PVO and General Mills Officials To Visit For Plant Rebuild
Sidney safflower plant fire devastates the facility destroying refining equipment and 500000 dollars in losses. PVO and General Mills officials will visit Tuesday to plan rebuilding and resume 1960 operations. Firemen battled the blaze for 12 hours in freezing temperatures and saved nearby warehouses and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PVO
General Mills
Ned Robinson
Sidney
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp
General Mills Pvo
California
U. S
Montana
Robinson
Bob Hessle
Hessle
Roy Gollobith
Roy's Water Service
Clair
City Street
Floyd Sanks
City Sanitation Dept
Charles Ham
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Janet Egging Crowned Fort Sidney Days Queen In Tie
Janet Egging was named Miss Fort Sidney at the Sixth Annual Jaycee pageant, sharing first place with Bonnie Brown in a historic tie. Bonnie Brown and Virginia Berry join Egging to reign over Fort Sidney Days June 23 24 25. Egging is a Potter High School senior and 1959 Potter Days Queen.
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Janet Egging
New Fort Sidney
Bonnie Brown
Virginia Berry
Fort Sidney
Potter Days
Potter State Bank of
Potter
Sidney High and area girls named Miss Nebraska candidates
The article profiles several Sidney area high school seniors and their achievements. Bonnie Brown, daughter of Wesley Brown, is 1958 Homecoming Queen Attendant and Rotary scholar. Wesley Berry's daughter Miss Berry is a Sidney High senior and past Homecoming Queen. Dorwart, George, and Egging are also highlighted as notable seniors with leadership roles and scholarships. Miss Egging will compete in the Miss Nebraska Pageant at Columbus July 1-2 with a $100 Seven-Up scholarship. Engraved bracelets from Lockwood's Jewelry were presented to the candidates.
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Bonnie Brown
Ands Wesley Brown
Sidney
Mrom Sidney High School
Rotary
University of Wyoming
Miss Berry
Wesley Berry
Sidney High School
Future Teachers of America
Seventeen Club
Job
Miss Dorwart
C B. Dorwart
St Patricks Academy
Miss George
Second traffic fatality of 1960 in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County records its second traffic death of 1960, Dorothy Feagler, 21, a Gurley school teacher, died from injuries Friday after a three-vehicle collision seven miles north of Sidney on U S Highway 30. Joyce Burke, driver, and Leland Wahlstrom, driver of the other car, were injured. Funeral services set for Scottsbluff. Feagler Memorial Scholarship established by Gurley Schools.
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Cheyenne County
Dorothy Faegler
Gurley
Miss Feagler
Sidney
Huntsman
Joyce E. Burke
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Leland N Wahlstrom
Gering
Ded Shipley
Burke
Shipley
Wahlstrom
Emmanuel Congregational Church
Scottsbluff
Feagler
George Feagler
Morrill
Fairview
All Band Concert Scheduled Tuesday
Sidney public schools present an annual all band concert Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the junior high auditorium. Nearly 500 students will participate under directors George Hinn Sidney Phelps and Lois Watson. The eight decade minute program carries no admission charge.
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Sidney Public Schools
George Hinn
Sidney Phelps
Lois Watson
Demos to Invade Omaha for Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner
Nebraska Democrats plan an all day celebration in Omaha capped by the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner. More than 2,000 are expected at the Civic Auditorium with Sen Stuart Symington as guest of honor and keynote speaker on defense and farming. Also speaking will be Sen John F Kennedy and others including Gov Orville Freeman and Presumptive attendees.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Air Force
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
HST
Harry S Truman
Jefferson Jackson
Russell V. Hanson
Newcastle
Ralph G. Brooks
P J Heaton, Sr
Sidney
Fourth
Depot Drive Seeks More Bond Buyers
Col Harvey Bower depot commander opened a month long payroll deduction drive at Sioux Ordnance Depot to boost U S Savings Bonds subscriptions. He spoke to 22 canvassers as Capt Frank P Gregg, Savings Bond Officer, aims to lift participation from 69.3 percent to at least 85 percent.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
U. S
Harvey Bower
Commader
Frank P. Gregg
City Appeals To Parents Kids Action May Cause Death Here
Caryle Chessman died in the San Quentin gas chamber after a 12 year delay in stay appeals. City officials urge Sidney parents to keep sewer covers closed to prevent local child deaths from open sewers and wells. Two Nebraska incidents cited include a Lincoln youth death and a Scottsbluff girl named Ann Colleen Nation found in an uncovered well.
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Caryl Chessman
San Quentin
United States
California
Supreme Courts
Chessman
Los Angeles Lovers Lane
Sidney
Tom Coffey
Nebraska
Lincoln
Scottsbluff
Ann Colleen Nation
Library To Close For District Meeting At Morrill
The Sidney Public Library will close all day Thursday to allow librarian Miss Nellie Niemeiler and assistants to attend the District Library meeting at Morrill.
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Sidney Public
Nellie Niemeiler
Morrill
Oil-Gas News Gulf Oil plugs Reimers well
Gulf Oil Co plugged the No 1 Anna Reimers as a dry hole Sunday afternoon. The wildcat in section 11, township 16, range 50 was drilled by Ashby Drilling Co. New drilling locations filed with the Nebraska Oil-Gas Commission include Chandler & Simpson No 1 Stevens in Brook Field Kimball County.
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Gulf Oil Co
Anna Reimers
Wildcat
CNW
Ashby Drilling Co
Nebraska Oil-Gas Commission
Sidney
Chandler & Simpson
Stevens
Brook Field
Kimball County
Armed Forces Day Open House Set At Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sioux Ordnance Depot will host its annual Armed Forces Day Open House on Sunday May 22 Capt Frank P Gregg project officer said the event offers expanded display areas new features and popular tours and train rides similar to last year Visitors are urged to circle May 22 on their calendars to tour the depot and see the Army Power for Peace highlights
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Frank P. Gregg
Armed Forces
Gregg
Capt Gregg
Lioux Ordnance Depot
Rites Held for Ogden Infant Son in Omaha
Funeral services were conducted at Craig Mortuary for Timothy Walter Ogden two day old son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Ogden of Omaha Born April 24 the infant died April 26 Rev R L Townsend officiated and burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Bruenger of Sidney Great grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred C Bruenger of Sidney
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Craig Mortuary
Timothy Walter Ogden
Aaron Ogden
Omaha
R. L. Townsend
Greenwood Cemetery
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Sidney Safflower
Felix Koenig
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Gene Morris
Hossle
Hassle
Thompson
Gerald Matzke
Miss Egging
Miss Brown
Beverly Dorwart
Jeri George
Sylvia Phillips
Laura Randall
Marcelyn Jurgens
Sandra Boen
Potter High School
Tsy
Fort Eidman Minve
Evewerey Armyee
Duis
Votter High School
Leonard of
Ingle
Wood
Calif
Larry
Judy
Alex Schwabauer
Fred A Humphrey
Sioux Ordnance Depo
Marven Rosen
Dorothy Feagler
And
Airs
Restiaflin Gurley
Demos
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Orville Freeman
Depot Drive
Reimers
Ogden
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