Area Development Group Seeks Sidney Hearing on Highway Route
The Cheyenne County Rural Development Committee asks the Nebraska Highway Commission to hold a Sidney hearing before deciding the Interstate route through Cheyenne County. Ray Graff and Merle Bebo led the request citing farm bisecting concerns and preference to shift the line by a half mile if practical. A Dec 15 hearing is set for North Platte and Ogallala with the main debate over routing north or south of the river between Brady and Ogallala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Nebraska Highway Commission
Sidney
Ojallala
Nebraska
North Platte
Ogallala
Brady
Charles Ham
Southern Panhandle Rac
Ray Graff
Dalton
Cheyenne County Rac
Merle Bobo Sidney
Jack Easterly
Lorenzo
Francis Egging
Potter
Co-Op Convention Held in Kansas City
Wilfred R. Nelson and Gunhart Olsen of Potter attended the 33rd annual Consumers Co-Op Assn meeting in Kansas City November 28 through 30. The Farmers Union Co-op Gas and Oil Co is among 1700 community cooperatives in the region. Over 5,000 attended as Orville Freeman and Pauline Frederick spoke. business year sales reached $193,757,12 with a $14,589,181 saving. Highlights included dedication of the CCA School of Cooperation and a Kansas City piano-led program by the Kats Home Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Co-Op Assn
Kansas City
Wilfred R. Nelson
Gunhart Olsen
Potter
Farmers Union Co-op Gas and Oil Co
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Pauline Frederick
United Nations
National Broadcasting Corporation
Iomer Young
Howard A. Cowden
Phe
CCA School of Cooperation
Pioncer
Phil- Kats
Fire Chief Hospitalized With Back Pain
Chief Harvey Vizina was taken to Memorial Hospital on Wednesday for treatment of severe back pain. Doctors believe the ailment may be arthritis. Fire Department duties are being covered by Marion Stone with police department assistance.
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Harvey Vizina
Memorial Hospital
Fire Department
Freman
Marion Stone
Police Department
Conservation Meeting in Scottsbluff Training Session
Members of the Chenne County Soil Conservation staff attended a conservation training session in Scottsbluff. Participants included Rowe Plante and Pode Vannes, with Patras Inaah mentioned among attendees.
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Chenne County
Rural Area Development Work Advances With Sub Committees Formed
Rural area development progresses as the Cheyenne program forms sub committees for Agriculture Conservation and Irrigation Education Youth and History and Tourism. County and district representatives discuss straw processing, water resource surveys, seed corn, meat production, and processing potential. Next meetings set for December 5 and 6 at the Wheat Belt building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Belt
RAD History and Tourism Group
Education and Youth Committee
Humorist S J Sparks to speak at Cheyenne soil awards banquet
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District awards banquet Monday Jan 8 features humorist and farm authority S J Sparks of Chicago. He will discuss Larger Plows and Less Farmers or How To Raise Cain Kids and Cows. The event at St Patrick's Youth Center begins 6 30 pm with dinner at $2.50 a plate and awards to notable soil conservation cooperators to be kept secret until the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
S. J Sparks
Chicago
Ill
Cain
Ed Block
District Board of Supervisors
Sparks
Black
St Patrick's Youth Center
Board of Supervisors
SCD
Fair Weather Will Continue Through Saturday
Weather outlook remains mild with highs near 50 to 60 today and around 55 tomorrow. The chart shows Thursday 29 to 59, a 5 am low of 31, rising to 44 by 9 am, and a Chinook lifting to 40 at midnight. November precipitation totaled 0.26 inches despite several snow and icy rain events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aeronautics Administration
USDA Agencies To Take Part In Alliance Meeting
Area meetings for the US Department of Agriculture will be held in Alliance on Wednesday December 6 in the City Auditorium. Attendees include representatives from the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Soil Conservation Service and extension offices across the Panhandle. District supervisor Scottscluff explains the aim is to improve understanding of authorities responsibilities and programs to boost cooperation and coordination for soil and water conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Department of Agriculture
Alliance
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Panhandle
City
Chet Walter
Scottscluff
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Chamber Takes Over Western Union Today Sidney
The daytime Western Union telegraph service in Sidney is now operated by the Chamber of Commerce. Wayne Moran will manage Western Union and serves as telegraph operator with Mrs Bill Steele as secretary/operator. Darrenl Bailey departs for Dubuque to assume a similar role elsewhere.
