Farmers Union Seeks Voice in New Ag Program
Logan County Farmers Union president Deimar Larson led 260 farmers to Washington to press for a coalition farm bill. The group urged quick action on a broad reform package, retention of parity, targeted commodity support, and steps to lower interest rates while pushing a strengthened food stamp program and other farm policy changes.
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The
Farmers Union
House
Senate
Farmers Union Beieves
Congress
Edwin Christianson
National Organization
Minnesota Farmers Union
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
E. F. Behrens
Carl Farrington
ASCS
Andrew Mair
Joseph Haspray
Farmers Home Administration
Jon Greeneisen
Farm Credit Administration
U. S. State Department
Irwin Hedges
Food For Peace Program
Alfred Reisman
Bureau of Economic Affairs
Washington
Reuben L. Johnson
Panhandle projects to start by July under WMCC plan
Federally backed conservation and development projects for the 11 county Panhandle RC and D program could be ready to begin by July. WMCC members hear urgent calls for regional cooperation and possible funding options as new officers are named and a five person committee is formed to study a full time director position.
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Panhandle
WMCC
Rc&d
Vernon Rockey
Crawford
Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Alliance
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County
Moss
Nebraska
America
W. Bert Cochran
Chadron
Glenn Messenger
Gordon
Oldest Cheyenne County resident Kathryn Nelck dies at 91
Kathryn Shelly Nelck, a Cheyenne County resident since 1897, died at Memorial Rest Home in Gurley. Born May 29, 1878 near Kearney, she and her husband William Nelck farmed near Gurley. Funeral services set for Monday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials to Gurley Rescue Unit. She leaves nieces and nephews.
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Cheyenne County
Kathryn Nelck
Memorial Rest Home
Pioneer Rest Home
Dalton
Sidney
Neick
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Harold Massie
United Methodist Church of
Gurley
Greenwood Cemetery
Kathryn Shelly
Kearney
Eli
Josephine Myers Shelly
William Nelck
Bloomington
Neb
Requiem Mass Set For Father Fullam Saturday
The Rev. James Fullam longtime St Marys Dalton priest who died last month in Ireland will be honored at a Requiem Mass at 9 a m Saturday in St Marys Catholic Church He served 40 years in the Grand Island diocese including Bridgeport Bayard and Spalding before moving to Dalton
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St. Mary's Church
Dalton
James Fullam
Ireland
Cletus Semper
Father Fullam
St. Mary's Catholic Church
British Isles
Grand Island
Bridgeport
Bayard
Spalding
Election workshop stresses easy registration and voting
Deputy Secretary of State Allen Beermann told Kimball Cheyenne Devel and Mor rill county officials that joint elections this year will be streamlined by combining school county and urban voting. He described simple filing for office rules and noted incumbents must file by March 3 if seeking another term. He highlighted printable sample ballots and quick voting at machines with credentials for nonpartisan ballots.
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Cheyenne
Kimball
Devel
Morrill
Allen Beermann
Beermann
Nebraska
Supreme Court
District Court
Board of Regents
Board of Trustees For
State Colleges
State Board of Education
Commission On
Justice of the Peace
Mr. Beermann
Sidney High
Bridgeport to Sell Oil Rights Near Oregon Trail Cemetery
Bridgeport plans to lease oil gas and mineral rights on land NW1/4 NE1/4 Section 36 T20N R51 adjacent to Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery. Sale set for 2:00 p.m. Monday Feb 16 in City Clerk's office.
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Bridgeport
Oregon Trail Memorial
Farm Bureau Field Man Visits Cheyenne County Board
Earl Gilbert of McCook spoke at Cheyenne County Farm Bureau meeting about the current membership campaign and other projects of the organization.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Earl Gilbert
McCook
Reseal Loan Extensions Into Effect This Year
The Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service announced reseal loan extensions for 1969 crop wheat stored on farms or commercially. Older crops from 1964 to 1966 will drop from extension after 1970, with varying maturity dates by state. USDA also outlined its 1970 marketing year wheat sales policy with a base loan rate plus markup and carrying charges.
