Fair Grounds and The Plains History Hold Joint Meeting
The Fair Grounds will host a joint event with Spanner county to honor old timers at the high school auditorium starting at 9 am. A special speaker, renowned for labor work on the Union Pacific line, will lead the program with noted locals in attendance. Stevenson's Dry Goods closeout sale continues as the store and bank facilities showcase a long local history in Lisco.
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Eisitup
Union Pacific ‘Western
Kimball County
Water Ghorse
Liscas
Bung
Stevenson
Pete
William
Roy Stevens
Roy
W. C
Marvin
Lisco
Stevenson's
Lisco State Bank
Delinquent Cheyenne County Property Taxes Due in Ten Days
Cheyenne County owners who have not paid the second half real estate tax have ten days to pay. After August ends, second half payments become delinquent and subject to penalties. Personal property tax for 1956 is already delinquent if unpaid. County Treasurer M M In helder notes tax receipts are improving with some large payments recently. Traditionally, big real estate tax payers delay until the last day, making August collections substantial.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Wheat Varieties Dominant in 1957 Survey
More than 90 percent of Nebraska’s 1957 wheat acreage used five recommended varieties Pawnee Nebred Cheyenne Comanche and Ponca. Only 0.4 percent went to objectionable types with weak gluten.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Donald J. Lehr
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Pawnee
Cheyenne
Comanche
Ponca
Lehr
County Fair Closes With Festive Rural Flair
Cheyenne County Fair wrapped after a four day run from Wednesday through Saturday drawing several thousand to the new fairgrounds. The rodeo and carnival produced revenue enough to cover expenses though the rodeo deficit was smaller than anticipated. A record 97 4-H fat calves sold at auction led by Robert Rowan’s grand champion Hereford at 1245 pounds.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Fairgrounds
Robert Rowan
Gurley
Town & Country Market
Johnson Field well tests signal oil potential in Cheyenne County
In northwestern Cheyenne County the Johnson No 1 well in 2-16-53 shows a good 6 to 12 foot oil saturation zone near the Johnson Field. Shell plans production casing as drilling proceeds. gas surfaced during a prior test while operations paused at 2,300 feet. Multiple other wells and wildcats are active in the surrounding Gaylord, Juds, Maas, and Edwards areas as operators push deeper in Kimball, Banner, Morrill, and Scotts Bluff counties.
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Johnson
Cheyenne County
Hell Oil Co
Johnson No. 1
Shell
British-American Oil Co
Maas No 1
Gaylord
Juds Oil Fields Petroleum, Inc
Ribbon Cutting For Lee Store Thursday
The Lee Store opens with a ribbon cutting Thursday morning led by Carolyn McGirr who placed fourth in the Miss Universe pageant. Mayor Doyle Cooland and a Lee Stores Inc officer are expected to attend as Hollis Perntt says the store is buzzing with new fixtures and departments being prepared. Further details to appear in Wednesday’s Telegraph.
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Lee
Carolyn McGirr
United States
Long Peach
Doyle Cooland
Lee Stores Inc
Hollis Perntt
Sidney Council Opens Bids for Airport Runway Project
Sidney City Council in a special session will open sealed bids tomorrow for the airport runway extension. The project aims to expand the runway from 2,800 feet by 50 feet to 4,500 by 100, with a total estimated cost near 200 000 and federal and state grants totaling about 135 000.
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Sidney
Inland Construction Co
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Jading
Nebraska State Aeronautics Department
Hub Caps Stolen From Eight 1957 Cars and Lyons Buick
Ten hub caps were stolen during the night in Sidney reports. Eight caps came from 1957 model cars at a new car auto transport parked at a service station. Two additional caps were reported taken from Lyons Buick.
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Sidney
Lyons Buick
Grain Markets Wheat Price Report from Local Elevator
Grain markets show wheat at 1.75 dollars per bushel quoted by local elevator sources today. This price reflects current market activity and represents a standard quote used by traders in the area.
