Drilling Expands At Four Sites In Cheyenne County Oil Field
Development wells advance in Cheyenne County as BA Oil returns to Maley Field after Wytex Successful tests. Neubauer No 1 in West Sidney reaches 3,000 feet while semi wildcat near 36-15-48 and a rank wildcat near Potter begin drilling. Swearingen No 1 in Kimball County reports oil in two sand benches with a 1,850 barrel oil test.
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Cheyenne County
BA Oil
Maley
Wytex Development Co
Maley No. 4
B-A
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Cook Field
Ohio
L. R. Magneson
Rank Wildcat Shell Oil
Sterling
New Drilling Co
Charles Deaver
Potter
Shell
Kimball
Kimball County
Western
Nebraska Observer
New Hafeman
Lowell Williamson
Clyde Kissinger
Russell
Kans
United Drilling Co
Trans-Era
SE Sene
Planning Commission Sets Tuesday Session in Sidney
The Sidney Planning Commission will hold its first meeting in months at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council room to discuss a proposed master plan to guide Sidney growth. S. R. Deboer of Denver, a city planning consultant, will speak after being invited by the commission. he has prior ties to Sidney on the same project. The plan aims to address traffic, parks, and residential development to meet future expansion.
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Sidney
City Planning Commission
S. R. Deboer
Denver
Deboer
Three Room Cottage Near Sidney For Rent
Semi modern three room cottage located two and a half miles east of Sidney. Adults and a small child may rent for $20 per month. Contact J. B. Ruttner at phone 3971.
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Sidney
J. B. Ruttner
Dedication Service Sunday for Weyerts Church Building
Immanuel Lutheran Church Weyerts Community will dedicate its fourth worship building with a full Sunday program. The day opens with a farewell at 10 30 a m in the old church, followed by 2 p m dedicatory services with sermons by Rev C Hinkhouse and addresses by Rev E Reinking. Evening service at 8 p m features Rev A C Huth and Rev W Borchardt. A noon basket dinner and coffee hour follow the afternoon rites. The milestone recalls church history from 1885 86 to 1954 with brick structure built after a 1952 congregational vote and 1953–54 cornerstone, laying and ground breaking.
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Cheyenne County
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Weyerts
B. C. Wiebke
DeWit
Nebr
Kan
W. Borchardt
Parkston
S. Oak
Emil Christiansen
Columbus
E. G. Ihrig
C. H. Hinkhouse
Central District
American Lutheran Church
Hinkhouse
Ten Candidates Named In Race For Queen Title
Ten candidates for the Dalton Queen Dance crown are named for the fourth annual Dalton Queen title to be awarded at Legion Hall on Wednesday August 25. Each ticket buys one vote with ballots at Dalton Drug Store for those unable to attend.
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Dalton
Legion Hall
The
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority of
Dalton Drug Store
Savings Bond Leaders to Meet in Sidney Nebraska
Volunteer county chairman for the US Savings Bond program in Nebraska Region 16 will meet in Sidney on Aug. 11. A. J. Jorgensen of Sidney chairs Region 16 covering Scotts Bluff Garden Banner Kimball Cheyenne Deuel Morrill counties. Attendees include W. S. Hafgard John O. Ross C. M. Shafto C. E. Nelson R. L. Smith Glenn Spearow and co host Glenn Cunningham.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Wade R. Martin
Omaha
A. J. Jorgensen
American National,Bank
Scotts Bluff
Garden, Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Morrill
W. S. Hafgard
Scottsbluff
John O. Ross
Oshkosh
C. M. Shafto
Harrisburg
C. E. Nelson
R. L. Smith
Chappell
Glenn Spearow
Jorgensen
Martin
Glenn Cunningham
Mr. Martin
Cheyenne County
Play Day Circus Opens Friday At County Fairgrounds
The Play Day Circus for kids and parents is set for Friday August 6 at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. A professional troupe handles parts of the show while local children star in most acts. Events include bicycle races greased pig chase pie eating foot races and amateur contests. Sidney American Legion Post sponsors and the show begins at 8 p.m.
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Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Sidney American Legion Post
Ritchie Apologizes Over Bingo Charge in Nebraska Primary
Omaha candidate William Ritchie apologizes for a misinformed charge against fellow Democrat P. J. Heaton of Sidney about Bingo gambling. Heaton calls the claim ridiculous and a bald faced lie. Ritchie says he is sorry for the error.
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William Ritchie
Omaha
P. J. Heaton
Sidney
Heaton
Ritchie
Hospital Half Finished Struggles With Delayed Materials
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital is about 50 percent complete after an inspection by federal and state health officials. Delivery delays may push occupancy to spring 1955, with an estimated $75 thousand more needed for equipment and working capital. Hospital board and officers remain optimistic about fund raising and progress, though completion may slip past the new year.
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Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Federal
State Departments of Health
Frank H. Harris
Harris
Yendis Cafe
State Department of Health
Ira Steward
Lions Club screens Rocky Mountain River film at meeting
Ralph Thompson showed a film on Rocky Mountain Rivers during the Lions Club session at the Elks Club. Members agreed to hold next week's meeting at the same location while debating a permanent meeting place.
