Two Car Crash Near Sidney Leaves Four Minor Injuries
A Thursday two car collision on Highway 30 two miles east of Sidney led to four people with minor injuries. An eastbound 1965 Ford driven by Cesira Horner of Sterling collided with a westbound 1963 Plymouth driven by Jerome Stoffel of Omaha. Stoffel, who had nodded off, swerved and could not avoid impact. The Sterling car hit the Plymouth, both drivers and passengers escaped without aid. Mrs. Horner, treated for a leg cut, and her daughter Irene Vandergriff, with a three month old, were checked at Memorial Hospital. Damage was estimated at 1500 dollars for the Sterling car and 500 for the Plymouth.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Paul Manley
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Angela D. Combs
Sterling
Cesira Horner
Jerome M. Stoffel
Omaha
Stoffel
Horner
Memorial Hospital
Irene M.vandergriff
Colo
Telegraph
Sterling, Cole
Public Invited To Extension Meeting On Jan 12
County extension staff and board members will mark 50 years of service at the annual Cheyenne County extension board meeting next Wednesday January 12. The program starts at 1 30 p m with agent reports and the election of two Northwest district directors. Special guest Miss Ann Holloway recently returned from Argentina as a Rotary Exchange Student. The public is urged to attend.
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Cheyenne County
Violet Shepherd
Colorado Springs
J. C. Swinbank
Colorado
State University
Fort Collins
Ann Holloway
Argentina
Rotary
Worst crop since 1905 hits six states in drought
A nationwide AP survey shows drought grievously hurting key foodgrain crops across six states. Mysore State reports its harvest as the worst in 60 years, signaling serious food supply concerns nationwide.
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New Delhi
India
Mysore
Nebraska Vets Get Windfall in 1966 Insurance Dividend
Nearly 154000 veterans in Nebraska will receive checks as the first 1966 GI insurance dividend payments begin. The total dividend is 224.2 million dollars, with 4.606 million eligible nationwide. Individual payments vary by age and policy, averaging 47.50 for World War II and 73.75 for World War I veterans. Payments are automatic on each policy anniversary. no application is needed.
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William J. Driver
Veterans Affairs
Charles St. J. Chubb
Lincoln
Nebraska
Chubb
Police Report Two Accidents Involving Ice and Rear-Ends
Two traffic accidents were reported with damage totaling over 180 dollars. At 11:37 a.m. Tuesday in Sidney at 13th and Illinois Kenneth E. Bauer stopped for a red light when a 1963 Oldsmobile driven by Loyd A. Luehr struck his 1965 Plymouth from behind. Damages were 73.80 to the Bauer car and 108.63 to the Luehr vehicle. Earlier on Maple Street at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday ice caused a collision as James J. Davis parked a 1960 Ford in an alley and was struck by Ronald R. Truax driving a 1954 Pontiac. Damages were 102.66 to Davis and 50 to Truax.
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Illinois
Sidney
Kenneth E. Bauer
Olsen
Loyd A. Luehr
Wood River
Neb
Bauer
Luehr
Ice
Maple Street
James J. Davis
Quince
Ronald R. Truax
Sioux Villa
Davis
Truax
Wheat Proposal Aims to Cut Low Quality Grain
Washington The Agriculture Department faces a proposal from Great Plains Wheat Inc to reduce low quality wheat entering government stocks under the price support program. The plan seeks cash payments for higher quality wheat, arguing current handling encourages quality deterioration and hurts foreign demand.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Canada
Gab Gab! Bombay residents trade long calls says GM
M S Muthanna general manager of Bombay Telephones says residents here average 16 calls per day per telephone, far higher than four to six abroad, and average call length is five minutes versus 70 to 80 seconds overseas.
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Bombay
India
M.S. Muthanna
Bombay Telephones
Muthanna
Wheat crop forecast shows 1.059 billion bushels for summer
The USDA December 1 forecast for next summer's winter wheat predicts 1.059 billion bushels, up 3 percent from 1965 and 7 percent above average. Officials note forecasts have been within 95 million bushels of actual in the past decade and were within 2 percent of last year's crop.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Heedless Skaters Urged to Stay Off Legion Park Ice
City officials warn skaters at Legion Park la goon to avoid the rink when ice is soft or lights are out. Efforts to smooth the surface failed as water spraying created a rougher, slushy surface once frozen.
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Legion Park Lagoon
Chappell approves first garbage rate rise in 15 years
CHAPPELL The city council on Monday evening at its first 1966 meeting voted to raise domestic garbage hauling charges. The increase ends a fifteen year price flat period. The council cited higher operating costs as the reason for the hike.
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Chappell
Rate Hike in Domestic Waste Service Announced
Domestic customers will face a $1.50 weekly charge for trash pickup formerly priced at $1. The plan covers one weekly pickup for residences. Businesses will be billed separately based on pickup frequency and trash volume. BOOST NEBRASKA!
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Breck
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Maddox
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Baldwin Piano OR Organi
Campbell Piano CO
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