Nebraska to Pinpoint Western Route for Interstate This Year
State Engineer L N Ross said Nebraska will finalize the exact routing of the Interstate from Omaha to Lincoln and then extend the plan west by year’s end The $40 million 1967 58 program includes 17 miles under construction between Lincoln and Omaha with 6 miles finished Traffic on the Lincoln to Omaha segment is expected in 1960 Colorado is being consulted on Big Springs area connections and Julesburg linkage while Sidney concerns about traffic drainage from US 30 are noted and a 2 year study with federal geologists continues
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Omaha
Federal
Big Springs
Colorado
Tover
Julesburg
Sidney
Nebraska
Ross
Sidney Visitors Next Saturday
Sen Roman Hruska and Rep A Miller will visit Sidney for a 12:30 luncheon at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. They will speak on latest developments in Washington D C before the Republican Post Primary Convention in Alliance. Tickets available from committee members Pecetz Mattoon Knicely Reiners and others.
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A. Miler
Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
John Peetz
Sen. Hruska
Rep
Miller
Pecetz
Frank Mattoon
Jack Knicely
Lloward Reimers
Dalton
VFW Member Drive Dinner Set For Tuesday
A kick off dinner for the Veterans of Foreign Wars 1959 membership drive is scheduled Tuesday at 7 pm in the post home. Wilbur Wiedman, post commander, invites eligible members to attend as the drive begins this month to sign up members for the coming year.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilbur Wiedman
Ress Defends Nebraska On Interstate Construction Status
Nebraska State Engineer L N Ress rejected Time Magazine’s Aug 25 piece listing Nebraska as lagging in interstate work along with South Dakota Montana West Virginia and Indiana He noted 16 to 17 miles of interstate under contract and 12 miles under contract last year He said Nebraska plans to spread interstate work over 15 years to avoid forcing a 35 to 40 million dollar annual program and major contractor and personnel expansion.
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L. N. Ress
Time Magazine
South Dakota
Montana
West Virginia
Indiana
Ross
Boss
Department
Ress Supports Federalizing Nebraska Section of Straight Shot
L N Ress state highway engineer backs federal designation for Nebraska part of the straight shot highway from the Rio Grande to Canada. He will petition the American Highway Officials numbering committee during their San Francisco meeting, seeking a single US number for Nebraska, from the Colorado line near Chappell to Sidney and north to Belle Fourche.
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Nebraska
Rio Grande
Canada
International Parks Highway Assn
Sidney
J. B. Baker
Ross
American Assn
San Francisco
Ress
Colorado State Line
Chappell
Belle Fourche
State Department of Roads
J. Fred Thompson
International Parks Assn
Thompson
Texas
D. C Greer
Austin
Greer
Ress To Attend Road Meeting In San Francisco
State Engineer Ress says the American Association of State Highway Engineers will hold its annual meeting December 15 in San Francisco. He serves on the association's executive committee and chairs the committee on construction and plans to attend.
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N Ress
American Association of State Highway Engineers
San Francisco
Calif
Ress
Association
Texas Highway Commission Ponders U S 85 Substitution Plan
The Texas Highway Commission voted to petition the numbering committee to apply a new numbering system to Texas segments of US 85 to connect with the national parks system. Greer said incorporating present US 85 from Hot Springs South Dakota north to Canada into the new scheme would not be considered.
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U. S. 85
Texas Highway Commission
Numbering Committee
Texas
Greer
Hot Springs
S. D
Canada
Former Chappell Resident John Brown Dies in Gering
John Michael Brown ell 72 of 1165 Sixth Street Gering died suddenly Saturday morning at a Scottsbluff hospital He had lived in Gering since 1935 after moving from Chappell Brown was born November 4 1885 in Loup City Nebraska He moved with his parents to Aurora where he attended school He later attended Doane College and an auctioneering school in Chicago.
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Gering
John Michael Brownell
Sixth Street
Scottsbluff
Chappell
Loup City
Aurora
Doane College
Chicago
Rural Youth Caravan to Spend Night in Sidney
About 40 Rural Youth members will stay in Sidney Tuesday evening for a state planning session. Lila Meyer notes the gathering at the 4 H building on the fairgrounds with local RY members hosting and Louis Keller in charge. The visitors will depart after a 7 30 breakfast and proceed to Estes Park Colorado for a national RY meeting.
