Cheyenne County eyes PMA SCS consolidation plan
A county plan proposes merging PMA and SCS services into one office for farmers and staff while boards remain separate. The move aims to streamline conservation programs, with final state approval expected but not disputed. Attendees included thirty representatives and local officials.
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PMA
SCS
Cheyenne County
Arno Thomas
Thomas
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation District
Ivan Liljegren
Joe Styskal
Scottsbluff
Trio Charged With Larceny In Cheyenne County
In Cheyenne County court two men and a minor face petty larceny charges for allegedly stealing a battery and 50 gallons of gasoline from a county truck parked near Sidney at the gravel pits during the night of April 28. Defendants include Dee Schnoor formerly of Red Lodge Montana now at the Sioux Ordnance Depot Marie Brandt of Sidney and Laverne Brandt of Sidney. Hearings were expected Thursday and Friday.
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Cheyenne
Jack Knicely
Dee Schnoor
Red Lodge
Mont
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Marie Brandt
Sidney
Laverne Brandt
Driver arraigned after crash into parked pickup
Cecil Hamner oil field worker pleaded guilty to three counts in county court after a Wednesday afternoon crash at 15th Avenue Illinois. He allegedly struck Bert Steele’s 1936 Ford pickup damages estimated at 25 and 100 dollars for the Chevrolet. He was fined 50 for DWI 10 for leaving scene and 1 for no license and had driving privileges suspended 30 days.
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15Th Avenue
Illinois
Sidney
Cecil Hamner
Bert Steele
Chevrolet
Hamner
Highway Safety Patrol
Nebraska
Grain Show Award Shifts to Sidney in Nebraska
Sidney wins the potashe State Wheat Show with Cheyenne County farmers set to contend again. Nebraska Grain Improvement Association director Charles N Deaver credits Chadron efforts to host next year. Gordon Tobin of the Chamber of Commerce says Sidney will assist with arrangements. suggests late September or early October for the event. last year’s show was at McCook.
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Sidney
Charles N. Deaver
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Chadron
Gordon Tobin
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
McCook
Tobin
Coldest April in Nebraska Panhandle on record says Scottsbluff
The Nebraska Panhandle saw its coldest April in at least 59 years per Scottsbluff weather station data. Mean temps at Scottsbluff Chadron Alliance and Sidney averaged 41 to 39 degrees, several records fell, with notable cold waves mid month and low April rainfall across the region.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Edgar van Tassel
Scottsbluff, Chadron
Sidney
Alliance 39
Chadron
Mercury
Alliance
van Tassel
Panhandle
Scottsb
Wheat Loss Hinges On May Rains
By the first of May estimates showed 85 percent of Cheyenne County wheat survived winter despite dust storms insects and other enemies. Weather in two to three weeks could raise or lower this figure with soaking rains boosting survival while continued dust storms could cause losses. Local reports noted two to three percent re seeding mainly from winter kill with scattered damage across the county including Potter area fields. Winter wheat in Nebraska fared well statewide though about a quarter of plants in the western two thirds show winter kill damage.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Arnold Westerhoff
Dalton
Potter
Dewey
Carl Larson
Joe Gerler
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Cattle Deaths To Be Investigated In Cheyenne County
State veterinarian arrangements are being made to investigate cattle deaths in Cheyenne County. County agent Ivan Liljegren says reports are few but sufficient to warrant an inquiry into deaths believed caused by pasturing conditions.
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Nev
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Gwennie Reiners Story Sparks Nationwide Compassion
Public sympathy grows for eight year old Gwennie Reiners dying from an incurable bone disease. The Telegraph reports rapid funds from radio, newspapers, and wire services to aid her parents Paul and Mrs Reiners who face steep drug costs. By Thursday noon the fund neared 236 dollars from many donors.