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Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service Office
U. S. Department of Agriculture
CCC
Idaho
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Commodity Credit Corporation
USDA
Wheatbelt expands irrigation to Garden County near Oshkosh
Antelope Valley northeast of Oshkosh becomes the site of a new irrigation project as Wheatbelt Public Power District hires Hamlin Electric to rephase lines. Seven miles of three phase lines are under construction to serve irrigation wells, with potential expansion to other county areas as interest grows and land value may rise.
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Oshkosh
Garden County
Antelope Valley
Garden County News
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Hamlin Electric
Raymond Pike
Wheatbelt
Nebraska
Antelope Valley Area
Lake McConaughy
Lewellen
Mnes
Erb
New Wells Timely In Oil Patch
Promising wells boost Nebraska oil hopes in 1970 with three new fields near Bridgeport Morrill County and two Kimball County producers. No. 1 Southard by Braden Gear shows ten barrels per hour. No. 21 Houtby Unit in Sage Oil Co and No. 1 Reader NE SE 7-14-54 flow over 32 barrels in two hours. Additional activity includes Cedar Valley No. 1 Groskopf, Exeter Drilling No. 1 Lapascotes near Bridgeport, and Braden Gear No. 1 Fless ner wildcat near Cook Field Cheyenne County.
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Nebraska
Bridgeport
Morrill County
Kimball County
Dix
Southard
C. W. Hughes
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Nebraska Oil and Conservation Commission
Houtby
Houtby Field
Sage Oil Co
Sage
Scotts Bluff County
Chain Oil Co., Inc
Red Feather Petroleum Corp
Cedar Valley
Morrill County, Chain Oil Co., Inc
Robert E. Thorpe
Exeter Drilling Co
CSWNE
Cheyenne County, Stonehenge Oil Co., Inc
Braden
NWSW
Cook Field
Hruska to Speak at Lincoln Day Luncheon in Sidney
Senator Roman L. Hruska will headline a Lincoln Day luncheon in Sidney on February 12 at 12 noon at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Tickets cost 5 dollars. availability from Frank Mattoon or Jerry Dykman at the American National Bank.
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Roman L. Hruska
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Frank Mattoon
Cheyenne County
Republican
Jerry Dykman
American National Bank
Panhandle Weather Forecast Sees Mild, Partly Cloudy Days
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Highs 45 to 55, lows 15 to 25. Precipitation chances near zero. Five day outlook shows temperatures Saturday through Wednesday averaging a few degrees above normal.
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Panhandle
Food stamp program outlined by Cheyenne County director
Virgil Knackstedt announces start of food stamp sales in Cheyenne County at the Sidney welfare office on Wednesday March 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments for certification begin February 16 for non welfare applicants, with welfare cases handled without appointments.
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Cheyenne County
Virgil Knackstedt
Welfare Department
Welfare Office
Vo-Tech
Cheyenne County Welfare Office
Merle Rudebusch
Sidney
Knackstedt
Land Bank Assn to Hear State Official February 9
More than 250 farmers and ranchers are expected at the Sidney Federal Land Bank Association annual stockholders meeting. Jim Ludeman of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha will be the featured speaker. The event includes a progress report, director elections, and a noon dinner at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Registration opens 11:45 a.m. and the business session starts 1:30 p.m. Chairman Oren V. Clary leads the meeting with directors Engstrom, Block, Musil, and Nelson. The association provides long-term loans to farmers in Cheyenne, Banner, Garden, Kimball and Morrill counties and is wholly owned by its borrower-members.
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Sidney Federal Land Bank Association
Charles G. Sutton
Jim Ludeman
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Sutton
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Ogallala votes against mayor council government
Voters approve keeping the city manager system by a 562 to 261 margin. Ogallala has operated under a city manager form since 1964. Opposition to the manager system tied to zoning code concerns.
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Ogallala
FBI Agent To Speak At Senior High School
Robert D. Kinsey special agent FBI who covers Nebraska Panhandle will present a program at Senior High School at 3 pm Wednesday February 11. He will discuss the FBI general background purposes jurisdiction and positions with qualifications. A film will be shown. The program was arranged by the Future Business Leaders of America and is open to students parents and the public.
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Robert D. Kinsey
FBI
Panhandle
Nebraska
Future Business Leaders of America
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Methodist Church
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