Beautiful Wheat Harvest Looms in Southern Panhandle
Weather fuels a top quality wheat crop across Deuel Lodgepole Colton Sidney Gurley Dalton and Peetz with yields pushing 30 to 38 bushels per acre. Reports cite test weights from 59 to 65 pounds and moisture around 12 to 14 percent as crews prepare to harvest across eastern Cheyenne County and surrounding areas. Local elevators in Sidney Potter Dalton Peetz Lorenzo Colton Lodgepole Chappell report strong activity and optimism for a rapid start this weekend depending on conditions.
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Panhandle
Devel County
Lodgepole
Colton
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Peetz
Dalton
Francis Hiner
Kansas
Nebraska
Chappell
Jim Ledbetter
Farmers Co-Op Elevator
Deuel
Ledbetter
Scout
Lancer
Warrior
Farmers Co-Op
Ernest Namath
Colorado Line
Robert Huff
H. W. Quinn
Keith Deaver
Don Deaver
Oscar Schlaman
Deaver
Herb Hruska Jr
Elwood Lostroh
Verlin Livingston
Sidney Draw
Don Hoffman
Gurley
Alvin Kuehn
Dalton Co-Op
Bob Ankeny
Lawrence Miller
Dalton D & A
Potter
Bruce Juelfs
Juelfs Grain
Frank Dvorak
Rodco
Ervin Wheeler
Potter Co-Op
Redington
Lorenzo
Chester Phelps
South Peetz
Robert Hawkins
SIOUX VO-TECH SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED FOR FALL QUARTER
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School at Sioux Army Depot released the 12 month schedule with fall quarter starting October 3 and a total enrollment goal near 150. Tuition is 84 dollars per quarter for Nebraska residents and 168 for non residents. Books housing and cafeteria extra. Merle Rudebusch named director. Five initial programs listed including building construction technology auto mechanics tractor diesel drafting electronics and electrical technology. applications and enrollment data available from the director of admissions at Sidney Nebraska. The 1965 Nebraska Legislature established the school as the second state supported vo tech in Nebraska with Milford the other. Enrollment could reach about 2,000 in the long term under area concept plans.
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Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sioux Army Depot
State Department of Education
Nebraska
Merle Rudebusch
Rudebushh
Lincoln
Sioux
Rudebush
Rudebusch
Western Nebraska Vocational- Technical School
Sidney
Nebr
Milford
Cecil Stanley
Cheyenne County Fair Board Sets July 11 Meeting
The Cheyenne County Fair Board will hold its regular meeting at the fairgrounds next Monday July 11 at 7 30 pm. The session will take place in the 4 H building.
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Cheyenne County Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Panhandle forecast: fair warm tonight through Thursday
Weather outlook for Panhandle shows fair and continued warmth with a chance of brief afternoon thunder and showers. Low should dip to 55 to 65 tonight, with Thursday highs near 85 to 95. Five day outlook expects temperatures to average near normal through Monday.
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Panhandle
New Penney Manager John Storkel Takes Sidney Post
John Storkel, a 12 year veteran of the J C Penney Co, is the new manager of the Sidney Penney store replacing Tom Hennig. He arrives after leading the Imperial Nebraska store for two years and previously worked in Rapid City and Dickinson, North Dakota. His wife Trudy and their three children will move to Sidney soon. the family attends church and he belongs to the Elks Lodge.
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J.C. Penney Company
John Storkel
Sidney Penney
Tom Hennig
Mr. Storkel
Penney
Rapid City
Dickenson
N.D
Catholic Church
Sr. Storkel
The
Elks Lodge
Mrs. Lowell Davis Dies at 64 in Sidney
Mrs. Lowell C. Davis, 64, wife of Sidney attorney, died at Memorial Hospital after a stroke. A Mason City Nebraska native, she lived in Mason City and Casper before settling in Sidney in 1947. Survivors include husband Lowell C. two sons Robert and Brian. three brothers. five sisters. and four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Christ Episcopal Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Lowell C. Davis
Sidney Atetorney
Memorial Hospital
Mason City
Nebr
Davis
Casper
Wyo
Sidney
Anton
Hanena Nelson
Sweden
Denver
Ial Hospital
Sidney Country Club
Hillside Golf Course
Christ Episcopal Church
Max Kors
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Lowell C
Robert W, Miracle
Brian F
Miracle
Lander
Charles
Albert
Ernest Nelson
Mary Keyt
San Fernando
Calif
Bessie Keyt
Ruper
Idaho
Evelyn McCormac
San Carlos
J. A. Cantrell
William Leenhouts
Hennig to be area supervisor for Target Stores
Tom Hennig former manager of The J C Penney Co Sidney store resigns after 16 years with Penney. He will move to Minneapolis to become area supervisor for Target Stores as the chain plans rapid expansion with over forty new stores. He expects to relocate his family within a week and says the move offers growth potential for a young aggressive retail system. He has been active in merchandising promotions with the Sidney Chamber of Commerce retailers committee. He notes leaving Sidney but cannot pass up the opportunity.
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Tom Hennig
J. C. Penney Co
Sidney
Target Stores
Minneapolis
Hennig
Penney
Target
Chamber of Commerce Retailers Committee
Target Stores Organization
Sideney
Livestock Sale Set for Sidney on Saturday
The Sidney Livestock Sales Commission Co. schedules a regular sale this Saturday, July 9, as farmers stay busy with wheat harvest. Manager Dave Truss notes light listings but hopes consignors bring hogs and cattle ready for market, aiming for top dollar. Last week no sale occurred but those who did bring animals found good demand.
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Sidney Livestock Sales Commission Co
Dave Truss
Truss
No Shortage Of Harvest Machines Forecast Here
Francis Hiner, manager of the Sidney employment office, says there is no shortage of harvest machines in the area. He expects machines from Kansas and southeastern Nebraska to arrive in time to handle Devel, Cheyenne, and Kimball county harvests. A harvest labor office is set up in the old bank building at Chappell with Devel County Agent Bob Woolman in charge.
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Francis Hiner
Sidney
Kansas
Nebraska
Devel
Cheyenne
Kimball County
Bank
Chappell
Devel County
Bob Woolman
Sidney Cited for Pedestrian Safety by AAA
Sidney earned the Pedestrian Safety Citation from the American Automobile Association for five consecutive years without a pedestrian fatality. The Nebraska award comes amid Lincoln’s national Casualty Record honor and Sidney’s citywide safety efforts praised by Robert C. Hastings of the state AAA affiliate.
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Sidney
American Automobile Association
Cornhusker Motor Club
Nebraska
Lincoln
Capitol
Robert C. Hastings
Nebraska Aaa
Street Sale Promoted By Sidney Chamber Of Commerce
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce retail committee schedules a three day street sale this month with an old fashioned event on Saturday July 23. The plan includes luncheon meetings at the Ft Sidney Motor Hotel starting July 19 to boost participation in annual retail planning.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
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Ken Darling
Darling
Sterling
Colo
Darling Farm
Lynda Kain
Aaron Kain
Wallace
Electronics & Electrical Technology
al Penney
Lowell Davis
AAA
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