Record Oil Activity Surges in Nebraska in Early 1961
Nebraska's first half 1961 oil data show a record surge led by Red Willow County with 102 field completions and 98 oil wells. Sleepy Hollow Field dominates production with 84 wells. Morrill County posts a 300 percent second quarter rise, wildcat activity climbs, and statewide completions reach new highs across multiple counties.
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Nebraska
Red Willow County
Morrill County
Red Willow
Sleepy Hollow
Wildcat
Miami Petroleum Company
Richie
Cheyenne County
Kimball County
Cheyenne and Furnas
Cheyenne
Funas
Furnas County
Exeter-Kaiser No
Palmer
Harlan County
Hitchcock County
Banner County
Dundy County
Hitchcock
Panhandle
12 Red Willow Wells Sold For $3 Million
Denver based oil operators Walter Duncan Jr and Joseph ONeill Str of Midland Texas bought 12 wells on a 240 acre lease in Sleepy Mellow field Red Willow County Nebraska for over 3 million. They plan further large investments in the area while leading Mid-America Building Corp pushes to begin construction of a 30 story Security Life Building in Denver. Seller was M W Vallentine of McCook Nebraska.
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Denver
Nebraska
Security Life
Walter Duncan, Jr
Oklahoma City
Joseph O'Neill
Midland
Tex
Southwest
Mellow
Red Willow County
Nek
Duncan
Mid-America Building Corp
16Th St
Glenarm Place
M. W. Vallentine
McCook, Neb
Rites Thursday For Fritz Brauer Pioneer Died At 101
Cheyenne County’s oldest citizen Fritz Brauer died early Monday at Memorial Hospital at 101. He moved to western Nebraska in 1891 and managed Farmers Elevator Co. in Sidney. Surviving are six sons, four daughters, 24 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, and 26 great great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 from South Divide Trinity Lutheran Church. Memorials to the church suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
Fritz Brauer
Eisenhower
South Divide Trinity Lutheran Church
Henry Krohn
Herman Kahl
Sidney
Hanover
Germany
Mr. Brauer
United States
Nebraska
Lancaster County
Cheyenne
Farmers Elevator Co
Albertine Oldenberg Brauer
Emma Teufert Brauer
Brauer
Rudy Munderloh
Richard
Arthur
George
Aurora
Ind
Ewald
Peetz
Carl
Lincoln
School Lunch Program Not Jeopardized By Budget Plot
At a Lincoln meeting A E Wright said the school lunch program would not be cut by a budget bill. An amendment ensures at least 30 000 dollars for school lunches, while fears stemmed from comments by Freeman Decker about possible cuts. Wright warned reductions in state administration could fail Federal subsidy rules. He noted milk subsidies may rise and May allotments increased, aiding Sidney and balancing the 1960 1961 year amid Nebraska's 740 000 dollar state appropriation. Federal funds may grow to 125 million for milk subsidies nationwide.
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Lincoln
E. Wright
Department of Education
Wright
Freeman Decker
Decker
Sidney
Nebraska
Chicago
Federal
Congress
Kansas Operator To Visit Sidney Port Wednesday
A Kansas airline operator from Hi-Plains Airways will visit Sidney airport Wednesday morning for about twenty minutes to present his plan to take over current Frontier service. C. E. Watts of Hill City expects to arrive around 10 40 and wishes to meet the mayor chamber of commerce president press radio and others interested in the proposal and to answer questions about the airline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Sidney
Frontier
C. E. Watts
Hi-Plains Airways
Hill City
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Hi-Plains
CAB To Name Date Soon For Airline Plea
The Civil Aeronautics Board will name a hearing examiner in a few weeks for routes of the nation s first regularly scheduled light plane airline. Chief examiner F W Brown could not fix a date but said it would be soon. Walts head of Hi Plains Airways seeks routes in Colorado Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota serving Kansas City and communities in Nebraska Colorado and Kansas. Watts argues light planes suit small communities better than DC 3s. Watts lost a similar bid in the Kansas Oklahoma local air service case recently decided by the CAB.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
F. W. Brown
CAB
E Walts
Hill City
Kan
Hi-Plains Airways
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Walts
Kansas City
Sidney
McCook
Holdrege
Omaha
Kearney
York
Lincoln
Fremont
Valentine
North Platte
Neb
Pierre
Mobridge
Bismarck
Watts
Kansas-Oklahoma
Interstate to Denver to Get 10 More Miles
Platte Valley Construction Co of Grand Island Nebraska was the apparent low bidder for grading and structures on 10 miles of Interstate Highway 80S between Fort Morgan and Brush. The bid totaled 1 240 151 dollars, about 44 595 under the Colorado Highway Department estimate. The new road will run parallel to US Highway 6 a short distance north. Excavation will total 3 425 000 cubic yards of unclassified material and work must be completed in eight months.
