Rainy weekend boosts crop outlook for Sidney area
A five minute hail shower and steady rain provided needed moisture across Cheyenne County and Sidney. County extension agent Ivan Liljegren says crops are not harmed as conditions are early stage. eastern areas bore the brunt of hail while some hail remained near Sunol. Don Dey Ermand of Dalton notes crops look green and growing as wheat sways in the breeze. no major storm damage reported, though some TV reception was knocked out by lightning.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Lodge Pole
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Armed Forces Day Open House Set At Sioux Depot
Col Harvey Bower, Sioux Ord nance Depot Commander, invites all to celebrate Armed Forces Day Open House on May 21. He hopes attendance will exceed seven thousand to show community support for the depot. The event features tours, railroad coach rides, Army motion pictures, and displays of Ordnance and Engineer materials. Cameras will be allowed and visitors may photograph freely. The open house will be held Sunday to maximize attendance, aligning with national Armed Forces Day May 20.
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Harvey Bower
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Bower
Army
Army Ordnance and
Col. Bower
Cheyenne County Leads Democratic Parley in Nebraska
Cheyenne County played a lead role in a Democratic strategy meeting in North Platte on Sunday. Nineteen county residents joined 75 Nebraska party leaders from 13 cities to map revitalization efforts in western Nebraska with a plan for a similar parley in Fremont.
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Cheyenne County
North Platte
Nebraska
E. K Yanney
Cheyenne County Central Committee
Fremont
Alliance
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Ogallala
Sidney
Kearney
Lodgepole
Breakin Artists Swipe Car at Art's Motors in Sidney
A 1960 Starlite Ford hardtop valued at 2,295 dollars was stolen from Art's Motors after thieves broke in on Sunday night. They also took boxed tools, a dealer plate, a gas supply, and a projector machine used for sales meetings. Police issued a three state alert covering Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska. Evidence suggests the car was driven away west from the garage.
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Art’s Motors
Sidney
Sol Willis
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Art Cunningham
Christina Peterson Dies at 80 in Potter Country
Christina Mary Peterson 80, a former Potter resident, died Sunday at Memorial hospital after a years long illness. Born in Denmark January 10 1881 she came to the United States at age five with her parents. She moved to a farm west of Dalton in 1918 and was married March 31 1900 at Vermillion South Dakota. Surviving are sons Ernest Gurley Leonard and Marvin. daughters Verna Ottoson Sidney Gladys Challburg Potter and Evelyn Van Horn Los Angeles. 11 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Potter Methodist Church with Rev. O D Hoagland officiating. Interment Potter cemetery. Gehrig and Son in charge.
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Christina Mary Peterson
Potter
Memorial Hospital
Ernest Gurley
Leonard
Bridgeport
Marvin
Fairfax
South Dakota
Verna Ottoson
Sidney
Gladys Challburg
Evelyn van Horn
Los Angeles
Methodist
O. D. Hoagland
Gehrig and Son
Governor To Speak At Lodgepole Old Settlers Reunion
Governor Frank Morrison will deliver the principal address at the 37th annual Old Settlers' Reunion in Lodgepole on September 4. Arrangements for the governor's appearance were made by E. K. Yanney.
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Frank Morrison
Old Settlers
Lodgepole
E. K. Yanney
Mayor Proclaims Poppy Day Observance in Sidney
Mayor Kermit L. Moore announced that Poppy Day 1961 will be observed on Saturday May 6 in Sidney. American Legion Auxiliary Sidney Unit 17 will deploy volunteers at street corners to hand out memorial poppies honoring fallen soldiers and disabled veterans from three wars.
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Kermit L. Moore
American Legion Auxiliary
Sidney Unit 17
Sidney
Moore
American Legion and Auxiliary
75th Anniversary Observance Held By Lutherans Here
About 900 attended the 75th anniversary observance of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney. Visitors came from Gurley Dix Dalton Potter Oshkosh Lodgepole Chappell Alliance and Albuquerque N M as well as the Sidney area. The Rev A W Young president of the Central States Synod spoke at the morning service and the Rev C H Zeidler president of Northwestern Seminary spoke at the 2 30 pm service. A history presentation and longtime member honors were featured. A letter from former pastor Rev W C Donaldson was read.
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Gurley
Dix
Dalton
Potter
Oshkosh
Lodgepole
Chappell
Alliance
Albuquerque
N. M
Sidney
A. W. Young
Central States Synod of the United Lutheran Church
America
Omaha
C. H. Zeidler
S.T.M
Northwestern Seminar
Minneapolis
Marius Christensen
Herbert Rabe
Edward Meier
Marius
Oil wildcat near Sioux Depot yields prospective pay sands
Production casing set at two Cheyenne County wells six miles NW of Sidney. Dow and McHugh report oil shows in D and J sands with drillstem tests on J sand flowing oil and gas. D sand recovered oil and water, with log tops at D 1789 ft and J 4938 ft. Discovery prospects hinge on swab tests and imminent perforations. further details to page five.
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Cheyenne County
Sioux Ordnance
Sidney
Dow
McHugh
Kelly Bushing
Mail Schedules Revision Noted
Postmaster Leo Gorman announces revised closing times for outgoing mail effective April 30. East Bound and West Bound departures list updated for train, truck, and air mail routes, with specific morning and evening cutoffs for each destination.
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Leo Gorman
Sundl
Lodgepole & Chappell
Potter
Dix, & Kimball
Fort Sidney Days Queen Crowned At 1961 Pageant
Patty, a Lodgepole native with a 35 24 36 figure, was crowned Fort Sidney Days queen for 1961. She is set to pursue a physical education minor with plans to teach vocal music and commercial courses after college. Her runner ups were Karin Felt and Carolyn Atkins, both of Sidney, with Harold Keith of Fort Sidney Days joining as royalty coordinator for the June 22 23 24 festivities.
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Karen Felt
Harold Keith
Patty
Carolyn Atkins
Lodgepole Irl
Chadron State Teachers’ College
Fairbury
Karin Felt
Sidney
Fort Sidney
Trim
Pretty Patty
Alfred Robyn
Tomboy Grown Up
Eye
Tillard Zalesky
Lodgepole
Natie
Alhough
Chadron
Nebraska
Patty Zalesky
Telegraph
Candi
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Angus
Anthony
Sidney Area
Ray Anthony
Sunol
Sang Warnez
Lodgerule Doei
Patty Zelesky
Thompson
Armed Forces
Christina Peterson
Dalton Area
Trinity Lutheran Church
Monich
William Riggs
Ed Meier
Wildcat
Sioux Depot
By Pat Brennan
L Edu
Cation Mimor
Sisiter Bonnie
Mae
Bonnie
Pally
Millard
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