Mammoth Fort Sidney Days Parade Draws Three-State Entries
More than 65 entries including bands from three states join Fort Sidney Days in Nebraska for the mammoth Saturday parade. The event features 40 floats, starts at 10 a.m. from 21st to 8th Ave, with lineups at 9 a.m. under Lt. Col. Richard McNamara.
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Fort Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney
Ilinois
8Th Ave
Marshall
Richard McNamara
Sidney High School
Gilbert Sorge
G. H. Doran
Guy V. Doran
Marshal Larkins
H. W
Pat’’ Ells
Charles, Herboldsheimer
Lawrence Marrin
Fred Lemkuhl
John E. Davison
A. C
Andy” Peterson
Kids Day Winners Are Listed At Fort Sidney Days
Opening ceremonies drew one of the largest crowds as Joel Babcock led the event and parade spectators lined the route. Grand Sweepstakes winners included Kandy Sharp first and the Anthony children Susan Doug and Barbara second with several other winners listed for various categories.
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Fort Sidney
Joel Babcock
Kandy Sharp
Anthony
Susan
Doug
Barbara
Namety
Anita
Garvie
David
Juliann Lafler
Coleen
Barbara Christ
Portland
Barbara Anthony
Barbara Anthem
Susie
Ogallala Woman Dies of Bulbar Polio
Funeral services for Mildred Husmann 54 of Ogallala were held Thursday after she died from bulbar poliomyelitis less than 36 hours after onset. She became ill Sunday and was taken to Denver hospital Monday. A Denver post mortem confirmed bulbar polio as the cause.
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Ogallala
Mildred Husmann
Ogalela
Denver
Qgalala
Boxing and baseball in Fort Sidney Days schedule
At 5:30 p.m. Sid ney Gibson Ford Junior baseball hosts the Lincoln Optimists at Legion Park after an earlier 3:30 time shift. The Fort Sidney Days boxing card follows at 8 p.m. in the City auditorium headlined by the Hernandez brothers with top Golden Glovers from multiple Nebraska towns.
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Fort Sidney
Legion Park
Sidney
Gibson-Ford
Lincoln Optimists
Lincoln
Nebraska
Optimists
City Auditorium
Hernandez Brothers
Omaha
Norfolk
Lyman
Bayard
Gering
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Padroni
Colo
Sidney Band Delights Hillsboro Festival Crowd
Sheriff W. W. Schulz of Sidney Nebraska visited the Hillsboro Oregon sheriff’s office and identified himself. He said the Sidney band, known for the Rose Festival in Portland, also played at Hillsboro’s Strawberry Festival.
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Sidney
Oregon
W. W. Schulz
Hillsboro
Ore
Sidney, Neb
Portland, Ore
Power Line Reinstatement Boosted by House Action
Congressman Don McGinley expressed confidence that the $277 000 power line appropriation for western Missouri Basin Nebraska will be reinstated by the House if Senate approval is gained. The issue arose after a House committee cut Nebraska funding from a near $2 million line project, prompting protest from Wheat Belt Public Power District manager Charles Ham.
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Don McGinley
Sidney
Nebraska
House
Senate
Rep McGinley
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri Basin
Charles Ham
Wheat Belt
McGinley
House Appropriations Committee
House Committee
Roman Hruska
Carl Curtis
The
Telegraph
Pine Bluffs
Three Nebraska counties bear most wheat acreage cut
Kimball Cheyenne and Perkins counties three of Nebraska top winter wheat producers face bearing 56.71 percent of the states total 1960 wheat acreage reduction. Nebraska total cut 22 719 acres with most impact in Panhandle counties. House rejected a 25 percent wheat acreage cut bill delaying new wheat control action.
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Kimball
Cheyenne
Perkins
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Ezra Benson
Senate
House Conference Committee
Allen J. Ellender
DiLa
Oisits
Agriculture Committed
Ellender
Dedication Set for New Windows at Peetz Church
Dedication ceremonies for the Sacred Heart Church in Peetz will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday with an open house reception afterward. Altar and Rosary Society members coordinate the event. Father Thomas Gilmartin will lead as curator, and standout guest Miss Brads Barth of Belgium, the window artist, will attend.
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Sacred Heart
Peetz
Altar and Rosary Society
Father Thomas Gilmartin
Brads Barth
Belgium
Banner Nebraska counties lead oil boom with fourteen new producers
A busy week in western Nebraska oilfields brings fourteen new producers including a wildcat discovery in Cheyenne County near Sidney. Banner County tops counts with six new wells, Kimball four, Morrill two, and Cheyenne one discovery and one development. Drilling continues in the Panhandle with over a hundred locations awaiting rigs.
