Wayward Hawk Flips Potter School Bus Injury Driver
A Potter School Bus was demolished and its driver Larry Hammond 22 Potter injured when the bus left the road and overturned into a ditch three miles north of Potter on Tuesday morning. A chicken hawk caused the accident by pecking at a dead rabbit in the road and colliding with the windshield. The bus rolled onto its top after a 238 foot slide and 68 feet from the impact. Hammond escaped through the door and was helped to a farmhouse by Les Wills then taken to Memorial Hospital in Sidney. Superintendent A J Mason said the incident occurred at 7 15 am and a spare bus and driver were dispatched. Trooper Don Dodson estimated the 1960 Ford 48 pass bus as a total loss valued about 3000. The Potter School will receive a replacement bus. Hammond suffered facial lacerations and bruises and stayed overnight. The only other casualty was the hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Wales
Larry Harmmond
Telegraph
Larry Hammond
T.15
Hammond
Les Wills
Mr. Wills
Dave Theis
Mermorial Hospital
Sidney
A. J. Mason
Lowell Ottoson
Don Dodson
Kimeball
Ford
Mason
Potter School
Memorial Hospital
Unemployment Claims Up In Area In 1964
The Sidney Nebraska unemployment office reports a 48 percent rise in claims in 1964 over 1963. In four counties 822 residents filed claims, with 4 650 weeks of benefits and about $150 000 paid. The year saw fewer job openings, Sioux Ordnance Depot closing, and weak morale amid low construction. December nonfarm demand declined slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Sidney
Nebraska
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Hiner
Oil News Reports Early 1965 Nebraska Discoveries
An apparent discovery near Dalton by Kim bark Exploration Co. may become the state's first oil find of the year with No. 1 Webster in section 9-15-50 showing J sand tests and a 4,913 foot depth. Additional wells near Potter Slama Field and Eddy Field boost Cheyenne and Morrill County activity guiding western Nebraska exploration. Open weather aids a sizable drilling push in 1965 to expand reserves and state oil output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Kimbark Exploration Co
Webster
Potter
Buhrdorf
Slama
Petroleum Inc
Cheyenne County
Eddy Field
Morrill
Banner Oil Co
Greenwood
Nebraska
Alexander To Address Sheep Growers Session
M A Alexander professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Nebraska will speak at the January 21 annual Cheyenne Deuel County Sheep Growers Assn meeting. A lamb dinner at 6 30 p m precedes a business session including officer elections, with reservations due by January 15 to Earl Stalmaker of Chappell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Alexander
University of Nebraska
Cheyenne- Deuel County Sheep Growers Assn
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Earl Stalmaker
Chappell
Fenske Heads County Board and Fair Official
A. A. Fenske of Sunol was sworn in as First District commissioner and named chairman of the Cheyenne County Board of County Commissioners at a special meeting. The Sidney Telegraph was named official county newspaper and several county posts were filled, including county physician Dr. S. R. Rathbun and courthouse custodian Ralph Englert. Robert L. Clark was added to the Fair Board with Arvin Nielsen and Francis Runge. Commissioner William G. Smith to chair the Board of Equalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Fenske
Sunol
Cheyenne County
S.R. Rathbun
Ralph Englert
Carl Olson
County Assistance Commission
Will Fredericksen
Orville Smith
Fair Board
Arvin Nielsen
Francis Runge
Robert L. Clark
William G. Smith
Board of Equilization
Cheyenne County Fair Board Reorganizes for 1965
Fair board in Cheyenne County reelected Burgett Peetz of Sidney as president for a third term and kept Arvin Nielsen of Potter as treasurer Lowry Lindell of Sidney as secretary with Art McMillen as vice president. Loring Tobler plans rodeo talent via Denver Stock Show while Fred Kriesel attends the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers meeting in Lincoln. The 1965 fair opens on August 8 or 15, rodeo performers’ availability guiding the date. Carcass Contest approved again after 1964 success.
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Cheyenne County Fair Board
Burgett Peetz
Sidney
Arvin Nielsen
Potter
Lowry Lindell
Art McMillen
Fort Sidney
Loring Tobler
Denver
Lincoln
Nebraska Association of Fair Managers
Fred Kriesel
Gurley
Potter High Sets Dimes Dance Candidates Cindy Mueller Bob Coulter
Cindy Mueller and Bob Coulter were chosen by Potter High School students as their candidates for King and Queen of the March of Dimes dance in Sidney. Cindy, 17, is a band clarinetist, varsity cheerleader, senior class treasurer, 4-H president, and 1964 Homecoming Queen. Bob, also 17, participates in football and basketball, sings in multiple choirs, led senior class, and plans to teach. The dance date remains to be announced.
