New Oil Areas Opened in Western Nebraska This Week
Western Nebraska sees two new oil discoveries in Kimball and Banner counties. Midwest Petroleum reports a successful No. 1 Johnson-Carolina well near the Wewoka Field with 589 feet of oil in a sand test. Ring West and Heart Mountain show oil saturation at No. 3 John Muhr in Banner, with 180 feet oil and 115 feet oil cut mud. Drilling continues briskly in the Stage Nill and Minatare fields, while a Morrill wildcat was abandoned. A Cheyenne County wildcat No. 1 Easterbrook begins drilling as 3 and 1 Trusts operate.
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Nebraska
Kimball County
Banner
Midwest Petroleum, Corp
Johnson-Carolina
Nene Sec
Wewoka
Banner County
Ring-West Petroleum Corp
Heart Mountain Oil Co
John Muhr
GWSW
Banner-Scotts Bluff
Minatare
Scotts Bluff
Morrill County
Stuarco Oil Co
S. E. Thomas
Scudder Grain and Cattle Co
Cheyenne County
Easterbrook
B. F. Allison Drilling Co
Peter Meick Succumbs To Long Illness
Peter P Meick a Sidney resident for 57 years died at 67 after a long illness. Funeral 9:30 a m Tuesday at St Patrick's Church with Very Rev Vincent Pelster. burial Greenwood Cemetery by Gehrig Son. Rosary 7:30 p m Monday at the funeral home. He was born July 18 1897 in Denison Iowa and lived on a farm south of Sidney after moving with his parents. Surviving are widow Joan Valeu two sons Le Roy and Dewey, two brothers Tony Sidney and John Gallup NM two sisters Frances Meiers Para mount Calif and Sister M Anton e Louisville KY six grandchildren.
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Sidney
Peter P. Meick
St. Paterick’s Church
Vincent Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
the Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Denison
Iowa
Ignatius Meick
Cheyenne County
Hartington
Neb
Opal Darling
Joan Valeu
Hawthorne
Calif
LeRoy
Dewey
Redone Do Beach
Tony
John
Gallup
New Mex
Frances Meiers
Paramount
Tone
Louisville
Minnie Schuldt
Memorial Hospital
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Henning
Craig Mortuary
Minnie Busch
Schuyler, Neb
John Busch
Mary Brumm
William Schuldt
Brooks Rites On Saturday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Helen C. Brooks 54 will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Patrick's Church. She died Tuesday in Portland Maine while vacationing with her husband Denver W. Brooks. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Gehrig & Son Funeral Home in charge. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Born October 6, 1910 in Sidney to Herman and Mary Van Aelstyn. she married Denver W. Brooks June 3, 1936, and they resided in Redwood City California where he works for United Airlines. Surviving are her widower, her mother, a brother Edward Van Aelstyn, and six sisters Anna Baker Genevieve Patrick Juanita Van Aelstyn.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Helen C. Brooks
Portland
Maine
Vincent Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Helen C. van Aelstyn
Sidney
Herman van Aelstyn
Denver W. Brooks
Redwood City
Calif
Brooks
United Airlines
Mary van Aelstyn
Edward W. van Aelstyn
Anna M. Baker
Punt Pass Kick Contest Is Set
The annual punt pass kick contest is scheduled for nine oclock Saturday morning at the Sidney High School football practice field. More than three hundred boys are expected to take part.
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Sidney High School
Mrs Udall And Mrs Roosevelt To Visit Sidney
Mrs Udall and Mrs Roosevelt Jr wives of two prominent figures will visit Sidney next Wednesday Oct 14 A luncheon at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel begins 12 15 Tickets cost 1 50 Attendees of all political affiliations invited After luncheon cards and a door prize will follow No formal program but both guests will speak Reservations and ticket pickups listed with several hosts
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Stuart Udall
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Gardless
Sidney Celegraph notice of rates and mailing changes
Public notice from the Sidney Nebraska newspaper outlining subscription rates for the 50 mile zone and outside, changes of address procedure, and mail distribution details. Includes mailing address Box 219 and 1964 publication date October 9, with annual and carrier rates and single-copy price.
