Oil-G News Puts Cheyenne County on 1959 Oil Map
Cheyenne County makes the 1959 oil map with new finds near Potter and Rabass Field. Chandler and Simpson struck in No. 1 Stanley wildcat, while Tipps confirms a Rabass pool field well. Ohio Oil Co. plans to resume contracted drilling, and several new producers emerge across Kimball Banner and Banner counties as activity quickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Potter
Rabass
Kimball
Banner
Chandler and
Simpson
Stanley
Kenneth L. ‘Tipps
Murfin
Cizek of Petroleum Inc
Sunray- Midcontinent Oil Co
Rinehart
Slama
R. L. Wickser
King Oil Co
Gurley
Kimball County
A & B Drilling Co
Western Prairie Oil Co
A& B. Drilling Co
Colorado
Banner County
Willson Ranch
Nebraska
Sinclair- Oil and Gas
Singleton
SW NW
Morrill County Sunburst Petroleum Co
Waitman Field
Petroleum Inc
A T and T 30 Year Award Earned By E W Barnes
E W Barnes will mark 30 years with American Telephone and Telegraph on Feb 5 and be guest of honor at a dinner in the Ft Sidney Hotel. R F Hanson of Omaha will present the emblem. Louis Fehringer hosts. about 50 attendees from Sidney, Bridgeport, Kimball and North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E .W. Barnes
American Telephone and Telegraph
Ft. Sidney
R. F. Hanson
Omaha
Louis Fehringer
Sidney
Bridgeport
Kimball
North Platte
Mr. Barnes
A.t.&t
Chicago
Marergy
Iowa
Potter Mothers Drive Sets Local Fundraising Record
Potter residents contributed 239 dollars to the Mothers March held in Potter Wednesday evening, setting a new drive record. The Potter Woman's Club organized the event with Mrs Ray Dindinger as drive chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Potter Woman’s Club
Ray Dindinger
Drive
Law Officers Call for Tougher Traffic Measures in Sidney
State county and city officers announced tougher traffic safety programs aimed at cutting accidents in Sidney. Chief Sol Willis urged crackdown on pedestrian violations and stricter speed enforcement after Lincoln safety conference. Sheriff Schulz urged slower speeds near hills and intersections, citing fatal crashes on hill crests. Trooper Zapp joins the Sidney unit as part of 10 new troopers, with expanded road checks and possible radar use on county roads to curb the toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Lincoln
Sol<Willis
Police
Willis
Mel Busekist
Robert Zapp
Lexington
Ralph Brooks
Busekist
Zapp
W. W. Schulz
Schulz
Albin
Country club leaders push pool plan at dinner meeting
Officials welcomed public interest after a crowd of about 100 at a dinner discussing a new swimming pool. Dr. L S O'Holleran said stock pledges totaling around 4,000 exist with 8,500 more hoped for. long term aims include grass greens, a modernized clubhouse, and public support to make Sidney’s club outstanding. Ed Swanson handles pledge forms. entertainment featured Dick Dotts and Sandra Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
L S O'Holleran
O'Holleran
Country Club Board
Sidney
O’halloran
Ed Swanson
Dick Dotts
Sandra Williams
Forgery Suspect Bound Over After Hearing Waiver
William Glenn Denney returned to Sidney from Montana earlier this month by Sheriff’s deputies waived preliminary hearing on a forgery charge and bound over to District Court. His bond was set at $1,000, with County Judge C. W. Smith setting a separate $1,050 bond for a forged check of 48.50 linked to a Potter firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glenn Denney
Sidney
Montana
Sheriff's Deputies
Denny
C. W. Smith
Cartoonist Aid Sought in Nebraska Traffic Fatality Dilemma
Governor Ralph Brooks seeks Hollywood help to curb traffic deaths by enlisting cartoonist Walt Disney to devise a marching character. A Safety Coordination Committee is formed from a prior traffic safety conference to push legislation administration participation and implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Brooks
Hollywood
Nebraska
Brooks
Walt Disney
Safety Coordination Committee
Airline Air Fair planned for Sidney February 27
Frontier Airline officials join Sidney Chamber of Commerce and city leaders to plan an Air Fair on Friday February 27 following a successful event last June. Sight seeing flights carried 500 people on 20 trips with carnations for women and balloons for children promised again. George Naglich and Everett Mill will meet civic groups to discuss Frontier program while a trial Omaha to Denver flight will test equipment and personnel with five Frontier staff later stationed in Sidney headed by Oliver Bruns of Fort Collins as station manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Airline
