Rezoning Passes for Carl Christ Apartment House
The City Council unanimously approved an R2A zoning district to allow construction of an apartment house on parcels at 17th and Jackson St. Carl Christ Sr. won the vote 4 to 1, with Thorpe dissenting. Planning commission had urged the change amid mixed neighbor reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th
Jackson St
Carl Christ Sr
Wilson
Preble
Dorwart
Hossle
Thorpe
Christ
17Th and
City Planning Commission
Livoni Construction Co
Alvarado
T. R. Tillotson
Jack Flohr
Summit Drive
Planning Commission
Howard
Bernice Miller
Newton St
Nebraska towns told to lengthen runways for larger planes
The Nebraska Aeronautics Department informed Sidney and Chadron that runways must be extended to house Convair aircraft as Frontier Airlines plans to replace its DC-3 fleet. Sidney would grow from 4500 to about 6400 feet and Chadron from 4475 to about 6000 feet, with no cost figures yet. A meeting with Sidney officials is set to discuss options, while Chadron cites ongoing planning.
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Nebraska Aeronautics Department
Sidney
Chadron
Frontier Airlines
The
Aeronautics Department
Frontier
Denver
Rapid City
S. D
North Platte
Walter J. Kreuscher
Kreuscher
Sidney City
Tom Coffey
Kiwanis Plans Inter Club Meet
Clark Fuller spoke at a Kiwanis meeting with 22 members and guests. Plans were made for a joint Kiwanis Rotary Club meeting at the Country Club on June 15 with Senator George Fleming arranging. Senator Michael P. Russillo will discuss Finance Facts. An Igloo South Dakota inter club meeting was discussed and Arlo Jones was asked to contact for attendance.
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Clark Fuller
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Kiwanis
Ralph Spencer
Rotary Club
Country Club
George Fleming
Michael P. Russillo
Nebraska Consumer Credit Association
Lincoln
Igloo
S. D
Arlo Jones
Low Bids For City Paving And Crossing Work
J D Olinger of Sidney bids 13934.50 for Paving District 101 near Sky Manor, beating Harry F Berggren Sons at 15150.70. L M Brachtenbach of Sidney is low on Toledo Street crossing at Lodgepole Creek with 5989 vs 6140 from Berggren. City Manager Coffey will verify bids. council to award June 22.
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J. D. Olinger
Sidney
Sky Manor
Olinger
Harry F. Berggren and
Berggren Company
Tom Coffey
4 H Members Tour Capital During Washington Short Course
The 1964 4 H Washington Citizenship Short Course notes forty four Cheyenne County youths touring Washington. They met senators Hruska and Curtis and Congressman Martin, toured the Library of Congress, Capitol, Supreme Court, Pan American Building, a mosque, and saw a Capitol session if possible. They will visit Mount Vernon and memorials and finish with White House events and a citizenship ceremony at the National 4 H Center.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Hruska and
Curtis
Martin
Bob Kutak
Hruska
Library of Congress
Capital
Supreme Court
Rex Sturm
Fairbury
Senate
Washington
White House
Mount Vernon
Jefferson and
Lincoln
Shirley Mika
Larry Flohr
Betty Jean Weed
Nebraska to raise welfare staff salaries July 1
Lincoln changes target caseworkers and clerical personnel in public welfare programs raise salaries on July 1 to ease staff shortages and turnover. John Gage from Lincoln, new state welfare director starting July 1, notes county welfare departments and the foster care unit struggle to replace departing workers due to higher outside pay.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
John Gage
Oil discovery near North Platte could open new field
Ak-Sar-Ben Petroleum Co reports a drill stem test at No. 1 Shanaman in Scotts Bluff County yielded 1138 feet of oil and 719 feet of water in a J sand. The operator has set production casing and seeks a delicate completion to block water encroachment. If successful, a new oil field may unfold with further drilling possible. Sinclair Oil Co holds sizeable adjacent leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County
Ak-Sar-Ben Petroleum Co
No. 1
Shanaman
Sinclair Oil Co
Construction On Missile Project Nears Completion
Construction on 200 Minute man missile sites across southeastern Wyoming western Nebraska and northern Colorado will finish three months early Morrison Knudsen the prime contractor said The last silo Tango 3 or Tango 7 near Chugwater is to be completed next and Boeing will install the missiles The project total was an 88 million contract and includes 20 launch control centers The final handover to Boeing is set for Friday with the last control center due next Monday
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Morrison- Knudsen, Co
Boeing Co
William F. Schweizer
Morrison-Knudsen
Minuteman
U.S
Chugwater
Gen Bonesteel Dies at 79 After Stroke
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel 79 retired army officer died while en route to Walter Reed Hospital for emergency treatment after suffering a stroke last month. A Sidney Nebraska native and 1908 West Point graduate he was part of a multi generation army family and retired in 1947.
