Tourist trade shows mixed strength in Sidney area
Travel and service industries report a strong overall tourist flow through Sidney with high railway and highway traffic. Station managers note record gallonage but some businesses warn last year’s sales levels remain a benchmark. Space limits on Union Pacific trains prolong family travel through Labor Day.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
Ing
Panhandle
U. P
Harthe
Lincoln Highway
Aimut
Memori
Drilling Rigs Active In Western County Regions
Drilling activity reported across western counties with multiple oil wells in Potter, Kimball, and Banner fields. Notable notes include Shell's No 1 in Johnson Field and Liners of Petro Petroleum with several NE SE and NW NW locations, average depths around 2,349 feet, and numerous marked discoveries though some dry holes outside Cheyenne County.
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North Potterae County
Mans No. Jning
Jucls
Johnson Field
Shell
Potter
Kimball County
Webb Oil
Heidemann
Yung Field
Champlin On & Refining Co
Republic Natural Gas
Griffith
Aue
Skelly Oil
Warrior Oils
Larsen
Bourder
Lowell Williamsonshowers
Sloss
Bedrock
OW & Gas Cos Gustafson
Hruska
Bunner County
Cheyenne County
Lowell Willamson
Lane
Nebraska Odriller
Baumgartner Oils Kuyper
Miracle Fifer
Weather outlook with scattered thunderstorms
Continued partly cloudy conditions with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Low tonight around freezing. High tomorrow about 45 degrees.
Public seeks tips on two Sidney hit and run crashes
Sidney Police Chief Sol Willis asked residents to report information about two hit and run incidents Wednesday that injured two youths. Richard Larson, 6, was hit on 13th Avenue near the old Burke Apartments and center underpass, while 4 year old Rocky Howerter was struck on Cedar Street. neither driver remained at the scene.
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Sidney
Sol Willis
Chyeen County Memorial Hospital
Sas
Richard Larson
Irs
Clifford M Larson Wiii
13Th Avenue
Stu
Burke Apartments
Richard
Wiiis
Jack Howerter
Cedar Street
Rocky Howerter
Back-To-School Paper Scheduled Next Week
The Telegraph announces its annual Back to School edition to be printed next Wednesday August 21 with school facts for Cheyenne area and ads from Sidney merchants. A free Back-To-School show for children will be held at the Fox Theatre on Saturday August 24.
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Telegraph
Cheyenne
Sidney Merchants
Fox Theatre
Less Penalty Wheat Seen Over County
Cheyenne County agents warn that fewer farmers will pay penalties this year as more seek to offset over quota wheat. With penalties at 1.12 per bushel over allotment, producers face options including bonds or warehouse receipts. Last year Cheyenne faced 804,960 bushels with penalties totaling 909,604.80 dollars.
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Cheyenne County
Don Rapp
Agriculture Stablization and Conservaton
Rapp
Apam
Nebraska
Pole
Millet Load First Harvest Reported At Lorenzo Elevator
The Lorenzo Farmers Elevator reported the first white Proso millet load of the year. Harvested by Dean Bules west of Peet, the 57 pound per bushel grain with 8 percent moisture was about 35 bushels per acre. Officials noted top millet weights around 50 pounds. A large millet acreage covers southern Cheyenne County and northeastern Colorado with birdseed firms as a key market.
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Lorenzo
Dean Bules
Peet
Cheyenne County
Colorado
Gurley Youth's Hereford Wins Grand Champion Steer Honors
At the 1957 Cheyenne County Fair a Hereford steer shown by Robert Rowan of Gurley captured the grand champion title in the 4-H fat calf division. Reserve honors went to Gary Policky of Sidney. The sale of 101 4-H fat calves, a record, will occur tomorrow afternoon in front of the fairgrounds grandstand, followed by events and awards including grand and reserve champions in other classes.
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Robert Rowan
Gurley
Gary Policky
Thompson
Cheyenne County Fair
Sidney
Fairgrounds
Rowan
Policko
Eddie Bivens
Dennis Bayne
Dalton
Les Winger
Great Plains
McCook
Merchants
L Mueller
Herbert Statler
C H Hammond
George Kriegsmann
Grace Schneider
National
Gold Sunray
Schneider
TH © Gassner
Carl
Potterite Injured In Auto Accident
Annie Gieb 22 of Potter lightly injured in a one car rollover on a dirt road. She was taken to Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after the Potter incident.
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Potter
Annie Gieb
Miss Gieb
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Musil Named to FHA Unit for Cheyenne County
Millard S Musil a Potter farmer and musician is named as a new 2 committeeman for the Farmers Home Administration unit in Cheyenne County succeeding Maurice Nelson who leaves after three years. Other two committeemen are Arvin Livingston and Ernest L Myers. John Clouse says committee members serve three years with one new appointment annually. The county committee decides loan eligibility and certifies farm values for FHA purchases or improvements and helps adapt the program to local conditions. The FHA does not issue loans if credit could be obtained from other sources.
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Millard S Musil
Farmers Home Administration Unit
Cheyenne County
Musi
Maurice Nelson
FHA
Arvin Livingston
Sidney
Ernest L. Myers
Gurley
John Clouse
Cancer Gifts Total Falls Short of 1956 Total
The Sidney chapter of the American Cancer Society reports 1957 contributions totaling $2,935.63, led by Mrs Marguerite McMillen as treasurer. This amount is $1,206.47 less than the 1956 total, with further contributions still arriving.
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Sidney Chapter
American Cancer Society
Marguerite McMillen
Cheyenne County Sheriff Receives New Western Style Stars
The Cheyenne County Sheriff Office adds golden five point stars for Sheriff Bil Schulz and deputies Ker mit Brumbaugh and Eugene Morris. The stars replace concealed badges and mark a return to historic western officer insignia, not inspired by television.
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Cheyenne County
Bil Schulz
Kermit Brumbaugh
Eugene Morris
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H Oller
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Claude Jpritting Co
Shaw
Gurley Youth
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Doris Runge
Don Ray Cruise
Ken McMillen
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Dick Mohart
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Joe Beyer
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Twila
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June McMillen
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Ken and
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Musil
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American Legion Aux
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Era Sigma Phi Sorority
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