V F W Pratt Decries Public Apathy On Vet Aids
Veterans affairs draw sharp talk from state VFW commander Cleo Pratt at a noon district II banquet at Yendis Cafe. He argues postwar pensions loom smaller under the Bradley plan while noting lost records and hospital coverage issues for veterans and cites district leaders named Green Mitchell Engstrom and others.
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Cleo Pratt
Pratt
Yendis
America
Bradley
General Bradley
Europe
Bradley Commission
North Africa
Green
Kenny Green
Scottsbluff
Glenn Mitchell
Bridgeport
Fred Schwaubner
Lawrence Engstrom
Kimball
Cash Adcock
Omaha
Bulk
Tom Lenzen
Simmons Cook, Jr
Sidney Commander
Mary Mitchell
Lodgepole Homemakers Club Meeting Notes May 15
The Lodgepole Homemakers Club met at 1 30 P M on May 15 at Mrs Dale Wise home with 22 members two visitors and five children present. The teachers reception planned for September was discussed. The Outdoor Cookery lesson was enjoyed. Hostesses were Mrs Arnold Kehl Mrs Myron Carlson and Mrs Dick Smith. This will be the last meeting until September.
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Lodegpole Homemakers Club
Lodgepole Homemakers Club
Dale Wise
Arnold Kehl
Myron Carlson
Dick Smith
Weather outlook with scattered thundershowers
Scattered thundershowers this evening and tonight with otherwise fair conditions. Lows near 50 degrees. Tomorrow's highs in the 80s.
Wheat magnate Fishman dies leaving Kansas empire
S Fishman who once helped build Missouri Pacific wheat shipments across Greeley County died leaving a wife Mary and son Irving L Fishman of Denver. Two daughters died earlier. He toured the nation in a private car after a 1938 grain shipment success and weathered the dust bowl losses before rebuilding his wheat holdings.
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Greeley County
Tribune
Mr. Baldwin
Baldwin
Fishman
United States
Missouri Pacific
FDR
Kansas
Mary Fishman
Irving L. Fishman
Denver
Oil Gas News Briefs From Western Nebraska Drilling Activity
Oil and gas notes report multiple active wells and new drills in Banner and Kimball Counties. Projects include Standard Oil and Gas Co at Vedene Field, Roberts No 1 wildcat in Kimball, Hruska B No 1 in Hruska Field, and Kosch No 1 in Cizek Field with several operators such as Sun Oil and Warren Petroleum listed.
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Standard Oil & Gas Co
van Pelt
Banner County
Vedene
New Drilling Co
Roberts
Kimball County
C-Ne
Wildcat
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Hruska
C - NW
Argo Oil Corp
Lewis Brothers
Schmid
Schneider Field
Sun Oil Co
Frostrom
Warren Petroleum Corp
Leonard
Kreisinger
Chandler - Musgrove, Inc
Kosch
Cizek
Pair Imprisoned On Rape Convictions
Ogallala Nebraska two Julesburg men Jorge Hernandez 34 and Gilbert Garcia 22 were sentenced to 15 years each after pleading guilty to rape involving two teenage girls from Ogallala The judge ordered concurrent sentences Hernandez admitted rape of a 16 year old and nocent to rape of a 12 year old while Garcia admitted rape of both girls.
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Ogallala
Julesburg
Colo
Jorge Hernandez
Gilbert Garcia
Hernandez
Wayne Elliott Hernandez
Garcia
Nisley
Mrs Behm Wins Necchi Count Contest in Sidney
Mrs Simon Behm of Sidney is named winner of the Necchi portable sewing machine in the Count the Necchi Elna contest run by The Telegraph. R. E. Schwalm, manager of the Sidney Sewing Service, announced the prize and said other winners will be notified by mail.
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Simon Behm
Sidney
Sidney Sewing Service
R. E. Schwalm
Kimballite Auto Overturns On Road
Paul Dinges, 31, of Kimball, escaped injury when his 1955 model car rolled over on a county road about seven miles north of the Sioux Ordnance Depot main entrance. He said he swerved to avoid a collision with an oncoming vehicle on a grade. the other vehicle left the scene. Nebraska Safety Patrol reported no damage estimate.
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Paul Dinges
Kimball
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Dinges
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Nebraska Ranch Progress Highlighted By Research Leader
Dr. E F Frolik of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station cited two decades of progress in Broken Bow and Sandhills cattle operations. He urged expanded research with the U S Department of Agriculture on live stock pests and praised work on cattle grubs. He emphasized forage utilization and economical beef production as keys to success and noted ongoing range management research at Fort Robinson and Lincoln.
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Nebraska
E. F. Frolik
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Sandhills Cattle Association
Frolik
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Frolik
Fort Robinson
Lincoln
Agricultural College
Niobrara Division
Nebraska National Forest
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Niobrara Forest Users Association
County Worker Fined For Damaging Highway
Arvin Kurth a Cheyenne County highway department employee was fined 5 and costs in county court on a charge of injuring a public roadway by driving a county owned iron wheeled track type tractor over Highway 19 at the north edge of Dalton on May 8 damaging the oil surface cover. The safety patrol pressed the charge and Kurth pleaded guilty. Harrisburg Banner County voters may be asked to decide on a new courthouse in November with 60000 set aside for construction and no bonds planned. Chappell Dr John Hartsoff Genoa Neb will set up practice in Chappell after spending three years in Genoa and 15 years in South America.
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Arvin Kurth
Cheyenne
Kurth
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Highway 19
Dalton
Harrisburg
Banner County
James B. Jessup
Edward May
Chappell
John Hartsaw
Genoa
Neb
South America
1955 Pork Price Break Driven by Consumer Taste Shift
USDA analysis notes a sharp June to December 1955 drop in pork prices amid rising beef and poultry demand. The study argues urbanization, freezer use, and a preference for lean meats reduced pork consumption, urging producers to shift to lean, meat-type hogs to regain market share.
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Bernie Camp
USDA
U. S
United States
Hen adopts kittens after two years of incubation
In San Diego, a mother hen who spent two years trying to hatch eggs has adopted five orphaned kittens. Anna Foster reports the hen laid daily eggs in an oil drum under the house while the cat Maggie gave birth to five kittens there. The hen now cuddles the kittens under her wing at feeding time. Jackson Hole, Wyoming shifts from a outlaw hideout to a movie production center about bad men.
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San Diego
Calif
Anna Foster
Maggie
Litterbug nuisance prompts calls for new insecticide action
In Sidney residents urge stronger control of the so called Litterbug menace. Parks public facilities and highway rights of way attract the pest especially on City Route 19 Ft. Sidney Historical Monument and playground areas. Residents insist guilty parties should be forced to clean the sites and demand immediate steps to protect the city entrances and tourist business. Membership renewals listed for Sidney Shoe Hospital newcomers L A Carl Marlene Meester Chas L Roselieb John Friede.
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Highway 19
Ft. Sidney
Colorado
Sidney
Sidney Shoe Hospital
L. A
Carl
Monterey Drive
Marlene Meester
Hardy Apt
Chas. L. Roselieb
Ave
John Friede
Fixing Wood Frame Screens Tips and Warnings
AP News advises on repairing window screens with ready made patches and mallets. It covers rescreening mesh options copper bronze stainless steel aluminum plastic fiberglass and galvanized metal and outlines proper fasteners and frame reinforcement. It warns against damaging joints using wrong methods and avoiding paint on screen cloth.
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AP News
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