Wheat Queen Tours Box Butte County Wheat Fields in Harvest Preview
Patrice Pat Herboldsheimer of Potter surveyed Box Butte County’s amber grain during a Wheat Growers tour after a harsh hail week. The 1968 queen toured Lancer and nearby farms with county and state officers as prospects hint at 28-30 bushel yields and possible 40-bushel peaks. Prices for wheat were discussed amid favorable ripening weather and a planned harvest start around the 21st or 22nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrice
Pat) Herboldsheimer
Potter
Box Butte
Nebraska
Alliance
Wheatheart
Golden
Dad
Mom
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Lancer
Hemingford
Cheyenne
County Pres
Ray Hennings
Ralph
Vic Haas
Pat
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Arnie Kuhn
Hemingford Ledger
Date Of Harvest Tests For Wheat Payments Begin
Wheat certificate payments to Cheyenne County farmers in the 1968 program will start around July 17. Payments come from the county office and reflect 40 percent of planted acreage within the 1968 allotment, with about 98 percent of the county’s wheat allotment on participating farms. Nationally, about 837,000 farmers will receive roughly 730 million dollars, averaging 55 cents per bushel on produced wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Ray Davis
ASC
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Act
Lawrence Thompson
First New Wheat Rolls Into Chappell Amid Panhandle Harvest Drive
New wheat was rolling into Chappell from farms south and east, testing over 60 pounds to the bushel. If dry weather continues, a large Devel County crop harvest is expected, with 30 plus bushel per acre statewide prospects and 20 million bushels possible in the Panhandle, barring adverse weather. Custom combines move into the Panhandle as drought affects Kansas and local readings show variable moisture content and drying constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell
Devel County
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Nebraska
Ogallala
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Farm
Panhandle
Texas
Kansas
Colton Grain Co
Colton
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Sidney Ministers Opposing Sunday Drinking Move
A group of Sidney ministers and congregants oppose a city council proposal to allow liquor outlets to serve by the drink after 6 p.m. on Sundays. The second reading was postponed to Monday, July 22. Council split with five members present. zoning actions and new contracts also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Stan Larabee
del Koch
Bob Hossle
Edward Bauman
George Elwood
Cunningham and Buck
13Th and
Lodgepole Road
Frontier
Felix Koenig
Jerry Weyhrich
el Rancho
A. S Hardy
Tourists Car Vandalized at Fort Sidney Motel
Police were notified Tuesday morning of vandalism to a car owned by Bryan Bell of Cedar Rapids Indiana. The windshield wipers were broken Monday night while the vehicle was parked at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byran Bell
Cedar Rapid
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Gunderson Cited By Air Patrol for Aerospace Work
Technical Sergeant Marion Gunderson of Sidney received the Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award Monday evening from Major Robert Buecker at a Sidney Civil Air Patrol meeting. Gunderson was praised for aiding aerospace education, assisting in teaching cadets, and making the National Guard Armory available for CAP meetings and classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Gunderson
Sidney
Frank G. Brewer
Civil Air Patrol Memorial
Sidney Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Robert Buecker
Gundereson
Gunderson
National Guard
Old Station May Be Rediscovered
Archaeologists with the State Historical Society may have found part of a Pony Express station on the I 80 right of way south of Chappell. A salvage crew uncovered a foundation military buttons cartridge caps and oxen mule and horse shoes and some Indian artifacts. The artifacts were sent to Lincoln for examination. Officials say the site could be a former Pony Express station or an Oregon Trail road ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell
State Historical Society
State Highway Department
Lincoln
Deuel County 4-H Plans Citizenship Short Course Trip
Deuel County 4 H Junior Leader Club plans a fund raising drive for a summer 1969 trip to Washington DC for the Citizenship Short Course. The week long program includes discussions tours lectures and recreation to broaden leadership and citizenship awareness. Attendees will visit federal departments meet congressmen and explore national shrines to deepen appreciation of American heritage and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deuel County
Washington
D.C
Panhandle Weather Forecast Slight Scattered Thunderstorms
Panhandle forecast shows scattered late day and evening thundershowers with locally severe cases possible through Thursday. Highs 85 to 95, lows 55 to 65, rain chances 20 percent today and tonight and 10 percent Thursday. Five day outlook notes temperatures near normal Thursday to Monday with isolated thundershowers, highs around 90 and lows about 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Twremal
City Council Proposes 18 Mill Budget for Sidney
The Sidney City Council hears an 18 mill, 537,590 dollar forecast for 1968 69 with revisions planned before adoption around July 29. The package includes 128,740 general fund, 26,810 library, and park enhancements, plus airport sinking fund plans and no levies for meters or waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
John Baudek
Baudek
FAA
Wages Tax Withholding To Rise Starting July 14
The new tax law enacted June 20 raises income tax withholding on wages paid on or after July 14. Employers should consult the Federal tax guide issued to show changes in withholding rates, or contact local IRS offices for procedures, says the district IRS office in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Omaha
Rehab Center To Serve Two States
A new rehabilitation center serving parts of Western Nebraska and Northeast Colorado is planned for Sterling Colorado. Budgeted at 360000 dollars, the High Plains Easter Seal Society project will add therapy services and staff for children and adults. James Harrigan, director, says the current shared space in the Northeast Colorado Public Health building is outgrown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Colorado
Sterling
Colo
High Plains Easter Seal Society
James Harrigan
High Plains Easter Seal Society and Rehabilitation Center
Northeast Colorado
Clark Second at Scuba Meet in Nebraska Lake
Sidney diver Bob Clark placed second overall at the International Scuba and Skin Diving Spearfishing event held last weekend near Ogallala Lake McConaughy. He won the spearfishing segment with 180 pounds of fish across the two day meet. Jim Bronsall of Grand Island won the overall meet. Skin diving occurred Saturday and the scuba portion Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Bob Clark
Lake McConaughy
Ogallala
Clark
Jim Bronsall
Grand Island
Embattled Cell Lung Cancer Film For Local Screenings
A new American Cancer Society film titled The Embattled Cell shows the real behavior of human lung cancer cells in living tissue. Dr Eugene T Slowinski announces the 30 minute educational film guided by Russell P Sherwin and Amnis Richters, produced with USC Hastings and California Division support. Contact local unit chairman or Omaha division office to schedule a viewing or obtain more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Eugene T. Slowinski
Nebraska
Russell P. Sherwin
M.D. Hastings
University of Southern California
Amnis Richters
Sherwin
California
Shou
County Unit Public Education
Omaha
Missing Scottsbluff Girl Susan Allison Described
The 14 year old Susan Allison vanished after attending a Bluffs Theatre movie in Scottsbluff Friday night. Relatives live in Sidney and Mitchell Valley. search crews pursued a lead of a tall slender man in a black and red checkered shirt with blue jeans seen talking with her outside the theatre. She has short blond hair, uses crutches, and was last seen in brown corduroy slacks. The disappearance prompted a widespread search and ongoing inquiries into the sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Susan Allison
Howard Allison
Mitchell Valley
Neil Allison
Susan
Bluffs Theatre
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High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Charles Fenster
Don Hanway
Fenster
Telegraph
Maurice Gordon
Gordon
Loos Electric
Farmers Co-Op Gas
Jerry’s
Air Patrol
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