Potter School Addition Voted On In District 9
Voters in School District 9 Potter will decide on a 110000 bond to add ten classrooms and a music room to the Potter school. Enrollment has risen sharply and crowded conditions prompt plans for an addition designed by Hinde and Laurinat. A public meeting will be announced. if approved construction would begin this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Charles Morehouse
Hinde
Laurinat
North Platte
Lodgepole
Morehouse
Adjustments Of Rail Wheat Rates Urged By Board
The State Railway Commission urged immediate rail rate reductions for hauling wheat before the Western Trunk Line Committee in Chicago. The Nebraska Railway Commission backed blanket rolling-rate cuts to curb truck competition and protect railside industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
State Railway Commission
Western Trunk Line Committee
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska Railway Commission
Commodity Credit Corporation
Scottsbluff Plans Two Bond Packages for Schools
Scottsbluff residents will vote in November on two bond packages. The school board approved separate proposals for grade schools and high schools, totaling 600000 and 1900000 dollars respectively, with voters able to approve either package.
Unhurt Woman In Brownson Area Car Crash
An accident ten miles west of Sidney near Brownson Tuesday at 7 PM involved vehicles driven by W E Harrs of Harrisburg and John Klinepier of Hopkins Minnesota. The Hopkins car tried to pass as the Harms car began a left turn. Damage was $50 to the Klinepier car and $150 to the Harms car. Mrs John Klinepier was taken to Memorial Hospital and listed in poor condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Brownson
Gene Morris
W. E. Harrs
Harrisburg
John Klinepier
Hopkins
Minn
Harms
Klinepier
Memorial Hospital
Momine
PVO Plant Expands for Large Safflower Storage and Handling
The Pacific Vegetable Oil plant in Sidney known as the safflower plant is adding a 70 by 160 foot storage building with 20 foot eaves to hold about 5000 tons or 200000 bushels. A dump bin auger system moves seed in and out, a surge tank stores a full shift, and a hot spot detector monitors seed condition while remote control handles movement. Completion targets include first local seed shipments by Monday and ongoing processing of seed from Montana with full capacity through winter and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp
Sidney
Lloyd Riddle
Bridgeport Equipment Co
Montana
Ned Robinson
237 Million Bushels Of 58 Wheat Stored
The Agriculture Department reported Tuesday that farmers held 237,545,000 bushels of 1958 crop wheat under price supports through Aug 25, approaching the 256 million bushels of 1957 crop stored for the season. The gain in movement stems from the 1958 crop being about 50 percent of 1957, Kansas led with 93,53,000 bushels. Nebraska 13,029,000. Colorado 6,356,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Nebraska
American Doughnut Promotes Wheat Exports At European Fairs
American wheat growers led by Robert Rauner and Lloyd Koniny stage exhibits in Vienna and Munich from September to October sponsored by Nebraska Kansas and Colorado Wheat Commissions with USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. London fairgoers sample the doughnut using US flour as two machines produce 1000 doughnuts per hour amid strong demand. A color recipe folder for homemade doughnuts, created by Amber Fields, accompanies the displays and a replica exhibit was shown at the 1958 Nebraska State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rauner
Vienna
Lloyd Koniny
Julesburg
Munich
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA
London
Harvey Bross
W W Graber
Kansas Wheat Commission
U. S
Evening Standard
Bross
Nebraska Wheat Commission
Cologne
Germany
Les Sheffield
Nebraska Wheat Commision
Gurley Gains Twice Daily Mail Service From Bridgeport
Postmaster Har old Lessig announced Gurley will receive an afternoon mail messenger from Bridgeport, restoring two daily deliveries. Mail previously came only by Burlington train after a bus line strike, with afternoon pickup or next morning rural route delivery restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Harold Lessig
Bridgeport
Burlington
Sol Willis Heads FBI Graduates Assn
Sol Willis, Sidney police chief, was elected president of the Nebraska section of the FBI National Academy Graduates Association at a meeting in Omaha. Paul Vere, Lincoln state probation officer, was chosen vice president, and Gene Masters of Lincoln Police Department became secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Willis
Omaha
Iowa- Nebraska
FBI National Academy
Willis
Sidney
Nebraska
Paul Vere
Lincoln
Gene Masters
Lincoln Police Department
Trasures
New Science Teacher Hired Without Interview Amid Navy Absence
Sidney board minutes show a routine meeting approving a new junior high science teacher, Vaden T Miller, despite Superintendent Weymouth suspending the rule to interview him while Miller serves in the Navy off Barbers Point Hawaii. Miller would arrive October 1 if he accepts. The board also discussed speech therapy results and a bus garage bid from Loch Electric Co, plus the transition to mandatory activity fees for all students with booster tickets and class dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Board of Education
Dr. Weymouth
Vaden T Miller
Navy
Miller
Sidney Uout
Weymouth
Harold Pals
Pals
Electri Co
Weather Update for Sidney Nebraska Turns Humid
Humidity high and a recent half inch shower improve moisture in the Sidney area. The airport read 48 degrees, with 76 as the afternoon temperature and 59 percent humidity. Gusts up to 23 mph earlier gave way to milder winds as skies stay partly cloudy and thunderstorms remain possible. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the 50s are forecast for the next five days with a quarter to a half inch of rain possible from thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
CAA
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Alliance
Crystal Ball
Court Suit Filed in Sidney Traffic Case
A lawsuit filed in District Court names C M Larson and son Gerald R Larson as defendants in a case brought by Dorothy Larson over an accident on June 7 1957 in Sidney. The plaintiff seeks 15450 dollars for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C M_ Larson
Gerald R- Larson
Dorothy Larson
Sidney
Kefauver to Speak at Scottsbluff Democratic Rally
Estes Kefauver, former vice presidential nominee, will address a Scottsbluff rally Tuesday evening September 30 at 8 p.m. in Terry's Arena. The event honors Lincoln candidate Frank Morrison for US Senate against Roman Hruska. A pre-dinner by the Women’s Democratic Club is at Moose Lodge.
