Sioux Ordnance Depot mission stabilized says Sec Army
Secretary of the Army confirms Sioux Ordnance Depot will remain a permanent installation with workload and mission stabilized at present levels. Letter to Rep. A L Miller notes no current plan to expand or change the depot, though future stock mix may adjust with missile and rocket emphasis. A Washington conference set for March 3-4 will discuss defense needs with Pentagon officials.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
A. L. Miller
Secretary of the Army
Miller
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Civic Clubs Special Services Committee
Pentagon
Washington
Defense Department
Jack H. Lowe
The
Telegraph
Clark Williams
Scottsbluff
Denver
Brass
Congressman Miller
J. E. Bastion Jr
Sioux
Secretary of Defense
National Field Service
Ordnance Corps
Department of the Army
Army
Lowe
Department of the Army Staff
Drag racing pair cited in Cheyenne County Court
Robert LeRoy Scheuerman of Sterling faced Cheyenne County Court on a speeding charge and pleaded guilty. He was fined $50 plus $4 costs after officers said he and Dale Sharp were drag racing on the highway.
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Robert LeRoy Scheuerman
Sterling
Cheyenne County
Dale Sharp
Harden Hearing Set On Thursday In Mail Fraud Case
James Harden of Sidney will appear before Federal Judge Richard Robinson in Omaha Thursday on a charge of using the mails to extort money. Harden has not entered a plea and has asked for counsel. He is held by federal authorities, and a grand jury indictment may be waived at the hearing. No arrests or charges against others have been filed.
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James Harden
Sidney
Richard Robinson
Omaha
United States
Harden
U. S
J. L Thorpe
Associated Press
Robinson
Guest Artists To Be Featured At SHS Band Concert
Sidney High School Symphonic Band plans its seventy annual Mid Winter Concert for next Sunday at 2 30 pm in the junior high auditorium. Tickets cost 75 cents adults 59 cents students 25 cents children under 12. Special guest woodwind quintet from Colorado State College Greeley directed by Dr William Gower will perform with multi instrument proficiency and plan to appear at national and regional events.
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Sidney High School Symphonic Band
George Hinn
Larry Pippitt
Dick Wiggs
Don Johnson
Kari Kay Keating
Kay Thomas
Nancy Bretz
Tom Powell
Linda Mintken
Colorado State College
Greeley
William Gower
United States
James Miller
Chicago
Los Angeles
Wheat Tax Funds Used to Expand Nebraska Wheat Markets
Nebraska Wheat Commission reports receipts from the Wheat Resources Act exceed 268000 in two years, with 33000 still uncommitted. Since Sept 1955, funds supported market expansion for hard red winter wheat, emphasizing foreign markets in Europe and South America, plus transportation and marketing projects.
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Nebraska Wheat Commission
Nebraska
Division of
Cie
le le F. Sheffield
Trust Building
Lincoln
Sheffield
University of
Sinc
Europe
South America
Foreign Agriculture Service
Us.c.a
Oil Gas News Spearow Field Extension Will Be Attempted
Ohio Oil Co moves rig into Spearow Field northeast of Sidney to attempt a field extension with the Rauher No 23 well northeast of production in the Sperrow Field. Fifteen producing wells nearby, with notes on permits and other wells, pipelines, and new drilling notices filed by Nebraska operators in Kimball and Banner counties, plus wildcats and test oil locations across the region.
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Spearow
Ohio Oil Co
Here
Sperrow
Denver
Slama No 2
Potter
Nebraska
Conservation and Survey Division
University of Nebraska
E. C. Reed
Telegraph
Petroleum, Inc
Edwards
Banner County
Wilson Field
O'Donnell & Edmonson
UPRR
Panhandle
Kimball County
Marion Oil Co & Nebraska Drillers, Inc
Lance
Kimball Stevens
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Fink
H. MM
Vowers
Sloss
Stuarco Oil Co
Heidemann
Wildcat
Chandler & Simpson
Smith
Exeter Drilling Co
Johnson No 1
Shell Oil Co
State
Inland Construction Co Dissolves After 60 Years in Biz
The Inland Construction Co with decades of public and private Nebraska work dissolves after a Feb 1 stockholders vote. Liquidation agent Kepler will wind up contracts, including Chadron unfinished work, while former Inland staff are notified. Several major firms sought a purchase but dissolution proceeds.
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Inland Construction Co
Nebraska
Middlewest
Glenn I. Voyles
Voyles
Inland
Sidney
F Kepler
Chadron
Old Western Bridge and Construction Co
Omaha
Missing Girl Found in Cheyenne
Sherri Crouse, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Crouse of Yardville, who had been missing from home since Thursday noon, has been located in Cheyenne. Her parents left today to return her to her home.
