Two New Wildcat Sites Named By Crawford
John Crawford secures two more permits for wildcat drilling in Nebraska after the Frerichs No 1 well near Gurley was plugged. Plans call for a 4800 ft J sand test at Lenzen No 1 and a 4700 ft J sand test at Jurgens No 1, with Brinkerhoff Drilling Co as contractor and Peter Lenzen and Walter Jurgens as owners. Ohio Oil Co expects equipment move early next week to Engell land site near Gurley. Additional wells include Bonner No 1 in Lindberg Field Morrill County by Falcon Seaboard Drilling with Love Miller, Peterson No 1 in Kimball County by Love Miller, and Shrack No 1 in Prairie Field by Canyone Oil with Sterling Drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frerichs
Gurley
John Crawford
Nebraska Oil & Gas Commmission
Lenzen
Jurgens
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
Peter J. Lenzen
Walter Jurgens
Ohio Oil Co
W Engelland
Peter Drilling Co
Walter Engell
Oil & Gas Commission
Falcon-Seaboard Drilling Co
Bonner
Lindberg Field
Morrill County
Love-Miller
Kimball County
Peterson
Canyone Oil Co
Prairie
Sterling Drilling Co
Water system can run in disasters in Sidney
Sidney’s underground water system can operate independently of city standpipes and a reservoir. Auxiliary gasoline motors power three of six wells to cover power outages, planned for disasters but seen as useful in today’s crises. Water remains unsoftened with 13 grains hardness and fluoride rising but at healthful levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Floyd Lanks
Water and Sewage Department
Lanks
State Health Department
Sitney
Health Department
Anther City
Floyd Sanks
Judge Finds For Hidden In Jury Case
District Judge John H Kuns directed verdict for the defendants in a nearly $65 000 damages suit arising from a fatal accident near Potter Nebraska on US Highway 30 on Sept 28 1960. Keith S Schwartz and Kenneth P Schwartz executors of Joseph P Schwartz deceased alleged negligence by Kenneth H Thompson and Oilfield Dozer Service. The judge dismissed the jury and a new trial motion may follow. The accident occurred when a 1941 pickup towing a tractor collided with a truck tractor Thompson drove eastbound. Schwartz died the day after the crash. The plaintiffs claim negligence while defendants cite Schwartz entry from a county road and slow moving vehicle rules. Attorneys for plaintiffs included P J Heaton Sr and Leon Sprague. Defendants appeared BF OBrien and Harry Meister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P Schwartz
John H Kuns
Keith S Schwartz
Kenneth P Schwartz
B R Hibdon
Oilfield Dozer Service
Kenneth H Thompson
Schwartz
Potter
Thompson
Heaton
Leon Sprague
Red Cloud
BF O'Brien
Harry Meister
Kimball
Rotary District Governor To Visit Sidney Club Monday Night
Rotary District Governor Raymond A Watson will visit the Rotary Club of Sidney on October 23, 1961, meet with President Jerry R Muller and officers, and discuss administration and service activities. Watson, a retired Hastings school official, has led Rotary International District 563 for 1961-62 and oversees 11,000 clubs in 126 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Sidney
Raymond A Watson
Rotary International
Nebraska
Jerry R Muller
Marvin C Sherrerd
Bairmen
Watson
Hastings
Arizona
United Trust
Pacific Island
Marshall, Marana
Caroline Islands
US Department of Interior
Playwood
Rotary
Tokyo
Japan
Miller
World - Wide Service Organization
Viller
E W Swenson Dies At 75 Rites Saturday
Sidney resident E W Swenson 75 died Thursday in Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Funeral services are Monday at 10 a.m. at First Methodist Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He retired from Union Pacific after 31 years as lead inspector. He was born in Sweden and lived in several states before settling in Sidney 40 years ago. He is survived by his wife Blanche, five sons, two daughters, and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K W Swenson
Sidney
Union — Pacific Railroad Company
Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
R. L. Townsend
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Ever William Swenson
Wardh 3
Isisc
Halen
Sweden
Peter Ao
Anne Knutson Swenson
Shullsborp
Fulton
Scd
