Parking fines halted as city reverts to older space rules
In Kimball the mayor dropped fines for parking over lines after a probe showed spaces narrowed from eight feet eight inches to seven feet six inches. Officers had issued 60 tickets by noon. Refunds were ordered and the city will restore the previous 45 degree angle to spaces. Oregon Trail Days parade prizes total over 600 dollars with ten divisions and many dignitaries attending. The parade starts at the Gering pool and ends at Oregon Trail Park with over 1,500 participants expected. Rev. Donald Bell becomes pastor of Lisco and Broadwater churches with Ball family moving into the church manse. Reverend Hicks preached farewell noting continued faith and offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
James Bourret
Jerry McDonald
Frank Morrison
Uzell T. Snook
Kathryn K. Lee
Banner County
H. J. Holtorf
Gering Pool
Oregon Trail Park
Boy Scout
F.F.A
LISCO
Donald Bell
Broadwater
Ball
Rites
Yuma
Colo
Lisco - Broadwater
Louisville
Kentucky
Lavern Hicks
Harold Weaver
North Platte
Hicks
Key makers canvass Oshkosh in scheme to forge own key
Os h kosh officers report two visitors promising to make keys for local businessmen. Sheriff Ray Loyd seeks to identify victims and arrange surveillance as Lewellen canvassing by the suspects is investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Ray Loyd
Lewellen
Chamber of Commerce faces budget shortfall in 1961 plan
The Chamber of Commerce warns its funds may not cover projected 1961 programs with only 4021 dollars in bank. Moran cites 1292.50 pledged dues and unpaid pledges as potential, while 300 member goal remains unmet. President Wilson urges outreach to attract new dues and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Yendis Cafe
Wayne
Dean Wilson
Oil Broker Killed In Two Car Crash East Of Sterling
Lawrence B. Higgins 82 of Brookhaven Mississippi formerly of Sidney was killed in a head on collision with Mrs Elsie Luft 40 of Iliff Colorado and her daughter Carol Mae 17 and Higgins died instantly Rodney Luft 6 died later in Sterling hospital The cause of the crash is not known Funeral arrangements are pending at Radford Funeral Home Sterling Higgins had been active in oil lease plays and leased tracks later productive in oil and gas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sterling
Colo
Lawrence B. Higgins
Brookhaven
Miss
Higgins
Otto Aufdengarten
Elsie E. Luft
Iliff
Colorado State Patrol
Daughter of O Holleran Hurt In Sidney Street Crash
Peggy O Holleran five of Sidney suffered a skull fracture and leg injuries when struck by Frank E Longan sixty six of Sidney driving west at about 20 mph on Linden Street between 15th and 16th Avenues. No charges filed police report says. Theresa Schaffer, a neighbor, witnessed the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy O’holleran
Sidney
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Linden St
15Th
16Th Avenues
Max Childers
Roy Bauer
Frank E Longan
Peggy
L. S. O Holleran
Sol Willis
Theresa Schaffer
World Herald Safflower Industry Cover Feature
The Omaha World Herald magazine section ran a cover story on the safflower industry with a photo of Mary Coffey in a safflower field. The piece reached hundreds of thousands of readers and boosted safflower growth in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World Herald Magazine
Marrery Coffey
Tom Coffey
World Herald
Nebraska oil output rises week end July 3
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reported a daily average crude oil production of 68,694 barrels for the week ending July 3, higher than the prior week. The uptick marks a modest gain in state output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Oil and Gas Commission
Seven Depot Contracts Awarded to County Firms
Col. Harvey Bower announces that seven of nine bids opened June 26 and 27 went to Cheyenne County firms. Key contracts include Sidney Flooring with $4,620 for apartment flooring, Nienhueser Construction for roofing, exterior trim painting, and interior painting, and N. O. Nelson Co. from Scottsbluff for water heaters at $6,857. Other bids cover floors in barracks, gasoline engines from Waukesha Denver, Carl Christ Construction for ceiling repair, and Hurst Roofing for roof repair, totaling several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Bower
Sioux Ordnance
Cheyenne County
Ordville
Sidney Flooring and Supply Co
Nienhueser Construction Co
IFB
N. O. Nelson Co
Scottsbluff
Waukesha Engine and Equipment Co
Denver
Colo
Carl Christ Construction Co
Hurst Roofing and Painting Co
Lodgepole
