Cheyenne County Saves Record $2.5 Million in 1964
Cheyenne County families added about $2.501 million to savings in 1964, a year marked by higher earnings and a tax cut. Despite rising installment debt from big purchases like cars, overall savings rose faster than in 1963. The average household saved 7.2 percent of net income, about $520 per household, with Nebraska and West North Central benchmarks noted. The national figure of more than $30 billion saved in 1964 is cited.
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Saveings
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Couty
West North Central
Nebraska
Liquor Issue Divides Sidney Council Over Licenses
Sidney councilmen clash over new liquor licenses and transfers. Councilman J Le Thorpe urges strict local control despite possible state overrides while Councilman Dean Wilson questions restricting licenses and potential blocking future business like motels. Thorpe defends elected officials as guardians of posterity and orderly growth.
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J. le Thorpe
Thorpe
Sidney Telegraph
Dean Wilson
Sidney
Wilson
Nebraska Liquor Commission
Hanway and Fenster to Feature Ag Program in Chappell
Two Nebraska agriculture notables Dr. Donald G. Hanway and Charles R. Fenster will appear on the Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture program in Chappell on Thursday February 4. Hanway chairs the University of Nebraska Department of Agronomy and Fenster is associate Extension agronomist at the Box Butte Experiment Station Alliance Nebraska. Both have long careers in farm groups and Nebraska soil and crop research, with Hanway holding advanced degrees from Nebraska and Iowa State and Fenster focusing on wind erosion control and wheat fallow practices.
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Nebraska
Chappell
Donald G. Hanway
Charles R. Fenster
Hanway
University of Nebraska
Broadwater
Bridgeport
Morrill County
Iowa State University
Fenster
Box Butte
Alliance
Pierce
Stanton
Hooper and
Martin backs Chadron Job Corps camp
Representative Dave Martin of Kearney endorsed locating a Job Corps camp in the Chadron area. He said OEO and local debate show division but he believes the Chadron site serves the majority's best interests.
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Dave Martin
Kearney
Chadron
Office of Economic Opportunity
Martin
Mild Winter Continues With Pleasant Temps Ahead
A generally mild winter persists with springlike warmth as days lengthen. FAA weather station logs show temperatures from 14 to 46 degrees on Wednesday, 21 to 37 on Thursday, and 26 to 40 by noon today. Moisture added: 0.01 inch on Thursday and trace the night before, with weekend snowfall totaling 0.3 inch.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Talkative Prisoner Confesses Bank Robbery and Thefts
The Sidney Occupational Training Program at Sioux Army Depot expands to 120 students under the Federal Manpower Act with more space for car and tractor repair and a new fire-house classroom. Joe Schaf reports space additions, health care via Blue Cross Blue Shield, and growing interest in mechanical training while depot officials plan a freeze on equipment for potential future vo tech needs. Senator Fleming pushes for a state vo-tech at Sioux, citing up to 10 million dollars of equipment and facilities, with Governor Morrison wary of large new spending.
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Sioux Army Depot
Sidney
Joe Schaf
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Schaf
Sidney Hospital
Sioux
George Fleming
Sen
Fleming
Morrison
Sidney Public Schools
Russell Pedersen
Gurley School Superintendent Scoville Resigns
Robert A Scoville, superintendent of Gurley Public School for four years, submitted his resignation at the January Gurley Board of Education meeting. He cited the opportunity for advancement, plans to stay in education, and an intent to remain in this region. A Campbell Nebraska native, he studied at Hastings and Kearney State Colleges, earning BA and MA degrees, and after Holstein Nebraska where he was principal and then superintendent, he became Gurley’s superintendent.
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Robert A.scoville
Gurley
Hastings College
Kearney State College
Holstein
Neb
Lodgepole And Sidney Burglaries Tied To Jail Informant
A Rawlins Wyoming prisoner Daley has admitted involvement in the Lodgepole bank job and implicates a ten-man gang in burglaries across Wyoming and western Nebraska. He names Orcutt as coauthor and links 36 break-ins including 1960 and 1964 Town and Country Market robberies in Sidney. Federal charges likely. investigators seek broader arrests.
