Light Rain Improves Nebraska Wheat Outlook
Sidney received a rain shower that brought minor moisture across western Nebraska. Observers say the 0.32 inch at the airport and 0.18 inch in town helps the wheat, though mosaic disease and winter kill remain concerns. Continued showers in coming days could boost prospects, but many fields are still damaged.
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Sidney
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Dalton
Gurley
Lodgepole
Potter
Cafe Owners Outwitted by Clever Tourists in Sidney
Two cafe owners in Sidney faced two separate scams by travelers. In the first case a couple dined lavishly then ordered sandwiches to go and tried to pay with a trick, leaving the owners short two dinners and a sack of sandwiches. In the second scene a seedy man asked for coffee for three cents and walked away with the drink while keeping the coin.
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Sidney
Senate income tax plan dies in Nebraska legislature
Sen George H Fleming of Sidney reports over 85 percent of constituents opposed the income tax proposal in the 43rd District and helped push its defeat as the Legislature adjourns toward July. The decisive 23 to 19 vote followed party shifts by five senators including Fleming. LB 788 on eye glass advertising also draws opposition from media groups concerned about precedents.
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George H Fleming
Sidney
Sidney Senanr
Len Fleming
LeRoy Bahensky
St Paul
Hal Bridenbaugh
Dakota City
Peter Claussen
Leigh
Cecil Craft
North Platte
Sen
Fleming
Dix Man Killed in Train Car Collision Near Kimball
John Erwin Fredericks 23 of Dix died when his 1961 model automobile collided with a Union Pacific freight train five miles east of Kimball at 7 42 Thursday morning. He worked for American Bridge Co at a missile site southwest of Dix and was en route to his job when the crash occurred. Survived by wife and young daughter. Funeral arrangements pending at Allen Mortuary in Kimball.
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Union Pacific
Kimhall
John Erwin Fredericks
Dix
Doug Knapp
Kimball County
Knapp
American Bridge Co
K Swanson
Fredericks
Allen Mortuary
Kimball
St Patrick’s Academy honors 1963 graduates
Honorees at St Patrick’s Academy commencement include valedictorian Stephen Janda son of Mr and Mrs Matt Janda and salutatorian Kathleen Keating daughter of Virs Ray Keating and the late Mrs Keating Janda, a 12 year student, has held many leadership roles and plans to enroll at Creighton University this fall Keating active in Pep Club Glee Club band and youth programs with multiple scholastic and extracurricular awards.
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St Patrick's Academy
Stephen Janda
Matt Janda
Kathleen Keating
Ray Keating
Keating
Jenda
St Patrick's
Governors
Creighton University
Nebraska Council of Youth
Jaycees Install Officers Tuesday in Sidney
The Sidney Jaycees held their regular meeting Tuesday evening to install officers. Six past presidents served as installing officers while a six man board and state director were installed. New officers include Ned Swaeby as state director and Paul Adkinson as treasurer with Tee Ross as secretary and Ed Haupt as first vice president.
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Sidney Jaycees
Yendis
Jaycees
L. M. Clinton
Charles Willey
Henry Meysenburg
Daryl Conger
Benny Hochman
Lowery Lindell
Jerry Svoboda
Dick Baliman
Barney Smith
Joe Keller
Vergil Reed
Jack O’brien
Ned Swaeby
Paul Adkinson
Tee Ross
Bill Folkerts
Ed Haupt
Jerry Hile
State Organization For
Ways and Means
Saddie and Gasoline Thefts Reported in County
Cheyenne County deputy reports thefts from two sites. A saddle and rope were stolen from a barn on the Barney Antone place west of Brownson on Wednesday. Also 80 gallons of gasoline and 200 feet of welding cable were taken from American Bridge Company at a missile site seven miles east of Gurley.
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Cheyenne County
Gene Morris
Barney Antone Place
Brownson
Morris
American Bridge Company
Gurley
Small Business Urges Tax Cut in Kennedy Meeting
Members of the National Small Business Advisory Council met with President Kennedy at the White House and presented a statement urging a tax revision plan. The plan calls for a net reduction of about 10 billion dollars in individual and corporate taxes and immediate reversal of corporate rates.
