4 H Clubs Extension Year Busy in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County reports a busy extension year with 19 active home clubs and 314 members at year end 1950 plus 35 in unorganized groups. The year featured five Home Extension Council meetings, 31 leader training sessions, and participation in state and national extension events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Kenneth van Skike
Violet Shepherd
Home Extension Council
Extension Club
North Platte
National Home Demonstration Council
Biloxi
Miss
Stewart Brown
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Sunnyside
Ed Block
Weed
van Skike
Hereford Breeders Association
Dairy Breeders Association
Can He Stand On His Head?
A Sidney girl home from the University of Nebraska recalls fraternity brothers serenading her sorority with Christmas carols. A boy with a beautiful voice sang Silent Night, and the reveal is that it was Bobby Reynolds who can sing too.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
University of Nebraska
Bobby Reynolds
Cold Wave Brings Record Warmth to Christmas Weekend
A Western Nebraska weather shift drops Cheyenne County temps to five above zero Tuesday night while a new cold wave moves in. Highs near 35 Wednesday with light snow. Snow flurries seen in eastern Wyoming and northern Colorado, but no major hazards. Christmas weekend had shirt sleeve weather, minimal traffic accidents, and quiet police reports. Churches hosted crowded Christmas Eve services under a full moon and clear skies.
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Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Mercury
Wyoming
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Territory
Slaney
Arnald Braasch
State Highway Patrol
Braasch Rites Wednesday
Henry F. Braasch Sr. 75, longtime Cheyenne County farmer dies after four days in hospital. Services at Salem Lutheran Church Gurley Wednesday at 1 45 p m with Rev George H Pullmann officiating. Burial in Sidney cemetery. Survived by wife Wilhelmine four children Arnold deputy sheriff Henry and Martha Segelke two sisters Dora and Minnie Weichel. Born Germany March 19 1879. Emigrated to United States lived in Fairbury married 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Henry F. Braasch
Braasch
Sidney
Salem Lutheran Church
Gurley
George H. Pullmann
Gehrig-Dugan Funeral Home
Mr. Braasch
Germany
Fairbéry
Wilhelmine Korthals
Hattie Tobler
Arnold
Henry
Broadwater
Martha Segelke
Peetz
Dora
Minnie Weichel
Cordell
Okla
Santa Meets Santa at Sidney school party
Harold Keith, Sidney’s famed Santa, arrived late to a rural schoolhouse party and burst in with cheer. To his shock another Santa stood shaking hands with the children in the opposite corner, a hastily recruited substitute in the event Mr Keith failed to arrive.
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Harold Keith
Sidney
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Keith
Babcock Leads Unicameral Veterans in 1951 Nebraska Senate
The 43 Nebraska Unicameral legislators convene January 2 with 26 veterans. Dean Charles Tordik of Omaha is the longest serving member, and many others bring multiple terms. Leaders from 1949 return to shape budgets and tax policy amid rising federal taxes and state agency demands for the 1951 52 biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Metzger
Sam Klaver
Otto Koatouc, Sr
H. G. Wellensick
Charles Tordik
Omaha
State Senate
John P. McKnight
Auburn
Earl Vozer
Earl J. Lee
Fremont
D Burney
Hartington
O. H. Person
Wahoo
Thomas H. Adams
Lincoln
C. C. Lillibridge
Crete
E. F. Lusienski
Columbus
Glen Cramer
Albion
Ed Hoyt
McCook
Arthur Carmody
Trenton
Harry L. Pizer
North Platte
William Hern
Chadron
Otto J. Prohs
Gering
Ray Babcock
Sidney
John Adams, Sr
John J. Larkin Jr
Hal Bridenbaugh
Dakota City
Charles Wilson
Norfolk
Ralph W. Hill
Hebron
Frank Nelson
O’neil
Hugh Carson
Ord
C. R. Lindgren
Campbell
W. J. Williams
Ravenna
Nebraska
Senator Lee
Hoyt
Agriculture
Burney
Carmody
Tvrdik
Revenue
Babcock
Banking
Commerce and Insurance
Vogel
Prohs
Public Works Committee
Mike Ike Contest Winners Named at FFA Event
