Boys and Girls Staters Head to Lincoln for State Program
Potter area delegates led by Ralph Robertson depart with 25 students bound for Cornhusker Boys and Girls State in Lincoln. The group, split by gender, will stay at dormitories and YMCA facilities as they participate in mock government at city county and state levels, linking up Thursday night for a dance before returning Friday night.
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Ralph Robertson
Robertson
Telegraph
Potter
Lincoln
Cornhusker
American Legion
Cheyenne
Devel
Morrill
Garden Counties
Mary Jurgens
Gurley
Linda Baur
Dix
Karen Peeks
Chappell
Ann Ruskie
Big Springs
Sharon Bancroft
Dalton
Barbara Forell
Lodgepole
Kathy Siwert
Kimball
Rita Johnson
Lewellan
Karen Deaver
Sidney
Arthur Johnson
Roger’ Stutzman
Stan Rochlitz
Don Bancroft
van Ostrand
Bridgeport
James Jurgens
Wally Genoway
Baynard
Robert Colter
Bill Sergent
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Farm Safety Week Highlighted By Nebraska Extension Official
Lincoln observes Farm Safety Week from July 19 to 25 as a reminder to review safety practices for year round use. Rollin D. Schnieder, safety specialist with the University of Nebraska Extension, emphasizes practical precautions for farms and households.
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Lincoln
Rollin D. Schnieder
University of Nebraska Extension
Colorado I-80 Work Speeded
Sterling Colorado report details Wilbur Christensen Construction Co digging Interstate 80 work from Sterling to Atwood. Crews moved about 2 700 000 yards of dirt in 13 weeks with nine hauling units operating 16 hours daily six days a week. A concrete contract is expected to be let around July 1 as Colorado extends I 80 toward the Colorado Nebraska line.
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Sterling
Colo
Wilbur Christensen Construction Co
Atwood
Colorado
Colorado-Nebraska Line
New Regions In State Get Oil Drilling
An oil discovery in Scotts Bluff County is confirmed with swab tests yielding ten barrels per hour and twenty percent water. Wayne Petroleum Corp of Abilene plans four wells in Dawson Shubert Holdrege and Falls City though exact sites are undisclosed. Midwest Petroleum Co advances development in northern Cheyenne County with No 1 Johnson producing 140-150 barrels daily and potential offset at No 1 Goodwin. In Keha Paha County Stoeppelworth Drilling Co and Oscar Koepke begin two wildcats, including No 1 Bothwell targeting granite at about 2600 feet. Kimball County sees four new ventures from Chandler and Associates Inc.
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Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
North Platte River
Texas Oil Company
Wayne Petroleum Corp
Abilene
Dawson
Shubert
Holdrege
Falls City
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Office
Sidney
Wayne
Cheyenne County
Midwest Petroleum Co
Omaha
Midwest
Goodwin
F.L.B. Goodwin
Keha Paha
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co. Inc
Oscar Koepke
Bothwell
Kimball County
Chandler and Associates Inc
Minuteman Missile Lull at Warren AFB Cheyenne Start
The first Minuteman missile for Warren Air Force Base will be lowered into a silo near Pine Bluffs after arrival in Cheyenne. Boeing Co. to install 200 missiles across Wyoming Nebraska and Colorado with completion three months early. Morrison Knudsen prime contractor rounds out last silos and launch control centers while final site handover to SAC proceeds.
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Warren Air Force Support
Cheyenne
Pine Bluffs
Boeing Co
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Associated Press
SATAF
Morrison-Knudsen Co
Strategic Air Command
Warren Air Force Base
Boeing Company
Retired GM VP Visits Old School Mates Here Thursday
Sidney High School’s 1908 Trail yearbook was shown by Don Ahrens retired vice president of General Motors and former Cadillac general manager during a Thursday reunion with two former classmates C S Radcliffe and Paul L Martin. Ahrens came to Nebraska for the University of Nebraska 50th anniversary and reminisced about the town’s early development with his old friends.
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General Motors
Sidney High School
Don Ahrens
Cadillac
C. S. Radcliffe
Paul L. Martin
Martin, Davis, Mattoon and Matzke
Ahrens
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Sidney
Washington 4-H Delegates Tour Washington DC
Cheyenne County 4-H Citizenship Short Course delegates toured the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Kennedy grave, visited Iwo Jima and the National Wax Museum, and attended It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World. They planned White House preparations tour, Smithsonian Institute, and a citizenship diploma ceremony at the National 4-H Center before traveling to New York for the World’s Fair.
