Crop Improvement Days Highlights and Sidney School Hiring
The Nebraska Crop Improvement Days in Sidney will feature top speakers and specialists from the University of Nebraska and local growers. Officials discuss recruiting a state trade school director at Sidney with an $8,000 salary, far below coastal offers, as the 1965 Legislature authorized the school near the Sioux Army Depot, to begin in September with staff to follow.
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State Education Department
Sidney
Floyd Miller
Cecil Stanley
Sioux Army Depot
State Board of Education
Education Department
Miller
Stanley
John Melton
University of Nebraska Athletic Department
William Monke
Nickerson
Neb
Fort Sidney
Fort Sidney Colonels. Awards Will Be Presented By F. A. Haskins
Ralph Raikes
Ashland
Nebraska crop improvement head to lead event
Local chairman heads state Crop Improvement Days arrangements for next Monday and Tuesday. Wayne Campbell of Lodger Pole, past president of the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, will oversee the proceedings.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Wayne Campbell
NCIA
Cheyenne County
Lodger Pole
The
Cheyenne County races begin with Brumbaugh Peetz and Smith filing
Kermit Brumbaugh filed to run for Cheyenne County Sheriff as the incumbent district, with John Peetz Jr seeking reelection as Cheyenne County Attorney and William G. Smith filing for a second term as Cheyenne County Commissioner from the third district. Brumbaugh, a Potter native and 1961 FBI National Academy graduate, has served as deputy sheriff and worked in law enforcement training roles. Peetz, a Creighton Law School graduate, has practiced law in Sidney since 1951 and chairs multiple bar associations. Smith, a Potter farmer and longtime public official, is completing his second term and has held roles on the Potter School Board and various civic groups.
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Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
W. W. Schulz
Brumbaugh
Potter High School
Aleutian Islands
Sidney
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Institute of Applied Science
Chicago
Potter American Legion Post
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Phyllis
Gale
Barry
John Peetz Jr
Peetz
St. Paterick’s Academy
Creighton University Law School
Omaha
Republican Central Committee
Elks Lodge
the Country Club
American Bar Association
Nebraska Bar Association
Cheyenne- Kimball-Deuel
William G
Billy) Smith
Potter
Potter Order of Eastern Star
York Rite Masons
Smith
Potter Lions Club
Lions International
Panhandle County Officials Association
Four Criminal Cases Heard In District Court
Four criminal cases were brought before District Judge John H. Kins on Tuesday in Cheyenne County district court. Justin Fourhorn, charged with non-payment of child support, was sentenced to two months in county jail. Beverly Kinnersley, charged with third offense driving while intoxicated, was placed on three years probation and fined $200 plus costs. Ken Gerdes, who had appealed a county court fine and 30day jail sentence on charges of driving under suspension and speeding, was heard and the county court decision was upheld. Allen Ely was arraigned on a bad check charge and the court appointed Jack Knicely to defend him.
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John H. Kins
Cheyenne County
Justin Fourhorn
Beverly Kinnersley
Ken Gerdes
Allen Ely
Jack Knicely
Leland Olds Plant On Line Boosts Regional Power Supply
The Leland Olds coal plant in Bismarck North Dakota now supplies 200000 kilowatts to eight state area including Nebraska Wheat Belt region. It serves 250000 Basin Electric co op members across Dakotas Montana Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota. Power moves over 6900 mile Bureau of Reclamation grid and supports federal Missouri River projects. Basin Electric plans a 400000 kilowatt expansion and reports revenue benefits to the federal government from transmission royalties.
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Bismarck
N. D
Wheat Belt
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Wayne Bond
Lodgepole
Basin Co-Op
Charles Ham
Wheatbelt
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn
Bond
Tri-State
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri River
Basin Electric
Basin Electric Power
Leland Olds
Stanton
North Dakota
Basin Electric Co-Op
Charles Ham Heads State Power Group
Charles Ham manager of The Wheatbelt Public Power District was elected chairman of the Nebraska Power Industry Committee at a Lincoln meeting yesterday. The new head will coordinate all state power segments and push a comprehensive power study while guiding harmony among groups and scheduling meetings about every two months.
