Gas Line Keeps North Platte Valley Supplying Heat During Deep Freeze
North Central Gas reports the Huntsman Field to North Platte Valley line is delivering two to three million cubic feet of gas daily to augment Wyoming supplies. Normal service is maintained as sub-zero nights continue, with Sidney producing about 400 thousand to 600 thousand cubic feet daily. The Ohio Oil plant in Sidney dehydrates gas before transmission. future expansion may increase demand for local customers. The Kansas Nebraska Gas Co plans a Deuel County to Ogallala line to connect with its western route.
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North Platte Valley
Wyoming
W. A. Houston
Nebraska
Houston
Scottsbluff
Oshkosh-Lewellen
Huntsman
Sidney
North Central
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Deuel County
Ogallala
Kansas
Cheyenne County
East Gurley
Wildcat Beyer
British-American Oil Producing Co
Crantz No. 1
Banner County
Scotts Bluff
T. D. Lovercheck
The
Telegraph
Page
Annual Boys and Girls Government in Cheyenne County
Young high school juniors from across the county will visit the Cheyenne County courthouse to participate in the annual Cheyenne County Boys and Girls Government sponsored by the American Legion. The day includes talks by county officials, a mock trial, a luncheon with Judge John Kuns as speaker, and visits to elected offices to observe real operations.
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Cheyenne County
American Legion
Sidney
American Legion Auxiliary
John Kuns
Kimball
Farm Group To Meet February 7
Farmers from Cheyenne Kimball and Banner counties will attend the Sidney Kimball National Farm Loan Association annual meeting in Sidney on Wednesday February 7. The event starts with a noon dinner at City Auditorium basement rooms hosted by Epis copal Church volunteers. Robert E Cape will chair the meeting. One director is to be elected for a three year term. Wm D Harte will report the credit cooperative's annual results. Fay C Hill, director of the Federal Land Bank, will speak. Door prizes and entertainment are planned.
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Cheyenne, Kimball
Banner @M
Sidney-Kimball National Farm Loan Association
Sidney
City Auditorium
The
Episcopal Church
Robert E. Cape of
Dalton
Wm. D. Harte
Credit Cooperative
Jaycees Chart Busy Program for 1951 Sidney
The Junior Chamber of Commerce board outlines a busy 1951 plan including a pancake feed swimming carnival Bosses Night Young Man of the Year Band Night kite flying contest street market improvements and Americanism Week. The group aims to address needs not covered by other clubs and to boost band interest and recognition.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Pool
Sidney
Jaycee
Jaycees
Dix Man Injured In Sunday Accident Near Potter
A Dix man identified as Robert Miller was injured when his 1950 Studebaker skidded and rolled in a borrow pit four miles west of Potter at 5 15 Sunday morning. He, driving north on a country road about 150 feet south of Highway 30, was treated at Kimball Hospital for a back injury and was expected to be released soon.
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Dix
Potter
Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol
Robert Miller
Studebaker
Miller
Borrow Pit
Kimball Hospital
Robbery Attempt Charges On File At Gurley Pool Hall
Three men Reuben Berry James H Mitchell and Elda Stone were jailed in Cheyenne County on charges of entering a pool hall with intent to rob at Gurley Saturday night Sheriff Schulz said they flashed guns to threaten the crowd after a game of pool and beer prior to their arrest near the Gurley dance hall Com plaints will be filed by County Attorney Jack Knicely The accused are from Bridgeport Sioux Ordnance Depot and Sidney respectively.
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Cheyenne County
Gabriel
Gurley
W. W. Schulz
Reuben Berry
Bridgeport
James H. Mitchell
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Elda Stone
Sidney
Jack Knicely
Schulz
Sheriff Schulz
Farm Units Show Drop Across Panhandle Counties
Cheyenne County lost thirteen farms from 1945 to 1950 amid a statewide trend of 4501 farms abandoned or absorbed into larger units. Ground remains in production in Cheyenne County, with no acreage retired. The Panhandle tally for the eleven counties follows this shift.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Club Council Meets Today in Sidney Nebraska
The Cheyenne County Extension Club council holds its first 1951 meeting this Friday at 1 30 P M in the City Auditorium basement. Committees and plans for the year will be approved and discussed alongside the upcoming Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture meeting. Officers include Mrs Stewart Brown Sidney chairman Mrs Arnold Sunderman Sidney vice chairman Mrs Arnold Draper Gurley secretary Mrs Walter Johnson Sidney and Mrs William R George Sidney with other group chairmen and presidents of local extension clubs.
