Cheyenne County in State Spotlight on Oil Developments
Cheyenne County appears in oil news with a Potter discovery well, a deep test north of Potter, and a new field well near Dal ton. Texota Oil Co. reports the Madden wild cat success and Banner Drilling Co. works for oil in the South Potter area. Superior Oil Co. advances the Travis State deep test with Lewis Drilling Co. as contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Potter
Dalton
Texota Oil Co
South Potter
Banner Drilling Co
Superior Oil Co
Travis State
Lewis Drilling Co
Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
Dey Ermand Named State's Best Neighbor
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben selects Don Dey Ermond of Calton as state’s best neighbor for 43 years of civic leadership and youth work. Others honored include Dean Kleeman Alois Rit ter West Point for flood evacuations and 14 Nebraskans praised for unselfish service to communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
W. J. Skutt
Nebraska
Good Neighbors
Don Dey Ermond
Calton
Dey Ermond
Sidney
Harold Shellpeper
Stanton
Robert Freeland
Central City
Red Cross
Howard A. Harris
York
Civil Defense
Civil Air Patrol
Leroy T. Gathman
South Sioux City
Rainbow Girls
Arnold C. Bronson
Mitchell
Lewis R. Wineger
Cozad
Harold Calvert
Wakefield
New Penney Manager Hennig Takes Sidney Store Post
Tom Hennig, from Billings Montana, becomes J C Penney store manager in Sidney. He succeeds Carl Ziegler who served twenty years and resigns to run a mountain camp near Fort Collins. Hennig joined Penney's in 1950, is a Williston North Carolina native, and lists wife Arlene and three children as dependents. He belongs to the Elks Lodge and Knights of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hennig
Billings
Mont
J. C. Penney
Sidney
Carl Ziegler
Penney
Ft. Collins
Mr. Henig
Penney’s
Williston
N. C
Arlene
Tom
Kenneth
Mary Pat
Elks Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Phone Number Changes Explained for Sidney Area
Northwestern Bell announces seven numeral dialing for Sidney customers with a June 18 changeover. Special operators will call from 8:30 to 9:60 am Monday through Friday to explain new numbers, provide new directories, and answer questions. Area code 368 discs will be mailed. local calls require the last five digits, long distance uses seven digits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
J. R. Miller
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
308
Nebraska
Miller
Fort Sidney Day badges go on sale Friday
Fort Sidney Days badges will go on sale Friday June 2. Jaycee members begin distribution to merchants Thursday morning. The five pointed star badges are the same type as last year but will be sold instead of silver. Proceeds from the sale support and promote the Fort Sidney Day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Rain Intensifies Seed Plans Across Nebraska Panhandle
Western Nebraska farmers endure continued rain with Sidney reporting 10.65 inches since January. Safflower acreage expands aided by price rise. corn planting lags behind average while soybeans, grain sorghums, and wheat prospects look strong amid moisture gains and lingering cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Panhandle
Sidney
Sidney Mill
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Satellite Seen Over Area Last Saturday Night
A satellite passed over the area last Saturday night at 07 and was visible to the naked eye. Witnesses include Jack Fish of Wel! Records Service. The object moved from northwest to southeast and was likely an Echo satellite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fish
Wel! Records Service
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy patterns
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with widely scattered showers. Expect a high in the 70s tomorrow.
Nebraska Opens Tourist Information Centers in Blair and Lincoln
Nebraska this week launches summer tourism with two visitor centers. The State Capitol Information Center opens Monday with hostess Joyce Bouchal and Nebraska themed decor. Blair's center, already popular, adds a prairie dog town and deer pens financed by Blair and its chamber.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
The
Game Commission
Blair
U.S. Highway 30
State Capitol Building
State Capitol
Capitol
Joyce Bouchal
Nebraskaland
Chamber of Commerce
Blair College
Mary Jo Nielsen
Merri Allen
Patty Olson
Tourist Parking Expanded on Holinois Street by Chamber
Two meter spaces in front of the Chamber of Commerce office on Holinois Street are reserved for tourist parking. The city and Chamber collaborated, with use lasting until September, part of a statewide push to attract visitors to Nebraska. Illinois Street is U S Route 30 and carries hundreds of tourists daily from June through the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holinois Street
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Nebraska
Illinois Street
Nation Remembers War Dead At Memorial Day Service
The article covers Memorial Day services at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney honoring 387,000 war dead. Major Alfred St John of Sioux Ordnance Depot urges Americans to defend the ideals for which the dead sacrificed. The event, sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, stresses vigilance against a rising menace and references U.S. defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Greenwood Cemetery
