1950 A Year Of Boom For Sidney And Cheyenne County
The 1950 period transformed Sidney from an agricultural railroad city to a booming hub driven by oil and gas, SOD employment, and a two million dollar construction push. Clarence Dorman emerges as a leading figure amid rapid population growth, new industries, and major building projects, while growing pains test the community’s rapid gains. The narrative previews Sidney’s 1950 chronology, starting with January reports on natural gas prospects and a prosperous outlook for both farms and industry.
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Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
American National Bank
A. J. Jorgenson
Ohio Oil Company
Ohio
Union Pacific
Sth
Illinois
American Legion
J. C. Penney
Legion
Fox Theatre
Cheyenne County
Clarence Dorman
Dorman
Gunther, Warren & Gunther
Telegraph
Child Saving Institute
Omaha
Cheyenne County Farmers Hit record $20 Million Production Year
Cheyenne County farmers close 1950 with an estimated twenty million dollars in output led by winter wheat and other crops. Livestock and dairy products add three million, keeping the county as Nebraska's top wheat producer and highlighting growing purebred livestock, dairy efforts, and mineral lease income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Hereford Growers
Lodgepole Valley
Sunnyside
SCS
Nebraska Panhandle
Ehlers to be Honored on 50th Anniversary at Sunol Home
Mr and Mrs C F Ehlers mark fifty years with an New Year’s Day open house from two to five at their Sunol farm home. Their roots lie in Sunol with thirty years of farming, and they have two children four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Mrs. Ehlers
C. F. Ehlers
Sunol
Ehlers
Mr. Ehlers
Lost
Martha Pfeil Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Martha Pfeil 71 died suddenly Tuesday evening at her home 1702 Forrest St. She had lived in Sidney 15 years and was born February 17 1879 in Alexandria Nebraska. Funeral Saturday at two from the Methodist Church with Rev Maurice A Pfeil in charge. Burial in Sidney cemetery. Survivors include eight children and several siblings.
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Martha Pfeil
Forrest St
E. J. Woodman
Kenesaw, Nebr
Anna Vogel
Shelton
Nebr
James Etherton
Montebello
Death Claims Michael Kaus
Michael J. Kaus, 55, longtime Sidney resident and well driller, died Wednesday night in Brush Colorado after illness incurred while visiting Weldona. Born January 24 1895 in St Bernard Nebraska he never married and leaves siblings Joseph H. Kaus Sidney Mrs John F Sullivan Scottsbluff Frank Kaus Pierre S D Mrs Mary Kellam California Henry Kaus Kimberly Idaho Mrs Vera Buettner Fremont Anton A Kaus and Mrs Tom Olin Weldona. Rosary tonight at Gehrig Dugan Funeral Home at eight with Mass Saturday at nine at Catholic Church, burial Sidney Cemetery.
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Michael J. Kaus
Sidney
Brush
Colo
Kaus
Weldona
Brush Hospital
Nebraska
St. Bernard
Platte County
Joseph H. Kaus
John F. Sullivan
Scottsbluff
Frank Kaus
Pierre
S. D
Mary Kellam
California
Henry Kaus
Kimberly Idaho
Vera Buettner
Fremont
Anton A. Kaus
Tom Olin
Gehrig-Dugan
Sidney Cemetery
404 Thousand Asked For Depot's Housing
The Army seeks 404000 dollars to build 100 rental houses at Sioux Ordnance Depot for workers on the military reservation under the Wherry bill. Part of a 320 million dollar budget item sent to the Senate for immediate approval due to the current international war threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Army
Senate
Sidney’s Construction Boom Hinges on War Needs
Construction prospects in Sidney for 1951 depend on war demands with a possible hotel, theater, school, hospital, private housing growth, and Union Pacific subway. Other ventures include industrial tract development, oil pipe lines, and gas field expansion, all pressured by federal emergency controls and SOC personnel expansion.
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Union Pacific Subway
Sidney
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Illlnois
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Nebraska
SOC
Sioux
Telegraph to Miss Tuesday Print Delay After New Year
The Telegraph will not be printed until late Tuesday afternoon due to the New Year holiday. Distribution to newsstands will occur that evening, and all main subscribers will receive papers on Wednesday.
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The
Telegraph
Oil Progress in Cheyenne County After Twenty Months
After twenty months of exploration in Cheyenne County the oil and natural gas picture shows nine proven natural gas wells including six on Huntsman High, one on Sunol High, and two in West Sid Thirty-seven producing oil wells with several probables. Producers span Ginther Warren Ginther Kinney Coastal Oil and L W Young, plus multiple Ohio wells on Huntsman High East Gurley and McLernon High fields. Two probable producers Feldman Elsasser and Olds Foy near Daltom have shown oil but are not pumping. one questionable Benson No 3 on Huntsman High yields high water. Drillers are The Frontier Drilling Co. of Denver with Dorman No 3 set for rework and twenty-nine holes plugged or shut in.