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Kennedy
Cheyenne County
Washington, D. C
Iwo Jima
National Wax Museum
Cinerama
White House
Johnson
Smithsonian Institute
Washington Monument
New York
Kansas Seeks Wheat Cutter Availability in Kansas
Sidney Nebraska Division of Employment reports a current shortage of combines in Kansas. Interested buyers should contact the Sidney office at 1017 10th Avenue for details before traveling, to confirm shortages and obtain information.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Salary level improvements badly needed in welfare offices
A state plan to raise salaries for welfare office staff may ease hiring problems. In Cheyenne County director Joan Hart earns 400 monthly with eleven years in office. Caseworkers earn 310 to 325 after service, clerical staff 190 to 280. Merit Council and state merit exams govern approvals. most funds come from state and federal sources. Paul Sheaman joins as a caseworker this summer, replacing a leave.
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Cheyenne County
Joan Hart
Hart
Cheyenne
Merit Council
State Capitol
Paul Sheaman
Sidney School
Cheyenne County Welfare Office
Wheat Growers Board To Meet In Chadron
The Board of directors of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn Inc will convene at 10 a m Monday June 15 at the Elks Club in Chadron The Wheat Hearts will meet concurrently in the American Legion Club Morning sessions include committee meetings with a general afternoon session to act on committee recommendations Proposals Meanwhile the Wheat Hearts may obtain supply items such as place mats napkins and stationery
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn., Inc
Elks Club
Chadron
Wheat Hearts
American Legion Club
Three Omaha youths held for auto theft in Nebraska
Three Omaha teenagers Richard L. Moran 16 Tim Price 15 and Michael Peterson 14 were arrested by Nebraska Safety Patrol Trooper John Trenerry early Thursday near Sidney city limits after he spotted a stolen car. They are held in Cheyenne County jail awaiting disposition to Columbus.
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Omaha
Cheyenne
Sidney
Richard L. Moran
Tim Price
Michael Peterson
John Trenerry
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Trenerry
Columbus
Neb
Burlington Tracks
Till Plant Backed Lincoln-Till Method Gains Nebraska Endorsement
Delbert E. Lane, University of Nebraska Extension agricultural engineer, says Lincoln-Till-plant is the sole among five minimum tillage methods in Nebraska now recommended. The endorsement highlights a shift toward a single preferred practice for soil conservation and farm efficiency.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Delbert E. Lane
University of Nebraska Extension
Boy Scouts Urge Flag Display On Flag Day
Troop 83 of Boy Scouts of America urges all citizens to display the American Flag on Sunday June 14 for Flag Day. The troop promotes an American Heritage program stressing proper respectful display on holidays and other occasions and asks drivers to proceed with care.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 83
Boy Scouts of America
Sell Ourselves First aims to lure industry to Sidney
The Chamber of Commerce Industrial Council Committee launches a campaign built on the slogan Sell Ourselves First to boost Sidney's economy. Meetings at Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel discuss promoting local pride, recruiting new payrolls, and persuading employers and employees to present solid reasons why Sidney is a good place to live and work.
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Chamber of Commerce Industrial Council Committee
Sidney
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Wayne Moran
Chamber of Commerce
E. R. Jimerson
Jimer Son
C of C
Weather Outlook Fair Through Tomorrow
Generally fair conditions continue with lows tonight ranging from 45 to 55 degrees and highs tomorrow forecast between 70 and 80 degrees.
University of Nebraska Experiment Station marks 60th year
North Platte notes the station that has aided western Nebraska agriculture for six decades will open its plant and livestock research program to the public on June 17 as it celebrates its 60th anniversary with superintendent James C. Adams highlighting the station’s ongoing vital work.
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North Platte
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Experiment Station
James C. Adams
Wheat Report On June 10th Rosy For Nebraska
Nebraska winter wheat prospects remained favorable on June 10 as observers projected an average yield of 24 bushels per acre, totaling over 73 million bushels. Losses from heat and hail curbed earlier optimism, with about 500,000 bushels lost to a Cheyenne and Morrill county storm. A. V. Nordquist cited hot May weather and moisture shortages but noted recent rains improving conditions. Washington estimates for 1958 total all-wheat around 1.193 billion bushels, with winter wheat about 1.0 billion and spring wheat about 233 million. last year’s harvests and long-term averages are cited for context.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne
Morrill
A. V. Nordquist
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nordquist
Agriculture Department
Washington D. C
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Farmers Co-op Grain Company
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Kan
Lawrence
Fairview
Sabetha
Shanks
Gordon
Gordon Elevator
Ralph McNichol
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