Assessor Sends Personal Property Lists by Next Week
About 5 500 personal property inventory sheets will be mailed next week from the Cheyenne County assessor's office to guide residents in filling 1957 personal property schedules. Six county locations will offer forms from March 1 to April 20 with penalties after the due date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Roy Gish
Justin Haynes Co
Gish
Sidney
Dalton—Graff Insurance Agency
Gurley—Wolcott
Lodgepole
Potter — Farmers’ Co-op
Ordville
Wansley Named Dealers for New Baseboard Heating
Triad Products Corporation of Chicago names Wansley Plumbing Heating and TV as dealers and installers of Sun Panel baseboard hot water heating systems in Sidney and surrounding area. Wansley personnel will receive training on installation and operation of the baseboard systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triad Products Corporation of Chicago
Wansley Plumbing, Heating and TV
Triad Radiant
Sidney
Wamsley
Land Speaker For Meeting In Kimball
Dick Land, a member of the Cheyenne County Historical Association, will be one of the speakers Friday night in Kimball at a meeting of the new Kimball County Historical Association. The Kimball group is just forming after its initial gathering a few weeks ago. The Cheyenne County group is assisting Kimballites in launching their historical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Land
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Kimball
Kimball County Historical Association
Kimball County
The
Kimballites
City Apparent Victor In Its Fight With Radio Interference
City of Sidney reports victory over central area radio static as electrical crews dismantle noise detectors. Grounding near 13th Ave and King St coincided with disappearance of interference and flickering lights, though the exact cause remains unknown. Backlog of other work now being tackled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Electrical Department
Willis King
King
13Th Ave
King St
Cheyenne County Assessor Responds to Plate Purchase Claim
The Telegraph reports Assessor Roy Gish planned charges by March 1 against residents who bought 1957 license plates in other counties. After the story, visitors flocked to the Cheyenne County assessor’s office and one visitor, the mother of a plate buyer, arranged for Cheyenne County plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Roy Gish
Gish
Morrill County
Sidney Community Hotel Corp Examines Two Building Proposals
The new board studies two recent proposals from Chester Johnson. A $300,000 51 unit hotel motel plan would use corporate assets plus external borrowing, with a Holiday Inn franchise option if the first idea falls through. No liquidation talk. regular meetings set for the third Monday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Community Hotel Corp
Chester Johnson
Mullen
Johnson
Sidney
Ninth Ave
Jackston St
Neal Atkins
Atkins
County Residents Buy Bond Total in January
Cheyenne County residents invested 69388 in Series E and H bonds during January, 52 percent of the 1957 county goal. H. G. Spearow, county chairman, says the Treasury Department notes savings bonds are indestructible and replacements are issued for stolen lost or destroyed bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
H. G. Spearow
U S. Treasury Department
John Borcher Dies At 85 Rites Friday
John F. Borcher 85 died at home 1305 Osage Street. Funeral Friday at 2 PM from St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. Henry Dorn officiating. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Craig Mortuary in charge. Memorials to St. Pauls Lutheran school building fund. Born Oct 27 1871 Scribner Nebraska. Survived by wife Caroline two daughters seven sons 24 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren one sister one brother. He was preceded by two children Evelyn and Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Borcher
Osage St
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Henry Dorn
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig ‘Mortuary
St. Paul’s
Scribner
Neb
Fred
Wilhelmina Folkmann Borcher
Caroline Marie Schwein
Sidney
Alfred B
Hilbert F
Harold C
Carl G
Theodore H
Powell, Wyo
Emma Wittrock
Gurley
Henry Borcher
Steinauer
Evelyn E
Arthur C
Rites Thursday for E C Stockdick 79
Edward Clarence Stockdick a Sidney real estate pioneer and oil leasing businessman died early Sunday at his home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Gehrig and Son with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He was a longtime member of Frank Welch Lodge 75 A R A M and married to Bessie Margaret Uhter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
E. C. Stockdick
H. B. Taylor
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank Welch
Sidney
Stockdick
Texas
Edward Clarence Stockdick
Centerville
Iowa
Adam Henry
Elmira Young Stockwick
Katy
Tex
Gurley
Bessie Margaret Uhter
A J Jorgenson
Marius Christensen
N W_ Iadegard
H W Ells
C C Jones
A R. Tremain
Teens Volunteer Labor for Sidney Youth Center Plan
Sidney City Council may be asked to locate a site for a youth center. The Keen Teens group expects volunteer labor and donations to fund construction if a site is found. The recreation committee also discussed a summer recreation program and adult volleyball, with future plans for wider participation and facility improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sidney Board of Education
Panhandle Officers Seek Escapee From Gordon Jail
Panhandle and eastern Wyoming officers search for escapee Frank Leslie Maye 52 who punched the jail cell door lock and fled Gordon jail late Tuesday morning. He is being held for questioning on a burglary and has a long record of burglary arson and mail theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Eastern Wyoming
