Winter Grain Harvest Is Starting Here in Cheyenne County
Farmers in Lodgepole precinct report an early start with winter barley yields near 50 bushels per acre and hundreds of bushels binned. County agent Ivan Liljegren notes very good wheat prospects and late July wheat harvest, with some rust but not widespread.
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Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Ivan Liljegren
Bia
Panhandle
Liljegren
Nebraska
Comn
White Mustang Cafe Opens Near Sidney On Highway 39
A new cafe one mile west of Sidney on Highway 39, named the White Mustang Cafe, opens Saturday adjoining the Maddox-Gale Truck Stop. Roy and Mabel Gattobith own and operate it in a building owned by Maddox-Gale, offering complete dinners and short orders with an all day coffee and rolls feature.
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Sidney
Highway 39
Maddox-Gale
Roy
Mabel Gattobith
Maddox- Gale. Company
Rogers Help Called On For Tomato Train Truck Crash
Equipment from Rogers Truck Lines responded after a semi trailer collision on Highway 30 west of Big Springs Junction between 5 and 5:30 am. The tandem wheels were knocked out and the truck, loaded with 31 000 tomatoes, blocked the highway for hours. The Nebraska Safety Patrol reported the incident and Rogers equipment assisted in moving the stalled rig.
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Roger's Truck Lines
Big Springs
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Fenske Named To Two Committees In Legislature
State Senator A A Fenske of Sunel, representing the 43rd District, was named to two Legislative Council study committees on budget and oil and gas conservation. He has served on the power and budget committee for the last two sessions and co introduced oil and gas conservation bills in 1955 and 1957. Reports from the study committees will go to the 1959 Legislature.
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A A Fenske
Sunel
Legislative Council
Fenske
Mohatt Barn Destroyed By Fire Near Sidney
A two story frame Mohatt barn seven years old burned Monday night four and a half miles west of Sidney. Fire started from sparking wiring at 9 12 p.m. causing $4000 barn loss and $1700 in feed. No animals lost. saddles saved. traffic heavy in the area.
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Everett Mohatt
Sidney
Mohatt
Sidmey
Mohatt Farm
Two Cars Crash In County Road Sideswipe Injures Oil Worker
On a Cheyenne County road near the Kimball line a two car sideswipe injured John Simmons 38 an oil field worker. He suffered a badly broken left arm and was taken to Kimball hospital then Cheyenne for treatment. Property damage is about 2500 with three other oil workers aboard the eastbound car.
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Kimball
John Simmons
Cheyenne
Lorenzo
Simmons
Kimball Hospital
Cheyenne County
W W Schulz
Manfred Booth
Sterling
Kimball County
Kimball Mans
Schulz
70 Year Old Saddle Lost on Highway 30
Jack Gannon of Cheyenne reported a 70 year old saddle lost on Highway 30 between Sidney and North Platte. He said the saddle disappeared while driving from North Platte between 7 and 9 30 am yesterday, and notified the Nebraska Safety Patrol in Sidney.
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Highway
Sidney
North Platte
Jack Gannon
Cheyenne
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sidney Nebr beauty entrant sails to Miss Universe
Carolyn McGirr of Sidney Nebraska travels with her mother Mrs Dean McGirr to Long Beach California for the Miss Universe contest after winning the Nebraska title at McCook. The trip includes paid expenses from the McCook Chamber of Commerce and a packed itinerary featuring boat rides press coverage ceremonies and multiple stage presentations ending with the coronation ball and return home July 21.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Carolyn McGirr
Dean McGirr
Denver
Long Beach
Calif
McCook Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach Harbor
Hollywood
Pensacola Navy Air Station
Trade Name Sought For Wheat Gas
Members of the Nebraska Wheat hearts sponsor a contest to name Mrs Peggy Walton home economist with the Nebraska State Wheat Commission. A $25 prize will go to the winner with earliest postmark if tied. Entries must be postmarked before Aug 1 and sent to Leslie Sheffield in Lincoln.
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Nebraska Wheathearts
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Peggy Walton
Nebraska State Wheat Commission
Jack Manion
The
Wheathearts
Progra
Oregon
Manion
Frances Field
General Mills
Betty Crocker
Fairmont Foods
May Manning
Swift & Co
Martha Logan
Leslie Sheffield
Division of Wheat Development
Trust Building
Lincoln
Grain Markets Show No. 1 and No. 2 Wheat Prices
Local elevator sources report No. 1 Wheat at 191 dollars per bushel and No. 2 Wheat at 190 dollars per bushel in today’s price quotes.
