Preservation of historic newspapers from Louise Holms collection
Louise Holms of Sidney preserves copies dating from 1837 covering great and sad moments in U.S. history. She offered the collection to the Cheyenne County Historical Association for display if a public reading method can be found. The newspapers span Springfield to San Francisco and include notable issues and family treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Holms
Sidney
Kennedy
Mrs Holms
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Helms
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Association
Springfield
Mass
San Francisco
Calif
J M Reese
Dubuque
Iowa
The
Youth Companion
Wallace Farmer
Chicago Tribune
Haymarket
Christian Advocate and Journal
Frank
Pynchon
William Pynchon
Hawthorne
F W Pynchon
City
Market prices sinking as wheat growers hold 1974 crops
Wheat prices slide from $4.60 to about $3.45 a bushel as growers in Cheyenne County withhold grain awaiting higher bids. Elevator managers report weak demand, a buyers market, and a nationwide surplus, with prospects tied to exports, storage capacity, and government crop reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Don Hoffman
Farmers Coop Grain Co
Sidney
Hoffman
Coop
Bruce Juelfs
Juelfs Grain Corn
Damand
Juelfs
United States
Juells
Larry Miller
Dalton Coop Elevator
Miller
Marion Swick
Calton Grain Co
Swick
Colton
Colder Weather Sets In Across Nebraska
Cold Arctic air moves from southern Canada toward Nebraska with a warming lull brief. Forecasters predict mostly fair skies Friday with highs in the 40s west and 30s east, followed by sharp drops to teens and possible light snow or flurries Saturday.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Canada
Mercury
Cattlemen set Feb 17 deadline to reopen plant
An informal steering committee of nine cattle feeders fixed February 17 as the deadline to raise about 250000 cattle and $300 per member to pursue buying the American Beef Packers plant in Fort Morgan. They estimated a $55 million price and cited the Packers and Stockyards Act as a potential obstacle while a bankruptcy judge in Omaha weighs the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Morgan
Colo
American Beef Packers
Omaha
State Packers and Stockyards Act
State Packers and Stockyards Commission
Bill to require packer bonds for livestock purchases
Lincoln Nebraska AP Agriculture Committee introduces a bill to guarantee producers against bad checks. The measure would require packers to hold bonds covering livestock purchases for at least five business days.
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Lincoln
Neh
Agriculture Committee
Tha
Plans to re open Fort Morgan plant explained at Tuesday meeting
Details of the Fort Morgan plant reopening will be explained at 8 pm Tuesday in the Wheatbelt Public Power District boardroom. Sid ney Angone, who finishes cattle for slaughter, outlined the plans and invites future attendees to join the discussion.
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Fort Morgan
Wheatbelt
Angone
Prpanisers
Wheat faces critical soil moisture window ahead
Cheyenne County Extension Agent Ken Sakurada warns that drought conditions push wheat into a critical six week period for growth. With January moisture sparse 22 hundredths of an inch at the High Plains Lab and temperatures swinging, planners expect flowering and grain development to hinge on soil moisture, from boot stage to late spring.
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Cheyenne County
Ken Sakurada
Sakurada
High Plains Agricultural Lab
Sidney
Price manipulation draws grower anger
The Box Butte County Wheat Growers Association accuses President Ford and four cabinet members of attempting to fix wheat prices and restrain exports. They urge investigations by the Justice Department Congress and the FTC as wheat prices fall and supply factors are disrupted.
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Hemingford
Box Butte County Wheat Growers Association
Ford
Virginia Smith
Justice Department
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Vic Haas
Association
Cheyenne County Historical Association considers by law changes
The Cheyenne County Historical Association plans a March 3 special meeting to vote on by law changes. Proposals include two year terms for officers and directors with staggered elections and a 14 day paid membership requirement to vote at meetings.
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Cheyenne County Historical Association
Robert Zuhlke
Inclunea
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William Jennings Bryan
Yeats
Che
Roosevelt Dean E T Wanneer
Dennie
Journal Extra
Truman
Evening Bee Nation
Harding Coolidge
EXTRA
Nebraska State Journal
Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
Omaha Bee
Llese Ay Meottintetis Neves
Daly Times
Che Sidney
Gubistian -Advogte and
Mrs. Helms
Marion
Colton Grain Co
Bill
Ney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!