Two State Agencies To Hold Joint Convention
Nebraska State Irrigation association and Nebraska Reclamation association begin a joint convention in Sidney at 2:30 p.m. with a legislative committee meeting led by John C. Adams. The event marks the first Sid ney gathering in 65 years, tracing irrigation history from 1860 to 1960 and noting shifts from gravity to groundwater irrigation. Delegates discuss water regulation, underground water, and federal versus state control amid evolving needs.
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Nebraska State Irrigation Association
Nebraska Reclamation Association
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Legislative Committee of
the Irrigation Association
John C. Adams
North Platte
Jack W. Boyd
Holdrege
Roger Cunningham
Lincoln
Carl Thomas
Morrill
Gordon Robbins
Grand Island
Cyril P. Shaughnessy
St. Paul
Glen Beerline
Ord
Sidney
Irrigation Association
Nebraska
Irrigation and
Reclamation Associations
The
Ralph O. Canaday
Hastings
Clyde F. Starrett
McCook
LaSalle Whitehead
Alma
Reclamation Association
William C. Smith
Ainsworth
C. M. Pierson
C. P. Shaughnessy
James R. Pringle
Scottsbluff
Parley On Pay Raise For Sidney Teachers Scheduled For Jan. 9
The Sidney public schools will discuss a teacher pay raise at the January 9 1961 school board meeting. The discussion follows a salary study by the Sidney Educators Club highlighting base pay re evaluation needs against current living costs.
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Sidney
Sidney Educators’ Club
E& Hf
Allingtons Bull Second High At Alliance Auction
Allingtons bull sale at Alliance produced 62 registered animals totaling 30080 dollars with an average of 1453 dollars. Tom Allington of Lunol sold a bull for 4090, second high price of the day. Earl Henderson and Sons led with 6000 for Emperor Domino. Russell French bought Allingtons 4000 bull. Major buyers included Lakeside Ranch Co headed by Thomas B Hard and Circle K Ranch.
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Allington
Alliance
Tom Allington
Lunol
Earl Henderson
Sons of
Empeor Domino
Russell French
Alva
Wyo
Everett Eldred
Lakeside
Dr E. VanTour
Alliance Lakeside Ranch Co
Thomas B Hard
William T Schaffert
Dalton
Circle K Ranch
Deca
Schaffert
Andties Allington
Rock River
Farmers Rewarded Conservation Award Dinner Here Tonight
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District holds its annual meeting tonight at 6 30 at the Youth Center. Awards for outstanding soil and water conservation work will be presented, including the Virgil Nelsons of Potter for a conservation picture. Recipients include Jerry Dale Flora of Dalton for high 1960 state 4 H land judging, Clifton Thurston of Potter for high adult in district and state judging and stubble matching, Paul Hutchison of Sidney for high 1960 district land judging, a 4 H team of Policky Runge Flora Hutchison for district championship stubble and land judging, Edith Oldershaw for teachers conservation institute, Robert Sprengel for pioneering contour bench leveling, and the five county SWCD supervisors receiving certificates from The World Herald. The conservation picture award is sponsored by The Potter State Bank and Potter Co op Grain.
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Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District
Ateast
Cheyenne County
SWCC
Omaha World Herald
Virgil
Jerry Dale Flora
Dalton
Clifton Thurston
Potter
Paul Hutchison
Sidney
David Policky
Bob Runge
Jerry Flora
Davide Hutchison
Edith Oldershaw
Teachers- Conservation Institute
Robert Sprengel
Lodgepole
SWCD
Ed Block
Keith Sprenger
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Ed Sanders
Charles Helfrich
World Herald
Nebraska
Iowa
Virgil Nelsons
Potter State Bank of Potter
Potter o0-Op Grain 9
Weather Turns Warmer Through Thursday
Fair conditions continue with rising temperatures into Thursday. Lows tonight range from 10 to 15 degrees while highs Thursday reach 30 to 40 degrees.
Snow Pack and Ice Cause Severe Nebraska Roads
Western Nebraska streets and highways suffer heavy snow pack and ice with the Panhandle seeing the worst conditions in years. Traffic runs well below normal as drivers pause or turn back, and even side roads challenge travelers amid slow melt and persistent crust. Clark Williams of WNX reports long afternoon drives and cautious use of major routes from Scottsbluff to Sidney.
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Nebraska
Clark Williams
WNX Truck Lines
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Panhandle
Udall Named Secretary Of The Interior
President Elect Kennedy announced Rep Stewart Udall of Arizona as Secretary of the Interior the third cabinet pick for the new administration Udall a 40 year old congressman promises vigor for development conservation and preservation of Americas natural resources He joins Ribicoff to head Health Education and Welfare and Hodges as Commerce secretary in the evolving Kennedy cabinet
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Stewart Udall
Arizona
Kennedy
America
Udall
Arizona House
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Health, Education and Welfare
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Commerce
Wheat Receives Snow Moisture Amid Windy Conditions
Winter wheat in parts of Nebraska gained moisture from recent snow, aiding stands. High winds, however, blew snow from fields and stirred soil, while livestock faced a harsh transition as hard winter set in, according to the State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics weekly crop report.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
O L Miller 73 Dies In Denver Rites Here Friday
Former Cheyenne County farmer O L Miller, 73, died in a Denver hospital after a brief illness. Services Friday at 10 a m at Craig Mortuary with Rev R L Townsend officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Born Waco Neb Sept 6 1887, he married Lula Evans in 1908, moved near Huntsman in 1926, retired 1948, then moved to Denver where Lula died in 1949. He married Thadese Carlson in 1951. she survives. He leaves three sons Floyd Louis Walter. a daughter Margaret Klock. two stepdaughters. 15 grandchildren. a sister Lizzie Schwarting. a brother Albert.
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O. L. Miller
Cheyenne County
Denver
Craig Mortuary
R. L. Townsend
Greenwood Cemetery
Waco
Neb
Mr. Miller
Lula Evans
Huntsman
A. E. Moxley
Springfield
Ore
Lizzie Schwarting
Omaha
Albert
Father of Nebraska Reclamation Leader Points to State and Federal Water Roles
C Petrus Peterson of Lincoln, executive director of the Nebraska Reclamation Association, discusses irrigation and reclamation challenges at a Sidney convention. He recalls the 1920 constitutional change granting water rights and appropriation, highlights the Mid-State Irrigation district, groundwater regulation, and the federal versus state control debate as Nebraska faces future water policy decisions.
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C. Petrus Peterson
Nebraska
Peterson
Nebraska Reclamation Association
Nebraska Reclamation
Sidney
Charles W. Mankn
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Willa Ingraham
Lincoln
Stanley Matzke
Hastings
Nebraska State Irrigation Association
Supreme Court
Akers
Congress
Kearney
Central City
Platte River
State Department of Water Resources
West
National Reclamation Association
United States
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Lucille Lane
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