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Sherri Crouse
Lloyd Crouse
Yardville
Cheyenne
Police Seek Hit And Run Driver
Sidney police investigate a hit and run from last week. A mystery driver turned at 9th and Hickory and struck Lavern L Tarpening’s car, sending it into a parked vehicle owned by N. E Tarpening. both cars are same make and linked to a father and son. Estimated damage to Tarpening cars about $80. Separately George D Gale, blinded by oncoming lights, hit a parked car at Solano Drive and Coronado Court. Gale’s car damage about $275 and the parked car owned by Hollis Peratt about $200.
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Sidney
9Th
Hickory
Lavern L. Tarpening
N. E Tarpening
Les Couch
Rupp and
Ott
George D. Gale
Solano Drive
Coronado Court
Hollis Peratt
Gale
Peratt
Three Accidents on Sidney Streets
Police reported three weekend accidents on Sidney streets. At 1th and Dodge icy pavement caused Andy Davis and Allen F Good to sideswipe, each car about 90 dollars damage. Hinrichs in a 1954 slammed a 1956 car driven by Leslie Black, 85 dollars damage on Hinrichs, 46 on the other, Ohio Oil Co. car. Lillian Schilling backed into street in 890 block on 10th Ave, hitting John Treinen’s car for about 30 dollars damage. Both drivers from Sidney.
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Andy Davis
Allen F. Good
Chappell Davis
Sidney
Edward Hinrichs
Leslie R Black
13Th
King
Hinrichs
Ohio Oil Co
Lillian Schilling
10Th Ave
John J. Treinen
Treinen
Lester Mort Named Wheatgrower Veep at Spokane Convention
Lester Mort of Venango was named one of the vice presidents at the National Wheat Growers Association convention in Spokane Washington. Flood Root of Wasco Oregon was named president to succeed Herbert J Hughes of Imperial Nebraska. Carl Bruns of Chappell Nebraska is noted as president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association with the delegation traveling by special bus.
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Lester Mort
Venango
National Wheat Growers Association
Spokane
Wash
Associated Press
Flood Root
Wasco
Ore
Herbert J Hughes
Imperial
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Nebraska
Sidney to host Nebraska Jaycees Fall Quarterly meeting
About 500 Jaycees and their wives will gather in Sidney next October for the Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce Fall Quarterly. The Sidney site was chosen over Norfolk, Nebraska City and Kearney after a statewide meeting in Hastings. The Fort Sidney Motor Hotel’s convention facilities enabled the move, with two and a half days of events.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Norfolk
Nebraska City
Kearney
Falls City
Grand Island
North Platte
Sheep Shearing School Held At Kimball Friday
A sheep shearing school will be held at Kimball Friday and Saturday as part of three statewide events this week with others at Lincoln and Gibbon.
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Kimball
Lincoln and
Gibbon
Nebraska farmers react to soil bank retirement plan collapse
Cheyenne County bid totals exceed 40 000 acres as Nebraska officials debate the end of the soil bank retirement program. Don Rapp and Wilfred Nelson discuss bids, futures, and alternatives while noting the conservation reserve remains in effect.
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Nebraska Agricultural and Stabilization Committee
Telegraph
Soil Bank
Ezra Benson
Wilfred Nelson
Potter
Nebraska Asc
Nelson
Washington
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Cheyenne County
Don Rapp
ASC
Rapp
Sioux Ordnance Depot
University of Nebraska
Everett E. Peterson
USC
Robert Zink
Pacific Vegetable Oil Co
Sidney
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted at $1.82
Grain market brief notes today a focal elevator quote lists wheat at 1.82 dollars per bushel. The report records a single price from local elevator sources with no additional context or competitors.
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Focal Elevator
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Toronto Pipeline Co
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Lne
Wilson Ranch
Gaylord
Juells
Platte Pipeline Co
Redington
Wytex Oil Corp & Columbine Exp! Co
Hammond No 1
Csw
Gehrke Field
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Boy Scouts of America
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Gareth Eaton
Lockport
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Atte
Foregreund
Grarada
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Collegevale
Thomas W. Williard
Jean Rakin
Tenn
Laton
Jack Frost
City Park
Jaycees
Plan State Office
Jaycee
Ted Anderson
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Childrens Memorial Hospital
Bob Wait
Richard Smith
Bob Lafler
Vern Anthony
Dave Young
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Ted Crites
Feith Sayre
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