New Year Toll Cited From Holiday Observance
Residents of Sidney and vicinity welcomed the second half of the century with little police trouble as weather and light snow flurries moderated celebrations. Traffic accidents were few. two on New Year’s Day near Northside, both about $300 damage, plus a few others over the weekend. National figures showed 395 killed nationwide during the holiday period, including 271 traffic deaths and 124 other fatalities, with New York Times Square crowds and a large police presence contrasting with few arrests or drunks.
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Sidney
Willis
Nebraska
Northside
Shell Hill” Road
Albert of Gurley
G. H. Nolteton
Hickory
10Th
11Th
Marilyn Sun
Merle A
Ealso
Dys Street
13Th Avenue
W. W. Schulz
Donald Mason
Milton
Arin
Times Square
Chicago
Midwest
Denver
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Rome
Neosho
Saginaw
Mich
California
Oil Picture Unchanged in Cheyenne County Wells
Weekend activity in Cheyenne County oil and gas shows limited changes. Ohio Oil Co updates include two new wells in progress near Potter, tests at Foy No. 1 Dalton, and Feldman-Elsasser tests awaiting equipment. Feldman optimistic about commercial capacity, possibly boosting Elsasser and Feldman holdings and nearby drilling. Frontier Drilling to drill a northwest wildcat on state school section 36-17-52, watchers will follow results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Potter
Foy No. 1
Dalton
Feldman-Elsasser
Dorman
Yuma County
Colo
Henry Feldman
Overton
Texas
Elsasser
Feldman
Ohio
Frontier Drilling Company of
Denver
Brewster Well Driller Tests Halt Hope for Producer
Keoughan Drilling Co personnel in Fairfield Illinois prepared to finish tests at the Louis Schneidereit test well No 1 northwest of Brewster after reports that the well reached granite at 3700 feet last week. The finding endangers the producer’s prospects as drilling operations continued in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Keoughan Drilling Co
Fairfield
Illinois
Bureau Sub Station Near Completion Near Sidney
The Reclamation Bureau's sub station a mile north of Sidney should finish in about thirty days if weather holds. The project, started with a $400000 estimate, is running over budget due to higher costs and heavy labor turnover nearing four hundred percent. The contractors seek an extension to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reclamation Bureau
Sidney
Henninger Doubtful on Guard Call Up Plan
Brig. Gen. Guy N. Henninger said he doubted Nebraska's National Guard would be affected by the army plan to call up junior Guard officers. He noted officers can be drafted only with their own and superior consent across the chain of command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy N. Henninger
Nebraska
National Guard
Army
BA Creates New Division in Denver Headquarters
The British American Oil Producing Co announces a new Denver division effective today January 2 with district offices in Sidney and Casper. A W Bill Cullen leads the division overseeing land and exploration. Sidney district land man Paul Faust and district geologist G L Campbell. Casper district land man H A Thompson and district geologist D E Edstrom. Official word came from executive vice president C D Miller of Tulsa. The company has active Rocky Mountain exploration in northeastern Colorado and leases in Logan and Cheyenne counties with several blocks producing in Julesburg Basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British-American Oil Producing Co
Denver
Sidney
Casper
A. W. ‘Bill’ Cullen
Rocky Mountain
Cullen
Baa
Rocky Mountain Territory
Paul Faust
G. L. Campbell
H. A. Thompson
D. E. Edstrom
C. D. Miller
B-A
United States
Tulsa
Colorado
Logan County
Banner Couty
Nebr
Cheyenne County
Walker
Venter
Julesburg
Rapp
Dorman
Ohio-Elsasser
Feldman-Elsasser
Ba’s
Ohio Oil Co
Illinois Street
Foy No 1 Well To Be Perforated For Oil Test
