Democratic leanings questioned in Cheyenne County vote trends
The article notes Sidney residents need not register before the 1960 census but will for federal elections after 1960. It reports Scottsbluff registering more Democrats, Cheyenne County voting generally 2 to 1 Republican, and hints Democrats hope for changes due to national figures while Republicans cite key candidates. Audit details include primary counts and a high anticipated turnout for an off year. County Clerk I L Pindell plans extended ballot printing and all night counting vigil.
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Sidney
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
George Fleming
George Coulter
aRepublican Court House
Lorville
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roman Hruska
A. L. Miller
Victor Anderson
I. L. Pindell
Pindel
Miss Oldershaw Considers Write-In Reelection Bid
Edith Oldershaw, county superintendent, willing to seek reelection if supporters file a write in. She planned retirement last spring and faced no filed candidates, leaving commissioners to fill the post by January 1. Oldershaw long served in Sidney Public Schools before taking office. To vote for her, voters must write in the name and mark an X in the ballot box.
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Edith Oldershaw
Miss Oldershaw
Sidney
Nebraskans weigh labor reform in 4th District race
In Nebraska's 4th District Rep. A L Miller and Don McGinley spar over labor bills and farm policy. Miller attacks Kennedy Ives labor legislation as flawed, while McGinley promises strong labor reform. Sen. Hruska pushes foreign aid overhaul amid campaign stops.
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Nebraska
McGinley
Ogallala
Walter Reuther
Miller
Congress
Hastings
Beck
Hoffa
Dio
McGiney
Roman L. Hruska
Hruska
House
Sidney School Board to decide on federal aid under act
The Sidney School Board weighs accepting federal funds under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 at a Monday meeting. Some members oppose federal control and red tape while others favor taking Nebraska’s share, with state eligibility and non retroactivity for already built projects noted.
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Sidney
Freeman Decker
Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Wright
O. J. Weymouth
Wright
Indiana
Weymouth
Decker
Potter Co op Plans To Erect Grain Storage Tank Next Year
Potter Co op Grain Co votes at Legion Hall to add a 209000 bushel steel tank to its Potter plant for the 1959 harvest. The meeting reveals record year end figures with gross business near two million dollars and 87555.15 net to stockholders as of May 31. Storage would rise from 460000 to 699600 bushels with the new tank.
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Potter Co-Op
Potter Co-op Grain Co
Legion Hall
Charles R. Slama
Co-Op
Fred Vaughan
Potter
Frank Rambo
West Central Grain Co
Omaha
Elvin Wheeler
Jas 41
Ray Davis
James C. Johnson
Mayer
Gunhardt Olsen
Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District Election Slate
Special election in Sidney on November 18 to name two supervisors for four year terms. Four candidates: Ed Block Lodgepole Wayne Elsen Gurley Elmer Nagengast Potter and Ed Sanders Potter. Landowners within the district vote 8 am to 5 pm at the County Extension Office Sidney. Sealed ballots available at local farms and elevators. mail or nonresident landowners apply to Ivan Liljegren.
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Cheyenne County
County Extension Office
Sidney
Foland Farm Machinery
Potter
Farmers Elevator
Lodgepole
Dalton
Ivan Liljegren
Rumor of Large Pheasant Haul Unverified Across Counties
Officials in Deuel Cheyenne Garden and neighboring counties deny or lack confirmation of rumors that up to a hundred pheasants were seized before the season. County attorneys say they have not received or filed charges and no official arrest is confirmed.
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Chappell
Deuel
Devel County
Devel
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Oshkosh
Garden County
Truck Overturns on Wet Highway Near Sidney Injures Two
A truck overturned on U S Highway 30 about 10:45 p m 6 5 miles east of Sidney injuring two occupants. Deah Mann son 27 of Lincoln suffered minor cuts while driver Eugene C Devore of Lincoln escaped injury. State Trooper Felix Koenig noted the westbound truck left the road and toppled onto its right side causing $159 damage to the truck and damage to a fence at 9265 Aneaguy Road.
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Sidney
Deah Manson
Lincoln
Eugene C. Devore
Felix Koenig
Dumage
Lions To Hold Governor's Cabinet Meeting At SOD
Lions of Western Nebraska District 38 N will hold a Governor's cabinet meeting Thursday November 16 at the Sioux Ordnance Depot SOD host club led by Keith Carhill invites Lions and wives to attend after a business session a dinner and entertainment program reservations urged through local clubs by Governor Mike Holmstedt of Sutherland
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Lions
Nebraska
Holmstedt
Minor car crash incurs damages in Sidney and Potter
A Tuesday collision on Illinois Street near 8th Avenue caused $75 damage to Roberta Needham's car from Sidney and $25 damage to Mrs. Frank Dvorak's Potter vehicle. Police reported Needham was pulling out from a curb when her car struck the Dvorak car going west.
