Nebraska Oil Output Tops Sixty Thousand Barrels Daily
Nebraska produces over 60 000 barrels of oil daily with Kimball Banner Cheyenne area responsible for most output. Weekly average around 0 631 barrels per day reported. value exceeds 180 dollars. Industry leaders advocate greater spacing of wells to boost recovery and competitiveness amid conservation rules.
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Nebraska
Kimball - Banner - Cheyenne Conn
Ms -City
Interscathion Compact Commission
Sesker
Denverz Cours
Northeast Colorado Officers Meet in Sidney for Annual Session
Law enforcement officers from eastern Wyoming, northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska gather in Sidney at the Fort Sidney Hotel for the Northeast Colorado Law Officers Association semi annual session. The 5:98 p.m. start features a dinner at 6:30 followed by evening business and a speaker. Merchants in Sidney contribute merchandise for door prizes and refreshments.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Sidney
Sheriff's of Ials
Aed
Sabie
Byron _ dobson
Reid San l
Sidney Office Supply
Gehrig and Son
Hardy Clark
Rogers
Coca-Cola
Haywood Hardware
Star Market
Charm Shop
Brandin’ Iron
Horseshoe Bar
Log Cabin
Mill
Innes Liquors
Thomas Liquor Store
Jury acquits Holms in Sidney embezzlement case
An all male jury found Frank P. Holms of Sidney not guilty of embezzling over $100 while bookkeeper for Town & Country Oil Co. He worked February 1956 to April 1958 and the verdict came after three hours of deliberation at 7 30 p m. The trial opened the fall term of Cheyenne County District Court with Judge I J Nisley presiding. The report also covers opening arguments in the Leene y grand larceny trial for an adding machine valued at 275 dollars from the Union Pacific freight house in Sidney and lists the jurors.
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Frank P. Ho
Sidney
Holms
Town & Country Oil Co
Cheyenne
I. J. Nisley
North Platte
Donald E. Leeney
Greeley
Colo
Union Pacific Freight House
Leeney
Harold H. Thomas
Virgil Ely
Marvin Anthony
W. L. Needham
Duane Kahl
Ralph Anderson
LeRoy Childers
Teddy Ohi
James O. Thompson
Melvin Jurgens
Donald J. Hart
Robert J. Young
State Board Accepts Federal Aid for Education Program
The Nebraska State Board of Education voted four to two to accept 215 478 in federal funds for the current fiscal year. Omaha and Lincoln supported taking the funds while Sidney opposed. The board set conditions on the funds including equipment for science math and language programs and administration by the State Education Department. participation for private schools and Milford trade training. with a Legislature vote on matching funds for future years. Board members Hill and Mitten opposed any state participation.
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Nebraska
State Board of Education
Sidney Board of Education
Omaha
Lincoln
State Education Department
Milford
Sidney Among 16th Lowest in Nebraska Power Costs
Federal Power Commission data place Sidney as the 16th lowest city in Nebraska electricity rates. Grand Island has the lowest charge at 4.72, while Sidney’s listed rate stands at 6.90 per month for up to 7 kilowatt hours, with several cities posting higher rates.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Federal ‘Power Commissions
Washington
Fremont
Sidney's
Grand Island
Ogallala
Chadren Carelng
Hastings
Huskerville
Lincoln
Beatrice
Schuyler
North Platte
Falls City
Columbus
O'Neill
Plattsmouth
Valentine
York
Risk
McCook
Alliance
Cozad
Wahoo
Fairbury
Lexington
Gothenburg
Auburn
Snow and Wind Forecast for Western Nebraska
The official weather report says more snow is possible tonight and tomorrow in western Nebraska with cloudy skies and light snow. Northerly winds may reach 28 to 38 miles per hour, with temperatures dipping to around 20 tonight in the Sidney area and a high not over 40 degrees tomorrow, followed by a warming trend over the weekend.
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Nebraska
Scottsluff
Iwinda
Sidney
Sidney Schools In Good Condition After Chicago Fire
Sidney public schools superintendent O J Weymouth said the district’s schools are fire resistant and in excellent condition with easy access to fire exits in newer buildings. He noted Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago killed 87 children and three nuns and cited Sidney’s oldest East Ward School built in 1920 as among the better facilities.
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Chicago
Sidney Public
O. J. Weymouth
Sidney
Our Lady of the Angels
East Ward
Weymouth
Fire Safety Features of Chicago Schools Highlight Exits
A Chicago official describes new school designs with multiple fire exits. South Ward and North Ward structures include two exits per room and outside egress. Junior High and Senior High auditoria have five and six exits respectively. He notes underground boiler rooms and exterior walls intended to prevent blockage in emergencies.
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South Ward
North Ward
Letters To Santa Printed In Telegraph
The Telegraph prints children letters to Santa in a new feature and forwards them to the North Pole. Kids should send handwritten or clearly printed letters with name age and address to Santa Claus in care of The Litney Telegraph Box 219. Today's letters appear on page 5.
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Santa
North Pole
Santa Claus
Litney
New Residence Project Slated at Hillcrest near Sidney
Wagner's Planning and Building Service announces an 80 acre Hillcrest residential development south of Sidney Country Club, west of El Rancho Road. Utilities will be available though outside city limits. Access via El Rancho Road and Summit Drive. Parcels suitable for diverse architectural styles and country homes. Inspections open now by appointment at 4621.