A cable unit is being erected at the Foy No 1 well site northwest of Dalton to perforate and test the well for commercial oil production. A small oil showing was found in the first Dakota bench during a drill stem test weeks ago. The well has been shut in awaiting new tools, with The Recco Oil Co of Los Angeles and C. E. Stout of Denver holding full lease interests after Olds Drilling Co sold out. If production is established, a surge of drilling activity is expected in the area. The Fog No 1 was cased to 4966 feet in preparation for final tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foy No. 1
Dalton
Dakota Bench
Recco Oil Co
Los Angeles
C. E. Stout
Denver
Olds Drilling Co
Foy
Installing Of Officers January 4
Cheyenne County officials will be sworn in Thursday January 4 with several moves. Roy Gish becomes County Assessor Jack R Knicely new County Attorney A H Adcock named County Surveyor Incumbents reelected include George Fleming George Coulter I L Pindell Herbert Stevens W W Schulz Dan Campbell Edith Oldershaw The new regime faces four year terms amid talks of a courthouse expansion due to growing business and storage needs in 1911 built facilities
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Cheyenne
Court House
Roy Gish
J. H. Foster
Jack R. Knicely
L. M. Clinton
A. H. Adcock
George Fleming
George Coulter
I. L. Pindell
Herbert Stevens
W. W. Schulz
Dan Campbell
Edith Oldershaw
Fleming
Coulter
Last Year’s Wheat Moving To Market In Cheyenne County
With the New Year, a flood of wheat moves to market in Cheyenne County as farmers who stored 1950 yield begin selling. Prices around $2.10 per bushel this week finance tax returns due January 15. Some elevators face car shortages and transport delays.
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Cheyenne County
Citys First Babies Arrive On Tuesday
The Sidney area welcomed newborns after New Year. Two boys were born at Taylor Hospital between 7:00 and 9:30 am Tuesday, with another due. Paul Tyman and Robert Conover, both of Sidney, report their sons born at 7:03 am and 9:18 am respectively. Sidney Hospital noted its first birth of 1950 and no births since 1951 began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Taylor Hospital
Owen Wey
Paul Tyman
Robert Conover
Sidney Hospital
1951 License Sale Starts in Cheyenne County
The 1951 motor vehicle license plates go on sale at the county treasurer's office today with hours from 8:30 to 4 except noon. Taxes must be paid to obtain a license. car weights determine fees of 5 dollars for over 2,800 pounds and 3 dollars for lighter cars. Rudell and June Short assist, as Cheyenne County issues new CY designation plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Stevens
Lester Elkinton's Mother Is Dead
Nancy Elkinton 94 mother of Lester Elkinton C B and Q agent in Sidney died at Kimball Hospital after illness since Saturday Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at the Kimball Presbyterian Church Rev Ickler to officiate Interment in Kimball cemetery She came to Kimball in 1918 later lived in Fort Collins with daughter Mrs M H Peake After Peake illness Elkinton returned to Kimball to stay with granddaughter Mrs John Tear Husband Thomas died ~25 years ago Survivors include Lester Mrs Peake another son George of Miller Mo Six grandchildren and five great grandchildren A Mt Pleasant Baptist Church member from Medora Illinois
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Nancy Elkinton
Lester Elkinton
Sidney
Kimball Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Kimball
Ickler
Kimball Cemetery
Elkinton
Fort Collins
M. H. Peake
The Good Life and the Fight for Freedom
A reflective editorial argues that after decades of rising living standards the United States faces a key test from world communism. It emphasizes preserving core American rights, avoiding unchecked government power, and balancing war needs with maintaining liberty, urging unity for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
U. S
Lenin
Soviet Republic
America
John Dos Passos
Baptist Board To Meet Here in Sidney This Week
The Independent Bible Baptist Mission Board schedules its annual meeting in Sidney on Thursday and Friday January 4 and 5. Dan Allen pastor of First Baptist Church says 150 to 200 attendees are expected from Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming Texas and Nebraska. Dr. Harvey H. Springer of Englewood Colorado will speak Thursday night as a noted authority on Communism.
