Four member California family killed in Nebraska crash
A California family of four dies in a fiery crash on Highway 30 near Chappell Nebraska. Sam Cooper and his wife plus daughter Nancy 13 perish. daughter Sheila 18 dies later in Deuel County Hospital. Royce Mills and wife Erline survive with injuries. Mills children escape uninjured. Local rescuers pull survivors from wreckage.
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Los Angeles
California
Chappell
Sam Cooper
Nancy
Highway 30
Sheila
Devel County
Royce Mills
Burlington
Mills
Erline
Deuel County
Isaac A Willis 65 dies after long illness at Cheyenne Veterans
Isaac A Willis, 65, died yesterday at Veterans Hospital in Cheyenne after a five year health decline. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Gerald Brestel officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery with military graveside rites. Willis born December 12 1891 in Dainsville Missouri. wife Hallie Parsons Willis survives along with three sons, ten grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers.
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Isaac A. Willis
Veterans Hospital
Cheyennne
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Gerald Brestel
First Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Isaac Artie Willis
Dainsville
Andrew J
Louella Shen Ovan Willis
Hallie H. Parsons
Saline
Counie
Marshall
Peetz
Sidney
Ordville
Willis
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ile
Hattie
Clarence
Clifford
Olympia
Wash
Leland
Aztex
N.M
de Stallworth
Mary O'Nei
Eeeers
Naton
Cainsville
Howard and
Tindle
Orland
Calif
Hit and Run Damages Parked Car on 18th Avenue
A hit and run damaged a parked 1957 model car on 18th Avenue between Birch and Cedar Streets Saturday morning. Mary Elliott of Sidney told police her vehicle's left rear fender was damaged in the incident.
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18Th Avenue
Birch and
Cedar Streets
Mary Elliott
Sidney
Be Sensible This July Fourth Drive Safely
Traffic authorities urge careful driving during the July Fourth holiday as many take trips from Wednesday night to Sunday night. Experts stress speed limits and avoiding driving after drinking or when sleepy, and to pace speed to traffic.
Depot Worker George H Claspell Dies At 72
George H Claspell 72 of Sidney died Friday in Cheyenne after a career at North Sterling Reservoir and Sioux Ordnance Depot. Survived by two sons Morris and Glenn and daughter Mary Irene, burial to be at Riverside Cemetery with American Legion participation. funeral today at 2 p.m. at Jackson's Mortuary in Sterling.
Fireworks Suit Seeks Damages Over Burned Boy Case
A $105000 lawsuit filed in Logan County district court accuses George F Stoltz and Earl Estes of selling fireworks to a 11 year old boy who was critically burned June 17. W E White father of David White seeks 50090 exemplary damages 50099 actual damages and 5000 for medical bills over the next year claiming permanent injury disfigurement and incapacity.
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Logan County
Colo
W. E. White
David White
George F. Stoltz
Star Coal and Lumber Co
Earl Estes
Mile High Fireworks
Denver
Mrs. Larson 68 Dies Saturday at Dalton
Mrs. Arthur Larson 68 of Dalton died Saturday morning at Hastings State Hospital after four years as a patient. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Dalton Presbyterian Church with Rev. H. B. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Dalton Cemetery. Memorials may go to Hastings State Hospital. She was born February 2, 1889, in Fremont, Neb. to John and Henrietta Mintken. She married Arthur Larson in Fremont on April 11, 1909 and lived there until 1917 then moved to a farm near Dalton, later moving into Dalton in 1950. Survivors include her husband, a daughter Mrs Arnold Westerhoff of Sidney, a son Gerald of Dalton, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren, three sisters Mrs Kate Knoell of Fremont, Mrs Maggie Buschel of Norfolk, Mrs Etta Hansen of California, and two brothers Rick Mintken of Fremont and John Mintken of Corvallis, Ore.
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Arthur Larson
Dalton
Mornig
Hastings State Hospital
Dalton Presbyterian Church
H. B. Taylor
Sidney
Caroline Mintken
Fremont
Neb
Arthur
Arnold Westerhoff
Sidnasy
Gerald
Kate Knoell
Maggie Buschel
Norfolk
Etta Hansen
California
Rick Mintken
John Mintken
Corvalis
Ore
Two Sidney Motorists Fined For Drinking Driving
Two Sidney motorists were fined 190 and costs and had licenses suspended for six months by Judge Glenn Gresnlee. Lloyd Sweet, 47, of Sidney, arrested at 10 15 pm, and Dorothy Bates, 48, of Sidney, arrested at 1 35 am, were charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Sidney
Glenn Gresnlee
Lioyd Sweet
Wes
Dorothy Bates
County Fair Schedule Set For Cheyenne County Fair 1957
Cheyenne County fair officials unveiled the four day program running Wednesday August 14 through Saturday August 17 with entry day for most classes on August 14 and events including a 4-H Style Show August 15 a Hers Hers rodeo August 16 and a livestock parade plus Fat Calf Sale on August 18 New buildings include an open pole livestock area and a general purpose hall aimed at year round use by rural and civic groups.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Fair Board
Hermines
Insurance holdings in state hit record high
Nebraska families owned 1 504 000 life insurance policies providing 2 835 000 000 dollars of protection at the start of this year a new high record the Institute of Life Insurance reports This compares with 2 720 000 000 owned in the state the year before and 1 296 000 000 at the start of 1947 The ten year rise in this state was 119 percent.
