Exon Tax Plan Outlined At Cheyenne Chamber Meeting
About 100 people attended the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce meeting where Norman Otto explained Gov. Exon’s plan for personal property tax relief. The plan backs 50 percent relief up to 1000 dollars over six years with full 50 percent exemption up to 2000 dollars, targeting small farmers and businesses while noting sales and income taxes may rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Norman Otto
Cheyenne County
Otto
John Sullivan
Exon
Scottsbluff
Baloney
Memorial Home Remodeling Under Way At Memorial Hospital
Remodeling of Memorial Home begins with a $17 000 endowment funded project approved at the January board meeting of Memorial Hospital directors and medical staff. Project includes lobby dining room and climate control as committee members and officers are announced.
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Memorial Home
Memorial Hospital
Ray Cruise
Lewis Mehling
Thomas O'Connell Sr
Elizabeth Schwas
Potter
Tom Kokjer
Darold Hendee
Rick Gamel
C. J Cornelius
O'Halloran
C. B. Dorwart
C. W Outright
H. A Cook
C . Bitner
Mrs. Smith Cites Threat To Rural Development
Omaha Nebraska. Mrs Haven Smith former chair of the Presidential Task Force on Rural Development in 1969 70 addresses the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce Executives. She warns that consumerism and environmental talk hinder rural growth and that strict rules hamper business urging revitalization through private industry and more jobs in small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Haven Smith
America
Twins Arrive Early at Memorial Hospital Nursery
The Memorial Hospital Nursery welcomed twins to the Gordon Johnson family of rural Potter this morning. A boy weighing five pounds two and a half ounces was born at 4:49 a.m. and his sister, five pounds five and one quarter ounces, followed at 5:00 a.m.
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Memorial Hospital Nursery
Gordon Johnson
Potter
Gurley Man Elected to State Grain Association Board
Lee Foster, manager of Farmers Union Coop Assn in Gurley, was elected to a three year term on the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Grain & Feed Dealers Association. Wayne Deaver of Alliance was elected president, with Howard W Elm re elected to a 27th term as executive vice president.
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Lee Foster
Farmers Union Coop Ass'n
Gurley
Nebraska Grain & Feed Dealers Association
Mr Foster
Omaha
Wayne Deaver
Denver Grain Company
Alliance
Howard W Elm
1972 Cheyenne County Rodeo Set for August 19-20
Cheyenne County Rodeo chairman Loring Tobler announces the annual event will run August 19 and 20. The fair dates are not yet fixed. A new Buetler Brothers stock line including Double Ought the top bull and Descent the five time bucking horse of the year will be featured after stints at the Denver Stock Show and a Sidney Iowa rodeo.
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Loring Tobler
Cheyenne County Fair
Cheyenne County
Tobler
Buetler Brothers
Denver
Sidney
Rodeo Sports News
Conductor To Appear Sunday At Cheyenne Concert Series
Robert De Cormier will perform with 14 singers and instrumentalists in a unique theatre style program. The concert features folk songs from many lands authentically staged and starts at 2 30 p m in the Senior High School Auditorium. Admission is by season ticket only.
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Robert de Cormier
Shortage Of Forms Delays 1971 USDA Reports
Cheyenne County ASCS reports difficulty obtaining forms to report farmers' 1971 payments. About half the forms printed, with rest due by Feb 11. Some forms are illegible and should be returned to the ASCS office. Producers to expect notices in January and a supplemental report for late payments.
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Cheyenne County
ASCS
USDA
Lawrence Thompson
Thompson
Internal Revenue Code
Fourth Annual Wild Game Feed at Potter Church
Rev. Leon Foster led the event serving more than 225 attendees at the Potter Methodist Church. Wild game dishes included POUND salmon and six varieties with sides prepared by Roy Adams Lee Shoemaker and the Methodist Youth Fellowship under Pastor Willis T. Harder.
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Potter Wednesday
Leon Foster
Roy Adams
Lee Shoemaker
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Willis T. Harder
Temperatures Jump Fifty One Degrees Here
A warming trend began at midnight Thursday as temperatures rose from 11 Below to one Above and reached 40 by Friday mid morning. The rise followed a wind shift from northwest to west and southwest at 25 mph with gusts to 32, after Cheyenne County recorded minus seven on Tuesday minus 11 on Wednesday and Thursday and highs of 27 1 below and 12 on those days.
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Cheyenne County
Dog License Fees Jump in Sidney Before Ordinance
Sidney dog owners must license by Monday to avoid higher fees when the new ordinance takes effect. Current 25 cent licenses rise to 1 dollar for most dogs and 3 dollars for unspayed females, with daily impounding fees set and rabies vaccination required for licensing.
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Sidney
Violet N Minshall Files for City Council Seat
Mrs Violet N Minshall of 349 16th is the first candidate to file for City Council as announced by City Clerk Gordon Tobin. She registered on Thursday and the filing deadline is March 10.
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Violet N Minshall
Gordon Tobin
Cheyenne County Leads State In 71 Oil Search Activity
Nebraska drilled 211 wells in 1971 with Cheyenne County at the forefront having 62 wells. Kimball and Red Willow counties each logged 32, Morris 23, Banner 21. Eight new fields opened including Margate in Cheyenne and Danbury in Red Willow, as Enbrook and Empire Drilling reported notable success.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Kimball
Red Willow
Morris
Banner
Rocky Mountain Territory
Enbrook
Margate
B-W Drilling Co
Southwest Gas Producing Co
Exeter Drilling and Exploration Co
No 1 Tremain
Panhandle Forecast Warms Through Weekend
Weather bulletin from Frontier Airlines predicts generally fair skies with rising temperatures through Saturday. Today’s high around 30 and low tonight 10 to 20. Saturday high in the 40s, zero precipitation. Extended outlook shows Sunday to Tuesday highs in 30s and 40s with lows 10 to 20.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Rural Arts Grant Sparks Cheyenne County Program
A $1000 mini grant supports a Title III ESEA arts program for Cheyenne County rural students. The project, approved by the State Department of Education, will run Jan 1 to June 1, emphasizing individual art, music, and drama experiences to build self realization and confidence. Stakeholders include I A Caldwell and Bill Kelley with input from area teachers and colleges.
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State Department of Education
I.A. Caldwell
Cheyenne County Schools
Bill Kelley
Educational Service Unit 14
ESEA
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Ron Peterson
Sidney Public
Linda McNurlin
District 76
ETV
ETV Commission
Kearney State College
Chadron State College
Peterson
Vaughn Jaenike
University of Nebraska
McNurlin
Caldwell
Kelley
Educational Service Unit
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Stan Larabee
Chamber
James Payne
Aaron Harmon
Gene Lienemann
Thomas Dorwart
Lloyd Carr
Edward Bauman
Terese Vaughn
Bill Kelly
Sidney High School
Larry Pippett
Dalton and Gurley
Susan Houser
Vicky Horst
Lodgepole
Mary Ann Nelson
Rest
Mrs. Smith
Foster
Formar
Ben J Taylor
Silver Creek
Red Willow County
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Brakhahn-Murphy
CNW
Granite
Gemini Corp
Stoeppelwerth
Clinton Oil Co
Kimbark Operating Co
Garden County
No. 1
Jackson
Lewellen
Richards Field
Bander and
Couch
Scotts Bluff County
Banner Drilling
Signal Petroleum
van Pelt
Banner County
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