Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Rummage Sale Set for Friday and Saturday
Preparations underway in Sidney for Memorial Hospital Auxiliary bazaar and rummage sale in the Osborn building by Fox Theatre with doors opening at nine each day and sales until four. Elks Auditorium hosts the bazaar and coffee rolls. Women’s groups statewide contribute time and merchandise. rummage accepts Thursday as well.
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Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Sidney
Osborn
Fox Theatre
Elks Auditorium
O. W. Golden
H. C. Q. Nelson
Sugar Beets Forecast Record Harvest in Ovid District
Pre harvest samples from Crook Colorado to Maxwell Nebraska show a bumper beet crop with larger root size and slightly higher sugar content. Great Western Sugar Company plans Sept 23 field samples, Oct harvest start likely late first week. Over 14 000 acres in district plus rail transport to Ovid plant. Construction of four concrete silos to store 30 000 000 pounds of sugar, with continued plant upgrades to support bulk indoor loading.
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Ovid
Crook
Colo
Maxwell
Nebraska
Sidney
I. L. Johnson
Great Western Sugar Company
Johnson
Gothenburg
Elm Creek
Union Pacific
G. R. Enevoldsen
Thad Creager
Colorado-Nebraska
Development of Dunlap Field Moves Forward in Nebraska
Development of the Dunlap Field in Morrill County, a long idle western Nebraska oil field, advances after Kim Bark Exploration Ltd. and Banner Drilling Co. drill No. 4 Dunlap in Sec 33-2051. Kimbark won the sole state oil gas lease parcel at the September sale, bidding 30 cents per acre totaling 240 for 480 acres in Cheyenne County Sec 36-17-51.
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Morrill
Nebraska
Kimbark Exploration Ltd
Banner Drilling Co
Kimbark
Cheyenne
Pavilion Sets First Special Sale Saturday
The Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion hosts its first fall season sale on Saturday featuring cattle from at least three states totaling about a thousand head. Eastern buyers seek immediate and future delivery as hogs may be added. listings are accepted until sale time. Dave Truss, manager, notes fieldwork across the week to line up choices for this and future auctions.
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Sidney
Dave Truss
Services For Mrs George In Sidney Nebraska
Funeral services for Amelia George 92 who died Sept 6 at a Greeley Colorado rest home will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Sidney with Rev Henry Monnich officiating Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery She was a resident of the home eight years born June 23 1874 in Anchor Illinois married John C George Feb 22 1894 He died Oct 1947 Survivors include five sons Fred L J Harvey William in Sidney Harry in Grand Island and Charles in Las Vegas two daughters Edith Ross in Peetz Esther Petre in Glenwood Springs three sons preceded her in death Brothers and sisters surviving are Louis Hoffman Minnie Maeleophfort Mae Pyle She is survived by 23 grandchildren 44 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Gehrig and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement
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Amelia George
Greeley
Colo
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Sidney
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
John C. George
Anchor
Peetz
Colton
Fred L
J. Harvey
William
Harry
Grand Island
Charles
Las Vegas
Nev
Edith Ross
Esther Petre
Glenwood Springs
Louis Hoffman
Redwood Falls
Minn
Minnie Maeleophfort
Melvin
Ims
Mae Pyle
Champaign
Til
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Youth Injured In Potter Motorcycle Collision
18 year old Daniel Dvorak of Potter was hospitalized after a Sunday morning crash at Elm and Sheridan streets. He suffered a fractured left leg and other injuries when his westbound 1965 Kawasaki struck a 1955 Oldsmobile being turned south by Jim Slama, 16. Dvorak was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital then Scottsbluff hospital. Slama was uninjured.
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Daniel Dvorak
Potter
Dan Reece
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Dvorak
Elm
Sheridan
Tawasaki
Potter Public Library Reopens in New Post Office Home
The Potter Public Library opens today in the former post office building after 40 years in the basement of the Potter Sundry. Librarian Mrs. Ernest Anderson notes needed rearranging and decorating while a grand opening will follow after further remodeling funded by the Potter Women’s Club and others. The main floor hosts adults and a children’s section with furniture donated by the Nebraska Library Commission. basement space may later house a museum. moving began last week and hours are 2 to 5 p m on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Potter Public Library
Ernest Anderson
Potter Library
Potter Sundry
Potter Women’s Club
Anderson
Post Office
Nebraska Library Commission
Carlson Named New Committee Heads for Nebraska Stock Growers
E H Shoemaker Jr of North Platte announced new committee chairs for Nebraska Stock Growers Association. Appointments include Stan Heath beef promotion Marvin Tucker brand and theft Sid Salzman education Wesley Hansen legislative Charles Jodence livestock health and sanitation W A Kreigshauser public lands B Wallace Mills public relations Merlyn Carlson research Don E Hanna Jr taxation and several internal committee chairs. Assignments run through the next annual convention at Chadron June 10 1 7.
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Nebraska
E. H. Shoemaker, Jr
North Platte
Stan Heath
Lakeside
Marvin S. Tucker
Mullen
Sid Salzman
Ainsworth
Wesley F. Hansen
Charles Jodence
Hemingford
W. A A. Kreigshauser
Rushville
Shoemaker
Chadron
County plans first Cheyenne dam near Point of Rocks
Fall harvest prospects lean good as Cheyenne County moves to build the largest dam in the area on the Roy Nelson farm one mile north of Point of Rocks. The 400 acre foot structure, a joint project of Mrs. Harry Anderson, Nelson, the county and the Soil Conservation Service, aims to curb floods in Lodgepole Creek and spur further flood control in the valley. Construction could start around October first and be finished before frost.
