Wheat Stocks Rise as Export Demand Falls in 1971-72
USDA ERS reports wheat supplies for 1971-72 at 2.4 billion bushels, up from last year due to a record crop, while total disappearance may drop about 150 million bushels because of weaker exports and feeding. Trade faces dock strikes and port shutdowns limiting shipments. prices dip reflecting record production and shifting demand.
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USDA
Economic Research Service
Australia
Canada
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Turkeys Won Santa To Make Last Appearances In Sidney
The second free turkey drawing in Sidney drew twenty five new names and photo Center prize collection details. Winners include Mrs Henry Marx Edith Jurgens Carl Benzel Thomas Crabb Doris Thomas Ira Cochran among others with more names listed and a final drawing set for Friday night. Santa Claus will make five more local appearances this week, including downtown tonight from 6 30 to 8 30 pm and photo sessions Saturday 2 to 5 pm plus dates December 16 20 23 and Christmas Eve before his journey. Store hours extend to 8 30 pm through December 23 for Christmas shoppers.
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Sidney
Henry Marx
Edith Jurgens
Carl Benzel
Thomas Crabb
Doris Thomas
Ira Cochran
Richard Bules
EF Dress
Bob Dishman
Shirley Olson
Earl Plum
Elbern Luehrs
Goldie Johnson
Wilma Norcott
Paul Brauer
Don Tedesco
Margie Runge Dalton
Mildred Swanson
Mabel Engler
Santa Claus
Rabies Found in County Triggers Pet Vaccination Push
Rabies confirmed in two wild animals in Cheyenne County prompts public safety actions. A rabid skunk bit a farm dog and puppies. dog and offspring were disposed of. An opposing rabbi found in Potter garage tested positive. Potter imposes six month leash law. Potter will canvass homes to verify shots. shots offered at Fire Station Wednesday from 1 15 to 3 pm at $3. Children urged not to handle unfamiliar animals and residents to report unvaccinated pets for free disposal.
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Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Potter
Potter Village Board
Terry Wickhorst
Wiekhorst
Potter Fire Station
Two Girls Suffer Minor Injuries After One-Car Crash
A Friday crash two miles east of Hands injures Jana M. Kahl 16 and passenger Ann Bonkiewicz with minor cuts from a 1964 Mercury Comet. No hospital treatment needed. Vehicle damage about 500 dollars.
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Hands’ Corner
Jack Robinson
Jana M. Kahl
Sidney
Barrow
Panhandle Forecast With Snow Chance Through Tuesday
Considerable clouds through Tuesday with a chance of snow tonight and Tuesday. Much colder tonight and tomorrow. Highs today 30 to 40, lows tonight 5 to 15, highs tomorrow 15 to 25. Measurable precipitation odds near zero today, 50 percent tonight, 40 percent Tuesday. Extended outlook shows scattered snow and colder Friday with highs 30 to 40 and lows 5 to 15. FAA flight service extremes: Friday 8 to 38, Saturday 5 to 40, Sunday 10 to 36, by 11 am today 11 to 34.
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Panhandle
Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service Station
Drug Misuse Definite Threat In This Area
Citizens of Cheyenne County attended a Sidney High School program on drug abuse featuring a film with Art Linkletter and a panel including State Trooper John Trenerry and Cheyenne County Attorney Don Tedesco. The talk stressed education starting in elementary grades, highlighted youth drug experimentation, and noted eight or nine local prosecutions with no clear measure of misuse.
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Sidney High School
Cheyenne County
Art Linkletter
Appleton
Wis
John Trenerry
Don Tedesco
Tom Ryan
L S O'Halloran
Tedesco
Linkletter
Appleton-Linkletter
Ryan
LBS
Nebraska
Vic Reker
Sidney High
Trenerry
Cal Outright
Wilbur Bennett
United Fund Seeks Last Push Toward $12,900 Goal
United Fund workers report $11,462.96 raised and two weeks left to reach the $12,900 objective. Benny Hockman, general chairman, urges immediate employee packet returns as volunteers press for a final push benefiting local groups including the Association for the Mentally Retarded and Red Cross.
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United Fund
Benny Hockman
Association For the Mentally Retarded
American Red Cross
King's Daughters
Muscular Dystrophy Fund
USO
National Travelers’ Aid
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Vacant Farm Home Robbed Near Sidney
Cheyenne County Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh reports a burglary at a vacant farm home northeast of Sidney. About $1,000 in tools and equipment were stolen, hauled away in a pickup, with the crime likely occurring during the past week. Investigations continue. residents are urged to check unoccupied farm homes to deter theft.
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Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Sidney
Brumbaugh
Bulb thieves target Sidney homes during holidays
Sidney police report rising thefts of outdoor Christmas light bulbs across the city. Officer Les Couch says at least two homes were hit twice, with one display losing all bulbs one night and most the next. Replacement costs run to about 40 dollars in some cases.
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Sidney
Les Couch
The
Telegraph
Christmas Concert To Be Tuesday At Sidney Junior High
Sidney Public Schools present their annual Christmas choral concert Tuesday at 8 pm in the Junior High Auditorium. The program features multiple choirs, traditional carols, popular songs, classical numbers, narration by Greg Luce, special lighting, and choreographed movement, inviting the whole community to attend with no admission charge.
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Sidney Public Schools
Sidney High Singers
Galilee
J S
Bach
Gasparini
Purcell
Greg Luce
Labor Supply Up In Area With 81 New Applications
November labor activity shows 81 new applications in Sidney area as total job seekers fell from 164 to 126. Sixty nine placements occurred across fields including professional, clerical, services, farming, machine trades, structural, and oilfield work. Veterans and Vietnam veterans accounted for a portion of male placements. five residents were referred to training programs such as Job Corps and Neighborhood Youth Corps.
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Chet Hickman
Sidney
New Ordinances To Be Considered By Council
City Council set to discuss four new ordinances at tonight’s meeting. Items include combining the city election with county and state in the 1972 primary, raising dog license fees to 100 and adding impounding charges, regulating truck parking in residential areas, and raising parking meter violation fees to 50 cents. Also a Board of Equalization session on 1972 weed cutting assessments and a report on cleaning the north side storm sewer lines amid flood concerns on Forrest Street.
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Board of Equalization
John Baudek
North Side
Forrest Street
Grand Island Firm Low Bidder on U S 30 Contract
Missouri Valley Construction Co of Grand Island led the bids for 75 miles of US 30 resurfacing in Cheyenne County with a 156 599 offer from Sidney to the Ordville turnoff. The same bidder also led an 8 mile Paxton to I 80 access road project at 277 008 plus plans for a detour and Platte River bridge at 329 338. The Department of Roads announced bids on more than 112 million dollars in highway work Friday.
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Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Cheyenne County
Sidney West
Ordville
Southern
Panhandle
Paxton
Missouri Valley
Platte River
Department of Roads
Coast to Coast Store Opens in Sidney by Norris and Norma Long
Norris and Norma Long opened the Coast to Coast Store on Illinois street drawing large crowds for the grand opening. The redecorated former Red Carpet site offered displays, bargains, and door prizes as the owners thanked the public for its strong response.
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Sidney
Norris
Norma Long
Illinois Street
Longs
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