Farm Exchange Youth Speaker Visits from Belgium Tour
Miss Alice M Young of O Neill spoke to the Sidney Lions Club about her Belgium farm exchange experiences as an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate. She is a 4 H member with ties to the Madison County Rural Youth Organization and has taught in Norfolk and near O Neill.
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Belgium
Sidney Lions Club
Alice M Young
O'Neill
Madison County Rural Youth Organization
University of Nebraska
Norfolk
Euope
Middle East
Miss Young
Kiwanis Club
Cheyenne County
the Bairgrounds
Sheewill
Imperial, McCook
Benkelman
Wesigin
Nebraska
Grain Market Quoted Wheat at 1.59 Par Bushel
Local elevator sources report a wheat price of 1.59 dollars per bushel. The quote reflects current market activity and may influence nearby trading and meal prices.
Welfare Aid Director Seeks Higher Welfare Payment Limits
Cheyenne County Welfare Director Mrs. Joan Hart proposes raising maximum welfare payments next year. She urges boosts for dependent children to at least 25 dollars monthly, inclusion of children to 18 in aid, and increases for old age and disability aid. She argues current caps are unreasonably low and hard to live on.
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Hart
Nebraska County Welfare Directors Assn
Cheyenne County Tops Savings Bond Sale This Year
Cheyenne County expects to exceed its annual quota for Series E and H savings bonds with $934,551 purchased through October, likely surpassing the target in December. Statewide progress showed Nebraska surpassing its 1958 goal by over 21 million, with $84,514,635 in sales for 103 percent of the mark.
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Cheyenne County
W. 8. Millard, Jr
Omaha National Bank
Nebraska
Certified Seed Growers Told To Know Expenses Involved
Richard Mills of the Nebraska Crop Improvement Assn urged Cheyenne County certified seed producers to calculate all costs to price seed profitably. At Dalton the group elected Darrell Bancroft and Ralph Panabaker as officers, with holdovers Leon Larson Ralph Spearow and Fred Kriesel. The meeting highlighted recent growth activities and a $2.43 total price for cleaned seed, plus mills on yields showing certified seed wheat averaging 39.9 bushels per acre versus 33.3 statewide.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Crop Improvement Assn
Richard Mills
Lincoln
Dalton
Darrell Bancroft
Ralph Panabaker
Leon Larson
Ralph Spearow
Fred Kriesel
Sidney
Cheyenne
Mills
Nebraska
Brownville
Nebr
Nebras
Panabaker
Bancroft
Body Found In Boxcar May Be Potter Man
A mutilated body found in a Sheridan Wyoming railroad boxcar is believed to be Roy L. Jacobson a 56 year old Potter farmer missing since August. Sheriff W W Schulz said identification was expected from the FBI in about a week and that the body had been in the car for some time.
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Schulz
Roy L. Jacobson
Jacobson
State Hospital
Hastings
Potter Area
FBI
Washington
Sheridan
Dormant Season For State Wheat
Nebraska winter wheat and rye have entered dormancy as cold weather halts growth. Some improvement in condition followed recent precipitation while other fall seeded grains and grasses show gains. A good snow cover could protect wheat from winter kill. Surface soil is dry in some areas around the crown. Harvest of corn and sorghum is nearly finished with some gleaning by hand or by livestock. A light snow cover helps soften range and pasture feeds.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agriculture Statistics
Welfare Aid Checks Get January Boost inCheyenne County
Nebraska welfare recipients will see about a 3.86 dollar monthly rise in old age and dependent child payments as part of a statewide cost of living adjustment approved by Governor Victor Anderson. In Cheyenne County about 800 forms for 260 cases move to the state welfare office by December 28 for January payments.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Victor Anderson
Anderson
Cheyenne
State Welfare Office
Altercation With Potter Marshal Costs $55
Richard G Campbell was found guilty of intoxication disturbing the peace and resisting an officer in Cheyenne County Court. He was fined 25 dollars on the first count then 15 dollars on the second and third charges, with 9 dollars costs, and handed to the County Sheriff for payment.
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Richard ‘G. Campbell
Cheyenne
Campbell
Two Sidney Men Still Hospitalized After Heart Attacks
Lloyd Lockwood a jeweler and Guy Ellsworth an accountant remain hospitalized at Memorial Hospital after heart attacks suffered two weeks ago. On Wednesday their conditions were listed as fair and satisfactory respectively.
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Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Lloyd Lockwood
Guy Ellsworth
Two County Sheep Producers To Meet Friday Evening
The Cheyenne Deuel County Sheep Producers will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the Lodgepole Bank. Chairman Lemoyne Johnson announces the gathering to discuss local sheep farming concerns.
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Cheyenne - Deuel County
Lodgepole Bank
Lemoyne Johnson
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Fedorgrim Bare
Banker Couinty
Kimball County
Ol Co
Logan County
Morrill County
Leoney
Alice M. Young
Joan Hart
H. Glenn Spearow
Boxcar
Wyo
W. W. Schulz
State Wheat
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