State's Farm Decline Continues Driven by Consolidation
Nebraska reports 88 000 farms and ranches in operation last year, down 2 percent from 90 000 in 1961. Panhandle and Cheyenne County show declines as average farm size rises while total land operated remains about 48.2 million acres. Nationally, 3 688 000 farms were in operation, down about 3 percent from 1961.
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Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Cheyenne County
Aiice
De Molay Honor To Sidney Boy
Don Ray Cruise of Sidney has been named outstanding De Molay for Nebraska. He was chosen by the state De Molay Dad Lloyd Talich from 17 chapters with two entries each. Cruise, a Nebraska freshman in the College of Agriculture, recently joined Farm House at the university.
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Don Ray Cruise
Ray Cruise
Sidney
de Molay
Nebraska
Lloyd Talich
Young Cruise
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Farm House Fraternity
Lodgepole Lions broom sale a great success
The Lodgepole Lions Club broom sale in Lodgepole Thursday was a great success. Ed Block, president, quoted the dealer calling Lodgepole the best town he had worked in. The dealer needed more brooms for Oshkosh Saturday, and Block thanked all helpers for funding Lions projects and a high school senior scholarship.
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Lodgepole Lions ‘Club
Lodgepole
Ed Block
Oshkosh
Block
Lions
Stone Age Fair Set At Bayard This Week
The sixth annual Chimney Rock Stone Age Fair in Bayard will run Friday through Sunday March 22 to 24. Organizer Kenneth Fowle invites exhibitors and the public to view or display stones and artifacts at the Bayard Chamber of Commerce event.
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Bayard
Kenneth Fowle
Bayard Chamber of Commerce
Ken Fowler
No Legislation Set If Wheat Plan Defeated
OGALLALA Nebraska. Robert Rauner president of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association says no new wheat legislation will pass this year if the wheat referendum fails. He cites Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Senator Young and Senator Ellender who warn against action and support the wheat certificate plan as fair and market stabilizing.
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Reuner
Eillender
Senate Agricultural Committee
Rauner
Young
Ellender
Congress
Oil Field Limit Defined As Drilling Pushed
The west limits of the Canal Field in Scotts Bluff County may be defined by a dry hole drilled there. Sam Gary plugged and abandoned the No 1 Baker in an attempt to extend production west. Total Nebraska oil production dipped to 62 360 barrels daily, down about two thousand.
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Scotts Bluff County
Sam Gary
Baker
Vna
Sinclair Oil and Gas
Barrow
Cheyenne
Stuarco Co
Nelson
Potter
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Marathon Oil Co
Sidney
No. 13
Johnson
Johnson Field
Nebraska
St Pat's Delegation Pledges Visit to Lincoln Legislature
State Senator George Fleming introduced Father Robert Chamberlain of St Patrick's Academy and 80 St Pat's students to the Unicameral. The Sidney group toured the Legislature during the state basketball tournament, Fleming noting it may be the largest Sidney delegation ever presented.
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George Fleming
Robert Chamberlain
St Patrick's Academy
St Pat's
Lincoln
Fleming
Sidney
Millionth lunch served in Sidney Public Schools
The Sidney Public Schools lunch program served its millionth meal today at Sidney Junior High. Carolyn Lindsay, the 112 997th reader this year, paused for a photo as A E Wright, who has led the program since 1955, counted students and noted vast food totals including 91 068 baked goods this term.
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Sidney Public Schools
Sidney Junior High School
Carolyn Lindsay
Lee Bodeman
West Drive
Sky Manor
A. E. Wright
Carolyn
Wright
Mrs. Sherman Keil Dies After Illness at 59
Mrs. Sherman Keil 59 died early Monday at Memorial Hospital after three months of hospitalization following 14 months of declining health. Funeral services set for Thursday March 21 at 2 p.m. Light Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Carl Nelson officiating. Cremation in Denver to follow. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handling arrangements. Memorials to Cancer Fund or church building fund. Born Helen Marie Smith October 30 1903 in York Nebraska. Married Sherman Keil December 24 1924 in Council Bluffs Iowa. Lived near York, then Dalton, then Sidney. Survived by husband, one daughter Shir ley Marie Beyer, two brothers Floyd and Harry Smith and Ned, and three grandchildren. preceded by brother Chester.
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Sherman Keil
Memorial Hospital
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Carl Nelson
Denver
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Cancer Fund
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church Building Fund
Helen Marie Smith
York, Neb
Frank F
Sophia Klone Smith
Council Bluffs
Iowa
York
Dalton
Sidney
Presbyterian Church
Sherman
Shirley Marie Beyer
Floyd
Harry Smith
Ned
Chester
Principal Seeks Dog Control Near East Ward School
Darrel Hunt principal at East Ward School asks dog owners near the school to keep pets tied or penned to prevent bands of six to eight dogs from gathering on grounds. He cites past incidents including a dog attack on a little girl, leaving a frightened child. Police cooperate but response time remains an issue. other schools report similar problems.
