City cuts levy for third straight year in 1961 budget
City Council adopts 1961 1962 budget lowering the mill levy to 22.492 and projecting 11.8 million evaluation. Operational levy set at 14.332 with 169 125 in taxes. bond and interest rise due to paving districts and R 1. Ordinance 685 creates 3 to 7 successors for officers and boards with 30 day appointment and oath period. Cemetery proposal rejected. city to manage project. Sidewalks ordered on Newton Street. eleven twelfths utilities report accepted and building permits totaling 950 issued.
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Library
Mission Civil Service
Denver
Dean Wilson
Tom Coffey
John Cramer
Sidney
Newton St
Kimball Base Atlas Missile Delivery Set
Construction of the Kimball missile base is complete and expected to receive the Atlas missile Monday or Tuesday. The site lies two miles south of Kimball, joining a circle of bases around Warren Air Base in Cheyenne with other locations in Wyoming and Colorado.
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Kimball
Atlas
Kimball Missile Base
Warren Air Base
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Truck loses brakes hits meter post in Sidney
A 1940 Ford truck driven by LeRoy A Kinard rolled while braking failed on Jackson Street in Sidney striking a meter post. No financial loss was reported and police noted the post was bent.
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Sidney
LeRoy A. Kinard
Jackson
Bulk Of Crude Oil Produced In 3 Counties
Nebraska produced close to two million barrels of crude oil in May per the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in Sidney. Red Willow County led with Sleepy Hollow Field at 219,638 barrels, Kimball County’s Sloss Field at 108,492, and nine other fields in Red Willow Kimball or Banner counties produced 40,006 barrels or more. Monthly average near April levels amid temporary transport labor cutbacks.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sidney
Sleepy Hollow
Red Willow
Sloss
Kimball County
Kimball
Banner Counties
Harvest Delays From Rain Affecting Nebraska Wheat
Harvest work in Sidney delays possible two to three days after a Tuesday rain shower. Chappell and Lodgepole finish ahead while Lodgepole Farmers Elevator reports average yield 20 by, weight 56 lb, protein around 10 for No 3 wheat. Chappell area shows two thirds of usual crop, quality drifting to No 3 and No 4 with about 66 percent yield. Hemingford Alliance camps report moisture 10-11 percent and about 75 percent of wheat harvested, with six machines left in Hemingford camp and several returning home.
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Sidney
Chappell
Lodgepole
H W. Quinn
Lodgepole Farmers Elevator
Glenn Taylor
Curtis Elsen
Alliance
Hemingford
Blaine McClary
McClary
Ken Brown
Denver Rites For Former Lodgepole Resident
Christina Hosek Kerk, 93, former Lodgepole resident, died July 10 in a Denver hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services were July 22 at Hoffmann Mortuary in Denver with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. Survived by daughters Jeanne Gale and Rose Mandel, son John L Kerk, 12 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. husband John K Kerk predeceased in 1942 and son Howard died in April.
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Christina Hosek Kerk
Lodgepole
Denver
Hoffmann Mortuary
Crown Hill
Potter Youth Bound Over In Break-In Case
A 20 year old Potter youth pleaded guilty to breaking and entering stores in Sidney and Potter last March and was bound over to District Court. He is held on a 500 dollar bond on charges of breaking into Horrock Brothers Television Radio Service in Potter Coca Cola Bottling Co Farmers Feed and Seed in Sidney and Sidney Implement Co. He was arrested over the weekend by Sheriff W W Schulz and deputies after parole following a Kimball store break and entry conviction.
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Potter
Sidney and
W Ellis Russell
Horrock Brothers Television
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Farmers Feed and Seed
Sidney Implement Co
Sidney Russell
W. W Schulz
Kimball
Pickup Demolished in Two-Car Wreck Southeast of Potter
A pickup driven by Edward Anderson 21 of Sterling Colo is destroyed in a two car crash 10 miles southeast of Potter at 330 pm on a county road hillcrest. The southbound car driven by Sammie Stull 34 of Potter sustained about 200 dollars in damage. Officer Felix Koenig investigated.
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Potter
Edward Anderson
Sterling, Colo
Sammie Stull
Potter Anderson
Stull
Felix Koenig
Benefit Games Set for Sidney Legion Youth Teams
The Gibson Ford Junior Legion and the Jaycee Legion Midgets will host a final home game on Thursday July 27 as a fundraiser to send both squads to the Legion Area Baseball Tournament in McCook starting July 30. If successful, the teams could advance to the State Playoffs in Omaha. The Midgets play 5 30 pm and the Juniors 7 30 pm at Legion Park with proceeds aiding about 30 players.
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Gibson Ford Junior Legion
Jaycee Legion
McCook
Sidney
Legion
Sidney Legion
Omaha
State Legion
Legion Park
Veteran Educator Rites Set Friday
Ridgeport Nebraska obituary notes Viola Bryson Shepherd 90 died Monday in Scottsbluff. Born October 21 1870 at Adams Nebraska she taught in multiple districts and served 15 years as county superintendent. Services Friday 2 p.m. Bridgeport Presbyterian Church Rev Howard Osborne officiating. Burial Bayard Cemetery. Holewick Funeral Home in charge.
