Ft Sidney Days Opens With Amphi Theatre Dedication
The 1961 Ft Sidney Days begins with the dedication of the new Jaycee amphitheatre in the city park at 7 30 pm a bana concert and square dance lead the program with Virgil Knackstedt MC The outdoor theatre will host concerts fairs and parades through a weekend of events featuring the Sidney Elks Laramie Wy team and a two day rodeo plus a boat show at the Elks building authorities warn against rooftop access and parking on Illinois Street during parade events and thank local businesses for support prior to the festivities
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Ft. Sidney
Jaycee
City
Sidney
Silver Belles
Beaux
19Th
Illinois St. Virgil Knackstedt
Forsythe
Dewis
City Park
Sidney Elks
Laramie
Wyo
NSRA
Armory
Pee Wee King
Ft. Sidney Days
Elks
Fair Grounds
Hadley Barrett
Bill O'Conner
Jimmy Warner
Band Shell
Elks Lodge
Fox Theater
Court House Square
Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church 75th Anniversary
The Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church observes its 75th anniversary on Sunday, June 25. A feature story about the celebration appears on Page Five.
Items for Fort Sidney Days exhibit at M W Osborn building
Cheyenne County Historical Society invites donations of items of historical interest for the Ft Sidney Days display. Bring fragile relics to the Osborn building next to the Sidney Sewing Center for careful handling during the weekend celebration open to hundreds of visitors.
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Cheyenne County Historical Society
Ft. Sidney
M. W. Osborn
Sidney
Normal Weather Pattern Expected for 30 Days in Western Nebraska
A normal weather pattern is forecast for thirty days in western Nebraska. Precipitation and temperatures should stay near normal with hot and dry conditions. Thunder showers may relieve dryness if the early summer pattern holds.
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Nebraska
United States Weather Bureau
U.S
Deadline Pass For Destroying Excess Wheat
ASC Office Manager Don Rapp reports 113 farms destroyed wheat by the deadline with about 600 of 926 overseeded farms estimated to have destroyed wheat. Reports are incomplete so percentages may change. some may reflect partial destruction.
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ASC
Don Rapp
Rapp
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
May Bond Sales Reach Cheyenne County Total
Savings Bond sales in Cheyenne County for May totaled $93,143, per H Glenn Spearo. Series E and H sales for January through May reached $529,533, 425 percent of the year’s goal, while statewide May sales rose 14 percent to $6,928,455. Nebraska’s January-May total stood at $45,696,255, 47.4 percent of the goal.
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Cheyenne County
H Glenn Spearo
Nebraska
Aluminum Strips Fall From Planes in Nebraska Fields
Gurley farmer John Schoen found five inch by half inch aluminum strips northeast of Sidney covering two to three fields. Safety Patrol Sgt Mel Busekist contacted the FAA, which confirmed strips were dropped by US planes in smoke or air exercises during wartime radar confusion tests.
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John Schoen
Gurley
Sidney
Mel Busekist
Safety Patrol
Busekist
FAA
Three Hurt In City Accident
Ronald L Smith 22 was charged with failure to yield right of way after his truck hit Charles E Carlson 36 in Potter. Carlson drove south on 23rd Ave while Smith came from Linden. Damages were 1500 to Carlson car and 200 to Smith truck. Three Carlson passengers minor injuries follow: Carolyn 25 Janet eight months Beverly 24 all of Potter. A second crash in Daisy Queen lot saw Larry D Wolf 16 back into Jean M Terrell 36 causing 15 damage with no injuries.
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Ronald L Smith
Charles E. Carlson
Potter
Carlson
23Rd Ave
Smith
Linden
Carolyn Carlson
Janet Carlson
Beverly Adkinson
Daisy Queen
Larry D. Wolf
Jean M. Terrell
Terrell
4 Fpers Returning Today From Camp At Chadron
Cheyenne County 4 H members finish Conservation Camp at Chadron with hiking swimming fishing and fossil hunting. County Agent Ivan Liljegren assists as group returns, 150 attendees from across the state attended.
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Chadron
Cheyenne County
4-H
Ivan Liljegren
Lyle Miller
Gurley
Sidney National Bank
Peggy Allington
Sunol
First State Bank of Lodgepole
Galen Kriesel
Farmers Union Coop Assn., of
Judy Headley
Sidney
Farmers Coop Grain Co
Ernestine Childers
Lorenzo
American National Bank of
Larry Lessman
Dalton
Dalton State Bank
Fort Litney Days Dance Tickets At Several Locations
Advance tickets for the Fort Litney Days dance on June 24 at the National Guard Armory are sold at Ed Haupt Rady's Market Joe Keller Farmers Insurance Group Jerry Robbins Greenlees DeMers Standard Service Ron Rosemund Sidney Telegraph Don Gilbreath KSID and more. Call 254 4111 for delivery within city limits. Dance from 9 pm to 1 am with Pee Wee King and Western Swing Band plus Redd Stewart Donnie White and the Collins Sisters. Reserved tables via 254 9274. Admission 15 per person 30 per couple.
