Cheyenne County Ranks Third in State Oil Output in 1968
Nebraska's 1968 oil data show 15 counties exceeded 13 million barrels, with Cheyenne County producing 2,157,432 barrels. Red Willow led at 4,354,374 barrels, while other top counties included Kimball, Banner, Morrill, Scottsbluff, and Hitchcock. Gas production occurred in seven counties. Wildcat drilling yielded 21 discoveries, and 156 wildcat permits plus 98 expansion permits were issued. Northwestern sites promise 1969 growth with 52 locations awaiting rigs.
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Nebraska
Ol and Gas Conservation Commission
Tri-County
Sioux- Dawes-Box Butte
Red Willow
Kimball
Cheyenne
Banner
Morrill
Scottsbluff
Hitchcock
Frontier
Richardson
Harlan
Garden
Dundy
Furnas
Hayes
Lincoln
Devel
Scotts Bluff
Wild
Sleepy Hole
Red Willow County
Bertramson
Kimball County
Singleton
Banner County
Cheyenne County
Wilson Ranch
This
Doran
Sidney
Graff
Dalton
Potter
Cheyenne-Kimball County
Reimers
Panhandle Forecast Sees Snow Flurries Amid Varied Clouds
The Panhandle forecast calls for variable cloudiness with a few snow flurries today tonight and Tuesday. Highs 15 to 25, lows 0 to 10, and only a 5 percent chance of snow each period. The five day outlook shows temps more than 10 degrees below normal with highs in the 30s and lows 5 to 15, minor shifts and occasional snow. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Long Haired Quartet Sought in County Breakins
Authorities seek a 1968 or 1969 yellow Buick or Pontiac with a dark top and four long haired males in connection with thefts in Sidney Gurley and Dalton late Saturday night and early Sunday. Breakins began Saturday evening at Bagby Texaco in Sidney with a stolen TV a perfume of clothing and a tires then Gurley and Dalton Co-Op also hit. A farmer saw four occupants dump items on the roadside Sunday morning tying the crimes together and aiding pursuit.
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Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
Cheyenne County
East Illinois
Porter’s
Charles A. Simms
Hazel Crest
Ill
General Electric
Earl Lessig
Dalton Co-Op
Bridgeport
Bagby’s
Mrs Smith Selected for Amity France Friendship Tour
Haven Smith of Chappell is among six American women chosen by the French Government to spend three weeks in France as guests of France. Mr Smith accompanies her. On March 13 the group will be briefed in Washington by the State Department on Franco American relations. They will dine with Ambassador Charles Lucet at the French Embassy before flying to Paris for two weeks in the Paris area and trips to Caen Lyon and Nice plus a Normandy beaches visit.
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Haven Smith
Chappell
France
Smith
Washington
State Department
Charles Lucet
Paris
Caen
Lyon
Nice
Normandy
U.S
SHS Singers Invited To State Meet
Sidney High School Varsity Singers earned an invitation to perform at the Nebraska Choral Directors Association Convention on May 10 at Grand Island. The 30 voice group, selected from two Madrigal units, joins Lincoln East and Blair High Schools as the eligible high school choruses. Director Duane Nichols called the honor a great distinction for the ensemble.
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Sidney High School
Duane Nichols
Nebraska Choral Directors Association
Grand Island
Lincoln East High
Blair High School
Varsity Singers
Cattle and Hog Market Peak at Sidney Sale Under New Ownership
A higher market was reported on all cattle classes at the Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion on Saturday the first under new owners Dallas McDuffee and Leroy Swanstrom. Hogs topped at 19.50 per hundredweight. feeder pigs sold from 11 to 18 per head with specific consignments listed for steers and heifers across weights and breeds.
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Sidney Livestock Sales
Dallas McDuffee
Leroy Swanstrom
Weekend Collision Report From Sidney Police
One minor damage accident occurred Sunday at 12 05 p m in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot. Mrs James Edwards of 1136 18th Avenue backed a 1965 Oldsmobile into a parked 1966 Chevrolet owned by Armen Oaken of 1445 Forrest causing $10 damage to the Edwards car and $35 to the Chevrolet.
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Sidney
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
James Edwards
18Th Avenue
Armen Oaken
Forrest
Edwards
Cheyenne County Farms Sign Up Strong for 1969 Programs
Cheyenne County has 1,036 farms enrolled in the 1969 feed grain and wheat programs as of March 6 with a March 21 deadline. 791 feed grain farms cover 47,179 acres, while 1,036 wheat farms account for 108,606 acres. Officials urge use of ASC measurement service to ensure accurate acreages and maximize payments, noting misreporting can cut or eliminate benefits.
