Traveling Saleslady Delayed by Texas Blizzard
Hollywood stars ride the storm tale with Ginger Rogers stuck at home as a cattle stampede shoot is postponed in Lubbock. The page also notes Joan Collins, Patricia Owens, Merle Oberon, and Kay Starr linked to various projects and travels in early 1950s show business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Texas
Ginger Rovers
RKO
Lubbok
NBC
Kay Starr
Harold Stanley
Lord
Fray
Stanley
Irving Taylor
Bag Crosby
Lindsay
France
Spain
Italy
Africa
Sheree North
Bud Freeman
Merle Oberon
Desiree
Amfarlon Brando
Istanbul
Agnes Moorehead
Ricardo Montalban
Agnes
Miriam Hopkins
Nathaniel Benchley
Harmony Hustlers 4-H Meeting Notes
The Sugar Harmony Hustlers 4-H met at the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Christofferson on January 30. President Gibbins called the meeting to order with roll call and minutes read and approved. A March 6 service day was set and the 4-H pledge ordered to be said at each meeting. Sidney Draper moved adjournment seconded by Bruce Christofferson. A lunch was served by Mrs Christofferson. Ronnie Frame reporter.
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Arnold Christofferson
Roland Giobins
Emil Weyerts
Archie Greenwood
Ernest Peterson
Weldon
Fort Carson
Belva
Ft. Collins
W" Fredericksen
Gale Haase
Sidney
Anna Borges
Henry Fredericksen
Paul Mortensen
Laura Mortensen
Bill
Dalton
Delbert Lessman
Henry Frederickson
Archie Glaubius
Henry Koehlmoos
Pilger
Oscar Aurich
Carl Ahlm
Oregon
George Bartels
Ben Folkerts
Ft. Morgan
George Bartels Jr
Calvin
Walter Grunwald
Rio Grande Valley
Lowry Lindell
John Neibuhr
Rodney
Billy
Nancy
Washington
George Washington Club
Lincoln
Edison
Longfellow
Sewing Club Hosts and Community Notes in Gurley
Mrs. Draper hosts Sunshine Sewers Club as twelve members meet to plan cooking and sewing. The issue lists visits, birthdays, anniversaries, and school notes from Gurley and nearby towns including Sidney and Fort Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Sewers Club
Shirley Draper
Virginia Robinson
Carol Egging
Janice Cunningham
Judy Kreinbring
Jeanne Miller
Jolene Rehmer
Joanne Rehmer
Wayne Elsen
Mary Jane
Henry Fredericksen
Albert Christensen
Sidney
Herbert Fastenau
Myrna
Roy Peters
John Schoen
Denver
Burdette
San Diego
Calif
Eleanor Schoen
Methodist Hospital
Scottsbluff
Alliance TV Chance Declared Unfeasible at Luncheon
Lew Wollaston told Alliance Chamber members that a TV outlet here is not financially feasible. He cited over $200000 needed for high frequency gear to serve Channels 14 and 28 and regulatory minimums of 50000 people and 20000 to 25000 sets. He noted Scottsbluff KFBC affiliated KSTF could serve if power rose to 25000 watts and tower height to 600 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Lew Wollaston
Chamber of Commerce
Drake
Wollaston
Bluffs
Scottsbluff
Kstf TV
Kfbc-Tv
Cheyenne
Producers To Meet In April In Denver Oil Forum
Rocky Mountain oil producers will hold the American Petroleum Institute Rocky Mountain Division meeting in Denver April 18 to 20. About 700 producers from Colorado Utah Wyoming North Dakota and Canada will attend. Claude E Peavy Phillips Petroleum leads as general chairman with a lineup of technical experts and committees addressing drilling practices blowout prevention and hydraulics among other topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Amercan Petroleum Institute
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
North Dakota
Canada
Claude E. Peavy
Phillips Petroleum
Wayne Glenn
Continental Oil Co
F. M. Stevenson
Signal Drilling Co
Jack Prather
Sun Oil Co
Robert Ford
National Supply Co
R. L. Armstrong
Oil Well Supply Co
Casper
Red Cross to Set Big Goal in Nebraska Drive
Nebraska residents will be asked to contribute an additional 180000 dollars to the Red Cross annual fund drive, with a statewide quota of 771868 as part of a 15 percent national budget increase for disaster relief. O W Dahl of St Louis outlined how past spending for eastern floods Pacific coast floods and other disasters has reached 27533000, leaving 985000 in disaster funds as spring tornado hurricane and flood season approaches.
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Red Cross
O. W. Dahl
St. Louis
Dahl
A. P. Wilson
Columbus
Robert F. Shea
Winter Wheat Outlook Improves in Nebraska
Government crop observers say moisture from recent snows has mainly saturated topsoil easing winter damage risk. The western wheat belt received light snowfall with fair cover overall, while temperatures and feed supplies remain steady for livestock as the week progresses.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Wheat Belt
North Carolina Irrigated Acreage Changes 1949 to 1954
In 1954 North Carolina reported 25 423 irrigated acres up from 2 083 in 1949. This shows a substantial expansion of irrigated land over five years driven by agricultural development and water management efforts.