4-H Members Find 28 Million Year Fossil Grave
About 30 4 H members at Chadron State Park uncovered fossil remains dating to roughly 28 million years ago along Deadhorse road four miles west and south of Chadron. Lloyd Tanner of the University of Nebraska State Museum led the tour and described a river floodplain context with small horses deer and turtles from that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
4-H
Deadhorse Road
Chadron State Park
Lloyd Tanner
University of Nebraska State Museum
Lincoln
Tanner
Dimick Field Drilling Spotlight Shifts to Cheyenne County
Dimick Field southwest of Sidney in Cheyenne County draws oil interest this week with a new producer and a second location planned. Ohio Oil Co reports success at its No 36 Show venture with pay logged. water in lower interval dampens tests. Harper Oil Co plans another well at No 1 Walker, east of the Ohio well, as new drilling notices list multiple wildcats and development wells across Nebraska for the June 26 1961 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimick
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Harper Oil Co
Walker
CNW
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sam G Harrison
Lawson
Wildcat
Hayes Co
Ch & E
Nebraska Drillers, Inc
Weskamp
Frontier County
Texaco, Inc
L. L Harsch
Silver Creek Field
Red Willow County
Jerome A. Lewis
Sinclair State
c+LeMans
Miami Petroleum Co., Inc
Nielsen
ISN
Waitman Field
Morrill County
c-Lewis
Midwest Oil Corp
Carl Fritz
Sleepy Hollow
c-Brinkerhoff
Pfeiefer Oil and Gas Production
Peterson
Kimball County
c-Regal Stuarco Oil Co, Inc
c-Murfin
Juniper Oil and Mining Co
C- Brinkerhoff
Champlin Oil and Refining Co
Tiller
Sleepy Hollow Field
c-Miracle-Fifer
British - American Oil Producing Co
James D. Bishop
Stuart Dranke Et al
Prairie Dog Creek
Harlan County
Vincent & Welch, Inc
Huff
E. Wickiter
Melkus
Harlan County, c-Own
Ned Biffle Oil Interests
Zulkoski
Greeley County
c-Farth Drig Co
HLV Drilling Co
Dow and McHugh
R. Gustafson
C-Hlm
Harper Oil Company
Dimick Field
Rounds Sauvage, Inc
Kilzer
K & E Drilling Inc
Burke
Farnas County
Leben Drilling, Inc
Davie
Lincoln County
July heat and drought loom over Nebraska wheat and barley harvest
The Weather Bureau predicts hot and dry conditions in July with regional showers, a 105 degree June 30 record in Lincoln, and 101 degrees in Omaha. Farmers fear continued high temperatures may affect wheat yields while barley cutting and readiness for harvest advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Nebraska Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Lincoln
Omaha
University of Nebraska Agronomists
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Five Sidney Men Initiated Into Military Order of Cooties
Five Sidney men began the three step process to join the Military Order of Cooties honor degree and full Veterans of Foreign Wars group. Initiation was conducted by Sugar Beet Pup Tent No. 3 of Scottsbluff with nine Sidney members already full fledged. An Aug. 20 family picnic at Scottsbluff was announced with the next meeting set for Aug. 7 in Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Military Order of Cooties
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sugar Beet Pup
Scottsbluff
VFW
Bill Smith
John Zerr
Glenn Sutton
Leo Schaf
Ervin Smith
Chet Hickman
C. C. Collings
Dixon Rhoades
Tom Lenzen
Jim Paxton
Loyde Adams
Ed Mitchell
Joe Hajek
Neal Craig
Harold Mathews
Rowlin Runge
Seam Squirrel
Winton Wallin
Kimball
Paxton
Hide Gimlet
Adams
Mitchell
Hajek
Jimmy Legs
Craig
Sky Pilot
Cootie
Sidney Taking Over More Phone Billings
Bridgeport officials announce transfer of Bridgeport customer records to Sidney to improve service during business hours. Manager L. V. Reynolds of Northwestern Bell says most customers already handle service matters by phone or mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Bridgeport
L. V. Reynolds
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bbridgeport
Grass Fire Alarmed Eleven Times In Forty-Eight Hours
The eleventh grass fire in eleven days burned two acres of grass and an old shed before firefighters stopped it. The spark at 11:10 a.m. on the Burlington overpass east of Sidney started the blaze along the U P right of way. Six firefighters and one truck fought the flames. Earlier a grass fire at the T V Motel was put out at 3:15 p.m. Sunday. Two fires involved straw stacks and three began on railroad rights of way. Hot dry weather blamed for the rash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Sidney
U. P
T. V
Expeditious Hearing Granted Hi-Plains Airways By C.A.E.
