Oil boom in 1973 boosts Cheyenne County activity
Panhandle oil fields show rising activity amid high crude prices. Cheyenne County leads with 13 new producers in 1973 and multiple wildcat and development wells planned in 1974. Other counties tally discoveries and dry holes. state commission to hear five drilling cases January 22 in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Kimball County
Banner County
Morrill County
Deuel County
Scotts Bluff County
Sioux County
Garden
Keith Counties
Nebraska Commission
Sidney
Patrick A. Doheny
Jormar
Gear Drilling Co
Jeffries & Carlson
Alaska Energy Corporation
Gear Drilling
Canus Petrolem, Inc
Exeter Drilling & Exploration Co
Ft Sidney Motor Hotel
Kimbark Associates
Township 14
Range 49
Johnson Field
TN Jordan Jr
Jordan
T.N. Jordan Jr
Deuel County Officials Seek Re‑Election Amid Filing Rush
Four Deuel County officials have filed for re-election per County Clerk Qaudia Vogt. Assessor Harold Dethlessen attorney R E Richards and Sheriff Floyd H Stahr plan to run again, while John H Pace will not seek re election and Eugene C Frederick filed for assessor. Commissioners Gilbert L Carlson and Murl Mauser face expiry terms. no filings yet for Swan and Big Springs precincts. City races also open with Mayor Everett Richards and council members Larry Ray and Don Mills. March 15 filing deadline at the county clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deuel
Qaudia M Vogt
Vogt
Harold Dethlessen
R.E Richards
Floyd H. Stahr
John H Pace
Eugene C. Frederick
Gilbert L. Carlson
Murl Mauser
Carlson
Swan
Mauser
Big Springs
Devel
Lola Brown
Lodgepole To Get Direct Dial July 15
Lodgepole subscribers will gain direct dialing to the continental United States with a planned cut over around July 15. Dalton Telephone Co owns Lodgepole and Gurley systems and has expanded facilities since acquiring Lodgepole in 1971. Underground cables, new equipment, and updated prefixes 52 53 54 55 with area code 483 are planned, with Nixon Engineers and Josten Construction involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Base
Lodgepole Telephone
Continental
United States
Dalton Telephone Company
Lodgepole Telephone Company
Gurley Telephone Company
Torgrade Construction Co
Arlington
Nixon Engineers
Omaha
Josten Construction Co
Sidney
Lowell Swanson
Jack Swaim
Swanson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Swaim
Bell
Mildred Swanson
Swansons
Dalton
Swaims
Jack
Judge John Kuns to Retire After 25 Years of Service
District Judge John H. Kuns of Kimball announces retirement effective February 1 after 25 years on the bench. Gov. James Exon will appoint a successor from nominees selected by a six member judicial nominating commission chaired by Supreme Court Judge Leslie Boslaugh. The commission will hold a public hearing for candidate review, with at least two names sent to Exon for final appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Kuns
Kimball
James Exon
Exon
Kuns
Supreme Court
Leslie Boslaugh
Boslaugh
Cheyenne County
Patrick Heaton
Heaton
Land Use Vo Tech Muddle Tops Commissioners Agenda
Cheyenne County commissioners face a long agenda after a snowstorm forced last week's postponement. They will discuss withholding a one mill levy from the nine county Tech Community College Act funding amid a pending lawsuit and review reorganizations, appointments, and road planning with Dr HCQ Nelson and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
HC Q Nelson
Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area Board
Nelson
Technical Community College Act
Panhandle
John Kuns
Kimball
Utilities Rate Increase To Come Before Council
The Sidney City Council will hold a 730 pm meeting to consider a first reading of an ordinance raising utility rates per a RW Beck and Associates recommendation of about 11 percent to cover operating losses in utilities. The agenda also includes municipal election date setting, a $9,262 second estimate payment to Filsinger Excavating Co for Eltra sewer work, a sidewalk assessment Board of Equalization hearing date on Illinois Ave near the Greyhound Depot, and an ordinance to shift library board terms from five to four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
RW _ Beck and Associates
Filsinger Excavating Co
Eltra
Board of Equlzation
Illinois Ave
Greyhound
Library Board
Marvel Budget Bill To Be Delivered This Week
Sen Richard Marvel said the Ap propriations Committee will deliver its first 1974 budget bill by week’s end covering 60 agencies as subcommittees finish hearings. Exon's office invited but offered no recommendations. Exon staff attended but did not provide input. Marvel noted the need for executive branch input during the 60 day session and expected 2 or 3 more budget bills to be ready in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Marvel
James Exon
Marvel
Appropriations Committee
Hastings
Associated Press
Exon
Marve
Legislature votes to seek bid to ban forced busing
The Legislature moved to urge Congress to approve a constitutional amendment banning forced busing to achieve racial balance. The 27-15 vote followed heated debate and requires two more votes before final approval. If enacted by Congress and the states, the amendment would not affect a separate plan by Senator David Stahmer of Omaha proposing busing to equalize educational opportunities.
