Brucellosis Testing Progress in Cheyenne County
Dr. Boulter reports over 4,000 breeding cattle tested with less than three tenths of one percent infected, indicating herd immunity to Bangs disease. The testing window extends to mid February as veterinarians rush to complete counts and precincts coordinate schedules for rapid testing.
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Ivan Liljegren
Boulter
Cheyenne County
Jenkins
Newman
Oshkosh
Newell
Kimball
White
Bridgeport
Vernon
Julesburg
Edwards
Sidney
Weed control tips from ag expert stress integrated methods
Lincoln Nebraska agriculture expert John Furrer urges growers to combine chemical use with prevention and cultural practices for perennial weed control. He highlights weed free seed and feed, clean equipment, crop rotations, timing of herbicide application, and environmental conditions that optimize results.
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Lincoln
John Furrer
Extension Agronomist
College of Agriculture
Furrer
Burlington Seeks to Close Angora Station in Nebraska
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy requests permission to discontinue its Angora agency, to be discussed informally by the Nebraska State Railway Commission on Feb 10 or soon after. Written comments must reach the commission before Feb 10. The station runs 8 to 5 daily except Sundays and holidays, handles mostly grain carloads, with annual maintenance about $6,388 and revenues of $19,299 in 1958 and $21,226 in 1959 through eight months.
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Burlington
Angora
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy A. K
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Burlington Seeks Alliance Agency to Handle Station Costs
The Burlington alleges that the station's business could be honestly and efficiently managed through the Alliance agency with the railroad absorbing long distance telephone charges between patrons and the railroad.
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Burlington
Alliance
Bridgeport Breaks Ground for New Bridgeport Equipment Co Super Mart
Construction starts on the largest Bridgeport commercial building at West Fifth and J Streets near the Assembly of God Church. The Straw-Steel structure spans 268 by 600 feet with glass front green paneling and a Colorado redstone pylon, featuring a green parkway drive through and landscaped grounds under Doug Weddell’s supervision.
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Bridgeport
New Bridgeport Equipment Co
Super Mart
West Fifth
J Streets
Assembly of God Church
Colorado Redstone
Doug Weddell
Kimball County Leads State in Terracing Growth
Kimball county led the state in terracing with 1,576 miles of terraces, up from 250 miles in 1955. Warren Fairchild, executive secretary of the state soil and water conservation commission, praised the effort and noted Nebraska accounts for 20 to 25 percent of all terraces in the country. He warned that only 12 percent of needed terraces are completed and 95 percent of land suffers erosion.
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Kimball
Kimball County
Kimball County Soil and Water Conservation District
Warren Fairchild
State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Nebraska
Mr. Fairchild
Oshkosh Greyhounds Pay Big Attract
Oshkosh greyhounds owned by Mr and Mrs Ross Jackson are racing at the Key West Kennel Club in Florida. Kasco Celebrity won first paying 66.40 with quiniela $360, linked with Valerie Marie. Fly Dollar, their feature winner from last week, helps headline a growing stable of runners.
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Oshkosh Greyhounds
Oshkosh
Ross Jackson
Key West Kennel Club
Florida
Kasco Celebrity
Valerie Marie
Mrs. Jackson
Jacksons Build Home Training Track Near Oshkosh
The Jacksons created a private practice track at their home northeast of Oshkosh using a car with a raised axle and a cable looped around the track driven by a tireless wheel, enabling year round training.
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Jacksons
Oshkosh
Chappell Radio Group Formed for Disaster Communications
Ronald Lindsey Chappell selected to organize Chappell amateur radio operators to provide structured emergency communications in disasters. Announcement made by Communications Manager F. E. Handy of the American Radio Relay League, national association of radio amateurs.
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Chappell
Ronald Lindsey
F. E. Handy
American Radio Relay League
National Association of Radio Amateurs
Bond Sale Set For Scottsbluff School District
The Scottsbluff School District plans to sell 750000 in school bonds on Monday March 6 the final tranche of 25 million authorized in 1958 for the current building program. The sale follows a December board decision designating First Trust Co of Lincoln as fiscal agent to choose the timing.
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Scottsbluff
Lauren Schwisow
Scottsbluff Board of Education
First Trust Co. of
Lincoln
Lewellen Superintendent Offered Fourth Year Contract
William Hasemeyer, Lewellen Rural High and Lewellen Grade School superintendent, has been offered a fourth year contract. No decision date has been set as he, a popular administrator, completes his third year and weighs whether to extend his tenure. He notes that other teaching staff are involved in the discussion.
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Hasemeyer
Lewellen
Lewellen Rural High School
Lewellen Grade School
School boards to offer contracts February 6
School boards plan to offer contracts on February 6, outlining terms for teachers and staff across districts. Details on salary scales and duration were not included in the fragment.
Alliance approves 10 year TV franchise extension
The Alliance City Council extended the Alliance Community Television Company franchise to March 4 1987 with the same terms. Everett Collier and Karl Krummel of Denver asked for the long term to aid long range planning and new network television tech. About 150 Gideons and area ministers will attend events at the Alliance Hotel and Gideon banquet on September 22.
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Collier
Alliance Alliance
Alliance Community Television Company
Kenneth Lee
Matt Todd
L. A. Proper
Ed Hempel
Milton Rubeck
Everett Collier
Karl Krummel
Denver
Alliance Company
Alliance
Gideons
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Pres
Alvin Leisy
John Wright
Ted Weidenhamer
Ransom Hamilton
Ellsworth
Gideon International Places Bibles
Alliance Dates Set for Gideon Convention in Alliance
Four Alliance Camp members conferred with the State Cabinet at Scottsbluff to fix the state Gideon International convention dates in Alliance for September 22 23 and 24.
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Alliance
Gideon International
Scotsbluff
Polio Fund in Dawes County Near Exhaustion
Dawes county polio fund nearly depleted after heavy use in the past year. County chairman John Castek reports two severe Crawford polio cases last summer and other costs have reduced the balance to 50.97 dollars as of January 20.
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Dawes County
John Castek
The
National Foundation
Crawford
Castck
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Cheyenne Co
Panhandle
Section
Township
North Range
District Court
Balancation
Secment
Joel Babcock
Clinton & McNish
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Warren L. Johnson
Potter
Herndon School
Art Mueller
St. Paul Lutheran Ladies Aid of Potter
Graham Hoehme
JD Redweeders
Mayrath
Hugo Mueller
Potter State Bank
Pete Rapp
Lee Glanz
Ers
Camp Clarke Ranch
Earl G. Glanchard
Nebr
Carl Lindgren
Bridgeport, Nebr
Highway 20
George Semin
Kilgore, Nebraska
Kimball, Nebr
Federal Land Bank
Torgeson, Hurlbut & Knapp
Box
Bernice Munshaw
Dalton, Nebr
Thorpe & Babcock
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