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Charles Ham
Wheatbelt
Nebraska
Van Wreck on Icy Highway 30 Injures No One
A 1965 van type car carrying four occupants escaped injury after sliding on ice on Highway 30 two miles east of Potter at 10:10 am. Driver Mrs Mary A Koch 47 of Norwich Conn, her husband and two children were inside. The trailer detached and rolled onto its side while the van rolled once. One child was thrown from the vehicle. The Kochs were moving from Idaho to Connecticut.
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Potter
Mary A. Koch
Norwich
Conn
John Trenerry
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Idaho
Conneticut
Snowy Forecast Lifts Panhandle Mood and Wheat Prospects
A broad snow cover from Montana to Kansas brought slick roads and cold temps, with Frontier Airlines reporting minor delays. Wheat prospects look excellent as subsoil moisture improves, Deuel County agent Robert Woolman cites the best wheat outlook in seven years, and Panhandle moisture totals exceed normal. Cloudy, cold forecast continues with light snow possible Friday or Saturday.
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Montana
Dakotas
Kansas
Frontier Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Robert Woolman
Deuel County
Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Dominy Defends Federal Control of Water Flows
United States Commissioner of Reclamation Dominy spoke at the Devel County Extension Service meeting defending federal water policies. He argued the lower Colorado River project will boost economic growth and irrigation while safeguarding regional beauty, asserting regulation is essential to future national welfare.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Devel County Extension Service
Devel County Soil and Water Conservation District
Deminy
Colorado River
Bridge Canyon
Marble Canyon
Colorado
Southwest
Dominy
United States
United States Commissioner of Reclamation
Big Auction Promises Wide Animal Selection At Sid ney Pavilion
Sid ney Livestock Sales Pavilion attendees will find a varied sale lineup this Saturday. Dave Truss man ager notes midweek listings show 265 black steer and heifer calves, eleven fancy registered black bulls, three registered whiteface bulls, 100 plus cows, sixty fancy black heifers with calf, 100 plus heifers 625 to 650 pounds, 45 black steer calves at 550 pounds and 35 black heifer calves at 425. Hog consignments urged. top hog price last Saturday was 28.25.
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Sidney
Dave Truss
Mr. Truss
4 H Weighing This Saturday
4 H weigh in of beeves for the weight gain contest at the fair grounds scale house from 9:00 a m to 3 30 p m this Saturday. County Agent Ivan Liljegren says entrants may weigh two calves. If weather is bad weighing shifts to the next Saturday January 29.
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Fairgrounds
Ivan Liljegren
Four County 4 H Camp Dates Set for June 14 16
Dates for the 1966 Ki Ba Chey Mo 4 H camp were set for June 14 15 and 16 Representatives from Kimball Banner Cheyenne and Morrill counties met at the 4 H Building to plan and confirm plans About 200 4 H youth are expected to participate again this year The event was first held last year and was a notable success Attendees at the Saturday meeting included Mrs Jesse Allen Dal ton Mrs John Peetz Jr Del Rae Beermann and Ivan Liljegren Cheyenne County Morrill County Agent Don Siffring Bridgeport and Miss Joan Luzio Paul Ohlenbush Kimball Banner County agents
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Kimball
Banner
Cheyenne
Morrill
Jesse Allen
Dalton
John Peetz Jr
del Rae Beermann
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne County
Morrill County
Don Siffring
Bridgeport
Joan Luzio
Paul Ohlenbush
Kimball- Banner County
March of Dimes Activities Set in Sidney
January activities for the March of Dimes in Sidney are announced. St Patrick's High School students will sell blue crutches in downtown Sidney on January 22. The Mothers March is organized by the Mrs. Jaycees and will be held January 27. The county wide King and Queen pageant for 1966 will be decided at a March dance with candidates named by each high school's student body. Sidney High School selections have been made.
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Sidney
St. Patrick’s High School
Allan Resigns as Nebraska Wheat Growers Leader
Wayne Allen, president of The Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn., resigned Monday at the association meeting in Ogallala. He cited the need to devote more time to farming and his elevator business. The group backed a Farms Bureau move to put the state's property tax on a ballot test this year.
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Ogallala
Wayne Allen
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Farms Bureau
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Myron Rumery
North Platte Experiment Station
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Bert Somerhalder
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Scotts Bluff
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Wausa
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Elwood
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