Wheat mite threat widens in western Nebraska
University expert Donald Sumner reports wheat curl mites carrying wheat streak mosaic found in three northwestern Nebraska counties. Large volunteer wheat areas risk mite buildup if rains come. farmers urged to destroy volunteer wheat to remove hosts. Localized infestations in Box Butte Dawes and Sheridan counties monitored with county agents using microscopes for field checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Donald R Sumner
University
Box Butte
Dawes County
Sheridan County
Hay Springs
Sumner
Kimball, Banner
Cheyenne
Hayes Center
Grant
Weihing
Downtown Improvement Plan Proposed by Sidney Chamber
Warren Ellison urged the Sidney Chamber of Commerce to lead a five year downtown improvement program to revitalize business districts without harming shopping center plans. The board agreed to form a committee to draft plans and present them to other city organizations. Ellison cited a Grand Junction project as a model and a new board member was welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Warren Ellison
Sidney
Ellison
Kenneth Noteboom
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Junction
Colo
Dude's
R. C
Chick’ Cunningham
Don Heath
Lloyd Carr
Car
Frontier Air Lines
Conlinuoa Air Service
Christmas Lighting Fund Drive Urges Wider Support
The Christmas Lighting Fund aims to raise 4600 by September 10 with renewed emphasis. A. W. Bill Peterson told Chamber of Commerce directors to encourage contributions, noting checks to Christmas Lighting Fund may be sent to the C of C or Peterson. The drive relies on voluntary gifts from individuals, businesses, and organizations, with a goal of broad community participation. The C of C will host a teachers luncheon August 30 at noon in the junior high cafeteria. tickets are 125 dollars for businessmen, with proceeds supporting the program and teachers’ luncheons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Bill’ Peterson
Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Peterson
Educators Club
Cim
John Elwell Jr
Kenneth Noteboom
Wheat Belt seeks REA OK for 60000 remodeling project
Wheat Belt Public Power District seeks a 60000 remodeling approval from the National Rural Electrification Administration. The project, to be led by manager Charles Ham in Washington, includes interior upgrades and a full exterior redesign of the 21st and Illinois building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Belt Public Power District
National Rural Electrification Assoc. Board
21St
Ilinois
Charles Ham
Wheat Belt
Washington
Ihe
Ashe Io
Murrin, Kasche
Kahn
Sterling, Cole
Ham
Lincoln
Nebraska Public Power Committee
Power Review Board
Nebraska Missile Access Road Bids Open Thursday
State Highway Department to open bids in Lincoln on approximately 110 miles of Minuteman missile access roads in western Nebraska. Initial work in Banner and northwestern Kimball counties with potential follow ups in Kimball and Cheyenne counties. Total cost not set, but described as hundreds of thousands of dollars, with completion aimed for 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner and
Kimball Counties
Lincoln
State Highway Department
Nebraska
Banner County
Kimball County
Tom Middleswart
Bridgeport
Defense Department
Wyoming
Colorado
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
No Fund For Local Experiment Station, RAD Committee Told
Cheyenne County Rural Area Development crops committee meets to hear that no funds exist in the current two year state budget for new trials in the High Plains Nebraska Panhandle area. Alliance and Scottsbluff stations will expand research including safflower, winter wheat seeding dates, and mosaic inoculation work. Farmers push for hardier winter barley, millet and grain sorghums, and potential new crops such as mustard.
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High Plains
Nebraska Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Charles Fenster
Alliance
Don Hanway
University of Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Ralph Spearow
Ray Cruise
Federal Wheat Losses Hit Cheyenne County Total
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation reports 192 loss claims from Cheyenne County for the 1963 wheat crop amounting to 103 576.66 dollars. Officials anticipate about 55 percent of policyholders will be paid after final claims. Loss causes include purchase, hail, mosaic and crown rot. Farmers should file claims within 60 days and contact Arlo Jones in Sidney. 1964 applications deadline September 1 approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Cheyenne County
Arlo Jones
Sidney
ASC Election For Cheyenne County Tonight
The community committee sets the election for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation program leaders in Cheyenne County for the coming year. The poll will be held Tuesday September 17 at eight p.m. ASC office manager Bob Buhrdorf said election locations will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Bob Buhrdorf
ASC
Fire damages Ordville apartment at Sioux Army Depot
Firefighters responded to an early morning blaze in the Ordville apartment of Clarence Trujillo a blocker and bearer in the ammunition division at Sioux Army Depot The fire was brought under control quickly restricting damage to the apartment contents and interior finish No injuries reported and investigators probing the cause by depot officials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordville
Clarence Trujillo
Blocker
Beacer
Sioux
Hikers Move With Vigah 50-Milers Ahead Of Schedule
Boy Scouts of Sidney Troop 83 led by Calvin Klentz report a 50 mile hike from Centennial to McFadden Wyoming is ahead of schedule. The group started Sunday at 8009 feet and completed a fast first day with rough terrain and cold nights. Ten hours of trail conservation are planned en route.
