Potter area to get 10-unit motel at Buffalo Bend
Stan Juelfs announces Buffalo Bend Inc plans a $45,000 10-unit ranch style motel on U S Highway 30 two and a half miles east of Potter. The project will use $100 shares and ground is prepared for six single units and four doubles with stone facing. Additional improvements include blacktop work, a service station, restaurant, curio shop, and future plans for a dining party room museum and zoo as tourist traffic grows.
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U. S. Highway 30
Potter
Buffalo Bend
Stan Juelfs
Juelfs
Buffalo Bend Inc
Lafler Named County Outstanding Young Farmer
Charles Lafler, 32, who farms near Sidney, was named the county’s outstanding young farmer at the Jaycee Farmers Night program. He will face statewide nominees, with state winners to be announced at a Feb. 6 Kearney banquet. Also honored were James Fisher of Potter and Leonard Benzel and Ron McMillen of Sidney.
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Charles Lafler
Sidney
Jaycee
Kearney
James Fisher
Potter
Leonard Benzel
Ron McMillen
Bob Rauner
Chuck Lafler
Ken McMillen
Jaycees
Lafler
Telegraph
Thompson
Sheriffs Debate Road Safety Approaches At Nebraska Meet
Nebraska sheriffs at the annual Nebraska Sheriff's and Peace Officers Assn convention in Lincoln clash over county road safety solutions amid blizzard weather. Cheyenne County Sheriff Schulz doubts speed limits save lives while Richardson County Sheriff Gates calls for more signage and enforcement, and Nemaha’s Kelley cites speed as the core issue. Warrick of Scotts Bluff County is elected president as the event ends early after a bank burglary report and weather delays.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Richardson
Falls City
Nemaha County
George F., Kelley
Auburn
Warrick
Scotts Bluff
Steve Warrick
Gering
Deuel
John Glenn
Cheyenne County
W. W Schulz
Big Springs Farmers State Bank
Nebraska highway promotion group plans Sidney meeting
Nebraska section of the International Parks Highway Association will meet in Sidney on Sunday to discuss marketing the U S 385 route across the state. A neon luncheon at Yendis Cafe will host about a hundred boosters from Chadron Alliance Bridgeport Dalton Gurley Sidney and Chappell. An election of officers and a board of directors to represent towns will be discussed. current president J B Baker Sidney and Executive Secretary J Fred Thompson lead the group.
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Nebraska
International Parks Highway Association
Sidney
Chadron
Alliance
Bridgeport
Dalton
Gurley
Chappell
Colorado
South Dakota
J. B. Baker
Sidney the Man
J. Fred Thompson
Chest X-Ray unit at Sidney sees 1430 people
Reports show that 1,430 persons have taken advantage of the mobile chest X-Ray unit in Sidney. Elizabeth Schwash nick, chairman of the Cheyennne County X-Ray unit committee, says tomorrow is the last day the unit will be here, operating 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm. The unit will move to Dalton on Monday and Lodgeport on Wednesday.
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Sidney
Elizabeth Schwashnick
Cheyennne County
Dalton
Lodgeport
Zesto Convention Elects Iowan For 1959 President
The Zesto Central States Organization elected Kenneth Johnson of Storm Lake Iowa as president at the Fort Sidney Hotel. Jack Bell of Scottsbluff Nebraska became vice president with Phyllis McClure of Omaha Nebraska as secretary treasurer. About 45 operators and suppliers from North and South Dakota Iowa Colorado Wyoming and Nebraska attended.
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Zesto Central States Organization
Fort Sidney
Kenneth Johnson
Storm Lake
Jack Bell
Scottsbluff
Phyllis McClure
Omaha
Art Evans
Casper
Wyo
Wesley Berry
Sidney Zesto
Sidney
Zesto
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Wildcat oil ventures reported across Nebraska fields
Surface casing set by Nebraska Drillers Inc for Anderson No 1 west of Brownson signals ongoing drilling this afternoon. Sites include Rabass, Mary Nelson, and McMillen fields with several producers nearby. Nebraska production averaged 58,933 barrels per day last week, slight dip but steady. Two wells completed in Kimball and Banner counties, Spath and Paxoil discoveries, reported with output.
