Wheat Harvest Boosted by Rain Then Drying Outlook
Harvest presses ahead across Cheyenne County as rain halted activity in parts on Wednesday with 1.18 to 2 inches reported north of Potter and lighter amounts elsewhere. Forecasts call for more sun and thundershowers, with yields near 35 bushels per acre and elevators running at capacity as farmers rush to bring in the best crop in decades.
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Cheyenne County
Chappell
Burlington Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Potter
Dix
Kimball
Dalton
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service Station
Record Wheat Yields Near 70 Bushels Across Nebraska
Nebraska reports show wheat yields near 70 bushels per acre with many fields in the 50 to 60 range. A north Lodgepole farm in Cheyenne County reports 160 acres producing 200 bushels below a 70 bu/acre average. Quality remains high with strong protein content boosting premium value.
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Nebraska
Lodgepole
Cheyenne
New Field Wells Are Developed in Nebraska Counties
Multiple oil and gas activity reported with new wells and locations across Banner Cheyenne Kimball Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties. Notable items include Stuarco Drilling Co Casey field Warner B well with 4900 feet gas oil test, Sunray-DX plans No 3 Chet Chaney near Bushnell, and six Cheyenne county locations including No 3 Anderson O in Filon field.
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Banner
Cheyenne Counties
Banner County
Stuarco Drilling Co
Casey
Warner “B
Cheyenne County
Petroleum, Inc
Filon
Enders Field
Stuarco
Whitefeather Petroleum Corp
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Burke and Burns
Anderson “O
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Messner
Allison Drilling Co
Toltek Drilling Co
Sioux Field
Sioux Army Depot
Kimbark Exploration, Ltd
Schroeder
Marvel
Morrill County
Kimbark Exploration
Peterson
High & Apollo
Muhr
Stark Field
Samuel Gary
Redding Ranch
Scotts Bluff County
Regal Drilling Co
Tom Wessels, Jr
Rasmussen
The Earth Pours Forth Its Bounty in Dalton
Farmers in Dalton report one of the best wheat crops in years with elevators at D and A Grain Company filled to capacity. Officials note it is the first overflow in 18 years as wheat is stored on the ground temporarily before transport to other regions, with trucks continuously arriving.
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Dalton
D & A Grain Company
Tme
Cheyenne County Considers New County Courthouse Plan
Board of Commissioners for Cheyenne County announced preliminary planning for a new courthouse with North Platte architects Hahn and Dunn reviewing drawings. A $445,000 project would include welfare and agricultural offices, ground-level public offices, and no tax levy increase. A $20,000 federal grant is possible if housed in the new building. Remodeling the old structure is deemed insufficient. estimates for remodeling range from $500,000 to $600,000 over 30 to 40 years, plus possible jail expansion and full modernization.
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North Platte
William Hahn
Richard Dunn
Welfare Department
Court House
Hahn
Dr Rybolt Moves Dental Office After Property Sale
Dr Rybolt has sold his 1432 Illinois Street property to Maddox Motor Co and will relocate his dental practice to the building at 10th Avenue and Jackson Street. The office will close from next Monday through the following Monday during the move.
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R. H. Rybolt
Ilinois St
Maddox Motor Co
10Th Ave
Jackson St
Retail Sales Up in Nebraska May showing upturn
Nebraska May retail sales rose 1.4 percent from May 1965, the July issue of Business in Nebraska reports. Automobile sales lagged, but all cities posted gains with Chadron leading at 46 percent and Omaha up 9.2 percent, among others.
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Nebraska
Business
University of Nebraska College of Business Administration
University
Bureau of Business Research
Chadron
Falls City
Kearney
Fairbury
South Sioux City
Columbus
Norfolk
Holdrege
Hastings
McCook
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Broken Bow
Grand Island
Alliance
Beatrice
Lincoln
York
Fremont
Omaha
Sidney
Nebraska City
New Record Set In I-80 Paving
The Missouri Valley Construction Co. of Grand Island set a Nebraska paving record by laying 6,462 feet of Interstate 80 paving between Beaver Crossing and Waco. The 24 foot wide, nine inch deep eastbound lane was completed last Friday, surpassing the previous single day record of 6,024.5 feet set Oct. 5, 1965 between Seward and Goehner.
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Nebraska
State Department of Roads
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Beaver Crossing
Waco
Highway Department
Seward
Goehner
Federal Officials To Huddle Here Monday
Federal, state and civic representatives will meet Sioux officials Monday and Tuesday to discuss trade school and agricultural research programs at Sioux Army Depot. Topics include property title transfer to Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School and High Plains Agriculture Laboratory, land appraisal, future use plans, and depot information. The sessions are open to the public with Mayor Thorpe in charge.