Audrey Haze a Sid ney High senior won Mike the prize dog in the Mike and Ike Quiz Contest held by the Sidney chapter of the Future Farmers of America. D. W. Jorgenson took second with a fifteen pound turkey as other winners received meat cleavers. Meininger dominated hog calling with five place, receiving a five dollar merchandise award. Rudy's Inc. processed Mike as a cooperative gesture to the FFA department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Haze
Sidney High School
Mike
Mike and Ike
Sidney Chapter
Future Farmers of America
D. W. Jorgenson
Henry Baeckel, Jr
George Jobman
Francis Butterfield
FFA
Roland Meininger
Leonard Benzel
Edward Haupt
Oakley Osborn
Bob Call
Meininger
Cheyenne County Non-Stock Association
Rudy’s Inc
Rural Youth Formal Dance Set Friday in Cheyenne County
Members of the Cheyenne County Rural Youth and their guests will attend a formal dance Friday evening December 29 at the Yendis Cafe party room. Dinner at 6 30 p m costs 1 50 a plate. Reservations due December 28 at the county extension office. Committee: Bob Brothe Bill Sheets Marjorie Andersen and Pat Pelster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Yendis Cafe
Bob Brothe
Bill Sheets
Marjorie Andersen
Pat Pelster
Retail Trade In December At New High
Sidney merchants reported a record December with Christmas sales at peak. Stores cleared out gift items as crowds bought sets and wrapped purchases, with some noting staff shortages and higher costs. Despite optimism, merchants warned profits depend on future prices and inventories. Local outlook remains favorable due to Sioux Ordnance Depot activity and oil and gas development boosting Sidney’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sidney Drug
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Treadway Promoted to Captain Recruits Duty
Captain Ray Treadway, formerly an army and air force recruiting officer in this area, has been placed on active duty with the rank of Captain. He is now stationed at the Army Chemical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, according to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Treadway
Army
Air Force
Capt
Treadway
Army Chemical Center
Baltimore
Sidney reports Christmas lighting contest winners
The Leon Karnik residence won first prize in the residential Christmas lighting contest, receiving twenty dollars. Second went to the William Powell home, and third to George Fleming. Prizes range from five to twelve fifty, with awards presented by Carl Christ Jr. at the Fox Theatre on Friday, December 29.
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Leon Karnik
19Th Avenue
William Powell
12Th Avenue
Powells
George Fleming
Linden
Charles Deaver
Dodge
John Frerichs
Sidney
Lodgepole Man Secures Beet Growers Post in Scottsbluff
Thirteen of fourteen Nebraska Beet Growers directors were re-elected at the annual Scottsbluff meeting. Ed Jacobs of Gering won a vacancy, while two year terms went to Harry Long Lyman Melvin Bennett Alex Behm Wilbur Dutton Clark Nichols M O Andrews George Lemley Roy O Neal Carl Brandt Cecil Peck Charles Fry Leo O'Hare and W Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fry
Hershey
Leo O’hare
Lodgepole
W. Wright
Mitchell
Like Father Like Son Stockham Seeks Poles From Santa
Edward Butch Stockham three years old of Sioux Villa asks Santa for a pole “like my daddy climbs.” His father Glen Stockham is a lineman with Wheatbelt Electric Membership Association and travels power poles daily. Santa reportedly delivered a junior edition of the requested pole.
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Edward
Butch” Stockham
Glen Stockham
Sioux Villa
Santa Claus
Butch
Santa
Glen
Wheatbelt Electric
Deuel County Sees Another Gas Well Progress
A new gas well Zimmerman No 1 is being completed in Deuel County northwest of Big Springs as a joint venture of Ideal Drilling Casper and Charles Edmondson Denver. Casing to 3450 feet into the third Dakota sandstone. Early estimates project five to six million cubic feet daily, potentially matching Bosley No 2. A nearby Reece No 1 is planned, with Kansas Nebraska Gas Co. likely to contract and extend transmission toward Sterling, Colo.
