Murfin Field Adds Second Producer as Oil Output Expands
Reserve Petroleum Co of Love land Colorado reports production string test on Fernquist No. 1 in Murfin Field as the second producer in the new field. In Juelfs-Gaylord Field British American Oil near pay zone on one well and locating McNish No. 2. Kimball County sees Richards No. 2 sand producer in Southwest Potter field with 1,280 feet oil in 34 minutes from J sand. Banner County records Gene McDaniel No. 1 Brown discovery with 3,040 feet oil and 100 feet mud in J sand. Total Kimball County producers reach 705. Gulf Oil Corp reports Stevens No. 1 producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Reserve Petroleum Co
Loveland
Colo
Murfin
Juelfs-Gaylord
British - American Oil Co
McNish
Kimball County
Potter
Kimball
Cheyenne
North American Oil Corp
Richards No. 2
Banner County
Gene McDaniel
Gulf Oil Corp
Stevens No
Stevens
Chemplin Refining
Republic Natural
Griffith
Aue
Wildcat, Ventures
Chandler-Musgrave
Dringman
Pan American
Petroleum, ‘Inc
Penick, No
Willson
Zephyr Drilling Co
NW NW
Wytex
Stuarco
J. T. Walker
Craton
SE SE
Pure Oil Co
Swnw
Panam Field
Ludden Field
Miller to visit Sidney for governmental clinic
Nebraska Representative A. I. Miller of Kimball will be in Sidney Monday for his annual governmental clinic. The veteran Fourth District congressman will start at 2 p.m. in the Cheyenne County District Courtroom and invites persons to meet him then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Kimball
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Rep. Miller
Valuable Historical Collection Donated To Cheyenne County Group
A varied collection of historical items valued in the hundreds of dollars is being donated to the Cheyenne County Historical Association by Mr and Mrs Frank Helms of Sidney. Donors hope the items fit future museum displays while a permanent museum is funded via a one tenth mill levy on the 1955 general election ballot. Items include an 1892 Blickensderfer typewriter, a 1900 patent Swedish American telephone, old scales, a clothing trunk used by Senator Isaac Baldwin in the 1880s, a butter bowl, vintage carpenter tools, clothing and bedding, and furniture dating to the 1830s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Swedish - American Telephone Co
Holms
Lancaster County
U.S
Isaac Baldwin
Iowa
Tornado Hunters End Work Monday at Sioux Depot
A Special Air Force weather detachment at Sioux Ordnance Depot completes a three year run after a summer of daily upper air observations. The unit, part of a Great Plains network, relays data from up to 90,000 feet for tornado and severe weather warnings to Kansas City, with headquarters at Tinker AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Air Force
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Air Force
Great Plains
Nebraska
Kansas City
Tinker Afb
Okla
Violations Reported In Cheyenne County Soil Bank
Two soil bank violations were reported in Cheyenne County this year by the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. One farmer paid about 700 dollars in penalties, another owes about 1,150. A third apparent conservation reserve case involves growing crops on idle land, with penalties up to 50 percent of payments if violations are intentional, and forfeiture otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Bank
Cheyenne County
ASC
Idla
Mrs Dykman 85 Dies At Lodgepole Nebraska
Mrs Jurgen Dykman 85 died this morning at the Lodgepole farm home of a daughter Mrs Wallace Hern bloom. Funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church Lodgepole with Rev Norman Schroeder officiating. Burial in St Johns Lutheran Cemetery north of Lodgepole. Surviving are six daughters three sons 41 grandchildren 65 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Arrangements by Craig Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurgen Dykman
Wallace Hernbloom
Lodgepole
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Norman Schroeder
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Motje A. Heyen
Germany
Heye Heyen
United States
Franklin County
Neb
Weyerts Lutheran Church
Dykman
Hernbloom
Grace Schneider
Sidney
United Lutheran Church Women
Schneider
Hannah Lentfer
Crook
Margaret MacMasters
Bayard
Anne Windsheimer
Helen Windsheimer
Denver
Bertah Louth
Alamosa
Colo
Mans
Heye
Herman
Pocatello
Idaho
Klass
Gertie Dinger
Hannah Busman
Lawrence Logan
Enderby
Canada
Tony Heyen
Minneapolis
New Surfacing For 2 Streets In Sidney
Two blocks of Maple Street were surfaced yesterday with a crowned surface and oil matt to improve drainage before being deemed too flat. A block of King Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue will receive the same treatment. Afterward, seal coating is planned for central city streets, weather permitting, with north south streets likely to be prioritized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Street
Sidney Street
17Th
19Th Avenue
King Street
Ninth and
Tenth Avenue
Heart Attack Victim Improving Says Hospital Aides
Dr Leo J. Thomas, hospitalized after a severe heart attack suffered early Saturday at his home on 1117 King Street, was reported improving today by attendants at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. The condition update follows the weekend admission and ongoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Thomas
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
King St
Three Injured In Sidney Vehicle Crash Series
A spate of motor vehicle accidents in the Sidney area left three injured. Roger Millward, 21, of Sidney, was taken to Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after his 1948 car left the road and struck a mailbox west of Sidney. Millward faces a traffic charge. A. F. Bonesteel, 36, also of Sidney, suffered cuts and bruises in a near head on collision on Highway 30 east of Sidney, involving William McCarty, 33. McCarty’s car sustained about 1,800 dollars in damage. Rodney Jobman, nine, rode into a collision between a car driven by Betty Hoover, 31, and his bicycle at 13th Avenue and Illinois Street with no injuries. Damages about 185 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Roger Millward
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Millward
Sidney Draw
Cheyenne County
Bill Schulz
A. F. Bonesteel
Highway 30
Bonesteel
William McCarty
McCarty
Rodney Jobman
Betty Hoover
