4-H Projects Shine At 1961 County Fair
At the 1961 fair a wide array of 4-H displays filled one building. Winners included rope purple Jerry Flora Dalton and Kenneth Messing. entomology purple Jerry Kruse. range management purple Bruce Luehrs and Roger Luehrs. fifth year purple James Anderson. blue winners include Paul Hutchison John Thurston and others. Garden purple Connie Anderson Potter Anita Quinn Lodgepole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Flora
Dalton
Kenneth Messing
Jerry Kruse
Bruce Luehrs
Roger Luehrs
James Anderson
Paul Hutchison
John Thurston
Potter
Darwin Reimers
Larry Shelley
Bob’” Riingé
Mike Policky
Dave Policky
Jim Higgins
Gurley
Roland Rexroth
Robert Rayner
Kent Ernest
Terry Spiker
Lee Spiker
Bob Runge
Miller
Richard Walker
Paul McMillen
David Hutchison
Jim Anderson
Connie Anderson
Anita Quinn
Lodgepole
Purple
Connie Flora
Three Nebraska Units Ordered to Active Duty
Nebraska reserves were ordered to active duty effective October 1. The call includes 76 500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists. Nebraska units listed are the 82nd Field Hospital Omaha the 1057th Transportation Company York and the 24th Medical Air Ambulance Company Wahoo. The 105th and 24th are National Guard units. The adjutant general's office in Lincoln received word Friday afternoon prior to the full 311 unit list release in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
National Guard
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
82Nd ‘Field Hospital
Usar
Omaha
1057Th Transportation Company
York
24Th Medical Air, Ambulance Company
Wahoo
105Th
Adjutant General's Office
Lincoln
Washington
Jury Hearing Set For Driving Charge
A jury hearing will be conducted in Cheyenne County Court at 130 Wednesday afternoon for Phil Brown of Lodgepole. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless driving, represented by Atty Frank Mattoon. State’s case by County Attorney Frank Balderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Phil Brown
Lodgepole
Atty Frank Mattoon
Frank Balderson
Thefts Reported At Washatoriums Saturday Night
Police said two Speed Wash locations and the Kingdom Washatorium were hit Saturday night. About $60 was taken from the Kingdom change machine using taped washers to steal coins. a pay phone money box at North Side Speed Wash was ruined and about $10 seized. the 917 18th Street Speed Wash saw a break in with no estimate of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Willis
Kingdom Washatorium
North Side
J. R Miller
N. W
Polickys Show Six Steers At The Fair
Joe Policky enters six Hereford steers at the fair cared for by his children David 16 Michael 15 and Patricia 10 each handling two calves. David earned a blue and red ribbon and placed second in the weight gain contest. Michael won top honors in his weight class and a blue ribbon. Patricia received a red and white ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Policky
David
Michael
Patricia
Policky
Doran Abstract Construction Begins Near City Auditorium
Work starts today on a 20 by 50 foot building for the Doran Abstract Co east of the former City Auditorium. G H Doran hopes to move in by Thanksgiving. The site exchange swaps his lot by the firehouse for city land next to the Auditorium. The city plans remove the firehouse and police station when city hall is ready to create a large off street parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Auditorium
Doran Abstract Co
G. H
Markings On Checks Part Of New Code
A bank move toward magnetic ink character recognition MICR shows strange hieroglyphics at the bottom of checks. The Federal Reserve Banks report growing adoption by commercial banks. MICR enables machines to read account numbers bank names and the check amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Banks
American Bankers Association
Local Mule Colt Joins Act At Cheyenne County Fair
Sid ney mule colt named Sidney joins Hofmeister mules in the Rout at the Cheyenne County Fair rodeo. Bob Hofmeister trains eight midget mules for a state fair show with Sid ey already performing, behind the eight horse hitch, as Bunky the clown mule boasts 33 tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Alden
Sidney
Cheyenne County Fair
Burgett Peetz
Bob Hofmeister
Jo Ann Hofmeister
Hofmeister
Sid
Peetz
Kansas
Nebraska
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Bunky
Jo Ann
Chief
Boots
Buttons
Tex Tex
Two Car Collisions Damages Total $375 Near Sidney
Patrol reports two accidents on Highway 30 near Sidney with no injuries. A 1956 Ford driven by Ted Miller 16 stopped for traffic and was rear ended by a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Reuben Quinn 20 causing $375 in damage. A second crash near Sidney involved Roger Marty 16 driving a 1953 Ford into a dead end, causing $180 in damage with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway
Sidney
Mel Busekist
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Ted G. Miller
Reuben L. Quinn
Miller
Quinn’s
Sgt. Busckist
Roger M. Marty
Council To Hear Bids On Voltage Regulators Tonite
Sidney city council meets tonight to receive bids for installing voltage regulators in a city section. The agenda covers seating in the new building’s council room, a library board appointment, swimming pool plans, a deer purchase offer for the City Park, and Ordinance No. 687 creating Paving District No. 98 in Country Club, plus building permits and occupational licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Library Board
Country Club
New Managers Take Over Fremont's Commercial Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Siebert Breece of Fremont Nebraska assumed management of the Commercial Hotel after leasing it for five years with a purchase option from A. S. Hardy. They plan no major changes beyond redecorating. The Breeces run a restaurant in Fremont and have two married sons. one in the Air Force in Michigan and the other living in Sunnyvale California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siebert Breece