Inland Low Bids Win Three Sidney Paving Districts
Inland Construction Co provisionally wins contracts Monday night to surface three Sidney paving districts. Inland bids for Districts 80, 81 and 82, outlining Trail Road and Quince Street work from Tenth to 15th Avenue, with two bids from Missouri Valley Construction Co. The council creates Paving District No 83 for Pine Street and Curtis gutters after a petition. A ten day waiting period delays awarding Districts 80-82 as required by law.
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Inland Construction Co
Sidney
Inland
Trail Road
Quince Street
Tenth
15Th Avenue
Missouri
Valley
Construction Co
Grand Island
Missouri Valley
13Th Avenue
Pine Street
Tenth and
Curtis
If You Don't Receive Carrier Delivered Telegraph
Reader notice asks to call 4939 if a carrier delivered telegram is not received by 6 p.m. The brief warns of possible delivery issues and directs contact for resolution.
Fifth oiler in Grabill Field runs casing production
Ohio Oil Co reports the Chambers No. 5 in Grabill Field flowing oil from 4,808 to 4,820 feet after a D sand test and yielding 151 000 cubic feet of gas daily. Earlier test higher in D sand produced only natural gas. blow was 2 600 000 cubic feet daily with five feet mud present. Other activity includes Baumgartner No 2-A in Gaylord Field at 4,350 feet and Slama No 1 wildcat near Potter awaiting action.
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Ohio Oil Co
New Grabill
West Sidney Gas Field
Ohio
Oil
Gaylord
Wildcatting Action Brisk In This Area
More than 35 percent of wells staked in the Rocky Mountain high plains states are wildcat tests. Exploration drilling leads development drilling this year and is likely to stay high as overall activity rises. Rotary rigs reach 270 on July 1, a record for the year, with northern New Mexico data unavailable.
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Rocky Mountain-high Plains
New Mexico
Excavation Finished For Sidney Hotel Project
Excavation at the Sidney corner of South and Jackson is complete with footings set. Chester Johnson builds and operates the Mutlen hotel, with Ralph Olsen supervising. Sub-contractors study plans this week as the project moves forward after years of waiting. No completion date announced.
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Leung
Sth
Jackson
Chester Johnson
Mutlen
Mr Johnson
Ralph Olsen
Hor Zsons
Sidnes
Four Cities to Stage Simulated Nuclear Hazard in Nebraska
Sidney and up to three other Nebraska communities will participate in Operation Alert 1957 with a mock hydrogen device. Cheyenne County Sheriff W W Schulz warns a target role is possible as officials test evacuation, communications, and fallout reporting while avoiding CONELRAD usage.
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Nebraska
Sidney
W. W. Schulz
Cheyenne County
Omaha
Lincoln
Hastings
Austin Bacon
Civil Defense Administration
Schulz
Civil Defense
Sol Willis
Conelrad
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Nebraska Fcda
Sioux
Hand’s Corner
Bridgeport
Willis
Sidney Draw
Haskell Hill
Highway 19
Fire Department
Weyerts
Ben Jurgens Dies. longtime Cheyenne County Farmer
Ben C Jurgens 85 longtime Cheyenne County farmer died Monday night at his home 1044 6th Ave after a yearlong decline. Funeral set Friday at 2 pm Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Henry Trawney officiating and burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by his wife ten children from first marriage four from second, many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Ben C Jurgens
Cheyenne County
6Th Ave
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Trawney
Gurley
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Annette Barkema
I[hrhove
Germany
Jurgens
Chris Jurgens
Mitchell
Anna Jacobs
Lincoln
Dale Kemp
Chicago
John Jurgens
Alliance
Ben Jurgens
Kahlotus
Wash
Adam Jurgens
House Approves SOD Military Public Works Bill
The House gave tentative approval to a military public works bill for the current fiscal year. A formal roll call vote was planned for today. The measure authorizes $249,000 for the Sioux Ordnance Depot to upgrade burning ground and ammunition demolition facilities.
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House
House of Reppresentatives
Highway maps available to public through Nebraska Highway Dept
State Engineers N Ress announced this week that 1957 highway maps are now available in limited quantities. Copies may be obtained by writing the Information Section, Highway Department, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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N_ Ress
Highway Department
Lincoln
Nebraska
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Sunol
Thompson
New Truck Cafe
Rogers
Los
Sidney Girl
Oil and
Grabill Field
Wes
Sidney Community
Larer
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