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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1951
Page
1
Emil Johnson president of the Gheyenne County Fair Board extends sincere thanks to all who cooperated to make the 1951 Fair a success. He notes no single person or group should be singled out as everyone who had a job did it well and is gratefully acknowledged.
Cheyenne County Fair awards were presented Friday night near the grandstand highlighting top livestock and agriculture winners. Notable honors went to Ralph Panabaker for a Cheyenne County Wheat King cap, C. L. Walters & Son for the Grand Champion Hereford Bull cup, and young winners Anneth McMillen and Russell McMillen for Grand Champion 4-H breeding female and 4-H steer respectively. Other cups and cash prizes were awarded for champions in dairy, ram, ewe, and breeding classes, plus prizes in a Betty Crocker Chiffon Cake contest.
At the close of the 1951 Cheyenne County Fair two champion animals drew top offers. Ronald McMillen of Sidney sold the Reserve Champion Baby Beef to Rudy's IGA for 50 cents a pound totaling 432.50, to be butchered and sold in September. Grand Champion Barrow owned by 13-year-old Robert Ommen sold to Star Packing Company for 35 cents a pound, weight 200 pounds. Purchasers Rudy Munderloh and Roland C Biggs praised the efforts of the young raisers and their projects.
The second annual Cheyenne County Halter Horse Show at the County Fair drew attention from visitors. Grand Champion Stallion Tampico owned by Art Zike. Reserve Champion Stallion King owned by Wilmer Brauer. Grand Champion Mare Pine Spice owned by Wilmer Brauer. Reserve Mare Flashing Judy owned by Irene Goranson. Other winners include King, Pine Spice, Fritz, Tampico, Buster, Dan ny, June Knight, Tico Tico, Nugget, Patches, with several exhibitors such as Joe Dodds, Ed Sewell, Janie Dodds, and Keith Vach contributing to class entries.
A baptism was held Sunday at the Methodist Church for Mark Lavern Ells infant son of Rev Laverne Ells and his wife. The ceremony was led by Rev Laverne Ells with baptismal rites performed by Rev Walter Jewett district superintendent and former Sidney pastor. Grandparents David Ells and Rev Mrs Jewett witnessed the event.
Rex Wiegers, eight, spotted a tornado near his east Gurley farm home and led his mother and himself to safety in their car. The storm ripped through the Wiegers farm, demolishing a windmill, buildings, and livestock remains limited to six chickens and two frightened dogs. No injuries reported as family cleans up.
The 1951 Nebraska Certified Seed Directory lists 17 Cheyenne County raisers of certified wheat seed with 5 841 acres. Cheyenne leads the state in pure wheat seed production, mainly Cheyenne with four Nebred raisers. Listed raisers total 5 218 Cheyenne acres. Nebred and Cheyenne varieties, origin from Crimean and Turkey wheats, yield, hardiness, and baking qualities are described. Seed cultivation began circa 1941 led by J C Swinbank and others, with continued growth anticipated.
A meeting for all School Land leaseholders in western Nebraska will be held in the district courtroom at Sidney Friday evening August 24. Charles Green, chairman, says discussions will cover the present status of leaseholders.
John Dykal will coach St Patrick s Academy this year and is a June graduate of St Benedict s College Atchison Kansas His home is near Kansas City C The academy opens September 4 per an announcement by Rt Rev Msgr Anton Link superintendent.
The 1951 Cheyenne County Fair wrapped after full days of activity with ideal weather aside from dust flurries. E. L. Hoover says it was the most financially successful in ten years, as crowds enjoyed midget auto races, vaudeville, and merchant exhibits. County Agents Violet Shepherd and Ivan Liljegren praised higher quality entries in 4-H and Open Class, noting strong Wheat Show results and widespread enthusiasm for future fairs.
Clarence Coleman 47 an REA lineman for Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association was knocked from a light pole Friday at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds by 7200 volts. He fell 30 feet onto a car then ground later to hospital where doctors found an electrical path through his back to his fingers. Despite burns and shock he escaped internal injuries and fractures. He planned to return to work early next week. He also broke a car headlight in the fall.
Brewers Foundation sponsors an educational session for tavern operators beer dealers and officials from Bridgeport Dalton Gurley Bushnell Kimball Lisco Potter Dix Sunol Lodgepole Chappell Big Springs Broadwater and Sidney. The two o clock meeting in the Legion room at Sidney City Auditorium features A A Whitworth director of the State Brewers Association as principal speaker aims to improve tavern conditions.
Sidney Supt O J Weymouth announced Miss Mary Runge principal at Frances Willard grade school has taken a leave of absence due to her mother’s illness in Kearney.
Howard Clark of Scottsbluff, driving car 88, was involved in a turn mishap at the Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon. He escaped serious injury after a single spill during the two day racing event and was released from a local hospital Monday morning after treatment for cuts and bruises.
Progress reports on selling stock for a 60 room hotel will be shared at a 7:30 PM meeting in the Legion room of City Auditorium. Lowry Lindell heads the sales group urging all members present for up to date campaign progress and weekly goals. E. L. Hoover announced additions to campaign committees covering Finance Site Architect and Operating.
Funeral services for Frank F. Thompson 67 hold at The Gehrig Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Thompson died Saturday night from a paralytic stroke at his home 1944 Dodge Street. He was found unconscious by son Lawrence after a dazed stretch with facial bruising. Survived by five children Elmer Lanagan Calif Etta Flinn Lawrence Marvin Mary Morris and one deceased son, three brothers George W Sidney Alec Cheyenne James Lanagan.
Miss Carol Waite of Dalton won Grand Champion in the girls 4-H Style Show at the 1951 Cheyenne County Fair. Reserve Champion was Belva Peterson of Gurley. Honorable mentions went to Dixie Dykman Lodgepole Mary Ann Rufenacht Lodgepole Marcia Munderloh Sidney and Shirley Irwin Sidney. Violet Shepherd Cheyenne County Home Agent praised the improvement in quality and quantity over prior years.
Expert J C Swinbank urges eastern Nebraska farmers to plant only recommended pure seed free of rye and weeds after poor wheat yields. He advises Cheyenne and Nebred in the Panhandle, with No 60 and Turkey acceptable, and stresses certified seed sources, seed germination tests, seed treatment, proper fertilization, and avoiding shady seed salesmen and inferior grain. He cautions against shipping in mixed seed and promoting new unproven varieties and emphasizes that high costs of farming demand using the best seed for a strong next crop.
Earl Philpot assistant superintendent of a construction firm building a storage elevator for Farmers Cooperative at Big Springs was fatally injured in a crash one mile west of Big Springs on Highway 138. Ben Siefert the superintendent was slightly injured. The pair were en route to Julesburg where they had been staying. Philpot’s widow and one child survive in Burlington Colorado. Deputy Sheriff Al Sager said it was not yet determined if death occurred in Nebraska or Colorado. Colorado authorities are investigating. If the death is in Nebraska it would mark Nebraska’s 180th traffic fatality that year.
Agronomist Paul Ehlers from the North Platte Experiment Sub-Station will visit Cheyenne County this week to select three sites for winter wheat tests. Assisted by County Agent Ivan Liljegren, the project includes a 75-farmer field sample and variety plot test plus two fertilizer tests seeded around September 1 by the outstate testing crew from the College of Agriculture.
The three day event in Nebraska begins Wednesday with about 500 expected attendees, including 200 locals. Omaha area officials say 27 stops cover roughly 450 miles, beginning at Brule and ending near Scottsbluff. Officials anticipate strong turnout and praise tours for promoting purebred cattle.
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