Nebraska seeks steady interstate plan amid cost and speed debates
Nebraska highway officials discuss annual construction targets of 20 to 22 million dollars for the interstate system amid concerns over costs and contractor capacity. They project total program costs near 300 million dollars with yearly decisions conditioned on federal funding and state capabilities. Meetings with Iowa officials address Iowa-Nebraska connections and route interchanges around Council Bluffs and Omaha.
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Ress
Talamy
Nebraska
Chicago
American Association of State
Ross
Omaha-Gretna
Congress
Iowa Highway
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Iow
Open House Showcases Half Million Dollar School Wing
The new school wing offers 4000 square feet of classrooms, shops, and a science room and will be open Sunday from 1 to 5. The maple paneled theatre style space and birch gymnasium feature sound proofing, with sections serving music and stage use.
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Archi
Interviews Monday For Jobs At Fort Sidney Hotel
The Fort Sidney Motor Hotel will hold interviews Monday for employment. The Nebraska State Employment Office will conduct the interviews. Chester Johnson will not interview staff. Between 30 and 40 workers are expected, some part time, with a grand opening hoped for New Year’s Eve.
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Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Nebraska State Employment Office
10Th Ave
Chester Johnson
NSES
Johnson
Railroad Retirement Board Rep Visit at Nebraska Office
A representative of the US Railroad Retirement Board will be at the Nebraska State Employment Office at 107 Tenth Avenue at 3 p.m. on December 2. Citizens needing information on Railroad Retirement Disability wife or survivor benefits and Railroad Unemployment or sickness insurance benefits are urged to call.
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US Railroad Retirement Board
Nebraska
Tenth Avenue
Oil Drilling Record Set in Panhandle
Oil drilling records are reported as surpassed in the Panhandle region. Sidney stores announce open Friday and Saturday every week until Christmas with a family style shopping emphasis.
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Panhandle
Sidney
Federal Tax Institute Set for Scottsbluff Dec 2-3
An Institute on federal tax law will be held in Scottsbluff December 2 and 3 at the Lincoln Hotel. Nebraska State Bar members attend free with registration. nonmembers may register for record purposes. Notable speakers include Paul L Martin, Roger V Dickenson, Keith Miller, Warren K Delien, Richard E Hunter, Laurens Williams, Robert R Veach, and Mac Ashbill Jr. A panel will address member-submitted questions.
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Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Nebraska State Bar Alsa
Paul L Martin
Sidney
Roger V. Dickenson
Keith Miller
Omaha
Internal Revenue Procedure
Mac Ashbill Jr
Washington
Lester A Danielson
Miller
TV Party Set For Saturday at Sidney Country Club
City officials and guests from Kimball Scottsbluff Alliance and Sidney will attend a full day event by Collier Electric Co. at Sidney Country Club starting 10 AM to view microwave TV deliveries. Attendees will watch the Army Navy game in color, enjoy programs and a buffet, with additional activities and dinner.
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Sidney
Collier Electric Co
Collier Officils
Kimball
Scottsbluff Alliance
Collier
Scottsbluff and
Alliance
Collier Company
Sidney Country Club
Midshipmen
Charles Pope
Dirty Wheat To Be Subject At Convention
The Nebraska Wheat Growers plan their annual Ogallala meeting December 5 to 7 to discuss dirty wheat foreign competition and tent stored circus wheat. Board members Carl Bruns Herbert Hughes and Jim Hoyt report on European Asian and South American market studies as the group seeks cleaner hard wheat for foreign markets and favorable quality legislation.
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Ognila
Nebraska
Manny) Kreader
Dalton
Rome
Foreign Agriculture Service
Hts
Wheat Growers' Board of Directors
Ogallala
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Carl Bruns
Chappell
A Herbert
Hugheqot-dr-yy'al
Jim Hoyt
McCook
Europe
Asia
South America
The
Nebraska Wheathearts
Letters To Santa Will Be Printed In The Telegraph
Letters to Santa will be printed in The Sidney Telegraph starting Monday December 2 and continuing to December 18. Children may write and send to Box 219, Sidney, their letters to Santa Claus. Each child should include name age and address for posting to the North Pole.
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Santa
Telegraph
Santa Claus
Sidney
North Pole
Acreage cuts backed by grain stock repayment plan
The Field Crops Committee of the National Conference of Commodity Groups urges farmers to idle 60 to 70 million acres in exchange for grain from surplus government stocks. The plan aims to remove surpluses and pave the way for a new federal farm program, with a Kansas City meeting set for December 11-12.
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National Conference of Commodity Groups
Kansas City
Herbert Hughes
Imperial
National Wheat Growers Assn
Voice Of Democracy Winner Mary Ann Mohatt Named
Mary Ann Mohatt, a junior from St. Patrick's Academy, won Cheyenne County's Voice of Democracy contest after county eliminations among eight finalists from Dalton Potter and Sidney. Judy Townsend and Sharyn James took second, with KSID recording the winning speech for state entry and a plaque presented by the sponsor.
