Open House at Sioux Ordnance Depot Planned
Western Nebraska residents will view one of the nation’s largest ammunition storage areas during the Sioux Ordnance Depot Open House. The event on Army Forces Day runs 1 to 4 PM with motor tours, Nike and Corporal missile lectures, and displays in Barracks No 5. Harold Katz will receive a chamber plaque for his service before departing to Redstone Arsenal.
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Nebraska
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Nike
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Harold Katz
SOC
Chamber
Harold
Sidney
Katz
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
School Bands To Hold Final Concert Tonight
Final band concert of the school year scheduled at 8 o clock in the Sidney Junior High School Auditorium. Admission is 10 cents. George Inn, instrumental instructor, leads the Elementary Band of 109 fifth and sixth graders, the Cadet Band of 100 Junior High students, and the Senior High Band with 89 sophomores juniors and seniors.
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Sidney Junior High School
George Inn
Ohio Nixes and Repositions In Cheyenne County Gas Field
Oil and gas updates from Ohio report three attempts to extend the West Sidney Field failed, with Robirds No 1 shut in after no gas shows. New Uptegrove C No 4 well begins in Spearow Field near Gurley, while several Cheyenne and Kimball County wells report dry holes or limited production. Roads, depths, and field names include Pitman 32-13, Nelson 1, Sherer 1, Wilcox 1, Schricker 1, Gunderson 1, Engstrom A I, Kennedy 4, Swisher, Hruska 2, and Hruska discovery beyond Kimball County.
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Ohio Oil
Sidney
Spearow
Gurley
Ohio
Spearow Field
Colorado Western
F. R. Anderson
Pitman
Shell Oil
Craig
Redington
Kimball County
Bedrock Oil Co
Torgeson Field
Stanolind
Gunderson
Magnolia
Hoatby Field
Kennedy No. 4
Roh Oi! Co
Kimball
Shell
Union Pacific Pledges Help to Build Sidney Industrial Tract
Union Pacific officials pledged full cooperation to develop a 10 to 12 acre tract near Sidney for new or relocated industry. A Chamber of Commerce industrial committee meeting outlined utilities, potential sale or lease terms, and possible drainage work with 60 days to finalize details.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
U. P
Hart
Union Pacific
Beaumont
Jack H. Lowe
State VFW Chief To Speak Sunday
Cleon Pratt state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be the main speaker Sunday noon at a district II meeting at the Yendis Cafe. Pratt hails from Elgin and about 100 VFW and auxiliary members from Kimball Scottsbluff Bridgeport Lyman and Sidney are slated to attend. A public initiation follows at 1 30 at the City Auditorium by the Scottsbluff degree team. District Commander Tom Lenzen will preside at the 2 pm meeting. Hosts are post commander Simmons Cook Jr and auxiliary president Mary Mitchell.
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Cleon Pratt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pratt
Elgin
VFW
Kimball
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Lyman
Sidney
City
Tom Lenzen
Simmons Cook, Jr
Mary Mitchell
Fathers Get Their Licks Before Law
Cheyenne County petty larceny case ends with parental discipline as three youths aged 16 and 20 burglarize Gilbert Sorge farm scrap metal and sell it to a Sidney junk yard. Deputies notify parents who then enforce corporal punishment. crime details referred to county attorney.
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Cheyenne County
Bill Schulz
Bart Taylor
Gilbert Sorge
Gurley
Taylor
Sidney
Sheriff's Office
Equalizing Board Sits In Cheyenne County Next Week
Cheyenne County commissioners begin three days as the board of equalization on June 21 22 and 23. The board may work up to 40 days from June 21. Residents with property valuation questions on real or personal property are urged to visit the courthouse during the first three days next week.
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Cheyenne County Commissioners
County Board of Equalization
Merchants urged to fly flags for Armed Forces Day
Merchants are urged to display flags tomorrow to honor Armed Forces Day, encouraging public support and national pride through visible patriotism. The call emphasizes community participation and remembrance of service members across the nation.