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Cheyenne County Extension Club Council
Nebraska
Extension
Stewart Brown
Sidney
Arnold Sunderman
Arnold Draper
Gurley
Walter Johnson
William R. George
Paul Aude
Ludwig Schroeder
Dalton
World Prayer Day Set for February 9 at Light Memorial
The Sid ney Council of Churchwomen announces the annual World Day of Prayer program will be held at 2 o clock Friday afternoon February 9 at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church according to council president Mrs William P Farragher.
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Sidney Council of Churchwomen
Presbyterian Church
Wm. P. Farragher
Tree and shrub allotment offered by Cheyenne County soil district
Farmers may obtain trees and shrubs for windbreaks and landscaping from the Cheyenne County Soil Conservation district if they are cooperators or applicants. Varieties include Tartarian honeysuckle plum lilac Gilden currant Nanking cherry Multiflora rose cedar Chinese elm American elm Honey locust hackberry Russian olive cottonwood. A tree planting machine will be rented for five cents per planted tree with a $10 minimum and $10 down payment required. district supplies planter tractor operator and trees. Interested farmers should contact county conservationist Lee Girardot and visit the soil district office in the post office basement to arrange orders and planter use.
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Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District
Lee Girardot
Cheyenne
Mr. Girardot
Girardot
County Soil District
Board of Supervisors
Cheyenne County
Soil District
Wheat Carryover In Nebraska Rises From 1950 Levels
Nebraska January 1 wheat stocks totaled 59.59 million bushels, up 21.54 million from 1950, with farm stocks at 33.92 million. Rye and farm holdings increased, while nationwide wheat storage reached 998 million bushels, second only to 1942. Corn stocks stood at 280.53 million bushels.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Ore Statistics
Tulsa
Polio Drive Near Finale in Our County
The 1951 March of Dimes drive closes this week in our county and will be tabulated by local volunteers. Donations remain welcome at campaign headquarters as the need is great and the county aims for a record year to support patient care and Foundation efforts.
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National Foundation For
National Foundation
Length of Senate Session Uncertain, Legislators Say
Nebraska lawmakers debate how long the 1951 unicameral session will last with projections ranging from early May to late May. Senators Carmody Pizer Hoyt Fremont discuss adjournment dates, while bills introduced rise from 352 to 546 by day 20, signaling ongoing busy huddle and calls to start at 9 a.m.
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Senate
Nebraska
Arthur Carmody
Trenton
Harry Pizer
North Platte
Ed Hoyt
McCook
Earl Lee Fremont
Hoyt
Carmody
Foy No 1 well near Dalton starts pumping oil mud
Foy No 1, about a mile northwest of Dalton, began pumping at seven on Wednesday night, amid oil mud and water as crews cleaned the well. A 24 hour check will estimate potential while subzero weather threatens freezing. if successful, drilling may shift to the county’s northern oil fields with Sinclair already drilling nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foy No. 1
Dalton
Sinclair Oil Co
Beet Growers to be Honored in Scottsbluff Dinner
Top sugar beet growers in the Gering Scottsbluff factory districts will be recognized at a dinner next Monday in Scottsbluff. M S Clement, the factory manager, reports the event. Local leaders include LeRoy Schmitt for Sidney, George Coulter Jr. for Potter, Robert Garrard and Joe Eick for Kimball, and Keneth Booth with the Pine Bluffs yield.
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Gering- Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff
M. S. Clement
Scottsbluff-Gering
Lodgepole Valley
LeRoy Schmitt
Sidney Station
George Coulter Jr
Robert Garrard
Joe Eick
Kimball
Keneth Booth
Pine Bluffs
Banquet Tickets On Sale For Western Nebraska Agriculture Meet
Tickets for the WNOA banquet are on sale at the county extension office or via extension club presidents. The meal will be served at 6 30 PM at St Patrick's Youth Center on Thursday February 8, with reservations due by Monday February 5.