Sturgis
Fremont
Neb
Blanche A Tobler
Swenson
Union Pacific
LIP Old Timers Club
Blanche
Leonora
Pincolin
Donald
Tatthetan
Cola
Kenneth
Cheyenne
Wayne
Casper
Wye
Bob
Denver
Vrs
Vivi Bews
Moriuill
Miscarl Wadden
Bushneci
Pd Crane
Sidney Filmer
Selatas
Cold Front Approaches Panhandle with Snow Likely
Temperatures near 75 degrees before noon gave little hint of the cold front expected to move in later today. Forecasts predict increasing cloudiness and wind with a temperature drop and possible snow flurries tonight into tomorrow. The Panhandle may see the front this afternoon with Saturday highs not exceeding 40 to 50 degrees. Recent readings include 55-26 Wednesday and 68-21 Thursday, with 29 as the morning low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Jury Chosen For Driving Charge In County Court
A district court case State of Nebraska versus William Koehn for a third offense driving while intoxicated selected a jury this morning. Sworn jurors include Elmer Van Natter Dale Schoonover Robert Harms William Bartling Jr Andrew Hegarty Roy King Frank Kokes Merlin Lowenberg William Potters Wendel Mathewson Andrew Oskvarek and Raymond Ernest with Cheyenne County Attorney Frank Balderson for the state and L M Clinton for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Nebraska
William Koehn
Elmer van Natter
Dale Schoonover
Robert Harms
William Bartling, Jr
Andrew Hegarty
Roy King
Frank Kokes
Merlin Lowenberg
William Potters
Wendel Mathewson
Andrew Oskvarek
Raymond Ernest
McDonald Store Starts On Remodeling Project
J M McDonald Co store in Sidney begins remodeling with a new west front featuring double doors and natural stone veneer. Bob Lewis reports the west front work first, then the north entrance, with interior renovations planned in January including lowered ceilings new floors lighting and all new fixtures. The manager says the completed store will be among the nicest in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M McDonald Co
Sidney
Bob Lewis
the Telegraph
Lewis
Grain Warehousing Is Now Big Business in Nebraska
Everett W Green, assistant state supervisor of public grain warehouses, told the Nebraska Wheat Show in Lexington that Nebraska has 2487 licensed warehouses with a capacity of 365,495,474 bushels. He noted that in the past year the state stored about one and a half years of its crop in these facilities, excluding federally licensed warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Wheat Show
Lexington
Everett W Green
Green
Editor Named To State 4-H Exec Council
Jack H Lowe editor and co publisher of The Telegraph has been elected to the Nebraska 4 H Association Executive Council joining Robert Voss of Fremont and Mrs Louis Jeppesen of Hubbell who were also named new directors at the Oct 13 council meeting. The council founded in 1958 works to advance 4 H Club work across the state through the Agricultural Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H Lowe
The
Telegraph
Nebraska Association For
Robert Voss
Fremont
Louis Jeppesen
Hubbell
Mr. Lowe
Wesley M. Antes
Executive Council
Activites
Association
Lodgepole Lions Sponsor Benefit Show This Saturday
The Lodgepole Lions Club hosts a benefit movie night at the high school auditorium. A Denver physician, who filmed his African safari featuring elephant rhino buffalo lion and leopard, will present the safari. Admission is 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for students, with all proceeds to the Nebraska Light Conservation commission, the Lions Eye Bank Program. Tickets available from club members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Lions Club
Denver
Africa
Lodgepole
Nebraska Light Conservation Commission
Lions Eye Bank
Nine Man Steering Committee To Head County Development
Nine men named Wednesday night to head a countywide Rural Area Development group. The Cheyenne County panel includes Francis Egging Potter Ray Graff Dalton Caillessi Gurles Tloyd Wise Lodgepole Merle Bobo Sidney Sam Irwin Sunol Jack Easterly Lorenzo Bob Fison Colen Clark Faher Brownson. The organizational meeting at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel drew about 35 attendees with speakers stressing RAD aims and future county committees in recreation education youth business agriculture and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Charles Han