Lions Fishing Contest Opens Sunday in Lodgepole Creek
Lions Club hosts a free bullhead fishing contest for youths up to 12 years old along a four block stretch of Lodgepole Creek from Legion Park bridge to 13th Ave. starting at 1 p.m. Three age groups will compete for biggest, smallest, and most fish with one prize per child. State Fish and Game Commission will stock the creek. No fishing before start time.
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Sidney Lions Club
Lodgepole Creek
Legion Park Bridge
13Th Ave
State Fish and Game Commission
Appearance survey set for Sidney business district
Architectural eyes will be listed in Sidney this fall as the esthetic committee of the Sidney Community Improvement Project invites architectural students and instructors to survey store fronts and study ways to improve appearance. A slogan reads Look at your town everyone else does. Other proposed projects include landscaping Lodgepole Creek and enforcing zoning rules on highway frontage. Also slated is sand blasting the county courthouse to remove grime and checking zoning violations city and countywide.
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Sidney
Lodgepole Creek
Legion Park
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Edson Walker Dies After Farm Fire at 73
Edson E. Walker 73 died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital from severe burns after burning weeds on his farm south of Sidney. Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM at the Christian Church, with Rev. H. H. Utterback officiating and Greenwood Cemetery burial. Survived by two daughters, ten grandchildren, two sisters, four brothers, and many relatives.
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Christian Church
Edson E. Walker
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
H. H. Utterback
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
McLean, Inl
George N
Mary Brooke Walker
Bloomfield
Kan
North Bend
Neb
Martha Ehrich
Cheyenne County
Charles
Elmer Carsrud
Sam Chambers
Harold Spiker
al Distel
Ft. Collins
James
Bert
Fred
Nunn
Cole
Leonard
Tracy
Calif
Raymond Walker
Keith Spiker
Vernon Walker
Daryl Meier
Lyndelle Brown
Gerald Hyde
State Veterinarian To Speak Here On Brucellosis Project
Dr. Milo Johnson from the state veterinarian’s office will visit Cheyenne County for two evenings to explain a calfhood vaccination program and a five year brucellosis control plan. A petition drive seeks county approval. All stockmen should attend to learn implications. On Monday he speaks at Sunnyside School near Sunol at 7:30 pm. Tuesday he addresses a Sidney courthouse audience at 7:30 pm.
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Milo Johnson
Cheyenne County
Johnson
Sunnyside
Sunol
Delinquent Inventory Penalties Rise to 23500
Cheyenne County residents face higher penalties for late personal and business property tax inventories. The county assessor reports the current penalty total at 23500 from 81 delinquent schedules. More late inventories are anticipated.
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Cheyenne County
Strict Savings Leads German Couple to Oregon Farm
Mr and Mrs Gerhart Heuer who moved from Hanover Germany to Cheyenne County three years ago have bought a 190 acre farm near Hebo Oregon with 3 milk cows and farm equipment. Morris Jessen helped with the move and Heuer saved money by hard work earning $250 monthly with $196 saved in one month. The Heuers plan Oregon farming after viewing local pictures. They have two sons aged eight and 11 months.
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Cheyenne County
Germany
Gerhart Heuer
Hebo
Ore
Heuers
Hanover
Morris Jessen
Heuer
Star Packing Plant
Sterling Packing
Barker's Cleaners
Jessen
Oregon
Hellers
Wheat Quotas Expected for Cheyenne County in 1957
Cheyenne County's winter wheat acreage allotment for 1957 is expected to be announced next week by the state ASC. The county share may match the present crop's 164,297 acres, with a possibility of a slight increase toward the 1955 figure of 165,860 acres. Nebraska's total allotment is 3,234,827 acres, up from 3,200,332 in 1956, while the national total remains 55 million acres. Base acreages are being recomputed, and once the county total is released, individual farm allocations will be determined by a percentage factor.
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Cheyenne County
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Kansas
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
ASC
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Oil-Gas News
Love-Miller
New Drilling Co
Torgeson
Skelly
Lowell Williamson
Thomas N. Berry Co
Tom Palmer
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J. E. Malick
Joe Beaumont
Warren Hart
Sion
Harold Horner
Wilbur Henke
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Ralph Thompson
Edson Walker
Rhys Lerman
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