Sidney Eyes Sheep Slaughtering Plant to Boost Economy
Sidney Chamber of Commerce heard plans for a half million dollar sheep slaughtering plant by Sidney Industrial Corp aiming to process 300 thousand sheep annually for a major packing company. The project, if financed and negotiated, would be owned by the corp and offer substantial payroll and industrial activity to the Sidney area, with supply from Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Industrial Corp
H. N. Rhodes
Chamber of Commerce
Rhodes
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Sidney
Last Minute Drilling Set This Month
Nebraska oil operators plan a flurry of last minute drilling with wildcat and field development ventures across multiple counties. New permits include Sterling Drilling No 1 Reichman in Devel County and Jack Chain No 1 D Herbold Sheimer in Cheyenne County with Braden-Gear Drilling Co. on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sterling Drilling Co
Reichman
Devel County
NESW
Jack Chain
Herboldsheimer
Cheyenne County
NW SE
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Banner County
Joe W. Baumgardner and Associates
Toltek Drilling Co
Stauffer
Scriven
Enbrook Oil and Gas Co
Brauer
Ring-West Drilling Co
Scotts Bluff County
Wildcats
H. R. Neusbaum
Williams
Murfin Drilling Co
Strata Oil Co. Inc
Sun-Disk Petroleum Inc
CNE
Allison Drilling Co., Inc
Douglas
Minatare
Petroleum Inc
Kimball County
CSE
Oil-Gas Commission
Bukin Recovery, Inc
Bukin State Field
Willard C. Poole
Commission
Sec
Skelly Oil Co
Morrill County
Retraining Yields Results at Sidney Occupational School
Mr. Schaf notes the Sidney Occupational Training School has invested half a million dollars into the region’s economy over the past year and will likely match that impact next year. He stresses the program’s value lies in graduates finding gainful employment and integrating into society, with the school playing a key role in the community’s economic revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaf
Sidney
Joe Schaf
Sioux Army Depot
Industrial Gains Charted at Sioux by Sidney Corp
Mr. Rhodes spoke briefly on the land use plan for Sioux developed with Sidney Industrial Corp. He reviewed the group’s past year works and current efforts, noting the plan opens avenues for private and public industrial growth that should raise population and income. He outlined pursuit of a half million dollar livestock slaughtering plant for Sidney and hoped for encouraging news in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rhodes
Sioux
Sidney Industrial Corp
Industrial Corporation
Industrial Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Ag Research Plan Lauded At Sioux by UNL
Mr. Cruise praised a new agricultural research station at Sioux established by the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. The 2,200 acre site will advance crops and farm practices for the Sidney area and a large Nebraska region, aiming to improve wheat varieties miller crops safflower and fertilizer herbicide use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cruise
Sioux Army Depot
Cruise
Sioux
University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture
Sidney
Nebraska
The
University
North Platte River
Business School to Stay at Sidney Institutes Growth Plan
Mr Lile states the Business Institute of Sidney now runs its first classes with 90 students and has spent over 200000 dollars in under a year to establish the college. Enrollment could reach 200 or more in a year. Owners lease Marathon Oil Co building for admin and classrooms and plan to negotiate purchase next year. Dormitory construction and building purchase could total at least half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lile
Business Institute of Sidney
Marathon Oil Co
Marathon
Lions Win Traveling Cream Can Award At Fall Meeting
Lions Club earned the traveling cream can award for the highest attendance at the community meeting. C of C President Lew Mehling and officers presented the trophy to Lions members including Gene Leinemann, Lloyd Carr and John Elwell Jr. The Kiwanis Club held the trophy last year. The meeting adjourned shortly after nine as leaders called it one of the most productive fall sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Carr
John Schou
Mr. Carr
Mr. Schou
Sidney Lions Club
Lions
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Leinemann
C. of C
Lew Mehling
Drexel von Forell
John Elwell Jr
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
C of C
Pope Jury Still Out At Presstime
The jury in Duane Earl Pope’s trial has not returned a verdict by 1 p.m. The case is a month-long drama over murder at a Big Springs bank last June with Pope claiming temporary insanity. The panel could convict with life by insanity, or guilty with life or death, all verdicts requiring unanimity. Foreman Kaye D. Bowers led the panel after a 45 minute session, with deputies vigil in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Earl Pope
Pope
Big Springs
Robert van Pelt
Kaye D. Bowers
Lincoln Drug
Deuel County
Bob Richards
Floyd Stahr
Lincoln
Richards
Fleming Speaks At Gurley Meet
