Panhandle Greening Brings Hope for 1965 Wheat Crop
In western Nebraska the Panhandle shows recovery from a long dry spell as rain and sun revive winter wheat and grasslands. Officials note May moisture eases drought, with safflower and millet planted to capitalize on improved soil, while cattle herds face adjustments. Stocker and feeder cattle shipments rise, and sheep shipments fall as farmers watch weather into June.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
L-County
Fed
Nebraska
Sidney Mill
PVO
Federal Division of Agriculture
Public Meeting Planned On Dalton School Bond
A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 1 at 8 p m in the Dalton School auditorium to discuss the proposed school bond. Telegraph staff photos inside show the current condition of the older main Dalton school building.
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Dalton
Dalton School
Telegraph
Busy Weekend Ahead For Senator Curtis
Senator Carl Curtis schedules a packed three day trip through Sidney and surrounding towns. He delivers Memorial Day and commencement addresses, attends Republican meetings, visits Agate Fossil Beds, and holds coffees and luncheons in Minatare Scottsbluff Gering Mitchell and Paxton. He concludes with a public meeting at Deuel High School and a Sidney high school graduation address.
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Carl Curtis
Sidney
Agate
St. Patrick’s Academy
Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Curtis
Mitchell
Twon Park
Scottsbluff
City Hall
Gering
Lyman
Beecher Hall
Senator Curtis
Sutherland
Miss Knicely to Australia Rotary Exchange Student
Nancy Knicely, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Knicely of Sidney, will join Rotary hosts in Hemley Beach near Adelaide Australia. She finished sophomore year at Sidney High School and was elected Junior Class Governor. Her brother Jim recently returned from a year in New Zealand.
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Rotary
Nancy Knicely
Jack R. Knicely
Sidney
Knicely
Rotary Club
Hemley Beach
Adelaide
South Australia
Sidney High School
Jim
New Zealand
Panhandle forecast signals warm weekend and showers
The Panhandle forecast calls for generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with a low around 40 tonight and a high near 75 to 80 tomorrow. The five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal into next Wednesday with a brief cooling trend after the first of next week. Expect highs near 80 and lows around 50 with scattered showers and thunderstorms after the first of next week. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Noriial
Frontier Airlines
Rainfall Sparks Crown Root Growth in Wheat Fields
A week after rainfall, crown roots on wheat in Cheyenne County erupt as shown by photos. Root growth on a plant from the same field has surged, with Ivan Liljegren, the county agent, measuring with a ruler. Weed pressure increases due to sparse stands, and immediate herbicide spraying may be possible if head has not emerged, with specific 2.4-D application rates and timing guidelines.
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The
Telegraph
Cheyenne
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Lessman To Head County Educators
Verdell Lessman, sixth grade teacher at Gurley Public School, elected president of Cheyenne County Educators Club at spring dinner in Potter. He will return to Gurley next fall and attend Chadron State this summer for NDEA History Institute, June 14 to August 6, with wife and four children.
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Cheyenne County
Mr. Lessman
Gurley High School
Kearney
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Chadron State
Gurley
Bunker Hill School
Center School
Sioux Army Depot
District 39
Ndea History Institute
Country Club Pool Opens This Sunday
The Sidney Country Club pool will hold a grand opening on Memorial Day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. A fried chicken dinner will be served at $1.50 per person. Members should reserve by calling 254 3100.
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Sidney Country Club
Country Club
Memorial Day Closings in Cheyenne County May 31
Memorial Day observance prompts closures across Cheyenne County with government, state, county and city offices shut. Police increase patrols to curb high speed traffic. Memorial Day services are planned at multiple locations.
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Cheyenne County
Dr. T. M. Finlayson Dies in Hawaii
Word comes of the Monday death of Dr. T. M. Finlayson, a Hilo dentist in Hawaii. Services were held there on Thursday. Survived by his widow Beulah Grabill, a daughter Karen Gei Giles of Denver, and two grandchildren. Public invited to pay tribute at services and help support the family.
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T. M. Finlayson
Hilo
Hawaii
Beulah Grabill
Karen Gei Giles
Denver
Applicants For Soil Jobs Are Asked To Fall
The Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation office reports a flood of applicants for the conservation youth corps with at least 55 qualified youths showing up. However, forms and vital materials are not yet available, and staff request applicants to hold off until further notice.
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Cheyenne County
Deep Oil Test Seen by Sinclair in Banner County Nebraska
Indications point to a deep oil test starting in Banner County in the Singleton Field. Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. No 1 Joe F Singleton will drill to the Wolfcamp formation around 7,700 feet, not granite at about 8,500 feet. Front Range Oil and Uranium Co plans a wildcat in Logan County, drilling NW NW Sec 33 20 26 to granite at 4,400 feet, with no permit yet filed. Potter may host Nebraska’s second oil-producing town after Kimball, with lease bonuses of 500 dollars and 18 month follow up. Carlyle Oil Co. seeks two non orthodox Kimball Field locations near the city.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Banner County
Singleton
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Joe F. Singleton
NWNE
Sinclair
Wolfcamp
Powder River
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Front Range Oil and Uranium Co
Logan County
Nebr
Petroleum Information
Front Range
Granite
Oil-Gas Commission
Potter
A. M. Guida
Kimball
Kimball County
Carlyle Oil Co
Carlyle’s
Two Weeks Of Rain Big Difference
A Sid ney weather observer notes drought relief after two weeks of rain. After a very dry start to 1965 and sub normal precipitation in 1964, May brought heavy weekend rains totaling near three inches, reviving optimism among farmers and business leaders as moisture improves in the southern Panhandle.
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Dave Ells
Sidney
Panhandle
Kimball
Two Injured In Accident Near Brownson on U S 30
A two car collision on U S 30 near Brownson left Roger Iverson of North Platte with facial lacerations and serious injuries that required hospital care. Donna Worster and Laura Chapman of Sidney were treated and released with minor injuries after Worster’s 1955 Cadillac, making a U turn, was struck by Iverson’s 1965 Chevrolet.
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Brownson
U.S. 30
Nebraska Highway Patrol
Roger N. Iverson
North Platte
Sidney Memorial Hospital
Donna M. Worster
Sidney
Laura Lee Chapman
Chapman
Iverson
Highway Patrol
Worster
Raymond
John Deere Company
Public School Aide Bill Kalous Resigns for Fort Morgan Post
Bill Kalous, longtime administrative assistant for Sidney Public Schools, has submitted his resignation to take a similar role in Fort Morgan Colorado. He earned a B.A. from Kearney State Teachers College and a Master’s from Colorado State College in 1961 after two years in the Army. The Kalous home has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Laimer.
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Sidney
Bill Kalous
Fort Morgan
Colo
Kalous
Kearney State Teachers College
Colorado State College
Greeley
Jack Laimer
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Pacific Vegetable Oils Inc
Sidney, Nebraska
Miss Knicely
Australia
Lessman
St. Pat’s
Grom
Janet Hajek
Nancy Beyer
Beverly Mohart
Karen Deaver
St. Pat’s High School
Dr. Finlayson
Colorado
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