Largest Private Air Mail Carrier Serves Sidney Nebraska
Sedalia Marshall Boonville Stage Lines of Des Moines known as SM B operates the air taxi mail route between Sidney and North Platte Grand Island. Pilot A Lincoln recently moved to the area and rents a home on Summit Drive. SM B handles contracts for land routes in Nebraska and flies thirty one planes. Grand Island serves as the state mail center exchanging with nine sectional centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Lincoln
North Platte
Grand Island
Postoffice
Ken Kieselhorst
Nebraska
Sidney-North Platte
Telegraph
Sidney-North Platte-Grand Island
Sedalia, Marshall, Boonville Stage Lines, Inc
Des Moines
S-M-B
Lincoln
Sidney-North Platte- Grand Island
Summit Drive
East
Sidney
Chadron-Alliance
McCook
Valentine
O’neill
Norfolk
Trojan Airways
Kansas City
Kan
Lincoln-Grand Island
Omaha-Grand Island
Post Office Department
Curtis proposes law to require 50 percent feed grain advance
Senator Carl Curtis introduces a bill to force the Agriculture Department to continue 50 percent advance payments to feed grain program participants. He argues that stopping advances would worsen farmers’ operating capital needs and intensify the cost price squeeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Carl Curtis
United States Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Department
Curtis
Nebraska
Two Directors to Be Elected at Co-Op Meet
The Farmers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil Co annual meeting is at the National Guard Armory Wednesday night with dinner at 6 30 and the business meeting at eight. Terms of directors Robert Rexroth and Leo Olsen expire and there will be an election. The co op has several hundred shareholders and a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil Co
National Guard Armory
Robert Rexroth
Leo Olsen
Co-Op
Vandal destroys warning light at 19 curve again
Bob Mason of the State Highway Department reports vandals smashed the warning flashing light at the curve near City and State Route 19 last Friday night. The lens reflector and bulb were broken, costing about 315 to repair, raising concerns about unprotected curves until repairs are complete. The light had previously been damaged on Dec 25 1967 when shot by a gun at a cost of 38 to repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Mason
State Highway Department
Mason
Frontier to Launch Daily Las Vegas Denver Jet Service
Frontier Airlines plans daily Boeing 727-200 service between Las Vegas and Denver with continuing flights to Kansas City and St Louis starting March 1. The CAB awarded the route. flights will use 141 passenger jets with first class and coach. Low fare plans include Family Plan Group Fares and Youth Fares with discounts.
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Denver - Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Lewis W. Dymond
Frontier
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Frontier Airlines
Panhandle Weather Forecast Update
The Panhandle forecast calls for fair weather this afternoon and tonight into Tuesday. Low temperatures tonight range from five to 15 degrees, with Tuesday highs around 40. Precipitation chances under five percent. Five day outlook shows Tuesday near normal temps with highs around 40 and lows near 10, potential light snow during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
New Wheat Varieties Ready for Production in Nebraska and Colorado
Nebraska researchers release two stem rust resistant wheat varieties Trader and Trapper. Developed by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station with USDA Crops Research Division, they show good disease resistance and milling quality, best suited to western Nebraska with Trapper favored for northern areas. Foundation seed 1967, registered seed 1968. ample supply by fall 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Crops Research Division
Agricultural Research Service
USDA
Nebraska
Colorado
Lincoln
John W. Schmidt
Virgil A. Johnson
Trader
Trapper
Warrior
Foundation
Nebraska Experiment Station
Panhandle millet offers emergency crop for hail damaged farms
Nebraska researchers promote Panhandle millet as a 60 day alternative for hail damaged farms. Agronomist Phil Grabouski notes its creamy white seed, good test weight, and suitability for birdseed and livestock feed. The variety out yielded Turghai by about 150 pounds per acre and has known origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Panhandle
Phil Grabouski
North Platte
Grabouski
Kimball Native Heads National CowBelle Group
Elizabeth Johnson of Kimball Nebraska will lead the American National CowBelles as president elect after being chosen at Oklahoma City conventions. She will assume during the 1969 Honolulu meeting and will travel to 27 state affiliate organizations while serving on livestock and meat industry committees. The group promotes beef education and farm safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
American National CowBelles
Edward W. Johnson
Lagrange
CowBelles
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Oklahoma City
Johnson
Wyoming Cow- Belles
Honolulu
ConBelle
Kimball
Nebr
Elizabeth Johnson
Jelmer
James
Encampment
Wyo
William
Casper College
Casper
National
Cow Belles
Johnsons
Joe H. Watt
Moorcroft
Russell C. Larsen
Kimberly
Ida
Wray Finney
Fort Cobb
Okla
Ground Hog Day Weather Prognosis Questioned
A newspaper item notes the ground hog forecast tradition on February 2 and contrasts it with World Book Encyclopedia and Weather Bureau views. It cites superstition versus science and questions the reliability of the ground hog's prediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Book Encyclopedia
World Book
