50th Anniversary Banquet For Gurley Co op
The Gurley Farmers Union Cooperative Association marks fifty years with a public banquet for stockholders and an 8 pm program at Gurley School auditorium. Governor Frank Morrison Lt Gov Phil Sorensen and Elton Berck headline. Paul Collart guest. Net savings total 1,248,544.35 with only one small loss in 1921.
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The
Farmers Union Cooperative Association
Frank Morrison
Phil Sorensen
Elton Berck
Nebraska Farmers’ Union
Gurley Legion Hall
Gurley School
Paul Collart
Kansas
Gurley Farmers’ Union Cooperative Association
Lee Foster
Ross Handley
Arnold Draper
Neal Rowan
Fred Kriesel
Harry Schumacher
George Harms
Bernard Busboom
Handley
Draper
Curley
Bernie Busboom
Ross ‘Iandley
Nebraska Farmers Union
Lunch Tuesday For 2 Officials
A luncheon will be held at the Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel next Tuesday noon honoring Gov. Frank Morrison and Lt Gov. Phil Sorensen. It is not a political luncheon. Arrangements are through the Chamber of Commerce. tickets available there and must be picked up by Monday morning. A ticket drive is led by Sidney Youth Council assisting the Chamber, Sidney Industrial Corp, and the city council in civic programs.
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Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Frank Morrison
Phil Sorensen
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Youth Council
Sidney Industrial Corp
Lodgepole to Build Ruth Ewing Memorial Library
Lodgepole Library Board buys a lot half a block north of Highway 30 for a new library to be named the Ruth Ewing Memorial Library. Architects are drafting final sketches to be approved before bids. The project is funded by a $20,000 bequest from the late Mrs. Ewing with matching funds expected from the Nebraska Library Commission.
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Lodgepole Library Board
Highway 30
Lodgepole
First State Bank
Library Board
Ruth Ewing
Ewing
Nebraska Library Commission
Dan McKay Report Date Set for West Point Appointment
Dan McKay, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Robert McKay of Sidney, has been appointed to West Point Military Academy, N Y. He is to report July 1 for studies and training. A 1965 Sidney High School graduate, he starred in athletics and activities and attended Kearney State Teachers College the past year, lettering in football and joining Alpha Tau Omega.
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Dan McKay
Robert McKay
Sidney
West Point Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Dave Martin
McKay
Sidney High School
Kearney State Teachers Colege
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Probable oil discovery reported west of Gurley
An apparent oil discovery near Gurley in Cheyenne County is reported by Regal Drilling Co and Tom Wessels in the No. 1 Horst well west of Gurley. The eight-well program includes sites in Scotts Bluff Banner and Cheyenne counties with swab tests advancing in other wells as observers await formal results.
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Cheyenne County
Regal Drilling Co
Tom Wessels
Gurley
Regal
Mr. Wessels
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Cheyenne
Dalton
No. 1
Cape
Banner Drilling Corp
Production Land and Cattle Co
Marathon Oil Co
Nebraska
Kimball County
Skelly Oil Co
Fernquist
No. 1 Brothers
Dix
B. F. Allison Drilling Co
Atkins
Rodman
Petroleum Inc
Sidney Gas
Durland Trust
NENE
Marvel
Banner County
Toltek Drilling Co
Delta Petroleum, Inc
Heath
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Chamberlain
S. D
Dakota County
Leonard C. Doerr
Margaret Boler
Sene
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Morrill County
Acreage Reports Due For Wheat Program In Panhandle
Farmers in the federal price support program must file their acreage reports by next Monday June 27 to stay in compliance for wheat and barley payments. Cheyenne County notices went out, with Panhandle totals at 712 024 acres, the largest in a decade, as 1967 allotments rise 15 percent over 1966 across 11 counties.
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ASC
Cheyenne County
Lawrence Thompson
Washington
Panhandle
Cheyenne
Kimball
Rhodes To Head Industry Group On Data Search
A committee to study coordinating oil well information and statistics from all oil producing states was formed at Tulsa during an Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting. H. N. Rhodes of Sidney, director of The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, was chosen to head the group. Nebraska attendees included Doug Knapp, Cliff Griffin, and Paul Roberts. they returned Wednesday.