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Ridgeport
Viola Bryson Shepherd
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
United States
Adams
Neb
Peru Normal School
University of Nebraska
Gage County
Joseph B Shepherd
Sterling
Bird City
Kan
Franklin
Bayard
Shepherd
Bridgeport Presbyterian Church
Howard Osborne
Brookings, S.D
Bayard Cemetery
Holewick Funeral Home
Windbreak Burned On Bonkiewicz Farm Farm windbreak damaged by fire near buildings
A wooden windbreak between two buildings at the Joe Bonkiewicz Jr. farm was set ablaze Tuesday morning, around 8 15 am, by an unknown fire. Grass nearby suspected as the start point. no other damage reported. The farm lies six miles south and nine east of Lodgepole, with the Lodgepole Volunteer Fire Department responding.
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Joe Bonkiewicz Jr
Bonkiewicz
Lodgepole
Sidney stores switch to Friday night openings
Thirty-one Sidney merchants announce Friday night hours starting Aug 18 after a Chamber of Commerce retail survey. The move is voluntary and not all stores, including major supermarkets, will change. the plan aims to make downtown Friday nights busy and may expand later. An ad signed by local retailers outlines the new schedule and emphasizes it is an experiment not a temporary trial.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jack and Jill
Rudy’s
Safeway
Town and Country
Sidney Telegraph
Merrick's Shoe Store
Pat’s Shoe Repair
Western Drug Co
Janda & Tobin Drug Store
Winter Drug Co
Moore's Glass’ & Paint
Lockwood Jewelry
Kokjer Motor Co
Sidney Flooring & Supply
Hardy- Clark Furniture Co
Greenlees’, Inc
Snyder's Smart Clothes
J. C. Penney Co
J. M. McDonald Co
Ben Franklin
Lee Stores
Gift Shop Jewelers
Alvin Duis
Princess Shoppe
Sears Roebuck & Co
Sidney Furniture
Read’s Army
Western Auto
Gibson-Ford
Made O’ Day
McCoy's Family Shoe
Rex's Diamond
Brinkerhoff No. 1 Madden Oil Prospect Reported
Banner County notes an oil discovery at Brinkerhoff Drilling Co. No. 1 Madden in SESW section 34 17 57 with ten feet of good saturation in a J sand core from 6963 to 7005 feet. No drill stem test results were released but production casing will be run based on the show. Site lies northwest of Brooks Field. no other producers listed in Panhandle area.
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Banner County
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
Madden
SESW
Brooks Field
Panhandle
Supermarkets Keep Current Friday Night Schedules
Four Sidney supermarkets will keep their existing hours as retailers shift to Friday night openings. Safeway, Rudy's Market, Jack and Jill, and Town and Country stay open until 9 pm or 8 pm on weekends, with Saturday closings varying. Manager Don Heath notes shoppers now spread trips across the week.
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Sidney
Rudy
Rudy Munderloh
Rudy's Market
J E Schafer
Jack and Jill
Town and Country
M L Pattison
Crisis message may boost Sioux Ordnance Depot future
Observers say President Kennedy’s emergency address could raise Sioux Ordnance Depot’s profile. The Chamber of Commerce committee notes plans for expanded Civil Defense storage and bomb shelters, with visits by officials and efforts to preserve Sioux and grow its payroll of about 700 workers.
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Kennedy
Sioux
Nebraska
White House
Robert Clark
Jack H. Lowe
Washington
Tom Coffey
Dean Wilson
Civil Defense
Chamber of Commerce
Kearney Boys Training School Escapees Turn Themselves In
Two youths from the Kearney Boys Training School surrendered to local law authorities after their parents persuaded them to return. Jim Trujillo, 18, and Henry Lucius, 15, allegedly stole a 1951 Chevrolet from Claudio Lovato in North Platte and drove to Tru jillo's parents in Ordville. The escape and theft occurred Sunday. North Platte authorities will file charges.
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Kearney
Kermit Brumbaugh
Jim Trujillo
Henry Lucius
Claudio Lovato
North Platte
Ordville
Trujillo
Larceny Charge Plea Entered In County Court
Helen Herrera pleaded guilty to petit larceny before County Judge C. W. Smith for stealing two pairs of slacks from Lee Stores on July 20. She was fined $10 plus costs and ordered to restitution of $4.75.
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C. W. Smith
Helen Herrera
Lee
County Fair Preparations Mount Ahead of Cheyenne Event
County Agent Ivan Liljegren outlines a busy schedule leading to the Cheyenne County Fair August 23 to 27 with meetings on an electronic records system for extension staff and 4-H leaders. The plan includes district sessions for Cheyenne Devel Kimball Banner and Garden counties, junior fair board work, and pre fair events on August 16.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Ivan Liljegren
Fairgrounds
Voag
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Banner
Garden Counties
Junior Fair Board
Junior Leaders Club
Women's Extension Council
County Extension Board
No Fund Checks Plea Entered in Georgia Case
Frank Payne of Macon Georgia pleaded guilty before County Judge C W Smith to writing no fund checks. He allegedly issued three checks on the Dalton State Bank the largest totaling twenty dollars.
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Frank Payne
Macon
C. W Smith
Payne
Dalton State Bank
Twister Splits Wall Damages Car at Brauer Farm
A small tornado toppled an eight foot brick wall at Ed Brauer farm west of the Airport damaging a 1956 Oldsmobile parked beside it. The left front fender and windshield were shattered. Gayland Jackson, Brauer employee and car owner, estimated about 200 dollars in damage. Wall debris and missing shingles noted as investigators inspect the scene.
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Ed Brauer
Wis Brauer
Gayland Jackson
Brauer Farm
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