Union Pacific adds nine to mechanical staff in Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad boosts its mechanical department in Sidney with nine new hires for July 25 and 26. The upgrade adds seven car inspectors and two relief workers, expanding the staff from 26 to 35 under Trainmaster W. E. Henke. Four local men were recalled and five outsiders joined on permanent status, including L. L. Rauert, M. J. Tagge, W. R. Colman, R. H. Duke, and C. L. Allender from Hastings Grand Island North Platte and Hastings firms are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney
W. E. Henke
Fester Cook
Henke
L. L. Rauert
M. J. Tagge
Grand Island
W. R. Colman
R. H. Duke
North Platte
C. L. Allender
Hastings
General Moses Inspects Sidney National Guard Depot Visit
Major General Lloyd R. Moses deputy chief of the 5th Army arrives in Sidney for a routine inspection of the National Guard Sioux Ordnance Depot and Reserve Battalion. He says the visit is part of regular checks not tied to the President's mobilization and will cover limited 5th Army jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd R. Moses
5Th Army
Chicago
J. A. Pollock
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney Municipal
Moses
National Guard
Sioux Ordnance Reserve Battalion
Sidney
Sioux
U. S
James Schaefer
James Wagner
L. E. Kanga
Ordnance Reserve Battalion
Robert Patton
U. S. Bond
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Minor Weekend Car Crashes Reported in Sidney
Sidney Police investigated a series of minor weekend collisions with total damages listed. A 1961 Dodge station wagon owned by W Keith Morris sustained 45 dollars after backing into a 1952 DeSoto driven by Mary White, with slight DeSoto damage. A 1954 Buick driven by Delores Hajek backed into Paul Sullivan’s 1956 Ford station wagon, causing right rear quarter panel and right front door damage estimated at 35 dollars. A 1959 Ford owned by Lloyd L Hill was damaged in an 6 45 pm Sunday crash at Legion Park when a 1958 Plymouth driven by Election Ayala backed into it. Ayala reported no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
W. Keith Morris
Mary White
Delores Hajek
Paul
Casper, Wye
Ayala
Wheat Marketing Quota Referendum Set for August 24
Secretary Freeman designates August 24 for a grower referendum on 1962 wheat marketing quotas. Quotas require two thirds voting approval and are seen as likely in Cheyenne County despite local opposition. The omnibus farm bill would cut plantings 10 percent from previous allotments with payments for retiring land and price supports around two dollars a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville L. Freeman
Cheyenne County
Senate
House
Freeman
Three New Wells Produce in Panhandle Nebraska
Completion details released for No. 1 Clow northwest of Sidney showing initial daily oil potential of 86 barrels from 40 gravity oil at 4803 to 4808 feet. Other notes cover Kimball County fields with No. 1 Voss, No. 1 Lobb and more wildcat activity and new drill notices for week of July 24 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Dow and McHugh
HLM Drilling Co
Keener Oil Co
Winslow Oil Co
Nebraska
Kimball Wyoming Western Oil Co
G. L. Slater
No. 1
Voss
CSW
Kimball County
Kimball Field
John Crawford
Wildcat
Cheyenne County
Jorgensen
Sunol
Crawford
Nightingale
Colton
Ashland College
Lorenzo
Mae Belcher
Dallas
Red Willow County
Kansas City
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co
Schaffert
Lindberg Field
Morrill County
c-Love- Miller
Tom Jordan
Dick Cook
Harrold
Furnas County
c-Exeter
W. E. Wickiter
Bantam
Harlan County
c-Own
Woody
Kiel & Burns
Mallock
C- Mann Woody
Sleepy Hollow Field
Kimball Missile Moving Postponed
Air Force postpones moving the Atlas missile from Cheyenne to Kimball by a week. The transfer, now planned between 6 am and 8 30 am, may occur Monday or Tuesday next week with a possible definite date by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Cheyenne
Kimball
Young Boys Quizzed In Vandalism At North Ward School
Nine to ten year old boys were questioned by Chief Sol Willis about vandalism at the North Ward schoolhouse. They admitted shooting BBs and rocks at the building on two nights last week, breaking ten windows one night and twelve the next. Estimated damage exceeded $100 plus labor for replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ward
Sol Willis
PVO declares 20 cent quarterly dividend