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Deuel County
Big Springs
Ideal Drilling Co
Casper
Wyo
Charles Edmondson
Denver
James Speake
Ideal Company
Speake
Bosley No
Western Nebraska
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Zimmerman No. 1
Dakota
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Kansas- Nebraska
Ogallala
Sterling, Colo
Kansas-Nebraska
Kansas
Anderson No. 1
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Gamble Rites Held Here for Sara F Gamble
Mrs Sarah F Gamble mother of Mrs Lute Chichester and Morris Gamble of Dalton died Saturday at the Chichester home in Dalton where she lived since 1948 She would have been 86 next month A Petersburg Illinois native she came to Kansas at eighteen married Oliver Gamble in 1886 and lived in Kansas Wayne Nebraska before moving to San Pedro California Survivors include four children Earl Gamble Baldwin Park Calif Mrs Roy Moore Los Angeles Mrs Chichester and Morris Gamble fourteen grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren Funeral services were held from The Craig Mortuary Tuesday at two o'clock The body was sent to Los Angeles for interment at Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery beside Mr Gamble
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Sarah F. Gamble
Lute Chichester
Morris Gamble
Dalton
Chichester
Petersburg
Ilinois
Gamble
Kansas
Oliver Gamble
Wayne
Nebra
San Pedro
Calif
American Red Cross
Earl Gamble
Baldwin Park
Roy Moore
Los Angeles
Morris Gambel
Craig Mortuary
Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery
Dedication Services At Methodist Church
A Sunday morning service at the Methodist Church included dedication of church equipment. The Osborns donated electronic crimes equipment presented by Leo Osborn. Lena HellBush Memorial Visual Aids equipment was given by Mrs. Frank Longan and the Projection Screen by the Crusaders Group led by president Howard Sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
C. J. Osborn
Osborn
Leo Osborn
Lena Hellbush
Frank Longan
Crusaders
Howard Sheets
Feldman-Elsasser No 1 well near Sidney shows promise
Feldman lease owner Henry Feldman reports the Feldman-Elsasser No 1 well, located a mile northwest of Sidney, is recovering oil from the first Dakota bench. He predicts 75 to 100 barrels per day once cleaned out, with storage tanks draining as drilling continues. The site, near the Elsasser and Dorman leases, faced prior mechanical problems and a fire but reached commercial production terms ahead of the January 1 lease deadline.
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Huntsman and Dorman
Feldman-Elsasser No
Sidney
Henry Feldman
Feldman
Dakota Bench
Feldman- Elsasser
Feldman-Elsasser
Section 25-14
Ohio Oil Co
Elsasser
Dorman
John Elsasser
Cheyenne County
Mr. Feldman
Roberts Brothers
Shreveport
Ohio Stakes 2 New Drilling Locations in Cheyenne County
The Ohio Oil Co. announced two new drilling sites in Cheyenne County, Stueve No. 4 on section 12-15-49 and Weir No. 1 on section 17-14-49. The Weir well extends the Huntsman High trend, near Cruise No. 1 discovery, while Stueve No. 4 resumes East Gurley exploration as Stueve No. 3 nears production. Additional wells in process include Pahl No. 2 and Benson No. 3 with Stueve No. 3 expected to deliver a commercial yield. Brophy No. 1 in Yuma County, Colo., reached 5394 feet with no shows.
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The
Ohio Oil Co
Cheyenne County
Huntsman High
East Gurley
Stueve No
Huntsman
Ohio
Yuma County
Colo
B A Prepares New Wildcat Location in Banner County Nebraska
The British American Oil Producing Co stakes the Crantz No 1 wildcat near Banner County Nebraska 2310 feet north and 330 feet west of section 28 18 53 with leveling work underway. The Loffland Drilling Co to drill using a Sidney rig. past winter halted on the Dorman lease. BA expands to two states joining Colorado exploration near Sterling while Frontier Drilling Co prepares another test near Harrisburg Cheyenne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British-American Oil Producing Co
Banner County
Crantz No. 1
Nebraska
B A
Sidney
B-A
Loffland Drilling Co
Dorman
Logan County
Colo
Sterling
Stanolind
Harrisburg
Cheyenne County
Frontier Drilling Co
Derver
Anti Slot Law May Get Official Action
Attorney General C. S. Beck provided the bill drafter with copies claimed to be effective in keeping other states clear of slot devices. Minnesota and Wisconsin already have such laws, and the proposal may be introduced in the next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Beck
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mrs. Everett Kinton Struck by Car at 10th and Illinois
Mrs. Everett Kinton was severely injured Thursday morning after being struck crossing at 10th and Illinois while en route to the Princess Shop. She suffered fractures to both wrists, facial and leg abrasions and was taken to Sidney Hospital. police say driver Harold L. Segelke did not see her due to sun glare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Kinton
10Th
Illinois
Kinton
Princess Shop
Sidney Hospital
Sidney
Harold L. Segelke
Safflower Seed Germination Rates Fall in Western Nebraska
C R Porter certification manager for the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association said much safflower seed inspected for certification in western Nebraska this year shows low germination due to wet weather during seed maturation. Only a small percentage will qualify for tagging as certified.
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Nebraska
C. R. Porter
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
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LaVaughn Nelson
Wayne C. Whitney
Gursilda Guthrie
Fred Kreisel
WNAX
Clara Léopold
Pfc
Rapp
Purple Heart
Charles Rapp
USMC
Victor R. Rapp
Maple St
Nebr
Lemuel P. Shepherd
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Japan
Seoul
Korea
U.S. Navy
New High
Karniks
Jaycee Committee
Zimmerman No
Sara F. Gamble
Ohio Stakes
Weir No
Huntsman Extension
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