State Engineer seeks clear backing for South Platte route
Nebraska State Engineer L N Ress pressed the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce to specify which western leg route for the interstate they support. He noted two SPUCC resolutions urging a water level path south of the Platte River, with maps showing a Doniphan to Grant westward route and a split near Grant toward Cheyenne and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. N. Ress
South Platte
Ress
Lenwell
Doniphan
Elwood
Moorefield
Wellfleet
Graviton
Grant
Ore Fork
Cheyenne
Denver
Mark Bell
McCook
Foote
Thompson
SPUCC
Platte River
Sidney Police Probe Dual Weekend Car Collisions
Sidney police investigated two weekend crashes. Donald Hart and Phyllis Kloberdante, both of Sidney, sideswiped at the A and D Trailer Court entrance causing over $200 in damage. A separate crash on Ninth Ave and Hainois St involved Janice Kinney and Frank Kurz with no damage estimate and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Illinois St
Donald Hart
Phyllis Kloberdante
A& D
Janice Kinney
Frank Kurz
Ninth Ave
Hainois St
Five Buffalo Killed To Cut Down On Herd
Nebraska game officials report a reduction in wild herd numbers at the Wildcat Hills Reserve after concurring grazing depletion. Five buffalo and an elk were killed to curb overstocking, with thin deer observed as ranges near collapse. Additional reductions and deer-season considerations are planned, as 6,000 permits last year failed to lower populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasse
Nebraska
Wildcat ‘Hills Game Reserve
Lodgepole Native Knighted On World Flight Crew Honor
A 24 year old Lodgepole native, S Sgt James L Busboom, was part of the three B 52 crews that completed a non stop round the world flight in 45 hours. Each crew member received the Distinguished Flying Cross. General Old led the lead plane while Gen LeMay praised the achievement at March Air Field Base California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County
Worl
James L. Busboom
Pocatello
Idaho
Bernard
Gurley
Dale Busboom
Sidney
United States Air Force
LeMay
Curtis LeMay
SAC
March Air Field Base
California
Archie Old Jr
Omaha
General Old
Neb
Ernest E. Campbell
Farragut
Charles W Fink
Denison
Edward M Hollacher
Sioux City
Quintis L. Hinkley
Fort Scott
Kans
Michael Stevens
Minneapolis
Minn
Salador E Felices
Shirley Gross
Salina
Castle Air Force Base
Merced
Cal
Old
Fifteenth Air Force
March Afb
Riverside
Mrs. Anna Westerhoff 83 Dies in Bridgeport
Anna S. Westerhoff 83 mother of Arnold Westerhoff of Sidney died this morning in a Bridgeport hospital after a week’s hospitalization and a year in a Bridgeport rest home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday from Salem Lutheran Gurley with Rev. O L Mueller. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Solechek Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: daughter Mildred Sorge of Gurley. four sons Arnold Sidney Elmer Dalton Herbert Malcolm Neb.. 17 grandchildren. 16 great grandchildren. sister Martha Schuknecht Seward Neb. A daughter Frieda Goecke Test Falls Idaho preceded her in death in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna S. Westerhoff
Arnold Westerhoff
Sidney
Bridgeport
Salem Lutheran Church
Gurfey
O L Mueller
Greenwood Cemetery
Solechek Funeral Home
Anna Schu
Decision Expected On Fort Sidney Celebration
The Sidney Jaycees will hold their second regular meeting tomorrow at the Elks Club. A 6:30 dinner meeting will discuss next year's Fort Sidney Days and review questionnaires sent to Sidney merchants. Jaycee President Bob Wait urges all members to attend this important meeting.
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Sidney Jaycees
Elks Club
Fort Sidney
Sidney
Etees Oif Jaycee
Bob Wait
Potter Campaign Races For March of Dimes Funds
Potter community boosts March of Dimes drive led by American Legion and Auxiliary chair William Zink and Mrs. Virgil Nelson. Funds, about $400 so far, come from letters and a polio fundraiser basketball event. Next, Millard Musil band hosts a benefit dance with ALA lunch proceeds. Mothers March for Polio set Jan 31 with a town canvass hour led by Mrs. Ray Dindinger and volunteers.
