Ohio Fails In Morrill Area Wildcat Test
Ohio Oil Co reports abandonment of No. 1 Nerud near Chimney Rock Morrill County after drilling 60 to 70 feet low. Miracle Fifer drilled for Ohio. Midwest Oil Corp and Tom Jordan face mechanical troubles west of Dalton in Cheyenne County during nearby drilling efforts. Notices of intent to drill for the week of July 18 1960 list Midwest Oil Corp No. 2 Hickman and Miami Petroleum No. 1 Waitman among Morrill County sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Morrill County
Sidney
Chimney Rock
Ohio Dunlap Field
Miracle Fifer
Ohio
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Midwest Oil Corp
Tom Jordan
Jordan
Graff Field
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Hickman
Russell Field
Kimball County
Miami Petroleum Co., Inc
Waitman
Waitman Field
Districts 1 and 2 Merger Wins Final Approval
County committee approves the consolidation of School Districts No. 1 and 2. County Clerk I L Pindell analyzes valuation and levy figures for taxpayers in the expanded district. District No 2 lies northeast of Sidney with an estimated $500000 in value. The merger seats District No 2’s taxpayers into District 12, sharing operating costs and bond responsibility.
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County Committee On
I. L. Pindell
Sidney City
Sidney
Pindell
Court Busy With Intoxication Cases
Warm weekend weather apparently increased intoxication related hearings in county court. Thirteen people faced charges with four for driving while intoxicated. Arthur W. Morrison was fined 100 dollars and had license suspended six months. Hershel Geon also fined 100 dollars with six month suspension. Several others pled guilty or faced fines and costs for intoxication charges in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Morrison
Hershel ‘Goen
Geon
C. W. Smith
Mac Lavins
S E. Blair, Jr
Danny Heflin
Clarence Scarberry
Benjamin J Woodley
Harley D Greever
Dale O Fox
Edmond Sanks
Richard A Ramey
Mrs Howerter Leaves Hospital After Tornado
Roy Howerter of Sunol and his wife Mrs. Howerter were injured when a tornado destroyed their farm buildings south of Sunol and Lodgepole on June 19. Mrs. Howerter was dismissed from Sidney Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack while in the basement with her husband and a grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Howerter
Sunol
Lodgepole
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Howerter
Red Cross Grants Aid Tornado Victims in Lodgepole
Cheyenne County approves a grant of 12160.64 from the Red Cross for six families in the Lodgepole tornado area. Funds will replace damaged property and provide clothes and food. County chair LaVerne Anthony notes this exceeds twenty years of local Red Cross contributions and praises national support.
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Red Cross
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
LaVerne aAnthony
County
National Red Cross Disaster Fund
Anthony
Gurley Youth Watches Khrushchev Limousine Pass
Pvt. Riley E. Sterling of Gurley and three others in Munich witnessed Nikita Khrushchev’s caravan moving from Vienna to Salzburg during the July 4 weekend. Sterling reported waiting at a road junction about 50 kilometers from Vienna as the motorcade passed about 20 feet away with a police escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley E. Sterling
Wade Sterling
Gurley
Nikita Khrushchev
Vienna
Salzburg
Sterling
46Th Infantry
Munich
Khrushchev
Night Barbeque Feeds Pony Express Riders at Saddle Club Grounds
Harvest crews and transients received free barbecue Friday evening at the Saddle Club grounds south of Sidney. The Saddle Club Chamber of Commerce and Bakers Tire Service sponsored the meal with wives of club members serving coffee and pop. Pony Express riders will pickup mail at 1:45 am Monday night. first rider Charles White of Kimball, then Jake Balaska of Bushnell. The Cheyenne County relay points were praised by Harold Stranathan of Lincoln for timing and horse condition.
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Lodge Pole Valley Saddle Club
Saddle Club
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Bakers Tire Service
Saddle “Club
Pony Express
Charles White
Kimball
Jake Balaska
Bushnell
Cheyenne County
Harold Stranathan
Lincoln
Stranathan
Joe Dodds
The
Donna Deaverz
Richard Deaver
Telegraph
Budgets Move Toward Approval in Cheyenne City and County
City council to act on the 1969 61 budget while county commissioners meet to review the 1968 40 budget. Both plans include mill levy cuts, and few protests are expected as officials proceed with formal approval.
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Cheyenne County
Heck Of A Time To Be Caught With Flags Down
Postmaster Leo Gorman and Sidney post office crew report the United States flag is not flying due to a pulley rope slip. An emergency has the public alerted as officials seek a qualified climber to rethread the pulley and restore the 50 star banner before Republican convention coverage in Chicago.
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Leo Gorman
Sidney Post Office
United States
Postoffice
Gorman
Post Office
Chicago
Japanese delegation visits Sidney to assess Nebraska wheat exports
A Japanese mission led by Toyota Murata visited Sidney for a five day tour of Nebraska wheat, seeking favorable freight terms and quality assurances. Delegates noted Canada’s freight advantage and the need for price competitiveness to boost U S hard winter and semi hard spring wheat exports to Japan.