State Senator George Fleming was the principal speaker at the Gurley Farmers Union oyster feed and program sponsored Thursday evening. A discussion followed the talk with opinions on the income tax sales tax reapportionment and the possibility of state senators being elected at large. The discussion also touched on the trade school 301 the agricultural experiment station and the sale of school lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fleming
Gurley
Gemini May Cut TV Programming
TV networks plan full Gemini launching and flight coverage which could interrupt regularly scheduled programs. The Sidney Community TV Co notes preemptions may begin Saturday at ten o clock as the Gemini launch proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Community TV Co
Oregon Man Will Be City Manager
Sidney selects 44 year old George W. Felsch Jr of Milton Freewater Ore as city manager to take over after Tom Coffey resigns. Felsch, a former Milton Freewater manager since 1963, Navy aviator World War II veteran and member of professional associations, will arrive in Sidney between Christmas and New Years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
George W. Felsch, Jr
Milton-Freewater
Ore
Felsch
Helena
Mont
Gardena
Calif
Beverly Hills
Uni
Rotary
Tom Coffey
St. Collins, Colo
Peace Corps Test Set December 6
Sidney area residents may take the Peace Corps placement test at 3 p.m. on Monday December 6 at post offices in Alliance and Scottsbluff for the Federal Building in Sterling Colorado. The test measures general aptitude and the ability to learn a language, not education or achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Area
Peace Corps
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Federal
Sterling
Colo
Duplicate Bridge Group To Play To Aid Charity
The Sidney Duplicate Bridge group hosts a charity benefit this Friday, December 3, in the Marathon Building basement conference room at 7:30 pm. Proceeds go to Elks Lodge youth scholarship program, cost is one dollar per person, open to all bridge players with partners or solo attendees. NAC master points may be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Elks Lodge
Marathon Building
National Duplicate Bridge Association
Gurley Lady Injured When Auto Overturns
A Gurley woman, Catherine Grabowski, was injured when her 1960 Ford Falcon overturned in a ditch on a county road northwest of Lodgepole at 9 15 P M Wednesday. She suffered cuts and bruises. the car, about $600 damage, rolled once and settled on its side. She was treated at Sidney Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Lodgepole
Paul Manley
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Catherine Grabowski
Grabowski
Sidney
Panhandle Weather Outlook Ahead Of Weekend
Generally fair conditions dominate this afternoon and tonight with westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph. Lows near 20 to 30 tonight, high Saturday 45 to 55. Five day trend shows temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday, with highs 45 to 55 and lows in the 20s, little or no precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Norman
Frontier Airlines
Lighting Contest Set Registration Required
Lloyd Mintken is re elected president of the Panhandle County Assessors Association at an Alliance meeting. Roy Hartman becomes vice president and Clarence Chamberlain is secretary treasurer. Sidney Chamber of Commerce invites entries for a $150 Christmas lighting contest with deadlines and judging dates in December. A separate children's drawing on the courthouse lawn offers thirty five prizes, with no registration obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Rhodes
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Gene Lienneman
Rhodes
Cyril Williams
Lew Mehling
Lloyd Mintken
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Ron Mercer
Benefit Dance Saturday For United Fund
A benefit square dance to aid the United Fund starts at 8 p m Saturday at the 4 H Building Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. Prairie Schooners Square Dance club sponsors the event drawing dancers from Sidney and surrounding communities. Admission is 150 per couple and 25 cents per spectator. Mal Minshall donates caller services and equipment while the extension service provides the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Prairie Schooners Square Dance Club
Sidney
Mal Minshall
School Heads Confer On Program Proposals For Educational Service Unit
Superintendents from four counties met at Sunol Public School to outline four priority services for a proposed educational service unit. They favored special education psychology speech therapy and audio video program tapes, avoiding vocational projects initially and planning proposals for the board. The governor is to appoint an eight member board by February with four at large and four county representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 19 Educational Service Unit
Sunol
Kimball
Sidney
Educational Service Unit
William Hasemeyer
Chappell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Hl. N. Rhodes
Area Development Corp
Howard Lile
Fleming
Gemini
Oregon
Mintken
Panhandle Assessors
Mercer
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