Western Nebraska Industrial Fair Opens At WNTC Weekend Events
More than 250 exhibits from western Nebraska high and junior high students decorate the seventh annual Western Nebraska Industrial Education Fair at Western Nebraska Technical College. The event runs through Monday noon alongside a glider demonstration, airplane rides, a Sweetheart crowning, and an alumni reunion discussion in the auditorium.
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Western Nebraska
Nebraska
WNTC
National Guard Armory
Deanna Scherbarth
Hay Springs
Patricia Lake
Oshkosh
Coleen Kechley
Lewellen
Building Activity Surges In Sidney Ahead Of 1965 Pace
Sidney deposits exceed 7 million at end of Q1 1972 while loans top 6 million for the first time in the association’s history. Local real estate agents report strong demand, with Story Agency and Jones Real Estate Center building and planning more homes as permits for four months reach 158 615. Taxable retail and automotive sales rise sharply, signaling continued growth through 1972.
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Sidney
James Payne
Sidney Federal Savings & Loan
Payne
Sidney Federal
RC Cunningham
Story Agency
Jones
Jones Agency
Dean Starr
Two National Bank
Sidney Federal Loan
Sidney Bank
Sidney Federal Report
Financial Institution
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
Two Held In Killing Near Cheyenne
Authorities arrested John Paul Gibson aged 18 of San Francisco and William Wehrhoefer 24 of Madison Illinois after a hitchhiker reported a body in a car stuck east of Cheyenne. The victims include Douglas Bailey 29 of unknown origin and the car was found eight miles east of Cheyenne. They were arraigned in Rawlins on first degree murder charges.
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Douglas Bailey
Laramie
Tom Carroll
Bailey
Carbon County
Harold Conine
Laramie County
Cheyenne
Pine Bluffs
Rawlins
Mrs. Humphrey Schedule Set in Sidney Visit
Mrs. Hubert Humphrey to visit Sidney to back his presidential bid. She arrives at Educational Service Unit 14 at 1114 Toledo St at 11 35 a.m. stays until 11 50 and a noon potluck luncheon follows at the Sidney Elks Club with Bill Kelley inviting all to meet her.
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Hubert Humphrey
Sidney
McGovern Rally to Feature Aaron Brown and Shirley MacLaine
Senator George McGovern will be joined by Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Aaron Brown and film star Shirley MacLaine at a rally Saturday night at Scottsbluff Senior High School Auditorium. The event starts at 8 p.m. and invites public attendance.
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George McGovern
Aaron Brown
Kansas City Chiefs
McGovern
Scottsbluff Senior High School
Shirley MacLaine
Government Freezes Prices on Major Firms Under Report Drive
Washington AP The Price Commission froze prices of more than half of America's largest firms and warned of price cuts and civil fines if overdue reports are not filed. Chairman Grayson said about 1,600 firms haven't filed reports due Monday and will be notified to file within five days or face actions. He estimates 2,954 firms must file details for firms with over 50 million in yearly sales.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
America
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Justice Department
Candidates Views Capsule for Sidney Elections
Capsule profiles of Sidney City Council Cheyenne County Board and Sidney Board of Education candidates appear on pages three and four to inform voters before Tuesday's election. Information was submitted on questionnaires by candidates and edited for concise presentation. Voters will choose one county commissioner two city councilmen four year term one city councilman two year term and two school board members.
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Sidney City Council
Cheyenne County Board
Sidney Board of Education
Sidney Telegraph
Panhandle forecast with showers and cooler weekend
Forecast shows considerable cloudiness and cooler temperatures through Saturday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 55 to 65 this afternoon, lows 30 to 40, high around 50 Saturday, with 30 percent rain odds this afternoon and tonight and 20 percent Saturday, extended through Tuesday with cooler conditions and scattered showers then partly cloudy and warmer.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Wheat Growers Endorse Bill For Wheat Promotion Plan
Growers and processors nationwide back a Senate Agriculture Committee bill to create a wheat research education and promotion program. John C Blum of the Department of Agriculture supports stronger demand and a better supply-demand balance, noting annual costs between 2 million and 6 million dollars funded by industry assessments likely passed to consumers. Howard L Morton of Longmont Cole cites about 25 state wheat groups endorsing the bill.
