Oil Discovery Brightens Exploratory Picture Near Potter
An oil show eight miles north and two miles east of Potter was reported by Chandler and Simpson of Denver. The No 1 Fisher wildcat yielded 147 feet of oil, 60 feet of water and mud in a test from 1 314 to 2 0 feet with gas in the pipe, and production casing was installed awaiting cement.
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Potter
Chandler and Simpson
Denver
Fisher Wildcat
Waten
Wildcat
R. K. Kelley
Tucker
Llama
Nwne
Kelley
Inland Drilling Co
Mr. Kelley
R. L. Wickser
CNE
Blackjack
TWH Drilling Co
Booth
Sunol
CSW NW
Exeter Drilling Co
Hendriks
Lorenzo
Stuarco Oil Co
South Texas Development Co
Carver-Dodge Oil Co
Exeter
Cheyenne
Kimball
Hitchcock
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Banner County
Commission
Chandler & Simpson
Fisher
CSE
Cheyenne County
R. K. Kelley & Inland Drilling Co
Blackjackfield
Cheyenne Couny
J. H. Chain
Drillng Co
Ian
Cheyenne Coun
Patrick A. Deheny
Fernelense
Civilians at Sioux Ordnance Depot to share single payday
Sioux Ordnance Depot will shift to a single biweekly payday for all civilian employees starting September 2. Col. Harvey Bower announced the measure to improve efficiency and economy, moving away from the split pay Fridays used during peak payroll periods.
Beauty Academy Open House in Blome and Niebaum Building
A beauty academy in western Nebraska hosts an open house. The Sidney Beary Academy operates with Evelyn Tray and Connie Parkansky overseeing instructors. Mrs Travis teaches cosmetology theory and practice while Mrs Pakansky leads advanced hair styling. Eunice Phillips, manager and receptionist, offers sales training and manicuring. Door prize includes a permanent wave.
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Sydney Beary Academy
Blome and Niebaum
Post Office
Tree
Nebraska
Connie Parkansky
Srottesluff
Scctischuff
Ali Ice
T Hus
Travis
Weather Outlook With Clouds and Showers Ahead
Parity weather today remains cloudy through tomorrow with scattered afternoon and night thundershowers. Cooler tonight and tomorrow with lows in the 60s and highs reaching 85 to 95.
Golfdom's 77year-old legend Big Bill Jelliffe stalls rivals
William Lyon Jelliffe, legendary golf professional and colorful figure, visited Sidney Country Club to shoot a par 36 no mop round, finishing two behind Clark Grieve. The 77 year old former Lakewood pro and PGA member has inspired numerous nicknames and boasts a storied career, including teaching Babe Zaharias and caddying for Satchel Paige.
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Webster
Sidney Country Club
Sidney
William Lyon
Jelliffe
Santa Claus
Sydney
Clark Grieve
Ed Swanson
Harold Cna‘tee
P.G.A
Buffalo Bill
Bull
Billy the Kid
Lakewood
Colo
First Flight Co
Klondike
Billy Lyons
Babe Zaharias
Johnny
Tarzan) Weismuller
Leroy
Satchel
Paige
U. S
Robert
Ripley
Big Bil
Laxewood Country Club
Sunset Fields Country Club
L. A
Hruska To Speak At GOP Convention Report Dinner
Republican Senator Rom An Hruska will deliver the first post convention address at a fund raising picnic here Tuesday evening. Dave Martin of Kearney, candidate for Congress from the Fourth District, will also speak.
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Alliance
U.S
Roman Hruska
Chicago
Dave Martin
Kearney
Congress
Fourth
Minatare Dalton Firemen Win Tourney
Minatare’s defending champion volunteer fire department won the North Platte Valley tournament. The Dalton team took first with Caudron and Alliance sharing runner up honors. About 13 teams entered and roughly 15 men from Sidney attended the Caudron meet.
