Equal Tax Participation Proposed for Nebraska State Taxes
Bernie Camp argues for a ballot test to abolish the state property tax in Nebraska. The petition drive mobilizes Farm Bureau members and allies to extend tax liability to all citizens based on income, not property, aiming to eliminate state level property taxes for Nebraskans and replace them with a uniform income-based assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Camp
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska
Farm Bureau
Panhandle Farm Equipment Show seeks wider participation
Momentum from last year fuels plans for the Panhandle Farm Equipment and Progress Day set for April 20 at the Egging Co. plant near Cheyenne County. Organizer Doyle Foland cites increased interest, more exhibitors and a larger audience than 1965's 5,500. The event, sponsored by Cheyenne County implement dealers and the University of Nebraska, emphasizes minimum field operations for greater profits through displays, a parade, discussions and field demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
High Plains
Panhandle
Egging Co
Cheyenne County
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Doyle Foland
Sidney
Foland
Lincoln
R. D. Schnieder
Prices Good On Hogs And Cattle At Sidney Sale
The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion sold 429 head of cattle and 185 hogs last Saturday. Fat hogs brought 28.10, steer calves topped at 34.40. Sold by Keith Deaver. Heifer mates brought 30.25. Other strong prices included yearling steers 25.50 to 28.50 and heifers 23.25 to 24.65.
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Sidney Livestock Sales
Keith Deaver
Panhandle forecast calls for warmth tonight into Thursday
The Panhandle region will warm tonight and Thursday with a low near zero and a high around 0. A five day outlook shows temperatures 5-10 degrees below normal at the start, then a slight warming trend. Highs 25-35, lows 5-10 with occasional light snow scattered through the period. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Hendee Named Administrator At Memorial Hospital and Home
Darold Hendee, long time business manager and chief accountant, is appointed administrator succeeding Leo Bolin who resigned January 15. He has served as acting administrator and will now lead with authority to hire a new business manager within existing wage scales. Wilma Adams, interim business manager, does not seek permanent placement. The hospital averaged 87 percent occupancy in January, 84.5 percent since November, and 80 percent last fiscal year. Average stay rose recently, with a likely increase when Medicare starts. Book values total 1,135,085.32 dollars, reflecting one of Sidney’s largest payrolls.
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Darold Hendee
Memorial Hospital
Leo Bolin
Hendee
Bolin
Board of
Wilma Adams
Board of Directors
Sidney
City to Add Covered Storage for Waste Dept Vehicles
The City of Sidney plans to expand storage on north 10th Ave for waste department vehicles. City Council on Monday night authorized City Manager George Felsch to prepare plans and specifications to seek bids.
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City of
Sidney
North 10Th Ave
George Felsch
Ham Honored For Efforts In Viet Nam
Nebraska rural electrification specialist Charles E. Ham received the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Distingu ished Service Award at the 24th Annual Meeting for helping establish rural electric cooperatives in South Vietnam. Ham spent three months there in 1965 under a nonprofit AID contract, and earlier two months in Uruguay. The award honors humanitarian work aiding development and self help through the Alliance for Progress.
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Las Vegas
Nev
South Vietnam
Nebraska
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Charles E. Ham
Wheatbelt
Sidney
Neb
Association
Ham
NRECA
Clyde T. Ellis
National Association
Agency For International Development (Aid
PPD
Uruguay
Alliance For Progress and Aid
Four Inducted Here On Monday In Cheyenne County
Four men were inducted Monday per Mrs. Louis Johnson Cheyenne County Selective Service Board. Marvin Moench Potter Kenneth Payne Lodgepole Harold Pierson Sidney and Robert Samson joined the Army or Marine Corps and train at Fort Bliss San Diego. Five men were sent to Denver for physicals this month and the March call is for three inductees. No word yet on physicals.
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Louis Johnson
Cheyenne County Selective Service Board
Army
Fort Bliss
Texas
Marvin Moench
Potter
Kenneth Payne
Lodgepole
Harold Pierson
Sidney
Robert Samson
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Denver
Johnson
Area Labor Survey Will Be Conducted In Four Counties
The Chamber of Commerce reports nineteen businesses have registered 57 employees for a Sidney retail training school with 70 capacity. A second five week session may be needed as two classes begin Feb 22 and Feb 24 at two o clock. Questions about a public area labor survey will be sent from Lincoln to four counties for confidential responses within 60 days to guide community training and employment planning.