Fremont
Neb
A. S. Hardy
Breeces
Breece
Air Force
Michigan
Sunnyvale
Calif
Four Drilling Sites Spotted Near Kimball County
Notices list multiple oil well intents filed for Aug week with two wildcat wells in Banner and four ventures in Red Willow and Kimball counties. Operators include S D Johnson No. 6 Haussener and Lukassen No. 1, with fields such as Whitehouse, Sleepy Hollow, Phillips, Battin, Willow, and others across Kimball, Red Willow, Banner, and Hayes counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Red Willow
Banner County
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
S. D. Johnson No
Whitehouse Field
Kimball County
c-McComack
Pubco Petroleum Corp
Stritt
Sleepy Hollow
Red Willow County
c-Murfin
Keener Oil Co
Phillips
c-Love-Miller
Stuarco Oil Co., Inc
Murfin Drilling Co
Lukassen
Center
Wild At
Neb
c-Murfin Gower Oil Co
Pedersen
Wildcat
c-Rounds
Cities Service Petroleum Co
Lea
Hayes County
C- Murfin
Bedrock Oil and Gas Co., Inc
Brugh
Battin
Harlan County
Midwest Oil Corp
Barth
c-Brinkerhoff Skelly Oil Co
Max Fritz
Sleepy Hollow Field
c-Sterling
British - American Oil Producing Co
Thomas “E
Strata Oil Co., Inc
Olsen
c-Notlet
Burch Drilling Co., Inc
Nokes
Silver Crek
c-Own
Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co
Huffman
Mrs. L. D. Willey Dies In Lincoln Rites Today
Mrs. Leroy D. Willey 65 of 601 Marshall St Lincoln died Friday noon in a Lincoln hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Hodgman-Sprain Chapel with burial in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Born August 26 1895 in Cheyenne she moved to Sidney in 1923 then to Lincoln. Survivors include her husband seven sons and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy D
Annette M.) Willey
Marshall St
Lincoln
Neb
Hodgman-Sprain
Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery
Willey
Cheyenne
Sidney
University of Nebraska
Leroy D. Jr
Newark
Del
Duane E
Denver
Melvin G
Knoxville, Tenn
Charles R
Kenneth W
Ewa Beach
Hawaii
Donald L
Robert D
Charles Welsh
Carrie Morehouse
Oakland
Calif
Margaret Dillon
San Diego
Funeral services set for Mrs. Tesar 82 in Lodgepole
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. from Sacred Heart Church in Lodgepole for Mrs. Mary Anna Tesar 82 who died Saturday at her daughter’s home. Rosary tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gehrig and Son. burial Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Milligan Nebraska. Survivors include five children and 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Lodgepole
Mary Anna Tesar
Arthur Disney
Robert Maron
Milligan, Neb
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mary Anna Beewar
Fillmore County
Neb
Mathew Beewar
Milligan
Anton Tesar
Tobias
Sunol
Pete G
Buhl
Idaho
Harry F
Pomona
Kan
Disney
Julia Candelano
Santa Rosa
Calif
Hugh Irvin
Rock Springs
Wyo
Mike Becwar
Friend
Disturbance Counts Dismissed By Judge
Charges of disturbing the peace against four Lodgepole youths were dismissed by County Judge C. W Smith Friday. The judge found the evidence insufficient for prosecution. The youths named were Gary Lindsey Benny Richards Kenneth Payne and Jimmy Bondegard. Earlier hearings had pleas of guilty and $50 bonds were posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
C. W Smith
Gary Lindsey
Benny Richards
Kenneth Payne
Jimmy Bondegard
County Fair Said Best In Years in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Fair Board members praised the 1961 fair as a great success. They noted a record Sunday barbecue turnout between 2,500 and 3,000, top exhibits, and livestock sale prices possibly a county record with the Grand Champion steer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Kriesel
No. 1 Strandberg well among new Nebraska locations
The Nebraska Oil & Gas Commission announced the No. 1 Strandberg in NE SW Sec 8 16N 52W to be drilled by Baumgartner Oil Co. Located north of Potter, it joins a No. 1 Schmid A in Kimball County as a Schmid Field joint venture of Stuart Co Carver Dodge and Murfin. Leger well near Dalton was abandoned. Oil production across Nebraska rose to 64 508 barrels daily signaling a return toward normal within a month after pipeline and refinery disruptions in Chicago reduced output to 58 000 barrels for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Oil & Gas Commission
Strandberg
Baumgartner Oil Co
Potter
Schmid
Kimball County
Stuarco
Carver Dodge
Murfin
Dalton
Oil & Gas Commission
Nebraska
Chicago
Enlistment Age Lowered for National Guard
The Sidney National Guard will not recruit non prior service personnel over 20 years old from Sept 1 to Dec 31. The change came from National Guard Bureau Washington and was relayed by Dan Rowan, administrative supply technician. Enlistments over 20 will be accepted until Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney National Guard
National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Dan Rowan
Rowan
Time Correction Dalton Adult Class Time
The Dalton Public School Adult Education sewing class will meet in morning sessions at 8 30 rather than 8 30 p m. The organizational meeting is Wednesday Sept 6 at 8 30 in the school with Mrs Clif Webster as instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Public School
Clif Webster
Cheyenne County Fair Board considers early week 1962 fair
The Cheyenne County Fair Board led by Fred Kriesel is weighing holding the 1962 fair in the early part of the week. Board members praise the past fair as highly successful and pledge forward thinking to benefit the community and fall celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Fred Kriesel
Telegraph
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Jeanne Miller
Chuck Fisher
Right
Vern Sinsel
Polickys
Doran
Patrol
L. D. Willey
Mr. Kriesel
Cunningham
Ivan Liljegren
the Fair Board
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