Rain Brings Optimism to Panhandle Crops
Farmers, train crews, and weather observers report revived crops after recent showers. Moisture totals ranged from a quarter to over half an inch across Sidney, Potter, Dalton, Gurley, and Lodgepole, with widespread improvement in wheat and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Lyle Burton
Sidney
Dave Ells
Federal Observer
Potter
George Coulter
Don Dey Ermand
Dalton
Scottsbluff
Dev Ermand
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter Rodeo Set for June 1 and 2 at Potter Grounds
The 10th annual Potter Rodeo heads to the Potter rodeo grounds for two days starting at 1 30 pm each day June 1 and 2. Top cowboys are expected with Mike Cervi and Brian ONeill returning as rodeo clown and announcer. Summit Rodeo Contractors of Laramie Wyoming provide stock. Events include calf roping bull dogging bull riding bareback saddle bronc jackpot girls barrel race and kid steer riding with cash prizes and a Ranch Hand Western trophy. A Saturday night dance at the Potter Legion Hall closes the affair RCA approval is noted. Officers listed include Dick Stull president Phil Crantz vice president George Whitney treasurer Dewey Larson Kenneth Mershheim and Cliff Herbaldsheimer trustees with the late Kenneth Stines once secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Potter Rodeo
Potter Rodeo Assn
Mike Cervi
Sterling
Cole
Brian O'Neill
Colorado Springs
Summit Rodeo Contractors
Laramie
Wyo
Wstern
Potter Legion Hall
Dick Stull
Phil Crantz
George Whitney
Dewey Larson
Kenneth Mershheim
Cliff Herbaldsheimer
Kenneth Stines
Band Trip Story Set for Denver Post June 16
The June 16 edition of the Denver Post will feature a Sidney High School Band trip to Mexico City. Empire magazine reports the story, written from a Sidney community angle, with a color photo and six B W pictures. Residents are urged to read for local support context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Post
Sidney
Mexico City
Empire Magazine
Bernard Kelly
Empire
Parcel Post
Ible
Jaycee Barbershop Quartette Contest In June
Jaycee organizers plan a June 23 barbershop contest at the junior high auditorium with three registered groups Alley Cats from Potter The Blendettes from Sidney and The Shy Guys from Cheyenne. Entry closes June 1 and ten to twelve groups are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Adkinson
Jaycee Committee
Alley Cats
Potter
Blendettes
Lee
Sidney
Cheyenne
Wyo
Spdbsqsa
di Adkinson
Benny Hockman
Dick Baliman
John Mason
Jerry Svoboda
Frontier boardings count at Sidney reaches 87 this month
Frontier Airlines manager Dale Kindred disclosed 87 persons have boarded Frontier planes at Sidney so far this month. With a quota of 95, the tally is short of CAB requirements and remains better than May 1962 but still under target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Kindred
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Sidney
Kindred
Kennedy says plan gives farmers freedom to farm
President Kennedy commented on feed grain legislation saying the wheat refer endum will let farmers plant feed grain on wheat acres or vice versa. He argued the program grants freedom to farm profitably with best judgment and shields against low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Kennedy
Congress
Harold Cooley
The
House
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Wheatgrowers Assn
Ogallala
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Potter
David R Roberts Peetz resident dies after illness
David R Roberts 72 of Peetz died Friday at Cheyenne Veterans Hospital after a month of illness. A farmer and 48 year Peetz resident, he served in World War I and belonged to the EUB Church and Peetz Post 125. Survivors include Lena wife four sons Ras Donald William and Revert. one daughter Betty Merck and four grandchildren. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Sterling with military graveside rites. Memorials to E U B Church. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Peetz Evangelical United Brethren Church led by Rev Raymond Scott. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Roberts
Peetz
Veterans Hospital
Cheyenne
Roberts
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Raymond Scott
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sterling, Colo
Gehrig and Son Funeral
David Roberts
Towyn
Wales
Scotland
Robert Roberts
United States
Wayne
Reeder*s
Sterling
Colo
Lena Jane Storts
E. A. B. Church
Peetz Post
Lena
Revert G
Willard
Coto
Donald D
Belton Texas
Ras D
William G
Per
Betty J. Merck
Gallun
Kimball Retains Oil Lead in Nebraska Patch
Kimball County drives Nebraska oil output with 7 610 298 barrels in 1912, over a quarter of the state total. Red Willow and Banner follow, while Cheyenne holds fourth. Red Willow’s Sleepy Hollow produced over five million barrels of air last year, maintaining gas leadership.
