Oil-Gas News: Explorations Hit In Cheyenne County
In Cheyenne and Kimball counties three producers report promising wells with two possible discoveries. Exeter Drilling and Falcon-Sea report a potential Schuessler State No 1 prospect near Slama Field north of Potter with 135 feet of oil in a J sand test and a move to the No 1 Tank wildcat. Champlin Oil taps a good producer at Slama Fold No 1 Wekhorst and shifts to Wickhorst No 2 nearby. Ohio’s Steeve wells in Gurley Field produce in the region, while Mans No 1 in C SW SW Sec 3-16-52 is abandoned after logs show sand with poor permeability.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Kimball County
Barner
Exeter Drilling
Falcon-Seaboard
Schusssler-Statec
CNW
Slama
Potter
Schuessler State
Champlin Oil and Refiring Co
Wekhorst
Wickhorst
Ohio
Steeve
Gurley
McDaniel Drilling Co
Chey
Nebraska protest fails in Colorado game time error
The Cornhuskers lose after a timekeeping error cost them in a Colorado matchup. Sidney Hernandez brothers head to the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Lodgepole and Dalton compete for Class D LPW title at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Cornhuskers
Sidney
Hernandez Brothers
Lodgepole and Dalton,inc
the Telegraph
Bridgeport Road Building Project Set This Spring
Lincoln officials announced highway contracts totaling 6,244,194 dollars for the Bridgeport Redington project portion and 55,027 dollars for south and west of town. Missouri Valley Construction Co won bids for grading 28,819 dollars culvert 7,251 dollars and asphalt surface 18,967 dollars. Additional Panhandle projects include Beatrice Construction Co on Henry area grading gavel and bridges for 89,474 dollars and L G Barcus on Scottsbluff Gering highway 29 bridge work for 58,350 dollars. Morrill County work expected to begin this spring with resurvey work underway.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport - Redington
Lincoln
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Panhandle
Scotts Bluff County
Beatrice Construction Co
Henry
Scottsbluff- Gering
L. G. Barcus
Morrill County
Two Get Bruises In 2 Car Collision
Light snow in Sidney created hazards as police logged five accidents since Wednesday. An incident at 18th and Elm caused $250 damage to two vehicles. injuries included bumps and bruises to a driver and passenger.
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Sidney
18Th
Elm
Carol Bodtke Davis
Pasex
Jeanne Geriele
Ben A Cuzinski
Slama Field Set for More Drilling as Production Rises
Champlin Oil and Refining Co expands in Slama Field north of Potter after hitting No. 1 Wickhorst with 2100 feet of oil in a test. Initial production could reach 300 barrels daily. Company plans further drilling in the area amid a 1200 acre leasehold and a cluster of thirteen producing wells nearby belonging to Herbold Sheimer, Slama, Pavlat, Wickhorst, Fisher, and Nitz.
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Champlin Oil and Refining Co
Slama
Potter
Sidney
Champlin
No. 1
Wickhorst
Wiekhorst
Ferdinand Wickhorst
Howard Fisher
C. Nitz
Rena McCleneghan Suffers Hip Injury After Fall
Rena McCleneghan of 616 Ul no 3 fractured her hip when she slipped in a doctor's waiting room after entering from outside. Snow on her face caused the fall. She was taken by ambulance to DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne and reported in good condition this afternoon.
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Rena McCleneghan
Ul.no.3
Chris Bitner
Stickney's To Host Dealers Tonight Meeting
About 40 automotive dealers from Pine Bluffs Wyoming to Chappell will attend a dealer meeting at Stickney's tonight. After talks and demonstrations the Sidney firm will host a reception for attendees.
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Pine Bluffs
Wyoming
Chappell
Stickney’s
Sidney
Nigerian-born Pharmacy student to speak at Presbyterian Family Night
Joshua Chinwah, a 21 year old native of Kaduna Nigeria, will speak Sunday at 7 30 p m during the Presbyterian Church Family Night Supper. He is a second year College of Pharmacy student at the University of Wyoming and holds a foreign student scholarship.
