AWOL airman denies slugging and robbing station
James C. Leigh, 18, an AWOL airman from Fort Warren Wyoming, is jailed on 560 bond in Cheyenne County awaiting district court hearing on robbery charges. He pleaded not guilty in county court to robbing the Sidney 66 Station of 103 dollars at 4 10 am after allegedly striking attendant Orlando H. Schnorr with a pop bottle. Leigh reportedly rode a borrowed motorcycle toward Wisconsin, stopped at the station earlier, returned while Schnorr washed a car, then fled east. He was captured near Chappell and sent to Sidney, with district court date pending. If convicted he faces jury trial in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Leigh
Fort Warren
Wyo
Cheyenne County
Leigh
Sidney “66
Orlando H
Schnorr
Sidney
Wisconsin
Chappell
Ordnance Heads Meet at Sioux Depot Seminar
Conferees pictured at Sioux Ordnance Depot during an ammunition storage seminar. Front row includes Ward Olson, Colonel L. G. Smoak, Colonel W. V. Harber, M. Saparito, Clyde Jess, and J. J. Hector leading the session. Rows list numerous depot officers and staff from San Jacinto, Black Hills, Pueblo, Redstone, and other ordnance sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ward C. Olson
Chief of
Ordnance
L. G. Smoak
SOD
W. V. Harber
Field Service Division
OCO
M. Saparito
Clyde Jess
J. J. Hector
Vincent C. Marcy
San Jacinto Ordnance Depot
Jack D. Lee
Black Hills Ordnance Depot
Harold J. Day
H. Eugene Hinkle
C. V. James
Pueblo Ordnance Depot
L. F. Lore
W. B. Pirtle
Navajo Ordnance Depot
Floyd J. Parker
Red River Arsenal
G. K. Carhill
C. M. Sheley
Sierra Ord
Nance
D. J. Frantangelo
Seneca Ordnance Depot
J. B. Henderson
Umatilla Ordnance Depot
J. W. Bartlett
Sierra Ordnance Depot
C. H. Williams
G. T. Griffin
W. J. McAvoy
Wilbur M. Rover
D. G. Turvey
Redstone Arsenal
R. E. Pace
Tooele Ordnance Depot
Black Hills
A. M. Kilpatrick
Wingate Ordnance Depot
Panhandle Oil Boom Expands Across Nebraska Fields
A five month 1954 surge marks the most significant period in Julesburg Basin exploration with new discoveries expanding Cheyenne Kimball and Banner counties. Ohio Oil Co plans a West Sidney gas plant to process field gas, enabling shut in gas marketing later in 1954, while Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co will invest about six million to extend service nationwide within Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Julesburg
Cheyenne
Kimball
Banner
Ohio Oil Co
West Sidney
Cheyenne County
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Ohio
Sidney
K-N’s
Sam Whiteman
Hastings
Alliance
Lodgepole
Big Springs
North Platte
Grand Island
Whiteman
Kansas-Nebraska
Oqohio
Kansas- Nebraska
North Central Gas Co
North Central
Huntsman
West
Banner County
Harry Royster
Denver
Royster
Harrisburg
Platte
Banner County Oil
Kimball County
School Land Fund Drive Is On Schedule In Nebraska
The petition drive for a constitutional amendment to shift school land fund distributions has reached about half the required signatures. George Fleming of Sidney reports eighteen counties signed, about 30,000 of the 60,000 needed, with filings due by July 1. Endorsements from Chambers of Commerce and Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce boost momentum as meetings in Chadron and Culbertson continue. Board met to review 23 lease classification complaints, many saying rents are too high and leases underperform after subletting. In Gage and Lancaster counties, lessees argued appraisals and improvements affected rental costs, with saline land near Lincoln appraised at $56 an acre and cash rents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fleming
Sidney
Fleming
Chadron and Culbertson
Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska
United
Chaneas of Commerce
Secretary of State
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Aaron J. Claassen
Bernhard Reimer
Gage County
Lincoln
Golden Wedding Observed for Walters Family at Lodgepole
More than 120 relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Lodgepole home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Walters to honor their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The couple, married May 11, 1904, in Lodgepole, previously lived in Rock Springs Wyoming and now reside in Lodgepole. They have eight children spanning Nebraska and Colorado, with grandchildren assisting in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Walters
W. J. Haring
Sidney
Richard Merrell
Sam McGuire
Walters
Burton Greiner
North Platte
Jacqueline
Connie Walters
Alma, Nebr
Maring
Dorothy
Edward
Dick Walters
Denver
Merrel
Nancy
Bridgeport
McGuire
Bertha
Jack
Alma
Oren
Lodgepole
Arnold
Julesburg
Water Safety School Starts Here May 31
Cheyenne County chapter announces a 30 hour Water Safety Instructor Zone School at Sidney the week of May 31 to June 4 under Mrs. LaVern Anthony. Edward J. Craven will conduct the course for the 16 state Midwestern Area. Open to men or women 18 or older who swim well and are in good shape. Includes senior life saving and instructor training with six hour daily sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
LaVern Anthony
Edward J. Craven
Nebraska
Red Cross
Former Dalton Man To Be Buried Monday
Funeral services for Wayne Bayne 38 a former Dalton resident will be at Dalton Presbyterian Church at 2 pm Monday. He died Monday night at Port Oxford Oregon with cause uncertain possibly accidental or sudden illness. Remains arrive Saturday. Arrangements by The Gehrig & Son Funeral Home. He is survived by wife and four children. A complete obituary will be published Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Wayne Bayne
Dalton
Port Oxford
Oregon
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Bayne
Sioux Depot Tour Offered Saturday for Armed Forces Day
Tours of Sioux Ordnance Depot will be offered between one and three o'clock Saturday as an observance of Armed Forces Day. Visitors should drive to the depot main entrance north of Brownson to receive transportation for the tours. Depot officials hope for good weather after two years of rain and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Brownson
