Sidney to send four to Washington for FCC hearing
The city council voted to send the city manager and at least two other officials to Washington for the FCC hearing on regional television priorities. They seek to protect Sidney cable reception from Collier Electric Co. while Frontier Broadcasting opposes Collier’s renewal. The move hinges on avoiding delayed programming and ensuring high quality service for Sidney subscribers.
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Washington
Sidney
Washington, DC
Federal Communications Commission
Alliance
Sterling
Colo
FCC
Collier Electric Co
Denver
Collier
Frontier Broadcasting Co
Cheyenne
Frontier
Council
Terracing Drives Soil Conservation Efforts in Cheyenne Co
Terracing remains the main focus for the Cheyenne County Soil and Water Conservation District with new cooperators joining many already involved. Recent terraces north of Potter held back flood damage after a Sunday rain, while rainfall in the area varied, forcing reseeding of some wheat. New cooperators include Roy Adams of Petter Burgett Peetz and Emma Narijes of Sidney and W D Talich of Lodge Pole, bringing total cooperators to about 525, representing half of the county's operating farm units.
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Cheyenne County
George Coulter
Horwever
Potter
Roy Adams
Petter
Burgett Peetz
Emma _ Narijes
Sidney
W. D. Talich
Lodge‘pole
Roger Plantz
Wheatbelt Public Power District remodeling contract awarded
Larence Brachtertbach of Sidney won the bid for the Wheatbelt Public Power District building remodeling at 65 440 dollars. Other Sidney bidders included C Christ Construction Horizons and Nienhueser Construction. Sterling Lumber Co and Weingarten Yost. completion time set at six months with work to remodel the building and expand the office into the storage area. Materials will be stored in a nearby quonset.
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Wheatbelt Public Power District
West
Illinois
Sidney
Larence Brachtertbach
C Christ Construction Co. Horizons
Nienhueser Construction
Sterling Lumber Co
Weingart & Yost
Sterling
Col
Hodges To Speak At Nebraska Betterment Dinner
Governor Morrison announces that Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges will speak at the first annual Nebraska Community Betterment Contest Awards Dinner in Lincoln on October 25. Hodges, former North Carolina governor, played a key role in that state's economic development. Sidney and Dalton are finalists. judging begins October 5 in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Morrison
Luther Hodges
Hodges
North Carolina
Sidney and
Dalton
Western Nebraska groups push for regional vo tech site
Western Nebraska business leaders gathered in Hemingford to press for a state vocational technical school in western Nebraska. The WMCC study committee aims to work with the Legislature to outline an agreed location and secure broad community support across Sidney Chadron Hyannis Hemingford Ogallala Gordon and allied towns.
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Nebraska
Western
Lison Johnson
Hemingford
Elwell
WMCC
Hemingad
Sidney
Chadron
Hyannis Hemag Gd
Athans
Ogallala
Gordon
4-H Members Enter State Range Meeting at Valentine
Eleven members of the Dryland Toughies Range Club travel Friday afternoon to Valentine for the State Range Meeting and Contest. Attendees include Paul Hutchison, Bob Runge, John Thurston, Roger Luehrs, Gary Andersen, David Hutchison, Jim Andersen, Mike Policky, Bruce Luehrs, Brian Andersen, and Wayne Runge with County Agent Ivan Liljegren and Francis Runge accompanying.
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Dryland Toughies Range Club
Valentine
Paul Hutchison
Bob Runge
John Thurston
Roger Luehrs
Gary Andersen
David Hutchison
Jim Andersen
Mike Policky
Bruce Luehrs
Brian Andersen
Wayne Runge
Ivan Liljegren
Francis Runge
Hearing Set On Gas Storage Plan in Huntsman Field
Officials of Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co will face Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission in Sidney on September 17 to discuss converting Huntsman Field sand area into underground natural gas storage. The action tests compliance with a new statute requiring majority owner approval and a series of findings by the commission on production history depletion public interest and remaining reserves. Other items on the Sept. 17 agenda include a waterflood project in Kimball County and regulation adjustments in Red Willow and Willow counties. Nebraska production for the week ending Sept 1 averaged 59,696 barrels per day, below 60,000 for the second straight week.
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Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
Nebraska Oil and Gas Comission
Sidney
Huntsman Field
S. D. Ford, Jr
Kansas-Nebraska
K-N
Nebraska
Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission
Commission
Ford
Nebraska School Fund
Huntsman
Arthur M. Guida
J’ Sand
Hafeman Field
Kimball County
Ackman
Red Willow County
Busalsand
Lansing-Kansas City
Willow County
Final 63 Payments Made to Cheyenne County Farmers
Final payments for the 1963 wheat stabilization and 1963 feed grain programs are being issued in Cheyenne County. ASC chairman Herbert Krauter notes advance payments occurred when producers indicated participation, with total diverted-acreage payments reaching about 31000 dollars by Tuesday. He warns compliance remains crucial and excess planting risks penalties. much wheat is already planted and the find retirement rule limits harvest for 1963.
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Cheyenne County
Herbert Krauter
ASC
Krauter
Mr Krauter
Cheyenne
Three Nebraska Cities Hire Engineers to Study Gas Rate
Scottsbluff Sidney and Gering agreed to share costs for Henningson Durham Richardson of Omaha to independently study Kansas Nebraska Gas Co's general rate increase in Western Nebraska. The Scottsbluff meeting included Mayor Dean Wilson, Tom Coffey, Robert Clark and L M Clinton with Morrill input.
