Outstanding Young Educator Banquet Honors County Teachers
Cheyenne County to host the First Annual County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on January 22 at 6 30 p m at the National Guard Armory Legion Park. The Sidney Jaycees survey principals and administrators to pick a top educator ages 21 to 35 to compete in Fremont February 10 for state honors and a pathway to national contests. The Cream Can Award will go to the service club with the largest attendance. Darrell Hunt will present Partners In Progress and 650 tickets have been printed for teachers and clergy invited with a January 17 reservation deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
County Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Jaycees
Jaycee
Sidney
Fremont
Nebr
Chamber
Ed Cole
Darrell Hunt
Chamber of Commerce
Cole
National Guard
Legion Park
Nebraska Oil Drilling Trends Highlight County Ventures
The past week spotlighted Nebraska oil activity with Champlin Petroleum’s No 1 Henderson in Garden County and King Resources No 1 Greathouse in Banner County signaling a shift toward new drilling. Bertramson Field in Kimball County expands as Sundance Oil Co and B-W Drilling target Nos 1 Voss and 2 Bertramson while Stuarco and Curan drill a Kimball wildcat. The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission set its 1968 meeting schedule for Sid ney on Jan 23 with hearings planned monthly and 22 day prefiling deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner County
Garden County
Nebraska
King Resources
No. 1
Greathouse
Champlin Petroleum Co
Henderson
Csw
Stuarco Drilling Co
Champlin
Davis Field
D’ Sand
Denver-Julesburg
Bertramson
Kimball County
Sundance Oil Co
B-W Drilling Co
Voss GE SE
NW SW
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Bertramson Field
Stuarco Oil Co
Curan and Co
Chandler and Associates
Gifford
Hole in-the-Rock
NW NW
Frostrom Ranch
Sene
Allison Drilling Co
Cheyenne County
Jack L. Scoville
Carlson
Hale Field
Oil-Gas Commission
Sidney
Kimbark Petroleum
Marvel
Mobil Oil Co
Potter
Patrick A. Doheny
Range
Nebraskans Lead Investment in Weld County Oil Well
Nebraska investors dominate financing of a new oil and gas well just across the Nebraska Colorado line in Weld County. The No 1 Schroeder well is a joint venture led by Bill Garber and B W Drilling Co with Cheyenne County money and Lincoln residents among backers. Initial tests yielded gas and oil with later sand frac improvement increasing output to 23 barrels per hour as the well goes on pump for further evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Weld County
Colo
Denver-Julesburg
Bill Garber
Sidney Geologist
B-W Drilling Co
Kimpall
Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Schroeder GE
Garber
Sidney Neon to Close Operations in Sidney
The Sidney Neon Company will cease operations here by January 29 as announced by local manager Jim Hendricks. Excellart Advertising Corporation of Fort Collins, Colorado, parent company, cited insufficient regional business. Four employees will be affected. the Sidney building at 1830 10th will be listed for sale and lease customers will be notified by letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Neon Company
Jim Hendricks
Hendricks
Jackson Brooks
Excellart Advertising Corporation
Fort Collins
Colo
Denver
Excellart
Sidney
10Th
Aliens Told To Register Again
Mayor J. L. Thorpe reminds aliens to report their current address every January under the Alien Address Report Month requirement from the Justice Department. Reports are due regardless of address changes, with report cards available at post offices and INS offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Thorpe
United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Panhandle Weather Forecast Calls for Mild Weekend Turn
Fair conditions dominate this afternoon tonight and Saturday with a colder spell this afternoon and tonight. Saturday brings warmer highs around 30 to 40 degrees and lows from five below to five above. Snow chances remain under five percent through today tonight and Saturday. Five day outlook shows temperatures Saturday to Wednesday about one to four degrees above normal with a warming trend over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Two Car Crash Damages Highway 30 Viaduct
A two car collision at 1 50 a m Thursday near the Sidney viaduct caused extensive damage with no injuries reported. F Elton Russell 33 Scottsbluff drove a 1966 station wagon and Paul V O Hara 25 Sidney drove a 1967 sedan with Jim Fagan of Sidney a passenger in the O Hara car. The Russell vehicle was westbound and the O Hara car eastbound when they collided. the O Hara car then went off the northwest side of the viaduct onto the embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Highway
Paul Manley
F. Elton Russell
Scottsbluff
Paul V. O'Hara
Jim Fagan
O’hara
Manley
Russell
Lindell Named To Bank Board
L. W. Lindell has been named to The American National Bank board of directors where he serves as vice president. Jer ry G. Dykman moves from assistant cashier to assistant vice president and Auditor, and David Peetz becomes assistant cashier. The bank reports no change to its capital structure. Board members now include A Jorgenson QD W Jorgenson Evelyn Jorgenson P L Martin L H Mehling Gwendolyn McKenzie and Lindell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Lindell
