County Board Frowns On Ambulance Service Involvment
Cheyenne County Commissioners oppose county involvement in ambulance service as March 15 deadline nears. Sidney city council and Memorial Hospital also reject service. Private operators Gehrig and Son Funeral Home and Craig-Holechek Mortuary plan to stop on March 15, with Craig-Holecheck committed to Potter.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Craig-Holechek Mortuary
Potter Coyotes Reach Class D Finals in State Tourney
Potter High School Coyotes defeat Spalding Academy 59 to 55 to advance to the Class D State Basketball final against Sprague-Martell at Memorial Fieldhouse on the Nebraska campus. Sprague-Martell earned a 73 to 47 semifinal win over Naponee as Potter's Bob Ottoson scored 31 points.
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Potter High School
Potter
Spalding Academy
Sprague-Martell
Memorial Fieldhouse
University of Nebraska
Naponee
Spalding
Bob Ottoson
Jim Slama
Dyke Anderson
Sioux Phase Out At Depot On Schedule In Nebraska
Lt Col Cyril P Williams says Sioux Army Depot will close by June 30 with a small caretaker force. He departs in May for Saudi Arabia to take a new assignment while the city negotiates a takeover via the Sidney Industrial Corp. and Sidney Industrial Council.
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Sioux
Cyril P. Williams
Saudi Arabia
Williams
Industrial Council Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Col. Williams
Sidney
Sidney Industrial Corp
Nebraska Centennial Cake Celebrates 100th Birthday
Doug Harlan owner of Harlan's Bakery builds a Nebraska Centennial cake to mark the state's 100th birthday. The blue frosted state-shaped cake sits over four by eight feet with a gold centennial seal centerpiece. Doug, Weert Frerichs, and Bob Lindquist spent 15 hours on the project. A cake cutting by local dignitaries is planned for tomorrow at 11 a.m. with free slices for all attendees.
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Doug Harlan
Harlan
Nebraska
Doug
Weert Frerichs
Bob Lindquist
Mercer Leaves Sidney Chamber for Scottsbluff Role
Ron Mercer ends eighteen months as Sidney Chamber of Commerce manager on his last day and begins next week as manager of Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce. The Mercer family plans to move this weekend.
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Ron Mercer
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Mercer
Sidney Firemen Oppose Ambulance Service In County
Sidney Volunteer Fire Dept voted unanimously against participating in ambulance work. In a Feb 17 letter to Cheyenne County Commissioners, Ray Bayne said the department prefers hospital staff run the operation with county subsidy for any shortfall. The firemen will continue fire protection but will not assist in medical emergencies.
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William
Billy) Smith
Potter
Panhandle
Dalton
Lodgepole Firemen
Sidney
Big Rabbit Easter prize promotion planned in Sidney
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce backs a 143 prize Easter promotion with a 10 foot mobile rabbit touring the business district and Jones Shopping Center. Daily hours vary by day, with eggs containing numbers for prizes and candy, and participation by many local stores.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Jones Shopping Center
Book Keepers
Village Toys
Sidney Office Supply
Western Auto Store
Foster Lumber Co
McCoy’s Shoes
Western Drug Co
Snyder’s Men’s
Ben Franklin
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Fine’s
McDonald’s
the Lee Store
Greenlees
Jack and Jill
J. C. Penney Co
Harelan’s Bakery
Marathon to Seek Uranium Exploration Program
Vitro Corporation of America and Marathon Oil Co will conduct a three year uranium exploration program in North America. W. B. Hall and G. R. Schoonmaker announce the project which begins immediately in the Rocky Mountain area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findley, Ohio
Vitro Corporation of American
Marathon Oil Co
North America
W. B. Hall
G. R. Schoonmaker
Vitro
Marathon
Rocky Mountain
ICC Hearing On Trains April 7 8 At Alliance City Auditorium
The Interstate Commerce Commission booked the Alliance City Auditorium for April 7 8 for its hearing on the proposed discontinuance of Burlington passenger trains 33 and 34. An ICC official arranged the booking by long distance telephone Thursday afternoon. City Manager R W Laing authorized the reservation. The Alliance hearing location has been urged by residents and groups here opposing the discontinuance.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Alliance City Auditorium
Burlington
ICC
R. W. Laing
Alliance
Mercer Receives Citations Of Appreciation At Sidney Dinner
Ron Mercer Sidney Chamber of Commerce manager departs for Scotts Bluff to lead their chamber. Lt Col Cyril P Williams Sioux Army Depot commander presented a certificate of appreciation for depot cooperation during phase out. A second signed award praised his 18 month Sidney tenure and urged continued regional cooperation.
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Ron Mercer
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Cyril P. Williams
Sioux Army Depot
Mercer
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Panhandle
Nebraska
Screening Test Demonstrated At Unit 19 Meeting
A screening test demonstration for identifying special training needs was shown at a Potter meeting. L E Lydiatt reported strong attendance from educators in Kimball and Cheyenne counties while Dr Charles Morehouse tested an eight year old girl to illustrate the method.
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Educational Service Unit 19
Potter
L. E. Lydiatt
Unit 19
Kimball
Cheyenne
Charles Morehouse
Lydiatt
Sidney
Coyote Baiting Warning Issued Near Sunol and Lodgepole
Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh sought Interior officials to assess coyote baiting in the area north of Sunol and Lodgepole. Game officials have spread poisoned bait to reduce the coyote population, costing valuable dogs and angering local farmers. Signs posted are small.