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Scottsbluff
Sidney
Gering
Henningson, Durham & Richardson
Omaha
Kansas - Nebraska Gas Co
Nebraska
Morrill
Tom Coffey
Dean Wilson
Coffey
Robert Clark
Coffey and Clark Attend Nebraska Municipalities Convention
City Manager Tom Coffey and Councilman Bob Clark will travel to Lincoln for the Nebraska League of Municipalities annual convention September 18 to 20. Coffey co chairs the legislative committee and Clark serves as a director. Andy Larson of North Platte is slated as presiding officer. Coffey will join a Thursday panel on Utilities and General Services and New Sources of Revenue.
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Tom Coffey
Bob Clark
Lincoln
Nebraska League of Municipalities
Coffey
Clark
Wil I
Kearney
Andy Larson
North Platte
Utilities
School Land Lease Sale Brings 70706 in Bonuses
Sixteen parcels in a 58-lease offering were sold Thursday at public auction in the Cheyenne County district courtroom. The sale attracted 70706 in bonuses with most leases returning to the former owners. several parcels changed hands including No 4 to the Bruns and No 15 to Herman Jurgens. Additional sales are planned for Sept 17 18 and 19 with 14 parcels each day at 9 am and 1 30 pm.
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Cheyenne County
Pacer No. 4
Herman Kahl
Glen
Delores Bruns
Clinton Gade
J. A
Nanie Talich
Dale
Lois Talich
Walter Jurgens
Herman Jurgens
Clarence Meyer
Ernest Namath
Harry Oliverius
Ney
Tional Lands and Funds
Nebraska
Mable Jorgensen
Cheyenne
Nebraskans See Minuteman Defense Reach in California
Sen George H Fleming of Sidney reports a Nebraska delegation briefed on Minuteman missiles at Norton Air Force Base in California. The trip highlighted the defense network planned for Banner Kimball and Cheyenne counties, with 83 missiles and nine launch facilities planned and costs totaling about 142 million dollars plus road upgrades. Col Stanley W Smiley and Col W Todd accompanied the group.
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George H Fleming
Sidney
California
Nebraska
Norton Air Force Base
Sen. Fleming
United States
Air Force
Lincoln
Ope
Kimball
Defense Department
Stanley W Smiley
Sioux Army Depot
Col W . Todd
Fsh
Minuteman
Todd
Warren Force Base
Cheyenne
Sen
Fleming
ASC Election Sept 17 in Cheyenne County
The ASC committee man election is set for next Tuesday Sept 17 at 8 pm across multiple precinct polling places including Brownson Chambers Colson Davison Eagle Gurley Union Valley Lodgepole Lorenzo Potter Sidney Sioux Bunker Trognitz Union. County chairman Herbert Krauter notes farmers electing committeemen shape service and administration of ASCS programs. eligible farmers can vote and then delegates to a county convention select a 3 member ASC county committee.
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ASC
Cheyenne County
Brownson
Chambers — Mt. Vernon
Colson — Sunol
Davison
Eagle
Gurley Gurley
Uuntsman
Schol
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Legion Hall
Lorenzo — Lorenzo
Potter — Potter Co- Op
Sidney — Cheyenne County
Sioux Bunker Ill
Trognitz - Cizek
Union Valley
Dalton American Legion Hall
Herbert Krauter
ASCS
Wheat Growers Change Meeting Sites Monthly
The Nebraska Wheat Growers Association will move its Board meetings to a new town each month to boost attendance. The November 16 gathering will be at the Elks Club in McCook starting at 10 a.m. with Dr. Everett Peterson as guest speaker discussing grain standards and Wheat Growers activities. A noon meal will be served.
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Ws Sertemb Er
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assa
Board of Directors
Scil
Elks Club
McCook
Everett Peterson
College of Agriculture
S “Ierts
McLude
Prograss
Developent
Stanc
Prosner
Ken K Kendrick
Washington, DC
Frontier Airlines offers club program films and features
Frontier Airlines can provide films and other program features for clubs with advance notice. Virgil L. Schuster, sales representative, spoke in Sidney on Wednesday and directed inquiries to Dale Kindred, station manager, or to Schuster at 5900 East 39th Ave. Denver Colorado.
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Frontier Airlines
Virgil L. Schuster
Sidney
Dale Kindred
Frontier
Mr. Schuster
East 39Th Ave
Denver 7
Colo
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy weather continues with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Lows tonight in the 50s, highs tomorrow near 80.
Southwest Nebraska drilling plans expand in Hitchcock County
Independent operators from Kansas and Oklahoma announce development and wildcat drilling in Hitchcock County as forerunners to a reported 10 well program in southwest Nebraska. Locations include No 2 Jesch and No 1 Breitling in Dry Creek Field and No 2 Randall in Dry Creek with granite-casing targets. Other counties like Kimball in the Panhandle and Joins in Cedar Valley detail multiple wildcat and field wells with various operators and unit numbers.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Hitchcock County
Nebraska
Arvel C. Smith
Wichita
Kan
Ben J. Taylor
Ardmore
Oklo
Panhandle
Kimball County
Chandler and Simpson
Bakin State Field
Kimball
Mobil Oil Co
Terrace
Hitchcock Arve
C. Smith
Jesch
Dry Creek
Breitling
Granite
Ben J. Taymt
Randall
Three County Meet Set On Soil Program
The Cheyenne County Conservation District supervisors led by Roger Plantz will meet in Chappennes Wednesday with representatives from Garden and Deuel Counties to discuss a soil program.
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Cheyenne Couns For
Conservation District
Roger Plantz
SWCS
Chappe]nes
Gurden
Deuc
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