Sidney lights up for Christmas Friday night fun
Willis King head of the city light department and his crew will activate a multicolored display Friday evening. The downtown district will glow with simulated Christmas trees Santa Claus and sleigh at courthouse square and other decorations. Merchants will showcase decorations as part of a city wide beautification effort and a Christmas lighting contest by the Chamber of Commerce and City with two prize categories over and under $50 to boost participation.
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Sidney
Willis King
City Light Department
Santa Claus
Courthouse Square
The
Telegraph
King
Chamber of Commerce
Pan-American farms out 83 oil deals in Nebraska arch
Pan-American Oil Co confirms farming out 83 drilling deals along the Cambridge Arch in west central Nebraska. Eighteen deals have gone to Placid Oil Co of Shreveport and 15 to Clinton White of Wichita. The arch’s west flank around Red Willow yields current production with exploration moving eastward toward Dawes and Sheridan counties. In Kimball County a probable discovery near Kimball townsite prompts a second well on the Janicek property. Cheyenne County reports a fifty barrels per day pump on the No 1 Hurt Lorenzo wildcat, after earlier doubts, with completion in the J sand via fractured perforations.
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Pan-American Oil Co
Nebraska
Cambridge Arch
Placid Oil Co
Shreveport
Clinton White
Wichita
Red Willow
Kansas
Dawes
Sheridan Counties
Kimball County
Panhandle
Kimball
Linn-Nugent
Darrell Blanton
Love-Miller Drilling Co
Morrill County
Stark
Miami
Dawes County
Box Butte
Sheridan County
Pan- American
Kimball City
Janicek
Western Nebraska Observer
Cheyenne County
Lorenzo
CNW
Exeter Drilling Co
Gower Oil Co
Rinehart
O'Connell Field
Sidney
Settlement Granted In Workmen's Compensation Case
District Judge John Kuns approved a lump sum settlement of 530.72 for Lucille L. Thompson in a suit against the Grolier Society Inc. Thompson, a sales associate, was injured while employed by the society. Representing Thompson was P J Heaton Sr. and J L Orpe appeared for the defendant.
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John Kuns
Lucille L. Thompson
Grolier Society, Inc
Thompson
Production Casing Run At O Connell
The Ohio Oi Co will run 54 inch production casing at its No 5 O Connell well in the O Connell Field near Lorenzo. Completion planned despite modest core and log reads. Exeter Drilling Co. contractor. After rig release it moves to No 2 J F Beyer in the Beyer Field northwest of Sidney.
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Ohio Oi Co
O’connell
Lorenzo
Sidney
Exeter Drilling Co
Ohio
J. F. Beyer
Beyer Field
Deen Held In Cheyenne County Jail On Check Charge
A 26 year old man, using the name Dr Hakemm Sham Sad Deen, is jailed in Cheyenne County facing a no account check count for a $20 draft drawn on a Nova Scotia bank and passed at Lee Stores in August. He pleaded guilty in county court and awaits district court with a $1000 bond.
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Hakemm
Sham Sad Deen
Greeley
Colo
Kermit Brumbaugh
Nova Scotia
Lee
Cheyenne
City Offices Move to New Building This Week
City offices will relocate to the new building at 1115 13th Avenue in a planned move using only city equipment and staff. Offices close from Thanksgiving Day through Saturday and reopen Monday at the new location.
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13Th Avenue
Yanney Resigns Demo Position in Cheyenne County
E K Yanney of Lodgepole resigns as Cheyenne County Democratic Central Committee chairman. C A Story elected to replace him. Yanney to pursue Rutgers dissertation and asked for a successor. Tom Allington named vice chairman by the executive committee. Gov Morrison previously appointed Yanney to the Nebraska State Normal Board.
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E K Yanney
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County
Democratic Central Committee
C. A. Story
Yanney
Rutgers University
Democratic Party
Tom Allington
Sunol
Frank Morrison
Nebraska State Normal Board
Siedow Dies Sudently at Ft Collins After Heart Attack
Henri A Siedow 52 former Sidney resident died suddenly Monday afternoon in Ft Collins where he had lived for years of a heart attack. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Warren Mortuary Ft Collins. Survivors include his wife Ada May one son Henri Jr three daughters Greta Reichenberg Sharon Sunny Jo a granddaughter and three brothers Karl Herman Fred and three sisters Julia Mueller Marie Steele Fra Worthington.
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Henri A Siedow
Sidney
Ft Collins
Warren Mortuary
Ft. Collins
Mr. Siedow
Sidney High School
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Mr Siedow
S'dnex
Fred Siedow
Ada May
Rt 2
Box 65F
Henri Jr
C E
Greta) Reichenberg
Milton
Fra
Sharon
Sunny Jo
Karl
Herman
Fred
Portland
Ore
Julia Mueller
Marie Steele
Fra Worthington
Kansas City
Laux Named to AP All-State Team in Sidney
Jan Laux of Sidney is named to The Associated Press all-state high school football team. AP calls the tackle the wheelhorse of a strong Maroon squad. Details appear on today's sports page.
