Mrs Ottoson Dies In Train Car Collision Near Potter
Verna M Ottoson 68 died when a car stalled on Union Pacific tracks two miles east of Potter. Driver Glen Lipska tried to move the 1955 Chrysler and rescue her as a westbound train struck the vehicle. Funeral set for Saturday at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with burial in Potter Cemetery.
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Cheyenne County
Potter
Verna M Ottoson
Glen C. Lipska
Union Pacific
Lipska
Ottoson
Gehrig and Son
Harlan Brei
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Potter Cemetery
Eye Bank
Verna Mary Peterson
Vermillion, S.C
Chris
Christina
Peterson
Andrew Ottoson
Wakegan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Nebraska
Redington
Sidney
Sidney Public School
Oliver
Las Vegas
Nev
Lowell
Gladys Challburg
Evelyn Bissett
Ontario
Calif
Ernest Peterson
Gurley
Leonard Peterson
Bridgeport
Marvin Peterson
Pierre, S
Chrysler
Verna Ottoson
Brazil theme highlighted in Rotary Travel and Adventure series
Clay Francisco discusses Brazil in a 2:30 p.m. Sunday presentation at Sidney High School. The program features color films of Iguasu Falls, Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon, Brasilia, the Urubu Indians, Jangada fishermen, Vaqueiros cattle workers, coffee harvests, and Brazilian culture. Francisco brings a global career from public information to Time Inc and Playbill, with filming across 40 countries including a 4,000 mile Soviet Russia journey.
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Clay Francisco
Rotary
Sidney High School
Brazil
South America
Iguasu Falls
Rio de Janeiro
Amazon River
Brasilia
Jangada
Zebu
Francisco
University of Missouri
Office of Public Information
Philippines
Okinawa
Time, Inc
Playbille
National Theatre Program
Aruba
Soviet Russia
Golf Weather Still Prevails In The Area
The FAA flight service station reports temperatures from 22 to 56 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday with 27 to 39 by 11 am today. A continuing dry spell shows no signs of a change in conditions.
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Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service
Wheat meeting of Nebraska advisory committee
An official meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Division of Wheat Development Utilization and Marketing of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is set for Thursday at 9 am in the Terminal Building conference room on the second floor at 10th and O Streets in Lincoln.
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Division of
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Terminal
10Th and
O Streets
Lincoln
Panhandle Forecast With Warmer Weekend Outlook
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday with westerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs 40 to 50, lows 15 to 25, near zero precipitation. Extended outlook through Sunday to Tuesday remains partly cloudy and a bit warmer, highs 45 to 55, lows 10 to 20.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Christmas Tree Cutting Authorized on Pine Ridge District
Pine Ridge District allows Christmas tree cutting on two weekends December 4-5 and 11-12. District Ranger Valley Chesbro notes a special area will be open with supervision, permits available at Chadron office, and visitors should bring a saw or axe and a rope to haul out their tree.
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Chadron
Pine Ridge
Nebraska National Forest District
Ranger
Chesbro
Local Air Service Halts After Propeller Loss near Wind sor
Frontier Beechcraft 99 flights in Sidney and nearby towns were stopped after a plane lost a propeller near Wind sor, Colorado, but landed safely in Denver. Initial reports of an engine loss were corrected, and 95s are grounded for inspections with no restart until clearance.
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Sidney
Frontier
Windsor
Colo
Denver
Frontier Office
New Patrol Cars Won’t Be White
Governor's Highway Safety Committee says new Nebraska State Patrol cruisers will be bought in multiple colors effective immediately. Patrol vehicles used for traffic enforcement will keep red lights and standard markings on the current fleet.
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Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Nebraska State Patrol
James E Kruger
Local Stores Open Christmas Season Tonight With Santa Visit
Santa will make the first of ten appearances tonight at 6 30 ending at 8 30 as part of the season kickoff. City lights glow at dusk and stores stay open until 8 30 to start the holiday shopping rush. Shoppers may enter weekly turkey drawings run by the Chamber of Commerce with 25 turkeys awarded each week. registrations end Friday and winners must claim by 5 pm Saturday. Santa photography at the Photo Center is set for December 4 11 and 18 from 2 to 5 pm. Window displays are being judged Saturday with winners announced Monday. youth groups decorate windows across the county for a popular pre Christmas event.
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Santa Claus
Sidney
North Pole
Petroleum Engineers Meet SPE Subsection Speaker Mr Craig
Forrest F Craig Jr chief petroleum engineer with Amoco International Oil Co and SPE Distinguished Lecturer will address the Colorado Nebraska Subsection of SPE at a 630 pm dinner on Monday December 6 at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. He will discuss engineering waterfloods for improved oil recovery and the designs needed to maximize recovery.
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Forrest F Craig Jr
Amoco International Oil Co
Society of Petroleum Engineers
AIME
Colorado Nebraska
SPE
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Nebraska
Colorado
Colorado- Nebraska
P F Patterson
Sidney
R I. van Cleave Sidney
Nebraska counties report new oil fields boosting state output
Three Nebraska counties Cheyenne Morrill and Scotts Bluff report new oil discoveries with initial production up to 75 barrels per day. The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved 36 drilling permits in late November the busiest month of 1971.
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Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Morrill County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Oil-Gas Commission
Bander
Couch
Scotts Bluff
Kehn
Gering
Sundance Oil Co
Wiser Oil Co
Wiegand
Ickes
Marathon Oil Co
Kimball County
Kenton
B-W Drilling Co
Margate
Exeter Drilling and Exploration Co
No 1
Treinen
Sidney
Exeter
Kimball County Car Oil and Gas Ltd
William Sidwell
Chamberlain
Vanson Production Co
Ohmart Jr
Robert Schulein
Gear Drilling Co
Richardson County
Big J Production Co., Inc
Red Willow County
Empire Drilling Co
Danbury
Arthur Dawson
Kearney
Phelps, Sioux
Nemaha
Sidney Theater Manager Will Return To Denver
Vern Austin, longtime Fox-Commonwealth Theater manager in Sidney, says he has severed ties with the Commonwealth chain and will move to Denver after December 1. A 25 year National General Corp veteran, he led Sidney since 1963 and helped start the summer PTA family movie programs. Commonwealth plans to name a successor soon.
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Sidney
Denver
Vern Austin
Fox-Commonwealth Theater
Commonwealth
Mr Austin
National General Corporation
Sidney Theater
Commonwealth Chain
National General
Austin
NGC
PTA
Fuel crisis warned as reserves shrink by decade end
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commissioner Jack Fish warned at Sidney Lions Club that policy and reduced drilling have cut known reserves. He said by 1970 lower 48 crude oil reserves could cover consumer needs for less than nine years, urging outside investment to find and develop new supplies.
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Sidney
Fish
Alaska
UF Drive Reaches $10,000 Mark In Fund Thermometer
W W Schulz moved the United Fund thermometer from $6,000 to the $10,000 level this week as 12 organizations battle toward a Christmas goal. Businesses are contributing gifts and employees are urged to submit UF folders and receipts before the holiday rush. Additional gifts accepted at UF Headquarters on Lith Avenue across from The Sidney Telegraph.
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United Fund
W.W. Schulz
United Drive
Lith Avenue
Sidney Telegraph
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Santa
Forrest F. Craig JR
Cheyenne, Morrill
Scotts Bluff Counties
Nemaha County
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Wyoming Public Utilities Commission
Petroleum Information
Lance Creek Field
Wyoming
Fort Laramie
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