Oil Shows Reported Across Multiple Wells in Nebraska Patch
Discovery north of Sanol reports oil shows in both D and J sands with No. 7 Larson and No. 1 Anderson wildcat progressing in Cheyenne and Dawes counties. Texota Oil spuds No. 1 Dirks wildcat and No. 2 Reimers casing advances in new Dalton area while other wells near Lorenzo are plugged or awaiting action.
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Sanol
D & J Sands
Shell Oil Co
Pottec
Cheyenne County
S. D. Johnson
Micekwell
Denver- Julesburg
Nebraska
Reimers
Exeter Drilling Co
Texota
Dalton
Lorenzo
Davis Oil Co
Mikkelson
South Texas Development Co
Ford
Baumgartner Oil Co
TWH Drilling Co
Willson Ranch
Oil Gas Commission to Cut Conservation Mill Levy
The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will reduce the conservation levy on oil and gas produced in the state from two mills to one and a half mills effective July 1. The cut follows a $50,000 eight month surplus and a need to trim costs, with the purchaser bearing the levy and the new rate bringing per barrel taxes toward four mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil-Gas Commission
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sidney
Commission
H. N. “Dusty” Rhodes
Telegraph Headlines Vary Due to Machinery Break Down
The Telegraph displays different headline faces today because of a machinery breakdown. Normal headline types will resume once the backroom equipment is repaired.
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The
Telegraph
Cycle Rider Dies In Weekend Accident
Deuel County Neb with the Memorial Day weekend death of 20 year old Ravenna resident Ernie M Voboril in a motorcycle crash near Big Springs on US 138. He died at 11 15 p m with 9 30 a m Tuesday discovery and a state patrol investigation.
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Devel County
Nebraska
Ravenna, Neb
Ernie M. Voboril
Big Springs
U.S. Highway 138
Deuel County
Voboril
Ralph Dierberger
Robert Cook
Chappell
John Glenn
Walter Brown
Safety Patrol
Swiss Wheat Delegation Plans Midwest Tour
A Swiss wheat delegation visits the United States June 14 to 18 visiting Rapid City Gordon Chadron Alliance Sidney and the Nebraska Panhandle. William G. Lindeken of Chadron accompanies the group representing the Nebraska Wheat Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
United States
Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Quiet Memorial Day Weekend Near Sidney
Memorial Day weekend in the Sidney area was mild with only one fatality near Big Springs and a few minor auto accidents. A year earlier had a harsher record including a fatal shooting a 14 car train derailment a tractor fatality and several other incidents.
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Sidney
Big Springs
Potter
Sol Willis
Sheriff's Office
University of Nebraska Research Chief to Speak at Chamber Meeting
Dr. Edgar Z. Palmer director of business research at the University of Nebraska will address the Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting next Tuesday June 7 at Sioux Ordnance Depot. He will discuss the Retail Sales Reporting Plan used by the university and its statewide confidential monthly reports to merchants and civic leaders.
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Edgar Z. Palmer
University of Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Waldo Dearing
Chamber
John Elwell, Jr
Palmer
Sidney
Nebraska
Bureau of Business Research
Wayne Moran
Dr. Palmer
Edgar Palmer
University of Nebraska Business Administration College
Lydiatt Receives First Distinguished Service Award
Lodgepole superintendent Lydiatt, who led the district for 38 years, received Kearney State College’s inaugural distinguished service award at the annual commencement. Diplomas were issued to 41 seniors. Present were Chancellor Clifford Hardin and various educators from Kearney State Teachers College. A luncheon at Fort Kearney Hotel honored Lydiatt, with 32 attendees.
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L. E Lydiatt
Lodgepole Public Schools
Kearney State College
Lydiatt
Colorado State Teachers College
Eugene M
James S
Kearney State
Fort Kearney
Ralph Welch Announces Local State Farm Grand Opening
Ralph Welch State Farm agent announces the grand opening of his new office at the corner of 9th and Illinois this weekend. The event runs Friday and Saturday morning with door prizes. every 25th visitor receives a road atlas. Welch previously spent 12 years as a State Farm agent in Sidney and moved from Colorado Springs. He is a New York native.
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Ralph Welch
State Farm Insurance Companies
9Th
Illinois
Welch
State Farm
Sidney
Colorado Springs
New York State
The
Telegraph
Potter Seventh Annual Rodeo Entries Deadline Near
Friday is the entry deadline for Potter’s seventh annual rodeo set for this weekend. Summit Rodeo Contractors of Laramie supplies stock. Notables include Potter native Dick Stull Benny Reynolds and Don Fedderson. Performances start 1 30 p m Saturday and Sunday with events calf roping bareback bulldogging saddle bronc and bull riding. A Legion Hall dance features Millard Music. Announcer Jack Hunter and clown Mike Cervey headline a RCA approved show.
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Potter
Summit Rodeo Contractors
Laramie
Legion Hall
Millard Music
Jack Hunter
Ardmore
S. D
Rafter L. Rodeo Ranch
Sturgis
S. C
Mike Cervey
Dewey Larson
Teen-Age Safe Driving Roadco This Weekend
Teenagers can enter the annual Teen-age Safe Driving Roadco sponsored by the Jaycees. The written portion is Friday 5 30 to 30 p.m. at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel basement banquet room, followed by a dance and refreshments. Skill tests start Sunday 9 a.m. at Sidney High School area. The winner receives a plaque and 75 dollars scholarship and advances to the state contest at Wayne Nebraska for further scholarships, with a Washington D C trip for nearly 5000 dollars in total prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney High School
Dick Bauer
Road-Co
Wayne, Neb
Washington, D. C
Oil Coat Slated On Highway 19 South
The Department of Roads announced a new surface coat of oil for State Highway 19 from Sidney to the state line. Bids open June 23 with work to begin soon after. The project starts at the junction of Highway 19 and U S Route 30 east of Sidney and runs to the Nebraska Colorado line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
State Line
Department of Roads
Lincoln
Highway Department
Town
Former Foreman Dies In Gothenburg
Charles Palmer former shop foreman at Beckmann Motor Company for nine years died in Gothenburg Monday night. He is survived by his wife and son. Burial will be at Aurora Nebraska on Thursday.
