Platte Pipe Line Delay Deepens Oil Transport Crisis
The Platte Pipe Line completion is delayed by a steel strike, pushing startup from September 1 to possibly October 1 or later. About 150 miles of Nebraska center section remain unfinished, threatening oil production in eastern Wyoming western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado. Steel delivery holds up pipe and casing, with fields near shut-in due to storage limits and expected drilling setbacks into 1953.
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Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Platte Pipe Line
Worland
Wood River
Illinois
Toronto Pipe Line Co
British-American Oil Co
Platte
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Logan County
Colo
Telegraph
Toronto
Ohio Oil Co
Sinclair Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
British-American Oil Producing Co
Pure Oil Co
Julesburg
Sub Station Bids Called For Ogallala
The Reclamation Bureau invites sealed bids by 10 30 a m July 15 for construction of a sub station at Ogallala. Copies of standard forms and specifications are available from Avery A Batson Denver Regional Director and I J Mathews Casper District Manager. No charge for bids specs. other copies $2 25 nonreturnable.
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Reclamation Bureau
Ogallala
Bureau of Reclamation
Avery A. Batson
Denver Federal Center
Denver
Colorado
I. J. Mathews
P. O. Box
Casper
Wye
United States
Oil News Round-Up: Ohio Co Finds More Cheyenne Wells
The Telegraph reports Ohio Oil Co has struck oil in two additional wells in Cheyenne County this week while three wildcat wells are under drilling in the county. Shell Oil Co prepares for a new well in the South Potter field, and no progress is noted on unitization of the West Sidney field.
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Ohio Oil Co
Cheyenne County
Shell Oil Co
South Potter
West Sidney
Telegraph
Open House Planned at Sidney Bell Building
The North Western Bell Telephone Company announces an open house at the Sidney building next Tuesday and Wednesday June 24 and 25. Guided tours, exhibits including an audiometer for hearing tests, and insight into growth of service will be offered.
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Sidney Telephone
J. R. Miller
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
The
Telephone Company
Sidney
Miller
Dial Central
Potter Stores Plan Closing on Saturday Fort Sidney Days parade closure details
Potter Merchants close for several hours on Saturday so employees and firms can attend Fort Sidney Days parade and daytime festivities in Sidney. Potter State Bank opens at 8 then closes at 9 30. Additional closures from 9 30 to 2 include Dean’s Lumber and Hardware O P Skaggs K L Rose Hardware Farmers Union Co Op Oil Stanton’s Variety Store Harrison’s Shop Potter Equipment James F Stewart and others.
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Potter
Sidney
Fort Sidney
Potter State Bank
Dean’s Lumber and Hardware
O. P. Skaggs
K. L. Rose Hardware
Farmers Union Co
Beacons Expand Nebraskas Night Air Patrol
State Aeronautics director J. D. Rambey said 47 beacons will be in operation by year end to improve night flying safety in Nebraska, expanding air safety coverage across the state.
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J. D. Rambey
State Aeronautics Department
Nebraska
Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses set as Sidney hosts crowd
The semi annual circuit assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses will open June 27 at City Auditorium Sidney with about 1000 delegates from 24 nearby cities. Residents are asked to offer room rentals for two to three nights and contact the Chamber of Commerce. The program includes welcome by A A Worsley, a ministry school with six student speakers, Bible discourses and demonstrations, and a symposium on Do Not Loiter at Your Business.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Sidney
City Auditorium
Jehovah's Witnesses
Chamber of Commerce
A. A. Worsley
Brooklyn
New York
Mentalist to Appear at Fox Theatre for Weeklong Demonstrations
Elmer Haines manager of the New Fox Theatre announces Alana Dass world famous mentalist and astrologer will perform for a week starting today. Dass will answer audience questions twice daily on stage and demonstrate psychic perception as he blends psychology astrology and psychoanalysis to address human problems. Dass described as Americas foremost telepathy exponent will also answer questions from readers of The Telegraph next week by mail using birthdates.
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Elmer Haines
New Fox Theatre
Alana Dass
Dass
Haines
America
Fox
Telegraph
Alano Dass
Grain Hurt But Extent Is Debated
Western Nebraska wheat escaped severe damage from a brief heat spell, with most loss confined to knoll or sandy soils. Pastures and grassland were burned. recovery hinges on cool, moist weather. Crop reports show some kernels shriveling but possible rebound if rains arrive. overall outlook varies by county and soil type. Continuous high heat without moisture could reduce yields, while cooler periods offer recovery prospects.
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Sidney
Panhandle
Federal
Nebraska
Pawnee
Bureau
Harlan
Franklin
Cancer Drive Seeks Cheyenne County Contributions
Mrs. Edna Dedrick, chairman of the Cheyenne County cancer fund drive, urged more contributions to meet or exceed a small county quota. Donations should arrive by next Wednesday June 25 and may be sent to Mrs. Marguerite McMillan at The American National Bank.
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Edna Dedrick
Cancer Fund
Cheyenne County
Marguerite McMillan
American National Bank
School Fund Drive Pushed
Charles D. Green of the Nebraska School Land Lessees Association says petitions circulating in most counties aim to place on the November ballot a constitutional amendment to allocate more school land income to counties where land is located. He notes eastern counties benefit from sold lands and tax rolls, while rural areas show stronger petition support. failure to reach the ballot could still build momentum for a legislative push next session.
