Hottest Nebraska oil regions Morrill and Banner counties ignite drilling
Nebraska oil activity centers on Banner and Morrill counties with new wells and wildcat tests. Casey Field and a White Feather offset push exploration near Warner fields while Stuarco and Banner Drilling push additional tests. Sentinel, Kimbark and other firms launch new Dunlap and Cross area wells as the industry builds against fading production.
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Morrill
Banner Counties
Nebraska
Banner County
Casey
White Feather Petroleum Co.,, Inc
Warner
Morrill County
Sentinel Petroleum Corp
Lindgren
NW NE
Sentinel
Blanchard
CSW
Braden-Gear Drilling Co
Larry Martin and Associates
McMurray Field
Anderson
Braden- Gear, Chandler and Associates, Inc
No. 1
Cross-A
Red Willow County
Central States Drilling Co., Inc
Silver Creek
Platte Valley Drilling Co
van Anne
U S Bond Cushion Is Praised In Cheyenne County
U S Savings Bond cushion over 16 million dollars provides security for Cheyenne County residents who hold and buy more bonds. Ralph Queen notes $16-17 million in county banks and other savings show regional future security. Jorgenson and Spearow receive awards for leading bond drives sparked since 1941. Banks and media cooperation cited as key to ongoing bond sales success.
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United States
Cheyenne County
Ralph Queen
U. S. Savings Bond Division
Treasury Department
Queen
Nebraska
Cheyenne
A. J. Jorgenson
American National Bank
Jorgenson
Ten
Lions Club
United States Treasury Department
H. Glenn Spearsow
Spearow
Mr. Jorgenson
Sidney Telegraph
KSID
H. Glenn Spearow
Sidney
United States Savings
Martin Martin Rites on Thursday
Funeral services were held Thursday for Effie L. Martin 83 a longtime Dalton resident who died last Monday evening. Born August 27 1883 in Richardson County Nebraska she married Ervin Martin in Bancroft Nebraska in 1903 and moved to Dalton in 1918. Survivors include her husband six sons two daughters a brother and six grandchildren with one son predeceased.
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Dalton
Effie L. Martin
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Martin
Richardson County
Ervin Martin
Bancroft
Neb
Ervin
Flore In
Lagune Beach
Calif
Harold
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Donald
Oshkosh
Elvin
Orval
Longmont
Colo
Burton
Kent
Ohio
Ellen Riva
Upland
Gertrude Waite
Geyserville
William Bratton
Watonga
Okla
Frontier Sidney office reports August boardings short by 22
August boardings fell short of the monthly goal by 22 passengers. Dale Kindred, manager of Frontier’s office in Sidney, notes the shortfall and calls for adjustments to meet targets.
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Dale Kindred
Frontier
Sidney
Entertainment Buy Of The Year
The booster tickets for Sidney High School home athletic contests go on sale at Western Drug Janda Tobin Drug Western Drug or Fix Pharmacy in the Jones Center. For $8 per adult ticket buyers secure access to football basketball wrestling and track events for the school year.
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Sidney
Western Drug
Janda Tobin Drug
Fix Pharmacy
Jones Center
Sidney High School
Mrs. Irene Sparks Rites Planned For Tuesday
Mrs Irene M Sparks 72 died Thursday after three months in Memorial Hospital. Services set for Tuesday Sept 6 at 2 pm from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home with Rev John Stayton of First Methodist Church in Sidney officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Born December 4 1893 in Abot Arkansas she moved to Cheyenne County in 1920 and married Harry L Sparks in Kimball 1921. She leaves son Jack C of Sidney and sister E H Taylor of Oklahoma City.
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Irene M
Harry) Sparks
Memorial Hospital
Ark
B. Stephens
Cheyenne County
Ardmore
Oklo
Harry L. Sparks
Kimball
Neb
Harry
Jack C
Sidney
E. H. Taylor
Oklahoma City
Okla
Panhandle Weather Forecast Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms. Low temperatures near 45 to 55 tonight, highs 70 to 80 Saturday. Chance of rain 20 percent this afternoon and tonight, five percent Saturday. Five day outlook shows temperatures through Wednesday near normal.
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Panhandle
Four Thousand Expected At Annual Old Settlers Reunion
Lodgepole gears up for the 42nd Old Settlers Reunion on Labor Day with a parade at 10 am featuring bands from Lodgepole, Dalton, Potter, Chappell and Sidney and a long parade of floats wagons and ponies. Cash prizes will be awarded in multiple categories including saddle horses buggies and kids contests. A free barbecue runs 11 am to 1 pm, then an afternoon program in the park crowns the King and Queen and includes speeches musical numbers and prize awards with further events such as kids races a horseshoe tournament a flower show and an old car display. The Old Settlers Museum moves this year to the old stone hotel south of the tracks and a dance closes the day with Millard Musil and band after carnival attractions throughout.
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Lodgepole
Old Settlers
Dalton
Potter
Chappell
Sidney
Old Settlers’ Museum
Old Stone
Legion Hall
Millard Musil
Funeral notices and packing plant revival at Sidney
Funeral services are set for Joseph L. Freking of Sidney, 65, at St Patrick’s Church with Bishop Freking officiating. Rosary Friday night at Gehrig and Son. Freking born October 21, 1900 at New Vienna. survived by nine brothers and eight sisters. Body to be sent to Heron Lake, Minnesota. A possible reopening of the Sidney meat packing plant northeast of town is reported as Guy Fulbright seeks renewal of licenses with Bold Ring Packing Co. of Los Angeles to operate rendering plant. future slaughtering revived.
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Joseph L. Freking
Sidney
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Frederick W. Freking
LaCrosse, Wise
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Mr. Freking
New Vienna
Iowa
August Freking
Heron Lake
Minn
Guy Fulbright
Nebraska Meat Packers
Rath Packing Co
Bold Ring Packing Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Fulbright
Rath
Morrill County Fair Opens With Rodeo And 4-H Shows
Bridgeport hosts the 54th Morrill County Fair and Rodeo with 4-H livestock entries judged Saturday and sale Tuesday. Rodeo performances Sunday 7:30 pm and Monday 2 pm feature top cowhands in seven events. horse, motorcycle and dog races set for Sunday 1 pm. Separately the Business Institute of Sidney announces a Cheyenne campus opening at 119 East 20th St, Cheyenne Wyoming, offering secretarial courses under dean R T Heit, with initial staff of four and about fifty students in the first quarter starting Oct 3. transfer option to Sidney after short Cheyenne program, expanding affiliated colleges to six.
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Bridgeport
Morrill
Business Institute of Sidney
Business Institute of Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming School
East 20Th St
R.T. Heit
Sidney
Business Institute of
Liljegren Receives College Leave From Agent Duty
Cheyenne County agent I van Liljegren among six state agricultural agents granted leave to pursue master's degrees. From 45 applicants, Liljegren will study agricultural extension education at Colorado State University Fort Collins. Classes start September 15, and a temporary replacement may be sent by the College of Agriculture.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Tena
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
College of Agriculture
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Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
George Barlow
Andy Peterson
First State Bank of
Lyle Rabe
Dalton State Bank of
Savings Bond
U.S. Treasury Department
Sidney National Bank
Potter State Bank of
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney Lions Club
U.S
Harry Sparks
Entertainment Buy
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Llth Avenue
P. O. Box
Don Stander
Dix
Don
Jim Farless
Joseph Freking
New Business Institute
Morrill County Fair
Dutles
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