Boeing Official Is Second 64 Victim on County Highways
George Nicholas Podkonyak 37, Boeing electronics supervisor on the Minuteman Missile program, died in a 1964 crash on Highway 30 ten miles west of Sidney. His wife and nine year old son were in the car behind. he was en route to Sedalia, Missouri, for a new post. The tragedy marked the NebraskPanhandle’s 13th death this year, 174 statewide.
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Cheyenne County
George Nicholas Podkonyak
Boeing Electronics
Kent
Wash
Sedalia
Podkonyak
John
Ogallala
Pine Bluffs
Paul Manley
Highway Safety Patrol
Sidney
Manley
Craig Mortuary
Lewellen
George Fodkonyak
Podkonyak Famil
Telegraph
Uncle Sam Calls For His Wheat
The Commodity Credit Corp has ordered elevators in Cheyenne and Kimball counties to decide between buying the government wheat at about 1.28 per bushel or shipping it to the terminal market. About a million bushels are involved, and several elevators have opted to buy rather than ship. The move, prompted by a private buyer seeking all under 12 percent protein, comes as elevators face new wheat arrivals and tight shipping timelines. Drive carefully.
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The
Commodity Credit Corp
Cheyenne
Kimball
CCC
Nebraska
Lodgepole
Wyoming State Line
Glen Percy
Kansas City
Percy
Lightning Kills Cattle During Heavy Storm At Lodgepole Creek
A severe storm drenched the Lodgepole Creek valley with over an hour of rain late Wednesday night. Potter measured .61 inches, Sidney 1.57 inches, Lodgepole 1.25 inches, and Chappell 1.25 inches, with lighter totals elsewhere. A Cow herd at the Bill Behrends farm near Lodgepole was killed by lightning, while hail and flood damage affected wheat land, basements, and streets across Sidney, Potter, and surrounding towns.
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Lodgepole Creek
Potter
Sidney
Lodgepole
Chappell
Dalton
Gurley
Peetz
Bob Hawkins
George Coulter Jr
Chester Phelps
Lorenzo
Henry Jenik
10Th Avenue
Union Pacific
Bill Behrends
First Christian Church
Federal Aviation Agency
Sioux
Dave Ells
Oil Wildcatting Warms Nebraska Drilling Activity
In Nebraska this week Wayne Petroleum Co and G W Strake drill the first of two wildcats in Richardson County while Ozark Corp starts one of four in Sioux County. Five new wells were reported in three counties with Kimball County expanding a new Owl Field as Chandler and Associates, Pan American Petroleum, and others push developments.
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Nebraska
Richardson County
Wayne Petroleum Co
G. W. Strake
Sioux County
Ozark Corp
Kimball County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Cheyenne
Sage Oil Co
Baird
Patrick A. Doheny
Studnicka
Kingwood Oil Co
Midwest Petroleum Corp. of
Omaha
E. Anderson
Kimball, Chandler and Associates Inc
Owl
Phillips
Pan-American Petroleum Corp
Bert Smith
Sioux
Laucomer
NW SE
DeKalb Agricultural Assn
Gueck-A
Scottsbluff County
RED Willow Burch Exploration Ltd
Platte Valley Oil Co
Missouri Ridge
Farnas
Brandywine Oil Co
NW SW
Beaver Creek
Brandywine
Richardson
Zoeller
Sargent
Wayne Petroleum
G. W
Tragic accident claims Cheyenne County man in 1964
The body of 37 year old George Podkonyak lies under a sheet after a one vehicle wreck on Highway 30 ten miles west of Sidney at 7 01 p m Wednesday. His wife Mrs Podkonyak and their nine year old son John discovered the scene shortly after the truck camper overturned, with Podkonyak thrown from the vehicle about 15 feet from the wreckage.
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Cheyenne County
George Podkonyak
Sidney
JC's Add Circus To Long List Of Summer Projects
Sidney Jaycees agreed to sponsor the Graham Brothers Circus, set for next Wednesday, as part of a busy summer agenda. They also scheduled a July 21 curb painting deadline, formed two teams for a membership drive with a dunking tank at Fort Sidney Days, and planned state Jaycee activities in Grand Island and Chadron with a summer planning session in August.
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Sidney Jaycees
Graham Brothers Circus
Curb Project
Ned Swaeby
Jaycee
Publi
Bill Maddox
Jerry Svoboda
Fort Sidney
Swaeby
Nebraska Jaycee
Grand Island
Chadron
Wheat Harvest Delayed by Rain Across Southern Panhandle
Widespread rains in the eastern Southern Panhandle slow harvests as farmers await dry spells. Some western areas may ripen faster with moisture, while producers note test weights drop with rain. Reports from Chappell Lodgepole Lorenzo Colton Gurley Dalton and surrounding communities describe readiness, wet fields and tentative starts once drying weather returns.
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Panhandle
Chappell
Glenn Taylor
Farmers Elevator
Lodgepole
Paul Smith
The
Smith Elevator
Lorenzo
Sidney
Colton
Keith Deaver
Colton Grain
Lee Foster
Gurley
Dalton
Lawrence Miller
Dalton D & A
North Hills
Potter
Bruce Juelfs
Juelfs Grain
Peetz
Partly cloudy to Saturday with afternoon storms
Partly cloudy through Saturday with afternoon and evening thunder showers. Lows near 60s tonight and highs near 90 through Saturday and into Wednesday with near normal temperatures. scattered storms and showers indicated each day.
Two Sets Of Brothers Among Derby Entrants
Two sets of brothers appear among the more than fifty entrants in the July 19 Soap Box Derby. Greg and Brian Lafler from Sidney area face goals of winning the $500 savings bond and Akron finals, with Greg aiming to beat cousin David Lafler, while Brian competes in a lighter, tapered car. Kenneth and Dean Hazlitt of Lorenzo bring similar sibling dynamics, with Kenneth racing a high framed green car and Dean planning to improve on last year, both carrying family ties and cousins in the Hefty race lineup.
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Dean
Kenneth Hazlitt
Lorenzo
Kenneth
Greg
Brian Lafler
Dean Hazlitt
Lafler
Charles
Chuck) Lafler
Sidney
Donald Hazlitt
Greg Lafler
U. S
Akron
David Lafler
Triska
Brian
Tucson
Ariz
River
David
Neal Hyde
Lodgepole
Kevin
Jimmy
Hazlitt
Kerry
Kerry Green Racer Will Be Sponsored By Lorenzo Grain
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Boeing
Mr. Podkonyak
Nicholas Podkonyak
Sam
Jc’s
Chuck Lafler
Derby
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