Box Butte County Assessments Total Intangible Property Value
Box Butte County reports the grand total value of intangible property after annual equalization stands at 108 million 805 420.00. The 1971 abstract shows a 5.1 percent gain from last year’s 103 million 449 325. The rise comes from over 1 million increases in personal property and motor vehicles and more than 2 million in rural real estate. urban real estate rises about 750 thousand.
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Box Butte County
Kimball County Valuation Drops Prompt Higher Tax Levy
Kimball County's actual valuation declined again raising the tax levy to maintain the same revenue. The new total is 82,067,635 compared with last year's 1,193,350 higher figure, excluding railroads and franchises. Assessor Ida Bradt cited fewer motor vehicles oil valuation and property loss from the tax rolls including a nursing home and Interstate 80 right of way. Most categories fell while farm equipment livestock and leased land improvements rose slightly.
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Kimball
Kimball County
Ida Bradt
Ex Sheriff George Ridenour Dies at 87 in Garden County
George Ridenour, 87, longtime Garden County sheriff from 1930 to 1944, died last week at Garden County hospital after weeks of failing health. He moved to Oshkosh in 1909 and had lived there 62 years, serving the area in various capacities before and after his sheriff term.
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Oshkosh
George Ridenour
Garden
Garden County
Hemingford budget hearing sets levy at 33.89 mills
Hemingford Village Board approved the published budget totaling 35 898.47 to be raised by taxation and 90 842.06 in expenditures. The levy rises to 33.89 mills from 32.21 mills last year.
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Hemingford
10 Mill Hike For Chadron
Dawes County School District No 2 in Chadron faces a preliminary budget showing an estimated 10 mill increase for the next year. City School Superintendent Elmer Corbit notes final mill levy depends on county valuation, with figures suggesting a 65.72 mill levy last year and a county valuation around 9.4 million dollars.
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Chadron
Dawes County
Elmer Corbit
Corbit
Election Sought For County Hospital In Alliance
Alliance committee proposes a county hospital district with bonds to finance a new facility costing over 2 million dollars. They will seek a special election after Hill-Burton funds cited as unavailable and plan a nonprofit foundation to accept gifts.
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Alliance
Gene Neuswanger
Box Butte County
Hill- Burton
Hill-Burton
Scottsbluff Board Adopts $2.58 Million Budget for 1971 72
Scottsbluff school board approves a 2,578,325 dollar budget for 1971 72 at a public hearing. The budget is 6,340 dollars lower than the previous year marking a 20 year low as teaching staff is reduced by five due to a 200 pupil enrollment decline and the district drops education TV costing about 8,000 dollars.
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Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Board of Education
Lowell Abbott
Education TV
Irrigation Field Day Considered by Oshkosh Chamber
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce members weigh a two day irrigation field day possibly in September. Merle Bobo of Wheatbelt Public Power District proposes a joint event with Wheatbelt University of Nebraska and manufacturers to showcase irrigation systems and related work for farmers ranchers and the business community.
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Oshkosh—Chamber of Commerce
Merle Bobo
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Wheatbelt
University of Nebraska
C of C
Lightning Strikes Down Sioux County Rancher Mitchell Eliott
Sanford Eliott Mitchell aged 56 a noted rancher from Mitchell Sioux County died last week after a lightning strike He married Evelyn Powell in Scottsbluff on August 28 1935 and the couple lived northwest of Mitchell where he ranches He held leadership roles in the Holy Apostle Episcopal church Mitchell Masonic Lodge 263 Scottish Rite Alliance Consistory Tehemah Temple Hastings served as vice president of First National Bank of Mitchell past president of Scottsbluff Agricultural Society and held memberships in the Nebraska Stock growers Association and the Nebraska State Brand Committee.
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Mitchell Sanford Eliott
Sioux County
Evelyn Powell
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Holy Apostle Episcopal Church
Mitchell Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Alliance Consistory
Tehemah Temple of
Hastings
First National Bank of
Scottsbluff Agricultural Society
Summer Orientation at Kearney State College
Bill Davis and Marlene Rush of Dalton attended the Summer Orientation for freshmen and transfer students at Kearney State College last week. At closing, students and parents complete a computer evaluation by punching answers on IBM porta-punch cards to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
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Bill Davis
Marlene Rushman
Dalton
Kearney State College
IBM Porta-Punch
GI S Should Check On Schooling
Nebraska veterans face education benefit cutoffs with most who served January 31, 1955 to June 1, 1966 needing schooling by May 31, 1974. Nixon notes eight year rule starts June 1 1966 for earlier discharges. eligibility requires discharge conditions and 18 days continuous service. Further info from VA Lincoln office or local service reps.
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Nebraska
C. W. Nixon
Nixon
South 17Th Street
Lincoln
Veteran's Local Service Organization
Veterans County Service
Boy Scouts to Host Public Speaking Contest for National Honor
Older Scouts in the area may compete for a chance to become a National Youth Representative in 1972. The 5 to 7 minute original speech on Youths Responsible Involvement is sponsored by the Reader's Digest Association and the Boy Scouts of America with Toastmasters support.
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Boy Scouts of America
Robert Thein
Jine
Toastmasters International
Reader's Digest Association
Boy Scouts
Exploring Division of Scouting
Colorado Springs
Wyoming
Omaha
Nebraska
Charon
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Orientation Evaluation Questions for Staff Adjustments
The text outlines weaknesses in orientation to guide staff changes in the program. It notes questions for the college to gauge campus occupancy in fall and freshman participation. The evaluation includes 36 questions covering program sessions and yields a classification of respondents.
Wilson Named Nebraska GOP Executive Secretary
Glenn Wilson, a former Omaha resident, is named to replace Joe Edwards as Nebraska GOP executive secretary. State Chairman Milan Bish announced the appointment. The $14 000 a year post begins August 1. Wilson previously chaired the Douglas County Young Republicans and won the 1966 Nebraska Young Republican Outstanding Man Award.
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Glenn Wilson
Omaha
Joe Edwards
Nebraska Gop
Nebraska
Milan Bish
Edwards
Bish
Wilson
Douglas County
Young Republicans
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