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Tulsa
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
H. N. Rhodes
Sidney
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Nebraska
Rhodes
Doug Knapp
Kimball
Cliff Griffin
McCook
Paul Roberts
Commission
Savage hail and wind siege hits Cheyenne County crops
Storms sweep across Cheyenne County and surrounding areas with hail up to severe intensity. Dalton reports 1.29 inches of moisture in the latest deluge, damaging crops, lawns and garden plants as forecasters warn of heavy losses where hail struck. Swift, eastward paths spared some towns while others faced scattered but serious damage to winter wheat prospects.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Invitational 4-H Light Horse Show
The Cheyenne County Invitational 4-H Light Horse Show unfolds Sunday June 26 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. Morning events begin at 10 with the grand entry set for 1 PM. trophies are on display and donations come from Sidney National Bank Farmer's Co-Op Elevators of Sidney Dalton Lodgepole Tri-State Supply Company and Farmer's Union Co-Op Elevator of Lorenzo. Community residents are urged to attend.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Sidney National Bank
Farmer’s Co-Op Elevators
Sidney
Dalton and Lodgepole
Tri-State Supply Company
Farmer’s Union Co-Op
Lorenzo
Two Cars Sideswipe Causing 700 Damage Near Sidney
A 4:15 p.m. Wednesday two cars collided on a county road two miles west, three south and a half west of Sidney. Eastbound a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Roberta Truax and westbound a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Marilynn McMillen sideswiped at a hill crest. Estimated damage 300 to the Truax car and 400 to the McMillen vehicle. No injuries reported. Sgt. Felix Koenig investigated.
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Sidney
Felix Koenig
Roberta Truax
Marilynn McMillen
Truax
McMillen
New Corporation Formed by Lincoln Kiwanis Club of Sidney
The Kiwanis Club of Sidney filed non profit articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State on Wednesday. Named incorporators are Neil Allison T. R. Tillotson and Arlo Jones, all residents of Sidney.
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Lincoln
The
Kiwanis Club of
Sidney
Secretary of State
Neil Allison
T. R. Tillotson
Arlo Jones
New Trooper Joins Nebraska Safety Patrol Force
Dan Reece, new member for the tri county area of Kimball Cheyenne and Devel, joins the Nebraska Safety Patrol. Reece graduated from training on May 27 and sworn in June 14. He served nine years in the Air Force, with three years at Creaux Base near Paris. He and his wife Gretchen and two daughters Kerry and Merry live at 1831 15th Avenue Sidney.
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Dan Reece
Crawford
Reece
Felix Koenig
Air Force
Creaux Air Force Base
Paris
France
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
S. C
Gretchen
Kerry
Merry
15Th Avenue
Sidney
90 Years Ago Custer Massacre News From The Telegraph
The Sidney Telegraph was among the first U S papers to print a detailed account of the Little Bighorn massacre. Reporters faced skepticism as editors doubted a strong army could be defeated by Indians. An Indian Scout relayed fragmentary reports from Wyoming and Montana, aiding early distribution nationwide.
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Custer
United States
Little Big Horn
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney
Wyoming
Montana River
Mari Sandoz
United Sates
Nebraska Farm Bureau petitions aim to repeal state property tax
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation plans to file about 88 500 initiative signatures from 88 counties to trigger a vote on abolishing the state property tax. Secretary of State Frank Marsh set the filing for 10 a m in his office. Signatures reach 57 counties and meet the required 57 809 legal voters and at least 5 percent in 38 counties to force a vote. The drive follows a referendum effort to repeal the 1965 income tax law amid a Supreme Court case challenging that referendum.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Frank Marsh
Richard Goodding
Federation
Furnas
Gosper
Hooker
Howard and
Webster
State Supreme Court
Panhandle Forecast Calls for Scattered Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy conditions with afternoon and evening thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Tonight’s low 45 to 55, Saturday high near 80. Precipitation chances 70 percent today, 20 percent tonight and Saturday. Five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 8 degrees below normal, with highs near 80 and lows around 50. Scattered thundershowers expected through Wednesday. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Weather notes from Dix Chappell and surrounding areas
Reports indicate a quarter of an inch fell in 15 minutes. Wheat in the Dix area described as gorgeous. Chappell area escaped hail but received 0.5 to 2 inches of rain around 1 30 am. Lorenzo saw about 0.5 inch rain Wednesday night with none since. Sidney Airport FAA station logged 0.79 inch Wednesday evening and 0.03 inch last night, trace listed this morning. Temperature swings noted: Wednesday 59 to 90, Thursday 54 to 79, by noon today 79.
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Dix
Chappell
Lorenzo
FAA
Sidney
Petitions Open for ASC Community Committee Nominations
Farmers are reminded petitions nominating a farmer to serve as ASC community committeeman may be filed at any time after July 1. Raymond L. Davis, ASC chairman, clarifies petitions are accepted year round, not just in the 35 day window before voting. Cheyenne County elections occur in August for three committeemen and two alternates.
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ASC
Raymond L. Davis
Cheyenne County
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Sorensen
Box Butte
Dawes
Deuel
Garden
Morrill
Scottsbluff
Sheridan
Sioux
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Southern Panhandle
Don Dey Ermand
Dey Ermand
Potter
Henry Jenik
Andrew Nelson
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