Ohio Oil Co starts new Graff Field well near Dalton
Ohio Oil Co begins drilling No 4 Graff NWNE 19 17 49 in Graff Field northwest of Dalton with Exeter Drilling as contractor. Okmar Oil plans No 1 Johnston east of Gurley. No 4 Robirds Pebble Field west of Lorenzo shows 219 BOPD potential. Falcon-Seaboard halts No 2 Schuessler State north of Potter. water found in drill stem test. Kimball County reports one producer and seven dry holes. No 1 Russell core shows 16 feet of good J sand saturation.
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Ohio Oil Co
Dalton
Exeter Drilling Co
Ohio
Exeter
Lorenzo
Falcon- Seaboard
Schuessler
Onewell
Potter
Kimball County
Falcon-Seaboard
Russell
Bushnell
Nwsw
Western Nebraska towns told to stop sewage dumping
Twenty four western Nebraska communities including Scottsbluff Gering and Terrytown were notified by the State Health Department that steps will be taken to stop discharging raw sewage into rivers and streams. State Sanitation Director T A Filipi disclosed this at a Water Pollution Control Council meeting ahead of its June 9 10 session in Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Nebraska
Scottstuff
Gering
Terrytown
State Health Department
State Sanitation
T. A. Filipi
State Water Pollution Control Council
Scottsbluff
Sidney plant earns top state honor for sewage disposal
Floyd Lanks of the Sidney Water and Sewerage Department said the Sidney sewage disposal plant handles all waste and has been named the outstanding plant in its population class for the state for the past two years, with an honorable mention the year prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Lanks
Sidney Water and Sewage Department
Sidney
Nebraska health department invites 24 towns to hear deadlines
Mr Filipi announced a Scottsbluff hearing where western communities can protest project start deadlines. The Health Department plans similar notices for eastern cities later this year. Readied deadlines span from June 30, 1961 to June 30, 1965 for towns including Scottsbluff Gering Valentine North Platte Chadron Bridgeport Bayard Mitchell Benkelman Broadwater Oshkosh Rushville Wauneta Minatare Morrill Thedford Crawford Hay Springs Gordon and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filipi
Scottsbluff
State Health Department
Gering
Terrytown
Curtis
Valentine
North Platte
Culbertson
Chadron
Bridgeport
Bayard
Mitchell
Benkelman
Broadwater
Oshkosh
Rushville
Wauneta
Minatare
Morrill
Thedford
Lyman
Henry
Crawford
Hay Springs
Gordon
World Refugee Kits Completed in Sidney by Jaycees
Thirty friendship kits were completed by Sidney's Mrs. Jaycees for World Refugee Week. Eleven sewing, ten health and nine school kits were sent to Church World Service for distribution abroad. Local residents donated materials and cash, with Benny Hochman reporting 3 dollars and 14.40 dollars from public school children.
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Sidney
Jaycees
Church World Service
Benny Hochman
W. M. Usher
Merle Bobo
Leroy Hadden
Dick Smith
Lyndon Johnson Enters Presidential Race
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson was placed into the Democratic nomination race as Adlai Stevenson was urged to join. Speaker Sam Rayburn announced the Citizens for Johnson National Committee, saying Johnson knew and did not disapprove. Rayburn indicated Johnson’s campaign had effectively begun for some time.
