Fort Sidney Days Parade Tops Western Nebraska Fest
The Fort Sidney Days celebration begins Thursday with the Mile of Smiles parade Saturday featuring about 10 bands and 20 to 30 antique autos from the Automobile Club of Denver and Fort Morgan. Clowns, a Cavalry procession, and new prize categories highlight three-state participation, with rides, a rodeo, kids day events, and a free auto show. Fort Sidney Days is led by Edgar Anderson and Janet Egging with funding from the Sidney Jaycees through button sales.
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Nebraska
Fort Sidney
Denver
Fort Morgan
Colo
Dodge Pole Valley
Neb
Cheyenne County
Earl Hammond
Aurora
Bowman
Sidney
Cheyenne
Adventurers in Pineyland Parade Plans and Fort Sidney Events
Readers are urged to contact Bill Wehmiller or Bob Fleener about parade entries for Saturday. Kids must submit entry forms Friday morning. Parade forms and schedules appear in today’s Telegraph. Activities include racings, auto antics, free barbecue at the bandshell, a Millard Music orchestra dance, museum and Old-Timers registration, Fort Sidney Days Amateur Golf at Sidney Country Club, opening ceremonies, square dance, and a Sidney Jaycees All-Star Midgets baseball game Sunday.
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Bill Wehmiller
Bob Fleener
Piney
Telegraph
Millard Music
National Guard Armory
City Auditorium
Fort Sidney
Sidney Country Club
Sidney Jaycez
Old Car Enthusiasts Invited To Dinner Program
Local antique car fans are invited to a dinner program with members of the Rocky Mountain Antique Automobile Club from Denver and Fort Morgan. Reservations via Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. The event is Saturday evening with Lodge Pole Valley Old Car Club members and others welcome. Price $2.50.
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Rocky Mountain
Antique Automobile Club
Denver
Fort Morgan
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Pole Valley
Old Car Club
Gurley to charter sixth Lions Club in Cheyenne County
Gurley hosts charter night Thursday at the Gurley American Legion Hall for the new Gurley Lions Club the sixth in Cheyenne County joining Potter Lodgepole Dalton Sioux Ordnance Depot and Sidney. 26 to 30 charter members expected with Marven Rosen as toastmaster Harold Cathcart to deliver the principal address Elmer Seyfang to present the charter Earl Lessig to serve as first president and officers named with a large group of visiting Lions.
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Gurley
Gurley American Legion Hall
Marven. Rosen
International
Lions
Harold Cathcart
Elmer Seyfang
Lessig
New Gurley Lions Club
Earl Lessig
Dolan Larson
Kenneth Larson
Marven Rosen
E. He. Reinmuth
Harold Bradshaw
Tail Twister
Wayne Elsen
Lion Tamer
Chater
Carl Ahim
Donald Bremer
Merle Christofferson
Harold A. Draper
Theodore Egging
Herbert Fastenau
Richard Ferris
George L
Youths Drown At McConaughy Lake Incident
Two youths drown at Lake McConaughy when swept under by a current in a bay off the lake. Authorities identify the victims as Wayne Loverburg, 21, of Ogallala and Beryl Miller, 17, of Madrid. Dragging crews recovered Loverburg’s body. a rain and wind storm halted operations Sunday afternoon with plans to resume when weather allows.
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Ocallala
Lake Mcconaughy
Wayne Lover‘ Ure
Ogullala
Beryl Miller
Madrid
Lovenburg
Pre Fight Radio Comment To Start At 7 05 P M
KSID ABC radio will air pre fight commentary starting at 7 03 tonight for the Johansson Patterson heavyweight title bout. The main fight is set to begin around 7 30 Sidney time with KSID at 1340 on the dial. There is no network television coverage of the fight.
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KSID
ABC
Sidney
Johansson-Patterson
Senators Protest Wheat Directive in Washington Meeting
Nebraska Senator Carl Curtis and Senator Frank Carlson plan talks with health and agriculture officials in Washington to address fears of chemical weed killer residues on wheat. Officials say any residue could lead to impounding wheat while Nebraska scholars note 2-4-0 residue has not been found on harvested wheat.
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Nebraska
Carl Curtis
Frank Carlson
Kan
Washington, D C
Carlson
Food and Drug Administration
Carlson - Curtis
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Arthur Fleming
Dept. of Agriculture
Agriculture Dept
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Lincoln
John Furrer
University of Nebraska Agronomist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Pearle Finigan
Fleming
Ice Cream Social Set for Fox Theatre Building
Ice cream social organized by Presbyterian Senior High Fellowship will be held Friday June 24 at the old Fox Theatre building on Illinois Street. Serving runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with homemade ice cream pies cakes and coffee. Proceeds fund a mission tour.
