Dalton Elects Incorporation For Rural Telephone Project
High Plains Telephone Co of Dalton filed articles of incorporation as the first step toward a nonprofit cooperative to secure an REA loan for underground cable and expand service from about 350 to potentially 405 phones. Estimates range from 5 monthly per subscriber to roughly 200 000 to 250 000 dollars total, with plans for further REA surveys and meetings this month.
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High Plains Telephone Co. of
Dalton
Dalton Telephone
REA
Federal inspectors check Sioux depot for possible storage use
An inspection team from two federal agencies visited Sioux Ordnance Depot to assess the medical stockpile and to outline potential storage facilities for additional medical supplies and equipment. The group, led by S J Malatz, noted possible expansion if actions in Washington allow it.
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Sioux Depot
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Office of Civil Defense
Public Health Service
General Services Administration
Sidney
Washington
Dean Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Coffey
GSA
Frederick G. Scheel
Sol Kersenbaum
Kansas City
Civil Defense
Sioux
Jones
Malatz
Kennedy OK
Banks Report Surplus Hikes Across Cheyenne County Banks
The American National Bank raises surplus to 400000 with total capital and surplus 600000. Sidney National adds 5000 to surplus and posts 205000 capital and surplus. Dalton State and Lodgepole First State lift surplus by 10000 and 5000 respectively. Deposits rise about 200000 year over year. county deposits top 17650638.
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The
American National Bank
Sidney Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Sidney National
Dalton State
First State of
Lodgepole
A. J. Jorgenson
American National
Jorgenson
Leo Kreiger
Lyle Rabe
Dalton Bank
First State Bank of
Frank Pivonka
Potter State Bank of
Potter
Fred Enevoldsen
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Floats From Depot For Gering Parade
Sioux Ordnance Depot will furnish two decorated floats for the Oregon Trail Days Parade in Gering on July 21. Col. Harvey Bower says the depot will also display scale models and colored missile pictures in J. M. McDonald store windows beginning July 19, including Redstone Nike Ajax Nike Hercules Corporal Hawk and others.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Gering
Harvey Bower
J. M. McDonald
Redstone
Sheriff Warns Stores On Bad Check Threat
Sheriff Bill Schulz warns local merchants the bad check season continues after a $5575 forger note passed at a Lodgepole store. The fake used the name Charles Helfrich, misrepresented as farm labor. Clerks should obtain solid IDs to aid police tracing.
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Lodgepole
Charles Helfrich
Helfrich
Bill Schulz
Sidney
Line Additions Cause Short Power Outages in Wheatbelt
Several short outages are planned Sunday in the Wheatbelt Public Power District as workers switch connections to integrate a new 115000 volt line from Cheyenne to Sidney. The Sidney substation will be out for about six hours while the tie in proceeds, affecting customers in Sidney Lodgepole Gurley Lorenzo and Dalton.
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Wheatbelt
Charles Ham
Bureau of Reclamation
Cheyenne
Sidney
Ham
Brush
Cole
Gering
Lodgepole
Gurley
Lorenzo
Dalton
Weekend Weather Outlook With Late Afternoon Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy through Saturday with widely scattered late afternoon and evening thunder showers. Tonight's lows 50 to 60 and Saturday's high 85 to 99.
Wheat harvest in Nebraska Panhandle delayed by rains
The 1961 Nebraska wheat harvest crawls westward but stalls in the Panhandle due to repeated thunderstorms. Observers trim yield projections from 21.5 million to about 19 million bushels as moisture samples rise and hail damages farms east of Dalton. Some growers plan to harvest in breaks near Dalton once fields dry, while elevators report moisture around 15 to 16 percent for barley and wheat.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Dalton
Sidney
Jim Ledbetter
Chappell
Lorenzo
W. Quinn
Lodgepole
Montana Rites For Fred Dissmore 94
Fred Dissmore 94 father of Jack Dissmore of Sidney died Thursday night at Memorial Hospital. He lived in Sidney five years then Memorial Rest Home since 1960. Funeral and interment in Kalispell, where he worked in machinery and elevator business. Born August 31 1866 in Hamilton Illinois, survived by two sons John H Sidney and Earl Kalispell, one granddaughter, three great grandchildren, a brother Ed Minneapolis and a sister Mae Feterson Los Angeles. Craig Mortuary in charge.