Alfred St. John
Sioux Ordnance Depot
American Legion
St John
Nebraska Trails in Tourism as Cars Carry Passengers
Nebraska lags in attracting visitors while the average U S motor vacationer spends 29 per day. The Nebraska Game Commission seeks support for a tourism push as last year about five million out of state vehicles entered Nebraska with an average of 35 people per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Game Commission
Former Sidney Oilers Are Promoted Across Divisions
Denver R Williams announces shifts in The Ohio Oil Company Crude Oil Purchase and Sales Department. Joe Donovan moves from Casper to Houston to direct Houston Production Division. George N Scott relocates from Los Angeles to Casper to lead Casper and coordinate LA activities. William S Sargent will head Tulsa division functions. Atwood A Rosen shifts from Tulsa to focus on Illinois Indiana Michigan growth. Changes effective by Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Ohio
Ohio Oil Company
Denver R. Williams
D. Joe Donovan
Casper
Houston
Donovan
Los Angeles
William S. Sargent
Ohio Oil
Tulsa
Shreveport
Sargent
Sidney
Ohio Oil Co
Atwood A. Rosen
Terre Haute
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Williams
Prominent Demos Set for June 3 Omaha Dinner
The 1961 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Omaha on June 3 will feature Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma discussing the space program and agricultural issues. State Democratic Chairman Russell Hanson hosts county chairmen at the Paxton Hotel after noon, with K Yanney coordinating reservations. A luncheon and style show for party women follows at Crossroads Shopping Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Russell V. Hanson
Newcastle
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On Space and Aeronautics
Paxton Hotel
K. Yanney
Lodgepole
Cheyenne
Crossroads
Brandeis Auditorium
Dorothy Vredenbrugh
National Democratic Party
Frank
Potter-Dix TV Group Seeks Better Local Signal
Potter-Dix TV Group filed as a non profit corporation to receive relay and transmit TV signals in Potter and Dix. Incorporators include residents from Potter and Dix. The plan aims to build a relay tower to boost reception in the Potter-Dix area. Money was raised by public subscription earlier. Other new incorporations include Gering Elevator and Seed Company and Forney Ranch Inc with substantial capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Wnef-Tv
Potter
Secretary of State
Potter and Dix
Kenneth L. Rose
Rudolph Dedic
Delton L Lamm
Wayne Craig
Alex Ickhardt
Frank Gotte
Dix
Potter - Dix
Gering Elevator and Seed Company
Gering
Gomer Jones
Charles J. McClure
Gering Forney Ranch, Inc
Rushville
Hubert H. Forney
Donald W. Forney
Lakeside
Governor and Oil Board Members Attend Regional Meeting
Governor Frank Morrison will join a three day annual meeting of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission in Houston Texas. Nebraska participants include Ray Smith Chapell Fred Enders Kimball and G W Blip Doran Sidney alongside state oil and gas conservation officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Frank Morrison
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Houston
Tex
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Nebraska Commission
Ray Smith
Chappell
Fred Enders
Kimball
G. W
Blip) Doran
Sidney
Oil patch activity continues across Panhandle fields
Oil men chase deep oil shows as Ohio Oil Co and Midwest Oil Corp push production in shallower zones. Jul-Tex Inc. stuck at 5 058 feet at No 1 Ritchie while Drilling Co Lewis frets over tool freeing. Miami Petroleum Co and others report new producers and routine activity across Morrill and Cheyenne counties with surface casing planned at Schubarth location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Midwest Oil Corp
North
Faro
Dalton
Love-Miller
Lorenzo
Jul-Tex Inc
Ritchie
Lewis Drilling Co
Potter, Petroleum Inc
Wickstrom
Cheyenne County
Miami Petroleum Co
Panhandle
Morrill County
Wailman
Miami
Broadwater Rancher Dies At Bridgeport
Howard E. Fairchild 64 Broadwater rancher died at his home Sunday night He was born August 3 1896 in Keith County Nebraska He moved to a ranch near Broadwater in 1941 He married Agnes Lettereste August 28 1932 He served as Morrill County Fair Association board member Nebraska Stockgrowers Association Morrill County Farm Bureau and as past noble grand of Ogallala Odd Fellows Lodge 274
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Fairchild
Broadwater
Keith County
Neb
Agnes Lettereste
Oshkosh
Morrill County Fair Association
Nebraska Stockgrowers Association
Morrill County Farm Bureau
Ogallala
Trujillo Reported Killed in Unconfirmed Tale
An unconfirmed afternoon report claimed Dominican leader Rafael Trujillo had been assassinated. The United States government awaited further details as officials reviewed the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
United States
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Dey Ermand
Charles Verling
Hastings
R. D Birge
North Platte
RR. Douglas
Clarks
National Foundation For
Glen Ellithorpe
Lady
New Penney
Tom Uwennig
Fort Sidney
Capitol Building
U.S. Army
Jonn
Sidney ‘Ohio Oilers
County Demos
Potter-Dix TV Group
Oil Board
Bridgeport
Trujillo
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