American National Bank
Mr. Lindell
Jerry G. Dykman
David Peetz
J. Jorgenson
W, Jorgenson
Evelyn Jorgenson
P, L. Martin
H. Mehling
Gwendolyn McKenzie
Nebraska Grain Holding Began in August Ninety67
The National Farmers Organization ordered a market boycott to hold harvested wheat off Nebraskan markets. Raymond Davis of Potter, leading the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association, urged farmers to withhold, earning a local price rise of about 15 cents per bushel in western Nebraska. The NFO plans to expand support and align with other farm groups to raise prices nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Organization
Nebraska
Raymond Davis
Potter
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assa
Davis
NFO
Wheat Growers Association
Nebraska Nfo
Trash fire from city garbage truck incident
Sidney volunteers responded near the shops after a garbage truck dumped burning trash in the street. Refuse smoldered earlier, catching fire and the crew dumped the load to prevent damage to the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Drop in Cheyenne welfare funds reflected in December report
The Cheyenne County Division of Public Welfare shows a $10,000 drop from November to December with total December assistance at $25,697.72. The local office cited no stated reason. Five new ADC applications were approved for continued aid while 201 recipients remain on ADC, one ADC case closed, and December budget totals reach $12,923.83 with $6,439.14 spent on ADC cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Farmers Demand Higher Grain Prices At Nationwide Boycott Meeting
Nebraska Colorado Wyoming NFO members gathered in Sterling Colorado to hear leaders outline reasons for the Thursday grain holding action. Salhorst warned of a long fight for a 30 percent across the board price rise and urged unity to boost parity while warning that action could spread to meat and dairy if gains aren’t achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Sterling
Colo
Cheyenne County
Bill Salhorst
Dodge City
Neb
NFO
Salhurst
Salhorst
Saihorst
America
Kimball Organizes New National Farmers Unit
About 80 Kimball county residents joined the charter members of the Kimball county unit of the National Farmers Organization. Gary Schneider was elected chairman with Delynn Peterson as vice chairman and Mr and Mrs Jim Lukassen as secretary treasurer. Trustees named were Ray Gunderson Wayne Kennedy and Bob Young. A second meeting at Kimball County High School discussed selecting Grain and Meat Board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Kimball County
Kimball Country Unit
National Farmers Organization
Gary Schneider
Delynn Peterson
Jim Lukassen
Ray Gunderson
Wayne Kennedy
Bob Young
Kimball County High School
NFC
Sidney’s street chief retires after 33 years on the job
Clair West steps down after 33 years guiding nearly 35 miles of city streets at age 71. He hands to Pat Wright a department expanded in gear though small in crew, recalls 1949 pay of 40 cents and modernizing from broom to large street cleaning vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair West
Sidney’s
Pat Wright
Mr. West
Sidney
Mr. Wright
Wright
West
Highway 30
Illinois
Business Loans Topic for Jan 19 Huddle
The Technical Action Panel invites Bill Bossert of the Small Business Administration to speak at the ASC Office in Sidney on January 19 at 9:30 p.m. The discussion centers on Rural Area Development and SBA loans aiding small firms to start expand or prosper. Small manufacturers wholesalers retailers and service concerns may borrow for construction expansion equipment or working capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bossert
Small Business Administration
ASC
Sidney
Farmers to receive ASC fact reports for 1967 payments
Raymond L. Davis announces a new ASCS reporting system that will mail 1967 payment details for ACP feed grain wheat and other direct programs to about three million farmers. The reports aid tax returns and must be shared with the IRS. Errors should be reported to the local county ASCS office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Raymond L. Davis
Cheyenne County
ASC
Internal Revenue Service
New Orleans
Kansas City
Davis
ASCS
3 Years Crops Eligible For Reseal Loans
Producers with Commodity Credit Corporation reseal loans on 1964 65 or 66 crop wheat or 1966 crop soybeans may extend loans and receive on farm storage payments during the 1968 69 reseal period. About 62 million bushels of wheat and 23 million of soybeans are involved. No action is needed in areas where ASCS offices announce a reseal program if farmers want to reseal older crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
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Garden County Oil Drilling Venture
Sidney Neon
Lindell
L, W, Lindell
Nebraska Grain Holding
Don Meyers
Eft
Sidney High Band
Sidney Lions Club
Lion
Lions
Stewart Brown
Sidney High
Telegraph
Kimball Nfo
Gladys
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