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Sidney
Nebr
Museum Levy On Ballot In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County voters will decide on November 3 whether to approve a 1/10 of a mill levy to fund a museum caretaker and maintenance for the Commanding Officer's home at the Fort Sidney site. The Cheyenne County Historical Association has raised funds and volunteers renovated the building. Roy MacAdam urged support, noting the need for steady income and that similar requests are before voters in four other Nebraska counties.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Fort Sidney
East
Sidney
Roy MacAdam
The
Historical Association
MacAdam
Nebraska
Keith
Jefferson
Case
Lincoln
4-H Achievement Day Dinner in Cheyenne County
About 500 4-H members, parents and leaders are set for the annual 4-H Achievement Award dinner tomorrow night at the National Guard Armory. Dinner starts 6:30 with a potluck menu of roast beef chicken potatoes salad rolls pie coffee milk. Awards for Cheyenne County 4-H members and long service pins will be given along with Union Pacific scholarship winner and 2 5 10 15 year pins. The theme is 4-H World’s Fair with songs and World’s Fair Washington trip slides.
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Cheyenne County
National Guard
Union Pacific
Washington
Panhandle Weather Outlook Tonight Through Monday
Generally fair today, then partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 30 to 40, high Saturday 65 to 75. Five day outlook: temperatures through next Wednesday average four to eight degrees below normal, cooler over the weekend with warmer trend mid next week.
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Panhandle
Two Cases Of Encephalitis Treated Here
Two cases of acute encephalitis treated at Memorial Hospital within two months include Micael DuBois a baby from Chappell and Stanley Krueger 13 of Sidney both released. State Health Department notes two definite Nebraska cases this year in Cheyenne and Sheridan counties with broader suspected cases in Adams Douglas Lancaster Phelps Scotts Bluff Hall Sheridan and Sarpy. Health director says a U S Public Health Service epidemiologist is investigating and all Nebraska cases involve western equine type encephalitis a brain virus with up to fifty percent mortality.
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Memorial Hospital
Micael DuBois
Chappell
Stanley Krueger
Sidney
State Health Department
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Sheridan
Adams
Douglas
Lancaster
Phelps
Scotts Bluff
Hall
Sarpy
E. A. Rogers
U. S. Public Health Service
Rogers
Rites set for Elfert Ehlers of Sunol
Elfert H. Ehlers 61 of Sunol died at home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. Clarence C. Boye officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born December 3, 1903 in Manning Iowa and married Lorene Qualley in 1924. Survivors include his mother Mrs Gusta Ehlers, two daughters Joyce Shabloski and Marjorie Brauer, two sons Elfred H Jr. and Robert D, one sister Mrs Elverda Cameron, and nine grandchildren. He had lived in Sunol since returning in 1946 from Oshkosh Wisconsin. He worked as a mechanic at Sioux Army Depot.
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Elfert H. Ehlers
Sunol
Mr. Ehlers
Lorene
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Clarence C. Boye
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig & Son Funeral Home
Manning
Iowa
Carl F. Ehlers
Santa Ana
Calif
Lorene Qualley
Oshkosh
Wis
Ehlers
Sioux Army Depot
Gusta Ehlers
Joyce Schabloski
Marjorie Brauer
Sidney
Elfred H. Jr
Joliet, Ir
Robert D
Fort Worth
Texas
Elverda Cameron
Beet Harvest Progress With Rain Cloud Looming Over Plains
A report from western Nebraska notes beet digging in Lodgepole Valley advances as Great Western Sugar Co. awaits tonnage and sugar content. Forecasts predict cooler weather and possible light showers aiding wheat and beet crops amid drought and rising feed costs. Minnie Schuldt, aged 88, died in Sidney after decades in Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Pacific Northwest
Wyoming
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Plains
Lodgepole
Great Western Sugar Co
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain
Ogallala Considers Cable TV Franchise Proposal
About 30 businessmen heard Doug Kahle outline a plan to bring CATV to Ogallala with a non-exclusive franchise ordinance. Estimated cost is 125000 with no local financing. City Manager Lyle Linstrom said the city can issue the franchise and 8 channels would be available including ABC NBC CBS and an independent Denver station.
