Year of Varied Crop Boosts Interest in Insurance
Cheyenne County farmers show above average interest in federal crop insurance after a year of weather and insect damage that hit the 1949 winter wheat crop hard. ACA chairman Muriel R. Crosby says farmers view coverage as part of a sound farm program and protection against financial loss. Applications are due by August 31 at the ACA office in The Telegraph building.
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Cheyenne County
Muriel R. Crosby
ACA
Telegraph
Oil Wells Rise in Western Nebraska Region Amid New Drilling
Reported oil exploration picks up in Keith and Dawes counties with plans for a first well in years, new rigs near Chadron, and several firms eyeing land for test drilling. Developers from Ogallala and Kimball list multiple leases totaling about 1 500 acres, while state bids for Cheyenne and Dawes counties fetch 320 and 100 dollars per acre.
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Keith County
James Lyon
Dodd Barnett
T. S. Dutch
Ogallala
L. L. Graff
J. R.patterson
Charles Halstead
Kimball
Graff
Patterson
Dron
Valentine Oil Co
Chadron
Beaver Valley
H. L. Hollingsworth
Cottonwoll Valley
Dunlap
Cheyenne
Dawes County
State Board of Educational Lands
Henry Bartling
W. A. Gillan
Lincoln
Cheyenne County
A. G. Hullitt
4 Her The Green Promise shown at Fox Theatre Sidney
Tickets go on sale this week for The Green Promise a film about the 4 H organization to be shown at the Fox Theatre in Sidney on Friday and Saturday August 26 and 27 Proceeds from ticket sales go to the county 4 H fund Stars include Marguerite Chapman Walter Brennan Robert Paige and Natalie Wood.
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Fox Theatre
Sidney
County 4-H
Marguerite Chapman
Walter Brennan
Robert Paige
Natalie Wood
Campfire Girls Seek New Potter Group Members
All girls and mothers interested in forming a Camp Fire Girls group in the Potter community are invited to meet at the Potter Legion Hall this Tuesday afternoon at 2 30.
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Potter
Potter Legion Hall
Accidents Reported in Sidney Area Traffic Incidents
At 6:45 pm Thursday at Jackson and 13th streets Floyd Lanks 27 drove a 1947 Chevrolet tow pickup owned by the Sidney Water Department while Eldon F. Gilbreath 16 in a 1940 Chevrolet collided. Front end damage to Gilbreath’s car $150 and to the pickup $75. no injuries. Earlier near Sidney at 3:30 am Sunday, a 1946 Mercury and a telephone pole were damaged on Highway 30 east of Sidney when Dorothy Hall of National City California fell asleep driving with her husband and three children. no injuries reported.
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Lesten
Jackson
13Th Streets
Sidney
Floyd Lanks
Sidney Water Department
Eldon F. Gilbreath
Gilbreath
Highway
Mel Busekist
Dorothy Hall
National City
Calif
Hall
Demonstration Day Attracts 41 People In Sidney Auditorium
Demonstration Day held Thursday in the Sidney City Auditorium drew 41 attendees including four H club members and leaders and two visitors. Seven clubs were represented. Wes Antes of Lincoln district 4-H led six demonstrations to be shown at the Fair and urged demonstrations to be Show Me How. Demonstration steps include interpretation plan demonstration summary questions and closing statement.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney City Auditorium
Wes Antes
Lincoln
Scottsbluff to Get Official Weather Station
Western Nebraska will gain its first official weather station after Congress approved funding last week. The Scottsbluff site will reduce reliance on a distant 150 mile away station and aims to improve forecast accuracy after a severe January blizzard warning failure highlighted inadequate local forecasting.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Congress
Nebraska Panhandle
Nelson Rites Held In Cheyenne Wyoming
Final rites were held at Riverside Cemetery Cheyenne for Albert Nelson 74 Seattle former Potter resident. He died July 5 cremated Gehrig Funeral Home Sidney in charge Rev Claire C Hoyt officiated. Nelson served as Union Pacific engineer between Sidney and Cheyenne 1901 to 1918. He married Anna Benish in Potter in 1907. Survivors include his wife and three brothers John Potter Gilbert and Ed Cheyenne.
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Riverside
Cheyenne
Wyo
Albert Nelson
Seattle
Wash
Potter
Gehrig Funeral Home
Sidney
Claire C. Hoyt
Nelson
Union Pacific Railroad
Anna Benish
John
Gilbert
Displaced Hungarian Woman to Work for Dorwarts in Sidney
A 27 year old Hungarian displaced person Maria Csenak will arrive in Sidney today to work as a domestic for Dr and Mrs C B Dorwart. Assigned by Father Joseph Bean Shelton Nebraska chairman of the resettlement committee Grand Island Diocese she is among five people thus far placed in the diocese.
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Sidney
C. B. Dorwart
Maria Csenak
Joseph Bean
Shelton
Nebraska
Grand Island
Dorwarts
Miss Csenak
Dorwart
Wheat Disease Plot Near Dix Open for Viewing
A wheat disease plot sponsored by the University of Nebraska plant pathology department is set up on the Ray Gunderson farm twelve miles south of Dix. Researchers study diseases including root and Mosaic, with Cheyenne County agent Kenneth Van Kike reporting. Visitors are welcome to view the work.
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Plant Pathology Department
The
University of Nebraska
Ray Gunderson
Dix
Kenneth van Kike
Cheyenne County
Mystery Crystal Falls Cave Near St. Anthony Explores Unsettled
Crystal Falls cave near St. Anthony Idaho features many recesses and "rooms" making full exploration impossible in a month. The area has no poisonous vipers or insects, according to local reports.
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Crystal Falls
St. Anthony
Idaho
Cost of Weeds in U S Agriculture Report
A clipped draft notes weeds take over more than 2 million acres annually in the United States. The text also mentions dairy payments tied to milk checks and pasture fertilization as a related topic, though details are unclear.
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U. S
Mortgage A Promise as Mortgage Until a Deed
A legal note explains that a promise to pay secured by property functions as a mortgage until the ownership transfers to a deed. The distinction rests on the instrument converting into a deed upon fulfillment of terms, securing the lender’s interest during the interval.
Cause of Accidents Hand tools don't cause accidents
A blunt comment implies accidents arise from people rather than tools, noting misuse or misplacement as the true risk factor. The remark emphasizes human error over equipment in accident causation.
Weed Killer Experiments Start In 1895
Experiments on chemical weed killers began about 1895. Alfalfa crop is described as a deep rooted plant that frequently penetrates subsoil to depths of five feet or more.
Durocs Lead U S Swine Breed
Durocs remain the leading swine breed in the United States, holding top status among hog producers and breeders across major farm regions. The breed consistency drives pork industry identities, genetics programs, and market demand statewide.
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United States
Average national corn yield 1937 to 1946 31.4 bu per acre
The national average corn yield over the decade from 1937 through 1946 stood at 31.4 bushels per acre, reflecting agricultural production trends of the period.
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Oil Quest
4-H
Campfire Girls
the Telegraph
Cheyenne, Wyo
Lauras
J. M. McDonald
Conalds
Gabardine
Cooleroy
Oliver
Chappell
Savel
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