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Joshua Chinwah
Nigeria
Africa
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Chinwah
College of Pharmacy
University of Wyoming
Kaduna
Wyoming
Prbile
Mr. Cinwah
Family Night Suppers climax Africa study at Barker home
A Sunday gathering will end the year's Family Night series led by the Steering Committee chaired by Mr and Mrs Jerry Miller. Attendance across the first three events averaged 138 with a high of 156, and Mr Cihannah is expected to draw a record crowd. Participants include Lance LBirker, son of Mr and Mrs Res Barker, and other families in the group.
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Dalton
Jerry Flora
Bove
Dale Flora
American Legion
Jerry
Nebraska
Chicago
Lance Lbirker
Res Barker
Barker
Africa
Cihinnah
Jerry Miller
John Techternach
Jack Pollock
Volunteers Tie Heart Drive to Door to Door Sunday
The Sidney Heart Fund drive peaks Sunday with 125 volunteers door to door in residential areas. Each volunteer will visit about 20 households and use enclosed or sealed cent envelopes. If no one is home, a missed envelope is left. no return calls. The effort aims to reach Nebraska Heart Association and national goals to advance research and education.
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Sidney Heart Fund
Heart
Jack Pollock
Sidney
Heart Association
American Heart Associen
Nebraska
UF Dinner Meeting To Be Held Tonite
A United Fund of Sidney and Sioux Orderance meeting will be held tonight at the Ft Sidney Motel. The board of directors gathers at six with a dinner for directors and attendees, followed by a general discussion of plans for next year.
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United Fund of Sidney and
Soux Orderance
Ft Sidney
MOD Royality To Be Named During Dance On Saturday
The March of Dimes dance at the National Guard Armory will name royalty from 16 county high schools. Winners will be crowned from St. Patrick's, Sidney, Lodgepole, Sund, Potter, Lorenzo, Gurley, Dalton, and more. The event runs 9 to 12:30 with Millard Music providing the band. Tickets are $1 at the door with proceeds going to March of Dimes.
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National Guard Armory
St. Patrick’s
Dorothy Rasgorchek
Dewayne Brandon Sidney
Silke Hermann
Gordon Printz
Lodgepole
Barbara Jurgens
Ray Tremain
Sund
Paulette Doty
Gary Church
Potter
Carolyn Somers
Ward Larson
Lorenzo
Deanna Laaker
Mark Andersen
Gurley
Judy Kreinering
Clinton Jurgens Dalton
Nancy Lessman
Jim Henke
Millard Music
March of Dimes
Graveside Rites For Bayard Fire Victim
Graveside rites were held this afternoon at Bayard for Sara Juanita Galindo aged under a year who died in a home fire that destroyed her parents two room shack on the west edge of town. Her father Joe Galindo, a field laborer, carried three children to safety before flames trapped the infant. Fire Chief Vic Marker said the building and contents were a total loss and a new house was under construction just behind the old one.
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Bayard
Sara Juanita Galindo
Joe Galindo
Galindo
Thomas
Esther
Jessie
Frances
Joe
Shend Bayard
Vic Marker
Jake Krantz
4-H Club Week Set for March 5 to 12 in Nebraska
Nebraska prepares for National 4-H Club Week from March 5 to 12 with about 31 600 youths ages 10 to 21 involved across 95 000 clubs. The Telegraph plans a Cheyenne County salute in a March 7 edition and nationwide 4-H support comes from 296 000 adult volunteer leaders across the 50 states and Puerto Rico.
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Nebraska
Cornhusker
America
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
States
Puerto Rico
Criticism Of Ak-Sar-Ben Tax Status Triggers Ad Series Cut
Alliance Times-Herald editor Gene Kemper charges Ak-Sar-Ben pulled Times-Herald from a paid ad series over tax-exempt status questions. He calls the action a bribe and vows action with the State Tax Commission and Attorney General.