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Lila Meyer
Fairgrounds
Miss Meyer
Louis Keller
Cheyenne County
Estes Park
Colorado
Rural Youth
United States of America
New Academy Assured Here
Father Thomas Siudowski announced a new St Patrick Academy building is assured with plans in motion. The fundraising total reached 210090 in cash and pledges toward a 250000 goal. more funds will come from crops and income. The project advances with architects, and plans include ten classrooms a study hall a science lab and a convent for twenty five. The new structure would sit south of the church replacing the rectory and the old school will be razed and grounds landscaped.
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St. Patrick's Academy
Thomas Siudowski
Siudowski
Itas
United Fund Drive Dates Set for Sidney and Sioux Depot
The United Fund of Sidney and Sioux Ordnance Depot sets a 1959 budget of 13 500 with campaigns kicking off September 24 and October 1. Members include Rudy Munder for kickoff and James Shaeffer as campaign secretary with Ira Johnson as contributor chairman.
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Sidney and Sioux
J R Miller
Sioux Depot
James Shaeffer
Ira Johnson
Ralph Welch
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts
Kings Daughters
Salvation Army
A Lindstrom
United Fund of
HC Q Nelson
Dr Hayes To Attend Improvement Project Meeting Here Tuesday
Advisory committee members of the Community Improvement Project and school board members plan a kick off dinner Tuesday at 6 pm at Sidney Country Club. Dr Dale Hayes head of the project for the state and Loren Bonneau assistant, both from Lincoln, will discuss past three years’ work and plans for the next five years.
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Sidney Country Club
Dale Hayes
Loren Bonneau
Lincolin
Rluns
Wall Segion
Area on Nebraska oil prospects shows continued exploration
A Nebraska University periodical forecasts active oil and gas exploration in the state for years. It highlights optimism based on geologic data, noting 190 wildcat wells in the Central Nebraska Basin and potential in Pennsylvanian and Permian rock formations across 63 counties and 39 000 square miles.
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Nebraska Report
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Central Area the Magazine
E C Reed
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South Dakota
Reed
Panhandle
Julesburg
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Kennedy
Cherry County
59 Drivers Lose Permits In August
The Nebraska point system reports 59 drivers lost licenses for one year in August, including one Sidney driver. Maurice Jacobsen, head of the finance responsibility division, notes this is 45 fewer revocations than August last year and calls it the largest monthly reduction this year.
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Sidney
Maurice Jacobsen
Department
Jacobsen
Postal Volume Up In August
Sidney post office reports August revenue 9335 dollars up from 5418 a year earlier and 5691 in July. Assistant Postmaster Leo Gorman attributes the rise to higher postage rates and increased business. He notes a 23 percent gain for the first two months of the current quarter and cites postal activity as a business barometer.
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Sidney
Leo Gorman
Gorman
Former Dalton Man Is Dead At Gering
Clarence Roy Tompkins, 74, a former Dalton resident, died at his home in Gering Friday evening. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 in Gering with graveside rites at the Dalton cemetery at 3. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Louis Vick of Sherwood Oregon three sisters and three grandchildren. Boley Dennis Funeral Home of Gering in charge.
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Maynard
Iowa
Nebraska
Antioch
Alliance
Dalton Territory
Louis Vick
Sherwood
Ore
Frances McMichael
C W Fillet
Allance
G A Danielson
Boley-Dennis Funeral Home
Wildcat Well Slated on Treinen Farm Near Sidney Nebraska
Juniper Oil and Mining Co of Denver farms out to drill a No 1 Treinen wildcat on John Treinen’s land south of Sidney near the Colorado line, eight miles from Sidney. drilling expected this week as Shell and Ohio Oil report ongoing tests and shallow depth readings across multiple Banner and Scotts Bluff County fields.
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Denver
Sinclair
Cheyenne County
Treinen
John Treinen
Sidney
Colorado Line
Nebraska
Maley
Shell Oil Co
Herboldsheimer
Llama
Potter
Shell
Ohio Oil Co
South Dakota
Samuel Gary
Schleicher
Scotts Bluff County
Wildcat
Cattle
Davis Oil Co
Petsch
Kimball County
Kreizinger
Nebraska Drillers Inc
van Pett
Banner County
Edwards Field
Pan American Pet Corp
Edwards No
Tom Palmer, Inc
Linn
Circus date in Sidney not Shrine sponsored event
Bailey Brothers circus will visit Sidney on September 30 under Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsorship but is not an official Shrine circus. The show has performed under Shrine auspices previously, yet it is not operating as such in Sidney.
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Bailey Brothers Circus
Sidney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Shrine
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