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Congress
David Stahmer
Omaha
Stahmer
Waldron Calls for Wheat Price Fairness in Nebraska
State Senator James Waldron warned against industry claims of a bread shortage and proposed hearings to probe wheat price pressures in Nebraska. He argued wheat should fetch about 60 dollars per bushel if loaf prices rise and said he may subpoena industry figures if threats persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Waldron
Nebraska
Callaway
Students Dismissed Early For Semester Reports
Sidney Public Schools will dismiss at lunchtime Friday to allow teachers to finish semester reports. Superintendent R J Pedersen said classes will be held Friday morning but lunches will not be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Public Schools
R.J. Pedersen
Gurley Road Hearing Set for Public Works Plan
The Village of Gurley schedules a public hearing at the Fire Hall on January 28 at 7 p.m. to discuss the annual One and Six Year Street Improvement Plan and related projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Sunday Bingo Bill Would Legalize Games on Nebraskas Sundays
Sen William R Skarda Jr proposed LB818 to legalize Sunday bingo in Nebraska and raise stake limits. The bill would lift per player charge from 32 cents to 2 dollars, raise maximum payoff from 7500 to 3000 dollars, and increase daily cross receipts from 1500 to 6000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R Skarda Jr
Nebraska
Omaha
Skarda
Associated Press
School Board Meeting Receives Facility Use Requests
The Sidney Board of Education will hold a regular session at 7 45 p.m in the Junior High Library open to the public. The Prairie Schooners Square Dance Club seeks Central gymnasium for practices and Western Nebraska Technical School seeks Junior High gym for basketball games. The board may order two new buses for 1974 75 with bid and specification timelines to ensure delivery by the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering Kuns
Banner
Robert Downer Downer
Kans
Box Butte
Cheyenne
Deve
Kimball
Morrill
Sheridan
Dawes
Sioux
Fair Board
Loring Tobler
Wayne Campbell
Bernard Fuehrer
Gurley
Jack Jones
Resource Conservation Development and Planning Council
Devel and
Garden Counties
FB Thompson
Jim Jensen
Sidney Board of Education
Prairie Schooners Square Dance Club
Western Nebraska Technical School
RJ Pedersen
Chadron Elimination of Foreign Language Courses Reported
Chadron State College President Larry Tangeman announced plans to drop all foreign language courses citing only 31 students enrolled. State College Board trustees met Saturday expressing concern that the college would lose a full range of subjects. Chairman Robert Walker urged maintaining language offerings and called for better coordination with junior colleges while noting Chadron would also drop French Spanish and German courses along with several other classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron State College
Larry Tangeman
State College Board of Trustees
Robert Walker
Kearney
Associated Press
Tangeman
Chadron
WNTC Courses Begin Tuesday Night Registration Set
College night courses start Tuesday with 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the admissions office. Open to the public, offerings include English 113 and college algebra with Neb Western College Scottsbluff. The catalog lists auto body painting, mechanics, wiring, welding, drafting, tax, electronics, chemistry, and more. most courses cost $20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Nebraska Technical College
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Sidney National Bank Nears 10 Million Mark
Sidney National Bank's resources totaled 9.976 million dollars as of December 31, with 1.8 million cash on hand and due from banks 500 thousand in federal funds 1.6 million in government obligations and 605 thousand in other bonds. Liabilities include 110 thousand in capital 110 thousand in surplus 368 thousand in undivided profits and 83 thousand in reserves. Deposits were 9.3 million and loans 5.4 million at year end. Remodeling will add new office furniture later this month. Detailed figures on all five county banks will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney National Bank
Robert Conrad
Conrad
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Schaml
Toltek Drilling Co
Skull Creek
Apollo Enterprises, Inc
BW. Drilling, Inc
Anderson
Red Willow County
Midway Field
Murfin Drilling Co
Kansas City
Lodgepole
Judge Kuns
Cheyenne, Devel, Banner and
Kimball Counties
Kenneth C Fritzler
Ivan van Steenberg
John D Wertz
Chappell
John Gottschalk
Donald Gerner
Leota Browner
Waldron
WNTC
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