Hail Ravages Cheyenne County Crops and Farm Losses
Hailstorm pounds Dalton area with golf ball sized ice hitting crops and livestock. Four hogs killed. 40 to 50 percent crop damage reported at Dalton tests. windows broken and trees stripped. Wheat fields turning golden as harvest may begin by July 10 or earlier. delays due to wet weather in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Donald Young
Young Farm
Millet
Youngs
Gurley
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Don DeyErmand
Egging Co
Potter
Sioux
Cheyenne County Wheatfields
Lee Foster
Kansas
Frontier Expands Flights After Recall Of Layoff Crew
Frontier Airlines says it has recalled all pilots and flight attendants who were laid off and will boost service next month. New routes include Denver to Las Vegas with seven weekly round trips starting July 1 and July 15, plus additional Denver connections to Dallas Salt Lake City St Louis Kansas City Omaha Memphis Little Rock Grand Junction Albuquerque and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Airlines
Denver
Las Vegas
Dallas
Salt Lake City
St Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Memphis
Little Rock
Manhattan
Topeka
Grand Junction
Albuquerque
NPPD Schedules Hearings on Power Station Site
The Nebraska Public Power District set public hearings at North Platte and Bridgeport to gather information for deciding whether to keep the Sutherland site plan for the Gerald Gentleman Power Generating Station or consider Bridgeport as an alternative. The North Platte session is 2 p.m., Bridgeport at 8 p.m., with the board stressing the meeting aims to present the NPPD position and collect input. The board’s vote to reconsider the Sutherland plan was 8-1, Jack Hill dissenting, while Guy Cooper and Mike DeLay were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nebraska Public Power District
North Platte
Bridgeport
Gerald Gentleman
Sutherland
NPPD
Jack Hill
Ogallala
Guy Cooper
Humboldt
Mike DeLay
Norfolk
Two To Join Nebraskaland Festivities
Nebraska Wheat Queen Rae Etta Dykes of Lyman and ac companies by Mrs. Chet Frame of Gurley will attend Nebraskaland Day in North Platte next week. They will be among those serving the Cowboy Breakfast sponsored by the Pork Wheat and Honey People.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Rae Etta Dykes
Lyman
Chet Frame
Gurley
Nebraska Wheat Hearts
North Platte
Interchange Approval Clears Path for Sidney Development
The final approval of plans for Sidney’s East Interchange paves the way for development of adjoining sites owned by Upland Industries, a unit of Union Pacific. State right-of-way appraisal and acquisition for I-80 delay land sale timing, with appraisers due mid month and bids hoped by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Jack Chapman
Upland Industries
Union Pacific Railroad
Upland
Chapman
Silco Development
Northwest Quadrant
Quadrant
Southwest Quadrant
Silco
State Department of Roads
Nebraskans Benefit From U.S. Tax Reform Refunds
Nebraska refunds under the 7 per person food tax credit totaled nearly 14.2 million as of June 8, well above forecast. State officials say refunds should reach about 15 million, due to the federal Tax Reform Act raising the personal exemption and low income allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
State Revenue Department
Gary Chunka
Chunka
March sales growth lags in Southern Panhandle counties
March taxable retail sales in the Southern Panhandle rose 9.6 percent from March 1971, below Nebraska state gains of 3 percent for the month and 16.9 percent for the first quarter. Hartington led yearly March gains at 27.6 percent, while Scottsbluff paced the first quarter with a 28.7 percent rise. Falls City posted a 77 percent March jump, ranking last in local quarterly growth. Dollar volume statewide rose 11.7 percent in March, with construction up 56 percent, signaling recovery but potential slowing ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Nebraska
Bureau of Business Research
University of Nebraska
Devel
Kimball
Cheyenne
Hartington
Scottsbluff
Falls City
U.S
Bureau
Government II
Two Nebraska journalism students win Lowe Fund grants
R Neale Copple announced two University of Nebraska journalism students Jennifer Scott of Lincoln and Harry Liebhart of Broken Bow receive Lowe Fund scholarships of 250 and 300 dollars respectively. The fund honors Jack Lowe of The Sidney Telegraph with 54 scholarships totaling over 15000 dollars for the coming year. Copple noted about 10 percent of students will gain aid, largely from Nebraska media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
