Oil-Gas News: Cheyenne County Drilling Advances and Abandonments
Seven rigs operate as two new oil wells add to Cheyenne County totals in northwestern fields. McNish No 1 and Nickell No 2 report casing and test data, while two wells are abandoned and three drillers approach the D sand zones. Kimball and Banner counties see fresh producers and more dry holes as Pan American and other firms pace operations amid clear roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
British - American Petroleum Co
McNish No. 1
Gaylord
Sese
Juelfs Field
McDaniel Drilling
Mt. Valley Oil Co
Schmid
Shawnee Oil
Mueller
Whitney
True Oil Co
Bewley
Egging
Wytex Oil
Walker ‘No
Wildcat
Ohio Oil Co
Ames
Kimball County
Chandler-Musgrove
Kimball
Pan American Petroleum Co
Sloss State
NE NW
Skelly Oil Co
Rodman Field
Swsw
Banner County
Pan American Petroleum
Vowers
Raymond Oil Co
Shell Oil Co
McMillen Elected Nebraska Vice President of Oil Group
Robert McMillen head of Ohio Oil Co. Sidney district was chosen vice-president for Nebraska of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association at the association’s annual Denver convention late last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McMillen
Ohio Oil Co
Sidney
Nebraska
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
McMillen
Association
Denver
Mort and Kreader Discuss Two-Price Wheat Plan
Nebraskans Lester Mort of Venango and Mannie Kreader of Dalton told the Nebraska Congressional breakfast that they discussed a two price plan with the Department of Agriculture. They do not expect action soon. The plan would pay a higher domestic price for wheat used domestically than for export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Lester Mort
Venango
Mannie Kreader
Dalton
Nebraska Congressional Breakfast
Graduates Are Honored at Sidney Commencement
Twenty six Sidney seniors received scholarships and honors at commencement exercises this week. Betty Nissen led as valedictorian winning multiple awards including a $100 Elks scholarship and a $50 Oberfelder Award. Rodney Moore, Jan Burr, Harriet Taylor, and others earned Regents Scholarships and various regional and local honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
St. Patrick’s High School
Sidney High
Wildcat Hills
Betty Nissen
Reader’s Digest
Nebraska Elks Association
Sidney Elks Lodge
University of Nebraska Regents
Oberfelder
Nebraska Association of Church Colleges
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Creighton University
Harriet Taylor
Nebraska Regents
Miss Taylor
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Rodney Moore
Bausch & Lamb
Sidney Ellis Lodge
Naval Reserve Officers Training
University of Colorado
Rotary Club
W P Ackerman
Sidney Pta
Harvey Neal
Shirley Ziegler
Kearney State
Scottsbluff College
Wilma Townsend
Nebraska
Leslie Burke
Regents
James Felt
Joan Hofer
Daune Moody
James Bickel
Judith Rankin
Don Thomas
Bill Bell
Douglas Harlan
John Gipfert
John Gipfert Harlan
Kiwanis Club
Memorial Day Floral Beauty Brightens Sid ney's Cemetery
Sid ney's Memorial Day observance featured hundreds of floral tributes at Greenwood Cemetery with lilacs and tulips decorating nearly every grave. Weather was mild with a gusty wind and light rain in the evening while the Sidney park drew picnickers all day. RF McNamara Sioux Ordnance Depot inspector-general gave the address, stressing sacrifice and continued pursuit of peace, as the veterans parade and school band proceeded through the business district. L M Clinton led ceremonies as master of ceremonies with wreaths placed on the Unknown Soldier grave by Tom Lenzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney's Cemetery
Sidney Park
Greenwood Cemetery
RF. McNamara
Sioux Ordnance Depot
34Th National Guard Division
McNamara
Veterans Organization
Republic
L M Clinton
Sidney American Legion
Simmon Cook, Jr
Tom Lenzen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Forgers Given Prison Terms in Cheyenne County
Clarence Baldwin 55 received three years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to signing and passing a $27.50 forged check in Sidney on May 13. Floyd Srader 40 drew a one year term after admitting to forging a $128.05 check on an Oklahoma bank in Cheyenne County on April 27, 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Cheyenne County
John Kuns
Clarence Baldwin
Sidney
C. E. Nelson
Baldwin
Floyd Srader
Texas State Penitentiary
Srader
Oklahoma
Big Oil Firms Accused of Price Fixing in Nebraska
