Potter youth charged after night of shooting spree
Anthony Cruz, 16, discharged from Hastings State Hospital on June 10, faces four counts including breaking and entering and shooting at officers after breaking into Rose Hardware in Potter. Authorities cornered him in an alley with a broken rifle after a pursuit that left a resident injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Cruz
Potter
F. L. Balderson
Hastings State Hospital
W W. Schulz
Gene Morris
Shorty Alves
Sidney
Schulz
Cruz
Morris
Rose Hardware
Claude Biggs
Clyde Nelson
Charles Fisher
Fisher
Jim West
West
Kenneth Rose
Albert Reetz
Kearney Industrial School
Hastings
Tony
Gurley Seeks Federal Aid for Sewer Project
Three Nebraska cities join the push for federal funds for water pollution control. Gurley requests 14 961 dollars for a 50 870 project to build sanitary sewers and an oxidation pond. Petersburg seeks 12 251 dollars for an outfall sewer and treatment plant. Chadron asks 40 201 dollars to extend a main outfall sewer and create a stabilization pond. Total project cost 152 796 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
Old Settlers King Queen Chosen for Lodgepole Reunion
Garrett Scharrel and Ruth Ewing will reign as king and queen of the Old Settlers Reunion in Lodgepole on Labor Day. George E Minshall heads the registration committee and says planning details were reviewed. Budgets list dances, parade, entertainment, flower show, kiddie races, advertising and registration totaling 1,095 with fundrais ing to raise at least 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Scharrel
Ruth Ewing
Old Settlers
Lodgepole
George E Minshall
Floyd Wise
Wayne Bond
Lodgepole Woman's Club
Hottest June Day Recorded With Forecast of More Heat
The Scottsbluff Weather Bureau reports Tuesday as the hottest day in June with 97 degrees, just above 96 on June 21. Forecasters expect temperatures two to seven degrees above normal with highs in the 90s and scattered showers early next week. County Agent Ivan Liljegren notes heat may limit red rust risk in harvests though some rust is present east and south of Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
Ivan Liljegren
Sidney
Woman Injured In Early Morning One Car Wreck
Dr Esat Toksu driver of a 370C Buff truck lost control after a low tire on Highway 30 near Peover at 4 13 am Wednesday. His wife Vergnia, injured with a laceration and bruises, was hospitalized. Damage cited to the car and a luggage trailer.
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Esat Toksu
Buff ‘O
Peover
Toksu
Mel
Telisu
Vergnia 9
Nebraska rural leaders form growth committee in Lodgepole
Farmers and businesspeople from three Nebraska counties created a regional development group to spur rural economy, reduce youth outmigration, and pursue long range needs.Charles Ham of Sidney chairs the committee with Gene Lienemann as secretary, drawing leaders from Dalton Gurley Lodgepole Chappell Lisco Oshkosh Sidney Lewellen and other towns. Next meeting is set for July 12 at the Lodgepole American Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Panhandle
Charles Ham
Sidney
Wheat Belt
Gene Lienemann
Dalton
Lawrence Marrin
Ray Graff
Gurley
Earl Lessig
Robert Rauner
Lodgepole
Floyd Wise
Ed Block
Chappell
Fred Sherman
Douglas Smith
Lisco
Ellis Ruby
Wes Dunn
Oshkosh
Thad Patrick
Toy Shaheen
John Egging
Mr. Ham
Lewellen
A.M. Frazell
James Clancy
Big Springs
Potter
Kimball
Washington, D. C
Lincoln
Fremont
Carl Deitemeyer
Hawaii
Turner
Nebraska
Deltemeyer
Lodgepole American Legion Hall
Mrs Bess Carpenter Ends 40 Years With Western Union
Mrs Bess Carpenter will retire Friday from her post as manager of the local Western Union office after more than 40 years of service with the company in parts of Nebraska and Iowa. Her career spans Lincoln and Sidney experiences beginning in 1917 and includes Morse operator work in North Platte and leadership roles in several Nebraska towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Carpenter
Western Union
Nebraska
Iowa
Sidney
Sioux
Army
AlJs
Lincoln
Carpenter
North Platte
City Proposes Small Levy Cut for Next Year
Sidney city council reviews a 1961 1962 budget plan aiming to cut operating expenses from 445 425 to 417 028 dollars and reduce the operational levy from 14 402 to 14 332 mills while bond and interest obligations rise slightly due to paving districts. The total levy would be 22 492 mills with about 169 125 from the levy and the rest from other sources. Official action on the final budget will occur before August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Tom Coffey
Oil and Gas Activity Stalls in Southern Nebraska Panhandle
Wildcatters faced a poor week with three new producers in Cheyenne and Morrill counties, while Kimball Banner area dry holes and a quiet Waitman Field dominated. Pfeiffer Oil and Gas added a field producer in Cheyenne, and two Morrill wells showed oil during testing. Reports of new Lincoln County shows could not be confirmed by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission.
