Three Interstate Routes Outlined Across Nebraska
Three proposed interstate routes would follow approximate routing of present Highway 30 through western Nebraska. State Engineer L N Ress outlined maintenance costs and traffic shifts, noting 90 percent federal funding but possible future state maintenance on most miles. Plans show only 12 miles of Omaha Lincoln corridor fixed, with possible 30 to 50 miles added or abandoned as interstate develops.
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Nebraska
Sidney
L. N. Resai
Ress
Riveraiai Sacreme
U.S
Lincoln
Omaha
Hastings
State Line
Grand Island
Union
Blair
Clarks
North Pintte
North Platte
Big
Springs
Ross
Omaha - Lincoln
Gretna ‘ Fish Hatchery Corner
114Th
Millard
Hershey
Brady
Overton
Gibbon
Shelton
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Three Men Sentenced In Cheyenne County Court
Six men appeared before District Judge John Kuns with four pleading guilty. Forgery convict Bill Dickinson of Lodgepole received three years for uttering a forged instrument. Mike Mehar of Sidney got three years for breaking and entering the Fox Shoe Shine Parlor. Arnold Salazar of Ordville received parole violation sentence. Danny Virgil of Sidney got five years probation plus a $100 fine for assault. William Kinnersley faced DUI charges with possible appeal. Emery Mundt sought court appointment for a represented case.
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Cheyenne County Wheels of Justice
John Kuns
Bill Dickinson
Lodgepole
Kuns
Dickinson
G. F. Dickinson
Mike Mehar
Mehar
Fox Shoe Shine
Cheyenne
Arnold Salazar
Ordville
Salazar
Danny Virgil
Sidney
Virgil
Ramion Hernandez
William Kinnersley
Cheyenne County
Pat Heaton, Jr
Kinnersley
Emery Mundt
Inventory rule may be used in Cheyenne program
The State Equalization Board may require business firms to show complete inventories on county personal property assessment forms as the Cheyenne County program proceeds. Appraisers will visit every business in March to check equipment and inventories, with the declared inventory matching the federal tax report. officials say the aim is to place more personal property on the tax rolls. Out-of-town assessor Roy Gish and Justin Haynes vice-president Orville Brandt attended a Panhandle meeting in Alliance. Comments on full inventory rules for upcoming visits were not available.
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Cheyenne
Justin "Haynes Co
Nebraska
Fred Herrington
Cheyenne County
Roy Gish
Orville Brandt
Justin Haynes
Alliance Today
Panhandle
Gish Plans Warrants for License Violators
Cheyenne County assessor Roy Gish says on March 1 sheriff deputies will begin arrest warrants for local motor vehicle owners who bought 1957 plates in other counties to avoid taxes. He has prepared a list of names and notes that convictions for false registration typically bring fines and require plates to be purchased locally.
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Cheyenne County
Roy Gish
Sidney
Gish
Cheyenne
Governor appoints commission member to Nebraska Wheat panel
Gov. Victor Anderson announced Tuesday the appointment of E. T. Johnson of Fremont to the Nebraska Wheat Development Utilization and Marketing Committee. He succeeds Willard Waldo of DeWitt, who resigned because his election to the Nebraska Legislature prohibited serving on the committee.
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Victor Anderson
E. T. Johnson
Fremont
Nebraska Wheat Development
Willard Waldo
DeWitt
Nebraska
Radio Static in Sidney Shifts with Street Light Circuits
City reports fluctuating radio static tied to street light power cycles. Interference rises and falls with weekend and weekday lighting, spreading north and south. Alliance also experiences static during street light activation, prompting use of a special noise finder.
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Sidney
City
Murrey Fuller
Alliance
Fuller
Little Observance Of Lincoln's Birthday Noted
There was little observance yesterday of Abraham Lincoln's birthday with banks closed and flags flown. Friday February 22, George Washington's birthday will see wider participation as a federal holiday with closures of government agencies Sioux Ordnance Depots post offices banks and Cheyenne County Courthouse.
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George Washington
Sioux Ordnance
Cheyenne County
New Spearow Field Venture Clears Another Producer
Oil-Gas News Ohio reports progress in the Spearow Field northeast of Sidney as a new venture in the same pool is announced near the Paul Spearow B No. 1. Drilling continues on Ralph Spearow No. 8, with 4 095 feet depth noted for Thompson No. 1 near Dalton, and related activity across Kimball County with Smith No. 1 and Stuart B No. 1 wildcat reads.
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Spearow
Sidney
Ohio Oil Co
Paul Spearow
Dalton
Don M. Rounds
Sanford Drilling
Morrill County
Nene
Kimball County
Kimball (City
Champlin Oil & Refining Co
Smith No. 1
Petroleum, Inc
Cheyenne County Drivers Rush for 1957 License Plates
Deadline approaches for Cheyenne County motorists to obtain 1957 plates with 1956 numbers. After February 15, plates are issued in order of lowest numbers. March 1 is final deadline regardless of numbering. About 6,420 plates issued so far, with roughly 2,000 vehicles still needing plates. license window currently slow but may see long lines for Tate purchasers.