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Fort Litney
National Guard Armory
Ed Haupt
Rady's Market
Joe Keller
Farmers Insurance Group
Jerry Robbins
Greenlees
Dick DeMers
DeMers Standard Service
Ron Rosemund
Sidney Telegraph
Don Gilbreath
KSID
Pee Wee King
Pee Wee
Redd Stewart
Donnie White
Collins Sisters
Police Chief Warns of Nighttime Bicycle Dangers
Sidney Police Chief Sol Wills warns youths to avoid riding bicycles at night or without lights as summer increases bike use. Reflectors may be insufficient. the safest option is to keep bikes at home after dark or ensure proper illumination when on streets.
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Sol Wills
Sidney
Jail Equipment Being Installed in New Municipal Building
City Manager Tom Coffey says jail equipment is being installed this week in the new municipal building and the city hopes to move in by Oct 1. Rain and delays in delivering the equipment and windows slowed progress. bricklayers will start once the jail gear is in place.
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Tom Coffey
Coffey
Free Tourist Parking Boosts Travel Data Access
The Chamber of Commerce office on Illinois Street offers two free tourist parking spaces to help visitors gather area information, plan trips, and locate lodging. Tourists from Georgia Idaho Washington Oregon Michigan Ohio Missouri use the spaces. local cars caused some issues but tickets have been paused to avoid ill will.
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Chamber of Commerce
Illinois St
U.S. Route 30
Wayne Moran
Georgia
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Moran
Sidney
Oil Output Dips in Nebraska Panhandle Holds Ground
Nebraska daily oil production slipped to 67 442 barrels last week while the Panhandle stayed steady. Red Willow County saw a sharp drop likely caused by heavy rains hindering hauling. The figure sits near the regional average after a prior week's record high above 7 000 barrels.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Panhandle
Red Willow County
Sheriff Urges Caution In Accepting Checks
Sheriff Bill Schulz warns business houses to require full identification and record license number with checks to trace forgeries. He cites over 400 dollars in bad checks, including multiple aliases used by one woman, and notes other offenders with no accounts at banks.
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Bill Schulz
Sally Swan
Sarah Swanson
Alice Lee Stanley
Mary Lane
Betty Lake
FBI
Schulz
Guardian State Bank
Alliance
Snyder Clothing Co
C. Bolin
Richard Wilds
Snyder’s
California Cyclist Aims To Beat Cross-Country Record
Fresno teen Jerry Hornig 18 speeds from San Francisco toward New York City hoping to beat Eugene McPherson’s 20 day 7 hour 29 minute cross country record. He rides a Legnano ten speed with two Fresno friends as mechanics and KYNO sponsorship.
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Jerry Hornig
Fresno
Calif
Sidney
Eugene McPherson
Santa Monica
San Francisco
New York City
McPherson
Hornig
John
Vic Black
KYNO
Kimball
Bob Pinkerton
Banner County Oil Discovery Sparks Panhandle Interest
Three companies shared a new 5,300 foot oil test at the No. 1 Olsen wildcat in Banner County, about a mile north of active production in the Davis Field. The joint venture of Stuarco Oil Co Dow and Mw Hugh and Murfin Drilling Co reports promising initial DST results and expects renewed regional activity.
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CSE
Davis Field
Stuarco Oil Co
Dow
Mw Hugh and
Murfin Drilling Co
Panhandle
Banner-Kimball County
Olsen
Morrill County
Waitman
Miami Petroleum Co., Inc
Exeter Drilling Co
Gay Oil Co
C. F. Raymond
Juelfs
Midwest Oil Corp
Lewis Drilling Co
Juniper Oil and Mining Co
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
Lindberg
Okmar Oil Co
Bridgeport
Cheyenne County
Superior Oil Co
Potter
Superior
Miami Petroleum Co
Wildcat
Schubarth
Dalton
Gunther Warren and Co
Rex Monahan
Vincent and Welch
Mather
Kimball County
Canyon Oil Co
Praine
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12Th Aves
Dowis
Sol Willis
Willis
Minois St
Lodgepole Bank
First State Bank of
Lodgepole
Andy Peterson
Ft Sidney
Silver Belles and Beans
Weyerts
Fort Sidney
SouRce
U.S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle Production Holding Up
Morrill
Paces
Wheat Queen
Connie Hruska
Nebraska Wheat Queen
Lincoln
Capitol
Merritt Allen
Indianola
Nebraska Wheathearts
John Leinemann
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Wheatgrowers Association
C. H. Kreader
Nebraska Wheatgrowers
Miss Hruska
Nebraska Union Ballroom
Francis Hruska
California
Eral
Banner County Oil Discovery
Peps Interest
Banner County
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