Oil and gas reserves grow in Cheyenne and neighboring counties
In the past week new oil and gas prospects emerged across Cheyenne Kimball Red Willow Morrill and Chase counties. No. 1 Rodman in Kimball shows 180 bpd potential while No. 1 Durland Trust well yielded gas in West Sidney Field. Regal Drilling Enbrook and Miles Drilling launch wildcat tests with multiple wells in early stages.
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Cheyenne County
Gurley
Sidney
Kimball County
Morrill County
Regal Drilling Co
Tom Wessels
Marathon Oil Co
Durland Trust
NENE
Petroleum Inc
Atkins
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Nebraska
Red Willow
Ben J. Taylor
Koettler
Doyle
Enbrook Oil and Gas
Samuel Gary
Redding Ranch
CSW
Chase County
Miles Drilling Co
Nordhausen
GW SE
Chamber Membership Drive Adds Darrell Hunt To Board
At a Tuesday meeting the Chamber of Commerce board named Darrell Hunt to fill a vacancy. The drive to recruit members begins the week of July 18, aiming to contact all prospects after last year’s 276 members of over 500 possible. Hunt chairs community betterment efforts and holds multiple local posts.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Stan Larabee
Sioux Army
Mercer
Darrell Hunt
Phil Gottschalk
Hunt
North Ward
North
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County Fair Board
Toastmasters Club
Sidney Educators Club
Mercer Reports Disappointing Qtrly Questionnaires Results
Mercer summarized the quarterly questionnaire outcomes showing low participation. Of 110 distributed, 64 were completed and many respondents did not vote on several queries. Results include 51 yes on a new county courthouse and 8 yes on Chamber of Commerce effectiveness, with many not expressing opinions.
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Mercer
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Organize Auxiliary Discussed for Chamber in Sidney
The board directs the office to contact all Sidney women’s groups to spark interest in forming an auxiliary for the Chamber of Commerce. An organizational meeting is planned for mid to late July. Mercer mentions possibly awarding a prize to the group with the highest attendance percentage.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Mercer
Mercer To Attend Chamber Institute at Colorado
Mr Mercer will attend a U S Chamber of Commerce Institute at the University of Colorado in Boulder during the week of July 10. The course, aimed at local chamber managers and staff, covers budget finances committee problems community improvement industrial development and chamber organization and orientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Chamber of Commerce
University of Colorado In
Boulder
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle Progress Day Ties to Two-Day Event in Gurley
The 1967 Panhandle Progress Day at The Egging Co. near Gurley will be a two day affair with dates set for April 12 and 13. In July, Sidney retailers sponsor a sidewalk sale on July 21 22 and 23.
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Panhandle
Egging Co
Gurley
Sidney Retailers
More I-80 Road Soon
The Nebraska Roads Department reported progress on Interstate 80 with expected opening from Omaha to beyond North Platte, about 240 miles, by year end. Completion includes 2.6 miles at the west end to finish the Wyoming Nebraska interchange, while gaps remain east to Pine Bluffs and west to Maxwell and Hershey. Plans extend through 1967 to Roscoe and a 1968 opening to Big Springs Junction, with full completion not until 1972.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Roads Department
Cornhusker
Omaha
North Platte
Nebraska
Wyoming
Pine Bluffs
Beaver Crossing
Gilter
Maxwell
Hershey
Roscoe
Ogallala
Keith County
Big Springs
Deuel County
Over The Hump Boardings on Frontier Air Lines
Frontier Air lines at Sidney reported June boardings totaling 152 by Tuesday evening, two above the quota, per manager Dale Kindred.
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Frontier Airlines
Sidney
Dale Kindred
Elmer Wittrock Dies In Kimball
Services are pending in Kimball for Elmer Frederick Wittrock 60 of Kimball who died Tuesday afternoon at a Kimball hospital. He was born October 6 1905 in Sweet Springs Missouri and married Pauline Kammerzell January 3 1946 in Laurel Montana. He farmed near Sidney 1923 moved to Sidney 1946 then to a Kimball County farm 1948 and Kimball 1955. Survivors include his wife a son Ronald E a daughter Brenda J five brothers and one sister and one grandchild.
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Kimball
Allen
Elmer Frederick Wittrock
Kimball Hospital
Sweet Springs
Pauline E. Kammerzell
Laurel
Mont
Brenda J
Walter
Seward
Louis
Sidney
Clarence
Carpenter
Wyo
Arnold
Gurley
Fred
Dix
Nora Madden
Potter
Auto Directory Books On Sale
The 1966 automobile license book directory for Cheyenne County is on sale by The Telegraph Printing Co. The books cost $1. A change in Nebraska license numbers means 1967 tabs will be used, so the directory should stay accurate for the next year or two.
