Minuteman Missile Became Operational in 1962
Boeing supplied facts on the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile program. The article notes the weapon became operational in December 1962 after a rapid design development and delivery cycle. It highlights Boeing’s four main roles, from assembly to base installations, and praises the system's reliability and survivability in underground launch silos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegic Air Command
Air Force
SAC
Minuteman Wings
Minuteman
Marathon to drill Knievel No. 4 in Gurney Field Nebraska
Marathon Oil Co. plans to drill the Knievel No. 4 well in the Gurney Field Cheyenne County at NW SE SE Sec 2-15-49 Exeter Drilling Co. as contractor. Other Nebraska activity includes Canal Field testing two wells in Scotts Bluff County, new producers in Kimball County, and Banner County’s No. 3 Ham. State oil production rose to 63 224 barrels for the week ending Feb 16 though overall seven month decline nears 225 percent per month amid legislative drill fee shifts and a steady drop in crude prices from 294 to 268 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney
Cheyenne County
Mary Egging
Denver-Julesburg Basin
Marathon Oil Co
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Exeter Drilling Co
Marathon
Ohio Oil Co
Nebraska Oil
Canal
Scotts Bluff County
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
McClenahan
Banner Oil
Bartow
Banner
Nebraska
Kimball County
Ham
SESW
Banner County
Cambridge Oil Co
Commission
House of Flowers Sold Effective March First
The House of Flowers sale was announced by Mr. and Mrs. Mike Selzer and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willey. They buy from Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wegener with transfer set for March 1. Mrs Wegener will train the new owners for two weeks and both new owners will run the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Flowers
Mike Selzer
Charles Willey
C. A. Wegener
Ohio National Life Insurance Company
Willey
Porter Oil Co
Selzer
Oil-Gas Assn Opposes Added Taxing Burden
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Association fights administration tax proposals to Congress that would raise the mineral industry's tax burden. It argues depletion rate changes cut effective relief, hinder energy development, and harm the economy and national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil-Gas Assn
Nebraska Oil and Gas Assn
Congress
Nebraska
Carlson Honored By Angus Group
Myron F. Carlson a Lodgepole rancher and Angus producer received the Nebraska Angus Association Commercial Breeder Award at the Nebraska Angus Futurity in Columbus He was the first to receive the honor and has led top carloads of feeder calves at the Chicago Exposition and the National Western in Denver for two years attended with his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron F. Carlson
Columbus
Carlson
Nebraska Angus Assa
Exposition
Chicago
Denver
Four Town Caucuses Set Nuclear Guides on Local Elections
Dalton Potter Gurley and Lodgepole residents urged to attend village and school caucuses next Tuesday night Feb 26. Dalton: town hall 7:30 p.m. and school auditorium 8 p.m. joint caucus at Potter Legion Hall 7:30 p.m. for town and school board nominations. Gurley village caucus 7:30 p.m. at Fire Hall with town board vacancies and school board nominations. Lodgepole caucus Feb 26 high school auditorium 7:30 p.m. with village and school board nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Potter
Gurley
Lodgepole
Legion Hall
Gurley Village
$1.5 Million Added Facilities Planned at Warren AFB
The U S Army Corps of Engineers announces a 1.5 million dollar project at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base to rehab five buildings add parking roads fencing and utilities. The work, part of the Mauteman project, will be awarded to a small business and bids are expected March 8 with opening about April 11 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Warren Afb
U. S Army Corps of Engineers
Ballistic Missile Construction Office
Mauteman
Air Force
Ask Force
William E. Todd
Ellis E. Pickering
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dog Owners Told To Observe Law
Police Chief Willis announces a crackdown on loose dogs in Sidney. The city’s dog control ordinance requires confinement on the owner’s property with court penalties for violations. Licensed dogs go to the pound, unlicensed dogs will be destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Sidney
Bankers Hear Missile Talk At Tri County Dinner
A Minuteman Missile program topped a Wednesday night dinner hosted by the Tri County Clearing House Assn. Col Mehner of Kimball spoke with slides as 18 members attended. New officers were installed for the Deuel Cheyenne Kimball County group with Don Envolson of Potter elected president. other officers include Frank Pivonka Lodgepole vice president LeRoy Brown Kimball treasurer and Jack Flohr Sidney secretary. Next meeting set for May 15 in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County Clearing House Assn
Mehner
Kimball
Army Corps of Engineers
Kimball County
Don Envoldson
Potter
Frank Pivonka
Lodgepole
LeRoy Brown
Jack Flohr
Sidney
Beet Top Feed Will Be Feeder Event at Scotts Bluff
Scotts Bluff Experiment Station Feeder Day set for Monday February 25 at 1 p.m. Lionel Harris supervises the event with beef cattle and lamb inspections for feeding trials. Dr. Donald C. Clanton will report on feeding beet top and concentrate silages to lambs and steers and on thyroprotein use in cattle finishing rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Clanton
Lincoln
Clanton
Weather Outlook for the Area
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a low of 15 to 25 degrees tonight and a high of 40 to 50 degrees tomorrow. Split conditions expected with mild daytime temperatures and cooler nights ahead.
