Midnight Ticketing for 1960 Plates Starts Tuesday
Sidney police along with state troopers and sheriff officers begin writing tickets at 12:01 Tuesday for cars without 1960 license plates whether parked or moving. Fines range from 1 to 100 dollars and possible jail time. Personal property tax filing is due Tuesday with a 50 percent penalty after the deadline. County Assessor Joe Ruttner says swamped office handles about six percent of returns pending.
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Sidney
Mel Busckist
Joe Ruttner
Cheyenne County
Ruttner
Percentage Of Home Owners To Show Gain
New York February 24 Special to The Telegraph. The forthcoming Census of Housing is expected to show higher home ownership in Sidney since 1950 53.2 percent now around 62.0 percent with regional gains. Postwar building has added dwellings from 1592 in 1950 to about 55 million nationwide, current value near 400 billion. Sidney residents will receive housing questionnaires late March with enumerators starting April 1 asking about rooms water heating ownership value and rent.
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New York
Telegraph
Sidney
Federal Reserve Board
National Industrial Conference Board
North Central States
Umits
United States
National Association of Home Builders
Aso
Shereolders Wil Be Free From Tax
Nebraska owners of shares in forty one building and loan associations will owe no state or local taxes on these holdings this year. County assessors were advised by the State Tax Commissioner Forrest A Johnson. The bulletin lists 530 associations statewide with tax status details.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Tax Commissioner's Office
N Y Minnesota Grid Movie Slated Tuesday
Entertainment feature at the Tuesday Jaycees meeting will present a 30 minute highlights reel of Nebraska’s upset win over Minnesota. The event follows the 8 30 p m Jaycee gathering in the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel banquet room and also starts the 1960 membership drive.
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Jwaycees
Jaycee
Fort Sidney
The
Cornhusker
Gophers
Schnell Coulter corn yields top 100 bushel mark
Two Cheyenne County farmers were among 30 winners in the annual five acre corn contest by DeKalb Agricultural Assn Inc. in Scottsbluff. H L Schnell led Cheyenne County with 113.32 bushels per acre, while George A Coulter of Potter averaged 100.29. Henry Hass Jr led Morrill County with 148.54, just ahead of Jake Schwartzkopf Jr of Morrill at 148.51.
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Cheyenne County
DeKalb Agricultural Assn., Inc
Scottsbluff
H L. Schnell
Cheyenne
Morrill
Sioux
Stotts Bluff
Hass
Morrill County
Jake Schwartzkopf Jr
Sioux County
C G. Olson
North Platte
Larry
Three New Board Members Elected For United Fund
Dr ILS O Halloran Gerald Matzke and Mrs J D Olinger were elected to the Sidney SOD United Fund board at the annual meeting. Retiring members are Jack Kneely Mrs P J Heaton sr and Mrs Julia O Connell. About 45 attended the dinner meeting at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel.
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Ils O'Halloran
Gerald Matzke
J. D . Olinger
Sidney-Sod
United Fund
Jack Kneely
P J Heaton
Julia O'Connell
Fort Sidney Motor-Hotel
H C Q Nelson
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
King’s Daughters
Salvation Army
Sidney
J. D. Olinger
Charles Christensen
Sheep Growers Banquet Set Thursday in Lodgepot
The Cheyenne-Devil County Sheep Growers Assn holds its second annual banquet at Legion Hall in Lodgepot Thursday at seven o'clock. More than sixty people attended last year. Officers include LeMoyne Johnson as chairman Gale Klingman as vice-chairman and Harold Kurz as secretary treasurer.
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Cheyenne - Devel County Sheep Growers Assn
Legion Hall
Lodgepot
LeMoyne Johnson
Gale Klingman
Harold Kurz
Elim Street Speed Wash Opens In Sidney Neb
A second self service laundry using Speed Queen machines opens at 1445 Elm Street in Sidney. The Elim Street Speed Wash is owned by Mr and Mrs Ed Blanke and features 20 washers 8 dryers with a large washer to be added for rugs and blankets. Open seven days a week 24 hours similar to the Coin Operated Laundry at 917 18th Ave. Sidney endures a severe cold wave with the mercury falling to 16 below zero Monday marking eight straight days below freezing. Weather figures from the Civil Aeronautics Administration show the subfreezing readings between 5 and 7 am. The old groundhog forecast is dismissed amid the bitter cold.