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Washington
Charles H. Bonesteel
Walter Reed Hospital
Bonesteel
Sidney
Neb
West Point
Men's Department Opening At Greenlees This Week
Greenlees' modernized men's department opens this week marking completion of a new exterior upgrade adding a southwest facade to the downtown store. A prize event on Thursday through Saturday will award 23 door prizes including a men's suit. The remodeling extends prior improvements, boosting displays, shopping convenience, and Sidney Nebraska's retail prestige in the western state. Roy Greenlee remains the sole active member of the pioneer family in the business.
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Greenlees
Greenlee
Sidney
Nebraska
Pioneer Sidney
Tenth Ave
Illinois St
Roy Greenlee
Study Of Crown and Root Rot In Wheat Continues
Lincoln wheat farmers in the Panhandle face likely severe losses from crown and root rot, per University of Nebraska plant pathologist Dr. Michael Bousalis. Widespread damage stems from an unusually warm, long fall and droughts, with early seeding and late frost cited as factors. exact losses remain unpredictable.
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Lincoln
Panhandle
Michael Bousalis
University of Nebraska
Boosalis
Clean-Up After Savage Hail Storm In Dalton Gurley Area
Weather remains partly cloudy with afternoon storms while now assessing a Monday hail event in Cheyenne County. The Dalton Gurley region saw a four mile by twelve mile area damaged with many roofs, windows, and signs ruined. Insurance agents report early claims and bankers note widespread, long term losses across homes crops and businesses.
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Dalton-Gurley
Cheyenne County
Arlo Jones
Federal
Dalton
Lawrence Marrin
Dalton State Bank
Marrin
Bank
Dalton and Gurley
20 Mile Hail Strip Traced After Storm
A damaging hail storm began southwest of Dalton in Cheyenne County and moved northeast for about thirty miles, devastating winter wheat and other crops across eight miles of land. The storm caused heavy property damage to farm buildings and many Dalton residences and schools, with losses likely reaching around a million dollars in Cheyenne and Morrill counties.
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Dalton
Cheyenne County
Sandhills
Broadwater
Cheyenne
Morrill
North Gurley
North Dalton
No Adjustments On Wheat Land Raked By Hail
Cheyenne County ASCS office will not make special adjustments after hail damaged about 32 000 acres of prime wheat. Laurence Thompson says eligibility rules prevent plowing hailed wheat land used for conserving or diverted acreage. Farmers may plant another crop such as millet or cut for hay and still receive Wheat Program payments.
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Cheyenne County
ASCS
Laurence Thompson
Thompson
The
Telegraph
Sunday Monday Mishaps Minor in Sidney traffic
Two accidents were reported by police this week in Sidney. Sunday at 9 52 p m Eugenio Padella struck Mary L Kaylor s car at the Plains Drive In Theatre causing a broken tail light worth about five dollars. Monday shortly before noon Arthur F Johnston backed from a 12th Avenue parking space near Illinois and collided with Harmon Fairchild s parked car causing fifty dollars damage to the Fairchild auto and about twenty five dollars to Johnston s vehicle.
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Sidney
Plains Drive - In
Eugenio Padella
Lodgepole
Mary L. Kaylor
Arthur F. Johnston
12Th Avenue
Illinois
Harmon Fairchild
Peetz
Colo
Fairchild Auto
Johnston
WA Service Cut Lincoln
The Nebraska Railway Commission authorized the Western Union Telegraph Company of New York City to discontinue railroad operated agencies at Dix Doniphan Elba Elkhorn Elm Creek Fairfield Genoa pr yity Tote.
1965 Wheat Stabilization program details emerge
Washington reports the Agriculture Department will likely keep a 49.5 million acre wheat planting allotment for 1965, with a lower minimum and higher diversion payments possible. Cooperators gain subsidies while noncooperators rely on market prices. the program remains voluntary, not referendum, but critics call it mandatory.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Lincoln man elected Grand Master of Nebraska Masons
Grand Master Judge Harry A. Spencer of Lincoln was elected and installed as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nebraska at the 107th annual communication today held at the Sheraton.
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Harry A. Spencer
Lincoln
Grand Lodge, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons
Nebraska
Shera
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Carl Christ
Brachtenbach, Olinger
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