Sunol Wildcat Drilling No. 1 Booth Planned Near Cheyenne County
Oil and gas activity is set to begin at the No. 1 Booth wildcat drilled by T. W. H. Drilling Co in NW Sec. 8-14-47, the first active drill in the area in years. Three Cheyenne County sites scheduled this week include north of Potter and nearby wells. Other reports note spudding at No. 1 Fisher and surface setting at No. 1 Tank in Blackjack Field.
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Sunol
T.W.H. Drilling Co
Booth
Cheyenne County
Potter
Chandler and Simpson
Fisher
R. L Wickser
R. K. Kelly
Inland Drilling Co
Blackjack
Midwest Oil Corp
Tom Jordan
Dalton
T. McLaughlin
Seven escape serious injury in Sunol highway collision
Seven persons escaped serious injury when two vehicles collided on a Sunol highway about 6 45 am Wednesday. Hawthorne 45 of Sidney and Lois E Miller 38 of Van Nuys were involved. Judith Ann Miller 18 sustained forehead lacerations. others had scratches bruises and bumps. Damage placed at about 1600 total with $1000 to the Miller wagon and $600 to Hawthorne’s car.
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Sunol
Paul Manley
Herman Q. Hawthorne
Sidney
Ules
Lois
Eileen Miller
Van
Nuys
Calif
William
Ogallala Rest Home Addition Approved and Planned
State Hospital Director Vern Pangborn approved a major addition to the Ogallala Rest Home owned by Mr and Mrs H C Bertram. The expansion will raise capacity from 28 to 60 and add wings, ground facilities, an elevator, and dining rooms across the south north and east of the existing building.
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Ogallala
State Hospital
Vern Pangborn
H. C. Bertram
Miter Geom
Bertram
Panhandle Wheat Crop Averages 30-40 Bushels Per Acre
Western Nebraska wheat growers near harvest expect an average yield of 30 to 40 bushels per acre across eleven Panhandle counties. Despite government cutbacks and hail losses in some areas, the crop is among the largest in memory as combines move from Nebraska into South Dakota North Dakota and Montana.
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Western Nebraska
Panhandle
Combine Armada
Nebraska
South Dakota
North’ Dakota
Montana
Saturday Rites Held For Jose Savala 76
Final rites for Jose N Savala 76 were held Saturday at St Patrick Church conducted by Rev Vincert Pels ter Burial was in Morrill Cemetery with Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers were Ralph Guerra Ruben Arellano Monica Vega Trinidad Reyes Joe Moreno and Jim Rosales Mr Savala died Tuesday evening at his daughter Joe Gallardo s home at 1616 Grant where he had resided the past two years He was born Sept 1883 in Mexico and came to San Antonio in 1897 He married Otilia Godines in 1916 The family moved to Lyman Nebraska in 1939 after her death he came to Sidney to live with his daughter Survivors include two daughters two stepdaughters two sons one stepson 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild
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José ‘N. Savala
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Vincérit Pelster
Morrill
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Ralph” Guerra
Ruben ‘Arellano
Monica Vega
Trinidad” ‘Reyes
Joe Moreno
Jim ‘Rosales
Ah Joe Gallardo
Grant
Mexico
Jesse Savala
San Antonio
Tex
Otilia Godines
Lyman Neb
Savala
Sidney
Chamber Receives City Funds for Industrial Quest
The Sidney City Council unanimously approved a $3,009 annual allocation to the Chamber of Commerce industrial committee to promote industry. The funds, about 37 cents per capita, will support out of town prospecting trips and help establish a local industrial corporation, with joint control by the chamber and city. City leaders hailed the move as a step toward attracting industry and lowering taxes.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Sidney
Wayne Moran
Chamber
Moran
Morvan
Chamber of Commerce
Superior Action
Superior
Neb
L. M. Clinton
iIt
Deep Soil Moisture Is Needed For Wheat Regions
Farmers in the Great Plains urge rebuilding subsoil moisture after a record winter wheat harvest. They emphasize a long range plan of summer-fallowing to store moisture, with timely rains needed now through August to support future crops. J F Nansen of Fremont championed this method early on.
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Cheyenne County
Great Plains
J. F. Nansen
Fremont
Nebraska
Flag Flies Again At Post Office Here
Old Glory is flying again after Wheatbelt Public Power District workers Bill Peabody and Raymond White repaired the 65 foot flag pole at the Post Office. They climbed 40 feet in an aerial basket and used telescopic poles to fix the lines. The operation lasted about ten minutes.
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Old Glory
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Bill Peabody
Raymond White
REA
Old Sol Brings Heatwave With Midweek 90s to 100s
The heat wave continues with temperatures in the mid 90s daily this week. Forecasts show Thursday highs 90 to 100 degrees, following Tuesday’s 96 and Wednesday’s 95 at the airport.