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Chamber of Commerce
Business Institute of Sidney
Ben Franklin
Dr. H. C. Q. Nelson
Federal Land Bank
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Goodyear Service Store
Greenlees
Horrock Brothers
Jack & Jill
Kokjer Moteors
Lockwood’s Jewelry
Montgomery Ward
J. C. Penney Co
Green Stamp Store
Sears Roebuck
Sidney Flooring & Supply
Sidney Office Supply
Sidney Telegraph
Tri State Supply
Big Springs
Chappell, Kimball and
Sidney Chambers of Commerce
Dalton Businessmen’s Association
Sidney Chamber
Lincoln
Banner
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Panhandle
Oil Specialist To Speak Here
Charles R. Dodson vice president of United California Bank will speak to the Colorado Nebraska Subsection of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel in Sidney. His talk The Petroleum Engineer s Function in Finance follows the subsection dinner at 730 p.m. Dodson previously headed USC s Petroleum Engineering Department 1947 53 and worked with Standard Oil CA for over a decade. He became a partner in Stanley Stolz and ee petroleum consultants in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Dodson
United California Bank
Colorado-Nebraska
Society of Petroleum Engineers
AIME
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney
Dodson
University of Southern California
Standard Oil Company of California
Los Angeles
Stanley, Stolz and Ee Petroleum Consultants
Flood Data and I-80 Plan Promising Sidney Study
City Manager George Felsch backs a planning study approved by Sidney’s city council and planning commission. Henningson Durham and Richardson will spend about a year on flood contour mapping and a central business district study, costing around 25000, with possible early consulting on Interstate 80 interchanges. Harold Lohrentz will assist as a consulting planner until the contract is finalized.
Community Betterment Projects News in Sidney
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Committee met Tuesday to plan and review 25 projects for beautification. Ideas included camping facilities, trails near Boot Hill Cemetery, restrooms, traveler rest area behind the chamber, landscaping the Historical Museum, a west recreation area, improved Tenth Ave, more trees and a citywide cleanup day. Local groups are urged to propose and participate in projects to regain top state honors after medals in 1963 and 1964.
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Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Committee
Sidney
Deadwood Trail
Boot Hill
Chamber of Commerce
Tenth Ave
Dick Thailing
New Oil Wells Reported Across Four Nebraska Counties
New wells in Cheyenne Banner Kimball and Morrill counties brighten Nebraska oil prospects. No. 1 Goodwin in Cheyenne near Dalton nears completion without published test results. Banner No. 1 Snook-A shows swabbing. Morrill No. 11 A Hardless offsets Dugger Springs. Kimball No. 1 State G confirms Strain State Field. Deuel No. 1 Troelstrup prep by Stuarco Drilling.
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Cheyenne
Banner
Kimball
Morrill
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Goodwin
Dalton
Banner County
No. 1
Snook-A
Telegraph
Morrill County
Banner Oil Co
J. W. Vanderveer
Dugger Springs
Kimball County
Central States Drilling Co
Deuel County
Stuarco Drilling Co
W. F. West
Sidney Plans Major Expansion Study With Federal Support
Henningson Durham and Richardson of Omaha has been hired by the City of Sidney to update the city's planning and zoning for future growth. The 1955 Denver study is the last full review. the new project costs just under 25 thousand dollars, with Sidney paying one third and the Federal government two thirds. The plan, aiming to qualify under the 701 planning study requirements, could open Federal funding for community improvements and expansion programs. Harold C. Lohrentz outlined that the project will take at least a year, though priorities like elder housing and interstate 80 interchange sites may speed certain items once approvals from the Nebraska Resources Division and Federal authorities are granted, a process potentially lasting three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felsch
Sidney
State Department of Roads
Harold Lohrentz
Henningson, Durham and Richardson
Lohrentz
Omaha
Denver
Congress
Harold C. Lohrentz
Council
City Planning Commission
Division of
Nebraska Resources
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State Board of Equalization
Schulzes
W. W. Schulz
Gene Morris
Schulz
Viet Nam
Henningson, Durham and
Richardson
Feisch
Commercial Leaders Plan Labor Survey
Ron Mercer
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Francis Hiner
Nebraska State Employment Service
Yvonne Karbowski
Don McCord
Nebraska Division of Employment
Roger L. Koch
Chappell Chamber of Commerce
Jack Barnard
Kimball Chamber of Commerce
Jack Woolridge
Bob Ankeny
Albin Walline
Big Springs Chamber of Commerce
Julius E. Arnold
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