Wheat Growers Set Washington Trek To Seek Legislation Support
Cheyenne County wheat farmers plan a Washington trip to press for the Wheat Marketing Act of 1960. Bennie Herboldsheimer of Potter leads a group of 4 to 12 to meet city congressmen. funds come from local growers with some help from the Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn. The delegation aims to educate supporters and counter Omaha opposition while evaluating administration plans and prospects for passage.
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Washington Trek
Cheyenne County
Washington, DC
Bennie Herooldsheimer
Potter
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Assn
Bob Rauner
Gurley
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Great Plains
Wheat Growers Association
Washington
McGinley
Don McGinley
National Association of Wheat Growers
The
National Grange
Farmers Union
House
Senate
Rauner
Congress
Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau
House Farm Committee
Wheat Growers, Grange and Farmers Union
Cheyenne
George Gerdes
Alliance
Ogallala
Herboldsheier
Maytag Says Treatment In State Is Bad
Washington reports a Capitol meeting between Nebraska Congressman Larry Brock and Frontier president Lewis B Maytag Jr failed to ease tensions over Frontier’s suspension petition. Brock claims Maytag faced hostile Nebraska criticism while Maytag says he faces harsh press scrutiny, with new petitions seeking state-wide civil aviation board review.
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Washington
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Larry Brock
D-3d
Lewis B Maytag Jr
Frontier
Capitol
Maytag
Brock
Civil Aeronautis Board
Rontier
Maytagey
Unave
Aole
Lincoln
Rauner Heads Kennedy Group In Nebraska Drive
Robert Rauner of Gurley named Chairman of the Cheyenne County Nebraskans for Kennedy Committee as part of a statewide effort by Senator Hans O Jensen to organize 70 county chairs for Kennedy. Rauner will meet Ted Kennedy soon, with Kennedy staff having gathered about 4,000 petition signatures to enter Nebraska’s presidential primary.
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Robert Rauner
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Kennedy
Hans O Jensen
Aurora
John F Kennedy
Nebraska
Rauner
Ted Kennedy
Frank Marsh
Marsh
Rotary To Hear About Atlas Missile Monday
Sidney Rotary Club will hear a slide illustrated briefing on the Atlas ICBM Monday night by Wm M. Jack Jr. of Convair Astronautics at Warren Air Force Base. He will explain the Atlas launch sites, including Kimball, and how the missile reached Air Force operational capability, with details on the Warren High Complex and the 519th Strategic Missile Squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Wm M. Jack
Convair
Astronautics
Warren Air Force Base
Free World
Air Force
Mr Jack
Kimball
Warren Hi
519Th Strategic Missile Squadron
Warren Afb
Rotary Clu
Dave Young
KSID Off Air Four Hours Thursday Due To Mechanical Trouble
KSID was off the air for about four hours Thursday because of mechanical troubles. The outage began around 10 am and technicians had the station back on by about 2 pm, says manager Dave Young.
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KSID
Dave Young
Oscar Awards Interest High at Local Live Action Short Nominees
The Fox Theatre Sidney Community TV Co and The Sidney Telegraph list eight Oscar style live action short nominees. The full nominee listing will appear again in Wednesday March 30 with official entry ballots printed. Entries must be postmarked by April 4. The Oscars air April 4 on NBC at 8:50 p.m. MST with channel details. Prizes include a Zenith TV set and theatre passes from Fox Theatre. Judges will be instructed on tie procedures.
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Fox Theatre
Sidney Community TV Co
Sidney Telegraph
Nbc-Tv
Channel 4
Denver
Channel 5
Cheyenne
Channel 10
Scottsbluff
Zenith
Soney Cormriranity TV
Lafler Among 30 Candidates For State Outstanding Young Farmer
Robert Lafler a 30 year old wheat farmer will represent Cheyenne County at the Nebraska Outstanding Young Farmer Awards banquet in Schuster Sunday. About 30 entrants will compete with Lafler, joined by area candidates Jesse Grasz Gene Gerdes Jim Monahan and R DD Henson. Former Congress-man Robert Harrison will speak on business and agriculture growth in the free world.
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Robert Lafler
Cheyenne County
Schuster
Nebraska Jaycees
Behlen Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Jesse Grasz
Chappell
Gene Gerdes
Jim Monahan
Alliance
R DD Henson
Kimball
Dawson County
Harold Stevens
Marvin Russell
Nebraska Farmer
Glen Kruser
Lincoln Farm and Journal
Robert Harrison
Norfolk
Department of Agriculture
Harrison
The
Jaycees
Petitions Urge Cable TV System At Scotts Bluff
Petitions circulate in Scotts Bluff asking installation of a cable television system. The City Council is urged to pass the necessary ordinance or submit the question to a special election. The King City Council previously granted Scotts Bluff County Community TV Company, a Denver subsidiary, right to install in Gering. Everett Collier and Karl Krummel of Denver are listed as co partners. The company agreed to pay a use fee of 2 dollars per month for city poles and the telephone company, and to pay an occupational tax. Four or five channels were expected, with construction costing about 25 dollars and a monthly charge of 6 30 dollars.
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Scotsbluff
King City
Scotts Bluff County Community TV Company
Gering
Collier Electric Co
Denver
Everett Collier
Karl Krummel
Copartners
Gering Council
Rural Residents Urged To Speed RC Drive
Rural residents in the Sidnes area urged to participate in a county funded Red Cross drive. The effort nears completion across most counts with Brookeway area zones nearly covered as of Friday.
