Potter High Taps 60 Homecoming Royalty in Absentia
Colleen Egging was crowned Homecoming Queen in absentia at Potter High as part of the Thursday festivities. Clayton Shoemaker was named Homecoming King with Leela Madden and Carolyn Sommers as queen attendants and Danny Knight and Jared Stecher as king attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Colleen Egging
Chadron
Dalton
Clayton Shoemaker
Lee Shoemaker
Leela Madden
Carolyn Sommers
Danny Knight
Jared Stecher
Francis Epping
Potter High
Colleen
Clayton
Schou Studio
Nebraska records among lowest business failure rates in 1959
A U S Bureau report shows Nebraska had 13 suspensions among 27 905 operating firms in 1959. The state ranked 48th in failures per firm, compared with national rates of 14 053 failures across 2 708 168 concerns. Oregon led with the highest failure ratio.
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Nebraska
U. S. Department of Commerce
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Bureau of the Census
Oregon
New York
California
North Dakota
Two Vehicle Collisions Reported in Cheyenne County
Early morning crashes in Cheyenne County cause substantial property damage but no injuries. A 7:10 a.m. head on collision near Sidney involved Joe Rudolph and Paul M. Biggs, both of Sidney, damaging two pickups about $100 each. Fifteen minutes later Harold Kraupie’s farm truck struck Frances Sylaart’s station wagon west of Dalton, totaling $550 in damage.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Draw Road
Joe Rudolph
Sidney
Headon
Paul M. Biggs
Mel Busckist
del Shipley
Dalton
Harold W Kraupie
Frances A. Sylaart
West Point FFA Chapter Earns Gold Emblem at National Con ention
Lincoln report says the West Point FFA chapter won a Gold Emblem Award at the 33rd National FFA Convention in Kansas City. 67 local chapters nationwide received Gold Emblem status while the Pierce FFA chapter earned a Silver Emblem Award.
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Lincoln
West Point
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Pierce Ffa
Two Producers Sole Successes In Panhandle Area
Ohio Oil Co. moved onto the No. 2 Rebirds in the SWSW 18 12 51 as L A Lindstrom reports Exeter Drilling Co. will drill. Banner County gained a producer in the No. 2 Gross by Ambassador Oil Corp. Miami Petroleum Co. had the other producer on Wait man 3 B. several dry holes and plugged wells followed across Kimball Banner Morrill and Cheyenne counties.
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Ohio Oil Co
L. A. Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Exeter Drilling Co
Exeter
Panhandle
Banner County
Ambassador Oil Corp
Miami Petroleum Co
Telegraph
Kimball County
Banner
Morrill County
Cheyenne County
First Frost Expected Friday Night In Local Area
Weather forecast warns of the season's first frost Friday night as temperatures dip to the low 30s. Day-long rain is expected to continue into tonight with highs Saturday in the 50s.
United Fund Hits $5372 in Sioux County Drive
The Sioux Ordnance Depot Sidney United Fund Drive passes the $5000 mark with Gerald Matzke as General Chairman and Don Jorgenson reporting $5372 raised, about 35 percent of the $15000 goal. Employer contributions and house to house drive to come later. results compare favorably to last year.
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Sidney- Sod United Fund
Gerald Matzke
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney United Fund
Don Jorgenson
United Fund
McGinley Honored By Hometowners
Ogallala crowd honors Rep Don McGinley at Elks Club in a not political tribute night. The event began with a welcome home at the airport after a State Wheat Show appearance in Chadron and included a Dutch treat dinner at Turco's Cafe. The congressman performed impersonations from Lincoln and Washington during the rally.
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Ogallala
Don McGinley
Elks Club
Chadron
Turco’s Cafe
Lincoln
Washington
Adult Education Registration Extended Five Days
Registration for adult education classes at Sidney High School was low with 70 signed for 13 classes. Sewing and typing nearly met minimums while nine signed for each of them. First class meetings start next week. extensions apply Monday to Friday at the Junior High Office. call Mr. Kalous at 5757 for details.
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Sidney High School
Bill Kalous
Kalous
Mr. Kalous
Cheyenne County Retirees Benefit From Higher Social Security
The Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance reports Cheyenne County retirees receive larger pension checks due to higher lifetime earnings. Local payments average 750 dollars per person versus 740 nationally and 719 in the West North Central region, with about 910 residents receiving monthly checks as of now.
