Oil Gas News Details New Wells In Panhandle Area
In western Nebraska the week brought two Banner County discoveries and several new drilling sites across Kimball Banner Morrill and Cheyenne Counties with various dry holes. In Banner County Tiger Oil Co and Pan American Petroleum Corp reported discoveries with drill stem tests yielding oil and mud. Kimball and Cheyenne saw limited activity while Devel Drilling entered with a wildcat northeast of Chappell.
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Nebraska
Banner County
Kimball
Banner
Morrill
Cheyenne
Morrill County
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Devel
Devel County
Chappell
TWH Drilling Co
Glen Criswell
Panhandler
Tiger Oil Co
Sunol Enrollments Tie 1959 Figures at Open
Sunol schools opened with total enrollment matching last year at 75. Superintendent John Webb notes 20 high school students one fewer than 1958 and 55 in grade school, with ninth graders nine pupils, five sophomores four juniors and two seniors. Kindergarten remains largest class with 11. Substitute teacher Mrs. Henry Jenik helps since science and math vacancy.
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SUNOL
John Webb
Henry Jenik
Two UP Freight Cars Derail in Pine Bluffs
Two Union Pacific freight cars derailed in Pine Bluffs Wyoming on Friday morning. No injuries reported and UP officials had not yet determined a cause.
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Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Union Pacific
Bayard Company Moves Its Factory to Iowa
Bayard Manufacturing Company, maker of an electronic garage door opener, has relocated from Bayard to Shenandoah Iowa. The move is led by owner M E Doolittle.
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Bayard Company
Iowa
Bayard Manufacturing Company
M. E. Doolittle
Bayard
Shen‘andoah
Meadow Gold Free Labor Day Show At Fox Theatre
Meadow Gold presents a free Labor Day program at the Fox Theatre featuring the feature Mighty Joe Young a gorilla with a heart for children plus color cartoons and other attractions scheduled for ten a m. on Monday.
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Meadow ‘Gold
Fox
Joe Young
Tickets on sale for El Jebel Hill Billy Band show
Tickets are now on sale for the El Jebel Hill Billy Band show at the junior high auditorium on Oct. 1. Advance sales at Overland Cafe Western Drug or from Lodge Pole Valley Shrine Club members. Adults pay 1 dollar and children under 12 pay 50 cents.
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el Jebel Hill
Junior High
Overland Cafe
Western Drug
Lodge Pole Valley Shrine Club
Stock Tank Riddled Cattle Lose 109 Lbs Each
CHAPPELL aged cattle raiser did not press charges against three teenage youths who confessed to shooting holes in his stock tank. The action left more than 200 head without water for four days in 99 degree heat. Cattle reportedly lost over 100 pounds per head. once repaired the steers fought for water. Youths said they were hunting prairie dogs.
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Chappell
September Is Key To 1961 Crop Outlook
Weather in Sidney brings record heat through early September with 96 and 95 degree highs. Dry conditions threaten the 1961 winter wheat seed plans and sorghum and safflower outlooks. Irrigators report strong water supply, crop conditions improving where rain occurs, but general showers could change the forecast.
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Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska
A. P
Heaton Named Vice Chairman of State Democratic Party
P. J. Heaton Sr of Sidney becomes vice chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee as the party expands its executive committee for the fall campaign. Russell Hanson of Newcastle is state chairman. Essie Davis of Hyannis is the vice chairwoman. Francis Finigan of Lincoln is secretary and Otto Kostousk Sr of Humboldt treasurer. Bryan Quigley of Valentine and Esther Hamon of Scottsbluff named district vice chairs. Robert Moran of Alliance and Mrs. Frankie Rosenberg of Lexington serve on the district executive committee.
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P. J. Heaton
Sidney
Democratic State Central Committee
Russell Hanson
Newcastle
Essie Davis
Hyannis
Francis Finigan
Lincoln
Ad Otto Kostouc
Humboldt
Fourth
Bryan Quigley
Valentine
Esther Hamon
Scottsbluff
Robert Moran
Alliance
Frankie Rosenberg
Lexington
Twenty Four Oil and Gas Leases Filed in Cheyenne County Week
Twenty four oil and gas leases were filed in Cheyenne County during the week ending Thursday. Ten leases were taken by J. C Paine and assigned to The Pure Oil Co. Nineteen leases were assigned in the week, and five leases were cancelled according to County Clerk L. Pindell.
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L. Pindell
Cheyenne County
J. C Paine
Pure Oil Co
State Falls Behind in Save 60 Campaign
A Paxton head on collision killed four Californians and injured six others. Nebraska traffic deaths reached 175 this year, 54 fewer than the same period last year. Patrol plans intensified radar, air patrols, and full trooper deployment for holiday travel safety.
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Paxton
Nebraska
AAA Tips To Make Weekend Safer During Labor Day
AAA offers safety tips to cut labor day travel risks. Avoid rushing and highway hypnosis by taking breaks every 100 miles and limiting daily mileage to 350 to 400 miles. Plan trips to dodge congestion and give other drivers a break. Observe speed limits and stay focused on driving.