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Cheyenne County
Ray Davis
ASC
Lester Runge
Runge
Farmers urged to join wheat program for price hedge
County ASC chairman Ray Davis warns farmers to weigh world wheat supply and price outlook as signup for the 1969 wheat program runs through March 21. The plan offers a loan of 1.25 dollars per bushel plus certificates tied to 43 percent of allotment and payments for diversions, with details at the county office.
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Ray Davis
Potter
ASC
Davis
U. S
USDA
U.S
Operation Chill Moves Into Area
Cold weekend with subzero lows and only the twenties for highs as FAA flight service reports gusts up to 28 mph Saturday and 35 mph Sunday. Temperatures ranged Friday at 25 with precipitation, Saturday from -2 to 19, Sunday -1 to 20, and by noon Monday 3 to 22 with a trace last three days.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Goose Pimple
FAA
Business Houses Close For Rites For Sgt. Steele
Kimball business houses closed two hours Saturday for the funeral of Sgt. Edward Steele 28 Kimball County's first Vietnam War casualty. Services at St Joseph's Catholic Church led by Rt Rev Msgr Leo Keating. Interment in Kimball Cemetery with full military honors. Survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs William Steele of Dix.
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Kimball
Edward Steele
Kimball County
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Leo Keating
Kimball Cemetery
William Steele
Dix
Wheatgrowers to Take Their Case to Congress Breakfast
Lincoln March 26 breakfast to be hosted by Great Plains Wheat Western Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers in Washington D C. Nebraska delegates Fred Johannsen Vic Haas Phil Curtiss and Ray Davis will attend. Three Nebraska resolutions from Boise aim to increase producer income by adjusting loan values and storage costs and by raising feed grain loan rates. Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn meets in Ogallala March 17 at 9:30 a m.
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Lincoln
Great Plains Wheat
Western Wheat Associates
National Association of Wheat Growers
Washington, D. C
Washington
Fred Johannsen
Hemingford
Vic Haas
Phil Curtiss
Sidney
Ray Davis
Potter
Ervain Friede
McCook
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Nebraska
Boise
Department of Agriculture
Friede
NAWG
Fried
Sale Interrupted Leads to Rescheduled Farm Auction
The H B Jurgens farm sale was halted by bad weather last week leaving unsold property. A new sale date is set for Monday, March 17, to dispose of the remaining balance.
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H.B. Jurgens
State Board Sets Faster Depreciation for Vehicles
The State Board of Equalization adopted a 1970 motor vehicle tax schedule raising annual depreciation on passenger cars to 30 percent from 13 percent. Mobile homes drop to 9 percent. First year depreciation was 30 percent previously and 12 percent later. Example values show 1969 and 1967 Chevrolet Impala and Ford Galaxie figures. Imported passenger vehicles depreciate 16 percent, trucks 20 percent, and motorcycles 10 percent. Industry reports guided the formulas.
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State Board of Equalization
Murrell B. McNeil
Letter Box props up Gurley Dalton merger rumors
A reader warns that rumors of Gurley Dalton School consolidation are unfounded. The Telegraph found no plans or actions. districts remain separate for next year. Rites pending for Opal N Bonner 79, died Memorial Hospital after weekend illness. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handling arrangements. Bonner lived with son Dick since 1958. survived by daughters Walter Enterline and Arthur Flanck. husband Milton died 1958. son Robert predeceased. A full obituary runs Wednesday.
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Gurley-Dalton
the Telegraph
Gurney and Dalton
Gurley- Dalton
Opal N. Bonner
Memorial Hospital
The
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Bonner
Dick Bonner
Walter Enterline
Humeansville
Arthur Flanck
Dumont, N. J
Milton Bonner
Robert
Ise Sue
A&W Drive-In Opens Tuesday For Season Reopen
The A W Drive In on South Ave will reopen for the season tomorrow Tuesday March TP with special opening inducements. The announcement advertisement appears in this issue of The Silvey Telegraph.
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A&w
South ‘South Ave
Silvey Telegraph
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Lodgepole
J.R. Young
May Heath
County Breakins
Mrs. Smith
SHS
Operation Chill
Sgt. Steele
Congress
Sale
Richard Larsen
Paul Manley
Larsen
Felix Koenig
Earl Elliott
Gee
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