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Area
Frontier
George Naglich
Everett Mill
Cheyenne
Sidney
Naglich
Omaha
Denver
Civil Aeronautics Board
Oliver Bruns
Fort Collins
Snow Forecast for Panhandle and Plains Deepens Winter Woes
Western Nebraska faces a new snow storm adding to earlier totals. Two to four inches expected by Saturday night, lifting snow cover above eight inches. Temperatures drop with lows near ten and highs under 30. Five day outlook shows below normal temps, light precip, and continued unsettled weather. Schools closed in eastern Colorado as five inches blanket the region. a boy was killed near Fort Morgan during a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Sidney
Great Plains
Colorado
Fort Morgan
Colo
Rockies
Kansas
South Dakota
Minnesota
Don Gillham Quits Postmaster Job To Enter Motel Business
Don Gillham resigns as Sidney postmaster effective February 20 after buying a Newport Oregon resort motel with plans to move his family there. The Gillhams, in Sidney since 1957, opened Plains Drive-In Theatre with Bob Carter in 1950. Gillham reflects on a pleasant tenure and outdoor oriented future while speculation grows over successor and party influences in the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Gillham
Sidney
Gillham
Newport
Ore
Gillhams
Peetz
Mr. Gillham
Bob Carter
Plains Drive-In
Mr. Car
Ter
Bill
Joy Lynn
Four Flights Daily To Serve Sidney Beginning On March 1st
Frontier announces new Denver to Sidney air service starting March 1 with four daily Sidney flights two each way. An additional central route Denver to Omaha via Cheyenne begins July 1 with one flight each way daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Denver
Omaha
Cheyenne
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted by Elevator
Local elevator sources quoted wheat at 1.60 dollars per bushel. This price reflects current market levels and may affect nearby grain trading decisions for farmers and merchants.
Mitchell Twin Fund Reaches 446 for Brownson Twins
Contributions since Wednesday boosted the Sioux Lions Club fund drive for Gary and Larry Mitchell of Brownson to 44.59, up 188.65 with 163.65 from SOD personnel. The eight month old twins have lost one eye to a malignancy and seek treatment to save the other. Mitchell works for SOD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Lions Club
Mitchell Twins
Brownson
SOD
Gary and
Larry Mitchell
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Frontier Airlines Announces Denver Omaha Route Fares
Frontier Airlines outlined tentative fares for a Denver to Omaha route via Sidney and Cheyenne to begin March 1. Key distances set round trip costs from Sidney to Denver at 24.97 with Omaha Denver at 74.25. other city pairs include Stirling 9.79, Omaha 63.69, Lincoln 55.66, Hastings 47.96, Kearney 38.17, McCook 24.47, Imperial 16.50. Four daily flights start, with fares to Denver Omaha via Cheyenne Sidney not yet released for July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Railway Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Omaha
Denver
Sidney
Frontier
George Naglich
Everett Mill
Naglich
Mill
Imperial
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Western Route For Interstate Near Decision
The Highway Advisory Commission is set to decide routing of the Interstate west of Grand Island at its March 23 meeting in Lincoln. An engineering report favors a path west of Grand Island largely along U S 36 north of the Platte River. A tour of both routes is planned for February 11 12 starting in Grand Island, with public hearings in March in Grand Island Kearney and either North Platte or Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Advisory Commission
Grand Island
Lincoln
Department of Roads Engineering
U. S. 36
Platte River
Commission
Platte
Owen Boyles
Kearney
North Platte
Lexington
Ralph Brooks
Brooks
Panhandle
Sidney
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Denver- Julesburg
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Cheyenne Couty
E. W. Barnes
Des Moines
Waterloo
Grinell
Barnes
Alice
Janie Miller
Earl
U. S. Navy Air Force
Jacksonville
Fla
LaNeil
Billboard
Nebraska State Education Assn
Bond
A. L. Miller
Don McGinley
Weldon Stewart
Post Office
Lean Don
Gielham
P.m
U. S
Kansas City
Mitchell Twin
B. P. O. Does
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