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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
12
The boyish Joel Chandler Harris, future creator of Uncle Remus, drove a team of powerful horses down the main street of a sleepy Georgia town while his mother watched in horror.
A single drilling bit used on four Ohio Oil Co. wells in Cheyenne County bored over a mile into the earth, setting a world record by drilling 5,929 feet in 53 hours at an average better than 100 feet per hour. The beam included Beyer Nos 1 and 2 Nieman No 1 and Pahl No 1, under Head Tool Pusher George Englert.
Seed potatoes for the 1951 crop should be arranged for now as good seed remains plentiful and prices are reasonable. Delays after January raise costs due to storage and dwindling supplies, and spring demand increases prices. With Southern plantings rising, much high quality seed may shift to table stock, hurting next year’s yield and quality.
When growing animals fail to gain weight, internal parasites should be suspected.
We thank friends for kindnesses at the time of our beloved mother and grandmother's death. Grateful for flowers food Rev Daly words of comfort and singers Mrs O G Johnson Mrs Roy Ziegler Dr Pankau Rex Cary and Mrs Jake Vogt. Sincere appreciation from Mr and Mrs Frank Jennet and family Mr and Mrs Clarence Lyon Mr and Mrs Walter Lyon Mr and Mrs Harry Boyd
W F Rogers of Scottsbluff a Sinclair geologist outlined odds and steps for drilling an oil well in western Nebraska at a Wright-Iron American Legion meeting. He cited 50 50 chances with proper geology and noted drilling costs have fallen since 1943 from 75000 to about 17000. Rogers urged laws to curb irresponsible operators and described Julesburg basin marine rocks and reservoir rock strata as key factors for oil pools in western Nebraska.
A concise Telegraph advertisement touts a good stock of Scotch tape along with hand and desk dispensers for convenient use.
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