Weather Bureau
Grandson of Sidney couple feared dead in Texas manhunt
Michael Robineau 23, last seen in San Antonio after Army discharge, is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Zike of Sidney. Blood and a bullet were found in his abandoned car near Big Lake, with bloodstained clothes later found in Eldorado. Texas Rangers and FBI join the search for a possible body amid a family with ties to Frontier Refining and oil interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Texas
Michael Robineau
C. W. Zike
Fannabelle Zike
Denver
Robineau
Maurice H
Bud) Robineau
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Big Lake
Tex
Eldorado
Texas Rangers
Eral
Patricia Ann Hannon
Rodney R
Rick Robineau
Frontier Refining Co
FBI
Fannabelle Robineau
Dexter St
San Angelo
M. H
Cheyenne
City Board Petitioning Time Near
City Clerk Gordon Tobin says petitions to nominate a city councilman may be circulated Feb 1 to Feb 11 with three council terms expiring this year. Thorpe and Dorwart hold four year terms while Young completes two years of an unexpired term. The spring election is April 2 and a March 12 primary if more than two nominees run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
David W. Young
Je L. Thorpe
C. B. Dorwart
Thorpe
Sidney
Dr. Dorwart
Groceries Stolen From Car In Sidney Rub
Dareld Frerichs of Dalton reported groceries taken from his car parked at 1243 Quince in Sidney. The theft occurred around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with police notified at 7:45 p.m. A weekend loss is under investigation by Sidney Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Dareld Frerichs
Dalton
Quince
Who's Who Jackpot Boosted to Sixty Dollars
The Sidney Public Library announces R W Brown is identified as Who's Who in Cheyenne County. Cheryl Kehl wins five dollars for partial clues. the pot rises to sixty dollars for this week with a fresh contest starting today. Over 500 competed last week. clues include age and church membership. missing clues include street address and job traits.
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R. W. Brown
Sidney Public Library
Cheyenne County
Cheryl Kehl
Potter
Decker’s Market
Western Auto
Born’s Skelly
Cheyenne County Lumber
Sidney National Bank
Telegraph
Mr. Brown
St. Patrick’s Church
Suh Avenue
Land Bank Plans Feb 12 Meeting
The Federal Land Bank Assn of Sidney holds its annual meeting on Monday Feb 12 at St Patrick's Youth Center with a noon dinner served by The Altar Society. Dean Raber will be the main speaker in the afternoon session, Charles G Sutton will present the annual report, and officers will be named. Entertainment, favors and door prizes will be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank Assn. of
Sidney
St. Patrick’s
Altar Society
Dean Raber
Federal Land Bank
Charles G. Sutton
Gully Control Pamphlet Outlines Four Methods
Lincoln expert Jack Steele of the University of Nebraska details four main gull control methods vegetative diversion runoff storage and structural. He classifies gullies by depth and drainage area to guide economical control advising contractors for larger gullies and noting additional resources in NC extension offices and the FB 2171 pamphlet.
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Lincoln
Jack Steele
University of Nebraska
Steele
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Ice coats Cheyenne County area leaving treacherous roads
A heavy ice coating blanketed Cheyenne County and surrounding districts on Saturday morning creating slick driving conditions. The Sidney street department worked to clear main routes while state patrol urged cautious speeds. A south north highway 385 accident north of Dalton involved a semi trailer, injuring no one and causing about $30,000 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Nebraska
Colorado
Sidney Street Department
Dalton
Don Mohrman
Nebraska State Patrol
Harold L. Chester
Altus
Oklo
Highway 385
Chester
Mohrman
Ice Causes Four Traffic Mishaps in Sidney Weekend
Sidney police logged four weekend crashes with ice as a key factor. Leon McConnell slid on Illinois Street hitting a curb post, about 175 dollars in damage. Dianne Wieser slid onto 8th Street, struck a fire hydrant with no hydrant damage. James Copley stopped for a slower car and was rear ended by Stanley Ackerson. Gary Heckman sustained a lip injury in the Schepker–Timm collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Leon C. McConnell
Ilinois
Dianne M. Wieser
James L. Copley
Mlinois
Copley
Stanley G. Ackerson
Johnny Schepker
Jackson
Ronald G. Timm
Chappell
Schepker
Gary Heckman
Timm
Lincoln Training sets grain grading schools in February
Grain grading training in corn sorghum soybeans and wheat will be offered at three Nebraska sites in February. Programs run February 12 13 at North Platte February 15 16 Hastings and February 28 29 Lincoln with a $2 registration fee. Sessions include grading practice and a talk on Grain Molds and Their Toxins by a University of Nebraska plant pathologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
North Platte Station
National Guard
Hastings
Equity Union Grain Co
Duane Foote
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
University of Nebraska
Grain Improvement Association
Foote
The
Nebraska Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Lincoln Grain Exchange
Omaha Grain Exchange
Hastings Grain Inspection Office
Consumer and Marketing Service
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Omaha
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Denver-Las Vegas
Kimball Native Heads National CowBelle Group
Ficer
Centennial Rate Track
Sev
Land Bank
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