Sidney stores switch to Friday night openings citywide
Thirty two Sidney businesses will shift from Saturday to Friday night hours this week. The plan, supported by surveys and ads, aims to make Friday night a family shopping time and keep the schedule long term. Major shops including J C Penney and Western Auto join many retailers in extending hours to nine o clock on Fridays. The four large supermarkets will keep current hours and stay closed to the Friday night change.
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Sidney
Merricks Shoe Store
Pat’s Shoe Repair
Western Drug Co
Janda-Tobin Drug Store
Thompson’s Photo Center
Montgomery Ward and Co
Haworth Hardware
Sidney Shoe Hospital
Star Market
Nebraska oil revival heats up with new permits and rigs
Nebraska oil activity strengthens after a mid summer dip as the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issues thirty permits last week and seven more requests come in. More than twenty rigs are active with expectations of thirty or more by August end, including four Cheyenne County wells and several other regional prospects.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Commission
Cheyenne County
City Pool Project May Go To Vote Next Year
The Sidney city council deferred a final decision on the municipal pool improvement until a full council is present. A vote on the project is expected next spring or summer to avoid closing the pool during construction.
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City Pool Project
Sidney Municipal
Newton Street
15Th Ave
St. Paul's Lutheran School
3Th
Arrow Incident Hits Union Pacific Train Caboose
Deputy investigates youths who shot arrows at passing freight trains near an overpass east of Sidney. A caboose window was shattered but no injuries reported as suspects fled the scene after firing into the air.
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Union Pacific
Kermit Brumbaugh
Sidney
State Guard Unit Is Placed On Alert
The Army freezes service for up to four months for 84 000 enlisted men whose terms end Oct 1 through June 30. It also alerts 133 reserve units totaling 23 626 men that they may be called to duty. Among them is a Wahoo National Guard unit, the sole Nebraska unit notified.
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Washington
Army
Wahoo National Guard
Nebraska
Grain Storage Sites at Lincoln and Omaha
The Agriculture Department proposes 191 metro areas including Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska for emergency wheat storage in case of nuclear attack. Nebraska receives 989000 bushels with 230000 for Lincoln and 759000 for Omaha.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Washington
Agriculture Department
Neb
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Schools Plan 1961 62 Opening
The Telegraph details back-to-school plans for Cheyenne County with Lodgepole Sunol Potter Lorenzo Gurley Sidney and Dalton opening dates from Aug 28 to Sept 5. Enrollment is rising in most towns except Sidney which remains steady. Potters and Sidneys need homemaking instructors. overall districts report strong teaching staffs and modern facilities for the 1961 62 year.
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Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Lodgepole
Sunol
Potter
Lorenzo
Gurley
Sidney
Dalton
Free Back To School Movie Friday At Fox Theatre
The Sidney Telegraph sponsors a free back-to-school movie at the Fox Theatre Friday morning starting at 9 30. Doors open at nine. Main feature is South of Caliente with Roy Rogers followed by a color cartoon. All school children admitted free.
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The
Sidney Telegraph
Fox Theatre
Roy Rogers
Safflower Field Meeting Planned For This Friday
A safflower field inspection trip is planned by the PVO GM safflower mill in Sidney for Friday August 18 at nine am. Similar meetings were held in Chappell and Ogallala Monday and are set for Atwood and St Francis Kansas Thursday. The meetings help growers discuss better safflower methods and address harvesting delivery payment and future plans while showing ongoing research. Safflower is ready to harvest when all leaves brown and heads thresh easily. mature seed moisture is 4-6 percent and storage requires below 8 percent moisture with elevators equipped to test moisture.
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PVOGM_ safflower
Sidney
Chappell
Ogallala
Atwood
St. Francis
Kansas
New Drive In Bank Open House Friday At ANB
The American National Bank drive in branch at 12th and Jackson hosts an open house Friday from 4 to 9 p m. The compact island structure has two drive in windows and one walk up window. It will offer standard deposit and withdrawal services and will supplement but not replace the main bank at 10th and Illinois. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. the drive in has been operating for a week but the opening was delayed until full operations were ready.
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Cross Field
Morris County
Falcon - Seaboard
Schaffert
Cheyenne County
Solano Drive
Coronado Court
San Marino Road
Tom Coffey
Harry Benzel
Coffey
American National Bank
12Th and
Jackson
10Th and
Illinoi
Nebraska
Lloyd Clark
Sidney
Lawrence Brachtenbach
Acting County Judge Appointed for Deuel
Walter Brown of Chappell has been appointed acting Deuel County Judge to fill the office of A G Taylor who has been hospitalized for two weeks. Brown, a 31 year resident of Chappell, has served as justice of the peace.
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Chappell
Walter Brown
Deuel County
G Taylor
Brown
Levies Steady Overall in Cheyenne County for Next Year
Cheyenne County levies show modest increases over last year with the total county and school district burden rising. Sidney's total reaches 84 mills including state and local components, while Lodgepole and other towns show mixed changes and a few reductions.
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Cheyenne County
I. L. Pindell
Sidney
Unitization Approved for Willson Ranch Oil Field
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved British American Oil Producing Co to unitize and use secondary recovery in the Willson Ranch field in Banner County with a caveat. BA must secure signatures from at least 75 percent of working and mineral interest holders before proceeding. Superior Oil Co received unconditional approval to unitize and apply secondary recovery in the Olsen Field across Banner and Morrill counties.
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Lincoln County
Wallace
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sidney
H. N
Dusty) Rhodes
Commission
Nebraska
Rhodes
Chieftain Petroleum Corp
Lincoln
Donald Melton
British-American Oil Producing Co
Willson Ranch
Banner County
Superior Oil Co
Olsen
Banner
Morrill Counties
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Mighty Atlas Missile
Kimball
James Yeater
566Th Strategic Missile Squadron
Ft. Warren
Wyo
Colorado
Wyoming
America
Western Nebraska Observer
Safflower
Deuel
Lodgepole Down
Bath
Sdney
Jane Kniesel
Eft
Diane Mahin
Mads Club
Neal Bailey
Grant
Bobbie Sward
Scotts Bluff Court
Telegraph Phot
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