Explosion damages Kimball shop. former Sidney man escapes
An early Monday blast wrecked a metal building and an empty crude oil tank truck at Kimball. Bob Blackman, owner of the truck and shop, escaped with singed hair and eyebrows after the front of the tank was blown out and the roof lifted. He had been using a blow torch on pipes when the explosion occurred. flames filled the tank, and debris injured no one else. Fire Chief Delmar Larsen said the cause was under investigation and the toss damaged three walls and two large doors.
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Kimball
Sidney
Bob Blackman
Blackman
Delmar Larsen
Minatare Bank Considers Move to Gering State Bank
Minatare National Bank re charters as a state bank and weighs relocating to Gering. Denver banker Leo Van Dittie says Minatare deposits dip while national trend rises, noting past relocation efforts were blocked by federal authorities. Lawrence Marrin of Dalton, an incorporator, is an officer of The Dalton State Bank.
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Minatare
Minatare National Bank
Denver
Gerling
Leo van Dittie
Minatare Banking Corporation
Minatare Bank
Gering
National Bank
van Dittie
New State Bank
Lawrence Marrin
Dalton
Dalton State Bank
Farm Bureau To Host Education Workshop in Lincoln
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation and county bureaus host the Education Conference Workshop at the Hotel Cornhusker Lincoln March 21 22 with 250 to 300 attendees expected. Fifty four counties plan representation. National educators Roger Freeman Harold Webb Michael Koln Vosky and Lewis Wagner will speak.
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Farm
Nebraska
Roger A. Freeman
Washington, D. C
Harold W Webb
Chicago
Michael E. Kolivosky
Hillsdale
Michigan
Lewis A. Wagner
University of Ilinois
Red Cross Aid Reaches 4 565 in Nebraska for Year
Nebraska Red Cross chapters aided 4 565 cases in the past year. Home Service through 98 chapters provided counseling referrals emergency communication and help with military leaves transfers or discharges and government benefit applications for servicemen veterans and families.
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Nebraska Red Cross
W. P. Waller
Red
National Fund
Red Cross
Waller
Congress
Telf LRadpil Wantads Sell Trade Aid
Classified page item offers trade help and selling tips with contact prompts. Includes terse notices encouraging readers to place ads for merchandise services and personal listings.
National Labor Force to Grow While Farm Jobs Decline
Rep McGinley notes a Department of Labor forecast that the national labor force will rise 20 percent from 1960 to 1970 while farm employment falls similarly. Farm families remain key manpower as the economy shifts toward industry.
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U. S
Department of Labor
Nebraska
Department
Well Fitted Heels Ease Fatigue for Busy Girls
Extension health education specialist Helen Becher of the University of Nebraska advises proper shoe basic care to reduce fatigue for girls who stand or walk long hours. She warns tired feet distort facial expression and urges heels that support body posture.
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Helen Becher
University of Nebraska
Refrigerator storage keeps eggs fresh longer says expert
Ethel Diedrichsen, a nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska, advises buying eggs from markets where they are refrigerated. She notes eggs lose freshness quickly at room temperatures 70 to 80 degrees, and refrigeration preserves quality for weeks rather than days.
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Ethel Diedrichsen
Extension Foods and
University of Nebraska
Learn To Live With Allergies Says Specialist
Lincoln experts explain that allergies can affect any body part and mimic other diseases. Helen Becker of the University of Nebraska notes foods, pollen, and drugs can trigger unusual reactions, while avoidance often guides allergy management.
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Lincoln
Helen Becker
University of Nebraska
Fauch
Checking Time Here For Garden Equipment
Wayne Whitney, Extension horticulturist at the University of Nebraska, advises preparing garden tools now while snow remains. Inspect spray equipment, replace worn parts, sand or refinish handles, and remove rust to prevent future damage. Do not delay maintenance until use.
