Seed Growers Told 100 Bushel Wheat Not Impossible
Glenn Viehmeyer of the North Platte Experiment Station told Cheyenne County Seed Producers the idea of 100 bushel wheat is not impossible and that perennial wheat is in development but may not replace annual wheat in summer fallow areas. The annual meeting drew about forty-two attendees including state wheat queen Connie Hruska and 4 H award winners. Also announced were new seed producers directors Kenneth Larson and Harold Draper replacing two term limits.
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Glenn Viehmeyer
North Platte Experiment Station
Viehmeyer
Cheyenne County
Connie Hruska
Don Ray Cruise
Darwin Reimers
Jerry Flora
Larry Schelly
Miss Hruska
van Liljegren
Gerald Walker
Raymond Walker
Liljegren
Seed Producers Association
Kenneth Larson
Harold Draper
Ralph Panabaker
Darrell Bancroft
Leon Larson
Ralph Spearow
Fred Kriesel
Wayne Campbell
Lodgepole
State Crop Improvement Assn
Former Peetz Resident Levi Van Valkenburg Dies of Heart Attack
Levi Van Valkenburg 63 longtime Peetz area resident died Tuesday from a heart attack while traveling with his wife en route to Scottsbluff. Funeral services were held today at Crawford. Survivors include his wife three sisters Viola Wood Peetz Loretta Reed Crawford Grace Clark Lewistown Montana and brother Cliff Van Valkenburg Sterling.
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Crawford
Levi van Valkenburg
Peetz
van Valkenburg
Scottsbluff
Viola Wood
Loretta Reed
Grace Clark
Lewistown
Mont
Cliff van Valkenburg
Sterling
Miller Resigns From Saline Water Post for World Voyage
Dr A L Miller director of the Office of Saline Water announces his resignation effective Jan 20 accepted by Interior Secretary Fred Seaton. He plans to depart in February on an around the world ship voyage with Mrs Miller accompanying him.
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Washington
A L. Miller
Saline Water
Interior
Fred Seaton
Nebraska
Land Bank Meeting Set for January 30 in Sidney
Directors of the Federal Land Bank Assn. of Sidney announce the annual meeting on Monday January 30 with a noon luncheon at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. The program includes a review of the year's progress and election of five directors. Millard Musil presides. Thomas A Maxwell Jr of Omaha will be principal speaker. Directors include Robert P Nelson Lawrence Engstrom Peter Bourlier and Oren V Clary.
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Federal Land Bank Assn. of
Sidney
William D. Harte
Harte
Sidney Flba
Cheyenne
Kimball
Banner, Morrill
Garden Counties
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Millard Musil
Association
Thomas A. Maxwell, Jr
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Musil
Robert P Nelson
Bridgeport
Lawrence Engstrom
Dix
Peter Bourlier
Bushnell
Oren V. Clary
Lewellen
Sunol Seeks To Retain March of Dimes Title At Fun Night
Sunol aims to stay atop national per capita giving to the March of Dimes. The annual Fun Night Tuesday January 24 features a 5:30 p.m. supper at the Sunol schoolhouse, a full program, and crowning of royalty King Larry Mashek and Queen Patricia Deines. Proceeds last year totaled $6 per person with a cafeteria style meal and various activities including games, booths, auctions, and prizes.
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Sunol
March of Dimes Royalty
Larry Mashek
Patricia Deines
Methodist Group To Hear Russia Visitor
Leonard Hanson superintendent of Ogallala schools will headline the Methodists Men’s Club Father Daughter fete on February 1 at 6 30 p m in the First Methodist Church social hall 11th and Pasadena He was part of a party of about 20 U S educators that spent October in Finland Denmark Germany and the Soviet Union observing the Russian educational system A large crowd is expected.
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Ogallala
Leonard Hanson
Soviet Russia
First Methodist Church
Ith
Pasadena
Hanson
U.S
Russia
11Th
U. S
Finland
Denmark
Germany
Soviet Union
Brigadoon Leads Are Set For March 17 18 Musical
Rehearsals speed for Brigadoon at the junior high with about 100 chorus dancers and speaking parts. The Panhandle Players and the Men’s Community Chorus assign principal roles led by Bob Lauters as Tommy Albright and Jim Edwards as Jeff Douglas with a large supporting cast. set designers named and production dates moved to avoid the state basketball tournament.