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National
Small Business Advisory Council
Kennedy
White House
Senator Urges State Farm School Lands Move
Len Dale Payne of Papillion urged the state to farm and ranch school lands now leased to individuals. He asked the attorney general if a constitutional amendment would be needed. Lease income funds school districts. a bill to sell lands and reinvest was killed this session. Payne estimated a potential gain of millions from farming operations versus leases.
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Len Dale Payne
Papillion
Payne
Clarence A. H. Meyer
Weekend Weather Outlook Parily Cloudy With Showers
Weekend forecast shows partly cloudy conditions through Saturday with scattered showers. Low Friday night near 40 degrees and high Saturday around 60 degrees.
Potter Farmer Demands Road Plan Or Else
A Cheyenne County farmer Bennie Herboldsheimer demands the county board adopt a lawful annual road plan or resign. He cites repeated notices and hearings, calls for a hearing this year, and asserts failure to act breaches law and democratic oath. Oil discoveries in Cheyenne County spotlight new wells and ongoing field activity across western Nebraska.
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Bennie Herboldsheimer
Herboldsheimer
William Smith
Carl L. Olson
Cheyenne County
Poppy Sale Saturday By American Legion Across Cheyenne County
The American Legion will sell bright red poppies all day Saturday in Cheyenne County communities. Proceeds provide relief to veterans and their families.
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American Legion
Cheyenne County
Fort Sidney Area Development Corp forms to aid local lending
The Fort Sidney Area Development Corporation created by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce aims to extend financing for new industries in Cheyenne County. It will lend risk capital and support business setup beyond the Sidney Industrial Corporation, with initial capitalization at 25000 dollars and stock offerings to local residents.
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Fort Sidney Area
Elmer Ladine
Ed Bauman
John Elwell Jr
J. H McNish
Gunhardt Olsen
Sidney Industrial Corporation
Sidney
Nebraska Meat Poackers Inc
Burlington Railroad
Union Pcific
Billy Steele
Ft Sidney Area
Ft. Sidney Area Development Corporation
Krieger
Chamber of Commerce
Stramit
Small Business Administration
Wheatbelt Winners Head for Washington Trip Winners announced
Sheri Lou Schou and Lynn Davison, first place in the Wheatbelt Public Power District essay contest, earn expenses paid trips to Washington with about 25 other district winners. They will tour Washington, spend two days in Chicago, and a day at Gettysburg. Chaperones are Mr and Mrs John Meyer and Mrs Lucille Clema.
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Washington, D. C
Sheri Lou Schou
Lynn Davison
Washington
Power Districts
Nebraska
Lincoln
Chicago
Gettysburg Battlefield
Pennsylvania
John Meyer
Smithfield
Nebr
Lucille Clema
Meyer
Nebraska Rural Electric Assn
Clema
Sher
Lou
Sidney High School
John Schou Lynn
Clifford Davison
Sunol High School
Wheatbelt
Public Power
Marlaine Walker
Lorenzo
Raymond Walker
James Kuehn
Gurley High School
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Red Willow
Schoen
Regal Drilling Co
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Simpson Field
Winslow and
Hayes
Smith
Wolf Exploration
Ralph E Fair Inc
Campbell
Sun Oil Co
Mayfield
Frederick
Sunray-Dx Oil Co
South Baltensperger
Baltensperger
Pan-American Petroleum Corp
Ostgren
NW SE
Chandler and Simpson
Henderson
Universal Petroleum Inc
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Downer
Lewmont Drilling Co
Morrill
Miami Oil Producers Inc
Lewmont
Anna Waitman
Superior Oil Co
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Olsen Field
Red Willow Burch Exploration Ltd
Jack T’ Morris
Silver Creek
Cities Service Oil Co
Midway
Thomas
Furnas Sattherwaite and
Hamilton
Beaver Creek
Furnas County
McTaggert
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Ft. Sidney
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Sloss
New Corporation
Sheri Schou
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