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Scottsbluff
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Panhandle
Frank Morrison
Lincoln
Roman Hruska
Kefauver
Terry
Colorado
Nebraska
Women's Democratic Club
Scotts Bluff County
Moose Lodge
Scottsbluff - Gering Highway
Kimball Man Killed In Colorado Wreck
Larry Duane Magill 25, of Kimball and former Atwood resident, died after his car left Highway 14 two miles east of Stoneham. The vehicle crashed into a large boulder in a borrow pit, Magill pinned beneath the car and died about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Duane Magill
Kimball
Atwood
Highway 14
Stoneham
Borrow
Magill
Western Chambers To Meet On Thursday Evening
Sidney Chamber of Commerce reviews a long agenda in the director's room at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. The oil progress banquet on Saturday Oct 18 closes a week of oil industry observance with R E McMiflen as hotel district manager chairing.
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Nebraska
Alliance
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
None Hurt In Mishap That Shatters Glass
A Tuesday accident on 9th between Illinois and Jackson damaged a car and showered passengers with glass but caused no injuries. Jane B Miller, 579 Beverly, drove a car struck by a delivery truck driven by Michael A Manuel, 1705 Sky Road, as he backed from a loading area near a garage.
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Illinois
Jackson
Les Couch
Sidney
Jane B Miller
Beverly
Michael A Manuel
Sky Road
Manuel
Miller
Filling Stations Multiply Across Sidney Influx Of New Gas Outlets
The town sees rapid growth in fueling sites with Carter Oil opening a second station on south 10th Ave and west Illinois St, Standard Oil replacing a 9th and Illinois station, Skelly building on west Illinois St, Phillips buying Westfall property at 16th and Toledo to add a station, Phillips already operating a large site at 17th and Illinois, and R P Porter renewing his west Tham St cafe and station. At least twenty stations now operate in Sidney with more along the fringe areas. Gasoline sales are evidently brisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Carter Oil Co
South 10Th Ave
West Illinois St
Standard Oil Co
9Th
Illinois
Skelly Oil Co
Trognitz
Safeway
Phillips Oil Co
Westfall
16Th
Toledo
Town & Country Market
Phillips
17Th
Ilinois
Town
R P Porter
West Tham St
Maine wins spark Nebraska GOP campaign hopes
Nebraska Republicans head into an official session with eyes on Maine where Democratic wins spark national talk. State leaders express optimism for a party sweep locally, while noting Maine results differ from Nebraska dynamics and may boost fundraising and voter enthusiasm.
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Nebraska
Maine
Richard F. Speirs Jr
Grand Island
GOP
Speirs
John Cooper
Humboldt
Russell Hanson
California
Hanson
Olson Joins Alliance Clinic Medical Group
Dr. Raymond H. Olson, 32, joins the Single Clinic in Alliance as a general practitioner after practicing in Sidney for a year. A Omaha native and Navy veteran (1945-46), he earned a BS from Nebraska in 1949, MS in biochemistry from Iowa State in 1952, and an MD from Nebraska in 1956. He is married with two children, Deborah Rose and Daniel Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Olson
Alliance
Sidney
A G_ Burnham
Omaha
Doctor Olson
United States Navy
University of Nebraska
Iowa State College
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Nebraska Heart Association
Olson
Deaconess Hospital
Spokane
Wash
Donald E. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Deborah Rose
Daniel Raymond
Broadwater debt eased by board debt adjustments
The State Board of Educational Lands and Funds advanced principal payments and reduced interest on 54 thousand dollar Broadwater bonds due Sept 1. The 1938 loan of 66 900 dollars funded over 20 years at three percent was revised to protect principal as Broadwater’s assessed value fell from over 500 thousand to under 200 thousand and the 13 926 mill levy remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Broadwater
Non-Support Charge In District Court
Delores Peterson of Scottsbluff files in Chevens County District Court a petition charging Melvin Peterson her husband with failure to make support payments. Address listed as Los Angeles, California.
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Delores Peterson
Scotsbluff
Chevenns County
Melvin Peterson
Meise Peterson
Iu Angele
Calif
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Lauren Schwisow
Safflower
Robert Rauner
Europe
FBI
Assn
John Reger
Stella Community Church
Fremont
Des Moines
Associated Press
Democratic Rally
Standard of
Sta
Bob Andrew
Dr. Olson
Alliance Clinic
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