Head On Crash On Hiway 30 injures ten Cheyenne residents
A two car head on collision about 12 30 am near Brownson seven miles west of Sidney involved a Sauder oil rig crew bound for Sidney and a Crites family group. Ten people were hospitalized with multiple injuries including two children.
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Brownson
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sherriff
Nebraska Patrol
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Ralph Crites
Calvin Ray Crites
Ray Lynn Crites
Crites
Augustine Jiminez
Tony Gutierez
Dan Sauder
Reid McCoy
Jess McCoy
A. C. Hamby
Bushnell
W. W. Schulz
Calvin
Ray
del Shipley
Earl Elliott
R. W. Brooks
Elliott
Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Office
Substantial Rise In Jobless Pay Benefits
The Labor Department reported a 20 percent rise in unemployment benefit applicants in the nation for the first week of December. Claims totaled 396 thousand, up 66 thousand from the prior week, with seasonal layoffs in construction, apparel, textile, and food processing, plus metals and machinery industries shedding workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Bluffs Social Club Incorporated in Scottsbluff
SCOTTSBLUFF The Lincoln Key Club Scottsbluff filed articles of incorporation on Saturday for a new non profit group named Bluffs Social Club. Incorporators are Reuben Rodrick Bob Bishop and Donald Hofrieter, all of Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff
Lincoln Key Club
Reuben Rodrick
Bob Bishop
Donald Hofrieter
Disabled Workers Advised To Ask Benefits
Claire W. Schuneman, manager of the Scottsbluff Social Security Office, warns that disabled workers 50 to 65 must apply for the new disability benefits before December 31, 1957 or risk losing some payments. Benefits match retirement rates and back pay is possible only if claims are filed by year end. Workers not in this age band can freeze their records after six months of disability to protect future rights. those 50 and older should contact the office immediately to verify eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire W. Schuneman
Scottsbluff Social Security Office
Schuneman
Flying Santa Delights Crowd at Sidney Airport
A thousand children greet Santa Claus as a flying visit lands at Sidney airport. The Civil Air Patrol CAP Sidney Squadron sponsors the event with local cadets and officers aiding in candy canes and toy exchange. Major Henry Katzenberger CAP Omaha ties in public relations while Sidney firemen distribute donated toys to needy families.
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Santa Claus
Sidney
Good Saint Nick
Telegraph
Civil Air Patrol
Santa
Wanda Blair
Gene Morris
Bill DeGaugh
Larry Hare
Johnny Leisner
Henry Katzenberger
Nebraska
CAP
Braniff Airways
Omaha
Dolye Foland
Alan Karnik
Omaha High School
Judy Swanson
West Side High
Benie Votek
Patty Limus
Omaha High
Sidney Cap Squadron
Civilian Air Patrol
Bernie Votek
Patty Limas
CARE Food Parcels Aid Hungry Worldwide This Christmas
CARE packages totaling 22 pounds of milk cheese flour and cornmeal cost one dollar to send overseas. Harold Gauer Midwest Regional Director says contributions fund about 12 million people this season with an average parcel for a family of four for a month. Donations can be mailed to CARE Midwest office 125 E Wells St Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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America
CARE
Harold Gauer
Midwest
Cate Midwest
Wels St
Milwaukee 2
Wisconsin
Oil News Testing at No 1 Wilson State wildcat
Cheyenne County oil activity draws scrutiny as Chandler-Simpson No 1 Wilson tests depth 5,244 feet after 514" casing. not listed as discovery due to cave-in trouble. Other wildcats in the region report dry holes and ongoing tests while Devon officials review additional filings and future completions.
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Cheyenne County
Denver
H. L M. Dring Co
Midland
Tex
Lewis Brothers, Inc
Logan County
Sterling
Hoxie 1
Center SE
Pawnee North Field
Jeff Hawks
W. J. Kelso
Inland Drilling
Padroni Hole
Eddie Fisher
Lindstrom 1
Center NW
Wildcat
Otis Road
Nebrasa
Conservation and Survey Division
University of Nebrasa
E C Reed
Siudayv
Frostrom
Bante
County
Chandler & Km
Wilson
Cneyeung Co
Wilde
Nebraska Orier, Inc
Steele
Kimball County
Wildcat Lark Oil Co
Heidemann
Priest Thomas Siudowski Named New Sidney Parish Leader
Father Thomas Siudowski, selected by Bishop Paschang of Grand Island, will serve the Sidney parish from February 1. He has led Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ord for 17 years, overseeing growth including a new school for 130 students.
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Thomas Siudowski
John Paschang
Grand Island
Sidney
Siudowski
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ord
Father Siudowski
Msgr
Link
Father Siudowsk
Trade Name Ruling Extends Trade Name Law In Nebraska
The attorney general holds that corporations fall under the Nebraska Trade Name Act. Any person doing business under a name other than their true name must register the name as a trade name. Violations incur a fine of ten to one hundred dollars per day. Assistant Attorney General John E Wenstrand states the law’s person includes corporations. the opinion was requested by Madison Co Attorney Eugene C McFadden of Madison.
