Wheat Acres Rep Miller Seeks Revision on Idle Land
Nebraska congressman A L Miller announced a new Agriculture Department ruling allowing summer-fallow land idle under acreage controls to be seeded to wheat this fall. Farmers may comply by plowing under for fertilizer, harvesting for hay, using for silage, or pasturing in spring. The move aims to aid western Nebraska wheat growers facing wind erosion risk and ongoing drought conditions.
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Agriculture Department
A. L. Miller
Telegraph
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Kimball County
Miller
Washington
Nebraska Panhandle
Rep. Miller
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Warned of 10 Percent Cut in Labor Funds
Nebraska state labor officials warn federally allotted funds for the Division of Employment Security could be cut by 10 to 11 percent for the coming year. No official notice yet from Washington, but potential savings may hit employment services, rents, telephones, travel, and supplies. nine Columbus staffers were already laid off last July. Unemployment benefits themselves are not expected to change.
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Nebraska
Nebraska State Employment Service Office
Francis Hiner
NLES
Sidney
Hiner
Jas. Weasmer
Weasmer
Washington
Columbus
Six Criminal Hearings Before Judge Kuns
Six persons were heard before District Judge John M. Kuns on Friday. Top on the list was Harry Sylvan Left Hand Bull charged with motor vehicle homicide in the death of Glenda Bielanin. L. M. Clinton was appointed to defend Bull, Shirley Stern granted parole from grand larceny and paroled to her father in North Platte and Sheriff W. W. Schulz. Chuck Lloyd of Potter paroled to the sheriff for a year on carrying a concealed weapon. Joe Martinez, SOD, fined 300 dollars for carrying a concealed weapon. Murray Ewing to have attorney appointed. Hammond McNish to defend Ewing and Howard Louis Ness, alias Andrew Viken, held on a bad check charge.
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John M. Kuns
Harry Sylvan
Bull
Glenda Bielanin
L. M. Clinton
Shirley Stern
North Platte
W. W. Schulz
Chuck Lloyd
Potter
Joe Martinez
Murray Ewing
Hammond McNish
Ewing
Howard Louis Ness
Andrew Viken
Lodgepole Telephone seeks rate hike approval
The Lodgepole Telephone Co. asked the state railway commission to approve rate increases that would lift annual net income from 5,913 to 8,124 dollars. Increases for the 305 subscribers would range from 3 to 12 dollars annually.
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Lodgepole Telephone Co
State Railway Commission
Cream Law Explanations Set for Sidney Meeting
The cream law taking effect Sept 14 will be explained at Sidney City Auditorium on Wednesday Sept 2 at 8 00 PM. Department of Agriculture and Inspection will hold several statewide meetings urging every station operator supervisor and creamery manager to attend at least one. Cards will be provided to inform producers about the new law and its application.
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Sidney City
Department of Agriculture and Inspection
Gurley's New School Opens Next Monday
Gurley prepares to open its new 247000 dollar school building on August 31 with a half day start at 9 am. A teachers meeting is set for Friday August 28 at 9 am. New staff includes Frank L Marymee and others under L R Hilty Sr. superintendent.
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Gurley
L. R. Hilty
Frank L. Marymee
Carl Collier
John Flora
Marcia Carley
Bielanin Rites Held Saturday
Five year old Glen da Sue Bielanin memorialized at Gehrig Funeral Home service led by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints officials. Edler A E Marsh and Missionary Putman participated with soloist Jack Knicely and Grace Ells on piano. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery with Boy Scout Troop 89 pallbearers. distant relatives attended. parents Capt Jack Bielanin and family plan move to French Morocco after 30 day leave.
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Gehrig
Glenda Sue Bielanin
Church of Latter Day Saints
E. D. Chandler
H. Wilfred Chandler
Edler A. E. Marsh
Missionary Putman
Jack Knicely
Jack Bielanin
Soil District Wins Third In Contest
The Cheyenne County Soil Conservation district earns third place in a national program sponsored by Goodyear Tire. Cedar County wins first and Papio district second. Three outstanding farmers from Cheyenne County are named as well as top district leaders and jury members. Sixty-one of Nebraska’s 88 districts entered the contest evaluating education planning and conservation practices for the year ending June 30, 1953.
