Ohio Oil to Add Offices in Sidney District Building
Ohio Oil Co plans to add twelve offices to the Sidney district office building. R E McMillen district manager said the Cleveland architectural firm that designed the building is handling plans. Work may start within six weeks with possible delays if steel deliveries are slow. The warehouse on the south end will be converted to two floors of offices. Sidney district covers Nebraska portions of Colorado and South Dakota as part of Ohio's Casper division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
R.E. McMillen
Cleveland
McMillen
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
Ohio
Casper
Six Petitions Filed for Sidney City Council Race
Six nominating petitions are in for Sidney's city council race with two more still circulating. City Clerk Gordon Tobin lists Dean Wilson Bob Clark Edward Bauman Mrs Lois Ham Rudy Munderloh and Ferris Preble as filed. Bond and Maddox have not yet submitted petitions with Sunday the deadline for receipt.
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Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Dean Wilson
Bob Clark
Edard Bauman
Lois Ham
Rudy Munderloh
Ferris Preble
Dick Maddox
Harold Bond
Bond
Arlo Jones
Tobin
Texas Firm Buys Empire Drilling in Denver Basin deal
Empire Drilling Co of Denver sells its controlling interest to Texas Adams Oil Co Inc. for an estimated 6 million in assets. The leases span 25 000 acres with 22 producing wells and 30 offset locations producing 900 barrels daily, expected to rise to 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Drilling Co
Denver
Denver-Julesburg
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas-Adams Oil Co., Inc
Edward L. May
Empire
Texas-Adams
Dismissal of $7030.40 judgment suit filed in Rex Petroleum case
District court records indicate the dismissal of a $7030.40 judgment suit brought by W. T. Ellis against Rex Petroleum Co. proceedings show the case being dismissed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Ellis
Rex Petroleum Co
Enrollment Open for Sheep Shearing Schools in Nebraska
Enrollment remains open for two annual Sheep Shearing schools announced by W. W. Derrick of the University of Nebraska extension animal husbandman. Attendees may join the sessions at the Marshall Ross Sheep Yards in Gibbon on February 22 and 23 or at the Vernon Linn Farm near Kimball on February 24 and 25 by sending name address and a 2 registration fee to W. W. Derrick in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
W. W. Derrick
University of Nebraska Extension
Marshall Ross
Gibbon
Vernon Linn
Kimball
College of Agriculture
Wool Growers Reminded On 62 Cent Incentive Program
Sixty four Cheyenne County wool growers with unshorn lambs owned for 30 days since April 1 1955 may receive payments under the federal wool incentive program. Growers must keep bills of sale and present them to the ASC office. The incentive is 62 cents per pound grease basis and payments align to lifting the national average price received by wool growers for shorn wool to 62 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
ASC
Youth Charged In Cheyenne Wire Theft Case
Alfred Banks a 19 year old from Sidney faces grand larceny charges after allegedly burning insulation from two rolls of copper wire at the Municipal Power Plant and selling the metal for junk. The value was about 150 dollars with a 66 dollar payout. Banks denied farm theft links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Alfred Banks
Sidney
Banks
Bill Shhulz
Schulz
Leo Wolf
Murrell Crosby
Potter Sewer Plan Near Realization
Potter's proposed sanitary sewer system moves forward as the village board weighs protest thresholds. Mayor Charles Slama says if less than 51 percent of affected owners protest on Monday, bids will be invited. engineer Ed Grupe cites a $64,700 cost estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Charles Slama
Slama
Gurley Pioneer Jennie Folkerts Dies After Brief Illness
Jennie Folkerts 97 longtime Weyerts community resident near Gurley died Wednesday night at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Dalton after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. in The Craig Mortuary Sidney and 2 p.m. at Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. E G Ihrig officiating. Burial in Weyerts Cemetery with pallbearers named. Donations to Weyerts church building fund preferred.
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Weyerts
Gurley
Jennie Folkerts
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Dalton
Craig Mortuary
Sidney
Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church
E. G. Ihrig
Weyerts Cemetery
George Hinrichs
Abbe Bruns
Herman Folkerts
Golden
Folkerts
Cheyenne County
Weyerts Lutheran Church
Henry Block
Anna Borges
The
Weyerts Church
Borges
Block
Lodgepole
Theo. Folkerts
Nampa
Idaho
Hughes Elected President of National Wheat Growers
Herbert Hughes of Imperial a longtime Nebraska wheat leader was elected president of the National Wheat Growers Association at Portland Oregon. Nebraskans Led by C H Manny Kreader pressed for a strong stance against delaying parity and urged the USDA to stop delaying action. The 1957 convention chose Colorado Springs as the 1958 meeting site with Omaha favored to host next year.
