Later wheat planting boosts protein in Western Nebraska
In Imperial two year tests Cheyenne wheat planted late in September to October shows higher protein content with increased yields, compared with August sowing. Leslie F. Sheffield notes that later planting reduces Hessian fly risk and aligns with millers demand, urging farmers to adopt later dates despite slow acceptance.
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Nebraska
Imperial
Leslie F. Sheffield
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Sheffield
Oil-Gas News Ohio Moves Rig West of Lorenzo in Cheyenne County
Ohio moves Maxwell No. 1 rig about seven miles west of Lorenzo to develop southwest Cheyenne County. The well sits near Adel 2-52, 1,650 feet from north and east lines, as B A Oil Co plans a test on Maley No 4 in Maley Field. Dry Frerichs No 1 plugged. Neubauer No 1 yields salt water during a test. drill near 5,000 feet entering J sand. last B A drill in the Maley Field with 160-acre lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Lorenzo
Cheyenne County
Ohio
Maxwell No. 1
Bentley
Maxwell, iNo
Frerichs No. 1
Cook Field
Wildcat
Neubauer No. 1
West Sidney
Neubauer
BA Oil Co
Maley No
Maley Field
B-A
Airman and Ordville girl wed after parental consent hitch
In Cheyenne County Court, Air Force private Billy Hayes, 19, and Anita Abeyta, 17, wed with consent letters. Hayes lacked immediate parental approval from Virginia, but a letter from his parents acceptable to the judge allowed the full-dress ceremony to proceed.
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Billy G. Hayes
Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Anita Abeyta
Ordville
Miss Abeyta
Hayes
Virginia
Abeyta
Smith
KSID Chief Resigns. Dave Young Named New Manager
KSID head Max Young resigned effective Monday, ending his tenure begun June 1, 1952. Dave Young, no relation, was introduced as the new KSID manager, coming from KFBC in Cheyenne where he worked since succeeding Max Young there. The incoming manager is in his early thirties, single, with a background as an account executive and broad radio experience.
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Max Young
KSID
Young
California
Dave Young
KFBC
Cheyenne
Boy, 6, Hit By Car Near Home
Sidney police report a six year old boy, David Boyle, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Boyle, struck by an eastbound car on West Illinois Street near A and D Trailer Court as he darted into the street. The driver Ernest Nelson, 43, of Sidney, will not face charges. Witnesses including Sheriff Schulz and Deputy Taylor said the child ran into the street. he was knocked 51 feet by the right front of the Nelson car. He suffered a broken arm, extensive burns, cuts and possible head injury. His condition was listed as good at mid-day Monday.
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David Boyle
Cecil Boyle
Sidney
West Illinois Street
Ernest Nelson
Nelson
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Bart Taylor
Sidney Hospital
Cheyenne County Pays Higher State Taxes in 1954
Cheyenne County will pay more state taxes in 1954, tied to a 6.69 mill levy up .95 mill from 1953, and it remains the only Nebraska county with an overall valuation higher than last year. The state board notes Cheyenne’s 1954 valuation at 49,265,547, making it tenth richest by some measures, while Douglas County shows the largest assessment drop. The biennium tax total is 39,731,427, with about 2,000,000 shifted for state medical assistance. additional levies fund university medicine, teachers retirement, and state institutions building.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
State Equalization Board
Equalization Board
Cheyenne
Roy Gish
Omaha
Douglas County
Robert Crosby
Board of Equalization
University of Nebraska College of Medicine and Hospital
Potter Cornerstone Laying Set For Church
Cornerstone ceremonies for the new 815,000 church in Potter are planned for 10 a m Sunday with Rev O D Hoagland and Bishop H Bascom Watts preaching. The project includes Colorado sandstone and Gothic architecture, classrooms, a kitchen and fellowship hall, aiming for completion by Christmas and dedication when first used.
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Potter
O. D. Hoagland
H. Bascom Watts
Lincoln
C. W. Harre
Kansas City
Leo Franssen Srae Platte
Hoagland
Colorado
Dean Hegemeister
Clifford Herboldsheimer
Lester Willoughby
Harry Stulson
Charles Smith
Si Larson
Hoagand
Start Made on Gas Plant in Cheyenne County
Ground was broken Monday morning for Ohio Oil Co. second natural gas plant in Cheyenne near Sidney. The plant, with gathering lines to connect West Sidney wells, will cost about 1 million dollars. Denver firms build and install the plant and lines. The plant will strip liquids from gas and handle ten million cubic feet daily, with potential emergency boost. West Sidney plant aims to operate by year’s end.
