Wheat Growers To Tour For Foreign Market Prospects
Two Nebraskans joined a five man survey team to study wheat selling potential in ten European nations. Carl Bruns of Chappell and Earl Lester of Edison will represent Nebraska on the panel. The group also includes Dr John Schlenberger, Walter Graber, and Art Cummings. The Ogallala session noted promising results from testing Cheyenne and Nebred wheats in Italian labs. Bruns said Italian flour technicians will visit Nebraska late October. No farm visits were planned. The 1957 Nebraska state convention will be in Ogallala in early December. Membership drives begin September 1 in 17 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Pruns
Chappell
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Earl Lester
Edison
Nebraska
Les
Ter
Nebraska Wheat Commission
John Shellenberger
Kansas State College
Walter Graber
Kansas Wheat Commission
Art Cummings
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agriculture Service Division
Great Plains
Les Sheffield
Ogallala
Sheffield
Bruns
Sidney
School Enrollment Outlook In Sidney Sees Modest Shifts
Sidney school officials forecast enrollment near 2400 to 2435 students for the coming year with gains in elementary grades and a possible dip in secondary numbers. Ordville and St Patrick’s face changes from new facilities and parish realignments, while tuition remains zero for Ordville parish students.
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Sidney
Ordville
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
St. Patrick’s
St. Pat's
O. J. Weymouth
Weymouth
Sidney Truck Driver Narrowly Escapes in West of Peetz Crash
Donald O. Beauer, 28, of Sidney, suffered minor abrasions when his oil field equipment truck overturned west of Peetz. The accident blocked the roadway with a damage estimate around 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald O. Beauer
Sidney
Peetz
Olorado Highway Patrol
Beaver
Brauer
Nebraska Oil Output Hits Record 55086 Barrels Daily
Nebraska's oil production reached an all time high of 55086 barrels daily in the past week despite slower exploration in western fields. Industry reports note a seasonal upturn and steady demand as governors discuss import cuts and shifts in drilling activity amid regional production trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Panhandle
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Oil-Gas News: 28th Oiler Added in Northwest Field
The Maas No 1 in the Juelfs-Gaylord area is becoming the 28th oiler in the large pool as British-American Oil Co. struggles with casing and cement but expects completion. Shell Oil invites new Johnson Field oilers, with BA planning Wills C No 2 and Petroleum Inc drilling Johnson Hoe 2. North of Potter, Tank No 1 wildcat shows no oil on one core, Fink EB No 3 plugged, and State N Ne in Rocky Hollow abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juelfs-Gaylord
British-American Oil Co
Telegraph
Johnson Field
Shell Oil
Wills C No
And
Petroleum, Inc
Johnson Hoe
Potter, Petroleum, Inc
Banner County
Fink
Rocky Hollow
Sidney and surrounding districts hold steady or raise school levies
Cheyenne County commissioners approved higher levies for the 1957 tax year with most districts keeping rates but Lodgepole Potter Gurley and other towns raising their mills. Dalton cut to 33 mills while the state and county portions edged up. District mergers reduced total districts to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Lodgepole
Potter
Gurley
Dalton
I L. Pindell
Reckless driving conviction follows repeat offense
Walter Lawrence of Smyrna North Carolina appeared before Cheyenne County Judge C W Smith after an arrest by the Nebraska Safety Patrol. He was fined five dollars and costs on August 12 for reckless driving on a county road south of Colton. In county court he pleaded innocent to a second offense reckless driving but was found guilty. the fine totaled one hundred dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Walter Lawrence
Smyrna
C W Smith
Lawrence
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Colton
Wat
Annual Free Movie at Fox Theatre Saturday
The Telegraph presents its Back-To-School Movie at the Fox Theatre Saturday at 10 AM. The free program runs about 90 minutes and targets children with Gypsy Colt in color, plus a Little Rascals comedy and two cartoons. Fox Manager Elmer Haines notes the event coincides with Back-To-School promotions to help parents shop while kids are entertained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Telegraph