The Civil Aeronautics Board granted an expeditious hearing for Hi Plains Airways under Docket 12258 to consider a certificate of convenience and necessity. The proposed service would use small aircraft to serve isolated Great Plains communities across four routes including Colorado Nebraska Kansas North and South Dakota and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Washington
C. E. Watts
Hi-Plains Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hi-Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
North
South Dakota
Missouri
Watts
Hill City
Kans
Washington, D. C
C. E. Walts Dba
Great Plains
HiPlains
Harold R. Sanderson
HiPlains Airways
Aero Commander
Denver
Greeley
Colo
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Chadron
Gordon
Valentine
Ainsworth
O'Neill
Norfolk
Columbus
Fremont
Omaha
Fort Morgan
Sterling
Imperial
McCook
Holdrege
Kearney
Hastings
Fairmont
York
Lincoln
Wichita
Great Bend
Russell
North Platte
Nebr
Pierr
Mobridge
S. Dak
Bismarck
N. Dak
Akron
Yuma
Cole
St Francis
Oberin
Norton
Phillipsburg
Smith Center
Mankato
Beloit
Concordia
Clay Center
Manhattan
Topeka
Kansas City
Fireworks Display Set Tuesday At Rest Home
Memorial Rest Home residents will have a private Independence Day fireworks display Tuesday evening as darkness falls. The event is organized by Mr and Mrs Charles Ham and son Stephen, with donations from Ben Franklin, Lee Stores, and Town and Country Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Rest Home
Charles Ham
Stephen
Ben Franklin and Lee
Town and Country
Fly Flags On Fourth Independence Day Observed
Sidney citizens urged by Neal Craig post commander of the V F W to fly their flags in celebration of Independence Day. The call was issued Monday as part of the local patriotic observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Neal Craig
Wheat harvest sighted for mid July amid heat risk
Grain elevator managers across the area forecast wheat harvest around July 15 as barley cutting begins. They expect yields mainly 25 to 35 bushels with heat posing a threat to per acre output though storage looks adequate in several locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Mettlen
Farmers Coop Grain Co
Sidney
Chappell
Colton Grain Co
Harold Theophilus
Lorenzo Farmers Elevator
Peetz
Colo
Farmers Elevator
Bob Hawkins
Kimball Officials Ration Water As New Wells Drill
City Engineer says Kimball limits water use from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. after No 9 well shutdown due to sand in gravel pack and mechanical failure. Two new wells are being drilled this summer to boost capacity. one to 225 feet and the other to 240 feet, expected to yield 1300 to 1400 gallons per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Bob Arrak
Denver
Arras
Weather Outlook Says Scattered Evening Thundershowers Likely
A forecast indicates a few widely scattered evening thundershowers with generally fair conditions through Tuesday. Highs and lows not specified in readable text.
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Presbyterians
O’hollerans
Source
C.A.E
W. Quinn
Quinn
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