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Boy Scouts of
Sidney Troop 83
Calvin Klentz
Centennial
McFadden
Wyo
Don Robinson
Sand Lake Lodge
Wye
Mr. Kentz
Mickey
Robinson
Ernest Moon
Sidney
Mickey Robinson
Gary Klentz
Randy Solberg
Steve Moon
Bob Bonstead
Ron Fish
RAD Meeting Thursday in Cheyenne County 4-H Building
A regular meeting of the Cheyenne County Rural Area Development Corp RAD is set for 4 pm Thursday in the 4-H Building. All RAD committees will meet at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Rural Area Development Corp
RAD
No Survey Work Yet On Interstate Highway Inside Nebraska
Sidney survey crews have not started as previously planned for this summer. Tom Middleswart, bridgeport district engineer, has no new start date beyond August speculation. The Nebraska Highway Department also announced forty miles of Interstate opened between Kearney and Grand Island, with 15 more miles to Elm Creek by next week or ten days, and the Elm Creek Lexington segment expected to finish by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Tom Middleswart
Bridgeport
Nebraska Highway Department
Kearney
Grand Island
Elm Creek
Good results at safflower research plots in Cheyenne County
University of Nebraska agronomy head Dr Don Hanway toured safflower experiments in Cheyenne County Tuesday with Ivan Liljegren and researchers from Alliance and Scottsbluff stations. Plots at Ralph Spextrew John Schoen and Howard Reimers farms showed strong results, especially safflower planted April 24 May 10 May 24 and June 13 with earlier plantings performing best and weed control good. The Reimers plots merit inspection by safflower growers seven miles west and one eighth mile south of Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hanway
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Charles Fenster
Loren Robison
Alliance Experiment Station
Walt Peterson
Scottsbluff
Liljegren
Ralph Spextrew
Da'ton
New Well At Kimball Cheyenne Has Action
Stuarco Oil Corp and Ray W Kincaid report a successful drill stem test at the No 1 Hinshaw southeast of Kimball in Kimball County yielding 2840 feet of oil. It stands as the week’s lone new oil producer in the region.
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Stuarco Oil Corp
Ray W. Kincaid
Kimball
Kimball County
Hinshaw
Cheyenne County
Stuarco
Winslow
Hayes
Gurley
Sioux Army Depot
Muffin Drilling Co
Falcon-Seaboard
Knight and Miller
G Androkopoulos
McKinney
Hopkins Field
Potter Days Queen to be Crowned Aug 24 at Potter Legion Hall Dance
The 1963 Potter Days Queen will be crowned Saturday August 24 during the Queen Dance at the Legion Hall. Ten attendants will be introduced as 14 candidates vie for the honor, with balloting closing at 10 30 p.m and the queen announced around 11 p.m. The event includes music by Millard Music's orchestra, food arranged by the American Legion Auxiliary, and gifts from local sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Beta Sigma Phi
Legion Hall
Potter High School
Ken Ottoson
Paul McMillen
Bob Coulter
American Legion Auxiliary
Potter
Harold Steele
Millard Music
Tanet Halstead
Nelson Flying Service
Alicia Herboldsheimer
Potter Cold Storage
Lana Holley
Stan's Propane
Ruth Juedes
Stanton Variety Store
Valerie Lamm
Rose Hardware
Jeannie Mathewson
Co-Op Gas and Oil
Cindy Mueller
Fetter Sundry
Roslyn Nelson
Potter State Bank
Synthia
Millard Musil
Dor Enevoldsen
Wes Gadway
Dalton Man Hendrick M.Sylaart Dies After Long Illness
Hendrick M Sylaart 68 of Dalton died Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Hospital Bridgeport after several months illness. Funeral Friday Aug 23 at 2 p.m. Holewick Funeral Home Bridgeport Rev Ron Norman Dalton Trinity Lutheran officiating. Burial Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery Bridgeport. Born December 9 1894 in Amsterdam Netherlands he came to the United States in 1955 and farmed in Dalton before retirement Survived by Christina widow John son and three grandchildren.
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Hendrick M Sylaart
Dalton
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Bridgeport
Holewick
Ron Norman
Dalton Trinity Lutheran Church
Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery
Hendrick M. Sylaart
Amsterdam
Holland
United States
John
Christina
Elusive Prisoner Now Is Hospitalized After Shootout
Ralph Ridgeway, 25, of Phoenix Arizona, was wounded in the calf during a pursuit and is hospitalized at Memorial Hospital facing charges including use of fictitious license plates and escape. He eluded capture for hours through the county area before final arrest by Deputy Morris and Sterling authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Ralph Ridgeway
Phoenix, Ariz
John Peetz Jr
Ridgeway
Peetz
Lorenzo-Peetz
Sterling
Morris
Sterling Law
Sidney
Accident Clutters Illinois Street With Car and Dragster
Traffic slowed on Illinois Street when a 1960 Plymouth backed from Maddox Motor Co driveway struck a dragster on a trailer, pulling it into the road and damaging the Farmers Co-op building. Moore’s car suffered $350 damage. the 1927 Dodge dragster sustained at least $1,000 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Street
Sidney
Illinois
14Th Avenue
Harry Moore
Lucille Lane
Maddox Motor Co
Farmers Co-op
Moore
Bob Clark Jr
Possible Thunder Showers This Afternoon Drier After
A brief forecast notes a chance of thundershowers this afternoon with a fall night and a warm tomorrow. Tonight low around 50 degrees, tomorrow high near 80.
Schedules Set For Sidney Pupils Registration Dates Posted
Sidney schools release schedules for 1963 64 registration for Junior and Senior High on Aug 26 27 with grade specific times Aug 26 8 30 11 30 am for seventh and tenth Aug 26 1 30 4 pm for eighth and eleventh Aug 27 8 30 11 30 am for ninth and twelfth New students and transfers register Aug 27 1 30 4 pm Booster tickets available: Senior High 7 50 Junior High 3 50 payment options noted Also elementary pupil registration Sept 3 and residence changes affect school assignment for Aug 26 27 slots
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Sidney
Russell J. Pedersen
Pedersen
Sidney Public Schools
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Panhandle
John L. Weihling
Efit
Rails’ Cafe
Wayne Moran
Highway Department
Department
Warren Air Force Base
Morrison - Knudsen Associates
Boeing Co
Strategic Air Command
Lyle Burton
Mr. Cruise
Carl Olson
O. Albin Olson
Wayne Campbell
Maurice Neilson
Harold Tremain
Clif Webster
Gene Lienemann
H. M. Sylaart
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