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Japan
Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
Nebraska
Toyota Murata
United States
Great Plains
Canada
West Coast
U. S
Australia
Russia
Italy
Argentina
Colorado Wheat Administration Committee
Murata and
Masami Maka
Japan Food Agency
Keimosuke Numata
Japan Flour Mullers Assocation
Ejutaro Inoue
All Japan Bakers Asso.aton
Shigeru Mizuna
Western Wheat Associates
Mrs Helen Preston dies in California after Sidney residence
Mrs Helen Sherwood Preston 56 a former Sidney resident died this forenoon in a South Pasadena California hospital after a lingering illness She had worked as a linotype operator for The Sidney Telegraph before moving Funeral arrangements are with Gehrig and Son Funeral Home Survivors include three children Donald in Glendale California Mrs D W Carr of South Pasadena and Mrs Raymond Sunderman of Farmington New Mexico plus seven grandchildren
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Helen Sherwood Preston
Sidney
South Pasadena
Calif
Sidney Telegraph
The
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Donald
Glendale
D. W. Carr
Raymond Sunderman
Farmington
N. M
Library Circulation High Despite Closing
Librarian Nellie B. Niemeller reports 3,350 items checked out in June despite a 20 day month for repainting. The total includes 845 adult fiction 197 adult non fiction 1,946 juvenile fiction 252 juvenile non fiction 75 adult periodicals and 35 juvenile periodicals. 34 new patrons joined and 17 new books were added.
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Nellie B. Niemeller
Miss Niemeller
Harvest In Final Stages On Panhandle Wheat
Panhandle Nebraska observers predict a record winter wheat yield with estimates around 30 to 35 bushels per acre and some 35 in places. Survey announces to grain men, elevator operators, agents, and ASC managers across eleven counties to gauge if this may be one of the largest Panhandle crops. Wheat harvest near finish in Cheyenne Banner Kimball regions. conditions turn damp but favorable for fallow planting.
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Panhandle
Nebraska Panhandle
Telegraph
ASC
Cheyenne County
Banner
Kimball
George Gerdes
Alliance
Nebraska Wheat Growers. Assn
Chicago
Farm Committee
Rally To Feature Top Candidates For Panhandle Fund Dinner
Cheyenne County Democratic Central Committee to sponsor a Panhandle fund raising dinner with top state and national candidates. Tentative date September 24, invitations extending from governor to Senator Kennedy and Senator Johnson. Aug 13 meeting to distribute tickets and precinct chairs to organize.
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Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Democratic Central Committee
E. K. Yanney
Lodgepole
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
County
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Yanney
C A Story
Otto Aufdengarten
H.C.Q. Nelson
C. A. Story
Charles Ham
Haskell
Ken Noteboom
Sidney
Hastings
P. J. Heaton
Robert Rauner
A Story
Tom Allington
Leonard Fine
25 Canadian CAP Cadets To Spend Friday In Sidney
The Sidney Civil Air Patrol unit hosts 25 Canadian air cadets Friday arriving by U S Air Force plane at 3 30 p m They will drill at the airport then picnic at the municipal park with swimming free time and host homes for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Omaha
Lincoln
Hastings
U.S. Air Force
Canadian Air Cadets
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Scottsbluf
Chadron State Park
Fort Robinson
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City
Seaton Emerges as Strong Nebraska Vice Presidential Hope
Cheyenne County Republicans see Interior Secretary Fred Seaton as a stronger voice for Nebraska in Washington if Nixon wins the White House. They note Seaton’s rising influence and his role as principal agricultural adviser, with farm plank shifts signaling a Nixon Seaton ticket.
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Cheyenne County
Fred Seaton
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Gov. Rockefeller
New York
Seaton
Nebraska
Chicago
Congress
Washington
Gerdes
George Gerdes
Alliace
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Sec. of Agriculture
Ezra Bertson
Midwest
Funeral today for Mrs. C. E. Engel in Hills City
Funeral services were held this morning at Hills City for Mrs. C. E. Engel former Sidney resident and niece of Lester Elkinton who died Friday in a Rapid City hospital. Burial is set for Tuesday at 2 PM in Kimball Nebraska cemetery. Mrs. Engel taught school at Kimball and Lodgepole. her husband was a Rexall druggist when noted by Dr. J. Earl Thayer. Mr and Mrs Elkinton left Sunday for Hills City to attend rites.
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Hills City
S. D
C. E. Engel
Sidney
Lester Elkinton
Rapid City
S.D
Kimball, Neb
Engel
Kimball
Lodgepole
Rexall Drug Store
J. Earl Thayer
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Oil-Gas News
Morrill Area
Mrs. Howerter
Joe Ruttner
Chuck Fisher
Vern Sinsel
Wes Jensen
Gene Morris
John Treinen
Howard Mann
Jim Brown
Leo Krieger
J. B. Baker
Harry Handley
Muriel Crosby
U.S
Becaus
Nebraska Employent Service
Dalton and
Chappell
Francis Hiner
Kennedy
Johnson
Brooks
Ham
Aufdengarten
Cheyenne County Fair
GOP
Say Seaton
State
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