Far West Nebraska Proposal Aims to Unite Panhandle
A Sidney meeting launched Panhandle Partners For Progress to shape a Panhandle identity without secession. Alliance and future meetings will expand representation to towns west of a line from Colorado border to South Dakota, focusing on tourism industry and highways.
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Far West
Nebraska
Panhandle Partners’ Task
U.S.A
Panhandle Partners For Progress
Panhandle
West End
Sidney
Charles Ham
Panhandle Partners
Ash Hollow
Deadwood
Ham
Ed Cole
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Senate
South Dakota
Colorado
Big Springs
Panhandle Partner
Progress
Potter Man R Harvey Benzel Dies After Illness at 41
Funeral services set for Friday at St Pauls Lutheran Sidney for R Harvey Benzel 41 a Potter area farmer who died Tuesday after a three week hospitalization. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery Gehrig & Son Funeral Home in charge Survived by wife Ruth Oberndorfer four sons parents two brothers and six sisters with numerous relatives listed and remembered in Lutheran Hour memorial designation.
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R. Harvey Benzel
Memorial Hospital
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Sidney
Lester Boehm
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig & Son Funeral
Robert Harvey Benzel
Gering
Alex
Lillian Hoff Benzel
Potter
Ruth Oberndorfer
Richard L
University of Nebraska
Robert Eugene
Randall D
Russell K
Kenneth Benzel
Norma Phelps
Patricia Whitmire
John Benzel
Lisco
Betty Fleming
Lorenzo
Ruth Burns
Kimball
Dorothy Larson
Sharon Talich
Laramie
Legion Offers Servicemen Aid For VA Claims
The American Legion provides free representation before the VA through a full time Lincoln VA Regional Office staff. Veterans need not be Legion members to use the service. Public Law 90-77 expands wartime compensation, education benefits, on the job training, pensions, and VA home loans.
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The
American Legion
Veterans Administration
Lincoln
Legion
Farm Bureau Board Meets in Cheyenne County Dinner
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau held its annual dinner with new and old board members and kicked off a membership drive. Robert A. Thompson state secretary treasurer spoke on state activities, urban relations, a marketing system for farmers, and the importance of good farm records. Delegates planning to attend the State Farm Bureau meeting Nov. 12-15 include Bob Misegadis, Roland Green, Ronald McMillan and Francis Runge.
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Cheyenne County
Old and New Farm Bureau Board
Robert A. Thompson
Thompson
State Farm Bureau
Bob Misegadis
Roland Green
Ronald McMillan
Francis Runge
Farmers Union To Meet Monday in Sid ney
The Cheyenne County Farmers Union holds its annual meeting Nov 13 at 6 30 p m with a smorgasbord style dinner at Yendis Cafe in Sidney. Officers for the coming term will be elected and guest speaker Dee Lowe of Graff and Gardner Sterling Colorado will discuss buying and selling futures in beef and grain.
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Cheyenne County Farmers Union
Yendis Cafe
Sidney
Dee Lowe
Graff and Gardner
Sterling
Colorado
Theft Reported In Quiet Police Activity
Warren Poston a Texas hunter reported a theft from his car of two hunting knives and four boxes of 16 gauge shotgun shells in what police described as otherwise quiet activity.
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Warren Poston
Texas
Panhandle Weather Forecast For The Week
Fair and mild conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Thursday morning. Increasing clouds Thursday afternoon with a low around 15 to 20 and high in the 50s. Chance of precipitation remains under five percent.
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Panhandle
Yale Season Store Hours Established
Stores in Sidney will stay open Saturday November 31 for Veterans Day. Golden Gift Days run November 24 to December 16 with prizes awarded December 2 9 and 16. Christmas hours extend Friday nights until 9 p m on December 1 8 and 15 and every night 9 p m December 8 23 during the last shopping week.
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Sidney
Retailers Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney bid on Sioux Depot property approved by GSA
The City of Sidney offered 1 325 000 for 16 367.61 acres of land at the former Sioux Army Depot, with no minerals included. GSA notified Sen. Carl Curtis that the offer is acceptable and a congressional submission is planned, with closing about 35 days after committee action.
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Sioux Depot
Federal
Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
General Services Administration
Carl T. Curtis
John G. Harlan Jr
Harlan
Nebraska
Nebr
City of
Allington Urges No Politics In Sale Of School Lands
Tom Allington of Lund says selling state school lands must stay nonpolitical as the board faces tricky valuations and reservations. He cites underground water as a possible trust issue, notes past sales and highlighted challenges from surrounding private land, while politicians threaten actions and criticize speed.