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Sioux Army Depot
Department of Defense
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
General Services Administration
U. S. Army Materiel Command
U. S. Army Engineer District
Omaha
Cyril P. Williams
Nebraska State Department of Education
University of Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Western Nebraska_ Vocational Technical School
High Plains Agriculture Laboratory
J. L. Thorpe
Col. Williams
George Felsch
Donald F. Bradford
McCarthy C. Nowlin
William Sheehan
13 000 Acre Tract Sought For Industry
Sidney officials plan a Monday conference with Federal officials led by Donald Bradford to explore acquiring title or use permits for properties at Sioux Army Depot. Mayor Thorpe Lt Col Williams and local leaders seek control of about 13 000 acres for private industrial and educational projects including a vocational tech school and agricultural research station.
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Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
J. L. Thorpe
Cyril Williams
Sioux
Donald F. Bradford
Department of Defense
the Press
George H. Fleming
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Sidney Industrial Corp. Board of Directors
Sidney School Board
Russell Pedersen
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
George Felsch
State Department of Education
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Thorpe
Col. Williams
Federal
Panhandle Forecast Sees Warm, Thunder Showers Through Weekend
Panhandle forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers through Saturday. Tonight's low near 60 and Saturday highs from 90 to 100, with 10 percent precipitation chances. Five day outlook shows temperatures six degrees above normal through Wednesday, highs in the 90s and lows in the 60s, with widely scattered afternoon and evening showers. Scottsbluff Weather Bureau.
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Panhandle
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Marathon Gas Sale To Tokyo Firms Sets Global LNG Landmark
Marathon Oil reports a joint bid for 50 billion cubic feet per year of liquefied natural gas to Tokyo Gas and Tokyo Electric Power, pending U.S. Japan approvals. Deliveries begin 1969 for 15 years, with over $100 million project costs. Marathon supplies 30 percent of gas, others add 17.5 percent each from Alaska fields. LNG plant on Kenai Peninsula to process gas to liquid at minus 260 F.
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Findlay
Marathon Oil Company
Alaska
Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Ltd
Japan
United States
Glenn F. Bish
Marathon
North America
Kenai Peninsula
Phillips Petroleum Company
Skelly Oil Company
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
Pan-America Petroleum Corporation
Dynamite Missing Prompting Parent Alert in Sidney
Sheriff W. W. Schulz warns that youngsters may have accessed dynamite after a shed near Sidney was found open. Four boxes were empty or opened, with fuses and blasting caps missing. Parents urged to check children and contact the sheriff immediately if dynamite is in possession.
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W. W. Schulz
Telegraph
Kindom
Sidney
Sheriff Schulz
Denver
Sheriff's Office
Mr. Schulz
Big Missile Test Planned In Kimball Area
A simulated nuclear blast is planned 15 miles NW of Kimball to test a missile launch control center. The July 20 detonation will involve Allied Webb, Boeing, and the Air Force. Major Edwards, the site engineer, was unavailable for comment. Officials say the blast is underground and people will be kept away.
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Kimball
Air Force
Edwards
Allied Webb Company
Boeing Company
The
Youth Hurt In Fall From Farm Swing
Bob Egging 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Egging sustained superficial facial and chin lacerations and tooth damage after a fall from a swing at their farm home early Thursday afternoon. The injuries were described as painful but not serious by his physician.
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Bob Egging
Ted Egging
Potter OKs Oil Drilling Unitization Contract
The Potter board of trustees approved an oil drilling unitization contract with Patrick Doheny oil firm at a Friday meeting. Drilling at the Bob Slama farm north of Potter will begin soon and influence Potter's plans. Town land near the airport and rodeo grounds may host early operations.
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Board of Trustees
Potter
Patrick Doheny
Bob Slama
Rodeo Grounds
Potter Town Contract Awarded to Nienhuser Co
Low bidder Nienhuser Construction Co. of Kirball with an $18,498 bid won the remodelling and expansion of the Potter Municipal building. The award awaits state clearance on the approved bond issue. Other bids were Tritt Construction Co. and Brachtenbach Construction. Construction begins as soon as possible.
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Potter Municipal
Nienhuser Construction Co
Tritt Construction Co
Kirball
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Board of Commissioners
Washington, D. C
George Decker
Lloyd Taylor
Washington
Anthony J. Hawkins
Fred M. Witcraft
U.S. Army Materiel Command
Frederick R. Conner
Sam J. Parker
J. Wayne Harron
Howard T. Adkinson
Kansas City
Floyd Miller
Cecil E. Stanley
Avery Linn
Lowell Welsh
Charles R. Fenster
Gerald Moline
George Petersen
Louis Legg
Tokyo
Potter Ok’s Oil Drilling
Nienhuser
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