Harvest Start Nearing In County 40-Bushel Plus Yield
Wheat yields in Cheyenne County range from 40 to 60 bushels per acre with top quality grain. Harvest advancing in eastern areas this week while central and western portions follow in 10 days to two weeks. Hail and rain damaged up to 70 percent in a south Chappell area. showers and heat affect speed elsewhere. Elevator reports praise the crop though weather remains a key variable.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Chappell
The
Telegraph
Colorado
Jack Parks
Darrell Lenz
Robert Newman
Scout 66
Lorenzo
Sidney
New Oil Discovery West of Gurley Shifts Nebraska Week
A new discovery No 1 Cruise in section 35 16 50 two and one half miles west of Gurley yields 2990 feet of gassy oil from a drill stem test and may link with the Reimers Field. Tom Jordan Jr drilled the Cruise and earlier tests with potential proven results. Also permitted a drill in Red Willow County and a 63 mile gas line from Northport to Big Springs Station nearing completion for Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co.
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Cheyenne County
Reimers
Gurley
Tom Jordan, Jr
Petroleum Information
Denver
Nebraska
Denver-Julesburg
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservative Commission
Ben J Taylor
Silver Creek
Red Willow County
Swsw
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Northport
Big Springs
Dalton
Wyoming
Bridgeport Publisher Keeps U S 385 Routing Debate Alive
Retired Bridgeport publisher Thomas A. Lally urges community action to preserve the current U S 385 routing. In a Bridgeport News-Blade editorial he targets Scottsbluff and Gering chambers, calls for regional unity, and questions alliances as Nebraska considers rerouting the four lane freeway.
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Thomas A. Lally
Bridgeport
Lally
Bridgeport News-Blade
Gering
Morrill County
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Chadron-Sidney
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Gering Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Kimball
Alliance
Town
Scottsbluff Powers
Chadron
Western Outlook Turns Four Years With July Issue
The Western Outlook marks its fourth year of publication with the July issue highlighted by Gov. Exon's proposed National Food and Fiber Board a Glenn Kreuscher interview Nebraskas new agriculture director and irrigation stories from Morrill county by Jack Lowe Omaha Mayor Leahy's Arthur visit and a Ben Black Elk feature The paper now circulates in fourteen Nebraska newspapers reaching over 130000 readers.
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Western Outlook
Nebraska
Gov. Exon
National Food and Fiber Board
Glenn Kreuscher
Morrill County
Jack Lowe
Omaha
Eugene Leahy
Arthur
Dodge Streets
Ben Black Elk
Lora M. Conant
Union Pacific
Great American Desert
Christ Fourth In Wyoming Open Golf Meet
Bill Christ of Sidney finished fourth in the Wyoming Open at Cheyenne Airport course after opening with a 64 the best 18 holes of the three day event. He tied for second in amateur play after a 76 on Saturday and 75 on Sunday and bogeyed the first hole in a playoff.
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Bill Christ
Sidney
Wyoming
Christ's
Cheyenne
Panhandle Forecast Predicts Warm, Fair Weather Ahead
Fair this afternoon and tonight with Tuesday mostly sunny and a few isolated thundershowers. Temperatures reach the 90s today and Tuesday, with lows 55 to 65. A five percent precipitation chance. Extended outlook through Friday stays generally fair with highs 85 to 95 and lows 55 to 65.
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Panhandle
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Bushnell Girl Named New Miss Nebraska
Sally Lou Warner of Bushnell won Miss Nebraska at Kearney after competing with 20 contestants. She captured the swimsuit crown, earned a 500 prize, a 1000 state scholarship, and a 500 wardrobe gift. She advances to Miss America in Atlantic City in September to perform a song and dance from Sweet Charity. Linda Aldrich and Peggy Neal finished as first and second runners up.
