Urban land values set for Cheyenne County districts
Cheyenne County officials in Sidney and surrounding towns plan April 1 notices on property valuations after urban equalization work led by Justin H Haynes Co of Denver. Front foot values for Sidney residential and commercial lots vary from 9.90 to 26.40, with land influence causing some builds to rise or fall in assessed worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Hinton
Gurley
Justin H. Haynes Co
Denver
Cheyenne County
Orville Brandt
Justin Haynes
Lodgepole
Potter
Dalton
Sunol
Lorenzo
Brownson
County Equalization Board
Telegraph
Justin ‘Haynes
Tenth Ave
Illinois, St
13Th
Aves
Jackson
Newton Sts
el Rancho Road
Countrys
Club
Heights
Grabill Park
Burlington Railroad
Union’ Pacific
Valley View
Clarkson
Sidney underpass damage settlement nears final stage
Nebraska city officials report all 13th Ave property owners have accepted federal or city offers. Only a possible appeal by George Backer remains, potentially keeping $28,532 in damages in play with $16,000 each from federal and city if the $3,468 expense is shared.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Sidney
13Th Ave
George Backer
J. H. McNish
Scotts Bluff Eyes Scientific Property Appraisal System
Scotts Bluff and Cheyenne county officials heard Denver firm Justin Haynes Inc explain a new ad valorem appraisal method. Max Arnold and Orville Brandt outlined procedures using inventories land classification urban rural values plus crop yields and aerial photos to ensure equity in tax assessments. Local commissioners from both counties attended along with the special assessment committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Scotts Bluff
Denver
Justin Haynes, Inc
Sidney
Max Arnold
Haynes Ad Valorem Tax Department
Orville Brandt
Nebraska
Arnold
Haynes Company
Cecil Hunt
Sund
George Coulter
Potter
George Fleming
Cheyenne County
Charles Davey
Clark Nichols
Harold Ledingham
Dewey Larson
Walter Cork
Roy Gish
Arch McLean
L. L. Hilliard
Floyd Wisner
Scottsbluff
Wayne Campbell
Lodgepole
Grain Market Wheat Prices From Local Elevators
Grain markets report No. 1 wheat at 1.98 dollars per bushel and No. 2 wheat at 1.97 dollars per bushel from local elevator quotes. The figures reflect current pricing seen by area grain buyers today.
Fr Sidney Days Unit Leaders Are Selected
The 1957 Ft Sidney Days celebration board, composed of Jaycees, names Merle Bobo and Dick Smith as co chairs. Joel Babcock is treasurer, Jerry Matzke secretary, and Lou Schneider coordinator. No dates set at the organizational meeting.
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Ft.,Sidney Days
Jaycees
Merle Bobo
Dick Smith
Joel Babcock
Jerry Matzke
Lou Schneider
Sioux Ordnance Depot Announces 29 Percent Reduction in Force
The Sioux Ordnance Depot will cut its workforce by about 29 to 1 050 employees due to lack of funds. The final number affected will depend on voluntary terminations by March 15. An internal realignment will adjust pay to current duties under Civil Service Commission rules.
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Sioux
Army
United States Civil Service Commission
Sidney Band Drive Raises Over Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Funds raised to send the Sidney High School Band to the inaugural parade in Washington DC have been turned over to the Band Auxiliary. The drive total surpassed expectations with over 15,000 collected, enabling 99 band members to participate. Of the sum, 9,937.17 came from Sidney and 5,295 from outside the city. The committee closed its books and submitted the file to band director George Hinn for permanent records, open for donor inspection.
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Sidney High School
Washington, D. C
George Hinn
Sidney
Baltimore, Ohio
Union Pacific RR
Chicago
Auxi
Iliary
Loch Plumbing Opens New Showroom On Illinois Street
Open house tomorrow at the new Loch Plumbing location 1731 Illinois Street, previously at 817 N 14th Ave. The firm, run by Mr and Mrs Loch for 13 years in Sidney, offers Crane and American Standard fixtures, plumbing and gas installation, sewer cleaning, windmill and pump service, with a 1957 Apex washer and dryer on display. Attendees may enjoy doughnuts and coffee and register for door prizes.
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Carl Loch Plumbing
Illinois St
N14th Ave
Wamsley
Lincoln- Mercury
Loch’s
Apex
Loch
Sidney
Hotel Board Election Scheduled On Tuesday
The Sidney Community Hotel Corp. will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday night at the City Auditorium. Fifteen directors will be elected as the principal business, and the meeting is expected to address the future of the hotel program.
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Sidney Community Hotel Corp
City Auditorium
Four Hour Oil and Gas Waste Bill Debate Stalls Action
A four hour legislative hearing on LB 300 focused on defining oil and gas waste and creating a five member Oil and Gas Commission to prevent waste. The judiciary committee gave no action as supporters and opponents clashed over potential limits on production and gas flaring while backing for the measure came from state officials and geologists.
