County Oil Output Reaches 30 Million Barrels in 1959
Cheyenne County leads Nebraska oil with Cook Field producing over 450 000 barrels in 1959 while nine other county fields exceed one million barrels since discovery. Total county oil output surpasses 39 million barrels with 50 billion cubic feet of gas by October 1959.
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Cook
Sunol
Cheyenne County
E C Reed
Conservation and Survey Division
University of Nebraska
Kimball
Banner Countie
Dorman
Hwest
Sidney
Nebraska
United States
Banner County
Morrill County
Richardson County
Hitchcock County
Scotts Bluff
Redwillow
Garden
Harlan
Heat Weather Triggers Massive Wheatbelt Power Outages
Warm spell caused major damage to the Wheatbelt power system with about 800 miles of 1 720 mile network out. Ice on lines melted and dropped causing contact and circuit breakers to trip. Crews restored power by midday with extensive manual resets and strong farmer cooperation.
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Wheatbelt
Charles Hain
Lienemann
Sidney
Bridgeport
Oshkosh
Dalton
Ham
Verne Anthony
Airplane Scored Direct Hits While Dropping Notes Over Wheatbelt
Lodgepole pilot Don Brown scored two direct hits dropping notes to ground crews over Wheatbelt while checking lines. Wheatbelt team including manager Charles Ham and engineer Stan Primus reported successes from drops ten miles east of Chapell and over Bridgeport lines.
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Wheatbelt
Chappell
Bridgeport
Don Winkelman
Dalton
Floyd Burdick
Wiikelman
Burdick
Winkelman
Jack Heavrin Former City Official Dies at 77
Jack Henry Heavrin of Sidney died this morning at Memorial Hospital on his 77th birthday after illness of four years and five days in hospital. Born March 11 1883 in Nebraska City Nebraska he was a retired blacksmith and 14 year city council member. Funeral arrangements pending Memorial Hospital notes his widow Rose B Cowty survives along with brother Asbury Heavrin.
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Jack H. Heavrin
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Manervin Hall Heavrin
Nebraska City
Bloomfield, Neb
First Christian Church
Heavrin
Rest Home Application Forms Near Ready at Sidney Memorial
Hospital administrator Leo Bolin said Rest Home forms and procedures are at the printers and ready by Tuesday. Construction on the Rest Home is slated to finish by mid May with about one week needed for moving equipment and preparing occupancy.
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Sidney Memorial Hospital
Leo Bolin
Bolin
Jurors Not Needed For Monday Session
Jurors scheduled for Monday March 14 in Cheyenne County District Court will not need to report until Wednesday March 16. Clerk Ruby Spindler reported Friday that one case on the docket has been dismissed and another postponed.
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Cheyenne County
Ruby Spindler
Mary Oliverius 76 Heart Victim. Funeral Saturday
Mary Oliverius 76 died suddenly Thursday of a heart attack at her son Raymonds home. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. from Craig Mortuary with Rev. C E Brittain officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery beside husband Frank, who died in 1956. Pallbearers named.
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Mary Oliverius
Raymond
Jackson
Craig
C. E. Brittain
Tome
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank
Harry
Roy
Joe C Oliverius
Louis Schmidt
Gary Schmidt
Mary Mika
Hanover
Kaw
William Mika
Lodgepole
Frank Oliverius
Sunol
Sidney
Wheat Growers Hold Information Sessions in Prairie Area
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers open a series of informational sessions. About 30 to 40 growers attended in Potter with additional meetings planned in Gurley Lodgepole and Lorenza to explain the Wheat Graves Act and related legislation and Great Plains Wheat Growers activities.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
Gurley
Lodge Pon
Legion Hall
Lorenza
Gubernatorial Candidates Invited to WMCC Meet
WMCC invites all gubernatorial candidates for 10 minute appearances at a March 17 dinner in Alliance. Democrats Frank Morrison Robert Conrad Charles Bates Tony Mangiameli. Republicans Hazel Abel John Cooper Terry Carpenter Dwain Williams Del Lienemann. WMCC directors meet Drake Hotel at 4 pm with social hour 6 and banquet 7 amid St Patrick's Day observance.
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Republian
Sidney Champoe
Snemners
Wayne Moran
Frank Morrison
Robert Conrad
Charles Bates
Lincoln
Tony Mangiameli
Omaha
Hazel Abel
John Cooper
Humboldt
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Dwain Williams
Broken Bow
Lincolnite
del Lienemann
WMCC
Drake Hotel
St. Patrick's Day
Second Sample Ballot in Oscar Contest at The Telegraph
The Telegraph movie page prints a second sample ballot for the Oscar guessing contest run with Sidney’s Fox Theatre and Sidney Community TV. The theatre offers passes for various periods and promotes a TV test of your judgment.
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Telegraph
Fox Theatre
Sidney Communy TV
Tim Sidney Telegraph
Net
Sidney Community TV
Talent Show Entry Deadline for Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow
Tuesday is the entry deadline for Cheyenne County Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow talent show to be held Sunday April 3 at the Jr High Auditorium More than $200 in prizes will be offered Grand prize for best act is $75 Contestants must be enrolled in Cheyenne County public or parochial schools Entries can be sent to Sidney Kowanis Club Box 327 Cheyenne County.
