Soil Conservation Meeting Set For Wednesday In Cheyenne
A special public meeting on soil conservation practices and payments is scheduled for 1 p.m. next Wednesday in the Sidney Auditorium basement. The session is a joint operation of the county ASC committee, county agent, and soil conservation district supervisors. The expanded ACP program, higher cost sharing rates, and broader eligibility will be discussed.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Auditorium
ASC
Soil Conservation District
Mrs Peetz Dies After Week of Illness in Sidney
Bertha Kristina Larson Peetz 58 lifelong Cheyenne County resident died in an Omaha hospital after seven days of illness. Funeral at 9 am Monday in St Patrick's Church Sidney with Fr Albert Albel. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Survived by husband Frank, five children, siblings, and in laws. Burial by Gehrig & Son.
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Cheyenne County
Frank Peetz
Omaha
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Albert Albel
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Stewart Brown
Joseph Bonkiewicz, Jr
C. B. Dorwart
George Fahy
Frank Morey
Arno Thomas
Knights of Columbus
Bertha Kristina Larson
Potter
Mads and
Kane Larson
Kearney
Greeley
Colo
Chappell
Linden
Sidney
Peetz
St. Patrick’s Altar Society
Burgett Peetz
Gloria Bonkiewicz
Rose Mary Thomas
Elaine Peetz
Siones
Dwaine J. Peetz
Neigh
Neb
Mary Nelson
Anne Herboldsheimer
Dewey Larson
Carl Larson
Lina Hanson
Motorist Fined After Charge Reduction in Cheyenne Court
Stanley McInroy was fined $25 and costs in Cheyenne County Court after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He originally faced drunken driving charges but asserted innocence. County Attorney Pat Heaton, acting as both complainant and prosecutor, reduced the charge to avoid dual proceedings.
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Stanley McInroy
Cheyenne
MecInroy
Pat Heaton
Youth Knocked From Bike in Noninjury Collision
Police report a youth riding a bicycle at 13th Ave and Country Club Drive near Boyd Nelson’s car at 715 p.m. Wednesday caused a collision. The boy was knocked from the bike but escaped injury. Art Bauer of 2634 Verde Lane provided details.
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Art Bauer
Verde Lane
Boyd Nelson
Country Club Drive
13Th Ave
Pievelene
Panhandle road system placed on par with state by official
Nebraska State Engineer L N Ress stated that by 1957 the Panhandle will have a road system on a par with the rest of the state. He cited that about two million of 35 million road funds in 1935-57 bi ennium go to the Panhandle, which holds 637 of 3,124 miles of bituminous surfacing and 60 of 1,626 miles of concrete highways. Projects listed include 12 miles near Kimball, 12 near Banner, 9 near Dawes, 12.7 near Angora, 4.3 near Cheyenne, and 81 miles near Chappell with costs ranging from 60,000 to 625,000 dollars.
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Ress
Panhandle
Ross
McCook
North Platte
Ainsworth
Kimball County
Kimball
Banner County
Dawes
South Dakota
Morrill
Angora
Cheyenne
Highway
Deuel County
Chappell
Mineral Rights Bill Urged By State Senator
State Senator Monroe Bixler of Harrison urged a legislative council to study mineral rights and consider a bill in the next session. The committee adopted the proposal and broadened its duties to include such studies. He cited potential uranium in the Panhandle and noted proximity to Edgemont, South Carolina, where uranium is produced and AEC involvement.
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Monroe Bixler
Harrison
Legislative Council
Bixler
Panhandle
Edgemont
S. C
Kiwanis Officials Install Officers at Local Club
Kiwanis guests from South Dakota Lt. Governor George Dickens and successor-elect John W. Grandberg installed the local club officers. New president Murrey Fuller and board members were announced with a commemorative photo presented from the 40th Kiwanis International convention.
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Kiwanis Club
George Dickens
Hot Springs
S. Dak
Rocky Mountain District
Kwianis
Int
John W. Grandberg
Igloo
Granberg
Murrey Fuller
J. B. Baker
Ernest Knackstedt
Arlo Jones
Don Newberg
James Banks
Chink James
George Fleming
Virgil Knackstedt
Gov
Dickens
Cleveland
Motor Vehicle Tax Notices To Be Mailed In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County assessor Roy Gish says 9,487 motor vehicle tax notices will be mailed. Due January 3, payment must be made before 1956 license plates can be issued. Value increases reflect State Equalization Board rules with passenger cars up 6 percent and trucks up 8 percent. Total vehicle value estimated at 2,447,875 dollars, yielding a maximum tax return of 124,350 dollars.
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Cheyenne
Roy Gish
Gil
Cheyenne County
Jaycees Thank Vietnam Donors
Sidney Jaycees thank local donors for the Operation Brotherhood project. Clothing tools and hardware will aid Indo China distributions by Vietnam officials. Co chairmen Lou Wilson and Lyle Mather led the drive.
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Sidney Jaycees
Indo- China
Jaycees
United States
Vietnam
Lou Wilson
Lyle Mather
King's Daughters Fund Surpasses 1100 With Gifts
The King's Daughters annual drive exceeded 1100 dollars totaling 1168.50 to aid charitable work this Christmas. Donations continue to be accepted at The Telegraph with numerous individuals and organizations contributing including Spearow, VFW, J C Penney, Boyles, and local clubs.
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King’s Daughters
Telegraph
H. Glenn Spearow
Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. C. Penney Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
F. S. Boyle
Ruth
Foster Cook
E. D. Worden
Suzettes Extension Club
Cheyenne County Credit Bureau
Local
Kokjer Motors
J. T. Corder
E. A. Winters
Rogers Truck Line
Skeet Hardy
Lopez Family
Leon Fine
Leonard Fine
Christmas postal peak planned for Sidney weekend
The Sidney post office schedules a weekend rush with 4 added helpers and 5 more on the way. Cancellations exceed 24,000. a record of 26,781 pieces was set last December 20. Parcel post delivery is expected Sunday and home service may follow depending on mail volume. Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sunday.
