Oil Leasing Expands Panhandle Area With Rising Interest
Oil companies lease 50 000 acres in Garden County led by Ohio Oil Co amid renewed activity across Cheyenne Deuel Garden and Morrill counties. Geophysical surveys target a vast area from Alliance south to the South Dakota line with majors and independents investing heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden County
Oshkosh News
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Devel
Garden
Morrill
Sidney
Sidney Territory Reaching Orth
Gurley
Dalton Tablelands
Texas
Wyoming
Alliance
Cheyenne County
Denver
Earl Johnston Geophysical Survey Company
Houston
South Dakota Line
Box Butte
Dawes County
Sheridan Couny
New Drive In Opens on West Illinois Street
The Yendis Drive-In on the Yendis block west Illinois Street opens this Tuesday afternoon around five. It will offer Coney Islands frosted malts fried chicken in a box and cold drinks as part of the growing west Illinois Street business district.
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West
Illinois Street
West Illinois Street
Knievel No 1 well compares with Egging No 1 in Ohio tests
The Ohio Oil Company reported that its second test well, the W. T. Knievel No. 1, is a producer from the same sands as the Mary Egging No. 1 and located about 1300 feet away. The Casper Wyoming division says Knievel is comparable in all respects to Egging, with depth differing due to earlier saturation and water encountered in the lower sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Company
W. T
R. W. McCanne
Roberts Brothers drill resumes at Gurley wildcat well Thompson No. 1
Drilling has been resumed at the Roberts Brothers wildcat well Thompson No 1 east and south of Gurley. Surface casing reaches about one thousand feet and officials expect pay sands in two weeks. The Frontier Refining Co Ideal Drilling Co well northeast of Gurley has equipment on site and derrick being assembled, with operations likely by week end on Carl Baker’s land at Sidney.
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Roberts Brothers
Wildcat
Thompson No. 1
Gurley
Frontier Refining Co
Ideal Drilling Co
Carl Baker
Sidney
Mrs Jillson Rites Sunday in Dalton Nebraska
Funeral services for Esther Rosamond Jillson aged 53 were held Sunday at the Presbyterian Church in Dalton with Rev. Don L Daly officiating. Burial followed at Dalton Cemetery. Survivors include her widower M J Jillson five children and three grandchildren.
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Esther Rosamond Jillson
Presbyterian Church
Dalton
Don L. Daly
Dalton Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
John Siefer
Floyd Reinmuth
Bill Siefer
Harold Brunner
Jim Franzen
Martin Anderson
Curtis
Nebraska
Idaho
Republican City
M. J. Jillson
Omaha
June
Gene
Dayton
Ohio
Dudley
Chadron
Dale
Lincoln
Juanita
Littleton
Colo
Flora A. Stark
Ethel
Los Angeles
Sales Expert Booked For Rotary Address
Sidney Rotarians will hear sales expert E. C. House at the Friday night meeting. Known nationwide as an inspirational speaker, he specializes in addressing employees of large businesses and sales methods. House is touring retail sales research in the region and has spoken in Alliance and Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
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Sidney Rotarians
E. C. House
Mr. House
Nebraska
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Rocky Mountain
Rogers Circus Trouper Slain in Nebraska City
The Rogers Brothers circus, arriving in Sidney for matinee and evening shows, faces a murder probe after Jack Lopez a 32 year old female impersonator in the side show was found slugged to death in a box car at Nebraska City last week Lopez body discovered the morning after the circus left Nebraska City Investigations are ordered at all stops including Ogallala Sidney and Sterling Proceeds from Sidney appearance go to a memorial home at the Cheyenne Veterans Hospital Tickets available at local drug stores and clubs.
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Rogers Brothers Circus
Sidney
Jack Lopez
Nebraska City
Sterling
Lopez
VFW Post
Vets’ Hospital
Cheyenne
Janda-Tobin Drug Store
Greenlees
Hahler Liquor Store
VEW Club
Curfew Enforcement Tightens For Working Girls In Sidney
Sidney police chief Sol Willis announces stricter curfew enforcement as more transients arrive. The 10 pm rule targets those under 16 on streets and public places after hours unless with a guardian or en route to lawful activity. Parents urged to arrange rides or contact police for safe transportation.
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Sidney
Sol Willis
Willis
Meininger Enlists in Army for Three Years
Marvin E Meininger 21 of Sidney has enlisted in the army for three years and received the grade of Staff Sergeant. His mother Mrs Meininger resides at 1425 14th Street.
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Marvin E. Meininger
Sidney
Army
Mrs. Meininger
14Th Street
Utility Billing System Changes at Sidney Public Utility
The Sidney Public Utility announces a new billing system standardizing due dates to the 10th of each month for lights water and sewer bills. Delinquent status begins the 11th and shut off if unpaid by the 15th. Utility Manager Vern Livingston says the change benefits customers and the utility by simplifying due dates and eliminating final notices and collection visits.
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Sidney Public Utility System
Vern Livingston
Boy Found Safe After Nighttime Search In Rugged Hills
About 100 volunteers and officials searched the Sidney Draw area for ten year old Billy Robinson, missing since the afternoon. He was located about midnight two to three miles from home and, though confused, was unharmed. Sheriff Schulz led the operation with Deputy Braasch and local firemen assisting.