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Washington
Tap
Senate Agriculture Committee
John C Blum
Department of Agriculture
Blum
Howard L Morton
Longmont
Cole
National Association of Wheat Growers
Elks Youth Week Dinner Honors 1972 Leaders
Sidney Elks Lodge 1894 plans a dinner during Elks Youth Week to honor 1972 youth leadership and scholarship winners Julie McRoberts Peter Lenzen and others with their parents. Gov Exon proclaims May 7 as statewide Elks youth recognition and awards include WNTC scholarship details and local youth activities.
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Sidney Elks Lodge
Elks
J. James Exon
Walt Skrdlant
Sidney Lodge
Julie McRoberts
Dalton High
Kenneth McRoberts
Peter Lenzen
St Patrick's
Arthur Lenzen
Barbara Oberndorfer
Potter High
Adella Oberndorfer
James Knackstedt
St. Patrick's
Virgil Knackstedt
Knackstedt
Nebraska
Skrdlant
WNTC
Boy Scout Troop 85
Eagle Scouts
Lodgepole Valley
Lodge
John Ward
John Trenerry
Ron Gusman
America
Ward
the Elks
Prince Edward Island Discovery Claim By Cabot In 1497
Clerks record that John Cabot is credited with discovering Prince Edward Island in 1497 during his northern voyage. The claim ties to early exploration narratives and maritime caching of Atlantic discoveries.
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Prince Edward Island
John Cabot
WNTC Introduces Regional Heavy Equipment Course
Western Nebraska Technical College will launch a heavy equipment technology course on July 5. The program will feature the largest regional collection of surplus government equipment including D-8 Caterpillar tractors. Equipment arrives weekly as Rudebusch and Aschoff oversee readiness across Diesel and Heavy Equipment shops.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
WNTC
Merle Rudebusch
Heavy Equipment Department
William Aschoff
Diesel
Nebraska Wildcat Tests And New Oil Leases Across Counties
Eleven miles southwest of Gering in Scotts Bluff County four operators plan a wildcat test at No 2 Hampton to target the J sand at about 6450 feet. Gear Drilling Co handles the drill. Husky Oil Co stakes a No 5 8 Messner wildcat near Red Willow County. Amoco plans two horizontal tests in Sloss Field Kimball County to study pressure and secondary recovery. New wells include No 1 Baum at 66 bpd in Scotts Bluff and No 3 Remington at 65 bpd in Red Willow. Banner County lease sale top bid 2 dollars per acre. Dawes Sheridan tracts filled at minimum price.
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Gering
Scotts Bluff County
No 2
Hampton
Vanson Production
Triangle J Oil
Robert Schulein and Associates
Camberley Corp
Gear Drilling Co
Nebraska
Wessels Field
Husky Oil Co
Delaware
Danbury
Red Willow County
Amoco
Baum
Remington
Empire Drilling Co
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Lincoln
Banner County
Sundance Oil
Harrisburg
L M Grace, Jr
Dawes County
Shenandoah Oil Co
Sheridan County
Four Kimball Stores Hit by Break-ins
Four Kimball stores were burglarized late Wednesday or early Thursday. The Kimball County Sheriff’s Department investigates the Tri-State Co op Farm Store the Co op Service Station Permian Corp and Chandler and Associates with entry by door or window. Farm store appears to have the greatest loss though inventories remain incomplete.
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Kimball
Kimball County Sheriff's Department
Tri-State Co-op Farm
Co-op
Permian Corp
Chandler and Associates
Sheriff's Department
April Farm Prices Rise In Nebraska
Nebraska farm prices edged up about one percent in mid-April and were 11 percent higher than a year earlier. The all-farm index stood at 327, with crops at 171 and livestock at 386, while hogs averaged 22.40 per cwt and beef cattle 3.50 per lb. Wheat and corn edged higher, soybeans rose to 3.28 a bushel, and land data showed 72,000 farms, 4.2 million irrigated acres, and harvest value surpassing 1 billion dollars.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
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Cheyenne County
Mrs. Humphrey
Sen. McGovern
Bill
Nancy Skrdiant
Walt Skrdiant
Vincent C. Havorka
Kimball Stores
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