Nebraska turkey survey shows larger fall populations in 1972
Game and Parks Commission biologists report more wild turkeys for Nebraska's 1972 fall season. Reproduction in the Round Top Unit reached its highest in six years with brood averages above six poults, while Niobrara Unit brood sizes also rose. Technicians repeated routes yearly to compare toms hens and poults for population and breeding success indices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission
Round Top
Niobrara
Commission
Sidney High Grad Mike O’Holleran Injured in Scrimmage
Sidney High graduate Mike O’Holleran fractured a collarbone in a Lincoln scrimmage. The sophomore fullback for Nebraska was hit on a screen by Rich Glover and will be sidelined about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike O'Holleran
Sidney High
Lincoln
Mike
SOS Eer LH
Mike O‘holleran
University of Nebraska
Murary Dambroger
Bill Olds
Rich Glover
Sidneyite
Chadron State College Eagles Open Season at Rocky Mountain College
Chadron State College football coach Glenn Brady praised the team after the first week of practice noting high morale and installation of most offense and defense for the fall. Players Kent Halley Dick Peetz and Dennis Folkerts from Sidney and Lodgepole highlight the roster as the Eagles begin the season September 2 in Billings Montana against Rocky Mountain College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
Glenn Brady
Eagles
Kent Halley
Dick Peetz
Sidney
Dennis Folkerts
Lodgepole
Billings
Mont
Rocky Mountain College
Otters Consume Huge Daily Food Share
Adult sea otters weighing 45 to 100 pounds eat food equal to about a fifth or more of their body weight each day, a rate highlighted by National Geographic. This intensive feeding shows the species’ high metabolic needs and foraging behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
State Horseshoe Tournament Weekend in Cozad
Nebraska State Horseshoe Pitchers Association held its annual event in Cozad with 111 entrants across 12 classes. Don McCance repeated as Grand Champion, while Frank Madison-Gurley Glen Bale-Lodgepole Archie Green wood-Dalton and Lester McConnell-WNTC placed high but did not win trophies. Wayne McConnell tied for third in the Jr Division. Next year’s tournament is the last weekend of August in Fairbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cozad
Cheyenne County
Don McCance
Frank Madison-Gurley
Glen Bale
Lodgepole
Archie Greenwood-Dalton
Lester McConnell
WNTC
Wayne McConnell
Fairbury
Nebraska Opens Squirrels and Rabbits Season Friday
Nebraska's first hunting seasons begin one half hour before sunrise on Friday with cottontails and squirrels legal statewide. Bag limit seven, possession twenty one for both species. Shooting hours run from one half hour before sunrise to sunset. season ends January 31 for squirrels and February 28 for rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission
Beached Wives: Portsmouth Vicar Plans Sailor Marriage Bureau
The vicar of a leading naval base in Portsmouth says long separations in naval life strain marriages and plans to open a reconciliation bureau for sailors and their wives. The initiative comes as ships face extended duties and frequent deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
England
Britain
William Sargant
Royal Navy
Hare Brothers sentenced for manslaughter and false imprisonment
Leslie D Hare and Melvin P Hare of Gordon were sentenced to the Nebraska Penal Complex with six and two year terms for manslaughter and false imprisonment in the death of Raymond Yellow Thunder, an Ogalala Sioux man. A court overruled motions for new trials and Fisher plans an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Thunder
Gordon
Charles A Fisher
Chadron
Hare Brothers
Driftless Area Known For Untouched Terrain And Caves
The Driftless Area spans over 10,000 square miles across southwestern Wisconsin, northwestern Illinois, northeastern Iowa, and southeastern Minnesota. It was not carved by the last continental glacier and is rich in natural caves and rugged topography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Remus
Tha Critters
Joel Chandlar
Marria
Cleash Tah
Walt Disney
Sidney Flooring
Erai
Jsale
Bale Arvest
I i Rae
Cellutone Satin
Enamint
Ian
Vapex
Armstrong
Pratt & Lambert
Sidney Flooring. & Supply CO
Viking
Walnut
O'Holleran
CSC Football
Jim McConnell
Frank Madison
Mark Zalesky
Steve Cook
Mike Schilling
Kent Butts
Brian Cornelius
Mark Rogers
Chuck Mehling
Hanover
N.H
United States
Dartmouth College
France
Dartmouth
Mark Lansburgh
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hares
Moran
Fisher
Nebraska Supreme Court
Automotive Innovation Washington
Franklin M. Kreml
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Transpo
Krem
Sterling
Bridal
Main Sterling
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!