Civic Leaders Back Sales Tax Backing in Sid ney Meeting
Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce in Sidney endorsed Lloyd Pipher for a seat on the Nebraska Game Commission. Crawford businessman Pipher, hobby hunter and conservationist, was supported as the organization favored replacing property tax with a sales tax to aid schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Nebraaska United Chambers of Commerce
Sidney
Lloyd Pipher
Nebraska Game Commission
Pipher
Crawford
John J. Mott. Mullen
North Platte
Claude Curry
Valentine
W. A. Johnson
Hemingford
Ted Davis
Harrison
J. Fred Thompson
Doug Borman
Gordon
Sidney Chamber
Neal Atkins
Mott
Paul Mathews
Mullen
George Hinn
Sidney Schools
Nebraska
Chief Warns Of Molesters
Chief Sol Willis warns parents and schools to teach children never to enter a car with strangers even for candy or money. He cites recent reports of men in cars offering rides and urges reporting suspicious cars and persons with color, make, and license details to help capture offenders.
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Sol Willis
Chief Willis
Henry Glanz Hurt In Car Accident Near Sidney
An accident at 5 30 p m yesterday injured Henry Glanz a prominent Cheyenne County farmer. The crash 10 miles west and two south of Sidney occurred when a tire blew out causing loss of control and the car to leave the road. Front end damage was 250 dollars. Glanz was treated at a doctor's office and released from the hospital this afternoon to recover at home.
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Henry Glanz
Cheyenne County
Sidney
del Shipley
Deadline Set For Oct 10 For Soil Bank Signup In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County ASC asks farmers to request maximum annual payment rates by Friday October 10 to join the 1959 Conservation Reserve Soil Bank. After rates, decisions on acreage, contract length, and payment rates due by October 24. Eligible land rules include crops harvested in 1957-58 and hay or silage produced then.
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Cheyenne County
ASC
Soil Bank
Conservation Reserve of the Soil Bank
James Johnson
Johnson
Sioux Employee Injured In Accident At Highway
Gabriel Sanchez of Sioux Ordnance Depot was hospitalized in Chappell after his car overturned on the highway east of there. He suffered several broken ribs and severe lacerations as road guard posts were torn from their anchors.
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Gabriel Sanchez
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Chappell
Sanchez
Garden County to vote on 190000 high school addition bond
Garden County voters will ballot September 30 on a proposal to add to Garden County High School at Oshkosh. Estimated cost is 190 050 dollars. The project repurposes the gym into music and practice spaces and adds a combined gymnasium auditorium with seating for about 1200 and a stage for 300. A lobby will separate the new wing, with an adjoining kitchen for lunches and snacks at events.
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Garden County
Garden County High School
Oshkosh
Wheat Growers To Meet At Ogallala
Wheat Growers Assn. board of directors will meet at the Elks Club in Ogallala on Monday September 15 beginning at 10 am to discuss the state convention in Alliance in November the proposed regional wheat marketing organization county level activity and publicizing the group. Carl Bruns president of Chappell announced a meeting with wheat growers and ASC tentatively set for October 6 inviting all interested farmers to attend.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn. Board of Directors
Alliance
Ogalala
Elks Club
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Labor Office Here Busy In August
The Sidney employment office led by Francis Reiner shows August was busy with labor demand higher than July and 1957. Many transient workers moved into temporary or farm jobs, including 1,046 placed in farm work and 249 in non farm roles across Banner Cheyenne Devel and Kimball counties.
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Sidney
Francis Reiner
Mr Fline
Banner
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Lodgepole Youth Shot Self in Foot While Loading Rifle
Delbert Hillman a Lodgepole teenager accidentally shot his foot Sunday as he prepared to load a rifle. A bullet passed through the big toe and lodged in the shoe insole. He drove to neighbors then to a doctor in Chappell on crutches. His parents were in Alamosa, Colorado at the time attending their daughter, a registered nurse.
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Delbert Hillman
George Hillman
Lodgepole
Chappell
Hillman
Alamosa
Colo
Alamosa Hospital
Men's Chorus Tryout Set Monday Evening
Aimed at attracting last year's members and new men, the Men's Chorus will hold an initial meeting at the junior high school Monday night at eight. George Hinn and William Fankhauser call the session, seeking fuller attendances after a active summer and past local appearances.
