Panhandle Neb wheat crop may top 21 million bushels
Eleven Panhandle counties near harvest completion project a total between 21 and 22 million bushels with an average of about 32.4 bushels per acre. Cheyenne leads county production with 5,008,740 bushels, while Dawes posts the best yield per acre near 38. Protein is low nationwide, storage is high, and farmers hope for higher prices to spur sales and farm equipment demand.
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Panhandle
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Dawes County
Carl Peterson
Chadron Grain Co
Dawes
Sioux
Sheridan
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
Garden
Deuel
Cheyenne
Kimball
Banner
Sioux County
Reserve Steer Tops Price For Grand Champion
The Cheyenne County Fair sale opened with the reserve grand champion steer bringing a dollar more per hundredweight than the grand champion. Sidney National Bank bid $54 for the Hereford raised by 10-year-old Tammie Livingston. Silver Dollar Cafe paid $55 for Harvey Miles Jr’s Black Angus reserve steer. Mel's Fine Meats paid $55 for the champion fat lamb exhibited by Steve Hopkins.
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Tammie Livingston
Verlin Livingston
Sidney
Cheyenne County Fair
Sidney National Bank
Silver Dollar Cafe
Harvey Miles, Jr
Mel’s Fine Meats
Steve Hopkins
Rain Soaks Sidney Area with Widespread Showers
A heavy rain system drenched the Sidney area for a second consecutive day with lightning and thunder. By eight a.m. Sidney measured .58 inches and a similar amount was expected by noon, pushing the weekly total in some localities beyond five inches. FAA data at the airport showed .58 inches up to noon as rain continued, forcing county faire events to move indoors for the day.
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Rocky Mountain
High Plains
Sidney
FAA
Weather Panhandle Forecast for Panhandle
Variable cloudiness and cooler conditions with occasional thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Highs in the 70s this afternoon and evening, with lows 45 to 55. Rain chances about 30 percent this afternoon, 80 percent tonight, and 40 percent Thursday.
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Panhandle
Preschool Registration Dates Announced for Sidney Schools
Sidney Public Schools set pre school registration for Monday and Tuesday August 19 and 20. Junior senior high schedules will be issued by grade on August 19 and 20 for new students. Elementary registration applies to movers changes and new students at the principal’s office. attendance at a building does not guarantee attendance there.
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Sidney Public Schools
Sidney
Sidney Fire Fighters Set Three Tournament Records
The Sidney Volunteer Firemen set three records at the North Platte Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association tournament, winning first place. They led the ladder climb in 21.8 seconds after a replay, set a 10.2 seconds coupling time, and posted a 20.5 second hose changing win. Mitchell also set a 5.2 second 50-foot hose record, helping Gurley place second overall and win the cellar event with 23.5 seconds. Gurley finished second overall.
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Sidney
North Platte Valley
Mitchell
Gurley
Short Council Session Briefs Sidney Actions
The Sidney City Council held a brief meeting to approve six building applications and one occupancy license. A taxi license was added for Sidney Cab Company and a liquor license approved for Carlena Warren at Mill Bar and Lounge. Sidewalks on Maple between 23rd and 24th Avenues were ordered, an ordinance established a parking lot, and the two Sidney banks were named official depositories.
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Sidney City Council
Sidney Cab Company
Carlena Warren
Mill Bar
Maple
23Rd
24Th
Sidney Banks
Kimball Banner County Fair Opens With Non-Livestock Judging
Preliminary activities begin Saturday as officials prepare the Kimball Banner County Fair. Non-livestock projects will be judged, with fair dates set for August 18 through 21.
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Kimball
Kimball - Banner County
Compliments To Cheyenne County Fair and 101 Stampede
The Sidney Telegraph commends the men and women who organized Cheyenne County Fair and the 101 Stampede praising their long planning and community unity. It urges continued support from residents and county commissioners, noting the value of taxes and participation in sustaining the annual celebration.
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Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne
Mrs Williams 47 dies after illness in Cheyenne
Mavis Rich Williams, 47, died Tuesday morning at DePaul Hospital Cheyenne following weeks of illness. Funeral set for 10 a m Friday at St Patrick's Church with Rev Vincent Pelster. Burial Saturday in Gillette. Rosary 8 p m Thursday at Craig-Holechek Funeral Home. Memorials to Cancer Fund. Williams-Larabee Motor Co partner until Jan. Surviving brother Leon Rich and niece Mrs John D Knebbel.
