Chadron State College to supervise Crawford schools
Chadron State College will supervise the Crawford schools for the 1970 71 school year under a continuing cooperative plan with Crawford Board of Education This trio year arrangement is said to be unique nationwide CSC previously earned national recognition in 1969 for teacher education Dr Charles Barker will again serve as superintendent of Schools
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Chadron - Chadron State College
Crawford
Crawford Board of Education
CSC
Chadron State
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Charles Barker
Fire Stops 118-Car UP Freight Near Kimball
A Union Pacific freight train halted for 90 minutes near Kimball as firemen battled a blaze in a car loaded with baled cotton. Sparks from the wheels may have started the fire. A Kimball welding crew cut holes to access the burning load.
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Kimball
Union Pacific
Here
CHAPPELL-Lynn Clark Elected President of Devel County Extension Board
Lynn Clark of Chappell was elected president at the Devel County Extension Board reorganization in Chappell. New vice chairman is Mrs. Lester Condy of Big Springs, secretary Mrs. Dayton Cheleen, and treasurer Mrs. Glenn Hixon. Other members include Don Hayes of Chappell and Norman Rochlitz Jr. of Big Springs. Representatives include Mrs. Louis Piva of Chappell and Jim From of Lodge Pole. Outgoing members are Robert Radke, Mrs. Milton Johnson, Allen Klingman, and George Germer. County Agent Ray Sall outlined irrigation well water level testing and wheat fertilization studies for Deuel County.
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Chappell
Lynn Clark
Devel County Extension Board
Lester Condy
Big Springs
Dayton Cheleen
Glenn Hixon
Don Hayes
Norman Rochlitz, Jr
Louis Piva
Home Extension Council
Jim From
Lodgepole
Robert Radke
Milton Johnson
Allen Klingman
George Germer
Ray Sall
Deuel
Oshkosh Bridge Project Seeks Bids on New Highway Route
News lists bids for a new North Platte river bridge on Highway 27 south of Oshkosh with a 384000 dollar estimated cost. A temporary road will bypass the old narrow steel bridge, which will be removed once the new steel and concrete span is ready. Contracts open at Lincoln state highway headquarters on March 26 with expected local and firm workers.
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Oshkosh
North Platte River
Highway
State Highway Department
Lincoln
Garden County Industrial Development Corporation
Huwaldt
Walter Ekdahl
West Sixth
Midwes
New Supt for B and Q Road Alliance
J G Edwards arrived in Alliance to take the post as division superintendent for the Burlington Railroad later Burlington Northern. He succeeds E L Phillips transferred to Lincoln. Edwards has held multiple posts including trainmaster in 1958 59 and various superintendent roles in Cicero McCook Omaha La Crosse Chicago and Aurora. He is married to Louise and they have four children James Jan Julie and a younger son.
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Alliance
J. G. Edwards
Burlington Railroad
Burlington Northern
E. L. Phillips
Lincoln
Edwards
Omaha
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Aurora
Ill
McCook
Cicero
Louise
James
U. S. Navy
Hong Kong
Jan
Julie
West Aurora High School
Regents limit enrollments may boost Chadron State
South Dakota regents move to cap enrollments at existing levels could reduce state college admissions by about 1,200 high school graduates next fall. Chadron State College expects an influx of South Dakota students from western areas if other schools limit openings, with current SD enrollees at Chadron around 80 and potential doubling.
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Chadron
Board of Regents of
South Dakota
Chadron State College
Edwin C. Nelson
S. D
Spearfish College
South Dakota Tech
Rapid City
Chadron State
Nelson
Robbery defendant Robert D. Thompson jailed in Nebr case
Robert D. Thompson, 22, of Kansas, found guilty of armed robbery by District Judge John Kuns and sentenced to five years at the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He was apprehended an hour after staging the Jan. 29 robbery at Virg's Tavern in Big Springs, after which Virgil Waterman aided authorities with a description including a 1960 Chevrolet and a second suspect nearby.
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Chappell
Robert D. Thompson
Kansas
John Kuns
Nebraska
Thompson
Virg
Big Springs
Devel
Virgil Waterman
Waterman
Clark Williams seeks District 2 seat on Nebraska Western College Board
Former Scottsbluff mayor Clark Williams age 57 filed for the Nebraska Western College Board of Education District 2. He paid the filing fee in County Clerk Melvin Maxwell’s office. Williams, vice president of West Nebraska Express Inc., has three mayoral terms and two four year city council terms plus leadership roles in regional organizations.
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Scottsbluff
Clark Williams
Nebraska Western College Board of Education
Williams
West Nebraska Express Inc
Melvin Maxwell
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska Motor Carriers Association
St. Christopher’s
Highway 26 Association
Gering Suit Seeks 60656 for Alleged Injuries in 1969 Crash
A money judgment suit filed in District Court in Gering names Dr. Marvin E. Stromer of Scottsbluff as defendant. Wayne Giles seeks 60656 for injuries, lost wages, and medical bills from a June 20, 1969 crash at Second Avenue and 16th Street Scottsbluff involving Stromer's vehicle and a motorcycle.
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Gering
Marvin E. Stromer
Scottsbluff
Wayne Giles
Second Avenue
16Th Street
Stromer
Land Value Turned Down by State Tax Chief
State Tax Commissioner Murrell B. McNeil reports he cannot approve a recent Box Butte county reappraisal by Brandt Appraisal Co of Scottsbluff. He notes Sand Hills grazing land values vary by county and law requires periodic county appraisals. He approved Dawes County at 42 dollars per acre by Walters Appraisal Co, while Box Butte set 33 dollars per acre by Brandt. Sheridan County is nearing completion with Walters valuing land at 52 dollars per acre.
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Murrell B. McNeil
Box Butte
Brandt
Dawes County
Walters
McNeil
Sand Hills
Sheridan County
Walters Company
Choosing Fertilizers and Protein Advice
The article explains assessing fertilizer value by the cost per pound of nitrogen or phosphorus, whether for single nutrients or mixed blends, and notes how proper application preserves nutrients. It also offers a Nebraska medical health tip stressing daily protein intake from animal and vegetable sources.
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Nebraska State Medical Association
Road Study Ordered for U S 26 Corridor Interviews
The Nebraska Department of Roads and Ken R White Co will conduct on road side driver interviews March 2 to 13 from 6 am to 6 pm. Interviews will occur on U S 26 between Scottsbluff Mitchell and Minatare Bayard and on State Highway 92 between Melbeta McGrew. The study aims to gather data on traffic volumes trips modes and trip purposes. Citizens asked to cooperate when stopped.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska Department of Roads
Ken R. White Co
U. S. 26
Mitchell
Minatare
Bayard
Melbeta
McGrew
Deputy Fires After Filing Run for Sheriff in Chadron
Dawes County deputy Lester Jensen announces Republican Sheriff bid and is discharged by Sheriff Marvin Wohlers. Jensen, who previously led Sheridan County as sheriff for four years, begins removing personal items from the courthouse as the election approaches.
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Chadron - Dawes County
Dawes County
Lester Jensen
Marvin Wohlers
Jensen
Court House
Wohlers
Sheridan County
Chadron
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