Senator Monroe Bixler of Harrison charged that major oil companies manipulate prices across Nebraska to pressure the legislature against a proposed one cent per gallon gasoline tax. He urged readiness for local pressure and planned a Monday resolution for a legislative council investigation into marketing practices. Senator Terry Carpenter supported the claim, saying independents cannot set prices freely and that major firms push prices for quick summer profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Bixler
Harrison
Nebraska
Legislative Council
Bixler
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Carpenter
Cancer and Foreign Policy Programs Set Over KSID
The facts about cancer panel show doctors debunking disease myths in a broadcast on KSID at 1 30 p.m. Monday June 3 featuring Dr W Kenneth Clark Dr Emerson Day and Dr Alfred Gellhorn. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge will deliver a foreign policy address the same evening at 830.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KSID
W. Kenneth Clark
American Cancer Society
Emerson Day
Strong Clinic
Alfred Gellhorn
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Medical School
Henry Cabot Lodge
Game Of Car Tag Ends With Fines In Sidney
Three Sidney youths faced Police Judge Glen Greenlee for playing automobile tag on the north side. Arnold Braasch 17 and Gerald Larson 16 were fined 35 dollars plus costs, Larry Busboom 16 was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Also three drivers were fined 25 dollars and costs for speeding: Dick Green 23 Jack Rofenacht 18 both of Sidney and Gerald Vossberg 18 of Route 1 Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Glen Greenlee
Arnold Braasch
Gerald Larson
Larry Busboom
North Side
Bids On Ordville Roof Project Told
A Newcastle Wyoming firm Johansen & Carhis Construction Co. submitted the apparent low bid of 170 789 for reroofing Ordville housing units. Other low bids were Nienhueser & Weber 184 208.68 and Fricke Construction Co. 188 500 from Alliance. Ten bidders participated and no start date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Wyo
Ordville
Johansen & Carhis Construction Co
Nienhueser & Weber
Sidney
Fricke Construction Co
Alliance
Sidney Hosts Original Gold Brick Swindle Exhibit
The Cheyenne County Historical Museum in Sidney presents June 17 to 22 an exhibit on the Hoodoo Brick the original gold brick swindle with brass shavings melted glass and a paperweight gift from Gordon Tobin. One brick remains in the Janda Tobin Drug Store building and is labeled Hoodoo Brick. The story behind the 1870 confidence game notes Sidney as its birthplace and lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Dick Herman
Sidney
Ft Knox
Janda-Tobin Drug Store
Cheyenne County Historical Museum
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Joseph Ward
Lake Storage Doubled Since October At Lake McConaughy
Storage at Lake McConaughy rose to 810 000 acre feet with inflows near 3000 cubic feet per second as Kingsley Dam outlet remains closed since April 8. Analysts note winter gains from 383 000 to 810 000 acre feet and foresee potential peak near last year’s 913 600 acre feet if favorable weather continues.
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Lewellen
South Platte
Kingsley Dam
al Hall
Central District
McConaughy
R O. Canaday
Intermittent Precipitation Sweeps Nebraska Panhandle
Rain covered the Nebraska Panhandle with heavy showers in Dalton and north toward the North Platte River. The wheat crop shows unprecedented growth, requiring moisture and sun to reach harvest. Kimball faced four inches of rain and flooded underpasses on Highway 29 and mud on Highway 30, with no major damage reported in Potter or Bushnell.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska
Dalton
North Platte River
Box Butte County
North Table
Sidney
Alliance
Kimball
Danne Collins
Potter
Bushnell
Cheyenne
Oimaha
Reservations Sought for Sidney Chamber Meeting at SOD
Sidney Chamber of Commerce seeks reservations for the quarterly meeting at Sioux Ordnance Depot next Thursday evening. Mr. Sigler said reservations must be made by Monday. The program includes a briefing by Waldo Deering and a new Army guided missiles film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sigler
Waldo Deering
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Mort
Kreader
Ivan Adams
Wes Berry
SHS House of Representatives
Dianne Hinrichs
D. H. McMullen
Katy
Ellis
Panhandle
Prez
Buick
Thompson
Rita Kappenman
Keith Kappenman
Omaha
Kappenman
Rita Hand
Riverdale
Neb
Creighton University College of Dentistry
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