REA Seeks Permit For More Transmission Lines
The Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association seeks a 31 mile 33 thousand volt transmission line from Sidney to Chapell to extend REA service eastward into Cheyenne Devel and Garden Counties. The project aims to add about 519 miles of lines at an estimated cost of 518 thousand dollars and about 600 new customers, awaiting Railway Commission approval.
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Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association
Goins
Hon. Horton
Kansas
George Cordray
Cordray
Railway Commission
Lincoln
Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association of
Sidney
Chappell
REA
Wheat Belt Association
Wheat Belt
Devel
Garden Counties
Lowell
Washington
Cheyenne
Morrill
Garden
Ray Graff
Nebraska
Reclamation Bureau Hydros
Sidney- Gering Line of Reclamation
Consumers Public Power District
Consumers
Disabled Vets Fund Campaign Sept 10 in Sidney
The Disabled American Veterans will sell forget-me-nots in Sidney on Saturday as part of a nationwide fundraiser. Scouts led by Mrs. Lillian Cawthra will distribute the blue remembrance flowers all day. Funds support local welfare work for disabled veterans and families, emphasizing that every cent stays in the area to aid those in financial distress or temporarily unable to work due to illness or partial disability.
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Sidney
Lillian Cawthra
Lysle E. Winders
DAV
Sit On Vast Oil Reservoir Near Sidney Depot
Leasing experts circle the Sioux Ordnance Depot northwest of Sidney over possible mineral rights beneath its thirty thousand acres while tapping seems unlikely. The Army's use for ammunition storage blocks exploration. Ohio Oil Co. eyed seismograph work near the edge, but was reportedly halted. Ohio has wells within five miles and plans further testing closer to the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Uncle Sam
Ohio Oil Co
Department of the Army
Ohio
Miller urges long term farm support plan in district talk
Rep. Miller urged replacing year to year farm price supports with a two year storage program for essential grains like wheat and corn. He proposed using any surplus for alcohol and industrial uses, keeping plants such as the Omaha alcohol plant in operation through fuel mandates. He criticized Washington bureaucrats for past wheat allotment handling and predicted broad farmer support for a stable price base and supply.
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Rep. Miller
Omaha
Miller
Washington
Great Britian
United States
Congress
Truman
Defense Department
Rep.Miller
Defense
Louis Johnson
Sioux
Private Krueger Club Is Planned After Dance Season
After the final dance of the season this Sunday night at Krueger's Lake, remodeling will start to convert the building into a private club with dining facilities. Chett Krueger says the project aims to reopen late in October with tables around the dance floor, a new bar, and a separate dining room.
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Krueger
Bond Set In Lincoln County Killing Attempt Case
George Lamphear, 36, is bound over to Lincoln County District Court on a five thousand dollar bond after pleading not guilty to assault with intent to kill. He allegedly shot his estranged wife at a rural North Platte ranch, wounding her and injuring their two year old child. the wife is hospitalized with amputation of part of her left arm. The district court date is pending.
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George Lamphear
Lincoln County
North Platte
Lamphear
James G. McIntosh
Sidney
McIntosh
Mr. Lamphcear
New Organ Demonstration at First Christian Church
A $2 000 Hammond organ recently installed at First Christian Church will be shown in a Sunday 7 30 concert September 11. Rev Neal Morris invites all to attend a free program led by Raymond Young Scottsbluff organ teacher and Nebraska Wesleyan graduate with a master’s in organ. The Schmoller Mueller Music Co supplied the instrument. The concert program includes Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor Hassler Delamarter Chorale Prelude and other pieces.
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First Christian Church
Neal Morris
Raymond Young
Scottsbluff
Young
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Schmoller-Mueller Music Co
J. S. Bach
Hassler- DeLamarter
Carillon de Westminister
Louis ‘Vierne
Hickox Service Held for Three-Day-Old Kenneth Hickox
Rites were conducted Saturday for Kenneth Louis Hickox three day old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hickox who died at a local hospital September 1. The Gehrig Funeral Home hosted services with Rev Howard Osborne presiding.
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Kenneth Louis Hickox
Charles Hickox
Gehrig Funeral Home
Howard Osborne
Sidney Public Schools Open Day Enrollment Near 900
On opening day in Sidney 898 students enrolled across the system from kindergarten to senior class. High school totals 302 with 115 tuition students. junior high reports 267 attending, with fifth grade newly added. Distribution across Frances Willard and North Side schools varies, with some grade splits and adjusted totals from last year.
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Sidney Public Schools
Theer
Sidney High School
Albert E. Nimtz
Sidney T. R. Tillotson
North Ward
Frances Willard
Mary Runge
Marie Nicholson
T. R. Tillotson
Glenn Ackerson
Laverne Finke
Berdine Graeckel
Marietta Swanson
Arlene Walker
Mary Elizabeth Webster
Myra Masters
Runge
Agnes Ladine
North Side
Formal Opening For VEW Club
The grand opening of the VFW club is set for Thursday night September 15 with members and guest card holders invited to visit. The club sits in the former Tucker garage on West Illinois Street and is praised as one of the finest and most beautiful in the region. Details of the opening and entertainment will appear in Tuesday’s Telegraph.
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VFW
Tucker Garage
West Illinois Street
the Telegraph
Miss Ernest Will Reign At Festival
Cheyenne County foreshadows the Dalton Festival with Cecelia Ernest 16 crowned Dalton Queen after Nebraska Girls State. The event features three baseball games, a Tuesday 10 30 parade, a street sports program, showcases at the Dalton field, and two dances at the American Legion Hall concluding the annual celebration.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
Sidney
Fort Sidney
Lodgepole
Cecelia Ernest
Nebraska
Otto Ernest
Dalton Farmer
Dalton Field
Broadwater
American Legion Hall
Stabbing Victim Amada Lopez Released From Hospital
Amada Lopez an employee at the Sioux Ordnance Depot was discharged from a local hospital on Monday after treatment for injuries suffered in a stabbing near the depot over the weekend. The incident occurred near the depot and prompted police investigation.
