Polling Places Set For Farm Wheat Referendum May 21
Cheyenne County ASC designates five meetings next week to discuss the 1964 wheat program and announces polling places for the May 21 referendum. Voting will run from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at district schools and halls including Gurley, Lodgepole, Lorenzo, Potter, and Sidney sites. Farm observers expect the largest wheat referendum turnout yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Cheyenne County
Robert Buhrdorf
Gurley
Gurley Legion Hall
Potter
Potter Legion Hall
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Lorenzo
Lorenzo High School
Sidney
Sidney Armory
Buhrdorf
Brownson
Chambers
Mt. Vernon
Calton
Sunol
Davison
Union Valley
Dalton Town
Engie
District
Huntsman
Sioux-Bunkerhill
Trognitz
Cizek
Gas Company Opens Efficient Meter Testing Shop in Sidney
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co. completed a 24 by 100 foot Armco building at Jackson and the Fair Grounds to house a five-man meter testing crew led by Harry F. Trail. The shop serves Nebraska towns plus Wray Yuma and Akron Colorado, handling about 15 000 meters with a capacity of 25 meters a day. The facility features a climate controlled proving room and dust free environment for accurate testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Sidney
Kansas-Nebraska
Harry F. Trail
Loup City
Trail
Phillip Frerichs
Gerald van Cleve
Dean Bayne
Armco Steel
Jackson
Fairgrounds
Jones Elevator Construction Co
Grant
Neb
Chadron
Crawford
Gordon
Alliance
Bridgeport
Oshkosh
Ogal-lala
Kimball
Nebraska
Wray
Yuma
Akron
Colorado
Funeral services held for Charles Overman 90 in Memorial Hospital
Funeral services were held Thursday for Charles Allen Overman 90 who died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital. He lived in Cheyenne County 45 years and is survived by a daughter Edna Buchleiter, two sons Arthur W and Albert, nine grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery Denver. Pallbearers include grandsons Clifford Roy Vernon Buchleiter and Fred Collins and Charles Simons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Allen Overman
Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne County
W. R. Vert
Craig Morruary
Denver
Moore Mortuary
O. K. Collins
Crown Hill Cemetery
Clifford
Roy
Vernon Buchleiter
Fred Collins
Charles Simons
Orval Marrs
Alanta
Town
James Milton
Elizabeth van Pelt Overman
Council Bluffs
Boulder
Elizabeth M Effenbeck
Sidney Men Testify At Budget Meeting
Harald Tremain Gene Leineman and Ray Cruise of Sidney testified before Lincoln Agriculture College budget committee about Rural Area Development research in Cheyenne County. They requested two men and equipment to begin on-site research potentially by July 1963 to aid this year's wheat planting data. The trio stressed on-the-spot research over studies at eastern Nebraska locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harald Tremain
Gene Leineman
Ray Cruise
Sidney
Lincoln
Agriculture College Budget Committee
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Okays Lessman Great Plains Project
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation Board approved a Great Plains Conservation contract for Edward Lessman of Dalton. The air conservation tour is planned for August with backup date August 25, and county workshops run May 31 through Aug 23 at several colleges. A cash scholarship may be offered to a Cheyenne County teacher, with details via Roger Plantz. The annual meeting tentatively set for October 15 with a speaker and entertainment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Great Plains
Edward Lessman
Dalton
Cheyenne County Fair
Nebraska Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Halsey
Kearney Teachers College
Chadron
Chadron Teachers College
Fremont
Midland College
Wayne
Wayne State
Brady
Kearney
Cheyenne County
Roger Plantz
Funeral Services Held For Wesley Chapman
Funeral services were held for Wesley Chapman 71 who died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital Salt Lake City Utah from a heart attack The Rev John Slayton officiated at The Gehrig and Son Funeral Home rites Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery with military graveside services Pallbearers were John Zerr Marion Whittaker Ed Mitchell Sam Buettenbach Jack Wright and William Smith Chapman born Oct 5 1891 in Bethany Missouri was married June 18 1924 in Sterling Colorado He moved to the community in 1944 and worked at the Sioux Army Depot He was a member of the First Methodist Church and active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars He was en route home from a visit with a brother in Los Angeles when he fell ill in Salt Lake City last Friday and was taken to the Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Slayton
Gehrig and Son
Greenwood Cemetery
John Zerr
Marion Whittaker
Ed Mitchell
Sam Buettenbach
Jack Wright
William Smith
Wesley Chapman
Bethany
William
Eleanor Christy Chapman
Sterling
Colo
Jessie Curtis
Soux
First Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chapman
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Veterans Hospital
New Pump House Nears Completion at Well No 3
The city nears completion of a new pump house at Well No 3 on the former fire station site. Wells drilled in 1943 cost 1920.96 dollars and a 5390.91 dollar pump was added for a 90 foot deep well capable of 1250 gallons per minute. Water pressure governs operations via sensitive controls at the power house, allowing from one to six wells to supply the mains as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schoenheltz
Dean Stettner
Floyd J. Lanks
Governor to Visit Egging Cab Factory Open House
Gov. Frank Morrison will visit the Egging Cab Factory at Gurley on Sunday. Leonard Fine will host the governor. The open house begins at 11 a.m., with factory tours and explanations of the processes. attendees are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrison
Gurley
Leonard Fine
Egging
$1.70 Per Bushel Support Planned For 1963 Wheat
Cheyenne County sets 1963 crop wheat price support at 170 dollars per bushel. ASC chair Herman Krauter notes national averages: 2.00 dollars base price for producers in the voluntary reduction program. County and terminal loan rates hinge on 1.82 dollars per bushel, with 18 cents in-kind payment across farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Herbert Krauter
ASC
Weather Outlook Through Saturday
Weather forecast shows fair skies through Saturday. Low Friday night near 40 to 50 degrees. High Saturday near 0 temperatures unlikely for late week.