Wheat outlook rises as weather adds to Nebraska crop
The Agriculture Department boosts Nebraska 1954 winter wheat forecast to above 64 million bushels from 63, aided by recent rain and snow. Yield is seen near 20 bushels per acre across 3,211,000 acres, with disease and Mosaic damage noted in southwest regions. Kansas leads with about 148.9 million bushels while drought tightens moisture in central and western Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Kansas
South
Weather Bureau
Central Division
Hotel Construction Plans Tabled in Sidney
Sidney Community Hotel board met with Architect Ed Kriz to review final hotel plans. Chairman E. L. Hoover said approval is anticipated and construction could begin in the very near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Community Hotel Board of Directors
Ed Kriz
Grand Island
E. L. Hoover
Hahler Property and Yendis Cafe Sold This Week
Two major Sidney business deals reported this week via A D Jones and Co. The Hahler property on Jackson Street sold to Jek Manufacturing Co of Alliance for an undisclosed price. Lee Klessner expects a definite use decision within weeks. The Yendis Cafe changed hands from Ernest Knackstedt and family to Vernon and Eileen Schwartz of Crawford. the Knackstedts retain real estate ownership and will vacate Saturday. The Schwartz family brings cafe experience and plans to relocate to Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
A. D. Jones and Co
bhe.Hahler
Jackson Street
Jek Manufacturing Co
Alliance
Joseph
Julius Hahler
Lee Klessner
Jek
The
Telegraph
Klessner
Ernest Knackstedt
Vernon
Eileen Schwartz
Crawford
Knackstedts
Schwartz’s
Hahler
Buick
Hahlers
Highway No. 30
O. K
Charles Richards
Virgil
Joy
U. S. Navy
Richards
Nebraska
Schwartz
Denver
Colorado Springs
Estes Park
Mrs. Meyer Rites Monday
Mrs. Paul Meyer 64 of Sidney dies after heart attack in hospital. Services set for 2 pm Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Sidney with Rev Hy Dorn. Greenwood Cemetery burial. Pallbearers listed. Born March 28 1890 Wayne Neb. Survivors: widower two children Harold and Mrs Norman Swanson four grandchildren and siblings Albert Otto William and Mrs Adolph Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Meyer
Cheyenne County
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Sidney
Hy. Dorn
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Neal Tank
Joe Gerler
John Miller
Alfred Borcher
Carl Schmidt
Chris Rohde
Meyer
Wayne
Nebraska
Wayne Public
Wayne State Teachers College
Paul H. Meyer
Bunker Hill
Maple Street
Norman Swanson
Gurley
Harold Meyer
Hillsboro
Oregon
Albert Sahs
Cairo
Nebr
Otto Sahs
William Sahs
Dalton
Adolph Meyer
Ore
Induction Lists Two Men by Cheyenne County Board
Two men were sent out by the Cheyenne County Selective Service Board this week. They are Jack Wiedeburg of Sidney, a volunteer, and Keith Peetz of Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Selective Service Board
Jack Wiedeburg
Sidney
Keith Peetz
Denver
1955 Garden Club Convention Here
The District 12 convention of the Garden Clubs for 1955 will be held next spring in Sidney. An invitation to the clubs of the district to meet here was extended by the Helping Hand Club of Lorenzo and the Sidney Garden Club. The 1955 convention plans were announced at a Sidney club meeting. The Flower Show, canceled due to freezing weather, will be held later this season with date to be announced. Reports from local delegates were given at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Clubs
Sidney
Scotsbluff
Lorenzo
Sidney Garden Club
Sidney Club
Frank Boyle
Ed Lipke
Frank Klentz
Irvin Eh Jers
Standing Room Only At Spring Concert
Standing room only marked the spring concert in Sidney as the instrumental music ensembles presented their final public performance of the school year. The two hour program featured grade school, junior high and senior high bands, the school dance band, and special groups including the cornet ensemble, the triple trio, and a cornet duo of Kay Stewart and Leland Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kay Stewart
Leland Lewis
Derby oil well near Cheyenne County sparks six million cubic feet daily
Derby Oil Co announces the No. 1 Wilson gas well in Cheyenne County near the Colorado line is nearing completion with an estimated production of about 6.5 million cubic feet per day. Jet Drilling Co. drilled the well and Derby expects further drilling in the area from its Denver office. The location is SE SE NE Section 13-12-52. Ohio Oil Co reports the Thomghan No. 1 near Sidney plugged, while new drilling setups appear in Doran Farms area with the No. 3 Hatcher. Chicago Corp. completes a Range No. 3 well in East Brownson field. British American opens three new wildcat sites in Logan County near Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby Oil Co
Wilson nAvel
Cheyenne County
Jet Drilling Co
Derby
Denver
Wilson
Colorado
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Doran Farms
Hatcher
Ohio
Chicago Corp
Brownson Field
Loffland Brothers Drilling Co
Logan County
Colo
Sterling
Gurley Methodist Church Hails Remodeling Dedication
Dr Harold F Carr president of the Iliff School of Theology will speak as Gurley Methodist Church dedicates remodeling on Sunday May 16 at 4 PM The improvements include a memorial chancel for Charles Gathman new pews and new carpeting The Rev Frank Norris urges public attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F. Carr
Iliff School of Theology
Denver
Gurley Methodist Church
Charles Gathman
Gurley
Carr
Iliff Seminary
Frank Norris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ordnance Heads
Sioux Depot
Panhandle
K. E. Logan
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Eve Bowring
Dwight Griswold
United States Senate
Hospital Board of Directors
Hahler Property
Yendis Cafe
Mrs. Meyer
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