Garden County proposes merger with Lewellen Rural High
Garden County High School Board of Regents advertises a plan to dissolve Lewellen Rural High School District and contract for grades 9 to 12 for 1970 71. Oshkosh would host the sole Garden County high school if accepted. Regents named are John J. Miller Helen Jenkins Mabel Clear Wes Dunn and John P. McGinley.
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Oshkosh
Garden County High School Board of Regents
Lewellen
Garden County
Garden County News
Garden County High School
John J. Miller
Helen,Jenkins
Mabel Clear
Wes Dunn
John P. McGinley
County Extension Board Members State Meet Set
SCOTTSBLUFF The fourth annual meeting of the Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards will be held here Jan 193 at the Quality Courts Motel with Benny Hochman of Sidney as luncheon speaker. Dr Joseph Soshnik of UNL will speak at the banquet and other reports will be given by Nebr aska Extension Director Dr John L Adams NN Extension specialist Robert E Roselle Monte Hendricks Elizabeth Kime. County board members from around the state will register between 8 and 9 30 a m on Jun 19.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards
Quality Courts
Benny Hochman
Sidney
Poland
Auschwitz and
Buchenwald
Nebraska
Joseph Soshnik
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Nebraska Extension
John L. Adams
Robert E. Roselle
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association
Monte Hendricks
Scotts Bluff
Ag Agents
NCEA
Elizabeth Kime
Cherry County Extension Home
Home Agents
County Extension Board
Vo-Tech
NCCE
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Union Pacific
Lincoln
North Platte
Potter Lions Club
Rc&d
Potter Lakes
CCC of C
County
ICC
Board of Regents
WMCC
Fort Robinson
Tiemann
Chamber
Lodgepole
Dalton
J. B. Pankau
Senior Citizens Center
Allington Ranch
Gurley
Herman Delvo
Department of Agriculture
Norman Otto
Nebraska Small Business Association
State Firemen’s
NSEA
County Pay Hikes Approved in Kimball County
Kimball County Commissioners approve higher salaries for elected officials starting next year. New pay includes $7200 for the county surveyor position, $6000 minimum for certain officials, and chief deputies at $4680 (65 percent of base). Comparisons show Cheyenne and Deuel counties with varied bases.
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Kimball
Cheyenne County
Banner County
Chadron Hospital Chief Will Leave
Chadron Community Hospital announces the resignation of W. H. Bill Reents as administrator effective January 31 to lead Jefferson County Memorial Hospital in Fairbury Nebraska. Reents has led Chadron since November 1, 1966, during a major expansion nearing completion. a board committee will seek his replacement.
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Chadron
W. H
Bill
Reents
Chadron Community Hospital
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Fairbury
Nebr
Chadron Hospital
Jerry Johnson
Mason McNutt
Jack Miller
Two Candidates Enter Banner County Sheriff Race
Harrisburg reports two men, Arden Cross on the Democratic ticket and Charles E. Smith for the Republicans, have filed for Banner County sheriff. James Snyder, veteran of 16 years, retires and will not seek reelection.
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Harrisburg
Banner County
Arden Cross
Charles E. Smith
James Snyder
Wheatbelt Plans New Power Lines in Garden County
Oshkosh Wheatbelt Public Power District will run three phase lines in Lewellen and Oshkosh. One line extends seven miles east from the existing line to Ace Erb's Lodge to serve growing lake north shore development. A second line from Oshkosh toward Antelope Valley supports anticipated irrigation and pump power needs.
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Oshkosh - Wheatbelt
Lewellen
Oshkosh
Wheatbelt
Antelope Valley
REA
Crawford Officials Plan Site Survey for Airport
State officials from the Department of Aeronautics, FAA and the Game Commission will survey Crawford for a potential airport site. Participants include Director Paul Burker, State Engineer W. J. Kreuscher, and reps from the three agencies.
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Crawford
State Department of Aeronautics
Federal Aviation Administration
The
Game Commission
Crawford Airport
Department
Paul Burker
W. J. Kreuscher
Gering Records 34 New Homes in 1969
Gering issued permits for 34 new homes in 1969, per city administrator Richard Kroon. Total building value reached 706,373 dollars, roughly flat with 1967 and 1968 aside from the Lockwood plant project.
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Gering
Richard Kroon
Lockwood Corporation
Lockwood
Frontier to Add Daily Jet Service to Scottsbluff
Frontier Air lines plans to provide daily jet service to Scottsbluff starting Feb 1. Denver based airline would fly Boeing 737-200 from Denver to Lincoln overnight, with a morning eastward and evening return. Officials expect no city negotiation issues, replacing the current Convair 580 service.
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Denver
Frontier Airlines
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Omaha
Frontier
6000 Damage In Blaze At Kimball
Deep, Carter suffered minor burns in an oil treater fire near Kimball. A broken valve caused the blaze at the Gage Canadian Oil Co. sul fide ant just northeast of Kimball. Damage was estimated at $6,000.
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Kimball
Carter
Gage Canadian Oil Co
Year of Progress for Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce reports a busy 1969 highlighted by the RC&D project spanning 11 Nebraska Panhandle counties and a Washington D C trip for county leaders. Monthly meetings, development clinics, tourism efforts, and community events kept activity high throughout the year with plans for continued advocacy and growth.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Panhandle
Cheyenne County Chamber
Ed Cole
Lsted
Rc&d
Washington D.C
Cole
Federal Land Bank
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce
Lodgepole
Citizens For Cheyenne County Development
Rotary Club
Nebraska
Ogallala
Scottsbluff
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce
Alliance
Vo-Tech
Charles Ham
Philippines
Dairy Herd Association
Wea
Aid To Nebraska Settlers From Army After Grasshopper Invasion
Post Civil War frontier duties included relief for settlers hit by the 1874 Rocky Mountain locusts. With wheat and corn ruined, private aid waned and Governor Furnas faced constitutional limits. Grant intervened, authorizing the Army to distribute surplus clothing and food, aiding nearly 30,000 needy settlers by 1875.
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Nebraska
Nebraska State Historical Society
Rocky Mountain
Robert Furnas
Furnas
Nebraska Relief and Aid Society
Secretary of War
Grant More
Grant
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