Never Too Late at Western Nebraska Vocational School
Ken Smith, Bayard native and Air Force veteran, is the oldest student starting electronics technology at Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School. He found the school while driving through Cheyenne County, enrolled with wife Joan and son at home, and hopes to finish the course to open a small television repair shop.
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Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Ken Smith
Bayard
Smith
United States Air Force
Cheyenne County
Joan
Early Seeded Wheat Yield Runs Lower Says Daigger
The 1970 winter wheat crop is history with highly variable yields across fields. Results show nitrogen response depends on soil nitrates, moisture, rainfall, temperature, and prior operations while crown and root rot rise in early seeding. Elevation affects optimal planting dates and data over years guides decisions.
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Charles Fenster
Extension Agronomist
Scotts Bluff Station
Nebraska
Panhandle Is Created Land In Ag Report
LINCOLN The weekend rain benefited Nebraska crops but overall dryland row crops declined this week. Livestock suffered from heat and humidity in eastern areas with some animal deaths. Panhandle and southwest pastures were above average while most others stayed below. Irrigated corn 90 percent silking. sorghum faring better. soybeans recovering at 55 percent blooming. wheat 96 percent harvested. 90 percent of second crop alfalfa cut, third crop prospects down.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Martin Shows 95 Percent Voting in House Record
Congressman Dave Martin posted a 95 percent voting rate for the first six months of the second session, voting on 115 of 122 legislative roll calls. The tally covers Jan 19 to July 15, 1970, with 216 total roll calls, including 94 quorum calls. He missed seven votes, none controversial. subsoil moisture noted as excellent in the Panhandle.
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Washington
D.C
Dave Martin
Martin
House of Representatives
Baird's Glass and Paint Co Incorporation Notice
Notice of incorporation in Nebraska for Baird's Glass and Paint Co with registered office at 924 Tenth Street Sidney. Business includes selling paint and art supplies, flooring materials, glass trading, property investments, government contracts, and issuing 750 shares at 100 par. Commenced August 1, 1970. perpetual existence. affairs managed by a Board of Directors. Dated August 2, 1970. Incorperators Ronald L. DeVier and John L. Baird.
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Baird's Glass and Paint Co
Nebraska
Better Water For Americans Week Proclaimed By Lodgepole Mayor
Lodgepole mayor Bart Bondegard proclaims August 9 to 15 1970 as Better Water For Americans Week urging citizens to recognize the vital role of water utilities and their future needs. The proclamation notes safe high quality water underpins health comfort and growth.
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Lodgepole
American Water Works Association
United States
Canada
Bart Bondegard
County Team Tops Judging Competition at Regional Day
Rick Cristensen of Lodgepole and Renee Kuehn of Sidney led top individuals with purple ribbons at the Western Regional Livestock Judging Day in Bridgeport on July 29. First place county team members included Larry Glassburn and Troy Ladine. the team earned the traveling plaque.
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Rick Cristensen
Lodgepole
Renee Kuehn
Sidney
Bridgeport
Larry Glassburn
Troy Ladine
Cheyenne County
Kevin Ladine
Mark Christensen
Leslie Kuehnred
Susan Borcher
Nancy Dalton
Kathy Dalton
Charles Borcher
James Larson
Tim Larson
Dave Williams
Robert Hatch
Gary Fritzler
Time Remains For GI Bill Use This Fall
Veterans in Nebraska are urged to enroll this fall under the GI Bill. Director C W Nixon says larger universities may be full, but smaller colleges will still take new students until September start. Veterans should contact the VA Regional Office at Lincoln to obtain eligibility certificates. The benefit covers those who served after January 31, 1955.
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Nebraska
C.W. Nixon
Nixon
Lincoln
Union Captures Vicksburg on Independence Day 1863
Confederate partisans in Vicksburg had little to cheer as Union forces seized the city on July 4, 1863, ending a prolonged siege and shifting control during the Civil War.
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Vicksburg
Mississippi
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Lae Orrva
Daigger
John. Deere Farm Machinery
Sidney Implement, Inc
East
Illinois
Ag Report
Avayey
Jim Neuman
Newton St
Sidney, Nebraska
Telegraph
Cheyenne Country
Sun
Von
Pues
Ronald L. DeVier
John L. Baird
Ruth Dykman
Cheyenne
Wheatbelt
Wheatbelt Public Power District
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