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Gwendolyn Reiners
Telegraph
Gwennie
Paul Reiners
Aerial Farm Pictures Displayed At Telegraph Building
Aerial photographs of Cheyenne County farms by Mrs. Neil Dunlavy will be shown in The Telegraph lobby on 11th Avenue starting next week. The display invites public inspection and idents of farms, with a weekly change and a free 5 by 7 print to the first correct guess of the featured farm.
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Cheyenne County
Neil Dunlavy
Dunlavy
Telegraph
11Th Avenue
Hardy Clark Store Opens On Saturday
The Hardy Clark Furniture Co opens a new two story building on Jackson Street between 9th and 10th Avenue in Sidney marking a major retail expansion. A 10 percent opening discount applies to merchandise not under fair trade pricing with orchids for the first five hundred visiting ladies.
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Hardy-Clark Furniture Co
Sidney
Jackson Street
9Th and
10Th Avenue
A. S. Hardy
Robert Clark
Tenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Illinois
Hardy
Mr. Clark
Clark
Hardy-Clark Organization
E. W. Ward
Thomas Lumber Co
Chappell Hollestone Co
Brachtenbach and Zwickl
Frank Loch
Carl Loch
Cancer Crusade Reaches $1 200 in Cheyenne County drive
The Cheyenne County Cancer Crusade total rose to 1295 as receipts of 692 54 were collected in the past week led by Mrs. Russell Dedrick county chairman. Contributions included 142 Sidney 12 Gurley 19 Lodgepole 81 Potter and 438 from the Sioux Ordnance Depot. She urged swift submission of money and donations to close the drive, thanking contributors and helpers.
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Cheyenne County
Russell Dedrick
Sidney
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Louis Wasem Dies Pioneer Cheyenne County Treasurer
Louis Wasem 86 longtime Cheyenne County resident and former County Treasurer died late Thursday of a heart ailment. He had suffered heart trouble for some time and was taken to a Sidney hospital Tuesday as his condition worsened. Funeral arrangements were not set at press time. Gehrig Dugan Funeral Home handled arrangements. A full obituary would appear in the next issue.
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Louis Waseem
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Gehrig-Dugan Funeral Home
Dairy Group Entering Its Fourth Year
Cheyenne County Dairy Breeders mark three years of existence with a year end audit by Harold Bond. 213 cows were serviced on first insemination calls by Sam Robinson. Insemination calls should be made to Cheyenne County Non-Stock, Phone 3308. A promotion with Cheyenne County Fair will award $5 and $2.50 credits for top Holstein Guernsey Brown Swiss and Shorthorn calves. Directors for year four: Ivan Walker Dalton chairman, Kenneth Larson Gurley secretary, Kenneth Mueller Potter treasurer, Leonard Bond Lodgepole, Ted Egging Gurley.
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Cheyenne County
Harold Bond
Sam Robinson
Ivan Walker
Dalton
Kenneth Larson
Gurley
Kenneth Mueller
Potter
Leonard Bond
Lodgepole
Ted Egging
Art Lenzen Named to VEW District Office
Art Lenzen of Sidney was elected chaplain for the Second District Veterans of Foreign Wars at a meeting in Lyman Sunday. Leo Schumacher of Minatare was reelected district commander and Kenneth C. Green of Scottsbluff was chosen adjutant. Other officers include Dr. E. Anderson of Lyman as senior vice commander and Winton H. Wallin of Kimball as junior vice commander. The group passed a resolution urging moving state headquarters from Lincoln to a central city such as Grand Island, Kearney, or Broken Bow, to improve department operations. the resolution will be presented at the Fremont convention in June.
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Art Lenzen
Sidney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lyman Sunay
Leo Schumacher
Minatare
Schumacher
Kenneth C. Green
Scottsbluff
E. Anderson
Lyman
Winton H. Wallin
Kimball
Mr. Lenzen
VFW
Lincoln
Grand Island
Kearney
Broken Bow
Capitol Building
Department
Fremont
Fort Sidney Queen To Be Chosen Soon
The Fort Sidney Queen will be selected by popular vote at a Memorial Day benefit dance May 30 at the Sidney City Auditorium. Candidates must be Cheyenne County residents aged 16 to 25 and unmarried, with wear of evening gowns for the election night.
