Trade School Bid Sparks Nebraska Legisature Debate
In Lincoln, senators split over whether a second Nebraska trade school will pass this session. Six bills, from Fleming, Reeves, Nelson, McGinley, Carpenter and Gerdes, seek trade school facilities with Sidney offering forty acres east of the city park for the site.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
George Fleming
Sidney
T. C. Reeves
Grand Island
Frank Nelson
O’neill
Don McGinley
Ogallala
Terry Carpenter
George Gerdes
North Platte
Union Pacific Railroad
Lodgepole High to Stage Friday Speech Contest at Auditorium
Lodgepole High School will hold a speech and dramatics contest Friday night March 1 at 7 30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Winners advance to Lodgepole Valley Activities Assn contest at St Patrick's Academy in Sidney March 4 with further district and Inter-High events planned in Chadron March 20 and March 22. The program includes ex temporaneous speaking original public address oral interpretation and drama with entries led by Les Lee Fromm Connie Jurgens Kathy Miller and others. The one act play The Ugly Duckling stars Bill Sergent Barbara Forrell and others. The drama titled Anti Clockwise features Glenna Richards Kathy Turreau Susan Teague and Pam Talich.
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Lodgepole High School
Warren McGrew
Lodgepole Valley Activities Assn
St. Patrick's Academy
Sidney
Chadron
Lodgepole
Leslee Fromm
Connie Jurgens
Kathy Miller
Tshirley Mika
Sheryl Sergent
King
Bill Sergent
Queen
Barbara Forell
Camilla
Carol Bruns
Dulcibella
Carolyn Fraass
Prince Simon
Rollie Schmidt
Carlo
John Helfrich
oOnedact
Glenna Richards
Kathy Turreau
Susan Teague
Pam Talich
Colorado Interstate 80S to Reach State Line by 1968
Denver official Charles Shumate told Sterling Chamber that proposed interstate 80S may reach the Colorado Nebraska border in 1968. Plans call for land and structural work 1963-65 between Brush and Atwood, paving 1964-65 between Atwood and Sterling, with completion of eastern segments by 1968. The project aims for western opening by fall 1965 or summer 1966 and overall line to Julesburg area by 1968.
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Colorado- Nebraska
Charles Shamate
Denver
Sterling Chaimber of Commerce
Highway Department
Shumate
Brush
Atwood
Sterling
Julesburg
State Line
Marathon Oil Sees New Producer in Reimers Unit
Marathon Oil Co reports a new oil producer in the Reimers Unit southwest of Dalton. Exeter Drilling Co finished Reimers No 5 and is now rigged in the Gurley Fel drill. Exeter plans to drill Kmevel No 4 to surface casing today with no other new producers announced in the state.
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Marathon Oil Co
Reimers
Dalton
Sidney
Exeter Drilling Co
Marathon
Gurley
Nebraska axel load limits skip No 19 due to highway work
Nebraska highway officials announce that State Highway 19 from Sidney to the Colorado line will not face axle load limits starting February 28. Improvements last year allow heavier loads as frost thaws. other western highways face 14 000 lb single axles and 24 000 lb tandem limits from 12:01 a.m. Thursday until further notice.
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Sidney
Colorado Line
Nebraska
Nebraska Highway Department
Gering-Kimball
Kimball
Scottsbluff- Hemingford
Hemingford
Scottsbluff
Broadwater
Trucking Firms Merge Under Ruan Johnson Leadership
Ruan Transportation Co of Des Moines buys Harold Johnson Transportation Co of Sidney and merges operations under Harold Johnson. The merged firm will operate from East Highway 30, retains Johnson location, and adds Denver-Chicago Transport Co equipment to haul petroleum products, acids, and other oil industry liquids. The expansion broadens service to include all petroleum products and related chemicals.
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Ruan Transportation Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Johnson Transportation Co
Sidney
Harold Johnson
East Highway 30
Johnson Company
Ryan
Denver-Chicago Transport Co
Oilwell Contractors Rally Against Tax Proposals
The Association of Oilwell Servicing Contractors gathered in Oklahoma City for its Seventh Annual Meeting on February 15-16. They adopted a resolution opposing tax plans pending in Congress that could suppress the petroleum industry's vitality and threaten the national economy.
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Association of Oilwell Servicing Contractors
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Congress
City Power Plant Demolished for Parking Lot Modernization
Historic stone building on Jackson street between 10th and 11th avenues is being demolished to make way for a parking lot. Built in 1906 by Charles Callahan to house Sidney's first electrical generating plant, it powered early street and home lighting.
