Bids Submitted for Sioux Army Depot Land at Sidney
Deadline for sealed bids on land and facilities at Sioux Army Depot has passed. Sidney city officials acting as fiscal agent for GSA will open and evaluate offers to determine best commercial industrial or agricultural use while considering future payroll impacts and existing state uses at Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School and High Plains Ag Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Army Depot
George Felsch
General Services Administration
Coun
Cil
GSA
Kansas City
J. L. Thorne
Sidney
Defense Department
Nebraska
Western Nebraska
Vo-Tech School
High Plains Ag
Vietnam Veteran Calls For Military Lead In War
Navy Hospital Corpsman Bob Smith assigned to the U S Marine Corps in Vietnam arrived for a 30 day leave to visit his parents. He argues that trained military leaders should run the war and praises General Westmoreland and staff. Smith credits the R and R policy for morale and notes his 147 helicopter evacuations with five shoot downs. He plans to enter medical school after discharge seven months away and believes the United States must fight in Vietnam to avoid fighting on its own shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Smith
Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Smith
Ervin Smith
San Francisco
Westmoreland
Demilitarized Zone
Okinawa
Medi- Vacs
Saigon
Singapore
Hong Kong
Honolulu
McCoys Family Shoe Store Changes Ownership and Name
McCoys Family Shoe Store in Sidney changes hands as B C Barney Atkins buys from Melvin J McCoy and renames Atkins Family Shoe Store. McCoy moves to Phoenix to open a new outlet, completing the deal May 15. Atkins plans a summer opening after a transitional period with McCoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoys Family
B. C
Barney’ Atkins
Melvin J. McCoy
Atkins Family Shoe Store
Atkins
Stickney’s
Sidney
McCoy
Phoenix
Ariz
Tower Plaza
McCoys Family Shoe
Stickney
Sickney’s
McCook
Colorado
McCoys
State aid figures show LB448 relief for Nebraska schools
Nebraska school groups released figures indicating LB448 would substantially cut local levies if funded. Sidney would receive 446 526 dollars, with Alliance 268 247, Gering 414 319, Kimball 270 611, Ogallala 206 349, Scottsbluff 855 320, all subject to possible legislative amendments.
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Nebraska
Nebraska State School Boards Assn
Sidney
Russell Petersen
Western Nebraska
Alliance
Gering
Kimball
Ogallala
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Sidney Telegraph Seeks Pre Publication Centennial Orders
The Sidney Telegraph announces pre publication orders for its Centennial Edition to mail August 18. The 104 page Centennial section will join the regular issue making the paper the largest in Sidney. Copies cost 35 cents with a coupon in the ad for ordering. orders by June 15 help estimate print runs, with at least 6 500 copies expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Telegraph
The
Telegraph
Sidney
Big Hauling Rig Sinks in Soft Shoulder North of Potter
A pair of IHC truck-trailers carrying a drilling rig sank into a soft shoulder six miles north of Potter on Wednesday at 9 15 am. No injuries occurred. Damages totaled about 700 with $200 to trucks and $500 to the drilling rig. The rig belonged to Braden Gear Drilling Co of Denver. trucks to J and M Trucking of Sidney.
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IHC
Potter
Borrow
Paul Manley
Nebraska Safety Patrol
J.& M. Trucking Corporation of
Sidney
John Lonsdale
Bushnell
John R. Thompson
Braden Gear Drilling Co
Denver
Manley
Panhandle Weather Forecast Mixed Clouds and Showers
Partly cloudy conditions through today and tonight with a 40 percent rain chance this afternoon, 20 percent tonight, and 10 percent Saturday. Easterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight low 35 to 45, Saturday high 65 to 75. Five day outlook: temperatures 2 to 9 degrees above normal, warmer early period then cooler briefly next week.
