McGinley Sees Narrow Path for Postal Clerks Rise
Nebraska congressman Donald F. McGinley told the Nebraska Federation of Postal Clerks that a nine percent wage increase and wheat legislation likely will not pass this session due to time limits. He noted Congress must adjourn by July and warned that tied bills could block relief amid broader economic policy concerns. He urged safeguards for general welfare while addressing farmers and small merchants, and cited postures of other postal officials at the Ft Sidney hotel banquet.
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Congress
Donald F. McGinley
Nebraska
McGinley
Nebraska Federation of Postal Clerks
E. K Yanney
Rep. McGinley
Senate
United States
Eeay
Postal Clerks
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
William C. Armhurst
Bureau of Operations
The
Postal Department
Washington, D. C
Robert J. Rogers
Federation’s Hospital Plan
Tom Francis
Carl M. Landis
Wichita
Marvin Arbuckle
Palo Alto
Calif
Auxiliary
Revised Census Count Pitts County At 14 698
The Census Bureau releases revised figures showing Cheyenne County at 14 689, up from 12 081 a decade earlier, with gain centered in Sidney while rural areas declined. Cheyenne and Kimball counties were the Panhandle’s only two to gain since 1950.
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Census Bureau
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Cheyenne
Kimball
Panhandle
30 Are Attending 4-H Camp From Cheyenne County
Fifty persons leave Cheyenne County for the annual three day District 4-H Camp at Mitchell led by Home Agent Martha Stephens County Agent Ivan Liljegren and Assistant County Agent Charles Stonecipher. About 300 more are expected from the Nebraska Panhandle.
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Cheyenne County
Mitchell
Martha Stephens
Ivan Liljegren
Charles Stonecipher
Gene Zwicks
Cheryl Johnson
Judy Irwin
Ernestine Childers
Nebraska Panhandle
Jim Swanson
Dalton
Peggy Allington
Sunol
Jane Treinen
Barbara Childers
Butch Meier
Kathy Fleming
Lorenzo
Connie Jean Miller
Jeaneane Folkkerts
Beatrice Block
Pamela Jessen
Lodgepole
Nancy Rauner
Wendell Draper
Gurley
Alice
Patrice
Herboldsheimer
Kathy Woten
Jeanne Woten
Nebraska Stock Growers protest leasehold valuation method
The Nebraska Stock Growers Association passed a resolution at its convention in Chadron protesting how leasehold interests on state land are valued. Delegates proposed that the State Board of Equalization recognize nominal equity in leaseholds and urged county assessors to follow suit. The group also backed continuing calfhood vaccination at cattlemen cost and called for an March 1 assessment date change and a revised cattle assessment formula. Chester Paxton was named president, Elvin Adamson as vice president, and Robert Howard re-elected secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Harold Kieselhorst
Floyd Varn
Elain
Neil Loar
Holdrege
Don Urwiller
Hastings
Howard A. Harris
York
William Michells
Omaha
O. D
Chadron
Newbraka Stock Growers Assn
State Board of Equalization
Chester Paxton
Thedford
Association
Gerald McGinley
Ogallala
Elvin Adamson
Nenzel
Robert Howard
Alliance
Martin Verson
North Platte
Cow Belles
Womens Auxiliary
Dalton
Bracken Dies After Fox Theatre Construction Work
Bob Bracken who supervised construction of the Fox Theatre in Sidney for the Fox Intermountain Theatres organization died in New York City last week during surgery. Bracken spent months in Sidney during the 1951 build and had years of service with the Fox company in the Intermountain and West Coast divisions in construction and maintenance departments.
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Bob Bracken
Fox Theatre
Sidney
Fox Intermountain Theatres Organization
New York City
Mr. Bracken
The
Fox Company
Intermountain
West Coast
Construction
Mainenance
Float builder Earl Hammond to visit Ft. Sidney parade
Paraders and local groups may order a custom float from Earl Hammond of Aurora Nebraska. Hammond a Santa Claus performer will arrive Wednesday to display wares and a set of colored slides of past works. He may provide animal props and suggests groups combine to share a float cost.
