Panhandle Farmers Plant Near One Million Acres in 1967 Wheat
Panhandle eleven counties planted 962780 acres for the 1967 wheat crop, up from 835000 in 1966. The statewide increase was 18.9 percent, while Panhandle gains near 11.5 percent suggest plantings may approach one million acres. Notes note potential overplanting and weather impact, with Panhandle near one third of Nebraska winter wheat acreage.
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Panhandle
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Western
Nebraska
U.S
Northwest District
Oil drilling nights debate tied to Sidney depot
A Sidney Telegraph item cited H N Qusty Rhodes claiming no day night distinction in oil drilling near the Sidney Army Depot. The paper noted a printing error altered the phrase, acknowledging a misprint between edition stages.
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Sidney Telegraph
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Sidney Army Depot
H. N. Qusty Rhodes
Telegraph
Balmy Weather Gives Way To Cold Wind And Rain
March warm spell ends as a sharp cold front brings wind and rain. Temperatures rose to the upper 60s and 70s on the weekend, with nights dipping below freezing and a brief freezing drizzle beginning early Sunday after a rapid temperature drop.
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Mercury
Ambulance Service Nears End in Cheyenne County
The week of March 15 closes private ambulance service in Cheyenne County as Craig-Holecek Mortuary and Gehrig and Son Funeral Home bid farewell to ambulances for emergency and first aid. They cite personnel and cost under federal rules, with Sidney city officials and the county board opposing. Memorial Hospital also rejects the idea, leaving local agencies to face a growing crisis with no clear replacement system.
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Cheyenne County
Craig-Holececk
Potter
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Sidney
Board of Commissioners
Memorial Hospital
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Open House At Vo Tech Draws Western Nebraska And Beyond
Visitors from Nebraska Colorado Kansas and Wyoming toured the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School at the Sioux Army Depot complex. The open house showcased facilities housing more than 300 apartments, classrooms, shops, and dormitories. Enrollment projections foresee 200 students next fall rising to 300-400 the following year.
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Sioux Army Depot
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Ordville
Army
Vo~tech
Nebraska
Colorado
Sidney Vo-Tech
Wyoming
Kansas
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Vo-Tech
Merle Rudebusch
Sidney
Gothenburg
Potter
Valentine
Hemingford
Ogallala
Culbertson
McCook
Grant
Big Springs
Dalton
Gurley
Keystone
Kimball
Mitchell
Morrill
Lodgepole
Lyman
Scottsbluff
Hayes Center
Chappell
Harrisburg
Dix
Bayard
Gering
Brule
Oshkosh
Sunol
Gordon
Alliance
Bushnell
Broadwater
Longmont
Fleming
Padroni
Sterling and
Peetz
Charles Fisher Dies. Potter Settler Served Farms and Roads
Charles W. Fisher of Potter died in a Cheyenne hospital Friday evening. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Potter Methodist Church with Rev. Erwin Kiel officiating. burial in Potter Cemetery. Born March 8, 1890 in Harlan Iowa, he moved to Potter in 1913, retired from farming in 1963, and had earlier operated a steam engine and threshing machine in Bloomfield and road construction. Survived by one son James of Potter, one daughter Dorothy Tennant of Oregon City, nine grandchildren, and several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements are by Holechek Funeral Home.
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Charles W. Fisher
Potter
Cheyenne
Fisher
Potter Methodist Church
Erwin Kiel
Harlan
Iowa
Bloomfield
Neb
Baptist Church
Ioof Lodge
Dix
Alma Nielsen
James
Dorothy Tennant
Oregon City
Ore
Harvey
Homer
Gentry, Ark
Arlo
Bethany
Okla
Tom
Fresno
Calif
Florence Dunlavy
Syracuse
Kans
Elsie Argyle
Los Angeles
Craig Holechek
Alarm Triggers Bank in Sidney. No Break-In Found
Saturday night excitement in Sidney as The American National Bank alarm sounded and alerted the Sidney police. Officers found no breach after a systematic interior search. officials attributed the event to an inadvertent alarm trip, possibly due to a short circuit.
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Sidney
American National Bank
Quiet February for Nebraska highway patrol area
February in the Kimball Cheyenne Deuel County area saw 11 troopers drive 41,648 miles, conduct 11 safety programs, assist 176 motorists, clear 89 obstructions, investigate 13 crashes, issue 548 moving violation warnings, make 202 arrests including 11 for drunken driving, recover one stolen car, and issue 535 equipment and licensing tickets ahead of the tourist season.
