Little Change In Valuations Noted Here
County commissioners finished studying the taxable valuation abstract and mailed it for state review. Overall changes are minor, with a $1.33 million county tax hike expected after railroads and utilities are included, and Sidney showing little shift in value.
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State Board of Equalization
Sidney
Justin Haynes Co
Denver
Ling
Ane
Ebey
Éarés
Ilinois St
George Fleming
Cecil Hunt
George Coulter
Board Ag
Cheyenne
County Gas Tax Share Distribution Report
Cheyenne County will receive 9 690.03 as its share of Nebraska gasoline taxes for June. State officials completed the distribution. A total of 3 228 12097 was collected in taxes, with half to the State Highway Department and 520 969 to be distributed to 93 counties under the Schroeder Mail Route Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
State Highway Department
Schroeder
Gillham Nominated for Sidney Postmaster
Rep A L Miller submits Donald C Gillham of Sidney as candidate for postmaster. Gillham, a 35 year old disabled WWII veteran and former Colorado game warden, is first on the revised eligible list. Tests and Senate ratification follow. He lives in Sidney with wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Miller
Donald C Gillham
Sidney
Nebraska
Gillham
Bureau of Postmasterships
Washington
Rep. Miller
Senate
Peetz
Peectz
Northwestern Junior College
Sterling
Army
Air Corps
Colorado
Wray
Sidney Drive-In
Bill
Joy
Loss of Diamond Ring Reported in Break‑in
Cheyenne County sheriff's office received a report last week that a diamond ring set in yellow gold valued at $500 was stolen from a home. Dave Johnson of 1328 16th Avenue told deputies the ring was kept in a jelly jar inside an upright deep freeze and believed the burglary occurred while the family was away fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sheriff's Office
Dave Johnson
16Th Avenue
Nebraska Polio Funds Underutilized, Nebraska Falls Short
Nebraska was one of four states failing to use full federal funds in the polio vaccination program. The U.S. Public Health Service report shows Nebraska at 70 percent, with Samoa lower among territories. Arkansas 90 percent, Indiana 89 percent, and Wyoming 84 percent also underused funds.
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Nebraska
United States Public Health Service
U. S
Samoa
Arkansas
Indiana
Wyoming
Wheat price quotes from local elevator sources
Grain market note shows No 1 Wheat at 1.93 dollars per bushel and No 2 Wheat at 1.92 dollars per bushel from area elevators. Background prices reflect current market trading for nearby delivery.
Buffalo Bend to Open as Cheyenne County Tourist Spot
Potter businessman Juelfs plans an August grand opening for Buffalo Bend just west of Point of Rocks on Highway 30. The site will feature a trout pond, fenced buffalo enclosure, a cafe, filling station, curio shop, a small museum, and playground spaces as the first tourist attraction of its kind in Cheyenne County.
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Buffalo Bend
Point of
Cheyenne County
Point of Rocks
Stan Jucks
Juelis
Ing Juelfs
Juelfs
State To Let Suno North Road Contract in County
The State Highway Department will open sealed bids Thursday for a federal aid Suno North road project in the northeastern part of the county. The 1.498 mile stretch carries an estimated cost around 50 000 with the county covering half and the federal government the rest. Work includes bridge type spans and grading with a start date of July 22 and a completion deadline of October 26.
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State Highway Department
Cheyenne
Sunol North
U.S
Sunol
Appeal Planned After Cheyenne County DUI Conviction
Riley Sterling of Gurley seeks district court review of a $100 fine and six month driver license suspension imposed by County Judge C W Smith for driving under the influence on June 16. Sterling pleaded not guilty at arraignment June 17 and was taken into custody by the Nebraska Safety Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Riley Sterling
Gurley
C W. Smith
Sterling
Smith
Police Court Fines and Jail Sentences Handed Down
In Sidney Police Court Judge Glenn Greenlee fined Eligio Chavez nine dollars and costs with a six month license suspension after a drunken driving guilty plea. Clarence Bills 49 was fined 25 dollars with costs and ordered to ten days in county jail for reckless driving tied to a July 4 two car crash.