Jack Lowe
R. Neale Copple
School of Journalism
Jennifer Scott
Lincoln
Harry Liebhart
Broken Bow
Miss Scott
Sidney Telegraph
The
Telegraph Printing Co
Nebraska
Copple
Oil Finds Reported Across Sidney Cheyenne and Morrill Counties
Oil drillers report discoveries in Cheyenne and Kimball counties with No. 1 Baird near Sidney No. 1 Eckert near Dalton and No. 1 Goodwin in Kimball. Gear Drilling Co manages several new wells while Chadron Arch area shows leasing activity and a June state land sale yields $4 184 in bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Kimball
J.H. Bander
Baird
Sidney
Sene
Bander
Toltek Drilling Co
No. 1
Larson
Gear Drilling Co
Cheyenne County
Zoller and Dannenberg Explorers, Ltd
B W Drilling Co
Patrick A. Doheny
L.G. Shelley
Kimball County
Flessner
Goodwin
Earl J. Wakefield
Bick
Frontier County
Lincoln
Frontier Counties
Chadron Arch
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Dwight E. Davis
Oklahoma City
Hayes County
Attempting To Flee Flood May Have Cost Two Lives
Former Sidney residents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Fox died fleeing floodwaters in Rapid Canyon Rapid City South Dakota after warnings to evacuate. Neighbor Don Crossman and wife narrowly escaped as five block spread of Rapid Creek water swept away the Foxes. Fox was a polio survivor and lawyer who served as a judge. Mrs. Fox, Margaret Uptegrove, was Sidney born. Funeral services were held for Fox in Emery South Dakota. Mrs. Fox remained missing as searches continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Raymond J. Fox
Rapid Canyon
Rapid City
S.D
Don Crossman
Crossman
Fox
Margaret
Ray
Emery
Sidney Board of Education
Mary
Memorial Rest Home
Jack H. Lowe
Don D. Howard
Fort Collins
Carolyn Kennedy
Pittsburgh
SBA Officer Available for Interview in Scottsbluff
SBA Borrowers' Support Officer Gerald Kleber will meet with the public at the Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Tuesday. Contact chamber manager Don Jacobson to arrange a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Administration
Scottsbluff
Gerald Kleber
SBA
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Kleber
Don Jacobson
Controversies Highlight Mock State Legislature At Boys State
Lincoln AP reports Cor nhusker Boys State lawmakers approve 30 to 12 a bill legalizing licensed brothels with a $10,000 annual fee and monthly inspections while marijuana legalization fails 36 to 10 and abortion legalization loses 38 to 8. Girls State considers welfare work requirements for full aid as boys and girls raise funds for Rapid City flood survivors. Boys State tally reaches 422 after a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Cornhusker Boys State
Rapid City
Postal Service to end Sunday mail in Nebraska towns
The U S Postal Service broadened plans to end Sunday mail service. Sunday operations will be eliminated for second class offices in towns with 700 to 4000 residents and for third and fourth class offices, effective around July 1. Residents could previously pick up newspapers and mail on Sundays at these offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Department
K N Officials Launch WNTC Training Program In Sidney
Two Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas officials visited Sidney to confirm a training program at Western Nebraska Technical College. Tom Rutt and Richard McKenzie announced CNTC courses moving to WNTC and the addition of five gas industry classes with videotaped instruction and labs for about 130 distribution servicemen. Butt will relocate to Sidney as instructor developer for the new program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Sidney
K-N
Western Nebraska Technical College
Tom Rutt
Richard McKenzie
Butt
WNTC
Central Nebraska Technical College
McKinzie
CNTC
Kathy
Gina Kay
Tara Lynn
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Frontier
Nebraskaland
Jennifer Fix
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Sidney Country Club
Miss Fix
Richard Fix
Telegraph
DOR
Hudson
Lowe
Morrill County
Eckert
Sundance Oil Co
Tom Jordan, Jr
Welker Heirs
Rogers
American Legion and Auxiliary
Kathy Abernathy
Illinois
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