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Independent Bible Baptist Mission Board
Sidney
Dan Allen
First Baptist Church
Mission Board
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
Nebraska
Allen
Harvey H. Springer
Englewood
Colo
Rev. Springer
Rev
Ag Labor Shortage Seen for 1951 in Nebraska
Nebraska State Employment Service in Sidney warns farmers to report impending labor needs as war and defense activity threaten farm labor supply. Manager Francis Hiner notes a tight job market next year, urging early hiring and advance orders. Local crop reports show good wheat outlook with 4.368 million acres, rising eight percent, while corn marketing faces elevator and car shortages and fertilizer supply grows scarce in some counties.
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Nebraska State Employment Service
Sidney
Francis Hiner
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Nebraska
Western Nebraska Attracts Industrial Prospects And Survey
At least two large national firms eye Nebraska as a potential site for operations. The state employment service leads a labor survey in Hastings Minden Kearney and Holdrege regions, at the request of the Division of Nebraska Resources.
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Nebraska
State Employment Service
Hastings
Minden
Kearney
Holdrege
Division of Nebraska Resources
Mild December Ends Panhandle Weather Summary
December was very mild across the panhandle with temperatures about five degrees above normal. Scottbluff Sidney Alliance Chadron posted highs 63 62 62 60 respectively and record warm spells, while lows dipped to 15 below zero in Chadron on December 6.
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Panhandle
E. L. van Tassel
Weather Bureau
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Alliance
Chadron
van Tassel
Tax Aid Schedule for Deputy Collectors in Sidney
Myrle F. Hoffman, deputy collector with Sidney HQ, announced extended tax help at the Sidney post office basement during January 8-12 and January 22-31. The itinerary covers Sidney Postoffice Jan 8-31, Bushnell Bank Jan 8, Riera Courthouse Jan, Big Springs Jan 15-16, Chappe Courthouse Jan 7-1, Sidney Postoffice Mar 1-15, Minual Courthouse Mar 5, Big Springs Mar 7, Chappell Courthouse March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Sidney Postoffice
Bushnell Bank
Riera
Big Springs
Chappe
Minual
Chappell
Myrle F. Hoffman
Sidney
Postofice
School Resumes After Christmas Break
College students returned to classes as the Christmas holiday ended. Sidney public schools opened Tuesday morning and St Patrick's Academy planned to resume sessions today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Public Schools
St. Patrick’s Academy
Nebraska Faces Army Call for Draft in March
Nebraska will likely supply more than 700 of the 80,000 men drafted nationwide in March, says Lt. Col. Francis Drath. Nebraska must provide 714 in January and 711 in February. Guardsmen cannot be drafted. volunteers only with release by commanding officers. Defense says Navy Air Force and Marines plans do not call for March drafts.
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Nebraska
Francis Drath
Drath
Guy N. Henniger
Henninger
Army
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Gas discovery boosts western Nebraska industrial prospects
The Nebraska Division of Resources argues that a natural gas find strengthens western Nebraska's case for new permanent payrolls amid wartime industrial shifts. Despite labor and wage challenges, Sidney area offers transport, gas supply, building space, and a growing housing effort to attract manufacturers, with mid-1951 seen as a peak for industrial conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Division of Resources
Nebraska Panhandle
Western
United States
Sidney
Karl Aufdengarten Assigned to 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing Korea
Karl H. Aufdengarten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Aufdengarten of Sidney, has arrived for duty with the 49th Air Base Group at an advanced Fifth Air Base in Korea. Col A W Tyer announced the assignment to the supply section. he previously served in the European theater and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
49Th
Korea
Prce
Karl H. Aufdengarten
Lou Aufdengarten
Sidney
49Th Air Base
Fifth Air Base
A. W
Pete” Tyer
Aufdengarten
Philippine Islands
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Larry McKenzie
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For
Larry
Lake Ontario
New York State
March of Dimes
Sidney and
City
Baptist Board
Karl Aufdengarten
Korean Air Base
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