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Nebraska
Charles D. Green
Nebraska School Land Lessees Association
Green
Cheyenne
Sterling Woman Is Injured In Accident
A Sterling Colorado woman, Gladys L. Bickel, 51, was severely injured in a Sunday night crash on Highway 19 near the Colorado Nebraska line. She suffered internal injuries, shock and a cut lip and was taken to St Benedict's Hospital in Sterling. The Chevrolet coach she drove lost control, went into a borrow pit, hit an embankment and railroad tracks. damage to the car was about 200 dollars. Her husband, passenger, was not hurt.
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Sterling, Colo
Nebraska Highway Safety Patrol
Gladys L. Bickel
St. Benedict’s Hospital
Sterling
School Land Auction May Be This Year
A county plan to auction the east eighty acres of a school section adjoining Sidney may occur this year. The site includes part of the county fairgrounds and involves leaseholders H Van Aelstyn Albin Olson Anton Rudd Charles D Green and R J Porter. A state Attorney General representative discussed surveying with the Chamber of Commerce and suggested FHA involvement to lay out the land for housing development. The county may condemn the portion used for the fairgrounds to secure a perpetual right to use it for fairs with reversion if other use is tried. The Board of Commissioners anticipate a deed through condemnation and the auction would be conducted by the state with bids from individuals and firms.
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Sidney
H. van Aelstyn
Albin Olson
Anton Rudd
Charles D. Green
R. J. Porter
Attorney General’s Office
Chamber of Commerce
FHA
Board of Commissioners
Engine Tipped Truck Blocks Hickory Street
A fifty-ton engine being moved from the Sidney Power Plant overbalanced a truck and trailer on Hickory Street between 11th and 12th Avenues, blocking the roadway. Vic Wright, 29, driver, suffered superficial head cuts but no other injuries. A larger Union Pacific crane aided the recovery as the street remained blocked until debris was cleared.
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Sidney
Hickory Street
11Th
12Th Avenues
Exline Diesel Works
Salina
Kansas
Nordberg
Meyer Transfer Co
Union Pacific
Meyer Company
Vic Wright
Beet growers to receive $1.523 million payment June 26
The Great Western Sugar Co announced a second additional 1951 crop payment of $1,523,000 to sugar beet growers on June 26. President Frank A. Kemp said the payment averages 60 cents per ton, bringing total growers’ receipts from last year’s processor tax payments to about $33,579,000.
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Great Western Sugar Co
Frank A. Kemp
Fort Sidney Days Parade Promises Free Barbecue Saturday
The Nebraska Panhandle festival Fort Sidney Days arrives with parades at ten o'clock and a free barbecue. Organizers expect crowds up to 8000 if good weather holds.
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Fort Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle
Unicycle Expert Provides Comedy Festivities Begin
Festivities began last night with a free old time dance and a large crowd enjoying a hoe down to Leo Farrell and his band. Forsythe & Dowis Carnival set up at 12th and Jackson on Wednesday night with rides, concessions and sideshows. Starting at 10 o'clock Friday morning two parades will travel from 18th Street through Illinois to 9th, then south two blocks and west to 10th before disassembly. Parade officials expect the two parades to be the largest and most colorful since the celebration began. Though the Union Pacific train and Fort Morgan Drum & Bugle Corps could not attend, plenty of entertainment remains with about sixty businesses and communities participating.
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Leo Farrell
Forsythe & Dowis
12Th and
Jackson
18Th Street
Illinois
9Th
10Th
Union Pacific
Sidney
Fort Morgan
Colo
Fort Sidney Days barbecue feed plans large crowd
Fort Sidney Days winds down with an August Saturday barbecue expected to feed 8000 people. Rudy Munderloh oversees a 25‑person crew with two serving lines aiming for 3000 sandwiches per hour. Prime beef 1570 pounds from Star Packing will be barbecued by Ray Scranton Dewey Larson and Andy Christenson of Potter. A 17 by 4 by 5 foot pit was dug with city help, and beer coffee and buns are provided by local suppliers Nash Finch Jessee Bread.
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Munderloh
Roland Biggs
Star Packing Company
Potter
Ray Scranton
Dewey Larson
Andy Christenson
Virgil Knowles
Clair West
Nash Finch Company
Jessee Bread Company
Dry Weather Triggers Five Grass Fires Near Sidney
The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department responded to five grass fires since Tuesday due to dry conditions. Incidents included a blaze at the west edge of the airport and another on the Union Pacific right of way near 2200 north Tuesday, a blaze two miles east of town and one in the Grabill Addition Wednesday, and a final two miles east Thursday afternoon.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
Grabill
Old Timers Registration Set For Friday And Saturday
Registration for Old Timers runs 8 30 to 12 noon on Friday and Saturday mornings plus Thursday afternoon in the City Auditorium lobby. Parade highlights include Montgomery Ward bicycle contest with at least 80 entrants and four bands. Saturday features judging of historical, comic and artistic entries and a full lineup with prizes, including a bicycle for first place.
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City Auditorium
Montgomery-Ward
Sidney High School
Sidney Junior High School
Julesburg
Drum & Bugley Corps
Bayard High School
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Shell
Country Cousins
Lodgepole to vote on $40,000 water bonds
Lodgepole schedules a special election for July 18 to approve a $40,000 bond issue to improve the village water supply. The proposal calls for twenty year bonds as the funding mechanism.
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Lodgepole
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Sidney Telegraph
Potter Stores
Church Group Assembly
Unicycle
Spect
Thomas
Band Shell
Rudy Munderloh
Old Timers
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