Elected and Appointed Cheyenne County Officials Sworn In
Thirteen Cheyenne County officials were sworn in at noon by District Court Judge P. J. Heaton Sr. The lineup included County Commissioner George Bailey Mable Pertz District Court Clerk Elva Davison School Superintendent I A Caldwell Treasurer M G P Nissen and Highway Superintendent F B Tommy Thompson Weed Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
P. J. Heaton
George Bailey
Mable Pertz
Elva Davison
I. A. Caldwell
M. G. P. Nissen
F. B
Tommy”’ Thompson
American Beef Inc faces turmoil hits cattle market
Cattlemen fear prolonged impact as American Beef Packers Inc files Chapter 11 and closes its Fort Morgan plant. Lawsuit seeks up to a quarter of a million dollars for unpaid deliveries, while feeder operations in Minatare and Nebraska City continue. Officials warn of slow, costly outcomes for the industry.
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American Beef Packers Inc
Morgan Cots
Nebraska
Oshkosh Feed Yard
American Beef
Duane ‘Bennie’ von Seggern
Dinklage Feed Yards Inc
Sidney
Fort Morgan
Padle
Denver
Associated Press
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Minatare
Nebraska City
von Seggern
Maresh bill would raise Nebraska food tax credit
Nebraska senator Richard Maresh proposes increasing the per person food tax credit from 13 to 16 dollars. He notes food prices rose about 15 percent since last year and would be offset by the higher credit on April income tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Richard Maresh
Milligan
Maresh
Earl Butz
Butz
Nebraska
Improvement program hears advice on winning contest
regional workshop on the 1975 Nebraska Community Improvement Program discusses how communities explain the program to top winners. Sidney and Chappell participants focus on goals, scrapbooks, and momentum. judges assess scrapbooks and site visits determine winners. deadline dates span Sept. 26 and Oct. 24.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Ramona Freeman
Chappell Chamber of Commerce
Pat Malloy
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Marie Arnot
Community Resources and Research Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Architecture
Malloy
Arnot
Kay Fix
Sidney Public Library
Chappell and Sidney
Peter Pais
Eee
Otto G. Heiber
NCIP
Marie Arnet
Pat Malley
Jerry Lawson
Rex Swanson
Peggy Langley
Sally McGee
Cattle prices stay weak in early January market
Washington AP report notes USDA livestock data show cattle prices well below last year. Average price for choice grade steers at Midwestern markets week ended Jan 4 was 35.65 per 100 pounds, down from 36.34 the prior week and 42.45 a year earlier. Producers marketing lighter-weight cattle.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Property crimes rise in Sidney in 1974 chief reports
Police Chief Roy Bauer reports 1974 saw 501 property related crimes in Sidney, up slightly from 498 in 1973, with larger rises in larceny over $100 and under $100, destruction of property, and commercial breaking and entering. Personal crimes fell in several categories while arrests and recoveries increased.
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Sidney
Roy Bauer
Bauer
Obey
Snowy weekend snarls Nebraska roads and schools
Snow fell across eastern Nebraska as a northwest storm moved out. Many schools including Omaha public schools canceled while Offutt Air Force Base advised staying home unless assigned. Temperatures plunged with Chadron reporting eight below zero and western highs in the teens. A travelers advisory warned of three inches or more of snow in the east as cold and windy conditions persisted.
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Omaha
Offutt Air Force Base
Mercury
Chadron
Lincoln
Kansas
Canada
Nebraska
County appoints Tedesco as interim county attorney
Cheyenne County Commissioners hire Sidney Don Tedesco to continue as county attorney on a month to month basis until a successor is named. The former prosecutor did not run in November and will maintain a private practice while serving, with a $1500 monthly salary and $200 office rent, plus other expenses, and is to be available around July for a permanent appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Don Tedesco
Cheyenne
Tedesco
George Bailey
Cheyenne County
Moisture under year average in Sidney area in 1974
Weather data from the Nation Weather Service and High Plains Lab show Sidney area moisture for 1974 at 11.19 inches, well below the 17.55 inch normal. December contributed 0.13 inch but wind-blown snow may have underestimated totals, with local officials predicting dry conditions hurting winter wheat and spring crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idney
Nation Weather Service
Scottabluff
Sidney
High Plains Agricultural Lab
Marlys Green
Cheyenne
Ken Sakurada
Sakurada
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John Oliverius
Lumir Studnicka
Oren Cox
ESU
Don Haldeen
Bob Hossle
Ken Rose
Bev Cunningham
American Beef Inc
Wiles
Dallas
Omaha _ World-Herald
The
Weather Bureau
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