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Cheyenne County
Soil and Water Conservation Service
Roy Nelson
Point of Rocks
Soil Conservation
Harry Anderson
Nelson
County of
Cheyenne
Soil Conservation Service
Secretarial Classes Slated Here In Sidney
The Federal Manpower retraining program will continue into next year with a new secretarial course for twenty students starting in November. Supt. Russell Pedersen announced the program, moving classes to the eastward school from the depot, as part of national on the job training emphasis. The effort is Federal and unrelated to the state vocational-technical school opening October 3.
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Sidney Public
Russell Pedersen
Sioux Depot
Pedersen
Sidney
Sioux
Jaycees Seek New Members for Sidney Chapter
The Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce faces curtailed activities due to manpower shortages. Veterans tire from Fort Sidney Days and other projects while G. F. Bush urges men aged 21 to 35 to join. Interested individuals should contact Bush Van Meter or any Jaycee member.
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Sidney
The
Jaycees
Mr. Bush
Bob van Meter
Jaycee
Winter Drug's Name Omitted Apology Prompted
A front page misprint led to omitting the Winter Drug Co name in a story about Sidney High School booster tickets. The paper corrects the error and notes that Winter Drug has booster tickets on sale, apologizing for the mix up and the erroneous two Western Drugs mention.
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Winter Drug Co
Sidney High School
Winter Drug
Old Settlers A Big Success Parade Crowd and Prizes
Thousands crowded Lodgepole for the 42nd Old Settlers Reunion with perfect weather and a long parade in the Labor Day celebration. 2,400 served at the barbecue, awards were given for parade floats horses ponies costumes bicycles dolls and wagons, with prizes ranging from $1 to $30. Judges were Al Fenster Hjalmar Carlson LaVern Gade.
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Old Settlers
Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
Cheyenne County
Lutheran Church
Bennie Herboldsheimer
Beta Sigma Phi
Boy Scouts
Arnold Haack
Reuben Quinn
Ideal Motor Court
Art Rankin
Bernie Gass
Connie Treel
Darrell Dykman
Vickie Howerter
Mark Christensen
Sandy Skov
Ronald Akeson
Chappell
Phillip Dailey
Cynthia Sick
Lenore Hurst
Telegraph Bulletin
Kurt Huff
Jeff Creason
Clifford Grimes
East Side Kids
Ovid
George Dickinson
Pappy
al Fenster
Hjalmar Carlson
LaVern Gade
Sunol
Panhandle farmers face reseeding after heavy rains
Heavy rains across southern Nebraska Panhandle force widespread reseeding as soil moisture remains high. Western counties begin planting, with most wheat seeded by mid September and acreage up 32 percent under new farm program. Some mosaic mites spotted but not a current threat amid favorable conditions. Harvest of corn and other crops continues with warm days needed for full maturity.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
Sunflower Crop Bumper Across Nebraska and Colorado
Sunflowers fill miles of road ditches and fields in western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado, painting a bright late summer landscape. Other wildflowers add variety to the scene as farmers and motorists note the bumper crop and lush finish to a productive season.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Jaycees Honor Two Members of Sidney Chapter
Two Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce members, Ben Belden and Ken McMillen, were named Jaycees of the Month at a Tuesday meeting led by President G F Bush. Jan Headley spoke on Akron Soap Box Derby experiences while Jack Headley screened local derby and national footage. The group debated a potential Soap Box Derby return, planned selling Christmas trees, set the 1967 Miss Fort Sidney Days pageant for April 15, considered Honey Sunday funds, and reviewed plans for a state Jaycee golf and tennis tournament next July. Eldon Mapes and Ron DeVier attended as guests, and Dean Larabee joined as a new member.
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Sidney
Fort Sidney
Eldon Mapes
Ron DeVier
Dean Larabee
United Fund Board to Meet Tonight in Sidney
The United Fund of Sidney and Sioux Army Depot will hold a board of directors meeting at 8 p m tonight in the American National Bank.
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United Fund of Sidney and
Sioux Army Depot
American National Bank
Panhandle Weather Forecast Shows Clear Nights
Five day outlook calls for above normal temperatures with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s across the Panhandle. Afternoon cloudiness today and Thursday, otherwise clear with near zero precipitation probability. Frontier Airlines provides the outlook data.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Seeding Of Wheat Now Going Fast
The September countryside in the Nebraska Panhandle shows rapid wheat seeding with reseeding due to rains. Corn is maturing slower than last year but ahead of normal, with 6% mature and frost-safe. Dry beans, sugar beets, and alfalfa progress accompany favorable livestock conditions amid weather concerns.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Panhandle
Nebraska
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Upper
Platte Valley
Frontier Offers to Forego Subsidy for New Pacific Northwest Routes
Frontier Airlines, based in Denver, proposes to drop all subsidies for its 61 city 11 state network costing 5.8 million annually if a CAB long haul route approval is granted. The bid includes Seattle to New Orleans and Seattle to St. Louis routes via Utah Colorado New Mexico Texas and Missouri, backed by a 50 page brief.
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Denver
Frontier Airlines
CAB
Frontier
Seattle
New Orleans
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
St. Louis
Missouri
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Dunlap
Pavilion
Carlson
County
Joe Policky
United Fund
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