Generous Panhandle snow boosts outlook despite dry spell
Sub zero temperatures and heavy snow fell across the Nebraska Panhandle in a persistent storm. Five to six inches of snow brought moisture though not enough to end the drought, with record readings in Lodgepole Dalton Potter and Sidney and clear weather in eastern Nebraska amid traffic jams and warnings for cautious travel.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
Potter
George Coulter
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County
FAA
George Emanuelson
Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney
Dave Ells
Frontier Airlines
Denver
Highway Patrol
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Alliance
Crawford
Rushville
Kimball
Harrison
Gordon
Hay Springs
Ogallala
Harrisburg
Wyoming
Douglas
Cheyenne
Casper
Nebraska
Omaha
Frank Knocke
Fairbury
Weekend Jehovah’s Witnesses training convention opens in Sidney
Delegates pour into the National Guard Armory for a three day Jehovah’s Witnesses convention. M. L. Holien of Brooklyn opens tonight with talks on ministry and dedication. Local supervisors coordinate stage, cafeteria, and supplies as 350 to 400 attendees expected.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
National Guard
Sidney
M. L. Holien
Brooklyn
N. Y
Holien
Robert Perkrin
Custer, S.D
Larry O’ Laure
Cheyenne
Constance Neusbaum
Kimball
Elva Green
Larry Simson
Sideney
R. G. Rainer
Asm
David Gusteavson
Marvin Holten
National Guard Armor
R. G.rainer
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Mr. Holten
Mr. Rainer
Oil Commission Meets Tuesday
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday with three cases on the agenda. None involve any producing areas in Cheyenne County.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Cheyenne County
Farm Bureau in Two Meetings in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau officials announce two meetings next Monday and Tuesday. The regular monthly meeting is at 7:30 p m at the Farm Bureau office. An allday session runs 10 02 a m to 3 02 p m for members and district friends to discuss membership and state and national legislative activities.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Edith Martin Funeral Services Held in Branson
Edith Martin died Tuesday night after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted in Branson by Rev. Steven Johnson of First Methodist Church. Interment followed at Ozark Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include sister Georgia and brothers Paul L. Martin of Sidney and Lee Martin of Knoxville. Memorials are suggested to Cancer Fund or First Methodist Church Branson.
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Branson
Edith Martin
Steven Johnson
First Methodist Church
Ozark Memorial Cemetery
Cancer Fund
Georgia
Paul L. Martin
Sidney
Lee Martin
Knoxville
Tenn
Tom Allington Confirmed For Board Service
Lincoln The legislature confirmed multiple appointments on Tuesday. Governor Morrison's reappointment of Pearle Finigan as state director of agriculture was approved 35 to 0. Other confirmations included Henry E. Ley 37-0 John R. Gage 37-0 Ralph Hanks to Highway Advisory Commission H. L. Blackledge and Tom C. Allington to Educational Lands and Funds with broad bipartisan support.
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Lincoln
Frank Morrison
Pearle Finigan
Henry E. Ley
John R. Gage
Ralph Hanks
Highway Advisory Commission
H. L. Blackledge
Kearney
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Tom C. Allington
Lund
Panhandle Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cold
Partly cloudy and continued cold through Saturday. Low tonight near zero with a high Saturday in the 20s. This forecast covers the Panhandle region and notes persistently frigid conditions into the weekend.
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Panhandle
Sunday Supper Fundraiser Plans Bell Tower at Church
Members of Immanuel Lutheran Church Weyerts vote to build a new steel and brick bell tower beside the 1954 church. A 1911 St. Louis cast bell, weighing about 1300 pounds, will be housed behind grillwork and rung by electric gear. The fund drive begins with a Sunday oyster and chili supper on February 14 from 5 to 7 pm, with a freewill offering.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church At
Weyerts
St. Louis
Clarence Miller
Personal Tax Delinquencies Recovered In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County reports about 61.3 percent of overdue personal taxes collected, below the 65.6 percent average. The auditor’s figures cover 1962 or 1963, with $75,216 in distress warrants issued and $46,118 collected. Delinquent taxpayers may have property seized to recover back taxes, and some counties publish lists to boost collections. Cheyenne County has not published such lists, hindered by a transient population leaving the county and state.
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Cheyenne County
Catholic School Sets Open House Sunday
Kimball reports the new 200000 dollar St Josephs Catholic School will be open to public inspection Sunday from two to four. The building houses eight classrooms and currently offers catechism and high school religious classes.
Agriculture Wallflower Of The Great Society Warns Nebraska Rep
Rep. Martin criticizes the Presidents agriculture focus noting only seven lines in a budget message about wheat and feed grains. He argues for higher basic support prices, cites rising costs and declining farmer profits, and promotes an Eldercare medical plan with private insurers and state administration. The plan would be voluntary, need based, and endorsed by the AMA.
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Rep. Martin
Congress
Department of Agriculture
White House
Nebraska
Kermit Gordon
America
Great Society
Martin
Washington
King- Anderson
AMA
Ways and Means Committee
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