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Dfnver
Nebraska
Platte Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Fort Morgan
Brush
Colorado Highway Department
Planning Group To Be In Session Wednesday
A Wednesday meeting at the American Legion Hall in Lodgepole will advance a rural urban growth study for southern Panhandle Nebraska. The Wheat Belt Public Power District manager Charles Ham will chair a panel with eight communities and potential additions from Big Springs Potter and Kimball.
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Lodgepole
American Legion Hall
Southern Panhandle
Charles Ham
Sidney
Wheat Belt
Nebraska
Dalton
Lawrence Marrin
Ray Graff
Gurley
Earl Lessig
Robert Rauner
Floyd Wise
Ed Block
Chappel
Fred Sherman
Douglas Smith
Lisco
Ellis Ruby
Wes Dunn
Oshkosh
Thad Patrick
Weather outlook with scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Lows tonight around 55 to 60 and highs Tuesday near 80 to 90 degrees.
Nebraska Grain Price Supports Set Across Counties
Nebraska counties set wheat supports from 1.91 to 1.71 per bushel with eastern regions higher. Sorghum supports range 1.96 to 1.75 per bushel, oats 0.60–0.61, barley 0.85–0.87, rye 0.89–0.92. Prices apply to loan and purchase agreements for stored grain. Counties listed include Dawes Kimball Box Butte Scotts Bluff Cheyenne.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Panhandle
Scotts Bluff
Dawes
Cheyenne
Kimball
Box Butte
Margaret Stibley Buried After Accidental Drowning in Colorado
Funeral services for 15 year old Margaret Stibley of Peetz Colorado were held at Sacred Heart Church after an autopsy by the Denver Coroner confirmed death by accidental drowning at Jumbo Reservoir on July 4. She is survived by her parents Jerome and Katherine Stibley, a brother Edward, a half sister Lorene, and several grandparents.
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Margaret Stibley
Peetz
Colo
Sacred Heart Church
Jumbo Reservoir
North Shore
Vern Hastings
Sterling
Drilling Resumed at Superior Well North of Potter
Superior Oil Co resumes drilling at its deep test well Travis State 36 north of Potter after a delay caused by lost drill tools. Depth reported below 7700 feet with plans to reach granite around 8000 feet. no significant findings announced and oil shows are not confirmed.
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Superior Oil Co
Potter
Travis State
Storms bring heavy crop losses across eastern counties
Hail and wind caused 50 to 85 percent wheat damage in east Gurley, east Dalton, and surrounding areas Sunday night. Reports from Sidney to Ogallala note dark skies, rain, and high winds. some fields sustained severe losses while harvest delays loom. Elevators reported no shipments as rainfall totals reached up to 4.5 inches north of Lodgepole and in Garden counties.
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East Gurley
East Dalton Territory
Big Springs
Ogailala
Sidney
Louis Miller
Paul Spearow
Keith Spiker
Huntsman
Lodgepole
Wayne Campbell
Percy Dimick
Dalton
Don Dey ‘Ermand
Franklin Borges
Bob Siefer
Bill Siefer
SB. Hopkins
John Schuler
Ronnie Dykman
Clyde Toof
Herbert Fecht
Phil Curtis
Dey Ermand
H. W. Quinn
Lodgepole Farmers Co-op Elevator
Richard Hernbloom
Ray Hixon
Devel
Garden Counties
Goodview
Hitchcock
Red Willow
Furnas
Division of Employment Security
Oxford West
Benkelman
Gosper
Frontier
Hayes
Chase
Dundy
Imperial
Colorado
Bulletin
Holdrege
North Platte
Grant
Ogallala
Nebraska Panhandle
Oshkosh
Garden County
Main Street
Kimball
Alliance
Chadron
Hemingford
Cheyenne
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Ohio Oil Company
Harsch
Lansing
Reagan
Pubco Petroleum Corp
Pioneer
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
By Sarah Alden
Frank Morrison
REA
Garland Davis
San Marino Rd
Superior
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