Nebraska city managers meet in Sidney to discuss funds
The annual meeting of the City Managers of Nebraska convened in Sidney with Tom Coffey as host. Attendees included Bob Laing and others who debated police delinquency handling, long term parking leases, school tuition on airport land, and a proposed cap on revenue diverted to cities from light and power plants. Coffey labeled the session a workshop and the group planned continued study of a police pension overhaul while opposing current revenue-diversion proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Tom Coffey
Bob Laing
Alliance
Marv McElwaine
Sterling
Colo
George Pyle
McCook
Ed Weis
Chadron
Greg Stuve
Norfolk
Lyle Linstrom
Ogallala
Dick Kroon
Lexington
Ray Lundy
Kearney
Frank Ko
Consumer Pub
Lic
Coffey
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
C. B. Dor
Enter
Eft
City Managers of Nebraska
Auto Thief In Jail Awaiting Court Hearing
John Robert Weber of Upland California waived a County Court hearing and was bound to District Court for trial after his arrest Thursday night for auto theft. The 38 year old allegedly stole a 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury from the corner of Tenth and Illinois, wrecked it two miles north and 16.8 miles east of Gurley, and was later identified by a gas fill up at Maddox's car. Patrol helped recover him about five hours after the theft.
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John Robert Weber
Upland
Cal
Weber
Bill Maddox
Tenth and
Ilinois
Gurley
Don Hyde
Lodgepole
Hyde
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sidney
Paul Manley
Manley
Maddoxs
Weather outlook with scattered thundershowers forecast
Fair weather mostly continues with afternoon and evening thundershowers. Tonight's low 60 to 65, tomorrow's high 90 to 100. Five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 8 degrees above normal through Saturday with highs in the 90s and lows in the 60s. Widely scattered afternoon and evening showers are expected throughout the period.
Young Wife in Dalton Dies of Heart Attack at Hospital
Beverly Jane McRae Bayne 37 died suddenly of a heart attack at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Dalton shortly after admission for chest pains. Funeral at Dalton Presbyterian Church Wednesday. Burial at Dalton Cemetery. Surviving: husband Ross D. Bayne four children Dennis Lina Earl Randy. parents P. L. McRae and Elmer Graff. sisters Mrs Stanley Brestel and Mrs Harry Jones. grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hurt. Heart fund memorial.
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Dalton
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Ross Bayne
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Melvin Morrow
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Beverly Jane McRae
Bayard
Ross D. Bayne
Royal Neighbors
Dennis
Lina
Earl
Randy
P. L. McRae
Portland
Ore
Elmer Graff
Stanley Brestel
Harry Jones
Harry Hurt
Heart Fund
Glasses and key case turned in to police
The police report two items found and turned in. A boy's glasses with metal and black plastic frames were recovered from mud in Lodgepole Creek near Legion Park. A black cowhide key case with four keys was also turned in, three marked Y1 and one marked RU4. Report to claim.
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Lodgepole Creek
Legion Park
Fast Wheat Harvest Reaches Peak Across Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County reports a near record winter wheat harvest described as the fastest in history. Yields averaged 25 to 30 bushels, with fields reaching 35 to 50 bushels where hail spared crops. Some areas like Dalton Gurley and Potter suffered losses from a June hailstorm that wiped about 32,000 acres.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton-Gurley
Lodgepole
Dalton- Gurley
Potter
Haif
Gurley
Lee Foster
Bob Hogrefe
Dalton Coop Elevator
Laurence Miller
Dalton D & A Elevator
Dalton
Ervin Wheeler
Potter Coop Grain
Bruce Juelf
The
Juelf Grain
Oil Exploration Rules To Be Set At Sioux Army Depot
A Wednesday meeting at the Sioux Army Depot will set ground rules for oil exploration on the 20,000 acre reservation near Sidney. Attending will be Army District Engineers, Interior, Air Force, and depot command to determine leased sections, restrictions, and bidding procedures amid proximity to missile sites and ammunition storage.
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Sioux Army Depot
Sidney
Army District Engineers
Department of Interior
Air Force
Defense Department
Bureau of Land Management
Ranch Vacation Plan Receives Chamber Backing
NORTH PLATTE The Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce gave strong support to Nebraska Farm and Ranch Vacations a new group that will file non profit papers soon The organization includes chambers and Western Nebraska farmers and ranchers and will formalize at a 2 p m meeting at Hokes Cafe in Omaha Tuesday
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North Platte
Western Nebraska
United Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska Farm and Ranch Vacations
Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska
Hoke’s
Ogallala
Farm Safety Week Observed
National Farm Safety Week from July 19 to 25 highlights farm hazards and safety gaps. It notes 8,700 farm resident deaths in 1962, slightly down from the prior year, and urges better supervision, training, and procedures to bring farm safety in line with national standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Three Car Crashes Produce High Damage Estimate
Sidney police investigated two three car crashes over the weekend. A North American Van Lines truck driven by Edward Dear struck Walter Schwindt, pushing his car into Allen Ely’s parked vehicle, with combined damages of 25 800 and 125 dollars respectively. In the second crash Georgianna Coleman rear ended Gayle Nelson at a red light, pushing Nelson into Roland Westerhoff, causing the highest damage to the Nelson vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
van Lines
Edward M. Dear
New Haven
Conn
Dlinois
Twelfth and
Thirteenth Avenues
Walter Schwindt
Schwindt
Allen D. Ely
Pineville
Schwindt Auto
Ely
Ilinois
Thirteenth
Georgianna Coleman
Gayle Nelson
Nelson Auto
Roland Westerhoff
Dalton
Nelson
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Lonnie Hazlitt
Jim Lodes
Robert Hazlitt
Bud Madsen
Madsen
Midwest Petroleum Corp
Toltek Drilling Co
Toltek
Vogt
Carolina Corp
Phelps
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Kimball
Banner
Cheyenne
Commission
Wildcat
Morrill County
Richardson County
Sioux County
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District
Arleigh Nelson
Roger Plantz
Plantz
Mr. Plantz
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