Judgment Day Nearing On Levies In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County faces a 14 mill levy for 1968 up from 13 mills with an estimated $40,000 more than the 1967 budget. Public hearing set for July 31 at 9 a.m. in the courthouse commissioners’ rooms. Adjustments include lower general fund levy but higher bridge and state institution care costs due to new state legislation. Sidney’s budget estimate remains 18 mills with no major changes expected. state property tax eliminated by the Legislature.
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Cheyenne County
Court House
Sidney
Nebraska
Uninvited Guests Delay Nebraskaland Tour Arrival
Thousands of gnats and flying ants delayed a brief program for the Governor's Nebraskaland Tour at a site south of Gurley. Cheyenne County figures James Paxton and Vernon Goranson stayed to greet the bus, which arrived late and proceeded to Sidney for a tour of the Ft. Sidney post commander's home restored by the county historical association. Byron Dunn of the Nebraskaland Foundation praised the restoration and noted Dunn's long effort for outdoor Nebraska development.
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Gurley
Cheyenne County
Jack H. Lowe
James Paxton
Vernon Goranson
Cheyenne County Historical Assn
Sidney
Ft. Sidney
Byron Dunn
Nebraskaland Foundation
Mr. Dunn
Lincoln
Nebraska
Sidney Leads It Could Be Biggest In Years
Sidney posted a 98 percent June gain in Frontier Airlines boardings over June 1967, rising from 128 to 253 passengers. Statewide June traffic reached 85,825,000 passenger miles and 232,381 passengers, with a 21 percent state gain and a 57 percent rise in passenger miles. Frontier reported 410,442,000 passenger miles for the first six months, up 55 percent from a year ago, and available seat miles up 57 percent to 952,091,000.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Frontier Airlines
Columbus
Omaha
Frontier
Central Airlines
Lewis W. Dymond
Harvest Creeping Along In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County wheat harvest 33 to 67 percent done with wet weather slowing cuts at Lodgepole Potter Dalton Gurley Sidney Lodgepole Lorenzo. Yields range from 25 to 56 bushels per acre with most grain No 1 quality. few dry days needed to complete and lift prices around 1.06 dollars per bushel.
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Cheyenne
Lodgepole
Potter
Combine
Redington
Dalton
Gurle
Gurley
Sidney
Lorenzo
McMillan to Leave Sidney IHC Post for Richmond Promotion
Larry McMillan, longtime International Harvester Co. manager in Sidney, will transfer to Richmond to run a new store for industrial and farm equipment. He will be replaced by Bob Kruse from Onawa Iowa, with Kruse's wife and two children planning to move to Sidney soon. McMillan previously came to Sidney from Waco Texas.
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Larry McMillan
International Harvester Co
Sidney
Richmond
Bob Kruse
Grand Island
Onawa
Iowa
McMillan
Waco
Texas
Kruse
Rites Scheduled Monday for Mrs Hatcher of Sidney
Catherine Irene Kennon Hatcher 60 died Thursday night at Memorial Hospital after years of poor health. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev John Stayton. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery with Gehri g and Son Funeral Home in charge. Memorials to First United Methodist Church of Sidney. Survived by widower Oscar Hatcher, mother Ruth Kennon of Wray, brothers Wesley Kennon Santa Rosa and Lee Kennon Rapid City, sister Edna Fastenow Denver.
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Cheyenne County
Oscar Hatcher
Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
John Stayton
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral
Sidney
Catherine Irene Kennon
Fairfax
James M
Ruth Mason Kennon
Spencer
Iowa
Methodist Church
Ruth Kennon
Wray
Colo
Wesley Kennon
Santa Rosa
Calif
Lee Kennon
Rapid City
Marathon Oil reports new Alaska drillstem test find
Marathon Oil Co announces a successful drillstem test in the Trading Bay Unit Cook Inlet Alaska, holding equal acreage with Union Oil. The TBU D-7 well yielded 996 barrels per day of 33 degree API crude from 90 feet of perforations in a Middle Shoal sand between 11 835 and 12 095 feet, overlying the Hemlock zone which the unit already produces from. Marathon operates the Dolly Varden platform.
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Findlay
Ohio
Marathon
Dolly Varden
Weather Panhandle Forecast With Scattered Thunderstorms
Scattered late afternoon or evening thundershowers expected in the Panhandle area with fair conditions otherwise this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Southeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon. Highs near 90 today and Saturday. Lows 55 to 65. Rain chances about 10 percent each period. Five day outlook shows temperatures near normal through Wednesday.
