Deep Oil Search Reportedly Set For
Albert D. Greenlee 66 longtime Sidney merchant and community leader died suddenly in Vallejo California after hospital treatment for a cold. Survived by wife Roy brother and two sisters. Funeral plans tentatively set for Saturday with Craig Mortuary in charge. The Greenlee name has anchored Sidney retailing for nearly seven decades.
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Albert D. Greenlee
Vallejo
Calif
Greenlee
Greenlees
Sidney
Roy Greenlee
la Jolla
A. K. Greenlee
Albert Greenlee
Benson
Sidney Mercantile Co
Greenlees' Inc
Albert
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad
Calfornia
The
Telegraph
ASC Group Seeks Federal Benefits for County Workers
Nebraska Assn of ASC County Employees met in Lincoln to plan activities. Goals include professional improvement, retroactive retirement rights, updated election procedures, and a group insurance plan for field employees and county committee members not currently covered by federal programs. Don Rapp, ASC manager, outlined progress and noted the national convention will be in Louisville, Kentucky, in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Assn
ASC
Lincoln
Congress
Don Rapp
Washington
AG Department
Rapp
Northwest
Louisville
Kay
73 Killed In Sabena Jet Crash Near Brussels Airport
A Sabena Airlines Boeing 707 en route from New York to Brussels crashed while landing in clear weather near Brussels. All 73 aboard perished, including the U S championship figure skating team members, and a farmer on the ground was killed.
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Sabena
New York
Brussels
Employers and Employes Check Clinic Slated Feb 20
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Cheyenne County sheriff will hold an Employers and Employees Check Clinic February 20 at 4 p.m. in the courthouse courtroom. Photographs of rubber checks will illustrate common phony check warning signs and losses to watch for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
C of C Campaign Sees Steady Start in 1961 drive
The Chamber of Commerce membership push is ahead of last year at this date but slower than hoped. The Membership Committee led by Sam Odland Dean Wilson John Elwell Lowry Lindell and Bill Usher aims for Sidney to reach 100 percent business and professions on the roster with pledges and new signups encouraged for 1961.
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Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Chamber
Sam Odland
Dean Wilson
John Elwell
Lowry Lindell
Bill Usher
Sidney
Sidney Schools Get Federal Aid Funds
Congressman Dave Martin says Sidney school district receives 43,211 dollars in federal assistance under Public Law 874 for federally affected areas, aided by student enrollment from Sioux Ordnance Depot.
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Washington, D. C
Dave Martin
Neb
Telegraph
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Meat Processing Plant Opens in Sidney Under Bernie Gass
A new $20,000 meat packing facility by Bernie Gass operates on Sidney Draw road with a 1,400-square-foot building and five rooms including chill and aging coolers. The plant butchers beef and hogs for farmers and sells processed meat. Assistant Herb Edwards helps run the plant. Gass, married with four children, previously worked at Black-Sivalls-Bryson Tank Co. Grand opening tentatively set for February 25.
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Bernie’s Packing
Sidney
Sidney Draw Road
Bernie Gass
Fourteenth Street
Gass
Herb Edwards
Black-Sivalls-Bryson Tank Co
Sidney Chamber Seeks New Mystery Shoppers for Program
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced a continuing need for volunteers to serve as mystery shoppers for its Clerk of the Month program. Hollis Peratt and Elmer Ladine, co chairs, urged interested business people to contact the chamber office as the project extends for three more months.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Chamber
Hollis Peratt
Elmer Ladine
Testimony on Juelfs Unit Case Heard by Nebraska Oil Board
Testimony was heard Wednesday on British American Oil producing’s bid for a west end unit and secondary recovery project in Juelfs field. The proceedings occurred at the Nebraska State Oil and Gas Commission during its regular Wednesday session.
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West End
Juelfs Field
Nebraska State Oil and Gas Commission
Former Sidneyite Warns of Cuban Missiles and UN Exit
Alfred Bergman of New York City predicts Russia is building missile bases in Cuba capable of 1000 to 1500 mile strikes on the United States and may soon pull out of the United Nations. He notes U S advisors monitor the Cuban crisis and UN fallout, and he discusses personal ties to Sidney.
