Trees Available for Farm Plantings in Nebraska
Nebraska farmers ordered millions of Clarke McNary trees to reach well over 40 million distributed since 1926. Extension forester Karl Loerch notes windbreak needs, erosion control and woodlot development, with evergreen, broadleaf and shrub varieties listed for windward planting and wildlife benefit. Trees ship from Nebraska National Forest at Halsey in April 1961, with orders open at county offices.
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Lincoln
Loerch
Nebraska
Nebraska National Forest
Halsey
Miller Will Play It By Ear As Nixon Neared Exit
Dr. A. Miller 68 year old Interior official and former Nebraska congressman says he will play it by ear amid the shift from a Republican to a Democratic administration. He notes that political appointments typically expire with a change in party control and hints at possible future plans during the transition period.
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A. Miller
Interior Department
Washington
Nebraska
Miller
House
John F. Kennedy
House Interior Committee
Sidney students to tour Denver by Frontier Airlines
Courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce and Frontier Airlines, 21 Sidney essayists from St Patrick’s Academy and Sidney Senior High travel to Denver for a day trip. The group includes 16 juniors and 5 seniors, age 16 to 17, whose essays on air transport meaning for Sidney earned them flights, hotel, and a city tour.
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Sidney
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Frontier Airlines
Thompson
Denver
St. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney Senior High
Carl B Nelson
Carl Nelson
Fourteenth Street
Charles Gassett
C W Gassett
Beverly Drive
Keith Talley
H O Hawthornes
East Drive
Terry van Aelstyn
Ed van Aelstyn
South 21St Street
Joseph Ringleman
W. Ringleman
First Street
Diane Schilz
Hilary Schilz
Jeannie Hyatt
Patty Thorpe
J L. Thorpe
Osage
Cecilia Palmer
Edward P. Palmer
Sixth Street
Frontier
Sidney Kids
Mile High
Ron Barker
Pat Heaton, Jr
Aviation Committee
The
Chamber
Joseph Lorentzo
Lincoln
Department of Aeronautics
State of
Nebraska
Lawrence C Sills
the Telegraph
the Telegraph Thursday That “Frontier and the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Lloyd Carr
Gene Warren
Bill Lyddon
al Christensen
Farm Bureau Urges Sales or Income Tax in Nebraska
LINCOLN The Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation asked the 1961 Legislature to enact a Sales tax or an income tax. A resolution adopted at the 42nd annual state convention urged enactment of either form and supported abolishing special property tax levies used to finance specific state projects.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Effie Willis 85 Dies After Long Illness in Bridgeport
Effie Estella Belden Willis 85 a Sidney resident for over six decades died Thursday at a Bridgeport rest home after years of declining health. Funeral set for 9:30 Monday at St Patrick's with Rev Vincent Pelster. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 7:30 p.m. at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home memorial designated by family. Survivors include four sons and three daughters, 14 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters.
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Effie Willis
Sidney
Bridgeport
St. Patrick’s Church
Vincent Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Rosary
Gehrig and Son
Jamestown
Kaw
Effie Estella Belden
Wallace
Amanda Dugger Belden
Redington
Neb
Solomon Willis
Elizabeth Pocock
Big Springs
Bridgeport Rest Home
Sol Willis
Evelyn Livingston
Harold
Denver
William
Laramie
Ralph
Kelseyville
Calif
Mary Fraudendorfer
Beaumont
Pocock
Lloyd Belden
Lottie Liggett
Melrose
Mont
Charles Belden
Potter
Sadie Randall
Minatare
Lillie Hart
California
John
Rev Parks To Speak To Historical Group
Rev. Fred Parks of Christ Church Sidney will talk at the Plains Historical Society fall meeting in Bushnell High School gym at 8 p.m. Friday Nov. 25. He will discuss early missionaries including George Beecher, later Nebraska bishop, and notable church history such as Buffalo Bill’s pew. Mrs. Ralph Hammond invites locals with information on church history to attend.
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Kimball
Nebraska
The
Plains Historical Society
Bushnell High School
Fred Parks
Christ Church
Sidney
George Beecher
Parks
William Cody
Buffalo Bill
Ralph Hammond
Historical Society
Lions Hold Next Parley At Rest Home
The Lions Club will meet at Memorial rest home in Sidney at 12 noon on November 23. They plan a pre-Thanksgiving program for the patients, extending club activity beyond the hall to the home.
