Bomb Target Exercise Warns Sidney of City Ghost Town Fate
A national alert drills a one megaton ground burst near Sidney two miles from center. Evacuation points were set near Sidney and Weyerts Church as 18 station wagons, six wreckers, eight bulldozers, 15 to 25 semi trucks, and seven maintainers prepared for rescue. Fallout would reach northeastern Colorado, with extensive destruction within three miles and heavy casualties up to fifteen miles. The mock scenario aims to raise awareness of unpreparedness and stresses, while Omaha endures a five megaton blast in the drill.
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Sidney
Bill Highland
Weyerts Church
Willis
Ground Zero
Chappell
Colorado
Omaha
Wheat support price set at 1957 Cheyenne County level
Cheyenne County Agent Office announces a 1957 wheat support price of $1.95 per bushel aligning with last year under the federal loan program. The national average is $2 per bushel, and the local rate represents 79.7 percent of the current parity price.
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Cheyenne County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Polio Cases Reported in Kimball County
Three mild polio cases were reported in Kimball County over the past week. Two victims had two Salk shots each, one had none. Lawrence Haug age 17, Donald Robi age 13, and Glenda Zorn age 8 were admitted to Kimball County hospital between July 6 and July 9. all are in stable condition.
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Kimball County
Lawrence Haug
Amelia Haug
Kimball
Donald Robi
Orville Robi
Glenda Zorn
Bertha Zorn
Bushnell
Kimball County Hospital
County’s FY Spending 20 Percent Under Budget
Cheyenne County underspent its $652 972 budget this year with $544 323.38 spent across funds. The Emergency Relief Fund drew $40 121.30, higher than planned, while new legislation will share costs 25 25 50 with state and federal aid reducing county burden and possibly mill levy. Allocation shows detailed fund-by-fund totals and underlines relief funding shifts.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
I. L. Pindell
State Board No Testimony Needed for Cheyenne County
State Board of Equalization will not require Cheyenne County to defend valuations this year. Only Keith County among 14 counties summoned is asked to explain rural real estate values. Nebraska’s total valuation is expected near last year’s, with Douglas County rising by 932,141,223 to reach 1,028,347,527.
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Cheyenne
State Board of Equalization
Panhandle
Keith County
Nebraska
Douglas County
Douglas
Gasoline Tax Boost Repeal Drive Is Begun
Nebraska Farmers Union plans a referendum petition to repeal the one cent gasoline tax enacted by the state legislature. State President Elton L. Berck says the board opposed the higher transport costs for farmers and argues road building can continue without penalizing highway users.
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Nebraska BaUmers Union
Iit
Inonaeide
Nebraska Farmers Union
Nebraska
Berck
Final Cost And Damage Plan Delays Sidney Underpass
Nine months after opening the 13th Avenue underpass in Sidney, final costs remain unsettled. Union Pacific agreed to 196 006 dollars for the project, with 10 percent of construction costs covered by UP funds, and potential drainage use of any remaining UP funds. The city expects further railroad payment and continues funding interim drainage and damage payouts through the Housing Authority Fund while Backer v City of Sidney appeals.
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13Th Avenue
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
U. P
U.P
Housing Authority Fund
George and
Mollie Backer
City of
Nebraska Supreme Court
Copley Brothers Buy Mayfair Service Station
Copley Brothers Scott and Pearlie purchase the Mayfair Service Station one mile east of Sidney. Frontier tank wagon service and full United Petroleum products offered. Also notes Steve Pinney to captain 1957 58 UCONN swim team and state oil and gas rule expansion meeting planned in Sidney August 7 with 100 attendees.
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Scott
Pearlie Copley
Mayfair
Sidney
Broadwater
Frontier
United Petroleum Products
University of Connecticut
Steve Pinney
Nebraska mulls rules on oil and gas with no waste aims
Johnson says no change to current well spacing in Nebraska despite proposed rules matching Colorado and Wyoming except for no waste or prorations. Changes may include new forms and a different data collection method from logs and sample cuts. In a separate note, Sidney police report a purse theft from Mrs Guy Doran’s porch, with glasses keys and a compact missing.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Johnson
Guy Doran
Sidney
Doran
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National Civil Defense
Telegraph
Soldiers Relief Fund
Fair Fund
Elton L. Berck
Grant Street
Copley Brothers Purchase
Nebraska State Geologist’s Office
James Johnson
State Geogloist
The
Lincoln
Quanah Parker
Federal District Court
Oklahoma City
Parker
Post Oak
Ft. Sill
Okla
Sinclair
10Th Avenue
Elwell Motors
Town & Country Oil
Illinois
Skelly
Town & Country Oil Co
City Cab
Plymouth
Mercury
Monterey
Mercomatic
DR. Phaeton
Mercury Montclair
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