County Office Pay Is Boosted
The Nebraska Legislature approved pay increases for state officers and county officials. State auditor salary rises from 12 500 to 16 000 yearly, state treasurer from 12 500 to 15 000, lieutenant governor from 6 000 to 7 500, with county clerks assessors superintendents sheriffs and attorneys also receiving higher minimums based on county population. The Douglas County assessor is set at 2 000 and all full time deputy county officers must earn at least 65 percent of the county officer’s salary.
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Lincoln
Billy
Don Elrod
Grand Island
Leslie Robinson
Kearney
Douglas
Two Accidents Investigated by Sidney Police
Sidney police investigated two weekend accidents with minor damage and no serious injuries. On Saturday at 8:13 p.m. Roy Main backed into Carlota Dishman’s parked car at 926 Elm Street causing about 60 dollars in damage to the Dishman vehicle. On Sunday at 9:12 p.m. Tene Jurgens stopped in a lane and was rear ended by Pam Schmidt. Schmidt was cited for following too close, with about 25 dollars damage to Jurgens and 50 dollars to Schmidt.
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Sidney
Elm Street
Roy Main
Newton
Carlota Dishman
Sky Road
Dishrian Auto
Tene Jurgens
22Nd
10Th Avenue
Rose Street
Pamela Schmidt
Country Club Drive
Miss Schmidt
Jurgens
Schmidt
Producer and Consumer to Hold Nebraska Conferences
The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service and the Nebraska Council of Home Extension Clubs sponsor producer and consumer conferences across Nebraska this fall. Nutrition specialists Sandra Dickinson and Ethel Diedrichsen will lead a shopping game titled To Market We Go to teach menu planning, grocery ads, and smart buying. Dates include September 30 in Valentine, October 1 in Alliance, October 2 in North Platte, October 7 in Norfolk, October 8 in Grand Island, and October 9 in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
Nebraska Council of Home Extension Clubs
NN Extension
Sandra Dickison
Ethel Diedrichsen
Church
Valentine
Presbyterian Church
Alliance
Knights of Columbus
North Platte
City Auditorium
Norfolk
Trinity Methodist Church
Grand Island
Gateway Shopping Center
Marathon Oil Reports Record Six Month Net Income Rise
Marathon Oil Company reports an 11.5 percent rise in six month net income to 44.325 million dollars, a record per share of 1.48, with six month revenues at 455.408 million and second quarter at 22.555 million. North American crude output reached 162,200 barrels daily, led by Cook Inlet expansion. natural gas production rose 7.5 percent to 463.6 million cubic feet daily. Tanker liftings of Libyan crude climbed to 236,400 barrels daily, and refined product sales hit new highs with U S sales up 9.8 percent to 205,500 barrels daily.
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Donnell
Cook Inlet
United States
Canada
Marathon
U. S
Petroleum Chemicals
Burghausen
West Germany
Money Still Accepted In Cancer Fund
The Cheyenne County American Cancer Society ends its Cancer Drive in July per chairwoman Mrs. Myrtle Simmerman. Contributions are welcome and may be sent to Dr. Paul Adkinson in Sidney. Gratitude was expressed to donors and volunteers for the countywide campaign, with a cancer booth to be set up at the Cheyenne County Fair.
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Myrtle Simmerman
Cheyenne County
American Cancer Society
Paul ‘Adkinson
Sidney
Cheyenne County Fair
Lt Smiley Death in Vietnam Air Combat Mission
Lt Stanley K Smiley 30 of Valentine Nebraska died July 20 in a combat mission over Vietnam. A Navy VA23 pilot from USS Orinsky in the South China Sea, he was born January 31, 1939, the son of Col and Mrs Stanley W Smiley formerly at Sioux Army Depot. Memorial services set July 30 in Annapolis with donations to the U S Naval Relief Fund.
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Stanley K. Smiley
Vietnam
VA23
Orinsky
South China Sea
U. S
Naval Academ
U.S. Naval Relief Fund
Stanley W. Smiley
Sioux Army Depot
Smiley
Valentine, Neb
Combiners Reap Golden Wheat After Ideal Harvest Weekend
The Panhandle area reports a sudden weather shift bringing clear skies and low humidity, allowing long hours of cutting. Elevators struggled with boxcar shortages as 75 to 95 percent of the wheat harvest progressed across Chapell Lodgepole Colton and nearby areas, with yields around 30 to 40 base bushels per acre and some fields reaching 55. Storage capacity expanded, prices ranged from 1.00 to 1.05 per bushel, and many farmers sold now rather than store awaiting higher prices.
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Acre
Chappell
Lodgepole
Cheyenne
H.W. Quinn
Farmer’s Elevator
Paul Smith
Smith Elevator
Peetz
Bob Hawkins
Farmer’s
Lorenzo
Chet Phelps
Colton
Keith Deaver
Colton Grain
Sidney
Don Hoffman
No Lorenzo News During Harvest This Week
Harvest halts Lorenzo column this week and possibly next. Residents with news are urged to send items to Mrs Raymond Walker.
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Lorenzo
Raymond Walker
CSC Students Stage Fort Robinson Pageant As Sioux Chief Rise
Upward Bound students from Chadron State College present the Ft. Robinson Historical Pageant at Ft. Robinson just south of the reconstructed guardhouse. Over 800 attended the first three showings. Remaining shows are July 29, 31 and August 5 at dusk. The third annual event highlights Chief Crazy Horse's rise and Plains battles.
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Chadron State College
Ft. Robinson
Crazy Horse
The Weatherman Is A Hero Again
The article notes a soggy southern Panhandle weekend with calm winds and clear skies. Humidity fell from 50s to 90s over ten days, dropping to 16 percent Sunday and 39 percent by mid‑morning today. Temperatures ranged 59 to 91 Friday, 61 to 86 Saturday, 52 to 86 Sunday, and 49 to 78 by 11 a.m. today.
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Panhandle
Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
Sudnay
TwoVehicle Crash Damages 1100 Near Sunol
Friday collision 1.8 miles east of Sunol involved Gerald D. Thompson 18 Sidney driving a 1965 Oldsmobile and Kathryn J. Hager 47 Altona Illinois in a 1967 Lincoln Continental. Thompson left turn blocked by Hager, car rolled onto its side in a borrow pit. Damages listed as 400 to Thompson and 700 to Hager. No injuries reported. Mrs. Hager accompanied by husband and two children.
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Sunol
Jack Robinson
Nebraska State Patrol
Gerald D. Thompson
Sidney
Kathryn J. Hager
Altona
Iil
Thompson
Cheyenne County Residents Have Stopped Getting Younger
Cheyenne County shows a 7 percent drop in median age from 26.6 in 1960 to about 25.0 today, reflecting a nationwide birth-rate decline. Census Bureau data link lower fertility to smaller families and increased use of family planning. The 5 and under birth rate per 1000 women fell from 593 in 1960 to 474, still higher than national and state averages.
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New York
Cheyenne County
Uselah
Nebraska
Census Bureau
Population Reference Bureau
United States
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Marathon Oil
Dennis Miller
Kenneth Miller
Sioux Army
Farmers Co-Op Grain
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Jim Ledbetter
Sidney Streets
CSC
Plains
Nebr
Roxaly
the Weatherman
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