First Oil Lease In Box Butte In Over Two Years
The Pure Oil Company of Denver filed a five year three month lease for 320 acres on the Mehling ranch south west of Alliance, the first Box Butte oil lease in over two years. The parcel is part of a 1756 acre tract with most rights held in Morrill County.
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Box Butte
Eunice Rhein
The
Pure Oil Company of
Denver
Elmer H
Elsie E. Mehling
Alliance
Oil Company
Morrill County
Box Butte County
Northwest Nebraska gas expansion speeds to Hemingford and beyond
KN Line Work speeds northwestern Nebraska gas rollout as Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company plans to supply Hemingford Crawford Chadron Hay Springs Rushville and Gordon before winter. Hemingford network finished. Crawford work underway with Foran Construction Company. Brodie Construction moves from Quinter Kansas to Hay Springs to start gas system. Chadron's propane system being converted to natural gas.
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Northwest Nebraska Alliance
W. P. Waller
Hastings
Kansas - Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Northwest Nebraska
Hemingford
Crawford
Chadron
Hay Springs
Rushville
Gordon
Foran Construction Company
Brodie Construction Company
Quinter
Kan
Kansas Nebraska
Rushville approves $30,000 water revenue bonds
Rushville city council passes an ordinance to issue $30 000 in water revenue bonds to fund a new city well and water main. With about $5,000 in the water fund on hand, the bonds will be repaid from water bills over six years, avoiding any increase in the city bond levy. Lyle Sones awaits a water main pipe shipment to complete installation.
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Rushville
Pumn
Lyle Sones
Yendis Cafe Dining Room Opens For Pleasure and Dining
Yendis Cafe invites patrons to enjoy its dining room offerings with emphasis on good food and fine service. The notice highlights a welcoming atmosphere and readiness to serve guests.
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Yendis Cafe
Wheat price support rises in Cheyenne County August
Cheyenne County farmers put 507,847 bushels of 1960 crop wheat under price support in August, up from 339,877 in 1959. The ASC warns overplanting the 1961 wheat crop affects future allotments and may trigger penalties if the 1961 farm wheat allotment is exceeded.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
Milo Storage May Help Get Better Prices
Lincoln farmers face potential storage shortages as milo and other grains risk selling below market value at harvest. Extension economist Ted Nelson notes a wide gap between loan rates and cash prices, with on farm and government storage strained by large crops, including corn and sorghum, raising the urgency of temporary storage solutions.
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Lincoln
Milo
Ted Nelson
The
College of Agriculture
Ecord
Nelson
Fall Fertilizing Pays Dividends Says Ag Expert
Nebraska farmers plan fall fertilizer programs, says Extension Agronomist Delno Knudsen. Fall application saves time and labor, fits conditions, and can rival spring results on corn, wheat, and legume pastures with nutrients selected for each crop. The Gettysburg battlefield was dedicated as a national cemetery on November 19, 1863.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Delno Knudsen
College of Agriculture
Knudsen
Gettysburg
Valuations and Levies for Cheyenne County 1960 Tax Year
Cheyenne County Nebraska presents valuations and levies for tax subdivisions for 1960. State General Fund 6.35, Special Levy 1.10, Service Annuity 0.50, University of Nebraska College of Medicine Fund 0.25, Agricultural Products Research Fund 0.10, State Park Fund 0.13, Mental Hospital 0.485, Beatrice State Home 0.210, University Hospital Fund 0.025. District notes explain city rural divisions and addenda to districts 1 and 2, with district letters D G L P S R.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
State of Nebraska Levy
State General Fund
University of Nebr
College of Medicine & University Hospital Building Fund
Agricultural Products Research Fund
State Park Fund
Mental Hospital Fund
Beatrice State Home Fund
University Hospital Fund
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Social Security Fund
Amusement
Library Fund
Ances Subway
Abnas Ae Eneneneenseceneoerens
Fire Department
Oraseseneeseeersnescasaomane
Potter Cemetery di
Cemetery Fund Amusement Fund
Mreseenavesewonesce
Comer Gnevsnerensnacan
City of Sidney Levy
Cemetery Fund
Music & Amusement Fund
Park Fund
Son of Sidney Couple Wins Notable Banking Thesis Honor
Robert W. Miracle of Casper Wyoming, son of Mr and Mrs Lowell Davis of Sidney, received top recognition for a thesis prepared for the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington Seattle. His work Compens ation of Corporate Co Execut ors in the United States was chosen for the library and earned a directors’ citation. Miracle was one of three recipients of the school board of directors citation among 111 graduates in August.
