Ten Years Ago in Sidney 1962 Highlights Remembered
Glenn Carroll resigns as Fox Theatre manager to take a Kansas City post. Plans for Sioux Ordnance Depot 20th anniversary on May 20. Sidney High School tops district music with 15 on beat. Nebraska Jaycee convention set for Sidney with 800 expected. Dick Morgan named vice-president at Sidney National Bank. Local deaths noted include Bart Taylor and Ralph Runger.
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Glenn Carroll
Fox Theatre
Kansas City
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney High School
Nebraska Jaycee
Sidney
Dick Morgan
Sidney National Bank
Bart Taylor
Ralph R. Runger
John O’brien
Kimball
Clark Grieve
Sioux Ordnance
Cheyenne County
H.J Preble
Guy Shaw
Ernest Wickard
Lodgepole
Frontier Airlines reacts to CAB ruling on Chicago access
Frontier Airlines officials say the Civil Aeronautics Board’s decision to deny access to O Hare is not surprising and aligns with Chicago city government. The airline has not flown to Chicago since a February six month suspension of Midway service and seeks permission to serve O Hare rather than Midway. There is no clear plan to resume Midway flights.
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Denver
Frontier Airlines
O'Hare International
Chicago
Civil Aeronautics Board
Daley
Frontier
Midway Airport
O’hare
Midway
O'Hare
Saloons Licensed and Local Happenings in Sidney 1912
In 1912 Sidney sees six saloons receive licenses and bonds after a 1200 annual fee. The town hosts a church supper, business improvements, and a circus booking for May 15. Other notes include road repairs, a chaivari, cement sidewalks, Standard Oil wagon routes, land sales, a new village marshal, and a gas lighting proposal. A death, a birth, and local commerce detail daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tobin
Episcopal Church
J.C. Baldwin
E.R. Kratz
Cole Bros Circus
Sidney
Peetz
Sheriff McDaniel
NFO Seeks Floor Price Guarantees at Local Hog Meet
An NFO representative said area cooperation among hog raisers could secure floor price guarantees. The remark came during an April NFO hog collection at Sidney with farmers present from Union Pacific stockyards and from Kimball Morrill and Cheyenne County reps. Mrs Art Holt hosted a post meeting reception.
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NFO
Sidney
Union Pacific
Kimball, Morrill
Cheyenne County
Art Holt
Eltra to Purchase Midwec Corp in $1 Million Deal
Southwest Research Corp announced an understanding in principle to sell Nebraska based Midwec Corp to Eltra Corp. Eltra will pay $1 million in cash and lease Midwec’s three plants in Scottsbluff and Oshkosh for 14 years totaling $1,980,000 in rent. An undisclosed financing arrangement for Southwest is planned.
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Southwest Research Corp
Nebraska
Midwec Corp
Southwest
Eltra Corp
Eltra
Midwec
Scottsbluff
Oshkosh
Elevator Sold At Ogallala
Salé of Ogallala Grain Inc. sold the Ogallala elevator to the Farmers Cooperative Association of Brule and Ogallala announced by Ray Cogil. Cogil, tied to the elevator since 1933, becomes owner and manager. Don Eiichner will manage the three Co op elevators. The purchase lifts total capacity to 805000 bushels.
USDA Eyes Broad 1972 Pest Control Program
In 1972 the United States Department of Agriculture plans a broad program to help farmers control pests more effectively and cheaply while cutting the use of DDT and other chemical pesticides. The initiative aims to promote integrated approaches and safer farming practices across the agricultural sector.
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U.S.D.A
Corn output per American in 1971 tops 27 bushels
United States farming figures show each person produced about 27 bushels of corn in 1971. This reflects broad agricultural yield across the nation with strong crop results during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mt Vernon Community Notes On Visits and Welcomes
Mt Vernon residents report visits to Scottsbluff Cheyenne and Denver. Families Mr and Mrs Lord Reineka, J C Johnson, Sprenger and Mathewson kin shared evenings and attended events. Granddaughter born April 17 to Ron Halstead and Mrs Mathewson is noted. A monthly card party at the Community Center closed the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Reineka
J.C. Johnson
Scottsbluff
Ronald Truax
Rod McConnell
Keith Sprenger
Susan
Cheyenne
Jeanne Mathewson
Max Mathewsons
Washington D.C
Wendy
Dennis Jensen
Darren
Francis Runge
Frank Klentz
Henry Glanz
Sidney
Denver
Wendell Johnson
Gordon Johnson
Warren Johnson
Glen Beal
William Welch
Colorado Springs
Longmont
Jeff Sprenger
Robert Runge
Chadron
Francis Range
C.L. Walters
Frank Hlentz
Frank
Virgil Walters
Wendell, Mathewson
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George Kolzow
Chamber of Commerce
M E. Pettibone
John Sheaff
Emil M. Cord
Potter
Vincent Heeg
St. Patrick's Academy
Charles Bagby
Donald Shipman
Jeanne Livingston
Carol Tremain
Don Sabin
Val Peterson
Gurley High School
Carl Olson
VFW
Aubrey Haines
M A Shipman
Cb&q
McIntosh
9Th Ave
Illinois St
Harold Hepner
Kathleen Sokol
Stanley
LeRoy Rabe
Alice Lyngholm
Burdette Frankeberger
Patricia Schroeder
Abbott Slayter
Anne Taylor
Mildred Weber
Emory Nelson
Lavern Thomas
Ruth Jane Gates
Carolyn Kennedy
Lawrence Fahy
Helen Jane Johnson
Krumm
Zwickl
Ron Barker
Stanton
Nebr
Goodview
Lorenzo
Brownson
Neva Thornburg
C.W. Johnson
Grasmere
State Senate
Telegraph
F.R. Wilson
Sidney Creamery
A E Wright
McCook
Wrights
Hardy
Douglas Fairbanks
Three Musketeers
USA Theatre
Paul Gerard
Bert Steele
W.J. Braham
Elm Creek
McDonald
Ford
Walt Disaney
Illinois
Aale
Gerard
Alan Alda
LK Gas
LYWEN
L.F. Closman
U.P
Samuel A. Babb
Practical Gas Co
D.J. Scanlon
Rose Street
Burns
Guy Dorn
Lincoln Business College
Adams Express Co
Omaha
J.C. Hudson
Bassett and Brennan
Trognitz
Joseph Oberfelder
Carry Babb
G.A.R House
Britton
J.B. Ragan
Rock Springs
Ogallala
Jones Center
Howmqis
Mt. Vernon
Ay Nelee
Igo
Tad
Eisenberg
Jewelers
Jcpenney
FBI
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