Two Tourists Injured In Highway 30 Crash
Two tourists were rushed to Memorial Hospital near noon after a car-truck collision on Highway 30 seven miles west of Sidney. A 1954 Ford county truck driven by Raymond E. Cordery collided with a 1962 Chevrolet as the car attempted to pass, sending the vehicle into a borrow pit and ejecting both occupants. Damages were listed as 150 to the truck and 1,200 to the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Andrew Destray
San Diego
Calif
Felix” Koenig
Highway Safety” Patrol
Raymond E. Cordery
North
Borrow Pit
Brazilian Wheat Leaders Visit Nebraska in Four Day Tour
A four man Brazilian wheat leadership group arrives in Omaha and will tour across Nebraska through Thursday. They will visit the Omaha Grain Exchange flour mills bakeries Lincoln terminal elevators and the Scottsbluff National Monument while meeting with James Albracht and other Nebraska Wheat Commission officials. The delegation includes Antonio Leoncio de Andrade Fontales Dante Tezza Hillson Gomes de Faria and Dr Edgar de Almeida Perez. The group has been in the United States since July 7 and travels from Omaha to Lincoln and Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska Wheat Commission
James Albracht
Brazien
Brazil
Ministry of Agriculture
Bank of Brazil
Antonio Leoncio de Andrade Fontales
Dante Tezza
Hillson Gomes de''Faria
Edgar de Alméida Perez
Omaha
Scottsbluff
Omaha Grain Exchange
Omaha Flour Mills
Lincoln Terminal
State Capitol
Harvest
Scottsbluff National Monument
United States
Frontier Airlines June profits rise in 1962 report
Frontier Airlines shows June 1962 net profit after taxes and adjustments of 43,291 up from 12,517 in June 1961. Second quarter profits total 97,588 vs 11,398 in the 1961 period. First six months end at 170,310, a 70 percent increase from 109,926 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Frontier Airlines
German Contest Winners Visit Louis Miller Farm
Dr and Mrs Walter Facius of Hamburg winners of a contest promoting U S wheat for toast bread visited the Louis Miller farm southeast of Gurley. They were hosted at a luncheon and toured local harvest and farming operations while planning to write articles on U S wheat and its uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Germany
Louis Miller
Gurley
Walter Facius
Hamburg
Facius
Mr Miller
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Great Plains States
Nebraska
University of Leipzig
New York City
Washington
D. C
Kansas City
Meansas
John Becker
Sylvan Grove
Kan
Becker
Kansas Wheat Commission
Denver
Central City
Aspen
Colo
Chicago
Theiss
Colorado
Beth
Wheat Referendum Voting Postponed
The wheat marketing quota referendum set for July 25 in the wheat states is postponed. The delay comes from a Washington informed decision cited by Joseph Tresnak state ASCS executive director, with a new date to be determined and announced later. A Congress joint resolution underpins the postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Washington
Joseph Tresnak
Congress
Agriculture
Freeman
Hailstorm Dumps Inches of Hail Across County
A fierce storm hit Lodgepole Sunol area with four to six inches of hail on Highway 30 and up to three inches on sidewalks. Two inches or more of rain flooded Lodgepole and Sunol areas. Witnesses including Horris Peratt reported rapid rainfall two miles east of Sunol and long stops due to hail and water on the road.
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Lodgepile-Sunc]l
Sidney
Horris Peratt
Sunol
DeMers
Frank Pironka
First State Bank
Lodgepole
Collision on Highway 30 During Friday Downpour
In a Friday late afternoon incident near Potter heavy rain blocked Highway 30 for about an hour at Sioux Ord nance Depot road intersection. County gas truck driven by Hubert A. Lubash stopped at a stop sign was struck from behind by a 1957 Goliath wagon driven by Leslie L. Wynant. No injuries reported and Wynant’s car sustained about $65 damage.
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Potter
Sioux Ordnance Depot Road
Busekist
Hubert A. Lubash
Goliath
Leslie L. Wynant
Wynant
Flood waters flood Sidney as flood waters flood city
Fishing was good Saturday morning in Sidney as flood waters from Lodgepole Creek brought debris and rising water. Kids reported crappies and many witnessed snakes seeking higher ground while residents questioned why the creek changed course and flooded central Sidney.
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Sidney
Est
Linden St
West Sidney
Lodgepole Creek
Harvest Reports Bleak As Rains Delay Wheat Cut
Harvest reports show widespread rain halting wheat cutting with test weights down two to three pounds and rust appearing. Most crews stayed idle Saturday and Sunday, except in Dalton Gurley and Potter areas, as moisture falls and hail risk continue. Transient harvesters wait in all communities for conditions to improve, with area reports noting about .60 inch rainfall in Lodgepole and more rain along the line.
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Dalton
Gurley
Potter
Brownson
Kimball
Grain loan rates boosted in western Nebraska
Don Rapp of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service says freight rate cuts to the west coast are lifting price supports. Five grains produced in Western Nebraska will gain about five cents per bushel, likely including wheat and barley. Wheat loan value may rise from 1.91 to 1.96 per bushel, barley from 0.83 to 0.88, with eligibility tied to 1962 wheat stabilization participation and acreage allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Rapp
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service Office
West Coast
Rapp
Nebraska
Lodgepole Creek Floods Sidney Farmland and Streets
Heavy rains along Lodgepole Creek caused it to breach banks from Kimball to Potter, flooding thousands of acres and sweeping into Sidney early Saturday. The crest reached the sewer plant by midmorning, flooding homes, basements, and streets from Linden to 23rd Avenue. police received about 125 calls as crews fought to keep sewers open and motorists off flooded roads. A bridge near Memorial Hospital suffered damage and was closed. the flood ebbed by Sunday, leaving extensive property damage and mud cleanup ahead.
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Kimball-Dix-Potter
Highway 30
Sidney
Old Country Club Road
Burlington Tracks
Linden, Maple
Newon
23Rd
10Th Avenues
Sunol
Lodgepole
Keith Deaver
Colton
Kavanaugh Corner
Gurley
Daltor
Lodgepole Creek
KSID
391Th
20Th Becuse
Memorial Hospital
11Th Avenue
Legion Park
Telegraph
Osage
Valley View Addition
City Studies Flood Route Change
City Manager Tom Coffey says the flood’s unusual route on Satur day is under investigation. He notes dyking improvements on 24th Avenue could have reduced damage by six inches of height. Major losses hit residents along the route, with hospital access damaged and Legion Park polluted.
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Tom Coffey
24Th Avenue
Legion Park
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Frontier Airline
Hamburg Fair
Germarm Bakers Association
Louis Miller Farm
Ruth J. Dotts
Berlin
Fono- Forum
Association of Record-Producers
Vera Scharwenka
Lodegpole
City Park
Mid
Newton
St. Patrick's
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