Wild Turkey Hunt of 1861 Told by Arbor Day Founder
J Sterling Morton founder of Arbor Day recounts a 1861 hunting party south of Fort Kearny in Franklin County near Naponee. They feasted on wild plums and roosting turkeys, bringing down forty birds in one evening before trading feathers with Pawnee allies.
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Arbor Day
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska State Historical Society
The
Historical Society
Morton
Fort Kearny
Turkey Creek
Franklin County
Naponee
Republican Valley
Ballot Amendments Listed for 1966 General Election
The secretary of state assigns numbers to 15 proposed constitutional amendments from the 1965 Legislature. They would appear on the November 1966 ballot and address topics from term limits and judge removal to tax laws, school funding, and tax exemptions, including a state income tax basis and property tax provisions.
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Secretary of State
State Education Board
Bowling Keglerettes and Local Scores Recap 1965
A condensed bowling score note lists teams and scores from a Sept 27 1965 event. Cedar Lanes high team series at 2352 while Bauerkempers posted 844 for a top team game. Individual leaders include Stina Doyle with 544 series and 233 game, and Jackie Masur with 204. We also see standings and multiple shops and sponsors mentioned.
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Keglerettes
Amer
Western Land
Parkview Drive-In
Cedar Lanes
Nelson-Wag.-John
Bauerkemper M
Sidney Tele
Sidney Nat
Bank
Juelf*s Grain
Bauerkempers
Ind
Stina Doyle
Jack & Jill
C. A. Story
Born’s Skelly
Maddox Mtrs
Sidney T.V
Western Auto
the Photo Center
Rudy’s Market
Bradin Iron
Merchants Trans
High Ind
Thurma Gibbin
Jackie Masur
Rudy’s Mkt
Dalton State Bank
Borns Skelly
Sportsman Liquor
Wheatbelt
Peter
Carey
Parked Autos Damaged In Two Sidney Collisions
Two parked cars suffered damage in separate Sidney police investigations this week. A 1964 Ford owned by Del Rae Beermann at 2325 San Marino was struck at 6 30 p m by Dennis E Rogers who backed from a space causing about 50 dollars in damage. A 1961 Dodge owned by Nardin M Hinn at 2645 El Rancho was damaged when another unidentified vehicle backed into it at 2035 12th Street.
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Sidney
del Rae Beermann
San Marino
Dennis E. Rogers
Lucille Lane
Beermann
Nardine M. Hinn
el Rancho
Frank Kucera Dead in Colorado Springs Funeral Held
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Frank Kucera a former Cheyenne County resident. He was found dead in a truck on a country road near Colorado Springs. He belonged to a pioneer western Nebraska family.
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Colorado Springs
Frank Kucera
Cheyenne County
Kucera
Here
Nebraska
Robert Osborn Recognized For Long Government Duty
Robert Osborn, technician in charge at the Federal Aviation Administration Sidney headquarters, received a letter of commendation from N F Barritt and a 25 year service pin from Charles P Hugunin. Osborn joins the Navy in World War II then serves in signals and aviation roles before joining FAA in 1956 and settling in Sidney with his wife Marie and children Gail and Gary.
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Robert Osborn
Federal Aeronautics Administration
Sidney
Osborn
Charles P. Hugunin
Scottsbluff
Sidney Airport
N. F. Barritt
Aviation Facilities Division
Kansas City
Barritt
South Pacific
Sioux
Navy
Federal Aviation Agency
Sidney Station
Marie
Gail
Gary
Freakish Highway Accident Wrecks Two Cars Near Sidney
Early Thursday at 2:30 a.m. on Highway 30 seven miles west of Sidney a stalled 1995 Chevrolet owned by Boyd Stitles and driven by Casper Howell was being pushed to the shoulder when struck by a 1965 Dodge driven by Roger Hawthorne. One car was completely wrecked and another heavily damaged in the collision investigated by Trooper Paul Manley of the Nebraska Safety Patrol.
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Sidney
Paul Manley
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Boyd Stitles
Sioux Army Depot
Casper W. Howell
Roger Hawthorne
Chappell
Dawson
Metal Car Shine and Vehicle Incident Report
Lincolns home furnishings advice notes use of a gentle wax to remove finger marks on metal surfaces for water spot resistance. In Lexington a collision occurred with a 1955 Dodge sustaining about $600 damage. Hawthorne received a nose cut and abrasions and was treated at Memorial Hospital.
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Lincoln
Magdalene Pfister
University of Nebraska Extension
Grain Drying Urged As Wet Harvest Raises Loss Risk
Lincoln Nebraska grain expert A Olson urged farmers to dry grain this year due to a wet fall keeping moisture high and sorghum immature. He outlined batch and in-bin drying methods, cautioned on depth limits, and advised keeping damaged kernels and monitoring with a probe. A related note says Hiram Scott College will buy the six story Town Park Hotel in Scottsbluff for student housing with possession Oct 1.
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Lincoln
A. Olson
University of Nebraska Extension
Olson
Town Park
Scottsbluff
Hiram Scott College
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Lantern
al ’ A
Bargain Times
Coon
DU Pont Teflon
Metal Car Shine
Telegraph
Lee
Lee Glanz
Ad New
Mercury Park Lane
Mercury
JOE A. Gibson, Inc
Illinois Street
Nebr
Lincoln-Mercury
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