Nebraska 4-H youth win trips to Grain Marketing Clinic
Gerald Walker 16 of Lorenzo and Tom King 15 of Rushville were chosen as expense paid winners of the Grain Marketing Clinic trip to Chicago. Ivan Liljegren will accompany them. They will tour the Chicago Board of Trade General Mills Plant and hear talks on futures, cash grain and speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Walker
Lorenzo
Chiceco
Tom King
Rushville
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne County
Chicago
Fric.y
Gerald
Raymond Walker
Beatrice
Alliance
York
Sidney
Omaha World Herald
Barley King
Claude King
King
Chicago Board of Trade and Witness
Nebraska boards 2nd highest state oil lease price set
Lincoln notes the Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds sold an oil and gas lease for 28.50 an acre on Barner County section 36-18-54 to F W Baumgartner of Denver, total 18 240 dollars. Other sales across Dundy Grant Harlan Morrill Scotts Bluff Kearney and more produced bonuses totaling 46 117 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Barner County
Elmer Mahlin
F. W. Baumgartner
Denver
Phillips Petroleum Co
Morrill County
Dundy
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co
Tennessee Gas
Huber Oil Co
Pubco Petroleum Co
Grant County
Downer & Lovett
Scottsbluff
Harlan
R. D Rutledge
McCook’ Kimball
Baumgartner
Morri
Oil Co
Scotts Bluff
S. K. Warrick
Planck Sale Planned at Farm Auction
Forrest and Elsie Planck plan a Wednesday auction at their farm nine miles east and six north of Sidney. The sale begins at one o clock and features forty four cattle including two Hereford stock cows, four milk cows, machinery, and household items with cash terms. Pete Rapp is the auctioneer and The American National Bank is the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest
Elsie ‘Planck
Sidney
Gurney
Pete Rapp
American National Bank
Clark
Price Support Deadline Set At February 1
Cheyenne County farmers are reminded the final availability date for 1959 crops including wheat sorghum rye oats and barley loans and purchase agreements is February 1. Producers wanting farm storage loans should apply at the county ASC office by January 20 to allow processing through state laboratories in Lincoln and county completion by February 1. Noncompliance with the wheat allotment does not bar price support on other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
ASC
Lincoln
Panabaker Scene Nets 141.44 For Heart Fund
The Ralph Panabaker Christmas display raised 141.44 dollars for the Nebraska Heart Fund. Visitors from 42 Nebraska towns and eight other states plus two visitors from Norway saw the 1959 scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panabaker
Heart Fund
Ralph Panabaker
Nebraska Heart Fund
Nebraska
Colorado
Indiana
Washington
Wyoming
Minnesota
Norway
Grudge Action Suspected in Oil Storage Vandalism
Kimball County deputies and state patrol CID probe openings of valves at four storage sites of Sterling Drilling Chandler-Simpson Shoreline Petroleum and Western Crude. 1574 barrels valued at 7175 were lost with 3000 in property damage. Gas tanks at two farms damaged 800 gallons dumped. Police seek motive noting possible grudge action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Kimball County
Leo Knudtson
State Safety Patrol
Sterling Drilling Co
Chandler- Simpson Drilling Co
Shoreline Petroleum Corp
Western Crude
Logan County United Fund Directors Recommend Deactivation
Directors of the Logan County United Fund unanimously recommend deactivating the fund. A public meeting is set for 7 30 p.m. Monday Jan. 18 at Sterling Savings and Loan community room to consider the plan. Campaign results showed about 17800 raised, 70 percent of the 24950 quota, a sharp drop from prior years. If approved, seven agencies may conduct separate campaigns to meet 1960 budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Logan County United Fund
United Fund
Sterling Savings and Loan
Great Decisions program to vote on foreign policy issues
Cheyenne County residents will vote on eight foreign policy questions as part of the University of Nebraska sponsored Great Decisions campaign. Local officials and university experts will oversee ballots starting early February, with results and participation updates in The Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
U. S
University of Nebraska
Ivan Liljegren
University of Nebraska Extension Division
Lincoln
Nebraska
Foreign Policy Association
University Extension Division
Agricultural Extension Service
Everett E. Feterson
Otto G. Hoiberg
India
Cuba
Africa
the Telegraph
Shimeall Promoted At Ohio Oil Co Guatemala Operations
C H Shimeall promoted to exploration manager for The Ohio Oil Co of Guatemala succeeding A H H Petsch who retires March 1. Shimeall a Reno County Kansas native and University of Colorado geology graduate served in the Air Force and held posts in Durango Colorado and Arizona before joining Ohio Oil in 1954 and Guatemala in 1958. H D Heopman remains resident manager of Guatemalan operations. The Beacon announced the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Ohio
C. H. ‘Clark’ Shimeall
Guatemala
Ahh Petsch
Shimeal
Reno County
Kaw
University of Colorado
Air Force
Casper
Wyo
Ohio Oil
Durango
Colo
Arizona
Nebraska
Wyoming
H D. Heopman
Sidney Ohio
Beacon
Managers Dreuth Seen At WMCC Meet
The January meeting of the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce will be held in North Platte this Thursday. Gov Ralph Brooks is the featured speaker at the Pawnee Hotel. The state chamber managers session runs Thursday to Friday, with Sidney Chamber Manager Wayne Moran attending.