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Cheyenne County
Arizona
Grafton I
Crabb
Lodgepole
Charles
Helfrich
Sunol
Clyde-A.johnson
Sidney
Lester
Willoughby
Leng Larson
Potter
Joseph F. Schaf
Earl Krueger
Ed Block
Telegraph
Fall Fashions Debut at Sidney New Fox Theatre
Fall fashions will debut on Friday night at the New Fox Theatre in Sidney under the banner of The Sidney Telegraph and local merchants. The show will feature models from Greenlees Inc Laura's Tot Shop J C Penney Co J M McDonald Co Snyder's Smart Clothes Dalton's Men's Shop Princess Dress Shoppe and Fines Ready To Wear staged during a movie intermission. Two dress rehearsals are set for Tuesday and Friday mornings at 10 at the theatre with merchant and model participation.
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Sidney
New Fox Theatre
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney Merchants
New
Fox Theatre
Greenlees’ Inc
Laura’s Tot Shop
J. C. Penney Co
J. M. McDonald Co
Snyder’s
Smart Clothes
Dalton’s Men’s Shop
Princess Dress Shoppe
Fine’s Ready To Wear
Caroline Henderson
Sharon Sieckmann
Greenlees
Jimmy Knicely
Jimmy Stephenson
Kathy Spearow
Phyllis Madsen
Laura’s
Maxine Kallhoff
Evelyn Worcester
Helen Borke
Bonnie Kline
McDonald’s
Bob Donaldson
Man Killed In Auto Crash Near Kimball
A 20-year-old, Donald B. Case of Kimball died of head and internal injuries after his car left State Highway 29 north of Kimball and rolled over several times. Passengers Alfred Morsling Geo Landphear and Audrey Jackson were injured. Sheriff Geo Bradt investigated. Case’s death marked Kimball County’s ninth traffic fatality that year.
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Kimball
Donald B. Case
Young Case
Bert Case
Geo. Bradt
Case
Alfred Morsling
Geo. Landphear
Audrey Jackson
Dalton
State Safety Patrol
Beta Barabas
Gordon F. Carley
Carley
Barabas
Stanley Brestel
Berta Barabas
Dix
Craig Mortuary
Sidney and Kimball
Juanita Ruth
Gosnell
Stockton
Calif
Anne Clay
Evans
Selmer
Tenn
Delaware City
Oklo
Robert
Cairo
Ill
County Sheriff Reports Two Break-Ins
Cheyenne County reports two break-ins with beer theft from Panhandle Distributing Co. Ten cases of Miller’s beer and an undetermined amount were stolen. Trucks parked at the warehouse supplied by Beckmann Motor Co. were used to move the beer to Western Ice and Storage. A separate break-in damaged Beckmann Motor Co. door hinges and involved a theft from Rose hardware, including an electric roaster and a radio.
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Miller’s
Panhandle Distributing Co
Hammond McNish
H. F. Beckmann
Western Ice and Storage Co
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Beckmann Motor Co
Beckmann’s
Potter
Rose Hardware
Clinton Appoints Counsel For Indian Bull In Homicide Case
Indian man Harry Sylvan Left Hand Bull was granted court appointed attorney L. M. Clinton by District Judge John Kuns when Bull appeared Friday for September jury term. Bull is charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene after a car bicycle collision that killed Glenda Sue Bielanin aged 5.
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L. M. Clinton
Harry Sylvan
Bull
Glenda Sue Bielanin
John Kuns
Clinton
Sunny Skies Greet Opening Of Cheyenne County Fair
Opening day of Cheyenne County Fair brings clear skies as judging results are announced by county agent Ivan Liljegren. Multiple divisions crown champions including grand and reserve winners in certified non certified junior breeding beef dairy and showmanship events with numerous communities named.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Fair
Ivan Liljegren
Ralph Panabaker
Dalton
Cheyenne
Floyd Miller
Gurley
New Location Announced at Koblér's Ohio Oil Co
A new location three miles west of Sidney is testing No 2 Haupt with the aim of commercial oil production. The well reached 4785 feet and was plugged back to 4770. Gas from drill stem tests is being squeezed off while oil production is pursued. Tobler No 3 is being completed northwest of Sidney, with Tobler No 4 moved 330 feet from the south line and 2464 feet from the west line of Section 22-14-50, west of No 3 and offsetting Doran Farms Inc lease. Tabler No 3 swab tests yielded 84 barrels of clean oil in fifteen hours with no water.