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Nebraska Highway Patrol
Kimball-Cheyenne-Deuel
John Hajek Dies At 87 In Cheyenne County
John F. Hajek Sr., 87, longtime Cheyenne County resident since 1912, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. Retired farmer, he will be buried Greenwood Cemetery after funeral mass at St Patrick’s Church. Rosary set for Tuesday at Gehrig and Son. Survived by five sons Joseph, Robert, Bernard, John, Donald. daughter Josephine Davis. 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild. His wife Gertrude preceded him in death a year ago.
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John F. Hajek
Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
Hajek
Gehrig and Son
Jaromec
Bohemia
John Hajek
United States
Schuyler
Neb
Coleridge
Gertrude Lenzen
Sidney
St. Patrick’s Church
Knights of Columbus
Joseph P
Robert J
Bernard F
John J
Herlong
Calif
Donald E
Omaha
Josephine Davis
Mesa, Ariz
Panhandle Weather Forecast Sees Mild Temperatures Ahead
Partly to mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with a low near 20 and a high around 50. Precipitation chance stays at 10 percent each period. Five day outlook shows temperatures about five degrees below normal with frequent changes, highs in the 40s and lows near 20.
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Panhandle
Livestock Auction Highlights Prices at Sidney Pavilion
Steer calves from 407 to under 400 pounds sold from 29.30 to 30.10. Heifers 400 to 500 pounds brought 24.30 to 26.40, steers around 858 pounds 23.60, 700-pound steers 24 top. Feeder heifers 635 to 830 pounds 21.80 to 22.40. Baby calves 45 to 65 per head. Canners 14 to 14.75 per cwt, beef cows 15 to 16. Odd cow calf pairs 201 to 207.50 the pair. Hogs 200 to 260 pounds 18 to 18.30, sows 425 pounds 15.10 to 15.40, feeder pigs 15 to 19 per head. Special auction set for Saturday March 18.
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Sidney
Sidney seeks proposals for city retirement program
The City of Sidney invites proposals for an employee retirement plan covering all city workers except police and fire. Proposals must follow city specifications, be valid for 30 days after opening on April 19, and submitted to City Clerk Gordon Tobin. The plan would fund a 50 50 cost split between employee and city, supplementing Social Security. The city reserves the right to reject all proposals.
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Sidney
Goredon Tobin
City Schools Aid Vo Tech Unit Sioux City
Sidney Public Schools administrator Russell Pedersen outlined cooperation with the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School at Sioux Army Depot. The district will donate about 11000 dollars in furnishings and supplies from student fees to support housing and other needs. The depot cafeteria will be turned over to the state, likely adding 20000 dollars in food service equipment. The effort aims to expand the vo tech with minimal taxpayers cost.
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Kansas
Bird City
St. Francis
Wyoming
Lingle
Cheyenne
Wyoming Board of Education
Colorado
University of Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce
Vo-tech
Nebraska
Defense Department
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Council
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sioux Army Depot
Russell Pedersen
Sidney Public Schools
Pedersen
Sidney
Sidney Board of Education
Copies Mailed To State Senators For 1967 Legislature Session
The Sidney Telegraph issue will be mailed to each state senator. It carries a feature on the open house at Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School and an editorial urging fair consideration for Sidney School. The 1967-69 budget is under review with one committee hearing already held.
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Sidney Telegraph
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney
Nebraska
Senate Budget Group Inspects Vo-Tech Setup
Four state senators on the budget committee visited Sidney on Saturday to tour the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School. Sen Fern Orme, Stanley Matzke, George Gerdes and William Hasebrook attended with other committee members and were hosted by vo-tech representatives and the Chamber of Commerce. They also visited Chadron on the one day flying trip to the Panhandle.
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Sidney Sateurday
Western
Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Fern Orme
Stanley Matzke
George Gerdes
William Hasebrook
Chamber of Commerce
Chadron
Panhandle
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Jones Center
Book Keepers
Village Toys
Sidney Office Supply
Western Auto Store
Foster Lumber Co
McCoy’s Shoes
Western Drug Co
Snyder’s Men’s Store
Ben Franklin
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Fine’s
McDonald’s
Lee Store
Greenlee’s
Jack and Jill
J. C. Penney Co
Harlan’s Bakery
Box Butte
Vo-Tech School
Charles Fisher
John F. Hajek, SR
Sioux
Senate Budget Group
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