Move Is Charted To Halt Land Sale
A Bridgeport courtroom crowd gathered to oppose the planned sale of Morrill County state school lands set for auction Wednesday. The meeting debated ownership of improvements placed by leaseholders on lands near Bridgeport, with the Hall couple named as current lessees. The sale is the first of three tracts Nebraska’s State Board of Educational Lands and Funds plans to offer under the governing law.
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Bridgeport
Morrill County
Herman Hall
Nebraska
State Board of Educational Lands
Railroad plans to close 18 stations in northern Nebraska
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad seeks to cut 18 stations across northern Nebraska and establish central agencies, with Harrison, Hay Springs, and Cody among those slated for closure. A public hearing will be held in Norfolk on February 1. Nearby stations affected include Atkinson, Stuart, Bassett, Inman, Elgin, Albion, Spencer, Stanton, Wisner, Scribner, Winside, Florence, Irvington, Ceresco and Davenport, with service realigned to Crawford, Rushville, and Merriman for the remaining towns.
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Chadron
Norfolk
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Nebraska
Harrison
Hay Springs
Cody
Atkinson
Stuart
Bassett
Inman
Elgin
Albion
Spencer
Stanton
Wisner
Scribner
Winside
Florence
Irvington
Ceresco
Davenport
Crawford
Rushville
Merriman
Food and Fibre Meeting Is Set
Imperial wheat farmer Herbert J. Hughes said the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fibre will meet in Washington January 11 12 13. The Nebraskan and only major wheat-state farmer on the 30 member panel was appointed by President Johnson to study U S agricultural policy and report 18 months after the initial meeting. Hughes notes the commission includes other food industry representatives.
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Imperial
Herbert J. Hughes
National Advisory Commission On Food and Fibre
Washington
Hughes
Nebraska Wheat Commission
Johnson
U. S
National Commission
Three Counties Plan Home Extension Service Expansion
Alliance reports plan for a three county home extension team serving Dawes Sheridan and Box Butte. Proposed setup includes one agent for clothing and one for foods. A mid January meeting will decide. currently no local agent with Mrs Helen Kreymbourg serving as Area Home Agent from Scotts Bluff. Dawes County has been without a home extension agent since Bernetha Hinthorne resigned about eight years ago.
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Alliance
Dawes
Sheridan
Box Butte
Helen Kreymbourg
Scottsbluff
Dawes County
Bernetha Hinthorne
Oshkosh Industry Shows Good Gains
Oshkosh Midwee corporation reports 1965 as a 25 percent higher year than 1964 with growth mainly in the industrial capacitor market. Dave Townley notes Gering division progress and selective staff transfers from Oshkosh, while maintaining local manufacturing capacity for Hi-Rel and Communications products as labor allows. He forecasts two million dollars in sales for the fiscal year, with four hundred fifty thousand already achieved in the first quarter.
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Oshkosh - Midwee Corporation
Oshkosh
Dave Townley
Gering
Midwee
Townley
Industry Site Is OKd For Alliance
Alliance approves a lease with Thimson Manufacturing Co of Rapid City South Dakota to establish a Thimson plant at Alliance. Thimson makes travel trailers and mobile camping units and plans to add a mobile home unit. The company will occupy two Alliance airport buildings free for six months for alterations then rent the manufacturing building at 250 a month after six months and 50 a month for the warehouse after two years.
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Alliance
Alliance City Council
Thimson Manufacturing Co
Rapid City
S. D
Thimson
U.S
Alliance Airport
DeMar, Inc
Thomson
Kimball C of C Is Broke, Manager Out
Kimball Chamber of Commerce officials ask Secretary-Manager Jack Barnard to resign amid a financial crisis. President Lee Roy Brown says dues income cannot cover the $4,000 annual salary as the treasury runs red for months. Barnard has run the office from his Birch Street location.
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Kimball
Barnard
Chamber
Birch Street
Spud Grower Show Slated Jan 20th
Scott Bluff potato show plans announced with entries due 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall on the Scottsbluff Gering Highway. Lloyd Andersen of the Scotts Bluff Experiment Station notes 16 tubers per entry for named varieties judged by type uniformity and blemish free condition with a separate large tuber novelty class.
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Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
VFW
Scottsbluff-Gering Highway
Lloyd Andersen
Andersen
Fort Robinson Future Not Yet Decided
A federal agriculture official said Fort Robinson’s future will likely be decided in about three years. Beef research will move to a new facility near Clay Center, with officials denying reports of final dispositions. The state aims to create a major historical and recreational park, while the Beef Improvement Association pushes to retain research at the Fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Commission
Radenheiser
Nebraska Beef Improvement Association
Wool Incentive Price Increased and Race Critique
The report notes a 1966 wool incentive price rise to 65 cents per pound, with mohair at 75.8 cents, and pulls wool kept at comparable support. It cites Raymond L. Davis announcing the ASCS chair's figures and explains payments tied to cash returns and a 1965 act formula.
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Raymond L. Davis
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Mohair Support Price Maintains 1966 Minimum
The hair payment program extends through 1969 with a new incentive price formula. The current support price of 62 cents is multiplied by the ratio of the average parity index for the most recent three years to that of 1958 to 1960. The Wool Act caps mohair support within 15 percent of the wool parity. The 1966 mohair support price remains at the legal minimum.
Teachers Sought For Bases Abroad In 1966 67
The Department of Defense Dependent Schools seeks about 2000 teachers for Army Air Force and Navy bases worldwide for 1966 67. Qualifications include a bachelor degree 18 hours professional education 2 years full time teaching or admin experience by June 1966 age 21 US citizenship. Elementary teachers in high demand. Salaries start at 4835 with housing or allowance plus cost differentials 10 25 in some areas. Travel costs paid. Posts include Iceland Labrador Newfoundland Bermuda Guantanamo Bay Cuba Trinidad Azores Korea Japan Okinawa Philippines Taiwan Midway England Scotland France Germany Italy Spain Netherlands Norway Denmark Crete Libya Turkey Asmara Ethiopia Morocco Pakistan.
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Department of Defense
Air Force
Navy
United States
Iceland
Labrador
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Trinidad
Azores
Korea
Japan
Okinawa
Philippine Islands
Taiwan
Midway
England
Scotland
France
Germany
Italy
Sicily
Spain
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Crete
Libya
Turkey
Asmara
Ethiopia
Morocco
Pakistan
Priestly Garb Stirs Babies In Dublin Spotlight
Fragmentary OCR yields a Dublin piece noting priests in distinctive garb alarming parents. The article quotes a clergyman urging ministry and contrasts attire with modern fears as a baby pram becomes a visible symbol of concern.
Land Bank Loans offer low payments and flexible use
Long term and reasonable interest keep payments low. You can pay in advance at any time without penalty. Land Bank Loans may also be used to buy land, equipment or livestock and for other purposes.
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