Nebraska to impose load limits on six highway stretches
Six bituminous Nebraska road sections will carry 14,000 pound single axle and 24,000 pound tandem load limits starting March 12 as heavy vehicles could cause damage. Main stretches include U.S. 26 from Broadwater to the junction with State 19 and Ogallala to Broadwater and State 3 Oxford to Edison, State 23 Grant to Venango, State 44 Kearney to Axtell, and U.S. 183 and 383 Holdrege to Alma.
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Broadwater
State 19
Ogallala
Nebraska
John McMeekin
Oxford
Edison
State
Grant
Venango
Kearney
Axtell
U. S
Holdrege
Alma
No Gering Scottsbluff C of C Merger Seen in 59
Gering Chamber President Jim Harding said merger plans with Scottsbluff are too late for this year. Officials plan a public meeting in Gering to discuss pros and cons, followed by a secret ballot vote. Of 74 respondents, 60 favored merging, 53 opposed, and 20 registered opinions. Eleven firms could not be contacted.
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Gering-Scottsbluff
C OF C
Gering
Scottsbluff
Gering Chambers of Commerce
Jim Harding
Gering Organization
Harding
Gering Chamber
Accidents Continue With Multiple Vehicle Crews
Police report several weekend mishaps including a Wright car striking a Larson auto while turning into a service station and a $95 intersection collision at 17th and Illinois. Deals and Mohatts also figure in a non-seeing left turn with $75 and $20 damages, plus a trio of Saturday incidents totaling minor to moderate damage at local streets and lots.
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Wright
Larson
17Th
Illinois
Dick Deal
SOD
Mary Mohatt
Deal
Mohatt
Harold Brown
Shirley Haines
Ethel Mae Criswell
Chappell
Richard Sharp
Sidney
12Th
Iinogis
Best Source For Quality Seed In 1959 Lincoln Oat Seed
Extension agronomist J C Swinbank advises producers to use state certified oat seed of locally recommended varieties. A 1959 directory of certified oat seed producers is available from the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association. Cautionary notes warn against low quality or weed infested seed and unadapted varieties. seed matters limit crop potential. Maj Bob Spear, Air Force Academy basketball coach and 1941 DePauw graduate, is mentioned as a native of Mansfield Ohio.
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Lincoln
J. C. Swinbank
Extersion Agronomist
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
College of Agriculture
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Swinbank
Maj
Bob’ Spear
Air Force Academy
DePauw University
Mansfield
Ohio
Early Shearing Warns Wool Growers Against Short Wool
Carl Nadasiv of the Wool Growers Association of South Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska warns that shearing ewes before 12 months growth produces short wools with lower value and can depress market prices. He notes 8 to 10 cents per pound gap between staple and short wools and warns the practice could dump prices in 1959. Red Cross disaster work is described as urgent relief and long term recovery without loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Nadasiv
Wool Growers Association of
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Nadasdy
Hus
Red Cross
Parrott Reports Soviet Observations in West Indies Lab
Parrott notes National Geographic report on Soviet activities at a West Indies marine laboratory. He describes solemn wear of nightgowns and emphasizes cautious observations of scientific work and regional impact.
Salzburg Festival Theatre to Open in 1960
The article notes a forthcoming Salzburg Festival Theatre in Austria set for 1960 with a construction cost of 8. million dollars and seating for 2,300. It mentions the theatre's design features and the way performers wear diaphanous robes described as nightgowns during wakeful moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzburg Festival
Austria
General of the Army Rank Held by Pershing
The United States highest military rank, General of the Army, was held by General John J. Pershing. The title remains a key historical standard for U.S. military leadership.
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United States
John J. Pershing
U. S
Press
Lincoln Honors Pueblo Chiefs With Ebony Canes
President Lincoln bestows ebony and silver headed canes to Pueblo chiefs and governors, signaling authority as New Mexico transitions from territory to statehood. Eisenhower and MacArthur noted among ranks in the era.
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U. S. 26
Sheridan County
Rushville
Sun Oil Company
Mary Leishman Et al
Euell Edmondson
Frank C. Adam
Wayne Leistriz
Kathryn Moore
Paul Shrewsbury
Greece
NEW Bayard
Bayard
Michael Karloutsos
Fred Fotion
Detroit
Mich
New York
Springfield
Mass
Sidney Man
Oshkosh
Bob Howard
Rollie Orr
R. M. van Steenberg
Howard
Bs Osh
Cheyennte
Jorgensen
Himsall Chamber OF Commerce
Kimall
Wes Jorgensen
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Rising
TCE
Theodore Butkovich
Wilmette
Army Center
Greenland
Chamber of Commere
Wes
Telegraph
Super Grip Master Tractor Tivee
Louisiana
Sabine Lumber Company
Chevrolet
Chevy
Jackson
Korjer
North Platte Monument Co
Frank Longan
Linden, Sidney
Delano Granite Works Incorporated
Glenn Draper
Nevrton Tel
Sidney, Nebr
Millard Carlton
of Elkhart, Kansas
First Baptist Church
17Th & Jackson
the Telegraph
Sidney Territory
Ad Department
Nebr
Lirty
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