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Lions
The
Lions Club
Memorial Rest Home
Sidney
Henry Heaton Injured After Denver Car Crash
Henry R. Heaton, 57, brother of P. J. Heaton Sr. of Sidney, was in critical condition after a two car crash at 34th and Colorado Boulevard in Denver. Marvin L. Rougens, 22, was only slightly injured. Heaton is an officer and attorney with The Frontier Refining Co. of Denver. he previously practiced law in Sidney.
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Henry R. Heaton
P. J. Heaton Sr
Sidney
Denver
P. J. Heatons
34Th
Colorado Boulevard
Heaton
Marvin L. Rougens
Denver General Hospital
Frontier Refining Co
Oil Company
First Payment On Beets To Be 1 806 000
Sugar beet growers in the Ovid Factory district will receive over 1 806 000 for all beets delivered through November 4 99 percent of the crop is included and the entire crop is harvested with average yield over 17 3 tons per acre and sugar content of 17 5 percent This is the second best crop ever grown in the district with higher tonnage and sugar than 1959 and only 1956 exceeded in sugar content New slicing record of 2425 tons in 24 hours and operations expected to continue until about January 20 131
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Ovid
Conservation Mill Levy Reduced by Nebraska Oil and Gas
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission will cut the conservation mill levy from 144 mills to one mill per dollar, effective 12:01 a.m. January 1, 1961. The reduction applies to all crude oil, dry gas, and casing head gas produced and sold after that date, while the current 1.5 mill levy remains in effect until then.
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Two Men And Girl In Custody Over Sidney Stickup
Quentin Moore and a 44-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were detained in connection with the November 10 Pip's Drive-In Liquor Store holdup in Sidney. Moore admitted four Denver holdups and was identified by clerk Marion Treinen as the armed robber who took about $200. He surrendered in Cheyenne on November 12 while other suspects cooperated with investigators.
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Quentin
Bill
Cheyenne County
F. L. Balderson
Bill’ Moore
Pip
Marion
T-Bone
Treinen
Moore
Pip’s
Illinois
Sidney
Voluntary
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver
Bill Schulz
Mile High City
Francis M. Cooper
Missouri
Delilah West
Fort Collins
Cooper
West
Delilah Metheny
Kansas City
Telegraph
Balderson
Warrensburg
Henry Schulz Sr. Dies at 73 in Ogallala
Henry Schulz Sr. longtime Ogallala Truck Lines president died of a heart attack Thursday at Ogallala Community Hospital. A 29 year Ogallala resident, he leaves four children Emil Colorado Springs Henry Jr Sidney Anne Marie and Ernest Ogallala. Services by the VFW at Bracken Mortuary in Ogallala.
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Henry Schulz Sr
Ogallala
Postoffice Seeks Part Time Xmas Help in Sidney
Postmaster Leo Gorman announced that the Sidney postoffice is accepting applications for holiday season part time workers to handle increased mail volume. Applications open now and run through December 1, with veterans given preference. Pay is $1.96 per hour.
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Leo Gorman
Sidney Postoffice
Postoffice
Benefit Dance Set Saturday At Armory
Nebraska Crippled Children's Society will benefit from a dance Saturday Nov 19 at the National Guard Armory in Sidney. U P Oldtimers Club 35 and Auxiliary sponsor the event which starts at 9 p.m. with music by Millard Musil's band.
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Nebraska Crippled Children’s Society
National Guard Armory
Sidney
U. P. Oldtimers Club 35
Auxiliary
Millard Musil
Dalton land sale totals 115300 dollars for 840 acres
The John P. Pelster estate sold 840 acres in three tracts including the Pelster field site for 115300 dollars. Jim Jensen of Dalton bought 160 acres for 24550 dollars, Ollie H and Norman W Johnson of Dix gained 360 acres for 51750 dollars, and Herbert J. Schreiner and spouse of Dalton secured 320 acres for 39000 dollars. Half the mineral rights sold with the second tract. The Pelster field produced 150 barrels oil per month with 15 barrels water. The sale averaged 137 dollars per acre.
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Pelster
Discovery
John P. Pelster
Raymond Pelster
Bartlett
Nebraska
Jim Jensen
Dalton
Ollie H
Norman W. John
Dix
Conservation Commission
Onewell Field
Pelster Discovery
Herbert J. Schreinert
Onewell Pelster Field
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Dr. Miller
Source
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Wirephoto
Farm Bureau
Rev. Parks
Henry Heaton
By Pat Brennan
Was Truck Lines
Armory
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