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Ogallala
Community Antenna Television
CAT
Cable” TV
Doug Kahle
Sterling
Colo
Monterey
Calif
Kahle
Lyle Linstrom
Ogallalans
ABC
NBC
CBS
Denver
$10 000 Suit Filed In District Court
A $10,000 suit has been filed in district court by the American National Bank of Kimball against Livoni Development Co. The petition says a promissory note for that amount was executed and delivered on January 6 1964 and full payment plus interest is sought. District Judge John H. Kins appointed Thomas D. Brower of Kimball as receiver following an October 5 hearing.
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American National Bank of Kimball Vs
Livoni Development Co
John H. Kins
Thomas D. Brower
Kimball
Tri State Co Incorporating in Sidney Nebraska
Lincoln Tri State Supply of Sidney filed articles of incorporation on Wednesday. Incorporators are Kenneth and Ruth Pickard of Scottsbluff and David Pickard of Gering. Authorized capitalization is $100,000.
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Lincoln Tri-State Supply, Inc
Sidney
Kenneth and
Ruth Pickard
Scottsbluff
David Pickard
Gering
Jury Call Notices Sent For October Trial
Jury pool notices were mailed by district court clerk Mrs Ruby Spindler Henkle. Prospective jurors must report at 9 a m on Tuesday October 20 with District Judge John H Kuns set the docket on Monday.
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Ruby Spindler Henkle
District Court
John H. Kuns
Have You Registered So You Can Vote Nov. 3
A civic reminder urges eligible residents to verify voter registration ahead of the November 3 election. The notice stresses checking registration status, updating address or party information, and ensuring eligibility to cast a ballot.
Paul Randall Services To Be Saturday
Funeral set for 9 a.m. Saturday at Craig Mortuary for Paul R. Randall 67 who died after a three day illness at Memorial Hospital. Rev. Gerald Brestel to officiate with pallbearers Dr. John Platz Frank Hand Jack Hutchison Clifford Jarvis Carlos Hoyt Elmer Weber. Randall born Aug 29 1897 in Solon Iowa moved from Solon to Scottsbluff in 1923 then Sidney in 1941. Surviving include widow Lula Mae Boggs daughter Betty Lou Hand step son K L Stratton five grandchildren three brothers Milo Carl Alfred all of Solon three sisters Maxine Nelson Ogden Lotus Hensen Minnong Ena Jones Cedar Rapids.
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Paul R. Randall
Memorial Hospital
Craig Mortuary
Gerald Brestel
Greenwood Cemetery
John Platz
Frank Hand
Jack Hutchison
Clifford Jarvis
Carlos Hoyt
Elmer Weber
Solon
Iowa
James B
Sophonia Stable
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Torrington
Wyo
Lula Mae Boggs
Randall
Hutchison & Stover Plumbing
Triangle Sheet Metal
Methodist
Betty Lou Hand
K. L. Stratton
Long Beach
Calif
Milo
Carl
Alfred
Maxine Nelson
Ogden
Utah
Lotus Hensen
Minnong
Wis
Ena Jones
Cedar Rapids
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Peter Meick
Mrs. Udall
Mrs. Roosevelt
Leonard Fine
Robert Rauner
Barney Smith
Bernie Fuehrer
Maurice Nelson
Gunhardt Olson
Myril Hunter
Che Sidney Celegraph
Sidney, Nebraska
Museum
Henry Schnell
West Sidney
Burlington
Education Television
Tri. State Co. Incorporating
Sidney High
FHA
Telegraph
Paul Randall
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