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Ft. Sidney
Bob Fleener
Earl Hammond
Aurora
Nebraska
Sidney
Hammond
Santa Clause
Chambers of Commerce
Kansas City
St. Louis
McCook
Gering
Plum Creek
Lexington
Lions Club
Flieenor
Bill Wehmiller
Break-Ins Reported At Chappell and Broadwater
Southern Nebraska Panhandle law officers had a busy weekend with break-ins reported at Chappell and Broadwater Sunday evening. Deputy Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh helped investigate a break-in at Fashion Plaza.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Chappell and Broadwater
Kermit Brumbaugh
Fashion Plaza
Texota shifts to west site in Faro Field after east offset
Texota Oil Co moves to a west offset from its discovery well in the newly opened Faro Field southwest of Dalton Nebraska. The new No 1 Linton C SE SE Sec 3 16 50 location is among twenty eight drilling sites filed with the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission in Sidney, boosting Cheyenne County activity to fourteen active or staked locations. Texota previously struck oil at the No 1 Reimers SWSE Sec 2 16 50 in the same field.
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Faro
Dalton
Texota Oil Co
Linton C
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Texota
Faro Field
Dalton Woman, 69 Injured In One Car Crash
A 69-year-old Dalton woman, Lillie Osborn, is listed in satisfactory condition after a Friday afternoon one car crash four miles west of Dalton. The car left the road at a jog in the correction line, rolled over, and was a total loss. Osborn walked to a nearby farmhouse for help.
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Dalton
Lillie
E. E.) Osborn
Felix Koenig
Koenig
Qosborn
Memorial Rest Home Tour Draws Large Open House
Between 1200 and 1500 visitors toured Memorial Rest Home on Sunday with 75 000 donor Guy V Doran cited for kick starting the project. Leo Bolin said public reaction was very favorable and the home may open to guests by mid week with rooms still available as applications continue to be processed.
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Memorial Rest Home
Leo Bolin
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Hospital Board of Directors
A. J. Jorgenson
Guy V. Doran
City to save about four thousand on cemetery well
City Manager Tom Coffey reports informal bids for a cemetery addition well could run about 3800 instead of 8500. Savings of roughly 4000 will benefit taxpayers, with bids also to be heard on paving districts and prepaying bonds at Monday's council meeting.
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Tom Coffey
Cemetery
Sidney
Ogallala
Scottsbluff
Potter
Coffey
Monda
Way Off Base Charge Involving Fort Sidney Days Corp
Fort Sidney Days Corporation and Ravenna Lions faced auditor criticism for alleged wrestling matches on expired licenses. Local officials including Bob Wait and P J Heaton Jr disputed the claims, stating boxing events were held with valid licenses and accusing the state of seeking improper gains.
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Fort Sidney Days Corporation
Nebraska Athletic Department
Bob Wait
Ravenna Lions
Board Created To Restore Old Fort Kearney
Gov. Ralph Brooks issued a proclamation establishing the Ft. Kearny Preservation restoration and Development Board. Trustees named include Mrs. Harley Cole of Minden Ward W Minor of Kearney and J R McBride of Minden with terms from one to three years.
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Lincoln
Ralph Brooks
Ft. Kearny
Nebraska State Historical Society
Kearney
Nebraska
Western
America
Kearney County
Harley Cole
Minden
Ward W. Minor
J. R. McBride
Girl, 7, Rides Bike Into Path of Auto
Patty Jo Smith a seven year old Sidney girl escaped serious injury when she darted from an alley on a bicycle into the path of a car driven by Bonnie Hays 24 of Sidney. The car stopped as the bicycle struck the front. Police said the girl was uninjured and there was no damage to the bicycle. Patty is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Smith of 1203 Pine St.
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Sidney
Patty Jo Smith
Bonnie Hays
Patty
James A. Smith
Pine St
Castro Challenges Sidneyites To Beard Contest
The note invites Sidney residents to Fort Sidney Days beard contest using playful boasts about beard growing prowess and a Cuba Shave potion. It hints Castro plans to compete and mocks rivals as the celebration committee offers five trophies.
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Castro
Cuba
J. Fidl Castro
Ft. Sidney
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Pitts County
Paxton
Norfolk
Robert Clifford
Atkinson
William Schaffert
Richard Phipps
Whitman
Fox
Pony Express
Jim Brown
Howard Mann
Charles Fisher
Muriel Crosby
Leo Krieger
Wes Jensen
J. B. Baker
Gene Morris
Ross Handley
Vern Sinsel
Jake Baluska
Charles White
Lodge Pole Valley Saddle Club
Ft. Sidney Parade
Chappell, Broadwater
Old Fort Kearney
Len Pek
Fidel
Karl Mueller
Ralph Thompson
Fort Sidney Days
Mr. Mueller
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