Nebraska Wheat in 1952 Likely Breaks Yield Record
Nebraska's 1952 winter wheat prospects point to a record crop if conditions hold, with an anticipated 96,747,000 bushels from 4,607,000 seeded acres. Last year's output was 87,714,000 bushels, and the 1946 all-time high was 89,723,000 bushels.
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Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Kansas
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Minnesota
A. E. Anderson
State Federal Agricultural Statistics Division
Former Lodgepole Resident Caroline Burkhart Almschneider Dies
Caroline Burkhart Almschneider 78, longtime Lodgepole resident, died December 12 at her daughter Nora McHenry’s home in Portland Oregon. Born February 10 1873 near Nebraska City Nebraska she married Mathias Ulmschneider in 1892 and lived in St. Paul Nebraska before moving to Billings Montana in 1920. After her husband’s death in 1938 she lived with her son Carl in Lodgepole then moved to Oregon for health reasons four years ago. Survived by daughters Nora McHenry and Mrs Carl Wurtele of Nebraska City. sisters Anna Burkhart Los Angeles and Mrs Ed Schreiner Auburn. brother Nick Burkhart Nebraska City. three grandchildren. Burial at Mount View Cemetery Billings beside her husband.
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Caroline Almschneider
Lodgepole
Nora McHenry
Portland
Ore
Billings
Mont
Mountview Cemetery
Caroline Burkhart
Nebraska City
Nebr
Mathias Ulmschneider
St. Paul
Montana
Carl
Oregon
McHenry
Carl Wurtele
Anna Burkhart
Los Angeles
Calif
Ed Schreiner
Auburn
Nick Burkhart
Methodist Men to Hear Wesleyan Head Carl Bracy
Chancellor Carl C. Bracy of Nebraska Wesleyan University will speak at the Methodist Men's Club meeting on Wednesday night January 2. This will be his second appearance before the club. Dinner will be served at 6 30 by the WSCS ladies.
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Carl . C. Bracy
Nebraska Wesleyan _ _ University
Methodist Men’s Club
WSCS
Telegraph Ad Claims Full Stock On Typing Paper
The Telegraph announces complete stock of typing paper mimeograph paper and typewriter or nitrocarbon. This brief notice emphasizes availability for buyers.
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Telegraph
MacArthur Ouster Tops Editors Poll of 195?
Editors of small town newspapers named the Truman MacArthur clash as the top news story of 195. The Publishers Auxiliary poll lists its top ten and close runners up including Korean cease fire talks Churchill returns to power and Iran nationalizes oil. Other noted items include a Kansas flood and Senate crime committee findings.
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America
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Truman
MacArthur
Churchhill
Iran
West Point
Kansas City
Senate Crime Committee
Internal Revenue Department
Clark
Vatican
Supreme Court
Egypt
Argentina
Congress
la Prensa
William Oatis
McCarthy
State Department
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
RFC
Nevada
Germany
NATO
Robert Vogeler
Reds
Korea
38Th Parallel
Randolph Hearst
Taft
Marciano
Joe Louis
New Jersey
Eisenhower
US Airforce
Globemaster
Busy Sale Schedule Is Booked By Rapp
Emerald Rapp auc tioneer announces a packed late December to early January auction calendar. December 28 marks the Bert Steele Estate sale with subsequent events including Sidney Livestock on December 29, Haxtun Livestock on December 31, Rapp Cash Auction on January 3 in Sidney, Otto Rauss sale January 4 at Potter, Lloyd Crow sale January 8 at Peetz, and Gurley School District No 138 sale January 9 at Gurley.
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Gurley School District No. 138
Sale
Gurley
Faulty Transformer Causes Sidney Blackout
A transformer burned out on Sidney's southwest power circuit Christmas Eve and plunged some homes into darkness for more than three hours. The longer outage was confined to a small area around the transformer in the alley between King and Linden streets and between Fifth and 12th Avenues. The incident caused a brief overload of the circuit and temporary service interruption.
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Sidney
Southwest
King and
Linden Streets
Iifth
12Th Avenues
Nativity Scene Attracting Visitors At Wickards Farm
The Savior Birth nativity display at Ernest Wickard’s farm on Highway 30 west of Lodge Pole draws thousands yearly. Expanded this year with more detail, the display opened December 21 and has drawn visitors day and night, with 500-plus daily attendees and 6000-plus last year. Neighbors aid serving coffee and cookies as the Wickards invite all to visit before New Year’s Day.
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Ernest Wickard
Highway 30
Lodgepole
Wickard
Wickards
Some Corn to Stay In Field in Nebraska Weather
Nebraska's final weekly crop report shows portions of unhusked corn may stay in fields into spring due to cold storms. By mid December 88 percent of corn had been harvested, with 12 percent remaining, especially in central counties and Knox with deep snow. The report notes stock cattle stress, hay moved to Colorado and possible labor shortages next spring.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Knox County
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Wherry Death Tops Nebraska 1951 News Year
Top AP selected stories include Death of Senator Wherry and political repercussions, Kenneth Kitts and gang escapes, Winnebago Sioux City burial denial, Stefan death and successor, Southeast Nebraska floods, Battershaw-Sweet Omaha jailbreak, school land leases controversy, Nebraska football slump, Gov. Val Peterson seeking Butler seat, and the 1951 legislative session.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Senator Wherry
Kenneth Kitts
Winnebago
Sioux City
Karl Stefan
Omaha
University of Nebraska
Val Peterson
Butler
Nation's Food Ample 1951 Crop Output Third Largest In History
The 1951 crop report from the Department of Agriculture shows total production at a historic high, with crops and livestock setting a new record. Corn output fell short of goals despite large reserves, signaling potential livestock adjustments next year unless a bigger corn harvest occurs.
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Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
United States
Agriculture Department
Corn Belt
Agricultural gains exceed average in multiple crops
Crops including cotton and cotton seed, sorghum, grain, cherries, plums and truck crops for fresh markets surpassed averages. Oats, sugar beets, citrus fruits, apples and pears rose by smaller margins, while flax seed, popcorn and sugar cane were near average. Barley, potatoes, and broomcorn also show above average performance.
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Sidney City Auditorium
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