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp directors in San Francisco announce a regular 20 cent quarterly dividend on common stock payable August 21 1961 to shareholders of record August 7 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp
Jack Cook Leads Lincoln Youth Conference Effort
A 17 year old Sidney youth accepted area leadership for Gov. Frank Morrison's Nebraska Conference of Youth in Lincoln on Sept 12. Jack Cook plans panels on employment law tax base tourism and industry with statewide youth participation and a governor visit to conclude the day. He aims to broaden Nebraska youth employment opportunities and inspire wider involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Frank Morrison
Nebraska
Lincoln
Jack Cook
Foster M. Cook
Lodgepole Road
Young Cook
Cook
Tom Kotouc
Humboldt
Boys’ State
Mr. Kotouc
Gov
Morrison
Dave Yardley
Hemingford
Wheat seen as tool in Cold War sales, Kreader says
Nebraskan wheat leader Mannie Kreader argues excess U S grain production and sales to captive nations behind the Iron Curtain demonstrate American system superiority He notes Poland as a key buyer and cites a Poznan Trade Fair exhibit showing U S wheat products and baking equipment ahead of Communist production
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Mannie Kreader
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Kreader
Poland
Nebraska
Poznan
America
Janitor Position Open at Sidney Post Office
The Sidney post office announces vacancies for a janitor with starting pay at $1.64 per hour. Veterans receive first consideration. job is 25 hours weekly with vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance, and retirement benefits. Applications available at the post office or from the Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Omaha
Four Oil Leases Filed In Past Week
County Clerk I L Pindell recorded four mineral leases last week. Clara M Fulton leased five years to British American Oil Producing Co on New Sec 27 13 50. State of Nebraska approved a ten year lease to Frontier Refining Co on all of Sec 36 15 49. Leonard J Fine leased two tracts to Texota Oil Co S Sec 25 13 53 and SI 14 Sec 23 12 53 for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I L. Pindell
Clara M Fulton
British - American Oil Producing Co
State of
Nebraska
Frontier Refining Co
Leonard J Fine
Texota Oil Co
Underpass Is Flooded Streets Overflow
An hour long downpour drenched Sidney causing four feet of water at the 13th Avenue underpass and street flooding downtown. The FAA logged 1.79 inches total, with no hail, wind under 25 mph, and storm sewers handling excess while minor basement seepage was scarce. Police managed traffic at crossings during the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
FAA
Union Pacific
13Th Avenue
10Th Street
U. P
12Th and
Illinois
Fox Theatre
Park Not Flooded By Swollen Creek After Heavy Rains
Frank Smith custodian says American Legion Park stayed dry despite Lodgepole Creek swelling. Rainfall continued Sunday night and Monday, but officials report no park flooding or damage. City workers helped cover hazards as water ran over a dam and manholes opened during the downpour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
American Legion Park
Lodgepole Creek
Tom Coffey
Harold Tobin
Jackson
Potter In Center Of Storm Rain Beneficial
Dalton and surrounding area recorded heavy soaking from a fast moving storm Saturday night. Totals ranged up to 2.5 inches in Potter with scattered heavy rains across Lincoln and Gosper counties, little damage, and observers noting benefits for dry summer crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
California
George Coulter Farm
D. Fred Enevoldsen
Potter State Bank
Enevoldsen
George Coulter
Coulter
Coulter Place
Lodgepole
Mr Coulter
Lightning Strikes Bin at Potter Cooperative Grain
A bin at the Potter Cooperative Grain Co. was struck by lightning during Friday night’s storm. Officials found no damage after inspection, though the strike produced a striking display of fireworks from the metal bin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Cooperative Grain Co
Coop
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with scattered afternoon and night time thunderstorm chances across the area.
Also Mentioned on This Page
East
Marie Stormberg
Thompson
Panhandle
PVO
Wayne Campbell
G Campell
Chappell
Glenn Easterly
Easterly
Gurley
Western
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!