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Kiwanis ‘Stars of Tomorrow
Jr High
Cheyenne County
Sidney Kowanis Club
Noted Theologian to Speak at Sidney Church This Weekend
Dr. Charles Berry renowned theologian educator artist and Cuban expert will speak at First Baptist Church at 17th and Jackson with the public invited. His program begins 7 45 pm tonight and will cover his diverse studies and career in education philosophy chemistry and church administration.
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Sidney
Charles Berry
First Baptist Church
17Th
Jackson
Gerald Brestel
University of
Havana
Extension Of New Field Drilling By Plymouth Oil Co
Plymouth Oil Co of Denver plans a north offset drill to verify oil in the Dunlap Field Morrill County The No 1 Dunlap discovery by Ohio Oil Co prompted a west offset and a dry hole east southwest offset Plymouth will locate its test in NW NE Sec 32-20-51 on the J sand its partners remain unnamed Ohio reported 209 barrels daily from the No 1 Dunlap then lost enthusiasm after No 2 Dunlap declined in flow Site abandoned Cheyenne County sees Qokmar Oil abandon No 1 Sharman in Sec 26-15-48 Mar 2 Rinehart notes Ohio pumped 97 barrels in two hours at No 6 Steuve Gurley Field and Petroleum Inc awaits a tank battery for No 1 Herbold Sheimer extension Slama Field Cabeen Exploration in Colorado drilled No 1 Williams wildcat No 1 Williams 40 feet oil in the D sand half a mile from West Peetz Field but water worries linger
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Plymouth Oil Co
Denver
Morrill County
Plymouth
Ohio Oil Co
Ohio
Cheyenne County
Qokmar Oil
Sharman
Rinehart
Steuve
Gurley Field
Petroleum Inc
Herboldsheimer
Slama Field
State Line
Colorado
Cabeen Exploration Corp
Williams
Ander son ends bid for governor amid crowded field
Former Gov. Victor E. Anderson, ousted two years ago, announces he will not seek the Republican nomination for governor as six candidates compete. Lincoln hardwareman Vic Anderson had weighed a run, but Lincolnite George Ramsey entered the race Friday.
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Victor E. Anderson
Lincoln Hardwareman
Eight Names May Be On Sidney School Ballot
Eight candidates may appear on the Sidney spring school board ballot for April 5 as petitions challenge the caucus limit of four. Kristina Bertus and Walter Cork were nominated but lost at caucus. Dr Hull Cook and Mrs B H Grimm seek to retain seats. four caucus-nominated candidates are Carl Christ Jr Mel Adams Dr George Taylor and John Underdown. A police judge race also exists with Glenn Greenlee Roy Gish and Lee Gain in contention.
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Sidney
Kristina Bertus
Walter Cork
Hull Cook
B. H. Grimm
Carl Christ Jr
Mel Adams
George Taylor
John Underdown
Gordon Tobin
Glenn Greenlee
Roy Gish
Lee Gain
Grain market renders wheat at 1.75 per bushel
Local elevator sources quote a wheat price of 1.75 dollars per bushel. The report notes this price as the day’s market quote from area grain merchants.
Figuring Your Income Tax Class Explains Filing Options
The Telegraph presents the third of five stories on choosing the correct income tax class. It describes the four basic filing classes and how selecting the right one could save money annually.
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The
Telegraph
Copley Files for Cheyenne County Judgeship and Nine Seek Offices
Last minute filings raise nine candidates for Cheyenne County posts as May 10 primary nears. Oscar Copley, 58, insurance agent, enters the race for county judge against incumbent C W Smith. Leonard Fine files as a Democratic National Convention delegate. Harvey Miles seeks county commissioner in District One. Other filings include Cecil Hunt Lemoyne Johnson P J Heaton Sr A J Fenske and George Fleming for various roles.
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Cheyenne County
Leonard Fine
Sidney Democrat
Sidney Clothier
Harvey Miles
Cecil Hunt
Miles
Lodgepole Vfw
American Legion
Farm Bureau and Farmers Union
Sidney High School
Copley
Oscar Copley
C. W. Smith
L. Pindell
Episcopal Church
J. M. McDonald
J. C. Penney
Denver
Central School
Judge Smith
Lemoyne Johnson
Hunt
Johnson
P. J. Heaton
Junior Band Concert Set Next Sunday
The Sidney Junior High School band led by Sidney Phelps will perform at 2 30 Sunday afternoon in the junior high school auditorium. The 94 piece program includes Charter Oak Aria and Minuet Irish Folk Song Suite General Lee Waltzing Winds A Slippery Proposition Chartreuse Oasis and Storm King. Senior high madrigal singers directed by William Fankhauser also perform. Tickets are sold by band members and at the door.
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Sidney Junior High School
Sidney Phelps
Nand
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