Western Nebraska voters weigh war, taxes and crops
Rep A L Miller toured 38 counties in Nebraska's Fourth District amid inflation fears and talk of possible war after Russia launched an earth satellite. He argued readiness over tax cuts and noted state and local tax rises while urging shifts in USDA programs and acreage cuts for wheat.
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Nebraska
A. L. Miller
United States
Ussr
Rep. Miller
Sidney
Miller
Benson
Republican Party
USDA
Banquet Tomorrow Marks Oil Progress Week in Sidney
The eighth annual Oil Progress Week banquet in Sidney is sold out with 325 attendees. C. L. Larson Jr., Pan American Petroleum vice president, will speak on oil industry experience in the Julesburg Basin and Casper division history. Dean Wilson hosts, music from the Sidney Male Community Chorus.
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Sidney Oil Progress
Sidney
St. Patrick’s Youth Center
C. L. Larson, Jr
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Larson
Julesburg
Pan American
Casper
Panhandle
Banner
Kimball County Wells
Dean Wilson
Elks Club
St. Patrick’s High School
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Fox Theatre
Gary Cooper
Wilds
Mexico
New Pipeline Sought for Three Counties in Nebraska
Toronto Pipeline Co of Dallas requested state approval to build a crude oil gathering system in Cheyenne Morrill and Banner Counties Nebraska. Estimated cost 175000. About 13 miles of four inch lines plus gathering lines. Oil sources Gaylord Juelfs Lundberg Willson Ranch. Pipeline would feed Redington Station Platte Pipeline.
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Cheyenne County
Toronto Pipeline Co
Dallas
Tex
State Railway Commission
Cheyenne
Morrill
Banner Counties
Redington
Platte
Morrill County
Lundberg
Willson Ranch
Banner County
Toronto
Maley
Sidney
Lodgepole Mailman Honored With Legion Lifetime Membership
Lodgepole rural mail carrier Lon Miller has been awarded a lifetime membership in the American Legion for his service in the Lodgepole area and his role as a leading regional sports official.
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Lodgepole
Lon Miller
The
American Legion
Miller
Feeler on location of new state school here received
Sidney residents show interest in a state run residential school for mentally retarded children. The State Board of Control has heard feelers from Alliance Grand Island Norfolk Columbus Broken Bow and Sidney as officials gauged possible site locations. Legislature funded 80 000 for a school but officials doubt that suffices to build and operate one. Advocates press the board to act before funds revert to the general fund.
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Nebraska Association For
State General Fund
Association For the Retarded Children
Nebraska
Bank Moves to New Sidney Facility on Oct 26
Sidney National Bank will move its records and equipment to a modern new building at Tenth Avenue and King Street on Saturday October 26. Business hours will not change. Grand opening is set for Friday November 15, its fifth anniversary. Drive in teller window opens when the bank resumes business in the new edifice on Monday October 28.
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Sidney National Bank
Tenth Avenue
King Street
Leo Krieger
Sidney Business District
Fox Theatre
Krieger
Tenth and
King
Panhandle Players Stage The Curious Savage Comedy
Panhandle Players present The Curious Savage a three act comedy by John Patrick next week Oct 25 and 26 at The Cloisters home for mentally disturbed persons Ray Oak plays Dr Emmett and Jean Frerichs Miss Wilhelmina staff members. guests include Fairy May Geoffrey Florence Hannibal and Mrs Paddy Mrs Ethel Savage arrives with her three troublesome relatives Senator Titus Savage Judge Samuel Savage and Lily Belle under Connie Madsen direction the cast aims to blend comedy suspense and emotion in meeting the outside world season tickets cost 3 for adults 150 for students for three productions and may be bought from cast members Madsen's Radio TV Appliance Sidney Sewing Western Auto or Fine's Ready-to-Wear
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Curious Savage
John Patrick
Panhandle Players
Toha
Dr. Emmett
Ray Oak
Wilhelmina
Jean Frerichs
Fairy May
Jeffrey
Florence
Hannibal
Paddy
Ethel P. Savage
Senator Titus Savage
Samuel Savage
Lily Belle
Connie Madsen
Madsen
Sidney Sewing Center
Western Auto Store
Fine’s
Fairy May Awan
Safflower Plant Sold to Pacific Vegetable Oils Corp
Sidney safflower plant and all assets are sold by Plains Inc to Pacific Vegetable Oils Corporation of San Francisco. The deal, announced by Plains president H S Robinson, ties PVO with General Mills in a regional expansion plan for safflower in the Great Plains and California markets.