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Fort Sidney
Sidney City Auditorium
Bob Johnson
Cheyenne County
Dan Duncan
Station KSID Plans Complete
The Sidney Broadcasting Co plans KSID to air in Sidney in about sixty days with William C. Grove and Lewis Grove operating the 250 kilowatt daytime station from The Groves of Denver and Cheyenne. They expect eventual nighttime operation and have FCC license approval from last fall.
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KSID
Sidney
William C. Grove
Cheyenne
Lewis Grove
Denver
Grove
Sidney Broadcasting Co
Federal Communications Commission
Groves
Mr. Grove
Colorado
Wyoming
KFBS
Ohio Oil moves into Sidney district office building
The Ohio Oil Co has begun moving into a quarter million dollar district office in Sidney. The new HQ will serve the Sidney District covering parts of three states. Open house is planned after June. Land man Bill Sargent joins, replacing Don Redfern. Sargent has 13 years with the company. Ohio Oil employs over 160 in Sidney across administration accounting exploration production and marketing. The firm runs a gasoline stripping plant three miles north of Sidney.
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Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Ohio
E. J. Stewart
Stewart
Bill Sargent
Grand Rapids
Mich
Don Redfern
Sargent
41 Wells In Logan County
Logan County Colorado nears Cheyenne County in oil well discoveries since a two year boom. Three firms reported successful drill stems in the past week, bringing total Logan oil wells to 41. Shell Oil Company and Carter Oil Company reported new producers in Mount Hope and Merino Pool, with Skelly Oil also achieving a successful test.
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Logan County
Colo
Cheyenne County
Denver-Julesburg
Shell Oil Co
C. F. Greenwell
Mount Hope
Shell
Colorado
Denver- Julesburg
Carter Oil Co
Nicholson
Merino
Carter
British-American Oil Producing Co
Library Break-In At Sidney City Library Reported
Sidney police say the city library was entered last Thursday night by prying open a basement door. The thieves, judged adults by footprints, left with $18.10 and a magnifying glass from a desk drawer.
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Sidney City
Sidney
Rex Allen Draws Crowds in Sidney Western Show
Cowboy star Rex Allen drew about two thousand fans at the Sidney Band Shell on Wednesday morning. The Arizona actor appeared on Rex Allen Day, charming youngsters in his authentic western gear and promising a return engagement.
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Cowboy
Rex Allen
Sidney Show
Sidney Band Shell
Sidney
Arizona
Ohio May Test Two Wells This Week
Regional oil and gas activity shifts to Banner and Devsl counties in Nebraska and Logan County Colorado with new discoveries expanding Julesburg Basin potential. Ohio Oil Co tests planned at three sites, with two drilling locations showing little Thursday. gas shows noted at Deuel County and Stanolind in Banner County progresses on Downer wells. Logan County sees multiple new discoveries and production growth by British American Oil, Texas Co., and others, as Cheyenne County prepares the Tilda Anderson wildcat and Ellsasser B-1 resumes work.
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Banner
Devsl
Nebraska
Logan County
Colo
Julesburg
Cheyenne County
Ohio Oil Co
Deuel
Big Springs
Supnerur Oil Co
Kroehler No
Banner County
Stanolini
Harrisburg
Downer
Stanolind
W. W. Downer
H. A. Downer
Alford
Perle Smith
Sidney
Ohio
Huntsman Field
Stueve No. 5
East Gurley Field
Names Needed For State 4 H Club Week
All those planning to attend State 4 H Club Week in Lincoln from May 28 to June 4 must notify the extension office in Sidney by Saturday. Attendees must check in at the state office.
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Lincoln
Sidney
State Office
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