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AAA
American Automobile Association
Miami March Miles Money Mark Mounts
The Miami Money March has begun as band members walk to school to raise funds for a trip to the Orange Bowl in Miami this winter. The drive surpassed ten thousand dollars this week with band deposits of 8,181.68 dollars and 1,833.38 dollars from the Band Parents Fund totaling 10,015.05 dollars.
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Kimball
Miami
Biggest Angus Herd Adds Shorthorn Bulls
The world’s largest registered Angus herd purchased several Shorthorn bulls for a cross breeding program. Clarence Dorman and Sidney Shorthorn breeder confirm purchases for Wyoming Angus Ranch in Cheyenne. Mark Cox led the WAR purchases. A white yearling bull named Idelwild Cadet was bought from Dorman’s Shorthorns and joined white bulls from Ekness Bros. Grand Forks ND and Fridak Cattle Co. Wheatland ND for service on Angus cows in the WAR herd.
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Clarence Dorman
Sidney
Wyoming
Angus Ranch
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mark Cox
Dormans Shorthorns
Ekness Bros
Grand Forks
Fridak Cattle Company
Wheatland
Teachers And Businessmen Eat Together
Forty two Sidney businessmen joined about one hundred Sidney school teachers for the annual Teacher Businessmen appreciation luncheon in the junior high cafeteria. Wayne Moran noted higher turnout than recent years as Hollis Peratt chaired the event. Supt. Weymouth and Paul Sheaman spoke for the teachers during introductions.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Moran
Hollis Peratt
Don Porter
Peratt
O. J. Weymouth
Paul Sheaman
Fletchall Plumbing Moves To New Location
The Fletchall Plumbing Co has moved to 924 King Street, former Groppe Produce site. Norman Fletchall, owner, came to Sidney eleven years ago after working five years for other firms and starting his own business. The shop offers all standard plumbing lines and twenty four hour service with guaranteed workmanship and material.
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Fletchall
Telegraph Marks 87th Milestone in Sidney
The Sidney Telegraph marked its 87th birthday as Nebraska's oldest business in Sidney besides the Union Pacific Railroad. Since 1873 it has published as weekly, semi-weekly and triweekly and now contemplates web offset production to improve appearance and allow color printing with an estimated 60 000 investment. The paper employs 14 full time staff and may expand to feature more pictures.
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The
Telegraph
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska
Life
Look
Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
Globe - Telegraph Printing Co
Lodgepole Enrollment Dips Slightly Despite High School Gain
Superintendent L E Lydiatt reports a total school enrollment of 207 this year, down from 219 last year. Grade school numbers fall from 152 to 138 while high school rises from 67 to 69. Freshmen lead with 25, followed by 16 sophomores, 15 juniors, and 13 seniors. kindergarten is the smallest class with nine, others ranging from 13 to 21 students.
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Lodgepole
L. E. Lydiatt
Kimball School Enrollment Rises to 1657 This Year
Public school enrollment in Kimball reached a record 1657 students, up 4.4 percent from 1589 last fall. High school 330 students, grade school 1327, with class sizes listed for each grade from kindergarten through eighth and for freshmen to seniors.
No Damage At Two Sidney Grass Fires
Sidney firemen answered two minor grass fire calls on Friday one at 15th and Elm in the morning and a weed patch behind the Safeway in the afternoon. No damage was reported but residents were urged to be extraordinarily careful due to the high fire hazard this year.
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Cheyenne
Potter
Gurley
Sidney
15Th
Elm
Safeway
Largest Old Settlers Reunion Parade Set For Monday
Lodgepole prepares for the 36th annual Old Settlers Reunion with a 10 am grand parade and a large flower show. Pioneer seniors over 60 sit in a reserved section while floats increase. events run from 1 pm with a king and queen presentation and a 4 pm baseball game against Potter.
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Lodgepole
Old Settlers
Tenam
Wise
Girl Scout Museum
Arlan Luxa
Jim Haskell
Potter
Jennie Nelson
Malcolm Carlson
Chappell
Vern Bates
Lodgepolle
Denver
Stores To Close No Telegraph On Labor Day
Schools banks and most business firms will close Monday for Labor Day. There will be no Telegraph published Monday. Schools will reconvene Tuesday. Sidney High and SOD school students will begin their fall term that day.
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Telegraph
Sidney High
SOD
Morrill County Fair Opens With Weekend Events
The forty eighth Morrill County Fair starts in Bridgeport tonight with a square dance. The four day event runs through Labor Day, featuring two amateur rodeo rounds, dances by the Rythmics and FoggyRiver Boys, and daytime attractions including wagon and horse races and a junior horse show with a 4-H livestock parade and various contests open to youth under 18 in Morrill County.
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Morrill County
Bridgeport
Rythmics
Foggy River Boys
Fire Department
Keith Webb
The
Fair Association
Carl Olson Files Petition Run For County Commissioner
Carl L. Olson, farmer and cattleman of 1722 Newton St, enters the race to fill the unexpired 2nd district commissioner term of George Fleming. Petitions circulate. 200 signatures needed to qualify for the November 8 ballot. several others also seek a place on the ballot as deadlines approach.
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Carl L. Olson
Newton St
George Fleming
Olson
Stewart Brown
W. E. Gehrig
Charles Lafler
John Underdown
Flemming
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Conrad
Burney
Sidney Telegraph
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Hardy
Keith Hughes
Pretty Boy
Tom Gass
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