Nebraska oil in new finds eases reserves deficit
Nebraska drillers report two weeks of hopeful signs with discoveries in Scotts Bluff and Kimball counties alongside continued development in Coburn area fields. Notable tests include Banner and Linden wells, while state auctions yield a high bid of 2.50 per acre for Banner County leases amid a multi-county lease sale total of 2830.25.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Oil-Gas Commission
Scotts Bluff
Dalton
Banner Oil Co
Vanson
Kimball County
Forsling Discovery
Terrace
Petroleum Inc
Ibex
No. 2
Millard
Chandler
Simpon
Forrest Chattner
Guthrie
Blackwood Creek
Th Hayes Center
State of
Lincoln
Sam Gary
Denver
Banner County
Game, Parks and Forestation Commission
Commission
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Golden Eagle Deluxe Bus Service Coming
The Golden Eagle deluxe bus, a successor to Continental Trailways, on display in Sidney, will run New York to San Francisco via a southern route starting Sept. 24. The lavish coach offers meals served by a hostess, baby warming bottles, electric outlets, full rest rooms, and Rail's Cafe as the depot. One east and one west trip pass through Sidney daily with optional short trips if space remains.
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Continental Trailways
Sidney Street
New York
West Coast
Golden Eagle
Sidney
Jury Call For Sept 10 In District Court
A jury call at 9 a.m. Tuesday September 10 has been issued by Mrs Ruby Spindler Henkle Clerk of the District Court. At least three criminal cases are on the docket for hearing before District Judge John H Kuns.
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Ruby Spindler Henkle
John H Kuns
Busy Potter Days Open With Exhibits And Festivities
Potter Days kicks off with Forsythe Dowis Carnival and a full Saturday schedule. A 7 pm movie at the American Legion Hall and an 8 pm square dance on Front Street lead into a 10:30 am parade with seven bands from Lodgepole Dalton Dix Kimball Potter Harrisburg and Sidney. Races and contests follow at noon with a 1:30 pm free movie and a Potter Volunteer Fire Department demonstration. A 3:30 pm barbecue and a free drawing for $250 in prizes headline activities before a 7 pm Potter vs Bunker Hill baseball game and a 9 pm Kings Men dance at the Legion Hall.
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Potter
Forsythe & Dowis
American Legion Hall
Front Street
Lodgepole
Dalton
Dix
Kimball
Harrisburg
Sidney High
American Legon
Aux Lary
Legion Hall
Pome
Potter Volunteer Fire Department
Union Pacific
Expert Potter
Bunker Hill
Muse of the Kings
Ridgeway Aids in Recovering Stolen Saddles Across States
Ralph Ridgeway, 23, a confessed saddle thief, assists sheriffs from multiple states in locating stolen saddles. About 15 sheriffs visited Cheyenne County to gather information, aiming to recover 50 to 60 saddles. Recent finds include saddles in Rapid City, Lawton, Great Bend, Garden City, and Wray. Ridgeway and his wife Rita face escape and aiding charges and will appear before District Judge John Kuns. their two sons are cared for by the county welfare office.
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Ralph Ridgeway
Midwest
Cheyenne County
Ridgeway
Gene Morris
Rapid City
Lawton
Okla
Great Bend
Garden City
Kan
Gering
Wray
Colo
Torrington
Fowler
White River
S. Oak
St Francis
Kaw
Sheiff
Julesburg
Potter
Sidney Sales Pavilion
Rita
John Kuns
ASC Precinct Elections Set For September 17 in Cheyenne County
Community committees for the Agricultural Conservation Stabilization program will be named at 8 p m on Tuesday September 17 in local centers. Three committee members and two alternates will be chosen from each precinct and the precinct chairman elect will attend September 30 to elect the county committee. List of session sites by precinct includes Brownson Chambers Colton Dav ison Eagle Gurley Huntsman Lodgepole Lorenzo Potter Sidney Sioux Trognitz and Union Valley with venues shown.
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Cheyenn County
Bob Buhrdorf
ASCS
Brownson
Chambers
Mt Vernon
Colton
Sunol
Davison
Eagle
Gurley
Huntsman
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Lorenzo
Potter
Co-Op
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sioux
Bunkerhill
Trognitz
Cizek
Union Valley
Dalton American Legion
Lawsuit Over 2400 Dollars Pled In Nebraska Court
Olara M Hansen sues R C Smikahl for 2400 alleging wrongful fenceing and blocking access to Highway 30. Trial cites Nebraska Supreme Court ruling on Feb 9 1962 affirming plaintiff's right of ingress and egress to Trailer City. Plaintiff seeks 2400 damages for 24 months of denied access.
