Kimball County Leads State in March of Dimes Giving
Kimball County tops Nebraska for per capita March of Dimes gifts for 1960 under Tom Lutey and Tra Blakeslee with 93 cents per person. Cheyenne County averaged 40 cents raising $4,970, and Nebraskans totalled $340,861.49, despite severe January weather. Ted Hughes reported the state chairman noted increased support for the national program, including virus research and polio efforts. Half of 1960 contributions stay in county chapters for patient aid. the rest fund national medical research and education.
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Kimball County
Ted Hughes
Seward
Kimball
Tom Lutey
Tra Blakeslee
Cheyenne County
Jack Thurow
Hughes
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Plane crash at Ogallala airport injures four
Lester Griffith of Kimball sustained a broken back as a Piper Comanche failed to lift off at Ogallala airport. Pilot Matt Beckins, and passengers Ray Ness Harlan Martin Dean Davis, were treated for injuries after the plane struck a highway embankment on takeoff in rain.
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Ogallala
Lester Griffith
Griffith
Matt Beckins
Highway 30
Barrow Pit
Ray F. Ness
Harlan Martin
Brule
Dean Davis
Central States Aircraft
Piper
Lack Haven
Dick Meier
Gene Griffiths
Care urged in spraying crops by county agent
County Agent Ivan Liljegren urged farmers and city residents to use caution when spraying wheat, spring grain and other crops with 2 4 D. He warned about crop specific timing and drift risks to elm trees safflower roses and gardens and advised following container directions and using enough water for coverage.
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Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Few Veterans Change Nebraska Pension Plan
Only about seven percent of 10 151 Nebraska pension recipients have elected under the new plan taking effect July 1. A H Duxbury Veterans Administration Lincoln reports 712 of 10 151 cards returned since March first. He urged timely notice to avoid June bottlenecks and offered VA assistance at offices and service posts.
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Nebraska
Veterans Administration
H Duxbury
Lincoln
Duxbury
Insect Control Methods Given Lincoln
Ex tension entomologist Robert E Roselle provides home tree and shrub insect control tips. Locust pod galls appear on honey locust. no fixed control but DDT in water may reduce and prevent leaf rollers. Cankerworms defoliate trees and are controllable on small trees with DDT 50 percent WP. large trees need power sprayers. Scale insects require malathion or DDT sprays. apply first when crawlers appear and repeat every 3 to 7 days.
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Lincoln
Robert E. Roselle
College of Agriculture
Industry Talks Highlight 71st Stock Growers Conclave
The 71st Nebraska Stock Growers Convention will run June 9 to 11 in Chadron with industry talks on business conditions and the international scene. Speakers include Dwight Havens, C W McMillan, Mark Cox I, Jerry Moxley, Harold R Smethius, and Kenneth Falk. Events feature business sessions at Chadron State College Memorial Hall, a Chadron State Park barbecue, and a banquet at the Catholic Arena. R.S.V.P. stockmen and families are invited.
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Nebraska Stock Growers
Chadron
G J McGinley
Ogallala
Edward McFaul
Chicago
Telegraph Wantads Offer Buy Sell Trade Ads
Classified notice urging readers to use Telegraph wantads for selling or trading items. Highlights opportunity to place ads for merchandise services and personal notices.
Camp Urged For Children
Counsel urges parents to consider summer camps for children highlighting benefits and types. Advice covers choosing camps by child fit, visiting camps, talking with attendees, and preparing a child emotionally and practically for camp life. It notes transition via local day camps and emphasizes parental support and ongoing camp progress reports.
Logan County Oil Output Tops Fifty Million Barrels
Sterling Journal-Advocate reports Logan County Colorado has produced about 50 million barrels since the boom began eleven years ago. Rex Monahan, an independent geologist, cites twelve fields with over one million barrels each including Mount Hope, Yenter, Graylin Northwest, and Cliff. Logan County ranks second in state oil production.
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Logan County
Colo
Cheyenne County
Sterling Journal- Advocate
Rex Monahan
Sterling
Colorado
Mr Monahan
Atwood East
Beall Creek
Cliff
Darby Creek
Divide
Dune Ridge
Graylin Northwest
Johnson Hill
Lewis Creek
Merino
Mount Hope
Mount Hope East
West Peetz
Walker
Yenter
Farm Bureau Board To Meet In Omaha
The American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors will meet in Omaha at the Sheraton Fontanelle Hotel from June 6 to 8. The gathering, chaired by Nebraska Farm Bureau President Charles Marshall, marks a rare departure from Chicago or Washington for a regular session to tour Offutt Field’s air alert center after accepting an invitation from the Strategic Air Command. Regular board meetings are typically in Chicago with January sessions in Washington, D. C.
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Omaha
American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors
Chicago
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Charles Marshall
Nebraska Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Board
Sheraton - Fontanelle
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Field
American Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Organiztion
Congress
Hinsdale County Tops Contiguous U.S. In Sparse Population
Preliminary 1960 census figures indicate Hinsdale County in southwestern Colorado remains the most thinly populated county in the contiguous United States. The sparsity underscores its rugged mountain terrain and limited year round settlements.
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Denver
Hinsdale
Colorado
United States
Population Decline Reported in County Census
The preliminary census shows 218 residents in the county, spread across 1,062 square miles, indicating a population drop of about 45 percent over the past decade.
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Cheyenne
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