Busy January schedules for area schools tests and tournaments
Students and teachers face a packed month with semester tests set for mid January and a string of basketball and volleyball events. Key items include MAC tournament action at Potter and Dix, St Patrick’s Academy junior high tourney at the Youth Center, and multiple games across Lodgepole, Gurley, Dal ton, Paxton, and nearby towns.
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St, Patrick’s Academy
Lyman
Hershey
Chappell
Hemingford
Gurley
Potter and Dix
St. Pat
Lorenzo
Minuteman Activities Conference
Potter
Dix
South Platte Valley
Lodgepole
Paxton
St. Patrick’s Academy
Oshkosh
Harrisburg
Paston
Dalton
Bushnell
Melbeta
National Assembly
St. Pat’s
Homemakers of America
MAC
Big Springs
Sidney
Bridgeport
Gering
Fort
Annual Crop Improvement Days at Kearney
Nebraska seed producers gather January 20-21 at the Holiday Inn for Crop Improvement Days. USDA ARS sorghum breeder O J Webster will discuss Africa based improvements in corn millet and sorghum, with UN and NCIA involvement. Paul Nordquist will cover Nebraska sorghum results. A panel includes UN agronomists debating yield barriers and a 500 bushel goal for corn. W H Edmunds of Goodyear will speak at the banquet on Operation GO.
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Kearney
Nebraska
O. J. Webster
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Africa
Webster
Usda Agency For International Development
AID
Organization For African Unity
OAU
Nigeria
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Kansas
Dalton High School
Usda-Aid
Paul Nordquist
Nordquist
Holiday Inn
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
NCIA
UN College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Chet Randolph
American Soybean Association
UN Agronomists
William Colville
William Compton
Richard Wiese
R.J. Morrow
John Deere & Co
Moline
W.J. Moline
D.G. Hanway
NU Department of Agronomy
Roy Rasmussen
Beef Cattle Feeder Days In February
Lincoln Nebraska University of Nebraska animal science sponsors three Beef Cattle Feeder Days in February. North Platte on February 25 Wahoo February 26 and Plainview February 27 feature marketing talks led by Rich ard Wilstrip and Dr Michael Turner with topics on silage crops high moisture grain liquid supplements and calf feeding. A fourth feeder day in Scottsbluff February 28 will be announced later with local chamber sponsors and cattle associations assisting.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Animal Science Department
North Platte
Wahoo
Plainview
North, Platte and
Richard Wilstrip
University of Wisconsin
Michael Turner
University of Nebraska
Don Clanton
Walt Tolman
Northeast Station
Walt Woods
Paul Guyer
NU Extension
Mead
Scottsbluff
University
Wahoo and Plainview Chambers of Commerce
Lincoln Co
Feeders and Ranchers Assn
Saunders Co
Farm Accidents Show Downward Trend in Nebraska
Nebraska safety expert R D Schnieder reports 1968 farm accidents totaled 334 with 285 injuries and 59 deaths through December, a roughly 10 percent drop from 1967. Tractor deaths fell to 23 from 35 in 1967, while gas explosions caused 11 fatalities in 1968. Promotes use of protective cabs and roll bars to further reduce tractor fatalities.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
R. D. Schnieder
University of Nebraska
Schnieder
4-H Leaders Conference Set for Lincoln January 27 29
Lincoln hosts the 4-H Leaders Conference January 27 to 29 at the Lincoln Hotel with the theme Designing 4-H Youth Opportunities. Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben provide financial support for attendees for the 24th year. Dr Don C Charles of Iowa State University will speak and a youth panel will discuss Todays Society. Workshops will cover Agricultural Production Arts Leisure Career Exploration Citizenship Conservation Family Life Health and Safety and Leadership. Advance registration via county 4-H program planning committees.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Hotel
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
W. M. Antes
UMW
University of Nebraska
Don C. Charles
Iowa State University
Ruby Gingles
Beth Smith
UN Department of Human Development and the Family
Jong
Antes
Louisville named for French king, Virginia vote in 1780
AP notes Louisville honors King Louis XVI despite George Rogers Clark founding the city. A Virginia Legislature decision in 1780 affirmed the naming. At Horse Cave Cemetery gate a sign warns one way do not enter, reflecting local signage.
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King
Louisville
George Rogers Clark
King Lews XVI
France
Virginia
Horse Cave
Ky (Ap
Fire damages home in Sioux Villa blaze
Sidney volunteer firefighters answered a 4 40 p m Sunday call at 1917 1st in Sioux Villa where children playing with matches ignited clothing at Mrs Valdene Kealy s home. About 50 dollars damage resulted.
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Sidney
Sioux Villa
Valdene Kealy
County Extension 4-H Meeting Notice on NU East Campus
County Extension offices must reach the State 4-H office on the NU East Campus no later than January 20. Adult 4-H leaders interested in youth and the 4-H program or helping determine county Extension youth program direction are eligible to attend. DRIVE CAREFULLY.
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NU East
Antes
Sign mixups vex Hawesville travelers in Kentucky
In Hawesville Kentucky three nearby road signs confuse drivers by showing inconsistent distances to Louisville. Two signs read Louisville 86 miles and Louisville 88 miles while a third oddly says Toursville 2 miles, with all signs located on the same block.
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Hawesville, Ky
Hawesville
Louisville
Toursville
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Venango
Collins Poudre
Alliance
Sidney Educators
Ogallala
Kimball
Adams
McCook
Mitchell
Fort Morgan
NN Extension
Bob Roselle
W.H. Edmunds
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Nual
Rose Maddox
Graham Motor Hotel
Bobbie Brooks
Koret
California
Joyce
Pykette
Rn Es Fashion Plaza
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