School
Disregard of Speed Limits Persists in Cheyenne County
In western Nebraska motorists along Highway 30 ignore posted limits as radar enforcement continues. The Cheyenne County judge’s office reports 93 complaints filed by the Nebraska Safety Patrol against speeders from radar checks in late July, a figure consistent with recent patrol totals.
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Nebraska
Highway 30
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Safety Patrol
New Depot Chief Here At Sioux Ordnance Depot
Col. George C. Abert, a West Point graduate and WWII combat veteran, becomes the new commanding officer of Sioux Ordnance Depot. He and his wife Marjorie and son George C. N. arrived last week after a long career including service in the Pacific and European theaters and leadership roles at Schofield Barracks and the Pentagon.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
George C. Abert
West Point
Col. Abert
Marjorie
George C. N
Pacific
United States Military Academy
Plattsburg Barracks
N. Y
26Th Infantry
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Aberts
Pearl Harbor
Abert
Col Abert
South Pacific
24Th
United States
Pentagon
Washington
D. C
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
War Headquarters
Salzburg
Austria
Army War College
Carlisle
Col
Sioux Depot
Wayne L. Wood
Far East
Penalties On Wheat Bring $83 255 Fine
Cheyenne County farmers have paid 83 255.71 in penalties for excess wheat since July 1. Penalties run 1.07 per bushel on the first 24.3 bushels per acre of excess wheat, which must be arranged for before marketing quota cards are issued. Officials note yields were below county averages this year, reducing total penalties from 1955 levels.
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Cheyenne County
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Don Rapp
Weather outlook scattered showers and warm temperatures
Continued partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms. Lows tonight range from 55 to 60 degrees. Highs tomorrow reach 80 to 90 degrees.
Collier TV Delay Hinders Microwave Relay Near Ft. Morgan
Collier Electric Co. says delays in permits from Washington stall its microwave relay project to improve Sidney reception. AT T's similar route prompts hearings, risking a year delay and possible rate changes if Collier loses rights. Collier plans to cut the Sid ney tower height if the system is installed and aims for 1,000 to 1,200 installations by year end.
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Collier Electric Co
Sidney
Ft. Morgan
Collier
Charles Pope
Washington, D. C
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Washington
FCC
Pope
A. T
Sidney TV
Sterling
Sidney Community TV
Oil Law Institute Held in Boulder This Week
An oil industry law conference sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Institute and endorsed by Colorado and Nebraska bar associations is underway in Boulder Colorado. Sidney lawyers Paul L. Martin and J. R. Matzke are among attendees.
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Boulder, Col
Rocky Mountain Oi and Gas Institute
Colorado
Nebraska
Bar Associations
Sidney
Paul L. Martin
J. R. Matzke
Paul Harvey May Be Speaker For Wheat Convention Here
Paul Harvey a national radio commentator may headline the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association annual convention in Sidney in December. J Fred Thompson coordinates. ticket sales planned. Convention Dec 3 4 5 could attract up to 500 attendees in Sidney.
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Paul Harvey
KSID
Sidney
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Harvey
J Fred Thompson
Association
Thompson
Ogallala
Manny Kreader
Bob Rauner
M. R. Sigler
Nebraska Wheat Commission
Nebraska Wheat Growers Annual Convention
C. H. Kreader
J. Fred Thompson
Polio Victim Seeks Home Nurse In Sidney
The Cheyenne County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis seeks a live‑in nurse for polio victim Kenneth Mitchell who is completely paralyzed and needs a rocking bed. Mrs. Sunderman, his current caregiver, leaves Sidney Aug 14 for Kimball, and a Sept 13 interview by a national representative will screen applicants.
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Cheyenne County
National Foundation For
Heaton
Mitchell
National Foundation
Sidney
South Gurley Well Being Cored In J Sand
Pubco Petroleum Co reports coring the J sand at Sterling No 1 wildcat one mile south of Gurley west of Highway 19. Drill stem tests and depth reached 4 700 feet with no oil staining found in D sand. Zepher Drilling Co’s Scherer No 1 in northwest county is pending, Tremain No 1 and Jorgenson No 1 wildcats face two week delay. Banner Oil Co lists Gross No 1 in Kimball County with 1 000 feet oil recovery from top sand, three miles southwest of Kimball near Torgeson Field.
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Pubco Petroleum Co
Gurley
Highway 19
Denver
The
Telegraph
Zepher Drilling Co
Wildcat
Scherer
TCT Corp
Tremain No. 1
Jorgenson
Kimball County
Banner Oil Co
Scottsbluff
Kimball
Torgeson
Four Petroleum, Inc
Banner County
Vowers
George A Henderson Co
Sterling
H Vandemoer
Lowell J. Williamson
Atwood East
Nebraska Half-Year Oil and Gas Value Tops 22 Million
Nebraska produced oil and gas were valued at 22,640,648 for Jan 1 to July 1 1956 the highest half year total in state history. The severance tax take was 452 813 68 with 21 828 213 from oil sales and under a million from gas. June tax receipts totaled 76 098.
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Statehouse
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Agriculture Department
City Seeks Casper Air Link With Sidney
City Manager Murrey Fuller announced plans to file a rebuttal brief with the Civil Aeronautics Board urging an air connection between Sidney and Casper. A survey across the Sidney Kimball trade area will gather supporting facts as Frontier and Ozark propose daily flights, but no direct Sidney Casper service has been shown.
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Murrey Fuller
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Seven States Air
Sidney
Casper
Sidney and
Kimball
Fuller
Frontier
Ozark Air Lines
Ozark
Two Burglaries Reported In Sidney
Law enforcement in Sidney reported two thefts early this morning. At Self-Service Ice Co on 18th Ave entry was gained through a side door. cash register $5 taken. Western Implement Co on East Illinois St yard burglarized Sunday night. thieves crawled over a fence and stole a jacket, sunglasses, wrenches, and gasoline from two company trucks.
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Sidney
Ice Co
18Th Ave
Cash
Sol Willis
Kermit Brumbaugh
Western Implment Co
East Illinois St
County Board Near Decision On Courthouse
Cheyenne County commissioners will decide next Tuesday on financing a courthouse addition. Options include a bond issue election or a special mill levy to fund one or two wings, with at least two commissioners favoring a levy up to 14 mills if an addition is built next year.
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Cheyenne County
I. L. Pindell
Sidney
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George Abert
OIL Law Institute
Ft. Sidney Days
Sky Manor
Rock Island Arsenal
Little Big Horn
Mont
South Gurley
Logan County
L F Johnson I
New Drilling Co
Ellis Jones
County Board
Hinev
Stockholm
North River
New York City
Andrea Doria
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