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Jan Laux
Sidney
Associated Press
Timely Snow Brings Relief in Western Nebraska
Sidney saw two inches of fresh snow Tuesday night easing drought worries for farmers. Temperatures ranged 15 to 35 degrees with melting expected as the sun returns. Roads were slick but ice and snow pack limited accidents, as forecasts call for warmer weather and a pleasant Thanksgiving in the Panhandle.
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Sidney
Dollar-Uise
FAA
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Nebraska State Highway Patrol
Ogallala
Angora
Wyoming Line
Denver
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Local Routing of Interstate Not Discussed
The Ogallala hearing on the proposed Interstate route through Cheyenne County focused mainly on whether the highway should pass north or south of the Platte River from the Big Springs area to Brady in Lincoln County. Testimony favored the northern route to serve western Nebraska better. a Sidney hearing is urged before a final routing is decided.
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Cheyenne County
Ogallala
Platte River
Big Springs Junction
Brady
Lincoln County
Nebraska
Ivan Liljegren
Highway Department
Sidney
Wayne Moran
Chamber of Commerce
John Elwell Jr
Lodgepole
Brady West
Moran
Treasurer Reports Tax Payments Good
Cheyenne County Treasurer M. M Inhelder reported strong 1961 personal and real estate tax receipts with remarkably good collections. Auto tax and license fees will be accepted starting Tuesday Jan 2 with passenger car fees at $8 and varying by truck weight.
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Cheyenne County
M. M Inhelder
Sedimentation Plan for Wheat Sparks Division in Nebraska
Farmers and farm organizations clash over a proposed sedimentation test for wheat. The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association backs the plan, while the Nebraska Farmers Union and the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation urge caution. The test would pay premiums for superior baking quality rather than high protein content, aligning with milling interests but raising concerns about Nebraska’s ability to meet baking standards.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Farmers Union
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska
Panhandle
Final payments urged for 1961 feed grain program
The Office of the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service continues dispersing final payments under the 1961 feed grain program. Producers who have not yet received this final payment are urged to apply promptly.
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Office of the
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Thanksgiving Proclamation by John F. Kennedy
The 35th President proclaims Thursday November 23 as a national day of thanksgiving. He urges contemplation, family storytelling of the First Thanksgiving, and renewal of commitment to liberty, peace, and aid to the hungry, within a world of freedom.
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United Nations
John F. Kennedy
United States of America
Congress
Chilcren
New England
John Fo Kennedys
Sedimentation test discussed by District I Farmers Union
Delegates at the District I annual meeting of Nebraska Farmers Union adopted a wait and see stance on the widely discussed wheat sedimentation test. They doubt its benefit for hard winter wheat while preferring to keep protein testing in tandem. A resolution urging continued protein testing with sedimentation will go to the state meeting in Grand Island Feb 28–Mar 1.
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Farmers Union
Nebraska Farmers Union
District I
Grand Island
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Farmers Union District
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Sesson
Elton Berck
Linoln
Ernest Larson
Engarm
Dis
Lights On Driving Campaign Set For Thanksgiving
Nebraska motorists are urged to keep lights on from Tuesday morning to Sunday night as a safety reminder. Gov. Frank Morrison approved the appeal before a trip to Germany, per safety coordinator Mrs. Helen Greene. The lights on tactic began on Memorial Day and has been used at holidays since, with Morrison saying it saves accidents and lives. The slogan is See the light slow down and live, and no holiday auto fatalities have been linked to the program.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
Germany
Helen Greene
Greenwood
Morrison
Greene
Farm Bureau Opposes Wheat Sedimentation Test
Harold Kettler of Cheyenne County reports Nebraska Farm Bureau and District Farmers Union resolutions deem the wheat sedimentation test premature and urge further study before official use. The group also protests further wheat acreage reductions, favors retiring acres, and calls for stored excess wheat handling rules. Other attendees included Bob Misegadis and Ivan Walker with speakers Dr Harry Miorove and June Lynn.
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Convention
Harold Kettler
Cheyenne
District Farmers Union
Nebraska
Lincoln
Bob Misegadis
Ivan Walker
Harry Miorove
Department of Agriculture
Blacksburg
Lynn
Ameria
Ion
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Pan-American
S. C. Fisher
Kenneth Bale
M. M. Inhelder
O'Connell
H. S. S. Deen
Radio Free Africa
State Department
Harvard University
Story
Henri Siedow
Pha
Bingham
Distri
Finest Peterson
North Pigue
Henry Gell
Antrigg
Ray Crawford
Alliance
Farmers Union Group
Trict
Ernest Peterson
North Platte
Agettes
Helen Johnson
Harold Brauer
Farm Bureau
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