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Nebraska Drillers Inc
Wildcat Anderson No
Brownson
McMillen
King Oil Co
Kenneth L Tipps
Rabass
Potter
Tom Jordan
Beaver
Mary Nelson
Jordan
Nebraska
Kimball-Banner
Western Oil
Kimball County
Shoreline Petroleum
Spath
Paxoil
Banner County
Harrisburg
Lincoln County
Revert D. Rutledge
Barger
Hitchcock County
Chambers Compete For National Rating Echoed By Nebraska
Eleven chambers vie for national top recognition as the U S Chamber of Commerce announces all around citations for Nebraska chambers including Omaha Alliance Beatrice Columbus Fairbury Fremont Grand Island Nebraska City North Platte McCook and Sidney. About 178 chambers nationwide earned citations enabling competition for the national awards.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska
US Chamber
Omaha
Alliance
Beatrice
Columbus
Fairbury
Fremont
Grand Island
Nebraska City
North Platte McCook
Sidney
U. S
Stubble Mulching Workshop Dates Set
A stubble mulching workshop will be held at the Sidney ASC office January 29 and 30 led by Gene Solomon of Scottsbluff, the management agronomist for the area, per County ASC manager Don Rapp.
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Sidney Asc
ASC
Don Rapp
Gene Solomon
Scottsbluff
Grain market price for wheat at local elevator
The wheat price quoted today is 1.59 dollars per bushel by the local elevator, with the figure reflecting current market activity and regional trading conditions.
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Spuces
Wintry Blast Hits East. Western Nebraska Spared
A cold front blanketed Nebraska with subzero readings statewide as an eastern blizzard paralyzed traffic and halted trains and buses. Western Nebraska remained largely untouched, while North Platte and York cities reported snow of three to six inches and drifting conditions prompted highway warnings.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma-Texas Panhandle
Highway Patrol
Nebraska
Lincoln
State Sheriff's Association
Gordon
Ainsworth
Sandhills
North Platte
York
Bill By Fenske Would Freeze Interstate Route Along U S 30
Sen A A Fenske of Sunol co sponsors a bill to freeze the Interstate routing from Grand Island west toward U S 30 keeping the highway north of the Platte River to save money The measure notes federal aid covers 90 percent of costs and cites support from senators including Lewis Wetch and George Gerdes for an economical path with emphasis on a route near US 30 and away from northern sections of the state
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Fenske
U. S. 30
A. A. Fenske
Sunol
Grand Island
Nebraska
Sidney
L. N Ress
Lewis Wetch
Ogallala
Lincoln
Highway Department
Webb
Wyoming
Colorado
State Highway Department
George Gerdes
Alliance
Dale Erlewine
Grant
Marvin Lautenschlager
Len Don Thompson
McCook
Bond Sales Here Hit Million Mark
Cheyenne County residents purchased $1,109,144 worth of E and H savings bonds in 1958. December sales were $76,875, reaching 114.4 percent of quota. Nebraska's yearly total reached $98,722,383, a gain of over $19 million and 239 percent of 1957. National sales rose 4 percent while redemptions fell 11 percent, with total outstanding E and H bonds at $426 billion.
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Cheyenne
H. G. Spearow
Ise Draon
United States Savings
Nebraska
World's Largest Truck Drives Like A Car At Exposition
A French maker unveils a 40 ton truck the world's largest designed to haul heavy oil equipment to inaccessible areas. It measures 13 ft high, 45 ft long, 18 ft wide with a 100 ton payload and 16 speeds. Powered by a 12 cylinder turbo diesel delivering 600 plus hp. Exhibited at the International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa May 14 to 23.
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M_ Berlioh
Sahara Desert
Tulsa
Okla
Desert
Wheat Outlook For Panhandle Remains Good
Western Nebraska shows solid winter wheat prospects with a good Panhandle outlook. Sub-zero nights cause no major crop concern as the crop holds a strong root system and sub-surface moisture is ample, while surface moisture remains less favorable going into spring.
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Nebraska
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Hearing Scheduled On Phone Rate Changes At Statehouse
A hearing will be held at the Statehouse in Lincoln on Wednesday February 4 regarding the Dalton Telephone Co. application to adjust rates and charges. The proposal seeks higher business rates from 3.75 to 6 for one party, 3.25 to 5 for two party, and 4 for multi party. Residential rates would rise for one part, two part, and four part plans. rural rates and service station rates would also change.
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Statehouse
Lincoln
Dalton Telephone Co
State Railway Commission
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Wheat Growers Assn
of the Elks
RTA
Knights of Columbus, American Legion
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Assn
Hethus
Bob
Ft. Sidney Days
Heart Fund
Ofiginal
Old Car Club
Jaycee Board of Directors
the Elks
Tyler, Esquire
Sidney Persons
Bureau of the
Eisenhower
Congress
Department of Labor
Discovery
Weather Bureau
Platte River
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