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Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Adlai E Stevenson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Citizens For Johnson National Committee
Johnson
Rayburn
Panhandle crops remain strong with June moisture needed
Western Nebraska crops show good progress in June with winter wheat likely to yield well if storms stay moderate. Spring crops benefit from late spring moisture, while safflower acreage expands. In irrigated areas, hail-damaged spots recover and pastures are excellent. Sandhills grass and hay prospects look top notch. wheat disposal under federal rules by June 15. corn acreage rebounds as livestock feeding resumes on some farms.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Sandhills
Oil and gas production dips in April in Nebraska
Nebraska produced less oil and natural gas in April than a year earlier. Oil output reached 1 692 052 barrels, down from 1 848 778 in March and 1 853 638 in April 1959. Natural gas from April totaled 549 million cubic feet, lower than March and last April. May severance tax on April output was 97 369 dollars, below the prior month and last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State Agriculture Department
City Finishes Street Patching Work Complete
City manager Tom Coffey announced Friday that patching work is finished. Remaining tasks will proceed under a maintenance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Coffey
Coffey
Job seekers rise as schools close in Sidney Nebraska
The Sidney office of the Nebraska State Employment Service reports a sharp rise in job seekers in May with about 50 percent under age 20 among new applications. As of June 1, 120 seekers were registered for Banner Deuel Kimball and Cheyenne counties. Office placed 164 workers across mining, construction, trade, services and government while 1,142 contacted for services. 351 were women and 199 veterans. Some temporary farm work was arranged in Cheyenne and Deuel counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska State Employment Service
Francis Hiner
Hiner
Banner
Deuel
Kimball
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Department of Labor
75 Year County Resident Dies in Cheyenne County
Elizabeth Rose Eckert Smith died at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne County at age 81 after twenty months as a patient. Funeral services are Monday at First Methodist Church in Sidney with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Indiana and lived in Sidney since age six, married twice, and was active in the Methodist Church W S C S and Eastern Star. Survivors include husband Lawrence, two children, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to Memorial Hospital Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Smith
West Dalton Territory
Smith
Jacob P Ecker
Sidney
First Methodist Church
Clarence Brittain
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Elizabeth Rose Eckert
Shelby County
Ind
Charles Harper
Higgins
Nebr
Mr. Smith
Kimball
Kindergarten Test Deadline Set for Tuesday
Deadline for kindergarten test applications is Tuesday at 3 p.m. Applies to children who turn five after Oct 15 and before Jan 1, 1961. Submit with birth certificate to the junior high office by 3 p.m. Mrs Anna Pfau will set test date and place. parents will be notified by Supt O J Weymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pfau
Caadron
O J Weymouth
Go Cart Races Slated Sunday
Go cart fans will have their day Sunday as the Sidney Gear-Grinders Club sponsors the first official go cart races here. Members built a track north of Sidney off US 385. Time trials start at 1:39 pm, admission is $1 per car, trophies to race winners, with entrants expected from Denver Fort Morgan Chappell Sidney and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Gear-Grinders Club
Sidney
US 385
Denver
Fort Morgan
Chappell
Lodgepole Cast For Mr Roberts at New High School
Lodgepole prepares for a July 2 performance of Mr Roberts in the new high school building. Proceeds aid the Old Settler's Reunion fund. cast includes Chief John Dale Wise Mr Roberts and many others with a large stage crew and varied roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Mr Roberts
Hngh
John
Dale Wise
Dale Bunsen
Doc
Frank Pironka
Dowdy
Ralph Englert
Ralph Carleton
Insigna
Rod Host
Mannion
Burt Boudenard
Lindstrom
Dale Kastens
Stef‘anowski
Keith Wise
Wiley
Terry Hafer
Schlemmer
Gene Boehmer
Rebel
Gene Bond
Ensign Pulver
Pil Ihrig
Dolam Kent Wise
Gerhart
Decl Namath
Payne
Don Wise
Ann Girard
Linda Marael
Orville Kastens
Millitary Police
E K Yanney
Don Hafer
Teen Age Drivers Test Skills For State Finals
Teen age drivers will take written tests at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel this evening and undergo driving skill tests all day Sunday near Sidney High School. A winning student will receive a $75 scholarship and advance to the state finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney High School
Panhandle Wheat To Be Shown In Germany
Mannie Kreader of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn says Nebraska samples from southwestern and western Panhandle will be displayed at the Munich Trade Fair this summer. Donated wheat will then be sent to European buyers for evaluation of suitability to their needs.