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Lincoln
Wayne Whitney
University of Nebraska
Francis Leupp Named Indian Affairs Commissioner in 1903
Francis Leupp served as a Washington news correspondent and was named commissioner of Indian affairs in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Francis Leupp
Washington News
Theodore Roosevelt
Pony Express Re Run Plans Draw Near Sidney Nebraska Queen Named Oshkosh Show
North Platte officials outline final plans for the Pony Express centennial re enactment from St Joseph Missouri to Sacramento California starting July 19. A Nebraska queen will be chosen at Oshkosh June 24 26 with a national queen to be named in Salt Lake City in June. Approximately 200 horses and riders will be needed for Nebraska’s day and night rides across the route via Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah Nevada to California.
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Sidney
Oshkosh
North Platte
St Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
National Pony Express Centennial Assn Inc
Julesburg
Colo
Colorado Springs
Eisenhower
Salt Lake City
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
California
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Fort Kearney
Kearney
Platte River
Colorado Line
Big Springs
Chappell
Bridgeport
Plate
Lincoln AFB to host first Air Science Education Program
Nebraska students and teachers will visit Lincoln AFB on April 22 for the first Air Science Education Program. The event features military and industrial displays, missile industry speakers, base aircraft exhibits, films, and informal lectures on flight theory weather and related aerospace topics.
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Lincoln Afb
Neb
Nebraska
Air Force
McCook Chamber Backs Frontier Service Critique and Hi Plains Feeder Plan
The McCook Chamber of Commerce adopts a resolution deploring deteriorating Frontier Airlines service in the city. It backs a State Department of Aeronautics finding of inadequacy and supports Hi Plains Airways bid to create a feeder network linking McCook with Kansas and Colorado cities.
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Mccook
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Frontier Airlines
State Department of Aeronautics
Hi-Plains Airways, Inc
Hill City
Kans
Kansas
Colorado
Good cooks avoid hard boiling eggs says Nebraska expert
Ethel Diedrichsen Extension foods and nutrition specialist at the University of Nebraska notes that hard cooked eggs are easier to shell but the yolk remains clear and yellow if eggs are cooked in barely simmering water and cooled with running water.
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Ethel Diedrichsen
University of Nebraska
Two Sidney Men Hurt In Highway 138 Crash
Two Sidney men sustained minor injuries in a one car crash two miles west of Proctor Colorado on Highway 138. The driver Lloyd E Hill was bruised and briefly hospitalized. Passenger Kenneth Wickstrom escaped with minor bruises. The car left the road, struck a bridge, fence and telegraph pole before stopping on a railroad right of way. Vehicle and property damage were estimated at 8500 to the car 250 to the bridge and 100 to railroad property.
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Sidney
Proctor
Colo
Colorado Highway Patrol
Logan County
Sterling Kenneth
Wickstrom
Lloyd E. Hill
Hull
Thre
Former Resident Of City Dies At Tucson
George A. Art Johnston 71, a former Sidney and Scottsbluff resident, died Wednesday at Elks Hospital in Tucson Arizona after years of illness. Born New Holland NL he married in Chicago June 7 1911 and moved to Gering in 1941. He worked as a bookkeeper for a Scottsbluff construction contractor. Survivors include son Edgar W in Mesa Arizona and daughter Dorothea in Denver. Boley Dennis Funeral Home of Gering to handle arrangements.
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George A
Art) Johnston
Sidney and
Scottsbluff
Elks Hospital
Tucson
Ariz
New Holland
Chicago
Gering
Johnston
Des Moines
Iowa
Elks Lodge
Edgar W
Mesa
Dorothea
Denver
Boley-Dennis Funeral Home
Whippoorwill Hunts Insects At Night From Perched Day Sleep
The whippoorwill rests by day and raids the air at night to catch insects in flight, using stealth and speed to feed.
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Swift and Company
Jack & Jill
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Thompson
Mary Page
Rep. McGinley
Fider
Grand Island
Uncle Sam
SOU
Rotary
Joseph A. Abey
Reading
Rotary International
Service Club
Servisoft Water
Servisoft
Miss Becker
Lincoln Air Base
McCook C
Coatest
Rap Frontier
Seven-Up Bottling CO
Dinah Shore
Nbc-Tv
Pat Boone
City
Telegraph
Welano
Delano Granite Works
Glenn Draper
Newton Tel
Sidney, Nebr
Corvair
Chevrolet
Jackson
Kokjer Motor CO
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