Happy Ending Story Of John Deere Building Gift
Ira Steward, former Sidney John Deere manager, recounts a pleased ending to the three story building gift to Memorial Hospital. Cabela's Inc. of Chappell bought the building, avoiding a $150,000 expansion cost, expanding hospital services and providing ongoing income for the hospital association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere Co
John Deere
Sidney
Hospital Association
Ira Steward
Sidney John Deere
Memorial Hospital
Steward
Omaha
Ray Cruise
Memorial Hospital Board
John Deere Co. Board
R. C
Chick) Cunningham
The
C. A. Story Agency
Cabela’s Inc
Chappell
Cabela’s
Sidney Trade
Six Towns To Take Part In I-80 Opening
Ogallala announces Interstate 80 ribbon cutting on Wednesday December 11 with representatives from Sutherland Panton Roscoe Ogallala Brule and Big Springs. Governor Norbert Tiemann and State Highway Engineer Marvin Nuernweiger will attend along with local chamber Lions Rotary and Optimist members. A noon luncheon follows at the Elks Club with dignitaries addressing the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogallala
Lin Area
Mercury Dips To Six Degrees
A cold snap drops to six degrees last night per FAA Sidney Flight Service. By noon today the temperature rose to 35 degrees with a brisk wind. Thursday's readings ranged from 17 to 41 degrees. Light snowfall left about 0.01 inch of moisture.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney Fight Service
City to bid on storage property near city facilities
The Sidney city council at a special meeting stated it will bid on eight thousand seven hundred eighty feet of commercial storage facilities to be auctioned Saturday at 1 PM. Midwest Equipment Co. owns the property and Katen Agency acts as auctioneers. If the city wins, it will serve as a future investment for city needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Midwest Equipment Co
Katen Agency
John Baudek
Dr Platz Heads Cheyenne Heart Fund Drive
Dr John W Platz D D S of Sidney is named campaign chair for the 1969 Heart Fund in Cheyenne County with state goals set at 315000. Clara Benesek assists as Cheyenne County Heart Memorial Chair while Mrs Guy Ellsworth and Mrs George Hart join as Community Chairmen as February Heart Month activities open statewide education and fund collection for heart research and local Heart Associations.
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John W. Platz
D.D.S
Sidney
Heart Fund
Cheyenne County
Frderick N. Peterson
State Heart Fund
Peterson
Platz
Clara Benesek
George Hart
Heart
Heart Associations
One Thousand Loaves On Way To National Convention
Mrs Dallas Holt of Dalton bakes bread for 1 000 loaves to be sent to St Louis Missouri for the National Farmers Organization convention December 4 and 5. The slices will be sold with milk and cheese by the Slice to raise funds, proceeds split with Cheyenne County NFC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dalton
St. Louis
Holt
National Farmers Organization
Dallas Holt
Potter
Potter Cold Storage
Cheyenne County
Art Holt
Sidney
Laura Young
Herb
I-80 Link Plans Accelerated to Denver-Nebraska Line
Colorado Highway Department will bid in January for three five mile I-80 projects between Sedgwick and Julesburg, moving the Denver to Nebraska interstate closer to completion. If weather cooperates, a motorist could drive from Denver to New York City on the interstate system by early 1970. Extra funds allow finishing remaining links on I-25 connecting Wyoming and New Mexico through Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Trinidad.
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Denver
Colorado Highway Department
Nebraska
Laurence Bower
Sedgwick
Julesburg
Colorado
Bower
New York City
Highway Department
Straight Creek
Mount Vernon Canyon
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Trinidad
Accident investigation after a Thanksgiving backing incident
An accident occurred during the Thanksgiving period on the Phillips 15 service drive. A car driven by 17 year old Cheryl Evans backed into a stationary vehicle, causing about $175 in damage to a pump. No injuries reported. Evans was informed of the incident.
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Sidney Pe
Cheyenne County Wheat Actually Worth $1,676 Per Bushel
Cheyenne County farmer’s 1968 wheat shows $1,676 per bushel under federal plan, not about a dollar. ASC figures explain 40 percent of farm normal yield plus local loan rate yields $41.80 per acre, equating to $1,676 per bushel on 25 bushels. Additional payments from 1967 and program details follow, with county ASC staff and community committees listed.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
Cheyenne
Ting
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Permaent
Lawrence Thompson
Ray Davis
Potter
Lester B. Runge
Sidney
Robert J. Rexroth
Arnold Draper
Gurley
Ray L. Cruise
Wheat in Good to Excellent Condition Across State
The weekly crop review reports winter wheat heading toward December in good shape with mostly good to excellent ratings, and excellent in the southern Panhandle. Moisture in subsoil remains adequate though soils are dry in parts of the southwest, while harvests face delays from wet fields and ground conditions. Corn harvest stands at about 82 percent, moisture 19 percent, sorghum 95 percent harvested with 15 percent moisture, and range and pasture feed conditions below average.
