Patrol resolves Wisconsin murder case with two hitchhiker suspects
Safety patrol from the Sidney area nabbed Vernon Dillman and Joseph Honor, two hitchhikers found to be AWOL from Fort Carson. Oshkosh Wisconsin authorities sought Dillman for murder tied to a missing 17 year old girl. the body was found nearly three months after disappearance.
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Sidney
Wisconsin
Mel Busekist
Eslev Kotschwar
Fort Carson
Colo
Vernon Robert Dillman
Oshkosh
Joseph Robert Honor
St Lake City
Utah
Big Spit
Junction
Milan
Wisconsin Thursage
S. Sots
Nebraska soil moisture dips from state moisture survey
The State Division of Agricultural Statistics reports fall soil moisture in Nebraska down from last year. Available water in the upper four feet averages 4.09 inches, with regional drops noted in south central and the panhandle. Upper two feet show reduced saturation and drier surface soil compared with last fall.
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Nebraska
Feck
Iri
Agricultural, Statistics
Panhandled
Jess
Break-in at Lodgepole Farmers Co-op Investigated
Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office investigates a break-in at the Lodgepole Farmers Co-op reported late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Stolen items include tubes tires cigarette lighters and tools valued at 106 dollars. Entry was gained by knocking out a back window.
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Sheriff's Vortice
Lodgepole Farmers, Co-op
Garden County Rejects School Bond as Slips Below 55 Percent
Garden County voters rejected a $190,000 bond issue for adding to Garden County High School though the measure was favored by some voters it did not reach the required 55 percent threshold for passage.
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Oshkosh
Garden County
Garden County High School
United Fund Drive Near Goal as Residential Push Opens
The United Fund Drive reached 70 percent with $9,700 raised and $3,800 to go. L. A. Lindstrom voiced optimism the campaign would top the goal as residential solicitors, led by Mrs. Ralph Welch, expect about 100 women workers to finish the drive this weekend. Contributions include $3,815 from individuals and $5,196 from business firms plus $1,371 from Sioux Ordnance Depot.
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United Fund
L. A. Lindstrom
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ralph Welch
United Fund Board of Directors
Lindstrom
Five Wheat Belt officials to attend Denver REA meeting
Five persons from Wheat Belt Public Power District Sid ney are set for the Rural Electrification Cooper ation Assn annual regional meet in Denver on Monday and Tuesday. Delegates include Wayne Bond president of the Wheat Belt board John Honicek Arnold Peetz Raymond Weed and manager Charles Ham. The agenda covers congressional action on the Nebraska electorate approved five percent tax on gross revenues from retail electric sales. Congressman elect Don McGinley of Ogallala plans to attend if possible.
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Wheat Belt Pubic Power
Sidney
Rural Electrification Cooperation Assn
Denver
Wheat Belt
Charles Ham
Wayne Bond
Wheat Belt Board of Directors
John Honicek
Arnold Peetz
Raymond Weed
Ham
Nebraska
Yam
Don’ McGinley
Ogallata
Jeep rear-ends truck. rider treated for minor injuries
A 30 year old Lodgepole man Donald B. Rieken was treated for minor cuts and bruises after his 1959 Jeep struck the rear of a parked truck five miles south of Sunol. Rieken’s vehicle damaged about 800 dollars while the truck incurred about 20 dollars in damage and was driven by Don E. Hower ter of Lodgepole. Rieken was treated at Sidney and released.
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Sunol
Lodgepole
Sunal
Donald B. Rieken
Rieken
Don E. Howerter
Ricken
Sidney
Holiday Plan Set for Sidney Stores
Sidney merchants set Friday November 28 as decoration day and lights switch on after Thanksgiving. A Christmas Window Contest will be chaired by Leonard Firie and Ferris Preble with windows unveiled December 5 and judged December 12. Stores will stay open until 8 PM on Fridays and Saturdays from Thanksgiving through December 23.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Firie
Ferris Preble
Mercury Climb With No Rain Forecast For Sidney Area
The U S Weather Bureau at Scotts Bluff reports little or no precipitation for Sidney in the next five days. Temperatures will run 5 to 8 degrees above normal with highs in the upper 50s and lows near the 30s. Tomorrow’s highs 45 to 55 and lows 25 to 35. Warmer early next week, cooler by Wednesday.
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Sidney
U. S
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Meet in Sidney
The Cheyenne County Wheat Growers hold their annual meeting in Sidney at 7 30 p m next Wednesday November 12. Officers will be elected.
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Cheyenne County
Gas Plant Tours For Area Dealers
Butane and propane dealers from Nebraska Colorado and South Dakota toured the Huntsman and West Sidney gas plants of The Ohio Oil Co in Sidney yesterday. Joe Donovan and Harold Bretz welcomed the group and outlined plant operations and regional shipments totaling about 23 000 gallons of propane daily.