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Nebraska
Institute of Life Insurance
Weather Only Obstacle To Huge Harvest
Western Nebraska wheat farmers face a scorching July as ripening speeds toward what could be the largest crop in history. The official forecast calls for warm days and scattered thunder showers that could bring hail. While one storm damaged some fields in eastern Dalton and near Iliff, Colo., overall conditions support heavy yields as crop stands grow dense and moisture remains ample, with harvest unlikely before August.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Dalton
Iliff
Colo
South Table
Potter
Sidney
Peetz
Nebraska Panhandle
New Drug Made From Safflower Oil Targets Cholesterol Levels
Armour Laboratories in Chicago introduces ARCOFAC from safflower oil to control blood cholesterol. Abbott Laboratories unveils Saff as a rival safflower based product. Plains Oil Mills processes safflower for ARCOFAC, with higher linoleic acid content and strong market demand. Farmers plant safflower at higher rates this year.
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Armour Laboratories
Chicago
Armour
Arcofac
Sidney
Plains Oil Mills, Inc
Abbottaboratories
F. W. Specht
Armour & Co
Plains Oil Mills
Sidneyite Bruised In Sunday Crash
Glenn Patrick a Sidney businessman aged 64 suffered bruises and possible internal injuries when his 1953 car was rear ended by a 1954 machine driven by Ronald Sebastian 22 of Roseville Midh near Highway 30 two miles east of Sidney. Total crash damage was about 599 dollars.
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Sidney
Glenn Patrick
Patrick
Ronald C. Sebastian
Roseville Midh
Cheyenne County
Kermit Brumbaugh
Prumbaugh
Dalton
Richard Burke
Higher Mail Rates Begin Life Today
Rate increases took effect this morning for U S mail services. Special delivery rises 10 cents across all weights, letters 30 cents instead of 20, and registered mail minimum climbs from 40 to 50 cents. Higher fees apply to money orders, certified mail, return receipts, and insurance for items over ten dollars.
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U. S
Arthur Summerfield
Man Bound Over On Theft Charge In Cheyenne County
John Yazzie, a transient, arraigned in Cheyenne County Court and pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a motor vehicle in Sidney. Police say he broke into a car owned by H F Spearow on June 20, taking a jacket and briefcase. He was also charged with intoxication and resisting arrest and bound over to district court on a $500 bail bond.
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Cheyenne
John Yazzie
Yazzie
H F. Spearow
Sidney
New Wildcat Oil Discovery Reported in Cheyenne County
North Potter area sees Petroleum Inc drill in NE NW of 2-16-53 bring gas and 3 510 feet oil from Johnson H No 1 wildcat. Test shows 45 feet oil-cut mud and 135 feet water with casing in production. Nearby fields note Grabill No 4 and Gaylord No 3 with multiple tests and gas shows. New locations listed in Kimball Banner Dawes and other counties. several wells under way.
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Shell Oil Co
Cheyenne
Murfin Drilling Co
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Grabill
Gaylord
Baumgartner Oil Co
Panhandle
Crawford
Eben Warner
Christiansen
Metz
Pan American Petr. Corp
Bergquist
Kimball County
Csw
Bourlier Field
Lowell J. Williamson, Inc
Vowers
Sloss Field
Sohio Petroleum Co
Hendrickson
Banner County
Wildcat
Wytex Oil Corp
Carl Maxey
Soule
R W. McDowell, Jr
St. NW
Baltensperger
Timm
Cne
Mast Drilling Co
Murphy
Red Willow County
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
Iowa
Robert Perry
San Francisco
Isaac Willis
Chappell Register
George H Claspell
Mr. Claspell
Sterling
North Sterling Reservoir
South Sioux City
Lottie May Runnels
Messex, Colo
Claspell
Pat Heaton
Western Nebraska Bar Association
Don Kelly
North Platte
North
Oil and Gas
Eugene Morris
Morris
Bart Taylor
Charles Cady
Sol Willis
Thompson
Sidneyite
North Potter Area
of New Find
Edwards Construction Co
Newcastle
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Edwards Drilling Co
Leon Wondra
Lincoln
Gaylord Mickelson
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