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Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Ohio
Doran Farms Inc
Teachers announced at Sidney Academy
The Very Rev Albert Albel announces the St Patrick s Academy staff with Sister Patrick named as new superior and principal after North Platte service. New instructors include Sisters Gerald Stephanie Hildegard Ligouri and Grace with Lay instructors Kay McIntosh and Bob Lang, plus Sisters Crrme Vincentia Angela Tariissus Ersalita Lawrence Annunziata Juanita and Felice.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Albert Albel
Sidney
North Platte
Sister Patrick
Kimball
Gerald
Stephanie
Hildegard
Ligouri
Kevin
Grace
Dalton
Kay McIntosh
Bob Langin
Crrme
Vincentia
Angela
Tariissus
Ersalita
Lawrence
Annunziata
Juanita
Felice
Patrolman Busekist Attends State Camp
Trooper Mel Busekist of the Nebraska Safety Patrol attended refresher camp at Camp Ashland with twelve troopers from different areas. The group discussed new laws effective Sept 14 including prohibiting lighting objects from car windows and requiring state accident reports for damage over $100, up from $50.
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Mel Busekist
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Camp Ashland
Busekist
Social Security Benefits for Nebraska Panhandle Children
About 400 children in the Nebraska Panhandle receive Social Security insurance payments. In Scottsbluff district, over two thousand area residents are beneficiaries. The average child payment is 30.44 dollars monthly, with a family maximum of 168.75. Survivors benefits apply if a child is in care of a widow, and most wives wait until 65. Since 1940, some beneficiaries have drawn checks for up to 14 years. By July, roughly 31 million dollars was paid monthly to child beneficiaries.
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Nebraska Panhandle
H. F. Benjamin
Scottsbluff
Benjamin
Divorces Granted by District Judge Kuns Friday
Divorces were granted to Melanna Jean Andrew from Mel Andrew Theda B McMurphy from Hollis J McMurphy Phyllis Irene Ayala from Richard Gene Ayala and Jack Lindley from Darlene M Lindley as ruled by District Judge John Kuns on Friday.
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John Kuns
Melanna Jean Andrew
Herman Andrew
Theda B. McMurphy
Hollis J. McMurphy
Phyllis Irene Ayala
Richard Gene Ayala
Jack Lindley
Darlene M. Lindley
Cheyenne County Fair exhibits praised as best ever
Monday at the Cheyenne County Fair showcased abundant quality and quantity across divisions. Baked goods, flowers, sewing, and canning drew strong entries while the wheat show and livestock saw healthy competition. The Merchants and Crops buildings buzzed with activity as 4-H and FFA displays, a relief map, and Hereford stock drew crowds.
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Ludwig Schroeder
Merchants Building
L. B. Neuman
FFA
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District
Cheyenne County
Fair Board
Nebraska, Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
C. L. Walters
Verlin Livingston
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United States
Ezra T. Benson
Navy
U. S
San Diego Bay
Kuns
Lavone A. Niece
Sophia M. Geis
Anita Poppin
Board of Education
Albert W. Watson
State Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Wayne
Everett M. Barr
State Soil Conservation Committee
Liberty
A. R. Marquardt
SCS
Lincoln
Lee D. Hagemeister
Fred Elmquist
Ronald Karnik
John Hinrichs
Roger Jorgenson
Ronald McMillen
Kenneth McMillen
Latham Mortenson
Gur
Ken McMillen
June McMillen
Angus
Rodney Hinman
Don Hawkins
Peetz
Wayne Walker
Richard Crabb
Lodgepole Reserve
John Hinrichs, Jr
Koblér’s
Sidney Academy
Panhandle
Frances Craig
Cheyanne County
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