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Rocky Mountain Rivers
Lions Club
Ralph Thompson
Elks
Neighbors Reduced No Change Made In County Valuations
Nebraska Equalization Board left Cheyenne County real estate valuations unchanged on Wednesday, one of 34 counties with no adjustment. The board approved cuts in 53 counties and increases in the remaining, while Cheyenne’s taxes will stay near last year due to mill levy tweaks. County officials and landowners argued inflation from oil and gas boosted values, but no statewide adjustment was granted.
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Nebraska Equalization Board
Cheyenne
State Board
Cheyenne County
Cecil Hunt
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hunt
State Equalization Board
Equalization Board
Toll Road Talk Dampens At Nebraska Association Meet
The Nebraska Highway 30 Association met in Sidney at the Country Club with 32 attendees. Discussion centered on the association’s history and aims, plus a University of Nebraska survey on road use and traveler spending expected next year.
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Nebraska Highway 30 Association
Sidney Country Club
University of Nebraska
John Roberts
University
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Motorist Hurt West of Sidney After Car Leaves Road
Charles Tallmage, 21, of Ord ville, suffered a minor skull fracture and facial lacerations when his 1941 car left a county road southwest of Sidney, hitting a ditch. He was hospitalized one day. Nebraska Safety Patrol cited loose gravel as cause, with $300 damage to the vehicle. Henry Oliverious, 14, a passenger in Edwin Rasmussen’s 1951 pickup, sustained a bruised lip and nose as the truck went off City Route 19 near Sidney. No hospitalization. damage about $150.
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Charles Tallmage
Ordville
Sidney
Tallmage
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Henry Oliverious
Edwin Rasmussen
Oliverious
Chicago Firm To Demolish Big Chimney
City chose Consolidated Chimney Co. of Chicago for 5810 to demolish the Sidney power plant smokestack. Eight bids ranged from 5810 to 12000, with engineer estimate 8000, and concerns about debris control due to nearby buildings and a loose ladder on the top.
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Sidney
Murrey Fuller
Consolidated Chimney Co
Chicago
Jerry Martindale Co
Concord
Nebr
Nienhuser and
Fischer
P. M. Anderson
Tecumseh
Nebraska Construction Co
Lexington
H & H Engineering Service
Kansas City
Rocky Mountain Tank and Construction Co
Denver
H. R. Heinicke Inc
Indianapolis
Consolidated
Fuller
Mr. Fuller
Three-State Alarm For Stolen 1948 Chrysler
A 1948 Chrysler is missing from Don Bolte on the west side of the Couch Hotel in Sidney. Bolte said the car was locked but suspects an extra key was taken from his wallet. Authorities have alerted law enforcement across three states.
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Sidney
Don Bolte
Couch Hotel
Bolte
Visit to See Girlfri nd Ends With Attack of Polio
A Lowry AFB enlisted man, Airman Joseph C. Walch, 22, traveled by car to Oshkosh to visit his girlfriend. He fell ill with spinal polio, was hospitalized, and evacuated by C-47 to Fitzsimons Army Hospital near Denver. He was not fully paralyzed, but had lower spinal symptoms. The evac plane also carried other ill servicemen from Cheyenne and Rapid City.
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Lowry Air Force Base
Nebraska
Denver
Oshkosh
Joseph C. Walch
Walch
A. B. Albee
Albee
Air Force
Sidney
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Cheyenne
Rapid City
Cheyenne County Primary Debates Local Contests for Sheriff and Legislature
Cheyenne County Republicans and Democrats select nominees by secret ballot in a tight primary. Democrats contest governor and senator races while Republicans push several bids for governor, two senate terms, and county offices. Sheriff and district court clerk races feature incumbents versus challengers as party factions vie for future power in Nebraska.
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Chéyenne County
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
P. J. Heaton
Sidney
Griswold
Butler
Bill Rezac
Roy Bauer
Dan Campbell
A. E. Wright
W. W. Schultz
William Hawkins
Clark Fuller
Geo. Runge
Don Erickson
Soldier Falls Off UP Train Near Lodgepole
The body of 21 year old Army private Billy J. Capps of Armory Mississippi was found dismembered along the Union Pacific tracks three miles east of Lodgepole Deuel County. Sheriff John Glenn said Capps left Japan August 1 and was returning home likely fell from the City of San Francisco Wednesday night. Investigators found 142.29 in his belongings suggesting no robbery. He fell on the west bound track with his watch stopped between 11 and 12. An inquest is pending.
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Union Pacific
Lodgepole
Deuel County
Billy J. Capps
Armory
Miss
John Glenn
Japan
San Francisco
Glenn
Capps
Sidney
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Marjorie van Anne
Brestel Brothers
Rosa Hutzenbiler
Heizer’s Store
Frances Saathoff
Virginia
Louis Schmale
Carl Jurgens
Louis Jurgens
Armin Oaken
William Bartling
Lavern Bauer
Louis Kraft
Floyd Miller
Harold Borges
Lavern Flessner
Raymond
Savings
Roy Gish
Gheyenne
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