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Reds
Russia
United Nations
Alfred Bergman
New York City
Sidney
Bergman
New York
Kennedy
Telegraph
Denver
Cuba
United States
Lieves
Cua
C. Fred Parks
Rapid City
C. S. Radcliffe
Albert Greenlee
Colorado Springs
Moisture Shortage Hits Western Nebraska Farms
Field work in Nebraska last week included cleaning oats and barley seed and soil sampling for spring fertilizing. Farm sales report generally good prices for equipment, but central and western plant damage could occur without moisture after winter dormancy. Moderate temperatures may hasten grain dormancy break.
Fr Kors Takes Sidney Pastorate At Christ Episcopal Church
Father Max L. Kors, formerly pastor at Omaha, becomes rector of Christ Episcopal Church at 10th and Linden in Sidney. A Beatrice native and Nebraska University Seabury-Western Seminary graduate, he has 10 years as priest. His prior posts include Chicago and Plattsmouth. WWII Army Signal Corps veteran in the South Pacific. Bishop Howard R. Rinker announced the appointment. he succeeds retired Father Parks.
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Max L. Kors
Omaha
Christ Episcopal Church, 10Th and Linden
Sidney
Beatrice
Father Kors
Nebraska University
Seabury-Western Seminary
Evanston
Illinois
Church of Our Savior
Fullerton Parkway
Chicago
St. Luke’s Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth
St. Mark’s Church
Army Signal Corps
South Pacific
Howard R. Rinker
Nebraska
United Fund Meeting Called Friday Noon
Officers and board members of the United Fund of Sidney and Sioux Ordnance Depot will meet Friday noon at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel to elect new board members and discuss distribution of additional funds. Most participating organizations are expected to receive about 90 percent of their last year’s submitted budgets.
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United Fund of Sidney and
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
United Fund
Memorial rest home an example for Nebraska cities
Memorial rest home in Sidney Cheyenne County is a 20 room $300 000 facility added to the hospital in 1959. Since opening June 17 1960 it has been full and draws state wide attention. It offers sheltered housing and professional services with guests rather than patients. There are 34 residents with a waiting list and a focus on dignified elder care.
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Verne A. Pangborn
Nebraska
Pangborn
Sidney Area
Tas
State Hospital
Dodge County
Fremont
Henderson
Cozad Municipal
Jerkins County
Grant
Boone County
Alffon
Fairbury
Aurora
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Memorial Rest Home
Memorial Hospital
Drilling Plan Boosts Deuel County Oil Prospects
Observers report plans for deep drilling in Deuel County Nebraska as several companies conduct geological studies aimed at deeper horizons. Statewide activity rises with 12 rigs in McCook and eight in the Panhandle, while optimism grows for spring drilling and expansion toward Central Nebraska. Other developments include a Garden County stratigraphic test, Ned Biffles and Associates wells in Wheeler Greeley, and an active lease push in Harlan County.
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Deuel
Nebraska
Panhandle
Deuel County
McCook
Nebraska State Oil and Gas Commission
Ned Biffles
New Oil Find Puts Spotlight on Harlan County
In Alma area Harlan County a second oil discovery in two weeks prompts attention from operators. The Wickster No 1 Thompson, sw 34 In 18w, flowed at 175 barrels per day after acidizing perforations 3232-36, 3249-53, 3270-76, 3290-92, 3324-28, 3346-50 feet. An offset Wickster No 1 Furse tested 3216-58 feet with a 60 minute tool run and 30 minutes shut in. Flowing pressure rose to 140 psi with 1295-1215 psi in 30 minutes. Logs show Lansing at 3200 ft and base of Kansas City at 3422 ft. Past decade Harlan production totals 53,248 barrels since 1950, with yearly outputs ranging from 2,147 to 7,050 barrels. In Chase County, Newton No 1 Tepley in 24-on-39w was abandoned after mud recovery from a 50 minute test at 4045-4090 feet, following spotted Permian oil staining.
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Alma
Harlan County
W. E. Wickster
Thompson
Kansas Line
Furse
Wickster
Lansing
Kansas City
Harlan
Chase County
Tepley
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Ninai Spitzier
Episcopal Church
Frank Welch
Masonic Lodge No. 75
American Legion
City Utility Board
Roy
Catherine Greenlee
Seattle
Wash
Martha Jones
Prescott, Ariz
ASC Group
Crew
Here
Juelfs Unit
Sidneyite
Nebraska Farms
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Fr. Kors
Co. F. Parks
Nebraska Cities
Pat Brennan
Maralee Miller
Miller
Leo Bolin
Miller Dhaty
Rachel Bennett
Allie Ladine
Harlan Co
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