Ivan Liljepien
Cheyenne Counts
Chet Walters
Scotsbluff
Wheat Belt
Partie
Promaty
RAD
Kimball Child Dies From Car Injuries
Cheryl Diane Hanson, six, of Kimball, died at a Cheyenne hospital after being accidentally run over on Oct. 9 while walking home from kindergarten. She was struck at Highway 30 and Oak Street by a Kimball woman’s car, witnesses say. Her death marks the state’s 263rd traffic fatality this year, compared to 214 at this time last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Cheryl Diane Hanson
Cheyenne
Robert B Hanson
Cheryl
Leonard Romero
Highway 30
Oak Street
Rites For Miss Mika At Lodgepole Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from Sacred Heart Church in Lodgepole for Katherine Mika 74 who died Tuesday night in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Robert Marron will officiate. Rosary will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Gehrig and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in the South Sund Cemetery. Miss Mika was born February 4 1887 at Hanover Kan a daughter of William and Katherine Helvert Mika. She came to Cheyenne County with her parents when she was two years old and the family lived on a farm south of Lodgepole. Survivors include three sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Lodgepole
Katherine Mika
Memorial Hospital
Robert Marron
Rosary
Gehrig and Son Funeral
South Sund
Miss Mika
Hanover
Kan
William
Katherine Helvert Mika
Cheyenne County
Hi Plains files application to CAB for Nebraska air service
Hi Plains Air Lines filed its CAB application seeking authority to operate in Nebraska. Director James Sandsted noted Thursday is the final day for parties to file position statements with the Nebraska regulator. Frontier Airways opposes certain segments, arguing insufficient traffic to meet CAB criteria, while Hi Plains contends traffic and demand justify service with smaller twin engine planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Hi-Plains Air Lines
Nebraska
Arronautics
James Sandsted
Hi-Plains
Nebraska Railway Commission
Nebras
Frortin Airlines
Wain
CAL Frontier
Trong
Omaha
Denver
Colo
Railway Commission
Hi Plains
C F Walls
Hill City
Kan
Torontier
Prontier
Povernmarent
Judgment To Nienhuser In Collision Suit
The second directed verdict in as many jury cases heard thus far in the October term of district court was handed down shortly before noon Thursday by Judge John H. Kuns. Kuns found for the plaintiff in the suit of J L Nienhuser v Harvey J Miles and set damages at 1148.95. The accident occurred at the overpass east of Sidney about 1:30 am August 7, 1960, involving three cars driven northeast by Mel Busckist Nienhuser and Miles. the last two collided. Nienhuser alleged Miles swung left to pass the patrolman, brake, and swing into his lane, throwing Nienhuser into the railing and injuring him and rendering him unable to work for six weeks. Miles contended Nienhuser was speeding and negligent. Miles sought 5066. A motion for new trial by Miles’ attorney J Thorpe is likely. Plaintiff’s attorney was P J Hexton Sr. Jurors named: Mathewson, Hammond, Schuler, Kinney, Schoonover, Worth, Lowenberg, Kokes, Glassburn, Bartling Jr., Ikinest, and Oskvarek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
John H. Kuns
Kuns
J L Nienhuser
Harvey J Miles
Sidney
Mel Busckist
Nrenhuser
Miles
Nienhuser
Charles Nienhuser
J! Thorpe
P J Hexton
Wendel Mathewson
C H Hammond
Henry Schuler
Charles Kinney
Dale Schoonover
Floyd Worth
Merlin Lowenberg
Frank Kokes
Wilbur Glassburn
William Bartling, Jr
Raymond Lkinest
Andrew Oskvarek
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Crawford
Sidney Wells
Ith
Toledo
P J Heaton
Schwartzes
Nebraska Supreme Court
Gabon
Nigeria
Reunion
Somalia
Country Club Heights
San Matino
Legion Park
North Side Park
Jack Frost
FAA
Raymond A. Watson
E. W. Swenson
Frank Balderson
L M. Clinton
McDonald
Exec. Council
Jack H. Lowe
Lodgepole Lions
Trests
Unsarea
VEW
Tom Lenzen
Hay
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ago Lenzen
Quarthimase
Bes
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