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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1960
Page
1
A severe tornado moving through Cheyenne County destroyed 40 farm buildings and two homes, with nine farms damaged and hail losses topping 10 000 dollars. The Red Cross estimated total damage over 150 000 dollars as the storm crossed Nebraska and into Colorado, with two motorists killed and several injured.
Morrill County reports another potential wildcat as Tom Palmer’s No. 1 Nebraska G SW NW 16-17-49 shows four feet of oil-bearing sand. Baumgartner lists No 2 Willson A in Morrill County with 287 feet oil in TSTD test. Dry holes include Enbrook No 1 Mueller in Sutton Field.
Northwestern Bell and nine area companies will publish a joint telephone directory for the Sidney area and southern Panhandle next year. Kimball Sidney Potter will be included. other exchanges to be announced. Names listed alphabetically to speed inter city calls. no change in town calling patterns.
Nebraska wheat growers join North Dakota as members of the Great Plains Wheat Market Development Association GA M D A with Kansas Colorado Oklahoma also linked. North Dakota State Wheat Commission voted to be a contributing member for one year. GPWMDA maintains offices in Washington Lima Rotterdam Karachi Tokyo New Delhi.
The Telegraph will not publish on Monday July 4 Independence Day. Features normally in the Monday edition will appear on Wednesday. Advertisers should adjust schedules accordingly for next week.
Sioux Ordnance Depot reports a successful Savings Bond Drive with payroll deduction subscriptions rising from 69.31 percent to 91 percent of total personnel. Captain Frank P. Gregg cites peacetime participation as earning a Secretary of the Army citation, with several depot units and six larger segments honored.
Dalton Fire Department repeated as champions at the Interstate Volunteer Firemen Tournament in Ovid Colorado. Dalton won ladder climb hose change and dressing event and placed second in hose coupling. New records set include ladder climb 938 seconds and hose changing 23.4 seconds.
Mark Cox of Cheyenne purchased Idlewild Cadet a white yearling bull sired by Beldale Prince Bob from Dormans Idlewild Shorthorn ranch at Sidney. Cox who spoke at the Nebraska Cattlemen's convention in Chadron this June owns the world’s largest herd of registered Angus and plans to use Shorthorn bulls for a cross breeding program.
The first wheat harvest in Nebraska was reported at Falls City by Englehart Grain Corp. Manager Led Obert said several loads were bought. The initial sample from William L. Fish tested 61 with 15 percent moisture. The Fisher Pawne variety yielded about 40 bushels per acre. Local cutting isn’t expected to start for a week, and Panhandle harvesting should start in about two weeks.
Across a 20 30 mile stretch along the Nebraska Colorado line a major tornado destroyed two farmsteads the Hewerter and Barnhart places and damaged many buildings in Sunol Cheyenne County Red Cross reports 40 buildings destroyed with hail and wind damage widespread Farmers race to salvage as aid forms are distributed with Red Cross Field Representative Jack Carstens urging applications for uninsured losses.
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