13Th Avenue
Illinois Street
Larry Busboom
Amelia Henderson
Final Rites Today For William H Frerichs 80
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church for William Harm Frerichs aged 80 who died Monday at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital. Rev. Henry Monnich officiated with burial in Babb Cemetery northeast of Gurley. Arrangements by Craig Mortuary. Survivors include wife Bertie, eleven children, fifty eight grandchildren, twenty seven great grandchildren, one sister and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
William Harm Frerichs
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Henry Monnich
Babb Cemetery
Gurley
Craig Mortuary
Joe Green
Alva Hart
George Barlow
George Kavanaugh
William Siefer
Hob Dryer
Brown County
Illinois
Frerichs
Cheyenne County
Weyerts
Bertie Wickard
Dalton
Sidney
Colton
Mr. Fr
Last Day For ASC Ballots In Cheyenne County Precincts
Today is the final day for farmers to return ballots in the annual Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation election. Ten nominees per precinct compete for five community committee posts, with ballots to be counted next Wednesday morning in the county ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Community
Cheyenne County
ASC
Kansas City Man Held On Forgery Charge
Jessie E. Huff of Kansas City, 32, is charged with uttering a forged instrument in Cheyenne County Court. He allegedly cashed a $68 Sidney grocery store check drawn on a local Sidney bank signed by Roy White, claiming to work for him during the wheat harvest. The car Huff drove was identified, leading to his arrest at a Sidney service station. Arraignment followed the filing of the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Jessie E. Huff
Kansas City
Huff
Sidney
Roy White
Sorghum Session Set On Thursday At County Plot
Farmers invited to a special session Thursday at the county sorghum demonstration plot on the Conrad Measing farm three miles south and one mile west of Colton. Demonstration begins at 1 pm with comparisons of Sorghum crops such as Scoti Red RS 501 RS 610 RS 590 RS 301 F Tex 620 Sorghum and Reliance, including treated and untreated seed presented by Extension agronomist Chet Swinbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Measing
Ard
Colton
Chet Swinbank
Extension Agronomist
Night Accident Nets $100 Fine
A Sidney driver, David Springer, 25, was fined 100 and costs for driving under the influence after a 12:01 am crash on Tenth Avenue. His license was suspended six months by Police Judge Glenn Greenlee. The 1950 car struck a parked vehicle owned by Rev. Henry Monnich, causing about 600 damage to the Monnich car and 200 to Springer’s vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
David Springer
Glenn Greenlee
Springer
Tenth Avenue
Linder
King Streets
Henry Monnich
Monnich
Truck Driver Fined After Vehicle Hit
Anton Lutringer 28 of Sidney was fined $5 and costs in Cheyenne County Court for operating a vehicle with faulty brakes after his truck was rear ended by Gerard Desroches 28 of San Jose Calif. The two-vehicle crash occurred three miles east of Sidney on Highway 30 Wednesday morning. Nebraska Safety Patrol estimated damage at $50 to the truck and $400 to the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyene
Anton Lutringer
Sidney
Lutringer
Gerard Desroches
San Jose
Calif
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Funeral Thursday For Sedgewick Twin Sons
Funeral services were held yesterday morning from Gehrig and Son Funeral Home for Dean Charles and Douglas Keith Sedgewick twin sons of Mr and Mrs D R Sedgewick who died at birth in Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening Rev Henry Monnich officiated and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery Survivors include the parents one sister Diane L and grandparents Mrs Mary Reker Sid ney Mrs Maye Sedgewick Shawnee Okla and Richard Sedgewick Grand Junction Colo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gehrig and Son
Dean Charles
Douglas Keith Sedgewick
D. R. Sedgewick
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Henry Monnich
Greenwood Cemetery
Diane L
Mary Reker
Sidney
Maye Sedgewick
Shawnee
Okla
Richard Sedgewick
Grand Junction
Colo
Grain Markets Wheat Price Quoted By Local Elevators
Grain markets report a wheat price of 1.74 dollars per bushel from local elevator sources. The quotation reflects current cash market activity for nearby delivery with no additional context provided.
Dalton Readies for 30th Fall Festival Weather Key
Dalton prepares for the 30th annual Fall Festival with forecasts of clear skies. Entries pour into the agricultural hall for displays as judging kicks off Tuesday at 8 a.m. Parade is Tuesday with a 150 minute lead to its start and a $75 float prize. Local bands from several towns join competing groups. Monday features an eight man football game between Dalton Tigers and McGrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Bob Ankeny
Sidney
Potter
Lodgepole, Gurley
Bridgeport
Bayard
Scottsbluff College
Julesburg
Legion Park
Dalton Town Tean
Kearney
Westernaires
Legion Hall
Dalton Tigers
McGrew
U P Checks Sewer Plan For Sidney Flood Relief
Union Pacific railroad engineers study a proposed 27 inch storm sewer under the tracks at Mth Avenue Sidney to relieve flooding in the business district and 13th Avenue underpass. A field engineer visited this week and findings were submitted to UP authorities. Cooperation of the railroad is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney
Mth Avenue
U P
14Th Avenue
Hickory Street
14Th and
Grant Street
13Th Avenue
Illinois
Hickory Streets
Personal Property Tax Notices Being Posted
The Cheyenne County assessor's office is mid way through posting personal property tax notices. About 5 000 to 6 000 notices will be mailed by the end of October, with new real estate tax notices included in the same mailing. Real estate tax notices will be posted after personal property notice work is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Cheyenne County
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Miler
Barbara Holms
Surveys Historical Collection
Thompson
Wnner Core
Street Department
William H. Frerichs
John Kasper
Nashville, Tenn
Kasper
Sedgewick Twin
Sidney Municipal
Fremont Contractors, Inc
U. P
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