Late Frost Likely Minimal Nebraska Crop Damage
Government crop expert A V Nordquist said Nebraska corn milo soybean and grain sorghum probably suffered little if any frost damage from an early Saturday freeze. He noted most crops were mature or dented by Oct 1 and that western Nebraska frost may even help by knocking down weeds.
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Nebraska
A. V. Nordquist
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nordquist
West
Sidney
Panhandle
Mever
Cheyenne
Kimball
North Platte Valley
Lionel Harris
Scotts Bluff Experiment Station
Harris
Scottsbluff
Farm Bureau Meeting Set in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau schedules its annual meeting for Monday October 10 at the 4 H building. President George Hellman says Eldon Schnoor Lincoln Farm Bureau Director of Field Services will speak. Members will elect officers and voting delegates, shape next year policies, and refreshments will be served.
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Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
George Hellman
Eldon Schnoor
Farm Bureau
Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Tion
World Series Opens in Los Angeles With Orioles
The World Series begins in Los Angeles Wednesday with the Los Angeles team of the National League facing the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. TV coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. Sidney time and KSID will provide radio coverage beginning at 12:45.
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Los Angeles
Baltimore
KSID
Continuation Of Free Saturday Parking Sought
The Chamber of Commerce retailers committee plans to ask the city council to extend free Saturday parking started several weeks ago. No action on a Massachusetts 4-H delegation request for hiring by retailers as a fundraising project. Special guests included Mrs. Ann Morrissey and Neal Craig who spoke on Centennial merchants. Chairman Bill Peterson called a Tuesday 10 a.m. meeting at the Chamber office to plan a pre Centennial promotion.
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Chamber of Commerce Retailers Committee
Massachusetts 4-H
Ann Morrissey
Hastings Advertisers
Neal Craig
Centennial Merchantse
Bill Peterson
Chamber Office
Reservations Deadline For Chamber Meeting At Dude's Steak House
Friday is the deadline to reserve for the Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting on Tuesday October 11 at Dude's Steak House. Social hour starts at 6 pm followed by dinner at 7 priced at 2.50 per plate. No speaker. reports on annual activities and future outlook. Wives and employees of members urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dude's
Chamber
Panhandle Weather Forecast With Freezing Tonight
Freezing temperatures tonight with generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Lows in the 20s, highs Tuesday 55 to 65. Precipitation near zero. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures through Saturday, warmer Wednesday and Thursday, and cooler with scattered light showers Friday and Saturday. Highs 65 to 75, lows 35 to 45. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Contract For Biggest Dam Is Announced
Howard Lukassen of Kimball wins the contract for a detention dam at Point of Rocks near Potter. The Nelson Group dam will be Cheyenne County’s largest, a project of the Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District. A well is drilled and work should start soon. County officials note events: Board of Supervisors meets Oct 5 at 8 PM. ACP referrals for an underground Ross Glassburn pipeline and terracing for LeRoy Adams Forrest Planck Ivan Walker and John Meyer. Lee Morse assigned to Sidney Work Unit as Soil Conservation Aid starting Oct 10. Morse has four children and bought a home in Country Club Heights. Area VII soil and stubble match judging at Kimball Oct 5, registration 8–9:30 AM in 4-H building. Dale Gengenbach soils mapping in Cheyenne County. Mr Plantz to Rushville for spot checks in early October.
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Howard Lukassen
Kimball
Point of Rocks
Potter
Cheyenne County
Ross Glass
Leroy Adams
Forrest Planck
Ivan Walker
John Meyer
Lee Morse
Imperial
Sidney
Country Club Heights
Fair Grounds
Dale Gengenbach
Scottsbluff
Plantz
Rushville
Swinbank Receives Ak-Sar-Ben Agricultural Award
Six men named outstanding leaders in agriculture receive Ak-Sar-Ben’s 1966 agricultural achievement awards. J. C. “Chet” Swinbank of Lincoln honored for leadership as a grain specialist and former Cheyenne County Agricultural Agent, highlighting his service to farming communities.
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Omaha
J. C
Chet’ Swinbank
Lincoln
Swinbank
Cheyenne County
Gary Klentz to Receive Eagle Scout Award
Gary Klentz will be awarded Scouting's highest honor, the Eagle Scout Award, at a Court of Honor in Elk's Auditorium. The ceremony, Friday Oct 8 at 8 p.m., marks his completion of requirements through Sidney Troop 83 before his family moved from Sidney to Cody, Wyoming.
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Scouting
Gary Klentz
Calvin Klentz
Elk’s Auditorium
Klentz
Sidney
Marathon Oil Company
Cody
Wyo
Gary
Punt Pass Kick Entry Deadline Friday October 7
Boys eight to 13 must register by October 7 for the Punt Pass and Kick contest scheduled for the weekend. Registration at Gibson Ford Mercury, Ford Motor Co sponsor, free entry with no equipment or contact, accompanied by a parent. Participants receive a booklet by Gary Collins Rudy Bukich and Fred Cox with exercises for fitness. Competition is age-grouped, focusing on punting passing and place kicking.
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Gibson Ford Mercury
Ford Motor Co
Cleveland Browns
Gary Collins
Chicago Bears
Rudy Bukich
Minnesota Vikings
Fred Cox
Craig Mortuary Sale In Sidney To Bob Holachek
Prominent Sidney businesspeople Mr and Mrs Harold C Craig announce the sale of The Craig Mortuary to former employee Bob Holachek who currently runs Funeral Homes in Bridgeport and Oshkosh. He plans to move his family to Sidney within two weeks to take over, as the Craigs relocate from the Mortuary living quarters to 1641 Jackson. The Craigs moved to Sidney in 1941 and built the new mortuary at 10th and Linden, opened May 12, 1950. They previously operated Kimball and Lodge Pole funerals and will adjust to new hours after the sale.
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Sidney
Harold C. Craig
Craig Mortuary
Bob Holachek
Rice Funeral Home
10Th
Maple
10Th and
Linden
Craig
El~wood
Neb
Kearney State Teachers College
Brule
Denver
Myers Mortuary
Craigs
Lodgepole
Chappell
George Minshall
Kimball
Gilbert Allen
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