Engineer Denies Undertow in Lake McConaughy Tragedy
Kingsley Dam engineer Bernard Donelan says no undertow has ever been detected at Lake McConaughy despite extensive dives and inspections. Fire Chief John Hilderbrand supported this, noting the water was too rough for safe swimming.
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Ogallala
Lake McConaughy
Bernard Donelan
Kingsley Dam
Donelan
Sta. Game Commission
John Hilderbrand
Hilderbrand
Lands To Highlight Sale Of Sixty-Eight Tracts July First
Forty-eight tracts in Sioux County and acreage in Frontier Furnas and Dundy counties are included among 34214.08 acres to be offered for sale at Lincoln July 1 by the board of educational lands and funds. Recent successes in southwestern Nebraska and oil shows in horizons below the Pennsylvanian stimulate interest in west central Nebraska. An area in Red Willow County and Pennsylvanian production in that county focus attention on Furnas and Frontier counties. Atreage in Dundy County 640 acres in 36 2N 39W is among the July offering. One section is offered in Cheyenne County. Up for sale are all 640 acres in Sec 36 15N 52W.
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Sioux County
Frontier
Furnas
Dundy Counties
Lincoln
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Nebraska
Red Willow
Frontier Counties
Dundy
Cheyenne
Cowboys Vie For $2,200 Cash At Sidney Rodeo
Record 143 cowboys competed Saturday and Sunday at the Fort Sidney Days Rodeo for 2200 dollars in prizes. Cheyenne’s Dick Claycomb won all around cowboy title with 89.90 first in bull riding and a belt buckle from McCormick Farm Equipment. Prize payouts included Ken McMillen 120 dollars and various times in bulldogging calf roping and saddle bronc events. Attendance fell short of expectations despite extra stock and entrants.
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Fort Sidney Days
J. B. Baker
Lodge Pole Valley Saddle Club
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dick Claycomb
McCormick Farm Equipment Company
Sidney
Claycomb
McMillen
Ken McMillen
Bud
Bowling VIER MIXERS Standings and High Scores
Wednesday night bowling on June 23 features scratch results with Mora mix scores. Notable figures include Bob Bauerkemper and Bob Atkins leading high games and series, while No. 4 and No. 6 teams posted top games and series totals.
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VIER
Bob Bauerkemper
Boo Atkins
Ernie Schadege
Bob Atkins
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Lasses
Kathy Shipman
Jeri George
Sylvia Phillips
LaVonne Lessig
Beverly Dorwart
Ing Float Wre Baker's Tire Service
Sidney 66 Oil Co
Brandin Iron
Rudy's Market
Tru-Line Co
Sportsman’s Cafe
Bond & Robinson
Nienhueser and Weber
McCormick Farm Equipment
Telegraph
Kenneth Copeland
San Antonio
Travis Park Methodist Church
Methodist
H. Bascom Watts
Dave Cliss
New York Americans
Jersey City
N.J
Willy Toner
Kilmarnock
Scotland
Pix
Stead Seioka
Larson Machinery CO
Saddle Bronco
Clark Armstrong
Howard Parker
Kenny Tauson
Stan Barent
Duane Eaton
Orville Gallins
Roy Cleveland
Jist
Bill Mulligan
Loren Peterson
Valentine
Harold Clapp
Sterling
Bud From
Lodgepole
Byron Eatinger
Merino
Colo
Stan Burent
Seneca
Jim Warner
Elsie
Gordon
Sth
Ground Money
Dean Kinney
Bassett
Luke Carr
Mullen
Brownlee
Jim Svoboda
Burwell
Don Carr
Larry Trenary
Arthur
Bob Whitlock
Alliance
Duane Wilson
Jim Bixby
Ellsworth
Bridgeport
Sid Cotton
Lewellenan
Bob Burgess
Asby
Saddle Bronc
Kenny Tausoji
Weldon Morgan
Orville Gallino
Gallino
Massey-Harris
Alway
Dewey
Golden Valley Plums
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