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Cindy Mueller
Bob Coulter
Potter High School
Potter
Sidney
Cindy
Kenneth Mueller
Nebraska Wheat
Bob
James Coulter
Methodist
Dave Martin Elected Breakfast Head by Nebraska Delegation
Washington Rep Dave Martin was elected chairman Tuesday of the weekly Nebraska congressional delegation breakfast. The action occurred at the group’s first breakfast this year and Nebraska visitors and Cornhuskers in Washington have standing invitations to attend.
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Washington
Dave Martin
Nebraska
Reapportion Plan Merges Fleming and Whitney in One District
A proposed reapportionment bill would raise the Legislature from 49 to 50 seats and place Sen. George Fleming of Sidney and Sen. Ramey Whitney of Chappell in the same new 47th District including Keith Devel Garden and Cheyenne Counties. Other incumbents would also be paired in four new districts. The plan, LB155, targets population based representation and expands Douglas and Lancaster delegations among several western Nebraska districts. Farm Equipment Day planning occurs in Sidney with University of Nebraska and local business groups organizing a major machinery demonstration in Cheyenne County.
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Panhandle
Sidney City Council
Doyle Foland
Cheyenne County
University of Nebraska, Sidney Implement Dealers Association
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
George H. Fleming
Sidney
Ramey Whitney
Chappell
Keith
Devel
Garden
Cheyenne
Supreme Court
Fleming
Kimball
Banner
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Douglas County
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Kenneth Bowen
Red Cloud
Eric Rasmussen
Fairmont
William Hasebroock
West Point
Peter Claussen
Leigh
George Fleming
William Wylie
Elgin
Rudolf Rokes
Ord
Logan
Thomas
McPherson
Hooker
Arthur
Grant
Sheridan
Dawes
Sioux
Box Butte
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
1965 Sidney Chamber drives record new member total
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce reports fifty new members enrolled in a two and a half day drive with a goal to finish within a week. Lew Mehling urges regional participation from Cheyenne County and rural areas as a public service ad notes the campaign aims for growth and progress across Sidney and surrounding areas.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Jack Laimer
Lew Mehling
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
C of C
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce Office
Laimer
Mr. Mehling
Top Growers Of Beets Are Cited
The Great Western Sugar Co reports Ross Glassburn led Sunol station beets with an average of 20.75 tons per acre and 16.2 percent sugar. John Benzel of Henry Haupt place topped Sidney with 19.62 tons and 16.5 percent. In the Ovid factory district the A. E. Smith farm account produced close to three million pounds of sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Sugar Co
Ross Glassburn
Sunol
John Benzel
Henry Haupt Place
Sidney
Ovid
A. E. Smith
Forgery Charge Against Fred Cadwalader Bound Over
Fred Cadwalader faced county court on January 6 for forging John D. Meyer’s name on a $20 check to himself. He waived a county hearing and was bound over to district court with a $500 appearance bond.
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Fred Cadwalader
John D. Meyer
Hens Allowed in Nebraska pheasant season draws little hunt interest
Nebraska hunters show little enthusiasm for the hen pheasant season extending to January 17 in the Panhandle. Officials note the flock remains ample, hens are hard to bag, and few licenses have been sold this year. Biologists say aging hens don’t affect future numbers, with disease and predators causing greater losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Game Commission
Panhandle
Nebraska
Game Commission
Mel Steen
Air Boardings In Sixty-Four At Frontier Air Lines
Frontier Air Lines at Sidney posted 1 662 passengers in 1964, above 1963's 1 648, though below the five-a-day goal. Monthly totals ranged from 112 in March to 161 in November, while 1963 had several weak months before a later surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Air Lines
Sidney
Dale Kindred
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayward Hawk
Alexander
Albert Fenske
Board of County Commissioners
Bob Clark
Merle Bobo
Fenske Heads
Clark
Peetz
Fleming and Whitney
Douglas
Lancaster Counties
The
Lincoln Star
Crusade For Progress
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