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Elm Street
Elim Street
Ed Blanke
18Th Ave
Civil Aeronautcs Administration
Sidney
Groundhog
County Students Sweep Oratory Contest For 2nd Year
Cheyenne County wins all three prizes in the District IV American Legion Oratorical Contest held in Bridgeport. Kristin Cave of Sidney High, Robert Lee of Potter, and Patsy Davis of St Patrick's Academy claimed first to third. Cave advances to the state contest in McCook on March 7 for a $9,000 scholarship chance, with the state winner moving to the national round.
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Cheyenne County
American Legion
Western Nebraska
Bridgeport
Kristin Cave
Sidney High
Robert Lee
Potter
Patsy Davis
St Patrick’s Academy
Miss Cave
McCook
United States
Jim Young
Dalton
Janet Anderson
Big Springs
Janice Cunningham
Gurley
John Kenzy
Sunflower
Sandra Buskirk
Minatare
Gary Beam
Oshkosh
Bill Carroll
Patsy
St. Patrick’s
Krsti
M-Cook
Telegraph
Gurley High Dramatic Program Set for Thursday Evening
Gurley High School students present dramatic performances Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school gym The junior class offers A Rumpus on Rampage while the speech class presents The Missing Person Other readings and pieces are planned Adults 75 cents students 50 cents children 35 cents Junior class will serve refreshments after the show
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Gurley High School
Junor
Earl Rabe 65 Dies Suddenly in Scottsbluff
Earl E. Rabe, 65, died unexpectedly Saturday evening at a Scottsbluff hospital after illness at the courthouse in Gering. He served five years on the state tax commissioner staff and worked in the Scottsbluff assessor's office since January 1. He and his wife ran Grace Dress Shop. he was a Belle Plaine Iowa native born May 11, 1894 and a Scottsbluff Elks member, survived by his wife, daughter, and six grandchildren.
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Benson - Coulthard
Scottsbluff
Earl E. Rabe
Rabe
L. L. Pippitt
J. L. Thorpe
Sidney
State Tax Commissioner
Gering
Nebraska Panhandle
Grace Dress Shop
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Scottsbluff Elks Lodge
Mr. Rabe
State's Oil Output Is Highest in '59
Nebraska oil production hit an all time high, nearing 23 million barrels in 1955 with the prior year around 2.5 million. Severance tax collections rose in 1959 to 1,297,086 dollars.
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Nebraska O.a
Wildcat well on Kettler Farm faces delay amid dry hole woes
Oil and gas news reports Champlin Refining Co hitting a dry hole at Weikhorst No 2 off the Champlin north offset. The test yielded 30 feet of oil in a 620 feet muddy salt water interval, delaying further drilling until more data from the No 1 Weikhorst is analyzed and production tests completed. The scene shifts to Huntsman region as Wytex Oil and Jack Ladmer plan a No 1 Kettler wildcat near Niemann field, with potential to start a new field if successful. Twenty two drilling notices filed for Nebraska in the week of February 22 1960.
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Llama
Potter
Champlion 11 and Refining Co
Weikhorst No. 2
Champlin
Weikhorst
Sidney
Huntsman
Wytex Oil
Jack Ladmer
Kettler
S. D. Johnson
Niemann Field
Johnson
Engelland
Wytex-Ladmer
Brownson
CSW
C. G Novotny and
Tipps Driving Co
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Telegraph
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Ben Cross
Banner County
Midwest Field
Discovery well 'Egging No 1' yields 72 bpd in Cheyenne County
Rex Monahan announced completion of the Egging No 1 discovery southeast of Gurley with initial production potential of 72 barrels per day. The SW NE Section 13 15 49 holds the find, the last oil discovery of 1959 in Cheyenne County, on Mary Cugging land linked to 1949 activity. Production comes from the D sand zone at about 4496 to 4498 feet.
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Rex. Monahan
Egging No 1
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Mary Cugging
Denver-Julesburg
Dalton News To Be Printed Wednesday
The Dalton news normally appearing in Monday The Telegraph will not be printed until Wednesday this week.