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Sidnes
Vis
Sandler
Heiros
Ced
Erveropes Toon
Gurley Field well completes in Ohio for initial 40 oil and 12 water bpd
Gurley Field development well by Ohio Oil Co yields initial production potential of 40 barrels of oil and 12 barrels of water per day. No 6 Stueve shows a D sand producer from 4,427 to 4,429 feet. Six drilling locations in Cheyenne County await rigs, including several wildcats and field wells such as Falcon Seaboard No Geu and Johnson No Fee.
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Ohio Oi Co
Gurley
Ohios Beef
Love Miller Durling
Cheyenne County
Falcon - Seaboard
Wytex
Jace 1Admer
Ketter
Johnson
Banner Oil Co
Hagemeister
Sutton Field
Willson
Shell Oil Co
Larson
Potter Tield
Preble Field
Huntsman
Census forms sent to every dwelling in county this week
Mailmen delivered advance four page census forms to every dwelling in the county to speed up the 1960 census. The April 1 start date is set with officials emphasizing confidentiality by law. Sidney growth cited as fastest in state, while Alliance and McCook dispute population figures and headcounts.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
McCook
Alliance
Clams McCook
Allance
Pearl Patines
Department of Business Research
Univesity of
Nebraska
Nev
Nemher Atleenand Cook
Palmer McCook
Grain Market Wheat Price Quoted by Local Elevator
The following wheat price was quoted today by local elevator Soutcos: Wheat at 1.74 dollars per bushel.
Nebraska oil prospects near Lorenzo spark unofficial drill reports
Officials await word on Cabern Exploration Corp as unofficial briefings claim a drill stem test from 5,187 to 5,205 feet yielded 80 feet of cut mud and a strong gas blow at Nebraska 1-A in the NE NE Sec 14 12 53 Bentley Field near Lorenzo. Other wells in Banner Kimball Cheyenne counties show mixed results with dry holes and active drilling across western Nebraska.
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Cabern Exploration Corp
Nebraska - Colorado
Lorenzo
Cabern
Denver
Cabeen
Lewis Drilling Co
Bentley
Rohlfing
Kimball County
Nebraska
Mrs George Paris Dies in Portland Visit Heart Attack Victim
Mrs George Paris, long time Sidney resident, died Thursday night in Portland Oregon apparently from a heart attack. She had gone to visit her husband recently transferred to Portland with the Union Pacific railroad. Funeral arrangements are pending. Survived by one daughter Beverly a Sidney High School senior.
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George Paris
Sidney
Portland
Ore
Union Pacific Railroad
Beverly
Sidney High School
Hested Lee Stores May Merge With Newberry Co
Robert Williams president of Hested Lee Stores Co said negotiations are under way for a merger with J J Newberry Co of New York. He said the merger would not affect Omaha operations and that plans for new offices in Omaha would proceed. Hested, a variety chain with 46 stores in 6 states, posted about $17 million in sales last year.
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Omaha
Robert Williams
Fairbury
Hested Lee Stores Co
Williams
Hested
J J Newberry Co
New York
Wou
Eleven Oil Leases Filed In Week Ending March 24
Eleven oil and gas lease records were filed in the week ending March 24 at the county clerk's office. One lease calls for a well to be drilled by February 2, 1962. Ten leases were released, and four others were assigned during the period.
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IL Pindell
Sunburst tops Kimball County week with lone producer
Sunburst Petroleum Corp delivered the sole weekly producer for Kimball County, the No 3 Evertson on NESE 12-16-57 in Brooks Field, with 10 to 12 feet of sand saturation. Banner County reported three producers and two dry holes. British American recovered about 31 feet of oil saturated J sand in the No 23 Willson, Willson Ranch Field. Gulf Oil Co. ran line on the No 1 Olsen in SINE 4-18-56, Downer Field after plugging back to the D sand.
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Sunburst Petroleum Corp
Kimball County
Evertson
Nese
Brooks Field
Banner County
Willson
Willson Ranch
Gulf Oil Co
Olsen
Downer
Spring Thaw Disrupts Nebraska Roads and Fields
Runoff from heavy snow melted in the Panhandle and central Nebraska has damaged roads and carved trenches through fields. Ponds ranging from yards to nearly a mile long dot western fields while winter wheat appears in good shape but still uncertain. No serious injuries reported. buses and vehicles stranded, basements flooded, and farmers delaying spring field work as sun dries wet spots.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Dinner And Gin Rummy Tournament At Sidney Club
A smorgasbord dinner and gin rummy tournament are planned at Sidney Country Club Saturday. The dinner is $2.50 per plate, and gin rummy entrants pay 50 cents. Valuable awards will be given to winners. Members may invite prospective members. Reservations requested by Saturday noon.
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Sidney Country Club
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John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Phil Weaver
Lawrence Brock
Carl Curtis
Sen
Hruska
House Agriculture Committees
Herboldsheimer
Robt. Rauner
Kennedy Group
Rotary
Lafler
Bob Lafler
Gurley Field
Robert Burgess
Burgess
Soutcos
Sare
Lefil
Walt Johnson
Jack Patterson
Car Starr
Sid Rey
Venture Southwest
R K Kelley
Inland Drilling Co
Ohio Oil Co
British - American Oil Producing Co
Willson Ranch Wildcat
Hested, Lee Stores
N.Y
West
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