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North Carolina
Geologists Set Denver Meeting February 26 29
The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists holds its sixth annual winter convention in Denver from February 26 to 29. About 2 500 registrations expected with 900 from Denver area and 1 600 from outside.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Rockies
F. A
Gus) Thurman
Laurence Brundall
General Convention
Brundail
Denver Area
Federal Center
Denver City Auditorium
Sew and Sew 4-H Club Meets at Hume Home
The Sew and Sew 4-H club met at Mrs. Don Hume's home on Saturday February 18 at 2 p.m. President Marilyn Maley called the meeting to order and members reported progress in 4-H. Judy Ziegler demonstrated blouse darts and Judy Wolverton stayed stitched. Jane Wyemouth served as reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hume
Marilyn Maley
Judy Ziegler
Judy Wolverton
Jane Wyemouth
Dartmouth sprinter Gary Gilson works as college radio announcer
Gary Gilson of Dartmouth College is described as a track sprinter and a play by play announcer for WDBS the college radio station in his spare time. A United Nations report contrasts doctor to population ratios in different nations noting some have fewer than one doctor per 1000 people while others have more than 30000 per 1000.
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Gary Gilson
Dartmouth
WDBS
United Nations
Farm Land Prices Hold Up Despite Drouth In Nebraska
University of Nebraska economist Dr. Everett E. Peterson reports farm real estate values remain strong in Nebraska despite lower farm prices and drought. Buyers bid to expand farms, credit terms ease, city investors seek inflation hedges, and expectations rise that federal action will halt income declines.
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Nebraska
Drouth
University of Nebraska
Everett E. Peterson
Habitat Project Set This Year At Crook
A 640 acre habitat program near Crook Colorado starts this spring. Lawrence Riordan says Pittman Robertson funds cover three quarters of land and work. 15,000 trees will be planted with grain between rows to aid pheasants and other wildlife. Gene Bassett leads the project with 70 deer counted in the area.
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Crook, Colo
Lawrence E. Riordan
Colorado Game and Fish Department
Department
South Platte Management Area
Russell K. Smith
Lincoln
Neb
Pittman - Robertson
Riedan
Gene Basset
South Platte
Tamarack Ranch
Riodan
Bassett
Golden Gals 4-H Meet At Donna Meyer's Home
The Golden Gals 4 H club met at Donna Meyer's home with nine members present. President Donna Meyer led the meeting after singing, discussed biscuit quality, and demonstrated corn bread with Peggy and Karen Deaver. Members judged cornbread and safety posters, with Birdie Irwin guiding recreation for younger attendees.
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Peggy
Karen Deaver
Birdie Irwin
Clara Childers
Marianne George
Benson Fights Freight Hike Before Interstate Commission
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend a 7 percent freight rate increase on farm products and fish. He cites a 63 percent rise since 1946 as worsening farmers conditions and notes refunds would not help farmers who sell locally and bear higher transport costs.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Interstate Commerce Commission
James C. Johnson
Cheyenne County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Benson
Nebraska Near-Record Calf Crop Report
Nebraska produced a near record calf crop of 1 813 000 head in 1954 55 with 458 000 milk cows among 2 036 000 cows and heifers two years and older. The national 1955 calf crop rose one percent from 1954 as beef type cows continued Nebraska ranked second in calves from beef cows.
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Nebraska
Federal
Division of Agricultureal Statistics
Corn production efficiency improves since 1930
The report notes that producing 100 bushels of U.S. corn requires an average of 34 man hours now, contrasted with 127 man hours in 1930, indicating substantial gains in efficiency over time.
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U.S
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Corhnd
By Harrison Carroll
Arthu Lubin
Fernando Valley
Ginger Rogers
Joan Collis
Ile de France
Ike
Ton Goirgg
Lourdon
Paris
Cannes
Rome
MGM
Joans
Jackie
Fenl
New York
Shane Runner
Patricl
A Owens
Sy Bartlett
London
Lew Schreibers
Jeune Havoc
Jamie Dawn
Desirer
Gordon Scott
Scott
Jane Wyman
Charlton Heston
Paramount
Lucy Gallant
Fox Theatre
Debbie Reynolds
Frank Sinatra
David Wayne
Celeste Holm
Richard Conte
Warner Bros
G.I
Harmony Hustlers
Christofferson
Ronnie Frame
Dana Wynter
Donna
England
Dana
Dinah
Don Meier
Anna Meier
Lorenzo
Harold Ludeman
Randy
Ross Handley
Riverton
Cornelius Weyerts
Weyerts
Rudy Dedic
Potter
Harry Handley
Vern Sinsel
Dan Rowan
Willis Rich
Calvin Hornbaker
Alliance TV
Universiies
New Mexico
South Dakota School of Mines
AEC
Donald L. Everhart
Y. William Isachsen
Grand Junction
Crook
Donna Meyer
United States
Elwell's
Morry
Illinois
Harry Brewer
Mrs. Arnold Haack
Emerald
Pete” Rapp
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