Panhandle Wheat Rust Threatens Nebraska Harvest
Western Nebraska wheat faces a rust crisis as agronomists warn of heavy losses this season. Officials urge swathing now for the lagging crop and note the new Lancer variety shows better rust resistance. Harvest is delayed and equipment shortages pose risks, with public offices preparing to assist with combine bookings.
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Nebraska
Charles Fenster
Box Butte
Panhandle
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne County
Fenster
University of Nebraska
Cheyenne
Liljegren
Grant
Division of Employment Office
Sidney
Chappell, Kimball and
City Council Considers Rezoning Fee Plan After Four Requests
Sidney City Council weighed a fee schedule for rezoning applications after four requests, approving three. Dr J H Abbott's proposal to rezone 13th and Forrest St from A 3 to Central Business District was denied amid neighbor objections. The move sought to shift costs to applicants and deter nonconforming filings.
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Sidney
J. H. Abbott
13Th and
Forrest St
A-3
Central Business District
North Side
Abbott
Planning Commission
Three Zoning Changes Approved In City Decisions
Three 13th Ave parcels across Abbott property were rezoned A-3 to Central Business for a North Side Grocery at 13th and Elm. Two McFadden's 5th Addition lots on 19th Ave near Illinois and Jackson Sts were R-2 to C-1 to allow a metal building as a motor repair shop. Eleven lots near 9th Ave and Hickory Sts owned by Harry Brewer were changed from Central Business to C-2 to broaden uses and enable warehousing in a former bowling alley building.
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13Th Ave
Abbott
13Th and Elm
C.S. Chambers
Marvin Sherrerd
McFadden
Sidney
19Th Ave
Illinois and
Jackson Sts
9Th Ave
Hickory Sts
Harry Brewer
Central Business
Pool Hall Law Is Changed In Sidney Monday Night
Sidney council passed an ordinance allowing youths of 16 to occupy billiard parlors. The Stag Tavern is the sole local pool hall, and manager Jack Baker requested the ordinance to ease compliance with the law.
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Sidney
Stag Tavern
Jack Baker
Five Building Permits Approved In City
Darrell Hunt at 1452 19th Ave faces an addition permit valued at 2400 dollars. Ray Josten or Leroy Hadden at 1735 Summit Dr secures a new residence permit for 18000 dollars. Log Cabin Cafe receives 400 dollars for a new door. Elmer Van Matter at 582 Beverly Dr obtains a storage building permit for 50 dollars. School District No 1 Junior High School gets 7800 dollars for a new boiler installation.
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Darrell Hunt
19Th Ave
Ray Josten
Leroy Hadden
Summit Dr
Elmer van Matter
Beverly Drive
Items Referred To City Manager Coffey
Two items were referred to City Manager Tom Coffey who was out of town Monday night. A report on the need for mosquito spraying was requested along with a drainage review for the Grabill Addition south of Legion Park flooding some basements. The council also asked him to check guard rail for the new road to Hillside Golf Course and a barricade to stop motorists from hitting dirt mounds along the town’s west edge to curb Lodgepole Creek floods.
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Tom Coffey
Grabill
Legion Park
Coffey
Hillside Golf Course
Lodgepole Creek
Sidney native John Treinen dead at 74
John J. Treinen 74 lifelong Sidney resident died shortly before noon Tuesday at Memorial Hospital after months of failing health. Services Friday July 16 at 9 a.m. from St. Patrick's Church with Rt. Rev. Vin cent J. Pelster officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary Thursday at 7 30 p.m. followed by Knights of Columbus. Memorial designated to St. Patrick's Church. Survived by wife Mary two sons John N. and Kenneth B. four daughters Dorothy Raddatz Dorys Fehringer Mary Ann Rieken and Patricia Jurgens three brothers Mathias Herman Frank two sisters Margaret Matthews Catherine Ruttner twenty six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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John J. Treinen
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Treinen
St. Patrick’s Church
Vincent J. Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Ros
John N
Kenneth B
Omaha
Dorothy Raddatz
Fort Collins
Colo
Dorys Fehringer
Peetz
Mary Ann Rieken
Patricia E. Jurgens
Gurley
Mathias
Herman
Frank
Laramie
Wyo
Margaret Matthews
Catherine Ruttner
Harvest Lags as Wet Weather Delays Nebraska Wheat
Nebraska harvest underperforms as wet weather slows winter wheat cutting. Government crop observers report only about 30 percent of the crop harvested by the end of last week, delaying seasonal progress.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Sidney Newspaper Dateline Echoes July 14 1965
A dated publication from Sidney Nebraska prints its standard Tuesday style banner with volume 91 issue 140. The notice surfaces as a historical page fragment indicating the paper’s archival record and geographic location.
Better Valuation Would Benefit Cheyenne County Mintken Says
Cheyenne County Assessor Lloyd Mintken and County Attorney John Peetz Jr plan a Lincoln trip to defend Cheyenne County valuation practices before the State Board of Equalization. Mintken claims Cheyenne County ranks among the top twenty counties in property valuation for taxes and urges nationwide alignment to boost tax payments.