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Amada Lopez
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Box Score Of Oil Progress In This Area
Box score details oil exploration in Cheyenne County listing wells by company and section. Mary E ging No 1 at Sidney field pumps 227 barrels daily. Knievel No 1 saturation found at about 4400 feet, awaiting plug back. Stueve No 1 offset brought in with 1900 feet recovery, prep for pumping. Thompson No 1 dry hole. Baker No 1 dry hole. Elsasser No 1 wildcat drilled to 4750 feet, tests pending to decide production.
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Cheyenne County
Mary E Ging
Ohio Oil Co
Nem
Sidney
Knievel
Ohio
Stueve
Thompson
Roberts Brothers
Baker No
Frontier Refinin Co
Ideal Drilling Co
Elsasser
Roberts Brothers Wildcat
Casper
Wyo
R. W. McCanne
Knievel No. 1
Steeve
Ohii
Schools Aided By Oil Leases In Western Nebraska
Public schools in Nebraska gained a financial windfall from oil lease auctions on school lands. Since July 1, 1948, leases covering 61 319 acres have yielded 49 589 dollars to the school fund, while agricultural rents bring 62 662 annually. Minimum 25 cent per acre, average lease revenue about 82 cents per acre amid spirited bidding. Superior Oil Co. of Wichita filed leases totaling 6 800 acres in Box Butte County with payments starting at 50 dollars.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Henry Bartling
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Box Butte
Superior Oil Co
Wichita, Kan
Deer Permits For This County Gained by 37 Applicants
Thirty-seven Cheyenne County residents were awarded deer hunting permits in a state fish and game commission drawing held last week. The season opens December 3. Winners include Ed Hiett and many others from Sidney Potter Dalton and nearby towns.
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Cheyenne County
State Fish and Game Commission
Ed Hiett
Sidney Frank Clinton
Sidney
Darrell L. Bancroft
Dalton James DeLyle Bancroft
Dalton Harold A. Bodtke
Sidney Ralph S. Osborn
Sidney Walter Engelland
Sidney Robert Slama
Chester G. Killham
Sidney Leslie L. Lipska
Dalton H. G. Dryer
Dalton Dean Schuler
Dalton John Schuler
Dalton
Art Johnson
Potter Robert E. Cape
Charles W. Cape
Raymond Jessen
Lodgepole
Vernon Warren
Dalton Leslie C. Sabin
Sidney Howard Madden
Howard R. Gerke
Dalton Leonard Peterson
Dalton Grover L. Sanders
Dalton Fred W. Kriesel
Gurley
M. W. Mayer
Dalton Richard Juelfs
Dalton James C. Cullins
Sidney Glen G. Fleming
Sidney Kenneth Wickstrom
Ohio Oil to Drill Fourth Well in Sidney Field
The Ohio Oil Co plans the John H. Caywood No. 1 as an offset to the Stueve No. 1 brought in last Saturday. The Caywood lease is with Mr. Caywood, but the property now belongs to Joseph Egging, son of Mary Egging, who owns the land where the discovery well was found and presumably holds the mineral rights.
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Ohio Oil Co
Sidney Field
John H. Caywood
Nebraska
Ohio
Mr. Caywood
Joseph Egging
Mary Egging
Mr. Egging
Roberts Test Continues at Elsasser No 1 Well
The Roberts brothers continue testing at the Elsasser No 1 well to determine if saturated sands are present. Drilled to about 4750 feet, it has undergone two perforation shots and is being cleaned and tested amid hopeful signs and limited disclosure.
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Roberts Brothers
Elsasser No. 1
Roberts 'Brothers
Elsasser
Roberts
Roberts Organization
Gurley
Sidney Furniture Co. opens with crowds and prizes
Sidney's newest retail business opened yesterday as visitors toured the Sidney Furniture Co. on Illinois Street in the M. W. Osborn building. Glenn Weller reported strong first day registrations while grand opening events continued through today and Saturday with several prizes for registrants.
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Sidney
Sidney Furniture Co
Glenn Weller
The
Telegraph
M. W. Osborn
Illinois Street
Potter Victim Of Polio Doing Well
Mrs. Carl E. Johnson of Potter was taken to Scottsbluff after an attack of poliomyelitis and hospital authorities reported Thursday that she was doing well. The condition was described as satisfactory aside from a paraphysis of the right foot.
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Carl E. Johnson
Potter
Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Hospital
Louise Webster Wins Purple Ribbon in Style Revue
State Fair at Lincoln reports Miss Louise Webster Cheyenne County won the purple ribbon in the style revue for her summer wardrobe entry. Only 20 purple ribbons were awarded, the highest for the dress revue.
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Lincoln
Louise Webster
Cheyenne County
Thrill Circus on Tonight at Fairgrounds Amid Wet Track
The American Legion prayed for dry weather as Thrill Circus planned tonight's show at the fairgrounds at eight o'clock. Troupe members arrived yesterday to perform perilous stunts though the track was muddy. If the weather clears, a capacity crowd is expected with $1.25 adult and 50 cent child tickets.
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The
American Legion
Fairgrounds
Legion
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Krueger Club
Joseph Bonnet
Our Fathers
Carl McKinley
Charles N. Widor
VEW
Ernest
Judy LeBar
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Scottsbluff Elms Lodge
Judy
Dorothy Berta
Snee
Maxine Nieminski
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
West
Sidney Furniture
Style Revue
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