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Kimball County
Penhandle
Nebraska
Red Willow County
Kimball
Red W
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Caurion
Red Willow
Sleepy Hollo U
Local paper pricing and mailing notice for Sidney Neb
The notice lists change of address instructions for Celegraph readers in Sidney Nebraska. It states second class postage paid at Sidney with box 219. Subscription rates are eight dollars per year inside a fifty mile zone nine dollars outside the zone and eight dollars per year by carrier. Single copies cost ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebr
Two Youths Hurt In Lorenzo Wreck Near Highway 19
A two car crash south of the Lorenzo intersection with Nebraska 19 Saturday night seriously injured two Sidney youths, with 18 year old Rodney Klug suffering a severe head injury and Michigan? Actually Kent Richards 18 of Sidney paralyzed, while 16 year old Rhett Robinson from Kimball was taken to Cheyenne for spinal concerns. Dorman 18, of Sidney, released after minor bruises. Patrolman Koenig notes passing maneuver caused loss of control and long roll. No charges filed yet as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo
John Dorman
Sidney
Richard B. Robinson
Kimball
Dorman
Rodney Klug
Kent Richards
Robinson
Rhett Robinson
Robinson Boys
Memorial Hospital
Felix Koenig
Dorman Auto
Cheyenne
Wyo
Koenig
Weather outlook with clouds through Tuesday
A party reports cloudy weather through Tuesday with a few scattered showers possible Monday afternoon and evening.
Armed Forces Day Crowd Enjoys Sioux Depot Displays
A large crowd at Sioux Army Depot for Armed Forces Day toured trains buses and fire trucks. 2151 visitors counted with 1080 tram rides 819 bus rides and 589 children on fire trucks witnessed National Guard demonstrations civil defense displays a closed circuit TV show Minuteman construction display and a Sidney National Guard unit training session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces Day
James Duckar
U. S. Airforce
Paul Carroll
Corps of Engineers
Charles D. Freed
US. Airforce
U. S. Army
Sioux Army Depot
National Guard
Sidney
Defense clears $9 million road upgrade for Minuteman sites
The Defense Department will spend about $8.8 million to upgrade 799. six miles of roads across Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado serving Minuteman missile sites. Bids planned in June with contracts split to aid small firms. Total mileage and costs broken down by Banner Kimball Cheyenne Logan Weld counties. Work set for spring 1964 start with specifications including 18 000 pound load tolerance and five year life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Tri-State
Task Force Command
United States Air Force
Warren Air Base
Cheyenne
Wyo
Bureau of Public Roads
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
SATAF
Minuteman
Banner, Kimball
Banner County
Kimball
Cheyenne County
Logan
Weld
Banner
Legion Poppy Sales May 25 In Five Towns
bright red memorial poppy will be in evidence in Sidney Lodgepole Dalton Potter Gurley on Saturday May 25. Legion Auxiliary volunteers will staff streets with Chappell sale May 28. Residents donate for the poppies honoring dead and disabled servicemen made in hospitals and workshops by disabled veterans to support their families and provide purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Sidney
Lodgepole
Dalton
Potter
Gurley
Chappell
Esther Swanson
France
Belgium
Legion and Auxiliary
Europe
Premium Book To Be Available July 1
The Cheyenne County Fair Board advanced plans for the Cheyenne County For and Fort Sidney Days celebration. The premium book is on schedule and will be mailed July 1 after printers started May 23, a full month ahead of usual. The merchants building is sold out for displays while extension clubs receive six spaces due to limited overall space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Fort Sidney
Lowery Lindel
Lindell
Preble Appointed to Sidney City Council
Ferris Preble, former Sidney city council member, is appointed to fill the unexpired term of Kermit L. Moore who died recently. The appointment takes effect May 27 at the next regular council meeting. Mayor Dean Wilson cited Preble’s experience as the main influence on the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris Preble
Sidney
Kermit L. Moore
Dean Wilson
Preble
Potter native Kenneth C. Stine dies after long illness
Kenneth C. Stines 35 of Potter died Sunday night at Memorial Hospital after a year of ill health. Funeral rites are pending to be held at First Lutheran Church in Potter with Rev. Benjamin Warrenburg officiating and burial in Potter Cemetery. He was born April 17, 1928, in Potter, married Jackie Young September 4, 1953, and worked as a Potter school bus driver and bartender. Surviving are his widow, three daughters, eight sisters, and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. Stines
Potter
Memorial Hospital
First Lutheran
Benjamin Warrenburg
Potter Cemetery
Craig
Evan
Ethel
Davis Stines
Jackie Young
Stines
Jackie
Amber Jo
Tami Lea
Melody Jean
I Lillian Grooms
Moundamin
Helen Ross
Sepulveda
Calif
Doris Thomas
Lynn Saab
Sidney
Ruth Miller
Scottsbluff
Merle Morrison
Jean Hixon
Fort Morgan
Maxine Hays
Sterling
Cole
Maynard
Granada Hills
Ronald
Panama Canal Zone
Fifth Army Headquarters
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Jaycee Barbershop Singing Quartette
Joan of Lorraine
John Elwell Jr
Penhancle Players
Berch
JFK
Western Nebraska
Sidney, Nebr
Sioux
Lark Force T
Armed Forces
Legion
Sidney Council
Kenneth C. Stine
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