Farmers Begin Signups for 1968 Grain Programs
Signups for the 1968 wheat and feed grain programs run from February 5 to March 15 at the ASC office in Sidney Cheyenne County. ASC manager Lawrence Thompson says about 98 percent of farmers are expected to participate with help available at the Sidney office. Advances may reach 50 percent of diversion payments for corn and grain sorghums, with specific rates and small farm provisions detailed, and office hours 8 to 12 and 1 to 5, Monday through Friday.
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Lawrence Thompson
ASC
Cheyenne County
Thompson
Sidney
Alvarado Road
Orville Freeman
Wheat growers urged to sign up for 1968 program
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Assn urges farmers to enroll in the 1968 wheat program for 100 percent parity on domestic consumption. Certificates assure fixed income despite weather or disease. NAWG favors advance payments but USDA reportedly objects to extra costs.
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Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Assn
Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association
Cheyenne County
Wichita
Kansas
National Association of Wheat Growers
USDA
NAWG
P. L. 480 Exports Boost Authorized Purchases in Six Weeks
Under the Food for Freedom Law P. L. 480 authorizations for almost 2.4 million short tons of American farm products were issued from December 1 to mid January. Grain totals reach 72,421,080 bushels with specific splits among hard red winter, soft red winter, white, and durum wheats plus yellow grain sorghum and yellow corn. Bulgur and wheat flour also authorized, as well as 2,453,720 hundredweights of milled rice. Delivery extends through June 30 and private US traders will obtain all grain from free stocks.
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Asc
Bulgur
Sidney Industry Sees Sales Upturn In 1968
Sidney Safe-Play Mfg. Co forecasts busier times as General Manager Tom Barnes attends the National Sporting Goods Association meeting in Chicago. He will speak to the general session and meet buyers, distributors, and potential customers including Ever-Last, City Products, Gambles, TGY Stores, and Canadian Distributors Association, with a possible rise in orders from NSGA membership.
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Mfg. Co
Tom Barnes
Barnes
Chicago
National Sporting Goods Association
NSGA
Safe-Play
Mr. Barnes
International Trade and Brokerage Company
Gibson Stores
City Products
Gambles
Tempo
TGY Stores
Canadian Distributors Association of Toronto
Canada
Ever-Last
Hested
Lee’s
Newberry
United States
Washington
Safe- Play
G. Marvin Shutt
Safe-Play Board
C.J. Cornelius, Jr
J. H. McNish
Lowry Lindell
Ed Bauman
Frank Mattoon
National Sporting Goods Assn
Safe-Play Mfg. Co
Safe-Play introduces Sportsman 100 slingshot with free replacement
Safe-Play Mfg Co of Sidney unveils the 1968 Safe-Play Sportsman 100 slingshot. The catalog item promises a new unit at no charge if the yoke breaks, showcasing modern refinements while preserving the classic slingshot concept.
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Safe-Play Mfg. Co
Sidney
Safe-Play
January Thaw Ruins US Route 30 Pavement Near Dix Junction
A January thaw caused major pavement breakup on US Route 30 near Dix junction in Kimball County leading to a serious accident and several minor ones. Earl D. Schultz of Sidney was injured when his 1957 panel wagon overturned. Brown witnessed the Schultz crash and earlier wrecked a Rowan Controller Co car. Crews repaired the damage but more breakups followed as soil under the surface weakened by thawing caused repeated blowouts and road failures.
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Nebraska
Dix
Robert Mason
Sidney
Larry Brower
Kimball
Mason
Western Nebraska
Frost
Dix Junction
Kimball County
Earl D. Schultz
Kimball Hospital
Rowan Controller Co
New Jersey
W. C. Qandy Brown
Dam
Italy
Brown
Schultz
Highway Department
Jet Drive Slated Monday by Chamber of Commerce
The Sidney Chamber plans a 10 percent membership drive on Monday with two teams contacting 400 people and businesses. The race styled effort, led by Paul O Hara and team captains Orville Filsinger and Bert Young, starts at 7 30 a m with a breakfast at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel and ends with a tally at the Fort Sidney. A county drive is also planned with Stan Larabee heading dues structure work for a board meeting February 13 at Lodgepole.