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Alliance
Alliance Times-Herald
Gene Kemper
Times- Herald
Kemper
Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska
W.ot
Omaha
Iter
Feo
Publisher Seeks Repeal of Ak-Sar-Ben Tax Exempt Status
Alliance publisher Gene Emper will appeal to the State Tax Commissioner and the Attorney General to overturn a 1936 opinion that granted tax exemption to Ak-Sar-Ben property. The Times-Herald notes racing activity and financials from 1959, including a $21,156,353 pari mutuel handle and Ak-Sar-Ben's $2,538,662.36 share plus $327,345.29 breakage, with other payouts and taxes cited.
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Nebraska
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ak-Sar-Beit
A-Sir-Ben
State Racing Commission
Nebraska Press Association
Times- Herald
Kemper
Daily Times- Hearth
Washington
Vicuna Coats
Alliance
Daily Times- Herald
Brooks
Statehouse
Omaha
Family Journal
Jake Isaacson
Gene Emper
Ak-Sarben
Douglas County
Times-Herald
Ak-Sar-Cen
Ak- Sar-Ben
Allan-e
Four Filings Reported At Cheyenne County Clerk Office
George Fleming filed for the Unicameral marking the fourth filing received by Clerk I L. Pindell. Others include C W Smith seeking re election as county judge and PH Heaton Sr aiming to be a Fourth District Democratic National Convention delegate. Cecil Hunt seeks re election as County Commissioner and J Fenske seeks re election to the 43rd District, which includes Banner Kimball Cheyenne and Morrill Counties.
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George Fleming
Cheyenne County
I L. Pindell
C W Smith
J.fenske
Fleming
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Morrill
C. W. Smith
Cecil Hunt
Lundl
Thompson
Weather Man Is In A Rut A Cold Week Ends
The weather man warns a dip to ten below in the Sidney region tonight with scattered flurries and no major storm. Temperatures near or below zero persist in western Nebraska with Gordon hitting 25 below as the nation’s coldest. Sidney’s low is six below, streets stay snow packed and highways are mostly safe with minor ice.
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Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle
Gordon
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Canada
Lodgepole Drama Night Set For Monday
The annual drama night at Lodgepole is scheduled for Monday at 7 30 pm. The sophomore class will perform How to Propose and a high school cast will present Bontch Schweig for the LPVAA dramatics contest. Other acts include Pat Zalesky's oral interpretation and Shirley Fraass' interpretive public address.
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Pat Zalesky
Shirley Fraass
Fleming Files to Seek Nebraska Legislature District 43
George Fleming of Cheyenne County filed for the Nebraska Legislature from the 43rd District which includes Cheyenne Mor rill Banner and Kimball counties. Fleming, a farmer and county official, has served 14 years on the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners and leads county welfare. He pledges a vigorous full time campaign and notes the nonpartisan nature of the Legislature.
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Er. Fleming
Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Fleming
Cheyenne County
Mr Fleming
Lorenzo
The
National Assn
Nebraska Assn
Helso
Nebraska Welfare Assn
Panhandle County Officials Assn
Wickstrom Lad Dies After Heart Surgery
John David Wickstrom a ten year old grandson of Mrs Sam Wickstrom of Sidney died Wednesday morning after congenital heart disease and heart surgery in a Seattle hospital His father LaVern Wickstrom and another son Dennis left for Seattle with his uncle Kenneth Wickstrom Survivors include his mother and three sisters
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John David Wickstrom
Sam Wickstrom
Sidney
Seattle
Wash
LaVern Wickstrom
Dennis
Kenneth Wickstrom
Grain Market: Wheat Price Quoted Today
Local elevator sources quote wheat at 1.74 dollars per bushel in today’s market bulletin.
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West
Stickney's
Gene Morris
W. W. Schulz
Wtts
Legislative
Sieney
A A. Fenske
Sen
Fenske
Legislature
Wickstrom
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