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Robert W. Miracle
Wyoming National Bank
Casper
Wyo
Lowell Davis
Sidney
University of Washington
Seattle
United States
R. W. Sprague
Trust Division
Miracle
Winds and windbreaks boost Nebraska crop yields
A University of Nebraska study near Kearney during 1959 shows plots protected from north and south winds by snow fence windbreaks outyielded unprotected plots by 16 percent. Wind velocity in the lee dropped 50 to 70 percent. Early tomato harvest in protected areas reached 16 tons per acre versus under 10 tons in the open.
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University of Nebraska
Kearney
Walter Bagley
College of Agriculture
Livestock Start Steady To Higher This Week At Omaha
Livestock trade opened steady to higher this week in Omaha. Fat cattle and stockers held steady to firm with hogs rising to 25 cents, some 50 cent gains, and fat lambs steady. Slaughter steers at 1221 pounds topped 25.75, fed heifers 1010 pounds scored 25. Stocker feeder run totaling about 6500 included yearling stock steers 23 to 26.25, replacement steers to 20.50 20.65, stock heifers 22 to 24. Butcher hogs peaked at 17 as spring slaughter lambs reached 19 and Wyoming feeder lambs 18.50.
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Omaha
Wyoming
Hepatitis Increase Drives Nebraska Disease Trends
Nebraska health data show hepatitis cases rising sharply in the first seven months, 172 this year vs 53 last year and 56 in 1958. TB up to 115 cases, poliomyelitis down from 37 to 2, measles 194 vs 458, streptococcal infections 12 vs 92, and rabies steady around mid-20s.
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Nebraska
State Health Department
Brazil Sugar Trade For Wheat Proposed
Representative J Floyd Breeding urged the State Department to approve a trade of 150 million bushels of American wheat for 300 thousand tons of Brazilian sugar. He told Douglas Dillon that Brazil would buy its wheat from the United States if approved, otherwise Brazil might turn to Russia to meet its needs.
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Washington i
State Department
J. Floyd Breeding
Douglas Dillon
Brazil
Russia
United States
High Protein Winter Wheat Study Okayed by Nebraska fund panel
The Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund Committee approved one research project and rejected another at the September 1 meeting. The University of Nebraska proposal on gluten air classification and baking properties of high protein winter wheat was valued. The Midwest Research Institute plan to study hard red winter wheat in macaroni flour was declined as misaligned with program goals.
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Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund Committee
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Midwest Research Institute of
Kansas City
Seaboard
Midwest
Neebraska Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund
12th Nebraska Feed and Nutrition Conference Set
Lincoln hosts the 12th annual Nebraska Feed and Nutrition Conference on September 30. Dr. John L. Adams, chairman, notes an all morning session on legislation affecting nutrition research and the feeding industry. Federal regulators, manufacturers, distributors, and researchers will present views on upcoming rules.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Feed and Nutrition
John L. Adams
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
From Provinces to Madrid and to the Sky Motto
The saying highlights Madrid as Europe's highest capital, illustrating the belief that people travel from provincial towns to the capital and onward toward lofty ambitions. It underscores Madrid’s prominence in Spanish culture and geography.
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Madrid
Europe
Birds Rise When Environments Improve in Nebraska Pheasant Trend
Nebraska Game Commission biologists note pheasant numbers surged to an all time high in the 1940s when hens were hunted and declined as habitat deteriorated. The fall season runs 79 days with zone limits. improvements and conservation efforts boosted ringnecks during postwar periods and after environmental recovery.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Game Commission
Wheeler
Sherman
Feeding Overlooked In Milk Records Findings
University of Minnesota research shows feeding and management factors are often overlooked in milk and butterfat records. A 19 year study of a single herd found heredity explained only half of year to year variation, with one year showing a 62 pound jump in butterfat.
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University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Chadron Celebration Reports Net Profit of 32 Dollars
Chadron officials report a net profit of 32.61 dollars from the Diamond Jubilee celebration. Executive chairman Ed Weis said receipts covered all expenses and returned 4,565 dollars to local stockholders, with total receipts at 17,718 including 610 from lumber sales after dismantling the pageant stage.
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Chadron
Ed Weis
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