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Plains On Mills, Inc
Pacific Vegetable Oils Corporation
San Francisco
H. S. Robinson
Plains
PVO
Great Plains
General Mills, Inc
Edwin Hill
Sale Pire
Hill
California
Special Road Work Begins in Gurley Precinct
Special road work on 16 miles in the Gurley Precinct began yesterday. Farmers and Inland Construction Co. undertake graveling and grading to improve county roads. Earlier this month precinct voters approved about 4600 dollars from a special levy for the project. County officials report the work is underway.
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Gurley
Inland Construction Co
Dalton Firemen On Convention Program
The Dalton Volunteer Fire Department holds a prominent spot on the program for the State Volunteer Firemen’s annual convention in Scottsbluff from October 25 to 27. Dalton will face Minatare volunteers in a tournament demonstration on the 27th. Firemen from across the region will attend, as the event is set at the western end of the state.
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Dalton
Scottsbluff
Dilton
Sidney
Farmers Co op Grain Sets Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of Farmers Co op Grain Co of Sidney set for Friday Oct 25 in City Auditorium basement. Session begins 2 pm with Frank Rambo of West Central Co op Grain Co Omaha as speaker. Report on yearly business and capital stock interest checks for 1956 57 to attendees. One director to be elected for three years per secretary Robert McKay.
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Farmers Co-op Grain Co
Sidney
City Auditorium
Frank Rambo
West Central Co-op Grain Co
Omaha
Robert McKay
Kimball Motorist Is Fined Rights Lifted
Roy Smith, 48, of Kimball was fined 105 dollars plus costs in Cheyenne County Court on two traffic charges. He pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and having no driver’s license before Judge C W Smith, who also barred him from driving in Nebraska for six months.
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Kimball
Roy Smith
Cheyenne
Smith
C W Smith
Europe Likes Our Wheat Samples at Cologne Trade Fair
Carl Bruns of Chappell reports Nebraska hard red winter wheat samples drew strong demand from German Swiss and Italian grain buyers at the Cologne International Trade Fair Bruns leading a five man team will survey ten Western European nations to gauge interest in Great Plains wheat The Swiss chemist found Nebraska wheat in some cases superior to Canada's Manitoba No and the Nebraska crop is sought for its quality as Europe seeks to buy more wheat from the region
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Nebraska Panhandle
Cologne
Germany
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Europe
Bruns
Switzerland
Italy
Nebraska
Great Plains
Cheyenne
Suiss
Canada
Manitoba
Inspector Urges Home Checks Of Heating Systems
Sidney City Inspector Dick Land urged residents with natural gas furnaces to have their systems checked for soot deposits after a local family of three fainted from fumes. He noted several unsafe installations found in older furnaces and chimneys with soot depths reaching four feet and sloppy venting practices.
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Sidney
Coulter lifts county road ban for heavy trucks near Potter
Potter County Commissioner George Coulter lifted the travel ban on heavy trucks north of Potter after several rainy days left roads soft and slick. An oil transport truck slid off a muddy road 13 miles north and 3 miles west of Potter. two trucks helped recover it, causing road damage and initial belief it was only field equipment.
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George Coulter
Potter
Cheyenne
Potter Coulter
Third
Coulter
Collision on Highway 30 Near Sidney Causes Damage
Damage was estimated at 125 dollars after a 4 35 pm Monday collision on Highway 30 one and a half miles east of Sidney. Operators were Lyle Brown, 29, of Ft Morgan Cole, and Florian Bonkiewicz, 36, of Sidney, per the Cheyenne County sheriff's office.
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Lyle Brown
Ft Morgan
Cole
Florian Bonkiewicz
Sidney
Highway 30
Cheyenne County
Asian Flu Hits Potter School Students Absent
A Potter school system wave of illness reduced attendance with 101 students out today after 130 absent yesterday and 70 the day before. Officials suspect Asian flu though tests are needed to confirm. The epidemic appears localized to Potter with county schools showing no unusual vacancies. Gurley reports chickenpox cases amid typical youth illness.
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Potter
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