Nebraska Oil Drilling Surges Across Western Counties
Western Nebraska reports dramatic drilling activity with more than thirty rigs active in the Panhandle. The Nebraska Oil Gas Conservation Commission lists numerous wildcat and field locations in Kimball Cheyenne Morrill and Redwillow counties as Exeter Midwest Banner and Shell among others drill at multiple sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Cheyenne
County Oil News
Exeter Drilling Co
Midwest Oil Corp
Young
Banner’ Oil Co
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil-Gas Commission
Painter
Kimball County
Chandler & Simpson
Eichenberger
CSE
Wildcat
Wyoming Western Oil Co
Potter Field
Cheyenne County
Braden Drilling, Inc
Petersen
Russell Field
Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co
Mossberg
Singleton Field
Banner County
Frontier Refining Co
Kankee
Ackman Field
Redwillow
British - American ‘Oil Producing Co
Willson
Morrill County
The
Ohio Oil Co
Nerud
British - American Oil Producing Co
Braden Oil Co
Columbine
Panhandle
Wheat Balloting This Week Seeks Farm Vote on 1961 Program
Nebraska and 38 states prepare for the annual national referendum on 1961 wheat marketing controls. If quotas pass, penalties apply to excess plantings and price support to 1.78 dollars per bushel. if rejected, no quotas but acreage allotments remain with 50 percent parity price support. The carryover is projected at about 1.5 billion bushels with two years of demand, and turnout is expected to be around 200 000 farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Department
Agriculture Department
Wives May Pinch Hit For Husbands In Running Wheat Quota Balloting
Wheat marketing quotas for 1961 face a thin vote as harvest disrupts polling. Don Rapp says wives of committeemen will run the polls while husbands harvest wheat. Polling hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at multiple precincts including Lodgepole Dalton Eagle Gurley Sidney and Potter areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Don Rapp
County Agricultural and Stabilization Committee
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Town Hall
Dalton
Sunol School House
Eagle
Union Valley
Davison
Dalton Town Hall
Gurley
Gurley School House
Sidney
Huntsman
Last Minute Instructions For Pony Express Riders
Salt Lake City reports last minute directives to about a thousand horsemen in eight states for a 2000 mile Pony Express run from St. Joseph to Sacramento. Riders and mounts move through desert and mountain passes, re-enacting the historic private mail service created by Russell, Majors, and Waddell with 120 riders and 400 horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Desert
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
Russell, Majors and Waddell
Pony Express
Ghenzis Khan
William H Russell
Alexander Majors
William Bradford Waddell
Postmaster Applications Invited For Gurley Office
The Civil Service Commission invites applications for the Gurley postmaster job with a $4 620 yearly salary. Applicants must pass a written test, be at least 18, reside within the delivery area a year before closing, and not exceed 70. Forms must be filed with the Civil Service Commission Washington DC by August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Civil Service Commission
Joey Sanst
Washington
D. C
Meeting on Move to Merge Two School Districts
The Cheyenne County Committee for reorganization of school districts will meet in the district courtroom at the courthouse Thursday night July 21 at eight o'clock to hold a public hearing on dissolving School District No 2 and attaching it to District No 1. The state committee approved the merger and will present the recommendation to legal voters of District No 2. Charles C. Wise chairs the county committee Edith Oldershaw is secretary. Official notice is published today. State committee actions last week covered eight merger petitions including Cheyenne County and seventeen others with nine petitions denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Committee For
Sidney
Charles C. Wise
Edith Oldershaw
State Committee B
Cheyenne County
Funeral today for infant son of Halouska family
Funeral services were held at 10 this morning for George Emery Halouska infant son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Halouska of S C D who died shortly after birth Saturday morning in Memorial Hospital Rev Andy Hornbaker officiated at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home rites Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery Survivors include grandparents Mrs Nancy May Halouska Callaway Nebraska and Mr and Mrs Pearl Jonsen Oshkosh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Emery Halouska
Harvey Halouska
S.C.D
Memorial Hospital
Andy Hornbaker
Gehrig and Son
Greenwood Cemetery
Nancy May Halouska
Callaway
Neb
Pearl Jonsen
Oshkosh
Bluffs Woman Wins Slogan for Western Nebraska Parks Levy
Scottsbluff resident Lola R. Ruth wins 50 dollars for best slogan for Western Nebraska tourism and parks. Her line Prosper and Play the West Nebraska Way was chosen at the WNUCC meeting in Crawford and will be reviewed for official use. WMCC directors plan a large delegation to North Platte for a statewide meeting to seek a larger park levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Nebraska Way
Lola R. Ruth
Cowan Drive
WNUCC
Crawford
North Platte
Nebraska
WMCC
Newberry
Arkansas Boy Scouts Lunch Stop En Route to Encampment
A group of 86 people including 77 scouts toured via eastern Arkansas Area Council to the national encampment near Colorado Springs. They paused at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel in Sidney for lunch Sunday before continuing their five day trip with sleeping plans in North Platte and Greeley, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Sidney
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
East Arkansas
North Platte
Greeley
Col
Sidney Hotel
Henry Jessen Hurt in Freak Accident at Home
Henry Jessen of Pine Bluffs was badly injured Saturday afternoon when a hired man started a dryer motor while Jessen’s hand was near the blades. He was taken to a Cheyenne hospital where two nearly severed fingers were treated and may be lost. Jessen’s parents and sisters from Sidney and Pine Bluffs visited him at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jessen
Pine Bluffs
Jessen
Cheyenne
Morris Jessen
Sidney
Rose
Frieda Frey
Don Kunan
Cheyenne Hospital
No Accidents In This Area Despite Combine Traffic
The Sidney highway patrol reports no serious accidents in the area during the harvest period despite heavy traffic of combines, trucks, and trailers. Officers urge careful driving as the harvest moves west and north, with cleanup expected in ten days if dry weather holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Sidney
Kelley Gets Post In State K of C Set-Up
George A. Nussrallah of Omaha state deputy of the Knights of Columbus announced appointments to state and district posts. Rev. Edward J. Hunkeler of Bloomfield Neb was named Nebraska State Council chaplain. District deputies included District 12 Joseph E Kelley of Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Nussrallah
Omaha
Knights of Columbus
Edward J. Hunkeler
Bloomfield
Neb
Nebraska State Council
Joseph E Kelley
Sidney
Sidney Draw Area Attracts New Interest
Wheat harvest in Cheyenne County faces slow progress due to weekend rain hail and moisture concerns. West Sidney Draw holds prime wheat, elevators report mixed moisture, and showers threaten to halt cutting. Weather forecast calls for above normal temperatures and normal precipitation, aiding the 1960 harvest.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Nebraska Panhandle
Colorado
Cheyenne County
Sidney Draw
Sidney
Ivan Liljegren
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
West Lorenzo
East Gurley
Here
Gurley
Panhandle
Weather outlook shows warm western stretch tomorrow
Clear to partly cloudy conditions extend through tomorrow with warmer air in the west. Lows tonight near the 50s. Highs tomorrow range from 85 to 95 with mild heat inland and cooler coastal zones.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Inland Drilling Co
Glen Perkins Oil Co
Painter Field
Telegraph
Chimney Rock
Ohio
Dunlap Field
Miracle-Fifer Drilling Co
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Gulf Oil Co
Lukassen
FNL
Harvest Legion
Bove
J. B. Baker
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Baker
Halouska
Anhandle
Thompson
Bluffs
Scottsbluff
Western Nebraska
Boy Scout Group
Arkansas
Kelley
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