Gordon
Frank Leslie Maye
Wind erosion aid made retroactive to Sept. 30 1956
Senate approves an amendment to make wind erosion control payments retroactive. The plan would allocate 25 million of 38 million conservation funds for future emergency programs. Senator Carroll says retroactivity rewards farmers already applying soil treatment. Support from Senator Carlson. conference committee to review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen
Carroll
D-Colo
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Colorado
Len Carlson
R-Kan
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate House
House
Hands Close Dairy Store in Sidney After 16 Years
Mr and Mrs Lester Hand announce the closing of their retail store at 909 Ninth Ave Sidney. Regular delivery and wholesale routes will continue and the Hand dairy operation moves to the Hand farm six miles south of Sidney. No future plans for the store are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Hand
Sidney
Ninth Ave
Hand
Wheat Belt Leaders At Lincoln Meeting
Officials from the Wheat Belt Public Power District attend the annual Nebraska Rural Electric Association meeting in Lincoln. Directors Wayne Bond and John Hornicek, system manager Charles Ham, and staff member Gene Lienemann participate. David Hamil, Rural Electrification Administration head, will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Belt Public Power District
Nebraska Rural Electric Association
Lincoln
Wayne Bond
John Hornicek
Charles Ham
Gene Lienemann
David Hamil
Northeastern Colorado
Sidney Volunteer Fire Dept fund drive dance praised
The fund activities committee of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department thanks the public for support of the annual fund drive and dance held last weekend. Members express gratitude for what is described as one of the most successful events in many years.
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Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Late Planted Wheat Yields Vary Widely Says Nebraska Study
County agent questions prompt University of Nebraska data on late germination. Over 13 years Turkey wheat planted Nov 25 Feb 13 Mar 1 and Mar 25 yielded 17.2 13.2 7.1 and 0.0 bushels per acre respectively, while Oct 1 plantings averaged 34.6. Spring planting 15.5 bushels. Early spring emergence may yield about half of normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
J. C. Swinbank
University of Nebraska Extension Service Agronomist
Swinbank
Lincoln
Sidney Jaycees Lead District Meeting Set
Sidney Jaycees will host a district leadership training meeting April 11 at the Elks Lodge with seven Panhandle towns represented. The Speak Up Jaycee Contest acts as a May state convention precursor in Scottsbluff. Gene Wamsley reported on the Lincoln February conference. Don Johnson urged chapter support for the training and Scottsbluff event as the western Nebraska state meetings wind down. Election date for 1957 Sidney Jaycee officers is April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Jaycees
Elks Lodge
Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Gene Wamsley
Don Johnson
Bayard
Sidney
Nebraska
Bob Wait
Sidney Jaycee
Platte Valley
Nebraskan Appointed To Soil Water Unit
Lincoln LW. Hurlbut, chairman of the University of Nebraska agricultural engineering department, named to a new national committee on soil crop water relations. The group will push efficient water use by crops, assess drought risks, and guide irrigation research under natural rainfall conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
LW. Hurlbut
University of Nebraska Agricultural Engineering Department
Keeping Top Soil Intact In Cheyenne County Area
Farmers in Cheyenne County battle wind erosion with new equipment and soil care. Dusty conditions and drought strain crops while forecasts warn of further dryness. Farmers hope a timely rain in March and April will offset erosion and protect winter wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Oklahoma
Texas
Scouts Plan Exposition In Early March
The Windy Plains District of the Wye-Braska Area Council plans a March 7 exposition at Sidney City Auditorium. Twenty booths will showcase cub and troop activities with tickets 25 cents. Communities represented include Big Springs Chappell Lodge Pole Sidney Gurley Dalton Ordville Potter Dix Kimball and Bushnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windy Plains
Wye-Braska
Boy Scouts of America
Sidney City Auditorium
Treasuries
Big Springs
Chappell
Lodgepole
Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
Ordville
Potter
Dix
Kimball
Bushnell
Sidney Chamber Reveals 1957 Holiday Calendar
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce releases the approved 1957 holiday calendar. Good Friday April 19 closes 12 to 3 PM Memorial Day May 30 closed all day Ft Sidney Days June 21 22 closed for parade Independence Day July 4 closed all day Labor Day September 2 closed Thanksgiving November 28 Christmas December 25 closed New Year's January 1 closed all day
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Ft. Sidney
Rural power use favors households over farms
A Department of Agriculture survey finds farm households use 58 to 87 percent of power on farms while farming operations consume 3 to 30 percent. Lighting homes adds 5 to 26 percent. With 95 percent of farms electrified, REA districts must beef up distribution facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Rea
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Wansley's
John Borcher
Council On the Recreation Program
Hands Close Dairy Store
Fire Department
Sidney Municipal
Thompson
Jaycees
Chamber
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