Treinen Offers Land for Cheyenne County Museum Site
John J Treinen and his wife offered a large tract of land just south of Sidney as a permanent museum site for the Cheyenne County Historical Association. The proposal aims to create a historical museum for the county.
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John Treinens
Cheyenne County
John J. Treinen
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Sidney
Association
Treinen
Treinens
Grabill Park
Union Pacific
Dick Herman
Union Pacific Railroad
Herman
Cheyenne
Councilman from Second Ward named in Kimball meeting notes
City officials in Kimball criticize proposed water system upgrades at first regular council meeting. Engineer Bob Array describes shifting wells and motors to boost horsepower for a new reservoir on Country Club hill and new water mains to the site.
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Kimball
New
Bob Array
Club Hill
John Abramson
George Haines
Binning“ Ahad
Two Auto Mishaps Cause $700 Damage
Yesterday two county accidents caused $700 in property damage with no injuries. At 12:30 a.m. a 1955 car driven by Arthur Snider, 26, of Sidney rolled over after losing control one mile west and two miles north of Gurley. At 4:45 p.m. four miles west of Lodgepole on Highway 30 Gary Eschliman, 22, of Santa Clara California, hit the rear of Lloyd Forster’s auto, 26, of Sidney, after failing to see signals as Forster began to turn south. both cars were eastbound.
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Gurley
Arthur Snider
Sidney
Lodgepole
Gary Eschliman
Santa Clara
Calif
Lloyd Forster
Sidney Eschliman
Nebraska
Forster
Destruction Date Set for Wheat Under Acreage Program
Cheyenne County farmers must destroy overseeded wheat by June 20 to comply with federal acreage controls. Destruction methods include cutting for hay plowing under as green manure or pasturing off completely. Morning June 21 wheat counts for marketing and each farm may receive one free remeasurement with $5 for subsequent checks.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
Don Rapp
Rapp
Jaycees Win State Honors at Norfolk Convention
Sidney Jaycees collect seven state awards for 1955 with ten entries and projects ranging from Trade Promotion to Blood Bank. Bob Wait receives a bronze Key Man award as Outstanding Young Farmer Project chairman Nebraska. Rex Haberman elected state president amid attendance by local leaders.
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Bob Wait
Sidney Jaycees
Norfolk
Wait
Nebraska
Sidney
Ft. Sidney
City Basketball League
Special tools stolen from oil field site
Tools used in servicing producing oil wells were stolen from a parked truck at the Southwest Potter Field. Deputy Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh reported the theft occurred Thursday night or Friday morning from Hayden and Griffith's vehicle.
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Potter Field
Kermit Brumbaugh
Hayden and
Griffith
Wheat Ad Series Begins to Inform Nebraskans
The Telegraph reports a six month advertising campaign starting today to educate Nebraskans on wheat growers issues with an appeal to consume more wheat products. J Fred Thompson of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association led the effort and ads were prepared by him. Sponsoring firms include Sidney Kimball National Farm Loan Assn Larson Machinery Porter Oil Miller Implement Farmers Co op Grain and others.
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Telegraph
J. Fred Thompson
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Thompson
Nebraska
Sidney-Kimball National Farm Loan Ass’n
Larson Machinery Co
Porter Oil Company
Miller Implement Co
Farmers Co-op Grain Co
Thompson's Food Store
Sidney Implement, Inc
Sccular-Bishop Grain Co
Foland Farm Machinery
Thomas Liquor Store
Arlo Jones Agency
W. P. Ackerman Agency
Frontier Music Co
Janda & Tobin Drug Store
Sidney “66” Oil Co
Pierson Implement Company
CAP Unit Wins Mission Honors at Nebraska CAP Meet
Sidney Civil Air Patrol Squadron claimed top honors for the third year running at Nebraska CAP's annual search and air rescue mission. Gene Schmidt and Fred Pultz spotted the dummy SAR site, with Schmidt previously in the winning aircraft. The squadron also found the actual crash of a CAP plane en route to Omaha for the meet, with Pat Heaton Jr. spotting the wreck.
