Directors named to Chappell Civic Club board
Election at the Chappell Chamber of Commerce named three directors: Bob Richards, Floyd Olson and Jim Ledbetter. Officers for 1957 will be chosen at January's first meeting. Retiring directors were Bill Empson, Fred Schureman and Bob Helzer, while current members include Emert Taylor, Norman Good, Ramely Whitney, Bob Aden, Curtis Routh and Bob Pokomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell Civic Club
Chappell
Chappell Chamber of Commerce
Bob Richards
Floyd Olson
Jim Ledbetter
Bill Empson
Fred Schureman
Bob Helzer
Emert Taylor
Norman Good
Ramely Whitney
Bob Aden
Curtis Routh
Bob Pokomy
Alliance Hunters Bag Big Bobcat Near Chadron
Alliance man Roy Ware and companion Carence Overton hunted eight miles east of Chadron. Ware shot a bobcat weighing 42 1/4 pounds with a 22 caliber revolver. The pair also took four sizable raccoons on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
Long Time Kimball Resident Dies at 74
Laura Belle Tebrinke, 74, died at Kimball hospital after a heart attack. A Kimball resident since 1917, she was born February 21, 1882 in Sidney Iowa. She lived in Kansas and Nelson Nebraska before moving to Kimball and was active in community affairs and church groups including the Methodist church Order of the Eastern Star Royal Neighbors of America Past Matrons Club and Pythian Sisters.
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Kimball
Laura Belle Tebrinke
Kimball Hospital
Tebrinke
Sidney
Iowa
Terbinke
Kansas
Nelson
Nebr
Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Royal Neighbors of America
Past Matrons Club
Pythian Sisters
Water flooding underway in Enders oil field
2800 to 2900 barrels of water a day are being pumped into the Enders oil field this week as water flood operations begin. Water is injected into three west side wells and will push into central wells to recover more oil, with potential production rising to seven to eight thousand barrels daily once fully active. Rock Hill Oil Co serves as operator with four water wells installed to depths of 1200 to 1540 feet.
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Kimball
Enders
Rock Hill Oil Co
Pleasant Weather For Christmas In Sidney Region
Christmas Day outlook for the Sidney area is fair with mild temperatures after a weekend of blustery snow and wind. Roads are mostly clear with heavy traffic. a few ice patches possible but no slippery conditions. temperatures may drop tomorrow and drivers are urged to moderate speeds.
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Sidney
Suit filed over deaths of Teresa and Frederick Duran
In Cheyenne County District Court Joseph M. Duran as administrator seeks 57906.50 from Carl Simpson of Sidney for seven counts of negligence following a Sept 9 crash two miles east of Sidney on Highway 30 that killed Teresa and Frederick Duran. Simpson, injured, faces motor vehicle homicide charges and awaits arraignment. coroner’s jury found him feloniously responsible.
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Cheyenne County
Carl Simpson
Sidney
Simpson
Joe M. Duran
Teresa
Frederick Duran
Duran
County Car Death Toll Stands At 5
Cheyenne County deaths from motor vehicles total five so far this year. The county recorded four previous years with higher tolls and a peak of 12 in 1952. Victims include William Earnhart of Chappell in a one car crash near Gurley, LeRoy Bennett of Sidney, Teresa and Freddie Duran of Sidney, and Johnnie R. Smith of Ft. Morgan in a two vehicle crash near Potter.
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Cheyenne County
William C. Earnhart
Chappell
Gurley
LeRoy Bennett
Sidney
Teresa and
Freddie Duran
Johnnie R. Smith
Ft. Morgan
Potter
McConaughy Storage Level Rises in Nebraska
OGALLALA AP The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation district reports Lake McConaughy storage up 221 600 acre feet from the 1956 low 383 600 at season end. The Dec 20 level stands 5 500 200 acre feet above that low and more than 250 000 acre feet below the 1955 storage on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogallala
Central
Nebraska
New Nebraska 1957 License Plates Go On Sale Jan 2
County officials announce 1957 Nebraska motor vehicle plates go on sale January 2 at the courthouse. Motorists have January and February to buy plates and pay taxes in a single treasurer's office visit. Plates will be $8 for all passenger cars. truck fees vary by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Jack Inhelder
Herb Stevens
Potter
Inhelder
University Leads Drought Aid Effort for Nebraska Farmers
The University of Nebraska College of Agriculture forms a drought committee led by Dean W Lambert to gather up to date guidance. Subcommittees study nitrate poisoning feed shortages pasture management moisture conservation erosion control and irrigation. Information will be shared via circulars newspapers radio and TV meetings and demonstrations.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Dean W . Lambert
Nebraska
Clyde C. Noyes
Verden H. Petersen
History of Sidney schools project planned at local high school
Sidney Senior High School will write a complete history of local schools next year under Miss Marjorie Barlow. The project ties to the National Education Association centennial and seeks old textbooks from residents for loan, to be returned after completion and some displayed during National Educational Week. Contact Miss Barlow at the high school or 1136 14th Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Marjorie Barlow
National Educational Association
Winters Again To Head Heart Campaign In Cheyenne County
Lou Winters will direct the 1957 Heart Fund drive in Cheyenne County starting February. State Chairman Robert B. Crosby announces a statewide appeal with house-to-house canvass on Heart Sunday February 24. Last year Nebraska Heart Fund funded 372 communities and raised 167000 dollars. Winters seeks volunteers as campaign organization begins.