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Judiciary
Oil and Gas Commission
Don McGinley
Ogallala
Nebraska
Graff
John R. Do ‘Ls
Lincoln
Nebraska Drillers Corporation
Frank Morrison
Grand Island Petroleum Co
Bedrock Oil Co
County Attorney Dismisses 32 Longstanding Cases
Cheyenne County Attorney Pat Heaton Jr. filed dismissals on 32 county court cases. Most dates back years to prior administrations. Heaton cited no fund checks by floaters and difficulty pursuing prosecutions for minor matters as reasons for the withdrawals.
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Cheyenne
Pat Heaton Jr
Jack Knicely
Heaton
Frank Hruza Dies at 81 with Sunday Rites in Potter
Frank Hruza 81 found dead at 2339 Newton St. Potter. Funeral at Potter Methodist Church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. O D Hoagland officiating. Burial in Potter Cemetery. Survived by daughter Phyllis. four sons Fred Merle Francis Rodney. four grandchildren. five sisters and two brothers.
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Potter Methodist Church
Frank Hruza
Newton St
O. D. Hoagland
Potter Cemetery
Craig
Nebraska
Hayes County
Potter
Isabelle Pieron
Hruza
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Phyllis Hruza
Dix
Fred
Sidney
Merle
Francis
Peetz
Rodney
Lysite
Wyo
Tina Counce
Fannie Buzzell
Hayes Center
Neb
Anna Letterton
Wallace, Neb
Mary Musil
Nicklsville
Wis
Amelia Whitzell
Ontario
Ore
John
Pastime Club Opens in Sidney With Valentine Dance
The Pastime Club opens in the American Legion Building Sidney with daily hours 5 p.m. to midnight and Sunday service. Pat Littler as manager says it will run as a membership bottle club with nightly dancing. A Valentine's Day dance is set for February 14 with Millard Music and his orchestra providing music.
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American Legion
Sidney
Pat Littler
Millard Music and His
Soil Conservation District elects three new supervisors
Keith Sprenger and Bennie Herboldsheimer win seats on the Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District. Reelected secretary Charles Helfrich also remains on the board. Sprenger, Herboldsheimer and Helfrich will serve four year terms, joining Ed Block and Ed Sanders who are midway through theirs. Lester Willoghby and Clyde Johnson depart after ten years.
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Keith Sprenger
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Cheyenne
County Soil Conservation District
Sprenger
Sidney Draw
Herboldsheimer
Potter
SCD
Charles Helfrich
Helfrich
Charles Oliverius
Leonard Bleyers
Art Lenzen
Ed Block
Lodgepole
Ed Sanders
Lester Willoghby
Clyde Johnson
Denver Man Pleads To Writing Of Check
Emery L Mundt 45 of Denver pleads guilty to writing a no account check. The $51 check was given to Mundts brother. Mundt was bound over to district court after county court arraignment. He was brought from Denver by Deputy Bart Taylor.
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Emery L. Mundt
Denver
C. W. Smith
Mundt
Bart. Taylor
Wildcat oil discoveries and drilling advances in Nebraska’s Panhandle
Good Land Is recovered in the Earl Yung No. 1 well in Cheyenne County. Five feet of oil sand was found at 5,574 to 5,? feet. Hascall No. 1 in Morrill County likely will be a good producer. Rodgers No. 1 and Thompson No. 1 in Morrill and nearby fields pursue new wildcat drilling as Kimball County shows three new producers and one dry hole among Pan American and other operators.
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Tiluffin & Sutton
Denver
Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Woten
Shell Oil Co
Panhandle
Morrill County
Shell
Don M. Rounds
Sanford Oil
Pearson No
Cook Field
Ohio ‘Oil ‘Co
Spearow
Wytex Oil
Baumgartner Oil
Gaylord
Kimball County
Western
Nebraska
Pan American Petroleum Co
Stanolind
Sloss-State
Kimball
Chandler - Musgrove
Durland Trust
Pan American
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Sidney-Kimball Farm Loan Assn
Byron Loop
Peter Bourlier
Bushnell
Robert Cape
Lawrence Engstrom
Harold Spiker
Millard Musil
Wm. D. Harte
Thompson
Larry French
Marlene Church
David Heizer
Sidney Band Drive
Loch Plumbing
the Conservation Commission
John Gae
Ohio Oil Co
Casper
Who
Nebraska Oil and Gas Assa
Gee
E. C. Reed
Ivan van Steenberg
S. E. Torgeson
Interstate Oil Compact Committee
J. H. Chain
R. V. Graff
Fremont
W F Rogers
Valentine
Vyacheslav A. Malyshev
Moscow
St. Patrick’s
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Joe Bailey
Albert Alber
Joe Gallardo
Lupe Torres
Torres
Monica Vega
Bailley
The
St. Pat's
Parent-Teacher Guild
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