Nebraska oil gains pace with 26 new locations listed
Oil and gas notices show 26 Nebraska drilling sites for the week of June 13 1960 including S D Johnson Morrill County wildcats and the Ohio Oil Company Deuel County venture. Firms like Miami Petroleum and British American announce fields and wildcats across Morrill Cheyenne Kimball and Sioux counties with multiple formations and target dates.
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S. D. Johnson
Nebraska
Ohio Oil Co
Deuel County
Miami Petroleum Co
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Mary Egging
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Miami Petroleum Co., Inc
Davenport
Waitman Field
Morrill County
British - American Oil Producing Co
Wildcat
S D. Johnson
Keno Field
S D. Johnson, & Plymouth Oil Company
Dunlap
Baumgartner Oil Company
Wilson Ranch
PET
Enbrook Oil & Gas Co., Inc
Mueller
Sutton Field
The
Ohio Oil Company
Menter
CSW
Deuel Cunty
Rose
M P. Gilbert
Barger
Redwillow County
Warrior Oil Co
Mossberg
Singleton
Banner County
Champlin Oil & Refining Co
Petersen
Russell Field
Kimball
Ashby Drilling Co. Ltd
Grote
Sioux County
State May Lose Seat In Congress
Preliminary population figures suggest Nebraska will likely lose one of its four seats in Congress. Nebraska's 1960 population is 1,398,875, a 5 percent rise from 1950, while other states grew faster. district changes would be decided by the state.
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Washington
Nebraska
Fire damages co op office. move planned to new site east of Sidney
The Farmers Union Co op Elevator suffered 2000 dollars in damage Saturday night when fire damaged the cupola housing the grain auger in the rolling department. The office was unharmed but the rolling department will be out of operation indefinitely. A new office is to open in July in a 24 by 50 foot building beside the existing elevator east of Sidney. The elevator has a 625000 bushel capacity with a 275000 bushel addition completed last year.
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Farmers Union Co-Op
Warren Mettlen
Mettlen
the Telegraph
Sidney
Local Party Leader Predicts Demo Delegation Shift
P J Heaton Sr of Sidney Sun day named to the Permanent Organizations committee of the Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. He predicted the Nebraska delegation may swing to Lyndon Johnson if Kennedy fails to secure the nomination on the first two ballots. The group will scatter after the second or third ballot. Heaton denied official unity for Kennedy and disputed Time magazine's claim of 16 Kennedy votes from Nebraska. Bernard Boyle was elected chair of the Nebraska delegation at the convention.
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P. J. Heaton, Sr
Sidney
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Heaton
Democratic Party
Central Committee
Omaha
Fourth
Telegraph
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Time Magazine
Time
Symington
Ohio
Frank Lausche
Johnson
Missouri
Stuart
Demo‘cratic
Bernard Boylé
Boyle
Sen
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Terry Carpenter
Frank Morrison
Lincoln
Democrats May Adopt Wheat Growers Plan
Robert Rauner of Gurley vice president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn says the Wheat Growers plan will be adopted in the Democratic national platform. He noted efforts have begun and reception has been positive, speaking in Sidney and at the Nebraska Wheat Growers board meeting in Ogallala.
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Robert Rauner
Gurley
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
The
Telegraph Monday
Democratic Party
Sidney
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Ogallala
Swiss wheat buyers see potential in Panhandle grain
Five Swiss wheat officials visiting Sidney express interest in hard red winter wheat from the Nebraska Panhandle if quality is guaranteed and not blended with lower grades. They note Canada’s blending ban and say U S shipments often fail grading tests, while praising Panhandle quality. They witnessed a local elevator fire and plan to pursue U S grain trade if dockage and grading issues are resolved.
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Milline and
Switze
Nebraska Panhandle
Canada
America
Hans Buchmann
U. S. Agriculture
Berm
Buchmann
U. S
Switzerland
Harold Lessig Named Rural Mail Carrier at Gurley
Harold Lessig long time Gurley postmaster has been named rural mail carrier for Rural Route No 1 serving areas on both sides of Gurley. The reassignment announced by Postal Inspector A L Brown of North Platte mentions no new postmaster yet though Carl Rhim will serve in acting capacity. Lessig a Cheyenne County native began as postmaster Feb 16 1952 and helped Gurley gain a new building and modern equipment.
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Harold Lessig
Gurley
A. L. Brown
North Platte
Carl RhiIm
Cheyenne County
Lessig
Two Master Mason Degrees Planned in Sidney Lodge
Two Master Mason Degrees will be conferred in the Frank Welch Lodge of Sidney over the next two weeks. Earl Schulz says the dates are June 1 and June 28, with starting time at 7 30 pm. Brethren and visiting brethren are urged to attend at each session.
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Frank Welch Lodge
Sidney
Earl Schulz
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