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Charles Palmer
Beckmann Motor Company
Gothenburg
Burtal
Aurora
Neb
Sidney Rises to Fourteenth in Nebraska Population
Preliminary 1960 census figures show Nebraska up to 1 404 528 residents, a gain of 79 018 since 1950. Sidney climbs from 211th to 14th, aided by Kimball County growth and a regional Panhandle gain of 1 864.
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Kimball
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Nebraska
Sidney
Bureau of the Census
Banner
Box Butte
Dawes
Deuel
Garden
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Sioux
McCook
Bellevue
Nebraska City
Alliance
York
Falls City
Fairbury
Lexington
Sioux City
Associated Press
Hall
Hooker
Kearney
Keith
Lancaster
Lincoln
Madison
Adams
Buffalo
Cass
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Phelps
Platte
Sarpy
Saunders
Seward
Washington
Fort Sidney Days Buttons Go On Sale Saturday
Fort Sidney will sell deputy sheriff badges for Fort Sidney Days with an expected 5 000 badges if sold. Dick Bauer, buttons chairman, said proceeds fund the free barbecue kid's day prizes parade prizes and other Fort Sidney Days activities. Merchants receive badges between Wednesday and Saturday with sale beginning Saturday morning.
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Dick Bauer
Buttons
Bauer
Sidney auditorium sale to Fidelity Inc approved
The city has laid groundwork for selling the Sidney city auditorium to Fidelity Inc for 50 000 on behalf of the Sidney Elks Lodge No 1894. Protests were due by Friday 5 p.m. but none were filed. Fidelity Inc plans to transfer ownership soon while the city reserves council use of rooms for 18 months and works on a new city hall project on the square block between King Linden and 12th 13th Avenues.
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Sidney City Auditorium
Sidney Elks Lodge
Tom Coffey
Fidelity, Inc
Coffey
Fidelity Inc
Carl W. Christ
EL. Hoover
Charles L. Lafler
Carl Olson
Sidney
Fred Lehmkuhl
Lodgepole
King and Linden Streets
12Th and 13Th Avenues
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Jackson St
Sidney Western Nebraska Bar Assn Holds Annual Meet
The Western Nebraska Bar Association gathers in Sidney for its annual two day meeting at Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel. About 100 lawyers and wives attend with estate and tax planning sessions led by Prof. William J. Bowe. Social events include a bridge luncheon and a Sidney Men’s Chorus program with remarks by Jack R. Knicely and Walter Cooper. Officers Davis, O'Brien, and Babcock are named. The group spans seventeen western Nebraska counties.
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Sidney
Western Nebraska Bar Assn
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
William J. Bowe
University of Colorado College of Law
Sidney Country Club
Association
Jack R. Knicely
Walter Cooper
Ft. Collins
Sidney Men's Chorus
Lowell C. Davis
Bernard F. O’brien
Kimball
Joel E. Babcock
Nebraska
Arthur, Banner
Cheyenne
Dawson
Devel
Keith
Lincoln
McPherson
Box Butte
Cherry
Dawes
Sheridan
Sioux, Garden
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
University of Colorado
Bowe
Trio Fined For Potter School Vandalism in County Court
Two Kimball youths and one Potter resident were fined 75 dollars each in Cheyenne County Court on Wednesday for property destruction at Potter schools. Kenneth Fiedler 24 Ramone Gumke 19 of Kimball and Garry Shaver 18 of Potter were convicted for throwing beer bottles through school windows.
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Kimball
Potter
Cheyenne County
Kenneth Fiedler
Ramone Gumke
Garry Shaver
Baldwin Wins Democratic Nomination for Nebraska Attorney General
W O Baldwin 55 year old Hebron attorney defeats Paul Rhodes of Bridgeport by 12 votes 24312 to 24300 in the Nebraska primary. The result was announced by the State Canvassing Board with Rhodes weighing a possible challenge and Baldwin saying it is nice to be a winner.
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Lincoln
W. O. Baldwin
Hebron
Paul Rhodes
Bridgeport
Baldwin
Rhodes
State
Nebraska
Bridgeport Plans Double Celebration for Independence Day Anniversary
Bridgeport residents prepare to celebrate both Independence Day and the town's 60th anniversary on July 24. Civic groups and merchants announce programs including the Morrill County Amateur Rodeo, the opening of Old Camp Clarke Bridge west of town, and mock storefronts of the frontier era.
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Bridgeport
Morrill County
Camp Clarke Bridge
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Larson
McDaniel Drilling Co
Anderson
CSE
Dirks
Texota Oil Co
Ambassador Oil Co
Greenlee
Statehouse
East
Gordon
Sheridan County Wheat Growers Assn
Magowan Grain Co
Chadron
Chadron Milling Co
Lindeken
Dawes County Wheat Growers Asén
Pepper Creek
Bill Colwell
Box Buttle County Experiment Station
NU Business Research
Supt
Omaha
Grand Island
Hastings
Fremont
North Platte
Norfolx
Columbus
Beatrice
Sidney Buttons
New City Building
Trio
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