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Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
North Platte
Nebraska Chambers of Commerce
Omaha
Ralph Brooks
Pawnee
State Chamber Managers
Sidney
Wayne Moran
Ken Noteboom
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Authorities Holding Texas Hit-Run Suspect
Sheriff officers here hold Leonardo Pena on intoxication charges after arresting him Saturday night for a Texas hit-and-run case. Pena is wanted in Corpus Christi on hit and run, not giving aid to injured, non-support, and parole violation, per Sheriff Schulz. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Corpus Christi
W W. Schulz
Leonardo Pena
VFW To Start Saturday Bingo
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post will begin weekly bingo this Saturday at 8 p m. Neal Craig, bingo committee chair, says a free game will be included and free popcorn and coffee will be served during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Neal Craig
VFW
Soil Conservation Dinner Draws 200 Plus Attendees
More than 200 people are expected at the Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District dinner Thursday at 6 30 p m St Patrick's Youth Center. Awards will honor district conservation efforts in 1959 with Duane Chamberlain as featured speaker. Tickets are 1 75 at the door. The event is open to the public. The IRS office in the Sidney post office basement will be open Mondays through April to aid income taxpayers with advice and questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Sidney Post Office
IRS
James L. McCrory
Omaha
Internal Revenue ‘Office
Cheyanne
Penney to Expand Credit Plan Across All Stores
J C Penney officials announce expansion of their charge accounts program from 24 stores in Denver and Colorado in 1958 to all nearly 1,700 stores by 1963. The plan started with 24 and 169 more stores joined last year. 600 will offer accounts by end of 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Co
Denver
Colorado
Safflower meeting set for Sidney with crop experts and bankers
College staff from Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming will join extension agents researchers elevator men and bankers at a Jan 18 luncheon in Sidney hosted by The Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp to discuss safflower practices and 1960 plans. PVO aims to expand acreage and contract more farmers for year round processing with milling to finish around May or June.
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Sidney
Ft Sidney Motor Hotel
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp
Frank Hahler 68 a Sidney auto dealer dies in Denver
Frank Hahler 68 longtime Sidney and North Platte automobile dealer and uncle of Joseph and Julius Hahler died Friday noon in Denver from a heart attack. He had driven from North Platte to Denver that day and resided later in Aurora. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Olinger Mortuary in Denver.
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Frank Hahler
Sidney
Joseph
Julius Hahler
Denver
Hahler
North Platte
Hahlers
Jamaica St
Aurora
Olinger Mortuary
East Colfax
Magnolia
Joseph Hahler
General Motors
Nebraska
71 Patients Set All‑Time High Census At Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital reported 71 inpatients last Friday, the peak since opening. Administrator Leo Bolin said capacity typically runs about 55, with the surge due to a large number of tonsillectomies. The census returned to 55 this morning, and a rest home addition is under construction to free hospital beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Leo Bolin
Bolin
Council Set to Vote on Modern Cemetery Plans
City councilmen will vote tonight on a proposed 15 acre cemetery expansion east of the current grounds. Marshall Nurseries drew the layout. Tom Coffey says soil will be improved with alfalfa for three years and a well drilled. Roads and plots to be built in stages over five years. no above ground headstones planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Nurseries
Tom Coffey
Coffey
Sidney C of C launches '60 growth drive with mail and door-to-door push
Sidney Chamber of Commerce tees up a 1960 membership drive from February 8 to 10 with mail solicitations to boost dues before the door campaign. The board aims to grow from 239 members and to categorize dues by new business categories while awaiting final board approval. The meeting covered investments, political action sessions, a regional chamber gathering in North Platte with Gov. Brooks, and preparations for a Western Nebraska agriculture meeting in February. A 1959 financial summary showed about 2,000 in year-end balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Moran
Moran
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Asl
Carl Christ Jr
Warren Ellison
Christ
County Board To Name Chairman At Session Tomorrow
The Board of County Commissioners will meet Tuesday to elect a new chairman and handle other calendar year requirements. Appointive positions such as courthouse custodian road overseer and county physician will be filled. Banks will be designated as official depositories and the official county paper for 1960 is expected to remain the Sidney Telegraph. Cecil Hunt of Sund District One Commissioner has chaired the board the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Sidney Telegraph
Cecil Hunt
Sund
District One
Windfall From Missed Chamber Dinners Questioned
Chamber of Commerce members who skipped four quarterly dinners last year unknowingly boosted the treasury by 1200 dollars. Director Dean Wilson noted the windfall and urged attendance, saying the losses come from nonattendance rather than complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dean Wilson
Outstate Cities Form Group To Promote Interstate Highway
Sixty representatives from 22 cities and towns formed an executive committee to promote interstate highway progress outside Omaha. The group aims to combine chamber efforts and appoint a town delegate to the committee, amid concerns Omaha collects most funding and construction may delay three to five years. Notable attendees included Joseph Seacrest and Dale Payne with others from Alliance Lincoln Kearney and Gothenburg among the cities represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Art
Omaha
Sidney
Chamber
Joseph Seacrest
Lincoln Journal
Dale Payne
Gene Kemper
Alliance
Alliance Times - Herald
Norman Otto
Kearney
Bennett Martin
Lincoln
Ray Ogier
Highway Advisory Commission
Gerald McKinley
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Chambers of Commerce
Gibbon
Lexington
Gothenburg
Callaway
Minden
Chadron
Cozad
Orleans
Elwood
Rushville
Ogallala
Columbus
Gordon
Hastings
Wauneta
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General Mills
Planck
Logan County
Shimeall
Dreuth
WMCC
Penney Company
Ng College
C of C
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Ralph G. Brooks
Nebraska Organized Agriculture
Nebraska Chamber
Tos
Cclor
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