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Allington
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Tom Allington
Lund
Mr. Allington
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Interchange Open on I 80 Bridges Nebraska Wyoming Line
The Nebraska Wyoming state line interchange on Interstate 80 will open Friday morning guiding westbound traffic from U S 30 Nebraska to 180 Wyoming. State Highway Dept earlier added edge sloping along the SR 19 curve south of Sidney to improve vehicle control after past accidents. The Egging Co plant access road southeast of Gurley, built by Cheyenne County, is paved and ready for traffic though most vehicles will start Friday.
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Nebraska-Wyoming State Line
Charles Nutter
Bridgeport
Wyoming
Nebraska
Egging Co
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Sidney families to share overseas serviceman visits promised
Local 7405 of Communications Workers of America and USO offer one telephone call for Sidney families to talk with relatives overseas. Send name on postcard to 1380 Country Club by November 15. winners announced November 22 1967. Other towns served include Ogallala Bridgeport and Kimball.
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Sidney
Local 7405
Communications Workers of America and
United States Organization
USO
L. L. Swanson
United States
Swanson
Country Club
Ogallala
Bridgeport
Kimball
Minuteman Band Day and Nebraska Music Educators Meet Set
Dalton hosts the Minuteman Conference Band Day with about 300 musicians from eight schools. Sidney prepares for the Nebraska Music Educators convention with over 1400 students and educators for a three day program featuring clinics, district tryouts, and the 1967 All-State orchestra, chorus, and band led by J. R. McEntyre Elmer Copley and Abraham Chavez.
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Dalton
Minuteman Conference Activities Association
American Legion Auxiliary
Sidney
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Wichita State University
J. R. McEntyre
Odessa
Texas
Elmer Copley
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kansas
Abraham Chavez
University of Colorado In
Boulder
Post Office To Close Saturday Veterans Day Observance
Post Office window and delivery services unavailable Saturday Nov 11 for Veterans Day. Lobby remains open for mail intake and dispatch. Cheyenne County Extension Office closes from Friday noon through Saturday. Sidney Public Library also closes for Veterans Day.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Close to 1 000 Cattle Listed For Sidney Sale
The Sid ney Livestock Sales Pavilion sale planned for Saturday November 11 already lists nearly 1 000 head with more consignments expected. Buyers from local and eastern markets show rising interest and officials anticipate stable prices. Listings include calves and yearlings 350 to 550 pounds and a batch of Angus cows with 2nd and 3rd calves. The sale is shaping up as one of the largest of the fall season at Sidney market.
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Sidney
National Wheat Growers Set Annual Convention in Alliance
Alliance hosts the 14th annual Nebraska Wheat Growers Association convention from November 14 to 16 with top speakers including C Allen Tom Bob Bergland Glen Hofer and university professors. A Wheat Hearts meeting and Queen coronation are planned with Governor Norbert Tiemann as banquet speaker.
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Alliance
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
C. Allen Tom
Delles
Oregon
National Association of Wheat Growers
Bob Bergland
Midwest
ASCS
Washington, D.C
Glen Hofer
NAWG
John Schmidt
University of Nebraska
Glen Vollmer
Nebraska
Norbert Tiemann
Nebraska Wheat Hearts
NWGA
Wheat Hearts
Tiemann
Fred Lush
Albin
Wyoming
Ed McFadden
Nebraska Nfc
Elton Berck
Nebraska Farmers Union
Robert Smith
Nebraska Grange
Ray Davis
John Sullivan
Wallace
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Bergland
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Sidney United Fund
Jeff Bush
United Fund
Lewis Wilson
American National Bank
Ada Hansen
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Farm Bureau Board Meets
Farmers Union
Yale
Committees of Congress
GSA
Congress
Egging Road
Bushnell
Dix
Lodgepole
Harrisburg
Lyman
Wheat Growers’ Meeting
Vollmer
Schmidt
Holly Hodge
Ervain Friede
Vic Haas
Harold Tremain
Frank Johannsen
Wayne Allen
Wendell Johnson
Davie
Hemingford
McCook
D. A. Peterson
Wyoming Wheat Growers Assn
Robert Ankeny
Bayard
Richard Lewis
Holbrook
Ralph Boyer
Ruth Emerson
Lakeside
Pamela Foster
Grant
Alliance City
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