Santa Arrives in Sidney For Christmas Parade And Free Show
Santa will greet children at the Chamber of Commerce at 5 p.m. Friday and lead a parade to the Fox Theatre for a free 5:45 p.m. show titled Kartoon Karnival. The event includes free movie, candy canes, and a chance to share Christmas wishes.
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Santa
Sidney
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Cheyenne County
Sidney New Car Dealers Association
Jones Center
Trains Dwindle as Post Office Removes Mail Trains in Nebraska
Nebraska communities along the Union Pacific face a clash over a petition to remove Trains No. 5 and 6 after the Post Office Department decision. With rock-bottom service and reduced cars, the move threatens to leave Sidney with only two mainline trains and prompts opposition from the Nebraska Railway Commissioner and the state commission.
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Post Office Dept
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Post Office Department
U.p.’S
Sidney
City of Portland
City of
Los Angeles
Portland
Lexington
Cozad
Gothenburg
Ogallala
Brady
Maxwell
Sutherland
Paxton
Brule
Big Springs
Chappell
Lodgepole
Potter
Nebraska Railway
James Munnelly
Munnelly
U. P
Railway Commission
Burlington Railroad
Omaha
Denver
Nebraska Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Midwest
Counties Near Limitation On Levy In Several Nebraska Areas
Eleven Nebraska counties have 1967-68 county government property tax levies at 14.28 mills, leaving no room to exceed the limit without election approval. Cheyenne County sits near the cap at 10.50 mills with almost four mills to go.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Dakota
Dixon
Frontier
Greeley
Hayes
Loup
Nemaha
Richardson
Sherman
Thurston
Valley
Blaine
Boone
Box Butte
Boyd
Brown
Cedar
Chase
Howard
Johnson
Knox
Morrill
Nuckolls
Pawnee
Saunders
Thayer
Severe highway ice grips Sidney and Panhandle area
The Nebraska Panhandle faces 100 percent ice on highways centered from Alliance to the state line and Kimball to Chappell. Snow fell twice but was wet and icy, creating hazardous streets in Sidney and road delays between Ogallala and Chappell. Temperatures stayed near freezing, but sun helped melt ice Sunday.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Highway Patrol
Alliance
Nebraska-Colorado State Line
Kimball
Chappell
Colorado
Nebraska Patrol
Nebraska Panhandle
Roy Bauer
Ogallala
Panhandle Weather Turns Colder With Snow Likely
The Panhandle forecast shows mainly cloudy and warm conditions this afternoon and early tonight with winds 25 to 35 mph. Temperatures fall tonight and Tuesday with highs in the 30s. Snow chances rise to 60 percent tonight and again Tuesday, with five percent this afternoon. Five day outlook calls for temperatures 6 to 12 degrees below normal through Saturday and frequent changes with a chance of snow.
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Panhandle
Golden Gift Days Boost Cheyenne County Christmas Buying
The Commerce Department notes Sidney and Cheyenne County show strong 1966 67 consumer spending with Golden Gift Days driving early Christmas shopping. Retailers report 3 6 percent ahead of last year as soft goods and smaller items lead while large appliances lag slightly. Local GNP share reaches $34 926 000 with services and rent included. Household financial assets exceed 1.5 trillion nationally.
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Sidney
Department of Commerce
Cheyenne County
National Industrial Conference Board
Crop Insurance Income and Losses in Nebraska Wheat Year
Nebraska farmers received 1 417 580 dollars in losses on 1 624 claims for 1967 wheat crop. Premium income from wheat insurance totaled 1 335 713 dollars. State Director Ed Finigan noted premiums and losses balanced oddly due to variable crop losses. Primary loss causes were hail breath and winterkill with all risk protection paying 26 percent for drought and winterkill each. Early spring estimates for seeded crops show losses could exceed 500 000 dollars against 893 624 dollars in premiums. Cheyenne County had 620 policyholders in 1967, collecting 427 842 dollars in crop losses.
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Nebraska
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Ed Finigan
Finigan
Cheyenne County
Arlo Jones
Arkansas Man Takes Life At Motel
Rolland E. Fallowell 66 of Benton Arkansas was found dead in a motel room Sunday night from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Attendants reported he arrived Friday seeking a warm room for several days and asked not to be disturbed. Burial awaits authorization as relatives declined the remains. Survivors include one sister and three brothers. The body remains at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with county officials handling disposition and estate liquidation to cover costs.
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Arkansas
Rolland E. Fallowell
Benton
Followell
Rolland E. Followell
Kansas
Guendly Noel
Grand Island
Virgil
Midwest City
Oklahoma
Owen
Ottawa
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Cheyenne County
John Peetz Jr
Kermit Brumbaugh
Latin America Seen as Key Market for Nebraska Wheat
Potter farmer Ron Maas, executive secretary of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn, says Latin America buys about 15 percent of US wheat and praises US hard winter wheat. He cites recent USDA mission to Venezuela, Brazil, Chile and Peru and notes price competition and bilateral trade deals as challenges. Maas will present findings at the association meeting in Ogallala on December 18.
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Latin America
Nebraska
Ron Maas
Potter
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Assa
United State
Maas
Venezuela
Brazil
Chile
Peru
USDA
United States
South America
U. S
U.S
Usda Wheat Mission
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Ogallala
Farm Bureau Board Meets in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau board of directors met last week to hear a report by Ronald McMillen and Ronald Green on their trip to Lincoln for the State Farm Bureau meeting. Green, chairman of the current membership drive, outlined plans for 1968.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Ronald McMillen
Ronald Green
Lincoln
State Farm Bureau
Green
Stramit Holds Annual Meeting
Stramit Corp held its annual meeting for U S and Canadian salesmen and agents in Denver over Thursday to Saturday. The firm makes a straw based structural material two inches thick four feet wide with insulation. J Ken Rimington presided as president and Dr. Roger H Reid spoke on motivation and communication.
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Denver
Stramit Corp
6Th Ave
U.S
Stramit
Panes~ Co
Sweden
Dalton
Neb
Innisfail
Alberta
Carberry
Manitoba
J. Ken Rimington
Roger H. Reid
University of Denver Business School
PPP Interest Acknowledged By Governor
Governor Norbert Tiemann expresses interest in the Panhandle Partners for Progress group in western Nebraska. He asks for minutes and offers cooperation. Stan Juelfs of Kimball heads the movement as it plans a January meeting with the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce.
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Norbert Tiemann
Panhandle Partners For Progress
Nebraska
Ed Cole
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Stan Juelfs
Kimball
P?p
Organizatn
Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
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North Pole
Commerce Dept
Afaas
Richard A. Smith
Deep Freeze
Ernest Schadegg
Gilbert Blanchard
Becky Lynne
Telegraph
Farm Bureau Board Meets
PPP
van Withers
Robert Dailey
Elwood Lostroh
Don Burrows
Mel
Richard Sick
Bob Misegadis
Sunol
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