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Chadron
Mintare
Volunteer
North Platte Valley
Wayside Area Added To State Park System Near Kimball
Nebraska Game Commission Director M L Steen announced the lease acquisition of a wayside area on U S Highway 30 eleven miles west of Kimball. The site will be developed with picnic tables stoves fireplaces drinking water and toilets to fill a gap in the state wayside system and meet local recreational needs.
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Lincoln
Kimball
Nebraska Game Commission
M. L. Steen
Steen
Bobo and Heaton Lead State Jaycee Posts
Merle Bobo missed by one vote as Sidney Jaycees president. Donn Davis of Lincoln named state Jaycees president. Sidney’s P. J. Heaton Jr. named State Director and Governmental Affairs Chairman. About 220 Jaycees and wives attended the Nebraska City planning meeting. resolutions backed Gov. Brooks agricultural growth, tourism and recreation. Fall convention set for McCook on Oct 22 23. 1961 Hastings convention May 5 7. Red Cloud chosen for Outstanding Young Farmer banquet. Budget of 14 300 adopted. Hugh McKenna of Omaha gave keynote.
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Merle Bobo
Sidney Jaycees
Nebraska Jaycee Presidents Assn
Nebraska City
Tice
Donn Davis
Lincoln
Sidney
P. J. Heaton, Jr
Heaton
Nebraska Jaycees
Bill Barrett
Lexington
Barrett
Bob Wait
Jaycees
Bobo
Jaycee
Ng- Plan
Ralph Brooks
Nebraska
McCook
Hastings
Red Cloud
Hugh McKenna
Omaha
U. S. Junior Chamber
Escaped Murder Suspect Captured After Manhunt
Local sheriff reports fugitive Gerald Hudson once worked near Sunol in 1959 and avoided capture after a 1957 Bellefonte prison escape. FBI identified him via fingerprints after a Sunday arrest in Corad Nebraska, with bond set at 25000 and a pending Omaha District Court hearing.
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FBI
Corad
Neb
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Telegraph
Smith Gerald Hudson
Pennsylvania
Sunol
Fremont
Gene Morris
Sidney
Hudson
Ray E. Carr
Morris
Gerald Bennett
Canada
Carl Huestle
U. S
William Trusdale
Omaha
Bellefonte
John Ferguson
Scranton
Smithfield
Misplaced headline in ASC farm column causes notice
A Telegraph error placed the line Things Are Tough All Over in the ASC farm column. The phrase was meant for a different sports story and not as casual humor about the ASC column.
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ASC
Todays Telegraph
Panhandle Nebraska reports record-like 1960 winter wheat crop
Crop observers in eleven Panhandle counties tally a 25 million bushel winter wheat yield worth over 40 million dollars, rivaling prewar records. Cheyenne County leads with 5.5 million bushels while Kimball, Box Butte, and Deuel report strong series of shows, as overall Panhandle output is expected to average 30 to 35 bushels per acre.
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Hemingford
Box Butte
Panhandle
Nebraska
Sidney Telegraph
Panhandle Wheat Growers
Bob Rauner
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Kimball
Kimball County
Devel County
George Gerdes
Alliance
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Gerdes
Chile
Congo
United States
Cheyenne
Deuel Deuel
Morill County
Nebraska Panhandle
Banner
Sheridan
Scotts Bluff
Panhandle Wheat Harvest Sets Records Across Counties
Panhandle reports show Dawes, Cheyenne and other counties posting record or near record yields in 1960. Morill and Dawes counties register yields from 30 to 40 bushels per acre, with hail losses limiting totals. Cheyenne leads winter wheat, with estimates around 5.27 to 5.80 million bushels and harvested acres near 164 thousand. Sheridan and other counties report historic totals, while observers note some years surpassed by wartime or drought conditions.
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Cheyenne
Panhandle
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Anne Hagemeister
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Big Bill” Jelliffe
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Swanson
Chaffee
Grieve
Hruska
GOP
Minatare
Dalton Firemen
Kimball Wayside
Local Sheriff’s Office
P.m
Morrill
Dawes
Dawes County
Sheridan County
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