Cheyenne County Solvency Shown By Annual Treasurer Report
The Cheyenne County Treasurer reports robust finances ending June 30 with general fund up from 89000 to 127000 and surplus investments totaling 452000 in government bonds. Interest funds of 92000 are available for county use, though bond proposals for courthouse improvements were voted down, leaving the county cash rich and ready for emergencies without borrowing.
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Cheyenne County
McCook
Court House
Deep oil test in county abandoned in Cheyenne area
A deep oil test near Potter in Cheyenne County was plugged and abandoned after no significant shows were found. Superior Oil Co. ended its No. 21-36 Travis State well at 8 152 feet, a costly venture with tool loss. Other local wells and new drilling directions were reported as disappointing with limited production.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Superior Oil Co
Travis State
Potter
Cheyenne County
Granite
H. N. Rohodes
Commission
Superior
Travis
Texeta Oil Co
F. W. Thompson
Frei
Kimball
Banner
Nebraska
John Crawford
CSE NW
Stuarco 1Or Co
Muffin Drilling Co
Ashland College
Sidney
Dalton
Faro
Midwest Oil Co
Texota Oil Co
Madden
Crook Community Fair Set for August 12 in Crook Colo
Crook Colorado hosts the Crook Community Fair on Saturday August 12 featuring farm and livestock exhibits a judging of crops a parade booths for children contests a 4 softball game and a community dance at the school gymnasium to close the day.
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Crook
Sym
Fire at Silver Dollar Bar Ends Quick as Fire Crews Arrive
A grease fire behind the stove at the Silver Dollar Bar was extinguished by arriving firemen with no damage reported. A grass fire two miles east at 503 pm Sunday was contained before causing major damage.
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Tme
Industrial Corp Amends Rules To Start In Business
Sidney Industrial Corp lowers capital threshold to begin operations from 25000 to 2500 after funds assure eligibility. By law no single holder may own over 50 shares of 100 stock, with a 10 percent down payment allowed on subscriptions. Edward E Bauman serves as president Wayne Moran is chamber manager and secretary.
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Sidney Industrial Corp
Edward E Bauman
Wayne Moran
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska Oil Output Declines in Week Ending June 15
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reported daily production averaged 64 282 barrels in the week ending June 15. Details indicate the weekly total and daily rate held steady with no dramatic shifts.
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Nebraska
Qind Gas Conservation Commission
Col Bower Satisfied With Depot Inspection
Colonel Harvey Bower said Sioux Ordnance Depot received a favorable full day inspection by a four member team from the Public Health Service and General Services Administration. The visit reviewed medical stockpiles and storage to assess possible transfer of Civil Defense materials to the installation.
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Harvey Bower
Sioux
Public Health Service and
General Services Administration
Civil Defense
Col Bower
S J Malatz
Federal Supply Service
GSA
Washington
W Davis Jones
Public Health Service
Post Harvest Field Tilling Boosts Wheat Yields
Lincoln wheat farmers can gain about six bushels per acre in 1962 by tilling stubble after harvest, says J C Swinbank University Extension agronomist. Tilling immediately after harvest conserves moisture, especially where continuous cropping occurs, with July tilling yielding about six more bushels per acre than other times of tillage.
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Lincoln
J C Swinbank
University of Nebraska Extension Agronomist
Ten Days Of Good Weather Needed To Harvest Wheat
Dry spell is needed across the Sidney area to finish harvesting the 1961 wheat crop. After a late harvest caused by wet conditions in July and a severe June heat wave, yields have fallen and prices worry farmers and elevator men. Combines move into the southern Panhandle as officials fear over supply while storage and Federal loan schemes shape the pace into August.
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Sidney
Panhandle
Brestel
Central States Grain Co
Marvin Aurich
Vic Boisen
Peetz
Cole
Ed Maul
Farmers Elevator
Maul
Leonard Green
Padroni
Colo
Frontier Airlines and state seek CAB approval for reduced Sidney flights
The State Department of Aeronautics and Frontier Airlines broker an agreement to cut Sidney Nebraska service from two daily round trips to one, seeking a new CAB trial from Aug 1961 to Aug 1962. The plan awaits CAB and Railway Commission approval and hinges on five daily boardings and an injunction.
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State Department of Aeronautics
Frontier Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Jim Sandstedt
Aeronautics
Sidney
Tom Coffey
Coffey
Frontier
Nebraska
Sandstedt
Lincoln
Denver
CAB
Railway Commission
Nov & A
Omaha
Two Hospitalized When Car Rolls
A Volkswagen driven by Mrs. Don ald Christensen 22 of Potter ran out of control and overturned in a ditch injuring two people. The crash occurred at 10 30 p m on a county road near Potter. Christensen suffered concussion and multiple contusions and abrasions. A passenger Janice Dickens of Los Angeles California sustained multiple abrasions and shoulder injuries.
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Donald Christensen
Potter
Christensen
Sidney Hospital
Janice Dickens
Los Angeles
Calif
Wheat harvest in Panhandle hampered by rust and heat
Reports from Sidney to Chadron note dry shriveled wheat with protein around 9 to 12 percent and test weights 47 to 68 pounds. Rust and heat slowed yields, with Panhandle output now near 19 million bushels from an expected 21.5 million as farmers race to finish before July.
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Chappell
Glenn Taylor
Taylor
Lodgepole
H. W. Quinn
Forrest Tremain
Ed Block
T. W. Mayborn
Dalton
Walt Brestel
Dalton Co-op
Jim Thompson
Valentine Dugger
4 H Photographer To Stop In Sidney
James T. Veeder of Chicago director of Information Service for the National 4 H Service Committee will visit Cheyenne County July 17 to photograph 4 H crop harvest grass nursery Range Management club Junior Leader activities and purple ribbon winners for calendars leaflets publications magazines and books. He will also photograph the 4 H Junior Leader song group at the 1960 state fair. Photos will be available later in black and white and color after the trip. Veeder will stop in Lexington Sterling Brush and Sidney Colorado.
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James T. Veeder
Chicago
National
Veeder
Lexington
Sterling
Brush
Colo
Sidney
Cheyenne County Builds Storage To Handle Wheat Crop
Cheyenne County now has about 5.8 million bushels of storage with 1961 additions. Potter Co-Op Grain Co adds 300000 bushels, Lorenzo Grain Co adds 50000, boosting capacity near five to six million. County experts note total capacity may reach 10 million including farm storage and other points. boxcar shortages eased but some peaks still worry elevators and farmers.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
Lorenzo
Potter Co-Op Grain Co
Lorenzo Grain Co
Deuel
Kimball
Chappell
Deuel County
Cheyenne
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Superior Co
Grissom
Virgil I. Grissom
United States
John H. Glenn Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Crook, Colo
Brils
Bower
Frederick G Scheel
Sol Kersenbaum
Assistnt
Kansas City
Dean Wilson
Malatz
Miss Unilvcrsf
Marlene Schmidt
Stuttgart
Germany
Warren Mettlen
Bob Elsen
Mettlen
Dane
Chadron
Fremont
Sidney - Potter
Bu Gurley
Bu Dalton
Brownson
Sunol
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