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Western Union
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Moran
Chamber
Bill Steele
Darrenl Bailey
Moran
Steele
Dubuque
Bailey
Iis
Red Oak
Dubuque Wath
Couch
December Busy Month Promises Citywide Christmas Plan
December activities center on Christmas with worship services, school holidays, shopping, and decorations. Sidney stores extend hours on several December nights to aid shopping, while the Chamber of Commerce coordinates a residential display contest and December elections. Open House at the City Building may occur, contingent on plumbing and heating work. Cheyenne County committees complete reorganizations and meetings with leaders from Wheat Belt Public Power District and Farmers Union. Elton Berk of Omaha is scheduled to speak at Yvendis Cafe.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chaeyenne Couns Rural Area Development
Wheat Belt Public Power District
History and
Fourism
Cheyenne County Farmers Union
Ue Yvendis
Elton Berk
Omaha
Pre Xmas Shopping Nights Scheduled by Sidney Stores
Starting next Friday December 8 Sidney stores will stay open late on several nights before Christmas. The Chamber of Commerce plan lists December 8 9 16 16 21 22 and 23 as extended hours offering three Saturday nights and one Thursday night in addition to regular Friday openings.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska agents to attend December conference in Lincoln
County Agents Ivan Liljegren and Beverly Discoe will be in Lincoln during the second week of December for the annual Nebraska agents conference. The Cheyenne County extension board meets Tuesday, Dec 19, and Rural Youth plan a holiday party likely in the last week of the month. A Potter area Christmas activity features a children's party sponsored by the Potter Firemen’s Auxiliary and Youth Center on Saturday, Dec. There will be an inter-agency meeting of extension workers and soil and agricultural staff from the Panhandle on Wednesday, Dec 6, at Alliance. An Interstate Highway hearing is set in North Platte Friday morning, Dec 15, and in Ogallala that afternoon.
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Couny
Ivan Liljegren
Beverly Discoe
Lincoln
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Extension Board
Potter
Potter Piremen
Austary
Dee
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Soil Conservation
Panhandle
Alliance
North Platte
Ogallala
CAB Counsel Recommends Dropping Service to Alliance and Chadron
A CAB attorney urged elimination of Frontier Airlines service to Alliance and Chadron Nebraska during a midwestern hearing on future air service. He argued the towns have not met minimum use standards to justify passenger service and followed a prior bureau recommendation to trim service to several small towns served by Proots.
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Washington
Frontier Airlines
Alliance and
Chadron
Neb
Civil Aeronautics Board
John J Stowell
CAB
Bureau of Economic Regulation
Barron Fredericks
Midwestern
Nebraska
Ttat
Bureau
Wyoming
Colorado
Massouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oil and gas activity widens in Nebraska and Colorado
Nebraskas No 1 Kadina wildcat near Chadron advances toward granite as week ends. Joint venture by Edwin F Blair C R Barr and Al Bieber seeks a Permian reef deposit and plans further drilling if this site misses oil. In Panhandle Cheyenne County sees three new prospects by Ohio Oil Superior Oil and Keith County hosts Pan American drilling. Nebraska oil production holds above 70000 barrels daily and the state oil and gas commission suspends the 075 mill levy effective January 1 citing a 96000 surplus and ample funds for 1962.
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Kadina
Chadron
Danes County
Granite
Edwin F. Blair
New York
C R Barr
al Bieber
Denver Petroleum
West Texas
Bieber and Barr
Chadron Arch
Bieber
Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
O’connell
J. F. Beyer
Beyer
Superior Oil Co
Gerler
West Frei Feild
Banner County
Kimball
Cheyenne
Keith County
Pan-American
Don Johnston Drilling Co
NWSW
Franklin County
Francis O. Hawin
Mr. Hawn
Schluntz
Harlan County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Commission
H N. Rhodes
Packing Plant Set At Gurley To Open Soon
The Brauer Packing Plant will open at Gurley soon located south of the co op elevators on the west side of the Burlington right of way. It will process beef sheep and hogs and has no lockers. Operated already at Chappell the firm confirms Gurley’s new facility is imminent within weeks.