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Nebraska
John E Wenstrand
Madison Co
Nne
C. McFadden
Madison
How Do You Spell Sheridan Road Name Change
Pueblo officials report residents lobbied to simplify the street name Kinnikinnik to Sheridan Road after feedback on pronunciation and spelling difficulties. The City Council approved the change to ease navigation and official records.
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Sheridan
Pueblo
Coico
Kinnikinnik Street
Sheridan Road
Morrill County Attorney Charles True Conover Statement
Morrill County Attorney Charles True surrendered to the State Supreme Court a statement admitting charges filed by the State Bar Association. The Bar accuses Conover of unethical conduct as both county judge and later county attorney, including accepting county court case employment, steering clients to his brother W C Conover, and improperly retaining county fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric Conover
Morrill
State Supreme Court
State Bar Assn
Bar Assn
Conover
W. C. Conover
Grant
District Court Jury Is Chosen for Cain v Benzel Case
A jury was selected in District Court at Sidney to try the Cain versus Benzel et al case before Judge I. J. Nistey of North Platte. Jurors chosen include Carl Loch Harold Borges Dixon F Rhodes Lenhart Schobert Leo L Samson Gilbert Pearson Lloyd Bondegard Eric Brauer John H Folkerts C A West Wayne Bauer Kemper and Amos B Hoffert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Benzel
Sidney
I. J. Nistey
North Platte
Carl Loch
Harold Borges
Dixon F Rhodes
Lenhart Schobert
Leo L Samson
Gilbert Pearson
Lloyd Bondegard
Eric Brauer
John H. Folkerts
C A West
Wayne Bauerkemper
Amos B. Hoffert
Unified effort yields airline service gains for Nebraska
State Aeronautics Director Rol land E Harr said Civil Aeronautics Board examiner Curtis Henderson recommended five year authorizations for Frontier Airlines on routes Omaha to Denver via several cities and Bismarck to Denver with multiple stops. The only major omission was service to Valentine and Ainsworth. Harr credited Nebraska’s unified effort and city collaboration for the favorable testimony and noted outcomes may not guarantee all requested services.
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Rolland E. Harr
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Nebraska
Harr
Valentine
Ainsworth
Curtis Henderson
Frontier Airlines
Omaha
Denver- Casper
Wyo
Columbus
Lincoln
Grand Island
Hastings
Kearney
North Platte
McCook
Imperial
Alliance
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Frontier
Bismark-Mandan
Denver
Chadron
Hart
Grain Markets Wheat Price Quoted by Local Elevator
Grain markets report a wheat price of 1.79 dollars per bushel quoted today by local elevator sources. The price reflects current market activity and local sourcing.
Sidney CAP Squadron Praised After Omaha Inspection
CAP officers from Omaha visited Sidney for a routine inspection and spent the night. Major Harry Wakefield piloted the C-45 into Sidney with a team led by Colonel H. James Grove who praised the squadron as outstanding and among the best in the state. Major Katzenberger organized public relations and distributed gifts to about a thousand Sidney children.
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Civil Air Patrol
Omaha
Sidney
Airforce
Harry Wakefield
Offut Air Force Base
Nebraska
CAP
H. James Grove
Harold Payne
Millard Edgerton
KMTV
Francis Casey
The
Plattsmouth
Walter Scheffel
West Omaha
Omaha Health Department
Grove
Sidney Squadron
Jim Grove
Walt Schoffer
Harry Wake
VA Loan Office Moves to Lincoln from Omaha
The Veterans Administration Loan Guaranty Office, formerly at 1912 Harney Street Omaha, relocates to the Lincoln Regional Office. Omaha contact office remains but will move January 1 as VA Area Medical Office takes the space. Duxbury says service continues at lower cost with limited direct Nebraska loans. GI loan activity wanes with most veterans reliant on guarantees rather than new loans.
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The
Veterans Administration
Harney Street
Omaha
Lincoln
A. H. Duxbury
Sapce
Area Medical
Duxbury
Nebraska
Dean Dove Slain In Banner County Debt Conflict
Dean Dove 46 of Potter was shot on a rural Banner County road 12 miles southwest of Harrisburg during a dispute over a $3,000 debt. Suspect William A. Rowse 37 of Harrisburg faces first degree murder charges. Don Deeds 20 aided in moving the body and led investigators to a hayfield. Rowse reportedly met Dove to settle the unpaid note and attacked him. Dove died from head injuries and a gunshot wound. Deeds and Rowse were detained in Scotts Bluff County jail. funeral services are pending.
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Dean Dove
Potter
Harrisburg
Banner County
William A. Rowse
Robert G. Simmons Jr
Rowse
Scotts Bluff
Gering
Simmons
Don Deeds
Hay Field
Dove
Deeds
Jim Snyder
Leo Knudtson
Highway Patrol
Hayfield
Highway 29
Pumpkin Creek
Scottsbluff
Knudtson
J.J
South Shore
S. C
Wood Lake
Neb
Burwell
Cheyenne
Wyo
Eva Vian
Sioux Falls
Eva
Edith Christensen
Robert
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Hiway
Bluffs Social Club
Thompson
Dan Lauder
No. 1
Wilson State
Charles True
Sidney Cap
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