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Sidney
Huntsman and
West Sidney
Ohio Oil Co
Joe Donovan
Casper
Harold Bretz
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
Donavan
Ohio
Banner County Sees Lone Oil Discovery In Week
Banner County reports the week’s sole oil discovery at Brinkerhoff Drilling Co.’s No 1 Barrett, a wildcat two miles southeast of the Fink field. In Kimball County four produc ers and two field wells mark activity as Ske lly Oil Co. drills and production casing runs continue.
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Cheyenne County
Bedrek of and Gas Co
Potter
Banner County
Kimball
Morrill County
Stark
Skelly Oil Co
Woolsey
Kimball County
Panhandle
Tom N. Jordan Jr
Don M
Carlsrud
Lorenzo
Ohio Oil Co
Mohatt
Ohio
Lake Field
Morgan County
Colo
Stuarco Oil Co, Inc
Carver- Dodge
Nebraska
Drillers,Inc
Monahan
Verde Enterprises
Englert
Dalton
Baumgartner Oil Co
Kreader
Perso
Burns
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
Barrett
Fink
Chandler & Simpson and
Simpson
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Johnson
Fernquist Field
Three New Officers To Take Over In January
Three new county officials are set to take office January 1. Joe Ruttner, Sunol and Sidney resident, was elected county assessor on the Democratic ticket. Frank Balderson of Peetz and Balderson won county attorney as a Republican. William Smith, a Democrat, won the 3rd district commissioner race to succeed George Coulter who did not seek reelection.
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Joe Ruttner
Sunol
Sidney
Frank Balderson
of Peetz and
Balderson
William Smith
George Coulter
Sidney Jaycees name Boss of the Year at Bosses Night
Neal Atkins named Boss of the Year at the seventh annual Jaycee Bosses Night in Sidney. Benny Hochman wins Distinguished Service Award making him first Jaycee to hold Key Man and DSA. Dick Smith named Key Man. About 130 attendees. Lt Col Floyd Revere of Warren AFB spoke on defense and innovation challenges.
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Chamber of Commerce
Neal Atkins
Jaycee
Dick,Smith
Benny Hochman
DSA
Hochman
Joel Babcock
Jaycees
Greenlees
Fort Sidney
Kokjer Motors
Lee Stores
Bauman Body Shop
Floyd Revere
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Cheyenne
706Th Wing
H. F. Muenter
Revere
Sidney
Atkins
VFW
American Legion
Nebraska National Guard
Inactive
National Guard
Methodist Church
Atkin
Smith
The
Sidney Jaycees
Jaycee Board of Directors
Poland
Dick Smith
Shells May Prove Thief Dead Wrong
A thief who took shells from an oil company car on Kimball main street Tuesday may be in serious trouble. The shells fit a 10 gauge shotgun and contain 906 grams of powder roughly three times normal, enough to blow up any gun fired. State Troopers at Kimball recommended turning in the shells to law enforcement or destroying them.
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Kimball
Veterans Day schedule avoids wearing uniforms
Veterans are not required to wear service uniforms for Tuesday’s Veterans Day events. Lloyde Adams, chair, says participants in the 2 p.m. City Auditorium program should wear VFW or American Legion caps if available. Former Scottsbluff County Attorney Jack Holtorf will be principal speaker, with a social hour 5 to 6 p.m. at the VFW Club, then a Stag Bean Feed at 6 p.m.
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Lloyde Adams
City Auditorium
VFW
American Legion
Scotsbluff
Jack Holtorf
Scottsbluff
Wind Fanned Farm Blaze Threatens Buildings North of Lodgepole
High winds whipped a fire on Floyd Stoll's farm 13 miles north of Lodgepole causing near destruction. Sparks from burning weeds touched oat bale stacks near the garden, blowing toward a propane tank and buildings. Nearly four hours and five thousand gallons of water by two fire trucks and a tanker finally quelled the blaze. Fifty neighbors aided with meals for the firefighters. 650 bales burned.
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Lodgepole
Floyd Stoll
Stoll
Lioyd Bauer
Fire thwarted at National Supply Co building
Firemen halted a blaze threatening a National Supply Co structure as burning weeds spread. A shed valued at about 25 dollars burned before containment.
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National Supply Co
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Art Borcher
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Beta Sigma Phi
Joan Lyddon
Mercury
Cheyenne Wheat Growers
Huntsman
Deuel County
Sidney Country Club
Lone Oil Discovery
Victor
Night
Cas
Life Magazine
Jaycee Fall Quarterly
Sidney Band
Washington, D. C
Sidney Baseball Assn
Voice of Democracy
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Hollis Peratt
Lee Stores Inc
Merl
Bobo
Kokjer Motor Co
Bill Peterson
L. E. Wamsley
Ed Bauman
Bauman
Telegraph
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