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Roberta M. Needham
Sidney
Frank Dvorak
Potter
Needham
Illinois Street
8Th Ave
Dvorak
Safflower Growers Near $300,000 Payout From 1958 Crop
Safflower growers marketing their 1958 crop at Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp mill in Sidney expect about 300000 dollars in payments. Most growers have been paid. some delay due to seed testing in California. Mill aims to expand planted acreage next year in Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming. weather may delay remaining fields. 1958 harvest expected to set records in the region.
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Safflower
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp
Sidney
California
Ken Woodward
Woodward
State of California
Bureau of
Driving Charges Bring Six Month Six Month and 30 Day Sentences
A Sidney youth, Ronald L. Smith, 19, was sentenced to six months in the county jail with a two year license suspension and $525 costs on a second offense for driving during suspension. Everett D. Tallmage, 21, Gur ley, received 30 days and $7.60 costs on a first offense, with a one year license suspension on a second count of unlawfully displaying a suspended license. Raymond O'Dell of Sidney was fined $25 and costs for reckless driving.
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Sidney
Gurley
Ronald L. Smith
Everett D. Tallmage
Wildcat Oil Ventures Probed Around Dalton Area This Week
Three wildcat efforts in the Dalton region include Verde Enterprises No 1 Englert east of Dalton with 100 feet low and tests not started in J or D sands. Perse No 1 by Ohio Oil Co southwest of Dalton, and No 2 Kreader west of Dalton by Baumgartner Oil Co and H L M Drilling Co. Braden Drilling finished Mead C well for 50 barrels daily. Linn-Nugent well produced 38 barrels daily. Nebraska oil output rises to 58 597 barrels per day, up 1 400 from prior week.
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Verde Enterprises
Denver
Dalton
Ohio Oil Co
Perse No. 1
Reimers
Baumgartner Oil Co
H. L. M. Drilling Co
Gaylord-Juells
Gaylord- Juells
Braden Drilling
Banner County
Tom Palmer, Inc
Kimball County
Falcon-Seaboard Drilling
Towle
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Nebraska population growth cited with Sidney surge in oil area
Nebraska gained 112,000 people from 1950 to July 1, 1957 bringing total residents to 1,437,000. Sidney rose from 4,800 to about 8,000 as oil and gas discovery spurred a sixty percent influx starting ~1956. Military personnel increased 7.79 percent to 13,000 by 1957.
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Sidney
U. S. Department of Commerce
Nebraska
Department
Department of Commerce
States
District of Columbia
Texas
Florida
Michigan
New York
Ohio
California
Nevada
Arizona
United Fund Total Rises as Campaigns Continue
United Fund totals climb to 8921.88 as more units report results. Jerry Miller leads the employer employee drive while Dr H C Q Nelson postpones the residential kickoff to November 5. Mrs Harold Tremain and Mrs Ralph Welch head a group with Newcomers Club and Beta Sigma Phi to canvass residential areas. Donors urged to display the We Give sticker to avoid repeated solicitations.
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United Fund Drive
Jerry Miller
Miller
H.C.Q. Nelson
Hallowe’en
Harold Tremain
Ralph Welch
Newcomers Club
Beta Sigma Phi
Nelson
First Winter Weather Hits Panhandle With Moisture
A Panhandle storm brought measurable moisture ending a long dry spell with snowfall and drizzle. Sidney posted a national low of 36 degrees as counties reported rainfall totals from Dalton to Potter, prompting farmer relief and road improvements ahead of a clearing forecast.
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CAA
Sidney
Denver
Scottsbluff
Laramie
North Platte
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Don Dey
Ermandats
George Coulter
Weather Bureau
Sidney council approves paving districts in short session
Sidney’s City Council met in the city auditorium and quickly approved paving district plans after passing building permits for neon signs at the Army Surplus Store and Western TV. Permits for garages at the C. B. Innes home and James E. Skrdilant residence were approved, costs totaling 1,200 each, with Wayne Loch allowed a 1,900 car port at a motel site. Madsen Electric won a 135 bid to install a hose drying appliance at the fire station. District 88 faced protest from Dr. C B Dorwart over land suitability, but the council extended a similar tax deferral privilege to him for future development.
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Sidney
City Auditorium
Army Surplus
Western TV
C. B. Innes
James E. Skrdilant
Wayne Loch
Madsen Electric
E. Y. Gruppe
10Th
9Th Avenue
C. B. Dorwart
Dorwart
Padroni Buffalo Feed Slated for Saturday Evening
The Padroni Community Baptist Church hosts the annual buffalo feed on Saturday November 8 from 5 to 8 pm. Barbecued buffalo with a roast option will be served. KOA speaker Bob Lilly is the principal speaker after the meal. Stan Flaharty chairs. Rev Bryce Hamilton leads the church.
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Padroni
Colo
Bob Lilly
KOA
Padroni Community Baptist Church
Stan Flaharty
Bryce Hamilton
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Sea Edeak Conservation Supervisors
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