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Fred Dissmore
Jack Dissmore
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Memorial Rest Home
Kalispell
Mont
Hamilton, Ill
John Dissmore
Anna Johnson
Lakota
Montana
Dissmore
John H
Earl
R J. Marushek
Donner's Grove
Ill
Minneapolis
Mae Feterson
Los Angeles
Craig Mortuary
Teen Car Wash Planned by Nazarene Sunday School Class
Members of the Church of the Nazarene teenage Sunday School class plan a public car wash on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm at the church located at 15th and Jackson. Inside cleaning and exterior washing cost $1 per car.
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Church of the Nazarene
Church
15Th and
Jackson
Watch and glasses turned in to police
A ladies wrist watch was turned in at the Police Department Saturday. Two pairs of children's glasses, one in a leather case, have also been turned in. No one has identified a diamond ring, which the police still have.
Nebraska May retail volume edges April gains with regional upturn
May retail activity in Nebraska rose 7 percent from April and 17.4 percent above April 1960, with farm equipment and auto sales dropping. Nebraska City posted a 124 percent surge, while Scottsbluff Columbus North Platte Falls City Holdrege Chadron and Beatrice declined versus May 1960. The Sandhills region, including Hooker Grant Cherry Sheridan and Dawes counties, also showed May improvement.
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University of Nebraska
Department of Business Research
Scottsbluff
Columbus
North Platte
Falls City
Holdrege
Chadron
Beatrice
Nebraska City
McCook
Red Willow
Nebraska
Hooker
Grant
Cherry
Sheridan
Dawes County
Sandhills
Union Pacific Orders 45 New Rail Cars
Union Pacific Railroad announced the purchase of 45 new rail cars for 6 500 000 dollars. The order includes 10 baggage cars and 35 postal storage cars 85 feet long with conventional construction for use in high speed trains.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Oil Gas Banner: New Wells Flows and Discoveries in Banner County
Stuarco Oil Company Dow and McHugh and Murfin Drilling report initial flow of 420 barrels per day at No 1 Olsen Banner County. Ambassador Oil final pump 223 BOPD at No 1 Trewerry with 70 BPD water and 557,000 cu ft gas per day. No 1 Crow in Cheyenne County shows 86 BOPD with 42 percent water. Discovery details include D Sand tops and perforations with depths and elevations.
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Stuarco Oil Company, Inc
Dow and McHugh and
Murfin Drilling Co
Olsen
Banner County
Davis Field
Ambassador Oil Corp
Trewerry
Weaver Field
Crow
Cheyenne County
Dow and McHugh
HLM Drilling Co
Keener Oil Co
Winslow Oil Co
13 Point Program For Rural-Urban Progress Discussed
A meeting of farmers and businessmen in Nebraska Panhandle outlined a 13 point program to boost rural urban economic growth. Major needs include higher per capita income, youth opportunities, training, and area loyalty, with plans to finalize objectives by July 25 and develop a long range regional plan.
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Lodgepole
Nebraska Panhandle
Charles Ham
Sidney
Ham
Panhandle
Nebraska
Stolen Station Wagon Recovered In Wyoming Burglary Case
Police recovered a station wagon owned by Delmar Knight of Potter in Sheridan Wyoming. Knight told Sheriff Schulz the car was stolen Monday night and the driver gave the name William Whiteley, with a changed Nebraska license plate and burglar tools in the car. Whiteley was turned over to the U S Marshal for transporting a stolen car across the state line. Deputy Brumbaugh questioned another burglary suspect, Lorne William Funnell, 34, of Ontario Canada, in Ogallala. Funnell admitted break ins at Lodgepole on June 24 including Smith Elevator office and Kripal Chevrolet garage, with only a small amount stolen.
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Delmar Knight
Potter
Sheridan
Wyo
Knight
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
William Whiteley
Nebraska
Whiteley
U. S
Cheyenne
Schulz
Kermit Brumbaugh
Ogallala
Lorne William Funnell
Ontario
Canada
Brumb
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