Field Enlargements Sought In This Region
New well sites announced in Cheyenne County include Ohio Oil Co moving from Grabill Field to Range Field NE of Brownson to Drill Range No 2. Wickhorst No 1 and Don M Rounds Co Wickhorst No 1 near Potter with two weeks to start. British American Oil and Pan American Petroleum announce numerous Kimball and Banner County wildcats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Grabill
Ohio
Range
Brownson
Don ‘M. Rounds
Wickhorst
Nene
John McEnab
Rubbass No. 1
Potter
Qi] Co
Rangers
Petroleum, Inc
Brandenoi Co
Shoup
Kimball County
Wildcat
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Schmidt
Kimball
County
Petrsoh
Banner
Cnw
Pan American Pet
Corp
Federal Land Bank of Wichita
Banner County
Pan American’ Pet. Corp
Schmidt ‘B
Sloss Field
Tom
George
Scotts Bluff County
Tom "Wessels, Jr
Yount
Scotts
Bluff County
J. .M. Huber Corp
Laux
Garden County
Oshkosh
Davis Oil Co
Bulman
Scotts Bluff
Black Orig. Co
Lee No
Sioux County
Cse
Ee Oil Co
Jessun
Canw
Champlin Oil &’ Refining Company
Republic Natural’ ‘Gas Co
Griffith No
Williamson
Lane
Reservoir
Don M. Rounds Co
Firsner
Flesnec
Shell Oil Co
Conner No
Morrill County
Bottle Thrown Through Window at Army Surplus Store
A wine bottle was thrown through a window at the Army Surplus Store in Sidney, likely Friday night or Saturday morning. Police found no sign of forced entry and the bottle was empty.
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Sidney
Grain Markets Prices From Local Elevator Wheat Quotes
Local elevator sources report New Wheat at 180 and Old Wheat at 190 with today's quotations.
Public Hearing on Cheyenne County Budget Set Wednesday
Cheyenne County schedules a public hearing on the proposed 650 478.92 budget for the coming year. The session begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday with the county commissioners and any resident may speak on tax and spending plans. Final approval is expected at that meeting.
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Cheyenne County
Fossil Finders Set Field Plan Here
Fossil finding work in Cheyenne County is set to begin next month led by Lloyd Tariner of the University of Nebraska State Museum. Field explorations focus on an Ohio Oil Co. pit in the Spearow Oil Field where rare specimens were unearthed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Lloyd Tariner
The
University, ‘of
Nebraska State “Museum
Ohio Oil Co
Spearow
Childs Frick Paleontology Fund
Ben Maiden
Lincoln
Tanner
John Howe
Lillian Horn Ranch
McGrew
Carl Vondra
Omaha
George Derneg
Ward Weakly
John de Haes
Norfolk
William E. Green
Pre-School Test Applications Due August 7
Notices outline pre kindergarten testing for children not yet five by October 15. Parents obtain Form C from the Junior High Office and mail to Dr. Glenn W. Hildreth by August 7. Testing centers will be set up after all applications arrive, with a $5 fee for tests outside Chadron and pro rated expenses.
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Glenn W. Hildreth
Chadron State Teachers College
Chadron
Nebraska
Hildreth
Sidney
Two Combines Meet Damage Heavy Near Sidney
Two combines were heavily damaged Saturday afternoon six miles east of Sidney at the Highway 30 bridge when their projecting ends collided while being moved on trucks. No owners identified. Wheat trucks suffered about 300 in damage near Lorenzo. In a separate crash a 1935 truck and a 1970s model collided on Illinois Street causing 175 in damage. Oscar Marty 47 Sidney struck Howard Matheny 35 Sidney in the rear of a street collision.
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Sidney
Highway 30 Bridge
Lorenzo
Richard Dudden
Sunrise
Wyo
Kenneth Slone
Illinois St
17Th Avenue
Oscar Marty
Howard Matheny
SOD Makes Army Films Available
Sioux Ordnance Depot announces a new film service for the public to obtain Army sound motion pictures for group showings. The selection covers many Army branches but not all films. requests require three weeks lead time and no projection equipment is provided. A film list and synopses are at the depot. contact the Public Information Officer for arrangements. There is no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Information
Funeral Saturday for Mrs J C Hatcher 82
Funeral services were held Saturday morning from First Methodist Church for Effie Jane Gray Hatcher 82 who died Wednesday evening in Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery with Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers included Lee Lives Henry Haupt Marinus Christensen Roy Greenlee Harold Lyngholm and James Mohatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
C. Hatcher
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
RL. Townsend
C. F Parks
Greenwood
Gehrig and Son Frierel
Lee Lives
Henry Haupt
Marinus Christensen
Roy Greenlee
Harold Lyngh
Sidney
Hatcher
Swedish CAP Cadets Arrive in Sidney for Exchange Visit
The Sidney Civil Air Patrol squadron hosts five Swedish CAP cadets arriving at Sidney Municipal Airport and touring Cheyenne County. They stay in a North Platte River cabin, visit Otto Anderson’s Hay Springs cattle ranch, and depart Friday for Omaha. Two Swedish Air Force escorts accompany the group among 20 nations taking part this year in CAP exchange programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Civil Air Patrol
Portugal
Sweden
Nebraska
North Platte River
Hay Springs
Otto Anderson
Omaha
Swedish Air Force
United States
CAP
Damage reports from two Friday night crashes
Two motor vehicle accidents with over $100 property damage occurred minutes apart on a county road near Sidney. A 1955 model pickup driven by Allen McGee overturned after missing a dead end. damage estimated at $458 by the sheriff, with no injuries. A separate 13th Avenue and Illinois Street collision estimated $150 damage, no injuries.
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Allen McGee
Sidney
Shriff’s
13Th Avenue
Illinois Street
Cheyenne County wheat forecast tops six million bushels
Cheyenne County farmers may harvest more than six million bushels of winter wheat if weather cooperates. The 1957 crop could be among the top bumper yields, lifting county income to over 11 million dollars and placing Cheyenne in the top ten U.S. wheat producers. Harvesting expanded across the county with high yields reported from Lodgepole, Lorenzo, Brownson, Sidney, Potter and Gurley, while Dalton remains wet. Labor is tight as crews and combines are in demand, and weather officials forecast generally fair, hot conditions with light moisture through Saturday. Rail movement to eastern terminals continues with over 100 cars shipped by nightfall.
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Cheyenne County
United States
Dalton
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Brownson
Sidney
Potter
Gurley
Lorenzo and
Francis Hiner
Nebraska State Employment Service
Hiner
NSES
U.S. Weather Bureau
Scottsbloff
Dalton Territory
DeMers
Sundl
Thompson
Maley
Fire Threat Rises as Harvest Spreads in Cheyenne County
Wheat fields and heavy stubble push farmers and crews to the limit as fires erupt across Cheyenne County. Sidney and surrounding departments battled multiple blazes involving farms near Huntsman Brauer Nieman Raddatz and others with about 20 to 40 acres of wheat reported destroyed and total losses around 1100 in three fires.
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Cheyenne County
Peetz
Sidney
Bill Nieman
Huntsman
John Brauer
Otto Raddatz
Lorenzo
Potter
Gurley
George Ehlers
Floyd Miller
Ehlers
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Rushville
Lawrence
Bud
Sunol
Charles Helfrich
Helfrich
SOD
J. C. Hatcher
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