Deuel County Farmers Highlighted On TV Film
Chappell banker Elmer Carlson and Deuel County farmer Vance Clark gain nationwide exposure in a government produced film. Filmed in part at Channel 3 Sterling Colorado the piece lauds crop insurance benefits and Carlson's agriculture financing expertise. The program, released for televising in all 50 states, spotlights Deuel County as a leading wheat crop insurance operation.
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Chappell - Vance Clark
Deuel County
Elmer Carlson
Chappell
Channel 3
Sterling
Colo
Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Carlson
Clark
Harvest records set for Kimball Banner wheat crop
Extension agent Paul Ohlenbusch reports the 1966 Kimball and Banner counties wheat crop is abundant and high quality. First 63 carloads at official terminals show an average weight of 61.3, moisture 12.1, protein 11.4, with 92 percent graded number one. dockage nil and total defect matter 1.9 percent, vs 5.6 last year.
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Kimball
Banner
Paul Ohlenbusch
Ohlen
Kimball-Banner County
Panhandle
Lewellen Betterment Fund Improves Pool and Safety
Lewellen villagers report progress from the Betterment committee including a new heating system at the Lewellen swimming pool. The village board aided the project and a dangerous blind corner nearby was cleaned up. Future plans include the Ash Hollow Festival on August 13.
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Lewellen
Lewellen Betterment Committee
Betterment Committee
Lewellen Village Board
Ash Hollow
Nurse Grant Is Announced In Cheyenne County
Miss Nicki Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Anderson of Sidney, has been chosen to receive the Student Nurse's Loan Fund awarded by the Farm Bureau Women's Organization of Cheyenne County. The fund, run by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, offers loans up to 1200 dollars for rural youths enrolling in accredited nursing schools. Anderson is the first Cheyenne County recipient. 39 youths have graduated and 17 are in training. The Cheyenne County unit has funded the drive for two years and plans continued fundraising. Anderson will attend West Nebraska General School of Nursing this fall, a 1966 Lorenzo High School graduate who has served in the Farm Bureau Women's Junior Auxiliary.
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Farm Bureau Women’s Organization
Cheyenne County
Nicki Anderson
Bob Anderson
Sidney
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Miss Anderson
Nebraska Farm Bureau
West Nebraska General School of Nursing
Lorenzo High School
Farm Bureau Women’s
The Cham bers Family Pioneer Tale In Nebraska
Ezra and Clarence Chambers recount the Chambers family move from North Platte to Sidney in 1885. Pioneering details cover meals served at the Metropolitan Hotel, homestead life near Old Colton, teaching stints, the 1888 blizzard rescue, dugout housing, water hauling, building a deep well, land purchases, and later roles as County Superintendent, teacher, judge, and banker with the St George Cattle Company. The narrative notes drouth, booster-era growth, and a milk economy fed by local cows delivered in tin buckets.
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P. Chambers
Ezra
Nebraska
North Platte
Sidney
Metropolitan
Shuman
Chambers
Old Colton
Sunol Siding
George Gunder
Guy Chambers
St. George Cattle Company
Country Club
Federal Land Bank Loan
Bill Harte
Drouth
West
Chappell Opens School Amid Teacher Shortage
Chappell School plans to open Monday August 29 with kindergarten registrations August 18 and 25 and new student registrations August 25. A shortage persists in both elementary and high school with vacancies for a kindergarten and third grade at the elementary and four high school teaching posts. Vernon Thompson, current superintendent, has been at summer school in Nebraska and is expected to arrive after August 5.
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Chappell
Vernon Thompson
University of Nebraska
Alliance banker Frank Abegg Sr dies at 71
Alliance financier and businessman Frank Abegg Sr., 71, died at St Joseph's Hospital after a period of illness begun at his office. Born April 7, 1895 in Blakesburg Iowa, he moved to Alliance in 1912, rose from clerk to bank president, then opened the Alliance Loan and Investment Co after the First National Bank failed in 1931. He married Mary Ann Newberry in 1916, who died in 1963.
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Alliance
Frank Abegg
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Abegg
Blakesburg
First National Bank
Alliance Loan and Investment Company
Mary Ann Newberry
Co-Op Votes To Change Its Name To Farmland Industries
Consumers Cooperative Association members approve a name change to Farmland Industries Inc. by an 906 to 147 mail vote, 86.1 percent in favor. The change takes effect Sept. 1 after a yearlong process begun at the December annual meeting with a 25-member committee and a naming firm pursuing over 300 options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Cooperative Assn
Farmland Industries, Inc
CCA
New York
Sell It Fast With A Want Ad Phone 254-8655
Local short classified item promotes quick sale services. The notice urges readers to place a want ad by calling the listed telephone number 254 8655 for fast results. The message is concise and action oriented.
Bratcher Announces Angus Association Membership
Carlson Ranch Lodge Pole joins American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. Glen Bratcher secretary notes 410 memberships issued to breeders of registered Aberdeen Angus in the United States during the past month.
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Carlson Ranch, Inc
Lodgepole
American Angus Assn
St. Joseph
Glen Bratcher
United States
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Nebraska Panhandle
Deuel Countians
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
P. D. Box
Sidney, Nebraska
Fort Sidney
The
Kenneth McMillen
Farm Bureau
Nurse Grant
By Clark Fuller
Clark Fuller
Clarence Chambers
Osage Street
Oberfelder
McLernon
McFadden
Miles
Co-Op
Illinois
Efore Oy
Goodyear
Bath Scale
Mes
U.S
Goodyear Service Store
Farmer's & Rancher’s
Chuck Mayer
Dalton
Nebr
Chevrolet Cars & Trucks
Kokier Motor CO
Jackson
13Th & Jackson
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