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Junor High School
George Hinn
William Fankhauser
Oil Gas News Cholm Kimball County Wells Draw Attention
Nebraska oil producers along the Nebraska Colorado line in Kimball County report rapid flow tests with Raymond Oil Co No 1 Petsch well testing near 960 barrels per day. Allchin and Ansel State fields show potential above 1,000 barrels daily. No. 1 Leafdale near Cheyenne County tests yield 430 feet oil, 80 oil cut mud, 30 feet fresh water. Northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska run forty three rigs with continued field expansion in Mather and Mazzie areas.
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Nebraska
Nebraska-Colorado
Kimball County
Raymond Oil Co
Petsch Weil
Petsch
Ansel State
Allchin
Denver- Julesburg
Falcon - Seaboard Drilling Co
Leafdale
Cheyenne County
Colorado
Kimball
Banner
Muffin Drilling Co
Mather
Carlson
Juniper Oil and Mining Co
HLM Drilling Co
Colorado Line
High Court Rules No Delay in Integration of Little Rock
The U S Supreme Court ruled there can be no delay in school integration at Little Rock Arkansas The decision returns the matter to Governor Orval Faubus who must respond to recent Arkansas legislation granting him power to prevent integration The ruling warns of potential violence in southern states as tensions rise over integration orders
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United S‘tes Supreme Court
Little Rock
Ark
Orville Faubus
Arkansas
Severe Hail and Heavy Rain Wreak Havoc in Dalton and Sunol
Torrential showers drenched Cheyenne County causing water erosion on wheat farms and threatening reseeds. Areas near Dalton and Sunol reported two inches of rain with substantial hail damaging irrigated crops and safflower just before harvest.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Dalton Poised For Biggest Fall Festival Of All Time
Dalton prepares for its 31st Fall Festival with Ray Graff as general chairman. Parade day on Tuesday plans a 7 000 crowd, colorful floats themed holidays with a $500 prize purse and awards from 75 to 5 dollars, plus a horse owner prize. Agricultural exhibit, football game, street events, band concert and royalty presentation fill Monday and Tuesday activities.
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Dalton
Babes In Arms
Ray Graff
Graff
Potter
Lodgepole
Gurley
Nebraska
Dalton’s Tigers
Broadwater
Potter- Dalton
Lowe Down Goofs On Barrel Stave Story
Jack Lowe editor of The Telegraph and author of The Lowe Down admits he misnamed barrel staves as hula hoops of his childhood in a Wednesday column. He meant barrel hoops and notes reader calls and letters show some townspeople read his column.
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Jack Lowe
the Telegraph
Mr. Lowe
Ray Coffeen 81 Dies in California
Ray Coffeen 81 a former credit manager for John Deere Plow Co in Sidney passed away recently in San Jose California after moving from Sidney more than 20 years ago. Survivors include his wife Mable of San Jose a son Robert D of Hastings Neb a sister Mrs W Parkin of Redding Calif and a brother Fupene of Hastings.
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Ray Coffeen
John Deere Plow Company
Sidney
San Jose
Calif
Mable
S. 8Th St
Robert D
Hastings
Neb
W. Parkin
Redding
Fupene
Severe Hail Storm Ravages Dalton and Surrounding Areas
A vicious hail storm with high winds and rain struck the Panhandle, hitting Angora Bridgeport and Dalton. Dalton reported 103 broken school windows, widespread roof damage, shattered plate glass, and ruined crops ahead of festival duties. Sunol and areas south suffered window and crop losses. Sidney recorded only light rain. No injuries were reported.
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Panhandle
Angora
Bridgeport
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Sunol
Bud Graham
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Don Dey Ermand
Dey Ermand
I. A. Caldwell
Delmar Zalesky
Loyal Hornicek
Miss Town
Lodgepole Among Wettest Spots In Nebraska August
Lodgepole was among the wettest Nebraska communities in August with 4.09 inches of precipitation. State rainfall varied, Chadron the driest at 0.04 inches while Fremont reported 8.51 inches, and central regions showed near normal departures. Central and south central Nebraska saw above normal moisture, while most of the state posted below normal totals.
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Lodgepole
Nebraska
Chadron
Fremont
Panhandle
North Central
Grain market price for wheat quoted at 153 per bust
Local elevator sources report a wheat price of 153 per bust. The note logs a single price quote without additional market context or supporting figures.
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Henry ‘Glanz
Ogallala
Labor Office
Mather Field
High Court
Siates
Cues Justice Warren
Lars
Lowe
California
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