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Cheyenne County
Brownson
Nebraska
Banner County
Kimball County
Morrill County
Panhandle
Kimball
Banner
Dow and McHugh
Sidney
McMillen
Krueger
Lyngholm
Dow and McHugh Venture
Wytex Oil Co
King Stephenson
Wytex
Grasshopper Survey Finds No State Federal Spray Justified
Entomologists report Cheyenne and Morrill County rangeland infestations are below emergency levels. Only five hoppers per square yard in tested areas and no site reached the three or four per square yard threshold. refunds of about 18 000 dollars to ranchers will proceed in weeks.
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Cheyenne County
Morrill County
Elmer Graff
Cleve Gillespie
Biggs
Don J. Fitchett
Jerry Bell
Paul Bergman
Panhandle
Lincoln
Garden
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
Banner
Cheyenne
State Could Lose Air Service Over Low Passenger Counts
Nebraska Aeronautics Director warns the state may lose two new airline routes if passenger totals do not double. Sidney averages 4.9 passengers daily, below the five required by the Civil Aeronautics Board, with Frontier’s southern route operating since March and northern route eight months.
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State
Sidney
Nebraska Aeronautics
Jack D. Obbink
Obbink
Civil Aeronautics Board
Omaha
Lincoln
Columbus
Norfolk
Ainsworth
Valentine
Chadron
Douglas
Casper
Wyo
Hastings
Kearney
McCook
Imperial
Denver
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Oliver Brunz
Mr. Obbink
Fisher's Drapery Shop Announces Anniversary Winners
Fisher's Custom Drapery Shop announced winners of its anniversary contest. First prize bedspread went to Jack McCormick of 1024 Olson Drive. Second prize decorator pillow awarded to Merton Bowser of 1033 19th Ave. Third prize artificial roses bouquet to Mrs. Everett Gade of 1516 Grant.
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Fisher
Ervin Fisher
Jack McCormick
Olson Drive
Merton Bowser
19Th Ave
Everett Gade
Grant
Aborts To Leave Saturday Morning For Mexico Trip
Col. and Mrs. George C. Abert and their son George will depart Saturday for a vacation through the southwest and south before Col. Abert reports to the Army Ordnance Corps at the Pentagon. He has led at Sioux since July 1957, aiding the depot's public and personnel relations. Maj. Floyd E. Brenneman will be depot commander during the transition.
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George C. Abert
George
Mexico
Southwest
Col
Abert
Army Ordnance Corps
Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Sioux
Harvey Bower
Germany
Floyd E. Brenneman
U. S. Army
Change In School District Aligning At Peetz Studied
Peetz Colorado hosts a Logan County meeting on proposed district boundaries creating five districts with RE-5 including Peetz tableland. Administrative center remains in Peetz as committee members and county superintendent outline plans with little opposition and expect passage at election.
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Peetz
Colo
Logan County
Griffith Ramey
Ramey
Donovan
Eric Hagemeier Ramey
Dean Gillham
Alva Harms
Keith Nelson
Bill Ramey
Arden Smith
Everett Dawson
Glenn Hatch
National Guard Leaves Saturday For Two Week Camp
Forty-two enlisted men and officers of the Sidney National Guard will leave the armory at 8 a.m. Saturday for a two week summer camp at Camp Guernsey near Guernsey Wyoming. The caravan will include four two and one half ton trucks one three quarter ton truck two jeeps and three 155 mm howitzers. The unit converted from infantry to artillery on May 1.
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Sidney National Guard
Camp Guernsey
Guernsey
Wyo
Camp Ripley
Minnesota
Sidney
Slaney
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted by Elevators
Local elevator sources quoted wheat at 1.54 dollars per bushel today. The price reflects current market for traders and farmers watching price movements.
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Marilyn Farthing
Miss Judy Read
Ed Townley
Dalton
Willettee Medow
Gurley
Don Wise
Lodgepole
George Barlow
Gene Bonkiewicz
Hill City
Julesburg
American Legion
Millard
Armory
Gering High School
Potter
Sidney Junior High
Sidney Senior High
19Th
21St Ave
Jackson
Potter, Gurley
Fox Theatre
Cheyenne County Historical Assn
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Pete Peterson
Florida
Joan Hofer
Gene Lienemann
Kurro
Scott Fisher
Frontier Doctor
Rita
Maryann ‘Raddatz
Rodney
Jobman
Victor Morris
Sheriffs
Sidney Band
Peetz Church
Cabeen Exploration Corp
Lorenzo
Kinney
Ohio
Cabeen
Maxwell
Hawkins
S. D. Johnson and Theis Co
Sunol
Johnson
Old Fox Theatre
Builing
Ernest Stuht
Frances Knox
Elmer Krueger
Kaicx
Studt
Fisher's
Aberts
National Guard
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