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Cheyenne County
Tate
Theater Group Meeting Tonight in Sidney High School
The Sidney cultural committee of the Sidney Community Improvement Project invites all people interested in a home dramatics unit to a meeting tonight at 8 at Sidney Junior High School. Organizers say response to the little theater idea has been encouraging.
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Sidney Junior High School
Sidney Community Improvement Project
Sidney
Construction Start For New Methodist Church Is Assured
Construction of a new Methodist Church in Sidney will begin once plans are finalized. The drive has raised 131,263 in cash gifts and pledges, leaving the total short of the 200,000 goal but sufficient to begin. Fund drive director Robert Hale announced at a First Methodist Church dinner.
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Sidney
Robert Hale
First Methodist Church
C. A. Olson
Paul Spearow
John Scholl
C. A. Story
Neal Atkins
Elmer Ladine
David Ells
Liberalization Of Credit Is Being Asked
Nebraska Senators Roman Hruska and Carl T Curtis pressed to ease and speed FHA emergency loans for drought hit farmers after a Washington meeting with FHA Administrator Kermit Hansen. They said program tweaks are under study to serve Nebraska corn and hog areas, with local drouth committees evaluating loans to help farmers lacking commercial credit.
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Nebraska
Roman Hruska
Carl T. Curtis
Washington
Farrs’ Home Administration
Kermit Hansen
FHA
Congress
Hruska
Curtis
Hansen
Seek Transfer On Water Haul Permit Seek Transfer On Water Haul Permit
Nebraska State Railway Commission heard Jim Gilmore doing business as B&J Tank Service seek transfer of Clock Trucking Service public service certificate for water crude oil and drilling mud transport in Cheyenne Kimball Banner Scotts Bluff and Sioux counties via irregular routes. Five protest firms including Bruce Water Service V&M Tank Service and others appeared. John R. Thompson led the hearing and will send a report with recommendations to the commission for final decision.
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Nebraska State Railway Commission
Jim Gilmore
B&j Tank Service
Kimball
Clock Trucking Service
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne
Banner
Scotts Bluff
Sioux
Bruce Water Service
Crawford
Dean Dove
Potter
Burel F. Kinney
CAP Members Fly to Norfolk for Wing Staff Meeting
Six Sidney Civil Air Patrol members including Fred Parks Jim Wagner Pat Heaton Jr and cadets Richard Blair Jack Schilling and Alana Beck will fly in Friday aboard an Air Force plane for a state Wing CAP staff meeting in Norfolk Heaton noted a courts martial related to the theft of government property will take place during the gathering
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Sidney Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Air Force
Norfolk
Fred Parks
Jim Wagner
Pat Heaton
Richard Blair
Jack Schilling
Alana Beck
Heaton
Six New Members Are Designated On Board
Sidney Community Hotel Corp stockholders rejected any dissolution and elected six new directors to the 15 member board at a city auditorium meeting attended by about one hundred. Proposals for a hotel motel structure were presented by Chester Johnson of Mullen and architect Drew McNamara, who outlined a $300,000 project with financing plans and a lease back arrangement expected to amortize debt in 18 years.
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Sidney Community Hotel Corp
City Auditorium
L. E. Wamsley
George Barlow
Guy V. Doran
Dr. C. B. Dorwart
Lee Maddox
Frank Mattoon
Gordon Tobin
McNamara
Sidney
Johnson
Quickie Sidney Council Meeting Ends In An Hour
Sidney city council held a brief Monday session from 8:00 to 9:07 pm with three members. They refused Maurice Gordon's 1258 dollar permit for a 40 by 5 foot warehouse addition on South 19th Ave due to zoning non conformity. The project sits partly within the city limits and the yard is in a B-1 district, prompting a rezoning push to industrial to allow expansion. Three rezoning petitions were sent to the Planning Commission to address non conforming uses. Clarence and Pauline Chambers seek R-2 to R-3 for a multi family unit. Joyce and Mary Abbott seek R-2 to R-3 for a multi family unit. Edward and Ruth Anderson seek R-3 to C-1 for a grocery. The council then reviewed bills and estimates and adjourned.
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Sidney
Maurice Gordon
South 19Th Ave
Rudy Mundersch
Gordon
City Planning Commission
Clarence
Pauline Chambers
Joyce and
Mary Abbott
Edward and
Ruth Anderson
Clarkson
Two For One Offer At Theatre Thursday
Sid ney headlines announce a Valentine Day promotion at the Fox Theatre. Manager Elmer Haines offers two admissions for the price of one on Thursday to couples, sweethearts, or friends. He says romance is here to stay and this is meant to encourage it.
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Sidney
Elmer Haines
Fox Theatre
Haines
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