State Wheat Show Opens Thursday in Sidney
The Nebraska Wheat Show opens Thursday November 2 in Sidney with grain experts, panel discussions, tours, and a large machinery display. Governors, university and industry leaders attend, with junior contests awarding nearly 500 dollars in prizes and a trip to Omaha for top teams.
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University of Nebraska, Lincoln
John H. Rockwell
Cargill, Inc
Kansas City
Howard Becker
Nebraska Consolidated Mills Company
Omaha
St. Pat’s Youth Center
14Th and King
Stan Larabee
Sidney Chameber
Commerce
Rosetta Frame
Wheat Hearts
Gurley
Western Nebraska Vocational and Technical School
Merle Rudebusch
National Guard Armory
Legion Park
Farmers of American
4-H Club
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Frank Arney
Agribusiness
Colorado Lass Named County Home Agent for Cheyenne
Miss Pat Dunham, a June 1967 Colorado State University graduate in food science and nutrition, is hired as Cheyenne County home agent. She will start around December 1, train in Lincoln and Pallalla, and work from the Cheyenne County Extension Service office.
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Colorado
Cheyenne County
Pat Dunham
Cheyenne County Sponsoring Board
Miss Dunham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
College of Home Economics
Larimer County Extension Office
Golden Gift Deadline Announced for Sidney Merchants
John Storkel, chairman of Golden Gift Day, says Thursday noon is the deadline for Sidney merchants to join the second round of the Christmas promotion. Merchants not reached should call the Chamber of Commerce before noon. Response so far exceeds last year, with weekly top prizes planned. Last year’s prizes included a freezer, color TV, portable TV, recliner chair, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, and more.
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John Storkel
Golden Gift Day
Sidney Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Golden Gift Days
College Night Program Set Monday at Sidney High School
High school juniors and seniors will meet 19 colleges and universities at the 16th annual College Night at Sidney High School Monday November 6 starting at 7 p m. Students from Oshkosh Big Springs Chappell Lodgepole Lorenzo and Gurley will attend along with parents.
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Sidney High School
Sidney High
Oshkosh
Big Springs
Chappell
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Gurley
William Fankhauser
Ralph Spencer
Frontier Boards 174 In October
Frontier Airlines boarding in Sidney dropped to 174 in October from September's all time high of 234 loaded. Manager Dale Kindred reported 130 boardings a year ago, with a 44 passenger increase this October. Most tickets were sold in the first half of the month as over 100 residents departed Sidney by air.
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Frontier Airlines
Sidney
Frontier
Dale Kindred
United Fund Office To Close Early On Friday
United Fund headquarters will close this Friday at 1 30 p m, as announced by the board of directors This is the first year an office has been run by the Fund and staff say it aided solicitors Turning in donations will continue through Lewis Wilson at the American National Bank or Mrs Ada Hansen at the Wheatbelt Public Power District office 2104 Illinois Donations may be delivered personally mailed to United Fund Box 388 Sidney Nebraska or to the named contacts
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Fankhauser
United Fund
Lewis Wilson
American National Bank
Ada Hansen
Wheatbelt
Sidney
Nebraska
High Plains Lab Praised by University Station Head
Charlie Fenster head of University of Nebraska Scottsbluff Station spoke at Cheyenne County Wheat Growers meeting in Sidney Monday night outlining the High Plains Agricultural Laboratory aims. He said the facility will focus on soil and water conservation and provide region-specific agronomic solutions reflecting wide environmental variation across elevations rainfall and growing seasons. Local farmers called the Sidney station a real asset and essential for practical farm answers.
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Charlie Fenster
University of Nebraska Scottsbluff Station
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers
Sidney
Fenster
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Nebraska
Lincoln
Concord
N. Platte
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Mr. Fenster
High Plains
Weather Panhandle Forecast Turns Cloudy With Rain Then Snow
The Panhandle forecast calls for increased cloudiness this afternoon with occasional rain. Expect showers turning to snow flurries this afternoon and Thursday, with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to northerly this evening. Lows tonight 20 to 30, highs Thursday 40 to 50. Precip probability 5 percent today, 80 percent tonight, 50 percent Thursday. Five day outlook shows temperatures Thursday to Monday about nine degrees below normal, with a weekend warming trend. highs in the 40s, lows 15 to 20, little to no precipitation.
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Panhandle
Street closure for Nebraska State Wheat Show display
Sidney police say one block of 11th from Illinois to Jackson will be closed all day Thursday November 2 to host the Nebraska State Wheat Show equipment display. Traffic will be diverted and parking discouraged on that street. motorists should use alternate routes for tomorrow only.
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Sidney
11Th
Ilinois
Jackson
NFO Rally Tonight in Cheyenne County Armory
The National Farmers Organization holds a rally and informational meeting tonight at 7:01 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Legion Park Cheyenne County. Expected attendance ranges from 800 to 1,000 with Erhart Pfingston as featured speaker and Frank Jones as master of ceremonies.
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National Guard
Legion Park
National Farmers Organization
Cheyenne County
NFO
Erhart Pfingston
Frank Jones
Lodgepole
Wheat Growers Elect Officers and Back Farm Unions
Phil Curtis of Sidney was elected president of the Cheyenne County Wheat Growers at a Monday night meeting in Sidney. Louis Schmale vice president and Elmer Nagengast secretary treasurer were also chosen. The group urged support for National Farmers Organization and passed resolutions favoring farm groups and protective legislation similar to Wagner Act style labor laws. Curtis urged county farmers to join in expanding markets for U.S. wheat, noting Wheat Growers’ role in increasing exports and urging a united front for Nebraska farmers through the Nebraska Farm Council.
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Phil Curtis
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Louis Schmale
Elmer Nagengast
National Farmers Organization
Curtis
U.S
Nebraska Farm Council
Terim
Nebraska
Burglary Check Is Being Made At Fix Pharmacy
Early Tuesday a brick shattered the Fix Pharmacy front window in the Jones Center causing about 100 dollars in glass damage. Comic books and candy bars disappeared. a fourteen year old Sidney youth is a suspect with no charges filed. Police also investigated a possible theft of a pony cart from 643 Olinois, blue with rubber tires and reflectors on mud flaps.
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Fix Pharmacy
Jones Center
Sidney
Joe Dodds
Olinois
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Norbert Tiemann
Jim Jimerson
Elks Auditorium
T. R. Magowan
Magowan Grain Company
Gordon
Herbert J. Hughes
Imperial
Everett Peterson
L. N. Leinmeger
Laren Robinson
Extension Agronomists
Ivan Liljegren
Willis Edmund
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Illinois
Jackeson
Paul Mattern
Wheat Quality Control Laboratory
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Con Solidated Mills
James Reiva, Jr
Omaha Flour Mills Company
Jerry Walls
Gooch Milling and Elevator Company
Telegraph
Ted Hoelck
Hastings Grain Inspection Office
Harry Allely
Omaha Grain Exchange
Duane Foote
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association of Lincoln
Meeker, Coro
Opallala
Julie Peterson
Cheyenne County Extension Service
CSU
American Home Economics Association
The
Livestock Club
Meeker
Extension
Mark Wieser
Golden
Egging Company Addition
Egging
Egging Co
Trac
Tor
Canada
Chadron State College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State College
Creighton University
Denver University
Doane College
Hastings College
Hiram Scott College
John F. Kennedy College
Kearney State College
McCook Junior College
Midland College
Nebraska University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Northeastern
North Platte Junior College
Scottsbluff Junior College
Temple Buell College
Colorado Women’s College
University of Wyoming
Frontier Boards
High Plains Lab
University Station
North Platte
Uth
NFO Rally
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