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Jackson Street
10Th and
11Th Avenues
Charles Callahan
Sidney
Callahan
The
Telegraph
Arthur S. Hardy
Gladyce
Gladdy
Llth
Hickory Street
Western Public Service Co
City Auditorium
Henry T. Doran
Fat Cattle Prices Fall Through Early May
Lincoln Nebraska Extension economist Everett E Peterson says fat cattle prices will decline into early May with a better chance to rise late summer. He advises stockmen to sell light for the current grade and notes lambs hogs and sheep outlooks for the year.
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Lincoln
Everett E. Peterson
University of Nebraska Extension
Sidney Council Meets Tonight
Sidney city council convenes at 7 30 p m in the Municipal Building for routine matters A Kiwanis Club delegation seeks a hearing on the Fort Sidney monument while Girl Scouts request clarification of policy on Boy Scout Camp use
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Kiwanis Club
Fort Sidney
Girl Scouts
Lienemann to speak at REA convention in Lincoln
Gene Lienemann of Wheatbelt Public Power District will address Rural Area Development at the Nebraska Rural Electric Association meeting in Lincoln. Attending local figures include Wayne Bond and other Wheat Belt leaders with out of state REA and Interior Department speakers also on the program.
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Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt
Sidney
Nebraska Rural Electric Assn
Lincoln
Wayne Bond
Lodgepole
Richard Wood
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington, D.C
Fred McVey
REA
Milton Chase
Interior Department
Kermit Overby
Legislative Department
Nationa Rural Electric Co-operative Association
Washington
Bond
Lieneman
Charles Ham
Arnold Peeks
Chappell
Raymond Weed
Dalton
George Zimmerman
Big Springs
Collective Farm Owners Eligible In Feed Program
The 1963 feed grain program is open to owners of several farms whether they sign up one farm or all. It applies to corn, grain sorghum, and barley. Signups run at the ASCS County Office through March 22 and payments depend on base acreage on nonparticipating farms.
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Herbert Krauter
Agriculural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Steve Linton Among Ak-Sar-Ben Honored Guests
Steve Linton of Dalton was among eight 4 H and FFA small grain award winners honored February 22 by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben at an awards luncheon in Omaha. The guests toured the Omaha Grain Exchange and Nebraska Consolidated Mills as part of the program to encourage rural Nebraska youth.
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Steve Linton
Dalton
Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben
FFA
Omaha
Omaha Grain Exchange
Nebraska Consolidated Mills
Nebraska
J. L. Thurmond
Ak- Sar-Ben
Lincoln Nebraska Conference on Community Betterment
The Governor's Conference on Community Betterment and Industrial Development will analyze Lincoln's growth potential and state assets on February 27 at the Center for Continuing Education. Darrell Hunt chairs the Sidney Community Betterment Committee and John Elwell Jr. of the Chamber of Commerce participates.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Darrell Hunt
East Ward School
Sidney Community Betterment Committee
John Elwell Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Center For Continuing Education
Division of Nebraska Resources
University Extension Division
Department of Community Service
Woolgrowers To Meet At Ogallala March 4
The Nebraska Wool Growers Assn annual meeting will be at Ogallala in the Elks Club on March 4 starting at 10:00 a.m. Speakers include Dr. Everett E Peterson from the University of Nebraska on European Common Market and its impact on American agriculture and Lionel Harris on Efficient Lamb Production. A complimentary lamb lunch is offered and wool door prizes are drawn at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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Nebraska Wool Growers Assn
Ogallala
Elks Club
Ivan Hartman
Whitney
Nebraska Wool Marketing Organization
Everett E Peterson
University of Nebraska
Lionel Harris
Scotts Bluff Experiment Station
Egging Company Holds Open House This Weekend
The Egging Co manufacturers of tractor cabs with operations in seventeen states and Canada will host an open house on Saturday and Sunday. The event invites the public to view the region’s growing industry at the Egging farm four miles east and four south of Gurley. Highway signs will guide visitors from U S 30 and U S 385. Further details appear in The Sidney Telegraph Wednesday and Friday.
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The
Egging Co
States
Canada
Egging Farm
Gurley
U. S. 30
U. S. 385
Sidney Telegraph
Near Lines Forming At Courthouse For 1963 Auto Licenses
Crowds gathered at Cheyenne County Courthouse on March 1 to secure 1963 auto licenses and complete property assessments. County Treasurer Mrs. Mable Jorgensen said 25 to 30 people waited at all times, with many still unable to finish before the deadline. As of February 21, 1963, 6,817 licenses had been issued and about two thousand cars remained unlicensed. penalties rise after March 1. County Assessor Lloyd Miniken reported about 85 percent of properties have been assessed, with lines for declarations echoing the licensing scene.