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District Court
Olara M Hansen
Smikahl
Trailer City
Nebraska Supreme Court
Traffic on Highway 30 Drops After School Starts
Sgt Mel Busekist of the Highway Safety Patrol reports noticeable traffic decline on Highway 30 since school began nationwide. He notes summer flow peaked, even surpassing 1962 World’s Fair levels, and praises driver performance over Labor Day weekend.
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Mel Busekist
Highway Safety Patrol
Sidney Woman's Auto Hits And Kills Calf
A car driven by Mrs. Elizabeth Bradshaw of Sidney struck a calf belonging to Robert Newell of Oshkosh west of Oshkosh Sunday evening. The calf died. damage to the car was about $200. Mrs. Bradshaw was uninjured and Sheriff Ray Loyd investigated the crash.
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Elizabeth Bradshaw
Sidney
Robert Newell
Oshkosh
Bradshaw
Ray Loyd
Pritchetts Suffer Two Losses By Death
The Cecil Pritchett family of Dalton endures a double bereavement with the death of William C Ross 68 in an accident near Bridgeport and the passing of Mrs Lelia Pritchett in Fredericksburg Virginia. The family planned to travel by plane for Virginia after today’s funeral services for Mr Ross.
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Cecil Pritchett
Dalton
Pritchett
William C Ross
Bridgeport
Pritchetts
Lelia Pritchett
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Ross
Rip
Police Busy With Series Of Accidents
Several traffic collisions were investigated by the Sidney Police Department over the week. Incidents include a 6:35 p.m. crash at 13th and Illinois involving a 1953 Oldsmobile and a 1963 Mercury. damages $95 and $185. A 7:15 p.m. Sunday crash at 518 Beverly Drive between a parked Watts car and Rowley’s 1957 Chevrolet caused $75 and $15 in damages. An in-city lot crash on Jackson at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday involved a 1963 Plymouth and a 1957 Plymouth. no damages reported. A 10:40 a.m. Tuesday collision on Burlington rail property at 10th Avenue damaged a pickup $25. A motorcycle crash on 10th Avenue caused $85 damage to a parked machine. A 19th and Linden crash at 1:18 p.m. involved a 1954 Packard and a 1953 Ford with undetermined damages.
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Sidney
13Th
Ilinois
Sharrell
Fritz
Scottsbluff
William W Mowry
Linden
Mowry
Illinois
Beverly Drive
Phillip E Watts
Dodge
Chevrolet
Lawrence W. Rowley
Watts
Rowley
Jackson
Lena George
Forrest
Alvin E Miller
Couch
Miller
Burlington Railroad
10Th Avenue
Arthur Grenne
12Th Avenue
Ron E Keller
Alvarado
Wayne Bauerkemper
Richard L. Hedrick
Trailer City
19Th
Packard
C W. Zike
19Th Avenue
Newton
Richard K Holloway
el Rancho
Dryland Toughies to Range Contest
Members of the Dryland Tough ies 4 H Club with a range project will attend the District Range Judging Contest at Kimball tomorrow. Accompanying them is Assistant County Agent Lyle Burton. District winners advance to Valentine on Sept 14 for the state competition.
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Dryland Toughies 4-H Club
Kimball
Lyle Burton
Valentine
Simmons Cook Sr Retires After 40 Years With Union Pacific
Simmons W Cook Sr retires from the Union Pacific Railroad after 40 years of service dating to 1916 and a 1929 fireman promotion. He plans full time hunting and fishing, reflecting on a rail career from Sidney begun in 1907 with his family.
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Simmons Cook Sr
Union Pacific
Simmons W Cook Sr
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Cook
Fall City
J L Cook
Front Street
Weden Furniture and Undertaking
South Burlington
L G Lowe
Simmons W. Cook SR
Aug
Helen Thompson
Tekamah
Simmons Jr
Kimberley
Jeff
Mr Cook
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
American Legion
U P Old Timers
The
Legion Vfw
Joe Simodynes
Mr. Cook
Foster
Fred
Salt Lake City
Dalton Fall Festival to Feature Two Parades September 9 10
Dalton prepares for the sixth annual Fall Festival with two big parades, a night lighted event, and numerous exhibits. Monday hosts Entry Day for auto and machinery displays, a 7:30 football game Melbeta versus Dalton, and Tuesday brings daytime parade with 20 floats, bands from Sidney Dalton Bridgeport, and prize offerings from 5 to 75 dollars.