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Ohio Oil Co
Cheyenne County
Ohio
Sidney
Don Albers
Denver
Stearns-Rogers Mfg. Co
F. A. Linneman, Inc
Albers
Huntsman
West Sidney
K-N Gas Co
Harold Bretz
Mrs Howlett Dies After Illness at 48 in Sidney
Lucina May Howlett 48, of Sidney, formerly Rockfort Mo, died Sunday morning at home after a long illness from a heart attack. Funeral home Gehrig & Son to prepare arrangements. son in Korea and relatives to provide details. Survived by widower John V. Howlett and ten children, plus 13 grandchildren and 13 siblings with ties to Missouri and nearby states.
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Lucina May Howlett
Brownson
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Korea
Lucina May Wooten
Rockfort
John V. Howlett
Sidney
Howlett
SOD
Helen Davis
Alliance
Roland EK
Lewis C
Wilmington
N. C
James L
Sterling
Nora May Lashley
Scottsbluff
Francis Earl
Mary Ann Mick
Wm. E
San Diego
Calif
Warren R
Jessie A
Frank Wooten
Brownville
Nebr
John Wooten
Randolph
Chas. Wooten
Craig
Ray Wooten
Watson
Rachel McCall
Tarkie
Edna Copps
Rockport
Mamie Price
Hamburg
Jane Wooten
Jane
la Junta
Colo
Mildred
Arkansas
Sylvia
Dora
Shenandoah
Iva Lucille
Tarkio
Iron Lung Loaned To Scottsbluff Clinics
Cheyenne County ships its iron lung to Scottsbluff for polio relief as hospitals in the area prepare for a surge. Mrs. Charles Ham, county March of Dimes director, confirms the transfer during the polio uprising.
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Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff
Charles Ham
County March of Dimes
Large slate of candidates in Nebraska 1954 primary
Crowded Cheyenne County ballot closes at 8 p m after an 8 a m start with 12 hours of polling across 21 precincts. Republicans field three county contests as W W Schultz seeks renomination in sheriff race and Dan Campbell faces A E Wright for district court clerk. Three GOP hopefuls Clark Fuller George Athe 3 and Don Erickson compete for Third District commissioner while Sidney police captains Bill Rezac and Roy Bauer vie on the Democratic ticket.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schultz
William Hawkins
Dan Campbell
A. E. Wright
Clark Fuller
George Athe
Don Erickson
Thes
Sidney
Bill Rezac
Roy Bauer
Sidney Police Chief Urges Supervision of Gun Owning Youth
Sidney Police Chief Sol Willis urged greater parental supervision of youths with rifles after a 13 year old boy fired a rifle into a residential area outside the city limits. No damage occurred. the chief warned it could have been worse and stressed careful oversight by parents.
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Sidney
Sol Willis
Lincoln Man Opens Accounting Office in Sidney
M. E. Anderson of Lincoln opens an accounting office at 1010 Illinois Street in Sidney and will devote full time to the Sidney office after Sept. 1. He has seven years’ experience in auditing income tax and accounting. Luetta Gehrig of Sidney is hired as bookkeeper and secretary.
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Illinois Street
Sidney
M. E. Anderson
Lincoln
Anderson
Luetta Gehrig
Western Nebraska shows off three corn fields under Fen skin e supervision
State Senator A. A. Fenske his son A J Fenske and Albert Hornicek oversee 60 acres near Sunol of Stickley corn. Stalks reach ten feet with eight hundred kernel ears. They expect yields of at least 100 bushels per acre on irrigated 30 inch rows. The crop remains for livestock feed, not market.
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A. A. Fenske
A. J. Fenske
Albert Hornicek
Sunol
Fenskes
Hornieks
Fenske
Nebraska
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Thompson
Southwest County
Maley
Dan Cupid
Cupid
C. W. Smith
Air Force
Boy
Nebraska County
University of Nebraska, Teachers Colleges and Military Department
Frank Kokes
Crook, Colo
Mr. Kokes
Telegraph
Iron Lung
Bluffs Clinics
Eat Trott
Louis Johnson
Lincoln Man
Three Prove Panhandle
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