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Carbon County
Rawlins
Wyo
First State Bank
Lodgepole
Sidney
Jack O. Daley
Laramie
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Kimball County
Jim Shaul
Daley
Chuck Ogburn
Brumbaugh
Orcutt
Leavenworth
W. W. Schulz
Schulz
Peetz
Panhandle Players Pick Romeo and Juliet for 1965
Mrs. George Taylor will direct Panhandle Players first 1965 production. After initial tryouts for Farewell, Fare well Eugene, the board chose Peter Ustinov’s Romeo and Juliet, a Broadway hit comedy. Tryouts set for Tuesday Feb 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wheatbelt Public Power District office.
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George Taylor
Panhandle Players
Eugene
Taylor
Peter Ustinov
Wheatbelt Public Power District
21St and
Mlinois
New Well Site Permitted in Cheyenne County
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issued a permit to Exeter Drilling Co Burke and Burns for the No. 1 Smith GW NE Sec 25 16 53 in Cheyenne County. Start of operations is expected soon.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Exeter Drilling Co
Burke and Burns
Smith
Marathon Pipeline Theft Reward Notice Near Gurley
Marathon Pipe Line Co offers a $100 reward for information leading to the capture of those responsible for a theft from Marathon property five miles south of Gurley. A four wheel trailer carrying an International tractor was stolen overnight Wednesday. The yellow trailer and red tractor with a yellow Davis Back Hoe attachment are missing. license 39-XTR1489. Deputy Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh seeks tips.
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Marathon Pipe Line Co
Marathon
Fite
Gurley
Kermit Brumbaugh
Davis
Zalesky Plans Broader Sales and Service Setup
Sidney Auto Sales Inc. ends Rambler dealer franchise effective March 1 announced by Clarence Zalesky president. He said the firm will keep Jeep Kelvinator and Emerson franchises, push used car sales and 1965 new cars, and maintain service for all makes.
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Sidney Auto Sales Inc
Clarence Zalesky
Zalesky
Jeep
Kelvinator
Emerson
Deuel County Motor Co. to Close Its Doors Monday
CHAPPELL Chappell will lose a business firm Monday when the Deuel County Motor Co. closes its doors. The announcement came from Fred Schureman who came here twelve years ago to operate the dealership and garage.
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Chappell
Deuel County Motor Co
Fred Schureman
We Knew It Was Gonna Rain By Weatherman Bowman
Rain began in Sidney at noon with leaden skies while snow fell west of town in higher elevations. The Weather Bureau forecast light rain or snow today and intermittent chances over five days. Southern Nebraska Panhandle should see clouds and light precipitation with no severe temps. Earlier forecasts noted mountains might receive heavy snow, but the high plains would not. Much of last Friday’s snow has melted and farmers seek moisture. Today’s light rain helps protect topsoil against wind.
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Sidney
Here
Weather Bureau
Nebraska Panhandle
High Plains
Nebraska Pane
Christofferson Rites Pending
Mrs Minnie Christofferson 68 died unexpectedly before noon Friday at Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gehrig & Son Funeral Home. She was lifelong resident of Peetz and Sidney, survived by widower Martin, two sons Ervin K Fischer of Sidney and Robert G Fischer of Peetz, two daughters Mrs Donald Larson of Potter and Mrs Elmer Muller of Scottsbluff, two brothers and three sisters.
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Minnie Christofferson
Memorial Hospital
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Christofferson
Minnie Hecker Fischer
Peetz
Sidney
Martin
Ervin K. Fischer
Robert G. Fischer
Donald Larson
Potter
Elmer Mueller
Scottsbluff
Weather Panhandle forecast with light snow and warming trend
The Panhandle forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with occasional light snow and a mostly cloudy Saturday. Tonight lows 10 to 20, Saturday highs 30 to 40. The five day outlook shows temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal through Wednesday with a warming trend, highs in the 40s and lows near 20, and scattered light snow flurries mainly at the start of the period. Courtesy Frontier Air Lines.
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Panhandle
Noremal
Frontier Air Lines
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Bernard P. Carey
Elbert Lowenstein
Fillmore County
Rollie Rexroth
Frank Schultz Jr
Milligan
Donald G, Hanway
Charles R, Fenster
Chadron Camp
Robert A. Scoville
Supt. Scoville
Gurley School
Sidney Jobs
Bowman
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