Winter Wheat Dominates Nebraska Panhandle Crop Income
Dryland farming drives the Nebraska panhandle economy with winter wheat making roughly half of crop income. In 1967 total crop value reached 67.5 million dollars, with winter wheat at 30 million from 840 thousand acres yielding 26 bushels per acre. Cheyenne County tops acreage with 196 thousand, followed by Kimball, Box Butte and Deuel. Pasture land nears 6 million acres, irrigation expands from 1,304 wells in 1960 to 1,730 in 1967, totaling 467 thousand irrigated acres or 15 percent of cropped land. Scotts Bluff leads in irrigated acreage with 188 thousand acres, about 86 percent of its cropped land. Price declines push farmers toward efficiency and diversified crops with fertilizer use to boost production.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
Louis Daigger
University of Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Kimball County
Box Butte
Devel
Scotts Bluff County
Ribbon Cut Marks I-80 Opening Between Sutherland and Big Springs
The Nebraska I 80 opening is marked with a Wednesday ceremony in Ogallala at 11 a.m. eastbound traffic will run Big Springs to Omaha while westbound exits occur at Brule. Governor Tie Mann and State Highway Engineer Nuernberger attend with plans for a noon luncheon. Missouri Valley Construction finishes paving most of the 40 mile stretch. final 50 feet will be done with smaller equipment next season.
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Sutherland
Big Springs
Highway Department
Harold Easom
North Platte
Ogallala
Omaha
Brule
Norbert T. Tiemann
Marvin Nuernberger
Missouri Valley
Nebraska
Roscoe
Missouri Vally
Jack Jensen
State Highway Division
John Hossack
Sutherland-Big Springs
Jensen
Ogalla
Keith County
Potter Services For W. E. Schuck Set On Thursday
William Earl Schuck, 72, longtime Potter resident, died unexpectedly in Las Vegas Friday of a heart attack. He lived with daughters in Denver and Ogden, had been in Las Vegas a month, and planned to spend winter there. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Potter United Methodist Church, with Rev. Leon Foster officiating. Burial in Potter cemetery beside his wife, who died last May. Surviving: two daughters, Mrs. Jack Becker of Denver and Mrs. Carl McNabb of Ogden, three sisters, Mrs. Everett Ramsey of Cheyenne, Mrs. Leota Troelstrup of Riverside, and Mrs. Elmer Seyfang of Potter.
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William Earl Schuck
Potter
Las Vegas
New Friday
Kimball
Jack Becker
Denver
Colo
Carl McNabb
Ogden
Utah
Everett Ramsey
Cheyenne
Leota Troelstrup
Riverside
Calif
Elmer Seyfang
Wheat Nears Dormancy In Good Shape
Government crop observers report winter wheat looks good with strong root development and adequate soil moisture except in parts of the southwest and southern Panhandle. The fall harvest progressed well in dry weather, corn and grain sorghum harvests show mixed progress, with lodging, ear drop, and varying moisture levels noted. Soybeans near 80 percent harvested, sugar beets three quarters done, potatoes nearing final stages, and cattle movement remains seasonally high.
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Southwest
Southern Panhandle
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Sidney
Panhandle
Fire meeting of interstate fire association at Oshkosh
An interstate fire association meeting takes place tonight at 8 pm in the new Oshkosh Fire Hall. Firemen from Western Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado are expected to attend.
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Interstate Fire Association
Oshkosh
Nebraska
Colorado
Court approves lump sum settlement in Roach case
An order approved a lump sum settlement of 1933.17 in district court. The case, Ro bert J Roach of Sidney versus Sidney School District Number One and Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, was ruled in Roach’s favor. Roach sustained back injuries from a Jan 24 1968 basketball coaching accident.
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Robert J. Roach
Sidney
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Roach
Panhandle Forecast Calls for Cloudy, Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries today. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. High this afternoon 35 to 45, low tonight 15 to 25. High Thursday 40 to 50. Snow chances 10 percent this afternoon, 5 percent tonight and Thursday. Five day outlook shows average highs 40 to 50 and lows 15 to 25 with temperatures about 3 to 11 degrees below normal through Monday.
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Panhandle
School Board Approves Aviation Ground Course at Sid ney High
The Sidney School Board approved a new aviation ground course for the next semester to be taught by Richard Jensen with about 25 students enrolled. Board members Jack Knicely Carl Christ Jr Tom Edwards and Gerald Matzke plan to attend the state school boards convention in Lincoln Nov 10 11 and will visit elementary schools on continuous progress or non graded status during the trip. Supt Pedersen will attend Nebraska Association of School Administrators and other meetings in Lincoln and with the State Department of Education plus the NSEA legislative commission on Saturday. He noted a $5280 driver education reimbursement and the board approved $9268.36 in general bills and discussed the Great Plains district project. Elementary principals will meet December 9.
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Sidney Senior High School
Board of Education
Russ Pedersen
Richard Jensen
Lincoln
Jack R. Knicely
Carl Christ Jr
Tom Edwards
Gerald Matzke
Supt. Pedersen
Great Plains
Cheyenne County Votes for Nixon Nixon Agnew Ticket Wins Big
Cheyenne County backed the Nixon Agnew ticket by 2534 to 920 for Humphrey Muskie. Voters approved retention of Chief Justice White and Workmen's Compensation Judge Johnson, with most amendments passing except the 19 year old suffrage defeat.