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Dalton News
Dalton
The
Telegraph
Load limits set on highways in Sidney area
Highway load limits take effect Thursday in the Sidney region due to spring ice breakup. Nebraska 19 from Sidney to the Colorado line, U.S. 26 from Broadwater to the Ne 19 junction, and Nebraska 29 from Kimball to Harrisburg will be reduced to 14 000 pounds for single axles and 24 000 pounds for tandem axles at eight Nebraska locations, remaining until further notice.
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Sidney
John McMeeking
Nebraska 19
Colorado State Line
U. S. 26
Broadwater
Nebraska
Kimball
Harrisburg
Kimball Auction Noted Date Mixup in Telegraph
Kimball livestock auctioneer Elmer Kath clarified the sale occurs every Tuesday. The Tuesday March 1 event was wrongly advertised in the previous Telegraph issue as a Wednesday March 2 sale.
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Kimball
The
Telegraph
Elmer Kath
Oil Discovery In Nebraska Prompts Optimism From Two Firms
Exeter Drilling Co and Falcon-Seaboard report encouraging results from an oil discovery north of Potter Nebraska. Initial production tests show a good potential producer with the Schuessler State No 1 Tank wildcat logging under way near Slama Field. Final decisions await log analysis after a depth of 5490 feet and J sand topping at 5421 feet.
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Exeter Drilling Co
Falcon-Seaboard
Potter
Denver
Schuessler State
CNW
Slama
Nebraska
Falcon Seaboard
Wildcat
Leap Year Babies Born in Sidney on Feb 29
Leap year babies arrived at Memorial Hospital in Sidney marking a rare date. The first newborn is the daughter of Robert and Mrs Miller, joining three brothers Robbie 6 Charles Buddy 414 and John 14 months. A second Leap Year baby boy is the first child of Delaney A Hamby. Also celebrated are two local children turning four but born on Feb 29 1956, Scott Edward Hile and Mark Steven Monk.
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Sidney
Robert Miller
Millers
Robbie
Charles
Buddy
John
Delaney A. Hamby
Memorial Hospital
Scott Edward Hile
Jerry Hile
Mark Steven Monk
Albert Monk
Five Cheyenne County caucuses set for Tuesday night
In Cheyenne County five towns hold caucuses Tuesday evening with nominations for school board and local offices. Sidney meets at 7 30 p.m. in the city auditorium to nominate two school board posts and a police judge, with Bart Taylor not seeking re election.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Bart Taylor
B. H. Grimm
Hull Cook
Gurley
Dalton
W. L. Chichester
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Board
Goodview
Potter
Foster Takes Over Sidney Lumber Yard
Foster Lumber Co announces purchase of the Hughes Josten yard at 15th and Quince in Sidney and will begin operations March 1 with Paul Young of Brush Colo. as district manager. Don Foxhoven to run Sidney yard. family to move here. Foster operates about 70 yards in the Midwest incl Nebraska and Colorado.
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Foster Lumber Co
Hughes-Josten Lumber Co
15Th
Quince
Sidney
Foster
Paul Young
Brush
Colo
Sidney Monday
Don Foxhoven
Fleming
Sidney Yard
Foxhaven
Foster Yard
Edgemont
S. C
Foster Lumber
Midwest
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas City
Foster Co
Gurley
Chappell
Julesburg
Hillrose
S. D
Local elevator quotes wheat at 1.75 per bushel
Wheat price quoted today by local elevators stands at 1.75 dollars per bushel.
Sidney Telegraph Reaches 90 Percent of Local Homes
The Sidney Telegraph issued forty eight pages across three editions for a weekly press run near 37 000 impressions. The paper emphasizes local and regional news, with substantial home coverage and readership in over ninety percent of local households, boosting appeal to advertisers.
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Telegraph
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
The
Sidney Trade
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Minnesota Grid
Schnell
Sheep Growers Assn
Armory
Gordon Printz
Lillee Hermann
Germany
Sidney High School
Gurley High
Earl Rabe
Oil Gas News
Huntsman Area
Egging Discovery
Discovery
Sidney Lumber Yard
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