Nostalgia as Union Pacific Closes Three Depots
The Union Pacific Railroad closes depots at Bushnell Dix and Potter on Friday. The Kimball Western Nebraska Observer notes the end of an era as smaller depots fade with reduced passenger and freight service. A mobile van will serve communities from Kimball, while depots stay for a year before potential reopening appears unlikely.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Bushnell
Dix
Potter
Western Nebraska Observer
Kimball
Union Pacific
Dix and
Marv Talbott
del Lamm
Mar
Pine Bluffs
Dix and Potter
Mary Talbott
Weather Brings Warm January Golf At Hillside
Hillside Golf Course saw golfers out daily as temperatures rose into the 60s, contrasting with bitter conditions in the east. Panhandle residents who fled south enjoyed milder weather after a brutal cold snap, and locals note Hillside is in surprisingly good condition for January.
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Hillside Golf Course
Nebraska
Panhandle
Hillside
VA Payments Over $570000 In County Cheyenne
The Veterans Administration disbursed over a half million dollars to Cheyenne County veterans dependents and survivors in fiscal 1970 as part of Nebraska's 71.5 million total. Compensation and pensions totaled 362484. readjustments and rehab 84324. insurance 61015.
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Veterans Administration
Cheyenne County
C.W. Nixon
Nebraska
Panhandle
Banner
Box Butte
Dawes
Deuel
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Sioux
Nixon
National Service
NSLI
South 17Th Street
Linon
Veterans County Service Officer
Panhandle Forecast: Partly Cloudy Windy Through Saturday
Partly cloudy and windy conditions prevail in the Panhandle with west to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph and gusts. Colder in the northern Panhandle Saturday. highs 50s, lows 20s to 30s, continued mild and near zero precipitation. Extended outlook through Tuesday remains partly cloudy and mild.
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Panhandle
Second escapee not located in Kimball area
Nebraska State Patrol had no information Thursday afternoon about a second escaped convict from the Fort Collins jail possibly in the area. One of nine men who broke out Tuesday night was captured at a Kimball laundromat Wednesday afternoon.
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Kimball
Nebraska State Patrol
Fort Collins
Colo
Larson Named President Of Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Kenneth Larson of Gurley was elected president at the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association annual meeting in Lincoln. Raymond Siffring of Rising City became vice president and Leland Cantrell of Merna was named treasurer, with Dean Lancaster of Lincoln continuing as secretary manager. The meeting covered corn borers, southern corn leaf blight and drought, with experts discussing pest control, disease races and crop variety decisions for efficient production.
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Kenneth Larson
Gurley
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Larson
Lincoln
Raymond Siffring
Rising City
Leland Cantrell
Merna
Dean Lancaster Lincoln
Sterling Men Seek License to Run Sterling Cable System
Sterling Colorado residents represented by Charles Sandhouse applied to operate a new cable television system in Sterling. The group, calling itself Trans Video Inc., lists eight local stockholders and aims to improve service previously provided by Community Tele-Communications, Inc., which also seeks a license.
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Sterling
Colo
Charles Sandhouse
Sandhouse
Trans Video, Inc
James Donelan
Jack W. Earnhart
John E. Elliff
D.H. Mathiesen
Robert C. McAtee
Floyd Reyher
Charles H. Sandhouse
E.S. van Berg
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Community Tele- Communications, Inc
Two-Car Crash on Highway 30 Damages Both Vehicles
At 2 15 p m Thursday a two car wreck on Highway 30 two point eight miles east of Potter caused heavy damage but no injuries. Vehicles were a 1965 Dodge driven by Robert Dodds fifty of Sidney and a 1969 Buick driven by Rex Jacobsen forty five of Inwood Iowa. Dodds led westbound and tried a left turn when Jacobsen attempting to pass struck the left rear. Damages were two hundred fifty dollars to the Dodds car and seven hundred dollars to the Buick.