Frontier Airlines speaker at Lions meeting in Sidney
Charles L. Demoney of Frontier Airlines Denver spoke at the Fort Sidney Lions noon meeting. He outlined new travel incentives to raise Sidney boardings to CAB levels, including family rates and a self ticket plan, plus a color film on the impact of losing air service. Jin Hansen and Dale Kindred attended as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Demoney
Frontier Airlines
Denver
Lions
Fort Sidney
Louis B. Nueman
Jin Hansen
North Platte
Vince Maliszewski
Dale Kindred
Frontier
Sidney
Tom Coffey
Louis Neuman
al Ladine
Dale E. Kindred
Louis B. Neuman
Lion
Hospital convention brings big attendance in Sidney
District III Hospitals and Hospital Auxiliaries of the Nebraska Hospital Association held a one day convention at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel in Sidney with 83 registered delegates. The program featured Blue Cross innovations in Nebraska, pending unicameral legislation, and a panel on hospital credit and collection policies led by Sam F. Segrist. Officers were named for the coming year, including District III Chairman Sam F. Segrist and vice chairman Jessie Newkirk. A joint auxiliary and hospital luncheon followed, with tours of Memorial Hospital and talks on thrift shop ventures to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Hospital Association
Arlan Gray
Ogallala
Jessie Newkirk
Oshkosh
Sam F. Segrist
Scottsbluff
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney
Panhandle
Nebraska
North Platte
Wm. Heavey
Blue Cross
Omaha
Stewart Mount
Lincoln, Nebraska Hospital Association
District HI
Robert Knox
Joe Kelley
Paul Finman
District Iti
West Nebraska General Hospital
Thelma Ladine
Leo Bolin
Walter Miller
Neil Bailly
Pat Heaton Sr
Matt Horn
Wayne Harless
Bridgeport
Leon Nefsky
Lincoln
Ralph Morrison
Mitchell
Les Hand Jr
HI Auxilary
Japan
Fort Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Rick Miller
Max Coppom
Richard Johnson
Police Check On Traffic Mishaps
Police report several traffic mishaps in mid February. Darlene J Hinton's 1812 Fourth car sustained $30 damage after Agnes P Dixon backed from a curb at 12th and Toledo. A grocery lot collision damaged Darlene D Ham's car by $15 with Eric Brauer driving. Paul Billing of SAD crossed center line at 638 Illinois and struck Joyce Weigel’s car. $113.99 damage. Billing cited for driving while intoxicated with a Feb 23 hearing. Elizabeth J Kallhoff and Peter J Peetz collided near llth and Hickory. $112 and $10 damages respectively.
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12Th
Toledo
Darlene J Hinton
Agnes P. Dixon
Coronado
Hinton
Darlene D. Ham
Eric Brauer
Paul Billing
SAD
Illinois
Joyce Weigel
Crook, Cole
Weigel
Billing
Elizabeth J. Kallhoff
King
Peter J. Peetz
Llth
Hickory
Kallhoff
Peetz
County Fair Fort Sidney Days Plans Take Shape
Fair Board outlines plans for the combined county fair and Fort Sidney Days with rodeo performances on August 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. Westernaires and Saddle Tramps mounted groups are being contacted, Grand Old Opry will perform, and a Queen contest is organized with a $15 sponsor entry. Prizes total $375 for parade floats and a $1,575 overall budget for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney
Burgett Peetz
Beutler and Sons of
Elk City
Okla
Westernaires
Wheatridge
Jefferson County
Colo
E. Wyland
Cheyenne
Saddle Tramps
Grand Old Opry
Lowrey Lindell
Samme
Forsythe and Dewis
Ken McMillen
Jerry Kallhoff
Sidney Jaycees
Art McMillen
North Platte
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
McMillen
Scoville Reenlisted as Gurley School Superintendent
Gurley school system superintendent Robert A. Scoville signed his contract for another term and announced his continuation at Gurley. Teachers for the 1963 64 term will be announced in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Robert A. Scoville
Scoville
Cooties to Name Officers at Monday Meeting
Kig-Oats Pup Tent No 1 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will elect officers Monday night at the VFW Post Home. Commander Tom Lenzen will preside as plans to take an entertainment program to the Cheyenne Veterans Hospital Tuesday evening are finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kig- Oats Pup
Military Order of Cooties
VFW
Tom Lenzen
Veterans Hospital
Cheyenne
Heart Sunday volunteers to call for fund drive
One hundred twenty seven volunteers will canvass homes on Heart Sunday February 24 to support the Heart Fund campaign begun February 1 by the Nebraska Heart Association. Local chairpersons include Mrs Ron Krueger Sidney district supervisor and Dr D O Sheldon Cheyenne County chairman with aid from area clubs and lodge groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Heart
Nebraska Heart Association
Ron Krueger
Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney’s Heart Sunday
Heart Fund Committee
Ave
D. O. Sheldon
Cheyenne County
American Legion
Potter
Dale Flora
Dalton
Lions Club
Gurley
Sheldon
Lodgepole
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Boeing Co
Sidney Telegraph
Boeing
Cape Canaveral
United States
T. P. Gerrity
USAF
Seattle
Vanderburg Air Force Base
California
Boeing Development
F. E. Warren Air Force Base
Oil-Gas News
Wyoming
Air
F't. Sidney
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