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Cheyenne
Morrill
Lincoln County
Nebraska Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Kimball-Banner County
Pfeiffer Oil and Gas
Morrill County
Pfeiffer
Chief-Mather
Waitman
Miami
Panhandle
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Sidney
Worrill County
Ginther Warren and Co
Mintken - Rushman
Dalton
Vincent and Welch
Mather
Potter
Sam Garvs
Denver
Potter Morrill Juniper Oil and Minin
Lindberg
Midwest Oil Corp
Durland Trust
Wittrock
Ohio Oil Co
Shaw
Dimick
Tom Jordan
Schumacher
Gurley
Nebraska
Dawson County
Wyoming State Line
John L. Kuns
Kimball
Clarence Beck
North Platte
Banner Kimball Morrill
Cheyenne Garden
Devel, Arthur
Keith Counties
Superior Oil drills at deep test site near Potter
Superior Oil Co faces a snag at its deep test site northwest of Potter after tools were lost at 7 205 feet. Drillers have been fishing for the tools with no progress. abandonment rumors circulate but cannot be confirmed as industry watchers await recovery or breakthrough in the deeper formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Oil Co
Potter
Superior
Oil Output Holds Steady In Nebraska Week
Nebraska daily average of crude production for the week ending June 24 was 67 354 barrels. The figure shows little change from the prior week and remains near the long term monthly average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraskas
Academy to remodel Sisters Convent as phase one
St Patrick s Academy begins a 30000 dollar remodel of the Sisters Convent on Jackson Street between 13th and 14th Avenues. The project aims to finish by September 1 and follows a city council permit approval.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Jackson St
13Th
14Th Avenues
Vincent Pelster
Lawrence Brachtenbach
Sidney
Clarence Hansen services Friday morning at ten
Clarence A. Hansen 60 died Tuesday afternoon in a Cheyenne hospital after major surgery. A Sidney resident since 1925, he was a John Deere Co. warehouse foreman and longtime volunteer fireman. He belonged to local fire associations, the Frank Welch Masonic Lodge 75, and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Funeral Friday at 10 from Holy Trinity with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by Ada Mae, two daughters, a son, a grandson, a brother in Omaha, and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Hansen
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sidney
John Deere Co
Hansen
North Platte Valley Firemen’s Association
Water Well Rig Burns After Embankment Accident
A water well rig left two miles west and one mile north of Sunol caught fire Monday evening after going over an embankment. The rig was a total loss with damage estimated at 3000 to 5000 dollars.
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Sunol
Air future debated for Frontier service in Nebraska
City Manager Tom Coffey attended a session with State Aeronautics Director James Sansstedt to discuss Frontier Airlines plans. The CAB will hold an Omaha hearing November 8 on whether the Southern Nebraska route from Omaha to Denver, via Lincoln and other cities, should continue. Other affected communities include Sidney Chadron Alliance Beatrice and Sterling Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Coffey
Kearney
James Sansstedt
Nebraska
Frontier Air Lines
Frontier
Sidney
Il Aeronautics Board
Washington
Omaha
Carl Curtis
CAB
Frontier Airlines
Denver
Lincoln
Hastings
McCook
Imperial
Sterling
Colorado
Chadron
Alliance
Beatrice
C K Spencer Opens CPA Office In Kimball
CPA C Keith Spencer announces a Kimball Nebraska branch at 40314 South Burg with phone BE 5 2419. His main office is North Platte with another Chadron branch.
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C. K. Spencer
CPA
Kimball
C. Keith Spencer
Certified Public Accountant
Nebraska
South Burg
Mr. Spencer
North Platte
Chadron
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Sydney Finch
WSCS
Richard Hatterman
Casper
Gary Schwartz
U. S. Army
Tt. Leonard Wood
Newman
Harold Turner
REA
Jack Hart
Ruth J, Dotts
Mrs. Carpenter
Commission
St. Patrick's Acadecy
Father Pelster
Sydney
Clarence Hansen
Coffey
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