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Brauer Packing
Gurley
Co-Op
Burlington
Brauers
Chappell
Mattoon on Panel for Federal Tax Law Institute
The Nebraska State Bar Association hosts its annual institute on federal tax law with sessions in Alliance Grand Island and Omaha. Participants include Richard P Vinal Delmar L Murphy Jerold L Fardal and Nebraska attorneys Frank J Mattoon Richard E Person Roger V Dickeson Warren K Walton Harry B Cohen Robert R Veach Keith Miller Albert T Reddish Lloyd W Keller Jr Joseph A Traia.
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Nebraska State Bar Association
Alliance
Grand Island
Omaha
Richard P Vinal
Internal Revenue
Nebraska
Delmar L Murphy
Internal Revenue Service
Jerold L Fardal
Appelate
Frank J Mattoon
Sidney
Richard E. Person
Holdrege
Roger V. Dickeson
Warren K. Walton
Lincoln
Harry B Cohen
Robert R. Veach
Keith Miller
Albert T. Reddish
Lloyd W Keller Jr
Joseph A Traia
Col and Mrs Bower to Move California Command
Col and Mrs Harvey Bower depart Sunday for California where Col Bower takes command of Sierra Ordnance Depot at Herlong. Col Stanley W Smiley will succeed him at Sioux Ordnance Depot and assumes command Monday.
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Col
Mrs. Bower
Harvey Bower
California
Col Bower
Sierra Ordnance Depot
Herlong
Calif
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Staniey W Smiley
Miriam Schroeder Receives Scout Honor for Camp
Fifteen year old Miriam Schroeder from Lodgepole has been chosen as a member of the Guiding Star Council Girl Scout Patrol to attend the International Girl Scout Camp at Button Bay VI in July 1962. Also named to the patrol are Sherry Best Cindy Egle Mary Ann McGuire Margot Myers Barbara Ramsey and Lynette Ringenberg with alternates June Takenaga Sue McKinster and Beatrice Matuschin.
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Miriam Schroeder
Norman Schroeder
Lodgepole
Guiding Star Council
Button Bay
Miss Schroeder
Lodgepole High School
Sherry Best
Cindy Egle
North Platte
Mary Ann McGuire
Margot Myers
Lakeview Cabin
North Place
Wes
Bloomquist
Distr
Advor
Certified Seed Growers Plan Annual Meeting in Gurley
The Cheyenne County Certified Seed Raisers Association schedules its annual meeting for Thursday January 4 with a dinner session at the Gurley Fire Hall. The board met to arrange plans and seek a notable speaker. Three directors will be elected. Retiring directors are Ralph Spearow Sidney Le an Larson and Fred Kreisel. Carryover directors are Kenneth Larson and Theo aid Diaper.
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Cheyenne County
Gurley Fire Hall
Ralph Spearow
Sidney
Iean Larson
Potter
Fred Kre
Charles Slama Dies in Potter While Walking to Town
Charles R. Slama, 75, longtime Potter resident, dropped dead about 11 this morning while walking from his home toward the business district. The incident occurred in front of First Lutheran Church parsonage and was witnessed by Rev. Benjamin Warrenburg, who provided aid. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gehrig and Son Funeral Home.
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Charles R. Slama
Potter
First Lutheran Church
Benjamin Warrenburg
Slama
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Old Elevator Being Dismantled By Co-Op
The Farmers Co Op Grain Co tears down its south Huntsman elevator. Manager Warren Mettlen says the worn structure was not worth repair and will be salvaged. The building’s age is unknown but likely 40 to 50 years old, dating to a era of frequent elevator spacing along rail lines.
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Co-Op
Farmers Co-Op Grain Co
Huntsman
Warren Mettlen
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Conservation Meeting
RAC Agriculture, Conservation and Irrigation Committee
Clifford Herboldsheimer
Clif Berry
S J. Sparks
USDA
King St
Sidney Jaycees
Phil Hanneman
Telegraph
CAB Counsel
Alliance & Chadron
Barr
Permian Reef
Gulf Coast
Bieber and
Texas
Hunt
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Holt County
Mattoon
Charles Slama
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