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Sidney Draw
Billy Robinson
S. A. Robinson
Arnold Braasch
Robinson Place
Robinson Farm
Chambers Ranch
W. W. Schulz
Braasch
Sidney
Country Club Seeks Bids to Enlarge Facility
Sidney Country Club stockholders approve a building program to enlarge locker rooms and the grill room. Contractors may view plans with George Fleming, building committee chairman, and inspect club house property before bidding. Formal bid to cover the entire project requested. inquiry urged to proceed quickly before cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Country Club
George Fleming
Club House
Mr. Fleming
State Truck Burns Near Colton In Highway Paint Fire
An estimated $1,000 damage was caused when a highway paint truck owned by the State of Nebraska caught fire one half mile east of Colton at 7:30 Thursday night. The vehicle, used for painting stripes, was ready to quit work when a spark ignited the paint container. Sidney Fire Department arrived, contained the blaze, but the truck was largely destroyed.
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Nebraska
Colton
Sidney
Wheat growers face reduced acreages under new 1950 plan
Government announces mild controls to reduce wheat plantings by about 17 percent for the 1950 crop. Secretary Brannan abandons marketing quotas, opts for acreage allotments to align production with expected demand, with an 68.9 million acre national allotment set for 1950 and a projected 1.11 billion bushels output. Western Nebraska likely sees the largest cuts, while some farmers may face no change if they gamble on price.
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Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Cheyenne County
Uncle Sam
Panhandle
Nebraska
New Buick Model To Be Previewed In Kansas City
Joseph Hahler, local Buick dealer, travels to Kansas City Missouri on July 21 for an all day preview session of Buick Special. Some 325 dealers from the Kansas City Zone attend, in what Buick calls its strongest postwar dealer convention. The redesigned, lowest priced Special debuts next month. Zone Manager E C Loponow will lead talks with staff, sharing data from a Flint Michigan convention. Films on manufacturing engineering sales and merchandising will be shown by Buick top management.
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Joseph Hahler
Buick
Kansas City
E. C. Loponow
Flint
Michigan
Light crash damages reported Saturday afternoon
An accident at about 4 30 Saturday afternoon July 9 involved a 1946 Lincoln driven by Mrs H W Farnsworth backing from a curb and hitting a 1941 Chevrolet driven by Mrs Glenn Howerter. Damage was confined to the Chevrolet and not heavy, per Deputy Sheriff Arnold Braasch who investigated.
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H. W. Farnsworth
Glenn Howerter
Arnold Braasch
Berkeley widow Alice Dresser dies after long illness
Mrs Alice C Planck Dresser 43 of Berkeley California formerly of Sidney died after a six month illness. Native of Sidney she lived in California 24 years and was active in PTA and church work. Survived by husband employed by Berkeley board of education two daughters Ardus Lavon and Ellen Jean two brothers Benjamin Planck Las Vegas and Forrest Planck Sidney. Funeral services held Friday with Planck family present.
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Alice C. Dresser
Berkeley
Calif
Alice Planck
Sidney
Dresser
California
Planck
Emory Planck
Board of Education
Ardus Lavon
Ellen Jean
Benjamin Planck
Las Vegas
Nev
Forrest
Methodist Church
Grain Drying Demonstration Shows Effective Farm Method
The Ed Block farm hosts a grain drying demonstration led by Cheyenne County agent Kenneth Van Skike and Lincoln extension engineer E A Olson. Reported results show rapid moisture reduction in wheat, with 1500 bushels expected to reach 12 percent in 40 to 50 hours at 12 hours daily operation, costing about 25 cents per hour for fan use.
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Ed Block
Kenneth van Skike
Cheyenne County
E. A. Olson
Lincoln
Block
van Skike
Olson
Brock
Mr. van Skike
Test Planned For School Beginners
A notice in The Telegraph announces a beginner grade entrance test for children not yet six by October 15. Parents must notify the County Superintendent by July 25 to arrange testing, with a $5 test fee and tester expenses paid by the parents. each child must bring a birth certificate.
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The
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Wind Storm Destroys Crops Across Cheyenne County
A violent wind rain and hail storm cut a circular path around Dalton Cheyenne County causing 60 000 to 100 000 bushels of wheat losses. The storm tracked southeast from Dalton across Gurley oil fields and north Potter crossing Deuel County. Insurance reps say overall losses are lower than recent years but many fields were leveled or flooded and some farmers face third straight year of hail damage.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
Gurley
Telegraph
Ohio Oil Co
Potter
Deuel
Chappell
Hail Insurance Company
Early Reports Point to Strong Yields in Cheyenne County Wheat
The Telegraph surveys Cheyenne County for 1949 wheat yields, estimating about five million bushels with a peak delivery period midweek. Elevators report mixed moisture levels but generally good early quality, with expectations near 20 bushels per acre and some fields up to 35. Hessian Fly and hail threaten both quantity and quality, though no major drop from past years is expected.
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Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Lodgepole
H. W. Quinn
Farmers Coop
Quinn
Louus Schmale
Adolph Schmidt
Dale Niebaum
Gurley Grain Company
Paul Nagengast
Dalton Coop Society, Inc
Charles Munshaw, Jr
Otto Ernest
Englerts & Vick
E. M. Warren
Wick Place
Dalton Territory
Demers & Son
Sunol
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Oshkosh
Superior Oil Co
Pure Oil Co
Cities Service
Magnolia Petroleum Corp
Shreveport
Banner County
Kimball County
S. E. Torgenson
Kimball
Torgeson
Superior Oil Company
Torrington
Wyo
Goshen County
North Platte Valley
Tulsa
Oklo
Charles Lupton
Lupton
Goshen Dome
Partment
Knievel
Egging
Herman Stueve
Harold H. Healy
Casper
Roberts
Mrs. Jillson
Meininger
Country Club
Ed Block Farm
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