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Germany
Nebraska
Mannie Kreader
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Munich
The
Wheat Growers Association
Kimball Plans Three Month Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Kimball celebrates a 75th anniversary with a three month Jubilee starting July 2. West Reservoir hosts a fishing contest on July 10, a parade on July 9 with ice dump, a downtown jail for violators, pioneer clothing rules, and an old fashioned barbecue. Christiansen of the Chamber of Commerce leads the Jubilee Days committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Kimball County
Fair Grounds
West Reservoir
Christiansen
Chamber of Commerce
High Ranking Trio Become Fort Sidney Days Deputies
Three Cheyenne County leaders Col. Harvey Bower Sheriff W. W. Schulz and Police Chief Sol Willis were sworn as deputy sheriffs for Fort Sidney Days. They received 1960 badges funding free barbecue Kids Day prizes and parade prizes. Badges go on sale Saturday with delivery by noon for merchants unserved. Celebration runs June 23 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney
Sidney
W. W. Schulz
Sol Willis
Janet Egging
Potter
Virginia Berry
Telegraph
Fort Sidney Days
Dick Bauer
Harvey Bower
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Col. Bower
Telegraph Phota
Cheyenne County
Col
Lady In
Buttons
Rest Home Open House Tentatively Set For June 12
Memorial Rest Home nearing completion announces a tentative open house for June 12 as tile work delays loom. Hospital administrator Leo Bolin says June 15 target for guest move in hinges on avoiding further delays while admissions rise and landscaping is handled by the hospital auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Rest Home
Leo Bolin
Bolin
Safety Patrol Seeks Owner for Abandoned Trailer House
Sgt. Mel Busekist of the Sidney Safety Patrol says an old trailer house abandoned six miles west of Sidney will be moved unless the owner claims it. He notes complaints of the eyesore and potential damage during moving and urges the owner to relocate it, near Brownson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Busekist
Sidney
Brownson
Wheatbelt REA Approves 445000 Loan for Upgrading System
The Rural Electric Administration approved a 445000 loan to Wheatbelt Public Power District to expand the 1720 mile system. Funds will finance a Lodgepole substation, heavier conductors, three phase lines, and extensions to new customers. Support came from Congressman Don McGinley and Senators Hruska and Curtis. work to be completed in about three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Rural Electric Administration
Washington
Ham
Wheatbelt
Lodgepole
Sidney
Dalton
Gurley
McGinley
Hruska and
Curtis
Wheat Public Power District
Pine Bluffs REA Marks 20th Anniversary and 25th REA
Pine Bluffs REA celebrates 20 years and the national REA’s 25th with a special meeting next Wednesday. Stan Matzke of Hastings will speak as assistant to the manager of the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. A free barbecue for members precedes the 1:30 p.m. annual meeting at Pine Bluffs High School gym.
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Pine Bluffs
REA
National Rea
Stan Matzke
Hastings
Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District
Pine Bluffs Rea
Pine Bluffs High School
City and Fidelity Discuss Auditorium Transfer
City officials and Fidelity Inc meet to arrange the transfer of the city auditorium to a nonprofit. Fidelity has offered 50,000 for the building on behalf of the Elks Lodge. City Manager Coffey notes possible sale of the city offices building to Telephone Co and hopes for a winter contract on a new city building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity, Inc
City Auditorium
Elks Lodge
Tom Coffey
Coffey
Telephone Co
Sidney Hosts Bar Institute On Estate Planning Taxation
The Western Nebraska Bar Assn gathers in Sidney for estate and tax planning discussions. Featured speaker is Professor William J. Bowe of Colorado Law. Walter Cooper of Fort Collins headlines as humorist. President Lowell C. Davis leads seventeen western Nebraska counties in attendance.
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Sidney
Bar Institute
Western Nebraska Bar Assn
Coury Club
Wialter Cooper
Fort Collins
Institute On
William J. BoWe
University of Colorado College of Law
Lowell C. Davis
Nebraska
Kick-Off Breakfast Aids School Bus Purchase
The St Patrick's Athletic Association sets a breakfast fundraiser from 7 to 9 a m at the Youth Center to buy a new school bus. Admission costs a Sidney Horntown Stamp Book or cash. Children pay with small fry and regular book equivalents or cash. Bus provided by Gibson-Ford Sidney. bus body by Superior Sales and Service Denver.
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St. Patrick’s Athletic Association
Sidney Horntown
Gibson-Ford
Sidney
Superior Sales and Service of
Denver
Potter Rodeo Set to Kickoff Seventh Annual Event
Potter hosts its Seventh Annual Rodeo this weekend with top pros including Dick Stull from Potter Don Fedderson of Sidney and Benny Reyn olds. Shows start 1 30 p m both days with Ardmore announcer Jack Hunter and Mike Cervey aboard. Kids events and a Legion Hall dance cap the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Dick Stull
Sidney
Don Fedderson
Benny
Dick Land Resigns Valentine City Manager Post
Dick Land former building inspector in Sidney has resigned as Valentine city manager to take a cost engineer role with Mc Donald Scott and Associates of Ephrata Washington. The firm is involved in constructing three missile bases. Resignation effective last Wednesday, applications for a successor are being sought by the Valentine city council.
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R. D
Dick’’ Land
Sidney
Valentine
McDonald Scott and Associates
Ephrata, Wash
Washington
Mr. Land
Wheat price quoted by local elevator
Grain market note shows Wheat at 1.63 dollars per bushel as stated by local elevator sources. The brief price quote records the current market value and confirms the local sourcing for the commodity.
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Oil-Gas News
Graff
Okmar Oil Co
Johnston
CNW
West Nebraska
Sidney Days
Sheriff's
Mr. Roberts
Rest Home
Charles Ham
Don McGinley
Ogallala
Roman Hurska
Carl Curtis
City
Fidelity
Jack Hunter Rodeo
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