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Sidney
Weldon Stewart
Stewart
Humphrey Buys Horn Property at Illinois Street Auction
Ira Humphrey of Ogallala, auto supply operator, bid $25 100 to secure the Horn Motor Company building and two houses on Illinois street. Ray Nelson of Anchorage Nash dealer has leased the business building and seeks the Pontiac dealership. Mel Horn will maintain an Sidney office. several months needed to finalize plans as remaining parts sell. Auctioneers were Asmus and Rycheky of Scottsbluff.
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Horn Motor Company
Illinois Street
Ira Humphrey
Ogallala
Sidney
Humphrey
Ray Nelson
Anchorage
Alaska
Nash
Nelson
Pontiac
Ground Observer Corps unit in Sidney delayed until after year
The Telegraph reports the Ground Observer Corps in Sidney is inactive and likely to stay so until after the new year as leadership resignations remain unfilled. North Platte Center cites shift of authority to Rapid City and seeks volunteers to head Sidney GOC with nearby units active in Lodgepole Sunol and Potter.
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Ground Observer Corps
Sidney
North Platte
GOC
Rapid City
Scottsbluff
Lodgepole
Sunol
Potter
Telegraph
Country Club
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Country Club Hill
Holiday Travel Begins to Pick Up Across Sidney
Travel activity through Sidney shows early holiday movement as Union Pacific Streamliners run full in both directions and slower trains fill, with bus traffic also reporting increasing passenger load after a slow start.
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Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne County Handles Record County Tax Payment
A Cheyenne County treasurer signed a record 157,694.21 check to the state treasurer covering November tax receipts plus school land rentals and smaller sums. The November tax total reached 585,343.21 with Cheyenne County sending 57,425.45 to the state and 298,249.73 to school districts, while real estate taxes led the receipts.
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Herb Stevens
Cheyenne County
Stevens
Beatrice
Uiversity of Nebraska Hospital
University of Nebraska Building
Nebraska
College Day for Seniors Slated Jan 30 at Sidney
Senior students from Sidney High and Kimball Dalton Sunol Gurley Lorenzo Potter and Dix will attend a College Day January 30 in the Sidney High School auditorium from 1 30 to 4 p m. Representatives from Chadron State Colorado A M Colorado School of Mines Colorado Women's College Creighton University Denver University Doane College Hastings College Midland College Kearney State University of Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan Scottsbluff College and the University of Wyoming will speak with students.
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Fred Deterville
Sidney Schools
Sidney High
Kimball
Dalton
Sunol
Gurley
Lorenzo
Potter and
Dix
SHS
Chadron State
Colorado A&m
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado Women’s College
Creighton University
Denver University
Doane College
Hastings College
Midland College
Kearney State
University of Nebraska, Nebraska Wesleyan
Scottsbluff College
The
University of Wyoming
Christmas Seal Drive Reaches $825 In Local Campaign
Mrs. Elizabeth Schwasnick reports receipts totaling $825 for the local Christmas Seal drive and urges those who have not yet donated to send in their dollars promptly.
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Elizabeth Schwasnick
Scotts Bluff Wheat Growers to Unite with State Group
Scotts Bluff County wheat growers plan to affiliate with the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association at a meeting in the Co-Op Hall Scotts Bluff next Monday night. Temporary chairman Dwight Ewing of Gering was named at a November 30 meeting. C H Manny Kreader urged farmers to join to gain a voice in about 100 000 dollars spent annually on promoting Nebraska wheat.
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Scotts Bluff
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Co-Op
Dwight Ewing
Gering
Ewing
C. H
Manny” Kreader
Dalton
The
Nebraska Association
Nebraska Wheat’ Commission
Wheat Commission
Kreader
J. Fred Thompson
Sidney
State Association
Bill Bullock
Olsen Field In Morrill Adds 9th Producer
One of Cheyenne County's better oil weeks with three new producers since Monday and a potential fourth. Newest is Smith No. 1 in the Ittner Field north of Potter. production casing underway and 4 feet of productive sand tested at 5,404 feet amid fractures and water concerns.
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Cheyenne County
Smith No. 1
Ittner
Potter
Cortes Drilling Co
Cortez
Sidney
Ohio Oil
Dorman
Sparks
Ohio
Spearow No. 3
C. G. Novotny-New Drilling Co
McMillen
Rudolph Field
Miracle-Fifer Drilling Co
Spearow Field
Gurley
Banner County
Vaughey
Banner Oil
Olsen Field
Banner-Weigand
Morrill County
Superior Oil
Olsen
Superior
Chandler-Musgrove
Steele
Shell Oil
Kimball
Farmer's Tax Guide Available At Extension Office
Three hundred copies of the newly published Farmer's Tax Guide are available at Cheyenne County Extension office according to county agent Ivan Liljegren. Farmers may pick up a copy at the office.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
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Band Shell
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Ernest Wickard
Loedgepole
Wickards
Thompson
Mrs. Peetz
L. N. Ress
Kiwanis
Vern Shoopman
Yendis
State Equalization Board
Horn
Mel Horn
Mabel Lee Johnson
Asmus and
Rycheky
Milton Lee Mayer
Milton
Charles Mayer
Maynard Mayer
J. J. Fiegenschuh
Charles M. Mayer
William Elfer
Reedley
Calif
Brighton Oil
Standard Oil & Gas
Herboldsheimer B No
Stoss Feld
Sténelind
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