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Cheyenne County
State Board of Equalization
Lloyd Mintken
Mr. Mintken
John Peetz, Jr
Lincoln
Mintken
State Board
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Tobin Named to Sidney National Bank Board
Gordon R. Tobin was elected to The Sidney National Bank board succeeding the late Charles N. Deaver. A Sidney native and partner in The Jandal Tobin Drug Co, he has served as city clerk treasurer since 1947 and was secretary of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce for several years.
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Gordon R. Tobin
Sidney National Bank
Charles N. Deaver
Tobin
Sidney
Jandal Tobin Drug Co
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Pilot and Helper Land Each Other in Night Landing
A Cessna 310 ran on one engine over Sidney June 30 and landed safely at Sidney Municipal Airport. Pilot L D Arndt of Boulder praised calm, clear guidance from John Hall of the U S Flight Service Station who assisted during the emergency landing. The plane awaits repair by Overland Air Service.
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Sidney
Sidney Municipal
John Hall
U.S
L. D. Arndt
Boulder
Colo
Arndt
Hall
Overland Air Service
Services Friday For Mrs Nelson
Mrs Anton Dessie Nelson 70 of Peetz Colorado died Thursday in Memorial Hospital Sidney after two weeks confinement Funeral services set for Friday at 10 am at Radford Funeral Chapel Sterling interment Sunset Memorial Gardens Sterling Gehrig and Son Funeral Home Sidney in charge Survivors include husband six sons one daughter two brothers one sister 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Anton
Dessie) Nelson
Peetz
Colo
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Radford Funeral Chapel
Sterling
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Nelson
Marquette
Neb
William Ziegler
Anton Nelson
Aurora
Dale
Wesley
Melvin
Delmor
Maynard
Calhoun
Denver
Ardith Gillham
Lloyd Ziegler
Gibbon, Neb
Cleon Ziegler
Mable Lewis
Arvada, Neb
Thunderheads Cloud Plains. Cheyenne County Weather Sat
Thunderheads crowd the region as farmers watch ominous skies. The weather bureau warns of possible high winds and hail across the southern Panhandle with scattered showers.
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Cheyenne County
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Adlai E Stevenson Dies in London After Death Shock
Adlai E Stevenson United States ambassador to the United Nations died in London after collapsing in front of the American Embassy. He was 65 and had been in talks with British officials on the Viet Nam situation. President Johnson announced plans to bring the body back to Washington with a distinguished delegation.
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London
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
United Nations
Stevenson
U.N
Johnson
America
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Expansion Sought for Sioux Army Depot Trade School
The push to expand the federal retraining program at Sioux Army Depot gains momentum with state funds up to 50 000 earmarked to match federal money. Sidney Public Schools run the school with Russell Pedersen as superintendent and Joe Schaf as depot administrator, as legislators weigh site options including Sidney North Platte and Norfolk amid related bills.
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Sioux Army Depot
Lincoln
Washington
Sidney Public Schools
Russell Pedersen
Sidney
Joe Schaf
North Platte
Norfolk
Jules Burbach
Crofton
Sidney and
Ogallala
O’neill
Broken Bow
Burbach
George Fleming
Sen. Burbach
Norfolk’s
Norfolk State Hospital
North Platte Development Corp
Sioux Army Depot phase out ends June 1967
U S Government invested over 36 million dollars in lands and improvements for Sioux Army Depot. The depot covers 19 771 215 acres and is being phased out with closing set for June 1967. Defense Department agrees to cooperate on repurposing land buildings and equipment for approved uses.
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United States
Sioux
U.S. Army
Defense Department
Defense
Army
Banker Hill
Office of the Chief of Engineers
Washington D. C
Department of the Army
Panhandle Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Panhandle forecast calls for mostly fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Chance of locally heavy thundershowers this afternoon. Low tonight 50 to 60 high Thursday 85 to 95. Five day outlook through Monday shows near normal temperatures with small day to day changes. Normal highs 85 to 90 lows 55 to 60. Widely scattered thundershowers likely throughout the period most numerous over the weekend.
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Panhandle
Three Airmen Charged With Robbery of Hiker Wallet
Three airmen from Fort Warren Cheyenne were bound over to District Court on robbery charges after arrest Saturday night. They reportedly forced two hitchhikers including Gerald Sutton of Los Angeles for gas and beer money and took Sutton’s billfold during a stop near Kimball. Two other airmen were fined for intoxication.
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Fort Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Billford
Gerald John Sutton
Los Angeles
Kimball
John Peetz, Jr
Cheyenne County
Thurlow L. Mason
Edward Allen, Jr
Beake A
Sutton
Bendio
Bendie
Sidney
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Delmar Larson
Kimball County
Mason
Allen
Hurt
Cipperly
Swartzmiller
Sidewalk Sales Day Rescheduled with Tug-of-War
Sidewalk Sales Day moved from Friday July 23 to Saturday July 24 as announced by Tom Hennig. Downtown merchants hope the date change draws more shoppers and a tug of war between north and south side teams on Illinois Street at 3 PM adds entertainment.
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Tom Hennig
Hennig
Illinois Street
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John Treinen
Sidney Area
John J, Treinen
Nebr
Bank
Gordon Tobin
Thunderheads
Hiker
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