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Sidney Civil Air Patrol
Nebraska Cap
Gene Schmidt
Fred Pultz
Sidney Squadron
Schmidt
CAP
Omaha
Pat Heaton, Jr
Ybarra Charged In Friday Night Assault
Valentino Ybarra of SOD was charged in Cheyenne County Court with assault and battery after an incident on West Illinois Street Friday night. Pete Vigil sustained a head wound requiring 45 stitches and was hospitalized, later released Saturday. The weapon remains unknown though authorities suspect a bottle.
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Valentino Ybarra
Cheyenne
Ybarra
Pete
West Illinois St
Suit Filed for $1 344 29 Judgment in Cheyenne Court
Rogers Truck Lines sues Flander Land Co in Cheyenne County District Court seeking a judgment of 1344 29 for services or damages. The action names the two corporate parties and the court of record.
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Cheyenne County District Court
Rogers Truck Lines
Flander Land Co
Cheyenne County Sets $5 Permit for Heavy Truck Loads
Cheyenne County commissioners established a permit program for overweight trucks with indivisible loads. Since December 1, 210 loads have earned $1 050 in fees. The $5 per permit funds road and bridge maintenance and records which trucks operate on county roads.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Cheyenne
Betty Ringleman Crowned Miss Fort Sidney Pageant Winner
Betty Ann Ringleman an 18 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Ringleman won the Miss Fort Sidney title at the Jaycee Miss Fort Sidney Pageant in Sidney Nebraska. She will reign during Fort Sidney Days June 14 to 16 and will represent Sidney and Cheyenne County in the Nebraska Miss America contest June 12 and 13.
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Betty Ann Ringleman
Joe Ringleman
Fort Sidney
Guy V Doran
Jaycee
Sidney
Sidney Country Club
Jack Ramm
Two Dusters Reported On Oil and Gas Scene
Two oil wells in Cheyenne County were plugged as dry holes over the weekend. Maas No. 1 wildcat in SE SE 3-16-52 reached 5 350 feet. West Sidney Gas Pool extension attempted by Ohio Oil Co ended short at Carter N 1. New wildcats and developments appear in multiple counties with several companies listing forthcoming locations and tests across Kimball, Banner, Morrill, Garden, and other fields.
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Cheyenne County
Sterling Drilling
Maas
Carter
Ohio
Huntsman Yard
Wyoming
Sidney Gas Pool
Nelson No 1
Wytex Oil
Harlan No 2
Maley
Miracle-Fifer
Anderson No. 1
Wildcat
Potter
County Cancer Drive Reaches $3 709 Total
Frank Mattoon Cheyenne County chairman announced the latest figures show the Cancer Fund Drive total is 3709 dollars. Coin cans and Lodgepole totals are pending and contributors may send donations to the American National Bank in Sidney. The drive remains open one month for late gifts and the final total is expected near 4000 dollars. Mrs Ward Olson and Mrs Ralph Welch led the Sidney residential drive with a 1000 dollar total.
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Frank Mattoon
Cheyenne County
Mattoon
American National Bank
Sidney
Ward Olson
Ralph Welch
Sidney progresses on two earth dam drainage project
City of Sidney negotiates land parcels northwest of the city for two 25 foot high earth dams to control drainage. Inland Construction Co. to build the dams at a cost around 31 thousand dollars with potential open end bond funding and railroad contributions. Dams create small lakes and possible future developments including an open air theater and tree planting around the lake areas.
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13Th Ave
Murrey Fuller
Inland Construction Co
Fuller
West Ten
North Dam
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
U. P
Employment Tax Law Meeting In Sidney Wednesday
Businessmen in Sidney employing four or more persons will learn how the Nebraska Employment Security Law works and their tax responsibilities. The meeting in the Legion Room at City Auditorium begins 7 30 pm with representatives from the Lincoln division ready to explain provisions and answer questions to prevent late back taxes and heavy interest.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Legion Room
City Auditorium
Division of
Lincoln
Coat Stolen From Car on Sixth Avenue Reported
A red coat was stolen from a car parked at 944 Sixth Ave yesterday. Mrs. Lawrence Ward reported the theft to Sidney police.
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Sixth Ave
Sidney
Lawrence Ward
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