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United States
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Cheyenne County
North Central States
Congress
OASI
Free Atoms Exhibit Displays Atomic Energy to Sidney Visitors
Rain greeted the Free Atoms Exhibit on its first of two days in Cheyenne County. The United States Atomic Energy Commission mobile exhibit toured Sioux Ordnance Depot and will stop in Sidney on 10th Ave between Illinois and Jackson. The Sidney Jaycees and National Extension Assn sponsor the free display explaining peaceful atom uses in medicine, power, industry, agriculture and research with panels, models and interactive demonstrations.
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Cheyenne County
United States, Atomic Energy Commission
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney
Illinois
Jackson
10Th Ave
Bill Folkerts
Atoms For Peace
Sidney Jaycees
Spon
Soring
National Extension Assn
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Energy
Sidney Jayceés
Bayard Woman Named Wheatheart Auxilliary Officers
Mrs B F Roberts of Bayard moved from second vice president to first vice president of the Nebraska Wheatgrowers auxiliary during a business meeting here Thursday. Mrs Merritt Allen of Indianola succeeds Mrs Ted Olson of Venango as president. Mrs Milford Nodlinski of Grant was elected second vice president. Secretary treasurer is an appointive post.
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Chadron
B F. Roberts
Bayard
Nebraska Wheathearts
Wheatgrowers Auxiliary
Merritt Allen
Indianola
Ted Olson
Venango
Milford Nodlinski
Grant
Spearow Crowned State Wheat Grower Champion at Nebraska Show
Cheyenne County swept Wheat King and Queen honors at the Nebraska Wheat Show in Chadron. Ralph Spearow, 54, near Sidney, won grand champion wheat for Cheyenne wheat weighing 63.9 pounds per bushel, topping open and certified divisions in the western region. Connie Hruska of Sidney was named State Wheat Queen, sponsored by Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association, with attendants Mary Jo Marvin of Dalton and Patricia Lauer of McCook. 309 entries overall with 109 in the Junior Division. Cheyenne County led in 4-H.
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Ralph Spearow
Sidney
Cheyenne
Spearow
Conrad Kehn
Gering
Pert Connie Hruska
Jolene Larson
Gurley
Francis Hruska
St. Patrick’s Academy
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association
Mary Jo Marvin
Dalton
Patricia Lauer
McCook
Mary Jo
Lawrence Marrin
Reimers
Lodgepole
Colleen Egging
Potter
Chadron
Rolland Roberts
Bayard
C. J. Ramig
Howard Reimers
Cecil Swartz
Fairmont
Bison
Marvin Swartz
Edward Svatora
Schuyler
Pawnee
Central
Robert Kelley
Indianola
Lynn A. Wallen
Kent L. Cole
Gothenburg
Western
John Kehn
Conrad Khen
Ivan Liljegren
Eisenhower Reaches Age Seventy as President
President Eisenhower turned 70 becoming the first chief executive to do so in office. Washington marked the day with a “Dwight D. Eisenhower Day” and a sapling oak planting on the White House grounds. The President also met with representatives of 15 recently independent African nations at noon.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
District of Columbia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
United Nations
Andrew Jackson
Four-H Fall Fun Night Draws Gurley Crowd
An estimated 400 to 500 people are expected at Gurley High School gymnasium for Cheyenne County Four-H Fall Fun Night. Rob Schick of Alliance will discuss gun safety with a film, Flora is MC, and 4-H awards will be presented. Wheatbelt Public Power District provides coffee while Cheyenne County Farm Bureau supplies ice cream and milk.
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Gurley
Cheyenne County
4-H
Gurley High School
Rob Schick
Alliance of the Nebraska Game Commission
Flora
MC Dalton High School
Jerry Flora
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
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Mary To
Marrin
Connie Hrusky
Carole Ann Yeager
West Point Ffa’‘Ers
Walt Disney Productions
Leepaska
Eles
Larry Schelly
Darwin Reimers
Don Ray Cruise
Kimball
Wheathearts
Connie Hruska
Braska
4-T
Ers
Reginal
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