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Sidney
Eligio Chavez
Ordville
Glenn Greenlee
Chavez
Clarence Bills
Bills
Pickup Truck Overturns on North Potter Road
A 1957 model pickup driven by 19 year old Brett Robertson of Potter overturned on a county road 162 miles west and 6.6 miles north of Sidney at about 1 45 pm yesterday. No injuries were reported. The Baumgartner Oil Co owned the truck. Robertson said the vehicle left the road while traveling south. Damage was estimated at 600 dollars.
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Sidney
Brett Robertson
Potter
Baumgartner Oil Co
Robertson
Nebraska
Felix Koenig
Hub Cap Stolen From 1953 Car Reported in Sidney
Mrs. Mable Olinger reports theft of a hub cap from a 1953 model automobile to Sidney police over the weekend. She lives at 1234 Sixth Ave.
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Sidney
Mable Olinger
Sixth Ave
Clubs Win Purple at County 4-H Share-The-Fun Contest
The Lucky Clover and Kitchen Maids 4-H Clubs earned purple ribbons at the sixth annual county contest in Sidney gaining spots to the District I 4-H Share-The-Fun in Sidney. Public speaking prizes went to Ray Frahm and Jeanette Albro with junior winners Wayne Walker and Georgia Sullivan.
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Jackie Hoover
Janice Biggs
Gail Christensen
Janice Aude
Lucky Clover
Kitchen Maids
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Sidney City Auditorium
The
Ozarks
Potter State Bank
Ray Frahm
Jeanette Albro
Wayne Walker
Georgia Sullivan
Judy Irwin
Carol Hare
Pat Sullivan
Connie Borgmann
Blue Beard
Vera
Blue Ribbon
Mrs Charles Ham and
Gene Lienemann
57 Oil Pace In West Slacks Despite June Drilling Rise
Western Nebraska oil activity softens for 1957 first x months with 389 completions. The Panhandle totals include 23 oil discoveries, 124 oil developments, 240 dry holes and one gas well. Last year at this time, 472 completions were recorded.
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Nebraska
E C. Reed
Panhandle
Kimball
Banner
Cheyenne
Morri
Scott T Pluff
Deue
Garden
Soux
Dawes
Ohio Plans Tests Of Chambers Well In Grabill Field
Ohio Co plans to start testing the Chambers well in the Grabill field after reaching 4950 feet in the Ntest Grabill wildcat in the D sand. The drillers aim to finish at total depth before testing. A single other well, Kreader No 24 in Gayla Fund, was reported at 4100 feet in Crey ennes County.
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Ohio
Grabill
Ohio Cl Co
Toduex
Ome Otter
Creyennes
Bostgurtarr
Cas
Gayloia Fund
Harvest Bid Sought for Sioux Ordnance Depot crops
Sealed bids for harvesting and removal of crested wheat seed hay and other vegetation on 15549 acres at Sioux Ordnance Depot are due by 1 pm July 15 with public opening for contract negotiations. Bid forms and drawings available from the Depot Engineer.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Wheat harvest in western Nebraska to gain pace next week
Railway and farm officials report the 1957 wheat crop in Panhandle western Nebraska inching toward cutting, with activity expected around Chappell and Sidney by late July. Rust fears eased by dry heat. yields in eastern Nebraska look bumper and near record levels.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Sidney
Chappell
Ole’ Peterson
the Telegraph
Wichita
Lorenzo
Warren
Mettlin
Smith
Lodgepole
Peetz
Otoe County
Farmers Elevator Co
Nebraska City
Henry Stowe
Stowe
Hastings
Columbus
Kermit Wagner
Wagner Mills
Schuyler
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Thompson
Juekis
Egging
Juelf
Thompson Photo
North Potter Road
Ann Nissen
Beverly Busboom
Connie Vizina
Lee Rogers
Lila
Sharon Christensen
Pam Puffer
Claire Belle Koester
Jeannette Albro
Mary Jo Schadegg
Connie Hruska
Sheryl Johnson
Jeanne Hiett
Victor Anderson
Richard M. van Steenberg
Mitchell
van Steenberg
C. G. Perry
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