Tragic Sidney Farm Fire Kills Six Relatives
A flash fire at a Sidney area farm killed fifteen month old twins Gloria Mae and Violet Kittleman and Harley Sinclair, 17. Their parents George and Pauline Kittleman, and the couple’s son were injured with George dying later at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. The cause appears to be an attempt to pour fuel into a stove, with an explosion during the early morning blaze. Funeral plans set for the three deceased and burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Gloria Mae
Violet Kittleman
George
Pauline Kittleman
Harley Sinclair
Mrs. Kittleman
George Kittleman
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Kittleman
Cheyenne County
Bill Schulz
Sidney
Gloria
Violet
Harley
Pat Heaton, Jr
Mr Kittleman
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Wayne Rapp
City of
Craig
Greenwood Cemetery
Albert Albel
Harry
Herington Ran
Boys Town
Chappell Man's Death Taken Off Road Toll
Arthur D Bush 81 of Chappell died July 26 in a car train collision at a Union Pacific crossing one mile east of Chappell. Robert Pease director of the State Accident Records Bureau ruled the incident occurred on private property removing the death from the Nebraska 1957 toll list.
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Nebraska
Robert Pease
State Accident Records Bureau
Arthur D Bush
Chappell
Bush
Union Pacific
Kokjer Motor Co Marks 25 Years in Business
The Kokjer Motor Co celebrates twenty five years since 1932 when T E Kokjer took over the Chevrolet agency. Now run by his son Thomas L. Kokjer, the firm advertises anniversary sales specials in The Telegraph.
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Kokjer Motor Co
T E Kokjer
Alliance
Chevrolet
Thomas L. Kokjer
The
Telegraph
Sidney motorist fined for careless driving in two car crash
John Nolan of Sidney was fined 25 plus costs in police court after a 9 35 a m collision in the Town and Country parking lot involving his car and a vehicle driven by Mrs Rosemary Thomas of Route 2 Sidney. No injuries reported.
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Sidney
John Nolan
Roy Bauer
Nolan
Town & Country
Rosemary Thomas
Route 2
Linden Street
23Rd Avenue
Donald Mueller
Linden
23Rd’ Avenues
John “Friede
Ordville
Nebraska Safety Patrol
David Ihrig
Lodgepole
Gurley
Hubert Kerr
Laurel
Nebr
County Board To Fix Levies In Cheyenne County
County commissioners plan a final approval of the 1957 levy and review tax computations led by County Clerk I L Pindell. Pindell completed levies for urban areas and schools, with Sidney showing no rise from last year’s 74 mills though other villages and districts face increases as valuations changed.
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J- 18
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Sidney
Omaha
Lincoln
Denver
Cheyenne County
I. L Pindell
Pindell
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ING
RAT Bridgeport
Eport
Bridgeport
All Cross
News-Blade
T. Riddle
Chappell Livestock
Devel County Boys
Chappell Mer
Op Call
Vernon
Hiss
David Kalb
Ronnie
Marilyn Fernandez
Eveforday
Deedee
Bakshir Ghulam Mohammad
India-held
Kashmir
Rudy's Inc
Gary Policky
Revica
Bob Burns Geary
Okla
Ronnie Webb Beaumont
Tex Bud
Ronnie Grossnickie
Wheaton
Saddle Bronco
Mal Stumen
Scottsbluff
Bob Pletcher
Grant Hansen
Arthur
Ronni Webb Liob Burns $ Hoh Hoepfl
Ft Myers
Fla
Bob Wilson
Manhattan Kan
Wapner
K Fleming
Jacobson
D ‘Young
C Jacobon
LT Gade
P Allington
A Thamas
Tabin
Kelter
Jurgens
J Jurgens
D Hrusha
M McIntosh
B DeMers
K Hinobho M Miller
MA Hilpert
Kominek
B Kurz
J Maddox
M_ Henderson
K McNurlin
L. McNurlin
M Walker
Schreiegel
Galardo
C Albro
C. Tallch
C Buener
K. Wells
C Hower
B Bergner
J Karnik
K Keating
G Gallardo
B. Kurz
D Young
C Jacobson
S Mosel
L Gade
J Treinen
K Hruska
V Kettler
B McIntosh
D M Sler
L McNurlin
Newsome
G Engelland
C Elsen
K Sehresvogel
P Ailing
Thompson
Pan American Petroleum
Edwards No 4
Banner County
Edwards Field
Chandler - Musgrove, Inc
Kuyper “D
Griffith Field
Lowell J. Williamson, Inc
Shoemaker
Morrill County
Wildcat
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Warner
Wildcat Magnolia Petroleum Co
Boulder
Bourlier
Jack G Ladmer
Meyer
Wotex Ol Corp & Bratt Ou Co
van Pelt
Wildcat Western Prawie O1
Co & Nebraska Drillers, Inc
Whitcomb
Pounds
Chandler Musgrove, Inc
Rodman
Owasco
Charlie Hawkins
Kittlemans
Case Meni Agrieent
Garright
Air Lines
Sid
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