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Cheyenne County
Lou Winters
Robert B. Crosby
Winters
Nebraska Heart Fund
Nebraska
Heart Fund
Nebraska’s Heart Association
Caylor Imprisoned On Gun Conviction
Victor William Caylor of Sterling received an 18 month federal sentence for transporting stolen firearms across state lines. A Dec 6 jury conviction followed a Nov 1954 incident involving four stolen items from Rose Hardware Store in Potter. Earlier, Bill Moncrief from Sterling faced similar charges and rulings.
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Victor William Caylor
Sterling
Caylor
U. S
Jean S Breitenstein
Rose Hardware
Potter
Bill Moncrief
Oil Gas Drilling Picks Updated in Cheyenne and Banner Areas
Oil and gas activity expands across Cheyenne and Banner counties with multiple wells in progress. Companies like Shell Kingwood Davis and Braden announce new sites and tests while some wells report 4 000 to 7 000 feet depths and uncertain results.
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Davis Oil Co
Huffman
Banner County
Wildcat
Braden Drilling Co
Wyatt “B
Hackberry Field
Schmid
Kimball County
C-Ne
Wildcat Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Johnson
Wildcat Miracle & Fifer
Snyder
Lowell J Willamson
Schrack
Prairie Field
Lowell J Williamson
Denton
Sioux County
Lowell Williamson
Gueck
Lowell J. Williamson
Tom Palmer
Linn
Yost
Scotts Bluff County
Broadwater School Superintendent Dies
Otto Kucera 57 longtime Nebraska educator died Wednesday at Bridgerfort hospital after a career spanning 28 years teaching in central and eastern Nebraska. He led Broadwater for seven years and lived in Tobias where he married Claire Irene Veal in 1927. He belonged to Odd Fellows Tobias Masone Lodge Scottish Rite and Shrine temple Hastings.
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Otto Kucera
Broadwater
Bridgerfort Hospital
Milligan
Neb
Tobias
Peru State College
Kucera
Nebraska
Maried
Claire Irene Veal
Verd
Odd Fellows
Tobias Masone Lodge
Scottish Rite and Shrine
Hastings
Sidney Band Trip Fund Boost Planned by TV and Radio Shows
The Sidney band plans a fundraising trip next month contingent on funds raised. The itinerary covers travel from Sidney to Chicago Washington and Omaha with meals, hotel stays, and sightseeing, including Union Station visits and a grand Washington tour. Readers are urged to support lunch and dinner events on trains and at local venues to underwrite the journey.
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Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington Monument
U. S. Capitol
Supreme Court
Smithsonian Institute
Lincoln Memorial
Archives
Alexander
Mount Vernon
George
Martha Washington
International
Union Station
Washington B&o
CST Railroad Transfer Company Limousines
CST Sv. Chicago Milw No
CST
Pre-Christmas Bond Drive Surpasses Quota in Cheyenne County
H Glenn Spearow reports Cheyenne County buyers have reached 123.2 percent of their 1956 bond quota by November. With one month left, year total is expected near 1.25 million dollars. November sales were 48,581 for 11 months totaling 1,207,789. Region 16 overall tops its goal as several counties lead or lag. Logan County leads Nebraska with 283.6 percent.
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H. Glenn Spearow
Cheyenne County Savings Bond
Spearow
Region 16
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Devel
Garden Counties
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Kimball
Morrill
A. J Jorgenson
Sidney
Nebraska
Logan County
Sidney band seeks two thousand for Washington trip
Radio and TV efforts in western Nebraska aim to raise at least 2000 to send the Sidney band to the inaugural parade in Washington D C next month. A radiothon on KSID with two talent teams plus Jaycees will run from 7 p.m. and continue as long as needed. The all expense cost per student is 137.56 with 96 members eligible but only 80 may go if funds fall short.
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Sidney
Washington
D. C
Cheyenne
Nebraska
KSID
Enid, Okal
Annie Olson
Dianne Hendricks
Carolyn McGirr
Bud Madsen
Robert Clark
Bob Clark
Dave Young
M. R. Sigler
Dean Wilson
Bill Robinson
Clark
Jaycees
Young
Enid
George Hinn
Hinn
Rushville
Navy to Recruit Special Rookies Group
A special Navy Recruit Company named the BRONCO'S will be enlisted from the Denver recruiting area on January 23. George Edmondson, Sidney Navy Recruiter, said the company will undergo nine weeks recruit training as a unit at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The men will receive 14 days leave after training before their first Navy assignment to sea schools ships and stations.
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Bronco
Denver
George Edmondson
Sidney Navy Recruiter
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Searce
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Sowrce
U.S. Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ey Boeda
Chappell Bank
Deuel County State Bank
Harvey Vizina
Tov Smawly
Thompson
History of Sidney
Heart
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Olsen
Kingwood Oil
Stewart
Pubco
Ohio Oil Co
Kimball Country Club
Ohio
Anderson
John W McKnab Drilling Co
No. Mueller
Petroleum Inc
Sidney Band
Sidney UP
Chicago Mile
Chicago
Grand Central Station
CST Lv
Chicago B&o
Washington Cathedral
National Zoological Park
United States
Omaha
Omaha UP No
Cindy Holmes
Santa
Fort Wayne
Ind
Susie
William Holmes
America
Navy
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