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Old Sol
FAA
Auditorium Budget Talks Highlight Sept 15 Payment Date
City Council fielded a crowded agenda as it approved a Sept 15 deadline for the auditorium payment requested by Fidelity Inc raising the city balance after a $5,000 payment. a nonprofit also contributed $5,000 earlier. The panel denied a dancing permit for Elkhorn Tavern and moved forward on paving district actions and bids.
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Fidelity Inc
Elkhorn Tavern
Spruce
11Th
12Th Ave
11Th Ave
Rose St
Chamber of Commerce
Wheat Growers To Host Central America Visitors
A six man wheat team from Central America will visit Sidney Kimball and Scottsbluff areas Monday to Thursday. Bennie Herboldsheimer announced the tour with C. H. Kreader of Dalton as tour manager and Marx Koehnke as director. The group will tour oil fields, meet local growers, tour elevators and irrigated areas, and dine with hosts before departing from Dickinson, North Dakota.
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Central America
Sidney, Kimball
Scottsbluff
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Cheyenne County
C. H. ‘Mannie’? Kreader
Dalton
The
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Marx Koehnke
Caribbean
Great Plains Wheat Market Development Assn
Sidney
Kimball
Kimball County
Tellford Ewing
Scotts Bluff
Dickinson
N. D
Cheyenne County Auto Directory On Sale
The Cheyenne County automobile license directory is on sale for $1.25 per copy. Scoutmasters sell the book in communities to keep prices steady, with farm and pickup listings omitted. A new feature lists Nebraska counties in numerical order, and Sidney Jaycee Midget All-Star players solicit business. Copies available at Globe Printing Company.
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Cheyenne County
Warren Brown
The
Globe Printing Company
Nebraska
Sidney
Jaycee
Sidney Council Approves 60-61 Budget and 40000 Sale Offer
The council approves the 60-61 city budget with one mill cut and backs a $40000 offer from Northwestern Bell to buy the city office building at JH2 Jackson St. Legal notices will be published for objections. Bell may vacate by April 1 with rent-free space until Oct 1 1961.
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Council OK
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Jh2
Jackson St
Tom Coffey
Sidney
Northwestern Bell
Coffey
Murrin, Kasch and Kahn
Sterling
Denver
Children discuss politics in Sidney overheard by reporters
Three Sidney children aged 5, 6, and 7 were heard talking politics this week. The seven year old said he will vote for Nixon, the six year old also votes Nixon, while the five year old prefers Chet Huntley.
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Sidney
Nixon
Chet Huntley
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission Sets Russell Field Rules
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission established a 40 acre spacing rule and a daily production limit of 200 barrels for Russell field developers near Bushnell in Kimball County. A special well test program will run the balance of the year to identify the reservoir type, with bottom hole pressure checks and regular production tests. A secondary recovery request by Socony Mobil to water flood the field is delayed amid protest from Ohio Oil Co. Discussions continue on action pending at the Monday meeting.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Russell
Kimball County
Bushnell
Commission
H.W. Rhodes
Long
Socony-Mobil
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Rhodes
Northport Man Is 2nd Polio Case
A 39 year old Northport man, hospitalized in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is reported as the state's second polio case this year. he was not vaccinated, and the first case in Minatare also had no vaccine. Last year on this date the state had 45 polio cases.
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Northport
State ‘Health Department
Marks Second Reduction In Past 2 Years
The city council approved a 537,780 budget and a lower tax levy for 1960 61. Taxes will raise about 262,290, down from 273,145 last year, with City Manager Tom Coffey trimming over 5000 from departmental requests. Sidney was among four Nebraska cities reducing the mill levy last year.
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Tom Coffey
Sidney
Nebraska
Beatrice
McCook
York
City awakens bond issues and levy cuts detailed
City bond retirement and interest costs dominate Page 3 section 2 notes. Last year 7 881 mills. next year 8 078 mills, over a third of the total levy. Budgets list Airport and other departments with totals. no levy for several funds. aviation field and subway bonds add 2 420 and 5 970 respectively, under one mill combined.
Friday Rites Here For Former Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Sherwood Preston 56 former Sidney resident who died Monday in a South Pasadena California hospital will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev Townsend officiating. Burial will be Greenwood Cemetery.
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Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Helen Sherwood Preston
Sidney
South
Pasadena
Calif
RL. Townsend
Greenwood Cemetery
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Joe Westman
Telegraph
Wildcat
Ogallala Rest
Jose Savala
Chamber Industrial Committee
Ed Bauman
Leo Krieger
Rich
Ard Bauer
Ralph Welch
Charles Ham
William Usher
Division of Nebraska ‘Resources
Alsos
Sidney Country ‘Club
County Auto Directory
City of Sidney
City Auditorium
Fire and Police Department
Cheyenne County Abstract Co
Telephone Company
City Chamber
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