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St. Patrick's
Ag Session Slated For February 8
Third in a series of western Organized Agriculture meetings will be held at the Sidney auditorium next Thursday. Dr Ruth Levterton of the University of Nebraska will speak at 6 30 p m on the Far East after a year in Asiatic countries as a teacher and nutrition adviser. Exhibits include hay fever weeds crafts wheat from Cheyenne county a brucellosis exhibit soil conservation grain drying wiring devices and sewage disposal. Session opens at 9 45 a m with a coffee hour. Clyde Johnson of Sidney vice chairman
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Sidney Auditorium
Far East
Ruth Levterton
University of Nebraska
Levterton
Chage
Frigid Nebraska sets records as relief forecast
Western Nebraska endures sub zero siege with Sidney hitting 26 below. Temperatures near zero and 15 to 20 above in Scottsbluff frame a prolonged cold spell. Cars stall, batteries fail, and trucks struggle to move as police warn to stay off roads. Eastward derailment slows rail traffic while rail crews keep locomotives alive amid brutal winter conditions across the nation.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Izore
Town
Canada
Weather Bureau
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
E. H. Shumway
U. P. Streamliner No. 103
Sol Willis
Highway Patrol
Laramie
Wyo
South Carolina
New England
Nebraska Agricultural Meeting Highlights 50s Focus And Flower Arrangements
The Organized Agriculture committee presides at a 10 45 general meeting with music by the Sidney high school band. Speakers include Mrs H G Bogert on Cancer Your Problem and Mine and Dr C Clyde Mitchell on Agriculture Boom or Bust in the Fifties at 1 30 after more songs by glee clubs. Thomas B Carter presides. A L Nelson talks on General Dryland Agriculture at 3 00 with Joe Steele introducing him. Wayne C Whitney presents a flower arrangement lecture for women. Scottsbluff 4-H girls demonstr ate. Harold Bond toasts at the fun feed followed by Dr Leverton speech and recreation period.
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Organized Agriculture Committee
Sidney High’ School
H. G. Bogert
American ‘Cancer Society
C. Clyde Mitchell
University of Nebraska Agricultural Economics Department
Thomas B. Carter
A. L. Nelson
Archer Field
Cheyenne
Wyo
Joe Steele
Kimball
Nelson
Wayne C. Whitney
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Harold Bond
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Cheyenne County Gas Supply
North Central Gas Co
Legion Posts
Judge Kuns
Joan Mahaffey
Jeanne Livingston
Larry Tobler
Donna Wilson
Sharon Daniels
Glenna Smith
Arlina Harte
Lucille Kampbell
Patty Stewart
Beverly Wasser
Charles Bagby
Bonita Hazlitt
Bill Welch
Patty Bright
ST. Patrick’s Academy
Carol Brogan
Leona Vath
Bernard Anderjaska
Betty Earl
Joan Kirwin
Kathleen Walsh
Syril Henke
Marian Portz
Robert Rayl
Alyce Lauderbaugh
Alodgepole High School
Viola
Payne
Charlee Boehmer
Jerry, Meyer
Melvin Sitk
Norma Oliverius
Lila Ammerman
Juce Lindley
Barbara Jaass
Tom Fitz
Catherine ‘DeBrunnér
Budenz
Ale
Erlewine
David Fiegenschuh
Jean Stines
Marie Jessop
Norma:Buhrdorf
Merlin Mads
Luella Harmsen
Patsy Dindinger
Billie‘Jean Benish
Kenneth Willoughby
Lloyd Juelfs
Delores Rosenthal
Larry Schriener
Jerry Larson
Lorenzo High School
Marilee Hammond
Nadine Nelson
Audrey Schilz
Ivan Walker
Karl Madden
Jimmie Phelps
Kenneth Mosel
Leila Mosel
Ada Olson
Eddie Round
Shirley Walker
Robert Hawkins
Jerry Madden
Virgil Borcher
Sunol
Florine Bauer
Lucille Lye
Bennie Barnhart
Douglas Caldwell
Don Hunt
Duane Namath
Bob Zalesky
Shirley Irwin
Fay cC. Hill
Land Bank
Gurley Pool Hall
Banner
Oe Box Butte
Club
Soil Conservation District
WNOA
U.S
Ruth Leverton
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