Dalton Woman Wins Ak-Sar-Ben Good Neighbor Honor
Mrs Elsie Ewing of Dalton is named among 73 Nebraskans to receive Ak-Sar-Ben Good Neighbor citations for unselfish deeds. Nomination from the Dalton Lions Club with letters from the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce and others highlighted her lifelong service to friends, church, and the Dalton Fall Festival since 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Elsie Ewing
Frank P. Fogarty
Ewing
Dalton Lions Club
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Dalton Lady
C.B Dorwart
Sidney
Ak-Sar-Ben
Lyle Rabe
G. B. (Bun) Alshouse
Bridgeport
Salma Hammond
Bushnell
Kimball County
Jess Williams
Oshkosh
Dalton Lioks
Dalton Presbyterian Church
W. J Ewing
Dalton State Bank
Clara Lindsey
Los Angeles
Calif
Bessie Cresswell
Nebraska
Southwest Field Gets More Drilling Action
Action heats up in the Southwest Sidney oil field in Cheyenne County as Arthur M. Guida and associates rework the No 1-B Hurt well with Baney Well Service. Exploration expands to Namath and Adamson wildcats, Schneider and Fuller sites, with earlier field developments in Garden, Hitchcock, and Keith counties. Heavy rains slowed work but activity resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Arthur M. Guida
CSW
Nebraska
Guida
Hughes and Clark and Warren
Baney Well Service
Southwest
Devel County
Coronado Oil Co
Braden- Gear Drilling Co
CNE
Adamson
Midwest Oil Corp
Kimball County
Schneider
Braden-Gear
Garden County
Hitchcock County
Keith County
Chandler
Webb Resources
Tiger Enterprises, Inc
Deal Drilling Co
Scotts Bluff County
Fuller
Sterling Journal Advocate Sold to Bristol and Florence Partners
Sterling Journal-Advocate, a 60 year old daily paper, is sold by Robert Petteys and Anna Petteys. Purchasers are Donald R. Watson of Bristol Virginia T Eugene Worrell of Bristol and Richard N Hammell of Florence Alabama. Watson will be president of Sterling Newspapers Inc and publisher of The Journal Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling, Colo
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Robert Petteys
Anna Petteys
Donald R. Watson
Bristol, Va
T. Eugene Worrell
Bristol
Richard N. Hammell
Florence
Ala
Watson
Sterling Newspapers, Inc
Journal- Advocate
Conservation Practices In Area Charted In Cheyenne County
A Cheyenne County development group discussed soil conservation practices and charted a quick path to objectives. The committee includes ASC, Soil Conservation Service, County Extension Service, and Farmers Home Administration. Recommendations were sent to the Nebraska State ASC Committee as conservation priorities were stressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
ASC
Soil Conservation Service
County Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Nebraska State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee
Plan to relocate 50 families to Vo-Tech campus looks promising
Merle Rudebusch says the 50 family plan for Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School appears positive though some issues remain. The proposal, backed by Senator Robert Clark and George Gerdes, would place 50 area families on campus with fathers at training, mothers in home management classes, and children in Sidney schools. East Elementary in Sidney weighs reopening to handle anticipated kindergartners and first graders if the plan moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Merle Rudebusch
Rudebusch
Lincoln
Robert Clark
George Gerdes
Vo-Tech
Sidney
East
Marine Deserter Held At Kimball
Pvt. John C. Fullips 18, allegedly deserting from Camp Pendleton, was stopped near Kimball by State Trooper Richard Larsen on Highway 30 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Fullips, a passenger in the car, is held in Kimball County jail for Marine Corps authorities. He was reportedly under restriction from a prior court martial when the desertion occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Here
Richard Larsen
Kimball
John C. Fullips
Otion
Camp Pendreton
Phillips
Kimball County
Marine Corps
Harold Kraupie Heads To Denver For Heart Surgery
Harold Kraupie the well known auctioneer has gone to Veterans Hospital in Denver for heart surgery to repair valve deficiency. He expects a hospital stay of at least two weeks with additional recovery time after the operation at 1055 Clermont St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kraupie
Veterans Hospital
Denver
Kraupies
Kraupie
Clermont St
Youth Group Meeting Set For Monday
The Sidney Council of Youth Recreation Committee formerly Keen Teens schedules its first general meeting for Monday June 22 at 7 30 PM at East Ward School. Don Kahl is president. Parents are urged to join and help shape a constructive community activity program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Council of Youth Recreation Committee
Keen Teens
East Ward
Don Kahl
Youth Council Committee
Temperatures Stay Mild After Rain and Hail Storm
The region remains warm and humid after Thursday's rain and hail. The FAA flight service station at Sidney Airport reports mild temperatures and 65 percent humidity this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney
Scattered Hail Ravages Cheyenne County and Sidney Draw
A severe hail storm tracked southeast through Kimball Cheyenne Devel counties damaging crops and property north of Dix and Potter. Hail sizes reached golf balls, with two inches of rain in parts and drifts up to two to three feet in Lodgepole. Winter wheat and corn suffered heavy losses in the Sidney Draw and surrounding valleys. forecasts offered little relief as the spring of 1970 remained unusually wet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Dix
Potter
Sidney Draw
Lodgepole
Sunol
Draw
Colorado
Highway 30
Sidney
Chappell
Julesburg
Gurley
George Emanuelson
Vern Sharmans
Sundl
Earl and Ralph Anderson
Ron McMillen
Joe McMillen
Wendel Mathewson
Mathewsons
McMillen
Clif Thurston
Chester Phelps
Lorenzo
Chet Walters
Bob Hawkins
Peetz
Colo
Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Earl Lessig
Social Security Pours Big Money Into Nebraska Panhandle
The Scottsbluff district reports monthly social security payments for 11 Nebraska Panhandle counties totaling 1,148,000 at year end 1969. Nixon signed a 15 percent benefit increase December 30, boosting support for 14,143 recipients including retired workers, survivors, and disabled beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Claire W. Schuneman
Nixon
Schuneman
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Bond Buying Beats Quota In Cheyenne County May 1970
Cheyenne County residents reached 54.9 percent of the annual savings bonds quota in May 1970, under volunteer county chairman H. Glenn Spearow. May purchases totalled 32,521 dollars, bringing five month sales to 450,374 dollars.Region 16 western Nebraska counties, including Cheyenne, hit 45.4 percent of their regional quota by end May with total purchases of 1,258,613 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
U.S
H. Glenn Spearow
Volunteer
Nebraska
State Savings Bond Division
Panhandle forecast calls for light storms and mild weather
A few light afternoon and evening thunderstorms loom over the Panhandle with generally fair skies and continued mild temperatures through Saturday. Highs 70 to 80, tonight’s lows near 50. Saturday highs around 80. Rain chances around 10 percent each period. Extended outlook shows fair conditions for Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
I 80 Bridge Work Starts Over Lodgepole Creek
Construction on the I 80 bridge over Lodgepole Creek south of Chappell begins Monday. No traffic rerouting yet as grading culverts and surfacing follow. Beatrice Construction Co. won the $43,984.84 contract in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Lodgepole Creek
Chappell
Nebraska Department of Roads
Beatrice Construction Co
Theft reported in Sidney targets tires and windows
Sidney Police investigated thefts over the past two days. Sometime Thursday night two large windows were broken at Sidney High School Cafeteria. Wednesday night two tires were taken from a car trunk parked at the Chevron Station at 2365 Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sidney High School
Chevron
Ilinois
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Southwest Field
Sund Lodgepole
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