Oil Discoveries Boost Nebraska Drilling Outlook
Nebraska reports another Cheyenne County discovery at No. 1 Hawkins and more wells active in Morrill Scotts Bluff and Banner counties. Enbrook Oil and Gas Co. completed 900 feet of oil in the D sand at No. 1 State near Sidney, with Toltek Drilling as contractor. Wildcat and development tests continue across the state as the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issues new permits.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Sidney
Enbrook Oil and Gas Co
Toltek Drilling Co
Cheyenne County
Hawkins
Morrill County
Ackman, Schulein, Roosevelt and Associates
Scotts Bluff County
Elder Oil Co
Minatare
Banner
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Morrill
Patrick A. Doheny
Lodgepole
Gear Drilling Co
Sundance Oil Co
Koozer
CSW
Sundance and Southwest Gas Producing Co
Bridgeport
Oshkosh Sweats Out North Platte Bridge Progress
Oshkosh residents face detours as Western Plains Construction works on the North Platte river bridge south of Oshkosh. Owner Oshkosh Art Dobson says final spans are done and concrete floor curing time will determine when traffic is allowed. If state requirements call for 35 days, that period must be met before opening.
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Oshkosh
Art Dobson
Lincoln
Western Plains Construction Co
North Platte River
Garden County News
Dobson
Western Plains
Taxable Sales in Cheyenne County Fall Behind 1969 Pace
Nebraska Department of Revenue reports Cheyenne County and Sidney taxable sales declined in the first half of 1970. County total January–June sales reached 8.964 million versus 9.910 million in 1969, with Sidney at 8.114 million down from 9.-? million last year.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Nebraska Dept. of Revenue
Potter
Lodgepole
Dalton
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Talk On Africa Featured At Cheyenne County Banquet
Danny Liska of Niobrara Nebraska will speak at the Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation awards banquet this Sunday at 6 30 p m in St Patrick s Youth Center. Tickets are 2 50 at the soil conservation office from supervisors or at the door. The Liskas describe African livestock farming methods and a tribal chief s cow trade offer to Mrs Liska. Awards for conservation achievement will be presented.
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Africa
Cheyenne County
Liska
Interstate OK Given Sale Barn Approval for Interstate Stock
The Western Plains Auction Co of Sidney Nebraska received USDA approval Oct 12 to handle interstate shipment of all classes of swine and cattle for its Sidney sale barn. The approval cites Title 9 CFR sections and notes periodic inspections to ensure market compliance.
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Western Plains Auction Co
Sidney
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Floyd Sargent
D.D. Philson
Animal Health Division
USDA
Western Plains Auction Company
Nebraska
Weather shifts back to fall as snow fades midweek
Fall returns after Wednesday snow ends. FAA flight service records .37 inch of precipitation. Temperature ranged 23 to 43 Wednesday and 20 to 49 Thursday, with early today readings from 18 to 46 as conditions stabilized.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Popular Pin Up Girl To Wed Former Sidney Man
Former Sidney resident Capt Bruce E Brenneman will wed Carollyn De Vore in November at Fort DeRussy Hawaii with a honeymoon in Hawaii. The Me Kong Delta meet occurred during Vietnam service where De Vore gained wide fan mail while with The Bob Hope Show and The Johnny Grant Troupe. De Vore leaves her acting career for Army wife duties as Brenneman returns home to Colorado.
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Sidney
Bruce E Brenneman
United States Army
Bruce
Carollyn de Vore
Me Kong Delta
USO
Bob Hope
Johnny Grant
Carollyn
Ft. de Russy
Hawaii
Mexico
South America
Capt. Brenneman
Miss de Vore
Hollywood
Wheat Men Set Annual Convention
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers and Wheat Hearts plan their annual meeting on Wednesday October 28 after a 6 30 p m Dutch dinner at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. They will review the three year wheat program and consider resolutions for the Nebraska Wheat Growers convention in Scottsbluff this November.
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Cheyenne County
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Scottsbluff
Beets Are Important To Sidney
Western Nebraska beet growers face a danger of freezing temps as they race to harvest. A large beet crop could boost Sidney's trade, with Sedgwick and Logan County Colorado growers relying on Sidney as a key market and service hub. Weather timing through early November remains crucial.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Sedgwick
Logan County
Colo
Kimball
Morrill
Garden
Devel
Cheyenne
Wheat Growers Association Meeting Set in Ogallala
The Nebraska Wyoming Wheat Growers Assn meets at Ramada Inn Ogallala next Monday October 19 at 9 30 a m with James Hutchinson vice president Western Wheat Assn as guest speaker He is stationed in Japan and leads a visiting Japanese wheat team An executive session follows Sunday October 18 at 7 30 p m Also Wheat Hearts meet Monday at 10 a m
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Nebraska-Wyoming Wheat Growers Assn
Ramada Inn
Ogallala
James Hutchinson
Western Wheat Assn
Hutchinson
Japan
United States
Nebraska-Wyoming Assn
Ramada
Routing Hearing on Interstate 80 Route in Kimball County
A routing hearing for I-80 is set for Tuesday Nov 17 at the Kimball County court house to discuss the proposed alignment from one mile east of the Kimball interchange along U S Route 30 to near the Potter interchange. Maps are available in Bridgeport and Lincoln. right of way and construction plans will be reviewed. The notice also covers the 19th annual Police Officers Association of Nebraska conference in Sidney Oct 25–27 with a speaker lineup including Judge Kuns and Attorney Tedesco and a schedule of events.
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Kimball County
District Court Room
Kimball
Potter
Wyoming Line
Cheyenne County
Dept. of Roads District
Main St
Bridgeport
Department
Lincoln
Police Officers’ Association of Nebraska
Sidney
Roy Bauer
State Association
John Kuns
Cheyenne
Don Tedesco
Terry Carpenter
Terrytown
Theodore L. Richling
Omaha
Arthur B. Lightfoot Jr
Nebraska
Grand Island
Walter D. Weaver
Governor’s Commission On Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Clarence A.H. Meyer
Thomas R. Pansing
Police Officers’ Association
Bauer
Robert Hossle
Stanley Ganzel
First United Methodist Church
Judge Kuns
Tedesco
Kissack accuses governor of manipulating tax rates
John Kissack of Scottsbluff the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer charged Gov. Norbert Tiemann with manipulating income tax rates for political gain. He said the rate was kept at 13 percent then cut to 10 percent on Sept. 22, a move he called deceptive to lower income groups. He suggested a 12 percent rate with reduced sales tax to balance revenue, about 70 million dollars from each tax.
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John Kissack
Scottsbluff
Norbert Tiemann
Kissack
Panhandle Forecast: Mild Weather Through Weekend
Fair and mild conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Saturday with highs near 70 and lows around 25 to 35. Chance of precipitation is zero. Extended outlook Sunday through Tuesday calls for generally fair conditions with highs near 70 and lows near 30.
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Panhandle
Temperature Spread in Nebraska Last Month
Lincoln Weather Bureau reports an 88 degree temperature spread across Nebraska in September. Gavins Point reached 104 degrees on September 6 while Agates dropped to 16 degrees on September 26. September precipitation varied from half the normal in the Panhandle to nearly double the normal in eastern Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Lincoln Weather Bureau
Gavins Point
Agates
Panhandle
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Mr. Lightfoot
Frank Mattoon
Ganze
Millard Musil
Weaver
State Crime Commission
Meyer
Pansing
Scottsbluff Weather Bureau
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