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Chamber of Commerce
Drive
Paul O’hara
Northwestern Bell
Orville Filsinger
Bert Young
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Fort Sidney
O’hara
Ed Cole
Stan Larabee
Lodgepole
Three in One: License Tax and Vote Registration Pace Slows
Cheyenne County reports slow pace on the three in one bargain at the court house. Residents can pay car taxes buy plates register to vote and pay property taxes in one visit. March 1 is the reporting deadline penalty 50 percent. County says 2846 registered to vote 1600 Sidney residents with 4500 eligible estimates.
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Cheyenne County Court House
Court House
Ed Swanson
Washington
Sidney
Ralph Englert
Nebraska
Dalton
Gurley
Potter
Lodge Pole
Sunol
Lorenzo
Sidney Junior High Ninth Grade Band to Perform Winter Concert
The 57 member ninth grade band under Mike McDowell performs Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Sidney High auditorium. The program includes Thrills A Plenty, Chanson Triste, Born Free and more. Band members span flutes to percussion, showcasing future Sidney High School musicians.
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Sidney Junior High School
Mike McDowell
Sidney High School
Cameo
Buffalo Feed Set Tuesday At Legion Rooms
The American Legion and VFW Posts host a buffalo feed Tuesday at six o clock in the Legion rooms. The event is for all members and invited guests. The buffalo, a dry cow, was obtained from the Wildcat Hills reserve through the Nebraska Game Commission.
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American Legion
VFW
Legion Rooms
Wildcat Hills
Nebraska Game Commission
Gurley Board Boosts Teacher Base Pay to 6000
Gurley School Board approved raising the base salary for faculty to 6000 at a Wednesday meeting. The district had set 5600 last year and plans to offer contracts with a March deadline. Sept. Frank Madison will return for a second year as superintendent.
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Gurley
Gurley Board of Education
Pola
Gurley Board
Cheyenne County
Two New Wells Completed In Colorado And Nebraska
A Weld County Colorado well drilled by Bill Garber and B-W Drilling Co. the No. 1 Schroeder starts with 75 barrels daily. In Cheyenne County Sutton Field the No. 1 Pantenburg, completed by Okmar Oil Co, yields 36 barrels of oil and 86 barrels of water per day.
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Weld County
Colo
Bill Garber
Sidney
B-W Drilling Co
Schroeder
Nebraska Line
Cheyenne County
Sutton Field
Pantenburg
Okmar Oil Co
Petroleum Information
Panhandle Partly Cloudy Weekend Forecast
Panhandle region sees partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with westerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Lows 20 to 30 tonight highs 40 to 50 Saturday. Precipitation chances under five percent. Five day outlook shows temperatures about ten degrees above average with highs near 50 lows in the 20s and little precipitation expected.
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Panhandle
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U.S
Dick Larsen
Sharon Willis
Anita Countryman
Bob Buecker
Suzanne Talich
Carol Cutwright
Yalaunda Kurz
Cindy Jackson
Debbie Ehrman
Charles Schoenholz
Debbie Earnhart
Susan Saab
Linda Thompson
Karen Oliverius
Larry Cox
Julie Bruce
Sandra Countryman
Melanie McKinley
Judy Meyer
Darrel Muehling
Cheryl Gordon
Beth Hiett
Chris Jeppesen
Ron Lurber
Roger McConnell
Bill Luben
David Muehling
Pam French
Lenn Dishman
Rex Skarka
Brent Abrams
John Zack
Richard Ross
Jerry Spiker
Jim Thompson
Randy McDowell
David Mowry
Mike Manley
Curt Heintz
Randy van Cleave
Craig Wilson
Bruce Plantz
Monte Trobough
Valerie Miller
Linda Draper
Callae Curless
Candi Musil
Barbara Wolf
Gayle Gass
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