Oil tests and new wells homer Kimball county outlook rises
Baumgartner Oil plans a production test on the Smith No. 1 well near Potter in Ittner Field after a sand drill stem test yielded 190 feet of oil and 370 feet of water. New sites include Tremain No. 1 and Jorgenson No. 1 as independents push wildcat drilling northeast of Sidney.
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Baumgartner Oil, Co
Potter
Smith No. 1
Sidney
Wildcats
Mee Ty Corporation
Tremain
Wa T
Fi Ty Corporation
Jorgenson
Chandler - Musgrove
Harms No
Colorado Western Exploration, Inc
Zwicks
Maley
Kimball County Oil
Kimball
Kimball County
Bushnell
Superior
Baltensperger
Cizek
Utah
Southern Oil Co
Skeny
Nebraska
Frederick
Torgéson Field
Rocket Drig. Co
Potter Field
NW SE SE
Fossils from Uptegrove pit advance Nebraska geology
Dr C B Schultz says the Uptegrove pit near Sidney yields Kimball formation fossils over a million years old. Finds include rhino pelvis, horse teeth, camel backbones as the University of Nebraska studies and prepares to preserve and display them with local cooperation and a $500 New York grant.
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Uptegrove
Sidney
Nebraska
C. B. Schultz
University of Nebraska State Museum
Dakotas
Texas
Cambridge
Schultz
Cheyenne County Historical Association
E. L. Uptegrove
Ohio Oi! Co
Ohio
Paul Spearo
New York Natural Science Foundation
Root Beer To Help Cheyenne Histori cal Association
A&W Root Beer Stand at Tenth Ave and Pine St will donate all proceeds from root beer sales tomorrow to the Cheyenne County Historical Association. Proprietors Mr and Mrs Ernest Melton said the drive-in will operate 10 a.m. to midnight and they hope for a large turnout to support the historical group.
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Cheyenne County Historical Association
A&w
Tenth Ave
Pine St
Ernest Melton
Meltons
Melton
the Historical Association
False Pretense Case Dismissed in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Attorney Pat Heaton Jr. dismissed a charge of receiving merchandise under false pretenses against James Clausen of Julesburg who pleaded innocent after arraignment. Clausen allegedly bought a truck for 1500 dollars from Theo Larson of Sidney, wrote a check then stopped payment. Heaton called the matter civil, not criminal.
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Cheyenne County
Pat Heaton Jr
Julesburg
James Clausen
Clausen
Theo Larson
Sidney
North Platte
Heaton
New Power Plant Engine Being Installed At Sidney Plant
The Sidney Municipal Power Plant expansion moves toward completion as a large generating engine and generator with flywheel are already in place. Engineers estimate about 45 days to assemble the new generator, doubling plant capacity. the missing blower is expected soon. Once installed, the north wall will be bricked shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Municipal Power Plant
Murrey Fuller
Forger Robert Krajeski Sentenced in Nebraska Case
Robert Krajeski 26 of Scottsbluff was sentenced to 30 months in the Nebraska State Penitentiary by District Judge I J Nisley after pleading guilty to forgery. He allegedly wrote two $100 checks on Paul Shaw of Bushnell, who is his father in law, per county authorities.
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Robert Krajeski
Scottsbluff
Nebraska State Penitentiary
I J Nisley Krajeski
Nisley
Paul Shaw
Bushnell
Sanitary Commission to Inspect Conditions Near Highways 19 and 30
County attorney asserts the Cheyenne County sanitary commission will inspect conditions near Highways 19 and 30 after a missing zoning map was found. Officials must verify who serves on the commission and fill vacancies if needed. The sheriff’s office checked fringe dwellings and businesses, and the county physician called some conditions deplorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Heaton
Sanitation Commission
Sheriff's Office
C B Dorwart
Gas Tax Refunds Available Soon
Farmers must apply between June 30 and Oct 1 for the federal gas tax refund on gas used in the first half of this year. IRS Form 2240 aids the claim. obtain it at county extension offices or IRS offices post offices and some banks. Specify gallons purchased after Dec 31, 1955 used before July 1, 1956 for farming. refund is two cents per gallon. Do not send receipts with the application mailed to the District Director of Internal Revenue Omaha 2 Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
District Director of Internal Revenue
Omaha 2
Neb
Only Two Polio Shots To Be Given In Panhandle
The Tri County Medical Society covering Cheyenne Kimball and Devel Counties approves the Nebraska Health Department polio program. It provides two Salk shots to ages 1 through 19 and pregnant women. A booster will wait until vaccine supplies allow full basic immunizations.
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Panhandle
Tri-County Medical Society
Cheyenne
Kimball
Devel
Nebraska State Department of Health
First Load Of New Wheat Taken In At Lorenzo Today
The first load of new wheat entered a Cheyenne County elevator at Lorenzo signaling the start of the harvest. It came from a field eight miles southeast of Lorenzo in Colorado with 57 pound test weight and 13 percent moisture, about 100 bushels total from Pawnee variety. Harvest expected to spread to Nebraska county next week, with broader county activity planned across Holdrege and Dodge areas.
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Lorenzo
Cheyenne County
Ervin Phelps
Nebraska
Colorado
Big Springs
Devel County
Nebraska State Employment Service
McCook Area
McCook
Kansas
Holdrege
Dodge County
Russell Hughes
Ames
Red Willow County
Holdrege Equity Exchange
State assessors push for action to counter basic value law
Roy Gish Cheyenne County assessor and state assessors vice president says the State Equalization Board may raise personal and business valuations by 30 percent to counter the basic value law. He favors action to broaden the tax base as counties report lower inventories. Early county abstracts show real estate carrying 74 percent of Nebraska's tax burden, up from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Equalization Board
Roy Gish
Cheyenne County
Gish
Nebraska
Sidney Recreation Program Registration Opens Next Week
Children planning to join the Sidney summer recreation program have three registration opportunities. Signatures from parents are required for participation. Registration times are Monday morning at North Ward School, Tuesday morning at Central Ward School, and Saturday at South Ward School.
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North Ward School
Central Ward School
South Ward School
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Union Pacific Railroad
Legion Park
Inland Construction Co
Inland
Shaw
Krajeski
Sanitary Group
Orville Brandt
Justen Haynes Co
Brandt
Lyle Gish
Shelby Whaley
Whaley
Cheyenne Coun
Justen Haynes
Denver
Sidneyroperty
NSES
Francis Hiner
Hiner
Dalton
Chichester
Chappell and Kimball
McCook Port of Entry
Ralph Thompson
13Th Ave
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