Vern Albro Family Heads to Bolivia for Two-Year Tour
The Vern Albro family plans a June departure for Bolivia where he will serve as a civilian employee of the U S Army Corps of Engineers and oversee a geodetic survey as foreman in La Paz. They expect to travel via Brooklyn and Panama with two weeks in Corazal before settling in La Paz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Albro
Bolivia
Mr. Albro
U. S Army Corps of Engineers
la Paz
Panama
Corazal
Albro
Dolores
Caroline Gail
Kathryn Jean
Thomas Michael
Marcus Kent
Sidney
Albros
Jim Cantrell
United States
Denver
Former Dalton Coach Named Dalton Public School Superintendent
Richard Krause, previously Dalton’s coach and principal, will become superintendent of Dalton Public School succeeding spring‑resigned William Schott. Krause traveled to Dalton to meet the board and interview teaching candidates. three contracts were offered. Dalton seeks teachers in English and music. Krause and his wife are Western Nebraskans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Richard Krause
Oxford High School
Oxford
Neb
William Schott
Krause
Board of Education
Dalton School
Referendum Optimism From Nebraska Wheat Committee
Nebraska Wheat Referendum Committee chairman Robert Rauner expects a 75 percent favorable vote in the May 21 wheat referendum. He says three of four farmers voting will back the measure after touring eastern Nebraska and leading a broad coalition including Farmers Union and Nebraska Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Wheat Referendum Committee
Nebraska
Robert Rauner
Gurley
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Nebraka
Rauner
Mrs. Hans Struve Dies Suddenly at 72 in Peetz
Mrs. Hans G. Struve, 72, died suddenly of a heart attack at her home near Peetz on Thursday night. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p.m. in the E A B Church with Rev. Raymond Scott officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in charge. She was born September 6, 1890 in Manning Iowa and had lived in the area 45 years. Survivors include her husband four daughters two sons twenty landchildren a brother M C Wesphalen and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans G. Struve
Peetz
Raymond Scott
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Struve
Manning
Iowa
Henry
Caroline Hageman Westphalen
Carroll
Hans
Geraldine Pearson
Sioux Army Depot
Arlene Adams
Delores Sterbrecher
Scottsbluff
Marjorie Stephans
Redfield
Kaw
Arthur
Bonanza
Ore
Harold
Denver
M. C. Wesphalen
Sidney
Amelia Lamp
Minnie Jensen
Argentine Beef In School Lunch Sparks Local Protest
Ed Narjes, Cheyenne County stockman and Republican leader, protested to Congressman Dave Martin over the use of Argentine beef in Potter school lunches. Narjes said a case opened for Potter lunches was stamped Argentine Beef and questioned the local surplus being supplemented by foreign beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Narjes
South Table
Cheyenne County
Dave Martin
Narjes
Firemen Water Old Choo Choo on Midwestern Excursion
Sidney volunteer firefighters watered the Burlington steam locomotive nicknamed the choo choo during an on scene incident. The old engine drew crowds across the Midwest with tens of hundreds of riders in Casper Alliance Scottsbluff Wem ingford and other stops before final retirement after visits to Denver Colorado Springs and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Burlington
Midwest
Maron J. Humphrey
Scottsbluff
Sterling
Denver
Humphrey
Mid-West
Casper
Wyoming
Ag College Plans To Offer Short Courses
The Widwest Institute for Young Adults proposes short farm related courses at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture next winter. Committee members Terry Spiker Larry Peetz Vern Braver and Ken Messing report strong local interest with five definite participants. County agent Ivan Liljegren notes available scholarships and directs inquiries to the Extension Office.
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Widwest Institute For
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Terry Spiker
Larry Peetz
Vern Braver
Ken Messing
Ivan Liljegren
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C. A. Overman
Lessman
Great Plains Project O.K
Utah
Kaas
Snarr
Egging Cab Plant
Carolyn
Holy Cross School of Nursing
Kathryn
St. Patrick’s Academy
Sioux
Continental Boeing
Mannie Kreader
The
Wheat Growers Association
Hans Struve
Ag College
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