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Kermit Brumbaugh
Department of Interior
Sunol
Lodgepole
Dalton Area Residents Provide Coffee and Cookies
Dalton area residents from 22 organizations provided coffee and baked cookies for the Centennial kick off in Sidney Tuesday night. Glen and Mrs. Twarling served coffee, the Dalton Boy Scouts provided cookies, and Mrs. Ira White supervised. The Telegraph pledges to credit all communities as programs continue toward August windup.
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Dalton
Sidney
Glen Twarling
Dalton Boy Scouts
Ira White
Telegraph
Open House and Hospital Expansion Plans At Western Nebraska Vo-Tech
Open house at the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School is planned for next year a week 12 from ten to. The event on the Sioux Army Depot grounds aims to showcase facilities to Western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado visitors. Bids are opened March 29 for three Memorial Hospital additions in Sidney including a boiler building, enlarged kitchen, and an 18 bed unit.
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Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sioux Army Depot
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Colorado
Ron Mercer
Chambers of Commerce
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
A. J. Jorgenson
Howard Duncan
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Department of Health, Hospitals Division
Sidney Federal Savanes and Loan
AsS&n
Scramble For Depot Oil Rights Likely After Army Exit
The Nebraska oil and gas official expects a scramble to test and lease oil rights around Sioux Army Depot after its phasing out this summer. He notes most subsurface testing was prohibited while explosives were on site and that federal mineral rights may stay with the government, with a future lease or bid process.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sioux Army Depot
H. N. Rhodes
Rhodes
Department of Interior
Sterling Oil Co
Sterling, Kan
Midwest Oil Corp
Denver
Congress
Nebraska
Sidney
Scout Wheat Tops Nebraska Varieties for 1967
Scout wheat leads Nebraska in acres seeded for the 1967 wheat crop, occupying nearly 22 percent of the state’s wheat acreage. Warrior remains popular in the West, while Lancer and Gage rank third and fourth. Together these four varieties cover about 75 percent of the 1967 acreage, as older varieties like Cheyenne Pawnee Bison Ottawa and Omaha fall back.
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Lincoln
Scout
Lancer
Gage
Warrior
Cheyenne
Pawnee
Bison
Ottawa
Omaha
Slow Pace For State Drilling In Nebraska
No new oil producers were reported in Nebraska this week. Two new drilling sites were announced: Stuarco Oil Co. with the No. 1 Brown in Banner County, contractor Stuarco Drilling Co., and Toltek drilling the No. 1 Heidemann in Kimball County. Both ventures are field development efforts.
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Nebraska
Stuarco Oil Co
Brown
Banner County
Stuarco Drilling Co
Kimball County
Heidemann
Toltek
Sign-Up For Ag Program Nearing End
Cheyenne County has signed up over 1 000 farms in the 1967 Federal wheat program with seven working days left at the ASC office before March 17. About 1 400 farms are eligible for the wheat section and more than 400 are signed for feed grain out of roughly 600 base-eligible. ASC Manager Lawrence Thompson says signup has been satisfactory. participation is voluntary and farmers must declare intent by signing before the deadline.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
Lawrence Thompson
Panhandle forecast shows mild tonight and cooler weekend
Fair and mild tonight with a low 20 to 30. Saturday partly cloudy with a high near 50. Precipitation chance below five percent. Five day outlook indicates temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal through Wednesday with frequent day to day changes. Highs 35 to 45, lows 10 to 20.
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Panhandle
Cattle Shipped By NFO Groups
Seventeen members of the Morrill and Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization met at the Valentine Dugger farm near Bridgeport to load cattle for shipment to Denver. Between 25 and 30 cattle were shipped by area farmers including Ted Chikos George Hall John Panas Herman Rodgers Ralph Muhr Don Muhr Gust Anest Fred Kautz Ned Thomas Jr Charlie Geller Vernon Hinman John Van Anne Richard Van Anne Harry Nonnan Rodney McConnell Norman Rushman. The shipment was for reasons not stated but thought to be a protest against cattle prices and numbers.
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Morrill and
Cheyenne County National Farmers Organization
Valentine Dugger
Bridgeport
Mr. Dugger
NFO
Denver
Ted Chikos
George Hall
John Panas
Herman Rodgers
Ralph Muhr
Don Muhr
Gust Anest
Fred Kautz
Ned Thomas Jr
Frank Davidson
Bayard
Charlie Geller
Vernon Hinman
John van Anne
Richard van Anne
Harry Nonnan
Rodney McConnell
Norman Rushman
Daleton
Gas Plant in Kimball Sells to Cities Service Oil
Antelope Gas Co announces the sale of its Kimball County gas processing plant to Cities Service Oil Co of Bartlesville Oklahoma. The deal also transfers gas pipelines in four western Nebraska counties and northeastern Colorado. Antelope will keep its Kimball office and oil and gas properties in the Denver-Julesburg Basin with ongoing drilling plans. Cities Service, a major integrated oil firm, expands into Nebraska for the first time. no immediate employment changes expected.
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Kimball
Antelope Gas Co
Kimball County
Cities Service Oil Co
Bartlesville
Okla
Nebraska
Colorado
Antelope
Denver-Julesburg
Cities Service
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John Peetz Jr
Slick Potter
Big Rabbit
Mowossimmelay As
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Bob Cook
Chappell
Max Ibach
Dan Reese
Richard Larson
Tech School
Ash Hollow
Lewellen
Devel County
Hjalmer Carlson
Garden
Keith
Arthur
Morrill
Robert Manley
Hiram Scott College
Ray B. Brown
State Game Commission
Windlass Hill
Ned and
Raska
Carlson
NFO Groups
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