Area's Wheat Harvest Delayed by Damp Weather in Nebraska
Humidity and recent showers stall western Nebraska wheat as fields stay damp. Sidney, Dalton, Lodgepole and Potter report 66 percent humidity with scant cutting activity. Gurley elevators see scattered progress fifteen miles west, while moisture readings rise from 11.4 to 19 percent in Lodgepole fields. Farmers warn of quality and weight losses and possible bleaching as harvest slows this year.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Gurley
County Budget Hearing Set for July 30 in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County plans to hold the 1958 59 levy at 3.40 mills matching last year. The public budget hearing is scheduled July 30 at 9 a.m. in the courthouse. The proposed tax raise is about 280 682 with welfare costs rising and general operations budgeted around 183 900 of which 120 000 is to be raised by taxation. Roads are estimated to cost 180 000 and will be funded from additional revenue if accurate.
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Cheyenne County
I. L. Pindell
Cheyenne
Rotary Campaign Urges Polio Shots for Children
The Rotary Club of Sidney plans a radio discussion with Memorial Hospital Administrator Leo Bolin to promote Salk vaccine shots for youngsters. Kermit Moore leads a publicity committee to highlight benefits and urges parents to vaccinate through their family doctor before school starts this fall.
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Rotary Club
Sidney
Salk
Pelle
Memorial Hospital
Leo Bolin
Kermit Moore
Leo Farrell dies from gunshot in personal safety case
Leo E. Farrell 41, Sidney insurance man and former Fox Theatre operator, died at Memorial Hospital from gunshot wounds to the head deemed personal safety related. He was found unconscious at home Wednesday afternoon and died that night after emergency treatment. Survivors include his wife Pearl Baker Farrell and four children. Rosary at Gehrig and Son Funeral Homes, body to be sent to Ansley for funeral services and burial.
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Leo E. Farrell
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Farrell
Fox Theatre
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ansley
Mr. Farrell
Local Elevator Quotes Wheat At 1.48 Per Bushel
Grain market note shows wheat priced at 1.48 dollars per bushel from local elevator sources. This figure reflects current cash price and may influence nearby trading and feed buying decisions.
Oil Front Sees Little Activity in Western Nebraska Patch
Western Nebraska oil patch shows muted week with only two new producers in Kimball County both field wells. Banner County reports no producers and five dry holes. Cheyenne County has three wells with one wildcat and two field extensions, including Colorado Southern No 2 Stecher near Potter and Uptegrove C-2 extension in Spearow Field. Dun and Boring and Harper Oil drill No 2 Ahischwede in Rush Creek near Gurley. Fifteen new drilling locations listed in Western Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Kimball County
Panhandle
Kimball
Banner County
Cheyenne County
Colorado Southern
Stecher
Potter
Ohio Oil
Spearow
Uptegrove
Dun and Boring
Harper Oil
Rush Creek
Gurley
Ohios Uptogrovery
Post Office Will Have Supply Of New Stamps
Postmaster Don Gillham of Sidney said the Sidney post office has a ready supply of four cent stamps and envelopes and postal cards to handle any rush that may develop.
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Don Gillham
Sidney
Leo M. Gorman
Sidney Postal
Gillham
Post Office Department
Abraham Lincoln
Simon Bolivar
Tiny Polio Victim Mastered Crutches in Cheyenne County
A three year old polio survivor, Danny Robinson of Potter, made rapid progress learning to walk on crutches under treatment at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. After initial leg braces, he moved to crutches on Feb 1 and walked well within a week, with ongoing therapy and hope to discard the devices.
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Potter
Danny Robinson
Leo Bolin
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Danny
John Robinson
Sidney
West Nebraska General Hospital
Scottsbluff
Dennis Walsh 58 Dies in Sleep at Dalton Farm
Dennis J. Walsh of Dalton died in his sleep at his farm home 12 miles north and west of Dalton. He was a longtime farmer, survived by wife Faye Cortney and seven children. Funeral from St Mary’s Church in Dalton Monday at 9:30 am with burial in Dalton Cemetery. Rosary Sunday at 8 pm at Walsh home. Memorials to St Mary’s Church building fund.
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Dennis J. Walsh
Dalton
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cletus Semper
Gehrig and Son
Sidney
Rosary
Walsh
St. Mary’s Church Hs
Dennis Joseph Walsh
Edward
Mary McNulty Walsh
Faye Cortney
Mary Jo Peters
Kathleen
Beth
Agnes
Dennis Jr
James
Thomas
Margaret Mary Peters
Catherine Keenan
Crawford, Colo
Rose Buckley
Mary
Julia Walsh
Denver
Josephine Buckley
Dunlap
Iowa
Insurance Center Opens in New Location at 13th and Jackson
The Insurance Center owned by Richard Smith opens at 13th and Jackson, moving from 1950 Illinois. The building, to be razed for a service station, will also house offices for Bill Wehmiller and Herschel Spearow, and a used car sales office for Tom Kokjer. Planned grand opening to be announced later.
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Insurance Center
Richard Smith
13Th and
Jackson Street
Ayers-Smith Agency
Illinois
Mr. Smith
Bill Wehmiller
Financial Industrial
Herschel Spearow
Tom Kokjer
Carl W. Christ
Rites Today For Mrs Block 24 Accident Victim
Funeral services for Loren Block's wife Mrs Loren Block 24 who died in a head on collision on a county road east of Gurley Monday night will be held at Weyerts Lutheran Church. Rev Norman Schroeder to officiate and burial in Weyerts Cemetery. The couple's 13 month old son Reid Allen is hospitalized with severe bruises. The article details her birthplace Barneston Neb Aug 28 1933 education and career.
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Weyerts Lutheran Church
Loren Block
Gurley
Norman Schroeder
Weyerts Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Leo Wolff
Dale Whitefoot
Lawrence Thompson
George Narjes
Raymond Franzen
Lewis Bruns
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Dalton
Reid Allen
Anna Pauline Borchardt
Barneston
Neb
Walter Borchardt
Weyerts
Borchardt
Block
Lodgepole High School
Drake, N.D
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
Fairview Hospital School of Nursing
Minneapolis
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Kimball Hospital
Parkstown
S. D
Kimball and
Potter
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County Fair schedules varied acts in 1958
The Cheyenne County Fair runs August 6 to 9 with a Panhandle Players melodrama Westernaires performances a Crash-O-Rama carnival and a livestock parade. Highlights include fat calf sale style shows band concerts 4‑H events and awards across four days with exhibits released at 9 p.m.
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Cheyenne ‘County Fair
Hollywood
Strong Amusement Co
Panhandle
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Lloyd Sweet
Thompson
Rotary
Leo Farrell
Dennis Walsh
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