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Darrel Hunt
Eastward School
Ernest
Mr Hunt
Hearings Set In April On Truck Operating Rights
District court will hear Henry H. Schuler of Dalton seek to acquire operating rights from Arthur Pelster. At the state capitol in Lincoln another hearing on Botsford Ready Mix Co. petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a contract carrier in intrastate commerce. The request covers concrete aggregate cement for Kimball Banner Scotts Bluff Cheyenne Morrill counties.
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Henry H. Schuler
Schuler Truck Lines
Dalton
Arthur Pelster
State Capitol
Lincoln
Botsford Ready Mix Co., Inc Et Als
Soapbox Derby Interest Grows In Jaycees Event
Boys in the area sign up for a Soapbox Derby to be held June 23 sponsored by the Jaycees with Tele graph American National Bank and KSID. About 20 youngsters visit Kokjer Motor Co. for entries and details. winners receive a $500 savings bond a trophy and a chance to race in Akron Ohio for scholarships totaling 30090 dollars.
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Ned Swaeby
Jaycees
Kokjer Motor Co
Akron
Ohio
Jim Countryman
Tim Curless
Stephen Harlen
Dale Gorman
William Truitt
Patrick Calahan
Byron Neel
Gregoryv *Tiul
Galen Wagner
Richard Bonner
Robert Reese
Marcus Albro
the Telegraph
American National Bank
KSID
Rural Youth group revives activity with brochure plan
The Rural Area Development Committee reports progress in reviving Rural Youth programs at Petter with 11 new members. Ray Graff returns as RAD chairman and a volunteer is sought to compile a history brochure for hospitality staff. A fall feed lot tour is planned to North Platte and southwest stations. Civil defense interest remains low. next meeting shifts to Gurley on April 18 to avoid Easter conflicts.
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Rural Area Development Committee
Petter
Lyte Burien
Ray Graff
Ion
Gene Lieneman
North Platte
Gurley
Tursday
Colorado Tax Freedom Bill Aims At Nebraska Trade
Colorado Senate passes a sales tax exemption measure to attract Nebraska shoppers within twenty miles of the border. The plan targets communities like Sterling and Julesburg and echoes border towns such as Sidney which benefit from Nebraska lacking a tax while Colorado imposes one.
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Colorado Senate
Nebraska
Colorado
Colo
Nebraska-Colorado
Sterling
Julesburg
Sidney
Violent Spring Blizzard Drops Snow Across Nebraska
A spring blizzard brings 3 to 6 inches of snow in Sidney and Dalton with drifts up to 10 feet. No major injuries reported though outages occur north of the cemetery and a transformer fault causes a brief blackout. In Julesburg Irene Einspahr, 21, dies while walking home. her sister Barbara, 11, is hospitalized in critical condition.
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Sidney
Athelt
Ham
City Utilities Department
Illinois
17Th Avenue
18Th Avenue
Willis King
Utilities Department
16Th Avenue
Linden Street
Maple Street
Dave Ells
George Coulter
Potter
Dalton
Don Dey Ermand
Mr. Dey Ermand
Lodgepole
Henry Jenik
Pacific Intermountain Express
Sundl
Jeannie Predmore
Taylor
Nebraska
Predmore
P.I.E
Lester Drake
Minneapolis
Minn
Johnnie Predmore
Sunol
Panhandle
Crawford
Steve Davidson
Tug Pullen
Davidson
Pullen
Julesburg
Colo
Irene Einspahr
Barbara
Irene
Scottsbluff
Harrison
Telegraph Staffers Honored As Woman Journalists Of The Year
Mary McGrath of the Omaha World Herald and Reva R. Evans of the Gordon Journal were named Woman Journalists of the Year by Theta Sigma Phi at a Matrix dinner in Lincoln on March 16. McGrath won the newspaper division and Evans the weekly division. other awards went to Irma Leggett, Frances Craig, Betty Knicely, Helen Green, and Leggett received two honors.
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Mary McGrath
Omaha World- Herald
Reva R. Evans
The
Gordon Journal
University of Nebraska
Theta Sigma Phi
Miss McGrath
Duly
Evans
Matrix
Nebraska
Hazel Brannon Smith
Mississippi
Irma Leggett
Ord Quiz
Frances Craig
Sidney Telegraph
Betty Knicely
Helen Green
Fairbury Jourr
Lincoln
Jack Knicely
Neal Craig
U of Nebraska
Soaking Snow Drifts Across Panhandle In Storm
A wet snow drifted through Cheyenne County as part of a southwest storm system that dumped heavy snow in the Colorado mountains and is expected to move northeast. Ground temps limited accumulation but existing drifts linger from last Saturday’s blizzard. Farmers welcomed the moisture while forecasters predict above normal precipitation for southern Nebraska Panhandle over the next month.
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Nebraska
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska Panhandle
Sidney
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cheyenne County
Colorado Mountains
Weather Bureau
Resident's Sister Dies Funeral Service Today
Matt Janda left Saturday for Topeka Kansas after the death of his sister Mrs Frank Viock. He will return to Sy dnev on Tuesday after funeral arrangements are made.
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Matt Janda
Topeka
Kan
Frank Viock
Janda
Sy Dnev
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US Weather Bureau
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
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