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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1952
Page
4
The oil and gas hunt in Cheyenne County proceeds despite steel strike shortages. We details several tests including Lehmkuhl No 1 near Lodge Pole and Leach in Cherry County with contractors British American and Sterling Drilling. Many rigs idle, supply shortages delay late summer and fall drilling plans across the Basin.
Oil and Gas Ohio Oil Co reports gas and oil recoveries at Jurens No 2 in Olsen Field north of Colton. A drill stem test from 4 393 to 4 400 feet produced 3 760 000 ubic feet daily with mud cut, and 1 30 feet of oil in the J sand 4540 to 4560 feet. DST from 534 767 yielded 75 feet of water. Miller No 1 in the Preb held has perforations and swabbing underway before a cementing schedule.
An unusual event occurred on March 81 1848 when a giant pile-up of ice floes from the spring thaw rammed the Niagara River for a day. The phenomenon disrupted the river during that period.
The Sterling Advocate reports Logan County will host two large gasoline extraction plants to strip liquids from natural gas before sending it to Denver, linked to a $2,388,000 pipeline. Tests at local fields show about a gallon of distillate per 1000 cubic feet, with a planned 15 million cubic feet daily capacity and a 12 inch pipeline pending regulatory approval.
In Dundy county Deep Rock may have an oil discovery in the Permian or Pennsylvanian at No. 1 Alphonse Reining 20-2N-37W six miles north of Benkelman. The well shows oil-cut mud and may plug back later to test the zone. Other ventures in Colorado and Morgan counties involve Ginther Warren Ginther in Sterling and McDermott Barnhart near Sterling plus Blackwood Nichols near Sterling and Reco Oil Eddie Fisher in Messex field extension drilling on state land.
The Telegraph offers Bostitch stapling machines and compatible staples ready for immediate purchase. Shop in stock items for quick use and reliable performance at home or office.
The Oil and Gas Journal warns the steel strike will curb midyear activity and slow drilling. Only about 22,500 wells may be completed in the second half, 2.6 percent below the first half, with potential 1952 totals around 45,000 if steel resumes in time. Domestic demand and crude production are projected to rise modestly.
Booths for ten extension clubs will be set up in the merchants building with Mrs. Walter D. Johnson as superintendent and Mrs. Susan Hahler as assistant. Registration closes Friday. The women’s division features Betty Crocker Chiffon Cake contest and the National Crockett contest. Junior Fair directs 4-H and Vocational Agriculture contests with named superintendents for livestock, dairy, sheep, swine, foods, and homemaking divisions.
Quote attributed to David Smith argues freedom must be forged now not saved, asserting it cannot simply be protected but must be extended through active effort and continuous creation.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Ernest Eugene Goding 72 a Kimball County resident since 1909 who died at the Veterans Hospital in Cheyenne. Rites at Dix Presbyterian Church with Rev S G Williams followed by burial in Kimball cemetery with full military honors. He was born April 14 1879 at Pawnee City Nebraska and lived in South Dakota before homesteading south of Dix. He served in the U S Army First South Dakota Unit cadet training and later worked in Dix real estate 1917 1922 served as Dix postmaster 1922 1929 and rural mail carrier 1929 1949. Surviving are his wife Eva two sons Dr Alvin Goding Alliance and Leland Wichita two daughters Mrs L H Cheeves Tulsa and Mrs J A Roberts Sheridan plus three grandchildren and three sisters.
Lambert reports 1951 panhandle vehicle registrations up 52 percent from 1950, doubling traffic flow and increasing congestion. He notes 11 fatalities in the first six months and 22 in the last six, predicting roughly 44 deaths for the remainder of the year.
Farmers plan later planting to avoid damage and follow Nebraska recommendations. The Cheyenne variety and 12,142 lead the tests, with Nebred also performing well though not as strong. Experts from the University of Nebraska issued the guidance after recent test plot inspections.
The Rev. William LeRoy Larson, son of Mrs. W. LeRoy Larson of Sidney, was ordained a priest on Friday July 25 at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Pueblo Colorado. Bishop Harold L. Bowen led the ceremony with sermon by Rev. Paul Roberts and other clergy participating. A luncheon for family and guests followed at Parkview Episcopal Hospital where Larson serves as Chaplain Administrator.
We thank friends neighbors and the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department for their quick response and cooperation in controlling a recent wheat fire on our land and saving our combine.
A two car crash occurred when a wheel and its car crossed the center line and head on sideswiped a westbound California vehicle. Damages were estimated at 450 dollars on the Heinlein car and the Ply.
A recent incident involving a mouth toss was deemed a total toss with no injuries reported. Authorities provided limited details while noting there were no casualties or harm to individuals involved.
The excerpt notes that penguins and murres lay a single egg, hummingbirds two, robins three to five, and grouse eight to fifteen. It suggests the number one is likely an adaptation to egg and chick dangers.
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