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Cheyenne County
Mary Ann Mohatt
St. Patrick’s Academy
Miss Mohatt
Dalton, Potter and
Sidney
Judy Townsend
Sidney High School
Sharyn James
St. Patrick’s
Barbara Cork
Sidney High
John Lovell
Potter
Audrey Kragel
Dalton
Judy Pelster
Jim West
Mary Ann McHatt
Jaycee
Jack Flohr
Thompson
Free Salk Shots Misinfo Clarified By Telegraph
The Telegraph reports misinformation about free Salk vaccine shots for Cheyenne County residents 19 or under. Officials from the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis stated free shots were available to all eligible youths, and the paper ran the issue as a public service.
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Telegraph
Cheyenne County
National Foundation of
Oshkosh Minister Dies of Heart Attack at 64
Rev Carl McConnell 64 pastor of the Oshkosh Methodist Church died suddenly from a heart attack at his home yesterday morning. He served the Oshkosh Kawanda circuit three and a half years and previously led the Mitchell church. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 pm in Oshkosh with Dr Harold Sandall and Rev Orlando Lece officiating. Survivors include his wife Jane, a son Gordon, a daughter Carla, and three sons on the west coast.
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Carl McConnell
Usukosh
Oshkosh-Kawanda
Mitchell
Oshkosh
Harold Sandall
Tincoln
Orlando I.cce
Scottsbluff
Northwest Nebraska
Jane
Gordon
Carla
West Coast
Savings Bond Sales Lag in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County savings bonds chairman HG Spearow reports October sales of 73166 dollars for E and H bonds. January October county sales total 883214 dollars, 66.5 percent of 1957 quota. State totals show Nebraska purchases in October 5749886 dollars and January October 1967 67730795 dollars, 77.4 percent of statewide quota.
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HG Spearow
Cheyenne County Savings Bonds
Poal
Frank B Ieintze
Nebraska
No Improvement Seen In Wheat Carryover
The wheat carryover fell by 125 million bushels on July 1 from a year earlier. The USDA aims for a further 50 million bushel reduction in the current marketing year.
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USDA
Committee Probes Random Tax Returns In Nebraska Counties
A representative from Senator Terry Carpenter's tax investigating committee has taken about twenty tax returns at random from the county assessor office here. The group plans a deeper review before moving to Cheyenne County on December 1 to broaden the probe into corporate tax declarations. County assessors express resentment as the inquiry expands across Nebraska.
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Terry Carpenter
Cheyenne County
Carpenter
Cheyenne
Roy Gish
Kimball County
Len Carpenter
Nebraska
Gish
Lincoln
Madison County
Gus Baumann
President Must Slow Down Says Miller
Congressman A L Miller says President Eisenhower must curb activities after a mild heart attack. Dr Miller notes the attack shows vascular weakness and the President should slow to prevent another episode.
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Miller
A L Miller
Eisenhower
Dr Miller
Insurance Premium Deadline Tomorrow
County agent Arlo Jones warns unpaid federal crop insurance premiums from the 1957 crop face a 10 percent penalty starting tomorrow November 30. The notice serves as a last minute reminder to policyholders to settle accounts to avoid extra charges.
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Arlo Jones
Jones
Eight Hundred Mark Already Exceeded Here
Western Nebraska oil well completions surpassed 800 for the week, reaching 806 with 256 oil wells, 3 gas wells, 536 failures and several shut-ins and abandonments. Kimball County reports new Keefer No 1 discovery in SE 11-14-57, while Chan dler-Simpson adds Kuyper No B-3 in Rue field. other wells show slim prospects on wildcat tests and several new locations filed with the state office.
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Western Nebraska
Ira Rinehart
Denver
Nebraska
Panhandle
Reserve Petroleum Co
CNE
Kimball County
Kimball
Keefer No
West
Chandler-Simpson
Aue
Petroleum, Inc
Pan American
Stevens
Juelfs
Morrill County
Williamson - Kissinger & Co
McNamara
Wildcat
Skelly Oil Co
Belgum
Kirsball County
S& SE
Shaw Field
Southern Pet. Corp
L& SE
Weather Outlook: Generally fair with mild warming Sunday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions today tonight and tomorrow with lows around 20 and highs near 30 to 40. Temperatures are expected to be 5 to 1 degrees below normal through next Wednesday with continued cold and a warming trend Sunday. Periods of light snow may bring nearly 0.1 inch of precipitation.
Grain Markets Rally As Wheat Quoted At 1 82 Per Bushel
Local elevator sources report wheat at 1 82 per bushel. The brief item notes current grain market pricing with no further regional or vendor details.
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Mr Ress
Bert
Federal Tax Institute
Voice of Democracy
Mary Annn Mohatt
Edna Worleman
C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Neal Atkins
Hollis Peratt
Sidney Retail
Civic Club
Country Club
Baumann
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