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Panhandle Players
Tommy Albright
Bob Lauters
Scotland
Jeff Douglas
Jim Edwards
Fiona Maclaren
Willistine Fankhauser
Jean Maclaren
Georgia Grimm
Fiona
Charlie Dalrymple
Jim Thayer
Jean
Edinburgh
Lois Cory
Helen Bush
Bobby Clark
County Assessor Urges Taxpayers to Avoid February Rush
County Assessor Joe B Ruttner asked Sidney taxpayers to file assessment schedules early to prevent a last minute February rush. He noted the deadline is March 1 and urged speeding up visits to the assessor's office for timely processing.
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Sidney
Joe B Ruttner
Ruttner
Truck Bid Sparks Eased Protests on Sidney Denver Route
At an ICC hearing in Denver on the Sidney to Denver freight route several truckers withdrew protests after an applicant showed no fight for the Denver Omaha lane. Protests remain from Kingsley Buckingham and Gallagher plus about twelve truckers and three railroads. The hearing aims to satisfy business requests for faster freight service. all three applicants WS NX Northeastern Motor Freight and Resler claim overnight service if granted. Pacific Intermountain Express now serves Sidney but local business leaders say service is inadequate. The hearing adjourned with no clear timetable for a decision on who, if anyone, will receive a hauling certificate.
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ICC
Denver
Sidney-Denver
Denver-Omaha
Kingsley, Buckingham
Gallagher
Sidney
Kimball
WNX
Northeastern Motor Freight
Resler
Pacific Intermountain Express
P-I-E
Kiwanian Stars of Tomorrow to Stage March Show
The Kiwanis Club of Sidney plans the Stars of Tomorrow talent show to raise funds for needy children. Auditions run February 14 15 at Central School auditorium with a March 5 final at the Junior High School. Prizes include 25 10 and 75 dollar savings bonds and all contestants receive a plaque.
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Kiwanis Club of
Sidney
Kiwanians
Central School
Kinder
Garten
Addititon
Kuiwanis
Wheatgrowers Plan Banquet in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Wheat growers' Association slated its annual banquet for March 8 with master of ceremonies Hammond McNign Sid ney. Notables at the event include Carl Bruns John Lienemann Connie Hruska Ralph Spearow Jerry Flora and Gerald Walker. Main speaker Howard J. Gramlich will discuss animal husbandry and the future of wheat programs. Don Rapp reviewed wheat acreage allotments, while the group reported a 1961 membership total of 305.
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Hammond McNign
Sidney
Cheyenne County Wheatgrowers’ Association
Carl Bruns
Chappell
National Wheatgrowers' Association
John Lienemann
Scottsbluff
Nebraska State Wheatgrowers’ Association
Connie Hruska
St. Patrick’s
Ralph Spearow
State Wheat King
Jerry Flora
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Chicago
Gerald Walker
University of Nebraska
Howard J. Gramlich
Ontario
Canada
Department of Animal Husbandry
Don Rapp
ASC
Library Story Hour at Sidney Public Library
Story Hour for kindergartners to third graders held first and third Saturdays at 1 45 p m in the library basement. Mrs Leo Thomas and Mrs Coral McKay lead sessions. Next event scheduled for Saturday January 21.
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Sidney Public Library
Leo Thomas
Coral McKay
Owl Sighting Sparks Town Interest In Rare Visitor
Eastern town residents report spotting a Hoot Owl this week. The bird is uncommon in the area this time of year, though found more often west of the Rocky Mountains in swampy habitats.
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Rocky Mountains
Kennedy becomes president in deadly times vows peace
In Washington Kennedy, at 43, is sworn in as the 35th president. He pledges to pay any price for liberty and urges nations to join in a quest for peace. The ceremony includes Vice President Johnson’s oath and a reception of leaders amid snow and brief emergencies.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Earl Warren
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
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Mildred Elwell
Mr Lundie
Hull Cook
Kiwanian
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
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Library
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Supreme Court
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Marshall
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Cardinal Cushing
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Eisenhower
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