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Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
States
Federal Division of Agriculture
430 Feet Of Oil Recovery At New Well
An apparent oil discovery near Sidney Cheyenne County yields 480 feet of oil at No. 1 Schwasnick well. Dated from D sand formation topped at 4850 feet, testing continues and pump planned. Nearby Banner Scotts Bluffs counties see new drilling and field extensions with multiple partners and projected depths.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Petroleum Information
Gage Oil and Gas Co., Ltd
Continental Resources
Banner
Scotts Bluffs
Banner County
South Texas Development Co
Triangle J Oil Co
J.A. Terteling and Sons
Paul Redding
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
McDaniel
Indian Springs
Scotts Bluff County
Walter A. Ohmart
R. G. Boekel
W. B. Smethers
Stuarco Oil Co
Weather Panhandle Forecast Summary
Fair conditions across the Panhandle this afternoon tonight and Saturday with westerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures range from highs of 40 to 50 this afternoon and 45 to 55 on Saturday, lows 15 to 25 tonight. Precipitation probability under five percent each period. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with frequent changes, highs in the 40s and lows 10 to 20, occasional rain or snow. (Courtesy Frontier Airlines).
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Shoe Factory In Rushville To Hire Monday For Moccasins
The Thomas R. Allen Shoe Corp in Rushville will begin hiring employees on Monday. Shoes will be packed for the first time by December 10 and ready for shipment on its initial order worth about a quarter of a million dollars. The firm makes women and misses hand sewn moccasins in a single style, available in misses sizes 12 to 4 and womens sizes B 4 to 10. Mens shoes may follow soon.
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Rushville
Thomas R. Allen Shoe Corp
Erwin Bows
Frank Congiardo
Congiardo
It's A Grand Night For Singing at Sidney High School
A cast of 85 singers from the Fort Sidney Colonels plus 30 women, 25 children perform Rogers and Hammerstein selections at the Sidney High School Auditorium in a Friday and Saturday evening fund-raiser. Soloists include Mrs. Mike Selzer and Duane Nichols, with performances from Carousel, South Pacific, King and I, and The Sound of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Ff Lammerstein
Sidney High School
Fort Sidney
Mike Selzer
Duane Nichols
Charles Zack
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Heart Drive
Larry Pirvis
Bill Fankhouser
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Rollin Blume
Robert AL. Clark Sr
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Carl Cornelius
Clarence H. Couch
Roger Davies
Jim Edwards
John Elwell
Bill Fankhauser
Marvin Farmer
Clark Fuller
George Hinn
Ed Hinrichs
Benny Hochman
Glenn Hornbeck
Glen Houtz
Jim Jones
Jack Knicely
del Koch
Elmer Ladine
Dick Marker
Harold Massie
Mike McDowell
Ken Moncrief
Nelson
Larry Pippitt
Dave Reeder
Bill Rush
Paul Sheaman
Ralph Spencer
James Thayer
Jack Weimer
Ron Welch
Lew Wilson
Ralph Anderson
Bob Aue
Earl Buack
R. R. Balfour
Harlan Brei
Tom Colling
Spencer Cronk
Phil Curtiss
Annette Davies
Charles Everitt
leBaron Goddwin
LeRoy Hadden
Sera Harvey
Bot Hassle
Children of the Colonels
Laura Baudek
Brian Cornudlus
Patricia Cornelius
Scott Cornelius
Bruce Couch
Julie Edwards
Inn Blewell
Stewart Elwell
Stuart Funkhouser
Su Vanne Fankhauser
Bruce Hochman
Julie Houtz
Lisa Houtz
Lori Houte
Mary de Houtz
Linda Koch
Lite Koch
Stewart Koch
Douglas Nichols
Penny Reeder
Mike Rush
Ricky Rush
Mike Sheaman
Theresa Sheanan
Mick Spencer
Steve Spencer
Jin Thayer
John Thayer
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