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Mavis Williams
DePaul Hospital
Cheyenne
Wyo
St Patrick’s Church
Vincent J. Pelster
V. Ps
Gillette
Craig-Holechek Funeral Home
Ken Wickstrom
E. R
Jim’ Jimmerson
Leo Krieger
Arlo Jones
Donald Challberg
Ed Cole
John Elwell, Jr
Ken Note
Boom
Layton Maddox
Joe Ha
Hler
Thomas Kokjer
Ken Ben
Nett
Dean Larabee
Wendell Smith
Gale Talich
Merle Bo
Walt Liles
L. R. Russell
San Diego
Calif
Sidney
Williams
Williams-Larabee Motor Co
BPO Docs
Chamber of Commerce
Auto Agency
Leon Rich
Buffalo
Darrell Rich
John D. Knebbel
Helena, Mont
Elementary Fee Is Set At 575 For Sidney Schools
The Sidney Public Schools Board set the 1968-69 elementary tuition at 575 per pupil per year, up from 486. A contract was approved with districts 64 and 68 and one Lorenzo kindergarten for six students. They approved 20,040 in bills and authorized investing surplus funds in the bond retirement fund. The meeting closed with the superintendent's reports.
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Sidney Public Schools Board of Education
Lorenzo
Mrs. Ola C. Brogren Rites Friday
Mrs. Ola C. Brogren 68 of Dalton died Tuesday at Memorial Nursing Home. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church Dalton. Rev. C. Van der Stoep officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Sidney. Memorial to Dalton Trinity Lutheran Church. Survived by husband Ola, daughter Annabelle Schuessler Potter, son Haroldean Dalton, seven grandchildren, four sisters, five brothers. predeceased by son and two brothers.
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Dalton
Ola C. Brogren
Memorial Nursing Home
Trinity Lutheran Church of
C. Van= der Stoep
Greenwood Cemetery
Sidney
Craig-Holechek
Dalton Trinity Lutheran Church
Annie Frink
Earl Wade
Norfolk
Lewis Jenkins
Winside
Frank Graffis
Washington
Jack Frink
Glen Frink
Hoskins
Neb
LaVern
Wilford Frink
Don Frink
New Phone Books Are Distributed In Sidney Area
The new telephone books for the coming year have been distributed in Sidney and throughout the area served by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. This year the books include listings for Brownson Bushnell Chappell Dalton Dix Gurley Harrisburg Kimball Lodgepole Lorenzo Ordville Potter and Sunol.
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Sidney
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Brownson
Bushnell
Chappell
Dalton
Dix
Gurley
Harrisburg
Kimball
Lodgee Pole
Lorenzo
Ordville
Potter and Sunol
Caption Contest Invites Burro Photo Humor
The Sidney Telegraph invites readers to write captions for a photo of Ed Cole, Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce manager, in a corral with two burros. Entries must follow ad instructions, with a winner announced later this month.
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Sidney Telegraph
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Huntsman State Bank
Huntsman
Sidney
Big Feeders Using Wheat in North Platte Valley
In the North Platte Valley, feeders like Cook Live stock Co. use wheat to feed cattle and sheep to cut costs. Juobn B. Cook Jr. says his firm bought a three month wheat supply and seeks more at about 1.78 per hundredweight, cheaper than corn at 2. Wheat is fed 50 50 with corn and praised as digestible with high protein. The shift marks low farm prices and comes as potatoes were briefly used last winter. Cook calls the situation sad.
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Cook
Barley Added To Feed Grain Plan In 1969 Program
Secretary Freeman announced barley will join the 1969 Feed Grain Program after the 1968 barley crop surged to an estimated 425 million bushels, about 20 million above July figures and 55 million above 1967. He cited better than average yields pushing output roughly 15 percent higher than last year and a reappraisal to align 1969 needs.
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Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Mike Russell Leaves Memorial Hospital for Bellingham Job
Mike Russell, a Memorial Hospital physical therapist, has announced he will join a new role in Bellingham Washington overseeing the physical therapy department there. His last day at Memorial is Thursday, with a Sept start at the Bellingham hospital. replacement Jim Judd comes from High Plains Easter Seal Center in Sterling Colorado and begins Sept 3.
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Mike Russell
Memorial Hospital
Bellingham
Wash
Russell
Bellingham Hospital
Vicki
Sidney
Jim Judd
High Plains
Sterling
Colo
Judd
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Banner Fair
Mrs, Williams
Mrs. Brogren
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