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Panhandle
Sioux Army Depot Announces June 4 Wage Increases
The Army Air Force wage board sets a new schedule at Sioux Army Depot effective June 4. Regular wage board positions rise 8 cents per hour, lead er posts 9 cents, and supervisory roles 11 cents. Though the depot closes June 30, about 70 current employees and 19 disabled retirees on sick leave will gain from the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army-Air Force
Sioux Army Depot
They Did It On Interstate 80S Sterling Colorado
Schultz-Lindsay contractors paved 11 487 feet of two lanes in 13 hours on Interstate 80S from Crook to Sterling Colorado setting a new world record for paving in a single day. Project superintendent Alkkel cited 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. operation with a one hour pause and noted use of a CMI slip paver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Colo
Crook
Schultz-Lindsay
Alkkel
California
Ball Construction Company
Tkel
Limited Wheat Losses After Freeze Across Nebraska
Nebraska extension agronomists say the 1967 wheat crop damage from recent freezes is limited to a few areas. The southern panhandle holds the largest damaged area, with exact extent hard to gauge until flowering. Regrowth in damaged zones was strong in mid May, and recovery could be good if rainfall continues.
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Neberaska
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Panhandle
L. N. Leininger
Duane Foote
Leininger
Foote
Potter Firm Bid Lands Fence Project on I 80 in Keith County
W. L. Schmidt Co of Potter appears as the apparent low bidder to install fencing along 7.3 miles of Interstate 80 in Keith County with a bid of 33 768 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Schmidt Co
Potter
Keith County
Local Kiwanis Ford Support Legion Baseball Program
The American Legion sponsors two teams with funding from the Sidney Kiwanis Club and Gibson Ford Mercury. Checks were received last week as the co sponsors’ share to run the state wide summer baseball program. Al Ladine of Gibson Ford sits on the baseball committee with Ralph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Sidney Kiwanis Club
Gibson Ford-Mercury
Sidney
Legion
al Ladine
Gibson Ford
Ralph
Aircraft Class For Tech School Will Hike Enrollment
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School in Sidney will add an airframe and aircraft mechanics course July 1. Cecil Stanley predicts at least forty students. the program aims to train pilots for Nebraska employers and could include rehabilitation for handicapped adults pending budget support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech School
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney
Cecil Stanley
Department of Education
Nebraska
Minneapolis
Stanley
Sidney Business and
Len. Fern Orme
Lincoln
Bob Heilig
Orme
Heilig
Sidney Vas Tech
Merle Rucebusch
Sen, Orme
Federal gift to Vo-Tech in Sidney boosts 1000 acres and 200 buildings
About 1 000 acres of land 200 buildings and $800 000 in equipment are being turned over to the State of Nebraska for the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School at the Sioux Army Depot in Sidney. The surplus property move aims to fuel growth and future title transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo-Tech
Nebraska
Western Nebraska
Sioux Army Depot
Sidney
Cecil Stanley
Department of Education
General Service Administration
Merle Rudesbusch
Rudebusch
Stanley
Sioux Depot
Larson Ranch No 2-A Produces 25 Bbls Oil Daily
Completion of the second oil well in the Larson Ranch Field south of Potter in Cheyenne County reports 25 barrels of oil per day and 200 barrels of water. The No 2-A Larson is an east offset to the No 1 Larson, which yields 35 barrels of oil and 35 barrels of water daily. Two Morrill County wildcat wells, No 1 Welker and No 1 Sherlock, were plugged and abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson Ranch
Potter
Cheyenne County
Petroleum Information
Morrill County
Welker
Sherlock
Light Oil Drilling Activity Low in Nebraska
Nebraska reports minimal drilling with four new permits issued in four days. Red Willow and Kimball counties each see field development projects by Midwest Oil Corp., Muffin Drilling Co., Platte Valley Oil Co., and others. Cheyenne County hosts a state meeting in Sidney where H N Dusty Rhodes resigns to pursue private industry work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Red Willow County
Kimball County
Midwest Oil Corp
Muffin Drilling Co
Sleepy Hollow-Reagan
Sleepy Hollow
Platte Valley Oil Co
Silver Creek
Red Willow
Lloyd M. Greenstreet
Allison Drilling Co
Blodgett
Triangle-J Oil Co
Braden- Gear Drilling Co
Snyder
Schneider
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Amsden
Flah
Robert Cramer
Sidney
B-W Drilling Co
Oil-Gas Commission
H. N
Dusty’ Rhodes
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Sioux
B. C. Atkins
Melvin McCoy
Nebr
Sidney, Nebraska
Louis Ricketts
Dale Flora
Dalton
Robert Spearow
David Theis
Leonard Bond
Potter Firm Law
Kiwanis
Ford
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