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Potter
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
William Zink
Virgil Nelson
Dewey Lovell
Zink
Nelson
Millard Musil
Potter Legion Hall
ALA
Ray Dindinger
Doris Steel
Mildred Leper
Imogene Enevoldsen
Freida Harmsen
Floy MacAdam
Mary Jane Gadway
Jackie Stines
Jean Theis
Katherine Nelson
Amelia Rosenthal
Two Sidney Cars In Colorado Collision
A car driven by Marvin Schnell age 24 of Sidney collided with a car driven by Edward Talhelms age 27 of Sidney. The crash happened one mile south of the Nebraska line on Colorado 113 early Friday. Both cars were traveling in the same direction Schnell struck Talhelms from behind. Damage totaled 400 dollars to the Schnell car and 200 dollars to Talhelms car.
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Marvin Schnell
Sidney
Edward Talhelms
Nebraska
Colorado
Schnell
Talhelms
First of new USAF C-131A aeromedical plane debuts in Europe
Lillian Schwartz of Lodgepole reports on the inaugural flight of the C-131A Samaritan medical transport in Europe. Maj. Gen. Armstrong and surgeon officials inspected the aircraft at Rhein Main, highlighting pressurized cabin, rear litter door, eight exits, 27 seats or 37 seats with litters, and S 235 mph cruise to speed patient evacuation.
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Wiesbaden
Europe
USAF
322Nd Air Division
Rhein Main Air Base
Harry G Armstrong
RHEIN/MAIN AIR BASE
Germany
Harry G. Armshend
U. S. Air Force
Lillian L. Schwartz
Lodgepole
Oil wildcats and Nebraska band in Washington coverage
Kewanee Oil Co announces a wildcat No 1 location in Cheyenne County while other wells are described in nearby counties. Nebraska six filings for oil wells include Welker No 1 in Morrill County and Vedenre No 1 in Banner County. The Sidney High School Band's Washington reception draws praise from Congressman A L Miller and Nebraskans as they prepare for the parade and return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee Oil Co
Cheyennne County
Kewanee
John McKnab
Wildcat
Chandler-Musgrove
Webb Oil
Young No
Reimers Pool Venture
Ohio
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
E. C. Reed
Martin
Cheyenne County
British - American Oil Prod. Co
Welker
Morrill County
CSW
Wildcat O'Donnell & Edmoandson
Snyder
Banner County
C-Ne
Indian Springs Field Petroleum, Inc
Vedenre
Sidney
Washington
D. C
A. L Miller
Senate
Miller
The
Telegraph
Nebraska Society
George Hinn
Union Pacific
Sidney High School
Ed Hinrichs
Senators Tout 25 Percent Property Tax Cut in Nebraska Plan
Senators Monroe Bixler and Don McGinley pitched a sales tax plan at a Sidney forum aimed at cutting average property taxes by about 25 percent. They proposed a two percent tax on all sales excluding services, noting excess revenues could fund county relief or the general fund with legislated budgeting constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Monroe Bixler
Harrison
Don McGiley
Ogallala
City Auditorium
Bixler
McGinley
Sthey
Sidney
Grand Island
Grain Markets Shine as Wheat Prices Steady Today
Local elevator sources quote No 1 Wheat at 202 dollars per bushel and No 2 Wheat at 201 dollars per bushel marking steady prices for today in the grain market roundup.
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Yeayer Ceiesing
L. N. Ross
Kathleen Foote
Axtell
Don Thompson
South
Midwest
Westerhoff
Ft. Sidney
March of Dimes
Lillian Schwartz
First
U. S
USAFE
Northwest
Paul L Martin
Baumgartner Oil
Gaylord
Juells
Falcon Serbourd Dushne Co
Escher
Furnas County
Union Station
Guv Anderson
Ebbitt Hotel
Chicago
Sen
Fenske
Sundl
Triday
Lincoln Hollis Peratt
Sidney Retailer
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