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Ted Houser
Cheyenne County
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Cheyenne
Humphrey and
Muskie
George Wallace
Curtis LeMay
John W. Swanson
Sun District
University of Nebraska
Jack G. Elliott
Milton L. Green
Paul W. White
Supreme Court
Richard N. Johnson
Workmen’s Compensation Court
Dave Martin
J. B. Dean
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
White House
Humphreys Muskie
Clinois
Schou Insurance Agency Sold to Robert Kallhoff
The Schou Insurance Agency transfer to Robert Kallhoff was announced Tuesday with the switch effective December 1. Located on West Illinois, it will keep existing companies and services with no coverage interruptions. Kallhoff, Sidney native, previously with Sidney Implement Co. and plans for future ventures by Mr. and Mrs. Schou remain undecided.
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Schou
John Schou
Robert Kallhoff
West Ilinois
Kallhoff
Sidney
Sidney Implement Co
Dalton Youths Win Blue Ribbon in State Crop Contest
North Platte FFA team won the State Junior Crops Judging Contest with a sweep of top three individual awards and earned a trip to Omaha Grain Improvement Day. Randall Linton and Gene Nelson of Dalton won blue ribbons in the wheat division at Alliance. no purple ribbons were awarded. Nebraskans favored the Nixon Agnew ticket in the statewide election with 59 percent, approving measures on income tax, voting age, and other amendments.
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Cheyenne County
Educational Service Unit No. 19
Unit 19
Paul Huff
Lodgepole
Muriel Crosby
Lund
Huff
A. A. Fenske
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Ed Sanders
Potter
Cliff Herboldsheimer
Ed Block
Arlo Jones
Sidney
Wendel Mathewson
Joe Policky
Duane Kahl
Gordon Reed
Weed Control Authority
Jack W. McVicker
Wheatbelt
Public Power Dis
Lincoln
North Platte Ffa
Omaha
Alliance
Randall Linton
Gene Nelson
Dalton
Nebraska
Gottschalks Buy News Star Paper in Rushville
Rushville the News Star newspaper serving Rushville and Hay Springs has been purchased by Gottschalk Publications a partnership of Mary Jane and John Gottschalk of Sidney The sellers are Dick and Doris Wentland Mr Wentland will operate the newspaper and printing business
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Rushville
News/ Star
Hay Springs
Gottschalk
Nixon victory crosses 270 electoral votes
The Nixon Nixon Agnew team clinches the presidency as electoral votes push beyond 270. Across the night on Tuesday the race stayed tight with the popular vote lead fluctuating. Nebraska and Cheyenne County delivered sizable support as expected for the ticket.
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Nixon
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Nixon-Agnew
Savings Bond Sale Lagging in Cheyenne County This Year
Cheyenne County trails in Series E and H Savings Bonds with only 262 097 purchased through September, 34 4 percent of quota. Region 16 totals reach 1 273 084, 42 1 percent of annual target. County breakdown lists Banner Deuel Morrill Scotts Bluff Garden Cheyenne Kimball and H Glenn Spearow notes new redemption rules for Freedom Shares, now redeemable like Series E bonds after June 1, with 5 percent interest and 4 1/2 year maturity.
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Cheyenne County
Banner
Deuel
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Gar
Cheyenne
Kimball
Glenn Spearow
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Spearow
Freedom
Early County Returns Bring In Fast Cheyenne County
Voting machines proved their worth in Cheyenne County's general election as the first precinct reported totals before the polls closed. All 21 precincts were in before midnight with Chambers last at 11 42 PM. Counting boards in non machine precincts contributed with zealous effort to get the returns in early.
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Cheyenne County
Chambers
GOP Holds Its Congress Seats in Nebraska
Nebraska's congressional delegation remains solidly Republican. Incumbents Robert Denney Glenn Cunningham and Dave Martin were declared winners early today. Denney and Cunningham faced tough races while Martin breezed in with no worries.
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Nebraska
Robert Denney
Glenn Cunningham
Dave Martin
Denney
Cunningham
Martin
Cheyenne County Votes Hit Eighty Percent Turnout
County Clerk Ralph Englert estimates about 4200 people cast ballots on Tuesday in Cheyenne County. The turnout exceeds 80 percent of the 5100 registered voters.
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Cheyenne County
Ralph Englert
George Gerdes trails as 64 of 66 precincts report
U S senator candidate George Gerdes of Alliance in the 49th district trails in midday returns. AP reports 4 713 votes for Gerdes versus 4 928 for opponent Stull, a Box Butte County Commissioner, as vote counts from Box Butte and nearby precincts come in.
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George Gerdes
Alliance
Associated Press
Box Butte
Stull
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Jennifer Call
Robert Call
Jennifer
Telegraph
Dee
W. E. Schuck
Kahl
Schoul Agency
Bob Kallhoff
Dalton Youths
Supreme Court Jurisdiction
Board of Parole
GOP
Gerdes
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