Fox Theatre
Sidney
Fox
Elmer Haines
Five Pages Dedicated To Lee Store Opening
Five pages in this issue detail the opening of the enlarged Lee Store in Sidney. The ribbon cutting is set for 3 45 am with Carolyn Mc Girr performing the honor and Mayor Doyle Foland watching. The event marks a landmark addition to downtown retail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
The
Telegraph
Sidney
Carolyn McGirr
Doyle Foland
Fremont Firm Wins Sidney Airport Bid Under Estimate
Fremont Contractors Inc of Fremont Nebraska secured the low bid of 145 782 89 for the Sidney airport addition with a bid about 26 895 under the engineer s estimate of 172 678 50 The project may total around 175 000 with city savings over 10 000 If approved by state and federal authorities work would start mid September and finish in 75 working days The plan includes extending the runway to 4500 feet widening to 100 feet and adding apron taxiways and crop cover seeding The city hopes a daily commercial Omaha Denver service will follow from Civil Aeronautics Board certification
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Fremont Contractors, Inc
Fremont
Neb
Sidney Airport
State Department of Aeronautics
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Inland Construction Co
Omaha
Northwestern Engineering
Denver
Abel’ Construction Co
Lincoln
Sidney
State Aeronautics Department
Sioux Villa
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Fire Victim Still Critical Funeral Held
The condition of Mrs. Pauline Kittleman 46 remained very critical at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after a house fire north of Sidney that killed her husband George 50 and their four others including twin daughters born May 10 last year and a son Harley Sinclair 17. Funeral services for the four victims were held at 9 a.m. today from the Craig Mortuary with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Kittleman
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Kittleman
Craig Mortuary
Albert Albel
Greenwood Cemetery
Andrew Germany
Lodgie Kliech
Peter de Geest
John Randell
John Fisher
John Garton
Richard Kliech
W. H. Gustafson
Hugh Fortner
Bridgeport
Lena Kittleman
Ontario
Ore
Reed Parker
East Chicago
Ind
Albert
Pocatello
Idaho
Two Cheyenne County Drivers Lose Licenses Under Point Plan
Two more Cheyenne County motorists have had Nebraska licenses suspended for one year under the demerit point system. Norman Gutherless of Ordville had 12 points from two DUI incidents July 28, 1956 and August 4 this year. Gurleyue Gilbert Sorge’s 12 points included speeding and traffic violations from cases in Kearney Scottsbluff and Chap pell courts between 1955 and 1957.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Norman Gutherless
Ordville
Gutherless
Gurleyue Gilbert Sorge
Sorge
Kearney
Scottsbluff
Chappell Justice Court
Rains Needed Before Wheat Crop Seeding
Cheyenne County reports light rains with Sidney and Dalton receiving moisture but not enough for measurement. Farmers seek a soaking general rain before seeding, which begins late August for some. most seeding ends by mid September depending on soil moisture. Safflower and irrigated crops look good, corn progress is strong, sorghum yields expected high, and regional reports note continued haying, alfalfa cutting, and blight in some beans with grasshopper pressure easing in parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Dalton
Sidney Trade
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Bingo petitions circulate in city to seek amendment
Seven thousand petitions for a Nebraska constitutional amendment to allow non profit groups five years old to run bingo are circulated statewide. VFW Adjutant Robert Lowe says results are uncertain as petitions move through Sidney and other communities.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Robert Lowe
VFW
Fagles
Nebraska
Sidney
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Ogallaia
St. Patrick's
Albel
Ordville-Potter Parish
University OF Nebraska State Museum
John de Haes
Carl Vondra
Spearow
Thompson
Neobraska
Gary
Comzeion
Victor Andercon
Kimball
Dold
28Th Oiler
Northwest Field
Victor Anderson
13Th Avenue
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