Success In Two County Oil Ventures
Two new oil discoveries draw interest across Cheyenne Morrill Banner and Kimball counties. Fundamental Oil Co. reports 800 feet oil and 55 feet oil and gas cut mud from 4324-28 feet at No. 1 Schnell in Cheyenne. Falcon Seaboard tests at No. 1 Dvorak show pipe yet run. Heider field. Banner Oil Co. makes a Morrill county discovery amid cold-weather drilling. one development well in Banner also produces at No. 1 Harless in the Singleton field. a drill stem test returns 250 feet of oil and no water from about six feet of sand. Kimball County reports two dry wildcats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Fundamental Oil Co
Falcon-Seabord
Heider
Marathon Oil Co
Banner Oil Co
Morrill County
Banner County
Banner Oil
Sinclair Oil and Gas
Singleton
Kimball County
Freed Prisoners Die in Wyoming Car Crash
Sheriff Schulz faced a grim morning after a Cheyenne County jail release story. James Edward Bennett, about 60, of Casper, and Willard R. Knapp, 52, of North Platte, had just been freed Tuesday for drunken driving and were killed when their vehicle left U S 87 near Chugwater, plummeting 1,200 feet down a bank.
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W. W., Schulz
Chugwater
Wyo
Cheyenne County
James Edward Bennett
Casper
Willard R. Knapp
North Platte
U. S. 87
Tallest Christmas Tree in Indiana Highlighted at Monument
In Indianapolis, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument hosts the nation's tallest Christmas tree. The 246 foot tree is festively adorned with electric candles and stars for the holiday season.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Sidney High School Regent Scholar Named
Bruce Blanchard, senior at Sidney High School, earned a one year Regents scholarship to the University of Nebraska tuition free after the Regents Scholarship Test with 44 SIDNEY seniors. Alternates named include Robert Jay Judith Johnson Dan McKay James Selzer and Diane Robin. Bruce is active in National Honor Society Masque and Gavel business manager Chorus and Madrigal. He leaves mid January for a Rotary Exchange Year in Argentina before enrolling at the university.
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Bruce Blanchard
Sidney High School
Gilbert Blanchard
University of Nebraska
Sidney High
Robert Jay
Judith Johnson
Dan McKay
James Selzer
Diane Robin
Bruce
National Honor Society
Masque and Gavel
Chorus
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Argentina
Rotary
University
Panhandle Forecast: Cloudy Skies and Warming Trend Ahead
Panhandle region weather looks mostly cloudy with westerly winds at 20 to 30 mph this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Light snow possible Thursday with highs near 40 to 50 and nightly lows 25 to 40. Five day outlook shows temperatures averaging 10 to 15 degrees above normal with highs near 50 and little precipitation.
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Panhandle
Firemen Pass Out Only Toys in Sidney Christmas Eve
Sidney firemen distribute only toys on Christmas Eve, not food baskets, with limited time and help. The toys are renovated and will delight any child. To refer needy families, call 254-5522 and leave names.
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Sidney
Monday Telegraph
Jim Lodes Named National Honor in Insurance Sales
J. D. Lodes of Sidney, a representative of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and member of Ivan F. Childs & Associates in Scottsbluff, earned national recognition for personal production in November. Henry W. Persons, senior VP, announced Lodes ranked fourth in health insurance sales among over 2500 company reps nationwide.
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J. D. Lodes
Sidney
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Ivan F. Childs & Associates
Scottsbluff
Henry W. Persons
Lodes
No Traffic Holiday Warned by Police Chief Sol Willis
Chief Sol Willis states no traffic holiday, warns tickets will be issued throughout the holiday season. He says obeying traffic laws ensures safe travel and that Merry Christmas and Happy New Year are observed through lawfulness on the roads.
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Sol Willis
Big Crowd Attends Final Sidney Chamber Draw
A large Monday gathering at the Sidney Chamber of Commerce drew prize winners announced by manager Jack Laimer. Winners include C. W. Truitt who won 75 dollars, Mrs. Lloyd W. Carr 50 dollars, Bill Gilgren 25 dollars, Lyn Martin 10, John Mason 10, and Mrs. Lloyd Root 5 dollars.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Jack Laimer
C. W. Truitt
Lloyd W. Carr
Bill Gilgren
Lyn Martin
John Mason
Lloyd Root
Gale Winds Stir Dust Through Area
A severe late autumn gale battered the Southern Panhandle with gusts up to 73 mph. Visibility dropped to a quarter mile as dust clouds reduced clarity, while temperatures swung from 25 to 57 on Monday and rose to the 60s later as winds eased by noon.
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Panhandle
Federal Aviation Agency
Mrs. Anderson Rites Thursday Burial At Wahoo
Margaret Evelyn Malum Andersen 81 a Cheyenne County resident since 1942 died at Memorial Rest Home. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at The Craig Mortuary with Rev Henry Monnich. Burial at Wahoo Neb beside husband Alfred L. Andersen. Survived by two sons a brother four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Margaret E. Anderson
Cheyenne County
Memorial Rest Home
Craig Mortuary
Henry Monnich
Wahoo
Neb
Margaret Evelyn Malum
John O. Malum
Alfred L. Andersen
Wyoming
Brownson
Anderson
Dorcas Society
Leonard M
Sun Valley
Idaho
Howard A
Sidney
Howard E. Melum
Los Angeles
Farm officials push plan for Sioux Army Depot ag research center
A seven member Lincoln delegation urged the Nebraska Legislature to fund a High Plains Agricultural Research Center at Sioux Army Depot. They argued the Southern Panhandle needs a satellite station linked to Scottsbluff, with initial outlay of 145410 dollars and annual costs of 37500 dollars. The plan proposes transferring 2000 acres of Sioux land to the University of Nebraska, valued at over 600000 dollars, to boost local farmers facing steep income declines.
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Nebraska
Sioux Army Depot
Lincoln
Morrison
The
Agricultural College
Lew Mehling
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Coffey
Waldo Dearing
Cyril Williams
Sioux
Ray Cruise
Harold Tremain
Gene Lienemann
Wayne Campbell
High Plains Agricultural Research Center
Southern
Panhandle
Army Depot
Cheyenne County
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Rural Area Development Assn
University of Nebraska
Scottsbluff Experiment Station
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PH Chamber of Commerce
City of Sidney
Allen Karniks
Winalr
W. A. Lindsay
Monterey Drive
R. L. van Cleave
Coronado Court
Joseph Cizek
King
Emil Suchy
Telegraph
SHS Regents
Jim Lodes
Nebr
Chang
P.O
Ag Research
Arizona Sun
Clinois Street
Arizona
Jack
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