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Dalton
Melbeta
Sidney High
Bridgeport
Potter
Lodgepole
Gering
Dalton All Stars
Sidney
Wheatbelt Public Power District
U. S. Weather Bureau
Don Dey Ermand
Forsythe & Dowis
Kieselhorst Named Jaycee Of The Month
Kieselhorst, a three year Jaycee veteran and longtime Cheyenne County resident, was named August Jaycee of the Month at the Junior Chamber meeting. He serves as Chris man parade chairman and led softball project work while with the Fort Sidney Days event. He and wife Ardy live at 127 Manor Road with children Marcia and Jay.
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Cheyenne County
Gurley
Sidney
Ardy
Marcia
Jay
Manor Road
KSID Sports Club Coverage Outlined
The KSID Sports Club announced a season schedule for Sidney station host David W Young. It includes live coverage of all Sidney High School football and basketball games with half time reports from St Patrick's Academy, a post game wrap up, and additional St Patrick's basketball broadcasts. Future plans promise broader Sidney team coverage.
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KSID
David W Young
Sidney
Sidney High
St. Patrick’s Academy
St Patrick's
St Patrick’s
Young
Overdue Plane Reported Sighting In Nebraska
An overdue Cessna 210 prompted a brief search Tuesday night by the Nebraska Safety Patrol and Sidney Police after authorities learned the blue twin engine plane landed at Oshkosh en route from Des Moines to Laramie. It had been due in Laramie at 8 pm before signaling a safe landing at Thedford five minutes later.
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sidney
Oshkosh
Des Moines
Laramie
Thedford
Police Check Two Thefts Of Gasoline In Sidney
Two gasoline thefts were reported in Sidney. Ray Nicholson of the city Waste Department said 39 gallons were stolen from city trucks at the City Dump Friday night. Meadow Gold Dairy reported fuel taken from two trucks at the South Texaco Station during Tuesday night.
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Sidney
Ray Nicholson
City Waste Department
Meadow Gold Dairy
South Texaco
Holiday Lighting Fund Drive Urges Prompt Support
A. W. (Bill) Peterson chairs a Chamber of Commerce committee seeking urgent contributions to expand Christmas lighting. A $4,600 price with discounts expires Sept 10, leaving little time to decide if the program can be implemented this year. Donations should be sent to the Chamber office or to Mr. Peterson at Greenlees'.
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A. W
Bill) Peterson
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Sidney Telegraph
Chamber of Commerce
Peterson
Greenlees
Sunol County Commissioner Cecil Hunt Hospitalized
Cecil Hunt, the Sunol county commissioner, is reported much better after a severe stomach disorder. He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in Denver Sunday for tests and will remain for observation.
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Cecil Hunt
Sunol
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver
Mobile Library Set to Resume Route on Sept 9
Cheyenne County Bookmobile restarts rounds Monday Sept 9 after a month layoff. Wallace Brown the librarian reports replacement vehicle is being tuned and repainted and staff will issue cards to kindergarten children as schedules expand to 35 stops over two weeks spanning Dalton Gurley Potter Sunol and Trinity Lutheran areas with several weekday routes across Sept to May ahead of a new term.
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Cheyenne County
Wallace
Brownie’' Brown
Trinity Lutheran School
South Divide
Allen Nelson Farm
Potter
Bank Corner
Ordville
Ordville School
Potter High
Potter Elementary
Potter Public Library
Lorenzo Elementary
Lorenzo High
Sunol
Dust
Sunol High
Sunol Elementary
Sunol Main
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Cedar Valley
Brinkerhoff Drilling Co
British - American Oil Producing Co
Willson Ranch
Willson
Grant-Hooker
Thomas Producing Co
Hooker County
No. 1
Marland
RED
Ben J. Taylor
Oklahoma City
Thomas
Red Willow County
Burch Exploration
Jack Morris
McBride
North Midway
CSW
Harry Holtom
Robert W. Kirk
Stoeppelworth Drilling
No 1
Chase
Mobil Oil Co
Granite
Haigler
Jelley-Reaves Drilling Co
Hitchcock
Arvel C. Smith
Dry Creek
Hayes
Golden Eagle Deluxe
ASC
Ken Kieselhorst
Jaycees
Kieselhorst
Jaycee
Ksid Sports Club
Cheyenne Co. Farm Bureau
Pat Heaton
Dalton High
Dalton Elementary
Dalton Public Library
Gurley High
Gurley Elementary
Gurley Main Street
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