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Panhandle
Collision Damages Reported After 5:35 P M Crash
Sidney Police report a 5:35 p m motorcycle car collision at 10th and Mllnois where Betty Pfoff of Torrington Wyoming backing a 1959 Cadillac struck a parked Honda owned by Michael D Marshall of 1512 Sky Road.
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10Th
Mllnois
Sidney
Betty Pfoff
Torrington
Wyo
Michael D. Marshall
Sky Road
Burglary Suspect Held At Kimball
State Trooper Richard Larsen stopped a 22 year old driver at the Dix Junction in Kimball County around 10:30 Wednesday night. Leonard McPherson of Brownville, Nebraska, was found wanted on a burglary charge in Ozark Park Missouri and placed in Kimball County jail.
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Richard Larsen
Kimball
Dix
Kimball County
National Crime Information Center
Leonard McPherson
Brownville
Nebr
Oz Park
McPherson
Larsen
Hendee Attends a State Session
Nine teen hospital executives from five states including Darold Hendee of Sidney attended a seminar on executive skills at the University of Colorado. The program, in cooperation with CU Graduate School of Business Administration and the CU Bureau of Continuation Education, covered leadership, human resources, decision making, information systems, budgeting, and dealing with power groups. Faculty included Dr. Jerome C. Darnell Dr. Eugene Koprowski and Dr. John A. Tracy.
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Boulder
Colo
Darold Hendee
Sidney
American College of Hospital
University of Colorado
CU Graduate School of Business Administration
CU Bureau of Continuation Education
Jerome C. Darnell
Eugene Koprowski
John A. Tracy
Air Freight Is Speeded For Combiners
Frontier Airlines moves large shipments of combine machine parts into Sidney by air freight daily for harvest followers from Texas to Canada. Allis-Chalmers arranged the shipments and parked a van at the airport for on demand distribution. Frontier station agent Dale Kindred says the arrangement has gone smoothly and speeds delivery during peak field work for farmers and operators.
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Frontier Airlines
Sidney
Texas
Canada
Frontier
Dale Kindred
Allis-Chalmers Co
Kindred
Allis- Chalmers
Borderline Moisture Content In Wheat Is Accepted By Elevators
Harvest in the Nebraska Panhandle proceeds amid scattered rainfall with a big, good crop and better quality than last year. Elevators accept borderline moisture wheat to move grain quickly, increasing testing workload for elevator operators while farmers push to harvest before more rain.
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Panhandle
Half Of Wheat Checks To Farmers In Cheyenne County
About half of the 1968 wheat certificate payments are in the mail to Cheyenne County farmers. Checks for 203 farms are held until compliance with the acreage allotment program is verified. Once proof of excess wheat being stored is shown, payments will be released, adding about $2 million to the county economy. Cheyenne County, Nebraska’s top wheat producer, faces the largest 1969 allotment cut with 98 percent of its wheat farms included.
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Cheyenne
Lawrence Thompson
ASC
Paw’ar
Coun Y
Traffic Jam On Highway 30 Sets Record Count
Nebraska Safety Patrol trooper describes a long line of 13 combines on trucks and 77 cars stuck east of Sidney. A rear end collision near Lodgepole at 7:45 am involved Nora Savage of Wantagh New York and Thomas Weaver of Edwards Air Force Base California. No injuries. vehicle damages totaled 200 dollars.
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Highway 30
Max Ibach
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Ibach
Sidney
Lodgepole
Nora J. Savage
Wantaugh
N. Y
Thomas G. Weaver
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
New York
Youth Corps To Start Clean-Up Project Monday
The Neighbor hood Youth Corps under the Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency begins a vigorous cleanup of Lodgepole Creek Monday morning west of Newton Street. Participants work 26 hours weekly until school starts. applications available from County Agent Ivan Liljegren in Sidney or by writing Stan Parras in Gering Nebr. 69341. Eligibility considers family income and size. More youths may be needed for city park cleanup under NYC, and volunteer adult supervisors are sought to oversee the work.
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Neighborhood Youth Corps
Nebraska Panhandle Community Action Agency
Lodgepole Creek
Newton Street
Nyc
Ivan Liljegren
Sidney
Stan Parras
Nebraska Panhandle
Farmers Urged to Collect Wheat Show Samples
Cheyenne County farmers should save two-quart samples of their best wheat for the county fair wheat show. Entries are due on pre fair day Saturday Aug 10 by noon and will be judged in two divisions: certified seed wheat and market wheat. County Agent Ivan Liljegren urged prompt collection to avoid moisture-related deterioration and said elevators offer sacks or farmers may use their own containers. The show, run by Cheyenne County Certified Seed Producers, aims to be a strong event this year.
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Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Cheyenne County
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Mrs. Hatcher
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Hendee
Bridgeport
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