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Cheyenne County
Ohio
Huntsman High
Sunol
West
Sidney
Dorman
Ginther, Warren and Ginther
Kinney Coastal Oil Co
L. W. Young
East Gurley
McLernon High
Frontier Refining Co
Deep Rock Oil Corp
Feldman-Elsasser
Olds Foy
Daltom
Benson No
Potter
Frontier Drilling Co
Denver
Caricatures to Appear in The Telegraph
Caricatures of well known Sidney businessmen will be run in The Telegraph starting soon. They are drawn by Chester Klock, former editorial cartoonist for The Denver Post, who will include brief clues to identify the subjects. Klock recently appeared at the Fox Theatre and operates the Capital Features Syndicate in Denver.
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Sidney Business
Telegraph
Chester Klock
Denver Post
Klock
Fox Theatre
Rocky Mountain
Capital Features Syndicate
Denver
Dorman No 8 Well Shows Strong Flow and Test Results
The Dorman No 8 well is flowing and expected to become a strong producer. Oil is being routed to the Dorman base tanks during ongoing tests. Rework on Dorman No 3 is delayed awaiting materials and equipment per Ralph Warren.
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Ralph Warren
Ohio Oil Co Sees Activity Slow Amid Holidays
Ohio Oil Co reports two new drilling locations in Cheyenne County as activity slows for Christmas and New Year. Weir No 1 and Stueve No 4 rigs move in while Pahl No 2 on Huntsman High is completing on schedule and expected to flow with minimal agitation. Benson No 3 shows heavy water and doubtful commercial viability. Stueve No 3 targets about sixty barrels daily, and Frontier Drilling plans a wildcat on SW 36 17 52. Olds-Foy No 1 remains shut in pending cable tool work with recent interest from Recco Oil Co and C. E. Stout buying into Olds lease.
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Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Weir No. 1
Huntsman High
Frontier Drilling Co
Frontier
Olds-Foy No. 1
Dalton
Recco Oil Co
Los Angeles
C. E. Stout
Denver
Olds Drilling Co
Fire Department extinguishes basement blaze at Wolf residence
The fire department answered a Thursday noon alarm at 1328 16th Avenue. A basement fire was extinguished and heavy smoke filled the building with little other damage reported.
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F. H. Wolf
16Th Avenue
Telegraph Year in Review 1950 Emphasizes Growth
The Telegraph presents a 1950 news review summarizing Sidney region activities and day by day developments. It notes a 25 percent reader growth over the year and forecasts a busier 1951 with ongoing accurate and impartial coverage.
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the Telegraph
New Year’s Eve Celebrations Planned Across Sidney Area
The Fox Theatre offers two New Year’s Eve shows with Two Weeks With Love on Saturday and Break Through on Sunday, plus balloon prizes and a late night dance at the City Auditorium. Local clubs host dances, dinners, and entertainment, with Legion and VFW venues leading the festive events as law enforcement issues warnings against reckless driving and drunken driving to ensure safe welcomes to 1951.
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Fox Theatre
Nebraska
The
Fox
Elmer Haines
American Legion
Jack Fyffe
Gurley
American Legion -Hall
Collegians
Lisco
Jess Gayer
Bob Johnson
American Legion All Peetz
Sidney
VFW Club
Moose Club
Larry Stuart
American Legion Club
Dean Steward
Colorado State College
Greeley
Legion Club
VFW
Sidney Country Club
Denver
Sol Willis
Ed Block to Appear on Farm Facts and Fun Radio
Cheyenne county farmer Ed Block of Lodgepole will join the University of Nebraska Farm Facts and Fun radio program on the Nebraska Wireless Network Saturday. He will discuss drying wheat, share methods to lower moisture, and explain how he harvests earlier than usual. Farm Facts and Fun is nationally known and carried by 17 Midwest stations each Saturday from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Rebroadcasts air Saturday mornings from KOLT Scottsbluff at 6:30 to 7 a.m.
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Ed Block
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Wireless
KOLT
Scottsbluff
Feldman Still Is Baling Oil Near Sidney
Feldman reports the Feldman Elsasser well a mile northwest of Sidney continues baling oil while awaiting tubing and equipment from Texas. The 950 to 1100 foot liquid column grows as baling proceeds, with no water detected. If developed, the site could spur further drilling along Sidney’s north hills and eastward.
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Sidney
Henry Feldman
Telegraph
Feldman
Texas
Mr. Feldman
John Elsasser
Rites Wednesday For Mr Braasch
Funeral services were held at Salem Lutheran Church Gur ney for Henry F Braasch Sr 75 prominent Cheyenne County farmer Rev George Pullmann officiated Interment was in Sidney cemetery The Gehrig Dugan Funeral Home directed Pallbearers Harold Kettler Alfred Seimers Raymond Lessman Harold Lessman Gilbert Sorge Don Everts Braasch born March 19 1875 married Wilhelmine Korthals 1900 Survived by wife four children Hattie Tobsler Arnold Henry and Mrs Martha Segelke two sisters Dora and Minnie Weichel of Cordell Oklahoma
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Salem Lutheran Church
Gurney
Henry F. Braasch
Cheyenne County
George Pullmann
Sidney Cemetery
Gehrig- Dugan Funeral Home
Harold Kettler
Alfred Seimers
Raymond Lessman
Harold Lessman
Gilbert Sorge
Don Everts
Braasch
Fairbury
Nebro
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Doe
Michael Kaus
Colorado
Oil Progress
Dorman No
Pahl
Benson No. 3
Steward
Ira Steward
Mr. Braasch
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