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Sally Lou Warner
Nebraska
Kearney
Bushnell
Kimball
Miss Warner
Atlantic City
Sally
Linda Aldrich
McCook
Peggy Neal
Gothenburg
Banner County High School
Sweet Charity
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Panhandle Smiling For Good Reason With Record Crop Prospects
A Nebraska Panhandle survey reports a potential record crop year with huge hay, excellent wheat, and rising rye acreage across Box Butte Sioux Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties. Despite hail pockets, optimism grows as combines may roll soon and irrigation efficiency supports beets beans and corn. Prices remain a concern at markets.
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Nebraska Panhandle
America
Panhandle
Box Butte
Sioux
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Dawes
Sheridan
Sidney Trade
Nebraska
Sidney Telegraph
Gurley
Sidney Considers Storm Sewer Bond and Gas Rate Increase
The Sidney city council meets to vote on a $300,000 storm sewer bond and Kansas Nebraska Gas rate hike. Also on the agenda are dam contract with the Soil Conservation Service flood control at the golf course audit contract water booster pump station payment and monthly appropriation ordinance.
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Sidney
Burlington Northern Railroad
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Company
Nebraska Supreme Court
Verde Lane
Soil Conservation Service
Golf Course
Weekend Heat and Humidity Climb Across Area
A hot humid weekend kept residents indoors or near air conditioning. Humidity reached about 65 percent at midnight with temperatures around 69 degrees. Forecasted temps ranged from 53 to 90 with scattered precipitation and a 62 percent humidity reading at 11 30 am.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Mrs. Alice W Jimerson Dies at 78 in Sidney
Funeral services pending for Alice Winifred Ellis Jimerson 78 at Holewick Funeral Home. Born Sept 12, 1893 in Bridgeport to Everett and Ethel Ellis, she moved from Bridgeport to Sidney. Survived by daughter Ruth Belden Wheatland Wyoming, son Si R Jimerson Sidney, two brothers Harold Ellis Denver Cole Ellis Lincoln, seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband Everett and son Ralph.
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Holewick
Alice W Jimerson
Christ Apartments
Alice Winifred Ellis
Bridgeport
Everett
Ethel Eddings Ellis
Everett Jimerson
Sidney
Wallace Belden
Ruth
Wheatland
Wye
Si R
Jim) Jimerson
Harold Ellis
Denver
Cole
Phone Workers May Strike Wednesday
NW Bell Telephone Co and Western Electric employees in Sidney join 400000 to 500000 CWA members in a walk out at 4am Wednesday unless a contract is reached. Dick Smith says local members are prepared to strike but hopeful for a last minute settlement as nationwide talks continue.
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NW_ Bell Telephone Co
Western Electric
Sidney
Communications Workers of America
Dick Smith
CWA
The
Telegraph
Bell
Two Weekend Accidents In Sidney Police Reports
The Sidney police logged two weekend crashes. A westbound 1986 Plymouth driven by Carl A Loch struck a parked car on Illinois street causing $25 damage to Loch’s vehicle. Later Robert Lesligrrichter of Wills Michigan scraped a canopy post entering Jerry's Drive In with $50 damage to his car and the post.
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Sidney
Carl A Loch
Illinois Street
Loch
Robert Lesligrrichter
Wills
Mich
Jerry
States Push for Dual Safety Chains on Trailers Towed
Report shows, as part of a nationwide push, at least 28 states require two safety chains between trailers and towing vehicles. Regulators argue the requirement improves crash prevention and prevents detachment on highways.
PCAA Opens Emergency Food Fund in Nebraska Panhandle
Allen J Arringdale, Acting Executive Director of the Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency, announced that Emergency Food Funds will be provided under the Emergency Food and Medical Program. The service starts immediately at 1840 7th Street in Gering, open seven days a week while funds last. The program follows National OEO guidelines and prioritizes hungry and needy individuals.
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Allen J Arringdale
Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency
Nebraska Panhandle Community Action
OEO
Arringdale
7Th Street
Gering
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Burlingtons
Kathleen Craig
11Th Avenue
Mebraske
U.S. 385
Christ
Jack H. Love
Adjenda
Smith
PCAA
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