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Cheyenne County Court House
Mable Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Court House
Lloyd Miniken
Planting Intention Survey Planned in Nebraska
Several thousand Nebraska farmers will take part this week in the annual survey of planting intentions conducted by the U S Department of Agriculture. State Agricultural Statistician A V Nordquist said an official survey card is being sent to a sample of farmers to report planned acres by crop and last year’s acreage. The Nebraska data will join a nationwide report to be released March 20 by the USDA Statistical Reporting Service. The survey helps farmers industries and public agencies adjust plans. A second survey on actual acres planted will be conducted around June 1.
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Nebraska
U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Statistician
A. V. Nordquist
Statistical Reporting Service
USDA
Measles Epidemic Strains School Attendance in County
Measles and influenza sweep area causing high absentee rates in Sidney and surrounding schools. St Patrick’s Academy reports 30 flu and 13 measles absences. lower grades show widespread illness. Nurse Mrs Sylaart urges rest, medical clearance for return, and cautions on complications.
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St. Patrick's Academy
Sidney
M. Agneta
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick’s High School
M. Rosalind
Ivan Adams
North Ward
Marie Nicholson
Frances Sylaart
Mrs Ben Garcia Dies At 70 In Julesburg
Mrs. Ben Garcia 70 died at her home Sunday after two days illness from influenza and heart attack. Funeral Thursday Feb 28 at 9 a.m. in St Patrick's Catholic Church with Rev Vincent Pelster, burial in Julesburg Cemetery. Rosary Feb 27 at 7 p.m. from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. She was born Aug 24 1892 in Guanajuato Mexico. She married Ben Garcia in Julesburg June 20 1934 and moved here in 1952 from Scottsbluff County. Survivors include her husband and several nieces and nephews.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Vincent Pelster
Julesburg, Colu
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Augustine Galben
Guanaguato
Mexico
Bernabe and
Marguerita Ramirez Galben
Ben Garcia
Julesburg
Colo
Scottsbluff County
Ben
Marathon Oil Nominees G H Young For Board Seat
Marathon Oil Co directors nominate G H Young vice president of marketing for election to the board to replace R E Luton upon Luton's May 1 1963 retirement. Young joined Marathon in 1930 and rose through marketing to VP in 1959 ahead of the 76th annual meeting in Findlay Ohio on May 2 1963.
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Findlay, CO
Marathon Oil Co
G. H. Young
R. E. Luton
Mr. Luton
Young
Marathon
Findlay
Luton
Marathon Oil Company
Mr. Young
Ohio Wesleyan University
Marathon Marketing Organization
Interstate claims irk Panhandle residents in Nebraska
Residents of the southern Panhandle dispute calling a 129 mile Kimball County stretch of U S Route 30 an Interstate. They argue the road is two lane, hills make it hazardous, and officials expanded shoulders after complaints. Nebraska trails neighbors in open Interstate miles with 59 miles under Grand Island and other states progressing.
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Panhandle
Kimball County
Nebraska
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Grand Island
Washington Birthday Babies Born At Area Hospital
Four babies arrived on George Washingtons Birthday at a local hospital between 8 36 a m and 1 45 p m reflecting a busy milestone. Derold Kurth welcomed a boy at 8 36 a m followed by a Wamick son at 11 53 a m Kinnersley a son at 1 32 p m and Gevara a daughter at 1 45 p m.
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Washington
Derold Kurth
Robert Wamick
Bill Kinnersley
Remijio Gevara
Red Cross Sets Nebraska Campaign Goal at 195000
Lincoln and Nebraska Red Cross chapters plan a statewide drive reaching 93 counties to raise nearly 195000 with volunteers guided by Joe Bilodeau Victoria Gage Gary Baker and Ben Polk. The statewide goal for the year is 788211. last fall United Fund campaigns raised 593563 in multiple communities. Gov Frank Morrison opened Red Cross Month in March.
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Lincoln
Red Cross
Nebraska
Robert A. Dobson
Dobson
Joe Bilodeau
Victoria Gage
Gary Baker
Ben Polk
United Fund
Fremont
Columbus
Wayne
Grand Island
McCook
Omaha
Nebraska City
Falla City
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Grant County
Frank Morrison
Heart Fund Drive Planned for Lodgepole and Potter
Dr. D. C. Shelton, Cheyenne County chairman, announced Heart Fund drives will be held later this week in Lodgepole and Potter. Materials for the campaign are expected soon, but their absence has delayed volunteer work.
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D. C. Shelton
Cheyenne County
Weather Outlook Northerly Winds Bring Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with northerly winds 20 to 30 mph Monday afternoon. A few snow flurries over the northern Panhandle. Low Monday night near 290 and high Tuesday around 40.
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Panhandle
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Ran Noi Ontas
Sidney Council
Lienemann
Egging Company
Marathon Co
Fellows
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Kansas
Wiouta
World-Herald
George Washington
Lodgepole, Potter
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