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Herbert Hughes
Imperial
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
National Wheat Growers Association
Hughes
National Association
Portland
Ore
Nebraska
Colorado Springs
Benson
Cc. H
Manny” Kreader
Dalton
Nebraska Association
USDA
Kreader
Lester Mort
Venango
New National Association
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Mort
Ted Fiedler
Holyoke
Colo
J. Fred Thompson
Omaha
Wheat Country
Thompson
North Platte
USDA Calls For Big Reduction In Corn Planting
The Agriculture Department urged a roughly 25 percent cut in corn acreage for the current year within a large corn belt region. It cites livestock price drops from overproduction and cheap feed as causes and sets a planting cap of 43,280,543 acres across 840 counties in 23 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Agriculture Department
Department
Midwest
mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Sidney Implement To Stage Annual John Deere Day
Sidney Implement To Stage Annual John Deere Day at the store on east Illinois. The all day event begins with a free lunch at 11 a.m. A free movie Time's Choice plays at the Fox Theatre from 1 30 p.m. Farmers and families in the trade area are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Implement, Inc
East
Illinois
Fox Theatre
Walford estate sale nets 133000 plus on 1360 acres
The estate of John Walford, Dalton pioneer, sold Wednesday for a total of 133 352. George Barlow, executor, noted 1360 acres sold with mineral rights averaging 95 per parcel. 13 beneficiaries receive about 10 000 each as the estate value rises above 200 000. Specific buyers include Richard Ernest Dalton Otto Ernest Dalton E R and Lavern Flessner Gurley Steve Hopkins Dalton Allen Stikker Dalton and Dean Schuler Dalton.
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John Walford
Dalton
George Barlow
Richard Ernest
Otto Ernest
E. R
Lavern Flessner
Gurley
Morrill County
Steve Hopkins
Allen Stikker
Dean Schuler
Radar Nabbed 265 Speeders in January across Panhandle
Radar used for nine days in Sidney and Alliance areas and eight around Scottsbluff in January, resulting in 265 speeders nabbed. Eighty one were from Sidney, eighty five from Alliance, and ninety nine from Scottsbluff.
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Panhandle
Sidney
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Scotisbluff
Thaw Predicted After Prolonged Winter Freeze
A strong high pressure mass brings frigid air but a thaw is forecast with temperatures rising above freezing for the first time this week. Sidneys residents endured a string of below zero lows and double digit highs with little snow and light winds easing conditions.
Man Driving 10 MPH Arrested For Speeding
Ruben Sisco a 32 year old from Sidney was arrested after a crash near Tenth Ave and Linden St on icy streets. Police say his car was traveling at ten miles per hour in slick conditions and fined him ten dollars with the penalty suspended. Two other slick street accidents have been investigated.
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Ruben Sisco
Sidney
Sisco
Tenth Ave
Linden St
J. L. Nienhuser
Glenn Greenlee
Anderson Pledges Markings For New Highways In Area
Gov. Victor Anderson will strip two stretches of highways in the region once weather permits. Harold Keith of the Greater Highway Safety Council warned of hazards on Highway No. 30 in Kimball County and on Highway No. 19 from Sidney to Huntsman due to missing center stripes. Keith reports near night accidents on the Kimball road and urges early spring start with interim striping and no pass zones to improve safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Anderson
Highway Department
Harold Keith
Greater Highway Safety Council
Keith
Anderson
Kimball
Governor To Judge Beauty Contest Here
Gov Victor Anderson will fly to Sidney for the Miss Nebraska contest on June 12 and 13 to serve as a judge. He adjusted prior commitments to attend, boosting the event’s prestige as 10 to 15 entries are expected and broader publicity is planned by local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Anderson
Sidney
Dean Wilson
Schaffert Set to Address Three Western Ag Meetings
Final plans are in for three Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture meetings with Harrison at 1 30 p m February 7 Scottsbluff at 9 45 a m February 8 and Chappell at 9 30 a m February 9. Ches ter I Walters Alma Anderson note similar programs including cattle feeding and management, home beautification, women’s accessories, drying grain with forced air and irrigation talks. William T Schaffert of Dunlton will explain the organization at each meeting with Dean W V Lambert on Agriculture in Russia and Dr Frank Court on Creative Living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester I. Walters
Alma Anderson
William T. Schaffert
Dunlton
Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture
W. V. Lambert
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Russia
Frank Court
St. Paul
Mid Winter Institute draws 70 plus registrants in Sidney
More than 70 youths registered by noon for the Nebraska Rural Youth Mid Winter Institute at Sidney City Auditorium with final attendance expected near 125. The program featured registration activities, a chuck wagon dinner, welcome addresses, learnshops, and plans for officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of the
Nebraska Rural Youth
Sidney City Auditorium
Ivan Liljegren
M. R. Sigler
Sidney
Cadets Plan Scottsbluff Visit From Sidney Unit
Local Civil Air Patrol Cadets from Sidney discuss plans made at the airport meeting. Nine members attended with two guests Frances Keenan and Robert Lins ey. The group will depart 4 30 PM Tuesday for Scottsbluff to meet cadets there and hold a Valentine party February 11 at the airport with Richard Gale reelected cadet commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol Cadets Organization
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Frances Keenan
Robert Linsey
Richard Gale
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Department of Comet
U. S. Weater Bureau
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Texas
Empire Drilling
Farm of Linn
Ed Grupe
Joseph W. Martin
Rmass
Eisenhower
Martin
Congress
Union Pacific
Hickory St
Ft. Sidney
Stanley Robinson
Breader
Walford
Wilson
Harrison
Charlie Carlson
Saunders County
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Wheat Belt Public Power District
CAP
Bluffs
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