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Potter
Ron Gusman
Robert Dodds
Sidney
Rex Jacobsen
Inwood
Iowa
Dodds
Jacobsen
Bond Sale Quota Met in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County exceeded its U S Savings Bond quota last year, reported by bond chairman Helenn Spearow. The county total of 365 538 reached 100.4 percent of the quota, a narrow squeak amid statewide strength as Nebraska listed 37 counties meeting or surpassing the 1970 target and state sales reached 43 932 426 dollars.
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Cheyenne County
U.S
Helenn Spearow
Spearow
Nebraska
Bill On City Levy For Aged Gets The Axe
The Legislature's Revenue Committee killed two bills that would cut state revenue and grant cities powers to levy taxes for aging services. LB133 would narrow the stamp tax base, saving about 320000 dollars yearly, while LB58 would authorize aging related public welfare tax levies. Sen. Robert Clark said LB58 clarifies municipal authority and Ron Jensen supported expanding legal grounds for city aging projects.
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Robert Clark
Sidney
Advisory Committee On
Ron Jensen
Wheat Official Blasts False Parity Report
Vic Haas president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn denounces the USDA parity method as false and misleading claiming the December report shows farm income far below true parity and warns against disbanding the USDA. He calls for stronger agricultural representation and cautions the public against believing inflated parity figures.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
United States Department of Agriculture
Vic Haas
Association
USDA
Haas
New Drilling Ventures Posted For Cheyenne-Morrill Region
The Blue Bead oil field in Morrill County gains development drilling after two successful wells. A joint venture hires Gear Drilling for No. 3 Durnal in section 31 20 52, with additional work by Gear Drilling and J. Mark Richardson on No. 1 Prescott near Bridgeport. In Cheyenne County a wildcat test at No. 1 Leo Wolff is planned. Nebraska shows mixed results for wildcat drilling with 60 wells behind 1960 and 12 new producers from 186 explorations, plus 35 field development wells. The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission notes rising interest in Garden Deuel Keith regions.
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Morrill County
Nebraska
Ackman-Schulein-Roosevelt and Associates, Ltd
Webb Resources, Inc
Maggie Oil Co
Gear Drilling Co
Gear Drilling
J. Mark Richardson
Prescott
Bridgeport
Cheyenne County
B-W Drilling Co
National Petroleum Corp
Leo Wolff
Sidney
B-W
Petroleum Information
Cheyenne
Kimball
Morris
Red Willow
Sioux
Dawes
Box Butte
Sioux County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Garden-Deuel- Keith County
Public Hearing Sought on I 80 Potter to Brownson Plan
Nebraska Department of Roads invites written requests for a public hearing on the Potter to Brownson segment of Interstate 80 and the Potter Spur to I 80. Written requests must be received by February 19 at the Lincoln address provided. The DOR summarizes 1970 highway activity including 744 miles of construction and 9,703 miles of state system.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Department of Roads
Potter
Brownson
2Th Street
Omaha
Missouri River
Chappell
Oshkosh
Wyoming Line
Bushnell
Wheat crops in Nebraska hold despite pre gale survey
Nebraska crop service reports winter wheat in good condition though surveys preceded last week’s gales. A post gale update next Tuesday may show wind erosion risks and drought effects. Top soils dry without snow, dust storms hit Panhandle with gusts to 70 mph, farmers fear damage though roots suggest resilience if winds ease.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Motel Evacuated After Dynamite Found in Ogallala
The Holiday Inn in Ogallala was evacuated when two sticks of dynamite were found in a men’s room. Police took the wired sticks and detonated them in a vacant lot west of the motel. a passerby alerted staff and authorities.
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Ogallala
Holiday Inn Motor Hotel
Keith County
Libraries report strong December activity across counties
K W Brown librarian reports 195 new books added in December bringing Cheyenne and Deve Counties totals to 29,964. Bookmobiles circulated thousands of items with daily counts and miles, while Sidney Public Library logged 3,522 checkouts across adult and juvenile fiction non fiction magazines and more.
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Cheyenne
Deve
K. W. Brown
Cheyenne County
Devel County
Dalton Public Library
Lodgepole Public Library
Potter's Library
Chappell
Big Springs Public Library
Sidney Public Library
Mobile Library
Deuel County
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