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Cheyenne County
The
Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
Nebraska
Early Harvest Soaps Box Derby Preparations Near
The 1966 Soap Box Derby in Sidney is set for Sunday July 10 with races at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Inspections for all cars and entrants are Friday July 1 and July 6 at the National Guard Armory. Shirts, helmets, and cost sheets are distributed, three days of activities precede race day, and the winner gets a 500 dollar Savings Bond plus an all expense paid trip to Akron for the national race.
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Sidney
National Guard
U.S
Akron
Ohio
Weather Panhandle forecast for several days
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a few thunder showers possible. Low tonight 55 to 65 with highs in the 90s on Thursday. Precipitation chance 10 percent today 20 percent tonight and Thursday. Five day outlook shows temperatures a few degrees above normal with frequent day to day changes highs 85 to 90 lows 55 to 60 and scattered thundershowers throughout the period. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Harvest Near as Wheat Ripens Across the County
Warm, dry weather accelerates cutting across Deuel County with first loads expected this weekend. Farmers Elevator reports 61 lb wheat at 12.8 percent moisture in Chap pell, while Lodgepole, Sidney, Lodgeport, Loren zo, and Dalton areas anticipate early starts between July 4 and July 11. Yields and weather remain uncertain, but overall crop quality appears excellent despite hail damage in the Dalton area.
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Chappell
Jim Ledbetter
Deuel
H. W. Quinn
Quinn
Lodgepole
Nebraska
Paul Smith
Smith Elevator
Lodgeport
Sidney
Chester Phelps
Lorenzo
Dalton
Lawrence Miller
Dalton D& A
Bob Ankeny
Dalton Co. Op
Warrior
Potter
Public Advised Of Q Request To Quit Dalton
The CB and Q Railroad seeks to discontinue its custodian at Dalton station. The Nebraska State Railway Commission will hear the application on July 11 or soon after, with written comments due by that date. If needed a formal hearing will be scheduled later. The petition details 1964 and 1965 less-than-carload shipments totaling 141.94 and 50.35 dollars, and cites declining local business and commission orders restricting such service within Nebraska. Custodian costs were 196.25 dollars in both 1964 and 1965.
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Cb&q
Dalton
State Railway Commission
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gurley
U.S
Safe Play Co Launched At Ribbon Rites
Nebraska officials presided as Safe-Play Mfg Co opened in Sidney with over four hundred attendees. Gov. Morrison and Lt. Gov. Sorensen attended before departing for Lincoln, amid plans for a major payroll for the area. The firm makes athletic field equipment sold to schools through dealers. A new Nebraska corporation is forming with $30,000 in stock purchases and local board representation.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Frank Morrison
Phil Sorensen
Mfg. Co
Lincoln
Tom Barnes
Safe-Play
Nebraska Corporation
Moon reach cited to curb hail at Gurley co op meeting
Nearly 400 people attended the Farmers Union Cooperative Association of Gurley 50th anniversary meeting in the Gurley School auditorium. Governor Morrison said scientists who reach the moon can devise hail-dispelling methods, while Lt. Gov. Sorensen pushed for a broader state tax base. Elton Berck praised the co op, presenting a first time state award to Ross Handley. Handley led as master of ceremonies. two directors were reappointed. About 340 stockholders were served at the earlier banquet in the American Legion Hall. overall attendance surpassed prior years.
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Moon
Morrison
Gurley
Sorensen
Farmers Union Cooperative Association of
Elton Berck
Nebraska Farmers Union
Gurley Cooperative
Ross Handley
Board of Directors
Mr. Handley
Arnold Draper
American Legion Hall
Gurley Farmers Union Cooperative Association
Phil Sorensen
Frank Morrison
Former Sidney Man Killed At Denver Airport
Frank Pee Wee Elliott, 46, a former Sidney resident, died at Stapleton Airport after stepping through a door he believed led to a ramp. An Empire Janitorial Service employee, he was cleaning a waiting area used by TWA and Continental. The door led to a nonexistent ramp, and Elliott fell 13 feet to the apron, dying from head injuries.
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Frank ‘Pee Wee’ Elliott
Sidney
Stapleton International Airport
Denver
Robert Ma=jor
Elliott
Empire Janitorial Service
Major
TWA
Continental Air Lines
Last Half Taxes Are Due July 1
Cheyenne County treasurer Mrs Mable Jorgenson announced that the second half of residents personal taxes is due by July 1 and will accrue interest from that date. Property taxes for the second half are not due until September 1.
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Mable Jorgenson
Cheyenne County
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Chamber Commerce
Elmer Wittrock
Kathleen Craig
Cheyenne
Safe-Play Co
Ribbon Rites
Lee Foster
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